Tim vs The Tooth Fairy – Ash live

Ash / Violet Bones – The Picturedrome, Holmfirth – Sunday 28th July Yeah, Holmfirth’s a bit off the beaten track for MPT. (Quite how far only became apparent on the ascent and descent of Holme Moss on the way to the show!) But essentially the draw for this was the fact that this was an…

A Portrait of MPT As A Consumer

At the start of the year, I had this jolly wheeze to examine what I buy and how I buy it. And somehow managed to keep it going for 6 months on Twitter. But 6 months seemed a good time at which to stop the exercise. So here are the results: What I Buy (by…

the (new) vinyl villain

I confess that when I saw the top of a comment from JC regarding the Vinyl Villain blog yesterday, I feared that Jim was finally chucking the blog. So it was with a mixture of disgust and delight that I read the full comment. Disgust that the old Vinyl Villain blog had been forcibly removed…

Imitation of Life – Mini Edinburgh Festival

With the musical element of the Fringe once again appearing to have slipped into abeyance, Back Garden Promotions (Edinburgh label Song, By Toad in association with several local musicians)  is putting on a series of small gigs at Henry’s Cellar Bar next month. Pale Imitation Festival has, it has to be said, a cracking line-up….

The Beat Goes On – James King and the Lonewolves live

James King and the Lonewolves’ Summertime Blues – James King and the Lonewolves / Wot.D.Funk / The Debris Rose – Stereo, Glasgow – Friday 19th July Rock musicians rarely lack in confidence. But backing up the talk takes more than confidence. James King has been certainly talking up the return of the Lonewolves and this…

Upcoming in Edinburgh

A plug for a couple of upcoming Edinburgh shows. Kid Canaveral play their biggest Edinburgh headliner on Saturday 10th August at the Liquid Room. They will play part of their set with the Cairn String Quartet whilst support comes from Ballboy and Campfires in Winter. The show is one of the Haddowfest ‘On The Fringe’…