ballboy

Ediburgh's finest head west

ballboy, surely one of Scotland’s favourite indie acts, visit Glasgow for a Tigerfest show – singer Gordon Mcintyre is a long-standing favourite at is this msuic? shows but usually performing the band’s material solo and acoustic, more… “ballboy”

Idlewild choose Fife

Roddy Woomble and pals play Dunfermline

Idlewild – one of Scotland’s most enduring acts as well as one of the country’s most popular exports – are set to make a rare visit to Fife as they play Tigerfest at the Dunfermline’s Carnegie Hall on Saturday 17th May. more… “Idlewild choose Fife”

All Our Good Friends

FIN frontman Johnny Daukes is back in the saddle

When most bands split up it is common knowledge that most members either form another band, go it alone or in this day and age milk their fame for all they can via reality TV. This is not quite the same story for Johnny Daukes. more… “All Our Good Friends”

TV Smith & The Bored Teenagers

perform Crossing the Red Sea with the Adverts

On the surface, their debut single – and second-best-known tune sums it up – ‘One Chord Wonders’. For anyone who’s delved that little bit deeper however, it’s clear that The Adverts were much more than just a tabloid-baiting Top 20 act via ‘Gary Gilmore’s Eyes’ and the bandwagon-jumping guitar thrash of many of the acts who exploded upon the UK’s consciousness in 1977.
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Q Without U

“Liking this makes you neither cool nor hip!” screams the headline on Q Without U’s myspace page. In a city where most bands are obsessed with being so achingly now, it’s quite refreshing to meet a band who aren’t concerned with being pigeon-holed into a category of cool. more… “Q Without U”

Ross Clark

Seated in the booth of a Subway sandwich shop, I’m talking to a mad scientist about bread.

A second year chemistry student at Glasgow University, and a startling new addition to Glasgow’s music scene, Ross Clark will be opening and closing a gig at Stereo tonight, serving much like the bread of a sandwich. more… “Ross Clark”

Ursula Minor

Boasting gigs with the likes of The Raveonettes, The Ponys, Snow Patrol, Amusement Parks On Fire, Electrelane and an appearance at T in the Park, Scottish underground heroes Ursula Minor have crafted a sound that is their trademark; dark, thrilling, and utterly unique. more… “Ursula Minor”

Foxface

It’s a briskly cold February morning when I meet Michael and John in Glasgow’s West End for a coffee and to chat about Foxface, their album and that mask. We meet outside Tinderbox on Byres Road, the area you read about in Belle and Sebastian sleevenotes. What really chuffs me to start with is that they’ve come across from their respective parts of Glasgow just for this interview, and not like I assumed, that they’d be doing a whole day of press.

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FANGS

The name may be unfamiliar, but it’s quite possible you’ve seen the faces before. Certainly FANGS, who you may (or may not) see on tour with Sons and Daughters, have been around the block, so to speak. Two parts electropunks Motormark, one part, um, prog punks Lapsus Linguae, their lineup is not all it seems, as they’ll explain shortly. more… “FANGS”