Kevin

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.

  That’s right to celebrate our first year in the Grassmarket any FRabbits fan that leaves their details will be entered into a draw to win one of Scott’s limited signed and numbered prints. We won’t even ask you to buy anything ! See you tomorrow.

For some unknown reason for a long time I thought The National were OK when all along they were amazing.