Travis Ritter
- Amoeba is the mother of all independent record stores, hands down. Absolutely the best selection of new and very modestly priced used LPs, CDs, and DVD/Blueray in this country. After closing their Los Angeles’ Sunset Blvd. location last year (which opened in 2001), they just reopened their new space this year a few blocks away on Hollywood Blvd. The LA Amoeba is where you’re almost guaranteed to run into some musician or celebrity browsing through the records. If you spot a staff member with a video camera following them around, they might be filming for Amoeba’s popular “What’s In My Bag” series on YouTube. Four hours inside Amoeba might sound like a lot of time, but even those who dig open to close still leave plenty of bins untouched.