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I actually had a guy in from Brisbane today who was telling me how shops were struggling there. Even in Australia customers wait for Amazon UK to have a special offer of free postage and then place large orders. Amazon fucks over shops the whole world over ! TOUGH TIMES: Owner of Rocking Horse Records, […]

After a lull since we were a clue in a Belle and Sebastian treasure hunt a long time ago we followed up being the first clue in the Frightened Rabbit hunt for tickets for their secret Sing the Greys 5th anniversary gig with today being the first clue in the Biffy Clyro treasure hunt for […]

Now on sale in the website shop and should be arriving next week.

Many of you will know that I get a little fucked off from time to time with the endless Rough Trade comparisons but quite amazingly no sooner do I decide to bring in my old Galaxian machine to the shop in time for the Festival than I get a tweet telling me of RT’s plans […]

With Thursday’s Last Battle EP launch all but sold out those yet to decide where to go on Thursday still have a difficult choice between the always entertaining Half Man Half Biscuit at the Liquid Room and the triple header of Darren Hayman ably supported by Gordon Ballboy and Withered Hand at Pilrig Church Hall. […]

Vinyl is being shipped to me this week so I can start taking payments. I will send out emails to all those that have ordered already with costs etc over the next day or so. Those lovely people at Dan’s US record label Absolutely Kosher have said I can have 30 of the very limited […]

Video of Fence Records’ Home Game 2011 by Forest of Black. Music by Kid Canaveral, a cover of King Creosote’s ‘Missionary’ – taken from their limited edition single, on cassette tape / download. Available only with their vinyl LP SHOUTING At Wildlife.

KID CALENDAR-AVERAL JULY 5TH: BBC SxSW DOCUMENTARY: Kid Canaveral – alongside Withered Hand and King Creosote – are going to feature in a BBC documentary about their exploits over in Austin, Texas, as part of SxSW – to be broadcast on BBC 2 Scotland on Tuesday, July 5th, at 9pm. JULY 9TH: T IN THE PARK: As announced on Ally […]

I’ll publish the top 50 sellers for the year so far at the weekend but for now here is the provisional Top 10 subject as they say to change. 1.  Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat – Everything’s Getting Older 2.  PJ Harvey – Let England Shake 3.  The Savings and Loan – Today I Need […]

Ltd Edition CD Digipack now in stock Comes in high quality weighted digipack form, with an 18 page sleeve-note pullout, containing track lyrics and photos.  Printed by Key Production, London (Mogwai, The Unwinding Hours, Emma Pollock), with original design & art working by lead vocalist Michael Chang.