Alex Cornish - No Shore

Posted in SHOFT on 9th June 2011

It's a difficult question for the musician at the grass roots, and one probably best avoided much of the time: am I in this for credibility or success? It would be interesting to speak to some of today's giants who set out as bratty NME-bothering nobodies and now stalk stadiums,...

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Miniature Dinsoaurs, French Wives, Woodenbox, White Heath - Òran Mór, Glasgow

Posted in SHOFT on 4th June 2011

I have a habit of ending up here at the wrong times - and this hastily arranged trip was no exception as I'd arranged to head back tomorrow missing a Fence show which had an almost dream line-up for me. However, I've also had a fair share of happy accidents...

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John Knox Sex Club & Over The Wall - Nice N Sleazy

Posted in SHOFT on 3rd June 2011

It had been a hot day in Glasgow and walking around the city I noticed how quickly the population here adapts to the weather. Around the city centre, Friday night after-work crowds hogged the pavements, usually the preserve of the freezing smokers exiled from the bars. Coats left at the...

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