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...

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...

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....

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...

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 (20:00), Katt and Dani from V-Spot Podcast (36:00) 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...

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

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  

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:...

This episode we do a deep dive into the #rsd20 list of exclusive titles coming out April 18th 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...

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...

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:...

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:...

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...

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! ...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...