Tag Archives: Fife

Interview: James Yorkston

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

This feature originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on Thursday August 2, 2012, under the heading THE CAT IN THE HAT. There’s a lovely line in James Yorkston’s Woozy with Cider, a lucid 2006 post-party psalm. “The world is not exactly … Continue reading →

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Interview: Frànçois and the Atlas Mountains

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

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 →

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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #42

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

Panda Su – The Alphabet Song (2011) This is the third track from Fife-via-Dundee singer-songwriter Panda Su‘s latest EP, I Begin. I made it Single of the Month in the May issue of The List magazine, here. Panda Su also recently … Continue reading →

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Diamond Mine – The Quietus Out-takes

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

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 →

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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #16

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

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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James Yorkston – It’s Lovely To Be Here

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

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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The List, Singles, January 2011

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

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.

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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #1

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

Aneka – Japanese Boy (1981) In the summer of 1981, Scots folk dowager Mary Sandeman revamped herself as a disco-pop Geisha. The pentatonic scale deployed was common to Chinese (not Japanese) music, and the fold of her Kimono was customarily … Continue reading →

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