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Andrew Borthwick

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65daysofstatic

Exposure

23 Apr 2007

65daysofstatic are a Sheffield rock band who are distinctly different to their indie-bretheren. Combining drum & bass beats, glitches and synths over an instrumental rock template has seen them win over the rock press, Zane Lowe and the late John Peel.

Yourcodenameis:milo

King Tut’s Glasgow, Mon 30 Apr

23 Apr 2007

ROCK To paraphrase Blur: modern rock is rubbish. Particularly here in the UK where the current rock ‘saviours’ consist of nice guy fops and knuckle-dragging oiks getting by on gee-shucks modesty or self-aggrandising pomp, respectively. So far, so…

Records - Le Reno Amps

Le Reno Amps

(3 stars)9 Apr 2007

FOLK-COUNTRY A strange wee record this one. While Le Reno Amps plough a distinctly Scottish folk field, this Glasgow lot can nevertheless step into American alt.country when the mood sees fit. The excellent ‘How You Did Me Wrong’ and ‘Radio’ would…

Records - The Cinematics

The Cinematics

(3 stars)13 Mar 2007

INDIE Well, here’s a band with an identity crisis. On the one hand, Glasgow quartet The Cinematics clearly have a knack for crafting catchy wee pop gems, the unashamed Britpop forays that are ‘Sunday Sun’ and ‘Chase’ being stacked to the gills with…

End, The - album review

The End

(5 stars)27 Feb 2007

METAL (Relapse) 2006 wasn’t the most exciting for metal. So it’s a relief that The End have come out of nowhere (well, Canada) to restore the faith and push the genre into new forms. Gone are the tonsil-tearing screams and mathcore chaos of…

Desert Hearts - album review

Desert Hearts

(4 stars)29 Jan 2007

INDIE ROCK Once upon a time indie-bands had ideas and balls. But the current trend for nadger-crushingly tight jeans seems to have put a stop to that. Giving a slap to stage school rockers and banning the keyboards from the rehearsal rooms are…

Rome on a budget

The cheap life

16 Jan 2007

The Romans have a saying: ‘you’d need a lifetime to see all that Rome has to offer’. This seemed a laughable notion as my partner and I only had a few days in Italy’s capital. After not having taken a holiday in over three years, I was determined to…

Norma Jean

King Tut’s, Glasgow, Fri 19 Jan

15 Jan 2007

HARDCORE Let’s blame it on Sir Cliff. But the perception of Christian music is of something rather dull. Strange, considering musical greats and notorious hellraisers, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles and Jerry Lee Lewis had such strong ties to the…

Batman: Gotham County Line

(DC/Titan)

(3 stars)19 Dec 2006

Location. Location. Location. Or how to bring a neat twist to Batman by sending him to the ‘burbs. Asked to investigate a spate of mysterious killings in Gotham City’s suburbs by a retired Commissioner Gordon, the story shifts from Manhunter-esque…

Minus the Bear

ABC2, Glasgow, Wed 29 Nov

(5 stars)6 Dec 2006

INDIE When was the last time you saw a pop band mosh? And I mean, a full-on shred fest, not a choreographed McFly star-jump. That’s precisely what you get with Minus the Bear. A band that spent their formative years slugging it out in pioneering…

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