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Interview: The Pictish Trail
This article originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on Thursday Jan 3, 2013. Rarely do pop interviews occur amid hen-keeping, fire-building and trough-knocking. But The Pictish Trail, alias Johnny Lynch, is not your regular pop artist. Based on a … Continue reading
Interview: Frànçois and the Atlas Mountains
This article originally appeared in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on January 9 2012, under the heading CELEBRATING A NEW ENTENTE MUSICALE. (Francois and the Atlas Mountains – Les Plus Beaux) French pop is not lacking in kaleidoscopic characters. There are … Continue reading
The Majestic Ascent of Kid Canaveral
This is the unedited version of the Kid Canaveral feature which ran in The Herald newspaper (Scotland) on Tuesday May 31. The stars aligned around St Andrews in the summer of 2001. It was then that a quiet-spoken girl from England … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Journalism, writing etc
Tagged Edinburgh, Fence, Glasgow, indie pop, Kid Canaveral, King Creosote, Scottish Pop, Shouting At Wildlife, St Andrews, The Pictish Trail, Tiffany
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Diamond Mine – The Quietus Out-takes
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins Interview I recently interviewed King Creosote and Jon Hopkins about their lovely album, ‘Diamond Mine’, for The Quietus: you can read the feature here. Both parties were very generous with their time, however, and I got loads … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Journalism, writing etc, Reviews (Albums)
Tagged Diamond Mine, Domino, Fence, Fife, Interview, Jon Hopkins, King Creosote, Mercury Prize
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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #23
Iona Marshall v FOUND – Johnny I Can’t Walk the Line (2011) FOUND are getting everyone’s knickers in a twist with their forthcoming album, factorycraft (Chemikal Underground), and rightly so. I’ve written an as-yet unpublished review so will hold off … Continue reading
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Tagged Chemikal Underground, Fence, FOUND, Iona Marshall, Scottish Pop
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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #16
Kid Canaveral – So Close To Beautiful (2007) At the risk of coming on all Kid Canaveral obscurist, this B-side to the loveable indie-mob’s debut single, Smash Hits, is an absolute belter – and my only slight (and I mean … Continue reading
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Tagged Edinburgh, Fence, Fife, Kid Canaveral, Scottish Pop, St Andrews
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James Yorkston – It’s Lovely To Be Here
Here’s a recent chat I had with James Yorkston for The List, in advance of his Glasgow and Edinburgh gigs, and the publication of his first-ever (excellent) book. He reflects upon the creative differences between being a songwriter and being an author, … Continue reading
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Tagged Domino, Faber, Fence, Fife, James Yorkston, King Creosote
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The List, Singles, January 2011
Click here for January’s List Magazine singles column, in which Edinburgh’s Randan Discotheque vanquish the brawny likes of Villagers, Yasmin and The Streets and are duly awarded Single of The Month.
