Cut Chemist
Cut Chemist is a collector. From a young age, he was drawn to the pop songs that he heard on the radio. It wasn’t enough to have them waft through a room, he needed to possess them, to share them, and eventually, to manipulate them.
You Dig? | Issue #09
Issue #09 | May 2026 | Curated by Cut Chemist | Artwork by Brandon Campbell | | | It’s been a while since the last You Dig?… you missed us, right? Things have been kinda crazy in the Dust & Grooves universe. As always, Eilon’s super busy with stuff, curating events, and working on an exciting new book series dedicated to serious and novice crate diggers. Look out for full details on that really soon.
Dante Calderona
When a new identity popped up on the Dust & Grooves radar, we knew we had to dig further. A couple of our Philly collector friends made mention of a local young man with a very rare collecting focus: Sesame Street records. And, they said, he digs hard for them.
Expert of None
A four-part listening series with Cut Chemist, mapping the path from early listening to artistic voice. Told live through records, each session unfolds as a continuous, narrated “storybook” album—blending records, memories, and live mixing into a single cinematic experience.
Louise Chen
Louise Chen is an iconic DJ whose incredible hard work has made her a crucial figure in the music scene at an impressively young age. She rose to success in 2012 after organising the renowned Girls Girls Girls club night at Social Club in Paris.
Platurn
When DJing went digital in the mid-2000s, and vinyl fell out of favor on the dancefloor, Iceland-native DJ Platurn decided to throw a party to celebrate the 45 rpm 7-inch format. What started as a get-together among vinyl-admiring friends has turned into the 45 Sessions–‘the West Coast’s premiere all-45 RPM outlet.’ Platurn helped restore 45s' status as an iconic DJing medium because he devoted the better part of his career to being a vinyl DJ.
Five Records: A Music Exploration Series with The Gaslamp Killer
Over four evenings, The Gaslamp Killer invites us into his record collection and his memory — tracing connections between genres, eras, and the sounds that shaped him.
Kevin Cole
“The magic of radio and the magic of music combined was always very powerful for me,” says Kevin Cole, who has been deeply involved in both over the last six decades, first as a fan and musician, and then as a record store clerk and radio and club DJ. Since 1999, Cole has been a fixture on Seattle’s KEXP (formerly KCMU), where he served as Director of Programming/Chief Content Officer for 18 years, as well as one of the station’s best-loved disc jockeys.
