Since opening Vinyl Revolution, an independent shop for music lovers, founders Simon Parker, and Rachel Lowe decided not to take part in Black Friday. Instead, they have created Bowie Friday, a day which celebrates the life and music of David Bowie, and raises money for MacMillan Cancer Support. Co-founder Rachel Lowe explains “Black Friday just […]

The Tomicks play 60s styled rock and roll with an infectious confidence and swagger. The band, most of them decked out in suits, looked to be having a good time. Their energy transferred to a very enthusiastic audience many of whom were up on their feet dancing by the end of the set. The band […]

In his book How Music Works, David Byrne says that “something about music urges us to engage with its larger context, beyond the piece of plastic it came on”. This reflects a wider attitude – we don’t see music as an object, but rather as something that exists outside of the physical world. However, since the […]

Did you know research shows that an incredible 45% of music lovers have not felt comfortable asking for advice in a record store while 25% have chickened out entirely asking for a particular artist or record in a record store because they didn’t feel it was cool enough and might be judged? Vinyl Revolution, the […]