Goldmine

On this episode of Goldmine's Record Shop Talk, editor Patrick Prince (the Gen X record collector) and Luna Record Shop's Holden Russiano (Gen Z record collector) talk about the recent reports on the vinyl format's 19th consecutive year of growth. Put an exclamation mark at the end of this one, listeners: In 2025, U.S. vinyl record sales surpassed $1 billion in revenue for the first time since 1983! Yet that only takes into account the sales of newly pressed vinyl records, not used vinyl. The hosts debate the possible sales numbers for untracked used vinyl records. Then they discuss grading techniques and Taylor Swift as the definitive vinyl-format savior, among other things. Listen in!
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Hosts Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc) and Rev (vocalist of The Drowns) welcome founding member and chief communications officer of the Punk Rock Museum, Melanie Kaye, to The Dollar Bin Podcast to talk punk rock records and modern-day punk's tight-knit community.
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Liege Lord have been active since the early '80s, performing their brand of traditional heavy metal, with their first album, Freedom's Rise, released in 1985. Co-founder and guitarist Tony Truglio (who's also been in Helmet) and current bassist Joe Dibiase (co-founder of Fates Warning and metal supergroup Withering Scorn) come on as Dollar Bin guests to talk to hosts Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc) and Rev (singer of The Drowns) about life as members of a power metal band in 2026 and the records in their collection that keep them energized.
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Hosts Patrick Prince (Goldmine editor) and Holden Russiano (Luna Record Shop) talk about creating a Progressive Rock sub-genre category in the record store racks: "Prog 2.0." Why not? As prog transitioned from the '70s to the '80s, it became more commercially accessible and, dare we say, catchy. Should there be a section dedicated to just that? (And author Martin Popoff did a Top 20 Prog 2.0 for the Goldmine website to guide us!)

Listen in — it's like hanging out in a record store and talking shop!
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Joe Shanahan has been an important Chicago nightlife influencer since the beginning of the 1980s and founded the music clubs Metro and Smart Bar. He comes on the podcast to talk about his firsthand experiences with music history and a lifetime of record collecting and music memorabilia.
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