Did the internet kill the record store? The answer is more complicated than you might think, as revealed in this lively and fond history of retail giant Tower Records. Until only recently an unmissable destination in cities across 30 countries, Tower Records was a place where minds met, tastes were tuned and, as shown in the film, an unmistakable ethos of bravado and freedom was fostered. Hear from devotees including Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl and Elton John (who religiously perused Tower Records every Tuesday), employees who rose to management positions after being hired literally off the street and the charismatic and still-loquacious founder Russ Solomon. With an affectionate touch, actor-turned-documentarian Colin Hanks took seven years to tell this story: both an ode to the cultural institutions of record stores and a cautionary tale of ambition.
Co-presented by Sonic Boom.