I Hear a New World podcast – June 2009 – Malcolm Middleton, Ambulances, The Foundling Wheel, Zoey van Goey

Posted by on Jun 10, 2009 in Podcasts | 4 Comments

  Despite what seems to be a physical inability to get to gigs these days, and a feeling of general malaise as I ponder exactly what I’m doing with my life (once again), I have just about managed to pull together the latest podcast which also features an interview with Nick Mitchell on his trip ...

Fence Club featuring James Yorkston & The Athletes, Malcolm Middleton, The Pictish Trail and Rozi Plain.

Posted by on Sep 24, 2008 in Reviews | No Comments

Photo by Alison H (more at flickr) “I wouldn’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member” Groucho Marx Even though hipster’s fave Bon Iver is appearing up the road at the Queen’s Hall, there are lengthy queues outside The Caves for tonight’s Fence Club and a few unlucky souls ...

Interview with Malcolm Middleton

Posted by on Aug 18, 2008 in Interviews, Uncategorized | No Comments

Malcolm Middleton is infamous for being a bit of a dour bugger. As if it wasn’t enough being one half of the now defunct Arab Strap – perennially described by the media as Falkirk miserablists (despite being one of Scotland’s most original and important contemporary bands) – his first two solo albums were full of ...