Paul Haig: Dublin Street, Edinburgh (circa 1990) 📸 Innes Reekie youtu.be/qRyT0pZAXSE?... @paulhaigmusic.bsky.social @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Foxy’s back in the garden tonight, a bit older, still beautiful.

I’m not like everybody else… The Damned on stage in Manchester this time last week, an emotional tribute to the late Brian James. @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social #thedamned

We’re back on the road again in October doing something we’ve never done before, playing our albums Sextet and Force in full. Tickets go on sale on Friday 6 Feb at 10am www.acrmcr.com/shows/

Vambo left the building on this day in 1982. youtu.be/4PMCgDTXwu4?... 📸 Michael Putland @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @brucerisk.bsky.social @dubcadet.bsky.social @ndb66.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social

New month, beautiful new David, only two days late. 📸 Steve Schapiro

Remembering Arthur "Killer" Kane on his birthday. This very moving film about the remarkable life of the New York Dolls bassist is one of the greatest music documentaries youtu.be/a7oHhHGzf3w

Friends Again in Glasgow last night, what a glorious return after 40 years, so much love in the room for them. @jamthrawn.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social #friendsagain

Muriel’s birthday: February 1st.

The Only Ones: Another Girl, Another Planet youtu.be/ilDD5SeHxXE?... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Waiting for The Damned in Manchester… #thedamned #notlikeanybodyelse

TOM VERLAINE - died on this day in 2023 youtu.be/xtyXh80CA8g?... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Sly Dunbar RIP 📸Chris Cuffaro @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @dubcadet.bsky.social @ndb66.bsky.social

When I’ve nothing to do I think about you, all about you, it makes me blue… Day eight of great Scottish records and here’s a bonus one, Scars with Author! Author! #burnscountdown #scars @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

Decadence and pleasure towns, tragedies, luxuries, statues, parks and galleries… Empires and Dance on day seven of spectacular Scottish records, see you on the dancefloor! #burnscountdown #simpleminds @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

I’ll have a shower, then phone my brother up… Day five of superb Scottish records, remembering beautiful Billy on a sad anniversary 🖤 #burnscountdown #billymackenzie @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

Voice of an angel. Billy left the building 28 years ago today 📸 Eugene Adebari youtu.be/A2wtJCDzVu0?... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @neilcooper.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social @grantmcphee.bsky.social

So much Treasure… Day four of special Scottish records and it’s the Cocteau Twins with the incredible ethereal voice of Elizabeth Fraser. #burnscountdown #cocteautwins @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

Listen to the girl as she takes on half the world… Day three of great Scottish records and it’s Psychocandy, still ripping up the rule book 40 years on. #burnscountdown #Psychocandy

It may be my imagination, and of course I’m prone to exaggeration… Day two of superb Scottish records and it’s The Orange Juice, produced by the mighty Dennis Bovell, with a nod to the Underground in the title. #burnscountdown #edwyncollins @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

Nobody Had Heard Anything Like It Before! Or Had They? The Velvet Underground Myth. grantmcphee.substack.com/p/the-velvet...

Get up and use me… Counting down to Burns night with some spectacular Scottish records. First up’s the mighty Fire Engines with Lubricate Your Living Room. #burnscountdown #fireengines @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

His shed, his shed, his shed… youtu.be/Yy9h2q_dr9k?... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Land Surveyor in session from Glasgow [BBC Radio 6 Music, 14/01/2026] www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @marcrileydj.bsky.social @paulhaigmusic.bsky.social @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

On this day in 1903, Barbara Hepworth was born. A pioneer of modern sculpture, she reshaped British art with her abstract forms exploring space, landscape and the human body. #OnThisDay #BarbaraHepworth #WomensArt

@northernpundit.bsky.social Happy New Year Oliver, can you let me know if you’re up for the first Indie Cup of 2026? It’ll kick off on 26th January, Simon will send guidelines to participants.

I got to know @davidbowiereal.bsky.social a little. The man who changed my life on the 15th June 1972. David recorded a msg for the last R1 show @markradcliffe.bsky.social & I did in 2004. So honoured. Imagine then finding out his script for it is in the V+A. 💥 Thanks @julianstockton.bsky.social ❤️

David Bowie: Glasgow Apollo (June 1978) 📸 Harry Papadopoulos youtu.be/WSQHFUe6Y5s?... @davidbowiereal.bsky.social @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social

Ivor Cutler: Life in a Scotch Sitting Room youtu.be/uwNcxd9Jf9I?... @hamishhawk.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social

Opening tonight's episode of UNAMERICAN BROADCASTING - only on strangerradio.mixlr.com KRAFTWERK | MARK STEWART | SIMPLE MINDS | DAVID SYLVIAN @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @ndb66.bsky.social @dubcadet.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

First cinema visit of 2026, the brilliant Blue Velvet in its 40th anniversary year. Much Lynchian weirdness and Dennis Hopper is still terrifying! #bluevelvet #davidlynch

Remembering the great Philip Lynott, who died 40 years ago today, aged just 36. This archive piece from the Guardian is an attempt to measure his considerable reach as a songwriter, recording artist and performer in just 10 tracks: www.theguardian.com/music/musicb...

Incredible skies over the city tonight, here’s to a brilliant and bold new year. #edinburgh @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

‘New Rose by The Damned is often said to be the first punk single, but Ubu’s debut preceded that by almost a year, and the first releases by Joy Division, Wire, Magazine and PiL by considerably more than that' Remembering Those We Lost In 2025: David Thomas of #PereUbu buff.ly/JzGyvR9

Jim Reid: 64 years old today 📸 Mike Hunt (Roundhouse, London - 29 March 2024) @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @themarychain.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Come on, dream on, dream baby dream… Suicide, released 48 years ago today, Alan Vega and Martin Rev sending sounds out to the future. @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

The Rezillos: The Old Grey Whistle Test (26/09/1978) youtu.be/DjM_uXecZoU?... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @grantmcphee.bsky.social @neilcooper.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social

Back in business. Feb 2026 🎟️ www.thenightingales.org.uk/live

Let me be your eyes, a hand in the darkness so you won’t be afraid… Sounds from the Underground on day 24. 🎄Merry Christmas everyone🎄 #adventsingles #velvetunderground

Christmas Eve indulgence at Filmhouse this afternoon with the sparking new 75th anniversary print of Sunset Boulevard. Here’s Norma in the foyer, ready for her close up! #sunsetboulevard #normadesmond

Early evening drinks in a famous location.

All the power’s in the hands of people rich enough to buy it… Day 22, White Riot for Joe, 23 years after he left us. #joestrummer #theclash @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

Joe Strummer: 21/08/1952 to 22/12/2002 📸 Gavin Evans/Iconic Images (1989) youtu.be/hCt0aA7RDH4?... @theclash.com @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Have you heard it on the news,about this fascist groove thang… Day 21 and it’s Heaven 17, almost self selecting. #adventsingles #heaven17 @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

No rocket required 🚀 The mighty Moonlandingz spinning Sheffield on its axis earlier this week. My fourth time this year, what a wild intergalactic trip 💥 @themoonlandingz.bsky.social #moonlandingz

Aztec Camera ~ Walk Out To Winter (Rough Trade 45, 1983) #NowPlaying #WinterVibes youtu.be/ClmBM_PJQ_o via @YouTube

Don’t believe them, don’t believe them, don’t be bitten twice… Day 20, it’s time for Belfast’s finest, Stiff Little Fingers and suss, suss, suss, Suspect Device. #adventsingles #stifflittlefingers

Barry Adamson: Steal Away EP (2022) youtu.be/OCm2uQQW6co?... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social

The best things in life are free, but you can give them to the birds and the bees… Day 19 and the Lizards are flying! #adventsingles #flyinglizards @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

Remembering Tracy Pew. 🖤 Born #otd 19/12/57 📷 Peter Anderson.