Sunday, April 22, 2012

Happy 5th Record Store Day! (a day late)


















Well, I'm a day late as life got in the way. But here I am raving about Record Store Day. April 21st marks the day that we pay special attention to the glory that is the independent music store.

Music stores are dying and it is sad to know this truth. There are some indie stores poking their heads in various areas but it's getting harder and harder to find them.

I live within Los Angeles, California and I am oh so happy to have an Amoeba Records Music Store in Hollywood
. For those of you who are unaware; Amoeba is a huge warehouse of a store which sells new and used music of all kinds. I often refer to it as "Heaven" or "Nirvana". It is that special. And in case you're wondering; Amoeba ALWAYS participates in RSD. 


Record Store Day at Amoeba Records in Hollywood - April 21st, 2012

Amoeba Records in Hollywood celebrated the fifth Record Store Day with exclusive RSD releases, DJ sets, live t-shirt screening & more.
On this day many stores participate by booking artists to perform. Certain artists will release a special album just for RSD. To find out which stores are celebrating; you can visit the official Record Store Day website.

Some quotes posted on the website:

“I think it’s high time the mentors, big brothers, big sisters, parents, Guardians, and neighborhood ne’er do wells, start taking younger people That look up to them To a realrecord store and show them what an important part of life music really is. I trust no one who hasn’t time for music. What a shame to Leave a child, or worse, a generation orphaned from one of life’s great beauties. And to the record stores, artists, labels, dj’s, and journalists; we’re all in this together. Show respect for the tangible music that you’ve dedicated your careers and lives to, and help It from becoming nothing more than disposable digital data.
- Jack White

Independent record stores are aural cathedrals, havens for those who find music as much a spiritual endeavor as passing entertainment. Indie employees will go out of their way to help you find a rare or back-catalogued recording, commiserating over neglected artists & all-but-forgotten masterpieces. They offer discounts & suggest records they enjoy with genuine interest & enthusiasm. Indies embody mom&pop, individualist expression - they're in it for love, not to turn a huge profit or to bend popular taste to a uniform will. viva la indie!
- Nellie McKay

“I have watched independent record stores evaporate all over America and Europe. That's why I go into as many as I can and buy records whenever possible. If we lose the independent record store, we lose big. Every time you buy your records at one of these places, it's a blow to the empire.”
- Henry Rollins

"Record stores keep the human social contact alive it brings people together. Without the independent record stores the community breaks down with everyone sitting in front of their computers"
- Ziggy Marley

To read more, visit the website

Happy Record Store Day y'all!

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