FIVEUNDERFIFTEEN: Despotz Records (Sweden)

In collaboration with IMPALA, The Independent Echo is  launching FIVEUNDERFIFTEEN – a new spotlight for young labels across Europe. Each month for a limited period, we will focus on five labels – each under fifteen years young. This is one of IMPALA’s fifteenth birthday initiatives focusing on being young and independent. Despotz Records is run […]

FIVEUNDERFIFTEEN: S1 Warsaw (Poland)

In collaboration with IMPALA, The Independent Echo is  launching FIVEUNDERFIFTEEN – a new spotlight for young labels across Europe. Each month for a limited period, we will focus on five labels – each under fifteen years young. This is one of IMPALA’s fifteenth birthday initiatives focusing on being young and independent. In 2012, Rafal Grobel […]

Notes From A Record Store: Pie & Vinyl

Pie & Vinyl in Southsea, Portsmouth isn’t your average record store. To be more precise, it’s a really, really good record store – with added gravy. As the name suggests, Pie & Vinyl considers itself a ‘record cafe’, serving up hearty grub which occasionally pays tribute to the outlet’s own favourite music pedlars (there’s even […]