

We painted the logo above the storefront in November 2021, just in time for RSD Black Friday, which was created by the same folks at Record Store Day. Licorice Pizza Records is beyond perfect. Kerry: In early 2020, we opened just a few months before lockdown. Popbuff: When did you start your record store Having a record store was my childhood dream, and I built it just in time for the world to shut down. We encourage all creatives – from music, comedy, TV, movies, and all entertainment – to join us as we revolutionize and support those who need it the most. Popbuff: Tell us your backstory and how did you get your idea or concept for the business? I vividly recall buying a pin-up of Simon Le Bon ( I still have this after more than 30 years), Betty Boop Stickers, and a picture disc of Culture Club at the Licorice Pizza store in Stonewood Mall in Downey, CA when I was 13 years young. For Gen X and pop culture buffs like me, it was a popular hang out where you can browse among vinyl records and novelty items like Betty Boop, Felix the Cat, posters, and pin-ups.
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At the BAFTA Awards, the movie won Best Original Screenplay, and at the NBR Award, it won Best Film and Best Director and countless other nominations from the film community.īut for those who didn’t know, Licorice Pizza was a popular record store in the 70s and the 80s and also sold other pop culture items. Licorice Pizza movie was nominated Oscars’ Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Achievement in Directing. What is exactly Licorice Pizza? It is a slang for vinyl records which have the size of small pizza and appearance of shiny and black licorice. Popbuff blogger Ruchel Freibrun at the Licorice Pizza Record Store in Studio City Before you start reading this blog post, here’s a little trivia.
