In a world where most music is just hop, skip and a click away via a download, the magic of going to a store and purchasing a CD or a record is easily forgotten. Not at Amoeba Music - this is the world's largest independent music store and it an absolute joy to spend time there. You can literally spend hours flicking through row after row of every genre of music you can think of. They have a neat system that scans the barcode of a CD and brings up the tracks at a listening post, allowing you to listen to basically anything and everything in store. The staff are very knowledgeable and the store itself also hosts free gigs with really high calibre performers such as Elvis Costello, The Roots and DJ Dangermouse. If you find yourself in LA, I recommend setting aside an afternoon to wander about in the cavernous musical awesomeness that is Amoeba. They also have smaller (but still massive!) branches in Berkeley and San Francisco.

6400 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 900
www.amoeba.com/
Google map: bit.ly/lUp3fh

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Restaurant, bakery and deli open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The bar next to the restaurant is famous for jamming sessions (every night Wednesday to Sunday) by famous and upcoming musicians.
A late night stop a must!

Canter's Delicatessen and Restaurant
419 North Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90036
Tel: (323) 651-2030
www.cantersdeli.com/aboutcanters/

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Possibly the world's best record store, this place has hundreds of thousands of records, CDs, posters and more, new and used, and I have spent many hours sifting through the endless aisles of every genre, picking up obscurities, bargains and the general good vibe of the store.

Sunset Blvd, CA

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