Record Store Neutrality

My life has been pretty hectic as of late: I just moved across the city, I have homework on top of homework, work all the time, and too many musical projects to name. So, when Sunday afternoon rolled around I couldn’t think of a better to relieve some stress than by buying tons of records. Ready to explore some of my new neighborhood I headed off on foot to see what I could find. Located on the cusp of lower Haight I stumbled upon Recycled Records, a store carrying tons of vinyl, old posters, and some of our digital friends, the compact disc. The place had a cool vibe and looked like there was a good selection of different kinds of music; boy was I wrong. Recycled Records had a pretty slim selection of anything but oldies and more oldies. Don’t get me wrong, I love the classics, but if a store is going to tout the name Recycled Records they shouldn’t be so specific in their choosing of what to recycle. It’s as if these snobby record nerds are the companies, and government officials who want to change the “neutrality” of the internet by allowing certain websites or companies quicker and faster access on the internet if they pay more to the service provider. This way the availability of the content on the internet can become skewed and information that was once as easily available as all other information is not so anymore. Net neutrality is very important, and so is record store neutrality! Down with elitist record store nerds!!!

Viva Leeway!