Alright, hands up if you have ever dreamt of doing this yourself.

With the recent rumours of HMV possibly closing their Canadian stores, and so many other chains having shut down already, it’s no surprise that some of those who are still trying to sell records are shouting “run to the hills!” for a whole different reason.

Of course, it’s not all doom and gloom out there in the industry, as long as you’re willing to move with the times. Some folks, such as those at Third Man Records are just choosing to drive there instead.

Admittedly, I’ve been spending less and less time with my vinyl collection, which mostly has to do with the current lack of a record player. However, I’d still love to put my vinyl to good use, and this product from Art Vinyl seems like a great way to do it.

Of course, I’d also need somewhere with a couple blank walls…

Art Vinyl

He pauses, and then he goes on, “I have had suicidal thoughts. I wouldn’t blow my head off. I’d overdose or do something that didn’t hurt. But I wouldn’t do that to the children. A comedian who committed suicide in the Sixties left a note saying, ‘Too many things went wrong too often.’ I often think about that.”

In another post of “Rock’s ugly side” I came across this Rolling Stone article on someone whose name I had not heard in some time, Phil Collins. Love him or hate him, the man was/is a force in music, and apparently he’s also a tough one to beat amongst collectors of memorabilia from the Alamo.