02-27-2016, 10:14 AM
Yes, there is discussion about this film hiding in the links section. You can find that talk here: http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...p?tid=3424
But I have seen the film and I can say it is fine. It interviews all the players except for the creditors appointee who eventually shuttered the place. There are even a few rock stars in the mix to tell how Tower Records impacted their life. It gave Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters a job. It sold Bruce Springsteen's music (He seemed out of place). And it gave Elton John a place to shop. He would go into the Sunset Store once a week.
All in all, it told the story of Tower. Not a lot of juicy bits. No real surprises. It's demise was due more to over expansion than MP3 sales. You can look at how Tower still thrives in Japan to show having a record store can still be a viable business. They cover Tower Books. They talk about Pulse, the in-store magazine.
There are a lot of good extras on the DVD. And I watched most of them. The best was about the in-stores which showed which bands showed up at the store.
And I caught one picture of the Campbell store, but that was it.
I would be interested to see all of El Dingo's footage. If he needs it digitized, I know a guy.
But I have seen the film and I can say it is fine. It interviews all the players except for the creditors appointee who eventually shuttered the place. There are even a few rock stars in the mix to tell how Tower Records impacted their life. It gave Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters a job. It sold Bruce Springsteen's music (He seemed out of place). And it gave Elton John a place to shop. He would go into the Sunset Store once a week.
All in all, it told the story of Tower. Not a lot of juicy bits. No real surprises. It's demise was due more to over expansion than MP3 sales. You can look at how Tower still thrives in Japan to show having a record store can still be a viable business. They cover Tower Books. They talk about Pulse, the in-store magazine.
There are a lot of good extras on the DVD. And I watched most of them. The best was about the in-stores which showed which bands showed up at the store.
And I caught one picture of the Campbell store, but that was it.
I would be interested to see all of El Dingo's footage. If he needs it digitized, I know a guy.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm