It's that time of year again, when I receive news releases like this:
Longstanding Fugazi fans, JuiceheaD and Osaka Popstar, teamed up and took on the challenge of covering the punk classic, “Waiting Room.” A limited copy of the cover’s 7” will be released on Record Store Day (April 21st) with exclusive artwork by world-renowned Shepard Fairey (Obey Giant Art/Studio Number One).
Meanwhile, Iggy Pop is serving as the 2012 Record Store Day Ambassador. (Which means, basically, that you can
enter to win this poster.)
Several East Village shops are participating...
such as!
Here is a list of area stores participating. Right
here. And Pitchfork has a listicle titled The Top 45 Releases of Record Store Day 2012
here.
Finally, found this chart at the
Times from 2008 ... showing how many record stores had closed in recent years... and look how many more stores have closed since then...