We are delighted to announce that Into Music will now feature the mighty fine tunes featured on Mark and Gary’s Postcards From The Underground shows which can also be heard every Sunday from 8pm to 10pm on Cumbernauld FM 106.8FM On their latest show, Mark and Gary focus on the vibrant and flourishing music scene […]
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Book: Trouble Songs: Music And Conflict In Northern Ireland Author: Stuart Bailie Publisher: Bloomfield Music is a creative force for good, an outlet to express, ranging from whimsical nonsense through to the damn serious and everything in between. Throughout history, there are songs about oppression, politics, war, struggle, belief, belonging, riots and rebellion. This is sometimes written
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Act: Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band Venue: Edinburgh, Summerhall Date: 30 January 2020 The Edinburgh venue Summerhall certainly has an interesting history, having previously been the site of a brewery, a church and then housing the Royal School of Veterinary Studies. These days though it is a bespoke venue and complex hosting gigs, exhibitions
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Act: Rockaway Beach Festival Venue: Butlins, Bognor Regis Date: 10-12 January 2020 The music festival calendar is pretty rammed in the summer months so to put one on 2 weeks after Christmas in a seaside resort takes some balls, right? Not to worry, Rockaway Beach have found the perfect formula to stand out from the
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Act: The Long Ryders Venue: Oran Mor, Glasgow Date: 27 October 2019 On a cold autumn night, the faithful gathered under a spire to hail the return of The Long Ryders, last seen in Glasgow in 2004, when they lit up King Tut’s with their own special brand of jingly-jangly Americana. They were now out
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John Welsh has his say…………. Looking back on the year 2019, it’s fair to say the output and quality of songs, albums, reissues and compilations has rarely been surpassed in recent times. The difficulty, as always, with these lists is trying to narrow it down and it’s fair to say some records were in and
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My Festive First XI George Paterson has his say… As this tumultuous decade shuddered to a halt, these were my box-fresh songs of the year which were on rotation as we juiced up and made one last break for space. These are my 17 from 19. This Life – Vampire Weekend from the album ‘Father
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Act: Goodbye Mr MacKenzie & The Filthy Tongues Venue: Edinburgh Liquid Room Date: 29 December 2019 It was with a sense of anticipation that I headed off into the cold chilly Edinburgh night to the Liquid Room for my last gig of not only 2019, but also the decade. I’d seen The Filthy Tongues (they
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Pearl Jam Scotland and Pearl Jam UK Fundraiser for Diabetes UK A chance meeting back in August while watching a Pearl Jam tribute band (Pearl Jamm) introduced me to the online world of the Pearl Jam Scotland community. It’s a community, as you would expect, who like to talk about American rock band Pearl Jam
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Who? The Twang Where? 02 Academy Glasgow When? 30 November 2019 Glasgow in late November can be a cold, cold place, but last night The 02 Academy in Glasgow was one of the hottest tickets in town. The evergreen ‘90s indie band Shed Seven were playing their second of two Glasgow gigs in their ‘Shedcember’
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