And good riddance. It’s our final episode of 2020- just a few days late. Your hosts JB and JJ are joined by a bunch of the Darkside Staff- Brian, Julia and Bekah with special long-distance cameos from Gerk and Drew! We talk our #dstopten2020 best album of 2020 staff picks, plus crossing borders, burial requests, nerf guns, julia’s bladder control issues, drag queens, colemine records, millenial buzzwords, movies we hate, guitar faces, house shows, vinyl reissues and more. We want to know what ne...
Jan 13, 2021•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 59
It was RSD lack Friday (aka the fourth and final Record Store Day 2020 event), and we took a few minutes to chat with some of the folks waiting in the (socially distant) line to talk RSD, vinyl, and much more. Featuring first-in-line Sad Boy Paul, Guy the Fried Chicken and Waffle Guy, Feldman, the V Spot Podcast, and more from our usual gaggle of great folks. Thank you to everyone who came out and to everyone who donated to our raffle to raise funds for Angel of Light. Recorded Oct 24, 2020 at D...
Dec 17, 2020•51 min•Ep. 58
It’s the third and final Record Store Day 2020 #RSDdrop, and we took a few minutes to chat with some of the folks waiting in the (socially distant) line to talk RSD, vinyl, and much more. Featuring first-in-line Steve, Mike from Ben & Jerrys of Albany, Pat from Poughkeepsie Grind, and more from our usual gaggle of great folks. Thank you to everyone who came out and to everyone who donated to our raffle to raise funds for Poughkeepsie City Schools.Recorded Oct 24, 2020 at Darkside Records. An...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 17 min
It’s the second Record Store Day drop, and we stopped to chat with a few folks waiting in the (socially distant) line to talk RSD, vinyl, movies, batman, local food, basement shows and much more. Featuring first-in-line Steve, Yves, Joanne, Billy & Terry German, The Lorello Family, Katt and Dani from V-Spot Podcast, Russ (aka Moose Manusik), Merch Guy Brian, and more from our usual gaggle of great folks. Thank you to everyone who came out for #RSD2020, special thanks to Poughkeepsie Grind, B...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 21 min
It’s the first Record Store Day drop, and we stopped to chat with a few folks waiting in the (socially distant) line to talk RSD, vinyl, movies, vegan food and much more. Featuring first-in-line Mike, Bernadette Gorman-White from Story Screen Beacon (22:01), Katt and Dani from V-Spot Podcast (34:52) and more from our usual gaggle of great folks. Thank you to everyone who came out for #RSD2020, special thanks to Poughkeepsie Grind, Ben & Jerrys of Albany, and to everyone who donated to our ra...
Aug 31, 2020•47 min
Our store is back open to the public (mask required) so JB and JJ are back recording in-store, talking about the upcoming Record Store Day Drops starting August 29! We talk our RSD plans and exclusive releases; plus 7th grade literature, JNCOs vs Lee Pipes, footwear, Mill House Brewery Beer, frozen yogurt, coronavirus, the army reserves, dole whips, darkside daily deal and more. Recorded July 30, 2020. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, SpotifyMore about Darkside Records | Music by Dead Empires
Aug 01, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Our second socially-distant episode, where we reunite the Darkside Staff together for the first time via a zoom chat to catch up, talk what music we’re listening to, what we’re watching, plus austin powers, music on vinyl, dinobites, haircuts, community, coronavirus, virtual graduations, nascar, John Oliver, rescheduled concerts, harry potter, nick cave, beers, cake boss and more. Recorded May 22, 2020. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, SpotifyMore about Darkside Records | Music by Dead Empires
May 27, 2020•54 min
Our first socially-distant episode, we discuss what’s been going on at the store in response to Covid-19, plus we sit down with Chris Boone and Kevin Smokler and talk their “Vinyl Nation” documentary, which you can view online exclusively April 18-19 via a digital screening your local independent record store. We also discuss recipes, fast food, JB’s butt bruise, coronavirus, gloryholes and more. Recorded at Apr 15, 2020. Get a digital ticket to Vinyl Nation: https://bit.ly/ds-vinylnation Subscr...
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 16 min
This episode we do a deep dive into the #rsd20 list of exclusive titles coming out June 20th at independent record stores for Record Store Day, with special Guest Pat McGuire of The Poughkeepsie Grind. See the list here! We sample beers from Mill House & Equilibrium Breweries and also discuss ASMR, JB’s butt bruise, coffee, coronavirus, skateboarding, waffleoff, Billie Eilish, soundtracks, SNL, airports, cassettes, record store memories, grand theft auto, more. Recorded at Mar 9, 2020 at Dar...
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 57 min
50th EPISODE!! This episode we talk about JJ’s recent interview in Rolling Stone about Directshot and the distribution crisis affecting independent record stores and the vinyl world today. Read the article here: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/cd-vinyl-distribution-crisis-950327/ We also discuss JB’s roller derby injury, local beers from Mill House Brewery, airplane reclining, joe’s apartment, amazon, billie eilish, preorders and more. Recorded at Feb 25, 2020 at Darkside Recor...
Feb 26, 2020•53 min
This episode we celebrate our 9th anniversary as a store (join us 1/18 for the party!) and do a deep dive into 2019 best seller statistics at Darkside (see complete lists on our website), music sales statistics industry-wide, answer listener questions, talk 2019 memories and discuss dental health, the beatles, casey casem, record store day, M Night Shyamalan, and more. Recorded live at Darkside Records in Poughkeepsie, NY. Subscribe on iTunes: http://apple.co/2cEiTD2 Listen of Stitcher: http://w...
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 10 min
The Darkside Staff is on the show to discuss our #dstopten2019 top ten album picks of 2019, some favorite memories, Smirnoff Ice, colemine records, and we welcome a couple special guests. Recorded live at Darkside Records in Poughkeepsie, NY. Subscribe on iTunes: http://apple.co/2cEiTD2 Listen of Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=126706 Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/dspodcastspotify More episodes and info: http://www.darksiderecords.com/podcast More about Darkside Records: http://www.da...
Dec 21, 2019•1 hr 54 min
Recorded live December 6, 2019 at Darkside Records in Poughkeepsie, NY ! We talk about Black Friday (special thanks to Poughkeepsie Grind, G$s Fried Chicken & Waffles, DCSPCA & WRRV), plus we talk price chopper, Italy, our #fuckthemall #shopsmall challenge and small business saturday; then sit down for an interview with the band The Jacks where we discuss their new single, touring, sonic the hedgehog, guitar pedals, nashville and more. Hosted by the staff and recorded live at Darkside Re...
Dec 08, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Recorded live on Oct 15, 2019 at Darkside Records in Poughkeepsie, NY with special guests Julia and Brian! We dive into Black Friday and highlight some of the exclusive vinyl releases; plus we discuss Kate’s Lazy Meadow, Twin Peaks, the 1975, twitter impressions, cartoons, David Lynch impressions, UFOs, MTV, The Goonies, & more. Hosted by the staff and recorded live at Darkside Records, Poughkeepsie NY. Follow us on facebook to watch the podcast recording livestream for bonus content! Subscr...
Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Recorded live on August 11, 2019 at Darkside Records in Poughkeepsie, NY with special guest Mike & Andy from All Out War. We discuss CIMS summer camp, air quotes, tour stories, angry sandwiches, impossible burger, veganism, canada, odd jobs, record stores, tool, telemarketers, & more. Hosted by the staff and recorded live at Darkside Records, Poughkeepsie NY. Follow us on facebook to watch the podcast recording livestream for bonus content! Subscribe on iTunes: http://apple.co/2cEiTD2 Li...
Aug 18, 2019•1 hr 35 min
This episode was recorded live on July 14, 2019 at Darkside Records in Poughkeepsie, NY with special guest Mike Burdge from Story Screen. Some technical difficulties- one mic didn’t work right but we discuss other podcasts, Story Screen Theater in Beacon NY, soundtracks vs scores, Kate Blanchett vs Kate Beckinsale, Beers from Alewife Brewing, cursing, Mike Patton, the black stallion, trent rezone and atticus ross, listener questions, hudson valley magazine, hours movies & more. Hosted by the...
Jul 16, 2019•1 hr 32 min
Episode 43: Live from Record Store Day 2019 This episode was recorded live on April 13, 2019 aka Record Store Day! JB shares some early-morning interviews with some folks waiting in line as well as with local musician Ciarra Fragale and discuss everything happening that day, everyones’ picks for the limited-edition releases and more. Plus we premiere her new single ‘Miss That ’. Hosted by the staff and recorded live at Darkside Records, Poughkeepsie NY. Follow us on facebook to watch the podcast...
Apr 23, 2019•39 min
This episode we discuss Record Store Day, happening here April 13th, and the recently released list of exclusive titles available that day, including Mastodon, Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, High of Fire, Jack White, Prince, Billy Joel, L7, Otis Redding & more! We also talk about soundtracks, 3” turntable, South Park, Juggalos and more. See complete details at darksiderecords.com/RSD Hosted by the staff and recorded live March 1 2019 at Darkside Records, Poughkeepsie NY. Follow us on facebook to ...
Mar 06, 2019•1 hr 5 min
This episode we discuss store events including Vintage Valentines indoor market, Octave Music Battle of the Bands & Record Store Day; The Grammys, Spotify & music streaming statistics, Youtube, preorders, Tool new album, as well as Patreon, beer, english accents, european holidays, capybaras vs chupacabras, hairy backs, contests, hummus recipes and more. Hosted by the staff and recorded live Feb 9 2019 at Darkside Records, Poughkeepsie NY. Follow us on facebook to watch the podcast recor...
Feb 14, 2019•1 hr
As we celebrate 8 years, we look back at some of our favorite memories here at Darkside, go over some 2018 statistics, as well as discuss record shops, origin stories, new music, logos, egyptian mythology, mushroomhead, and a secret is revealed.. Hosted by the staff and recorded live at Darkside Records, Poughkeepsie NY. Subscribe on iTunes: http://apple.co/2cEiTD2 Listen of Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=126706 Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/dspodcastspotify Listen on Soundcloud: htt...
Jan 16, 2019•1 hr 44 min
This episode features some of the Darkside Crew- Julia, Gerk, Audrey & Brian with special guests. Recorded live on December 13, 2018, we discuss our top ten albums of the year and answered questions from facebook live. We also discuss artists we lost in 2017, christmas music, racism, soundtracks, vinyl reissues, tacos, astrology, nicknames, Kool-Aid flavors and more. Subscribe on iTunes: http://apple.co/2cEiTD2 Listen of Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=126706&refid=stpr Listen on...
Dec 14, 2018•2 hr 5 min
This episode was recorded live on November 23, 2018 aka Record Store Day Black Friday! JB shares some early-morning interviews with some folks waiting in line as well as G$ (the Fried Chicken & Waffles Guy) and we discuss everything happening that day and everyones’ picks for the limited-edition releases. Sponsored by the Vinyl Starter Kit at Darkside Records, available now! Subscribe on iTunes: http://apple.co/2cEiTD2 Listen of Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=126706&refid=stpr L...
Nov 28, 2018•49 min
It’s been a bit- but we’re back! It’s our yearly Black Friday list episode! Recorded live October 8 at Darkside Records, we go over highlights from the list of exclusive title that will be available here on Nov 23 for Record Store Day Black Friday including Nothing, Dio, Type O Negative, Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band, Chris Cornell & many more. We also talk about JB’s wedding, gooch, Fred Durst, our new mobile app, kids, side boob, JB’s inability to do accents, brand names, holiday album...
Oct 10, 2018•1 hr 17 min
It is our yearly Record Store Day recap episode! Recorded live in the early morning of April 21 2018 at Darkside Records, It features interviews from the morning of #RSD18, including Milky Mike, Billy Fields from Run Out Groove, Merch Guy Brian, JB’s old boss Rhea, The Withrows and more. We also have an interview we conducted a few weeks back with Frank McGinnis of American Film History and his label Sub Family Records. That interview was interrupted halfway through due to an error- but we wante...
May 10, 2018•39 min
Vinyl collectors will know that the Record Store Day list dropped a few days ago- so we took some time to go over some of the exclusive titles that we’re excited about in a little more detail. Including titles from David Bowie, Cheech & Chong, Courtney Barnett, Rage Against The Machine, Patton Oswalt, Pink Floyd, Soundtracks, Sufjan Stevens, Phish and more. See the complete list on our website, darksiderecords.com. We also talk some of our #RSD18 fun- Ben & Jerry’s and Dogfishhead Beer w...
Mar 15, 2018•57 min
This episode we discuss Best Buy & Targets recent decision to stop selling CDs. Then JB & Gerk interview ‘The Genius’ Lanny Poffo, former WWF superstar! We also discuss foot odor, tap NY, first CDs, loss leaders, MOD, Billy Joel, Clarence Carter, independent bands, vinyl, bluetooth audio, dead empires, Hulk Hogan, Wrestling, Shel Silverstein, Poughkeepsie history and more. Sponsored by the Vinyl Starter Kit at Darkside Records, available now! Intro music by Dead Empires (http://www.deade...
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr 14 min
This episode features some of the Darkside Crew- Kendra, Julia, Drew, Gerk and Brian with special guest Will from the UK. Recorded live on December 19, 2017, we discuss our top ten albums of 2017. We also discuss artists we lost in 2017, christmas music, racism, soundtracks, vinyl reissues, tacos, astrology, nicknames, the beach, JBs middle name, stalking, and JB gets a special surprise. Sponsored by the Vinyl Starter Kit at Darkside Records, available now! Intro music by Dead Empires (http://ww...
Dec 21, 2017•1 hr 30 min
This episode was recorded live on November 24, 2017 aka Record Store Day Black Friday! JB shares some early-morning interviews with some folks waiting in line, and we discuss everything happening that day and everyones’ picks for the limited-edition releases. We also present a special interview with Ozark Henry- who we sat down with at BSP Kingston to discuss his one-of-a-kind live show there. Sponsored by the Vinyl Starter Kit at Darkside Records, available now! Intro music by Dead Empires (htt...
Nov 27, 2017•1 hr 9 min
This episode we discuss Record Store Day Black Friday, happening Nov 24- everything else happening that day and the limited-edition releases, including titles from Dave Matthews, Game of Thrones, Studio Ghibli, Run The Jewels, ICP, and more. We also discuss stinky feet, incense, neil young, marriage, comanche, blocking junk mail, juggalos, Danny Elfman, Neil Young chronology, Call waiting, Zilly Marley, and more. Sponsored by the Vinyl Starter Kit at Darkside Records, available now. Intro music ...
Nov 11, 2017•51 min
This episode we discuss Cassette Store Day 2017 with special guest TJ Spiak of local record label Queen City Tapes. #CSD17 is Oct 14th and we discuss the limited-edition cassette releases, Queen City Tapes and the live showcase happening that day. We also discuss beer, nazi tattoos, face tattoos, cats, record store day, city nicknames, ads, airplane bathrooms, squatty potty, poop frequencies, and more. We also have an interview with Francesca Olsen of House Sparrow and we spin their new song “Yo...
Oct 11, 2017•1 hr 4 min
