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Aztec Camera :: Stray

5200 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardWhatever it is about Scotland that makes its songwriters singularly smart devotees of pop music, it has continued unabated for some time. Alongside the power-pop titans of Teenage Fanclub and twee-minstrels of Belle and Sebastian stands Roddy Frame, ... more info

FROM ONE OLD ROUGH TRADER TO ANOTHER...

5236 days ago
The Vinyl Villain The subject of yesterday's post - Scritti Politti - would find fame and fortune after departing Rough Trade Records for Virgin Records.A similar outcome befell Aztec Camera after they left Rough Trade for a major.I don't think I'm alone in thinking ... more info

IF I MAY BE ALLOWED TO BLOW MY OWN TRUMPET...

5264 days ago
The Vinyl VillainI've been included in a Top 100 list!!!Now its not the sort of list that ranks everyone from 1-100, so whether the organisers of the Top 100 indie music blogs for students felt I was worthy of being near the top or I just scraped in at #99 (or lower!... more info

From the archive, 21 January 1985: Pop bands put on miners' benefit show

5289 days ago
Guardian MusicOriginally published in the Guardian on 21 January 1985BRIXTONOn a Saturday night in the large and freezing Brixton Academy, four British pop bands raised an estimated £18,000 for the striking miners in a remarkable show that mixed political idealis... more info

FROM THE VHS TAPES UNDER THE BED....(Part 1)

5291 days ago
The Vinyl Villain I'm every bit as proud of the 100 plus VHS tapes of music that are gathering dust under a bed as I am of the vinyl and CD collection. They contain loads of live clips, promo videos and appearances on TV shows such as Top Of the Pops and provide fine... more info

(Bothering) Malcolm Ross and Steven Daly of Orange Juice

5327 days ago
Impose MagazineMany a rock critic of the past quarter of a century has pointed to Glasgow as the indie rock epicenter and in certain respects the very origins of the genre buzz term of the same name. Orange Juice, one of Glasgow’s original starring groups, has be... more info

Edwyn Collins – “Do It Again” (Feat. Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos & Nick McCarthy) Video

5328 days ago
Stereogum“Do It Again,” a track from Scottish songwriter Edwyn Collins’ seventh solo album Losing Sleep, features Franz Ferdinand dudes Alex Kapranos (+ mustache) and Nick McCarthy. Its Kieran Evans-directed video does, too. Losing Sleep is out via Hea... more info

I SEE YOU BABY SHAKIN' THAT ASS....

5363 days ago
The Vinyl Villain Yup...I'm in there. Left hand side. Grey t-shirt. Baldier than I like to think I am. Way fatter than I'd like to be. But at 47, I can still get up on a dance floor with the best of them.The occasion was the latest Nationalpopleague event, compered b... more info

LISTEN UP FOLKS.....I WANT YOUR HELP

5412 days ago
The Vinyl Villain The little fella pictured above is the reason I have a charity button over on the right hand side of this blog.Readers from way back will know the story, but I make no apologies for repeating myself if only for the benefit of anyone who is a bit new... more info

Edwyn Collins - 'Losing Sleep' - Free MP3

5468 days ago
NME - The Daily DownloadAnother legend makes his return today. Orange Juice man Edwyn Collins is set to release his first album since his serious illness in 2005, and it's a star-studded affair. As previously reported, 'Losing Sleep' (out on Heavenly on September 13th) feat... more info

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