One Up’s comments about closing after Christmas unless business improved if anything made me focus even more on Avalanche’s future. There were three obvious options :- 1. That we could survive as we were with enough customers for what we do. 2. That there was a demand for what we do but not enough […]
Just to clarify we aren’t “not stocking” the new PAWS album we just didn’t get any consigned to us as neither the label or the band got in touch. These days when a band have their album launch before the release date and the label is actively selling online it is simply impossible for us […]
All this time I’ve been waiting for something to come along for the album club and this snuck out in July without me knowing. Some of you will recognise Kevin’s vocal from the intro to the There Will Be Fireworks album. Others will remember Willie from his band Astrid. Poet, novelist and playwright Kevin MacNeil […]
I must average a couple of offers a day from bands/managers with an idea to help promote the cause of independent shops. It always of course involves promoting the band as well and I’m sure the offers range from being very genuine to quite cynical. I also get other offers of help some of which […]
This morning I noticed I’d missed an email with presales for October 8th. One item however was highlighted as released October 1st. I was surprised to see it was the Domino label only release of the James Yorkston box set for his latest album. Clearly it hadn’t sold all 1,000 copies and shops were […]
Biffy Clyro are Avalanche’s third biggest selling band of all time after Belle & Sebastian and Mogwai. Sometime in the future Avalanche will cease to be a record shop as customers currently know it. It isn’t simply the loss of new release sales but the loss of people coming into the shop and then buying […]
Exciting news about the Rob St. John album. And yes I’ll have a word about looking after those who have already bought the album. In case you missed it, ‘Weald’ has been remixed by a bunch of friends and collaborators, in parts doomy, dancey and weird. The remixes are available to stream here and as […]
With 10 days to go before this year’s winner is announced we now have the mystery 7″s to give away with each purchase from the shortlisted nominees. Each single features two of the artists but as they are all sealed with identical sleeves even we don’t know what you will be getting. Fucked Up were […]
The new documentary DVD released in support of independent record shops came out this week. Many will argue about the validity of the rebirth of independent record shops but that is a different blog. The music industry has never let the truth get in the way of publicity. The point is that no matter […]
