Back From Capricon

It was a very interesting weekend at Carpicon XXX–the thirtieth science fiction convention and the only four-day show for sci fi fans in this area. Many thanks to all who stopped by the Turntabling table and picked up hard-to-find vinyl, talked music and other ephemera and made the show a lot of fun to be at in general.

One of the more interesting features of this convention was the concept of party suites–something I haven’t seen at the horror conventions so far. Turntabling may well get involved in organizing a suite at some of these shows to try something new, spin some tunes and throw a monster party to promote the site. Stay tuned, that is something in the works that we’ll give updates on shortly.

It’s great to be back–there are plenty of new titles to be added to the site this week, keep your eyes peeled for those plus the usual run of bad album covers and much more.

–Joe Wallace

Join Turntabling at Capricon 2010

Things have been a bit quiet here as Turntabling prepares for its first appearance at Capricon, the Chicago area’s only four-day science fiction conference. It’s an experiment for Turntabling–there’s no telling how many vinyl junkies or genre fans (outside sci-fi) will be there, but it’s a lot of fun running the Turntabling table at shows so it’s an experiment worth doing.

Come visit the Turntabling table at Capricon this weekend, February 11-14 located at the Westin Chicago North Shore:

601 North Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL 60090
(847)777-6500 www.westinnorthshore.com

Reader Poll: Where Should Vinyl Road Rage 2 Go?

Many of you will remember the Turntabling Vinyl Road Rage road trip we took in 2009, driving from Chicago, Illinois to San Antonio, Texas. I  blogged about a host of indie record stores along the way, and it looks like a spring 2010 version is shaping up nicely. But here’s the big question–where does Vinyl Road Rage #2 go?

The starting line is Chicago, Illinois, of course. But from there it’s anybody’s guess, so I thought I’d throw this one open to suggestions. Please feel free to get in touch directly by dropping me a line on Facebook. I am open to any suggestions at this point, short of looking for a record shop on the moon or in a place I can’t drive to within the continental United States.

Join Turntabling at B Movie Madness 2 This Saturday Jan 16 2010

Join us this Saturday for a night of Horror Society b-movie fun at Chicago’s Portage Theater. Turntabling will have its usual booth at the show and this time around we will have a load of t-shirts courtesy of StrangerTees.com and also the new Ennio Morricone Trilogy/Quentin Tarantino CD in stock this weekend, too.

Did I mention there are new copies of the Escape From New York soundtrack vinyl and Tenebre in stock? They’ll be at the show…the movie line up is great and there are plenty of special guests including Night of the Demons director Kevin Tenney. The door is at 4PM–get there early, stay late.

Turntabling is an avid supporter of the Chicago Horror Society–we love what they’re doing to gather the fans under one roof. Come out and support Turntabling and the Horror Society this Saturday. We’d love to meet you! Details below. You can also check out a trailer for B Movie Madness 2 courtesy of HorrorSociety.com

B-Movie Madness 2
January 16th, 2010
Portage Theater
4050 N. Milwaukee, Chicago IL

–Joe Wallace

Because Sound Matters $1000 Vinyl LP Giveaway

Because Sound Matters, the Warner Bros. vinyl store, is giving away a whopping $1000 worth of vinyl records in a contest running until December 24th.

The Rules: create an account at Because Sound Matters, fill out a two line contest form with your name and valid e-mail address, and you’re automatically entered into the Holiday Vinyl Giveaway.

The Prize: a single winner gets a collection of vinyl including vintage Neil Young titles from ‘69 and ‘70 put out as part of the Neil Young Official Release series, a set of Metallica 45RPM limited edition box sets, the complete Oasis collection, three Nirvana albums, Wilco vinyl and plenty of other goodies.

Free vinyl is always a good thing, even if you’re no fan of Metallica (especially Death Magnetic–yuck–, though the limited edition 180 gram vinyl set of …And Justice For All does not suck one little bit). The prize package is eclectic enough to entice some of us to sign up (yes, it’s true–at least one of us) and the Neil Young four disc set is enough to warrant a look all by itself.

Truly, this prize collection lacks a few things. It would be well spiced up with the addition of The Flaming Lips collection, the Watchmen soundtrack and the Danny Elfman Corpse Bride LP…but I suppose one can’t have EVERYTHING.

If you are intrigued by the possibility of winning 30 vinyl LPs, some of which are nice, limited editions and at least one signed-by-the-band LP, have a look, register and sign up to enter the Because Sound Matters Holiday Vinyl Giveaway. You’ve only got until December 24th, so no procrastinating.

Weekend of Holiday Horror Fun

It was a very busy time last week prepping for the Holiday of Horror show at the Portage Theater here in Chicago–the last Horror Society blowout for 2009. Thanks to all who came out, it was a fantastic time! Turntabling debuted scary tees from StrangerTees.com, and sold plenty of Goblin albums and other fun stuff.

The updates start rolling around here as per usual now that we’re no longer scrambling to get things prepped for the show. There’s a whole new year of craziness coming, and Turntabling is ready. Brace yourself! We’ve got new titles rolling onto the site this week, and we’ll have a few other fun announcements too.

Join Turntabling This Saturday at Holiday Of Horrors Film Fest

This Saturday, December 12, join Turntabling at the Horror Society’s Holiday of Horrors fest. We’ll be there with the usual Turntabling booth, but this time with something new in addition to the classic horror movie soundtracks, vinyl and other sundries we carry around. Turntabling is now proud to carry t-shirts by Stranger Tees and we’ll be debuting several new designs at the show.

Stranger Tees specializes in shirts aimed at lovers of all things zombiefied, but also has some vinyl junkie designs in the works. Stranger Tees is also hard at work on a t-shirt especially for Turntabling.net, so stay tuned–soon we’ll be selling those here for your enjoyment.

The Holiday of Horrors film festival is another excellent and fun movie marathon put on by Chicago’s might Horror Society. Doors open Saturday at 5PM, movies start at 7PM. There are loads of great vendor booths including ours (naturally) but also the most excellent and UNMISSABLE Kitley’s Krypt table. Jon Kitley has a stunning collection of movie posters, reference books on horror movies and other scary sundries. … Continue Reading