Video Nasties have the unfortunate task of opening on a quiet Tuesday night, which doth not deter them from force feeding those in attendance a shock dose of Arcade Fire meets At The Drive-In post hardcore. more… “Swanton Bombs / Threatmatic / Video Nasties”
Marc and Dave – the Ron and Russel of electro – were a pop duo of the 80s, a proto-Frankie, or the logical successors to Sparks, as hinted, not least via their choices in haircuts or moustaches. more… “Soft Cell”
There’s a bunch of boffins that have come up with a way of calculating what they call Blue Monday. Officially it’s the unhappiest day of the year; far enough from the festive season one way, too far from payday the other. This year it falls to Buzzcocks 30th Anniversary tour to rock them blues away more… “Buzzcocks”
Some people may think Celtic Connections is just a folk festival. more… “Drever, McCusker, Woomble / The Burns Unit”
For the last time in 2008, Triple School evade me in another lineup change – apparently one of the Phantom Band has a bus to catch, hence their shift to open Sleazys’ NYE party. more… “The Phantom Band / We Were Promised Jetpacks / Danananananyroyd”
The Silencers playing Glasgow in December has become as much of a Christmas tradition as mince pies and getting pie eyed and the move from The Renfrew Ferry to the larger ABC has allowed a larger crowd the perfect escape from the Christmas madness outside and enjoy a couple of hours of musical nostalgia with one of Scotland’s national musical treasures. more… “The Silencers / Martin & James”
Only twice can I remember paying more than £10 for a gig ticket, and although on both occasions I considered it worthwhile, the sums paid to see The Rolling Stones at the SECC and more recently at Hampden Park, Glasgow were pretty excessive. more… “Paper Planes”
Images of the reformed Vaselines (and support Isoceles), playing their first full headline show in Glasgow in 20 years (ok, apart from the one at Mono a few months ago!) more… “The Vaselines”
Opening with the majestic ‘Living is a Problem’ it was clear from the start that this was going to be quite a gig. It’s not that Dunfermline fans don’t get many live gigs, indeed ITM? itself has been resident there for many a month. more… “Biffy Clyro”
Kenny Anderson is a man immersed in music, that’s for sure – umpteen albums behind him as well as the, er, ‘alt.folk’ label Fence to his co-founding credit. But ‘Rock’? Well, that’s what he’d have us believe. KC’s week in rock, it could be a musical give that it takes place in the decidedly un-rock setting of Stirling’s Tollbooth. more… “King Creosote”