American researchers found a mechanical audio recording in France that was created before Edison's claim to inventing the phonograph. I wonder what the reserve price on eBay will be.

This Austin Chronicle feature on the hipster music site reveals the early origins of the site and discusses its influence on the indie rock world.

Byrne discusses My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, a recently reissued collaboration with Brian Eno.

looks like the best record store has a website.

UCSB library project to digitally preserve the content of old wax phonograph cylinders. r4d!

mambo for cats!

Local record store Waterloo records now accepts gift cards from corporate competitors like Best Buy and Target. Waterloo still pales in comparison to Philadelphia's AKA Music.