A bit of Burns before heading off to the scratcher courtesy of @jamesyorkston.bsky.social Yorkston/Thorne/Khan

🇺🇸 Take a look at this, even if for no other reason than just for some ideas of how to communicate an idea with power-

Now showing at the SSA Annual Exhibition. RSA Upper Galleries, Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL 🗓️ Sunday 11 January – Wednesday 4 February 2026 🕘 Opening Hours: Monday–Sunday, 10am–5pm 🎟️ £5 entry | £4 concession | Free for under 16s and SSA Members | Free entry for all on Mondays

RIP Steve Cropper - such sad news. Here's a playlist of some classic Stax tunes that he co-wrote and performed on, featuring Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, Wendy Rene, Don Covay... ▶️🎸 open.spotify.com/playlist/7qH...

The decision from BBC Scotland to axe so many of its essential long-standing music shows - Billy Sloan // Roddy Hart // Iain Anderson - is shocking and truly devastating for listeners and creators alike. What the fuck are they thinking? I’m completely gobsmacked. Tell your friends. Kick off. NOW

@cerysmatthews.bsky.social Didn't Annie Lennox say that Sweet Dreams are made of cheese?

My Mothers Hands, charcoal pencil and conté crayon on gessoed panel, 30.5 cm X 22.9 cm, 2025 #drawing #contemporarydrawings

Martin Stephenson and the Daintees wonderful 40th anniversary version of Boat To Bolivia and their new album Cuckoos. Great surprise to find a bonus drawing by the man himself in the post. You won't get that on Spotify.

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My first two singles. One Better Day by Madness and Robin (The Hooded Man) by Clannad. Bought on the same day from John Menzies in Clydebank in June 1984.

Been thinking about this for a while, so fuck it, here goes. I am starting an online radio station thing that will have music playlisted, and I am looking for submissions and will probably reach out as well, but if you're interested, check out the link below. forms.gle/rSSCZfywZmSv...

Amazing news

@tomrobinson.com Great to hear you back on the wireless Tom. Especially when you are playing Neil Young

John Maclean (1879–1923), socialist & Red Clydesider, was born #OTD, 24 August Listen to Hamish Henderson’s “The John Maclean March”, sung by Dick Gaughan (1972) ✊ www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uAs...

Genius

The youngsters out at the botanics today in support of the school librarians. Please sign and share www.change.org/p/save-our-s...

The Cupboards Are Bare But The Streets Are Paved With Gold, oil on linen, 81.2cm x 61.2cm, 2025

@tomrobinson.com Happy Birthday Tom! Great final Now Playing show tonight. All the best.

Hells Librarians🔥 #LibrarySky #ReadToLive

Today's working from home selection

I went out yesterday with the intention of getting a new pair of trainers but came home with this classic by @tomrobinson.com instead. It reminded me of when my big sister kindly gave me 20 pounds 40 years ago to get new shoes and I returned with Queen's Greatest Hits. Old habits die hard.

@cerysmatthews.bsky.social Surf Song by James Yorkston please

@cerysmatthews.bsky.social Morning Cerys, any Eels on the playlist this morning?

Today's working from home selection @ezrafurman.bsky.social @joemcalinden.bsky.social @bmxbanditsduglas.bsky.social

Took the model (not the furry one) through to Edinburgh yesterday to see her portrait at the 199th Annual Exhibition @royalscottishacad.bsky.social The exhibition runs until the 8th of June. Catch it if you can.

Morning traffic

The excitement is building in the Gillan/Richardson ahead of my wife's appearance on Antiques Roadshow tonight

Does anyone else remember Mr Horatio Knibbles?

🗓️ April 14 #calendarsong 🎶 And the great boat sank/ And the Okies fled/ And the Great Emancipator took a bullet in the head #GillianWelch open.spotify.com/track/1gCjLz...

Your request @platinummind.bsky.social ?

So only 4 hours or so remain to ensure @constantfollower.bsky.social get the highest second week chart position ever by an LNFG artist. Can they take the physical number 1 spot ...... well it's lovely to dream innit ? 'mon in and buy an album shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com/products/con...?

Spring! Always topical

We've added a couple of new dates to our tour - Woodside Halls on 2 May and Dunoon on 28 June. Ticket details coming soon - pass it on!

Today's arrival @theanchoress.bsky.social , Sister John and Peter Capaldi All shipping soon - use our Birthday Code B2G2F to buy 4 if our releases and pay for only 2 Shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com

Woman With A Bobble Hat, oil on linen, 61.2cm x 46cm, 2025.

Looking forward to seeing this pair again.

A real treat seeing the @johnmaherphoto.bsky.social exhibition "A Teenage Buzzcock In New York" on the way to my studio today. Catch it if you can. Open now at T103 in Glasgow.

Any fellow musicians have good contacts for bookers in the independent music venues of Britain? Emerging from my cave with a new record this year and want to play.

@cerysmatthews.bsky.social Ah, Willie Watson. His Celtic Connections gig at Cottiers in Glasgow was incredible. One of the best

@cerysmatthews.bsky.social Levon knows the proper name of the Gulf

Recommended @bandcamp.com Friday purchase. Well & Sea (Cornish Folklore) by @davidajaycock.bsky.social , 10" lathe cut, Sonidopolifonico Records, 2025. @sonidopolifonico.bsky.social A thing of beauty.

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