Franz Ferdinand: Always Ascending
Barrowland • Chemikal Underground • Domino Records • Franz Ferdinand • Gigs in Glasgow • Glasgow Music Venues
February 7, 2018
It may have come to your attention that the mighty Franz Ferdinand are poised to return with a new line-up. The band’s latest configuration features Julian Corrie, aka synth pop maestro Miaoux Miaoux, on keyboards and vocals and Dino Bardot, once of glam indie pop trio 1990s, on guitar. They also have a brand spanking new…
Read More »Arab Strap: 20 Songs for 20 Years pt 2
Aidan Moffat • Chemikal Underground • Concerts in Glasgow • Gigs in Glasgow • Glasgow Record Labels • Malcolm Middleton • Things to do in Glasgow
October 14, 2016
So we’ve heard from Malcolm Middleton. Now the other half of the Arab Strap partnership, frontman Aidan Moffat, tells us about reviving lyrics he wrote twenty years ago and what we can expect from this weekend’s gigs. “There’s a full set and hopefully we’ll find some requests. We’re going to have a wee box where you can post them…
Read More »Arab Strap: 20 Songs for 20 Years
Arab Strap • Barrowland • Chemikal Underground • Concerts in Glasgow • Gigs in Glasgow
October 13, 2016
Cult heroes Arab Strap have reformed ten years after they first split in order to celebrate their 20th birthday. An eponymous compilation of their singles, plus “secret hits and rarities” is out now on Chemikal UndergroundRecords, the esteemed Glasgow label who signed them in 1996 on the strength of a demo tape. The duo – Aidan Moffat on vocals and…
Read More »Glasgow Music City…The Movie! Episode II
Atzec Camera • Chemikal Underground • Concerts in Glasgow • Frances McKee • Gigs in Glasgow • Glasgow • Glasgow Clubs • Glasgow Music Venues • Maestros • Music in Glasgow • Splash One • The Vaselines
June 28, 2016
Glasgow is a great place for music. But don’t take our word for it – listen to what some of the city’s musicians have to say on the subject… Today we’re releasing the second in a series of (very) short films we’ve put together, featuring Glasgow musicians talking about making music and going to gigs…
Read More »Emma Pollock: In Search of the 13th Note
Chemikal Underground • Emma Pollock • Lost In France
January 19, 2016
One of our favourite Glasgow singers, Emma Pollock, is poised to release her latest solo album, In Search Of Harperfield, on Chemikal Underground Records, the fine, fine indie label which she set up with her bandmates in The Delgados way back in 1995 and which paved the way for so many other DIY labels and projects in…
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