Canvey born Richard Onslow could not believe that a town such as Southend did not have an independent record shop. After working with the biggest names in music, such as the White Stripes and Katy Perry, during stints acting as s PR for major record labels EMI and XL Records he decided to rectify the […]
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08
Feb
Feb
The nominees for this years BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards which celebrates the best of folk, acoustic and roots music, were announced last night on The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe. We’re delighted to see Proper distributed artists included among the nominees in all but one category. Congratulations to everyone whose been nominated this year […]
05
Feb
Feb
The third annual UK Americana Awards took place in London last Thursday and were hosted by Bob Harris OBE. Proper were once again proud to sponsor the Conference and Awards which celebrate the achievements of British and International members of the Americana music community. The awards show included performances from Robert Plant, Aaron Lee Tasjan, […]
24
Jan
Jan
Piccadilly Records opened in 1978 and prospered in the post-punk 80s, selling a mixture of rock, pop, indie and alternative music. In 1990 the current management took over Piccadilly Records and continued to build upon its reputation as one of the world’s best independent record shops. In 1997 the shop moved to its current location […]
16
Jan
Jan
The Wombats will be heading out on a short tour of record shops next month in support of their new album, ‘Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life’, which is released on the 9th February. ‘Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life’ sees The Wombats continuing to assert themselves as one of the biggest and best guitar […]