Glasgowmusic newsletter 011211

How are things?

Cannot believe its December already! Whats Santa bringing you this year?

Please feel free to pass over your Christmas, Hogmanay and festive gig plans for the next newsletter!

It is quite an exciting period of change at the moment in terms of www.glasgowmusic.co.uk. I am delighted to welcome back Susan Ford who will be taking control of the reviews and features section. Stewart is redeveloping the site and is about to go through a redesign (hopefully) and I will be welcoming in a photo contributor too, to make sure photos of lots of gigs are uploaded to the site. Expect a few more features over the coming weeks too.


STAIRWAY

Coming up on the 10th of December there is a www.glasgowmusic.co.uk presents show with
FINDING ALBERT
SEED
ROUGH DIAMOND

Tickets are £5 on the door and its quite the lineup!

RADIO 1

I am on BBC RADIO 1 INTRODUCING with ALLY MCCRAE in the A&R Zone once a month. You can listen again at: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x592r




www.glasgowmusic.co.uk presents…..

AGENCY at www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/Representing



DETOUR EXPOSED / VOTE VOLTERGEIST / FEMALE BAND MEMBERS SOUGHT / REMEMBER REMEMBER / THE BIG STOOSHIE / KOBI ONYAME TUTS / VOTE MECHANICAL SMILE / DJ YODA FOR FREE / SALO NEW EP / DEADLY WINTERS EP

***If you have any news stories/giveaways/etc you would like added to next weeks newsletter please email them to (also feedback on the newsletter is much appreciated!) [email protected] Please mention if you saw anything in the newsletter please


www.glasgowmusic.co.uk REVIEWS + FEATURES

Check out the latest reviews on the website
www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/Reviews-0-10



DJ NIGHTS

www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/DiscJockey

Friday 02-12-11
HORRORSHOW at THE BRASS MONKEY

I will be playing a mixture of Electro, Motown, Funk and Soul. Come enjoy a beer, cocktail or glass of wine with nice background noises.
Requests welcomed as it’s your night out
Good music in good surroundings with good drinks and most importantly good people - what more could you want?
www.thebrassmonkeyglasgow.co.uk

ALSO ON

Friday 02-12-11
REBEL at the ATTIC in the GARAGE

GET IN TOUCH FOR GUESTLIST - I will be playing a mixture of Electro and Rock & Roll. Good tunes to have you dancing into the early hours; feel free to fire over your requests.

Saturday 03-12-11
LIFE ON MARS at STAIRWAY GLASGOW

Come along to Stairway on a Saturday night for a mixture of Electro, Rock n Roll, Drum n Bass, Indie and soul. A city centre alternative to the Cathouse and ABC with plenty of cheap drinks.

In the News


DAMON ALBURNS DRC MUSIC PROJECT is an album recorded by a number of artists and producers who travelled to Congo with aim to complete an album in 5 days. You can now buy this album via Warp Records. All proceeds are going to Oxfam. There is a remix competition just now of the track ‘Hallo’
The only Scottish producer in the competition is VOLTERGEIST. Please vote for him here http://remixhallo.drcmusic.org/tracks/46

LOOKING FOR FEMALES to join a new Motown/60s vibe of band based around harmonies. The band are looking for a female guitarist and a keyboardist who can sing. Email [email protected] for more info.

THE BIG STOOSHIE festival has announced its lineup and is on sale now. Headliners include THE DAMNED, THE BEAT & THE BOOMTOWN RATS. www.facebook.com/TheBigStooshie

REMEMBER REMEMBER have been announced as tour support to ERRORS in February. There has been no Glasgow date added to tour yet. You can check them out with WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS at the ABC on 16th December. http://rememberrememberband.blogspot.com/

SHOCK have just announced their new EP release. Listen to ‘Get the Man’ here http://soundcloud.com/shockshock/sets/get-the-man/

THE MISS’S are playing on Sunday 18th December in The Roxy (used to be the Liquid Ship) Line up includes Rio callahan, Jane Jackson and special guests.

DEAD BOY ROBOTICS play Pivo on Sunday 11th December. Check out their recent remix by Miaoux Miaoux http://bit.ly/sAOWZq

ONLY MEN ALOUD will be playing the Royal Concert Hall on December 2nd www.onlymenaloud.com

KOBI ONYAME is playing King Tuts on the 13th January www.kobionyame.com

THE DEADLY WINTERS release their new single on the 5th December www.facebook.com/deadlywinters

DJ YODA is playing at the Sub Club on the 8th December. Boom Monk Ben and Mr Mafro support. Sign up for tickets here http://www.gio-goi.com/newsletter/subscriber/?competition_id=12

MECHANICAL SMILE are in a competition to win a load of merchandise, be a darling and vote for them here www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150371311866918&set=a.10150371297251918.349431.172747991917&type=1&theater

COUNSELLED OUT are playing the Ferry on the 1st December playing you a whole host of soul! www.counselledout.com

THE KES CLUB is taking place this Saturday at Criterion with DJ Tam Coyle celebrating Factory, 4AD and Creation records amongst others

SALO have a new EP out now on Overlook Records www.overlookrecords.com

VLADIMIR are playing Stairway on the 17th December. www.facebook.com/vladimirdundee

FINALLY

For a bit of a laugh, DETOUR SCOTLAND have just released a video of the weeks music news http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=o2KixFboUUg

One of the gigs mentioned in that video was this Friday at the Captains Rest and featured Welsh band CUT RIBBONS, OPEN SWIMMER and The SUNSHINE SOCIAL www.facebook.com/Cutribbons


Best wishes

Craig McGee
www.glasgowmusic.co.uk

Warner Chappell Scottish Scout / BBC Radio 1 A&R Zone

Agency: www.glasgowmusic.co.uk/Representing

www.facebook.com/mcgeecraig / www.soundcloud.com/craigmcgee / www.twitter.com/mcgeecraig

DJ: BRASS MONKEY (Fri), GARAGE Attic (Fortnightly Fris), STAIRWAY (Weekly Saturdays)

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