Columbus Discount Records Celebrate Year 6 (Equality): Interview With Co-Founder Adam Smith

CDR SAMPLER: MP3 : Piledriver Nitemare #2 by Dan Melchior und das Menace MP3 : Untitled .WAV File by Deathly Fighter MP3 : Little White Chords by Sandwitch MP3 : Don’t You Look Sideways by Bassholes MP3 : Accidental Space Tourist by Guinea Worms One of the most foolish notions that has circulated this year is the idea that bands like Karate Coyate, Wing & Tusk, Ghost Shirt, This is My Suitcase and other indie groups exist as a reaction to the existence of Columbus art-rock,

USB turntable comes in its own carrying case

Despite record players being a relatively old device, they're still just so damned cool. And this new USB turntable comes in its own suitcase, letting you tote it around with you wherever you go. In addition to looks awesome in a retro-stylish way, the USB port allows you to digitize your records into MP3 format on your computer. Not that you need to do that when you've got a portable record player on your hands. It's available now from Urban Outfitters for $140. Urban Outfitters via

I know I’ve forgotten something, but in the meantime

This moving business has proved to be much more emotional than I thought it would be. Look. Here is my father’s recipe for worcesteshire sauce (complete with vinegar stain) thrown into my suitcase for safekeeping in the last move. And here is a colour photograph of my nanna and her sisters, taken by my grandfather and pushed into a book, one of the few books I brought with me. She died an untimely death many years ago, but I have, oddly enough, said her name a great number of times in the last