I first came across the Glasgow Podcart after Boab introduced me to Sean and Halina at a Yahweh and applesofenergy gig last year. Due to the consumption of a few cans of the finest Red Stripe, my memories of that evening are a bit blurry, I do remember being bowled over about how passionate they both were about music and what they wanted to do with the Podcart. My other memory is of rambling utter shit at Sean for quite a long time, I still cringe when I recall that moment. The following day, I was hungover in [...]

Hand on heart, I won't lie to you, I'm friends with the Campfire boys. So there might seem to be a fair degree of bias in choosing them as one of my acts to watch this year. Personally I couldn't give a monkeys chuff, as I've heard the demos and they are quite frankly amazing. Well as I have been grooming him and the rest of the 'kids' (as I have affectionately come to call them), have been churning out great songs for a couple of years now. There are plans for a limited release EP [...]

If you are at a loose end on Thursday night, or if the appeal of watching soaps all night doesn't quite appeal, then you should head along to Pivo Pivo this Thursday night (the 19th) for three cracking local bands. They would be Croy-based band Campfires In Winter (Boab's band in case you didn't already know), The Morgue Party Candidate and Macabre Scene all for the princely sum of £3, a pound a band, you can't complain at that. If you haven't heard of any of them before (shame on you), then you can have listen to their [...]