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From the five-hundred-year old musical history of the Sufi Fakirs of Bengal to the virtuoso musicianship of Calcutta’s guitar master Debashsish Bhattacharya and Carnatic violinist Jyotsna Srikanth, this Rough Guide explores India’s spiritual connections with … Read more >

This heady selection traces Brazil’s enduring love affair with psychedelic music from the early days of the 1970s to today’s new wave of artists. Featuring forgotten masterpieces by José Mauro and Piry Reis, along with … Read more >

Australia’s boutique distributor MGM Distribution had (so far) announced three titles for Record Store Day. They are requesting orders now from stores, so if you fancy any of these get in touch with your favourite … Read more >

The orange tote last year was a huge success so this year we are back again with a record-sized bag in elegant roadie black. The pic shows a mock up and you will be able … Read more >

In the spirit of open-ness and transparency, here are the winners from Record Store Day competitions in 2019. Congrats to all of them and yay for everyone else for participating! $100 vouchers: Rockaway voucher: Brendon … Read more >

What an amazingly weird place Australia is! So many weird records in your collections.  It was a relief to know that the winner would be a random pick, because it would have been so hard … Read more >

Lots of stores and lots of music lovers took videos on the day and here are some of them. Love to see what happens all around Australia.        

Andrew Barr, the Chief Minister for the ACT, is a music fan and record collector. He visited Landspeed Records on the day and bought himself a few titles. Here’s the evidence!

WahWah Records has opened just in time for Record Store Day and brings live music, records, beer, more records and DJ’s all day. The plan is: 12:30 Beer o’clock 1:30 @Sienna Wild (acoustic set) 4:15 … Read more >