
Putting the COMMUNITY Back in the Vinyl Community
Listen to vinyl? So do we (a lot). We are members of the Vinyl Community ("VC") and we share our love of analog on YouTube, Instagram, and places in between. This consortium of content creators is pleased to offer this podcast channel as a gateway to take these conversations - wherever they may go - on the go, to listen on your favorite podcast platform. If you love music + record talk, you are in the right place. Dust off that turntable, cue the lever, and listen to a litany of podcast contributors now!
Episodes

Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion | Vinyl Legends Series: Bernie Grundman (Part 2)
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
David Bianco from the Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion YouTube channel returns to conclude his recent interview with the legendary mastering engineer Bernie Grundman.
This portion of the sit-down delves on topics like problematic mastering sources (and how to work with them), the value of music diversity, the colliding worlds of digital and analog, and wraps up with some final thoughts from Bernie himself.
We want to thank you for the kind words and feedback on part one of this interview, and for taking this latest Audio Excursion. Stay tuned for more from David in the form of additional interviews as part of his "Vinyl Legends" series!
For more on David Bianco (Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion):
https://www.youtube.com/@SafeAndSoundTXAudioExcursion
The video companion to this portion of the interview can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE5JLdfq_F4

Monday Oct 20, 2025
Surface Noise | Bonus Trax: Seasoned Audiophiles on the Menu
Monday Oct 20, 2025
Monday Oct 20, 2025
Putting the 'X' in eXtra, this latest BONUS TRAX following the pod-proper edition of SURFACE NOISE is one for the books! The dais discusses some disagreement in the Vinyl Community over the recent Because Sound Matters edition of Prince's classic "Purple Rain", and how important it can be to disagree with kindness. And we learn a new term for our vinyl thesaurus: "seasoned audiophile".
The guys put some attention on some deals and steals and ask the question: is it officially markdown season?
The show closes with some cd buy-up strategy talk and a pointed discussion on whether regular sellers at record shows should be charging the same prices as brick and mortar record stores.
Is Discogs the villain in all this? Possibly. Find out only after listening to this latest drop of BONUS TRAX!
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For more on host Concert Buddie:
https://www.youtube.com/@ConcertBuddie
IG: @concertbuddie
For more on Arnaldo (fidelios_frequency):
https://www.youtube.com/@fidelios_frequency
IG: @fidelios_frequency
For more on Jason Roxas:
https://www.youtube.com/@JasonRoxas
For more on Chris (Groove Seeker):
https://www.instagram.com/thegrooveseeker
IG: @thegrooveseeker
For more on David Bianco (Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion):
https://www.youtube.com/@SafeAndSoundTXAudioExcursion
Part 2 of his interview with Bernie Grundman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE5JLdfq_F4
For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:
https://vinylcommunitypodcasts.com
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Don't forget to visit FOTS (friends of the show) Vinyl Storage Solutions for the BEST sleeves to protect your best records (and your worst).
Save 10% using the code(s) below:
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Thursday Oct 16, 2025
Surface Noise | RIP to The Space Ace + Vinyl Records in Film
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
Grab a bag of popcorn and your beverage of choice, because the latest episode of SURFACE NOISE discusses vinyl records in film - movies that featured vinyl, focused on vinyl, or where records were a significant element of the presentation. Fiction, documentary, the real star of the show is the music coming off that sweet, sweet wax, and we are talking about it!
First we touch on current events in the record collecting world and music, including breaking news on the loss of KISS founding member and rock guitar legend Ace Frehley. Rest in Power, Space Ace. ☄️🎸
This is the show of record, talking records. This...is SURFACE NOISE
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For more on host Concert Buddie:
https://www.youtube.com/@ConcertBuddie
IG: @concertbuddie
For more on Arnaldo (fidelios_frequency):
https://www.youtube.com/@fidelios_frequency
IG: @fidelios_frequency
For more on Jason Roxas:
https://www.youtube.com/@JasonRoxas
For more on Chris (Groove Seeker):
https://www.instagram.com/thegrooveseeker
IG: @thegrooveseeker
For more on David Bianco (Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion):
https://www.youtube.com/@SafeAndSoundTXAudioExcursion
Part 2 of his interview with Bernie Grundman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE5JLdfq_F4
For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:
https://vinylcommunitypodcasts.com
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Don't forget to visit FOTS (friends of the show) Vinyl Storage Solutions for the BEST sleeves to protect your best records (and your worst).
Save 10% using the code(s) below:
VCP10
https://vinylstoragesolutions.ca

Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion | Vinyl Legends Series: Bernie Grundman (Part 1)
Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Fresh off another Audio Excusion out west, David Bianco is back to share some of his new interviews as part of his "Vinyl Legends Series"! From David:
"One of my dreams has been to travel to where the music is made and the magic happens. My recent trip to the Los Angeles area provided me the opportunity to meet some of the greats in the music and record producing industry. And none was bigger than the venerable Bernie Grundman who graciously spent an afternoon with me to discuss his history and show me a true full-fledged mastering operation".
This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Bernie. More interviews are on the way with the "Vinyl Legends Series". Stay tuned to Vinyl Community Podcasts for more!
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For more on David Bianco (Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion):
https://www.youtube.com/@SafeAndSoundTXAudioExcursion
The video of this interview with Bernie Grundman can be found here:

Monday Oct 13, 2025
Surface Noise | Bonus Trax: Vinyl Inspiration
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Monday Oct 13, 2025
The hits and misses keep coming on SURFACE NOISE: BONUS TRAX where the panel discusses where they find the "vinyl inspiration" to discover new music through collecting records. This can be a simple as collecting any release connected to a beloved artist or band to round out a complete discography, to deep diving producers, musicians, or other connective tissue from a favorite release, or simply discovering new genres, artists, or works from a song, a story, or a video that keeps the road to discovery fun and fruitful with new knowledge exploration to explore.
Along those lines, The Grooveseeker shares a new band - the only two deejays in Italy, apparently - called Mind Enterprises, followed by Concert Buddie sharing a recent guilty pleasure along those lines (Dabeull). Sprinkle in some trusty VMP detective work and a tribute to the somewhat legendary Jennifer Love Hewitt and this program calls it a night.
Got records? We do. And these BONUS TRAX keep them spinning!
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For more on host Concert Buddie:
https://www.youtube.com/@ConcertBuddie
IG: @concertbuddie
For more on Arnaldo (fidelios_frequency):
https://www.youtube.com/@fidelios_frequency
IG: @fidelios_frequency
For more on Jason Roxas:
https://www.youtube.com/@JasonRoxas
For more on Jose Moreno Rahn:
https://www.youtube.com/@josemorenorahn
https://auroracentralrecords.bandcamp.com
For more on Chris (Groove Seeker):
https://www.instagram.com/thegrooveseeker
IG: @thegrooveseeker
For more on David Bianco (Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion):
https://www.youtube.com/@SafeAndSoundTXAudioExcursion
Part 1 of his interview with Bernie Grundman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO_WFCm1DAU
For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:
https://vinylcommunitypodcasts.com
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Don't forget to visit FOTS (friends of the show) Vinyl Storage Solutions for the BEST sleeves to protect your best records (and your worst).
Save 10% using the code(s) below:
VCP10
https://vinylstoragesolutions.ca

Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Surface Noise | Latest Vinyl News and Where Has Bianco Been?
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Flip that record over and listen to the latest 'sode of SURFACE NOISE where our dais of audiophiliacs discuss the latest news in the wild world of vinyl record collecting - Taylor Swift, Miles Davis, and Danzig reissues - who knew?!? 🤯
Then we learn where David Bianco has been the past few weeks, including his visit to the In-Groove in Phoenix, dropping by to interview Kevin Gray on his home turf, and concluding his trek with a sit-down with the legendary Bernie Grundman (part 1 of the interview available on his YouTube channel - link below).
Plus, BONG IS BACK! Listen as John Bong returns to form and we hear about "The Day of the Beaver".
SURFACE NOISE...it's free. And it's fabulous. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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For more on host Concert Buddie:
https://www.youtube.com/@ConcertBuddie
IG: @concertbuddie
For more on Arnaldo (fidelios_frequency):
https://www.youtube.com/@fidelios_frequency
IG: @fidelios_frequency
For more on Jason Roxas:
https://www.youtube.com/@JasonRoxas
For more on Jose Moreno Rahn:
https://www.youtube.com/@josemorenorahn
https://auroracentralrecords.bandcamp.com
For more on Chris (Groove Seeker):
https://www.instagram.com/thegrooveseeker
IG: @thegrooveseeker
For more on David Bianco (Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion):
https://www.youtube.com/@SafeAndSoundTXAudioExcursion
Part 1 of his interview with Bernie Grundman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO_WFCm1DAU
For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:
https://vinylcommunitypodcasts.com
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Don't forget to visit FOTS (friends of the show) Vinyl Storage Solutions for the BEST sleeves to protect your best records (and your worst).
Save 10% using the code(s) below:
VCP10
https://vinylstoragesolutions.ca

Monday Oct 06, 2025
Surface Noise | Bonus Trax: Is The End Near?
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Following the latest SURFACE NOISE episode, our BONUS TRAX segment featured a question many record collectors face at some point: am I ready to move off my collection? Friend of the show MrHoffame (Brandon), one of the OG's of the Vinyl Community on YouTube is at that very crossroads. The panel digs deep into where this sentiment came from with Brandon, where he's at in his process and approach, and does that mean he's getting out - completely?
Plus, Arnaldo's HOT streak continues as he finds another OG that is sure to get people talking.
Settle in for a very special BONUS TRAX. You'll be glad you did.
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For more on guest Brandon (MrHoffame):
https://www.youtube.com/@mrhoffame
For more on host Concert Buddie:
https://www.youtube.com/@ConcertBuddie
IG: @concertbuddie
For more on Arnaldo (fidelios_frequency):
https://www.youtube.com/@fidelios_frequency
IG: @fidelios_frequency
For more on Jason Roxas:
https://www.youtube.com/@JasonRoxas
For more on Chris (Groove Seeker):
https://www.instagram.com/thegrooveseeker
IG: @thegrooveseeker
For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:
https://vinylcommunitypodcasts.com
. . . . .
Don't forget to visit FOTS (friends of the show) Vinyl Storage Solutions for the BEST sleeves to protect your best records (and your worst).
Save 10% using the code(s) below:
VCP10
https://vinylstoragesolutions.ca

Thursday Oct 02, 2025
Surface Noise | Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 List Drops
Thursday Oct 02, 2025
Thursday Oct 02, 2025
For the latest installment of SURFACE NOISE our cunning vinylists discuss if the time to walk away from building the record collection of your dreams is closer than you think, plus first impressions (good and the not so good) on the drop of the 2025 Record Store Day Black Friday list.
Three words: Creed Live Album.
It only goes one way, and that way leads to SURFACE NOISE. 💣💥
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For more on guest Brandon (MrHoffame):
https://www.youtube.com/@mrhoffame
For more on host Concert Buddie:
https://www.youtube.com/@ConcertBuddie
IG: @concertbuddie
For more on Arnaldo (fidelios_frequency):
https://www.youtube.com/@fidelios_frequency
IG: @fidelios_frequency
For more on Jason Roxas:
https://www.youtube.com/@JasonRoxas
For more on Chris (Groove Seeker):
https://www.instagram.com/thegrooveseeker
IG: @thegrooveseeker
For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:
https://vinylcommunitypodcasts.com
. . . . .
Don't forget to visit FOTS (friends of the show) Vinyl Storage Solutions for the BEST sleeves to protect your best records (and your worst).
Save 10% using the code(s) below:
VCP10
https://vinylstoragesolutions.ca

