Kev Sherry is a Scottish songwriter, indie musician, journalist, comic writer and novelist. He has performed in the indie guitar band Attic Lights since 2005 who have released three critically acclaimed albums to date. Kev has recently recorded his debut solo album, Foxy Orthodoxy which is part of a triptych involving the comic Warpaint and his […]
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Act: Various Venue: Twitch TV Date: 13 June 2020 ……………………………………………. •••••UPDATE••••• The total raised in support the refugees and asylum seekers in Glasgow was £11,244! ……………………………………………. It really was something to see the hashtag #LoveGlasgowHateRacism trending on Twitter on what turned out to be a monumental day raising much needed funds in support of the Scottish
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Over at Into Creative towers our writers have been swotting up and reading through a plethora of reading material during the lockdown period. We told you about the excellent The Strange Book of Jacob Boyce – here and the thought-provoking Zoospeak – here. But listen up, as Jimmy Cricket once said (well, actually he said
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Scottish singer-songwriter Rory Butler is certainly creating a stir right now and having opened for the likes of Richard Thompson and shared a stage with Paul Weller and Lucy Rose, it’s easy to see why. An appearance on the BBC Quay Sessions led presenter Roddy Hart to state Rory is the most exciting Scottish talent
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Campaign: Save Our Venues Venue: Various, UK wide Date: Ongoing Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are in unprecedented times and this is affecting every single one of us, our families, friends, colleagues and the wider population. We see various initiatives to raise money for NHS, local, national charities and also to support people and
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Film: Teenage Superstars Venue: Raindance website Date: 01 – 03 May 2020 At times like this, it’s fair to say we are all really, really, missing music and in particular live gigs and hearing from our favourite musicians. There are some diamonds in the mud however. The new Rolling Stones single Living In A Ghost
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Already lauded by the likes of Planet Rock magazine, renowned DJs Johnnie Walker and Billy Sloan, Into Music caught up with Marie Claire, the artist and creative force behind SEIL LIEN, who release debut album Shatter on 17 April 2020 to get the lowdown on the upcoming release. Your album Shatter is due out on
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Act: The Orielles Venue: SWX, Bristol Date: 2 March 2020 What to do on a cold, windy Monday night in Bristol? My hopes weren’t too high but a quick scan of the internet confirmed The Orielles were in town to promote their new album, Disco Volador which had only been released a mere three days beforehand
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Act: Richard Jobson & Martin Metcalfe Venue: Bar Yellow, Cumbernauld Date: 28 February 2020 Billed as an evening of songs and stories, Richard Jobson proved himself to be a natural raconteur, equally at ease telling the audience of the epilepsy diagnosis which, in part, led to the break up of The Skids, through to singing acoustic
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Book: Trouble Songs: Music And Conflict In Northern Ireland Author: Stuart Bailie Publisher: Bloomfield Music is a creative force for good, an outlet to express, ranging from whimsical nonsense through to the damn serious and everything in between. Throughout history, there are songs about oppression, politics, war, struggle, belief, belonging, riots and rebellion. This is sometimes written
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