2022 Albums

People at this time of year seem fond of not doing lists because no-one is interested. Well, I may be the exception, but I AM interested in other people’s lists and I always enjoy trying to make sense of what I’ve bought in the course of the year. There was nothing quite as startling as…

2022 Live

2022 was a year for quality over quantity. Whilst the numbers of shows we attended, started to creep up again, we were still well below pre-pandemic levels. But within that reduced number, I saw three shows which ranked amongst the best I’ve ever seen. Pride of place just about goes to Asian Dub Foundation for…

Pain Barrier – Mogwai live

Mogwai / Rev Magnetic – Barrowlands, Glasgow – Friday 23rd December 2022 I’ve long been clear, in my own head at least, that what I write here is my own personal experience of shows and that these words rarely constitute reviews. That’s especially true of Friday’s Mogwai gig at the Barrowlands, My general lack of…

Late for the Disco – Jill Lorean live

Jill Lorean / The Worst Friend – The Old Hairdresser’s, Glasgow – Friday 9th December 2022 Every year, there’s one weekend early in December when just about everyone seems  to be playing. So it was again this tear and, on the night of this show, we could have taken in Randolph’s Leap or Whin in…

MPT On Tour – Four New Venues

Been meaning to do this for a while but finally getting round to it thanks to my COVID enforced isolation. Our recent trip to London and Europe unsurprisingly meant that we took in four new venues along the way, I don’t think I’ve ever been to the same venue in London twice so Lafayette was…

I’m Not Starting This One – Randolph’s Leap and Seazoo live

Randolph’s Leap / Seazoo – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh – Thursday 17th November 2022 Randolph’s Leap seem destined to mark various milestones of our pandemic. Their March 2020 show at this venue was the last we saw before lockdown, whilst the Stereo show earlier in the year was the first time we ventured out again after…