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Atlanta's Criminal Records Avoids Closure

Atlanta's Criminal Records Avoids Closure

In September Atlanta’s Criminal Records owner Eric Levin, a co-creator of Record Store Day, said that the store was expected to close as soon as this month if something drastic didn’t happen. November is here, and we’re glad to report that Criminal Records has avoided an expected closure.   read more

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Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood Added to Criminal Records’ Benefit Concert

Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood Added to Criminal Records’ Benefit Concert

As previously reported, Orange Amplifiers’ benefit concert in support of Criminal Records is planned for Oct. 15 at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Ga. A press release for the record store has now announced that Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers will play the event with fellow DBT members Brad Morgan and Jay Gonzalez.   read more

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Magnapop Reunites Original Lineup For Criminal Records Benefit

Magnapop Reunites Original Lineup For Criminal Records Benefit

Atlanta natives Magnapop have announced that they will be reuniting their original lineup (including Shannon Mulvaney on bass and David McNair on drums) for a Criminal Records benefit concert.  read more

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Benefit Announced For Atlanta's Criminal Records

Benefit Announced For Atlanta's Criminal Records

Co-Founder of Record Store Day's Atlanta Store Expected to Close http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/09/co-founder-of-record-store-days-atlanta-store-expe.html
Details Emerge As Indie Label Leaves Spotify http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/09/details-emerge-as-indie-label-leaves-spotify.html
Criminal Records on the move in L5P http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/10/criminal-records-on-the-move-in-l5p.html
British Record Stores Still Fighting Licensing Fees For In-Store Music http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/09/british-record-stores-still-fighting-licensing-fee.html
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Co-Founder of Record Store Day's Atlanta Store Expected to Close

Co-Founder of Record Store Day's Atlanta Store Expected to Close

Criminal Records, one of Atlanta’s largest independent record stores, is expected to close as soon as November. The store's owner, Eric Levin confirmed that the retailer, which owes a sizable debt to the IRS, is planning on liquidating its inventory. Levin is very active in the record retail community; He's one of the co-founders of Record Store Day and the founder of the Alliance of Independent Media Stores, and his name even appears on that letter from independent retailers to Jay-Z and Kanye West.  read more

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Criminal Records on the move in L5P

Criminal Records on the move in L5P

Hot on the heels of Ella Guru's relocation from North Druid Hills to Inman Park, Criminal Records, one of Paste's best record stores in America, is calling it quits on Moreland Ave. and moving a whopping two-tenths of a mile away (according to Google Maps) to a larger space on Euclid Avenue. No more stumbling right out of Aurora Coffee or Junkman's Daughter into Casa Crim, it seems. Oh well. To celebrate its lengthy journey, Criminal will host its last in-store performance tonight at 7 p.m. with It's Casual. The event is free and all-ages. ...  read more

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Janelle Monáe preps Metropolis, announces live dates

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Everyone's soon-to-be favorite tuxedo-sporting, Big-Boi-beloved cybergirl Janelle Monáe is finally gearing up to release...  read more

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