Ryan Switzer of The Disconnects talks about his favorite records

Once again, we are back with a new installment of Collector's Corner, the feature where we ask musicians, DJs, producer, and fans about their record collections. Today we talk to Ryan Switzer of The Disconnects!

The Disconnects are NYC punk rock incarnate. The band kicks out bluesy, slamming three chord punk rock that has touches of New York Dolls, Testors, and Dictators. Their newest record, …Wake Up Dead , is a distillation of the band's core strength. That is to say, it rocks the hell out. Read on to learn about Switzer's favorite records, where he shops, and records that slipped through his hands…

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Collector's Corner: John Gentile

It's time for another edition of Collector's Corner, where we talk to musicians, DJs, producers and fans about their record collections. Today, we're talking to Punknews features editor John Gentile!

Most of you know a little something about John Gentile. He loves The Melvins. He loves The Dwarves. He loves Integrity, The Rolling Stones and, oh, I don't know, maybe Taylor Swift? I'll have to ask him. Read on to learn more about his secret stash of George Thorogood records and his continued appreciation of the CD format.

Collector's Corner 9 years ago

Mike Griffen

Today, we continue Collector's Corner, the feature where we talk to musicians, DJs, producers and fans about their record collections. Today, we're talking to Mike Griffen!

Mike Griffen knows his way around the guitar. In the past, he's pulled strings in Tsunami Bomb, Anchors CA, and BRÃœT NRSK. His newest band is called Emergencies UK!. But, Griffen is also a record collecting maniac. Read about his Gene Simmons and Converge records below.

Collector's Corner 9 years ago

Adam Eisenberg

Today, Collector's Corner returns and we focus on one of our own: Adam Eisenberg! At the 'org, Adam E serves as copy editor, combing over every single letter to make sure everything is up to Blue Book standards. He also edits reviews on Tuesday and Thursday and is a regular podcast panelist. He is also a mega Public Image Limited fan and was hip to Downtown Boys before pretty much everyone else. What I am saying is that he often discovers cool bands early on, and then the rest of us hear what he likes and act like we were down from day one when really the last "new" band we knew about was GBH.

You can see Adam E's segment below.

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Collector's Corner 9 years ago

Joe DeCarolis

Once again, we are back with a new installment of Collector's Corner, the feature where we ask musicians, DJs, producer, and fans about their record collections. Today, we talk to Joe DeCarolis of Psychic Teens and Hurry!

Psychic Teens are a far out group that merge the flashier side of 80's goth with driving punk and metal. Plus, they have a killer self-run light show and they all wear dark glasses, so their live set is super spooky. This band is weird! (and cool!) Joe lives in New Jersey and is often seen creeping around Philadelphia or at house shows. You can read our interview with him about his collection below.

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Collector's Corner 9 years ago

Edward Pignataro IV

And today we've got another segment of collector's corner, where we interview musicians, producers, DJs, and fans about their record collection. Today, we're interviewing Edward Pignataro IV.

Edward lives just outside of Chicago and got his musical background when his dad used to play Frank Zappa tapes in the car on the way to school. In fact, his pops was in the punk band The Buzzards who were featured in the You Weren't There: History Of Chicago Punk Documentary. Following in his old man's footsteps, Edward started playing music moving from keyboard to drums to guitar and has been in several bands, including the Kobanes.

You can read about Edward's record collection below.

Update 3:50pm est: there's some controversy regarding the subject of this article that we weren't aware of earlier. See the comments of this article for the discussion and links.

Collector's Corner 9 years ago

Mick Sleeper

And today, we continue Collector's Corner, the feature where we talk to musicians, DJs, producers and fans about their record collections. Today, we're talking to Canadian DJ Mick Sleeper!

Mick Sleeper is the guy to go to if you want to learn about reggae. For years, he ran the Soul Shakedown Party radio show on CJSR where me mixed reggae classics with the rarest of the rares. Now, he runs the Bass Culture podcast where he plays heavy dread reggae, early ska, African funk and a little bit of Clash. On top of that, he created Upsetter.net which is a BOON for reggae fans. If you are just getting into Jamaican music, has has some great "intro courses," playing for you all the legendary songs. After you graduate that, he's got some programs that are straight up doctoral level reggae programs. And our favorite part? Sleeper has an entire, in-depth section dedicated to the history and discography of, perhaps, the greatest record producer ever, Lee "Scratch" Perry. You need to check out his site.

Meanwhile, you can read Sleeper's Collector's Corner segment below.

Collector's Corner 9 years ago

Dominic Davi

Today we're starting a new regular weekend feature at Punknews: Collector's Corner! Inspired by an old feature that used to run at Vinyl Collective years ago, Collector's Corner will be a feature that talks to musicians, DJs, label owners, artists, and fans about their record collections. (And by "record," we mean vinyl, CD, tape, etc… we're not prejudiced!)

We kick off the feature with an interview with Dominic Davi! Dominic is a punk rock champion! He started the kick ass pop-punk band Tsunami Bomb and toured with them all over the world. Now, he's a record label don, working on the inside at both Alternative Tentacles and Kung Fu Records! Did you like the last World/Inferno Friendship Society record or the latest Circle Jerks reissue? Dominic had a hand in that. (What must it be like to have both Jello Biafra and Joe Escalante as bosses?!) On top of that, he's got a new band called Crash & Attack who are currently working on their first full length. You can read our interview with Dom about his collection below.

If YOU want to be featured in collectors corner, e-mail JohnG@punknews.org