Best of Boston
Best Music
2005 Best Music, Used
Cheapo Records
Cambridge
You're likely to collide with other intent collectors as you wander Cheapo's narrow aisles. Whether the secondhand tunes you're tracking are on vinyl, CD, or [...] read more»
2005 Best Music, New
Newbury Comics
Boston
An independent music store with a fairly priced, unbeatable selection? Yes, it still exists. This hip shop, with a staff straight out of High Fidelity, [...] read more»
2004 Best Music, Used
Looney Tunes
Boston
The reduced production costs of the digital age and the concurrent scouring of record-company vaults have given fledgling artists new opportunities and unearthed many a [...] read more»
2004 Best Music, New
Newbury Comics
Boston
When was the last time you saw a CD for under $10? Newbury Comics regularly prices select new releases under 10 bucks and dozens more [...] read more»
2003 Best Music, Used
Disc Diggers
Somerville
When you're looking for used vinyl, hit Looney Tunes in Cambridge. Want psychedelic CDs? Try Twisted Village in Harvard Square. But for an all-around selection [...] read more»
2003 Best Music, New
Newbury Comics, Back Bay location
Boston
Newbury Comics is to Nick Hornby as music megastores are to Carson Daly. The trucker hat—wearing kids who staff this eclectic pop culture emporium truly [...] read more»
2002 Best Music, Store
Newbury Comics, Back Bay location
Boston
Now that antiseptic virgins have started selling overpriced CDs at the corner of Newbury Street and Mass. Ave., it's nice to know the bad girl [...] read more»
2002 Best Music, Rock Album
Chauncey
We were one more Creed song away from slitting our wrists when Chauncey's self-titled debut—loaded with swerving melodies, bending rhythms, and emotional truths—revived our faith [...] read more»
2002 Best Music, Record Label
Big Wheel Recreation
Boston
Most of the music getting airtime on commercial radio these days may be pop-driven drivel, but no one has told that to the folks at [...] read more»
2000 Best Music, Record Store, Use
Record Hog
Somerville
The Hog is for vinylphiles who want record buying to be an unpredictable treasure hunt. Looking for a mint copy of a Fugs LP? A [...] read more»