Weirdo Records winds down in Central Square

"It was able to have such a good run and run for so long, in the face of a culture that is in no way interested in art, culture, avant garde music, music in general, or vinyl"

Because he couldn't keep his business selling music in a novelty format, people are in no way interested in art, culture, or music?

I was just there about three months ago... had no idea they were going to close down. Sad to see a place like that go, I've been going there since I was about 17. They didn't have the greatest selection of Hip-Hop vinyl but they had some gems here and there. Make sure to shop at local spots like this so we don't continue to lose awesome stores to big-chain corporate whackness. Rest In Power Weirdo Records.

No more TTs. no more Weirdo. Residential towers going up. The building where All Asia was is gone and a generic building has replaced it.The gentrification of Central Square has begun and soon it will look like the Innovation District.

Weirdo was a regular stop for me after Cheapo. She didn't have the best selection but you could usually find something obscure used or new. I disagree with her assessment of our culture, however; at least my role in it. I sense some bitterness there. I buy vinyl every week, unfortunately not always at Weirdo. The store was painfully small, too. That must have been a contributing factor in its demise. But Somerville Grooves is a cool store, as is Planet on Mt. Auburn and Armageddon on Eliot and Stereo Jack's on Mass Ave. But good luck to her, I hope she lands on her feet.

So bummed!!! I loved that place. I got so many amazing compilations and cheap used CDs there. Angela is so knowledgeable and nice. I hope she gets a well deserved break.

I can't believe TT's is closing, too.

Cambridge changed so quickly the last few years I lived there, in Area IV. (The rent for my dumpy apartment also went up $1000 in 3 years, ugh).

At least there's still Deep Thoughts in JP (for now).

Has anyone ever worked 90 hours a week for years at a time? Even when it's doing something you're passionate about, it can wear you down over time. Sometimes you have to look past your enjoyment for your work and ask yourself "am I a lifer, or will I look back fondly for having done this for a few years?"

Weirdo didn't carry many records I was interested in buying, but they filled a niche and it's a shame that fans of experimental music won't have it as a resource.

There's this thing called the interwebz....been around for awhile.....seriously, you can find pretty much anything on it and download....95% free if you know where to look and what apps / programs to use.

I sold my hundreds of vinyl LPs in, I think, 1998 (after making cd copies), and have never looked back. It of course is going to be a very rough business to make some scratch aside from the odd collector now and then. The music industry, especially at the retail end, has been practically annihilated by the internet.

Once upon a time printed sheet music was all the rage when the parlor piano was the home music system.

Then it went and has a diminished role in music ed. At this point, the concert is something of an anachronism. That is what hit TT's.

Watching music can be a snooze and there's always some idiot coughing or hacking.Concerts are another relic from a time before recording.

So, while the implosion of music artifact retail is permanent, music gets around. An even bigger problem is what to do about all the Music School Ponzi suckers who end up stranded here after their 6 figure credential at Berklee won't even get em a wedding gig.

You Tube is where it goes. I recently figured out that you can discover new classical repertoire artists by just picking the live clip without ad pre-roll.

And then there is Vincent Moon https://youtu.be/RiBE3aLrotw

He is a French ethonographer and film maker who roams the world making stunning clips that bring the entire field to a new level.