Off The Hip Records
What:
Off The Hip Records
Where:
Tavistock House Basement, 383 Flinders Lane (enter from Tavistock Place)
When:
Mon-Thur 10am-5.30pm, Fri 10am-6.30pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun closed
Contact:
9621 2044
MySpace:
here
So your iPod is full and every time you download new music you have to go through and delete a bunch of stuff that you downloaded last month and haven’t listened to yet… what to do? Buy records!
But from where? Unlike juice bars and cheap fashion retailers blaring B grade dance music (Supre flagship store coming soon, sigh), CBD record stores are a dying breed. Au Go Go. Gaslight. Rhythm & Soul - Gone! Even Bourke St Sanity has given way to Bras N Things… Yes, our parents are buying more cheap underwear than we are buying new music.
It should be music to your ears then to hear that a new record store has opened in the CBD, and a mighty fine one at that. Located discreetly off the lower end of Flinders Lane, Off The Hip has a basement filled with literally thousands of titles on CD and vinyl, with a sprinkling of zines, tees and DVDs for good measure. Punk, garage, psych, rock n roll, folk, RnB, soul, rockabilly, rare imports, Australian titles you never new existed and two very comfortable looking armchairs - Off The Hip would kick iTune’s ass in a fight faster than you can say “have knees, will tremble!”
Product: Music
Anatomy: Heart
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