Normally a wee Thursday night gig does not involve trekking to the other side of the country after work and dashing for the last train back afterwards, but HYYTS made it worth the trip. Being only their second ever headline gig (my bad – I was told it was the third, apparently not!) I felt the need … More HYYTS hitting heights in the Mash House…
Slightly jetlagged, but raring to go. The Faim had made their way across the globe from Australia for their UK tour! It hit King Tuts Wah Wah Hut on the 5th of February, and I caught up with bass & keys player, Stevie in the most glam location of the official King Tuts back stairwell.. … More The Faim take King Tuts.
As I’m standing outside the O2 Academy, waiting to interview Frank Turner, the snow starts. Not just your average wee flutter – a full on blizzardy wonderfulness and it really felt like Christmas. Curled up in the warmth of his bus, keeping himself cosy and out of the freezing cold in preparation for the show … More Frank Turner in the snow! (via a tour bus, but still, snow!)
‘So eh, we can’t get to the dressing room – it okay if we just jump into the van?’ New. But reasonably funny – and enjoying the alliteration. Up and coming Edinburgh indie band, Vistas, were having a wee night in Glasgow last week supporting the Wombats – so Silja and I headed along to … More Vistas in a Van…
New Zealand is a bit of a wee trek away, but it’s nothing for Liz Stokes and her band, the Beths. They’re on tour with Death Cab For Cutie right now and are travelling high and low, getting their music out there (and a fab collection of fridge magnets in the process.) I caught up … More The Beths in Glasgow.
gigs & glitter. 