Vinyl Community Podcasts

Excuse the sniffles, and put down your beverage, because we are bringing more ice to chill out those record collecting woes. On the latest JAM PACKED episode of SURFACE NOISE, we kick off with the latest vinyl news and grooves from the Acoustic Sounds + Rhino 45rpm project, the latest MoFi mis-steps, a Tone Poet 2026 mention, and a new box set that could pique your fancy. Then our panel of vinyl p...

In part one of this latest episode on Vinyl Community Podcasts, host David Bianco from the Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion YouTube channel sits down for a unique and insightful conversation with Don MacInnis, owner of the legendary vinyl pressing plant Record Technology Incorporated (RTI). For decades, RTI has been considered one of the gold standards in audiophile-grade vinyl manufacturing...

This session of BONUS TRAX following the latest SURFACE NOISE podcast hits on a much maligned topic in music fandom circles: which bands or artists no longer carry the cultural or inspirational cache they once did? In other words, where did their luster go? You might be surprised some of the names our dais brings to this conversation. From there, the discussion turns to the looming WFMU record fai...

Frightened ghoul or fool alike, the latest SURFACE NOISE podcast is sure to awaken spirits of record collectors past, present, and maybe future 🫣. Listen as our panel of vinyl enthusiasts walk through current events in the world of record collecting, followed by a share of the MUST OWN horror soundtracks for any record collection. Some familiar films, some off the beaten path. Some honorable ment...

The BONUS TRAX are here to start your week off on some kind of foot. Following the latest 'sode of SURFACE NOISE, our panel of physical media maestros discussed if they've ever found a reissue definitively better than an original, what is the best Nick Drake album (cue that beautiful poll footage), and Grooveseeker is helping us wind down the show with his latest dance with VMP and owed compensati...

A super-sized portion of the show of record, talking records: SURFACE NOISE! Listen as our panel of dilligent do-gooders discuss the latest current events in the world of vinyl record collecting, debate adding an "in memoriam segment" as more musicians we love leave this celestial plane (🚨spoiler alert: another one bit the dust), our New Yorkers are fired up talking Metro Transit (aka “Metro Minu...

David Bianco from the Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion YouTube channel returns to conclude his recent interview with the legendary mastering engineer Bernie Grundman.  This portion of the sit-down delves on topics like problematic mastering sources (and how to work with them), the value of music diversity, the colliding worlds of digital and analog, and wraps up with some final thoughts from...

Putting the 'X' in eXtra, this latest BONUS TRAX following the pod-proper edition of SURFACE NOISE is one for the books! The dais discusses some disagreement in the Vinyl Community over the recent Because Sound Matters edition of Prince's classic "Purple Rain", and how important it can be to disagree with kindness. And we learn a new term for our vinyl thesaurus: "seasoned audiophile".  The guys p...

Grab a bag of popcorn and your beverage of choice, because the latest episode of SURFACE NOISE discusses vinyl records in film - movies that featured vinyl, focused on vinyl, or where records were a significant element of the presentation. Fiction, documentary, the real star of the show is the music coming off that sweet, sweet wax, and we are talking about it! First we touch on current events in...

Fresh off another Audio Excusion out west, David Bianco is back to share some of his new interviews as part of his "Vinyl Legends Series"! From David: "One of my dreams has been to travel to where the music is made and the magic happens. My recent trip to the Los Angeles area provided me the opportunity to meet some of the greats in the music and record producing industry. And none was bigger than...

The hits and misses keep coming on SURFACE NOISE: BONUS TRAX where the panel discusses where they find the "vinyl inspiration" to discover new music through collecting records. This can be a simple as collecting any release connected to a beloved artist or band to round out a complete discography, to deep diving producers, musicians, or other connective tissue from a favorite release, or simply di...

Flip that record over and listen to the latest 'sode of SURFACE NOISE where our dais of audiophiliacs discuss the latest news in the wild world of vinyl record collecting - Taylor Swift, Miles Davis, and Danzig reissues - who knew?!? 🤯 Then we learn where David Bianco has been the past few weeks, including his visit to the In-Groove in Phoenix, dropping by to interview Kevin Gray on his home turf...

Following the latest SURFACE NOISE episode, our BONUS TRAX segment featured a question many record collectors face at some point: am I ready to move off my collection? Friend of the show MrHoffame (Brandon), one of the OG's of the Vinyl Community on YouTube is at that very crossroads. The panel digs deep into where this sentiment came from with Brandon, where he's at in his process and approach, a...

For the latest installment of SURFACE NOISE our cunning vinylists discuss if the time to walk away from building the record collection of your dreams is closer than you think, plus first impressions (good and the not so good) on the drop of the 2025 Record Store Day Black Friday list. Three words: Creed Live Album. It only goes one way, and that way leads to SURFACE NOISE. 💣💥   ⏬⏬⏬⏬   For mo...

Haven't quenched your appetite for record collecting talk 😏? Good, because on BONUS TRAX following the latest episode of SURFACE NOISE, we continue to beat on the piñata that is collecting vinyl records. This menu will consist of: (1) Are there too many records store nowadays? 🍗 (2) Ticketmaster/Live Nation vs DOJ lawsuit and why the head of Live Nation feels concert tickets today are "undervalu...

For this latest trip around the turntable, our band of dedicated record collectors discuss waiting (and waiting...and waiting) for pre-orders to ship - why the delays, why do stores and retail get their copies before direct-to-consumer and fan store buys, and is there anything we can do about it? We also discuss the recent Tone Poet release of a Frank Sinatra record ("In the Wee Small Hours") and...

🚨 Re-brand alert! 🚨 Formerly known as the FREESTYLE following SURFACE NOISE, we've made a few tweaks to the presentation so this segment will feature free banter and some structured topics on occasion.  This time, we hit on several notes including: the Monterrey meetup of John Bong and Jason Roxas, will Discogs ever get a direct competitor (ReverbLP RIP), and the shoes the Heaven's Gate cult wor...

How far is TOO far to go for records? No, no, we are not talking about putting sugar in your competition's gas tank. Our dais of dedicated vinylists discuss just how far they would travel to seek out new (to them) records. But first, they dive into current events in the world of record collecting including news of another UHQR release, a Bob Dylan box set announcement, a Neil Young box set announc...

Working off the rust, our vinyl enthusiasts have much, much more to work out during the FREESTYLE following the latest episode of SURFACE NOISE.  Interscope jumps into the One-Step game with a reissue of Dr. Dre's classic album "The Chronic". Will a Chris Bellman mastering job finally unlock the audiophilia of this masterpiece? Or is this the latest cash grab in this competitive vinyl space? The p...

Did you miss us? Maybe. Likely. Not everyone. Jump back IN to the latest in vinyl talk that isn't for the faint of heart. This episode of SURFACE NOISE asks our rogue gallery of record collectors why we collect, what we collect. Plus we share our experiences seeing the reunited Oasis as they hit North America on the "Live '25" tour. Sprinkle in some baby spoilers on Spinal Tap 2, and heartbreak on...

Our latest episode comes to you from the Cosmic Realm: an alternate dimension from a different time and place. There are no Klingons, no Kree, no Skrulls, no Chitauri here. Instead, we have a great guest from this other worldly sphere - Cosmic Brian - on this latest episode of "Mind of the Record Collector". Ever since making his first Vinyl Community-inspired YouTube video back in 2019, Brian has...

Free as a bird, and free as The Beatles Anthology 4 announcement isn't, the latest FREESTYLE following SURFACE NOISE goes in all different directions:   New music talk from Wet Leg, to HAIM, to Taylor Swift? ✅ What exactly was the point of the weird letter from the team in charge of VMP now? ✅ Is the songwriter becoming extinct? ✅ Will AI be only the latest adaptation from a music industry with...

Is too many a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in between? For the latest discussion on SURFACE NOISE, our crackpot crew of vinylists discuss when having more than one is (or isn't) a good thing. But first we touch on (briefly) another Beatles release: The Anthology 4 Boxset. Just in time, or just another cash grab: YOU DECIDE! The one. The only. SURFACE NOISE.   ⏬⏬⏬⏬   For more on Concer...

Winding down the latest episode of SURFACE NOISE is this here FREESTYLE segment, where our panelists just can't get enough of the G.G. Allin talk. Following a couple deep breaths, the conversation turns to a deeper discussion on the discography of the band Suicide, and somehow, someway, the Beatles Mono box set re-enters the VCP orbit (don't ask us how). Naturally, the conversation has to include...

Welcome back to Seam Split City! Taste is relative, but cold is cold. And nothing is more cold than Stone Cold (right Jim Ross?). Our panel of devoted vinylists will share what they feel are essential characteristics of a "Stone Cold Classic", plus share some examples from their collections. From there we take a cue from the "Wolf of Wall Street Himself", Jordan Belfort, with a segment called "Sel...