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I Need That Record! (2008)

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.

  • Documentary
  • Music

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Glenn BrancaGlenn BrancaHimself
  • Photo of Pat CarneyPat CarneySelf
  • Photo of Noam ChomskyNoam ChomskyHimself
  • Photo of Chris FrantzChris FrantzHimself
  • Photo of Bob GruenBob GruenSelf
  • Photo of Patterson HoodPatterson HoodSelf
  • Photo of Lenny KayeLenny KayeHimself
  • Photo of Ian MacKayeIan MacKayeHimself
  • Photo of Legs McNeilLegs McNeilSelf
  • Photo of Thurston MooreThurston MooreHimself

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