Thrillist: The 21 Best Record Shops in America, “In compiling this list, we aimed to reward stores of all shapes and sizes, from niche outposts of death metal rarities to shops with such massive stacks of records that they’re browsed using sliding library ladders.”
Tower Records Documentary ‘All Things Must Pass’ Exclusive Clip: ‘We Were the Local Record Store’: “The film, directed by Colin Hanks, looks beyond the fall-back idea that Internet killed the record store and follows the rebellious beginnings and heartbreaking demise. The documentary also offers insight into another integral part of Tower Records: Its unique founder, Russell Solomon.”
Vinyl sales bigger than streaming revenue, according to US figures: Vinyl sales have increased by 52% year-on-year in the first half of 2015, “There is more optimism out there than there was. Two-thirds of the market is still physical [CDs]. It used to be monolithic. Now it’s a mix of things, a revenue diversification that makes a more stable source to grow off of.”
Coyote Records Resurrected For Speed The Plough: “This December will see the rebirth of the renowned indie-rock label, Coyote Records, closely associated with Maxwell’s a legendary music venue located in the, once improbable site of Hoboken, NJ. Its first release with be Now by Jersey scene vets Speed The Plough.”
