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The Microscopic Talents

By Robin Murray • Apr 26th, 2008 • Category: demonstration

What with all these C86 revivalists roaming around, it seems appropriate to remind everyone that a little professionalism is probably too much.



Astronot

By Robin Murray • Apr 19th, 2008 • Category: short players

Nobody seems to know where the problem lies with bands these days. Ever since Pete Doherty and co. crawled out of that fateful crack den it seems that something has been lacking from the world of guitar music.



Don Paterson / Mr Gavin McGinty / Mondo Mimo

By Robin Murray • Mar 20th, 2008 • Category: gigs

Poetry! You either like it, or you don’t. Some are put off by its air of intellectual achievement, some by its allusiveness and obscurity. Some people just think its total crap, and don’t want an argument thank you very much.



Various 45 A-Side Records Artists

By Robin Murray • Mar 20th, 2008 • Category: long players

The humble cassette is the most derided of formats. Sure, it doesn’t sound as good as CD and certainly doesn’t have the warm fuzz associated with vinyl but as objects go, it’s just so darn cute! This dinky cassette collects together some of Scotland’s top underground (and unsigned) talent.



The Go! Team

By Robin Murray • Mar 20th, 2008 • Category: gigs

An intriguing proposition, The Go! Team. Multi racial and bi gender, the group may well be a far more accurate (and evocative) picture of modern Britain than any Arctic Monkeys wannabe.