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The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
17 May 2013
Shane Meadows' rockumentary fails to satisfy either as a concert film or fly-on-the-wall doc
To borrow from an old Stone Roses B-side, the Mancunian band’s much-hyped reunion may well have been ‘what the world is waiting for’, though it’s hard to claim the same for this accompanying Shane Meadows-directed documentary. The director of Dead Man’s…
Scottish festivals 2013 - An A-Z of the best summer festivals
17 May 2013
The best festivals of music, film, food, cycling and more taking place in Scotland 2013
When it comes to festivals, Scotland really doesn’t hold back. From Orkney to Byres Road, muddy fields to stately homes, the growing number of them cater to all tastes, styles and budgets. Our A-Z guide profiles Scotland’s best summer jamborees, the…
Interview: Camera Obscura set for Rockness 2013
17 May 2013
Glasgow band whose recent history takes US recording sessions, cancer and pregnancy
‘It’s the ultimate test,’ begins Camera Obscura singer and songwriter Tracyanne Campbell, in describing how the band assessed the roadworthiness (literally) of new album Desire Lines. ‘The studio intern Michael had this crappy little car. Every time we…
Five reason to love... David Shrigley
17 May 2013
The 2013 Turner judges praise his ‘macabre intelligence and infinite jest’ - here's why we love him
He’s a homeboy at heart In an interview with The List in 2010, Shrigley spoke of his love of the Dear Green Place: ‘I moved to Glasgow as a teenager, and I’ve lived here more than half my life now. I don’t consider Leicester, where I’m originally from…
The best European music festivals you've never heard of
17 May 2013
Featuring Electric Elephant, Unsound, Oya and Sunsplash
1 All Tomorrow’s Parties Iceland Sadly coming to an end in the UK, hipster holiday camp hideaway ATP is once more branching out overseas, starting with this weekender on an ex-NATO air base starring Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Fall, Deerhoof and…
Juan Atkins & Moritz Von Oswald - Borderland
15 May 2013
Engaging, if slightly underwhelming release from two of techno’s most iconic figures
It’s something of an event when two of techno’s most iconic figures, Juan Atkins and Moritz Von Oswald, join forces in the studio. Intriguingly, they’ve offered scant information regarding their motivations behind Borderland. Perhaps we shouldn’t be…
Young Fathers - Tape Two
15 May 2013
Textured and intriguing album from Edinburgh hip hop group who have come of age at last
(Anticon) As if their breakthrough release of Tape One earlier this year on groundbreaking Los Angeles intelligent hip hop label Anticon wasn’t vindication enough of the promise that Edinburgh trio Young Fathers have been putting in the bank for…
Neil Young: Journeys
16 May 2013
An intimate homecoming documentary by the country rock legend, shot by Jonathan Demme
‘This is a town in North Ontario,’ are the first interview words uttered by Neil Young in this Jonathan Demme-directed documentary, and it’s probable that he’s consciously referencing the lyric of his own song ‘Helpless’. In the opening few minutes of…
T-Break stage line-up announced for T in the Park 2013
17 May 2013
Upcoming bands selected include Machines in Heaven, Honeyblood and Hector Bizerk
Time for the reveal. The annual announcement of the unsigned Scottish bands chosen to play at T in the Park went out this morning. Not unlike the official T line-up on the main stages, which this year covers old and new US hip hop, synth-melting…
The cream of Scottish music to play goNORTH 2013
17 May 2013
The creative industries festival features performances from Alarm Bells, Roman Nose and Fat Goth
Important figures from across the creative industries - and more importantly, a heap of great bands - are once again flocking to Inverness for the annual goNORTH festival. There are over 70 live acts already on the bill, many of whom have already caught…
Also released round-up: Gold Panda, Mount Kimbie and CocoRosie reviewed
17 May 2013
Releases from Attic Lights, Scott Walker, Woodenbox, Gastric Band and Three Blind Wolves also rated
Gold Panda - Half Of Where You Live (NOTOWN/Ghostly International) ●●●● The Berlin-based Essex boy returns with the follow-up to 2010 critical smash Lucky Shiner. Still well in touch with his muse, he punches all the right buttons of distressed…
Interview: The Pastels on latest studio album Slow Summits
15 May 2013
Stephen McRobbie on recent work and the Glasgow band's much-anticipated new material
When confronted with a promise he made last time I interviewed him for The List in 2007, Stephen McRobbie, aka Stephen Pastel, smiles and squirms a little. ‘There will be new Pastels music released this year,’ he had assured us, referring to his band’s…
Sparrow and the Workshop - Murderopolis
15 May 2013
Third album from Glasgow rock-noir trio has psych-rock heart
(Song, By Toad) This album starts with the words ‘when love was the greatest thing’ - and it is all you need to unravel the third long-player from a Glasgow rock-noir trio who variously conjure The Bad Seeds, The Shangri-Las, Johnny Cash and Melanie…
Rockness 2013: Bus information timetables
17 May 2013
Bus routes and times from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling and Dundee
Glasgow Outward Friday 7 June 8.45am–1pm 9.15am–1.30pm 9.45am–2pm 10.15am–2.30pm 10.45am–3pm 11.15am–3.30pm 12.15pm–4.30pm Saturday 8 June 9am–1.15pm Sunday 9 June 9am–1.15pm Return: Friday 7 June 1am–5.15am Saturday 9…
Matias Aguayo set for Electric Frog 2013 set
17 May 2013
DJ and producer whose live sets make use his voice as singing and percussive instrument
‘Travelling to different countries and meeting people who speak other languages and have different codes of behaviour, has made me more flexible in the way I communicate and act towards others; I think this is somehow, unintentionally reflected in the…
The Vaccines set to perform at RockNess 2013
15 May 2013
Henry Northmore talks to The Vaccines as they lead the charge of the indie brigade at this year’s Ro
RockNess started out as a dance music festival but over the last few years it’s started to evolve into a mixing pot, as rock rubs shoulders with trance and hip hop stars share a stage with acoustic acts. Rock’n’roll rabble rousers The Vaccines take the…
Lorraine McIntosh, actor in stage production of Let The Right One In - interview
17 May 2013
The erstwhile Deacon Blue singer has a love for big dogs and Bruce Springsteen
First record you ever bought ‘Cavatina’ by The Shadows. Last book you read The Blind Man’s Garden by Nadeem Aslam. First film you saw that really moved you Shenandoah with Jimmy Stewart. Last lie you told ‘Oh, I can’t make that night, I’m…
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - King Tuts, Glasgow, Wed 1 May 2013
15 May 2013
Infectious, hallucinatory reveries, marred slightly by too much sound desk tweaking
Perhaps it is shell-shock after their recent propulsive success at SXSW, or possibly their own astonishment at selling out King Tuts on their first UK headline tour, but Unknown Mortal Orchestra turn up tonight as nervous as if it were the first day at…
The Fall - Re-Mit
15 May 2013
Suggests insistent inter-band chemistry despite there being no real surprises here
(Cherry Red) Whoa-whoa-whoa, etc! Don't ever underestimate Mark E Smith, The Fall's founder, writer, vocalist and sole surviving member since they formed 35 years ago. Some may dismiss him as a past-his-best drunken parody of many former glories, and…
Toro Y Moi set for 2013 UK tour with third album Anything in Return
15 May 2013
South Carolina's Toro Y Moi on his musical influences and latest album Anything in Return
‘I want to make music that people should hear, not what they want to hear,’ says Chazwick ‘Chaz’ Bundick, the South Carolina native who records a selection of boundary-pressing intelligent dance tracks under the alias Toro Y Moi, amongst many others.
The National - Trouble Will Find Me
15 May 2013
A great sixth record, but not one which parades the fact before you
(4AD) The idea that much of the music here was written by guitarist Aaron Desner while bedevilled by bone-aching fatigue and sleepless nights following the birth of his baby daughter is a compelling one. It ties into the sense of a band shattered…
Dirty Beaches - Drifters/Love is the Devil
15 May 2013
A beguiling, globe-trotting, genre-spanning lo-fi album from Alex Zhang Hungtai
(Zoo Records) Alex Zhang Hungtai’s peripatetic lifestyle has taken him from Taiwan to Canada and then around the globe, and his lo-fi compositions as Dirty Beaches have a sense of dislocation that is both engaging and unnerving. There is no real sense…
Optimo: The Underground Sound of Glasgow
15 May 2013
Tracks from Golden Teacher, Auntie Flo and Debukas feature on mix compilation showcasing the city
(Glasgow Underground) The mouth waters and the ears tingle at the thought of this, the first in a series of compilations showcasing the sound of a city by someone who knows it well. The producers have chosen well here, for they could have no more…
Discopolis, Dems and Jonnie Common among highlights at Big Day In
15 May 2013
Inaugural Edinburgh indoor mini-fest: Wan day, hunners o’ bands
Having successfully assembled an astounding line-up of electronic indie talent from across the UK, the initial concern for Electric Circus’s inaugural Big Day In mini-festival was getting people through the doors, especially given that the…
Glenn Jones - My Garden State
15 May 2013
Album of John Fahey-esque impressionistic storytelling from American Primitive guitarist
(Drag City) For an artist whose compositions are entirely instrumental, Glenn Jones has a special talent for impressionistic storytelling. Like a musical translation of a haiku or imagist poem, his finest songs reflect on an image or idea, bringing…
