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The Greatest Music Collection in the World – for sale!

February 21, 2008 bookmobile

Did you know that Pittsburgh is unofficially home to the largest collection of recorded music in the world? It’s true – but not for much longer. Paul Mawhinney, owner of Record-Rama Sound Archives, has been collecting records for about 60 years. His collection is comprised of over 3 million records and 3 hundred thousand compact discs, spanning many decades and genres. While operating the store in its original McKnight Road location and its more recent home in a former dance club in Pine, Mawhinney created a catalog of his collection and published Music Master, a guidebook for buying and selling… Read the rest

Closing Reception this Friday! 7pm – 10pm

December 13, 2007 brewhouse

Hello everyone, Don’t miss the new art show at the Brew House this Friday, December 14th. Projects made by Pittsburghers in the Brew House Robot 250 workshop will be unveiled. Also on display will be work by members of the Rossum’s Robotic Art Collective and Doug Hill. The reception runs from 7pm to 10pm and is FREE and open to the public. Refreshments and music will also be provided. -Tom The Brew House Association 2100 Mary Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Phone: 412-381-7767 www.brew-house.org The Uncanny Valley Rally is an exhibition of work from the Rossum’s Robotic Art Collective. Participating Rossum’s… Read the rest

Pittsburgh reps the 90s.

June 9, 2006 Natalia

Thanks to a reader (Hi Rachel!) for just pointing out that Shanice, who hit the Billboard charts in the late-80s and early-90s with songs like “I Love Your Smile” and “Saving Forever For You” is from the ‘burgh. Fact, she is from Hays Manor, in McKees Rocks, PA. So forget H-Town for your early 90s R&B needs, we got SHANICE! She just came out with an album in 2006 … check it out! Embed from Getty Images This reminds me of another DIVA who grew up in the ‘burgh. Every few months I put the groovadelic very best of Deee-lite… Read the rest

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