Sorted by date / most viewed. Showing 10, 25, 50, 100 per page.
27 Mar 2008
ROCK The Jam House, Edinburgh, Sun 16 Mar Despite the glittery, Lycra covered delights their name conjures up, lovers of dazzling showmanship probably wouldn’t have been bowled over by the stage presence of this Edinburgh three-piece. Apart from the…
Not many artists can escape the shadow of their former bands, especially a band as influential as The Pixies. But bassist Kim Deal’s Breeders were a fantastic band in their own right and have finally followed up 2002’s understated beauty Title TK with a…
ROCK (4AD) It’s been six years since The Breeders released the raw, loose and intimate Title TK, which makes you wonder what the hell Kim Deal and co have been doing in that time? Maybe she’s been distracted by the Pixies reformation, but Mountain…
ROCK Oran Mor, Glasgow, Mon 7 Apr For a legendary hellraiser, Mark Lanegan is surprisingly perky considering it’s early morning after a show in Amsterdam. I say ‘perky’, it’s all relative, he’s still monosyllabic, menacing, moody and terse. So how was…
13 Mar 2008
ROCK Oran Mor, Glasgow, Sun 10 Feb When it comes to compiling the worst album titles of all time, this Atlanta-based five-piece will surely be up there with the likes of Fiona Apple and Limp Bizkit with their second release, I’m Like a Virgin Losing a…
ROCK POP (Urtovox) Written rule in music number 14: Europeans of the continental type make horrible, horrible pop music. Of course, there are a few examples which dilute this tenet (ABBA and, um, A-ha?). And when it comes to Italians and pop, you can…
COUNTRY ROCK Barrowland, Glasgow, Thu 28 Feb It’s fairly rare to see a support act who will easily outlast a headliner, and even if the main attraction on this occasion was Newton Faulkner – an artist with all the staying power (and strangely the…
The jam band phenomenon, while a mammoth deal in the US, has failed to truly ignite here – the reason being more about logistics than the actual music. Borne out of the Grateful Dead and their kin’s fondness for long, often improvised live shows, there…
ROCK (Fiction) Mancunian troubadours Elbow have always been at the more inventive end of the indie spectrum. Their restless musical experimentalism has garnered a mountain of critical acclaim, but their refusal to take the easy route has seen them…
She’ll always be remembered for her time fronting alt.rockers Throwing Muses during the 90s. Despite also fronting power trio 50 Foot Wave, here she performs solo to back up her most recent album Learn to Sing Like a Star. Covering everything from…
Found 84 articles.
2-for-1 offers at over 100 restaurants in Glasgow, Edinburgh and beyond…
Receive a 6 month subscription to The List (worth £30.95), an Eating and Drinking Guide (worth £5.95) - all for only £24.