Avalanche favourites Farewell Poetry are playing at The Third Door on Lothian Street along with Matthew Collings, Hiva Oa and Opul this Monday starting at 7pm. A collective comprised of Parisian musicians and an Anglo-saxon poet and filmmaker, FareWell Poetry is a bold and electrifying project that combines performance film, musical experimentation (drone, post-rock, orchestrated […]
‘Better than Josh Pearson!’ That was what it said on the hand-printed sticker. The sticker was attached to an odd-looking CD in the new releases section of the Edinburgh record shop, Avalanche. The shop’s proprietor, Kevin Buckle, was the man behind the claim. I asked him about the album. It was by an Aberfeldy-based group […]
I did think of trying to get a King Kurt in-store for Friday. However there was no way of saying this week is Big Cock week at Avalanche without sounding ………….
Who the hell are Monoganon?! Well, they are the songs and sounds of Fence Home Game / Hallowe’en favourite, Mr John B McKenna – ably assisted by a bunch of his pals. Debut LP, Songs To Swim To, is a collection of seven dreamy fuzz-folk laments. John B’s lyrics dive in and out of a sea of consciousness (like […]
Should be a good crowd for this as the guys play in the shop the day of release for their album “Fully Cocked”. There will also be a limited number of signed posters and some time after the gig to speak to the band.
Without a doubt both the music industry and retail in general have changed more in the last year than at any time in Avalanche’s history and that includes the introduction of CDs and the start of online selling. I can not pretend that it has not become a constant annoyance to me to hear people […]
Certainly rumour has it ! The tweets below drew a great deal of comment and suggestions. So hear is the idea. Leave your suggestions in the comments below or if you prefer email them to [email protected] You can also just suggest them in the shop as several of you have done already. I’ll take the […]
This competition runs all week. Leave your details after any purchase and you could win one of the very few copies of the Fence loves Avalanche poster.
