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Beyond Video, mini video store, miniature video store, Miniatures, VHS art, Video Rental, Video Stores - March 25, 2022

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...

LUNCHMEAT and DISCOUNT CEMETERY Celebrate the Spirit of Hometown Indie Video Stores with MOM AND POP’S VIDEO SHOP Apparel Collection!

LUNCHMEAT is VHSuper stoked to put our heads together with the groovy ghouls over at DISCOUNT CEMETERY to celebrate the enduring spirit of those essential and influential indie video stores that populated hometowns everywhere! The complete MOM AND POP’S VIDEO SHOP apparel line is now available exclusively from DISCOUNT CEMETERY including limited colorways and special pre-order only items! Clickity-click this here link to view the entire collection! We’ve even created a rewind-radical commercial to get you right back in-between those aisles! Keep on VHScrollin' down for a look at the collection – all available NOW exclusively at DISCOUNT...

LUNCHMEAT Proudly Presents AT THE VIDEO STORE Documentary on Limited Press VHS!

LUNCHMEAT is absolutely VHStoked to put our heads together with Parkwood East Productions to bring At the Video Store to limited press VHS! This edition marks the first time the full-length documentary will be available on any home video format, with a limited edition of 50 copies housed in all-new artwork designed by LUNCHMEAT main brain Josh Schafer! Equal parts personal essay, intense rumination, and playful satire, At the Video Store is a heartfelt love letter to the American video store, exploring the importance, influence, and inspiration held within the walls of these home video havens. BEHOLD THE HUMAN...

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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

LUNCHMEAT and DISCOUNT CEMETERY Celebrate the Spirit of Hometown Indie Video Stores with MOM AND POP’S VIDEO SHOP Apparel Collection!

LUNCHMEAT Proudly Presents AT THE VIDEO STORE Documentary on Limited Press VHS!

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