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Wickerman festival, Saturday

Dundrennan (Sat 26th July)

I’m sure that the tent-dwellers in the campsite will all be up bright and early but for those in executive accommodation (er, not us) the lure of a longer lie and breakfast are a temptation.



Wickerman Festival – Day 1

Dundrennan (25/07/2008)

Ah, that time of year again. Time for Scotland’s most laid back and, to be honest, downright fun festival.



Murder By Death/Be A Familiar/Ming Ming & The Ching Chings

King Tut's (16/07/2008)

To have your band name usurped is highly unlucky. To have done twice in he one name if highly unfortunate. As Oscar Wilde never said. Of course that’s where any similarity ends.



Momus/Joemus/Germlin

Stereo (27/07/2008)

Joe Howe’s alter-ego Germlinhas been on the periphery of my awareness for quite some time now. But, without really pulling into focus. So I’m eager to check out what he’s all about. Seems the answer to that is bouncing about like an emo off his ritalin while making a racket like a blender full of [...]



Hey You Get Off My Pavement 2008

Glasgow Mono (Sunday 29th July)

Another year, another HYGOMP, but rater than occupying solely the titular ‘Pavement’ outside Glasgow’s favourite veggie cafe-restaurant-record shop, it’s a 2-stage setup this year, adding a full-blown indoor stage. Happily, though dark skies threaten to drench the clientele, the second stage is never completely necessary – apart from, of course, providing twice the number of [...]