Docken Leaf is a music project thought up and developed over the years by old friends Brian Docherty (Scientific Support Dept. The Wayne Devro Set) and Ken McCluskey (The Bluebells. McCluskey Brothers). As music workers writing and performing together on various projects, Brian and Ken also have a wealth of experience working in Music Education, […]
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Concert: Ocean Colour Scene Venue: Glasgow BarrowlandDate: 16 December 2021 With the new Omicron variation of Covid gathering pace, a number of bands including The Charlatans, Deacon Blue, Goodbye Mr Mackenzie and Del Amitri took the decision to postpone their upcoming Scottish dates. Therefore, it was touch and go whether Ocean Colour Scene’s four night stint
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An Alternative Christmas… Show #222 Skating – Vince Guaraldi TrioTwinkle (Little Christmas Lights) – J.D. McPhersonHey Guys! It’s Christmastime! – Sufjan StevensHave Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Ella FitzgeraldNothing But A Child – Steve EarleChristmas – The Blue NileAin’t No Chimneys In The Projects – Sharon Jones & The Dap KingsGhost Of Christmas –
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Concert: Sister John/The Bluebells Venue: Glasgow CCADate: 11 December 2021 Many moons ago, I used to listen to the charts on a Sunday evening. Every now and again, not too often, a song would achieve the impressive feat of going straight in at number one. Using that analogy – and having been to a dozen gigs
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Well, Christmas is just around the corner so if you’re struggling for a last minute gift, Into Music have looked back over the last twelve months to bring what we think are the best two compilations/boxed sets of 2021. And remember kids, music isn’t just for Christmas! Box Set: Gary Crowley’s Lost 80’s Vol. 2Label:
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May Morgenstern has started a book she cannot afford to put down. From the pre and post-war streets of bohemian Paris to the cool azure skies above the Mediterranean, ‘The Girl, The Crow, The Writer and The Fighter’ takes the reader on a visceral, labyrinthine trip with a notorious sexual anarchist, the most dangerous man
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Ease on down the road… Show #221 Legal Man – Belle & SebastianThank You For Sending Me An Angel – Talking HeadsOne More Cup Of Coffee – Frazey FordDaffodils – DummyHe Who Picks A Rose – Jimmy RuffinCaledonia – Rianne DowneyIt’s Only Love – Salty MillerNorthern Skies – I Am KlootAll Gone Away – The
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Alex Chilton Take 3 Early 1977 would finally see the release of the second batch of Alex’s 1975 recordings and the timing would be perfect for introducing Big Star to a new audience. This is certainly the period where everything written so far would converge to create the near-current myth we have of Big Star.
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Concert: Overpass Venue: Glasgow Poetry ClubDate: 07 December 2021 There is something reaffirming about seeing a 4-piece indie guitar band rip it up in a small venue in front of an energetic crowd. Having supported the likes of The Snuts and The Twang, Birmingham’s Overpass have been out on the road on their first ever headline
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2022 will mark the 50th anniversary of the release of Big Star’s first record. They have been cited for decades as being one of the most influential ‘cult bands’ across that period. They tick all the necessary boxes for attaining that rare accolade of cult superstardom: produced fantastic records which were extremely difficult to obtain,
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