chimpychompy

an interview and £15 for a wasted trip to Glasgow.

Really?? Editors should be so lucky!!

But too much of it sounds like the shite Primal Scream sledge out when they're on come down mode.

Admittedly, it's not awful but it's nae a patch on Bow Down..

I'm nae digging it at all. I get the shoegazeyness but it lacks any bite. Bit disappointing me thinks.

but have you seen who is scheduled to play there? Dirty Pretty Things and Travis are fucking "highlights". Whoever is running the show would do well to actually use their finger and find a pulse or i give the Picture House a few months tops.

last year. last time i looked that wasn't in Glasgow.

Fuck I'm old

i would say the majority of promos sent to dis are from uk based artists so, law-of-averge-wise, this higher proportion is going to generate a greater number of positive UK band reviews compared to, say, bands from the States.

Bx

PS Mailing you something, like now already!

were both ridiculously good and their live shows during that time were fucking phenomenal.

Should have called it a day after that though.

elaborate.

This = good.

Thanks daryn!

B

He must have been a pleasure to interview. Cracking read Mike.

does 3/5 mean you didnt like it ally??

good spot. spellcheck never got that one then.

fixed up now, ta. bx

You have mad skillz Mister Kerr!

i shoulda stayed in the states a wee bit longer.

my bad not Mike's. i was on holiday and had nae computer. words done now though. bx

must have been a slip of the finger.

2/10. in fact im pretty sure i did.

it's our lovely snapper loraine ross' shots. not sure if she's put it up on her flckr site yet but if you click on her name i think her profile will point you in the right direction. Bx

for Scottish festivals then. Proper baws.

Rubies was truly magnificent and this comes pretty darn close to surpassing it

The guru of the Scottish music scene Geoff Ellis has truly proved himself with this line up. Proper bobbins.

Have you stolen my list?!!

Elaborate...

Why exactly did they cancel their glasgow gig though?

And I'm the ten year old trying to impress adults...

That's the way forward.

Burn the reviewer.

Yes indeed.

Broken Records.

Game on.

we covered was in october or november as far as im aware when BR were practically unknown outside the central belt(unless you can prove me wrong here?)They merit another review because people are talking about then now, and in people i mean folk outwith the scottish music scene

there was one other band...but it was a 15 min set. my call yeah, but i didnt think a review would do them justice because of this

what's the deal with all the capitals by the way ally?

is the business if you like hearing us morbid scotsies whinging away on a cold winter night. Can understand why it's not in this list though, it's nae for everyone.

But you might get lucky. Just wear big shoes and cake the make up on - seems to work for half the under age gals on george st at the weekends!

i'll put it on my expenses!!!

The Caves, Edinburgh. 10pm. Headlining Fresh Air party. Come come it will be rather fucking great.

Bx

Though I'm not sure quite where i stand on that that now - my tastes tend to sway towards vocalists who can actually hit notes and guitarists who aren't obsessed with led 'cunting' zeppelin. But fucking hell, to hear Reni rip open the skins during Waterfall still sends shivers down my spine. Genius, genius drummer - shame about The Rub though.

..you're right. January aint a good time for gigs but, still, the attendance was pitiful considering it was Jo-Fo and also promoted by the rather lovely fellas from Spitfires. I just hope turn outs like that don't stop them from continuing to do the good work their doing in attracting v. good bands to these parts

Instead of using my vocabulary to review an articulate and intelligent record maybe I would have been better spending my time scouring a thesaurus to come up with snidey remarks like yours.B

Good spot [hangs head in shame]. Apparently, accuracy is the prerequisite of a good journalist - bugger.

Profile/article updated accordingly. B

they're not doing any Scottish gigs on the tour, i guess

I see no mention of Leon coming from Glasgow! ;)

Happy New Year n'aw that to you too mate. B

are the best band in this ol' town.

bugger. re-write ahoy then.

is rather fantastic. good news.

and according to the press release it's out today.

and edited. that was sloppy of me, sorry. honestly i read this about 10 times before submitting! bx

but this is nae half bad.

i need to be more controversial eh? bx

..but i reckon it's more of a question of style. some of the places i scribe for prefer it to be 'is' others prefer 'are'. like you say, each to their own.

ysp!wsd! is one band = singular = is.

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going to fuck off after Generatation Terrorists sold one million copies? surely it's done this by now?