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!

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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...