Vinyl is back (and some might argue that it never really left) but listeners find themselves caught between the affordability, accessibility of listening to digital music and the feel and quality of analog.

It might well be... but do you want it?

Scattering ashes can provide closure to relatives when someone dies. Jason Leach wanted people to be able to be able remember loved ones in another way; by pressing their ashes into a vinyl.

Worried about the state of the world? Worried about what's going to happen when the electricity runs out? Vinyl lovers can relax knowing that they'll still be able to listen to vinyl.

It has been announced on his official facebook page that Leonard Cohen has died at the age of 82.

Photographer and vinyl enthusiast, Alex Bartsch, embarked on a project to find reggae record covers photographed in London, find their original locations and rephotograph them in situ. It’s a project which has taken him over two years. The culmination of his work is a photo book which he’s launching on Kickstarter.

This may come as a surprise to some. Not to others: Lidl is stocking turntables.

February ’16: I moved into a new flat in Edinburgh. We were really chuffed with the flat but it was lacking decorations and character. I’ve been collecting vinyl for around 5 years and have, for much of that time wanted to utilise the artwork on the cover as a decoration. With lots of free time on my hands, I set about a project to develop a frame which would allow me to display my records on the wall.

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