Brixton news, rumours and general chat - December 2012

[Minnie_the_Minx]

No, it's been extended.

Good

 

[Frumious B.]

Where can I buy a record cleaning brush? The DJ gear shop near the Dogstar doesn't sell them.

 

[TruXta]

Where can I buy a record cleaning brush? The DJ gear shop near the Dogstar doesn't sell them.

I'm sure any small short soft brush will do.

 

[Frumious B.]

I want to give a big pile of LPs a proper clean - they've been in storage for years and are covered in crap.

 

[TruXta]

I want to give a big pile of LPs a proper clean - they've been in storage for years and are covered in crap.

In that case you need water and soap. Or do you mean the sleaves?

 

[Manter]

I want to give a big pile of LPs a proper clean - they've been in storage for years and are covered in crap.

Richer Sounds. Not in Brixton (sorry) but the only place I've seen any recently, mainly because the guys who work in them are geeks

 

[Frumious B.]

In that case you need water and soap. Or do you mean the sleaves?

No, the vinyl. Hadn't occurred to me to wash them. But I suppose it makes sense. I wash CDs.

 

[nagapie]

Anybody live on Brading Road? Got a friend maybe moving there and wondering if it's got a nice community vibe like so many of the roads near it?

 

[ajdown]

A work colleague told me that she was 'down my way' at the weekend, so I enquired as to what for. She and a friend went to "Brixton Village" in the evening and it was apparently really cool.

I almost shot her.

 

[editor]

No, the vinyl. Hadn't occurred to me to wash them. But I suppose it makes sense. I wash CDs.

You should only use distilled water on records.

 

[TruXta]

You should only use distilled water on records.

Why? I'm pretty sure vinyl stands up to a bit of soap and a gentle scrub.

 

[editor]

Why? I'm pretty sure vinyl stands up to a bit of soap and a gentle scrub.

There can be gunk in tap water.

People with old and dirty records with sound alteration or visible smudge marks need a solution to get their vinyl records clean, not just keep them clean. Across all methods, one ingredient is common: distilled water. Tap water contains minerals that might damage your vinyl. You can buy distilled water from just about anywhere, including supermarkets and hardware stores. Washing records with a microfibre cloth and distilled water will remove just about any surface blemish. While this method works great for cleaning superficially, it won’t get deep in the grooves to reduce the clicks and pops.

http://best-turntables.com/clean-vinyl-records/

 

[TruXta]

There can be gunk in tap water.

http://best-turntables.com/clean-vinyl-records/

Fair enough, but that doesn't say anything about soap. If I had records with greasy (as in any oil) stuff on them, water, distilled or not, isn't gonna help much.

 

[editor]

Which one of you is this?

There's certainly one or two veeeeeeery familiar themes going on there, and it rather reminds me of two, long-departed posters from here.

 

[Onket]

A work colleague told me that she was 'down my way' at the weekend, so I enquired as to what for. She and a friend went to "Brixton Village" in the evening and it was apparently really cool.

I almost shot her.

Am I missing something here?!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

It's a big foggy out there

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Am I missing something here?!

Ajdown has finally found a group it's OK to complain about and is getting a bit carried away.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Anybody live on Brading Road? Got a friend maybe moving there and wondering if it's got a nice community vibe like so many of the roads near it?

Friend used to live there but that was 20 odd years ago. Small enough road, so would be surprised if neighbours didn't know each other, but then it is London

 

[Onket]

Ajdown has finally found a group it's OK to complain about and is getting a bit carried away.

I see.

I wonder if it would have been acceptable for people to have joked about shooting the staff in the Nisa Post Office.

 

[Manter]

It's a big foggy out there

-3, according to the car thermometer thingy

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

-3, according to the car thermometer thingy

-1 according to laptop

-1 according to BBC Weather
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2643743

 

[Kanda]

Really?? I've got my windows wide open!!

 

[RaverDrew]

There's certainly one or two veeeeeeery familiar themes going on there, and it rather reminds me of two, long-departed posters from here.

If you're thinking of IS and AK, it's definitely not them.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Really?? I've got my windows wide open!!

You're probably still ill and haven't realised

 

[quimcunx]

There was frost on the parked cars before it got dark, I noticed, so it's cold enough.

 

[Manter]

-1 according to laptop

-1 according to BBC Weather
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2643743

maybe the car needs a cuddle...

 

[ajdown]

Ajdown has finally found a group it's OK to complain about and is getting a bit carried away.

Never have been a fan of hipster types, even before I moved here.

 

[ajdown]

There was frost on the parked cars before it got dark, I noticed, so it's cold enough.

Cars on my road hadn't defrosted by the time I got home this evening, from last night's frost. BBC says nothing but the Windows weather app says snow tomorrow and thursday so I'm not sure to be honest.

 

[twistedAM]

There's certainly one or two veeeeeeery familiar themes going on there, and it rather reminds me of two, long-departed posters from here.

As Drew said it's got nowt to do with urbanites. And it's just not an anti-Villaaage thing.

Meanwhile, lovely pea-souper out there tonight. The hill feels strangely deserted. It's not cold though. Just looks it.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Meanwhile, lovely pea-souper out there tonight.

Looks like normal fog to me