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Glasgow to London … to Helmsdale – the Edwyn Collins interview
Badbea is Edwyn Collins’ ninth solo album, and the first since he moved home and studio from North London back to Scotland in 2014. More to the point, it’s Edwyn’s fourth LP since two major strokes in 2005 that wiped … Continue reading
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Tagged A Girl Like You, Badbea, Carl Hunter, Carwyn Ellis, Edwyn Collins, Grace Maxwell, Helmsdale, James Kirk, Madness, Norman Blake, Orange Juice, Paul Cook, Scotland, Sean Read, Sometimes Always Never, Steven Daly, Sutherland, Teenage Fanclub, Vic Godard
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Kingdom come, beyond Del Amitri – the Justin Currie interview
Chances are that you probably still know Justin Currie best for Del Amitri, the Scottish alternative/crossover outfit who enjoyed a dozen top-40 hits over a decade in the wake of 1990’s classic breakthrough single, Nothing Ever Happens. But this Glaswegian singer-songwriter … Continue reading
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Tagged Boo Hewerdine, Chris Difford, Del Amitri, Edwyn Collins, glasgow, Iain Harvey, Justin Currie, Kendrick Lamar, Nothing Ever Happens, Orange Juice, Scottish Maritime Museum, Sun kil Moon, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Teenage Fanclub, This is my Kingdom Now, Waking Hours
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By any other name – beyond Strawberry Switchblade with Rose McDowall
While Rose McDowall is best known for her work with early ’80s crossover indie pop act Strawberry Switchblade, she’s made many cult solo recordings over the years. Starting out as a stand-up drummer in Glasgow proto-avant-garde punk trio The Poems … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Drummond, Bjork, Dave Balfe, David Jensen, Drahla, Echo and the Bunnymen, glasgow, Iceland, James Kirk, Jean Sibelius, Jill Bryson, John Peel, Korova, Night School Records, Orange Juice, Ornamental, Oxfordshire, Preston, Ramones, Rose McDowall, Since Yesterday, Sorrow, Spell, Strawberry Switchblade, The Continental, The Hug and Pint, The Poems, The Sugarcubes, Weather Prophets
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Stand up for James – the Jim Glennie interview
When I caught up with Jim Glennie, revered bass player of the band James, he was just a few hours off a low-key live show back on his old patch in Manchester. Admittedly, that was a while ago, the date … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Oxall, Andy Diagram, Danny Ram, David Baynton-Power, Gairloch, Gavan Whelan, Girl at the End of the World, Gold Mother, James, Jim Glennie, La Petite Mort, Larry Gott, Manchester, Mark Hunter, Nothing But Love, Orange Juice, Paul Gilbertson, Saul Davies, Sit Down, Stutter, Tim Booth, Withington
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