"I Need That Record"

I don't remember if I read about it in Mojo or Q, but I read a review of this film and was immediately prompted to add it to my Netflix queue. "I Need That Record" is yet another small, independent documentary that, I suppose, quietly came and went upon its 2008 release but is now having a renaissance-of-sorts on DVD (much like "Beautiful Losers," which I wrote about not too long back). The full title being "I Need That Record: The Death (or Possible Survival) of The Independent Record Store," this film is solely devoted to a subject very near and dear to heart of this weblog -- which should be relatively obvious by this point, given my oft-cited preoccupation with the death of mom n' pop retail music shops. While not a feel good movie nor entirely without flaw, I watched it this evening and found it deeply engrossing.

If you give even the slightest whiff of a damn about music, you really should check it out. The bonus interview footage -- featuring exhaustive interviews with Flaming Pablum favorites like Glenn Branca, Ian MacKaye, Legs McNeil and a host of others -- is also well worth a viewing.

Here's the official website, and below is small taste. Enjoy.