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[MP3] Bottle of Evil - Conversation
Bottle of Evil is a collaboration between Derek Bates (Evil Hand, Genaro) and Steven McGilvary (Bottle of Steven). Hailing from Lanarkshire the duo make shoegaze of the dream-pop variety. With delicate...
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GoNorth; Thursday and Friday
[EDITOR'S NOTE; It has been brought to my attention that there has been a video of a mangina circulating on the interwebnet. It is in Have Fun At Dinner and affiliates interest to deny all allegations...
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Interview - Ditto Music
Getting your music out there seems, at times, to be pretty daunting and tricky. There are so many avenues you can go down and sadly new bands are often let down by poor distribution. I met Lee Parsons...
View ArticleMeursault - Crank Resolutions (Live at Glastonbury)
I have two reasons for posting this video. One being that it is fucking brilliant and the other being that I feel it is the perfect response to the editorial piece written by Radar. The article asks...
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Introducing - The Son(s)
I don't really write as much here as I would like. Partly laziness, partly drunkeness, partly summerness, partly writing for other places. Anyway, I've been sitting on a band I really think are head...
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Introducing - Iglue
My first introduction to Iglue - real name Niaal Manson - was during my visit to Inverness for GoNorth. I remember fellow blogger Peenko remarking that he sounded like a mix between Bright Eyes and...
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[MP3] Crocodiles - Mirrors
I have listened to almost nothing else since purchasing Californian duo Crocodiles' sophomore effort 'Sleep Forever' last week. The album takes a quieter, more restrained step back from their debut...
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The Scottish Enlightenment - Little Sleep EP
I have somewhat of a strange love affair with The Scottish Enlightenment. When they released their debut single 'Eyes' back in 2007, I was an impressionable young 18 year old. 'Eyes' grabbed me so much...
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Introducing - Aloha Tigers
I first came across the Illnoise dream-pop duo Aloha Tigers whilst writing the The Line Of Best Fit 'Song of the Day' column. Every track I've been sent regarding the feature has been good, however I...
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I Build Collapsible Mountains - A Month Of Lost Memories
It is always interesting when a member of a band takes a step in a different direction, Luke Joyce former shoegazer guitarist in The Gothenburg Address has done just that. His frankly ridiculously...
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Shopping With...Neil Pennycook from Meursault
[It often seems to me that music journalism and blogging can be all about 'the next big thing' and the newest and buzziest bands around. I feel this often breeds flash in the pan trends and bands,...
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The Last Battle - Heart of the Land, Soul of the Sea
There is always a real danger with folk-leaning bands that their albums fall flat on their face due to a lack of variation. I feared this about The Last Battle for a while as I wasn't sure where they...
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[Vinyl Fetish] Dreamend - So I Ate Myself, Bite By Bite
Sometimes I buy an album on vinyl and it is just so lovingly and wonderfully crafted that it makes me feel good about music and record companies for a while. Dreamend's 'So I Ate Myself, Bite By Bite'...
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How To Swim - Retina (or More Fun Than a Vat of Love)
Glasgow's How to Swim are a band who have never shied away from the audacious. Their ambitious stream of orchestral rock is...well...batshit crazy. As soon as they sent over a track for my Glass of...
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Keeping It Peel Day
Unfortunately I am too young to have experienced John Peel as fully as other bloggers, having only enjoyed the tail-end of his broadcasting career. However, his influence has reverberated to all...
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Y Niwl
Surfing is something I do not particularly associate with Wales and it was not until recently I found out that there is a large surfing scene on their beaches. With this in mind, surely it was only a...
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Favourite Son Presents...Oxjam
I am not generally one to pimp gigs on this blog but when it is for the always important Oxjam events I make a wee bit of an exception. Oxjam is a month-long musical event aimed towards raising money...
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HF@D Presents...Hallowe'en Mix
For a wee bit of a laugh I've put together a Hallowe'en Mix for your enjoyment. Roky Erickson's 'The Evil One' is one of my favourite albums ever and songs such as 'I Walked With a Zombie' show how far...
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[Interview] Randan Discotheque
When I get sent music to review I seldom react with great enthusiasm. After a couple of hundred trendy bands with haircuts you get a wee bit jaded so it is always nice when you get something as...
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Yusuf Azak - Turn On The Long Wire
As a general rule I hate using cliches like 'he has a real Marmite sound'. However, Yusuf Azak has a real Marmite sound. His rasping voice and perplexing guitar plucking is certainly an acquired taste,...
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