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This past Christmas, my sister-in-law got a record player from her boyfriend, and needless to say, she was stoked. In the process…
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Grateful Dead Bootlegs – The 80s
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Only a band like the Grateful Dead could have such a long and rich history of bootlegs…
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The career M. Ward carved out for himself over the course of 12 solo albums and a…
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A Complete History of Morning Dew on Vinyl
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You may have thought the exhaustive list of Grateful Dead bootlegs was complete after seeing every vinyl bootleg from the 60s and…
The Future of Beer and the Environment
I recently had the pleasure of traveling to Asheville, North Carolina for a conference focused on environmental protection. Asheville is a mecca…
Getting Started Guide – Buying, Playing and Collecting Vinyl Records
This past Christmas, my sister-in-law got a record player from her boyfriend, and needless to say, she was stoked. In the process…
