Fat Goth Summer Festival Shows & Torche Support Dates

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From Artrocker acclaim to Kerrang! comicstrip immortality, NoMeansNo support to Summer Festivals – FAT GOTH is to support U.S. band Torche next in August! It couldn’t happen to three more talented guys. By this time next year I expect they’ll have either self-destructed themselves back into total obscurity or playing to millions on Jimmy Kimmel.More »

Glasgow Band CASUAL SEX set to play Wickerman Festival

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Debut 7″ out on Moshi Moshi Records. Wickerman Festival appearance lined up. Glasgow band CASUAL SEX are a scenester’s wet dream. The good news is they’ve at least one song I like more than the single “Stroh 80″. Ah, the giddy heights of peer approval. More »

Lapsus Linguae: Back From The Dead

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If FAT GOTH are metal in denial, the return of LAPSUS LINGUAE is where murder meets art. Hannibal Lecter would call it delicious. As you’d expect, they are not for the faint of heart. What you’re about to eat could in fact be your own freshly served record collection in a million pieces. More »

So EMO It Hurts. Bonehouse release “The Long Summer” LP

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Former members of Archives & The Fall Of Boss Koala feature in Dundee indie/emo/punk band Bonehouse. Their new LP is available to order containing the band’s first two demos from 2011 and 2012. That Breaking Bad used a song with my favourite unintentionally emo song title of all time is a tenuous link to the […]More »

Can Discopolis Save Us From Scottish Indie Disco Landfill?

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The time to wage war on advertisement-friendly, indie disco background music draws near. Discopolis walk the tightrope between it and potential pop royalty.  More »

Podcast #10: Talking Videogame Audio + Beatles Tribute Bands

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FUTURE LIBRARY PODCAST #10: Ross Nicoll (Audio Design Lead at Ruffian Games) worked on teams winning two BAFTAS for video game audio. In his spare time he plays in Revolver, a fun Beatles tribute band. Alex catches up with him on everything from Dundee music shops to Hollywood sound capture methods. More »

Gig Review: Mudhoney, Meat Puppets, METZ @ O2 ABC Glasgow

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Mark Arm tells us Mudhoney haven’t played with Meat Puppets since 1992. Tonight 05.06.13 we hear them both and METZ. And it’s special. More »

The Gone Wishing Tape / Circle of Songs Friday 7th June

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Today we’re listening to self-described “sad acoustic songs”, sharing news of a new gig format from Rusty Hip Collective in Dundee, and providing yet more music recommendations from the underground scene. More »

A Small Glass Ghost ‘FAKE BEATS’ online release

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Music can be challenging if we dare to step outside our comfort zone. Alex Botten’s ‘FAKE BEATS’ project is free to download now. Preconceptions should be left to one side before you read any further. More »

St Kilda Mailboat, The Won Over, Little Anchors @ Duke’s Corner Dundee

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LIVE REVIEW: Day three of ‘OTHER’ creative arts project launch in Dundee featured short films shown between St Kilda Mailboat, The Won Over, and Little Anchors at Duke’s Corner. More »