Sonatine 11178 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Looks like HMV is going the same way too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4510 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I'm surprised HMV has lasted so long given the way listening to music has changed so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 More sad about hmv than I thought I would be. Only shop in town I can spend an hour in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15190 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I can spend lots of time in HMV but rarely spend any money there. Main problem, unfortunately. Fond memories of hopping on the bus into town every Monday morning during school holidays to peruse the best of the new singles (and/or the latest Gina G remix CD). Also good for popping into when you're out with someone new and you suspect you might have terminally incompatible musical taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 16696 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I was in our local one on Sunday.....sad times I live in a town of 100 000 people and now if I want to buy a CD its 8 miles to a posh-ish market town which has somehow clung on to its small independant shop. Proud to day I very rarely download anything. Its a fuckin souless way to experience music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer 0 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I can't say that buying CDs is much better. It doesn't compare with the days of vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I can't say that buying CDs is much better. It doesn't compare with the days of vinyl. Pfff! You and your modern tech. I'm old school. Strictly Phonautograms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I was in our local one on Sunday.....sad times I live in a town of 100 000 people and now if I want to buy a CD its 8 miles to a posh-ish market town which has somehow clung on to its small independant shop. Proud to day I very rarely download anything. Its a fuckin souless way to experience music Remember when I was in Whitby this summer and thought it was class that amongst all of the shops there was a local independent electronica store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWalrus 0 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21021073 Another one bites the dust. 92 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 16696 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Remember when I was in Whitby this summer and thought it was class that amongst all of the shops there was a local independent electronica store. Never been but Whitby's cool with Goths due to the abbey/Bram Stoker's Dracula...maybe something to do with that....Techno Goths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Never been but Whitby's cool with Goths due to the abbey/Bram Stoker's Dracula...maybe something to do with that....Techno Goths I went in like and just had a chat to them, wanted to make it sound like I actually knew what I was talking about. Which of course I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10542 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 How many Job losses? /Good People Wonder if I can get a deal on a Mama Mia DVD /CT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15190 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 43116 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I'm just amazed it hasn't happened sooner. Surely this is less about the economy and more about them just having a business model that is completely outdated. Either way, a shit start to 2013 for a lot of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Completely imo. While I think it's such a shame to see a traditional household name in trouble they just didn't adapt. Online shopping is quickly becoming more and more the way to shop. Bloated high at stores can only be a huge weight. I don't think all models are in trouble and some things you have to or at least it's better to see the thing first, but not music or film. So I agree, don't think this was about the economy at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4510 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 There's not many things I need to go to the high street for that I can't get much easier online or at the local supermarket. It's also so much easier now to become "an expert" on the product you are buying from your armchair. Half an hour googling various reviews for a TV saves you trying to wade through various sales people's bull shit. It will be even worse as the older generation who are not computer literate die out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene_Clark 12 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Remember, Newcastle still has 3 excellent independent record shops in the shape of Reflex, RPM & Beatdown; use them or lose them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41476 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 There's not many things I need to go to the high street for that I can't get much easier online or at the local supermarket. It's also so much easier now to become "an expert" on the product you are buying from your armchair. Half an hour googling various reviews for a TV saves you trying to wade through various sales people's bull shit. It will be even worse as the older generation who are not computer literate die out. CT, the former salesman, showing typical heartwarming Tory values to his former comrades .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Remember, Newcastle still has 3 excellent independent record shops in the shape of Reflex, RPM & Beatdown; use them or lose them Aye, unfortunately all south of Monument now. Why did Beatdown have to move, the tits. When she "pops in" to Primark for an eternity I need somewhere nearby. Suppose there is still Windows which is a bit closer...and I forgot about "That's Entertainment!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 There's not many things I need to go to the high street for that I can't get much easier online or at the local supermarket. I would guess it wouldn't bother you as you don't own a single album that couldn't be bought in a Tesco or Sainsbury...and not even one of the supermarkets or hypermarkets, I mean like a small Tesco Express on a street corner with a small selection of CDs in front of the tills for £3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4510 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 [/size] I would guess it wouldn't bother you as you don't own a single album that couldn't be bought in a Tesco or Sainsbury...and not even one of the supermarkets or hypermarkets, I mean like a small Tesco Express on a street corner with a small selection of CDs in front of the tills for £3. I have smooth radio therefore I need nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10542 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) I have smooth radio therefore fuck all those people losing jobs. Edited January 15, 2013 by The Fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 16696 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I have smooth radio therefore I enjoy having liquid human excrement poured into my inner ear daily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10542 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I have smooth radio therefore I need a musical education, the likes of which I could get at HMV... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I have smooth radio therefore I can listen to One Direction and pretend to know about music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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