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- Interview: The Pictish Trail
- Review: Scottish Pop in 2012
- Preview: King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution
- Interview: Aidan Moffat (L. Pierre) and Bill Wells (National Jazz Trio of Scotland)
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- From The Archives: Deerhoof Interview
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Tag Archives: Scottish Pop
Interview: Trembling Bells & Mike Heron
This article originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on Jan 10, 2013, under the heading WHEN FOLK GET TOGETHER. There’s a line in the 1968 Incredible String Band song, The Circle is Unbroken, which sings of “brothers from all … Continue reading
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
Preview: King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution
This article originally appeared in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on Jan 2nd, 2013. You say you want a revolution? Well, you know … there’s one happening at King Tut’s. For the third year running, the Glasgow venue is hosting more than … Continue reading
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Tagged Black International, Blindfolds, Campfires in Winter, Chris Devotion and the Expectations, Fat Goth, Fatherson, Honeyblood, King Tut's New Year's Revolution, Kitty The Lion, Loosely Speaking, Miaoux Miaoux, Organs of Love, Roman Nose, Scottish Pop
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Interview: Rick Redbeard
This article originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on November 30, 2012 under the heading, SHHH! THE GENIUS OF A FESTIVAL THAT’S OH SO QUIET… The Phantom Band’s Rick Anthony is musing on the power of silence. “If people … Continue reading
Interview: Young Fathers
This article originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on Thursday October 11, 2012. T in the Park, 2009, and a pop-firing, chromo-dub Edinburgh rap trio are raising party mayhem with their chichi dance routines, falsetto serenades and glittering Michael … Continue reading
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Tagged Anticon, Edinburgh, Scottish hip-hop, Scottish Pop, Young Fathers interview
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Interview: PAWS
This article originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on Friday September 28, 2012. They’re a well-named band, are PAWS. The Glasgow lo-fi power-pop trio are loveable, bounding and shaggy round the edges, yet there is fierceness to their songs, … Continue reading
From The Archives: Randolph’s Leap Interview
This article originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on June 12, 2012, under the heading: A GIANT LEAP INTO THE UNKNOWN According to legend, Randolph’s Leap is a Highland locale that serves as a veil between the physical and … Continue reading
Interview: Deacon Blue
A slightly edited version of this article appeared in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on September 19, 2012 under the headline, LOVE AND LONGING. You would not wish rain upon the city. And yet, it seems wrong to meet Deacon Blue … Continue reading
Interview: Hector Bizerk and Stanley Odd
This article originally appeared in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on September 20, 2012, under the headline CHANGING ATTITUDES WITH A HIP-HOP UPRISING. According to the cyber oracle of hipster lingo that is the Urban Dictionary, a “Hector” is an intelligent … Continue reading
Interview: Divorce
A slightly abridged version of this preview appeared in The List magazine. D.I.V.O.R.C.E, find out what it means to me! What it means to me is bleeding ears and free-sax fuck-rock squall. But what does it mean to you, oh … Continue reading
