Digging Our Own Crates: The Shangri-Las – Leader of the Pack
“You know, just because we’re talking about girl-pop doesn’t mean that the records are all sugar ‘n’ honey. The Shangri-Las were tough as hell, singing about death and devastation and topics way ahead of their time. There are a myriad of fine examples of some heavy soul and freakbeat female-vocal records that couldn’t be less […]
Digging Our Own Crates: Sonic Youth – NYC Ghosts & Flowers
“This is claimed to be a German, promo-only single from the NYC Ghosts and Flowers album by Sonic Youth. But it looks, feels and sounds like a bootleg. There’s next to no information about any legitimacy behind this. I got word to Steve Shelley (SY’s drummer) and he’d never even seen a copy and is […]
Dust & Grooves California Book Tour – #vinylbook
Dust & Grooves heads out West...
Dust & Grooves x Ninja Tune Records Giveaway
To celebrate our London book launch party on Friday May 23rd, Dust & Grooves has teamed up with Ninja Tune to give away two, one of a kind prizes. The first is a signed copy of the Dust & Grooves book, Adventures in Record Collecting by the author Eilon Paz. The second is a signed copy […]
Dust & Grooves European Book Launch Parties – #vinylbook
Dust & Grooves book launch party - Just announced
Record Stores You Can Buy Our Book At On RSD 2014
People have been asking, “Where can I get the Dust & Grooves: Adventures In Record Collecting book on Record Store Day 2014?” Well, here’s a list of the stores that will be stocking it tomorrow. Get in line now, because this is one of the hottest tickets on the bill this RSD. Amoeba BK Berkeley […]
Dust & Grooves Book Launch Party – #vinylbook
Dust & Grooves book launch party - Just announced
Road Trip Wrap Up at Tucker & Bloom HQ, Nashville, TN
Today is the last day of our road trip. We finish it at the Tucker & Bloom headquarters in Nashville, TN, unveiling the 45 bag that we’ll be giving away. We will conduct a random draw and will announce the lucky winner on Sunday, September 29th. Stay tuned!
Mix – Raj (Soul Strut) – New Road Trip Mixtape
Rare Grooves by Raj (Soul Strut) for Dust & Grooves by Dust & Grooves on Mixcloud [gdlr_row] [gdlr_column size=”1/2″] One of our first visits on the road trip was to Rick Smith, also known as Raj, the founder of Soul Strut. He was quick enough to make us a mixtape from the records we photographed […]
Road Trip Update #5: Minneapolis. Mike Cina & Rambo Salinas
Day 13: Monday, September 2nd. Minneapolis. Mike Cina & Rambo Salinas. We arrived in Minneapolis late Sunday night at the home of Josiah Titus. Josiah got involved with Dust & Grooves a couple of months earlier, when he started doing editorial work for the site. When Minneapolis was selected as a stop, he helped line […]
