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
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
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
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
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
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 »
Annual Best Scottish Poems Revealed
Today saw the publication of the Scottish Poetry Library’s annual online anthology of the 20 Best Scottish Poems. Available as a podcast from iTunes, it makes for perfect lazy day listening. Image: Seaweed by Lucy Burnett More »
Shetland Rocks OK
Fuzzpop trio from Shetland who cover NoMeansNo and do the DIY thing through Glasgow’s Fuzzkill Records? Oh go on then. More »
Podcast #30: Laketowner (Uncredited)
Alex and Kat talk to Chris Winchester, author, musician, and actor, about his experiences working on The Hobbit and other stuff. More »
Don’t You (Forget About Me) …Said These Great Records
Aye Tunes and Is This Music? have published their fave records of 2013. Cure your January blues with these tunes! More »