roundup of what’s been reported recently on the web and in the papers

father sculptor
14th May 2012

Our favourite blogger Kowalskiy has been playing catch-up – he features Miasma guest podcast with John Bryden from The Machine Room

And The Scotsman’s Radar has Father Sculptor as interviewed by Lisa-Marie Ferla

scott mcwatt
7th May 2012

In the week of his album Jeckyl and Hyde’s release, singer-songriter Scott McWatt talks to Last Year’s Girl

is this music? has a chat with the people behind new label Comets & Cartwheels

derosa5
26th April 2012

Edinburgh musician Ally Winford aka Greyhound Out Of Mainline has a natter with Kowalskiy

At isthismusic.com Mike Melville talks to Aidan Moffat and Found about their new Unravel colloboration

And The Scotsman’s Radar section has a chat with Martin John Henry about De Rosa and his solo stuff and that netherworld where the two meet

James Yorkston
16th April 2012

This week… Elaine O’Connor at The Scotsman’s Radar column has a chat with Quickbeam

Peenko Peenko has a natter with ‘Power-ambient Electronica’ seven-piece Machines in Heaven

There’s an audio interview with Frightened Rabbit to be found at the misstatlow blog *er, yeah, we know it should probably be in the ‘radio’ section… convergence?

And, last but definitely not least, is this music? has a good old heart-to=heart with James Yorkston

quickbeam
9th April 2012

This week… Nick at The Scotsman’s Radar column has a chat with Moffat’s Lewis Cook – aka Mother Ganga (and formerly Yahweh)

In the week of their debut single release, Peenko has a natter with Quickbeam

And Kowalskiy does that Q&A thing with Cumbernauld band Queen Jane

French Wives
2nd April 2012

Kowalskiy interviewed Day of Days about their upcoming EP:

The Scotsman’s Radar column has a chat with French Wives about their time at SXSW

twilight sad
28th March 2012

Al the press activity this week seems to come from The Scotsman:

The Twilight Sad have ‘published’ their SXSW tour diary

Lisa-Marie Ferla talks to Loch Awe (who were pretty good live the other night at the Wee Red Bar) in the Radar column

And, what appears to be an unreleased Associates track, Winter Academy, has been made available at this link (I’m sure there’s an explanation of how this has come about somewhere but I’ve lost it…)

derosa5
19th March 2012

Manic Pop Thrills have got an interview with De Rosa interview online now

And Kowalskiy interviewed Angus from The Dirty Demographic about their debut EP:

And, Radar talk to Glasgow post-rockers Redwings

malcolmmiddleton
12th March 2012

The Guardian has a piece on the Scottish accent and its relation to independence. That kind of thing. Features words from Aidan Moffat.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/mar/08/scottish-music-rock-north

Malcolm Middleton talks to The Scotsman about his new project / alter ego, Human Don’t Be Angry

Graeme Ronald aka Remember Remember has a remix album, The Mixening, coming out. He gives a track-by-track roundup of the remixers who have contributed to it with is this music?

And Kowalskiy has a chat with Galloway-based singer-songwriter Saint Max

benbutler
5th March 2012

Kowalskiy: spoke to Glasgow ‘psychobillies’ The Sea Kings about their debut EP Some Dark Matters

Manic Pop Thrills has a couple of pieces of interest – on The Bad Books, and also Andy Wood has the first of a two=parter with Vic Godard

The Scotsman’s Radar column has a chat with Edinburgh act PET.
And there’s one we missed,with Ben Butler and Mousepad

Nicola Meighan spoke to Django Django for The Herald

(she’s also got stuff on Emeli Sande and Harry Papodopolous, but we only just found out!)

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