Ritterstrasse – a magical place for Colognian record collectors, because it is the name of a small street in whose horizontal vanishing point lies the majestic Cologne Cathedral, and a street that also houses 4 directly adjacent independent record stores, with another big corporate one in direct sight at the end of the road. You …
Vinyl Wankers – 4 / The Kardashian Effect
Today we focus on a mainly female issue related to an expression I have recently heard for the first time: the ‘sexy vinyl celebrity / personality’. This issue is not discussed because it has become kinda politically incorrect to criticize women and mothers nowadays, since somehow they collectively have become these Virgin Mary-figures again no …
Vinyl Wankers – 3 / Audiophiles
Can you hear me wanking on my stereo? On this third Vinyl Wankers installment, we’ll have a look at the species of audiophile snobs. These are people who spend a ridiculous amount on high-end audio equipment and original pressings because they cannot enjoy music otherwise, people who likely clean their records with the four-times-distilled sperm …