Playground Festival
Glasgow Rouken Glen Park
August 2 - 4, 2019
It’s festival season and I have a lightbulb moment in Sainsbury’s – triggered by glitter and arsecheeks. more… “Playground Festival”
Electric Frog
Glasgow Riverside Museum
Saturday August 24th
It’s got a certain whiff of pub talk about it. That last-orders genius idea: “We should all get tickets for Glasto next year”… more… “Electric Frog”
T in the Park 2013 (2)
Balado
13th / 14th July
Saturday
The View open up my T20 with one of the best overall sets of the weekend. more… “T in the Park 2013 (2)”
Frightened Rabbit
Pedestrian Verse
Atlantic
“I am that dickhead in the kitchen…” – as an opening gambit in the Selkirk-formed five-piece’s highest profile, highest stakes record to date, this opening line is probably up there with the best of ‘em.
more… “Frightened Rabbit”
Stanley Odd
Reject
Stanley Odd
Scottish hip hop. Three words that rank alongside sticky Thatcher thong in striking terror into the heart of the man in the street more… “Stanley Odd”
T in the Park
5 things
a retrospective reflection
With a month to reflect on what happened at Balado and get the muck out of his turnups, Richard Baillie goes over T in the Park 2012 in his head. Again and again. more… “T in the Park”
Kelburn Garden Party
Largs
Saturday June 30
Now in its fourth year, the Kelburn Garden Party is settling as well into the festival calendar as it is into its home in the wonderful grounds of the Kelburn Castle and Country Centre. more… “Kelburn Garden Party”
The Dirty Heads
Spread Too Thin
Eleven Seven
A summery reggae-tinged pop song that sounds exactly like the kind of tune that worms its way under your skin via a radio blitz more… “The Dirty Heads”
The Grand Gestures
The Grand Gestures
Chute
Question – What do you get when you take a random crew of Scottish musical and artistic talent, a grumpy TV shopkeeper and the offer of a curry lunch in return for some lyrics and vocals? more… “The Grand Gestures”
Maps & Atlases
Beware and Be Grateful
Fatcat
Chicago Math Rockers Maps & Atlases return with a polished follow up to their shuddery debut (which was so low-fi in parts that it was only sung in vowels) more… “Maps & Atlases”