I love music. Having worked in the city of London for many years, I missed my children, my home and my music collection. When at home I had to travel a good distance to my now very good friend, Steve, at his independent record shop ‘Polar Bear ‘in Kings Heath, Birmingham. I felt that Lichfield […]
Author Archives: Ben
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Nov
Nov
The nominees for the 2023 GRAMMYs have been announced and we’re proud to have a large number of Proper distributed artists among them. Aoife O’Donovan receives three nominations for Best American Roots Performance, Best American Roots Song and Best Folk Album, Proper also has three nominees in both the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category and […]
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Nov
Nov
Dedicated to Mary Brady (1952 – 2022) This month in our featured store section, Graham Jones talks to James Brady about his new store, Dark Earth. What’s your background and why did you open Dark Earth? My background is in the arts and cultural sector. At the end of March this year (2022) I left […]
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Oct
Oct
Congratulations to Little Simz who was crowned the Mercury Prize 2022 winner last night for her album ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’. The prize was presented to Simz at a star-studded award show held at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith hosted by Lauren Laverne. Accepting the trophy, she said “Wow, I’m very, very overwhelmed. I’m […]
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Sep
Sep
Graham Jones asked Tough Love owner Anja Petitto why she opened a specialist rock shop in the town of St Leonards on Sea? She replied: I’ve always secretly harboured a desire to have a record shop since I failed at all my attempts over the years to work in one as an employee. After many […]
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Jul
Jul
The shortlist for the 2022 Mercury Prize, now in it’s 30th year, was announced earlier today at a launch event hosted by Huw Stephens. This year we’re proud to have two distributed acts among the shortlist, Little Simz and Nova Twins, plus a third act, Fergus McCreadie, distributed by The Orchard who we provide 3rd […]