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You Can Throw Your Entire Music Library on This Cassette Tape

Play it anywhere, including your dusty Walkman

A Record Player So Wonderfully Simple You Can Hang It on the Wall

It’s called the Wheel. And that's about all there is to it.

Elton John Wants to Send You His Favorite Album

A great curator beats any big company's algorithm' — D. Byrne

This Old-School Audio Setup Deserves a Grammy

It plays tape. It plays records. And it's f*cking gorgeous.

An Illustrated Guide to Record Shopping in Chicago

Nine record stores every man must shop before he dies

It’s a Record Player for People Who Listen to Spotify, Basically

Necessary? No. But will it impress people? Definitely.

This DJ Stand Is So Cool You’ll Want Be A DJ

Side effects may include delusions of Grandmaster Flash

Here’s a Record Player the Size of a Dreidl

You'll still have to lug around the actual records, though

The World’s Hottest Tortilla Chip Has Arrived

Each bag contains but a single chip

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Another Funk and Soul Revival Is Upon Us — And This Time It’s on Vinyl

The Rare Sounds record club is giving listeners the chance to hear these '90s releases as they were intended

Steph Curry’s Aerial Assault on NBA Record Books Isn’t Over Yet

Curry just knocked down his 85th 3-pointer in April, moving him past James Harden for most triples in a single month

Tower Records Has Returned, Online

Fans of physical media, take a victory lap

This California Woman Ran a 5:25 Mile While Nine Months Pregnant

That is absolutely booking, even without another human being inside of you

Vinyl Records Outsell CDs for the First Time Since the ’80s

However, as you might expect, streaming beat them both

11 Tips on Collecting Records, From a Guy Who Owns 100k of Them

Dig deep, embrace imperfections and focus on the cheap stuff

The 7 Handsomest Audio Consoles for Your Home

Your furniture never looked — or sounded — better

New Joe Strummer Compilation to Feature a Full Album of Unreleased Songs

The career-spanning release is available for preorder now

Moby’s Selling Off His Personal Vinyl Collection for Charity

Beneficiaries: A physician’s fund, your record collection

How Chicago’s Best Record-of-the-Month Clubs Stack Up

Three local membership services for casuals and diehards alike

Jaguar Now Holds the Title of Fastest Four-Door Car in the World

Watch it obliterate the Nürburgring lap record by 11 seconds

British ‘Iron Man’ Sets Jet Pack Record, Looking for Others to Fly With

Richard Browning hit 32 MPH in his jet engine-propelled suit

When Your Stereo Is This Pretty, Who Cares What It’s Playing?

We don't always fall in love with inanimate objects ...