Tuff Love - Crocodile
Having played eight consecutive nights in eight different towns and cities across the UK and with the release of their third Extended Play recording in between times, November has already proved to be...
View ArticleWe Came From Wolves - Glasgow Stranger
After bracing ourselves to go out in the stereotypical wintery Scottish weather, we made our way to Tut’s for our pals Fck YES’ first Christmas party. We arrive fashionably late to the brilliantly...
View ArticleCodist - Anything's Impossible
... (in post グラスゴーのオルタナティヴロックバンド Codistが1月発売のデビューALから'Sudden Valley'を公開 from Niche Music. More by this artist at )
View ArticleCodist - Sudden Valley
... (in post グラスゴーのオルタナティヴロックバンド Codistが1月発売のデビューALから'Sudden Valley'を公開 from Niche Music. More by this artist at )
View ArticleThe Hector Collectors - Opposites
2016 has, without any question, been a terrible year so far and events have cast something of a collective black cloud above the heads of blogging cognoscenti. The thing is, I don’t think any of those...
View ArticleTuff Love - Flamingo
Article by Del Chaney Amalgamating three EPs, calling it 'Resort' and releasing it as a monster 15 track chronological compilation is a stroke of genius by Glaswegian guitar-pop duo Tuff Love. 'Resort'...
View ArticleThe Phantom Band - Throwing Bones (single version)
The most important and influential record label ever to come out of Scotland has just reached its 21st birthday, and I want to pay tribute. I’ve actually been lucky enough, through my day job in an...
View ArticleWe Came From Wolves - Ruiner
After an impressive year touring the UK three times and supporting the likes of The Xcerts, Tellison and The LaFontaines, We Came From Wolves release their first single of the year, ‘Ruiner’, taken...
View ArticleTuff Love - Poncho
“Did anyone used to go to Rev?” “Is Cheesy Pop still a thing?” You can tell what bands went to Glasgow uni tonight! Let’s be honest, it’s totally weird being back at the QMU, this was a regular… (in...
View ArticleUrusei Yatsura - Phasers On Stun
I like to think that most of the bands/singers featured on this blog are reasonably well known, as that saves me giving a detailed explanation of who they are (or were, in the event there’s been a...
View ArticleUrusei Yatsura - Hello Tiger (Peel Session)
I like to think that most of the bands/singers featured on this blog are reasonably well known, as that saves me giving a detailed explanation of who they are (or were, in the event there’s been a...
View ArticleGlasvegas - Geraldine
This came on the ipod yesterday when we were driving east out of Glasgow on the M8, Â after spending far too much record browsing time watching Max doing his thing on his BMX at the Kelvingrove Skate…...
View Articlethe second hand marching band - Faults
Glasgow band Second Hand Marching Band were on our radar in the late 00s, during the explosion of exemplary folk/rock music coming out of Scotland with Frightened Rabbit, Twilight Sad, Meursault,...
View Articlethe second hand marching band - Shipcracks
Glasgow band Second Hand Marching Band were on our radar in the late 00s, during the explosion of exemplary folk/rock music coming out of Scotland with Frightened Rabbit, Twilight Sad, Meursault,...
View Articlethe second hand marching band - Dawn raid
Glasgow band Second Hand Marching Band were on our radar in the late 00s, during the explosion of exemplary folk/rock music coming out of Scotland with Frightened Rabbit, Twilight Sad, Meursault,...
View ArticleOutblinker - Walter Peck
When a PR company works with a band they will generally send out a press release to announce the forthcoming single/ album/ whatever. Most of these are fairly standard… Band A is releasing Song A, Song...
View ArticleUnited Fruit - Where The Sun Beats Down
Glasgow group find triumph in despair with this take from their second LP. Continue reading… (in post United Fruit crawl out of the abyss with ‘Where the Sun Beats Down’ from DIY. More by this artist at )
View ArticleSimple Minds - Changeling
Resuurecting the piece for the 45 45s re-run just two days ago provied the inspiration. Suffice to say that this ICA is restricted to the selections from the following albums:- Life In A Day – released...
View ArticleBig Z - Fool For You (feat. Jackson Breit)
One of my all time favourite Elephante tracks has received a super sweet remix by LA based producer Virtu. His version of "Closer" is intensely futuristic and bass-centric and a proper 360 degree spin...
View ArticleBreakfast MUFF - Older Guy
For a week in May Glasgow’s East End was taken over by the Restless Natives Festival I’m reviewing just a tiny fraction of it. The festival brings a huge dose of cultural events to an area of the… (in...
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