Homegame 2011: Random Extracts
So, Homegame was bloody good. As is my wont, I took a bunch of amateurish footage (this time on the iPhone) and have compiled it into this video which hopefully gives a small taste of how good the performances and atmosphere were. Apologies for the general shiteness of the cameraman. Here are some random ...
Famous Leg
Yes, Adam and Joe have returned to BBC 6 Music. The best radio station in the world, that you and I saved. And although I appeared briefly in person on the station last year, I was possibly even more chuffed when a few weeks ago my chuffing leg got a mention on the bugger, by ...
Debutant: The Movie by Sleepysoul
This enchanting and atmospheric film by Matty Ross aka Sleepysoul is the perfect introduction to Debutant, the solo project of Edinburgh musician Philip Quirie, also a member of Meursault.
So That Was 2010 Then – The Products of a Gaseous Brain Annual Review
Zinester The year got off to a strong start off the back of my pledge in December to ‘get my shit together’ in 100 days with the release of my first ever fanzine, something I’ve been meaning to do for years. The initial idea was to do a quarterly zine but that was a bit ambitious, ...
The ‘Burgh Bootlegs #2 – Stars in Their Eyes with eagleowl & friends
This was an amazing night. Well done to Bart and the rest of eagleowl, our host Matthew Kelly as well as all the musicians that took part and everyone in the audience who contributed to it being so much fun! p.s. apologies to Kate Bush who I didn’t get any decent footage of but she ...
The Best End of Year Lists of 2010
Music is extremely important to me but for probably the first time it has been low on the list of priorities for much of this year. I’ve had a lot of other stuff going on. Now I find myself at the end of the year and not having heard half as much of the year’s ...
The ‘Burgh Bootlegs #1: Gerry Loves Xmas
The sound on this is surprisingly good for a cameraphone but the visuals aren’t because I didn’t have a great view of the stage and my filming was a pretty half-arsed attempt. Think of it as ambient video.. Still, hopefully it gives you an idea of what a cracking night Gerry Loves Records put on ...
Yes more snow! (& geeky iPhone 4 video test)
Apologies to my Scottish/UK readers who will be sincerely sick of the snow by now – as I am, given that it has stopped my dad visiting us this weekend from Northern Ireland and also a night out we had planned for tomorrow night. But as inconvenient as it is the snow sure is purty, ...
Farewell Song to a Dead iPhone
I was holding out, desperate to avoid the extortionate cost of an iPhone 4. But last night, the worst happened.. Update: Patrick over at iSource.com was rather uncomplimentary about my singing, saying “Those ‘high notes’ moments where Milo is clearly feeling the pain of paying up for a new iPhone certainly caused me some physical ...
Creative Types #4: Peenko
For anyone who doesn’t already know, Peenko is a prominent Scottish music blogger (real name Lloyd) who is a very busy chap. You’ll find out all the stuff he’s involved in through the course of our conversation but the most timely one is the gig he’s putting on with fellow blogger Jim from Aye Tunes ...
