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5 GREAT ALBUM TRACKS FOR FRIDAY (Part 19)

5014 days ago
The Vinyl VillainThe dilemma today.  This boy wonders whether I should go for tracks from what I consider to be bona-fide LPs by Aztec Camera and exclude some LPs recorded and released by an act of that name which were in fact really Roddy Frame solo records backed ... more info

Aztec Camera :: Stray

5057 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...

5094 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

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

5147 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)

5149 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

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

5185 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

GIG REVIEW : EDWYN COLLINS : ORAN MOR, GLASGOW : SUNDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2010

5220 days ago
The Vinyl Villain As homecoming gigs go, this was as triumphant as it gets.A sell-out crowd at the Arches in the trendy West End of Glasgow roared their approval just after 9pm as Edwyn Collins, assisted by his wonderful wife Grace Maxwell, climbed a short flight of ... more info

IT'S FRIDAY, I'M IN LOVE....WITH GREAT SCOTTISH SINGLES (Part 40)

5273 days ago
The Vinyl Villain Back in July 1983, Strawberry Switchblade released their debut 45 Trees And Flowers on a very small indie label called 92 Happy C. What was hugely impressive was that the duo, Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall, persuaded Roddy Frame to play acoustic gui... more info

Edwyn Collins: Losing Sleep | CD review

5273 days ago
Guardian Music(Heavenly)Since the 2005 double brain haemorrhage that left him in a wheelchair, unable to talk, Edwyn Collins has made a remarkable recovery. He's produced new band Frankie & the Heartstrings and managed a highly creditable seventh solo album, albe... more info

EDWYN'S NEW SINGLE & VIDEO

5282 days ago
The Vinyl VillainFind more videos like this on Edwyn Collins (including a couple of live clips I've filmed and submitted to the site, and a VHS clip that I had from an old Scottish Television show that Frankie kindly converted and sent in)Similar to the fabulous Keep... more info

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