When HMV and FOPP went into administration in January 2013 it should have been a watershed moment. Nobody was sure what would follow but it was clear that HMV’s model was unsustainable and no amount of tweaking would put it right. What was not expected was that eventual owners Hilco would turn this fact into […]
July 2016
Is this the decade new music died ?
When artists and labels first started selling directly to their fans it was clear to me that this would be a bad thing not just for the future of shops but for the future of new music and eventually the future of all artists except the very biggest. I suppose to some extent it was […]
King's Stables Road Arts Complex and "Interesting" Retail
As some of you may have seen the council approved planning permission for the King’s Stables Road site. “A 92-bedroom hotel is at the centre of the development, alongside studio flats, student accommodation and a public square” according to The Evening News. They also say “Members of local groups, including heritage watchdog the Cockburn Association and […]