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Factory Records

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Top Five Hits: Factory Records in Costa Mesa

    Here are the top five selling records from Factory Records, 440 E 17th Street in Costa Mesa, (949) 722-8101. This week's top position goes to the new Off! self-titled LP.

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Top Five Hits: Factory Records in Costa Mesa

    ​​ Here are the top five selling records from Factory Records, 440 E 17th Street in Costa Mesa, (949) 722-8101. This week's top position goes to The Magnetic Fields' Love at the Bottom of the Sea.

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Rush, The Mentors, The Germs and Crass: That Disney Shirt Gets Parodied by Dave Noise

    ​You know Dave Noise over at Factory Records, right? Well, it turns out that he not only sells records, he's hilarious and pretty good with the Photoshop. Hence his brand spankin' new Tumblr account called "Mickey Mouse Meets Ian Curtis," featuring parodies of the Joy Division-inspired Mickey shir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2012

    Top Five Hits: Factory Records in Costa Mesa

    ​ Here are the top five selling records from Factory Records, 440 E 17th Street in Costa Mesa, (949) 722-8101. This week's top position goes to the Ty Segall compilation, Singles 2007-2010.

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Top Five Hits: Factory Records in Costa Mesa

    ​Here are the top five selling records from Factory Records, 440 E 17th Street in Costa Mesa, (949) 722-8101. This week's top position goes to The Spits' fifth self-titled album.

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Support Your Local Independent Record Shops: Black Friday Record Store Day Sales Roundup

    ​Like it or not, the holiday season is upon us. As we all know, the big kick-off is Black Friday, when everyone shakes off the inevitable Thanksgiving food coma and hits the streets to forage for the best deals on gifts for friends and family. Rather than heading to the nearest mall to wait in hel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Top Five Hits: Factory Records in Costa Mesa

    ​Here are the top five selling records from Factory Records, 440 E 17th Street in Costa Mesa, (949) 722-8101.This week's top position goes to Roll the Dice's LP, In Dust.

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    OC Register Article on Factory Records Has Best. Lede. Ever. LOL.

    Miguel VasconcellosDave James of Factory Records​We're not even going to say anything about how OC Register published a story on vinyl records making a comeback, five days after we put the same story on our cover (Revinylized, by Brandon Ferguson) on the same people, and photographed by a former O ... More >>

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    May 5, 2011

    Record Stores Revinylize OC

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    April 12, 2011

    Factory Records Holds 99¢ Sale on Record Store Day

    ​ It's Factory Records' first year anniversary, and it coincides with Record Store Day as well! To celebrate, they're holding a parking lot sale this weekend, where everything--LPs, 12", 45s--are 99¢ or less. The hours are 8 a.m. 'til dark, with Factory Records open regular hours as well.

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Pop Noir By The Numbers

    ​Since 2004, people around Orange County have known of dance rock trio Pop Noir, founded by singer/bassist/keyboardist Luke McGarry and twin brother guitarist Joe McGarry (now with drummer Nico Saavedra). Audiences familiar with local music know, for example, that the McGarrys were born in the UK ... More >>

  • Music

    April 29, 2010

    Thrice Cancel Tour

    [Mental Notes] Also: Killingtons still good, Aushua come to senses and change name, Factory Records opens

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Fela Kuti Remastering Continues

    ​The entire catalog of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti is being remastered and re-released by Knitting Factory Records, and on May 11th Fela's "Na Poi" collection of albums will be available.The set, which collects a staggering fourteen albums on seven discs, features Kuti and his Africa '70 in the mid- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Seriously? A Record Store Opening?

    That's re-opening, no less. Dave James (aka Dave Noise, the man behind the now-defunct Noise Noise Noise) is opening Factory Records tomorrow, at 440 East 17th St., Costa Mesa, behind Classic Clipper salon.Technically it's the soft opening, because their phone system isn't up. So they can't take cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Cold Cave, Avi Buffalo, Best Coast at Glass House, Pomona

    Andrew YoussefWesley Eisold of Cold CaveThe Hype: Cold Cave's dark, synthpop 2009 album Love Comes Close is the complete amalgamation of 1980s New Wave laced with dark electro. Started by ex-American Nightmare and Give Up The Ghost frontman Wes Eisold, Cold Cave began as a solo project but has evol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Classics Revisited: Fela Kuti, "the Best of the Black President"

    ​One of the most virulent agitators in the annals of popular music--he was regularly beaten and jailed by oppressive military regimes in Nigeria for speaking out against their oppression--Fela Kuti never ceased to use his music as a vehicle to mock and criticize his adversaries (sample song title: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2007

    Factory Records Mogul Tony Wilson Succumbs to Cancer

    ​One of the most virulent agitators in the annals of popular music--he was regularly beaten and jailed by oppressive military regimes in Nigeria for speaking out against their oppression--Fela Kuti never ceased to use his music as a vehicle to mock and criticize his adversaries (sample song title: ... More >>

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