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Third Man Records and other Indianapolis music scene news (Photos)
It has been three weeks now since the Third Man Records rolling record shop stopped in Indianapolis but music fans are still talking about it. Nearly every day fans at local record stores and hi-fi...
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Pearl Jam fans await festival, tour, and new release
Fans of the grunge gods Pearl Jam have known this would be a big summer for months now. Recent announcements, interviews and website updates have kicked up the anticipation to a new level and there is...
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Gencon could bring music collectors surprise opportunity
Gencon and its 40,000 attendees are about to descend on Indianapolis. While the event is defined as a gamming convention, all manner of oddball collectibles will be available and recorded music will...
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Indianapolis entrepreneur takes heavy metal dreams global
Indianapolis is well regarded in entrepreneurial circles as a good place to start a business. Couple that with a vibrant and diverse arts community and the formula for a successful international radio...
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Pearl Jam’s "Lightning Bolt" slightly off target
Pearl Jam has spent over 20 years commanding the Billboard 200 and the bands new album "Lightning Bolt" is no exception. Currently nestled atop the list as the number one selling album in America,...
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Music legend Reed dead at 71
The world’s art community has just suffered the loss of Lou Reed at the age of 71. Reed, a Brooklyn native, is best known as the musical genius behind The Velvet Underground and had worked with or...
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The best holiday of the season: Record store day
The winter season is full of holidays. Some are practiced by certain religions and others celebrated only in specific countries. There is one holiday, however, that is open for music lovers wherever...
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Winter storm creates catch-up time for Indy record buyers
Snow-meggdon. Nuclear winter. Whatever you or the local weather people want to call the storm rolling through Indianapolis and the rest of the Midwest today one thing is for sure: most people have...
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Remembering Pete Seeger, the Grammys, the Super Bowl and more
It has been quite a newsworthy week for entertainment and pop culture enthusiasts. As the cold and snow of January has turned to and even colder and snowier February, celebrations of music and sports...
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Upheavals in the Indy audio community and a Record Store Day update
Harsh weather has grabbed all the headlines in central Indiana so far this year. While you were worrying about record lows and snowfall totals quite a bit has actually been going on in the community....
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Jack White revolutionizes the vinyl LP
Just before the turn of the century, Jack White was toiling around the underground music scene in Detroit. While fighting to crawl out from the shadows of Iggy and the Stooges or MC5 Jack developed a...
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The 7-inch: the best and worst of record collecting
Collecting records is a hobby that has spanned several generations. If you are old enough to have bought your first record in the age before CD’s or cassette tapes your first was almost certainly a...
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Ryan Adams releases new works, soon to visit Indy
The previous installment from the Turntable Examiner focused on the quirky, curious, cool collectable that is the 7-inch. Well something else that fits that description is the career of Ryan Adams....
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For years hi-fi enthusiast have know Rega as a great brand. Indianapolis has been slow to embrace the British standout but it can no longer be ignored. Rega is now being sold all over the city and...
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Indy record stores add to hi-fi presence
There was a day and time when record shoppers could expect to pick up some of their accessories and equipment while they bought new music. It was commonplace to have record brushes, phono cartridges...
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Best albums of 2014 that were not big hits
Every music fan was well aware that there was a new Taylor Swift album in 2014. It was pretty hard to miss releases from big artists like U2, Foo Fighters or Coldplay as well. As with most years...
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Gallagher flies high on ‘Chasing Yesterday’
Noel Gallagher has been on the turntables of music collectors a lot in recent months. As the Oasis catalog is being reissued as collectors editions and unique vinyl versions Mr. Gallagher has been...
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U2 treats vinyl collectors ahead of tour
Rock super stars U2 had a 2014 worth forgetting. As if serious arm and facial injuries to lead singer/lyricist/political activist Bono during a bicycle accident were not enough, there was the Apple...
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Weller touring for Saturns Pattern
Paul Weller could walk away from music satisfied if he chose to. A legend in his homeland of England, Weller has experienced only a slice of international success. His latest album is catching...
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Live performances, quirky events coming to Luna
Luna Music has carved a niche in Indianapolis over the last 20 years. Always a favorite of local record collectors, Todd and his crew continue to bring live performances and intriguing in-store events...
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