Music Millennium
Music Millennium
Here’s an article about one of my favorite record stores, Music Millennium in Portland, Oregon: The Growth and Near-Death of a Portland Icon. It’s a great story of how this particular record store has stayed relevant and important to its community, and how owner Terry Currier has led the charge. A few of the juicier quotes:
He fired up his barbecue. He gathered up every last Garth Brooks CD, album and tape on his shelves, lugged them to his flaming grill and declared his stores Garth-free zones.
His interview came in the form of a 200-question quiz about music, musicians and records. When Currier could name the entire lineup, past and present, of the obscure British folk band Fairport Convention, McLeod was satisfied.
Currier pins his faith on … the warmth and wide-ranging expertise of his staff. And more importantly, the way music compels listeners to join together to sing, to listen, to feel the rhythm in their chests at the same time. iTunes can do a lot of things. But that ain’t one of them.
Aside from the reporter referring to Fairport Convention as obscure, it’s a fun read.
Please do support your local record store. And if you’re ever ever in Portland, take some time to stop by Music Millennium.
P.S. I bought my first records from D.J.’s Sound City, the regional chain mentioned in this article, at their Nampa, Idaho store.
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