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 Exclusive Company
508 State St.
The Exclusive Company has one of Madison’s most extensive stocks of CDs, DVDs, posters, music paraphernalia and a helpful, heavily pierced staff. But what really defines the shop is its split personalities.
An unabashed vibe of Satan-worship greets you as you walk through the door. Walls lined with posters of bands like Lamb of God and Avenged Sevenfold indicate this isn’t a place youthful customers would likely bump into their Physics professor.
Yet down in the basement you’ll see a different, less-visible Exclusive Company. Here you’ll find Bach and Coltrane, as well as a staff better suited for sitting down to tea and biscuits. It’s an experience not to be missed in Madison. -- Owen Rosenberg
 EarWax Punk and Metal
254 W. Gilman
Tuesday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
You would be more than fortunate to find a collection of punk, metal and experimental recordings and memorabilia as comprehensive or affordable as what EarWax Punk and Metal has to offer. The shop has seemingly everything: obscure CDs, DVDs and vinyl, T-shirts, hats, stickers, pins, magazines, flags, patches, you name it. EarWax’s employees are all helpful and approachable, meaning you can even pick up a totally whack Bullet for My Valentine CD and not get made fun of or spat on -- they’re that nice. -- Mario Puig
 Strictly Discs
1900 Monroe Street
Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Located in-between the University of Wisconsin and Edgewood College campuses, Strictly Discs offers a wide selection of new and used CDs in addition to a retro-spirited assortment of vinyl records. The store has built up a substantial amount of customer loyalty in its 20 years of business -- perhaps in part due to occasional customer-appreciation store events, which offer discounts on music, refreshments and tequila shots. -- Ben Peterson
 B-Side Records
436 State St.
Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
With a self-professed focus on "music of lasting value" and a bent towards connoisseurs, B-Side Records maintains one of the best selections in the area. In practical terms, the store's mission statement translates to a deep cache of non-mainstream albums spanning the history of rock, jazz and other genres, as well as a diverse selection of today's indie releases. B-Side's target market will find a surprisingly high number of desirable items within the store's modest dimensions, conveniently located on Madison's main downtown commercial drag, State Street. -- Matt Hunziker
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This town profile was produced entirely by student journalists from The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald, the leading news sources for the University of Wisconsin community. You can learn more about the individual student contributors by visiting their profiles on UWIRE.com:
Text: Eric Anderson, Francesca Brumm, Caissa Casare, Emma Condon, Matt Hunziker, Sara Lieburn, Ben Peterson, Mario Puig, Oren Rosenberg, Kyle Sparks, Dan Wohl
Photo: Kyle Burnsaw, Jacob Ela, Christopher Guess, Amanda Salm, Ellen Siebers
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