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📈Billboard makes history!📈

👉On this day in 1958, Billboard magazine combined their complex system of various sales charts (In-Store Sales, Radio DJ Plays, Jukebox, etc..) into one master list, the Billboard Hot 100! Billboard has been charting music for over a hundred years, with records as far back as 1913 where they listed best-selling sheet music of the time.

📺Video Killed the Radio Star!📺

👉On this day in 1981, MTV made it's debut to the world! Bringing music to the masses in video form, this station would become a staple of American culture. The very first words spoken on broadcast were "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll!" followed by an airing of The Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star"

🔊LOCAL RECORD SWAP!!🔊

👉On August 8th we are hosting a local record swap! Come connect with community and check out a large selection of new and pre-loved LP's from a wide variety of vendors. Discover new tunes, get your records cleaned at the shop (for free!), and listen to your new albums on our amazing systems!

⚡Go, Grease Lightning!⚡

👉On this day in 1978, the "Grease" soundtrack hit #1 in the US charts! The soundtrack was supported primarily by hit singles "You're The One That I Want" and "Summer Nights". The film became the highest-grossing musical film at the time, and the soundtrack ended 1978 as the second-best-selling album of the year in the USA.

In 2020, "Grease" was selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being culturally significant.

🐦‍⬛Let Loose From The Noose!🐦‍⬛

👉On this day in 1980, legendary rock band AC/DC released their seventh studio album "Back in Black". It was the first album to feature Brian Johnson as lead singer, following the death of previous vocalist Bon Scott. The title track was written as a tribute to Scott, a celebration of his life as a rocker.

The album was an unprecedented commercial success, selling over an estimated 50 million copies globally. It is the second best-selling album in music history. It was since been included on numerous "greatest albums" lists and was certified 27x Platinum by the RIAA.

👌Our event with REL Acoustics was a hit!👌

🐟The room was filled with incredible sound as each demonstration showed the control and detail a Six-Pack could bring! This breathtaking system is still installed in our living room until Thursday, July 30th. If you missed it during the event, don't wait! Come experience this next-level system before it's gone.

🍊Farewell, Florida...🍊

👉On this day in 2003, rock band Yellowcard released their fourth studio album "Ocean Avenue". Yellowcard, known for their distinctive sound and prominent use of violin, originally formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997. "Ocean Avenue" was named after "Ocean Boulevard" in their hometown, with the name changed because it was too hard to rhyme "Boulevard". The album served as a farewell to Florida sunsets and youthful days gone by, as the group had recently migrated to California in 2001.

The album received great reception across the scene, and has reached acclaim as one of the greatest pop-punk albums of all time.