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Brantley Palmer, Everything to Entertain You, Keene, New England, New Hampshire, Video Headquarters, Video Store, video store documentary, video stores, VSDA - November 14, 2023

A Brief History of New England’s Greatest Video Store: Video Headquarters (1983-2015) [EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS]

By Brantley Palmer Hey, Tapeheads! I’d like to introduce you to one of the best video stores in the country (until its closing in 2015, at least), Video Headquarters in Keene, New Hampshire. It wasn’t just an amazing physical video retailer. The other thing that made it so special was how this one video store and its owner, Ken McAleer, far outside the film hubs of Los Angeles and New York City, were able to support and benefit other independent video retailers around the country, and how their presence would clash directly with studios and larger chains. Boasting...

LUNCHMEAT to Co-Present KIM’S VIDEO at TRIBECA FESTIVAL on JUNE 13th!

Hey-yo, Tapeheads! We are super VHStoked to team up with Tribeca Film Festival to present the new video store-driven documentary from filmmakers David Redmon and Ashley Sabin! KIM’S VIDEO screens at Tribeca on Tueseday, June 13 at 8:30 PM at Village East! You can grab your tickets HERE, and if you use the code LUNCHMEAT, you’ll receive 20% off your ticket! MORE ON KIM’S VIDEO: If you were a New Yorker with a taste for unconventional movies, you likely perused the aisles of Kim’s Video and Music. Its owner, Yongman Kim, became as much of a legend as the films...

Marina Totino Creates Beyond Video: The Endless Miniature Video Store of Your Dreams [INTERVIEW]

Interview with Marina Totino by Ted Gilbert Video store nostalgia has been hitting a high note in the last few years. The Last Blockbuster arguably led the way by reminding Americans that video stores still exist, and rekindling our collective cultural love affair with them. Well, how about a video store that fits on your mantle, or even better: a VHSpecial little place on your video shelf? We've previously praised the radical rewind-inclined miniature work of GLAZY UK, and Melissa Kay’s utterly amazing MK Video, but recently the work of Marina Totino caught our Videovore eye, and we...

5 Things You Need to Know About FARSIDE: A Bar That’s Become Toronto’s Newest Video Rental Store!

By Josh Schafer The world needs more video stores. For rewind-inclined minds and retroists of all kinds, I can’t think of a more veracious statement. Luckily, there’s a Tapehead named Mike Reynolds up in Toronto, Ontario that has found a way to mix taps and tapes under one rewind-radical roof. It’s just recently pressed play with over 5K VHS for rent, with an array of adult beverages to wash ‘em all down. Here are 5 things you absolutely need to know about Toronto’s newest video rental destination Farside. Mike Reynolds with the Farside VHStash for rent! ...

THE VISUAL HISTORY OF AUDIO/VIDEO PLUS: The Origin of the AVP Logo

The rewind-inclined regulars here at Lunchmeat are well aware that the preservation of home video history and culture is the main objective in our overall mission. So, when Video Sanctum main-brain Benny Junko approached us with the intention of using our channel as a platform to share the hidden yet impossibly complete history of Audio/Video Plus, we were all aboard, dude. But first, a bit of information and contextualization is in order, just to get everyone up to VHSpeed. The AVP Storefront, now vacant, after many years of video excellence. Photo by Jack Lawrence. Established in...

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A Brief History of New England’s Greatest Video Store: Video Headquarters (1983-2015) [EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS]

LUNCHMEAT to Co-Present KIM’S VIDEO at TRIBECA FESTIVAL on JUNE 13th!

Marina Totino Creates Beyond Video: The Endless Miniature Video Store of Your Dreams [INTERVIEW]

5 Things You Need to Know About FARSIDE: A Bar That’s Become Toronto’s Newest Video Rental Store!

THE VISUAL HISTORY OF AUDIO/VIDEO PLUS: The Origin of the AVP Logo

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