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Being contrary sorts, while everyone else is Twittering away 20 times a day we prefer to post occasional but quite long blogs. They’re usually written by Andrew, who, believe it or not, spends most of his days writing for money.

Seven YouTube clips not featuring Susan Boyle

Sunday, May 03, 2009

This week, some YouTube clips featuring Scottish people we know who are quietly getting on with doing really interesting creative things for a small but appreciative audience…

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Posted by Andrew on 05/03 at 10:00 AM
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Twelve years of misery

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Sometimes I sort of wish Camera Obscura would cheer up. But would their songs be as good if they did?

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Posted by Andrew on 04/26 at 10:00 AM
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Once and for all we’re gonna wait for Godot, on a quad bike

Sunday, April 19, 2009

A bunch of precocious teenagers staging a near riot. Two old tramps doing nothing, twice. Compare and contrast…

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Posted by Andrew on 04/19 at 10:00 AM
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A good Eg

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Pop quiz time. What do Adele and Will Young have in common?

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An alien made my new favourite album

Sunday, April 05, 2009

With her bone china skin and enormous yet oddly blank saucer eyes, St Vincent looks like an extra terrestrial hazarding a guess at how a human pop star might behave…

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Posted by Andrew on 04/05 at 05:35 PM
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Blackface vs drag

Sunday, March 29, 2009

What exactly is the difference between blackface and drag? If you think blackface is offensive to black people, do you not also need to argue that drag is offensive to women?

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Posted by Andrew on 03/29 at 01:00 PM
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Lots of fun Instal

Sunday, March 15, 2009

The Instal and Kill Your Timid Notion festivals are a national treasure, and aren’t shouted about often enough…

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Posted by Andrew on 03/15 at 06:00 PM
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Little Boots, Ladyhawke, La Roux, la la la…

Sunday, March 08, 2009

Having grown up on the Pet Shop Boys, OMD, New Order, the Human League, Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode, I couldn’t be happier about the current ubiquity of electronic pop.

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Posted by Andrew on 03/08 at 03:19 PM
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Ten essential Edinburgh bands (not including us)

Sunday, March 01, 2009

I’m struggling to keep track of the number of new Edinburgh bands starting up from week to week…

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Posted by Andrew on 03/01 at 01:58 PM
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We’re all doomed, again

Sunday, February 22, 2009

The world is going to end just three years from now…

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Posted by Andrew on 02/22 at 08:40 PM
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