Empire Records

Things quickly go off the rails, and Balsac suggests killing Liv Tyler. Naturally.

”Aw man, Mark man, you play a mean guitar, man,” Oderus Urungus says. ”It’s really a shame that YOU MUST DIE.”

The musical is currently projected for a 2020 premiere, to coincide with the film’s 25th anniversary.

We already posted pictures and a review of the first Empire Records 20th anniversary celebration at Rough Trade NYC, and now we’ve got a set of pics from the third and final night (4/10)…

words & For our generation — a shoulder demographic between Generation X and the millennials — this was one of movies, a film that managed, however oddly, to capture the ineffable feeling of being a (white, straight) quasi-alienated teenager in a very specific time…

The three sold-out Empire Records‘ 20th Anniversary “Rex Manning Day” events are coming up at Rough Trade on April 8-10. One of the most memorable scenes in the movie is when Ethan Embry’s character, Mark, gets pulled into the TV and into a GWAR music video…

The 20th anniversary of Empire Records is being celebrated this year with a high-concept tribute to the movie at Rough Trade NYC in Williamsburg…

As mentioned, in celebration of Empire Records‘ 20th anniversary, Williamsburg venue Rough Trade NYC will be turning into the Empire Records store on April 8 for an immersive “Rex Manning Day” that includes a screening of the film, live music, a head shaving station, a chance to be part of a scene re-enactment and more…

You may remember that last year for Record Store Day, Father/Daughter Records put out Faux Real, a compilation of punk and indie bands covering fictional TV and movie bands…