In recent years, citizen groups have emerged in Mexico to fight for a wide range of causes, including broader access to public records, fair trials for those incarcerated under questionable circumstances and an obligatory evaluation system for teachers.
As we introduce change, certain principles must remain constant such as intellectual freedom, confidentiality of patron records, fair dealing, open access, resource sharing through consortia partnerships, and the contribution to society.
For $100, a VIP ticket also will include several other activities, such as interactive studio experiences, demonstrations of high-definition and surround-sound recordings, a vinyl-cutting demonstration, plus studio tours, a photo booth and record fair admission.
The festival was concurrent with the popular WFMU record fair, now in its 18th year.
Eric Demby, a founder of the Brooklyn Flea, helped introduce the Superstar DJ Record Fair in 2008.
Record fair is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., concert begins at 7 30 p.m., Bell House, 149 Seventh Street, Gowanus, Brooklyn, (718) 643-6510, thebellhouseny.com; $10 for record fair, $20 for performances.
In between sets, crate diggers can scour a record fair featuring new and used vinyl, hosted by ESP Records in Brooklyn.
For crate diggers desperate to commune with other fans as they expand their collections, however, there's always that vestige of old media, the record fair.
But the 11th-hour scrutiny of Mr. Bush's arrest record, fair or not, shows that he has not escaped vexing sidetracks as well.
According to the station manager, Ken Freedman, the demographics have slowly shifted to include women and college students, and the archetypal record fair attendee — a middle-aged man clutching a notebook full of serial numbers — is no longer omnipresent.
I never actually owned any Smiths records, bar the Hatful of Hollow and The Queen Is Dead bootlegs I nicked from a record fair at the local leisure centre.
