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My Bloody Valentine - Barrowland, Glasgow, Sat 9 Mar
11 Mar 2013
Kevin Shields and co's return to the live arena shows humility and respect for the band's legacy
There’s something peculiar about seeing My Bloody Valentine onstage together. It’s almost as if the symbiotic relationships and synergy between the band members has never diminished in the 22 years between Loveless and the making of new album m b v.
Why sending Bonnie Tyler to Eurovision says we're not taking it seriously
8 Mar 2013
Nobody’s going to vote for a country that looks like it doesn't care
The morning when we find out who is to represent the UK at Eurovision is like mini Christmas, a sparkly surprise waiting to be unwrapped when we wake up. But evidently, for the last two years, we’ve been on the ‘naughty’ list, being allocated once-great…
Richard Thompson - Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Thu 28 Feb 2013
7 Mar 2013
Inventive power trio show from unique and resourceful guitarist and songwriter
Richard Thompson and Eric Clapton. Two bearded Englishmen of a certain age, born within 30 miles and four years of each other, along what would one day become the south-western course of the M25, each of them devoted in their respective ways to certain…
Amy Macdonald, The Enemy, KT Tunstall and Dexys join Primal Scream on Wickerman 2013 bill
7 Mar 2013
Music festival in south west Scotland takes place on Sat 27 Jul 2013
Primal Scream and Amy MacDonald are the two headline acts at the 2013 Wickerman festival. MacDonald, whose debut album This Is The Life went twice-platinum in the UK, will close the Dumfriesshire festival on Saturday 27th of July. Making her debut at…
Bonnie Tyler will sing Believe In Me for UK Eurovision 2013 entry
7 Mar 2013
Vocal powerhouse will sing at 58th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden on 18 May 2013
Bonnie Tyler will represent the UK at the 2013 Eurovision song contest with the song 'Believe in Me'. The final will be held in Malmö, Sweden on 18 May 2013. Other confirmed entries to date include Frances' Amandine Bourgeois with 'L'enfer et moi'…
Frightened Rabbit - Barrowlands, Glasgow, Thu 28 Feb
4 Mar 2013
An awestruck and breathless performance of fan favourites from Scott Hutchison and co
Whatever you think about Frightened Rabbit, they deserve your respect. Their story arc is a familiar one; the slow build. Over four albums, the band have developed and matured exponentially, and after seven years of hard work, are having their graft…
Plan B, Alabama 3 and The Futureheads added to line-up for RockNess 2013
1 Mar 2013
The Temper Trap, Joris Voorn, Len Faki, Carl Craig, Nic Fanciulli and more also announced
A new batch of confirmed acts for RockNess 2013 has been announced, with Plan B leading the pack as a headliner. The Temper Trap, Alabama 3, Joris Voorn, Len Faki, Carl Craig, Nic Fanciulli, Netsky Live!, The Futureheads, Mark Henning, Alex Metric, Matt…
Christopher Owens - Broadcast, Glasgow, Tue 26 Feb
28 Feb 2013
An anti-climactic set from San Francisco's Girls member gone solo
With the recent release of his debut solo album Lysandre there’s hype around San Francisco’s Christopher Owens. In Glasgow it shows in the massive tour bus outside Broadcast, an incongruous addition to the teeny basement venue. A full crowd waits…
Gloria Swanson and Baby Peggy to feature in Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema
27 Feb 2013
The silent film stars are part of a programme that includes music from Minima and The Dodge Brothers
Gloria Swanson is for many people the epitome of the silent film star. She is remembered not just for her many roles in early cinema (Male and Female, Why Change Your Wife) but also as ageing silent screen actress Norma Desmond in Billy Wilder’s sublime…
Iceage - Broadcast, Glasgow, Mon 25 Feb
27 Feb 2013
Occasionally brilliant but otherwise juvenile and unimpressive show from the Danish punks
Whether deliberate or not, the looped screening of Don Letts’ entertaining documentary Punk: Attitude upstairs tonight is pretty apt. After thirty years of evolution in aggressive, rebellious music, it’s always going take an impressive level of effort…
Clubbers' Decktionary: IDM aka Intelligent Dance Music
26 Feb 2013
Trouble's DJ Hobbes gives us a guide to the myriad genres of clubbing
IDM aka Intelligent Dance Music, proper noun, myriad styles and tempos; abstract electronic music designed more for listening and/or a home environment than the dancefloor. Much like its bastard offspring, EDM, this much-maligned term has always been…
Alex Horne presents The Horne Section
26 Feb 2013
Horne takes his jazz/comedy hybrid to the airwaves of Radio 4
For some onlookers, musical comedy is still perched on the lowest rung of the funny ladder despite the sterling efforts of Bill Bailey, Tim Minchin and Flight of the Conchords in changing those perceptions. Known mainly for hi-tech stand-up that hinges…
Interview: Conquering Animal Sound's James Scott and Anneke Kampman
25 Feb 2013
'We like that place where experimental and pop music meet'
A few things you might not know about Glasgow’s beautifully skewed electronic pop duo, Conquering Animal Sound. One: they only had one pint of milk to hand when taking this press photo (above). ‘The pressure was definitely on to get it right’, says…
Singles and downloads February 2013
25 Feb 2013
Conquering Animal Sound, Steve Mason, Sparrow and the Workshop and Jonnie Common
Conquering Animal Sound - The Future Does Not Require (Chemikal Underground) Gloriously g-g-g-glitchy exponents of machine music with a human heart, CAS are readying a doozy of a second album in On Floating Bodies, and here’s the first proof. It’s got…
Johnny Marr - The Messenger
25 Feb 2013
Strong solo album from influential guitarist sticking to what he knows best
It seems fitting that in the same month as being crowned Godlike Genius by the NME (not to mention last year’s Q Hero Award), Johnny Marr takes his first crack at a truly solo solo album to see whether such sparkling claims are justifiable. In the 26…
Christopher Owens set for 2013 UK tour
25 Feb 2013
Ex-Girls member solo singer-songwriter project
‘Oh yeah, Lysandre is a real person. She knew a while ago that I was making this record -- thankfully she was really excited to hear it,’ admits Christopher Owens, albeit reluctantly, on the subject of his latest album. Over its 28 minutes, Owens…
My Bloody Valentine UK tour 2013
25 Feb 2013
Shoegaze legends release first album in 22 years
The unexpected surprise comeback is a devalued currency in music these days, what with The Stone Roses and David Bowie having crossed the rubicon and The Smiths’ return feeling more like an inevitability waiting to happen. In which case the stealth…
The Twilight Sad - Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Sat 23 Feb 2013
25 Feb 2013
Pounding, pensive, semi-'stripped back' show from the Kilsyth trio
The Twilight Sad’s James Graham is relieved that no one took their ‘stripped-back’ tagline too literally. He’s early to praise the full, fan dominant crowd for showing up on such an ambiguous premise, one of a couple of warm up dates in advance of the…
Suuns - Images Du Futur
25 Feb 2013
Psychedelic, experimental rock combines droning vocals with fuzzy melodies
Suuns first grabbed attention from music critics in 2011 with their debut album Zeroes Qc. Now, they set off on an exploration of their sound with a psychedelic, experimental rock album. The combination of smooth, droning vocals (occasionally akin to…
BA Roberston discusses his first acting role in Living Apart Together
22 Feb 2013
The 1982 film, soon to be given a new lease of life, is screening at the Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival annually revives a classic film made in Scotland, with previous galas including Bill Forsyth’s Gregory’s Girl and Bertrand Tavernier’s Death Watch. This year it’s writer/director Charlie Gormley’s 1982 film Living Apart Together…
The History of Future Folk
22 Feb 2013
Charming but slight sci-fi music comedy in the vein of Flight of the Conchords
Cosmic-folk twosome Future Folk started life on the underground New York music scene, playing acoustic guitar-and-banjo tunes with sci-fi lyrics to crowds of bemused punters. The gentle whimsy and a focus on music rather than jokes puts their foot…
Talk Talk - Natural History 1982 - 1988 / Natural Order 1982 - 1991
21 Feb 2013
'They sound like Duran Duran after receiving some very bad news'
Talk Talk were the born-again virgins of British pop. They spent almost a decade as a conventional commercial entity, producing several albums of post-New Romantic synth-pop that was wistful and angsty and sounded like Duran Duran after receiving some…
Deftones - Barrowland, Glasgow, Fri 15 Feb 2013
21 Feb 2013
Alt-rockers' refreshing approach and inspiring outlook makes for great live spectacle
The Sacramento based heavy alt-rockers are most definitely a resilient bunch. Seemingly unfazed by the changing landscape of the music industry, having been unfairly lumped in with the numb-skull nu-metal genre that plagued the early noughties, Deftones…
David Bowie: Why do we care so much about the ever-evolving artist?
20 Feb 2013
As a new album is released and a V&A retrospective opens, we look back on the pop legend's career
There’s a telling scene in Shut Up and Play the Hits, the recent documentary of the last days of LCD Soundsystem, following James Murphy’s decision to split the band at the height of their success. US talk show host Stephen Colbert gives him a playful…
Randolph’s Leap - The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Sat 16 Feb
20 Feb 2013
Catchy and lighthearted set from the Leap, supported by Jo Mango and Snowgoose
‘Are you all prepared for the worst voice of the evening?’ comes the playful opening gambit from Randolph’s Leap singer Adam Ross, his seven bandmates settling into position behind him. It’s a point prudently made in light of the intimate evening’s…
