Not sure what to make of this. The music industry is already failing and has been for quite some time now. So creating a List of artist to avoid is biting the hand that you hope feeds you. Now I get that the owner of the shop has every right to do whatever the f u c k they want to by having this List. But at the end of the day, they are just turning away potential walk-in customers that may in fact be looking for the very thing they have put on the List. I get that it's all about supply and demand in what to order and stock on the shelves. But to just systematically discredit another artist for no other reason than to do so is just dumb business practice.
Look, I hate what gets passed around for music these days, and even Jessica Simpson who is on the List as a musical entity is already questionable. But if I were running my own record shop, I wouldn't diss or have an Avoid List if that artist is going to put money in my pocket.
My 2 cents.