Scottish Fiction Podcast - 1st December 2014

Having live music on the show is one of my favourite aspects of doing Scottish Fiction, and it was an absolutely delight to finally be able to bring in electro trio Machines In Heaven for a chat and some live tracks.  In what may be our most intricate session to date, the band played tracks from their brand new EP Hindu Milk  as well as elaborating on their approach to writing and recording. 

As well as that, the show is packed to the gunnels with new music from the likes of Hector Bizerk, Ultras, Deathcats and Mogwai, not to mention a brilliant Frank Ocean cover from IndianRedLopez, a 'Classic Track' from the '80's, and much much more.

Tuff Love - Slammer
C Duncan - Silence And Air
Featherwest - People In The Station
'Dec 91 - Post Breakup Sex
Machines In Heaven - Edge Of The Middle - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
EARTHS - 3.10 To Yuma
Bonehouse - Altered Altars
Bear Arms - Fools Gold
COVER LOVER - IndianRedLopez - Lost
Scary People - Black Eyes
Mogwai - Teenage Exorcists
VINYL PLAY - The New Fabian Society - Cyclothymia
Ultras - This Is Where I Fall
Machines In Heaven - Hindu Milk - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
Machines In Heaven - Feel Slowly - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
Missy Elliott - Pass That Dutch - As chosen by Machines In Heaven
Passion Pusher - Couch King
Hector Bizerk - People Make Glasgow
Deathcats - Liquid Gold
Jim Valentine - Hello
CLASSIC TRACK - Aztec Camera - We Could Send Letters
Kinbrae - Past Tense


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Scottish Fiction Podcast - 19th August 2014

We start off high octane on this week's show with the first cut from Bear Arms' new album.  Actually this week's show is a real musical journey, with a gloriously landscaped track from A Sudden Burst Of Colour, some sweet meloncholy from Skinny Dipper, and the exciting new single from Holy Esque.  All this and more within this very podcast.  Open it up and gorge on the feast of music.

Bear Arms - Courage
We Were Hunted - Safe And Sound
Roxy Agogo - Crocodiles
Holy Esque - Sovereign
A Sudden Burst Of Colour - Yume
Lilac Pin - Easy
Broken Records - So Long, So Late
Skinny Dipper - Hospital Bed
Eliza Shaddad & Turtle - Driftwood
Best Girl Athlete - Best Girl Athlete In School
The Great Albatross - Roots


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That's My Jam #36 - Bear Arms - Courage

Courage,  the latest track from Bear Arms, is one fucker of a wake up call on a Monday morning.  The track is the opener on their forthcoming debut album Strength and Conviction,  out 20th October via Struggletown Records, and the first peek at what the Glasgow foursome have been up to.

Weaving together post-hardcore and math rock, Courage  takes delight in the loud/quiet dyad, whilst overlaying screaming vocals atop a catchy melodic chorus.  The track's explosive drumming brings the raw appeal and energy of the band's live performance into the fray, creating an appetite whetting first taste of what the album has to offer.

Scottish Alternative Music Awards 2013

Voting has opened for the 2013 Scottish Alternative Music Awards, henceforth known as the SAMA's.  The public vote will remain open for the next ten days, giving you all the chance to shape how the awards are dished out.

Once you've voted, then you can pick up tickets for the awards show here which is being held at The Garage on Sauchiehall Street on Friday 8th March.  Hosting the event again is Billy Kirkwood, with live acts still to be announced.

Perhaps, like me, you're not the biggest fan of public votes.  Afterall, what do the public know?  Well fear not, because I'm here to tell you who to vote for guide you through the murky fields of indecision.

Best Rock / Alternative

Nominees - Culann, Baby Strange, Duke, Fat Goth, Cleavers, M A D I S O N

Scottish Fiction Pick - It can only be Fat Goth.  Their outstanding second album 'Stud' dropped earlier this month, and none of the other nominees can touch them in terms of the finished article.  If Fat Goth don't pick up this one, I'm throwing a strop.



Best Hip Hop

Nominees - GASP, S-Type, WERD (SOS), Solareye, Team Kapowski, Young Fathers

Scottish Fiction Pick - Strange to me that Solareye is nominated ahead of his collective Stanley Odd.  However even by himself Solareye still nudges it over Young Fathers as my pick.



Best Live Act

Nominees - United Fruit, Vigo Thieves, Stanley, Meursault, Roadway, The OK Social Club

Scottish Fiction Pick - I imagine, and indeed have been informed, that Meursault are tremendous live.  Ashamedly though, I've never seen Neil Pennycock's men live, and have to back United Fruit for this one.  Seen them twice live.  Both time they destroyed it.



Best Newcomer

Nominees - Honeyblood, The Holy Ghosts, Model Jet Pilot, Ded Rabbit, Miss Irenie Rose, Miss Lucid

Scottish Fiction Pick - Honeyblood.  By virtue of the fact that they are Honeyblood.  This is also a poor selection of bands to choose from.  Vote Honeyblood. 



Best Electronic

Nominees - Plum, Roman Nose, Fonik, Discopolis, Them & Us, CHVRCHES

Scottish Fiction Pick - What the fuck does it matter, it'll clearly be CHVRCHES that win.  They are currently unstoppable, and with damn good reason to.  Actually this is the category with the most talent in it, and will CHVRCHES will run away with it, each of the other acts could pick up a lot of points too.  Bit like the SPL really.




Best Acoustic

Nominees - Little Fire, Michael Cassidy, Cara Mitchell, William Douglas & The Wheel, Jemma Tweedie, Alex Hynes

Scottish Fiction Pick - Who, who and who?  Even if I had heard of any of the others it would still be Michael Cassidy.  Case closed.

Best Metal


Nominees - What The Blood Revealed, Prelude To The Hunt, Sectioned, Bear Arms, Trial & Error, Lords Of Bastard

Scottish Fiction Pick - Metal is not, nor never will be, a genre I dabble in much.  The best of the bunch in my opinion are Bear Arms.

Scottish Fiction Podcast - 11th July 2012

None of the above artists are actually featured on this latest podcast, but I was sorting my LP's out and it was a pretty picture.  What is featured on last Wednesday's show is our Featured Artist Camera Obscura, a track from Travis who were our Classic Scottish Album, and our Peenko Friday Freebie track from PET.  In amongst all that, Festival Focus looked at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, music from the likes of Zed Penguin, Meursault, Folé, Father Sculptor and much more!

Father Sculptor - Rhein
Barbarossa - Butterfly Plague
Blank Canvas - The Wrecker
Young Philadelphia - Ambitions Are A Joke
Chris Devotion & The Expectations - The Girl Is Leaving
Conquering Animal Sound - Ultimate Heat Death Of The Universe
Sean Armstrong - Bye Bye Balloon

Featured Artist
Camera Obscura - Eighties Fan
Camera Obscura - Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
Camera Obscura - French Navy

Folé - Better Sights
Bear Arms - Cities
Zed Penguin - Heathens

Peenko Friday Freebie - PET - Together Apart

Jonathan Snee - Good Blood
The Clock - 100 Hours
Aperture - Chemistry
Meursault - Flittin'

Festival Focus - Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
Classic Scottish Album - Travis - She's So Strange - The Man Who
Frightened Rabbit - Fast Blood (Live)
Fatherson - Hometown

Drunk Mule - Fancy Pants
The Winter Tradition - Firelight
We Are The Physics - Goran Ivanisevic

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