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On this episode of Goldmine's Record Shop Talk, editor Patrick Prince (the Gen X record collector) and Luna Record Shop's Holden Russiano (Gen Z record collector) talk about the recent reports on the vinyl format's 19th consecutive year of growth. Put an exclamation mark at the end of this one, listeners: In 2025, U.S. vinyl record sales surpassed $1 billion in revenue for the first time since 1983! Yet that only takes into account the sales of newly pressed vinyl records, not used vinyl. The hosts debate the possible sales numbers for untracked used vinyl records. Then they discuss grading techniques and Taylor Swift as the definitive vinyl-format savior, among other things. Listen in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc) and Rev (vocalist of The Drowns) welcome founding member and chief communications officer of the Punk Rock Museum, Melanie Kaye, to The Dollar Bin Podcast to talk punk rock records and modern-day punk's tight-knit community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liege Lord have been active since the early '80s, performing their brand of traditional heavy metal, with their first album, Freedom's Rise, released in 1985. Co-founder and guitarist Tony Truglio (who's also been in Helmet) and current bassist Joe Dibiase (co-founder of Fates Warning and metal supergroup Withering Scorn) come on as Dollar Bin guests to talk to hosts Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc) and Rev (singer of The Drowns) about life as members of a power metal band in 2026 and the records in their collection that keep them energized. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Patrick Prince (Goldmine editor) and Holden Russiano (Luna Record Shop) talk about creating a Progressive Rock sub-genre category in the record store racks: "Prog 2.0." Why not? As prog transitioned from the '70s to the '80s, it became more commercially accessible and, dare we say, catchy. Should there be a section dedicated to just that? (And author Martin Popoff did a Top 20 Prog 2.0 for the Goldmine website to guide us!) Listen in — it's like hanging out in a record store and talking shop! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Shanahan has been an important Chicago nightlife influencer since the beginning of the 1980s and founded the music clubs Metro and Smart Bar. He comes on the podcast to talk about his firsthand experiences with music history and a lifetime of record collecting and music memorabilia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gen Xer (Goldmine editor Patrick Prince) and Gen Zer (Luna Record Shop clerk Holden Russiano) go over the upcoming Record Store Day releases to predict sales and show personal excitement for certain titles. There is some "picture-disc pondering," too! Have a listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Dollar Bin on the Goldmine podcast, hosts Alan and Rev talk to Dave Merriman about how collecting records coincides with his love for music. Merriman (also known as "Little Dave") plays a mix of punk, indie rock and folk-inspired music, best known for his work in the Chicago punk scene. He is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist associated with The Arrivals, Treasure Fleet, and his solo project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Editor Pat Prince and contributor Dave Thompson create their own combined want list from the Record Store Day's 2026 list of upcoming record releases for RSD's event on April 18. After all, as a record collector, when you are on a budget, making the right selections means a lot. Tune in, and hear what these record geeks have to say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime Goldmine contributor Dave Thompson and editor Patrick Prince discuss records that they look forward to spinning in the coming year — from Paul McCartney to The Monkees, releases from Rhino Records to Cleopatra Records — and how novelty records, like comedy and the occult, often differed from England to America. Plus, more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Editor Patrick Prince and Holden Russiano of Luna Record Shop have a discussion about the best albums to pick up for the Trip-Hop genre of the '90s on this episode of the Goldmine Podcast's Record Shop Talk. Plus, the upcoming Record Store Day-affiliated project doPE (with Chuck D of Public Enemy and drummer John Densmore of The Doors) is also discussed. It has all the elements to be as good as any spoken-word album ever produced. Listen up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Misha of Gas Station Boner Pills comes on The Dollar Bin podcast to explain the difference between getting Western music in Russia and buying music in the U.S. Misha is the punk rock bassist/singer for the Georgia-based "comedy punk" group, emigrating from Russia with his family decades ago. Co-hosts Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc) and Rev (singer from The Drowns) also ask Misha: Are there record stores in Russia? — and even explain the experience of getting Western music on X-rays ("bone records). Plus more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Goldmine Podcast episode of Record Shop Talk — hosted by editor Patrick Prince and Luna Record Shop's Holden Russiano — looks at the prospect of finding gold after the holidays, focusing on the opportunity of cashing in those gift cards to buy New Year releases like Rhino's “Start Your Ear Off Right” record series, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recently, Thompson Twins released the set called Industry & Seduction, a career-spanning collection from the band's early days as a post-punk band to their '80s global hitmakers with huge songs like "Hold Me Now" and others. The set covers every era of band members Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie's music, including the electronic experimentation of their 1990s group called Babble. Bailey not only talks to us about this newly remastered deluxe set (in 3-CD or 2-LP), but also about his entire career — and if there will be a reunion of the core Twins — Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway and himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dollar Bin hosts Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc) and Rev (frontman of The Drowns) talk to Bill Linquist from the independent record store ⁠Siren Records (McHenry, IL⁠) who explains what it's like to open and maintain a record store, through good times and bad, emphasizing the community aspect of being a business owner and the ability to ride almost any storm. Linquist also talks about why vintage audio equipment (which he sells in the store) suits vinyl record collectors the best. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rock and roll frontman Graham Parker discusses his career from its beginning to his latest album, Last Chance to Learn the Twist, released by Big Stir Records in 2023, alongside his band, The Goldtops. He also shares his recent work with author Jay Nachman for the book titled Graham Parker's Howlin' Wind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc of Record Store Recon) and Rev (frontman of The Drowns) wrap up the year, looking back at the best record releases and the best shows, and the making of the first episodes of Goldmine's Dollar Bin podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iveys/Badfinger bassist Ron Griffiths explains the latest Iveys demos release, Miniskirts And Rainbows (Demos: 1966-1969) - The Iveys Anthology Volume 5, and the evolution into the power pop sensation Badfinger (and tidbits about mentors Paul McCartney and — for a short time — Ray Davies). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of the Goldmine Podcast's "Record Shop Talk" will center on prog rock and, by chance, a little-known British band from the early 1980s called Zed (whose debut 1981 LP was found by the staff in a budget bin for only a few bucks). Besides wondering about the aforementioned band's brief place in rock history, where does "prog rock" specifically fit in a record shop? In other words, should it have its own record section or bin? Is it a genre that is really that easy to define? Goldmine's editor, Patrick Prince, and Luna Record Shop employee Holden Russiano attempt to get to the root of these questions as two music enthusiasts who have never collected rock records with the term "prog" in mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Bonsall, The Ataris guitarist and former child actor (Family Ties, Star Trek: The Next Generation, etc.), is a guest on Goldmine's Dollar Bin podcast to talk about his lifelong preference for CDs over vinyl when it comes to collecting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tiny Vinyl, a new 4-inch playable record format, is an exciting new product. Tiny Vinyl exec Neil Kohler (a toy industry vet) comes on the Goldmine Podcast to tell everyone why this format works for collectors, in general, and vinyl enthusiasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldmine editor Patrick Prince and Luna Record Shop's Holden Russiano discuss the experience of this year's Record Store Day Black Friday event on this episode of Record Shop Talk — the point of view from a shopper and a record shop employee. Which vinyl records were the most sought after? Which ones surprisingly didn't sell as expected? Did the purchased records deliver on expectations? Once again, it's a cool discussion for record geeks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Weasel, lead singer and guitarist of the U.S. punk rock band Screeching Weasel, is the guest on The Dollar Bin podcast to talk about the nuances of his lifetime record collecting — from the records he gave up to the vinyl he now wants — with hosts Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc) and Rev (The Drowns). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Approaching 85 years old, guitarist Jorma Kaukonen talks about the early '60s onward — from the beginnings of Jefferson Airplane to his current solo career, including his new archival 2-LP live album, Wabash Avenue (out on Record Store Day Black Friday). Wabash Avenue is a special release, highlighting unheard songs at a solo acoustic performance in 1965 (before Kaukonen joined the Jefferson Airplane) at The Offstage, a folk club in San Jose, California. Guest host, longtime Goldmine contributor Lee Zimmerman, interviewed a vibrant Kaukonen about other subjects, too: Woodstock and Summer of Love memories, the essence of Hot Tuna (w/ former Jefferson Airplane member Jack Casady) and the guitar school of the Fur Peace Ranch, started by Kaukonen and his wife, Vanessa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 2025's Spin Cycle edition of the Goldmine Podcast focuses on Record Store Day Black Friday. Editor Patrick Prince and Spin Cycle columnist Dave Thompson discuss the RSD records that they are excited to pick up (gems from Bob Dylan to The Rolling Stones). Also, the latest releases for the Ramones and Frank Zappa are discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldmine editor Patrick Prince and Luna Record Shop's Holden Russiano launch Record Shop Talk — an episodic podcast pairing Gen X and Gen Z record collectors to discuss the intricacies of amassing a fine-tuned record collection while also introducing each other to music new and interesting from the past and present. This debut episode focuses on Colemine Records' Kendra Morris, a budget bin find of The Who's "Tommy," and more. Luna Record Shop is a top-notch record store in Franklin, TN, and Holden Russiano is the perfect representative of the brick-and-mortar shop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guitarist/singer Jeff Drake of The Joneses, and author of the book Guilty! My Life in The Joneses, A Heroin Addict, A Bank Robber & A Federal Inmate, comes on the Goldmine Podcast's The Dollar Bin to talk about vintage records (specifically punk compilations and rock bootlegs) and the L.A. scene in the early '80s. Drake talks about performing with professional skateboarder Steve Olson, and he also explains that The Joneses were thought of as a punk band except for anybody who was a punk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kimm Gardener, guitarist and co-founder of California punk band Channel 3, is a guest on The Dollar Bin edition of the Goldmine Podcast, with hosts Dr. Disc (Alan Brostoff) and Rev (The Drowns). Gardener talks about, of course, vinyl records and the evolution of his '80s California punk band. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vinyl enthusiast Madison True is a DJ, music producer and the founder of Vinyl Bitch, which organizes vinyl events and workshops that focus on FLINTA (Female, Lesbian, Intersex, Non-binary, Trans and Agender) turntablists and vinyl record enthusiasts. Vinyl Bitch has quickly become an important part of the vinyl record community in London, England. Madison True describes the mission behind Vinyl Bitch, and also talks about the importance that DJing continues to have for the vinyl format, the term "turntablism" and demystifying the turntable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Thompson tells us what releases are worthy enough to spin on the Spin Cycle edition of the Goldmine Podcast. The latest John Lennon and Wings box sets, and the best of the last Rhino Records' Rocktober releases are discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Roush has surrounded himself with music in his filmmaking career, from his collaborations with noted director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy and Jersey Girl) to producing his latest feature film, Wrong Reasons, described as a "punk rock thriller," which features Ralph Garman, Teresa Ruiz, David Koechner (The Office), Liv Roush (Josh's wife) and James Parks. On this Dollar Bin podcast episode, led by Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc) and Rev of The Drowns, Roush talks about his lifelong obsession with record collecting, his favorite records, including soundtracks and film scores on vinyl, what an intense feeling to screen Wrong Reasons at the Punk Rock Museum and lots more. It's a fun listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Hillman, the original bassist of The Byrds, comes on the Goldmine Podcast to talk to staff contributor Lee Zimmerman. As a frequent collaborator with guitarist Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers, Hillman became a key figure in the development of country rock. His work with not only The Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, but also Manassas and the Desert Rose Band, helped define the Americana genre. On this podcast episode, Hillman discusses the past — especially his relationships with Parsons and David Crosby — and what he is up to in the present (the release of a limited-edition, double live album by The Desert Rose Band titled Live at The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dollar Bin hosts Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc of Record Store Recon) and Rev (singer of The Drowns) invite huge record collector, The Bollweevils' frontman Dr. Daryl Wilson, on the podcast. Wilson talks about how record collecting (and collecting in general) influenced his own passion for music and life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to an interview with vocalist Colin Blunstone on The Zombies' LP Odessey and Oracle (its latest mono reissue) and more. The interview was conducted by Goldmine contributor Lee Zimmerman on this year's rock cruise, On The Blue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Goldmine Podcast features members of the early '80s post-punk band New Math, who come on to discuss the official CD/vinyl release of their long-lost album, Gardens. If you haven't heard New Math, and like the dark melodic sounds of Psychedelic Furs and The Gun Club, you will want to listen in. We will sample music from Gardens, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam "Bomb" Segal is the guest on the Dollar Bin, a new monthly theme episode of the Goldmine Podcast, hosted by Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc of Record Store Recon) and Rev, frontman for the band The Drowns. Segal is a punk rock guitarist, attorney and music publisher known for his work with the band The Faction and as the lead guitarist for Suburban Resistance . He is also the lead guitarist and songwriter for the band 2¢ Worth and the founder of the record label/store IM Records.  The Dollar Bin hosts talk with Segal about record and memorabilia collecting and the rabbit hole it can take you down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taken from author Martin Popoff's Top 20 Rush list ("The Top 20 other bands Rush fans like") that was posted on the GoldmineMag.com site, a lively discussion takes hold on this Goldmine Podcast episode. Editor Patrick Prince and Popoff go over the picks and, of course, the most likely band that Rush fans will almost certainly like. For Rush fans, Prog and Prog Metal fans, and rock fans in general. A fun discussion! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the September edition of Spin Cycle's Goldmine Podcast, editor Patrick Prince and Dave Thompson dive deep into the 18-LP David Bowie box set titled I Can't Give Everything Away (2002-2016) and the upcoming super deluxe version of The Who's Who Are You. Fun, indeed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldmine Podcast contributor Dr. Disc (Record Store Recon) and regular podcast guest Rev (frontman from The Drowns) premiere "The Dollar Bin." It's the beginning of a regular Goldmine podcast episode where the two discuss fulfilling a record collector's vinyl checklist among the many crates in a record store. Lots of collecting tidbits and revelations are bantered about as two vinyl nerds express their joy of the hobby. Check out the first episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time for another Spin Cycle edition of the Goldmine Podcast with author and longtime contributor Dave Thompson, as he recommends three releases for Goldmine readers — Marianne Faithfull's early album reissues, Deep Purple's mondo edition of Live in Japan and a new one by psychedelic rock/trancers Sky Cries Mary. See why these releases are great for collectors, no matter what the cost! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the 56th Anniversary of Woodstock, we speak to author Mike Greenblatt about his book Back to Yasgur's Farm (a memoir of sorts) and why the original festival (NOT subsequent festivals) is so significant in music history, and what it means to understand the vibes of the original Woodstock in 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Record Store Recon edition of the Goldmine Podcast, we discuss worthwhile record stores in the Nashville area: Vinyl Tap, Grimey's and a few others. Most of them get high marks for their changes and upgrades over the years. Learn why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrated Americana Music author Lee Zimmerman (Americana Music: Voices, Visionaries & Pioneers of an Honest Sound) is a guest on the Podcast to talk about his 20 picks for albums he feels have slipped below the radar, but typify the current trends in Americana. Go to GoldmineMag.com to read his 20-album list as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author and longtime contributor Dave Thompson recommends three box sets for Goldmine readers — Sisters of Mercy's deluxe edition of First and Last and Always (Rhino), Spandau Ballet's Everything Is Now : Vol 1: 1978-1982 (Rhino), and David Bowie's I Can't Give Everything Away 2002 - 2016 — for his monthly Spin Cycle podcast episode. See why these sets are great for collectors, no matter what the cost! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Editor Patrick Prince and longtime contributor (and Black Sabbath diehard) Martin Popoff discuss the popular and the obscure songs from Sabbath's first eight studio albums (1970-1978) with Ozzy Osbourne as the frontman. The four-song setlist from Sabbath's Back to the Beginning show and Popoff's Goldmine piece "The Top 20 Ozzy-Era Black Sabbath deep cuts" are referenced throughout the podcast episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest “LiverpoolNeil," co-host of the Punk Till I Die Podcast, comes on the Record Store Recon episode of the Goldmine Podcast to talk to Dr. Disc (Alan Brostoff) and editor Patrick Prince about Vinyl Threat (record store owned by NOFX's Fat Mike) in the Punk Rock Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldmine's Spin Cycle columnist Dave Thompson discusses this month's picks for music lovers and collectors. Two hot releases are discussed — Motörhead's The Manticore Tapes and Hawkwind's Hall of the Mountain Grill — two new gems connected by Lemmy and Space Rock. Of course, other aspects of record collecting are discussed as well. Listen and enjoy this month's Spin Cycle! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen and learn the Top 20 songs by rock and roll gunslinger Rick Derringer, who passed away in May 2025. After making beautiful (hit-single) noise with the likes of The McCoys ("Hang On Sloopy") and Edgar Winter ("Frankenstein" and "Free Ride"), Derringer went on to gain success with his own band. Of course you've heard the song "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" (It reached the U.S. Top 30) and other rocking songs written and played by the gunslinger.  Editor Patrick Prince and scribe Martin Popoff discuss a Goldmine article about the Top 20 songs by Derringer. Go to GoldmineMag.com to refer to the Top 20 article. Direct link: https://www.goldminemag.com/music-history/top-20-rick-derringer-songs-ranked Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldmine's Spin Cycle columnist Dave Thompson discusses this month's picks for music lovers and collectors. Two hot releases are discussed — Pink Floyd's Pink Floyd at Pompeii: MCMLXXII and Steve Hackett's The Lamb Stands Up Live at The Royal Albert Hall — then two new gems from lesser-known artists, Hausfrauen Experiment (2000s synthipop) and Sexagisma ('80s glam goth band). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Little Feat keyboardist Bill Payne and guitarist Scott Sharrard come on the Goldmine Podcast to talk to Goldmine's Chris M. Junior about the new album, "Strike Up the Band," among other things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldmine's Spin Cycle columnist Dave Thompson discusses this month's picks for music collectors. Two compilations are recommended — one on Mike McCartney's Scaffold and the other centered around the 1960s British psych club Middle Earth — and Record Store Day 2025 vinyl that you should still pick up (if you can). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldmine Podcast takes a look at Get Hip Records of Pittsburgh, PA, and a recap of Record Store Day 2025 with guest Rev from The Drowns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices