Sunday, 29 January 2012

Sunday Stuff

Hiya!  It's time for Friday FrolicsSaturday Stuff.  Sunday Stuff.  Enjoy.

Scottish Fiction Round-Up

We're Only Here For The Banter - Mickey 9's
Why Blogger? - Peenko
Gig Review - Beerjacket @ King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
Happy Burns Day
Modern Classics - Damien Rice - O
Scottish Fiction Podcast - 23rd January 2012
Beats And Eats - Michael Cassidy

News

Back for it's 5th year, Rockness announced it's headliners this week.  Confirmed so far on the bill are:
Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5, Biffy Clyro, Ed Sheeran, Justice, Noah & The Whale, Metronomy, Wretch 32, Fresh/Live, Azealia Banks, Beardyman, Death In Vegas, Chic, Etienne De Crecy, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Busy P, Gesaffelstein, Riton and The Cuban Brothers.  Meh....
Get tickets here.

February 6th is the official release date of No One Can Ever Know from Kilsyth group The Twilight Sad.  You can pre order some pretty (and exclusive) bundles now!  Be warned they are selling fast.

Bands In Transit put together a very special documentary video featuring RM Hubbert, French Wives, Errors and Emma Pollock.  Well worth taking the time to watch it.

Shambles Miller has finally sold the last copy of his second EP 'Shambles Sails The Clockwork Sea'.  To celebrate he has put his back catalogue available to download on a 'pay what you wish' basis for the time being.  Grab them here.

Brew At The Bog takes place just outside Inverness on May 5th.  It looks heavy braw with names such as Three Blind Wolves, Endor, Washington Irving, Kitty The Lion, Over The Wall, The Seventeenth Century, Open Swimmer and more all on the bill.  You can buy tickets are £45 a pop here.

Seems as if every week Overlook Records are signing another band.  This time it's Ayrshire band As In Bear.  Congrats guys!

Gigs

Celtic Connections still ongoing.  Here's my picks for next week:
Tuesday 31st January 7:30pm - Chemikal Underground Presents - Brel - £5
Wednesday 1st January 7:30pm - Louis Abbot & Friends - Brel - £5
Friday 3rd February 7:30pm - Mull Historical Society - O2 ABC - £15
Sunday 5th February 7:30pm - Rachel Sermanni - St Andrew's In The Square - £13
Tickets for all of the above can be purchased via the link at the top

Releases/Videos

The Twilight Sad released the official video for 'Another Bed'.  You can watch the video here and download the song for free here

Withered Hand has a new video out for the track 'Heart Heart' which will be on his new EP 'Heart Heart' released as part of Fence Records Chart Ruse series.  Have a swatch here.  And there's still time to suscribe to the series and get your hands on the EP.

Admiral Fallow have returned in style and are giving away there latest single 'Beetle In A Box' free!  Get it here.

Other Blogs

Friday Freebies on Peenko

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