Jarrod Bramson of Port Townsend, WA duo Solvents talks to Alex about the benefits of isolated music scenes, whether television really did kill the radio star, and a shared dislike of Amanda Palmer. More »
Tectonics Glasgow Festival Promises Something Different
February 12, 2014 By
City-based mini festivals come thick and fast in Glasgow. The latest for your consideration is Tectonics Festival 2014. Whereas normally the phrase, “experimental music pioneers”, would have us reaching for Kryten’s red alert light bulb, in this case it’s an apt description. More »
New Tracks From Kaddish, The Sparrowhawk Orkestrel
February 10, 2014 By
Dundee Rock City! Yes, two of Dundee’s most inventive & rockin’ bands have new tracks out this week. Yowsers! And not a single Scottish central belt scenester gives a toss. Y’know why? Because as Jamiroquai would say, WE’RE GOING DEEPER UNDERGROUND… More »
Honeyblood, Secret Motorcycles, The Yawns at Flat 0/1
February 9, 2014 By
As Glasgow scenester gigs go this is ONE NOT TO MISS! It’s MILK Anti-Valentine’s Party with tasty helpings of grunge, surf and pop on Wednesday, February 12 in the year 2014. More »
Julie Tippex And What’s Lee Ranaldo Up To?
February 8, 2014 By
Europe’s attitude to musicians is far healthier than it is in the UK. European booking agency Julie Tippex has been helping bands since 2004. Ten years on… More »
Daria – Full Live Gig in Scotland (Video)
February 5, 2014 By
Unheard of French band struggles to get shows in Scotland as part of first UK & Ireland tour. Sound familiar? Back in October this is what we were up to. Non-Zeros in Dundee was the one we had filmed. More »
Dot Dash – Another Take On Credible Guitar Pop
February 4, 2014 By
Today’s blogpost contains an unnecessary use of an asterisk, a confusing dEUS reference and a free download of a track I’d skip over myself. Bear with me. More »
Stag and Dagger 2014 Lineup News
February 3, 2014 By
Glasgow’s one day music festival STAG AND DAGGER released the first lineup news & earlybird tickets today. I bought two given the lineup includes… More »
Podcast #33: Jonathan Dick
February 2, 2014 By
Musician Jonathan Dick of Edinburgh band Curators talks to Alex about breaking up bands, getting married, Dundee, and Scottish independence. More »
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