Virgin has announced plans to close all Virgin Music Megastores in the US by this summer: The remaining six Virgin Megastores in the United States will shut their doors this summer. To buck declining music sales, the chain broadened its offerings in the last few years to apparel, books and electronics. The six remaining stores… Read More Virgin Music Megastores Are History
This documentary tells the story of Paul Mawhinney and Record-Rama, the largest collection of vinyl LPs in the world. Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Over the years he has amassed what has become the world’s largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to… Read More The Story Of Record Rama
I saw a notice at a Kansas City auction site, via Crate Kings, that the contents of the Music Exchange – an icon on the KC music scene for decades – are going to be auctioned off in July: Due to the death of The Music Exchange owner Ron Rooks and the subsequent closing of… Read More Music Exchange, RIP
Now that Tower is out of business and iTunes is putting the squeeze on even Wal-Mart, it’s survival of the fittest for indie record stores. Fortunately, there are still some incredible record stores standing. The ones that JUST WON’T DIE. The ones that Wal-Mart couldn’t kill. The ones that iTunes hasn’t killed. Paste magazine has… Read More America’s Greatest Record Stores
There’s a new holiday coming to town – Record Store Day. My type of holiday! On this day, indie music stores across America are uniting with the purpose of celebrating the culture and unique place that they occupy both in their local communities and nationally. Organizers have enlisted the help of musicians to raise awareness of… Read More New Holiday: Record Store Day
