Music Monday – Manic Street Preachers @ Hydro 21/5/16

There are few bands still around to celebrate 20 years of their seminal album, let alone one on top form, but the Manics are and they are celebrating Everything Must Go, the album that propelled them into the mainstream, in style. ‘So nice of you to remember.’ quiped James Dean Bradfield to the Hydro. James…

Music Monday – Radiohead hit peak Radiohead

There can’t be many bands that could have thousands of people staring and madly clicking refresh as their website slowly fades out. This is exactly what Radiohead managed as hype about their, supposedly upcoming, 9th album reached fever pitch. People noticed the opacity on their website was slowly reducing yesterday afternoon which led to questions…

Lux Lisbon @ Stereo 14/4/16

Lux Lisbon’s tour round Britain got off to a perfect start at Stereo in Glasgow. The band were raring to go and they came out of the traps with a huge amount of energy. Opener, Demons you show, features the boy/girl vocals between Stuart Rook and Charlie Austen which is a huge part of the…

Music Monday – Walking on Cars,Everything this way

The debut album from Irish indie poppers Walking on Cars – Everything this Way – has been highly anticipated on both sides of the Irish Sea for some time and doesn’t disappoint. Many of the songs, like Speeding Cars, and Hand in Hand will be familiar to fans having already been released as singles and…

Music Monday – Starman

Thousands of words will be written about David Bowie today after he died of cancer, an illness the public didn’t even know he had. In retrospect Black Star, released just a few days ago on Bowie’s 69th birthday, does sound like a farewell but hindsight is a wonderful thing and would we really wanted to…

Music Monday – Tip for 2016

It’ll probably come as no surprise to anyone who even vaguely knows me that my tip for 2016 is Neon Waltz as I’ve been going on about them to anyone who will listen since about March. Their debut EP First Light was released last year and it’s six songs of brilliantly crafted pop with a…

Music Monday – Walking on Cars

Walking on Cars have had quite a year and it’s far from over for them. The Irish five piece have released their debut EP, toured internationally and are in the middle of their first tour of Britain. The band seem to be taking to Scotland well as singer Patrick Sheehy emerges from the radio Cally…

Music Monday Chvrches -Every Open Eye

This follow up to debut The Bones of What You Believe sees Chvrches build perfectly on their debut. On Every Open Eye singer Lauren Mayberry’s pop vocals hide the strength and defiance in the lyrics. It also cements her place as one of the finest new voices to come out of Scotland for a long…

Breabach @ Old Fruitmarket

Should really have got my couple of bits from Celtic Connections up much quicker. Here’s the first. It’s a late night at the Old Fruitmarket as headliners Breabach don’t take to the stage until well after 11 when most other Celtic Connections gigs are finished. The crowd have been well entertained as they waited. First…

You may have missed #1 Lux Lisbon – Get some scars

The aim of this is to bring to your attention to some great music that you may have missed this year. I have, however, discovered that the first EP I want to feature was released in 2013. Aside from the fact that means I should get with the times I decided to feature it anyway because…