Gold Winner Peak Audio Silver Winner Brooklyn Audio Bronze Winner Taz Records “I never thought in a million years that in 2011 I’d be talking to people about turntables every day of my life,” says Peak’s Chris Sweet. “There aren’t many days of the year I don’t touch one.” But he’s okay with that. Working […]
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Happy Record Store Day, music nerds
Record Store Day, celebrated internationally on the third Saturday in April, still remains important to music lovers and makers in Halifax; for some, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. April 16 marks the fourth annual RSD, where independently owned record shops unite to honour the art of music and the people who create […]
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Best Record Store
For more than 25 years Taz has been a staple of the Halifax music retail scene and has navigated through the rough waters of the changing economy and rise of the internet, which has decimated other outlets. But with vinyl’s resurgence, Taz remains busy to collectors and new music lovers who maybe weren’t around for […]
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Best Second-hand Record Store
For more than 25 years Taz has been a staple of the Halifax music retail scene and has navigated through the rough waters of the changing economy and rise of the internet, which has decimated other outlets. But with vinyl’s resurgence, Taz remains busy to collectors and new music lovers who maybe weren’t around for […]
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April 17 Record Store Day round-up: Taz Records
Taz Records (1593 Market Street, 422-5976) is turning up the volume for Record Store Day with six acts playing in-store, including Christina Martin, Molly Thomason, Chris Martin and Ryan MacGrath, with a couple more to be confirmed. We should prepare to “be surprised,” at the added names, says Taz’s James Donnelly. To sweeten the whole […]
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CD Plus to close
The longtime, much beloved audio visual entertainment outlet CD Plus (1592 Barrington Street, 422-1559) on Barrington Street is closing on March 30. With staff under strict orders to stay mum on the details around the closing, Shoptalk contacted CD Plus’s head offices in Winnipeg, reaching vice president of sales Dale Bially, but he did not […]
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Best Second-hand Record Store
“There’s a lot of interest in vinyl and it’s growing all the time,” says James Donnelly, manager at Taz. He’s seeing more reissues of older records than ever—from artists as diverse as Slim Harpo, Marvin Gaye and The Ramones—as well as new albums pressed on vinyl, which included the recent album from Pearl Jam. “People […]
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Best Record Store
In the cut-throat world of music retail, CD Plus has done well. Starting off as a mail-order company, then operating dozens of retail locations across Canada, it’s also an online store, too. The Barrington Street location stays vital with a staff that knows its stuff, and a nice cross-section of stock, from indie to jazz. […]
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Best Second-hand Record Store
Taz is a whole lot more than used records, though they definitely still do that. “We’re doing a lot of new stuff on vinyl and on CD,” says John Graham, the self-described regular know-all person. He points out their wide selection of turntables and accessories, appealing to both the DJ and the vinyl fanatic. “We […]
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Best Record Store
The new location on Market Street has really worked out for Taz. With a larger collection of vinyl, both new (Feist, Sufjan Stevens), used (everything else), and reissues (The Zombies), the store is also seeing more new CDs too. “We don’t want to compete with HMV, we’re in a niche market,” said former co-owner Bob […]