Two bands who’ve been on my radar for awhile, PINACT and MIN DIESEL are releasing a split 7″ and playing a handful of DIY UK shows to promote it. Fuzz pop lovers get on it!More »
Hugs Bison! Podcast #16 Bursts Out Of Your Chest
August 28, 2013 By
Excited as I am about the likelihood for French rockers DARIA playing Scottish shows in October, it’s not all guitar rock around these parts you know. With Scotland’s electronica scene as popular as ever, Alex chats to Hugs Bison to see what’s going on further afield. More »
Gig Review: die! die! die!, Battery Face @Opium Edinburgh
August 26, 2013 By
This double header live review blitz has one thing in common, opening bands who were missed. In this instance the honour fell to Lady North. Sorry guys! I can however indulge myself with even more words about Die! Die! Die! and the ever brilliant Battery Face – witnessed inbetween gorging myself on the Fringe Festival.More »
Gig Review: die! die! die!, Garden of Elks @NiceNSleazy Glasgow
August 26, 2013 By
Young Philadelphia opened this Glasgow gig at Sleazies but do you know how hard it is to fit them and Die! Die! Die! and Garden of Elks into a headline? Glasgow podcart put on another cracking show but the scenesters were nowhere to be seen. Only the loyal subjects turned out. More »
Bringing Miami Heat To Scotland’s Sweatiest Gig
August 22, 2013 By
Bridging the gap between Queens of the Stone Age and Tool, Miami’s TORCHE showed Glasgow how to rock out without falling into the trap of derivative post-hardcore polished for easy digestion. Torche brought the riffs. All The Riffs! Oh, and Fat Goth supported. More »
Obscure Bands Hidden In Plain Sight
August 19, 2013 By
Alex reckons if Neds Atomic Dustbin had used a different name they’d have been famous. Or more famous. Which makes me think about local Scottish scenes, obscurity and how I’ll link that to THE WON OVER’s new material going up on bandcamp this week. More »
X-Files Season 10 in Comicbook Form
August 18, 2013 By
Comics and graphic novels may not be appreciated by everyone in a world where celebrity hardbacks leer out from supermarket book shelves. These carefully crafted visual stories won’t impress anyone in my Goodreads book list. And not a fuck was given. There’s something paranormal brewing. More »
Fugazi Feature On UK Art-Rock Compilation
August 17, 2013 By
HUMAN IS NOT ALONE is three charity concerts and a compilation uniting the UK DIY music scene in support of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Today they announced the tracklisting and it is a tasty one including FUGAZI and more. More »
How Do You Write A Song?
August 16, 2013 By
To learn a craft it helps to watch a master craftsman. How much you can teach art and self-expression to achieve greatness is an academic debate I’m ill-equipped to write about. However, I’d be surprised if you weren’t inspired by seeing RM Hubbert and Craig B of The Unwinding Hours play live. More »
die! die! die! Return to Scotland Next Week
August 15, 2013 By
Die! Die! Die! may be from New Zealand but that doesn’t stop them touring the UK incessantly. Glasgow and Edinburgh gig-goers can hear them this month playing songs from latest album Harmony. More »
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