The record industry, digital, analog - a must see.

RuSsMaN
RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
edited January 2011 in Music & Movies
With all the discussion on the music industry and formats recently - this post is for those members who can stream Netflix. Find the documentary 'I Need That Record!' and watch and learn. It provides a lot of perspective on the industry as a whole, different media formats, big box chains, indy record labels, and radio.

I was already aware of most of what was presented to me as we viewed this last night, but it also provided a lot of facts and was pretty decent indy documentary.

If you don't have Netflix, maybe try to find it on Amazon, it's really worth seeing if you care about music, and where we've been and where we're headed.

2008NR 77 minutes
Imperiled by the rise of downloadable music and the chaotic state of the record industry, the American independent record store is fast becoming a dying breed, as chronicled in Brendan Toller's shout-out to these beloved spaces. The documentary captures visits to indie record stores across the country, and includes interviews with Dischord Records founder Ian Mackaye, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, philosopher Noam Chomsky and many others.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited January 2011
    Thanks Russ I'll check it out.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited January 2011
    I'm surprised it took you this long to see it since you're more media oriented than I am for the most part. It's a great documentary and recommendation.
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  • thebluemonkey
    thebluemonkey Posts: 190
    edited January 2011
    The documentery's that nexflix has are great! There is one the features the edge,jimmy page and the guy from the white stripes,all talking about how they grew up and guitar playing.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited January 2011
    Mark, honestly, I had no idea it existed, and never even thought to look for it. If you have any others up your audio sleeve, send me another suggestrion to check out. You are the one that has found the audio 'books' in our journey, Leak, McIntosh, etc. I think perhaps you are more ontop of media info, than I am media itself.

    They have a website, you can watch online also - http://www.ineedthatrecord.com/Site/I_Need_That_Record%21.html

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited January 2011
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    Mark, honestly, I had no idea it existed, and never even thought to look for it. If you have any others up your audio sleeve, send me another suggestrion to check out. You are the one that has found the audio 'books' in our journey, Leak, McIntosh, etc. I think perhaps you are more ontop of media info, than I am media itself.

    Cheers,
    Russ

    Russ, I have a couple more audio books for your collection that are a part of your package. I only knew about that documentary thru a local DC audio society dude. Written subject matter is where I get wrapped up in, believe me, not so much the other half.

    What I meant as far as media from you is everything non digital, you know. You're my bookmark for a lot of vintage stuff period.....from tubes, vinyl and mainly gear.

    m
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited January 2011
    Great fine, I enjoyed it.

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  • blakeh
    blakeh Posts: 491
    edited January 2011
    It's been in my queue for a while, but I finally watched it last week. Great documentary. Mostly it made me melancholy because some of the best times I've had in my life were in connection to indie record stores. I used to travel quite a bit for my job (five different states fairly regularly) and I couldn't wait until 5pm hit so I could go hunting for local indie record stores. There was a time when I could find five or six in any given town. That's not the case any longer.

    And the country is a worse place because of it.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited January 2011
    Amen.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2011
    Just started watching it and it is great so far. Highly recommended.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2011
    morning Ben
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2011
    Morning George:biggrin:
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,945
    edited January 2011
    It's in my queue now. Will watch later when time allows. Oh, good morning Ben and George!

    Thanks for the heads up.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2011
    Big thanks Russ. I am not a book person, and this video really brought a lot of things to life. Mornin Tom:wink:
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2011
    good morning to you too Tom,, got it cued up,,gonna watch it now, :smile:
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2011
    See you guys in April???
    I would like to get up to the antique store again.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2011
    ben62670 wrote: »
    See you guys in April???
    I would like to get up to the antique store again.

    going there today,, dollah bin is my treasure:smile:
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2011
    innaresting,, wish I could say "I am still here",, unfortunately,we could not compete with the "big box" stores, what got me was the mp3 volumes/movement,, hats off to the survivors,,good luck,,I'm not like everybody else.:wink:
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