Book: Zoospeak Author: Gordon Meade and Jo-Anne McArthur Publisher: Enthusiastic Press When the poet Rainer Maria Rilke was working as a secretary to the sculptor Auguste Rodin, the two great men came up with a list of places in Paris which might inspire Rilke to write new work. One of these places was a zoo […]
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Book: The Strange Book of Jacob Boyce Author: Tom Gillespie Publisher: Vine Leaves Press “The Strange Book of Jacob Boyce” is the first in a trilogy of books set in Scottish-born, Somerset-based author Tom Gillespie’s hometown and readers who like their thrillers dark and obsessive with a few MacGuffins and a liberal splattering of the
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…………………………………………………………………… EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD The true story of the greatest band you’ve never heard …………………………………………………………………… Chapter 11 – Barrowland or Bust Disregard the rubble near the foot of my bed. I’ll get to that in a minute. Following the Polydor debacle, we made a conscious decision to be more selective in our
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…………………………………………………………………… EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD The true story of the greatest band you’ve never heard …………………………………………………………………… Episode 10 – Meltin’ John In a dank hallway, a group of stick twirling men sat silently, awaiting the call. Drummers. It’s always fucking drummers. Every joke about them, every story you’ve heard is 100% true. At
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The Last Days Of Disco Early in the decade that taste forgot, Fat Franny Duncan is on top of the world. He is the undoubted King of the Ayrshire Mobile Disco scene, controlling and ruling the competition with an iron fist. But the future is uncertain. A new partnership is coming and is threatening to
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…………………………………………………………………… EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD The true story of the greatest band you’ve never heard …………………………………………………………………… Chapter 9 – No Sleep ‘Til Strathaven On the fair ‘Shaws Road, where we lay our scene, from the ancient grudges to a new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. The hot water in the
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…………………………………………………………………… EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD The true story of the greatest band you’ve never heard …………………………………………………………………… Episoide 8 – The Gospel According to Robert Powell, Mad Alco and the Seven-fingered Jesus of Garnethill After the dirty deed was done, the logical place to head to was the closest we heathen few, we band
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…………………………………………………………………… EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD The true story of the greatest band you’ve never heard …………………………………………………………………… Episode 7 – Penthouse and Payment If an Englishman’s home is his castle, what kind of residence could a Scotsman rent, in 1985, for the princely sum of £17.50 per week? A tent? An adobe haçienda? A
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The Hug and Pint is a cracking little venue on Great Western Road in Glasgow. I used to play football with Brian Reynolds who co-owns the venue, so I know that The Hug genuinely exists out of love for music and (award winning) vegan food. A cool environment with a good selection of drinks helps!
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…………………………………………………………………… EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD The true story of the greatest band you’ve never heard …………………………………………………………………… Chapter 6 – Freddie, Edwyn and the Unbearable Lightness of a B&Q Wardrobe Kelvingrove is done, the food trucks are gone and Glasgow’s rock faithful have headed off in search of the perfect pint of heavy. Us?
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