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So this is what they mean by ephemeral beauty
We were thrilled when Lyota Yagi came to visit the Nasher Museum last week for the opening of “The Record” and mentioned that he brought a silicone mold to create a record of ice. He filled the mold with water and froze it overnight in his hotel room. Next morning, I took him to pick up dry ice at Kroger and we carefully transported the ice record to the museum.
Long live the vinyl
Hundreds turned out for the Opening Event and DJ party on Wednesday night for “The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl.” Visitors had the chance to meet artists William Cordova, Harrison Haynes, Taiyo Kimura, Tim Lee, David McConnell, Mingering Mike, Fatimah Tuggar and Lyota Yagi.
Vinyl brings us together
Together, the guys of Bull City Boys’ Night have collected tens of thousands of records. They never gave up vinyl, like I did, for cassettes, CDs and then MP3s. Throughout dinner, the record references flew. “That’s a bigger pizza than I thought!” one of them said. “Is that 12 inches? Is that a record album?”
How I Got Over
A family friend decimated, destroyed and devastated my mother’s record collection by sitting on dozens of 78 shellac discs spread out on the couch next to her phonograph in our front room. There may have been less than three records that survived that fateful Sunday sitdown. From that time on, I’ve been most protective of my sounds. — Barkley L. Hendricks
The Most Ridiculous Record Covers of All Time
We just could not resist sharing this hilarious photo album from Huffington Post.
“With everything from 7-piece family bands with matching outfits, to creepy puppets and gay dogs, we searched the Internet high and low to find these baffling vinyl covers,” writes Katla McGlynn. “Which is the most ridiculous? Take a look and vote for your favorite!”
How to pirate a vinyl record
“How to pirate a vinyl record,” on Synthgear.com, a DIY method to copy a vinyl record, making a copy that you can actually play on a turntable
A Drop in the Bucket
When I asked Nathaniel Knox how many “sides” (LP’s) he had, he answered sixty, and I said “Wow!” He then said that was just a drop in the bucket. I was in the 10th or 11th grade and had perhaps twenty or so that I shared with my brother in our so-called collection.
Harrison Haynes: Hard at Work
Durham-based artist/musician Harrison Haynes has been working hard this year. In addition to recording an album with his band Les Savy Fav, the artist has designed two album covers and collaborated with Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan.
