Record Store Day April 17, 2010

Astronomer · 04-14-2010, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

How can you justify this statement when 90% of what gets sold through indie retailers belongs to independent labels? Who's going to pick up those albums once indie retailers are gone -- big box retailers and chain stores? It's not just about the music retail industry getting smaller and smaller. Indie retailers are a major artery for those independent labels to distribute their music. Without their support those labels will undoubtedly fail -- just look at Def Jux.

And I don't know if you're aware of this but record labels themselves receive about 8-12 cents on the dollar per online download. The artists themselves: much, much less. With almost 90% of that money funneling directly into iTunes and Amazon's pockets, how can you justify spending egregious amounts of money there and still call it "supporting the musicians"?

Like I said, where I lived most of my life there aren't many indie retailers at all. Most independent labels and indie musicians that I know of have even turned to selling their music online - not necessarily through iTunes but through other means as well. I can't speak for the rest of the world and for everybody else, which is why I said "I think", but from what I have seen indie record stores are not really a major artery for those independent labels to distribute their music. One of my best friends has just started an independent record label and she is incredibly satisfied with the way she can distribute, promote and sell the music she represents online. I also know of a lot of unsigned bands who swear by distributing and selling their music online. Like I said, not necessarily through iTunes but through other channels which benefit them. I'm not saying that the music retail industry is getting smaller and smaller and that we have to accept this, but that in modern society the music retail industry is moving to a new and different level, and from what I've personally experienced myself, a lot of music retail is moving online. There are pros and cons to both methods of music promotion and distribution, there always is.

Mojo · 04-14-2010, 04:17 PM

Damn I wish i had some money so I could check out my local independent record shops on this day. Ive checked and there are quite a few listed on that website but im broke.

sidewinder · 04-14-2010, 05:50 PM

I love my city.

Bop Street Records Seattle, WA
Easy Street (2) Seattle, WA
Everyday Music Seattle, WA
Georgetown Records Seattle, WA
Gruv Seattle, WA
Holy Cow Records Seattle, WA
Jigsaw Records Seattle, WA
Jive Time Records Seattle, WA
Platinum Records Seattle, WA
Porchlight Seattle, WA
Rubato Records Seattle, WA
Satisfaction Records & CDs Seattle, WA
Silver Platters (3) Seattle, WA
Sonic Boom (2) Seattle, WA
Swerve seattle, WA
Wall of Sound Seattle, WA
Zion's Gate Records Seattle, WA

Though a handful of others have closed since I moved here (not in this list, obviously).

NSW · 04-14-2010, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

I would absolutely love to do this but unfortunetly we only have massive chain stores where I live and they don't need any more support.

Go to Cactus Records. It's moved, but I think it's still on Alabama somewhere...

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-14-2010, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

Go to Cactus Records. It's moved, but I think it's still on Alabama somewhere...

Seeing as I live in Houston I don't think it'd be worth the drive.

NSW · 04-14-2010, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

Seeing as I live in Houston I don't think it'd be worth the drive.

I said ON Alabama, not IN Alabama. You know, Alabama, that street in Houston, the city where we both live.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-14-2010, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

I said ON Alabama, not IN Alabama. You know, Alabama, that street in Houston, the city where we both live.

My bad. I actually just realized what you meant before you replied. Duh!

The road inbetween 288 and the university right? I had no idea we had a store there.

sidewinder · 04-14-2010, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

I said ON Alabama, not IN Alabama. You know, Alabama, that street in Houston, the city where we both live.

Soundwaves on Montrose is pretty rad too.

Also I'm not sure where Cactus is now, but it's previous location was farther north than 288 and UH, it was between Richmond and Westheimer (on Shepherd), north of 59.

Edit2: Looking a map real quick, you may have been thinking of Almeda.

NSW · 04-14-2010, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

Soundwaves on Montrose is pretty rad too.

Also I'm not sure where Cactus is now, but it's previous location was farther north than 288 and UH, it was between Richmond and Westheimer, north of 59.

Soundwaves is a good one too. Soundwaves and Cactus are pretty much the only two stores around now if you want a decent selection of music. There was Warehouse Music on Westheimer but they closed it.

I cried a little that day...

Looks like Cactus is somewhere around Richmond and Shepherd now btw Conan.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-14-2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

There was Warehouse Music on Westheimer but they closed it.

As far as I can tell all the Warehouse Music stores have closed. I used to see tons of them in Atlanta when I was a kid but haven't seen a single one since 2004 or so.

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