A new documentary called “I Need That Record” is going to premiere May 3rd in Amherst, MA. The film basically chronicles the fall of the record store in America.

“The movie, directed by Brendan Toller, explores the reasons why independently owned record shops are getting scarcer through interviews with Ian MacKaye, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Mike Watt (Minutemen), Patrick Carney (The Black Keys), Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers), Glenn Branca, Chris Frantz (Talking Heads), Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group), Bryan Poole (Of Montreal), writer Legs McNeil, Noam Chomsky, and plenty of music business folk across the U.S.”

The films release on DVD has not been announced yet. This film seems like an interesting look at the troubles facing record store owners and the people who frequent them. I know they need “star power” with somewhat big names being interviewed for the film. Personally though, I am more interested in what the record store owners have to say than musicians. If the film ends up relying more on that kind of first-hand experience/stories it could end up being really cool.

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This story is kind of old at this point, but a lot of people probably haven’t seen it. There is a new hot sauce out named after the legendary Washington D.C. hardcore punk band Minor Threat. The sauce is called…get ready… “Minor Threat” Hot Sauce, due to it being only mildly spicy.

The makers of the sauce knew how anti-commercial Fugazi/Minor Threat frontman Ian Mackaye is. Still, through certain connections they approached the Dischord Records founder with the idea. After trying the sauce he agreed to let them use the name “Minor Threat” but not the above modified artwork they had prepared.

Minor Threat: The Sauce

Minor Threat Turns Condiment