Looking for the Person – HDBA LP review

In some ways it’s difficult to credit that a songwriter who can hop genres to sometimes ridiculous extents could get bored with conventional songwriting. But that was the case with Malcolm Middleton and that disaffection provided the spark for Human Don’t Be Angry. The self titled debut LP was released last week on Chemikal Underground…

Ace!

The Big Sleep’s third LP ‘Nature Experiments’ finally gets a UK/European release on Monday (30th April). Not sure if there’s a UK distribution of the physical product, but you can pre-order the download from the usual places whilst the CD, vinyl and deluxe vinyl versions are available from Goodnight Records in the States. I’m quite…

More Bad Books

Current MPT faves the Bad Books have announced another Edinburgh date – AND it’s a show being promoted by another blogger. Stu Lewis from Tidal Wave of Indifference has tempted TBB to play his third TWOI show at the Wee Red Bar on 23rd June. I’ve been hugely impressed by the two Bad Books shows…

I Once Got A Glimpse – Sam Barber and the Outcasts single

Last Sunday’s Fritz van Helsing Memorial Gig reintroduced me to Sam Barber and the Outcasts. I initially saw Sam playing with TV21 about 18 months ago and having thoroughly enjoyed his set got a hold of and loved his ‘Valley of Silence I’ EP. Unfortunately the follow-up from last year, ‘Valley of Silence II’ was…

Taps Aff – Cancel The Astronauts live

Cancel The Astronauts – Woodside Inn, 21st April 2012 How many bands can go from supporting Graham Coxon to supporting their drummer’s dad’s covers band in the space of 5 days? Not many, I guess, but that’s exactly what Cancel The Astronauts did. However I do relish these more informal shows and last night’s at…

Mutual Weirdness – Juxtagon E.P. review

OK, let’s return to Dundee for something else from the inbox. Juxtagon is the solo project of Graeme from Hookers for Jesus and “29 Days – Swan Vers.” is a 6 track ep which Graeme describes as “a sketchbook of memories, people, books, tv shows, two finger salutes and postcards”. All instrumental, the EP mixes…