I’ve been making versions of this cake consistently since I moved back to Oxford from Glasgow at the end of January. For the last week in Glasgow, as time nudged closer to my exit, I began craving specific tastes, people, sounds, and places. It was the sharpening that happens when you...
with them I’ve released my two favourite French bands of the last 10 years. It’s no coincidence that both bands were spotted by Japanese shop Big Love in Tokyo. Paris Banlieue were supported by Monorail in Glasgow and Stephen Pastel. And the Sinaïve album we’ve just released has gar...
Here I find that there was going to be a gig on Saturday September 21st, in Glasgow, a gig by Better Ways at Traders. The thing is, Better Ways is described as a slinky danceable pop band from ex members of Savana Lamar and The Steelchain. There is also another gig listed for Bette...
With the absence of 15inch tall chocolate Daleks in the shops, here’s one I prepared earlier. There are two possible methods to follow with regard to this recipe;one. Read the following instructions ortwo. buy as many chocolate items as you can carry home in a large family estate car a...
Our house had an old red and white Dansette record player and a large pile of 7” singles picked up from charity shops and jumble sales, there were a few T Rex and Monkees singles in the collection, they turned out to be a vital grounding in pop for the young Laz. ...
Got some good orders from different international shops and hopefully I will be able to afford paying the sleeves’ invoice that will be coming up soon. Press sheet is done, courtesy of the great writing of my friend Emelie, and I just ordered 100 more pins to be given away for free. ...
The drive to the airport was short and mostly quiet. I was missing traveling with a partner, and pondering how much more rewarding it is. The sunset was happening and the orange sun was bleaching the houses and shops on the way. I found excitement again in music, in collecting, in talki...
In 1999, I married Miki and started Cherry Letter with a bass player Masafumi Hiramatsu. ++ Did Chain Letter get much attention from the radio or press? I don’t think so. But some records shops really liked my songs, and helped me a lot. ...
Norderslag festival every year, has a brilliant long running venue, Vera, and some great record shops… more so than Edinburgh in my experience anyway… I think that’s about it, theres probably been some other short term things as well....
I suppose there were some really good bands that I liked: A-House, Hey Paulette, Stars of Heaven and Guernica. We all played in an Indie Pub called The Dublin Underground that was where you made your name then onto The Rock Garden which was bigger. We had good record shops in the cit...