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After the hiatus caused by all the bad weather the coffee shop reopens on Friday. Comfy sofas will follow as soon as I can decide exactly how many and where they are to go. Emily’s already legendary carrot cake will be back and what is left (I opened the boxes of Curly Wurly and Caramac […]

No sooner do I finally check our Myspace than I am told by several folk it has all but died. Even I knew it wasn’t well but …….

A poor attempt at a clever headline I know but it is getting late. Those of you taking your holidays in Barbados this May will be pleasantly surprised to hear that Eddi Reader is headlining this year’s festival taking place from the 23rd to the 30th May. Visit the website for more details http://www.celticfestivalbarbados.com/ . […]

I made it a rule to never look at Avalanche on Myspace or facebook and left that to others. However I realised information such as the address and phone number needed updating so I took the plunge and logged in to Myspace. Anyway it seems Avalanche has 2,394 friends which seems like a lot but […]

The wall at the back of the shop came down today revealing an amazing amount of space. I’ve had half a dozen suggestions already for how we can use it and as usual all ideas will be gratefully accepted especially those that involve making money from the space, something that is essential if we are […]

We will be featuring a selection of labels over the next couple of months and the first we can announce as confirmed is for the Chaffinch label beginning Monday 21st February and concluding with an in-store by Burnt Island at 3pm on Saturday 26th. There will be a limited EP available only at the in-store […]

There are some things you learn very quickly working in a record shop in relation to giving out the right CD. Always check which Tom Waits CD  beginning with “Heart” you have (Heart of Saturday Night or Heartattack and Vine), which Leonard Cohen CD you have beginning with Songs (Songs of Love and Hate, Songs […]

As promised to those who have asked recently I will be advertising various positions over the coming months. We will be looking for volunteers, interns and there may even be one or two jobs involving payment. I’ve added a new jobs tab (currently blank) so just keep checking back for more information. We will of […]

Johnny very kindly dropped off 25 copies of his new album on Saturday afternoon. I’m sure he won’t mind me nicking the blurb from the Fence website. In December 2009, The Pictish Trail partook in a project devised by his pal, stand-up comic Josie Long, entitled ‘100 Days To Make Me A Better Person’.  PT set himself […]

First of all can I say I would rather somebody bought their music from an HMV than from an online seller. Secondly while if FOPP and all the HMVs closed in Edinburgh it would be great for Avalanche’s business it would not be good in the “big picture” as most of those customers would go […]