Week 3 From The Outside Looking In

Hello one and all who are watching from the outside.

Well this is Week 3, It should be really be Week 4 but such is the way I was down in sunny Stafford with work and just didn’t have time/couldn’t be arsed writing a blog. Another tough choice on the music front because I’ve heard a good few bands and artists in the past week. Also the line up for Oxjam has been announced and when I heard Boycotts were playing I was quite the happy chappy. Typical though the fact the second day of Oxjam falls on the Sunday of Michael Macintyre’s gig at the SECC which I’ve got tickets for therefore fingers crossed all the bands I wanna see will be playing on Saturday. I’ll do an Oxjam special next week or the week after just because I’m such a nice guy.

Zoey Van Goey

Zoey Van Goey are and indie/pop three piece coming out of Glasgow yet not a single member is Scottish never mind Glaswegian. I’ve only ever heard them on Youtube and Myspace and I can’t get hold of their album anywhere for some strange reason any link that offers the album for download seems to no longer exist. They have worked with Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian and Paul Savage of Mogwai who both produced their first two singles. I really want a copy of their album so if anyone knows of how I can get my hands on it give us a shout via twitter or leave me a comment on the bottom. If you haven’t seen or heard of Zoey Van Goey yet go to youtube and search for the song ‘We Don’t have that kind of bread’ and watch the video they created on a budget of less than £8. Its funny and well produced for such a low amount spent on it. And for me it’s the best song they written. Zoey Van Goey are playing Oxjam which I’ve mentioned above on the 24^th or 25^th of October. So get down and see them if you haven’t already.

Twilight Sad

Twilight Sad a band from the east of Scotland, who are currently touring America with Frightened Rabbit and We Were Promised Jetpacks which I reckon would be the gig of the year without any shadow of a doubt if the three were to play on the same bill. They have just released their second LP “Forget the Night Ahead” which I’ve yet to hear but I am expecting bigger and better things since their first album ‘Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters which is an absolute belter. Twilight Sad were signed to Fat Cat Records after only their 3^rd ever gig which I’ve never heard of before from any record label. They have supported Snow Patrol and Mogwai in the past and I’ve had a pal tell me that the snow patrol support act were shit and know he can’t get enough of The Twilight Sad. Unfortunately they don’t have any Scottish dates lined up but here’s hoping they are supporting Frabbits or Jetpacks in November and December.

Single of the week

Hmm always a tough choice I am tempted to go for Zoey Van Goey or Steel Panther- the shocker ;) if you haven’t heard of them youtube it and have a watch but be prepared you might pee your pants. I’ve decided on this as this single of the week because the lyrics are excellent.

Malcolm Middleton – Fuck it, I love you

Frisbee of the Week

Easy choice this week,

Lady Gaga – I wanna take a ride on your discostick or whatever the fuck its called. Simply for the reason she is an idiot, she’s a he, her music is dreadful, her image is dreadful, and she just is an all round dreadful artist. Oh and shes friends with Perez Hilton who I can’t stand either!

Gig Guide

Thursday

Sparrow and the workshop w/ Kill it kid - Captains Rest Glasgow

United Fruit, Orko - The Mill Glasgow - *FREE*

Friday

Mudhoney + Vaselines + St Deluxe - HMV picture house

Saturday

Fiery Furnaces - Sleazies, Glasgow

Skinny & 10 Tracks Twisted Kids Birthday:
Meursault + The Blessings + Over The Wall + Rbrbr + David Barbarossa + Huntly + Palmers Audio Club

+ Slabs of the Tabernacle DJs + Radio Magnetic Sound System + DJ Astroboy - Arches Glasgow

Kid British w/ Flamboyant Fella - Strathy Union Glasgow

Teitur + Brother Louis Collective + The Little Kicks - Brel Bar Glasgow ****GIG OF THE WEEK FOR ME***

Sunday

Call to mind + RBRBR - Cabernet Voltaire Edinburgh

Monday

Julia & The Doogans – Captain’s Rest Glasgow

Wednesday

Big Pink + Amazing Baby - TuTs, Glasgow **Big Pink are being played about radio 1 and stuff at the minute and there on an advert somewhere too!

Paolo Nutini -02 Academy, Glasgow - just because I think he's awesome! Yes Halina, Paolo is AWESOME!

Cheers for reading and I’ll speak to you all soon

Ben

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www.myspace.com/zoeyvangoey

www.myspace.com/thetwilightsad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HqY9Ie74v8 – steel panther – The shocker

http://www.myspace.com/malcolmmiddleton

www.glasgowpodcart.com