[kj] More bitching

LONESTYLE at aol.com LONESTYLE at aol.com
Fri Oct 1 22:45:42 EDT 2010


The Amoeba in Hollywood isn't like the one on Haight street in Frisco which
is far much better. Never been to the one in Brekely though. I have also
heard of Rasputin which has been around for quite sometime now.

~ LB


In a message dated 9/30/2010 11:56:23 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
gregslawson at msn.com writes:

There were a couple of ridiculously huge and great record shops in San
Francisco (and Berkely): Amoeba Records and
Rasputin Records. Probably the best record shops I've been to in 46 years.


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From: LONESTYLE at aol.com
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:24:16 -0400
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] More bitching

Back in the days the best source in the states were fanzines like
Flipside, Ripper,Touch & Go, MR&R (especially the scene reports) and countless
others. MR&R on KPFK radio in 1982 was so much better than Rodney on the Roq,
for they played all world punk rock which opened many doors for me about
bands in the punk community. With the states there was so much going on that
I think MR&R was the best at one time and then it got so lame political
that it lost it's insight of what it really was about. Which was scene
reports across the world. I don't even bother to pick it up anymore and just
glance through it quickly for it is all crap!

Then the DIY record stores of LA to find these jems are all but gone...
Second Time Around, Aaron's Record, Vinyl Fetish, Rhino Records, were my main
ones as a kid. Now the only thing on Melrose left punk rock record wise is
"Headline Records", which the owner John who is from France is an all
around great guy, and it is great to see him out there still selling the
records he loves. It is sad for all these Mom & Pop record stores have falled to
the wayside. There are some still left... but not many. The internet has
opend new doors for music and knowledge, and it is so much easy to search the
net than by a local zine at times. But I agree The Gathering is a great
source of infromation because we all have vary tastes in music and beyond.

~ LB


In a message dated 9/30/2010 12:52:02 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
jpwhkj at aol.com writes:

When I was a teenager, I lived in the back of beyond, and my "local"
independent record store wasn't really that useful. I read the mainstream UK
music press (Sounds every week; NME & Melody Maker if they had something
interesting on the cover) which at least told me what gigs were coming up &
what records were being released. I bought loads of fanzines at gigs, but
they were always months out of date (though often quite interesting).

So the Gathering wins.

Jamie





-----Original Message-----
From: sade1 <saulomar1 at yahoo.com>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 3:18
Subject: Re: [kj] More bitching




<snip>

Question to Gatherers:
how much of your music-knowledge/product needs that you used to satisfy at
your local record shop do you now turn here to the Gathering (and
Gatherers' associated websites) for?

<snip>






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