Giving your music away for free seems to be a bit of contentious issue these days, personally I think that in a few years time that we will be seeing a lot more bands going down that route. Drunk Mule are one of these artists that are willing to let folk hear their music for no financial reward, a bold move in my eyes. Having caught my attention with their album 'Crash Test Y'self ' which reminds me a bit of the Beta Band/Aliens, I liked their music so much that I decided to ask the band to answer [...]
This week we're going with something a bit different to the norm in electro-popsters, Sugar Crisis, a Scottish duo who have already been making waves in Japan. Having just released their catchy debut album, Sunshine Kids' on Japanese label, This Time Records , I thought it would be a good time to try and introduce them to a few folk in their own backyard, so I caught up with Neil and Lorna to tell me a bit more about their music and what it's like to be big in Japan ... [...]
As is the way of things these days, I am running late. with my posts. So without further a do here's a charming young lady by the name of Amber Wilson from the Granite City. I have been meaning to feature Amber for a while now, having seen her play recently with Endor and The Moth & The Mirror (actually it was more like I heard her as I was upstairs doing the door). Each time she charmed the pants off everyone, well not literally, but you catch my drift. Her latest EP has been soothing me on the way [...]
Okay so Emily Scott may well be from Northern Island, but seeing as she's based in Edinburgh I can technically classify her as a Scot, or at least I am going to try to (she might not quite agree). The multi-instrumentalist has just released her third album 'I write letters I never send', a cracking wee album that's charmed the pants off me over this past month. Having been somewhat disappointed by the new St. Vincent album, her new album filled that void and then some. Her soulful vocals, blend in with off-kilter folk-pop to produce an album which [...]
Yes, I am fully aware that the picture above is a bit shit, but then again how could I resist posting a photo of a man so happy with his bowl of Ricicles. The man in question is of course Ben the lead singer of Bear Bones, an ' 8 piece ensemble of accordion, brass, bells, banjo, strings, drums and voices '. I first came across the band last year when they released their debut single, 'Oil & Lacquer' late last year, but to my shame I didn't catch them live until just a few months back at the [...]
SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS myspace last.fm the facebook Zombified [soundcloud] From the new album, ZOMBIFIED . Music Emissions rating 8/10. "Horror music served with extra reverb is what's on tap here. 13 eerie songs about the terrors lurking deep within the swamps are the perfect soundtrack if you dare to [...]
Part of me feels a wee bit like I am cheating when I post about bands on our label, then the oher half of me thinks stop being such a fucking idiot. If I can't post about my bands what's the point in having a blog if I can't promote the music that I love. Which brings me to the newest addition to the Olive Grove stable, The Moth And The Mirror. Up until earlier this year I will put my hands up and admit that I hadn't really heard any of their music, I had seen their name on [...]
Quite often I do find myself finding that I just have far too much music to listen to, that constant barrage of listening to new things means that I can quite often hear something that I like that I think I'll come back to. But then I get sent something else that I'll like, so unless I write it down (god I sound fucking old now) I'll forget to revisit an artist that I had meant to feature. Will Hanson is one such artist that's fallen foul of my constant need for something new. Having been sent his album 'Moving [...]
I have been meaning to post about Trapped in Kansas for ages, but I kept waiting until I heard some of their new material before I stuck anything up. Having been impressed by their earlier releases, the Glasgow based four piece really have stepped up to the plate with their new EP, 'How to Go'. Having appeared at goNorth, T in the Park, Wickerman and Rockness, they certainly a band who are on the up. In anticipation of the release of their forthcoming EP, I caught up with the boys to get them to introduce themselves to you all... [...]
I can be a bit of a broken record at times, I like to think of it less as me just repeating myself and more as me reiterating my opinion. For me the best way to discover new music is by listening to the recommendations of bands and what they've been listening to, seeing as they're the ones making music it makes sense that they'd know what they're talking about. So a few weeks back when I sat in on Pensioner's appearance on the Glasgow Podcart, they played a song by an Edinburgh outfit by the name of Sojourner. At [...]
photo by Claire Thomson After taking a wee bit of hiatus for a couple of months to recharge my batteries, it's time to get back into the swing of things with my Scots Way-Hay posts. To start the ball rolling again we have the Glasgow quintet, The John Knox Sex Club. Having just released their second album 'Raise Ravens', I thought it was about time that I posed some questions to this normally quite mysterious band. So here's Rory from the band to tell us a bit more about the band, [...]
British Sea Power . They might not take half a risk. They might not walk half-deceased. But they'll play with half a band. Roy Wilkinson, music journalist and brother to their two vocalists, is out and about promoting his book Do It For Your Mum about his stint managing the band, failing to get to grips with the 'business' bit of the music business and the efforts of their WWII veteran in garnering rock expertise and dispensing advice and support. From the short extracts he read out it should be entertaining, if not a [...]
Discopolis are arguably the hottest band in Scotland right now. Up until a few months ago I had never even heard of them, in fact I doubt very many people had. This years T Break panel changed all of that, as their submission became one of the most talked about entries by this years panellists. [...]
In case you missed my rambling post on Saturday, I am going to be taking a wee break from my Scots Way-Hay posts for a few weeks in order to recharge my batteries a little. But before I break off for the summer I wanted to sign off in style with arguably the hottest band in Scotland. Up until a few months ago I had never even heard of Discopolis, in fact I doubt very many people had. This years T Break panel changed all of that, as their submission became one of the most talked about entries by this [...]
Some times with the large volume of stuff that I get sent there are quite often bands that I mean to come back to, however, due me being quite forgetful they end up slipping through the gaps. Sebastian Dangerfield are one such band,when they sent me their debut EP, 'The Sound of The Old Machines'way back in April, I remember thinking this is a bit good, I'll need to come back to it. I of course forgot and it wasn't until just recently that I decided to revisit the EP and remembered just how much I had enjoyed it. Imagine [...]
"There's…too many of them!!" ―Lieutenant Telsij, Y-wing pilot from Return of the Jedi I should have featured this lot bloody ages ago, I have mentioned them on here often enough. For those of you who haven't heard of the Second Hand Marching Band they're an unconventional folk band comprising of multiple band members, in the same vein as say bands like the Polyphonic Spree or I'm From Barcelona. They don't necessarily sound like the aforementioned artists, you could say they're more [...]
Song of Return feature former members of now defunct Glasgow electro outfit Union of Knives. Having been unceremoniously dropped by Relentless Records, Craig Grant and Chris Gordon regrouped and have crafted an album that more than equals anything that Union of Knives ever recorded. Having been freed from the shackles of their label, they have [...]
Singer songwriters do feel like they're ten a penny at the moment, or at least that's the impression my inbox gives me. I do try my best to sit and give everything I get sent a listen, most of it sounds 'nice', but it takes a lot for something to really stand out. For me it's usually the voice or the lyrics, admittedly you can normally tell within a few seconds whether it is for me or not. So a few weeks back when my friend Phil from Elba Sessions got in touch to suggest that I check [...]
It wasn't until last night that I realised quite how long Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers have been going. As I was making the trek up to Inverness from Glasgow, I found myself twiddling my thumbs as the power on both my laptop and phone died an hour away from my destination. So I found myself digging through an old bag that I'd brought with me for something to read, in which I found old programs from HomeGame6 and 2008's Hey You Get Off My Pavement (a mini outdoor festival that took place on the courtyard outside [...]
For the next two weeks I am going to be featuring two cracking bands who have formed from the ashes of some now defunct groups. This weeks featured Scots Way-Hay victims are Song of Return who feature former members of now defunct Glasgow electro outfit Union of Knives . Having been unceremoniously dropped by Relentless Records, Craig Grant and Chris Gordon regrouped and have crafted an album that more than equals anything that Union of Knives ever recorded. Having been freed from the shackles of their label, they have crafted an album which is both dark and unsettling, whilst [...]
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