Toronto Music Stores in Decline

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Article about the dwindling music store industry in Toronto

Also sad news - The article says that (my favourite Toronto music store) Penguin Music will be closing November 30.

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[Jaimoe]

Sad, but true.

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[FairySari]

I moved away from the area like two years ago - are Second Spin and Flash and Crash really gone?

Sonic Boom is huge though, and open late... I seem to always find what I'm looking for there. I'd think it would be a big enough draw without the couple of other tiny used CD stores around.

[The Chameleon]

I live on Queen St. and have noticed many music stores go down....

Penguin is not alone...recently Acid Records and 2 the Beat also closed.

Sign of the times, the old formula does not work. Why should I have to pay $27 for an import CD when 90% of that cost is shipping and storage for the product. Why can't I walk into a store order it, then the burn it to CD or load it on to my I-Pod type device and then high quality print me a copy of the artwork for a reasonable fee.

If that were the model I think more stores would survive. People still like going into a shop, bu this old "brick and mortar" model is broken.

[Jaimoe]

Criminal Records continues to be one of the treasures in the downtown (Queen & Spadina). It opened last year and kicks major ass both with prices and an exciting clothing and accessories line.