WEEKEND WRAP // vinyl dreams

Being a creative I keep adding my plans to a growing checklist of future projects and business concepts. While I've always liked the idea of a book shop/café, it's my love of music and pubs which makes a record store/bar the ultimate dream. Since there's so many other things in the pipeline this has been just a pipe dream. Mojo Record Bar has done this perfectly, an underground bar located in the heart of Sydney that has been open since 2012. It has a cool vibe and even cooler playlist with great drinks and food. At the entrance there's a retro record store with racks of new and pre-loved vinyl records and bar stools to sit and drink while browsing.

I'm getting nostalgic here but this place takes me back to the days of spending hours at music stores with friends. I grew up on cult movies like Empire Records wanting to be Liv Tyler so much that I even wore a mini kilt, fluffy sweater and boots (which I still have as I can't part with them!). Then it was High Fidelity where I wanted to hang with the guys at Championship Vinyl and date John Cusack (who I still want to date!). Since neither of these film plots are happening in my real life, I'll live out these fantasies at Mojo while I get to work on the rest of my list.