Posts Tagged ‘for the record’

Sounds of the Re:Union – For the Record: The Louisiana Music Factory

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Going Above and Beyond for the Local Music Community

Louisiana Music Factory

For the Record: The Louisiana Music Factory

Sounds of the Re:Union visits the Louisiana Music Factory, a New Orleans record store that goes above and beyond to serve their local music community. From in-store performances to an extensive selection of local artists CDs, no one nurtures NOLA musicians like LMF. Host Brenton Crozier speaks with owner Barry Smith, as well as musicians Cyril Neville and Kermit Ruffins about the impact LMF has on the community.

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For the Record

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

New Sounds of the Re:Union Podcast Coming April 1st

Al read a Washington Post article in which the reporter was lamenting his local record store closing. It gave him the idea for a theme that we eventually dubbed For the Record, a podcast about independent record stores across the country and what they are doing to survive during a widespread industry decline. We not only wanted to highlight some of these community gems, but to chronicle them. (more…)