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The Creeping Bent Organisation will undertake final actions at the end of this year, bringing to an end a 30-year project. During this period Douglas MacIntyre was the head of operations, wearing several hats to help guide and develop the label’s aesthetic. To mark the end of the label Douglas has written Creeping Bent –…

Scottish Music Centre We were chuffed to receive an invitation from our brilliant working partner the Scottish Music Centre to chat about our new book, Glasgow’s Greatest Hits, on October 9th, 6-8pm. We’ll be offering a taste of whisky from our sponsor, Tomatin, and catering will be provided by local social enterprise, MILK. Join us…

We’ll be out and about chatting about our new book Glasgow’s Greatest Hits at the following events over the next few months, including a whisky tasting and a “singing” session. The events are all quite different, we’d love to see you there, read on to find out more… Wednesday September 10th, 7pm: Gryffe Valley…

Concert series Music At The Green is bringing live music to the brand new Rail Yard in Kelvinbridge! To kick off this exciting new collaboration, Sophie Rocks will be performing a FREE, one-hour harp concert on Saturday, July 27th at 1pm. Established in 2021, Music At The Green is committed to showcasing local music in…

Tomorrow is the official publication date for our new book, ‘Glasgow’s Greatest Hits’. It’s in all good bookshops and we’re honoured that our cover star, the mighty Barrowland, has chosen to stock it on its splendid merch page. We’ve also put together a playlist for the book which you can find here: https://shorturl.at/shZlp It’s quite…

Coming soon from Glasgow Music City Tours… Dive in to Glasgow’s vibrant musical heritage with Glasgow’s Greatest Hits, an entertaining guide to the people, places and events which have shaped the city’s world-renowned music scene. With a Foreword by Justin Currie, this bite-sized book celebrates the significant gigs, beloved venues, famous ( and infamous) musicians…

Musician Carla J Easton and her co-director Blair Young have a hit on their hands with their lovingly conceived feature length documentary Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands. Named after the classic Strawberry Switchblade single, the film spotlights a selection of ace but neglected all-girl outfits from down the decades, most with…

We were delighted to hear from David Scott ahead of the Pearlfishers shows  in October and November. David wrote a lovely blog for us back in May and this is another great read about five great Glasgow gigs that made a lasting impression …Over to David… Photographer: Margaret Scott The Pearlfishers play shows through…

We’re delighted to host a lovely guest blog from Katy Lironi ahead of the publication of her memoir matilda in the middle, a musical family memoir. Katy is a fixture of the Scottish music scene and is in permanent creative overload with her band The Secret Goldfish and record label Creeping Bent (both with husband…

Here’s a guest blog from Douglas MacIntyre about the wonderful FRETS concerts, which continue to go from strength to strength. FRETS is a brilliant example of community collaboration where family pitch in and all profits are ploughed back into providing more shows: it’s a great thing. Over to Douglas for the story behind the small…

John Cavanagh’s Soundwave radio show reaches its twentieth anniversary on Thursday 22nd August and there’s a special happening to mark the occasion at Glasgow’s Flying Duck. This twentieth birthday concert highlights three favourites, heard regularly on the show. Tickets are on sale at Monorail Music, King’s Court: https://www.seetickets.com/event/soundwave-at-20/the-flying-duck/3127343   https://tickets-scotland.com/   Master songwriter (and David Shrigley collaborator) Iain…

On 2 August 2024, Glasgow band The Tenementals will release ‘Peter Pike or Pink’, which is the second single from their forthcoming debut album, Glasgow: A History (Volume I of VI). The album recounts a radical history of Glasgow and will be released by Strength in Numbers Records in the autumn. Appearing as a guest…