21 Albums You Should Buy on Record Store Day

By Josh Jackson at 10:40 AM on April 21, 2012

While independent record stores continue to struggle, Record Store Day just keeps getting bigger every year. In addition to roughly 175 exclusive Record Store Day releases, there are dozens of regional releases and album premieres hitting indie shops across the country.  read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

Jay-Z and Kanye West Push Back Tour, Jay-Z Responds to Record Stores

By Riley Ubben at 11:50 AM on August 2, 2011

As if the multiple delays in Watch the Throne‘s release hadn’t built up enough anticipation, Kanye and Jay-Z have now announced that their tour is being pushed back as well....  read more

Found in: Music, News

Record Stores Write to Jay-Z and Kanye about iTunes, Best Buy Deals

By Riley Ubben at 11:59 AM on July 29, 2011

As one of the biggest releases of the year, Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne collaboration is sure shift some units. That’s why independent record stores are upset that iTunes and Best Buy get a crack at selling the album before they do. The record comes out digitally via iTunes on Aug. 8 before its physical release on Aug. 12, and for the first ten days after that, Best Buy has the exclusive rights to sell the deluxe version. The orchestrators of Record Store Day have gotten indie stores across the U.S. to sign an open letter to Jay-Z...  read more

Found in: Music, News

Kurt Vile Announces In-Store Tour, J Mascis Support Dates

By Max Blau at 2:00 PM on February 11, 2011

With his latest record, Smoke Ring For My Halo, soon to be released, Kurt Vile will take to the road as a tours throughout March and April. The first stint of his tour dates will feature the former The War on Drugs member performing at record stores up and down the East Coast. After the in-stores, Vile will team up with J Mascis on his solo acoustic tour....  read more

Found in: Music, News

Record Store Day Returns

By Bo Moore at 4:00 PM on January 18, 2011

For the fourth consecutive year, Record Store Day will celebrate independent music retailers. This year, the celebration will take place April 16....  read more

Found in: Music, News

11 Reasons to Go Buy Vinyl at Your Local Record Store Today

By Josh Jackson at 10:39 AM on November 26, 2010

Record Store Day in November is like Christmas in July—a bonus holiday that makes for good shopping. While your aunts and uncles go bust the doors of every big-box chain, sneak out to that indie record store downtown and get your hands on some great exclusive vinyl releases. You can find the full list here and list of participating stores here, but we picked out 11 of our favorites below:...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Insound to Open NYC Design Store for Three Days

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 2:15 PM on September 21, 2010

Next month, online indie-music retailer Insound will temporarily set up shop in New York City....  read more

Found in: Industry, News

Magic Kids Celebrate New Album With Short Record-Store Tour

By Whitney Baker at 10:33 AM on August 9, 2010

Magic Kids’ debut full-length, Memphis, drops on Aug. 24. The Tennesee-based Best of What’s Nexters are celebrating the release with a fast-and-furious record-store tour that takes them around the Southeast. They will be hitting all their favorite independent stops for free shows that will also include some goodies for folks that show up....  read more

Found in: Music, News

Record Store Doc Gets Released on DVD

By Caroline Klibanoff at 5:00 PM on July 30, 2010

Brendan Toller’s documentary on the threatened fate of independent record stores, featuring Patrick Carney (The Black Keys), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers), rock photographer Bob Gruen and Noam Chomsky, among others, was released Thursday nationwide. It was formerly available only in independent record stores, having been released on Record Store Day earlier this year....  read more

Found in: Movies, News

Remaining U.S. Virgin Megastores to be gone by Summer

By Muriel Vega at 3:28 PM on March 6, 2009

It seems digital music sales and illegal file-sharing are about to claim yet another victim of the recording industry. In light of the closing of the iconic Times Square Virgin Megastore in April, the chief executive of Virgin Entertainment Group Inc. announced that the six remaining U.S. Virgin stores will be closed by Summer due to the slowing of the economy and declining record sales....  read more

Found in: Music, News