Even though I knew they would only use a snippet from this I promised not to post it until the article was published. Interview with Robert Ham for Noisey/VICE — from the tone of the blog post, it sounds as if you knew you were getting a copy of the BoC record. Is that […]
It goes without saying that all awards ceremonies are bollocks as there is no sensible way for votes to be cast. Either the public vote in which case it is who is best at getting votes using social media or a select jury vote in which case a fair amount of politics will inevitably take […]
I don’t have all the details yet but there will definitely be free pony rides in the Grassmarket on Saturday 25th May. After the successful trial before Christmas when people were happy just to have their photos taken with the ponies the Greater Grassmarket BID organisers have managed to get permission for pony rides in […]
Some of you may remember the Grassmarket Music Festival just over two years ago which was meant to be a trial run for something much larger given Edinburgh Council had claimed to have put in enough power for a U2 concert when they had pedestrianised the Grassmarket. However this was part of the BID (Business […]
To say it would be a coup to have a Cake Shop in Edinburgh would be an understatement. They are not short on offers but with Avalanche’s reputation combined with a location to die for it wasn’t too hard a sell. We are both well aware of the hard work needed to make any new […]
When I first mooted the idea of moving to the Grassmarket the immediate response from every band who had either been to the Cake Shop in New York or had ambition to play there was that we should look to them for inspiration. It seemed a little ambitious given they were a cake shop, […]
After a lengthy gap caused by there being no good music at all (this isn’t twitter so everybody gets that’s a joke right ?) the album club returns with an album worthy of the wait. I had the first Public Service Broadcasting 10″ dropped off in the shop and was asked to give it to […]
Our stocking policy is based on giving our customers good value and good service. There is no point in selling our customers releases after the band/label have made it available, at a higher price and without the incentives so often offered in presells. Consequently we expect to have a release on offer at the same […]
