“A Game of Chess is much like a sword fight, you must think first before you move” begins the Wu Tang classic ‘The Mystery of Chess Boxing’; however, this ideology seems somewhat at odds with the water tight flow of GZA’s ‘Liquid Swords’ showcase.
The legendary MC arrives on stage around half an hour late to [...]

It’s not a first trip to the pages of Glasgow Podcart for Stylusboy, aka Coventry based musician Steve Jones. Back towards the end of last year we reviewed his excellent Lost Pictures EP and since then Stylusboy has been on a tour with a difference. Rather than play the usual venues and have people come along to see him, Stylusboy flipped the entire thing [...]

Nothing can sometimes quite replicate the excitement when you hear a particular song for the first time. This Many Boyfriends glorious hit ‘Starling’ first play was like discovering that you have a Reese’s peanut butter cup left.

I obviously don’t want to describe this farcically, but I got bloody excited! ‘Starling’ is full of charisma, it [...]

An album released on tape you say? Yes please. After being reminded by my better half that my daft wee stereo has a cassette player I’m all for more releases on tape. This latest one is from Randolph’s Leap and represents a return for Peenko Records. Yes, it’s that Peenko. Not content with working 25 [...]

Ahoy there and welcome to the first of our new ‘I’m With’ feature, where we’ll be pushing some of our favourite and, in our opinion, underrated artists into the spotlight for all to see, hear and taste if you make it along to their live experience. The first one was especially selected by my own [...]

There’s a nice feeling when you head off into the night seeking a venue you’ve never been to before, let alone heard of. The excitement level is raised somewhat when the headliner is The Twilight Sad, who have kindly arranged a tour warm up about twenty minutes drive from your front door.
No big deal to [...]

It is the 4th year of the Glasgow Music and Film Festival which will showcase a phenomenal programme of events that celebrate that special and sometimes essential marrying of film and music.
The festival will run February 16 – 26 and has been a focal point over the years; it grows each year and has become [...]

I’ve probably been at Electric Circus more during 2011 than any other venue in Scotland, so it’s probably fitting I begin my gig journey here in 2012. It’s pretty good fayre on offer this evening, which is being hosted by none other than Vic Galloway.  Local band Vasquez are joined by Glasgow based stars in [...]