Major metal fan and vonfrostrecords owner John Frost makes the leap from online store to irl this Saturday, June 6 with the grand opening of Forged in Vinyl. The store is Halifax’s newest (and only) record store dedicated to underground and extreme metal vinyl and cassettes. Located above Pro Skateboards (6451 Quinpool Road), Saturday’s launch […]
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OMG it’s RSD
This Saturday, April 18 will be the eighth annual Record Store Day. Whether you’re an old school purist or a vinyl virgin, you know that Halifax record stores have got some cheap tricks up their sleeves. Black Buffalo Records (5567 Cornwallis Street) will start the festivities at 9am with live music all day. Local DJs […]
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Black Buffalo Records roams to Cornwallis Street
Black Buffalo Records spent its Canada Day holiday moving boxes upon boxes of vinyl out of its upstairs location on West Street. In the name of expansion, Kevin Beal’s nearly three-year-old record shop has relocated to 5576 Cornwallis Street, bunking with Octopi Computers and revelling in a larger storefront. More space for music nerdery (and […]
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Bedford’s Taz opens tomorrow
Bedford is about to get a whole lot louder because Taz Records‘ new location opens tomorrow. Owner James Donnelly says he has wanted to open a second location for quite some time and Bedford made the most sense. “There was a great space that became available so we just went for it,” says Donnelly. “There’s […]
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Saturday is Record Store Day
April 20, AKA 4/20, is just around the corner—you know what that means…Record Store Day! It’s the one day each year when record-store-owners, musicians and record fanatics alike band together (so-to-speak) to celebrate their passion for great music new and old. Occurring on the third Saturday of April each year, the event has been an […]