Fabric of the Land – Lonelady LP review

Hinterland. Edgelands. Wasteland. It seems to me that, for all my life (writes Andy Wood), these are the places I’ve played in, wandered, contemplated and explored. Brought up on the outskirts of the city there was no shortage of derelict sites, abandoned quarries, building sites, former factories and the ruins and relics of the distant…

Dreams Like That – Idlewild / C Duncan live

Idlewild / C Duncan – Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh – Monday 17th August 2015 Monday was our second show from the reactivated Idlewild this year (with a third to follow for MPK2’s birthday in November) and it did nothing to dispel the notion that the band have been re-energised by their break. If anything it was…

Nowhere At All – New Cathode Ray video

One of the best albums of the year so far has been The Cathode Ray’s ‘Infinite Variety’ (a rare MPT LP review here). The band have been active in promoting the record and have just released a video for ‘Nowhere At All’: The Cathode Ray are back on stage supporting labelmates the Band of Holy…

The Best Go-Betweens Song?

Since uncovering the double CD re-issue of ‘Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express’ in York the other week, I’ve been on a bit of a Go-Betweens kick, particularly the earlier albums. The first Go-Betweens record I ever bought was the 7″ of ‘Part Company’. And for all the great songs I’ve heard since, I…

Flying In The Face of Fashion – Julian Cope videos

‘World Shut Your Mouth’ from the ‘Saint Julian’ LP To mark last week’s Julian Cope show in York, here’s a handful of videos. Above one of the hits which got a surprising acoustic outing last week. Next a recent live version of the song that was stuck in my head for days after the York…

Pick The Great Tyrants – Julian Cope live

Julian Cope / Henry Raby – The Duchess, York – Sunday 2nd August 2015 There’s not many artists I’ve stuck with over the last, um, 35 years. But Julian Cope is one. Whilst contemporaries such as the Bunnymen seem to be releasing the same song over and over again now, Cope continues to plough his…