I Need That Record! 15 years old

The death (or possible survival) of the independent record store

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.

Credits

I Need That Record! Cast

Name Character
Thurston Moore He was 49, now 65 years old as Himself
Ian MacKaye He was 46, now 61 years old as Himself
Noam Chomsky He was 79, now 95 years old as Himself
Lenny Kaye He was 61, now 77 years old as Himself
Chris Frantz He was 72, now 72 years old as Himself

I Need That Record! Crew

Name Department
Brendan Toller as Director. Directing
I Need That Record! poster
I Need That Record! (15 years)

The death (or possible survival) of the independent record store

  • Release day: Saturday, May 03, 2008
  • Runtime: 77 minutes
  • Budget: 10.00