http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:00:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/what-record-stores-looked-like-in-the-1960s-headlines.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:43:58 +0000 A 1960's photo gallery of a quickly vanishing cultural icon, the record store.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/the-return-of-vinyl-infographic.html Wed, 25 May 2011 14:28:47 +0000 Vinyl record sales are projected to jump 25% in 2011 prompting the question -- is vinyl is here to stay?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/how-amoeba-keeps-selling-music.html Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:03:31 +0000 The Los Angeles Times talks to Marc Weinstein, co-founder of the independent Amoeba Music chain.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/pics-upcycled-jewelry-made-from-vinyl-records.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:08:45 +0000 A UK designer creates detailed jewelry from recycled vintage records.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/stuff-what-happens-when-record-stores-die.html Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:30:44 +0000 What happens when a record store closes down, do the owners keep the shop alive in another form? ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/linos-minimalist-portable-record-player.html Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:02:36 +0000 The Linos concept provides a simple, transportable, and computer accessible solution to the record player. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/psfk-snapshot-brooklyn-week-the-thing.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:23:40 +0000 The Thing The Thing is a legendary thrift shop in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn that’s known for two things: its huge selection, and the chaotic state that the store is in. Every possible inch of space is crammed with lots and lots of stuff (this is not a clean, curated space). Shoppers at The Thing must dive in with a sense of adventure and not be afraid to get dirty while looking for cheap treasures. Upstairs houses The Thing’s massive collection of random secondhand merchandise, including an epic selection of used books. But what the insiders go for isRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/video-making-a-vinyl-record.html Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:26:39 +0000 It’s interesting to see just how far we’ve come in the digitization and virtualization of so many former physical objects. Core 77 has shared a wonderful video that shows the complex, time and resource intensive process of cutting a vinyl album. The laborious task is fascinating to watch and light years away from the modern digital music format “manufacturing” process – File: save as. [via Core 77]]]>