Hame Time
Currently at Sydney Airport. Shortly about to board a United Airlines flight to San Francisco. About 30 plus hours of travel ahead with connections included. See you on the other side. Time for hame…
Category: glasgow
Jim And Charlie Interviewed For STV At The Scottish Music Awards
I wee interview and a bit of footage of the awards from Saturday night. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10159140751599745&id=688619744&sfnsn=scwspmo&d=n&vh=e
What A Night, Old Fruity
Well, I was freaking out that I wasn’t going to make it for the 6pm arrival time as I was still at the house waiting for a taxi to come collect me at 5.40pm. It’s Saturday night in Glasgow… traffic will be heaving! But it was mercifully fine. I still can’t quite get my head…
White Hot Day 2020 – SM Fan Convention – Featuring Derek Forbes
“Dan Yer Man” will be taking part in a Q and A as well as performing with his band The Dark for White Hot Day on March 21st 2020. Tickets are available through Tickets Scotland. See you guys there!
Bryan Ferry – The Newest (and Biggest) Gig Wish Dream
Well…it started with Sophia Deboick in the New European magazine in April, 2018 greasing the wheels of me FINALLY taking a dive into Roxy Music and then my little talk with Jim about starting to get into them and him just reiterating the importance of Roxy and Bryan Ferry on Simple Minds and him (“No…
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Glasgow – Music Scene Central!
I read a piece from The Guardian yesterday as to why author Karl Whitney believed that Glasgow is the best city in Britain for the popular music-lover. He talked about the vibrancy of the scene, the number of venues the city has, a number of them more intimate music/pubs, some offering a fully vegan menu….
Earworm Most Apt!
I saw this shared on Facebook a few days ago and I can’t stop playing it…and I’m counting doon the days. Only 12 of them tae go noo. WE’RE MOVING TO SCOTLAND! (And then I fuck off to Germany for two Stranglers gigs! ???)
Another Magic Nine?
Since I booked the gigs last night, I had in my head that I had 8 SM gigs booked for next year, convinced I had (without really thinking in those terms to begin with) fallen one short of this magical 9 figure I’d fallen upon these past couple of years. But…obviously I was neglecting to…
As Birthdays Go…
It couldn’t have been more exciting, nerve-wrecking and slightly unexpected as this! The house-hunting has officially come to an end. No more searching required. My trip to Glasgow last weekend led me to view this… A rather traditional style 1930s built 3 bed semi-detached house. Not a house I would have ever envisaged myself living…