New Orleans' Best Music and Movies

A boundless selection of artifacts for the pop-culture anthropologist.

Virgin Megastore

A virtual Mecca for gear heads, this electronics giant hawks everything from booming sound systems to notebook-sized personal computers.

Tips: If your computer crashes in the middle of a last-minute project, don’t freak out, just call the Geek Squad, Best Buy’s affiliate 24/7 computer-support task force. See website for details.

Best Buy

The best selection of local music in town and a huge number of jazz vinyl records.

Tips: One of the co-owners, Jerry Brock, started radio station WWOZ and is also a Grammy-award winning producer.

Louisiana Music Factory

A hip record store popular with college students and fans of alternative rock.

Tips: Located above The Boot, a college bar, Mushroom has a strong hangout factor—the vibe is like a big listening room or a coffee shop with loud music—and it’s a good place to meet like-minded music fans.

Mushroom

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