Edinburgh Evening News Thursday 12th January 2017 A while ago I told a story on my blog about a father and son from New York buying T-shirts. It was prompted by the imminent closure of Other Music in NYC possibly the best and coolest record shop in the world. I was then reminded of it […]
Edinburgh Evening News Thursday 5th January 2017 Surprisingly I have been asked this a lot. While I was happy to help out at the Offbeat Gallery before Christmas especially as it meant folk could come in to discuss the History of Scottish Music Centre the centre really now has to be my focus. More importantly […]
Edinburgh Evening News Thursday 29th December 2016 Never has it been easier to get the information you need online whether that be wanting to start up a business or make music and yet never has there been more hands-on help available either thanks to lottery money. In a world with infinite funding that would be […]
Edinburgh Evening News Thursday 15th December 2016 I found it extremely odd that news of the Electric Circus closing, albeit not for a while yet, was simply mentioned as part of the much more important story that the Fruitmarket Gallery was to expand. I had been sure I must have missed this momentous news and […]
Edinburgh Evening News Thursday 8th December 2016 There was consternation if little surprise when the BBC Sound of 2017 artists were announced last week and no Scottish artists were listed. Two were from the US, there was a token Manchester band and all the rest were from London and the Home Counties. The list showed […]
Edinburgh Evening News Thursday 1st December 2016 There is no doubting that vinyl does sound better than other formats, but for me the biggest gap lies in the artwork, or in the case of downloads and streaming, the lack of artwork. A well-designed sleeve will give a good idea of what the artist is about […]
After more than two years off and on of speaking to The City Art Centre it has been decided it would not be “appropriate” to host the History of Scottish Music Centre there even as a pop-up. It is sad they they would rather see the place empty, as it was when I popped in […]
First of all many thanks to those who have made a donation it has believe me been greatly appreciated and you will be hearing more soon. So far the attempts to fund the centre have been very low key and with good reason. People are swamped with donation buttons, gofundme pages and PledgeMusic offers and […]
When Hilco bought HMV in 2013 it wasn’t a viable business as things stood, a position reinforced by the fact that none of the 30+ other interested parties made an offer. Hilco already owned the debt so sought a way to turn things around. Regular readers will know what transpired so keeping it short for […]
How much damage artists selling directly to their fans causes shops very much depends on the artist in question but in some cases and not just with small bands the artist and label will snaffle up the majority of the sales these days. Nobody is denying the joy fans get from the exclusive bundles though […]
