I think that most record collectors—the best of them—are like Bill Adler. They aren’t investors in rare LPs or 45s so they can make a quick buck turning them over for more than they pay for them. Born in Brooklyn, raised in Detroit, he returned to New York City into...
If Dave Mustaine is a dreamer, he’s a peculiar one. Often, his dreams may seem like nightmares to everyone else. A heavy drinker and drug user, he has survived as an icon, followed by millions on the heavy metal scene; and despite 17 trips to rehab, he has avoided derailing...
Dig through your closets, open the drawers you rarely use. There may be a valuable item of music memorabilia there you’d nearly forgotten you had. An old rock t-shirt may be more valuable than you imagined, especially if it’s a rare one associated with Led Zeppelin.Combining hardcore blues with folk...
Justin Bieber may have spent an undisclosed amount on a Fear of God custom Nirvana rock t-shirt recently but he got off cheap. Fear of God, a company selling rock t-shirts and other expensive rock apparel like Kanye West's Yeezus line has raised the bar for band apparel. One-of-a-kind rock apparel...
Kevin Grigsby, vinyl purist, and Deadhead is reliving and reselling the ’60s in his Lynnwood garage. 'She’s a Rainbow” by the Rolling Stones crackles from the turntable. Aisles of records crowd the floor. Blacklight posters cover a wall. What’s up with that? It's not some acid flashback. It’s The Vinyl...
Metallica has always been a love ‘em or hate ‘em band like so many other heavy metal groups from Black Sabbath to Megadeth. Given the sales of their new double album, (reaching no. 1 in the US and overseas), Hardwired…to Self-Destruct, more people love them than hate them. The California...
Isac Walter of Echo Park, Los Angeles is a blogger and a very good one. The best bloggers, like most successful products, establish an identity, a brand that immediately communicates its personality to its target audience. Isac Walter’s blog started with a name that attracted attention—with a cheeky sense of...
The vegan movement--and its older cousin vegetarianism--have been with us for a very long time. Many historians trace its beginnings back to the ancient Greek philosopher, Pythagoras, who wrote about vegetarianism in about 500 BC. He wrote that human beings should not cause pain to other animals. From his perspective,...
When people think about their golden years, most picture the serenity of being able to kick back and take it easy — no more kids, no more schedules, and some well-deserved peace and quiet. Unless that is, you’re these two guys from Germany who plotted their escape from a nursing...
