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ReviewsThe History of Apple Pie @ Glasgow Art School, 5 February
With debut Out of View doing brisk business (impressively nestled at number two in the midweek record stores chart), The History of Apple Pie shoul... Read more »| 11 Feb 2013 -
FestivalsCeltic Connections: Aimee Mann / Amelia Curran / Ted Leo @ O2 ABC, 30 January
Despite having been on the road with Aimee Mann for 3 months already, a solo Ted Leo finds himself short-changed tonight, relegated from chief tour support t... Read more »| 05 Feb 2013 -
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Dinosaur Jr. @ The Arches, 30 January
J. Mascis confesses that Dinosaur Jr. are still "shaking off the dust" having not played together for a while. This is the first night of a tour that will se... Read more »| 05 Feb 2013 -
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METZ / Battery Face / Blades @ Broadcast, 29 January
Three, they say, is the magic number. Tonight, Broadcast has three bands, each of them a trio, which must count as a good omen for the sizable crowd who have... Read more »| 05 Feb 2013 -
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David Bazan @ Broadcast, 28 January
Since 2006, Seattle’s David Bazan has been through a tortured renunciation of Christianity, disbanded Pedro the Lion and Headphones, released two s... Read more »| 30 Jan 2013 -
ReviewsThe Pictish Trail / Rozi Plain @ The Glasgow Art Club, 24 January
Despite its air of exclusivity (playfully mocked multiple times by tonight’s headliner), the Glasgow Art Club proves to be a felicitously intimate se... Read more »| 30 Jan 2013
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Daughter @ Òran Mór, 21 January
London three-piece Daughter have been the subject of much attention this past year, finally revealing they had signed to 4AD late last year. Tonight they pl... Read more »| 24 Jan 2013 -
ReviewsHector Bizerk / Strange Empire / Woven Tents @ Nice 'N' Sleazy, 12 January
Tonight opens with the bluesy and operatic rock stylings of Strange Empire. They've brought their fans. Each chrous is greeted with a raucous, booze-enhanced... Read more »| 21 Jan 2013 -
ReviewsChris Devotion and The Expectations / Poor Things / Black International / Fat Goth @ King Tut's, 11 January
Six quid wouldn't buy you two drinks in most venues. Yet that’s all it costs for entry to a gig with no less than four stellar bands on the bill. But... Read more »| 21 Jan 2013 -
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Eurosonic Noorderslag 2013: Day 3
As Eurosonic draws to a close, our man in Holland unearths a few Scandinavian surprises Read more »| 15 Jan 2013 -
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Eurosonic Noorderslag 2013: Day 2
Representing the Scottish contingent, Chvrches, Frightened Rabbit and Holy Mountain take Groningen on the second night of Holland's annual new music expo Read more »| 14 Jan 2013 -
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Eurosonic Noorderslag 2013: Day 1
From Marple's Dutch Uncles to Riihimäki's Death Hawks, the first day of Holland's premier new music expo yields revelations from around the globe Read more »| 10 Jan 2013 -
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The Twilight Sad / We Were Promised Jetpacks / Holy Mountain @ Barrowland, 15 December
Without any sort of warning or restraint, Glasgow's Holy Mountain unflinchingly whip out the anvil-heavy speed-riffs to a partially bewildered audience. De... Read more »| 19 Dec 2012 -
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Mission of Burma @ Mono, 5 December
A decade into their second wind, Mission of Burma have arguably set the criterion standard for how to reform a cult act and not only preserve your reputati... Read more »| 10 Dec 2012 -
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Trans Musicales De Rennes 2012: Day 3
The final day of Trans Musicales de Rennes featured whimsical folk-soul troubadour Kwes, transcendental funk and Afrobeat from DFA's Sinkane, sunny dreampop from Melody's Echo Chamber, and the bassbin-destroying awesomeness of TNGHT Read more »| 10 Dec 2012