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Crate Digging: Morocco

From Marrakech to Fes to Casablanca in search of rare records and an intense cultural experience.

While riding shotgun through the scenic Atlas Mountains to the soundtrack of Tracy Chapman and modern country music, I began to fear that my hopes of finding Moroccan vinyl were doomed. However—I was […]

Brooklyn Flea Record Fair (Spring 2014)

Crate digging for 45s at Chris Carnahan and Orivious Records

I have admit that I did not have high expectations for the biannual Brooklyn Flea Record Fair although, amongst the 50 plus vendors, Chris Carnahan Records and Orivious Records helped make it worthwhile. […]

Crate Digging: Paris

Working my way though flea markets, record shops and record conventions in search of the elusive Serge Gainsbourg

The wild sounds of ’60s Yé-Yé French pop served as my gateway into international music, so when the opportunity to visit Paris with my girlfriend arose, I was quite excited. In preparation for […]

Crate Digging: New Orleans, LA

Visiting Domino Sound Record Shack, Jim Russell Rare Records and Euclid Records.

This was my second trip to New Orleans, a very unique city that birthed its own distinctive sounds of jazz, R&B, soul and funk. In 2008, I spent a year working for Tuff […]

Q&A: Chris Menist

From the U.K. to Pakistan to Thailand— catching up with Chris Menist

You’ve lived in the U.K., Pakistan and Thailand. How has this shaped your view on popular (and unpopular) music? I think its altered my perception of the accepted western norms of music, which […]

Top Reissue Picks Of 2011

Listen to our favorite international compilations and reissues of the year

Shin Joong Hyun – Beautiful Rivers And Mountains: The Psychedelic Rock Sound Of South Korea’s… (Light In The Attic) Shin Joong Hyun, the godfather of Korean rock, finally gets his first proper retrospective […]