The third edition of our quarterly magazine is now live, and you can check out the whole thing HERE. This one is jam-packed, including an exclusive look into Unapologetic’s Outerspace studio with guides IMAKEMADBEATS and Kid Maestro; an interview with the Memphis Listening Lab’s head archivist Kristen Hobbs; an exploration of the influential Stax obscurity […]
We’re back! It’s almost Thanksgiving, which means we’re only days away from another RSD Black Friday. JD and John discuss those upcoming drops, new shop arrivals, and spend some time with Memphis musicians and producers Audionautz, who share some new must they’ve been working on. Listen below via Spotify, at Backtothelight.net, or wherever fine podcasts […]
October snuck up on us but brought a nice change of weather and pace, and as always, we’re here with a new edition of the Shangri-La Records Podcast. We’re still loving having moved to our new podcast home at the Memphis Listening Lab, and can’t thank Jim Cole enough for his hospitality. This month J.D. […]
The pandemic has robbed us of a few SWEATFESTS, but now it’s time to get back on that sweaty horse, so to speak! Once again, we will have thousands of bargain LPs, 45s, CDs and more for sale! As you might imagine, we’ve got a 2+ year backlog of bargain stuff and we’re bursting at […]
After taking the month of March off to allow our humble podcast host, JD Reager, the opportunity to move back home to Memphis with his lovely bride, we’re back in the saddle for April! This month’s podcast carries the distinction of being our first to be recorded in person (shoutout to Graham Burks for use […]
Coming to you on 2/22/22, we’re excited to offer the latest edition of the Shangri-La Podcast. After surviving the regional ice storm and seeing a reduction in the number of local Covid cases, optimism is in the air and music events are starting to pick up. To that end, we’re excited to announce that we […]
If you are like us, surviving 2021 seemed like a long slog and 2022 seems to be offering that same energy so far. Fear not though, fair music aficionados. We at Shangri-La HQ are prepared to meet brutality with some force of our own. This month’s episode of the Shangri-La Records podcast offers as much […]
Happy holidays everyone! It’s been another wild year, but we’ve made it through together. We’ve enjoyed a ton of great releases this year by artists from Memphis and beyond, and for that we can all be thankful. On this month’s podcast, we’ll do a quick rundown of a number of our favorite local releases that […]
We’re on the cusp of Turkey Day and another upcoming Record Store Day, and that means the arrival of an extra special edition of the Shangri-La Records podcast! We’re swimming in great collections of used LPs and 45s lately, so John and JD discuss incoming Memphis rarities, as well as some local flavor that will […]
We’re celebrating Record Store Day (Saturday, April 13) in a big way again this year, getting in tons of limited edition titles from a wide variety of distributors, including some UK RSD releases. We’ll open up around 9 am, but folks start lining up early so be sure to set your clock. If you’re a […]
