π Podcast celebrating the golden era of Scottish bands, musicians and iconic songs/albums. From 1980s, 1990s and a hint of the 2000s. madeinscotland80@gmail.com
Twitter family.I have a GoFundMe page for a memorial statue of Billy MacKenzie (The Associates) to be commissioned in his home city of Dundee. For the people, by the people, we can beat suicide together. Retweets,donations, come with my heartfelt gratitude gofund.me/3fab4519
3 gigs in 24 hours! After a brilliant album launch party at @Monoglasgow we headed to @Assai_UK and @assai_edinburgh for two special in-store performances signings π. Big thanks to Assai for having us, was so much fun β€οΈ
Donβt forget weβre on tour this month π. Tix in bio x
Friday Night Beauty: I just fancied some of this tonight. Its 'The River Detectives' with a cover of John Fogerty's 'Big Train' Live at the Grand Ole Opry' have a great weekend you wonderful people
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Another wonderful Scottish band featured here a few weeks ago on New Artist Nightβ€οΈ check them out folks β Secret Measuresβ out today, best of luck with the launch @cloth_band@Monorail_Music ππ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ
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a smattering of hours to go before Secret Measure is out and weβve been signing some v beautiful prints for some of our fave record shops. These lads are limited edition so check in with your local shop for availability! π
NEW ARTIST NIGHT: Featured the wonderful @Dictator_Band just a couple of weeks ago and can't get enough of them, just brilliant! Heres 'Finn' from their debut E.P. available from @BlackhallRecor1
Ahh.. Your very welcome.. here's Deacon Blue on Pebble Mill 1994 with 'Never Fall In Love Again' look at those wee fresh faces, lovely stuff... this song makes me happy and sad, it was a nice time... enjoy folks @deaconbluemusic @rickyaross
With the Official release this week of The Bluebells new album (we have waited far too long for this) I give you 'Gone Tomorrow' from the NEW album 'The Bluebells in the 21st Century' available to the masses here @LNFGlasgow@R0Poem@urbancrofter62@dvdmcc
It's April 1982 and here's Altered Images on Cheggers Plays Pop with 'See Those Eyes' from the album 'Pinky Blue'. Did you know @claregrogan2 played the original 'Kristine Kochanski' in Red Dwarf. Happy B.H. Monday folks, enjoy this one
Friday Night Beauty: Heres The Communards from 1987 with 'I Never Can Say Goodbye' Jimmy was brought up in Ruchill, Glasgow before moving to London in 1980, co-forming Bronski Beat and then The Communards in 1985. Enjoy folks @JimmySomerville@CommunardsMusic
NEW ARTIST NIGHT: Oh I do love this song and video, hailing from North Berwick, Midnight Ambulance are Amelia Stokes (vocals/drums), Fraser Fulton (guitar/vocals). Here's 'Smoke and Sweets' fromtheir latest E.P. check them out folks @MN_AMB
In their words 'The sexiest band in Britian' its East Kilbride's Jesus & Mary Chain with 'Happy When It Rains' from the 1987 album 'Darklands' enjoy folks @TheMaryChain
Its 1988 and Lloyd Cole and The Commotions are on 'The Roxy' heres 'Jennifer She Said' from their 3rd and final album 'Mainstream'. A song about the story of a man engaged in an embrace with a young lady who notices he has a tattoo that isn't her name @Lloyd_Cole
After The Bluebells gave us some live sets at the weekend, I take you way back to Cheggars Plays Pop April 84. Here they are with 'I'm Falling' and still sounding great, looking forward to eventually picking up a copy of the new album @R0Poem@urbancrofter62@dvdmcc
Friday Night Belter: April '83 wow! 40 years ago! Big Country were on ToTP with 'Fields Of Fire' Check ou this performance with ToTP dancers etc.. love it, just takes me back to 1st year at high school. Have a great weekend folks @BigCountryUK
A couple of weeks ago I tweeted the wonderful @brookecombe β€οΈthis arrived todayβ¦ weekend just got so much better πcheck her out folks, sheβs amazingly talented βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώππ
NEW ARTIST NIGHT: Check out this ear worm of a song 'Rubik's Cube' from West Lothians @Dictator_Band. Dictator are singer Michael Campbell, Joe Murty (bass), Zach Tarimo Goodhur (guitar) and Allan Ramsay (drums). On their way to being huge. Kudos to @weealpha06 for the heads up
Amazing performance from one of our finest bands...Danny Wilson LIVE on J.R. Show 1988 with the Sinatra classic 'Lonesome Road' how great is this... thanks @GaryClarkMusic@GedGrimes and Kit Clark
Slide were a Glasgow rock band in the late 80's and toured with Black Crowes, Texas and Gun as well as in their own right. Here's 'Why Is It A Crime' from their only album 'Down So Long' members where Grant Richardson, Kenny Paterson, Richard Hynd, Scott J. Fraser
Its 1996 and The Trashcan Sinatra's release their third album 'A Happy Pocket' so here's the perfect pop song 'How Can I Apply' from this album. Love this song and their work. Re-mastered and re-released, get it here @LNFGlasgow @pasadenafrank @jrdouglasesq