I Need That Record! 16 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

Thurston Moore as Himself

Ian MacKaye as Himself

Noam Chomsky as Himself

Lenny Kaye as Himself

Chris Frantz as Himself

I Need That Record! Cast

Name	Character
Thurston Moore He was 49, now 66 years old	as Himself
Ian MacKaye He was 46, now 62 years old	as Himself
Noam Chomsky He was 79, now 96 years old	as Himself
Lenny Kaye He was 61, now 77 years old	as Himself
Chris Frantz He was 73, now 73 years old	as Himself

I Need That Record! Crew

Name	Department
Brendan Toller as Director.	Directing

I Need That Record! (16 years)

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

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