Hector Bizerk: "Drums and rap. That’s the core of it"
By . Published 06 June 2012
Hector Bizerk are bridging the gap between Scottish hip-hop and the wider musical culture with their unique brand of stripped-down rap
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French Wives: The Inbetweeners
By . Published 01 May 2012Fifteen months in the making, French Wives release their debut Dream of the Inbetween later this month. “I’m sure the thought’s crossed all our minds already,” ponders frontman Stuart Dougan....
Miaoux Miaoux: "I’m obsessed with writing perfect pop songs"
By . Published 11 April 2012Recently signed to Chemikal Underground, 'indie-tronic' producer Julian Corrie aka Miaoux Miaoux discusses his initial fear of Glasgow and why he believes in happy coincidences
The Billy Kelly Songwriting Award is open for submissions
By . Published 02 March 2012Before its launch this month, the minds behind The Billy Kelly Songwriting Award explain what distinguishes the initiative from your average battle of the bands
New Blood: Die Hard
By . Published 28 February 2012Not the John McClane nuts you were expecting, Glasgow trio Die Hard are a talented band of mysterons who arrived overnight with a Technicolor debut. We sat down for an...
Muscles of Joy: Room of Their Own
By . Published 06 February 2012Glasgow’s Muscles of Joy, an all-female vocal-led septet, talk about building their own instruments and jamming away rather quietly
We Are Augustines: Back from the Brink
By . Published 06 February 2012Having penned a concept album based around family bereavement, The Skinny is surprised to find a New York trio happy to be just making music
Tangles: 21st Century Schizoid Man
By . Published 31 January 2012Tangles' Ricky Egan documents his many recording guises and explains how he went from obscurity to soundtracking a prime-time BBC soap
Django Django: Away with the Pharaohs
By . Published 30 January 2012Drummer and producer Dave Maclean explains the influence of history and sci-fi on Django Django's long-incubating debut
Discopolis: Into the Rainbow Vein
By . Published 05 January 2012Having started life as a Bloc Party tribute act a few short years ago, Edinburgh's Discopolis have since morphed into a band that the world can embrace. The Skinny joins...
Dead Boy Robotics: Tales of the Future
By . Published 28 November 2011Edinburgh trio Dead Boy Robotics count Blade Runner as a pivotal influence, enjoy a bit of Xbox Live and have written a funk ode to the Jaffa Cake. A band...
Bwani Junction: “Everyone wants to think that their music is so fucking original...”
By . Published 03 November 2011With their bastardised name, ‘playful’ artwork and fresh Afro-Caribbean sounds, Edinburgh quartet Bwani Junction have been brightening up the musical underbelly of Auld Reekie and beyond for some time. With...
New Blood: Otherpeople
By . Published 27 September 2011Exploring the darker side of pop on their own terms, Glasgow's Otherpeople aren't scared of a good chorus
PAWS: Smells Like Something Else
By . Published 31 August 2011While PAWS might conveniently fit the bill for a grunge revival, the Glasgow trio have a few more tricks up their sleeves
The Dead Man's Waltz: "We’re blurring that line between audience and band"
By . Published 04 August 2011Accordionist Leighton Jones explains why folk-noir revivalists The Dead Man’s Waltz are bringing Vaudevillian theatre to their compelling live show
The Wrong Boyfriends: "Our acoustic sets were crap. Really, really crap"
By . Published 05 July 2011Our first date with punk-blooded scoundrels The Wrong Boyfriends started as a guide to Belgian nightlife and ended as an HR crisis meeting...
T Break: United Fruit
By . Published 30 June 2011We’ve already noted in these pages the musical kinship that Glasgow's United Fruit share with Texan rockers Trail of Dead. Heck, the excellent Go Away, Don’t Leave Me Alone sounds...
T Break: The Contenders
By . Published 30 June 2011Concluding the annual hunt for the best unsigned talent that Scotland has to offer, just a handful of bands made the cut from over a thousand entrants to play the...
Indian Red Lopez: Against The Tide
By . Published 31 May 2011Getting a dressing down from a pop diva and narrowly avoiding a small-town punch up? These have been just some of the pitfalls that have helped make Aberdeen quintet Indian...
Lady North: Technical Ecstasy
By . Published 04 May 2011From hatching schemes in a Tesco car-park to playing gigs for Sunday league footballers, the only way is weird for mathematic riff magicians Lady North...
