May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I absolutely made the best decision to sell on my Geese ticket and make space in my schedule for Lemon Drink. It was everything I was hoping it would be. A great relaxed atmosphere filled with people looking to have a great time but not going “overboard” as I had feared would be the case…
Read full post “Lemon Drink (+ Homework, The Overalls) – McChuills – 20/03/2026” »
Some weeks back I bought a ticket for Geese at the Barras. All the music mags had their 2025 album as THE album of the year – not necessarily all placed at number one, but many had it placed within the top five. I listened to the album, and quite enjoyed it and decided to…
Read full post “From Geese to (a) Lemon Drink, via Patsy Kensit” »
It doesn’t feel like it’s been less than a year since I first saw Ist Ist at The Caves but it was indeed back on May 1st last year that I had my first taste of Ist Ist live. I had loved the experience so much that I then bought a ticket to the rescheduled…
Read full post “Ist Ist – Dagger (Album Launch) – The Caves, Edinburgh – 9/2/2026” »
There really aren’t very many artists or bands from the distant past that I would sell a kidney to see. I know there is a HUGE desire amongst music fans to see Rush (these days only Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson since Neil Peart’s passing several years ago) on tour this year. Tickets are going…
You may have noticed a new addition to my list of gigs for 2026. One just added today. It’s all come about very unexpectedly. You see, recently when I have been awoken in the early hours and struggle to get back to sleep, I’ve been reaching for Spotify to play me some music. In doing…
Read full post “Finally, I have Seen (Will Be Going To See) The (Twi) Light (Sad)” »
I think I am going to find this a hard thing to do! So I think I’ll get the easier stuff out the way first. Thinking about all of the arts and culture there are things that I don’t partake in much, if at all. I don’t watch television, so it’s going to be hard…
Read full post “The Best of 2025 – Part 1: Gig of the Year and Single of the Year” »
This goes for an hour – so you can watch it in chunks, or choose not to watch it at all. It’s not imperative. I just felt like doing this for a change. I felt like talking…lord knows why. It was attempt number two as the one I filmed yesterday felt crap. Ha ha. This…
I’ve been sitting on this post for days because, well, I’m just trying so hard to concentrate on my studies between the points when I come away from it for a gig and a couple of days off. Then I am straight back to it. When to find the time? Also, what else can I…
Read full post “Hamish Hawk (+ Goodnight Louisa & Cloth) – Barrowland Ballroom – 11/12/2025” »
Ah, Hamish – ya wee delight, you! As promised, here is the link to The Quietus piece Hamish wrote about his discovery of and love for Ivor Cutler. Also….I hope this works as, on his socials last night, he shared a wee reading extract from Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 0, which is…
A rare dry night for Glasgow at this time of year. Fantastic. Nothing suits me more. I very easily get put off by attending gigs when the weather is shite. It had been pretty shite for the 48 hours leading up to it. Through Thursday night and into Friday it had been blowing a hoolie,…
Read full post “Ist Ist (+ Yaang) – Oran Mor – 29/11/2025” »