Author: Hor40Admin
-
UPSTATE BUSINESS JOURNAL Dec. 18, 2015: Sounds Familiar
by Vincent Harris, photos by Josh Weeks. Gene Berger’s musical passions have helped keep Horizon Records alive through economic downturns and a digital revolution When Gene Berger opened Horizon Records in 1975, setting up shop at 347 S. Pleasantburg Drive in Greenville, he wasn’t really interested in peddling Top 40 albums. “I was a classic…
-
JUST RELEASED, 12/11: GRIMES, JENNYLEE, EVA CASSIDY & NEIL FINN/PAUL KELLY!
Yes, we finally have the new Grimes album, along with a killer live set by Neil Finn & Paul Kelly, a massive box of goodness from Miles Davis, the new Jennylee solo album, and an amazing set of Art Blakey reissues from Blue Note. Read on… NEW GOODIES GRIMES, Art Angels (CD/LP) The Matador Records…
-
OUT TODAY 12/4: COLDPLAY, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, RICK ROSS & ROGER WATERS
Black Friday done come and gone, but the New Release train rolls on. We’ve got fresh stuff from Coldplay, G. Love, Johnny Marr and Rick Ross, plus some incredible reissue goodness from John Abercrombie & Fleetwood Mac! Read on… NEW GOODIES COLDPLAY, Head Full Of Dreams (CD) Blissfully melodic new album features collaborations with Beyonce,…
-
NEW RELEASES 11/20: SHOVELS & ROPE, ADELE, BRAD MEHLDAU & RUSH.
We done hit the pre-Black Friday stride here. The long-awaited new ADELE is here, SHOVELS & ROPE have sprung a fresh platter on us, the GRATEFUL DEAD bid us fare thee well, and ROGER WATERS rebuilds The Wall. And Gene continues to rant, enthuse and praise the gospel of BRAD MEHLDAU. The reissues are stout…
-
NEW STUFF 11/13: KURT COBAIN, NEIL YOUNG, MUTEMATH, CHRIS ISAAK & more!
This week’s New Releases seem to be set on “Blasts From The Past.” We’ve got a tribute to the late Ted Hawkins featuring James McMurtry, among others, a box-set-sized treasure trove of Kurt Cobain stuff, the first new Squeeze and ELO albums in more than a decade, and even a quick hello from the Brian…
-
NEW RELEASES 11/6: EL VY, NATALIE MERCHANT, BILLY GIBBONS & more!
Normally, we throw a little classical love Gene’s way when the New Releases come out, but danged if this week ain’t nearly all-classical, all-the-time, both new and reissued. But we’ve also got fresh stuff from The National’s frontman’s side-gig, EL VY, NATALIE MERCHANT, BILLY “ZZ TOP” GIBBONS and more! Read on… NEW GOODIES EL VY,…
-
SOUTHERN LIVING Apr 18, 2015: The 5 Best Record Stores in the South
by Hannah Hays Jack White’s Third Man Records may be the South’s most recognizable record store, but smaller vinyl Valhallas can be found all across the region. To name our five favorites, we asked the help of Reed Watson, a co-manager of Florence, Alabama-based record label Single Lock and drummer for Belle Adair, who spent a…
-
THE GREENVILLE NEWS APRIL 10, 2015: Record Store Day heralds renaissance of vinyl albums
by Donna Isbell Walker, photo by Mykal McEldowney. Record stores and the vinyl albums on their shelves may feel like a relic of 1975. In 2015, when it seems everyone carries around a cell phone or tablet stuffed with hundreds of their favorite songs, the era of 33-rpm LPs that require a turntable and an…
-
THE BOSTON GLOBE Mar 17, 2013: 3 days in Greenville, S.C.
by Diane Daniel, photos by Selina Kok This city of 62,000 halfway between Charlotte and Atlanta took a huge hit when its bustling textile manufacturing industry moved overseas in the 1960s. A decade later, then-Mayor Max Heller, a Holocaust refugee from Austria, set about infusing downtown with a European flavor, encouraging foot traffic, shops, and…
-
HUFFINGTON POST AUGUST 3, 2011: 10 Reasons To Visit Greenville, South Carolina
by Tanja Laden, photo by Melanie Griffin. Halfway between Atlanta and Charlotte, in the heart of the Deep South, there’s an unassuming but charming town filled with good, old-fashioned Southern hospitality. Greenville, South Carolina is home to some of the best restaurants, parks, and festivals in the area and is attracting more visitors every year.…