I was having a chat with someone last night. He then began to wax lyrical about an album by a band that I’d never heard of whose music heralded the era of The Band. He loved it so much he said it had never been off the turntable. We shared a moment. I know how […]

There’s two things about music which I refrain from: the video and the interview. For that reason I probably couldn’t tell if I ran into someone who’s music I’ve played and loved. I’ve no idea what Sigur Ros or Damien Rice look like. I only saw a picture (not on the artwork) of Scott Matthews […]

Thanks for all your thoughts on gigs. Clearly touched some kind of nerve there. I take some of your points about pricing……I must admit I feel I have served my rock n roll dues long enough to allow myself a guest list place. The other main reason for not buying tickets is simple: No sooner […]

OK…this is going to prove controversial so have your righteous indignation at the ready. For quite a long time I haven’t really liked going to rock festivals. In all honesty I haven’t really haven’t liked going to any kind of gigs at all.
I thought about this as I watched these poor deluded thousands who convinced […]

This week in Scotland is National Refugee week. The theme is, Different Pasts, Shared Future. It’s a good title. People now live in Scotland who have come away from some horrible situations. Many are happy just to be alive and many more have left close friends and relatives who are still struggling to get themselves […]

One of my old pals Jacqui wrote to me via the show yesterday. She suggested we play some Henry Thomas. Pleasing Jacqui and playing Henry Thomas is pushing at an open door with me.
I met a guy many years ago who told me the story of Henry Thomas. It seems that, well after he’d recorded […]

Uh-huh. What is that? ‘Thanks very much,’ you say ‘Uh- huh,’ comes back the response.
You haven’t had it? Then you’ve have never been to the wonderful country that Borat calls U S and A. Because when in America you say, ‘There you go’ or ‘After you’ they will give you a […]

I noticed on our website that there was a rumour that Deacon Blue played at a big football wedding. Good story - but untrue. I was, as it happens, hanging with a footballer….but that’s another story.
I know where this story came from though. There was some discussion about this happening at one point so perhaps […]

We’ve been getting some very nice mails from Nancy in Phoenix, Arizona. It sounds hot over there! Glasgow had a wee spell of summer over the last weekend and it felt great. Hey don’t get us wrong Nancy, I’m not talking 90 degrees, maybe 75 if we’re lucky, but warm enough for the Glaswegians who […]

I know this may not be obvious from my ham-fisted attempts at being a DJ but……I love the radio. By that I mean all radio.
I have often bored one of my good pals who works in the upper echelons of the broadcasting world on my love of the radio. I usually say that there is […]