Requiem for a Record Store: An Interview With Atomic Records’ Rich Menning

By Mehan Jayasuriya

Atomic Records, one of the Midwest's most storied independent record stores, will soon close up shop after nearly 25 years. We sit down with Atomic founder Rich Menning to talk records, rock 'n' roll and the future -- or lack thereof -- of independent record stores in America. [11 March 2009]