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    The Cribs – Selling A Vibe: 22 years on, Pop punk stalwarts back with riff on their winning formula (album review)

    It’s been 22 years since The Cribs self-titled debut album dropped, in an era ...

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    Marc Bean

    Fuzz Fest Episode IV @ Leith FAB Cricket Club (review)

    Fuzz Bat Gigs’ DIY festival Fuzz Fest returned last weekend, 10th January, for three ...

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    Christopher Sneddon

    Nadya Albertsson’s ‘Half Silk Half Blade’: Sprawling, Aspirational, and Occasionally Brilliant (review)

    What would sound if an artist cross-pollinated the golden-hour music of Cleo Sol and ...

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    Serenna Zingg

    The Mary Wallopers: Glasgow Barrowland (December 2025) Irish folk-punk return to the Barras for bedlam floor-springing residency (review)

    For the third December in a row The Mary Wallopers are playing Glasgow Barrowlands ...

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    Marc Bean

    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ O2 Academy Glasgow (gig review): Celebrating ‘Howl’

    My own journey following Black Rebel Motorcycle Club began in late January 2002, when ...

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    Marc Bean

    Tinlicker: Electronic trio on new starts, new album ‘Dreams of the Machine’, AI Music, and their Glasgow 2026 gig at SWG3

    Electronic trio Tinlicker have spent over a decade building a reputation for emotionally charged ...

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    Andy Reilly

    Turning 25? Choose Divorce.

    Some bands collect fans by riding on the very fringes of what’s considered acceptable, ...

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    Serenna Zingg

    Babyshambles @ Glasgow O2 Academy: Pete the Doting Dad but Shambles Still Ensues

    It would be more than fair to say that Pete Doherty is one of ...

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    Marc Bean