There once was a band called Pensioner. They made one compelling record and then split up. One of the songwriters Ross formed two new bands. One is Little Anchors. The other is Enemy Airships. We shot a video of their first gig. More »
Louise Rutkowski Releases Diary of a Lost Girl
January 29, 2014 By
SUNSET GUN, THIS MORTAL COIL, THE HOPE BLISTER and THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS have all featured Louise Rutkowski’s vocals over the years. Better known for those releases on 4AD, the Glasgow based singer’s solo album ‘Diary of a Lost Girl’ is set for release on February 21st. More »
Podcast #32a: Ali Spagnola
January 28, 2014 By
In a surprise EXTRA episode, Alex speaks to Ali Spagnola, musician, painter, and one woman arts industry about how to make creativity pay, whether a show that encourages drinking can be staged responsibly, and how long a song should be. More »
Podcast #32: How To Swim
January 25, 2014 By
Gregor Barclay of Glasgow scene veterans How to Swim joins Alex for the latest episode of Future Library. Listen to it now. More »
Babe To Emulate Chvrches This Year?
January 24, 2014 By
From avant-garde black metal to Scots-French leftfield twee pop, we’re getting freaky and sexy on the blog tonight. And there’s a free download too! More »
Joanna Gruesome Surprised Me With Weird Sister
January 23, 2014 By
Joanna Newsom is a famous harpist & songwriter. Joanna Gruesome is a band from Cardiff. No relation. More »
Must See Upcoming Gigs (Feb) in Glasgow & Dundee
January 21, 2014 By
Pop! South, Cry Parrot, TYCI collective, and GW/Rusty Hip collective have organised shows in February for those of us fed up of mainstream dross. Here’s a quick preview! More »
TYCI – a female perspective on art, music and more
January 20, 2014 By
Glasgow’s TYCI is a collective run by women that includes an inspiring blog, live events, zines, a radio show & a podcast. The quality of their output continues to impress me greatly and this blogpost is designed to point one or two more people their way. More »
Podcast #31: Make That A Take Collective
January 19, 2014 By
Alex chats to Derrick from Make That A Take about organising DIY shows, fundraising for charities like Safe Tay, and local music communities. More »
SXSW 2014 Videos, Cloud Sounds, Cairn String Quartet
January 17, 2014 By
Watch videos of those selected for SXSW 2014, listen to what The Skinny reckon is hot, and pencil in gig dates for next week. Turn those speakers up! More »
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