Hi Everyone,
Here are the charts for the week.
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
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Hi Everyone,
Here are the charts for the week.
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
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Hi Everyone,
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Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
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Hi Everyone,
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Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
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Hi Everyone,
Here are the charts for the week.
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
Hey Everyone,
Not a lot to report on this week other than the fact that I am listening to the new Gorillaz on repeat, and by the looks of our chart this week, I am not the only one.Cracker Island is serving as my soundtrack as we are busy lining things up for Record Store Day on the ThinkIndie side of things. We are also starting to make plans for Summer Camp in August and MusicBiz in May which, by the way this year has started off so far, will both be here before we know it. I am looking forward to reconnecting with everyone soon. We will have lots of CIMS stores in attendance at MusicBiz this year, so looking forward to productive meetings as well. We are currently in the process of booking those now, and we will be doing collective Coalition meetings (CIMS, AIMS, DORS) so if you haven’t already- be sure to get in touch with Carrie or myself to get something on the books.
Here are the charts for the week.
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
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Gorillaz
Cracker Island
(Warner)
Andrea Paschal - CIMS/ThinkIndie Executive Director
Damon won Brit Pop.
Hi Everyone,
Here are the charts for the week.
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
Hi Everyone,
First off, I usually like to use this message to talk about things going on in the industry, with CIMS or highlighting our stores, but every once in a while, I have to fan out because… music is my first love. That love is always at the heart of why I do what I do every day.
About this week I have three words… Rihanna’s. Halftime. Show.
My love for Rihanna runs deep. She is eternally the coolest, and she kills it every single time- this Superbowl performance being no exception. I, like everyone else, am hoping we finally get that new album in ’23… but in the meantime I will be rocking the MVP and playing my Riri faves on repeat.
In other music news… it is official, the Record Store Day 2023 List is live today! We have a great lineup this year. I want to say a huge thanks to all the labels that continue to put in the work to bring these amazing releases to help us celebrate music in its physical format, not only on Record Store Day but every day. Even more important is the celebration of all of our incredible record stores. If music is our salvation, then the record shop is our church!
Here are the charts for the week.
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
Hi Everyone,
Over the past months, several of our CIMS members have celebrated important anniversaries. Next week marks another one for Strictly Discs out of Madison Wisconsin. March 9th, 2022 will mark their 33 1/3 anniversary! Hitting special anniversary celebrations is always important in our business, but marking those milestones in the midst of the past couple of years feels like just that much more of an achievement.
Here is their official press release:
Indy music store Strictly Discs in Madison, Wisconsin will celebrate 33 and 1/3 revolutions of the sun on March 9, 2022. Originally launched in the ascendancy of the CD era, Strictly Discs has expanded both its physical footprint and original focus, notably gaining fame for an enviable vinyl selection. With an offsite warehouse containing over 150K records, frequent customers know to check the Strictly Discs Instagram page every Thursday night for a sneak peek at Friday’s incoming weekly smorgasbord. What started as a one-man operation now has 15 employees, has shipped items to almost every country and ably navigated a thorny retail landscape in which it continues to prosper. How did this happen?
Ron Roloff, owner and founder, left a pharmaceutical sales career in Chicago and launched Strictly Discs on the west side of Madison in 1988. Currently, he serves as the store’s “Road Dog” and will travel 500 miles at the drop of a hat to look at possible collections. Buying trips have taken him down both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and all points between. Records have been bought and too outlandish to fabricate tales have been exchanged.
Angie Roloff, co-owner, makes Strictly Discs a true mom and pop shop. Serving as webmistress, store sage and extinguisher of fires, she is the steady hand that makes HQ hum.
Thanks to the Monroe Street area in particular and Madison in general, Strictly Discs has cultivated a loyal clientele allowing the store to weather streaming services, a global pandemic and conventional wisdom asserting that physical music media would die on the vine. By both capitalizing on a resurgence in vinyl and a long record of customer service, Strictly Discs continues to thrive.
The shop will celebrate by thanking its customers with a storewide sale Wednesday, March 9th.
Strictly Discs is a member of CIMS (Coalition of Independent Music Stores). Strictly Discs is located at 1900 Monroe Street, five blocks west of Camp Randall Stadium.
https://strictlydiscs.com/
Congrats to Strictly Discs and here’s to many more!
Here are the charts,
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
Hey everyone,
Here are the charts for the week.
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
Ryan Culwell
Run Like A Bull
(Missing Piece Records)
Scott Register - ThinkIndie A&R
This one’s been out a few months and I’ve been drawn to it more and more with each listen. Culwell isn’t new to the scene, but this Perryton, TX singer-songwriter has yet another collection of songs that deserve to be noticed. “Let’s Go Crazy” is an anthem that everyone should be singing.
Hi Everyone,
Yesterday was one of the most anticipated days in indie retail, the RSD 2022 list launch…and it’s a good one!
This year also marks the return of Record Store Day. This year we should all be able to start to get back to celebrating our stores and music communities as was intended when we created this day, and celebrate we should, as this year marks the 15th Anniversary of Record Store Day!
Speaking of celebrating record stores, if you haven’t gotten a chance to check out the “Behind the Counter” series you really should. We have been lucky to have many of our CIMS stores featured, and this series gives some great insight into just what inspired many of these stores to exist and what keeps them going. Check it out and you can enjoy a virtual tour of some of the best stores across the country!
Here are the charts,
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
Beach House
Once Twice Melody
(Sub Pop)
Andrea Paschal- CIMS/ThinkIndie Executive Director
This is one of those bands that I have loved since the beginning. I have seen them on every tour and they are just one of those bands I know I can count on because they never disappoint and I just feel like “they get me.”
I am such a fan of their atmosphere and the best way I can describe it is the dream worlds that Victoria and Alex create. That is turned up to 11 with Once Twice Melody and I think this one just may be their Magnum Opus. Well done BH. Looking forward to the final chapter tomorrow!
Hi Everyone,
In light of the news of her passing yesterday, I wanted to take a moment today to honor the force that was Betty Davis. She was the ultimate Nasty Gal. Betty was the coolest of the cool, the baddest of the bad, and influenced the best of the best. If your collection is lacking… shout out to the ever-brilliant Light in the Attic, they have you covered on all your Betty Davis needs.
Betty Davis forever.
Here are the charts,
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
Hello Everyone,
This week we are holding our annual CIMS Board Meetings. It is a very important week for our group because it is one where we take a hard look at our previous year and use those conversations to set goals and initiatives for the current one. This year our meetings are quite different. We are usually able to all descend on some city and spend the better part of the week together having those conversations in person. It is an invaluable time for our group, and I am certainly missing not being able to have that for this go around. Side note, if you find yourself in a city that is not your own (or even if it is) with any of that crew, you are sure to share good times and make wonderful memories! However, we are determined to make the most of our current circumstances. Thanks to all of our past experiences together, this year’s meeting is shaping up to be just as successful. I am grateful to our CIMS Board members for the extra time and energy they dedicate to our organization and the store perspective and guidance they bring to our discussions.
In other news, the award for best band breakup announcement hands down goes to Daft Punk. Definitely the toughest breakup moment I have been through in a while.
Here are the charts.
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
Daft Punk
Discovery
(Parlophone/Virgin)
Andrea Paschal - CIMS/ThinkIndie Executive Director
In proper breakup fashion… time to break out our favorite tunes and remember all the good times we shared together. Discovery, you will always be my jam.
Hi Everyone,
As I send out this note today, I am especially thinking of our CIMS members, Waterloo Records in Austin and Cactus Records in Houston, as well as all of their employees, families, and our other friends across the state. was quite disturbed hearing their accounts of the situation as well as seeing news footage of what the people of Texas are going through right now. It was especially devastating because it was just another hardship, on top of so many others, that could have and certainly should have been avoided. I hope that you will also keep our stores and the people of the great state of Texas in your thoughts as well. Below are some ways to show your support if you can during this especially hard time:
The Salvation Army provides shelter, food, and other necessary items to those in need throughout Texas.
The American Red Cross is supporting at least 35 warming centers with cots and blankets across the state.
In Austin, the area Urban League has started the #LoveThyNeighborTX campaign to raise money for hotel rooms, food, water, clothing, and other basic needs of the housing insecure communities.
Local small business Free Lunch is making deliveries of home-cooked meals, blankets, hand warmers, and hygiene kits to the Esperanza Community residents, a state-sanctioned shelter/campsite in the city.
The Other Ones Foundation is also providing resiliency kits for residents of the campsite. The kits include basic needs for those experiencing homelessness.
Dallas-area organizations Austin Street Center, OurCalling, The Stewpot, Union Gospel Mission, and Oak Lawn United Methodist Church are pooling funds to help pay for temporary shelter as well as Covid-19 rapid tests for those in need.
Lucille's 1913 Community Kitchen is preparing and distributing meals in the Houston area.
Caritas of Austin also helps those experiencing housing insecurity in the Austin area. You can support their work by making a monetary donation or ordering items from their Amazon wish list to be shipped directly to the center.
Austin Pets Alive! is working to keep pets across Texas warm and safe during the freezing conditions. The group needs heating pads, Styrofoam coolers, dog beds, heat lamps, and monetary donations.
Support your favorite Texan Record Store!
Here are the charts,
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
Small Black
Cheap Dreams
(100% Electronica)
Russell Cothran - ThinkIndie Sales & Marketing
When I first heard the new single, I thought it was Ernest Greene AKA Washed Out. It made sense considering the band toured with Washed Out incessantly throughout the 10’s. If you like airy, dreamy pop, this record is for you.
Hi everyone,
Here are the charts for the week.
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
Various Artists
Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism, Shadow Sounds and Adjacent Jams of Japan 1980-1988
(Light In The Attic)
Nick Campbell - ThinkIndie Warehouse Manager
I’ve been listening to this synthy little compilation a lot. The music therein isn’t new, but it’s pretty weird and cool.
Hey Everyone,
I am travelling this week for the annual CIMS Board meetings.
Here are the charts... and y’all don’t forget to wash your hands!
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
Hi Everyone,
This week happens to be one of my favorite weeks of the year: Paris Fashion Week, but not for just the obvious reasons. Even if you don’t consider yourself a person that cares about fashion, the clothes you choose to put on every day are in fact an expression of you are: your interests, what you care about, and how you choose to present yourself to the world.
The “things” that I care the most about are: Art, Music, Cinema, and Fashion, which is where the first three intersect and reflect back to us. All of these art forms are what I consider the best ways to document the times we are living in, much more so than the news we watch or read daily.
I was just re-watching Fade to Black – which chronicles the making of Jay-Z’s Black Album, the other night. It was such a great glimpse into the creative process. One of my favorite moments of the documentary was when Pharrell is trying to sell Jay on a track- he says “you remember at the end of Carlito’s Way and the guys just trying to get out of the game?” to which Jay-Z responds, “That’s the speech?!” and a confident Pharrell just smiles and hits play. He earlier told the camera “I am gonna’ get my movie moment!” This loop is what would later be the basis of “Allure”. On a later studio visit, a young Kanye brings some beats and gives a similar pitch- there is a moment where he exclaims “this record is not just a record, it’s like the score or soundtrack to scenes from a great movie”
For most of us, our music is the soundtrack to our lives…all the moments, big and small.
Today’s news is as fleeting as our Instagram stories, so these are the things we will continue to come back to and reflect on and will carry on long after us. You will remember what was going on in your life or the world often by just hearing a certain song or album. Art in any form tells the collective tale of moments and movements, struggles and achievements for us all.
I am particularly fond of Paris Fashion week probably just because it is where some of my favorite designers show, and historically the soundtracks to these shows have been a great source for new music for me. I have discovered some of my favorite new artists this way. The first time I heard Cherry Glazerr or Sunflower Bean (when they were but a blip on Soundcloud) or La Femme, or Leon Vynehall…it was all fresh off the runway.
So for my CIMS Pick this week, here are some of my favorite PFW inspired tracks to get you ready for the weekend:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51l48hWGGVvXE3q5JJV6kY?si=l9sGiEuvSQa7eLIn6yimnQ
Here are the charts,
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
Hi Everyone,
Last week I made a quick trip to New York for our annual Record Store Day meetup. Every year the co-founders take a couple of days to get together in the same room to meet, discuss issues, work on our annual Summer Camp conference and brainstorm on how to solve the music world’s problems. I always leave reinvigorated with new ideas and ready to get to work.
Thanks to our friends at ADA/ BMG, we also got to take in a screening of the new Boom Town Rats documentary, Citizens of Boomtown. There was a Q&A afterwards and my big take away from the evening was hearing Bob Geldof reflect on his career and how so many of songs that he wrote over thirty years ago are still so relevant today. I Hate Mondays was one that immediately comes to mind. He also recalled the evening news story that inspired him to want to do something more- something to really make a change. I love the story of Band-Aid and Live Aid. I probably watch the making of documentary about once a year (admittedly around the holidays). The thing that was so inspiring to me was how this somewhat unlikely character was able to come along and channel all his anger and frustration not to divide or build walls, but to break them down, and to bring people together with music. That is a powerful thing.
Speaking of bringing people together through music, I saw on Twitter today that No Depression polled their staff, industry professionals and musicians to compile a list of 75 of the best record stores across the US. I was thrilled to see that 22 of our CIMS stores made the list!
Cactus – Houston, TX
Central Square – Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Dearborn Music – Dearborn, MI
Easy Street – Seattle, WA
Electric Fetus – Minneapolis, MN & Duluth, MN
Euclid Records – St. Louis, MO
Fingerprints – Long Beach, CA
Homer’s – Omaha, NE
Indy CD & Vinyl – Indianapolis, IN
Lou’s Records – Encinitas, CA
Magnolia Thunderpussy – Columbus, OH
Music Millennium – Portland
Park Avenue CD – Orlando, FL
Plan 9 – Richmond
Pure Pop – Burlington, VT
Record Archive – Rochester
Record Exchange – Boise, ID
Rockin’ Rudy’s – Missoula, MT
Schoolkids Records - multiple locations
Strictly Discs – Madison, WI
T-Bones – Hattiesburg, MS
Twist and Shout – Denver, CO
Waterloo Records and Video – Austin, TX
For the full list of shops, get the latest issue of No Depression here: https://store.nodepression.com/collections/subscribe?utm_source=CIMS&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=spring20
I would like to extend a big congrats to ALL of the shops featured. Some of the most important people in my life, I met through music or in a record shop, so to all the amazing record stores out there, thank you for doing what you do and giving people a place to come together through music.
Here are the charts,
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
Hey Everyone,
I am traveling this week.
Here are the charts,
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
cimsmusic.com
#cimsmusic
