Sonic Youth

The Eternal

As brilliant as it was and all, was there ever a less relevant album tour than the time Sonic Youth played ‘Daydream Nation’ start to finish? more… “Sonic Youth”

Idlewild

Post Electric Blues
Self-released

It’s absolutely incredible how Idlewild are so bad at describing their own music. In the past a vague description about Warnings/Promises pre-release got some old school fans hopes up that they might have been ploughing down a nice loud scuzzy rock route more… “Idlewild”

The Horrors

Primary Colours
XL

The backing of certain music publications can be a bit of a poisoned chalice. Sometimes having too much hype behind you can raise expectations too high and the resulting public reaction can only ever turn out to be disappointing. more… “The Horrors”

Morrissey

Dundee Caird Hall
Tue 5th May

“Tonight”, announces Morrissey to the Dundee crowd, “something is definitely squeezing my skull” before launching straight into the Smiths classic ‘This Charming Man’. more… “Morrissey”

The Specials

Glasgow O2 Academy
Tue 28th April

“I think that every one of you, and I mean every single one of you, are making me a very happy man tonight”. So much for Terry Hall being the moody one then, and who can blame him? more… “The Specials”

Malcolm Middleton

It's that time of year again
dreaming of a Scottish Christmas

He’s not quite as ubiquitously Christmassy as the big bloke with the beard and red suit, but Malcolm Middleton has won a space in the hearts of anyone tired with the festive season and distraught at the prospect of another X-Factor number one more… “Malcolm Middleton”

The Rushes

What You Waiting For
Universal Island Records

There are moments when you have to detest the record industry. I mean, not as in being slightly annoyed, or saying “These faceless men in suits who fleece the fans for all their money are such absolute rotters really are awful, aren’t they?”, but genuine hatred. Sometimes the bandwagon searching gets so tiresome when bands like Elliot Minor or Simple Plan get pushed more than genuine talent like Sucioperro or Juliet Kilo. more… “The Rushes”

Luva Anna

Made Without Compromise EP
2Thumbs

Ignoring Alamos and a few select others, the Dundee scene was briefly lookingly worryingly close to dying on its arse. With too many bands trying to emulate the success of The View (who, let’s face it, aren’t up to much themselves), a once thriving scene was getting very near saturation point. more… “Luva Anna”

Crystal Castles

Vanished
Different

According to their PR company, Crystal Castles “are the one band worthy to provide the missing link between the Clash and Kraftwerk”. Very big words indeed, and a band would need to be pretty special to match their expectations. more… “Crystal Castles”