About 3,000 independent record stores have closed across the U.S. in the past decade due to factors like media consolidation and digital downloading.
“The death (or possible survival) of the independent record store”
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About 3,000 independent record stores have closed across the U.S. in the past decade due to factors like media consolidation and digital downloading.
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Brendan Toller interviews Ian MacKaye and Thurston Moore in a series of candid discussions about the fate of independent record stores. The film, released in 2011, addresses the closure of around 3,000 such stores in the U.S. over the previous decade. It features insights from musicians, activists, and photographers, including Noam Chomsky and Lenny Kaye. Premiering at Hampshire College in 2008, it later won the Audience Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival and screened at over 60 events worldwide.
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- Meet Ian MacKaye and Thurston Moore discussing music culture.
- Find out why 3,000 indie record stores have closed.
- See the film's candid interviews with music legends.
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- The film premiered at Hampshire College on May 3, 2008.
- I Need That Record! won the Audience Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
- Over 60 film festivals screened the documentary worldwide.
- Approximately 3,000 indie record stores have closed in the past decade.
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Who directed the documentary I Need That Record?
Brendan Toller directed the documentary I Need That Record!
When did I Need That Record premiere?
I Need That Record premiered on May 3, 2008, at Hampshire College.
What award did I Need That Record win at the Melbourne International Film Festival?
I Need That Record won the Audience Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
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