As well known for his no-nonsense personality as he is for his music and studio career (by his estimate, he’s recorded 2,000 bands), Steve Albini has been a vital lynchpin in the Chicago music ...

In 1999, Chinese media reported that a great portion of the single largest trove of master recordings from China’s jazz age – 80,000 gold- or silver-plated masters under the care of the Shanghai ...

Two’s company, three’s a minimalist rock trio. I think that’s how the saying goes, in indie muso circles at least. And you certainly won’t find a more powerful minimalist rock trio than Shellac this ...

"Most 78s are not worth the shellac they're made of." Nationwide's Christopher Rainbow reports from the home of Brian Rust, who has a collection of about 13,000 78rpm gramophone records, most of which ...

As Ron Livingstone gently sets the needle on to his spinning shellac disc there’s a crackle of static before the sounds of days gone by spill ...