Goodbye Random Play (1587 Barrington Street, 445-1056) it’s been fun. The CD/DVD store, with a selection of rock merch, too, is now offering 75 percent off. Saturday, March 26 is its last day in business.
Random Play
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Random Play to close
Last week Shoptalk reported Random Play (1587 Barrington Street, 445-1056), the last place to buy music on Barrington, was offering a 20 percent sale through February. Now we’ve heard more news about the business that is bound to disappoint music fans. “We’ll be closing no later than the end of March,” says owner Steve Brown. […]
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Barrington Street sales
The last music store still standing on Barrington Street—having witnessed the passing of Sam The Record Man and CD Plus—Random Play (1587 Barrington Street, 445-1056) is still kickin’ it with a 20 percent off on DVDs sale happening right now through February. And speaking of sales, take a stroll down Barrington Street right now and […]
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Best Second-hand Record Store
For more than 25 years Taz has been a staple of the Halifax music retail scene and has navigated through the rough waters of the changing economy and rise of the internet, which has decimated other outlets. But with vinyl’s resurgence, Taz remains busy to collectors and new music lovers who maybe weren’t around for […]
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Go local on Barrington Street
We’ve all heard about the problems on Barrington Street, but the real story might be how longtime retailers have managed to survive and even thrive downtown, despite the closure of businesses, which recently have included CD Plus, Carsand Mosher and Peep Show Girly Boutique. And at press time, we’re receiving word that locally owned outdoor […]
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April 17 Record Store Day round-up: Random Play
The last music man standing on that stretch Barrington—now that CD Plus and Sam’s across the way are history—Random Play (1587 Barrington Street, 445-1056) has also gotten into vinyl in the past year, offering 300-400 new and used records on top of the majority of their music, which is on CD. The used is ‘70s […]
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Shop local: business profiles along Barrington Street
The historic area of Barrington Street is buttressed by the towers at Scotia Square at one end and the Maritime Centre on the other. It’s a busy thoroughfare for transit, local workers and shoppers. Sure, there are pockets of fallow storefront, but all it takes are a couple of key retailers to create a little […]