Friday, July 31, 2009

I think Method Man said it best...


...when he said:


"step by step / piece by piece / inch by inch / brick by brick"


That's how we're doing this thing. We're building it from its grassroots, right to its tippity-top. Both in a physical sense (flooring, walls, fixtures, displays, etc., etc.) and an intangible sense (connections, artists, industry experts, designers, venues, etc., etc.).


We hope you will join us. You can help us lay some mortar, you can be a part of the foundation.


We're on our way...but we can't do it without you--


--n

TRx

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

FAQ's about TRx


What is Tyrannosaurus Records?


Tyrannosaurus Records is an independent CD/record store based in Renton, WA (specifically downtown Renton, AKA: DTR). We sell CD’s, records, T-shirts, pins, stickers, and any other music-related merchandise we can get our hands on.


So…?
Well, what makes us unique is that we are committed to music and art made independently, and locally. We pride ourselves on being a place where local independent artists can get that first taste of exposure, or expand and solidify an already existing fan base.


I read somewhere that the tyrannosaurus was the stupidest dinosaur ever. Is that true?
You shut your mouth.


What kind of music do you sell? Does it have to be rock, or indie rock?
There are no genre-based constraints to the music we will sell! We are already working with bands/artists that are into reggae/dub, straight-ahead rock, blues, singer-songwriter, pop-rock, ambient, punk, prog-/art-rock, indie-rap, rockabilly, folk… And the list grows more by the week! Our one requirement is that all music we sell be made independently.


What about nationally-known acts?
We will carry a limited amount of CD’s and records by nationally-known bands and artists, but only those propagated by independent labels, as opposed to major labels. It’ll be a great way for local artists to be put side-by-side with the acts they already know and admire, as well as a way for our audience to be introduced to our local acts.


Do people still make records?
Yes. Trust me.


OK, but isn’t the whole physical music thing kind over?
That depends. For many people, there is no need to ever buy a record or a CD again, with the advent of file-sharing and MP3’s and iTunes. I think that’s great…for them. If you never want to buy a CD again, then this store is not for you. This store is for all the people out there who still want to get out into the big, bad world and go digging for their music; the people who want to find an awesome deal tucked into the corner of a record bin; the people who know that listening to a song on their computer will always lack something that they can’t quite put their finger on… This store is for people who WANT the experience of getting out into their community and interacting with people and, ultimately, buying music the old-fashioned way.


I think I get it now…but is it going to be cool?


ROOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, July 12, 2009

TRx Issues First Blog-pology

In a shocking lack of blog-/cyber-etiquette, our last blog gave a shout out to Ms. Lynar at All About Renton and completely dissed Lady P at The Picaroon (another awesome Renton blog: www.thepicaroon.blogspot.com), who had blogged about our impending arrival not once, but twice!

Lady P, we sincerely thank you for your effort, we hope you will forgive us and that you will continue to mention TRx from time to time.

It's official, we suck at blogging. But it's free, so we're going to keep doing it.

roar.
--n
TRx

Thursday, July 9, 2009

I'm thinking of a song by Belly, circa 1995...

I met with Jane from the band Nancy Frieko this morning. We had a nice long chat about music, and the scene, the Seattle scene, the nature of scenes in general...and many other things. It got me thinking a little about the way everything bleeds into everything else.

I'll attempt an explanation:

I got super serious about this whole music store idea earlier this year partly as a result of a night spent at an extremely intimate show held in a garage in the suburbs. So many people in such a relatively small space, all feeling pretty much the same thing as a result of the music...the music brought everyone there a little closer together for those few hours, if only because of the shared experience. I came away from that evening deciding that I needed to find a way to facilitate just that sort of interconnectedness through music (in some way, on some level), and that if I could find a way to do it, I could be happy doing it forever. And TRx was born...in my head.

So, as Jane and I spent an hour talking about similar musical experiences (Liberty Hall!!) and matters of taste, I got to thinking about how we were being brought together--indirectly by my experience discussed above and the resulting actions on my part, and only slightly less indirectly by her music. We had been brought together by one thing that, for all intents and purposes of the two of us sitting in a diner, only existed in my mind; and another thing--her music--that only existed as an idea, in that it wasn't playing at the time.

All these intangible things, begetting tangible things...it's eerie.

And without it all--the experiences, the connectedness, the music--I probably wouldn't have the opportunity to meet all the amazing people I have met so far, nor the many amazing people I have yet to meet.

...all these intangible things, everything bleeding into everything else.

And thank you, everyone, for being so awesome.

--n
TRx
PS: Big thanks to Ms. Lynar for hooking us up with our very first press at All About Renton! If I were more savvy, this is where I would have a link set up for you to click so you could check it out. Sadly, I'm not. Google it!
**BTW, if you're still reading way down here, the Belly song alluded-to above is called "Superconnected". And, yes, the title to this blog IS unforgivably lame.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

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(I'm just going to let this sink in a bit...)







--n

TRx

Saturday, July 4, 2009

MwahahahahahaHAHAHA...

In case you were wondering, our plan to take over the world (of music...in Renton, WA) is coming right along...

Pics to come soon of our totally killer window signage that was installed on Friday by our illustrious design-guru, Adam "Zombies-are-people-too" Jones.

And all the signage was masterminded and coordinated by my beautiful wife Samantha.

...also, I had a highly productive "business" meeting with a certain recording engineer about the possibility of TRx being a place where a band could come to record--not just sell and network...

This is exciting stuff.
roar.
--n
TRx