A feature documentary examining why over 3,000 independent record stores have closed across the U.S. in the past decade.
Guerrilla filmmaker Brendan Toller unleashes ‘I Need That Record! The Death (or Possible Survival) of the Independent Record Store’, “an elegy for a vanishing subculture…a lively, bittersweet film that examines – with caustic humor, brutal candor, and, ultimately, great affection – why roughly 3,000 indie record stores have closed across the nation over the past decade,” (Johnathan Perry, Boston Globe).
A tour-de-force tale of greed, media consolidation, homogenized radio, big box stores, downloading, and technological shifts in the music industry told through candid interviews, crestfallen record store owners, startling statistics, and eye-popping animation. Fat cats or our favorite record stores? You decide.
Featuring – Ian Mackaye, Noam Chomsky, Mike Watt, Thurston Moore, Lenny Kaye, Chris Frantz, Glenn Branca, Patterson Hood, Pat Carney, Legs McNeil, Bob Gruen, BP Helium, and many indie record stores across the U.S.
Bonus Materials:
- Comprehensive U.S. Record Store List
- 2+ hours of interviews with: Ian MacKaye, Glenn Branca, Mike Watt, Lenny Kaye, Thurston Moore, Patterson Hood, Legs McNeil, and Pat Carney