Meet the collectors behind Howard Street’s Bad Habit record store
Phil Dalton and Aaron Borg at the Bad Habit store where music, vintage toys, skateboarding and vinyl records collide. By Janine Hill MATES Phil Dalton and Aaron Borg share a bad habit: collecting stuff. For Phil, that means vintage toys, skateboards and movies while Aaron’s stuff is music, namely records. They share their afflictions with the rest of the community through Bad Habit record and collectables store, which recently relocated from Blackall Terrace to the Old Ambulance Station in Howard Street. At Blackall Terrace, Phil and Aaron organised live music gigs in conjunction with neighbouring café, The Village Pickle. They continue to organise live music at The Old Ambo, a key multi-media venue within the Nambour entertainment precinct. “There’s a certain synergy there,” Phil said. The men do not pitch a particular music style. A punk outfit and gospel singer are booked to play on the same card soon. Phil said the place was developing as a niche for metal bands who often could not get a go on the coastal strip. “English band Rat Cage played here and said it was the best show they’d ever done.” “I just think Nambour crowds are pretty enthusiastic. That type of music […]
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