Tell us a little bit about your store? What's the vibe?

The aim was to create a friendly neighbourhood record store that you can loiter in.
I wanted to curate a selection of mainly guitar-based music that reflected my own tastes, so we stock indie-rock, alt-rock, punk, emo, hardcore, post-hardcore, post-rock along with a wee bit of modern-pop. A mix of new releases and old classics.
Just pop in, have a look through the records, grab a coffee from the wonderful Edinburgh-based Santu while having a snack. Even if you aren’t a vinyl collector you can enjoy the vibe and enjoy simply looking at the artwork.

Can you remember the first record you sold in the shop? And the last?

The first was Idles – ‘Joy as an Act of Resistance’ and the last was The Van Pelt – ‘Sultans of Sentiment’.

Do you remember the first record shop you went to? And you do you remember the first record you bought?

Not the first, but as a young teen in Edinburgh, my mates and I loved visiting Fopp and Avalanche on Cockburn Street.
The first CD album I remember choosing for myself was Blur – ‘Parklife’, although it could easily have been one of my other favourites of that time… Aqua or Steps.

What is your favourite record shop (apart from your own!) and why?

Monorail in Glasgow is class! Grab some lunch and a beer in Mono before digging through a great selection of records, what could be better.

What’s your most memorable record store experience?

Not too long after opening one morning, two members of Muna came into the shop while my me and my girlfiend were still trying to get organised with our baby running around. We failed to recognise them which led to an awkward interaction of asking what they were up to in Edinburgh…

What's the best gig you've ever been to?

Too many great ones to list! Seeing The Rolling Stones playing Hyde Park in 2013 was such a memorable experience.

What's your all-time favourite book?

‘The Beach’ by Alex Garland.

What's your all-time favourite film?

I love coming-of-age films and the ultimate is ‘Stand by Me’.

What would make up your desert island discs?

Jimmy Eat World – ‘23’, Julia Jacklin – ‘Pressure to Party’, Andrea Bocelli – ‘Con te Partirò’, Idlewild – ‘In Remote Part/Scottish Fiction’, Manchester Orchestra – ‘Colly Strings’, Kate Bush – ‘Wuthering Heights’, Bright Eyes – ‘You Will. You? Will. You? Will. You? Will.’, The Proclaimers – ‘Sunshine on Leith’.

Who would form your all-time Festival line-up? (past & present)

The bands and artists I’ve mentioned elsewhere, along with Nirvana, Mogwai, Sharon Van Etten, Fugazi, The Beths, R.E.M., The Twilight Sad, At the Drive-in and Frightened Rabbit.

What's your all-time favourite record?

A tie between Idlewild – ‘The Remote Part’ and Jimmy Eat World – ‘Clarity’.

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