Book has arrived and ready to ship
This is a very happy day for me. After so much work, stress, uncertainty and endless efforts, the book has finally touched down in LA and is ready to be shipped to record stores and to our loyal and patient Kickstarter backers. Thanks to Egon at Now-Again records for helping me out and letting me use […]
Jeff “Chairman” Mao
A humble Harlem brownstone apartment with a massive vinyl collection.
Vinyl Quotes: Gilles Peterson
“My mum didn’t understand it. She was distraught by my vinyl addiction, so much so that I used to have to hide records from her, but my dad saw that there was no turning back. He got it.” – Gilles Peterson
Vinyl Quotes: Zach Cowie
“Record collecting is an infinite journey backwards” – Zach Cowie
Early preview of the Dust & Grooves BOOK at AIGA NYC
I’m really honored to be invited by AIGA to present my upcoming book. Come meet me and listen to some behind the scenes stories. Wednesday, March 19 6:30 PM $15 at the door. (Free for the first 10 friends who know how to reach me) Location: 415 W. 13th St. 3rd floor auditorium New York NY […]
Dust & Grooves Book Launch Party – #vinylbook
Dust & Grooves book launch party - Just announced
Justin ‘Rambo’ Salinas
Up and Down the Mississippi: On the Hunt for Chicano Soul
BOOK UPDATE – WE’RE DONE PRINTING!
We are at the final stages of the book printing. Yes, almost done. The whole printing process has been coordinated and supervised by iOcolor, a printing management company based in Seattle. Gary Hawkey, is the main guy behind this complex project. Spending a week in China, he was monitoring the printing, making sure all the colors […]
A book update
It’s that time to update you on what’s been happening here at Dust & Grooves in the past few months. After coming back from 35 days on the road—driving 10,000 miles across the country—I settled down in Brooklyn and got right back to work. One of the first things was to edit down the selected […]
Arlene Sepulveda & Ruben Molina
The Southern Soul Spinners: Revolving Around the Eastside Sound