A feature documentary examining why over 3,000 independent record stores have closed across the U.S. in the past decade.

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.

Media

Bonus Materials

• 2+ hours of interviews with: Ian MacKaye, Glenn Branca, Mike Watt, Lenny Kaye, Thurston Moore, Patterson Hood, Legs McNeil, and Pat Carney

Cast & Crew

•       Ian MacKaye
•       Noam Chomsky
•       Mike Watt
•       Thurston Moore
•       Glenn Branca
•       Lenny Kaye
•       Chris Frantz
•       Legs McNeil
•       Patterson Hood
•       Pat Carney
•       BP Helium
•       Bob Gruen

Director: BRENDAN TOLLER

Producer: BRENDAN TOLLER

Additional Details

Label: MVD Visual

Genre: Documentary

Run Time: 77 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 07/27/10

UPC: 760137502005