Hailing from the Scottish town of Auchterarder, Sarah is a 33 year-old mature student at Perth College, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), where she is about to start her third year studying BSc (Hons) Audio Engineering. With a particular interest in fusing orchestral instruments with a modern electro feel, Sarah began composing her own tracks […]
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Mower
Punk pop three-piece Mower, once described as the ‘poppy Sonic Youth’, are returning after a 12 year break with the release of digital single Under The Iron Thumb via Reckless Yes Records on 21 July 2017. A blistering return Under The Iron Thumb is high-octane lo-fi garage pop that gives side-eye to the political situation […]
Mishkin Fitzgerald
Mishkin Fitzgerald is best known for her role as lead singer and pianist in the British ‘orchestral punk-rock’ band, Birdeatsbaby. Solo she plays darkly tinged pianos ballads and weird alt-pop tunes. Influenced heavily by classical piano music, and alternative artists such as Nick Cave, Patti Smith and Regina Spektor, Mishkin’s sound is distinctive, fragile and […]
Killer BOB
Killer BOB are a band with an aggro, grunge-metal vibe taking influence from the likes of Soundgarden, Black Flag, Alice in Chains & Pantera with more than a hint of yoni power. We are here to satisfy your unmet needs with a smooth blend of anger and introspection. Find out more on Killer BOB’s website, follow them on facebook or twitter or listen to […]
Birdeatsbaby
Birdeatsbaby’s name was literally dreamt up by band leader Mishkin Fitzgerald, back in her teens after a particularly long bout of insomnia. Often sleep deprived and on medication the flame haired singer would have strong hallucinations and nightmares, resulting in most of the material from the band’s first record “Here She Comes-a-Tumblin’”. Fitzgerald, having had […]
We Shall Not Be DUPed
Available FREE on iTunes and Podbean On this episode of Ungagged, introduced by Neil Scott, Em Dehaney and Debra Torrance both discuss the Grenfell tragedy, Tommy Ball talks about the former state of Yugoslavia, and John Andrew Hird will be making his Ungagged debut with a piece on how the left is uniting […]
Independent Intavenshan
Independent Intavenshan are a 9 piece revolutionary roots reggae band from Utrecht. Writing and performing their own irie music with a conscious message at its core. In the beginning there was earth, water, air and fyah !!!!! And so Independent Intavenshan was born. From the humble beginnings of a studio project with Ozzie Dee spitting […]
Brian Pollitt Writing
News, Articles and Opinion AN INDEPENDENT SOCIALIST SCOTLAND? Some Problems of ‘Socialism in One Country’.
AN INDEPENDENT SOCIALIST SCOTLAND? Some Problems of ‘Socialism in One Country’.
From the time of the Russian Revolution of 1917, it has been recognised that acute problems attend the construction of socialism in conditions of ideological isolation. Before 1924, Lenin, Trotsky and all other Soviet leaders believed that the crucial importance of foreign trade and investment for Soviet development implied the assistance of other socialist countries. […]
The DUP #TheLads
The two major parties in contemporary Northern Ireland politics are the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin. The DUP are now running England, and Sinn Féin are the main Opposition party in the Republic of Ireland. Neither are in government in Northern Ireland. In terms of introduction to the bizarre world of politics in the […]