Record Store Day this weekend

If anyone is interested in the book about record stores that I recently mentioned, SonicBoomers.com has just posted a review, and it's a thumbs up.

"There’s a lot here, not the least of which is a thorough, easily understood and entertaining history of how music retailing evolved, with chapters on the impact of epochal format changes (78’s to 45’s to LP’s to CDs) and events (Elvis’ and the Beatles’ arrival), chains and indie shops (with contributions from the likes of Tower Records’ Russ Solomon and Amoeba’s Marc Weinstein), the ’70s bootleg boom, the 21st-century downturn and more." Continued here.

And just to remind the more attention challenged of you, tomorrow is Record Store Day. Visit their website for a complete list of participating retailers, events, special releases, etc. As Tom Waits likes to say, "And then push came to shove, shove came to biff. Girls like that just lay you out stiff. Maybe I'll go to Cleveland or get me a tattoo or somethin'. My brother-in law's there."