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May 3, 2012
Henry Rollins: The Column! Hunting, Gut Stew, and Sex With Your Sister
[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Saturday KCRW broadcast.] Still in Australia, get used to it! I will be here for quite a while. Things are going very we ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
Record Store Day 2012: What the Employees Are Buying
See also: Record Store Day 2012: Our Comprehensive Guide to Steals and Deals, Free Grub and Live Performances Listen, we're sure you're a crate-digging ninja and your vinyl collection is a wonder to behold. And we're sure you've been talking everyone's ear off all week about how you're gonna clean ... More >>
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April 17, 2012
Record Store Day 2012: Our Comprehensive Guide to Steals and Deals, Free Grub and Live Performances
Record Store Day is this Saturday. Because there are almost as many record stores in L.A. as there are donut shops, we compiled a handy guide to help you get your hot little hands on as much vinyl as possible. We called every record store in a 40-mile radius and made a list of all the day's deals ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Amoeba Talks Henry Rollins and Record Store Day Special Events!
You all know Amoeba Music--that towering Mecca of music on Sunset Blvd filled with rows of vinyl, precious vinyl. We love Amoeba so much we stay the f*ck away from it, lest it drain our wallets and impoverish us because we can't help but want every last record in the place. They were sat do ... More >>
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April 13, 2011
Countdown to Record Store Day: Neil from Origami Vinyl in Echo Park
You have seen the storefront of Origami Vinyl if you have ever gone to the Echo or had a slice of pizza at Two Boots. The store is packed with an impressive mix of local (and not-so-local) releases in a variety of genres, and host some amazing all-ages in-stores on a pretty regular basis. T ... More >>
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April 13, 2011
Porn Legends Who Love Vinyl, Part 2: Jasmin St. Claire on Record Store Day (and Being Metal 4Ever!)
Diamond Bodine-FischerJasmin St. Claire at The Rainbow RoomYesterday we found out where crossover porn queen/indie musician Shash Grey goes to get her vinyl (read "Countdown to Records Store Day: We Found Sasha Grey's Favorite Record Store!") Today we were lucky enough to corner one of West ... More >>
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April 12, 2011
Countdown to Records Store Day: We Found Sasha Grey's Favorite Record Store!
Wombleton Records sells an amazing collection of rare- and not-so-rare imports--though its stated mission is to further cultural exchange between Los Angeles and Glasgow, it does all that and more carrying everything from Suzy Quattro and Zounds LP's to original pressings of Dutch freakbeat ... More >>
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April 11, 2011
Countdown to Record Store Day: An Interview with RSD Co-Founder Michael Kurtz
We've been looking forward to Record Store Day (or RSD) for awhile now. For one, it provides a welcome diversion for those of us not going to Coachella. Also, we are looking forward to all of the limited-edition vinyl releases, in-stores, and sales that come along with RSD. We keep hearing a ... More >>
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December 20, 2010
R.E.M and Eddie Vedder Team Up for New Song (Listen)
This would have made people run to Tower Records circa 1993 (we miss Tower Records...), but thanks to the Internet (because we live in the future) you can stream the brand-new R.E.M.-Eddie Vedder collaboration right in the comfort of your own gadget. Listen:
LA Life
May 20, 2010
Sabrina Venskus: Staring Down Goldman Sachs
This would have made people run to Tower Records circa 1993 (we miss Tower Records...), but thanks to the Internet (because we live in the future) you can stream the brand-new R.E.M.-Eddie Vedder collaboration right in the comfort of your own gadget. Listen:
Calendar
April 15, 2010
INDEPENDENT'S DAY
This would have made people run to Tower Records circa 1993 (we miss Tower Records...), but thanks to the Internet (because we live in the future) you can stream the brand-new R.E.M.-Eddie Vedder collaboration right in the comfort of your own gadget. Listen:
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April 8, 2010
VINYL FETISH
This would have made people run to Tower Records circa 1993 (we miss Tower Records...), but thanks to the Internet (because we live in the future) you can stream the brand-new R.E.M.-Eddie Vedder collaboration right in the comfort of your own gadget. Listen:
Blogs
March 18, 2010
Underground Japanese Beatmaker DJ Nujabes Confirmed Dead
It was confirmed today that underground Japanese beatmaker Jun "Nujabes" Seba died last February 26 after a car accident. His family buried him privately and the anouncement of his death did not make the news until today. Nujabes was known for delicate, often mournful beats that were respect ... More >>
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September 24, 2009
Cry Me a Reverb
It was confirmed today that underground Japanese beatmaker Jun "Nujabes" Seba died last February 26 after a car accident. His family buried him privately and the anouncement of his death did not make the news until today. Nujabes was known for delicate, often mournful beats that were respect ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2009
Hollywood Traffic Alert Tonight
If you were planning on picking up that boxed set of unrecorded Hank Williams songs at Amoeba Music tonight, or chowing down on BoHo's happy hour pizzas, you might want to consider taking the Red Line subway. From 5-7 p.m. the red carpet treatment preceding the world premiere for the Adam Sandler-Se ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2009
National Record Store Day in LA and at Coachella: Celebrating Brick, Mortar, Mom, Pop
Patrick O'DellFatbeats' DJ Rhettmatic Celebrating record stores as part of the second annual National Record Store Day, which is tomorrow, should be a no-brainer for Southern Californians. After all, the region is the undisputed center of the vinyl industry, with RTI, Rainbo and Erika all pressing ... More >>
Music
April 16, 2009
Celebrating National Record Store Day: Employees at Houses of the Holy
Featuring members of Abe Vigoda, the Beat Junkies, Pocahaunted, the Sandinistas, and Black Blue, along with DJ Nobody
Blogs
April 14, 2009
Death Row Records, Post-Suge Knight, Returns with Petey Pablo to Say What's Up from Canada
It's hard to even write this: Toronto-based Death Row Records announced today that the company will be issuing a sampler in conjunction with National Record Store Day, which takes place around the country on April 18. The label, founded in LA by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight, released some of the most i ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2009
Hollywood Virgin Megastore to Close This Summer: Get Ready for the Storewide Sale
The Wrap is reporting that beleaguered music retailer Virgin Megastores will close their remaining locations, including the Hollywood & Highland shop, this summer. The West Hollywood location closed last year. Apparently Pussycat Doll in-stores weren't the solution to the death of music retail.
Calendar
February 19, 2009
Aisle Be Seeing You at Amoeba!
The Wrap is reporting that beleaguered music retailer Virgin Megastores will close their remaining locations, including the Hollywood & Highland shop, this summer. The West Hollywood location closed last year. Apparently Pussycat Doll in-stores weren't the solution to the death of music retail.
Blogs
April 19, 2008
It's Record Store Day!
Go out and visit your local independent record store today, if there is still one within 100 miles or so. You know your business model is in trouble when you get a "day" devoted to it. Why, I remember celebrating "Floppy Disc Day" and "Blacksmith Appreciation Day" as if they were yesterday. Ther ... More >>
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October 5, 2006
Rockin� in the Free World
Best Grooves for the Poverty Stricken
Music
January 26, 2006
A Love Song for Aron's
Darwinian days for indie L.A. record stores � but maybe that�s okay
News
June 9, 2005
Baby Love
The hippie-capitalist wisdom of CD Baby founder Derek Sivers, hero to 93,000 indie musicians and counting
News
March 14, 2002
Letters
The hippie-capitalist wisdom of CD Baby founder Derek Sivers, hero to 93,000 indie musicians and counting
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October 14, 1999
Psst . . . Wanna Pay for a Music Download??
The hippie-capitalist wisdom of CD Baby founder Derek Sivers, hero to 93,000 indie musicians and counting

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