Simplicity, sincerity and camaraderie. This is the future of music in Scotland. This is a rejection of maximalism; a questioning of capitalism; a challenge to introspection without solution and greetin without hope. This, friends, is Hector Bizerk and the launch of their new album, Nobody Seen Nothing, at Stereo on Saturday night. We’ve covered Hector… [Keep Reading]
Sometimes the drudgery of the Mon-Fri 9-5 needs to be shaken up a bit so I recently decided to venture out on a Tuesday night to see what the town could offer midweek. I love a steak dinner but like most people just now I don’t really have the income to fund this expensive taste!… [Keep Reading]
I’ll be the first to admit I don’t know an awful lot about Japanese Music. I think the last Japanese band I actively listened to was the Mad Capsule Markets when I was 14 and, other than that, my image of the scene there has always been of schoolgirls dancing around screaming to saccharine J-Pop…. [Keep Reading]
Tonight’s headliners were billed as the ‘first classical ensemble’ to headline King Tut’s. And while we could moan about semantics of what counts as ‘classical music’ and while we could point out that Icelandic experimental, post-classical string group Amiina played here in 2007, it almost feels rude. As, for the vast majority of the night,… [Keep Reading]
The mainstream validity of Scottish hip hop has increased dramatically in recent years. There has been a push from a section of artists to find a distinct voice, a voice which has resulted in an upsurge of confidence in the form, and with that, increased experimentation and variety. There is a close-knit and collaborative community… [Keep Reading]
