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...
View ArticleYes 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...
View ArticleThe ‘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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleThe ‘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...
View ArticleSo 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...
View ArticleDebutant: 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.
View ArticleFamous 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...
View ArticleHomegame 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...
View ArticleUnravel Live
Went to see unravel the other night. Twas good. Aidan Moffat was the grumpy man. Or was it Ziggy? I think it was Aidan. Aidan was grumpy when everyone kept laughing at the tweets. But he did smile when...
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