Feature | Features
Euan Ferguson: “Enjoy it while you can, because it won’t last long…” So sings Malcolm Middleton over the characteristically resolute backdro...
Music | Feature
Euan Ferguson: Arab Strap’s previous effort, 1999’s Elephant Shoe, did not receive the critical success the band had enjoyed since its inception. Two yea...
Fergus Weir: Malcolm Middleton is known for two things: being one half of the semi-legendary anti-folk outfit Arab Strap, and being a Falkirk-bred purveyor of down...
Records | Review
Euan Ferguson: Before I even listened to Malcolm Middleton’s fifth studio album, I decided I was going to write the whole review without using the words &ldquo...
Music | Preview
Chris Buckle: Aidan “f***ing” Moffat’s expletive-strewn lyrics have never been kind to the prudish. Which is maybe how his new album can feature s...
Aidan Moffat: I’ve always rather fancied myself as the author of greetings cards, though I’ve no idea how to go about getting into the business. Is it a...
Records | Album Review
Darren Carle: Anyone vaguely aware of Aidan Moffat will clock this Valentine’s Day release as the sardonic, tongue-in-cheek Hallmark moment it is. “Lift...
Darren Carle: 1994 – The Delgados set up Chemikal Underground and release their first single, Monica Webster, in June 1995. 1996 – Bis play Top of the ...
Darren Carle: As a recording artist, if you found yourself fronting a media onslaught to usurp the latest X Factor muppet from the Christmas top spot one year, then...