A Tribute to Fallen Record Stores; Walmart Brags About Its Friends

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EVERYWHERE—To celebrate Record Store Day this Saturday, Buzzfeed rounds up 40 photos of old record stores. If you're suddenly struck by the urge to buy music from a live human being, Soundfix, Black Gold, and Other Music are all good places to start. [Buzzfeed]

NEW YORK CITY—Walmart's getting cocky: The megastore recently announced that it has more friends on Facebook than the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center. Worse, they have more Facebook support than Walmart Free NYC. [NYO]