Follow @AmoebaBerkeley on Twitter for a chance to win this Rolling Stones "Some Girls" canvas poster!

On Valentine’s Day (February 14) tune in to the @AmoebaBerkeley Twitter feed for a Rolling Stones trivia contest.

Two correct responses will be chosen randomly by the end of the day who will win the Grand Prize (18" x 24" canvas poster) and Second Place (used Limited Edition 1994 Mini LP Style CD version of Some Girls).  

All turntables are 20% off Saturday, December 17 and Sunday, December 18 at all three Amoeba stores! Plus each store will have even bigger deals on select models. See specific store for details. Sale is limited to stock on hand. 

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Berkeley & San Francisco Turntable Super Special:

• Jensen JTA-460 on sale for $89.98 (reg $149.98)

This deal available in-store at Amoeba San Francisco & Amoeba Berkeley only. 

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Amoeba Hollywood Turntable Super Specials:

• Audio-Technica LP60 [non-USB] on sale for $89.98 (reg $139.98)
• Crosley Keepsake on sale for $99.98 (reg $159.98)
• Numark Portable PT-01 USB on sale for $99.98 (reg $119.98)
• Audio-Technica LP120 USB on sale for $229.98 (reg $399.98)

These deals available in-store at Amoeba Hollywood only.
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Here is a breakdown of some of the turntables Amoeba currently sells and a bit of an overview of each one. Please see store for specific stock as our inventory differs between locations. 

	Crosley Keepsake 249 USB 33 1/3, 45, and 78 RPM Fully Automatic Belt Drive Auxilliary input Adjustable tone control Dynamic full range speakers with switch for line in play (iPod/CD, etc) USB enabled Software suite for ripping and editing audio included
	Numark Portable PT-01 USB 33 1/3, 45, and 78 RPM Belt Drive RCA line & headphone outputs USB enabled Wall-powered with included AC adaptor or battery powered ±10% pitch control Internal speaker
	Numark TTUSB 33 1/3, 45 (78 RPM with software) Adjustable anti-skate control Built in pre-amp Line level RCA outputs USB enabled EZ Converter software included
	Jensen JTA-460 Compact USB Turntable System 33 1/3, 45, and 78 RPM Belt Drive Built in speakers Remote control AM/FM receiver USB enabled
	Audio-Technica AT-LP60 33 1/3 and 45 RPM Fully Automatic No Pitch Control Belt Drive Built-in pre-amp Phono or Line/Aux outputs Replaceable stylus USB model available
	Audio-Technica AT-LP120 USB 33 1/3, 45, and 78 RPM Manual operation Pitch Control Direct Drive Built-in pre-amp Phono or Line/Aux outputs Forward and reverse play USB   Continue reading...

         


1) Doomtree No Kings (Lazerbeak)

2) Eligh & Amp Live Therapy At 3 ( Legendary Music/Live Up/Traffic)

3) Grap Luva Neva Done EP (Redefinition Records)

4) Big Quarters Party Like A Young Commie (Big Quarters)

5) Drake Take Care (Cash Money/Universal)

Thanks to E Lit at the Berkeley Amoeba for this latest hip-hop chart and new releases update that includes super-talented Minneapolis duo Big Quarters latest/third album Party Like A Young Commie on which members Brandon Allday and Medium Zach deliver their best work to date (even better than their previous two memorable works - Cost of Living and From The Home of Brown Babies & White Mothers) with some simple but sick beats like htat on the album track "C'mon" (video below). The album's few guest spots include “Humble Servants” featuring Benzilla and the Julian Fairbanks (Audio Perm) produced  “Savings Bonds.” Also new to this week's chart is the long awaited release from Grap Luva AKA The Younger Soul Brother (as in Pete Rock's brother) who, after a decade and a half in the game, the producer/emcee finally releases his own first official solo record. This may only be an EP but it is a great EP featuring collaborations with Kev Brown, Damu The Fudgemunk and Joc Max.

The other chart entries are Eligh & AmpLive's wonderful Therapy At 3  (see "Tattoo Song" video below), Drake's ever popular Take Care and the Mid West's Doomtree collective's collaborative full-length No Kings. Check the recent interview below with the Doomtree family by 89.3 The Current.  Also below is the brand new video from Andre Nickatina for the track "Heelz" that features longtime collaborator / fellow SF rapper Equipto. 

Ran into DJ Quest at Amoeba Berkeley today. He was at the East Bay store along with DJ 2Fresh digging in the vinyl beats and battle records sections. The legendary longtime San Francisco DJ, who is a founding member of the Bullet Proof Scratch Hamsters that made history by putting out the first DJ battle record (Hamster Breaks), is a regular at Amoeba Music. If he is not shopping there he is performing or overseeing the youth group of aspiring DJs that he mentors and regularly perform at Amoeba.

In fact just two weeks ago (November 19th) he was back again at Amoeba San Francisco with the Horizons Unlimited-The DJ Project & Quest School Of DJ Arts collective as part of the Haight Street Amoeba's ongoing Mandala DJ Series. Quest talks about this and many other things including his new CD (Cosmic Parasite which is available on CD at Amoeba - one of the very few places to get it in physical format) in the interview above that was recorded this afternoon. 
 

After a terrible five-alarm fire in the Sequoia Building at 2441 Haste Street on the evening of Friday November 18, Amoeba Berkeley was able to open for business on Monday. Traffic has been rerouted and now access by foot, car and bus is a whole lot easier than it has been over the past few days.

The fire broke out about 8:45pm on Friday night, and at first did not seem all that serious. But by the time employees left the store at 10:30, it was really starting to spread. There were fire trucks from many surrounding precincts that had been called in to help extinguish what was by now a five-alarm fire. The fire was brought under control at about 3:15am, but it was clear that the building was entirely gutted, leaving only the facade. Because the facade is brick and could topple any time, the street was cordoned off for two blocks while they conducted their investigations, and unfortunately, that meant Amoeba Berkeley was closed on Saturday and Sunday. In all 39 apartments and two businesses (Raleigh's and Cafe Intermezzo) were lost, along with a lot of jobs. Thankfully, though, there have been no reported injuries or loss of life at this point.

Watch video here.

The building has been slated for demolition, which has been fast-tracked and should take place soon.

Amoeba Berkeley was able to re-open on Monday, just in time for an in-store performance by Kimya Dawson. It was a truly special event, with Kimya playing for about an hour and even bringing Aesop Rock on stage to perform a few songs together at the end of her set. See photos from the in-store.