Record Stores

Amoeba launches GoFundMe to help survive COVID-19 closure

”We have weathered many storms-911, recessions, the Internet, downloading and streaming. But we don’t know that we can weather the COVID-19 storm.”

Paul Weller, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie & more join campaign to help record stores amid COVID-19

Brick and mortar record stores were already running on slim margins before the COVID-19 pandemic caused many to shut their doors till this passes, but a new campaign, #LoveRecordStores, has been launched to foster support for independent record stores in this time of crisis and to encourage music fans to shop online.

Rough Trade NYC temporarily shutting down online sales due to COVID-19

All branches of independent record store chain Rough Trade — UK and NYC — have been closed for over a week due to COVID-19 but all have been still doing online orders. The NYC store, however, is temporarily shutting down it’s online store too

Thurston Moore opened a record store in London

Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore has opened a record store, Ecstatic Peace Library, in London’s Hackney neighborhood with vinyl, posters, books and more.

Hulu's 'High Fidelity' premieres this week, hosting record store "takeovers" around the US

The 3-day events will feature branded merchandise, “interactive experiences,” and other nods to the High Fidelity series (which debuts Friday), with half of all gross sales going towards nonprofit Little Kids Rock.

Amoeba Hollywood announces new location w/ help from Tyler, The Creator, moving this fall

You can watch an announcement video featuring Tyler, The Creator walking through the new location’s raw space.

Best U.S. Record Stores coffee table book released

Just in time for the holidays, Vinyl Me, Please has compiled and released a fancy book about record stores.

Brooklyn Record Exchange opening this week in Elsewhere building

Mexican Summer Records and Mike Hunchback and Ben Steidel of Co-Op 87 are opening Brooklyn Record Exchange, a new record store that is in the same Bushwick building as Elsewhere and Mission Chinese…
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