
Growing up in a small town on the periphery of Glasgow the bright lights of the music industry seemed so far away and unachievable for someone like myself. At least that's what careers advisors and guidance teachers told me and I believed them for a while. However that all changed in the mid 80s when the Glasgow scene exploded and it seemed that anyone with an axe to wield and a handful of tunes was being feted and signed by the industry in London. Being pretty much "an indie kid" most of [...]
Jules Shear - All Through The Night (from Watch Dog , 1983) Bill Pritchard - Tommy And Co (from Three Months, Three Weeks And Two Days , 1988) The Big Dish - Prospect Street (from Swimmer , 1986) Jimmy The Hoover - Bandana Street (Use It) (7" Single, 1985) The Beloved - A Hundred Words (from Where It Is , 1988) With many thanks to I Am Not The Beatles for allowing the shameless theft of the Jimmy The [...]

[wma] The Spoons - Through The Hazy (from the album Vertigo Tango , 1988) [mp3] Russ Abbott - Atmosphere (from the album I Love A Party , 1985) [mp3] Amazulu - Too Good To Be Forgotten (from the album Amazulu , 1987) [mp3] The Big Dish - Faith Healer (from the album Creeping Up On Jesus , 1988) [mp3] Baltimora - Chinese Restaurant (from the album Living In The Background [...]