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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.
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2008
1h 17m
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20Reviews
20John Doe
2025-05-01, 14:32This movie exceeded my expectations, especially the ending!
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Emily Smith
2025-05-01, 15:21Great cinematography but the story felt a bit rushed.
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Liam Johnson
2025-05-02, 09:10Loved the characters, they felt very real and relatable.
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Sophia Lee
2025-05-02, 10:45Not my cup of tea. I got bored halfway through.
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Noah Brown
2025-05-02, 13:00A decent watch, though I wouldn't call it groundbreaking.
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Olivia Davis
2025-05-03, 11:37Incredible performance by the lead actor!
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William Wilson
2025-05-03, 18:05It had potential but poor writing dragged it down.
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