The Damned / Doctor and the Medics / The Fleshtones
Glasgow Barrowland
Thursday 5th December 2024
Tell you what, you can tell a lot about a band from the acts they choose to support them. more… “The Damned / Doctor and the Medics / The Fleshtones”
Immigrant
Thai-based ex-pat goes it alone
with Graeme McNab
As winter draws in, many on this island will wish they were somewhere warmer – perhaps snapping scenery on a winter sunshine break. more… “Immigrant”
Penetration / Essential Logic
Glasgow Garage G2
Wednesday 13th November 2024
Here’s an odd coincidence – just heading out the door to see seminal punk act Penetration, and there’s a feature on the radio – ‘Women in punk’. more… “Penetration / Essential Logic”
Pauline Murray
Punk pioneer takes a gamble
as Penetration frontwoman
Music biographies are all the range it seems with a host of household names vying for bookshop shelfspace alongside cult heroes with eager followings keen to discover more about their heroes. more… “Pauline Murray”
Gillian Fleetwood
Ancient and modern combined for harp hit
The harp is an instrument more usually associated with orchestras (or angels) rather than contemporary music. more… “Gillian Fleetwood”
The Stylistics
Glasgow Pavilion
Tuesday 6th November 2024
There’s nothing like a tribute act, and happily, The Stylistics are… nothing like one. more… “The Stylistics”
The Lovely Eggs
Oeuf-ul punning
with Holly Ross and David Blackwell
Easter is like Christmas for tabloid journalists. As well as overdosing on chocolate, means that they can torture their readers with awful puns, like “Eggstatic” and “Eggcelent.” more… “The Lovely Eggs”
Broken Chanter
No doubt about it
with David MacGregor
It might seem a long way down the M6 from Scotland to England, and musically making that journey from success north of the border to UK-wide acclaim can be a long haul. more… “Broken Chanter”
Gates of Light
London, Glasgow, Paris:
Louise Quinn get the travel bug once again
It’s close to five years since the Covid pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns which caused so much trauma for those confined to their homes. more… “Gates of Light”
Autumn 1904
Back at last
with Alan Dumbreck
The past, as the saying goes, is a foreign country. But in the 1980s it was Britain which looked very different to before. more… “Autumn 1904”