1990s

The Phantom Band, 1990s and Astral Planes set for Commercial Alternative festival

24 Jun 2010

This debut festival outing takes place at the lovely Mono Café Bar, and has a cracking line-up for £20. This gets you a full day of performances, including a great Scottish contingent of The Phantom Band, 1990s, Astral Planes, Remember Remember, Golden…

The Yummy Fur

7 Jan 2010

‘There’s no rhyme or reason to this,’ says Jackie McKeown of his first notable band’s forthcoming reunion. ‘There’s no tie-in or media event window we’re trying to sneak into. We’re getting back together for a week, it’s purely for our own amusement and…

5 Reasons To Go See - 1990s

30 Apr 2009

They love numbers more than Carol Vorderman does. They can turn a bus journey into a sociological study. They get their inspiration from unusual sources. They’re fearless rhymers. They’re cosmically minded.

1990s - Kicks

19 Mar 2009

INDIE Unfairly under-rated for their sleazy glam riot of a debut album Cookies in 2007, Glasgow’s 1990s have returned to finish the job. With Bernard Butler producing. So most of the sleaze, the glam and the rioting has been kicked out. Okay, so…

MGMT, Glasvegas and Jeff Mills among new acts unveiled for T in the Park

22 Apr 2008

A bunch of new acts have been named for T in the Park 2008, with Detroit techno auteur Jeff Mills ' appearance in the Slam Tent one of the most widely anticipated. Also on the bill are old punks The Stranglers and Sam Duckworth's Get Cape. Wear Cape.

Hitlist - The best rock, pop, jazz & folk

8 May 2007

Patti Smith More than 30 years after her debut ‘Piss Factory’ helped ignite the flames of punk, Smith is older, wiser but her passion live remains unabated. The intimate poetry shindig she hosted last year was just a taster for this, a full band show.

1990s

7 May 2007

INDIE

Records - Singles & Downloads

Singles & Downloads

27 Mar 2007

It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad, mad, mad month and first up is a bonkers, skiffle-surf cheese dream offering from Thomas Truax called ‘Have We Been Left Behind?’ (Anarkhy, 4 Stars). I’m not sure exactly what’s happening on the cover of ex-Sugababe Siobhan…