I Love Vinyl

Big ups to our very own OP! on this great video profile of him produced by the dj and production school Dubspot , where he teaches. And a warm thank you to Dubspot for including I Love Vinyl in the mix. Dubspot offers a comprehensive curriculum of dj, music production, and sound engineering, classes at its flagship location on West 14th Street in New York City, as well as offering online classes and opening a new location in Los Angeles. As one of the senior instructors at the New York location, OP! works with a large number of aspiring DJs of all ages and skill levels. Now you know! Check it!

Brand new ILV Radio show up with special guest Dana Vlcek of KONK , Abstract Truth, and more. Topics discussed include: what a real musical experience is, being a lounge lizard (twice), opening for king crimson, batman, polyrhythms, getting the most bass ever on a record, magical experiences at the loft and the garage, and all the music that was never a record and other metaphysical thoughts. Listen above and follow along below.  You can always listen to all the latest and past episodes on our  Radio  page, or on  Mixcloud .

Our own Scribe and his cuz cuz Justin Strauss are back this Friday with their monthly Cousin Cousin party at the303. Haus Disko Dans...

Brand new ILV Radio show up with special guest  Carol C of Si*Sé .  Brand new to you, at least.  We recorded this one back in November of 2013, so some of the stuff we are talking about makes no sense.  Cut us a little slack while we catch up to present.  We're sure you'll figure it all out.  In this show, topics discussed include (not surprisingly, perhaps): upcoming events that took place in the past, how ladies are made, Oran "Juice" Jones monologues, the303 at Louie & Chan (which is open, which you should already know if you have been paying attention... see Cousin Cousin post ), Detroit royalty, the Giant Step party in the 90s, playing the spoons, and of course, line dancing to Kraftwerk. Listen above and follow along in words and pictures below.  You can always listen to all the latest and past episodes on our  Radio  page, or on  Mixcloud . Big Daddy Kane, Stop Shammin' (Instrumental) Ofra Haza, Im Nin'Alu (Play...

Our very own OP!, alongside Cosmo Baker, opens for the "Master of Records" himself, Afrika Bambaataa at Le Poisson Rouge this Saturday Jan 4, courtesy of Giant Step . All-vinyl set by OP! Bam recently donated his 40,000+ record collection to the Hip Hop Collection at the Cornell University Library so your guess is as good as ours as to what media he will be playing on. But we can't help hoping he's been making good use of his Cornell library card...

Scribe and Justin Strauss are cousins. Together they are Cousin Cousin (pr. Koo-'zan Koo-'zan). It's french for Cousin Cousin. Oui oui. Cousin Cousin is a brand new party starting this Friday at a brand new venue called the303 at Louie & Chan , in Chinatown. It's exactly the kind of place that we love. Small, dark, great sound system, and great people. Disco, House, and all that good stuff. See you there. You can follow Cousin Cousin on Tumbler , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , Mixcloud , and Soundcloud at lecousincousin. Merci.

More pictures from our weekend at Oberlin. Here you can catch a glimpse of The Twilite Tone and Ge-ology's Music Production Workshop, OP!'s Vinyl DJ Workshop, and our radio show at WOBC. These were taken by our own Jon Oliver.

We had an amazing time at Oberlin College in Ohio, where we delivered a series of workshops and guest lectures over the course of a weekend, culminating in a signature all-vinyl dance party featuring special guest DJ Spinna. The talented photographer and videographer Nabil Rahman came along for the ride to document the adventure. A video is forthcoming. In between shooting our every move, he managed to snap these beauties (the pictures, of course!).

Brand new ILV Radio show up with special guest Natasha Diggs of Mobile Mondays . The 45 Queen came through with heat, of course. Topics discussed include sexy vocals, (secret) magic triangles, the best song ever, long distance dedications, and a Breaking Bad code red spoiler alert (!!!). Listen above and follow along in words and pictures below. You can always listen to all the latest and past episodes on our  Radio  page, or on  Mixcloud . SA-RA Creative Partners, SA-RA Space Theme Don Blackman, Heart's Desire Jermaine Jackson, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup (I Love You) The Very Best, Warm Heart Of Africa The Coconuts, Maladie D'Amour Stray, Never Free (instrumental) Anthony Watson, I Can't Stop This Feeling Al Hirt, Harlem Hendoo Bea Benjamin With Dollar Brand, Music Lonnie Liston Smith, Speak About It Fatback, Chillin' Out Kenix, There's Never Been (No One Like You) Pt. 1 Wildcookie, Serious Drug Theo Parrish, Chemistry DJ Spoko...

Brand new ILV Radio show up with special guests Shred One and Andrew Brearley aka Meaty Ogre of Cherries Records . They are not only djs and record label owners, they are longtime record collectors and dealers, and they came through with some shit you aren't likely to hear anywhere else. Topics discussed include rarified funk, moving, Pee-wee Herman, loner boogie, Molly Ringwald, and parenthood. Listen above and follow along in words and pictures below. You can always listen to all the latest and past episodes on our  Radio  page, or on  Mixcloud . Records Played: Roger Parrish - (You Know) Who Loves You The Most Kool And The Gang - North, East, South, West Billy Snow - Get Away  Thundercat - Oh Shiet It's X  Zalmac - What's In It For Me East Liberty Quarters - Holiday Motion Lab - Anywhere Tony Ozier - Back To The Mitten Morris Lewis - The Enchzatress Bobby Demo - More Ounce (Rap) Nicolay - I Can't Wait Damon Bell - Heru...

Check out our very own The Twilite Tone and I Love Vinyl: On the B-Side as featured in this great video tribute to the borough of Brooklyn by Francesco Paciocco .

Brand new ILV Radio show up with special guest Steve "Steinski" Stein . It was an honor and a lot of fun. Some really incredible tunes got played (many of which had Arabic names in their titles, coincidentally) and we touched on such equally poignant topics as the Mummers, George Clinton dis records, meeting Afrika Bambaataa, Flying Saucer records, collecting phonebooks, lending records to Cut Chemist, uncredited Sun Ra appearances, and the birth of sample clearance. Listen above and follow along in words and pictures below. You can always listen to all the latest and past episodes on our Radio page, or on Mixcloud . Records Played: Alice Coltrane, Ptah The El Daoud Alice Coltrane, Turiya & Ramakrishna Wild Tchoupitoulas, Meet De Boys On The Battlefront Blue Rhythm Combo, B.R.C.'s Groove Doug Carn, Power and Glory Francis Lai, Number One... Inez Brooks, Chillin' Out (Instrumental) The Billy Cobham - George Duke Band, Almustafa The Beloved Jur...

Brand new ILV Radio show up with special guest Duane Harriot ( WMFU / Bim Marx ). The music and the conversation were far reaching, to say the least. Topics discussed include family car trips, al goldstein and public access, the reggae breakdown, eastern spirituality, george michael plagiarism, explosions at the end of songs, inflatable babies, and cleaning toilets as a career move. We had a ball. Hope you do too... Listen above and follow along in words and pictures below. You can always listen to all the latest and past episodes on our Radio page, or on Mixcloud . Records Played: JMB, Jamal Beats #60 JMB, Jamal Beats #119 Junior, The Snake The Floaters, Levitation Jon Lucien, Creole Lady Dwight Trible & The Life Force Trio, Otherworldly DJ Rels, Song For My Lady Gateway, Can't Accept The Fact David Byrne, Gypsy Woman (Live) GE-OLOGY Featuring Mos Def, Superstar Blu & Exile, A Man The Yancey Boys, The Throwaway Heatwave, Mind What You Find Fatbac...

Apologies for not posting this sooner. The last episode of I Love Vinyl Radio, featuring special guest Meghan Stabile ( Revive Music /Blue Note) has been up and cooking for almost two weeks. Also in the studio with us that day was The New York Times, who was following Meghan to shoot and write this huge piece on the cover of the Metro section (congrats Meghan!). See a picture of her in our studio, with OP!, Jon Oliver, and Shawn Dub, on the NYT site (and in the print), here ! Listen above and follow along in words and pictures below. Subjects discussed include the future of Jazz, and other light chit chat. You can always listen to all the latest and past episodes on our Radio page, or on Mixcloud. Records played: Kenny Cox - Lost In Love Madlib - Stepping Into Tomorrow Donald Byrd - Stepping Into Tomorrow Gene Page - Jungle Eyes Madlib - Song For My Father Horace Silvers - Song For My Father Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana Robert Glasper Feat. Erykah Badu - Afro Blue Robert Gl...

This is a picture of the cover of what is considered to be the very first "LP" (long playing) record, as they came to be known, introduced in June of 1948. To celebrate the 65th anniversary of the format, the Brooklyn Museum , in conjunction with I Love Vinyl, is throwing a massive all-vinyl dance party on Thursday June 20 from 7-10pm in the Glass Pavilion. We call it LP48. Sound Liberation Front will provide their incredible "Tower Of Sound" custom-built high-fidelity sound system. The event is all-ages, and FREE (suggested donation). Get there early if you want to get in. As the flyer says, there will also be a Mini Record Fair, with vendors curated by I Love Vinyl, including Turntable Lab , Brooklyn Bowl 's Collect-I-Bowl , and Natasha Diggs ( Mobile Mondays ) representing Brooklyn Flea . Promotional support generously provided by our friends and vinyl community leaders old and new,  Wax Poetics , Dust & Grooves , Vnylst , and Vinylfy .

New episode of I Love Vinyl Radio with special guest Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love is up! Listen above and follow along in words and pictures below. Subjects discussed include Bob's new film,  Doin' It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC  (in theaters now), refreshing beverages, questionable etymologies, South African hip-hop and  Patti LaBelle's mashed potatoes.  You can always listen to all the latest and past episodes on our   Radio   page, or on   Mixcloud . Records we played: The Arsonists, The Session (Instrumental) The Salem Travelers, Summertime Dwele, A Pimp's Dream Khethi, Umqombothi Stone Alliance, Taking A Good Long Look Labelle, Going On A Holiday Key And Cleary, A Man Quasimoto, Microphone Mathematics Eddie Lovette, Yesterme, Yesteryou, Yesterday Bobbi Humphrey, Harlem River Drive Tatsuro Yamashita, Dancer Hall & Oates, Sara Smile (Live) Reflection Eternal, 2000 Seasons Jorge Dalto, I've Got You On My Mind ...

New episode of I Love Vinyl Radio with special guest Bill Johnson aka DJ Brainchild of Okayplayer is up! Listen above and follow along in words and pictures below. Subjects discussed, and fancy professional radio techniques employed, include dead air, barely audible commentary, Prince obsessions, drugs, hip-house, scientists, and Liberace and Elvis impersonators. You can always listen to all the latest and past episodes on our Radio page, or on Mixcloud . Music we played: Pete Rock & Grand Agent, This Is What They Meant (Instrumental) Sarah Vaughn, Fool On The Hill TY, Let's Start Fertile Ground, Another Day (Povo Jazz Rework) Floating Points, Danger The Brides of Funkenstein, War Ship Touchante Flora Purim, Carry On The Heshoo Beshoo Group, Wait And See Sun Palace, Rude Movements Faith, Freedom Kindred The Family Soul, Rhythm Of Life (King Britt Remix) Isaac Hayes & Dionne Warwick, You Can't Hide Love Charles Earland, Letha Theo...