With record – sorry CD – shops disappearing from our high streets faster than a snow flake in June – with the demise of mainstream stores such as Virgin, Zavvi, Fopp and MVC we are left with just HMV which if my local store is anything to go by is now a film and game shop with music relegated to a few racks at the back – it’s now become almost impossible to indulge in the simple pleasure of browsing through racks and racks of CD’s.

Help is at hand with the website Indie Record Shop which provides a store locator allowing you to find your nearest independent shop – it’s not perfect – anybody know of a decent shop in Birmingham? That said the site has only just launched and anything that aims to help stores survive has got to be a good thing – there’s even a record store survival guide.

Hat Tip: Drowned in Sound.