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Home » Amanda Petrusich

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Posted inMusic

Gifts that sing—are you listening?

by Peter Margasak November 29, 2017August 18, 2021

The best best box sets of 2017 include 11 CDs from David Bowie’s Berlin period, 529 tracks of live vintage country from Louisiana Hayride, Roland Kayn’s 14-hour electronic masterwork, and the most complete portrait yet of Hüsker Dü’s early years.

Posted inMusic

Singer-songwriter Lili K. on the blessing of D’Angelo’s Black Messiah

by Leor Galil January 14, 2015August 18, 2021

Plus: Dynasty Podcasts founder Jaime Black on the album equivalent of hoodie weather, Reader writer Leor Galil on an interview he never expected to enjoy in 2015, and more

Posted inBlogs

I changed my mind: Year-end lists matter

by Leor Galil December 23, 2014August 18, 2021

The thread connecting grief, Facebook, and end-of-the-year lists

Posted inMusic

How four record collectors scored their favorite rare 78s

by Peter Margasak July 7, 2014August 18, 2021

Amanda Petrusich interviewed these obsessives for Do Not Sell at Any Price, and here they talk about their best finds.

Amanda Petrusich's fascination with 78 RPM records and the obsessives who collect them led her to the bottom of the Milwaukee River.
Posted inMusic

Falling in love with the world’s rarest records

by Peter Margasak July 7, 2014August 18, 2021

While writing her new book, Do Not Sell at Any Price, Amanda Petrusich fell under the spell of the world’s rarest records.

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