Shira Medina
We're meeting Shira, 35, at her apartment in Rehovot, where she had moved with her partner almost a year ago: record shelves are sharing the room with instruments and sound gear, and nothing really hints at her day job as an English teacher.
Christine Renee
It’s hard to miss Christine Renee when scanning a crowd—she exudes a certain level of effortless cool that comes from having lived many lives.
Ellen G
Israeli selectress Ellen G may be part of a couple, one half of Tel Aviv reggae DJ/party My Lord Sound, but she has a style all her own.
Morgan Jesse Lappin
It somehow seemed perfectly normal that Sol, the ghost of an elderly Jewish New Yorker trapped inside a muppet, would join our interview with Morgan Jesse Lappin.
Anya Karmanova & Julia Rodionova
Try and imagine how many records there are in this world. Think of all the places they exist. Record Shops, swap meets, thrift stores, yard sales. Listening rooms, living rooms.
Spinna
DJ Spinna holds the distinction of being a world-class record collector, DJ, and producer, known for his lifelong dedication to all three.
Jonny Go Figure
I'm sorry I didn’t pretty this up for you guys,” Jonny Go Figure says, walking into the center of his Flatbush, Brooklyn living room which is littered with records. “I know it looks like a clusterfuck in here, but this is just how it is. And I know where everything is.” Jonny closes his eyes and thinks of a record he hasn’t played in a while before digging into a stack and pulling out reggae breakbeat LP by Paul Nice and DJ Wisdom called Beef Patty Breaks. He explains the history of
Geoffrey Weiss
There is one person I’ve met about whom I feel compelled to say: Geoffrey Weiss is, to me and to many, the world’s best record collector.
Greg Belson
Before commercial radio, before the first 78s were pressed, if you wanted to hear music, your best bet might have been to find a church. From rural chapels to urban cathedrals, from hymns to spirituals to chants, church and music have always gone hand in hand, made common not by genre but by purpose.
Logan Melissa
Next to the music itself, is anything more beloved about a record than its cover art? From 45 picture sleeves to LPs, cover art plays a prominent role in a record’s reputation and legacy. Entire books and websites have been devoted to cover art, and in some cases—think Abbey Road or A Dark Side of the Moon—an album’s cover is possibly more recognizable than its music. We put records in frames and hang them on our walls, we print posters and t-shirts out of them, and most of us will admi
