The Vinyl Villain — As much as I love the solo output from Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton, I really do miss Arab Strap.The good news is that as part of the Chemikal Underground 15th anniversary celebrations, a box set of Arab Strap material is about to be released ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Being a blog that is largely of the retro variety, I'm not all that fussed about publishing a rundown of what I reckon to have been the best songs/albums of the year/decade. Yes, I do admit to making a few suggestions last month of stuff that you mi... more info

Scotsman.com — MALCOLM MIDDLETON'S LONG DARK NIGHT *** ORAN MOR, GLASGOW more info

Scotsman.com — IN A few weeks' time, Scotland's big cities will squeeze into clothes both ill-fitting and garish, and pretend they're Rio or Sydney or other places where having a more info

The Vinyl Villain — Regular readers will not be surprised with today's suggestion for Xmas Lists as I've consistently given plenty of praise to Malcolm Middleton over the past 3 years since starting up TVV.Waxing Gibbous is his sixth solo album, and I reckon is his bes... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I've got fed up waiting and so I've closed down my accounts at Fileden. I can only apologise for the failure of the blog to function properly this past 5 days, especially if you've been frustrated at the inability to listen to some of the songs that ... more info

Altsounds — *Malcolm Middleton* has announced a string of new solo acoustic UK dates for this Winter, entitled the ‘Long, Dark Night’ tour. Recent shows at Field Day and End of The Road have witnessed the Scottish Lord of the Darkness on peak m... more info

Pitchfork - Tours —   11-06 Prague, Czech Republic - Rock Cafe11-13 Athens, Greece - Rodeo Live Club $11-14 Athens, Greece - Rodeo Live Club $11-24 London, England - Bush Hall11-25 Brighton, England - Hanbury Club 11-26 Norwich, England - Arts Centre11-28 Exeter, Eng... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I've never hidden my love for Malcolm Middleton, nor indeed Aidan Moffat, either as solo artists or during the ten years together in Arab Strap. So you can be assured that they will feature every now and again during the forthcoming series for Frida... more info

Clickmusic — Malcolm Middleton and The Loves to play the Marc Riley compered night in Manchester. more info