From the Outside Looking In 10 for 10

Ten for 2010

Well I’m back from a period of basically what they call terminal laziness. Work, life, and uni work for work has been keeping me busyish. But in the time since my last blog I’ve seen Al Murray And Michael McIntyre @ the Secc which were both awesome. Elsewhere I’ve watched Killie fail miserably in the SPL and a draw of Falkirk in the Scottish Cup well that’s pish aswell.

I’m writing this after xmas and it just so happens its Hogmanay. Over 2009 I have opened my eyes to some of Scotlands hidden gems, and to that I firstly have to thank Tommy Reilly. I heard his song Gimme A Call and was instantly hooked. Also the emergence of Twitter has provided me with an avenue for finding new music also. I started listening to Jim Gellalty’s podcast aswell as Vic Galloway’s Scotland Introducing radio show. After exhaust Jim’s back catalogue I decided to explore the podcast market to which I found The Glasgow Podcart. I listened to it for the first time in the dark in bed late at night and sat chuckling away keeping the whole house up. I did the same as I did with Jim’s and listened to the entire back catalogue over about a 3 month period on the train on the way to work. The funny looks I get when I heard things like Sean and Ally talking about Jobbies and the mad stories of this guy who went by the name Manky Bastard were just too funny for public listening!

Along the way I’ve found some great new bands and some of now favourites.

So here is my list of bands to watch for 2010. I’m not saying their going to dominating the charts but I’d certainly expect these bands to become more noticed over the next year.



Tango In the Attic

Kid Canaveral

Julia and The Doogans

Jocasta Sleeps,

Lions.Chase.Tigers.

Boycotts

Darien Venture

Be A Familiar

Trapped in Kansas

There Will Be Fireworks

Its only a list of ten, So it made it extra hard to keep it the limit. So I have to give notable mentions to French Wives, Cancel the Astronauts, Meursault, Ming Ming and The Ching Chings, St Judes Infirmary, Campfires in Winter and The Gap Year Riot.

So finally I’d like to thank Tommy Reilly giving me an insight into Scotland’s New Music,

Jim Gellatly for opening my eyes to the mountains of cracking music out there that I’d never heard of before in my life!

Sean, Ally Halina, Nic and Louise At Glasgow Podcart for just providing such a fucking amazing platform for new music in Glasgow and inspiring me to get involved.

Finally all the bands out there that I’ve been listening to and to anyone who actually bothers to read this!

So for 2009 this iBenji signing off for the year and will be back with a bang in January where I will hope to expand the From The Outside Looking blog!