Yes, the Sousedcast, mostly because I am fucking steaming. Getting shitfaced and swearing at the internet about music may sound irretrievably sad, but it is one of the great pleasures in my life. Seriously, listen to this shit, is it not completely brilliant? I don't listen to my own podcasts again and again - that would be a bit like wanking with a fistful of your own toothpaste - but I listen to the playlists for these things all the time, because even if my chat is shit, the playlists to our podcasts are brilliant. They really are, [...]
Welcome to the 30th episode of the Right Chord Music, Lost On Radio Podcast. Presented by Andy Mort and curated by Mark Knight and Andy Mort , Lost On Radio is a weekly showcase of incredible undiscovered music overlooked by radio, or pushed to the late night fringes. This week’s featured artists: 1. Motorcycle Display Team - A Taste 2. The Yawns - Take Me To The Moon Please 3. Right Chord Music ‘First Signs Of Love’ Burning Condors - Riot In The Street 4. [...]
On Monday, the Lollapalooza 2013 lineup was officially revealed in a reactionary fashion after the complete lineup was leaked days before. And the general social media reaction to the headliners seems to range all the way from mildy excited to possibly interested to typically disappointed. However for us, the biggest names are the least interesting on the Lollapalooza. We're far more concerned with the Chicago talent that has landed a coveted spot on of the largest and most poplar festivals in the county. This year is no different as Lollapalooza is quick [...]
HVOB - Jack Yeah, no. Truly sorry but I still find this overhyped.
>> At long last we have new music from Boston shoegaze dynamos Bedroom Eyes , an act that was sidelined for months when its second guitarist suffered a broken hand last fall. That guitarist has now left the band and after briefly considering augmenting the remaining three-piece with a keyboard player, Bedroom Eyes has elected to continue on as a trio. Earlier this month the act updated its Bandcamp offerings with a new demo of a song called "Ripe," its first recorded effort in the new trio configuration. The tune commences with a clean, articulated [...]
Ahhhh Valentines day. It just wouldn't be the same without a grubby guitar band from Scotland smothering you in their love would it? Probably not, no. The Yawns were one of our favourite discoveries from last year. Their self-titled debut LP placed highly in our end-of-year list and it's still available for only £3 from their Bandcamp page . It's a heady mix of Dinosaur Jr fuzz and Belle & Sebastian playfulness, and we just can't recommend it highly enough. Anyway, without further ado, here [...]
SNOWED in? Sick of flicking through the channels and surfing the web? Are you bored out of your tiny mind? I am, so I've made a 'bored' themed playlist. It passed the time a little bit, I hope it passes some of yours when you need it most.
The point of a new music blog: to point people in the direction of new music they might like that they otherwise might not have heard. It's fun, I like doing it, but I tend to not find enough time to commit to it properly which results in a blog updated sporadically featuring music that turns out to be not that new after all. Still, let's ignore that this album from the Yawns has been on bandcamp for a good few months. Let's ignore that the band have been around since 2011. Let's ignore that I've been listening to it [...]
We didn't have time to change the poster It's time, once again, to remind you that I'm doing stuff. Tomorrow (Saturday Jan 26th, in case you aren't reading this on the day it was written) is the third of the gigs put on by myself, Neil from Scottish Fiction and Lloyd from Peenko, with the witty and creative Scottish Fiction Presents: Aye Tunes Vs Peenko title. Suggestions for snappier promotional titles welcome. I suggested SPAFT, since it includes the initials from all our blogs. This suggestion was, correctly, dismissed. [...]
We didn't have time to change the poster It's time, once again, to remind you that I'm doing stuff. Tomorrow (Saturday Jan 26th, in case you aren't reading this on the day it was written) is the third of the gigs put on by myself, Neil from Scottish Fiction and Lloyd from Peenko, with the witty and creative Scottish Fiction Presents: Aye Tunes Vs Peenko title. Suggestions for snappier promotional titles welcome. I suggested SPAFT, since it includes the initials from all our blogs. This suggestion was, correctly, dismissed. [...]
We hereby begin the very belated countdown of Song, by Toad's favourite albums of 2012. As I alluded to before, family issues prevented me publishing this in my usual slot between Christmas and New Year, so the end of January will have to do. Actually, if I were to try and spin this I think I'd make a play for the moral high ground by pointing out how ludicrous it is to publish a Best Of list in early fucking November, and that therefore my list must be far superior because I have sensibly waited until the year [...]
Given that I have put these guys on in Edinburgh recently, and given that this album is comfortably in my top 20 for 2012, you'd think I'd have reviewed the fucking thing before now really, wouldn't you. But no, that would have made sense, and things making sense is not what we specialise in around here. Given that many of the people in this band have previous, and distinctly awkward previous in some cases, I wasn't expected this laid back, slightly surfy guitar sound, nor the hint of swagger with which it is delivered. Frontman Sean Armstrong has [...]
The Plumbcast is so named because we are currently having an awful time with plumbers. My flat in Leith has a leak into the flat below and we've had three different fucking plumbers out to look at the thing and they just can't find anything wrong. Couple that with a general lack of desire to take on a difficult job - and after all why would you when there are far easier jobs out there for good money - and we are having a godawful fucking time with the plumbers of Edinburgh and the moment. Anyhow, domestic frustrations [...]
I am not actually in Edinburgh at the moment, but I have seen lots of people complaining about snow on Facebook, so I used a snowy Edinburgh picture just in case. Is it actually snowing in Edinburgh? Partly I hope it is, because I love the snow, but partly I really hope it isn't, because our roof leaks when it snows and we're getting dangerously close to our bloody living room ceiling collapsing because of the leak. Fingers fucking crossed, as Mahatma Gandhi might say. Anyhow, BAD FUN returns this week, back at Henry's Cellar [...]
So yes, we are slowly creaking back into life, here at Song, by Toad and our first gig of 2013 is already approaching fast. Next weekend - i.e. Saturday 19th January - we will be back at Henry's for a fine lineup, including one of our favourite Edinburgh bands Plastic Animals, and two very, very new bands indeed, barely yet to play a gig never mind one through in Edinburgh. Both Garden of Elks and The Yawns emerged very late last year, the former with a single on Soundcloud and the latter with an album on Electropapknit [...]
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2012 has been a special year, both for the blog and on a personal level. I wanted to say a massive THANK YOU to anyone who has taken the time to check out the site; we hope you found something you like. Without further ado, here are our 12 favourite records of the year. Take some time to explore them and we think you'll end up agreeing with us. Have a great festive period and we'll see you in 2013. - Tom Johnson (Editor) 12. Madras ~ thingscanchange [...]
Would you care to introduce yourself? Hello, we're the yawns. We comprise of Emma on bass, Gavin on guitar, Rikki on drums, Sean on vocals and Stuart on Guitar. How would you describe the music you make? Bedroom guitar pop. How did you start out making music? Gav and Rikki started [...]
Non so se si possa considerare una vera e propria scena, ma la quantità di band inglesi che nelle ultime stagioni ha fatto uscire bei dischi pieni di suoni che ti aspetteresti invece da formazioni Made In USA è davvero notevole. Alla lista si possono ora aggiungere questi giovani Yawns , che rientrano anche nella sempre più nutrita categoria "band dal nome impossibile da googlare". Provengono da Glasgow, anzi come ci tengono a specificare, dal "South Side of Glasgow. The best side". Quattro ragazzi e una ragazza, chitarre che ricordano spesso e volentieri certe pigre melodie dei Real Estate [...]
Words by Joe Hatt I wish I knew more Scottish people. Those that I do know are always in amazing bands that are influenced by other Scottish people in amazing bands. The fact that there is a seemingly endless stream of music that makes my ears quiver with joy pouring in from north of the border often makes me question whether or not these people even exist, or have I fabricated them as a way of making me forget all of the hellish music that is out there; how so perfect so often? This is a [...]
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Andrew Clarke - Under The Sun (Cyclist Gospel Remix)
Man Shoots Up Strip Club After DJ Refuses To Play His Song
HAERTS: “All The Days”
Tracklistings – Mac Miller’s ‘Watching Movies With The Sound Off’
Listen: ScHoolBoy Q – “Hell of a Night” + Black Hippy’s “U.O.E.N.O.” Remix
