23: 'Personal Mario Arcade Machine', with guest James Cassar

Verified Twitter user James Cassar is a music industry writer, label owner, and podcaster. We discuss his start with Modern Vinyl, the formation of Near Mint, association with Modern Baseball, and his impending memoir.

Verified Twitter user James Cassar is a music industry writer, label owner, and podcaster. We discuss his start with Modern Vinyl, the formation of Near Mint, association with Modern Baseball, and his impending memoir.

Show Notes:

Getting to know James Cassar
Modern-Vinyl.com
Modern Vinyl Podcast (iTunes, Overcast)
Live in Chicago

Near Mint
The Obsessives - Manners
Runaway Brother - Bedhead

Re-Done (POZ column)
Missing Artwork Podcast (iTunes, Overcast)
Antique Records (RIP)
Strength in Weakness Compilation
BledFest
Beilby's Ball - The Rovers and The Dandies
Barely Civil
Cut Through Static - "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
PunkTalks
Maria Sherman
VBR 02: 'The Challenge Of Entertaining People', with guest James Shotwell
VBR 08: 'It's Just A Lot Of Teenager S**t', with guest Mark Garza
VBR 09: 'A Place For Us To Write Freely', with guest Brian Leak
VBR 15: 'It's Hard For Helpers', with guest Sheridan Allen

Recommendations
Encore 141: Hobbies, Work, and Everything Between
Kid Holiday - "Rock and Roll"
Smoke Thief - Heart Beat Circuit (Brave Wave)
No Thank You - Jump Ship (Lame-O)
Heat - Overnight (Topshelf)
Sinai Vessel - Brokenlegged (Tiny Engines)
Alexander Maksik - Shelter in Place

James Cassar
James on Twitter.
James's Website.

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