The Sharp Notes

11/15/2025

Plenty of fresh restocks this morning: Michael Jackson and - oh, well - just watch the video! That’s why there’s a whole video! See ya at the mall! Right across from Baby Gap. 😉

11/12/2025

I know—it’s not even Thanksgiving yet. But it’s hard not to get pulled straight into the early holiday madness here at the mall. So, we’re giving in a little and dusting off the Christmas bins. And what better way to start than with a holiday story told by none other than Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman…sporting a full Santa beard. Yes, Batman in a beard.

Our Westfield Garden State Plaza Santa is just down the hall—bring the kids for photos, then swing by for records, books, and maybe a turntable to slide under the tree.

Did I mention Batman in a Santa beard?

11/02/2025

Thanks for the shout-out, NJ.com! We are proud to be a part of the new crop of great shops at the Westfield Garden State Plaza!

The new stores have opened in time for the 2025 holiday shopping season.

11/01/2025

Some excellent new arrivals making it to the floor today including this beautiful, sealed, first - and only - pressing of Audioslave’s “Revelations”. Plus, there’s a little leftover Halloween candy for your snacking pleasure. It’s Saturday: go to the mall. Open until 9:30pm tonight.

10/31/2025

There’s a question that’s been circling the music world for a while now — and it’s only getting louder: how does a new artist actually get heard today?Because if you look around, the industry that once thrived on risk and discovery now seems to cling to nostalgia like a life raft. Major labe...

10/29/2025

When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet all the way…original Verve in stereo: if you come in and perform some original choreography from the film, I can’t offer a discount, but I can promise a hearty handshake. Open until 9pm.

10/28/2025

Analog tapes, 180 grams, and a drummer with ideas to spare—Roy Brooks’ The Free Slave is jazz at its most alive, lovingly restored by Zev Feldman's new Time Traveler label.

Roy Brooks – The Free Slave (Time Traveler Records, TT M-001, 2025 reissue)There’s a certain magic when the drummer’s in charge. The music moves differently—more pulse-driven, more alive—as if every player is tracing the rhythm in real time. On The Free Slave, recorded live at Baltimore’...

10/27/2025

Planes overhead, jazz in the air, and Technics stealing the show. We got an early listen to the new Limited Edition SL-1200/1210G Master Edition — and even caught the debut of the SL-50C.

🎧 Read the full dispatch from (The Show) The High End Audio Show:

The Sharp Notes: Dispatch from the High End Audio ShowThis past weekend I made my way to the New York The High End Audio Show, held in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ—close enough to Teterboro Airport that at times it felt like the planes were landing directly in the parking lot. Inside, the hum of jet engi...

10/27/2025

That Richard Avedon sure took a nice photo.

10/26/2025

The Von Schweikert ULTRA.seven sounding fabulous (as you can probably tell even from my iPhone camera) at the The Show audio show this weekend.

10/24/2025

Don’t mind me…I’m just walking around the mall with the latest Roy Brooks reissue from Zev Feldman’s new Time Traveler Recordings. We have this…and…the Kenny Barron and Carlos Garnett releases in stock and ready for you. In fact, restock is the word of the weekend. It’s the weekend, go to the mall!

10/21/2025

Tom’s “Long After Dark” matches the floor of our shop and everyone knows that we’re suckers for a good Caldor sticker over here. Two solid reasons to come and visit us today. Open until 9pm. ✌️