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Turnkey Sound Control goes bust Sad (-ish) news for British music gear buyers - Sound Control group, who own a string of enormo-shops and Turnkey, the UK distributors for Moog, DSI, Jomox and more, have appointed administrators after failing to find a buyer: "Following a review of the Group�s operations the Administrators have today made the difficult decision to close 10 of the Group�s trading locations and bring to an end its telesales and internet sales activities. These changes to the Group�s operations have resulted in 163 redundancies with immediate effect." The group has a turnover of �50m and employed 338 people across Britain. Obviously their competitors, like Dolphin Music and Digital Village are delighted. Theres a very well informed thread over at the Sound on Sound forum which includes comments from various former staff. BONUS: Get extra Music Thing updates at: http://twitter.com/MusicThing or in the sidebar at http://musicthing.blogspot.com download file now

Rinku goes to Russia IM ALIIIIIIIIVE! Well, sorta. I started a brand new job in May, which kept me so busy, I didnt have the chance to update my blog or do much of anything. Totally worth it, though, in case you havent already heard. Its kind of a long story. Quick! What do you know about Russia? What do you picture in your mind when you think of Russians? Me, Im an idiot, so I dont know shit apart from the stuff Ive seen in movies and on Youtube. When I think of Russia, I think crazy dashcam videos, meteors and tanks zipping by while people drive around in a Lada Niva, not giving a fuck about anything. Or people dressed up as furries and Spongebob characters beating the shit out of random folks In movies, Russians get hit by more stereotypes than Germans. Russians are always spies, killers and villains, unless they have an Austrian accent for some inexplicable reason. The most popular Russian guy alive is probably Vladimir Putin and that guy is straight up terrifying. Yeah, we make fu...