Goldmine

Latest Episodes:

The Dollar Bin: Joe Shanahan, Chicago music scene pioneer Feb 26, 2026

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Joe Shanahan has been an important Chicago nightlife influencer since the beginning of the 1980s and founded the music clubs Metro and Smart Bar. He comes on the podcast to talk about his firsthand experiences with music history and a lifetime of record collecting and music memorabilia.

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Record Shop Talk: Record Store Day's 2026 releases Feb 20, 2026

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Gen Xer (Goldmine editor Patrick Prince) and Gen Zer (Luna Record Shop clerk Holden Russiano) go over the upcoming Record Store Day releases to predict sales and show personal excitement for certain titles. There is some "picture-disc pondering," too! Have a listen!

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The Dollar Bin: Dave Merriman ("Little Dave") Feb 12, 2026

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In this episode of The Dollar Bin on the Goldmine podcast, hosts Alan and Rev talk to Dave Merriman about how collecting records coincides with his love for music.

Merriman (also known as "Little Dave") plays a mix of punk, indie rock and folk-inspired music, best known for his work in the Chicago punk scene. He is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist associated with The Arrivals, Treasure Fleet, and his solo project.

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Record Store Day 2026 Want List Feb 07, 2026

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Editor Pat Prince and contributor Dave Thompson create their own combined want list from the Record Store Day's 2026 list of upcoming record releases for RSD's event on April 18. After all, as a record collector, when you are on a budget, making the right selections means a lot. Tune in, and hear what these record geeks have to say.

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Spin Cycle January 2026 w/ Dave Thompson Jan 29, 2026

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Longtime Goldmine contributor Dave Thompson and editor Patrick Prince discuss records that they look forward to spinning in the coming year — from Paul McCartney to The Monkees, releases from Rhino Records to Cleopatra Records — and how novelty records, like comedy and the occult, often differed from England to America. Plus, more!

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Record Shop Talk: Top Trip-Hop Albums & More Jan 26, 2026

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Editor Patrick Prince and Holden Russiano of Luna Record Shop have a discussion about the best albums to pick up for the Trip-Hop genre of the '90s on this episode of the Goldmine Podcast's Record Shop Talk.

Plus, the upcoming Record Store Day-affiliated project doPE (with Chuck D of Public Enemy and drummer John Densmore of The Doors) is also discussed. It has all the elements to be as good as any spoken-word album ever produced.

Listen up!

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The Dollar Bin: Misha of Gas Station Boner Pills on buying records in both Russia and the U.S. Jan 22, 2026

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Misha of Gas Station Boner Pills comes on The Dollar Bin podcast to explain the difference between getting Western music in Russia and buying music in the U.S. Misha is the punk rock bassist/singer for the Georgia-based "comedy punk" group, emigrating from Russia with his family decades ago.

Co-hosts Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc) and Rev (singer from The Drowns) also ask Misha: Are there record stores in Russia? — and even explain the experience of getting Western music on X-rays ("bone records). Plus more!

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Record Shop Talk: The golden opportunity of buying records after the holidays, more Jan 15, 2026

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This Goldmine Podcast episode of Record Shop Talk — hosted by editor Patrick Prince and Luna Record Shop's Holden Russiano — looks at the prospect of finding gold after the holidays, focusing on the opportunity of cashing in those gift cards to buy New Year releases like Rhino's “Start Your Ear Off Right” record series, and more.

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Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey on post-punk roots, '80s heyday, '90s experimentation and current solo career Jan 10, 2026

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Recently, Thompson Twins released the set called Industry & Seduction, a career-spanning collection from the band’s early days as a post-punk band to their '80s global hitmakers with huge songs like "Hold Me Now" and others.

The set covers every era of band members Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie’s music, including the electronic experimentation of their 1990s group called Babble.

Bailey not only talks to us about this newly remastered deluxe set (in 3-CD or 2-LP), but also about his entire career — and if there will be a reunion of the core Twins — Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway and himself.

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The Dollar Bin: Siren Records emphasizes growing pains of opening and maintaining a record store, more Jan 07, 2026

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Dollar Bin hosts Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc) and Rev (frontman of The Drowns) talk to Bill Linquist from the independent record store ⁠Siren Records (McHenry, IL⁠) who explains what it's like to open and maintain a record store, through good times and bad, emphasizing the community aspect of being a business owner and the ability to ride almost any storm.

Linquist also talks about why vintage audio equipment (which he sells in the store) suits vinyl record collectors the best.

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