It’s getting to the time when all the Top 10 lists have been printed and read.

And even the list of all lists has been made.

And all the questions asked…

Working in a record store is everyone’s dream job right? Listen to the best new and old tunes all day, watch in store performances whilst getting paid, utilise that staff discount on as much wax you can afford and beers for lunch.

So working in one of the prodigal kings of record stores, should deal me no gripes right? Well here’s a few minor and MAJOR irritants for record store staff. Take note consumer. 

We like Gary Clark Jr. We have said so before.

And we like The White Stripes & The Black Keys (even if they don’t like each other). We’ve said that too.

But Benjamin Booker seems legitimately like the next thing

He’s followed his exciting opening shot Violent Shiver with Have You Seen My Son? and it’s all kinds of angry and great.
 

New Yorkers were so excited by the opening of their very own Rough Trade, the store even tweeted about the “abnormal” amount of PDA’s going on all around them… “We’re not even mad about it – just glad records turn people on so much.”  The self proclaimed and simply put “place to celebrate music” is an exciting addition to New York City, and even more exciting, it’s in my local Williamsburg.

As a former couple go to court in a bid to carve up their record collection, Tom Hodgkinson rejoices in the fact that our love affair with vinyl is far from over via The Independent