Record Store Spotlight: Interview with Alex York of Torn Light Records
In 2014, musician Alex York opened Torn Light Records in Newport, Kentucky, before moving to the Ludlow’s Gaslight district in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2019. In the subsequent two years, Torn Light has emerged as an essential hub for crate diggers, local artists, traveling musicians, and filmmakers. We caught up with Alex to talk about the state of the neighborhood record store at the end of a tumultuous 2021. Q: What are your earliest memories of appreciating music? How did thes