IT'S A HIT!

NOT EVEN TWO MONTHS AWAY

41 YEAR OLD HIDDEN TRACK BECOMES DIGITAL "SINGLE"

RIP - Verónica Echegui

AMY BOOK 2 - COMING SOON! YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!

BLEAK SQUAD - AUSTRALIA KEEPS 'EM COMING!

THE ART FEIN MEMORIAL

ANOTHER CUT FROM THE LL ALBUM...

NOT LONG NOW UNTIL THE LOOSE LIPS ALBUM ON DIG! RECORDS

Starts Tonight in Monobrow Territory, Glasgow Tomorrow...

 

COMING SEPTEMBER 19th - SECURE YOUR COPY BY CLICKING ON THE ALBUM COVER!

 

MADTOON TUNE!

FROM THE FORTHCOMING ELPEE...

Squeeze it man... RIP - FLACO JIMÉNEZ

IT'S A HIT!

RIP - ART FEIN

RIP - OZZY OSBOURNE

I had decided to sit this one out but my friend Don called me on it.

Then I thought about this. A fitting tribute methinks.

RIP - GEORGE KOOYMANS

RIP - CONNIE FRANCIS

RIP - DAVE COUSINS

NO SUBTITLES BUT WORTHY OF YOUR ATTENTION!

Sonido Malasaña

LATEST ON THE LIPS

AS HEARD ON SHIFTY

SONGS I DISCOVERED IN NORWAY 2 - THIS ONE IS SWEDISH!

THE FIRST RELEASE BY DEAR JOANNE

RIP - DEREK HARRIS

Just found out about this via Joly MacFie. I'd knew for 40+ years. Think the last time I saw him and Saaya was when I was down "The London" for The Stooges/Suicide shows. They had just made the Iggy jacket repro available. I had no idea he had health issues. We had some adventures in those LOTC years and beyond. Condolences to Sayaa, his friends and family.

Photo from Lewis Leathers Facebook post.

SONGS I DISCOVERED IN NORWAY 1

RIP - BRIAN WILSON

14 YEARS AGO TODAY, THIS HAPPENED...

THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE ALBUM...

NEW KID (GULLIVER)!

IVORY BLACK'S IN GLASGOW ON JUNE 10th

RIP - RICK DERRINGER (I DON"T THINK I KNEW HE PLAYED GUITAR ON THIS)

FUNTASTIC XX (Click image for details)

THIS LOOKS LIKE A HOOT!

AS HEARD ON EL SOTANO JOEY BIRTHDAY BASH!

THE FLYING DUCK, GLASGOW JULY 19th...

INIGO TURNED THIS ONE UP...

RIP - Iñaki Glutamato Fernández

RIP - JAMES BAKER

REDD KROSS BACK IN GLASGOW AT LAST!

 

ANNIKA'S LATEST COLLABORATION

RIP - DAVID THOMAS (CROCUS BEHEMOTH)

BACK... IN AUGUST!

 

RIP - CLEM BURKE

DOWN ON CALLE PEZ - MUSIC BY BEN VAUGHN

MAGUI-TASTIC!

RESPECT THE ROCK!

SPANISH EDITION COMING VERY SOON (CLICK IMAGE)

 

RIP - LARRY TAMBLYN

NEVER SAW THIS BEFORE!

NIÑOS BRAVOS DO NINO BRAVO - A HIT ON VANANA RECORDS

THE COUNT IN PARIS LAST WEEK!

RIP - LEANNE COWIE (CHOCK)

FIRST GENERATION COPY OF THIS CLASSIC VIDEO!

FRANCIS MACDONALD ART EXHIBIT IN FIFE - COMING THIS APRIL

 

ONCE UPON A TIME IN CROYDON...

FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE END TIMES

BASED ON A TRUE STORY

SUPPORTED THE COURETTES IN SF LAST NIGHT. DON CICCONE APPROVED!

SIGNIFICANT ULTRA

NOT DIRECTED BY GERRY ANDERSON...

THE BEST TEENAGE FANCLUB SONG THAT THE BELLSHILL CREW NEVER WROTE...

RIP - BRIAN JAMES

RIP - MARK PAWSON

 I just found out that Mark left the theatre at the weekend.

He was a great supporter if NBT over the years.

This was his thing...

RIP - DAVID JOHANSEN

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!

RARE EARTH IN THE NEWS!

IT'S A HIT!

BEN VAUGHN PLAYS JOHN HERALD

THE KIDS (FROM MADRID) ARE ALRIGHT!

GNOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS... Thanks to Colin Duff for the link

MURAT'S SOLO DEBUT... COMING ON FOLC RECORDS

COMING UP IN MARCH IF YOU'RE IN OR AROUND "THE LONDON"! CLICK ON POSTER!

 

HIPPFEST 15 - TICKETS ON SALE NOW. CLICK IMAGE FOR SITE!

 

COMING UP IN NOVEMBER... NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE GLESGA VENUE

 

RIP - SAL MAIDA (Bass on this)

FEBRUARY ALREADY!

As reported recently, the viewing numbers and investigation suggests these are not real eyes and ears. In addition, the countries that these visitors seem to be coming from is suspect to say the least. I'm going to keep it going for now but I'm already peeved with the Interweb to the extent that it wouldn't take much for me to pull the plug. Talking about this yesterday, I don't want to saddle anybody with this or any other aspect of my digital footprint so I'll be taking steps (boom boom!) to facilitate any such lights going out when mine do. 

GINEBRAS ON SPANISH NATIONAL TV!

MIRIAM LINNA and HOWARD THOMPSON with KEVIN PATRICK on a SO MANY RECORDS, SO LITTLE TIME WPKN SPECIAL!

AVAILABLE UNTIL 

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14th...

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RIP - MARIANNE FAITHFULL

THREE MILLION VISITS AND COUNTING.

The NBT blog crashed the 3m barrier while I was MIA according to the stats. It hasn't manifested an upsurge in sales for the stuff that’s plugged there so I'm a tad sceptical but anyway... Thanks to those that drop by that don't identify as "bot".

REBECA'S LAS JENNYS DOC. NO SUBTITLES. LET THE PICTURES CONVEY THE MESSAGE.

TWO DECADES OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST PUNK ROCK STRAMASH!

 

TRAVO RAMA FA FA FA!

 DAVID LYNCH TRIBUTE

RIP DAVID LYNCH

READ ALL ABOUT 'EM!

The Dahlmanns: Making Beautiful Music Together by S.W. Lauden

GUEST POST: Josh Rutledge

Read on Substack

AS HEARD ON SO MANY RECORDS, SO LITTLE TIME with KEVIN PATRICK (WPKN)

THE PHOBICS - ENGLANDSHIRE'S FINEST EXPONENTS OF PUNK ROCK PRODUCE!

The ‘25 snuck in on a whimper and there’s plenty to whine about. ‘owever, as the BBC punts Poundshop Adolf as the Batman Villain’s bitch’s bitch, I received the new album by The Phobics. Englandshire’s finest exponents of the punk rock racket. Gimme Cyanide is out now on Belfast label, Time To Be Proud. Hear/buy it here.

 

THE HAYLEY MARY CONTROVERSY

One of my favourite artists of recent times explains the malarkey that she found herself in last year. Smart and articulate. Like her music.

THE ORIGINAL TRIBUTE EVENT IS BACK - FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY!

 

GLASGOW DETAILS

LEITH DETAILS

A NEW "NEW YEAR" SONG!

Fiveteen Things from Twenty Twenty Four (not including hours to go)

I don’t write much here anymore but an effort to post most days this month has been made. Looked at the ‘stats, there’s been an (alleged) 60,000 plus visits during December. Don’t think that’s translated into landslide sales for any of the artists but one never knows who is looking or listening. Here’s a wee resumé of the past 12 months. In alphabetical order (natch)... 

Coco Bar/Coco Cocido 

During Wurlifest, the chance to get locals and visitors came together at my other home away from home. Coco Bar is my Number One spot to eat in MadToon and the place you can have Tinto de Verano all year round with the best nachos you’ll experience anywhere. I also reckon the pastrami is better than I ever had it in the US of A. I’ll take any truth test you want me to. 

(The Soul of The Fabulous) Courettes 

(Damaged Goods) 

Never got a chance to do anything when the record came out because I was travelling. There was ubiquitous press which was good because anybody that hangs around here is aware of what is going on with the band. The record itself is a giant leap forward out of the garage and into Mark Ronson type territory. It’s not out with the bounds of reason that the vast legions of Amy Winehouse fans might be about to discover their new favourite band. The blueprint is intact but the wall of sound is five dimensional as opposed to your standard 3. They’re already gearing up to yet again take the show to every corner of the world during the course of the impending annum. 

The Dahlmanns 

The kids came out of retirement and released an EP (Lucky) on Snap Records. They also played their first show in almost 7 years at Wurlitzer on the Saturday night of the 18th Birthday Celebrations and it was emotional with many of the gang were in attendance. The good news is that there will be more recording and more shows including Moss Rock City on June 14th 2025. 

The Dictators 

First new record by the new format. You likely have it but if you don’t then rectify that. Now the band is back together, I hope they’ll make it back over the pond. 

The Fleshtones 

A funny thing happened on the way to the Roundhouse. The Super rockers found themselves on a bill with The Damned that blazed across Plague Island. They found themselves back in Glasgow after an absence of 41+ years. It was great to have them here for a few hours. 

Ginebras Madrid Madrid Madrid/Mahou/El Sol 

Four of my very favourite things. The band most likely to dominate the world covered the Agustín Lara standard on behalf of beer brand Mahou. A masterstroke with a great video for good measure that will hopefully come out as a seven inch single one day. Jeroen and I saw them in the best place to see a band I’ve ever darkened the door of. El Sol in the city the song celebrates. 

Loose Lips 

A punk rock power trio of no minor proportions that could equally be labelled a “super group” under current criteria for such a tag One Prize (Nadine), an Unknown, onetime Chat (Josh) and one of the Chubby crew (Ethan). I can’t keep up with their multiple combos but I try. The EP is available as a record from the FOLC imprint, thereby rubberstamping the trademark of quality. 

This Is Memorial Device 

David Keenan’s book became bigger than anyone expected it could. An album of music that might be what the Airdrie post punk canon might have sounded came out and the one man performance based upon it did a victory lap. Most importantly, Alicia visited to catch one of those performances at The Tron. 

The Morells 

Who’da thunk there was a follow up to Shake and Push lurking in the vaults but somehow the stars aligned and Jerker Emanuelson was able to release a CD of this material that sold out in quick time. He’s prepared to do another run so if you missed it then sign up so that you’re not disappointed a second time. 

Annika Norlin/Jonas Teglund 

"En Tid Att Riva Sönder" is probably my most played album of the past year. It doesn’t tidily fit into any pigeonhole and I imagine that the fact that it’s in Swedish might reduce listenability in some quarters. I can’t help you with that but urge that you at least investigate this. And of course Annika’s back catalogue. She has a novel (The Colony) coming out (in English) from Scribe UK books this coming March. 

Redd Kross 

At one point I thought my path would not pass the return of the Kross but the good grace of Saskia (Lightnin’) Holling conjured up a couple of tickets that she and Russ couldn’t use for The Cumberland Arms in Newcastle. The place itself holds less than a hundred and it was rammed. Incredible to think you can see a combo of this stature in such a tiny place. The MacDonalds got the hits and they clobbered us with them one after another. Their book with Dan Epstein, Now You’re One Of Us is worthy of your time. Look forward to the documentary too. 

Amy Rigby 

Amy released her Hang In There With Me album on Tapete and a week after she and Eric moved back to Blighty, she was in Glasgow and Edinburgh for the first time post-plague. The Doublet show in Glasgow was especially seismic and when she did Don’t Ever Change, she reminded us that Scotland was the first place she played that song in Aberdeen. It was 2001, one month after 9/11. This song should enjoy “From A Distance” status. 

Rowdy 

I’ve slightly edited their bandcamp bumf here. “Seasoned rockers dealing a heavy dose of song-forward classic garage punk that sounds like a mixed bag of Joan Jett singing for Teengenerate and Roky Erikson and The Aliens covering Oblivians songs”. Give ‘em a birl. 

D. Clinton Thompson 

An album, Donnie’s Mood, sneaked out under my radar but Jerker had his finger on the pulse. Some of us want to get this guy and Joe Terry to Spain to experience the joy of being in a room with them in the company of a crowd that deserves such an honour. I’ll keep you posted. Meanwhile, get into the mood. 

Ben Vaughn 

I was blessed to be able to take a wee tour with Ben and Francisco (Santelices). We hit up Santander, León and Ourense for solo acoustic shows, meeting people I’d known for lives in real life. I met the person that I’d sold some Human Switchboard records some years ago and was introduced to León-style morcilla.

A MESSAGE FROM MIRIAM, SHE'S HEADING FOR LONDON (ENGLANDSHIRE)

Hey Metrobolists,

I'll be in London for a week with John Mendelssohn and Paul Gorman on a wee press junket for the latest Kicks books-and-fragrance. We have a shindig at the Century Club and two book shop dates immediately following. Watch for a newsflash this week as we prepare for lift off. It's our privilege to bring this small book with fragrant trimmings to you as a memento / souvenir of John's day with David Bowie in 1971 when DB was on his first visit to the states, wearing a man-dress and tossing his locks during a cross-country press junket for his new footlong The Man Who Sold The World, which was a queen-size flop Stateside. 1971 was pivotal for DB (weren't they all). Following the release and said hype of TMWSTW came the recording and release of Hunky Dory and by December, he had shorn and dyed the locks to become Ziggy Stardust. Our righteous little tome celebrates one small spot in time when man met dress and another man met the man in a dress and snapped a roll of film that has remained largely unseen for 64 years. The London junket (including photo show) runs January 23-27 followed on January 31, back in the States by a WPKN mega chat with Trident's Howard Thompson and Bowie collector king Kevin Patrick at the hallowed halls of WPKN - with record party and photo exhibition to follow. Details erupt soon. Working on an NYC location so we are calling in ye troops for a gangbuster blast. Incidentally, the book shindigs are tailgated by an exact replica of the legendary Mr Fish "Man-Dress"! We tried (unsuccessfully) to license a one sided flexidisc - a dynamite '71 demo titled Miss Peculiar but the title also leans toward the logo of Mr Fish's designs, and the line from Space Oddity circa 1969. Oh, and yes, Kicks Books is the only publisher in history to produce a book-and-fragrance line. The fragrance of Peculiar is a unisex dose of old school English lavender. Of course.

x miriam

SOME GOOD ADVICE FOR THE SEASON!

I WAS REMINDED OF THIS YESTERDAY SO I THOUGHT, WHY NOT?

VIBEKE DOES MARIAH!

FESTIVE AF!

"HERE"S HAL'S TOMS HEADED BACK TO THE CODA"...

 RICH STIM sitting in for HT on PURE over at WPKN. It'll be archived until January 3rd so head on over there before then.

FINALLY... A GROOVY NEW SEASONAL TUNE FROM FAMILIAR NAMES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD!