Thirty Pounds of Bone
a life on the ocean wave... (five questions with Jonny Lamb)
First impressions often prove right. So the distinct nautical air that Thirty Pounds of Bone’s music exudes is confirmed in a chat with the Shetland-originated act.
up and coming
Penguins Kill Polar Bears
Six questions (posed by Emma Parks)
There are some bands that you can’t bring yourself to like. Some you think “what is all the fuss all about?”. Some bands don’t have what it takes and still get all the success. But this band, Penguins Kill Polar Bears, can wipe the floor with all of them.
The Last Battle
the fight for folk (itm? with Edinburgh's newest rising stars)
Edinburgh septet The Last Battle may be pretty new names on the burgeoning Edinburgh music scene – they only played their first gig in October – but already they’re making waves
The Fire And I
Monsters of rock (itm? grills West lothian's finest)
Susan Boyle is not, as is commonly believed, from Bathgate (she’s from down the road in Blackburn). Which is handy, as she might have otherwise faced a challenge to her crown of biggest, most rocking behemoth in the sleepy, music-starved, West Lothian town.
Must Be Something
10 questions (posed by El Parks)
All I can remember is calling a steward at the Bongo club incompetent after him telling me off for sneaky passing him into VIP.
