Music - Jan. 7, 2010
Shift Switch: Used record shop clerk
Spending an afternoon at Bull's Eye Records, working alongside owner Luke Lavin as a clerk, I'd come full circle back to my first job ... in a record store. And, no, its nothing like "High Fidelity."
Tags: Bull's Eye Records, Luke Lavin, High Fidelity, Nick Hornby, John Cusack, Jack Black, Shift Switch

Music - Dec. 5, 2008
Atomic closing is a sad sign of the times
I was saddened to see that Atomic Records will close in February, but not entirely surprised. Let's face it, if Tower tanked and Virgin closed a downtown Chicago megastore before there was even an economic crisis, how can we expect Rich Menning to weather the storm?
Tags: Atomic Records, Rich Menning, Rush-Mor, Lotus Land, Lumberhorn, John Kuester, Luke Lavin, Bull's Eye

Music - April 18, 2008
Record Store Day reminds us to support local businesses
Saturday is Record Store Day in the U.S. and in Milwaukee, local shops like Atomic Records, RushMor, Bull's Eye and Exclusive Company celebrate the joys of recorded music stamped into vinyl or encoded onto CDs.
Tags: Record Store Day, Atomic, Bulls Eye, Exclusive Company, Luke Lavin, Rich Menning, Andy Noble, Dan Duchaine, Bill Rouleau, Lotus Land