Goldmine

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, Treasur...

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 an...

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...

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 ta...

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 e...

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, shoul...

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 agai...

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 Airpl...

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 o...

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...

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 B...

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