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- Review: Scottish Pop in 2012
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Live review: #UNRAVEL
This review originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) #UNRAVEL: Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 15 August 2012 Some clues that this was not your average pop show: a stall offering free #UNRAVEL Aberfeldy whisky; several posters bearing the legend, “Tweet something funny. Make … Continue reading
Interview: Unravel (FOUND, Aidan Moffat, Simon Kirby)
This article originally appeared in The Herald newspaper (Scotland) on Friday April 20 2012, under the heading STORIES FOR THE RECORD: Nicola Meighan unravels the strange tale of the interactive robot band… Did you hear the one about the arts … Continue reading
2011: A Vintage Year for The Scottish Album
This article originally appeared in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on December 26 2011, under the heading: Out With The Old – The Highs of 2011. Herald Critics Look Back At A Jam-Packed Year of Arts. As global major labels misfired … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, writing etc, Reviews (Albums)
Tagged Adam Stafford, Aidan Moffat, Bill Wells, By Toad Records, Chemikal Underground, Conquering Animal Sound, Domino, Fence Records, FOUND, Gerry Loves Records, Happy Particles, Jon Hopkins, Jonnie Common, Kid Canaveral, King Creosote, Meursault, Mogwai, Monoganon, Muscles of Joy, Olive Grove Records, Pensioner, Pumajaw, Remember Remember, Rob St John, Rock Action, Rustie, Scottish albums of 2011, Song, Tattie Toes, The Son(s), Warp, Watts of Goodwill, Wiseblood Industries, Wounded Knee
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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #9
Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells – (If You) Keep Me In Your Heart (2011) As the sun is largely prone to ascending, and bears are inclined to defecate in forestry, so Aidan Moffat is guaranteed to observe the floral trimmings of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aidan Moffat, Arab Strap, Bill Wells, Chemikal Unerground, Falkirk, Scottish Pop
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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #3
Arab Strap – There is no Ending (2006) By way of celebrating the euphoric news that Messrs Moffat and Middleton are to bunk up close on a tour bus one more, here’s the bygone duo’s sing-a-long swansong. It’s a swaggering, air-punching anthem in thrall to apocalyptic paranoia; … Continue reading
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Tagged Aidan Moffat, Arab Strap, Chemikal Underground, Falkirk, Human Don't Be Angry, Malcolm Middleton
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