A common request we get at the shop is music for a road trip. Similar to requests like “music to work out to,” “music to study to,” or “music for a dinner party,” road trip music serves a purpose beyond satisfying our particular taste. It can heighten our senses and spark attention and observation in […]
Whether you’ve been listening to records your whole life, or it’s a recent interest you’ve picked up, it could never hurt to reconsider vinyl care and best practices. This goes double for those of us living in the valley of the sun. In case you didn’t know, heat is a common culprit when it comes […]
I recently learned of an outlandish theory that the human race was outcast from another planet and that our species was not meant for this world. The main “evidence” of this is the fact that we don’t seem to be acclimated to any climate. Taken out of our manufactured comforts the human race may dwindle […]
A common topic discussed at the shop is our relationship to our parents’ music. For so many it clearly shapes their own taste. It doesn’t always work out that we listen to what our parents listen to. Sometimes it’s all about finding our own thing or maybe even rebelling against our parents’ taste. In either […]
Saturday, May 27th will be the 7th year for Short Shorts with Short Leash, all local short film festival! Stinkweeds is teaming up with Theater13 Film Studio and Short Leash Hot Dogs for another evening of local food, film, and music. Along with all the festivities, Stinkweeds will be running a 10% off Sale on all […]
There has been a flood of new music in the past few weeks and it has been a fun challenge to keep up. In an effort to highlight just a few of the amazing albums I’ve heard, here are five that I felt are worthy of further thought and discussion. -Dario Jane Weaver – Modern Kosmology […]
This Saturday, we will be celebrating our 30th year in business. Stinkweeds has had 4 locations, hosted countless memorable instores, and kept a lean staff of less than 30 people…in 30 years!!!! There have been a lot of changes in those 30 years, but we’ve done our best to make sure at heart, Stinkweeds has remained […]
I think it’s pretty clear by now that you just can’t stop record stores! In the past year, we have seen more new faces than ever before. All sorts and ages are feeling the love for the real experience that comes with shopping for and listening to vinyl records. And part of that experience is everyone’s […]
Stinkweeds is turning 30! We are celebrating by throwing ourselves a big anniversary party on April 1st, in our parking lot! We will have live music, giveaways, DJs, food, activities and so much more! Some of you have been with us for all 30 years, some 25 years, some 10 years, and some of you are […]
Froth – Outside (Briefly) [Wichita Recordings] Froth was brought to our attention when we received a message from the band inquiring if they could play an in-store set at Stinkweeds before their slot at VIVA PHX on March 11th. While we are always excited to host touring bands, our excitement was given a boost when we […]