If you want to feel the nostalgia this is the place to check out, it's a rather small store with a…read moredecent selection of rentals and a corner of items for sale. VHS, dvds and blu rays. Friendly staff at front and decent rental price for $4 for 2 days. There is parking on the street with no meters. Definitely a nice reminder of the old rental days.

The owner is rude. I had two interactions with him--once in store and another virtually--and he was…read morerude. Go elsewhere, like 'WHAMMY! Analog Media' on Sunset Blvd for things like this.

Shopping in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California…read more.. Somehow, I found free street parking on Hollywood Boulevard, almost right in front of Amoeba Music... It's an iconic place. I thought that I should look around inside... Wow... It has everything... jazz, top 40, soul, hip hop, ethnic music, CDs, vinyl, movies, used, new, merchandise, and more! I was truthfully overwhelmed. I will be back when I'm more focused and have more time! Note: Amoeba Music is also in San Francisco and Berkeley.

Kelly from Australia at the help desk is a GEM, kindly taking the time to educate me on the…read moresweetest vinyl buying lesson. I've barely begun to dip my toe into deep appreciation of physical music mediums, and accompanied my wife here on her birthday search for a few specific vinyls and CDs. My search was narrow, hoping for a Odesza vinyl. I found two vinyls from the A Moment Apart album I was in search for with one being a used copy in a deep sea foam color while the other was a clear vinyl. Because I knew nothing about vinyls, I went to the front desk where Kelly took the time to show me how; 1) properly remove vinyls from their sleeve, 2) the direction to clean vinyls using a microfiber cloth, 3) check downs to go through when inspecting a used vinyl, and 4) in why's behind inspecting vinyls the way she recommended. In taking the time to show me how to check 3 separate clearance vinyls, I felt even more stoked about my Odesza used vinyl find as it was fun colored vinyl not yet in our collection and in beautiful condition. Kelly - thank you for not being a gatekeeper. You rock!

A video store for all of us intellectual movie nerds!…read more Videotheque sells some new and used DVDs and Blu-Rays, but their main purpose of being is as a video rental store and it's like no other video store I've been too. Their videos are organized by how a cinema fan's mind works. By category, by country, by director. John Woo movies in the Hong Kong director's section. Hou Hsiao-Hsien in Taiwan. There's classic porn from the 70s, 80s and 90s. There are Criterion discs. There are John Huston movies, Godard movies, Wim Wenders and David Lynch. Dario Argento horror movies. Sci-fi. Pre Sci-fi. Post Sci-fi. Brazilian. African. Silent films... I could go on and on. If you are looking for an obscure out of print classic film that's not on streaming, there's an 80% chance that you can find it here to rent. There is street parking nearby. The problem? I live in OC and this place is in Mount Washington/Montecito Heights. So if I move down there, I'll be renting some unheard of movies, that's for sure!

This is a movie rental place. I know hard to find now days. They do sell some stuff. It is really…read morefun to look through all the movies they have. Most everything is dvd, but they have blu-ray and 4k too. I liked talking to the staff about their stock. They had some stuff that I'm been looking for rent. They said the they move all the shelves around so they can have a movie night where they bring out a projector. I recommend this place if you got the time. They do seem to have most every that I asked for.

Sad that I thought this place was a recording studio/record store.... It's currently a…read morestationary/mail box store.

Have been listening to Madlib since the early 2000s, and have been on the lookout for Stones Throw…read moreartists ever since. A few months ago, I attended the "pop up shop concert" in Highland park and had a blast! The label is owned by Peanut Butter Wolf, who I saw live in '14- epic show! Support underground artists, and go to a show! You won't regret it! :D

Whether buying or selling, Alex and his staff are amazingly knowledgeable, fair and really on top…read moreof everything that you want to see in a record store: great used stock, new releases, rare records, CDs, cassettes and posters and other memorabilia. One other great aspect to the store is the location: there's parking, it's near the highway (I-5), and it's in Atwater, central to most of LA and full of great food and other destinations worth your time, too. Highest recommendation!

Record Safari is a cool vinyl record shop in Los Feliz with a solid selection of product. To get…read morehere, there is street parking all around the area. Their records are organized nicely by genre and are all reasonably priced. I did not end up picking anything up this time, but I still enjoyed crate digging and seeing all the new gems they got in.

I was in the area and was surprised to see the sign for Rockaway Records. It has been years since…read moreI've been there. I used to frequent this store on a regular basis to sell CD's and pick up something cool. It was such a great store with lots of vinyl, CDs, cassette tapes, and music memorabilia. I was surprised to see that it moved from its large store front to a small space around the corner and entrance is by appointment only. However, you can shop online and browse the diverse collection of rare and mint condition pieces at your leisure. No doubt you'll find some coveted pieces like an autographed Nine Inch Nails guitar for $1,750.00.

Awesome store for rock and roll memorabilia. Great staff and pricing. You have to make an…read moreappointment prior to visiting.

I stopped in here to see if they had any of the drink coasters I wanted that I saw on the B&N…read morewebsite. They did not, but they did have some other fun things, as well as, of course, books. My husband bought a book and I bought two "world's smallest" toys, which were very cute and reasonably priced. I didn't have to wait in line very long, and the cashier was polite and friendly, offering me advice on how best I could get the drink coasters I wanted. I did notice some shaking of the building, which I guess is due to a gym being near/above it? That was a little unsettling, but otherwise, the location was brightly lit, clean, and well stocked. Parking was convenient in the mall parking garage next door. I'd come here again!

This store is very clean well organized. It's easy to navigate and find the books you're looking…read morefor. The day I visited, they had special discounts going on. I saw a lot of books that were marked down. This store like other stores has a cafe located inside which makes the visit more enjoyable. Grab a coffee and read a book. Cashier who helped me was very friendly and nice. He offered me the rewards program. Parking is easy to find. There is parking lot next door or just park in the mall.

Stumble upon this store and its name wasn't even obvious. It looks like a treasure hunt, so to kill…read moretime, we went in. What luck we got! When we entered the main room, Mr Tiger greeted us. He said he's descended from Spanish and Italian, so his last name is Tigere, means Tiger. He's really friendly and chatty about the over 100 countries he's been to, the culture and the conversation spans to rocks of all forms including dinosaurs poops and crocodile teeth. It was very interesting and time flies talking to him. The rocks in the store prices 30,40,50+ bucks but there's no pressure from buying. The store covers old comics to rocks of all forms to small cultural artifacts of all kinds. It's worth spending time there but I felt like without Mr Tiger telling you the stories and explanations, it's a lot less interesting. He said he's there into the nights, so the ideal time to visit is probably late afternoon into the evening.

I felt like I just met the real life Indiana Jones. The owner Tiger is a real life archaeologist…read more The shop had an array of trinkets, gadgets, relics, treasures, etc from all over the world. An abosutely amazing find. The building has a few rooms, gatheting items of all sorts left behind. Each piece has a story that Tiger will surely tell. The hours are a little iffy. If he is open go inside. This is defiently one of my favorite new shops.