Act: Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band Venue: Edinburgh, Summerhall Date: 30 January 2020 The Edinburgh venue Summerhall certainly has an interesting history, having previously been the site of a brewery, a church and then housing the Royal School of Veterinary Studies. These days though it is a bespoke venue and complex hosting gigs, exhibitions […]
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…………………………………………………………………… EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD The true story of the greatest band you’ve never heard …………………………………………………………………… Chapter 2 – Wendy, Penelope, Felicity and the First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Scheme Scum The family living room, Orange and Brown flame patterned wallpaper. You know the type. Mismatched mugs of
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……………………………………………………………………EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLDThe true story of the greatest band you’ve never heard…………………………………………………………………… Chapter 1 – Socrates,Tony Bennett and Toblerone The airport terminal building is laden with colourful decorations. Seasonal music plays. A dog is taking a piss on a fake tree and my heart is rock heavy. None of this makes sense.
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Act: Rockaway Beach Festival Venue: Butlins, Bognor Regis Date: 10-12 January 2020 The music festival calendar is pretty rammed in the summer months so to put one on 2 weeks after Christmas in a seaside resort takes some balls, right? Not to worry, Rockaway Beach have found the perfect formula to stand out from the
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Act: The Long Ryders Venue: Oran Mor, Glasgow Date: 27 October 2019 On a cold autumn night, the faithful gathered under a spire to hail the return of The Long Ryders, last seen in Glasgow in 2004, when they lit up King Tut’s with their own special brand of jingly-jangly Americana. They were now out
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John Welsh has his say…………. Looking back on the year 2019, it’s fair to say the output and quality of songs, albums, reissues and compilations has rarely been surpassed in recent times. The difficulty, as always, with these lists is trying to narrow it down and it’s fair to say some records were in and
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My Festive First XI George Paterson has his say… As this tumultuous decade shuddered to a halt, these were my box-fresh songs of the year which were on rotation as we juiced up and made one last break for space. These are my 17 from 19. This Life – Vampire Weekend from the album ‘Father
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Act: Goodbye Mr MacKenzie & The Filthy Tongues Venue: Edinburgh Liquid Room Date: 29 December 2019 It was with a sense of anticipation that I headed off into the cold chilly Edinburgh night to the Liquid Room for my last gig of not only 2019, but also the decade. I’d seen The Filthy Tongues (they
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Act: Stray Cats Venue: Manchester Apollo Date: 25 June 2019 It’s not like I’ve been counting the days but it’s been 10 years, 9 months and 14 days since the last time I should have seen the Stray Cats play live in the flesh. Unfortunately for me and a couple of thousand other Glasgow gig
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Act: Conversations with Nick Cave Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh Date: 22 June 2019 Let’s cut to the chase. A substandard Nick Cave gig is as rare as hen’s teeth and on this effort the prodigious Antipodean certainly didn’t disappoint. Part music, part comedy, part confessional, at times this was raw, difficult, emotional, funny but ultimately
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