07/08/2012

Last Shop Standing - a new documentary

Last Shop Standing is a new film documenting 'The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of the independent record shop'. It is a collaboration between award winning film company Blue Hippo Media and Proper Music Publishing. The fifty minute film celebrates the surviving independent record stores around the UK, featuring individual interviews with record store owners and enthusiastic contributions from many top musicians.

Here is the trailer:

Where did it all go wrong? Why were 3 shops a week closing? Will we be left with no record shops with the continuing rise of downloading?

Hear from over 20 record shop owners and music industry leaders as well as musicians including Paul Weller, Johnny Marr, Norman Cook, Billy Bragg, Nerina Pallot, Richard Hawley and Clint Boon as they all tell us how the shops became and still are a part of their own musical education, a place to discover and cherish new bands, new music and why they might just have a brighter future.

We will be bringing you more on this exciting project, it is set for DVD release on September 10^th 2012and will be in cinemas and arts venues throughout the UK September –December 2012

Check website for up to date detailswww.lastshopstanding.com