muso blink

Just read about my fave record store going on the blink...Fopp has stopped trading..this is well serious as they were the only store worth a major browse and a major spend. Let's hope they are able to resolve the problems and get back on the road.But it looks like even HMV are struggling to keep their ears above the soundboard...changing times for musos and the way we buy the sounds. .......

here is another pic from Budapest...they have a fantastic transport system and it was fun jumping around on the trams...went to one independent record store,but it wasn't a patch on Fopp,in fact I was well disappointed. There was very little local music and too much Europop that you can find elsewhere at cheaper prices. I guess that is the problem in a nutshell, we have become much more discerning buyers over the years and I will definitely shop around before buying, whereas before the Internet you just grabbed what you could find.