In rotation: 3/21/17

Robert Forster, Mark Gable Sign Up As Record Store Day 2017 Ambassadors: Record Store Day in Australia has announced their first ambassadors for 2017. More ambassadors will be announced in a few days. Record Store Day is a once-a-year unmissable day for all music lovers. This year it’s celebrating 10 years with a record number of participating indie record stores. Set for Saturday 22 April more than 170 indie music stores around Australia will throw open their doors to live music, DJs spinning the vinyl, treasure hunts, parties, barbecues, coffee carts, face painting and, of course, the legendary vinyl crate digging.

The Record Store in Park Mall, Ashford, expands: An old school vinyl record store has been such a success in Ashford, the owners have had to move into a bigger store. Father and daughter duo, Vincent and Tahlula Monticelli, opened The Record Store in a small kiosk in Park Mall in September last year. But now, as business is booming, the pair have moved their stock of records, CDs and music memorabilia into a bigger unit a few metres away. Tahlula, 21, explained: “My dad raised me on records so I’ve had a love for them forever. “My mum told him to do something with his record collection or she’d kick him out because it was taking up most of the house. “So he suggested opening up a record shop, and it’s just been brilliant.

After 32 years, Record Theatre’s University Plaza store to close: The Buffalo area is about to be down to a single Record Theatre location. A week after the death of the company’s founder, Leonard Silver, Transcontinent Record Sales has announced that it will close the store in the University Plaza on Main Street in Amherst on March 26. “What this really is about is consolidation, not closing,” said Brandon Delmont, head buyer for the Record Theatre stores. “We will be taking all that’s left of the stock from the University Plaza location and bringing it down to our flagship store at 1800 Main St. (at Lafayette) and essentially making one superstore.”

Vinyl records ‘taking off’ in mid-Michigan: It would happen several times a day, without fail. Music lovers and record fanatics would come into B’s Music Shop, located in uptown Mt. Pleasant, asking for vinyl records. According to the store’s Google ad listing, vinyl records were a part of its featured merchandise. However, that was not the case. “Almost 10-15 people would come in and ask us where they were and I’d have to tell them that we actually don’t,” said owner Brian Hansen. “I felt bad and that was a ton of business we were missing out on.”

Tributes to beloved record shop owner Darren Sawchuk pouring in online: A beloved Winnipeg record shop owner and Tragically Hip cover band frontman has died. Online tributes are pouring in for Darren Sawchuk, who passed away early Saturday. After being diagnosed with cancer, Sawchuk quit his job as a lawyer, bought 25,000 records and opened Vinyl Revival. And he didn’t stop there…”He wrapped people into a safe environment,” Lannon said, “with the understanding, what have you got to lose? … Grab your guitar, let’s go in the back, let’s do this right now … let’s not wait.”

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