Category Archives: Record Shopping Road Trip

Record Store Roadtrip: Rasta Cowboy Records In Tustin, CA Is Doing Things Right

Posted on August 30, 2024 by postpunkmonk

I have a lot of fun writing the Record Store Road Trip record store reviews. But why should I get to have all of the fun? Since today I am on the road to Akron, and this arrived in my … Continue reading →

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Record Signing Road Trip: Modern English @ Schoolkids Records – Raleigh

Posted on July 23, 2024 by postpunkmonk

So the weekend before last was the Totally Tubular Festival in Raleigh. Great fun, but one of the nicest features of the weekend was finally meeting up with Todd Lewis of Fluid Japan. We had the day after the show … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Chaz’s Bull City Records – Durham, NC

Posted on July 22, 2024 by postpunkmonk

So there I was in Hillsborough, NC the Friday night before the Totally Tubular Festival in Raleigh on the 13th. I woke up at a luxuriously late 7:30 but still had many hours to eat breakfast and recon with my … Continue reading →

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There’s Nothing Quite Like Citizen Vinyl – The Alpha And Omega Of Record Production + Sales

Posted on July 3, 2024 by postpunkmonk

After returning from our trip to Europe in April, my wife and I were visiting the various art galleries dotting the Asheville landscape and stopped for a snack and beverage at the Battery Park Book Exchange + Champagne Bar. While … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Visiting Liverpool + 81 Renshaw Records [Liverpool, England]

Posted on May 17, 2024 by postpunkmonk

MONK IN LIVERPOOL [HOLD THE BEATLES] Since trips are finite, the time spent with Gavin and his partner had to end and they came with us to Liverpool, where were were flying to our next stop in Paris. We were … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Cob Records [Porthmadog, Wales]

Posted on May 16, 2024 by postpunkmonk

So the big [BIG] record show saw me spending a measly €80.00. I think the time for record shows, especially in the current [infuriating] music selling environment, are over. I will go to shows in town, perhaps, but I’ll never … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: 58th Mega Record & CD Fair [Brabanthallen in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands] [part 2]

Posted on May 16, 2024 by postpunkmonk

58TH MEGA RECORD + CD FAIR | ‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH Okay. So we’ve established that at almost 600 dealers, that – yes, this was an immense Record Show. After chasinvictoria and I reeled through the first hall, we decided to move to … Continue reading →

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