VoxBox - Edinburgh record shop

Edinburgh musicians Wounded Knee and Withered hand have played in the shop in the past and I will save Sair Belly, Stoated Finger and A Bit of Gout for a future date as they don’t exist yet. However, earlier this … Continue reading →

When VoxBox opened in 2011 somebody said that it reminded them of Bruce’s in the 1960s. That’s a compliment and a half! I don’t think we’re always there in terms of new releases and we’re not importing exotic beasts but … Continue reading →

A young fellow from somewhere in Fife got in touch last year by email and told me he had a band and that they had an album which was already recorded and that he was just looking for a label … Continue reading →

In case you haven’t heard, Friday is the New Global Release Day. Q: Tell me why? A: They don’t like Mondays… There was a meeting and some industry types thought it would revive the music business and some independent shops … Continue reading →

Because a mainer to my vein leads to a centre in my head… [Lou Reed] I started the Fox Box label last year with the intention of eventually creating a vehicle to help Edinburgh bands that are self releasing music … Continue reading →

The shop will take part in Record Store Day in a stripped back way this year as we won’t be stocking the RSD releases. Normally, as well as stocking the exclusive releases, we like to use Record Store Day as … Continue reading →

My apologies for not updating Facebook and Twitter and so on very much over the past few weeks, I’ve had a topsy-turvy month and haven’t even really been in the shop for the past fortnight. Inquisitively, as my friendly next … Continue reading →

Sometimes I think that there are too many record labels (more on this later). Anyway… and without dwelling on the irony; I’m stoked to be able to help with Edinburgh’s newest one. It feels like a crazy idea but this … Continue reading →