Beats 1 and the Record Store
I was intrigued when I saw the headline “Apple Beats 1 chief wants to rekindle the record-store romance”. I was thinking this is cool. Apple and Apple Music is close …
As HMV Sunsets, Here’s Hoping for a Great Sunrise.
Our local HMV is down to its last few days. Sunrise released another list of HMV locations that they will be taking over. Sadly, my local soon-to-be-former HMV is not …
Sunrise Record Stores Confirmed Locations – UPDATED APRIL 6
April 6 Update Just announced is one more location in Bower Place, Red Deer, Alberta. April 2 Update Here’s the list of confirmed locations for Sunrise Records as of April …
Sunrise Records.
With HMV selling off stock and closing up shop, Sunrise Records is preparing to take over about 70 HMV leases What do we know about Sunrise Records. From their website …
Why Record Stores Are Important from Red Bull Music Academy
Great article by Jeff “Chairman” Mao from Red Bull Music Academy explores the social importance of the independent record store. I loved the assertion that record stores act as an …
More on Sunrise and Vinyl
How will you make so many new stores profitable by 2018, as pledged? It’s a few things. One, it’s having the right product the customer wants, so definitely a lot of …
The World’s Smallest Record Store.
Stuart McLean is and will always be a Canadian treasure. Just like the used record store that Dave ran, Stuart McLean never allowed himself to get too big to be …
HMV Put into Receivership
I’m not sure if this is really bad news. Sure, for the employees of HMV it is undoubtedly bad news. For the music industry as a whole, I’m not sure …