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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Scottish Pop Song of the Day #33
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Bats in the Attic (2011) I don’t think I’ll ever get over this song. I don’t think I can write about it. I did, however, recently interview King Creosote and Jon Hopkins about their collaboration on ‘Diamond … Continue reading
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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #32
Sons & Daughters – Silver Spell (2011) I have this recollection of what I think was Sons & Daughters‘ first-ever gig. (Please correct me if I’m wrong). They were playing with Arab Strap at Nice ‘n’ Sleazy in Glasgow, it must … Continue reading
Scottish Pop Song of the Day #31
Lungleg – Right Now Baby! (1997) When I wrote about Gilded Lil a while back, I noted a dearth of online evidence with regard to many Central Belt mid-nineties DIY bands and labels. We’re talking largely pre-internet, of course, so this isn’t all that surprising, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990s, Club Beatroot, DIY, Franz Ferdinand, Glasgow, Peter Parker, RM Hubbert, Scottish Pop, Vesuvius, Yummy Fur
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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #30
The Pastels – Crawl Babies (1987) “I want to build her up, up as tall as a church, just to watch her, just to watch her falling down…” Today dawned with some tantalising indie-pop gossip, courtesy of Twitter. The Pastels, our beloved … Continue reading
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Is SXSW always the best direction for Scottish bands?
Here’s a link to a feature I wrote for The Herald, which considers the value of Texas music industry trade fair SXSW (South by Southwest) to Scottish artists.
Scottische Pop Song of the Day #29
FOUND – Shallow (2011) Today sees the release of FOUND‘s excellent long-player, ‘factorycraft’. I reviewed the Edinburgh art-pop collective’s third studio missive for The List here, but my word count was breached before I could articulate my greatest wish. That is, … Continue reading
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Some interviews, reviews etc
Here are a few links to recent interviews I’ve done with The View’s Kyle Falconer (The Herald), Janelle Monae (The Herald), James Blake (The Herald), Katy B (The Herald) and Teddy Thompson (The Herald). And some live reviews of Kid … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Journalism, writing etc, Reviews (Albums), Reviews (Live), Reviews (Singles)
Tagged Conquering Animal Sound, FOUND, James Blake interview, Janelle Monae interview, Janelle Monae live review, Jason Derulo live review, Jimmy Webb, Katy B interview, Kid Canaverl, Kyle Falconer interview, Michael Chapman, PJ Harvey, Scottish Pop, Teddy Thompson interview, The Herald, The List Magazine, The View interview
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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #28
Meursault – A Fair Exchange (2010) Winding out of Anstruther, on a post-Homegame Monday morning, and this comes on the stereo. Yes, there were tears. A Fair Exchange is the closing track on Meursault‘s excellent second album, All Creatures Will Make … Continue reading
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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #27
Withered Hand – No Cigarettes (2009) Edinburgh’s Withered Hand – aka Dan Willson – is one of our best-loved singer-songwriters. But he’s run into some trouble getting into America for an imminent tour – despite having a record deal over there … Continue reading
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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #26
KLF feat. Tammy Wynette – Justified & Ancient (Stand by the JAMs) (1991) The early nineties produced some ace anomaly (but not novelty) pop hits – brilliant, commercially-massive songs which revoked all conventional wisdom vis-a-vis the themes that sell records (i.e. sex, love, heartbreak, relationships) and instead drew … Continue reading
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