New Arctic Monkeys album

I hear the new Arctic monkeys album isn’t very good but I wouldn’t know as I haven’t been sent a copy. I can confirm if this really is the artwork then that is indeed very poor. Just saying.  

New Bon Iver album

I hear the new Bon Iver album isn’t very good but I wouldn’t know as I haven’t been sent a copy. Just saying.

Avalanche Website Suspended – Are the conspiracy theories justified ?

As you will see we are back up now but briefly overnight and this morning we were suspended. Thanks to everybody who emailed to let me know. Obviously some thought I had not appeased the Rough Trade gods in time while others wondered at the power of RAMPANT CHUTNEY CONSUMERISM. A few blamed the T […]

Independent Label Market from a label and a shop's viewpoint

http://songbytoad.com/2011/05/independent-label-market/ for Matthew’s thoughts and I have posted my reply below. These labels are so out of touch that their original plan was to hold this market on Record Store Day itself. Despite all those releases by The Beach Boys, Roxy Music etc they claimed that RSD was all about supporting independent music and their […]

Meursault and ESftD tickets just arrived

avalanche_edin Avalanche Records  Also tickets now on sale for Edinburgh School for the Deaf / The Louche FC / Spook School @ Henry’s Cellar Bar Saturday July 2 avalanche_edin Avalanche Records  Meursault / Insector Tapehead @ Caves Friday June 17 – tickets now on sale in the shop @avalanche_edin

Shonen Knife tickets now on sale

avalanche_edin Avalanche Records  I’m guessing these will go quickly, Tickets just arrived for Shonen Knife @ Sneaky Pete’s Monday 15th August.

Never Resent Other People's Success If They Get It Fairly

As usual Matthew’s blog at Song by Toad makes an interesting read. http://songbytoad.com/2011/05/never-resent-other-peoples-success/#comments I agree with the sentiment but it really isn’t that simple. If you are doing your best whether that is by being in a band or in your business it is unrealistic not to expect to come across people who do better […]

Listening Post

Our old listening post died just as we were about to move and we really need to come up with a replacement fairly soon. There are many more options now for larger touch screens and I think we may run a competition to design one which is really just a cheeky way of trying to […]

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