Blog: Swan Fungus

A co-worker dropped off a copy of this documentary for me to watch at my leisure, and since I work in an independent record store I think I can offer a slightly more unique response to it than your average audience member. To put it succinctly, this is a film about record stores being shuttered across the country as a result of harsh economic times and a decrease in worldwide music sales. Using "talking head" interviews with folks like Ian MacKaye, Thurston Moore, Glenn Branca, and several store owners, the narrative follows the decline of retail locations in the wake [...]

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