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I Need That Record!
I Need That Record!
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I Need That Record!

2008
1h 17m
Documentary
Music

Status

Released

Release

2008

Runtime

1h 17m

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Storyline

"The death (or possible survival) of the independent record store"

Guerilla 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 (Patti Smith), CHRIS FRANTZ (Talking Heads), GLENN BRANCA, PATTERSON HOOD (Drive By Truckers), PAT CARNEY (Black Keys) , LEGS MCNEIL, BOB GRUEN, BP HELIUM, and many indie record stores across the U.S.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 17m
May 3, 2008
Languages
English
Director
Brendan Toller
Production
Brendan Toller Productions
Brendan Toller Productions
Outre Films
Outre Films
Production Countries
United States of America
Official Website

Top Cast

12 Cast Members

Glenn Branca

Glenn Branca

Himself

Pat Carney

Self

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

Himself

Chris Frantz

Chris Frantz

Himself

Bob Gruen

Self

Patterson Hood

Patterson Hood

Self

Lenny Kaye

Himself

Ian MacKaye

Ian MacKaye

Himself

Legs McNeil

Self

Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

Himself

Malcolm Tent

Self

Mike Watt

Mike Watt

Self

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