Went to see Stop Making Sense (again). Had a very good time (again).

A great month of shows, new EP just released on L⎈ST MAP and a fine recommendation from Cillian Murphy and BBC Radio 6 Music ...thank you all, next show is in London on Thurs Nov 30th at Music Halls Tickets: musichalls.org/event/?eid=133…

This article is great cause it describes our pal Taylor as a 'Glaswegian Liam Gallagher' and also reminds us that you can't have good art without cheap rent ✍️𝖊𝖌𝖌 👇 theguardian.com/music/2023/nov…

Anyway over in Sweden, Malmo have just won the Allsvenskan. A massive pitch invasion at the end of the game - as they came back to deny Elfsborg their first league title 11 years. Look at the production levels here - every single game is live on Discovery+ - this league

RIP Denny Laine. Had a lovely chat with him (and Macca) for Big Issue a few years back about the making of Mull of Kintyre by Paul McCartney and Wings. Seemed like a really sweet guy. bigissue.com/culture/music/…

‘We have a lot of cracks’: Swedes seek to save Vasa warship – again theguardian.com/world/2023/dec…

When times are tough and hope has faded, sometimes there’s only one thing left for a musician to do: break out the kid’s choir. 🎶 “It’s the most joyous sound you can hear,” Bill Ryder-Jones (Bill Ryder-Jones) tells Malcolm Jack. Read the full interview below 👇 bigissue.com/culture/music/…

When Q magazine closed, David Hepworth wrote: “To the music business I would say, you’re going to miss the music press. Why? Because it did one thing you failed to value. Through its lens it made your acts seem exciting and larger than life, even when they weren’t.”

Loved talking to Sofie "The Jumper" Gråbøl and Søren Sveistrup about Scandi crime drama classic The Killing for The Guardian's How We Made. Interesting to hear neither of them were against idea of bringing show back some day... you heard it here first! theguardian.com/culture/2024/j…

Masters of War is a muted, cerebral, gritty and authentic depiction of the endeavours of the Bloody Hundredth during WW2. 🛫 Author, Donald L Miller tells Malcolm Jack about the long weekend he spent with the show’s “really great” exec producer, Tom Hanks. 📺 bigissue.com/culture/tv/mas…

Nice to get a shout out on the letters page of the The Guardian (and it not be somebody complaining for a change).

Delighted that my personal-v. personal!-project about the joys/wisdom of turning 40 has been published online The Guardian I took 40 portraits last year of people turning 40 and it genuinely changed my outlook. Thanks to everyone for sharing their stories❤️ theguardian.com/society/2024/f…

RIP Chubs

In the 00s, I was in the world's best and most forgotten indie punk band, We Are The Physics, and I've written a whole book about what it's like to be a massive international failure. Unbelievably, it's being printed, and you can now pre-order it from LastNightFromGlasgow - link below.

Founded on Eigg, a tiny Scottish island with a population of roughly 110, Lost Map Records isn't just a label; it's a community. daily.bandcamp.com/label-profile/…

This Is Memorial Device by Stephen Pastel and Gavin Thomson. The soundtrack accompaniment to David Keenan's novel turned play. An ode to Airdrie and the people who made it. Monorail exclusive LP + CD signed bundles here, including riso by Annabel Wright: monorailmusic.com/product/this-i…

🚨 Do you know any great journalists in Glasgow? Please share this job ad with them because there are just *six days left* to apply. It's a staff writer position on our new Glasgow title, which is launching soon and will be brilliant. Please share. millmediaco.uk/2024/07/01/wer…

HTFP Jobs: Joshi Herrmann Mill Media is looking for a Staff Writer, based Glasgow. Job closes 07-Jul holdthefrontpage.co.uk/jobsboard/view…