FRETS Concerts presents this Saturday 23rd May at the Glad Cafe, Glasgow - The Countess of Fife! Fri 5th June, Strathaven Hotel - The Bathers (and special guests, Constant Follower)! July 7th (Wee Red Bar) & 13th (Cottiers Theatre), - Thrum! Tickets: www.fretsconcerts.com

It’s fox season, love this one at the bottom of the garden tonight. #foxoftheday #foxyfoxy

Mark Stewart & Gareth Sager of The Pop Group in conversation with John Robb (Nov 2019) youtu.be/KlRBJtSHAOY?... @garethsager.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social @muteuk.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @neilcooper.bsky.social

Red Cross parcel received from The Creeping Bent Organisation HQ in Strathaven… @creepingbent.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @neilcooper.bsky.social @grantmcphee.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social

The Countess of Fife will be in concert in Glasgow next Saturday 23rd May at the Glad Cafe. It’ll be a special night, Fay Fife and the gang will be launching their new album * New Phone * New Car * New Man* released on the Last Night From Glasgow label. Get your tickets now: wegottickets.com/f/16720

I am angry, I am ill and as ugly as sin… Dave Formula and Neko reimagining the Magazine song book at the Belle Angele last week, an astonishing show, full of post-punk spirit. @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social #magazine #daveformula

Sunshine on Princes Street tonight. #edinburgh #scottmonument

Loved taking part in the current edition of Oh! Brother with Paul and Steve Hanley from The Fall. Highlights include 1. Never be in a band with your brother 2. Who underestimated Scars first? And 3. What’s the difference between a good punk band and a not-so-good one? shows.acast.com/oh-brother

The postman's delievered The new #TheBluebells album, it's a cracker too! @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @itsonlyrockandroll.bsky.social @singingconductor.bsky.social @overourwall.bsky.social @urbancroft.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social

The Saints: (I’m) Stranded youtu.be/MpMwMDqOprc?... @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

The Pop Group: Where There’s a Will There’s a Way youtu.be/U3jwGfniuW8?... @garethsager.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @dubcadet.bsky.social @ndb66.bsky.social

You said something will change, we were all dressed up with somewhere to go.. Echo and the Bunnymen with birthday boy Mac played Edinburgh Odeon this week in 1981, a joyous hop through Heaven Up Here. Here’s my ticket, £2.30 bargain 🐰 @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

We are vain and we are blind, I hate people when they’re not polite… youtu.be/m816XXvO494?... @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social

Port Sulphur - @marcrileydj.bsky.social & @gidcoe.bsky.social Show Brill Session - 16 October 2024 @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @itsonlyrockandroll.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @overourwall.bsky.social @abesq.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWWs...

Jumped straight from some ska to this, because why the fuck not? One of the best songs ever to come out of Edinburgh, eh @carolinebinnie.bsky.social? #NowPlaying youtu.be/HgOpvgneYZM?...

New month, beautiful new David, still loving the alien. 📸 Steve Schapiro

Gang of Four’s Jon King talking about his brilliant memoir To Hell With Poverty this week. A fascinating evening in Edinburgh, where it all began when Fast Product released Damaged Goods. @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

I wormed my way into the start of the crowd, I was shocked to find what was allowed… Magazine played Edinburgh Astoria #otd in 1980, supported by Bauhaus and Josef K. John McGeoch and Dave Formula signed this for me, still precious. @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

If Carlsberg did 21st birthdays - Magazine, Bauhaus & Josef K at The Astoria, Edinburgh [28 April 1980] 📸 Graham MacIndoe @paulhaigmusic.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @dubcadet.bsky.social @ndb66.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social @neilcooper.bsky.social

A vast new online resource: The Velvet Underground Myth Archive: A free, publicly accessible database of hundreds of rare press clippings documenting the rise of The Velvet Underground, methodically organised month by month. Enjoy thevelvetundergroundmyth.com #thevelvetunderground

They finally turned up… youtu.be/uF7cx8VpXEo?... @wirehq.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Signs that your cat is trying to introduce Communism to your home: when she invites Vladimir Lenin round on his birthday… [A short series] @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @ndb66.bsky.social @dubcadet.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Fay Fife brings her wonderful alt.country ensemble The Countess of Fife to the The Glad Cafe on Saturday 23rd May. The concert will be the launch for the new album (New Phone New Car New Man) which will be released soon on the Last Night From Glasgow label. Tickets: wegottickets.com/f/16720

This is the day that life will surely end… The brilliant Matt Johnson in conversation at St Luke’s in Glasgow last night, brave and revealing. @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

Uh oh, don’t worry about me… Remembering beautiful Joey, 25 years after he left us. #theramones @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

Greatest Scottish Albums - Winners Episode @overourwall.bsky.social podcast - @mickpuck.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @itsonlyrockandroll.bsky.social @singingconductor.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtjU...

Very interesting podcast from @overourwall.bsky.social Greatest Scottish Albums - Malcolm Ross @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @edwyncollins.bsky.social @paulhaigmusic.bsky.social @singingconductor.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJes...

The Jesus & Mary Chain: House of Blues, New Orleans 12/03/2012 youtu.be/8PZj4YRctNI?... Poster designed by Allen Jaeger @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @themarychain.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

No set list, but managed to get Rhoda Dakar’s “Bankrobber” lyric cheat sheet and she very kindly signed it for me too! @rhodadakar.bsky.social @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Misty in Roots at the Electric Ballroom, 4 April 2026 @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @ndb66.bsky.social @dubcadet.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Acolyte: The Blue Dark Pre-order now: lostmap.bandcamp.com/album/the-bl... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Two months today, on 1 June, I'll be chatting about In Another World: The Four Seasons of Talk Talk at the beautiful Topping & Co in Edinburgh. Event info via the link; come if you can! In Another World is published by @newmodernbooks.bsky.social on 21 May. www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...

New month, beautiful new David, this time he’s getting to grips with wallpaper. 📸 Steve Schapiro

Callum Easter and his cracking band at the Glad Cafe on Saturday. A mesmerising show with huge Suicide vibes and we got to do it all again at Leith Cricket Club on Sunday. @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social

PLAY LOUD Magazine: The Light Pours Out of Me youtu.be/OFGA2HbCa0A?... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social @neilcooper.bsky.social @grantmcphee.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Billy Mackenzie (27 March 1957 – 22 January 1997) 📸 Simon Clegg youtu.be/CIBUjGk8WWc?... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @18caratbilly.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @neilcooper.bsky.social @grantmcphee.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social

The Rollercoaster tour hit Glasgow 34 years ago today, Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and Dinosaur Jr, with Blur propping up the bill. Yep, it was LOUD, here’s my ticket!! @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

Siouxsie and the Banshees played Edinburgh Tiffany’s 46 years ago today, supported by Scars. Here’s my tattered ticket, number 353, complete with typo. @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @scoorieboy.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

Wire: Practice Makes Perfect (live on Szene, 11 March 1978) youtu.be/Ao4Tav1rJFM @wirehq.bsky.social @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Delighted to announce that In Another World: The Four Seasons of Talk Talk, is coming on May 21, 2026, published by the fabulous @newmodernbooks.bsky.social. There’s a lot of love in this one. Pre-orders: Resident: tinyurl.com/mrxrpsuh Rough Trade: tinyurl.com/28v3tda4 A: tinyurl.com/3sz3scf4

The Pop Group: We Are All Prostitutes youtu.be/JnfKcZhbF_k?... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @garethsager.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

BIG ISSUE: 50 Years of Punk celebration edition www.bigissueshop.com/product/issu... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @bigissue.com @theclash.com @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Lonely in a crowded room, the radio plays out of tune… The Psychedelic Furs played Edinburgh Tiffany’s 46 years ago today, here’s my ticket and their setlist. Josef K supported and I bought this very pink badge! @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

Born on this day in 1942. John Cale - the greatest living Welshman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 His classic "Paris 1919" is one of my all time favourite albums 🎶 #musicsky #albumalmanac @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

The Fire Engines signing (or, in Hendo’s case, stamping) copies of Chrome Dawns (2024)… youtu.be/As_vu0_5iVs?... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social

John Alexander McGeoch (25 August 1955 – 4 March 2004) youtu.be/6DI9LoylFqY?... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Ari Up of The Slits at The Astoria, Edinburgh (24 September 1979) Also on the bill: Prince Hammer & Creation Rebel and Don Cherry & Happy House youtu.be/brtGLeNR12g?... 📸 Ronnie McGuigan @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @onusound.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Land Surveyor at the Glad Cafe last night, what a joy to see Paul Haig and Malcolm Ross back on stage together, sounding wonderful. @paulhaigmusic.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @birmingham81.bsky.social

New month, spacey new David on St David’s Day. 📸 Steve Schapiro