Earth Day and just a reminder of when the world saw the World for the first time. It was on the cover of the Whole Earth Catalog, – a NASA image that Whole Earth creator Stuart Brand had to pressure the government… read more >>
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Congress Usta Carry a big (fire) Stick…
THE report has been issued. Just as I found this LP at a Goodwill. ARC BELIEVES YOU CAN LINK GOODWILL AND CONGRESSIONAL ACTION! So don that furry hat of Crockett, Franklin and Rousseau! Remember; you got to fight for your right to… read more >>
All Things Must Pass
We get a lot of things a lot of times. That gives the things ARC treasures a better chance of surviving. We also try to place them in a few different locations. The Notre Dame fire brings it all home; how important… read more >>
Roomful of Blues
HI! The ARC Website is undergoing a code update for the next few days – S0 Main Stories in the center are active, but our side panels are down for now. You can still see and contribute to our fundraiser – Rebuilding… read more >>
Pearl Jammin’ on a Uke
We’ve shown you Labor Movement discs, turbans, garage rock, Reggae 45s and music from outer space lately, how about an example of one of our great signed items here at the ARC? Beyond the more than 1,500 signed albums ARC also has… read more >>
ARC Needs a Hug
Arc needs a hug now and then. Here’s Laurie Anderson hugging DJ Bunny Ears at our Benefit Dance Party. They’re big ARC fans and we hope you will join them in supporting the ARC. Help us grow and prosper. We’re the only,… read more >>
ARC’s Summer Sale Is Going To Swing!
It is May at the ARC and spring is in the air. Also in the air is the excitement that comes with another Archive of Contemporary Music Record and CD Sale! Yes, sirs and ma’ms, the big Summer Sale is right around… read more >>
ARC HOLIDAY SALE – just around the corner
Yes, records are the stuff that dreams are made of. OK, maybe a few nightmares too. But if you love to cuddle up to some great music, at great prices AND support the ARC in our 31st year, do drop by for… read more >>
Wall Items Extravaganza Part 2
Frank Zappa has been a favorite of record collectors for a long time. At the next ARChive Record and CD Sale there will be a LOT of his records — and records associated with him — available for sale. The accompanying photo… read more >>
Oh Magoo, You’ve done it again!
It is time to get excited about the semi-annual ARChive of Contemporary Music Record and CD Sale that will be taking place this June. There are major changes in the future for The ARC, so we have been extensively scouring the shelves… read more >>
Take Time to Know Him: RIP Percy Sledge
This morning, Tuesday April 14, 2015, the great soul singer Percy Sledge died of liver cancer at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was 73. Mr. Sledge’s biggest hit was “When a Man Loves a Woman”—arguably a song that should be… read more >>
The One LP Project – ARC First Gallery Show
The ARChive of Contemporary Music is pleased to present its first gallery exhibition by British photographer William Ellis. The exhibition offers 50 portraits of musicians holding one of their favorite albums. The above portrait is of Jack Bruce with his copy of… read more >>
MW is ARC’s 6,000th Record Donor!
Just acknowledged our 6,000th donor of recordings here at the ARC. Of course there are a whole lot more nice folks who have given us recordings, but we have only been keeping track for the past 20 years. So here’s to Matthew… read more >>
A Hollow Muscular Organ
Yes, it’s that time of year again – Happy V day from your pals @ the ARC – B, Fred + Quinn!
Happy New Year from Chinatown
Happy Chinese New Year! And wasn’t it nice of New York City to fly in a heard of Broncos to celebrate the year of the Horse on Super Sunday! I visited Chinatown for some casual music and big bangs. http://youtu.be/0sk6frz4o2A Wading through… read more >>
The History of Jazz
The history of jazz is a long, often-told story for which there are quite possibly over a hundred books. Here at the ARC, we have cataloged more than one thousand books that make reference to jazz in one way or another. In… read more >>
Balkans + Benefits
Two things on the horizon over the next few days, to begin and round-out the MLK weekend. Once again I will be at the Balkan extravaganza that is GoldenFest. Its tonight, but I ‘m going tomorrow, Saturday January 18, 2014, 6pm-2am, when… read more >>
Oui, Oui, all the way home…
Back from Paris and have added a pile of new pulp paperbacks to my ouiouipulp.com page featuring French girl pulps, like this two-covered, covering all the bases take on the Loos novel that you probably never read, but perhaps saw.
exhaling 2013 – inflating 2014!
As we deflate 2013 and welcome 2014, a big thanks to all of you who supported the ARC! Don’t forget to mail that check you wrote last year, or post a donation for this year. What’s coming up? We will FINALLY update… read more >>
Paris – Day ten – Noel fini + Last Django In Paris
Keeping with yesterdays flexi theme, here’s another audio bauble, both plastic and Christmasie – the Nov-Dec 1961 issue of Sonorama (No. 35, includes text and 5 white, two-sided flexi-discs, 33-1/3rpm, France, 1960. Hole for playback drilled though entire package). Aside from the… read more >>