MB Civic

Lisa Derrick at FDL – “Friendships and bands were formed out of indie record stores, a story seen across the country as these hubs of alternative thinking drew people together in every community, creating a “general store” vibe … In “I Need That Record! The Death (And Possible Survival) of the Independent Record Store”, Brendan Toller examines why the stores have closed, giving us a look at corporate greed (major labels, big box retailers, deregulation of broadcast media/consolidation of the radio industry) and how progress (CDs, ecommerce, MP3s, file sharing) brought down the indie stores” .. read more