Indie, hip hop, electronica, alternative, drum and bass, funk, folk, disco, nu jazz, reggae, electro, soul, down beat, leftfield, rock, rap, post rock, punk funk, etc.
Voted by NME as the best record shop in Newcastle, RPM is arguably one of Newcastle's best kept secrets. Don't believe us? Come see for yourself! You can find us at 4 Old George Yard (just off Highbridge), Newcastle, (near the Theatre Royal, turn right off Grey Street).
We specialise in indie, hip-hop, electronica, nu-funk/jazz, classic rock and local bands, but have an extensive A to Z section stocking everything from... well... A to Z.
We regularly do instores and signings with bands both local and from further afield, and there's some pictures of ones that you may have missed above. If you did miss them- sort it out man! Where were you?! Honestly, you missed a great gig, I can guarantee. Make sure it doesn't happen again! Keep an eye above where up and coming ones are listed, and for bullitens spreading the word.
Since 1990, RPM has been helping in maintaining Newcastle's spectacular music scene and reputation, and practicing being a great record shop, which we now, 18 years on, have down to a fine art. We sell tickets for most local gigs, have listening decks and a FREE anywhere in the world ordering service!
Tickets on Sale
7TH DEC MALCOLM MIDDLETON £13.50
8TH DEC JOHN BRAMWELL £11.00
4TH DEC WAX:ON £16.00
7TH DEC MAGIC NUMBERS £11.00
10TH DEC BEN HOWARD £6.00
11TH DEC GATECRASHER £13.00
12TH DEC HEAVYWEIGHT £8.00
12TH DEC ARCANE: SHIT DISCO &… £11.00
14TH DEC FRUIT BATS £8.50
17TH DEC DETROIT SOCIAL CLUB £7.50
18TH DEC GODSKITCHEN £13.50
21ST JAN VIVIAN GIRLS £8.00
22ND JAN MIDLAKE SOLD OUT
29TH JAN WITHERED HAND £5.50
15TH MAR FRANK TURNER £13.00
Upcoming Events
1) December 2nd we've got an in store signing from great new band The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, who will also be playing the Academy that night.
2) December 5th is Vinyl Saturday! With over 1000 new and second hand records on sale, plus competitions, and guest DJ's, this promises to be a very exciting day (Details of this event are still unfolding so keep an eye out for more info)
3) December 7th We've got Frankie And The Heartstrings playing in store for us which we are very excited about as it looks like it's going to be a busy one with a great atmosphere.
Below are links to our (forever under construction) website, the shop's classic mail order cdxpress, and our Ebay shop, where you can bid the hours away on all our bargains!
Italian HIP-HOP History X PER CHI HA SEMPRE DESIDERATO AVERE TRA LE MANI UN PEZZO DELLA PROPRIA STORIA Il primo mixtape hip hop italiano dagli anni ‘90 ad oggi con i migliori mc‘s che hanno segnato una generazione. Prodotto da Trumen Records, distribuito Self. Selezionata da DJ FEDE Note interne di TORMENTO e PAOLO FERRARI
TRUMEN RECORDS e‘ fiera di presentare ITALIAN HIP-HOP HISTORY X, la prima compilation hip-hop, selezionata da dj Fede, un esperto e rodato intenditore del genere, con le note interne di Tormento, da sempre uno degli mc più rappresentativi nel panorama artistico hip hop italiano e Paolo Ferrari, una penna che sull’argomento può fare scuola. Si deve proprio al sodalizio tra l'etichetta e dj Fede l'uscita di questa bellissima compilation, una raccolta che ci dona un'ampia panoramica sulle svariate realtà rap che hanno popolato il nostro paese a partire dagli inizi degli anni ‘90, ponendo le basi di quello che negli anni andrà rappresentando una svolta culturale, un vero e proprio fenomeno di massa. Oltre che i nomi degli artisti più noti come Articolo 31, Fabri Fibra, Neffa, Piotta che dimostrano una forte identità senza perdere quel legame con ciò che è ed è stato l'hip-hop, questo lavoro e‘ valorizzato anche dalle collaborazioni di tanti mc‘s e gruppi di grande importanza. Insomma, ce n'è per tutti i gusti!!
EASY ... JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT MY DEBUT ALBUM '93' IS NOW AVAILABLE TO BUY OFF MY PAGE. IT HAS RECEIVED VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK SO FAR. COME GET IT NOW AND SPREAD THE WORD!
'...'93' is without a doubt one of the most innovative and different hip hop albums to emerge this decade.'
There’s a word to describe the reaction to my report on how EMO hotties are using the most potent form of colloidal silver … TREMENDOUS … what’s more, that report has inspired comments by proprietors of “colorful” profile pages.
Its been selling faster than we expected, and we currently only have around a quarter of our stock left - so we thought we'd better you all know that if you want a copy then now would be a good time to pick one up! If you buy it from the link above then you're buying it direct from us, the label aren't taking a cut - so its a bit like Fair Trade for struggling musicians.
International mail-order is available, just follow the instructions.
Thank you very much, and sorry for making a mess of your profile. If its any kind of consolation, we don't have a MySpace bot, so I'm leaving these comments the old fashioned way. Three -and-a-half thousand of them. My life is so exciting.
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