Record Store of the Month: Extreme Noise (Minneapo

[Guest Admin]

One of the aspects of Punk Rock and independent music that struck a chord with me was the community involved within the D.I.Y. subculture. When I first discovered my local punk rock scene, I was blown away at the family that our scene was and had read about other interesting scenes like the Bay Area's punk scene that set up the volunteer run venue, Gilman Street. This month, I am excited to bring to you May's Vinyl Collective Store of the month, Extreme Noise http://www.extremenoise.com/ . Extreme Noise, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a volunteer run establishment that puts their profits back into their community. It is a really interesting way to run a store that could not happen just anywhere. What they do should be noted in other cities as the store just celebrated their 15th Anniversary.

Ryan Lowe (Volunteer and Music Buyer) was kind enough to answer my questions and elaborate on how the volunteer-run store works, how vinyl (and especially used vinyl) has contributed to the success of their store, their best selling vinyl, what people who haven't set foot in a record store are missing, and lots more. It is a really good read.

Support your local indie store, they are so vital to keeping independent music thriving. Let us know what store we should feature next month. Thanks Ryan.

Read the interview here:

http://www.vinylcollective.com/2009/05/05/record-store-of-the-month-extreme-noise-minneapolis/

[melvinscam]

extreme noise kicks ass.

will be visiting this weekend

[aarondanger]

ive always wanted to go to this store.

Killer interviews

[ericheartsu]

place is awesome. billy from d4 works here sometimes.

[rhythmgtr5]

great interview. I havent been to extreme noise in awhile - i'll have to pay them a visit soon when I'm in the area

[punkrockvinyl25]

this interview is rad! store seems amazing. good job virgil! and a huge thanks for extream noise for keeping the scene alive and strong, we need more stores like this.

[beau]

By far my favorite all time record store. In the 8 years I lived in Minneapolis I was in the store at least once a week. I found a ton of good deals on vinyl used. The staff also remembers you and sets stuff aside for you that they think you might want or be in to. Plus if I ever needed a jolt cola I always knew where I could get one. Mark Nelson is the man

[faith]

extreme noise rocks.

[recordmoney]

I love this store, it really is one of the best in the country.

[thousandjulys]

excellent read and rad feature!! It's pretty cool to see that type of symbiotic relationship with a record store and community.

[rtw88]

We have a store like that here in gainesville, but it's not nearly that big. Still cool though! I'd like to check this store out. Not sure what will ever take me to Minneapolis though.

[deadbeat52]

Wow, Sex Vid is actually doing pretty well I see. Their singer use to post on a Texas related message board for years and then he kinda disapeared for a while, it's good to see he's still doing the music thing.