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Streetlight Records

941 Pacific Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Eric S. writes: When I lived in Santa Cruz for my "Year of No Light" I spent sooo much time trolling the racks of Streetlight, looking for Emo and Hardcore albums.  At one point, I was here so much that I thought the staff was secretly making fun of me every time I…

Streetlight Records

980 S. Bascom Avenue
San Jose, CA 95128

Brandon H. writes: I buy all my vinyl here, so don't go to Streetlight diggin' the crates for rare LPs... Yes, that's true, but I've got to give this awesome record more love than just two lousy sentences, so I'm updating my review.

This has been my favorite music…

Sun Jose Hawaii

2200 Eastridge Loop #1102
San Jose, CA 95122

Ben Y. writes: This month, I am going to tell my mom that she doesn't have to stand in line at the downtown post office on her lunch break.  Instead, I am going to support a great business by buying all my kakimochi, li hing mui, rice, toilet paper and spam at Sun…

Kinokuniya Book Store

685 Saratoga Ave
San Jose, CA 95129

mary a. writes: after snack shopping or eating ramen it is my penchant to drop by at this bookstore just to look at their abundant arrays of glossy, expensive magazines for hairstyle. too frugal or too broke to pay $15, i just have to LOOK or BROWSE.

after long…

On the Corner Music

530 E Campbell Ave
Campbell, CA 95008

Veronica V. writes: You won't come here looking for the newest Maroon 5 or Fergie CD but you will leave with something you didn't expect to find. This is the beauty of a store like this.

There is a good selection of vinyl here and a decent selection of CDs as well.  It…

Tower Records-Video-Books

630 San Antonio Rd
Mountain View, CA 94040

Ken K. writes: This place has changed in the last 6 years since I started going. They've gone through so much remodeling and rearranging of their products as if they hired some Feng Shui expert that every consultation, found something wrong with the setup! Sadly…

iTunes Music Store

1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014

Veronica V. writes: When I cant get a free copy of a song, I turn to iTunes. It seems that out of laziness more than anything else, I began straying from the free download sites.  I am impatient. iTunes is a good standby site where you can check facts that may be…

Borders Books Music & Cafe

356 Santana Row
San Jose, CA 95128

Mikey U. writes: ... writer's block... pt.1

In a vain attempt to remedy the inspiration-less apathy of the right lobe and creative hemisphere of my cerebrum, I sought out a good old
stand-by; ...romance...



... that venture EVER failing, I went to the bookstore.…

Linden Tree Childrens Records & Books

170 State St
Los Altos, CA 94022

Maryanne R. writes: Excellent children's bookstore, but what really sets them apart from other independent bookstores is the music section!  They carry all my favorite Canadian kid-music makers.  Along with Raffi, you'll find Fred Penner, Charlotte Diamond, Sharon, Lois…

Rasputin Music

5777 Mowry Ave
Newark, CA 94560

Vanessa R. writes: This is my least favorite Rasputin location, at least compared to Berkeley and San Lo.  It's very depressing here, the lighting is poor and I feel like I'm in a giant warehouse.  On top of that, would it kill any of the employees to crack a smile,…

Top CD and Comics

406 Barber Lane
Milpitas, CA 95035

Ken K. writes: For those of you who remember Man's Trading Company in SF Chinatown (Man Chi), it used to be the holy grail stop for buying imported Hong Kong and Taiwan music CDs with a superb indie music selction (one of the employees is into that genre). Ditto…

Nikkei Traditions

219 Jackson St
San Jose, CA 95112

Christine E. writes: This is definitely a gift shop you must stop by if you're in San Jose Japantown.  You will find a wide variety of gift items, from stationery kits to t-shirts to unique trinkets.  Everything Asian!  The staff is super friendly.  The items are rare…

Nikaku Japanese Arts

615 N 6th St
San Jose, CA 95112

Sofi P. writes: This place has tons of anime stuff so you can definitely get your otaku on. Ohh yea. It also has lots of various stationary, toys, stamps, magnets, glassware, fans and other Japanese-arts, crafts & gifts.

I like coming here a lot, its a cute and…

Borders Books Music & Cafe

456 University Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Nicole Rynee B. writes: Where can someone buy high fashion magazines in the gosh darn Peninsula?  Here!!!  Yeah ...

I searched high & low for some specific glossy fashion mags, a girl has to have her vices - ya know, and finally found each and every one here at Borders!  And…

Borders

15 Ranch Dr
Milpitas, CA 95035

Victor F. writes: This is the first Borders I went to when McCarthy Ranch opened.  I've always enjoyed coming here.  It's smaller than other locations, but I've always found a lot of cool stuff here.  Plus In-N-Out burger is just across the street.

Borders Books Music & Cafe

4575 Rosewood Dr
Pleasanton, CA 94588

Vanessa R. writes: Borders used to be cool, and then I quit!

I spent a good 2.5 years of my life in this store and sometimes I miss it.  As one of my favorite regulars once said "People who spend time in bookstores are different kinds of people."  This is definitely…

The Record Shop

76 S 1st St
San Jose, CA 95113

Michael T. writes: Corny mix of records and cloths for the "urban" look.

But y0!  Here in "Man" Jose, thats how we like to hang!  The record shop helps m0 with me hipster look without driving to SF and bending over for the parking ladies.

Now I can hit on rocker…

Pacific Commons

Automall Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538

JERRY K. writes: nice place but the a's doenst belong in fremont!!!! period!!!! it should stay in "da town bizz!!!!!!!"""". this place is too square for oaklanders........ we will scare away alot of fans!!!!!!!!!..... especially if the raider fan shows up to the a's…

Sun Jose

2200 Eastridge Loop
Suite 1102
San Jose, CA 95173

kawika m. writes: This has been the best Hawaiian Store  on the westcoast....bay area.   Yes I live in  Socal now...............but they have the bomb stuff!

I remember  back in the day , at the old location before moving to the mall, people would come from all around…

Rasputin Music

630 San Antonio Rd
Mountain View, CA 94040

mary a. writes: when this record store supersede the TR location in mtn. view, i was uncertain if they have an extensive selections of cd's and dvd's just like the popular virgin mega store and the "out of the market" TR.

my doubtfulness became certain that this…

Apple Store Online

Cupertino, CA 95015

Miki M. writes: If you have interest in Apple Macintosh computers, iPods and accessories, the Apple Store web-site offers a great shopping experience. I ordered equipment for more than 6000 dollars in the last year & a half; during the ordering process, the site…

Top 40 Video

18576 Prospect Rd
Saratoga, CA 95070

Jenny P. writes: We just found this last night after Blockbuster didn't work out.  Apparently they've been open for 2 months already.  We were pleasantly suprised that they carry lots of new dvds and blue ray disks at half the cost of Blockbuster! Its $2.50 to rent a…

Knight Sounds Entertainment

1518 Alum Rock Ave
San Jose, CA 95116

marevie t. writes: Love it! I've been going here since I was 13... but I'm 22 now, so these guys have been helping me dig for a minute! So welcoming, Dennis and Carlos are super cool. I might drop by to say hi sometime hehehe anyway, loved it when I was spinning cuz…

Music Hut

41081 Fremont Blvd
Fremont, CA 94538

krish m. writes: Music hut is a good place to find old and new Indian cd's. I buy stuff from here all the time. I don't think the workers really like me, though. It's as though I'm hella stupid.I try to get one particular one's attention, but I guess he has a…

Fry's Electronics

1077 E Arques Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Julie K. writes: I like tech even though I can't figure out what's wrong with my non - wifi signal catching thinkpad...  I do love tech..  I.. do... LOVE.... tech!!!!

this particular place..  there are lots of memories..  
made a line w/ friends to get PSP, World of…

Cd Warehouse

470 E El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Mark G. writes: This used to be a very cool CD store for over 10 years, but they're out of business, and a "Cick Away" computer service company is taking up the space now.

Borders

316 W El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Mark G. writes: Parking can be tough, but otherwise, this is a well laid out and comfortable Borders. There are two floors (like the Palo Alto location), with the music area at the top. I love being able to listen to most of the cd's beforehand using their cool…

Friends of the Palo Alto Library

4000 Middlefield Rd
2nd two day weekend of the month, near the tennis courts
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Shannon S. writes: Fun book sale every month.  The selection does vary dramatically - usually we find some interesting sci-fi/fantasy and some cooking books, but today we struck out on both.  We'll definitely be back again though! :)

Circuit City

2480 Whipple Road
Hayward, CA 94544

Christina Y. writes: I usually opt out of going to stores like Circuit City & Best Buy for other stores, but sometimes you can find a deal here that you just can't pass up! They have some good promotions on CDs & DVDs & even beat some other places. I bought a brand new…

Hear Music

Stanford Shopping Center
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Kevin S. writes: Kinda feels like the eHarmony of music stores.  There's something aggressively wholesome and "we know what's best for you" about this place.  But that's not what makes me avoid it, it's the prices that do.

Metamusic Records

320 Cedar St
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

J G. writes: A pretty cool selection of hip hop 12". Theres also a lot of re-issues of classic funk and jazz albums here. The 12" are priced pretty high though. Not too surprising for a small music store primarily selling hip hop wax though. There was a dude…

Tower Records-Video-Books

1900 S Bascom Ave
Campbell, CA 95008

Laleh E. writes: THEY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS!  I thought Tower was like Starbucks -- not a place with any personality, but a secure corporate business.  It was a good store while it lasted.  Lots of shoplifting, though.

Blockbuster Video

590 N 6th St.
San Jose, CA 95112

dee s. writes: I had some serious issues at thsi one particular blockbuster. I am not goign to play the blame game, but I want to thank the store mgr for helping me out and talking care of the issues that we were having! You're the best!!

Best Buy

760 E El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Crystal L. writes: Parking here is Awesome.

I love the selections they have. The Simpson DVD sets are in reason, I always come here with my fiance, I've never had a hesitant sales person in my ass bothering what to buy, which I do admit it gets so annoying when I'm…

Record Man

1322 El Camino Real
Redwood City, CA 94061

Aaron A. writes: OK. Straight up, this is not a store for casual record collectors. In fact, this isn't really even a store for dedicated record collectors. No, this is a store for fanatics. Real fanatics. Not fly-by-night obsessives, I'm talking about hardcore,…

Borders Books Music & Cafe

1200 Pacific Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Heather C. writes: Nice, clean, and well-lighted.  Worth a stop if you're into big bookstore chains.  Found a good deal on a *bargain* book.

Circuit City

4080 Stevens Creek Boulevard
San Jose, CA 95129

heather f. writes: Despite the other reviews I have had good experiences with this Circuit City.  I recently bought an out of box TV and it just stopped working about 10 days after I bought it. So I took the TV back to the store and asked to speak with a manager.

The…

Fry's Electronics

600 E Hamilton Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008

Jessie L. writes: I don't normally review the same chain twice, but I have to make a note to an employee at this location..

Back story: buddy purchased parts for a new computer from an online retailer and the case he purchased had the incorrect screws.  We were at…

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