“music retail sales”
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Our immense Record Store Day guide, new music from North Africa, and more
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Diverse/Sales Without the Scene
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As other indie record stores bite the dust, Mizz Nellie's Soundtrack survives on wits, innovation, and banana pudding.
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The West Side's Svengali in Sunglasses
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Collectors like Ron and Geri Hennessey put tons of time and money inot the single-minded pursuit of their love objects. What makes them do it?
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Dan Sinker/ Politically Direct
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Scott Black/ Mission Impossible
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Steppenwolf's Eric Simonson finally gets the musical he's been looking for.
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Urbus Orbis, the Wicker Park coffeehouse and cultural landmark, falls prey to the gentrification it helped attract.
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Pansy Division/Homopunk's front line
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Mike Shalett/Does his service short-shrift the indies?
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What's behind the anti-gentrification backlash?
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Local venues, record stores, and radio
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Local Venues, record stores, and radio
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Burning CDs of shows to sell to the audience makes good sense. But selling the idea to bands is another matter.
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Barry Phipps's Tight Ship label does bands a favor by cutting out the middlemen.
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A new MobileMe might bring music "lockers."
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Amazon's $3.99 deals are pushing prices down a slippery slope, and labels are pushing back.
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The relaunch of early indie mp3 site Epitonic has the blogs buzzing—but what will make it stand out now?
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A new crop of music retailers takes aim at Apple.
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What to do and where to do it in Lincoln Square and North Center
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What to do and where to do it
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What to do and where to do it in the South Loop
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EMI and the other majors are foundering, but should the artists care?
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The Virgin Megastore on Michigan Avenue is the latest music retailer in Chicago to throw in the towel.
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The first of the major labels unlocks its digital catalog.
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What to do and where to do it
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Thrill Jockey's Bettina Richards isn't thrilled about the digital revolution, but she's determined to meet it head-on.
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Tower Records to be liquidated
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The record industry's still scapegoating downloaders--while angling for more of their cash.
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Drag City Records uncovers music by Bill Fay and Mark Fosson.