'Tis quite depressing
but then I don't think I've bought anything in an independent record shop for many years. Mainly because they're expensive, never have what you're looking for, and often treat you like you're a wanker for even daring to wander in.
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There was a right miserable bastard who ran our nearest (now closed) record shop.
We'd bump into him on the way to school and talk about records and he would moan incessantly about how noone was buying records anymore. A few days later that Babylon Zoo Sapaceman levis advert thing was released and he was moaning about how 'his' shop would be full of people coming in to buy it. Says it all really, doesn't it?? a kind of 'you can only come in here and buy stuff that I like' kind of attitude.
(, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 11:58, Reply)
I think its some sort of self fulfilling prophesy
I just know that would be me.
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Fire & Forget it's the only way to be sure, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 21:46,
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Twitche's
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 12:01,
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i like's those photo's of record's in shop's
(sorry)
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taters Bah weep grahnah weep ninibong, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 12:06,
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Muphry's law in action!
Legitimate use of apostrophe smartypants (assuming "photo's" is a contraction of "photographs").
So say sorry to Darklord.
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Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 12:12,
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The world is changing
in ways I do not like.
Listening to music is a pastime for me, an actual activity. Music isn't just something to accompany the crawl of my daily routine. It's something to be savoured, as you would a good book or classic film. I greatly enjoy buying a new album, taking it home, unwrapping it, placing it into my cd player and slumping into an armchair with a bottle of wine whilst I listen to the whole thing from start to finish.
I cannot have this experience with an MP3. That's even before I get into the argument about the piss-poor sound quality which, whilst you may never notice the difference on your ipods, only a complete idiot can fail to hear on even a modest hi-fi system.
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blindmelon, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 12:23,
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as a bass player i'm sick of people listening on bad speakers
you can't get the full range with one speaker peoplzzzz!
(, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 12:28, Reply)
I'm please Oxford finally has an new record shop
they are some of my favourite places. there was a fine one in Brighton when i went down last
(, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 12:24, Reply)
For me, it's abondonded cinemas
I found a site a while abck which listed disused cinemas with than and now photos, but I can't find it now
Found it now
cinematreasures.org/
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Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 12:43,
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As someone who used to run a indie music shop
this makes me really sad, I also worked in an indie photographic shop for 2 & 1/2 years before the landlord doubled the rent and forced us out, again, everytime I see another one go I get really sad about it.
There is areason people work in places like this and it sure as hell ain't to become rich, its for nothing more than a pure love of it, there's a line in high fidelity about his staff turning up even when they weren't paid that rings true. I never got paid overtime but did a minnimum of 50 hours a week without fail when running that place!
I hope that the current move towards unique & boutique shops will soon reach the music side of things.
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Si o doom Fund me! No catering cost involved! bit.ly/1bFtzN2, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 13:08,
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There are still efforts to save the iconic twin neon records from the landmark Sam the Record Man in Toronto
ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/destiny-still-uncertain-toronto-sam-record-man-neon-20110413-123047-303.html
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RedHouse over yonder, Thu 14 Apr 2011, 12:01,
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