Hoodlums is going into Hibernation. Hello friends and customers, Hoodlums Music and Movies is going into hibernation. The reason I use that specific phrase is simple:  We're closing our Tempe Square location due to an unsuccessful lease negotiation, and we haven't decided which direction we are going to go.  We are weighing options and opportunities.  If Hoodlums reemerges, we hope to have a refreshed outlook on whichever new direction we've decided to take.  It will be a hibernation, not a hiatus. I say "if" because one of the options may be not to reemerge.  There's a lot to consider and as you may have heard, the music industry is a fast-mutating beast.  We've succeeded as an independent record store during our industry's most volatile fourteen years, but it's been a battle to say the least.  There's something to be said for moving in a new direction while the bills are still paid and we have the option.   Of course, we're still as passionate about music as when we were kids, and we've got a loyal batch of customers and friends that like to collect CDs and albums the way we do.  Plus, we absolutely love the Tempe community... so there's plenty of room to reinvent ourselves and get back spreading the music.  As I said, there's a lot to consider, and opportunities seem to pop up. We'd love to hear your opinion, but let's do it in the store (I'm sure we'll do some "pondering" online as well).  That way we can shake your hand and attempt to thank you (I say "attempt" because nothing can truly convey our appreciation) for fourteen years of support at all three of our locations. We'll be open normal hours until August 15th.  We'll be doing some smokin' specials as we look to get our inventory lean and mean.  We've got a ton of awesome used CDs, Albums, and DVDs, and we'll still have all the new music in our Coalition of Independent Music Stores' listening posts, and we'll still be able to special order (free of charge) with same-week delivery... in case we don't have what you need in stock. Thanks as always for your time, your support, and your business. Steve, Kristian, and the hoodlums at Hoodlums Fantastic new music for summer.  Grab some and chill. Hoodlums and our comrades at the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) are all over the Summer's new releases. Come down to the store and you can listen to these great titles on our listening posts while you read the excellent descriptions and stories of the albums.  They are all priced to sell, so it'll be easy to grab some new music. Or, you can click the link for each category and you'll be taken to a PDF with all the descriptions for that category... and you can read 'em while you listen to the music online... and then come down and pick 'em up on CD or LP.  June On the Radar Titles The Walkmen    Heaven John Mayer    Born And Raised Norah Jones    Little Broken Hearts Alex Clare    Lateness Of The Hour Metric        Synthetica Joe Bonamassa    Driving Towards the Daylight Scissor Sisters    Magic Hour The Cult    Choice Of Weapon Alejandro Escovedo    Big Station Keane     Silenced by the Night Chris Robinson Brotherhood    Big Moon Ritual Paul & Linda McCartney    RAM Public Image Limited    This Is PiL The Hives    Lex Hives The Temper Trap    The Temper Trap Slash (featuring Myles Kennedy)    Apocalyptic Love Joe Walsh    Analog Man Waka Flocka Flame   Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family Neil Young    Americana Lisa Marie Presley    Storm & Grace     June Under the Radar Titles Edward Sharpe    Here Sun Kil Moon    Among the Leaves Googoosha    Googoosha Patti Smith    Banga Said The Whale    Little Mountain IAMDYNAMITE    Supermegafantastic Otherwise    True Love Never Dies Ryan Shaw    Real Love EL-P    Cancer For Cure Amanda Mair    Amanda Mair Crocodiles    Endless Flowers Oedipus    Vicious Little Smile Langhorne Slim & The Law  The Way We Move Liars    Wixiw Soulsavers    The Light The Dead See Off!    Off! Santana    Shape Shifter Cold Specks       I Predict A Graceful Expulsion Sigur Ros    Valtari Spectrum Road    Spectrum Road Lemonade    Diver Scott Lucas & The Married Men    Blood Half Moon The Mynabirds    Generals Robert Francis    Strangers In The First Place Matt Skiba and the Sekrets    Babylon Regina Spektor    What We Saw From The Cheap Seats Rhett Miller    The Dreamer June Mixtape: Festival Buzz Death Grips    The Money Store Grace Potter & Nocturnals  The Lion The Beast The Beat Tenacious D    Rize Of The Fenix Trampled By Turtles    Stars And Satellites Alabama Shakes    Boys & Girls Tedeschi Trucks Band    Everybody's Talkin' Lucero    Women & Work Sierra Leone's Refugee Allstars    Radio Salone Dry The River    Shallow Bed Dawes    Nothing Is Wrong  June Outside The Heard Titles Pujol    United States of Being Julia Stone    By The Horns Paul Simon    Graceland 25th Anniversary Edition Adam Cohen    Like A Man Kimbra    Vows Butterfly Boucher    Butterfly Boucher Gossip    A Joyful Noise Ed Sheeran/Emeli Sande    Our Version of Events Chicha Libre        Canibalismo The Rocket Summer    Life Will Write the Words Robert Glasper    Black Radio Cookie Duster    When Flying Was Easy FUN.    Some Nights        June Handpicked Titles    Ryan Shaw    Real Love Edward Sharpe    Here Sigur Ros    Valtari Thanks for reading.  Thanks for your support for 14 years.  Thanks for shopping local. We hope to see you soon.  Steve, Kristian, and the hoodlums at Hoodlums.  PS. Give us a call at the store (480-775-2722) if you have any questions.