Song of the Week #26 – The Cathode Ray

Ahead of the release of their third LP on Friday, this week’s tune comes from the latest LP from Edinburgh’s the Cathode Ray. ‘Heightened Senses’ is the title track of the record and, whilst it’s not the whole story, it is a fair representation of what is contained therein: Two things strike me about the…

September Gigs Catch-Up with the Filthy Tongues, Edwyn Collins, Adam Stafford, The Beths and Jane Weaver

The Filthy Tongues September picked up where August left off – at Indian Summer. BaAD was a new venue for me, tucked behind the legendary Ballroom but of a different character entirely. Whilst never planning to catch the whole bill on the day, since our trip was primarily to see the Beths, we nevertheless timed…

Mojo, Uncut and the Comics – The Dream Syndicate live

The Dream Syndicate / Emma Tricca – Scala, London – Monday 21st October 2019 It’s funny, once upon a time I went to relatively few gigs so that they all felt special. These days, in a year when I might see sixty shows, it’s only possible for a few to generate that same sense of…

Song of the Week #25 – Wire

News today of a new single from Wire ahead of a new album early next year. ‘Cactused’ is taken from ‘Hive Mind’ which the band will release on 24th January 2020 through their own Pink Flag label.  You can pre-order the album on vinyl or CD here. The band have also announced a short run…

Song of the Week #24 (2019) – The Cherry Wave

This week’s song of the week arrives directly from Glasgow. The Cherry Wave are a band I’ve been vaguely aware of since, probably not long after they formed in 2012, but as is often the way with these things,  I’ve only just heard them properly for the first time. Describing themselves as a shoegaze band,…

Country Music Makes Me Sad – St Christopher Medal album review

St Christopher Medal – Hoof! (Stereogram Recordings) My Stereogram journey has now reached the point that I can no longer expect to be surprised by a new release – certainly not when it comes to a second release. And as ‘Hoof!’ is the second full length from St Christopher Medal, then there’s something directly to…