King Creosote’s 8th Bit of Strange in 14 Years
It really does feel strange posting an entire unreleased album by an artist on this blog as I’m usually pretty respectful about copyright and don’t post much that I don’t have prior permission (or at least implied permission) for. But this may be a new era of artist-authorised bootlegging, if Mr Kenny Anderson, aka King ...
On Behalf of My Wife and I – King Creosote & Withered Hand
I talked about the latest Fencezine on this month’s podcast and included King Creosote’s lovely version of Withered Hand’s No Cigarettes from the accompanying CD ‘On Behalf of My Wife and I’. Unfortunately it seems this issue has now sold out, so it seems rather cruel to be writing more about it, but at least ...
I Hear a New World is back! Featuring My Latest Novel, King Creosote, Musée Mécanique, David Tattersall (The Wave Pictures), Paper Planes & Broken Social Scene
So seeing as I’m trying to be as productive as possible as part of this whole ’100 Days to Get My Shit Together’ thing (no I hadn’t forgotten about it!) I thought it was about time I brought the podcasts back. This first, rather hurried one is mainly here to promote the Ten Tracks bundle ...
A Weekend in Fife, featuring The Three Craws
I missed the impromptu set by The Three Craws at Homegame earlier this year, so I was delighted when my friends Iain and Aileen, who live in Aberdour, got Mel and I tickets to go see them at the Aberdour Festival. As it turned out, we were already heading to Fife that weekend to visit ...
Fence Homegame 6 – Video Diary (some very selective personal highlights)
Yes I have finally experienced the Fence Homegame in Anstruther and it was well worth the wait. The above video diary shows a few of the bands we saw, a lot of which have already featured on the podcasts. I only had very limited space on my wee digital camera so didn’t manage to capture everything, e.g.Viking ...
King Creosote – Flick The V’s
Kenny Anderson is never going to make the album people expect him to make and this is no exception. After a low-key album release on Fence (Flock Like Vulcans..) which was only available at gigs or via their website, he’s joined pal James Yorkston by signing to the excellent Domino Records for the follow-up proper ...
Free King Creosote mp3 from forthcoming album
King Creosote – photo by Callum Gordon Good news all round – King Creosote has joined his mate James Yorkston on Domino Records, a perfect home for him as they’ll be able to give his music a much bigger push than he’d be able to do with his own wee label Fence Records (though it ...
HMS Ginafore & King Creosote – Love + Hate = Hate
Amazing how someone with a voice as stunning as HMS Ginafore could lack faith in their abilities. However, Ginafore – real name Jenny Gordon – is infamously reluctant to perform live despite collaborating with most of the Fence collective at some time or another. Better late than never though, as Ginafore has one of the ...
I Hear a New World Podcast 7 – Fence Special part 2
I Hear a New World Podcast 7 – Fence Special part two The second part of a two-part special on Scotland’s Fence Collective. 1. King Creosote – Don’t Ask Me How My Weekend Went 2. King Creosote – Houston Tharoule 3. Rozi Plain – Stolen Shark 4. The Pictish Trail – Into the Smoke 5. Rozi Plain – Roof ...
King Creosote & The Pictish Trail – Fence Collective special
illustration by Leigh Pearson From small beginnings, Anstruther-based label Fence Records has deservedly grown in stature over the last decade or so, and now boasts a dedicated fanbase and an impressive roster of artists whilst very much retaining its down-to-earth DIY ethos. I caught up with label lynchpins Johnny Lynch and Kenny Anderson, otherwise known ...