As we take a little space in HM to put the spotlight on some classic hard music albums again (like Zao's Where Blood And Fire Bring Rest and the 77s self-titled album in the Nov/Dec issue), it's also a good time to point out some of the heroes behind the scenes that help keep rock's history alive and well. A few of those people are Matt Hunt, with Retroactive Records, who keep re-releasing some classics; Mike Delaney, of Rad Rockers, who makes the effort to buy up remaining copies as they go out of print and disappear forever; and then the nameless (they have names, but I don't know them off-hand) folks who run independent music stores in your region. These people work with passion (usually) and swim upstream a little bit in an industry that's rapidly changing (and facing extinction in many ways). Please remember to support them. Their efforts (and them just being around) benefit you.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at November 13, 2008 02:54 PM