This has been a total disaster for the grassroots music community. Songwriters getting less PRS money, less exposure. Fewer new fans. Less kudos. Less affirmation. Less confidence. It can be the difference between recording a second album or not. It's cultural vandalism.

78 years ago, 800,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes. Britain made it possible. Today, Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Britain made it possible. 78 years of the Nakba - and 78 years of British complicity in crimes against the Palestinian people.

States committing genocide must not be welcome at Eurovision. Russia and Belarus were rightly excluded after the invasion of Ukraine. But the atrocities inflicted against Palestinians are ignored. Licence fee payers shouldn’t have to fund Israel's pinkwashing propaganda.

Annie Lennox: "I will never perform in Israel, and criticising genocide is not anti-Semitism." A firm stance from an icon who cannot be bought or sold.

The cull of anything remotely popular or culturally significant on BBC Radio Scotland continues. This week, while in Cambridge presenting a talk at Anglia Ruskin University about the very subject, Nicola Meighan, Len Pennie and Michelle McManus were axed.

Paul Weller, Massive Attack, and Kneecap lead calls for Eurovision boycott over Israel’s inclusion dlvr.it/TS8DRt

This cheeky bstrd nicked a Marshall AS50 on RSD morning at 0628. Nantwich Drive Craigentinny. Not expecting to get it back but nice to have him on camera. And I need a new amp. So hit me up.

Announcing our official Record Store Legend, @RobertPlant 🏆 This accolade recognises Robert Plant’s lasting impact on music around the world, as well as his ongoing dedication to supporting both new artists and record shops. Robert Plant has been a familiar face in record shops worldwide, and they have remained central to his musical life, cementing his status as a true Record Store Legend. Speaking at Spillers, Robert Plant said: Record stores have always been a part of my life. For me, once you get to the physical record it’s because you really want to know and be a part of what the artist was considering. And I know, as a guy who’s been making records since 1966, people want to take home something very special, to enjoy all the elements of what an artist has put together. We want a connection between the music and the art of the whole thing. Robert Plant chose @spillersrecords in Cardiff, the oldest record shop in the world, to receive home his plaque, immortalising Robert Plant's connection to not only this record shop, but the country that has inspired his songwriting. The installation highlights @RobertPlant's ongoing support for record stores as cultural hubs which champion music and community, inviting fans to visit a record shop to share in their own love of music. 🔗bit.ly/4swyLO0

Kathryn Joseph plays VoxBox RSD 2026. 2015 SAY Award winner. Latest album WE WERE MADE PREY. on @rockactionrecs recorded on the Isle of Lewis, her most electronic and intense album. Shortlisted for the SAY Award again. Uncut 8/10. voxboxmusic.co.uk/rsd/ #RSD2026

Our @RSDUK party - Sat 18 April, St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge. Étáin Both Hands Broken Chanter Meursault @pipjontaylor @kathrynjoseph_ Kai Reesu @waverley_band 👉Info voxboxmusic.co.uk/rsd/ Free entry. Family & dog friendly. Licensed bar #RecordStoreDay #RSD2026 #Edinburgh

Very sad to see Elvis Shakespeare closing down. There should be more shops that do both books and records, not fewer. Last day March 29. Half price books and CDs until then.

Rare chance to see a music legend on Wed March 25th. At Sneaky Pete's, former Incredible String Band member Malcolm le Maistre is playing alongside the Woolverstones. I'll be going. Tix and more info below. sneakypetes.co.uk/2026/03/25…

Aberdeen tonight, then: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, London, Newcastle. All tickets: linktr.ee/wasylyk

The Scottish Government Agrees With Artists. Now What? I wrote a piece for @BellaCaledonia. Have a read here and give it a share if you can: tr.ee/hc3l50 @BBCRadioScot @FindlayNapier @AngusRobertson @TheSMIA

Please share if you can. @TheSMIA Scottish Music Industry Association published an interview about the @BBCRadioScot schedule changes, and how their impact is already stretching far beyond musicians. Please have a read. Thank you. tr.ee/SnV5ry 📸 Kevin Linnett

Our first win! Please share. @BBCRadioScot backtracked after @TheSMIA open letter. They appear to be realising how catastrophic for Scottish music their Senior leadership’s decisions have been. More change is possible.

Record Store Day are proud to announce the first 15 of the upcoming titles for #RSD26 which will be in support of our Official Charity Partner, @WarChildUK ❤️ £1 from every single copy sold of these releases will be donated to the charity, helping to protect, educate, and stand up for the rights of the children who are living through conflict around the world. Including: @CorinneBRae (‘Live In New York’) @thecure (‘Greatest Hits’ and ‘Acoustic Hits’) Divorce (‘Live at Get Together 2025 for War Child’) Dr Feelgood (‘Oily City Confidential OST’) @fleetwoodmac (‘The Original Fleetwood Mac’) James Dean Bradfield (‘The Great Western’) @KaiserChiefs (‘The Future Is Medieval’) @MarkKnopfler & @EmmylouSongbird (‘All The Roadrunning’) Nicky Wire (‘Intimism’) @ScreamOfficial (‘Echo Dek’) @rorygallagher (‘Calling Card’) @thisissigrid x @bmthofficial (‘Bad Life’) @mikeskinnerltd ('Computers & Blues’) @thevaccines (‘What Did You Expect.... Demos and B-sides') All titles will be available behind the counter exclusively at indie record shops on Saturday 18th April 2026 to celebrate Record Store Day #Warchild #RSD26 Find out more: bit.ly/4qTqEef

75.3% of the 243 professional Scottish artists that signed the Open Letter to @BBCScotland said that @BBCRadioScot late-night shows gave them their first radio play. Axing that pipeline is removing the opportunity for young Scottish musicians to be heard. youtu.be/hOFP0-PG44g?si=8LyD…

Jesse Welles.... ...... 'Join Ice' ... Young Americans are alive and kicking... #JesseWelles a new folk hero. youtu.be/61I4hlig78w?si=GTgp… @VoxBoxMusic @FoppEdinburgh @LoveMusicGlasgo @caroline_binnie @StevoMusicMan @regularmusicuk

If you fancy hearing Sir Ian Rankin @Beathhigh chatting about his love of Muriel Spark, The Skids, Alison Watt, A Clockwork Orange, Gregory’s Girl & William McIlvanney’s Laidlaw - listen via A Kick Up The Arts wherever you get your podcasts, or right here! akickupthearts.org