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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
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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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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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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