Fantastic. Thanks so much Aisha!

La Scozia e le sue infinite trame sonore: “Something For The Longing 1985-1999” Il Portale della Musica Indipendente

An Italian review of Something For the Longing - which is good as having it heard on far flung shores was the idea.

And it has ten of the article writer's picks, including some really interesting or more obscure choices - which is also good.

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ALBUM REVIEW – VARIOUS: SOMETHING FOR THE LONGING – SCOTTISH INDEPENDENT POP 1985-1999 Ask a music fan to choose a band that personified the Scottish independent scene and it is likely that there would be lots of different answers. Perhaps it would be the feedback drenched pop of The Je...

First review for Something For the Longing compilation is in.
Thanks to Andrew Neal and Silent Radio.
Some nice highlighted mentions of Stretchheads, Yummy Fur, Lung Leg, dawson, Mogwai, Badgewearer, Amphetameanies, Stanleys, Long Fin Killlie and Spare Snare!

www.silentradio.co.uk/04/19/album-...

That's genuinely amazing Mick - on both counts!

Last Train to Tucktonia : The KLF and Model Villages On the 21st September 2015 Dismaland opened.

Last Train To Tucktonia : The KLF and Model Villages

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50 Years of the Pool of Life #7 : Liverpool Punk 1976-1977 50 Years of the Pool of Life #7 : Liverpool Punk 1976–1977

1976 and 1977 Liverpool punk bands that were not the Spitfire Boys and Big in Japan Substack.

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Bis - Kandy Pop - Top of the Pops, 1st appearance TOTP YouTube video by bis the band

Day 10 - Something For the Longing
bis- Kandy Pop

One of the great moments of Scottish music - bis on ToTP

Of course, they were not an unsigned band - they were on the mighty Chemikal Underground but this was a moment which demonstrated a different 90s to Britpop
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He's a top chap!

Shop Assistants - I Don’t Wanna Be Friends With You [Official HD Music Video] YouTube video by Chrysalis Records

Something For the Longing Box Set - Day 8.

Here's one of the very, very great bands from Scotland -

The Shop Assistants and I Don’t Wanna Be Friends With You.

And an excellent photo of David Keegan taken by Paul Groovy in Brighton - 15/12/85

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Alternative Alba: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Grant McPhee... For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with writer and filmmaker Grant McPhee to talk about his latest book Caledonia Screaming: Year Zero Vol 1 - Scottish Punk 1976 - 1977 which is publ...

You can catch me talking about Scottish 1976 and 77 punk and Caledonia Screaming on Alistair's excellent ScotsWhayHae podcast. Give Alistair a follow too if you haven't already as he's the man!
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50 Years of the Pool of Life #6 : Anarchy in Mathew St. Amazingly, despite solid evidence to the contrary there are still people who doubt the Sex Pistols played Liverpool in 1976.

I've put together a timeline of the Sex Pistols two failed attempts to play in Liverpool on their December 1976 Anarchy Tour.

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#sexpistols #liverpool #anarchytour

Cube Libre Records and The Shakin’ Pyramids Cube Libre Records and The Shakin’ Pyramids

Scottish Rockabilly!

The confusing and intertwining story of Cube Libre Records and The Shakin' Pyramids.

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The Orchids - Something for the Longing YouTube video by Ian Carmichael

Something For the Longing Day 5
The Orchids - Something For the Longing

The song that gave the box set it's title - thank you Orchids. And it is one of the greatest songs from Scotland

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aw yeh, it'd the died bit. I always get dying and being born mixed up!

Stuart Sutcliffe 1940 -1962. 85 Years Ago Today. Stuart Sutcliffe was born 85 years ago today.

Stuart Sutcliffe was born 85 years ago today

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Belle and Sebastian - Lazy Line Painter Jane YouTube video by BelleSebastianVEVO

Something For the Longing Day 4
Belle and Sebastian - Lazy Line Painter Jane

A band who have done more for Glasgow's worldwide image than Visit Scotland ever could.

Something For the Longing released on the 28th of April
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Soon, Johnny

Thanks Jimmy

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Teenage Superstars YouTube video by Grant McPhee

Postcards From Scotland has it's paperback release today so I'm sharing the film it was based on, Teenage Superstars for the day and night.

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50 Years of the Pool of Life #5: A Trip to Zurich 50 Years of the Pool of Life #5: A Trip to Zurich

50 Years of the Pool of Life #5: A Trip to Zurich

A very, very strange story of the links between alchemical stones, Swiss psychoanalysts and Liverpool post-punk

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50 Years of the Pool of Life #4 : Eric’s Records 50 Years of the Pool of Life #4 : Eric’s Records

The Inevitable World of Eric's Records. A new Substack article

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Ah, fantastic, thanks. I didn't notice that. I just thought you were sending me the same image that was in the article

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50 Years of the Pool of Life: The O'Boogie Brothers The Liverpool post-punk family tree usually begins with Deaf School, followed by what David ‘Yorkie’ Palmer dubbed the “Supergroup in Reverse”: Big in Japan.

50 Years of The Pool of Life and Liverpool Punk: The O'Boogie Brothers.

The missing links between Deaf School and Big in Japan.

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The Pool of Life at 50 #1 : O'Halligan's Parlour

In Liverpool, it’s not just the legendary Eric’s club that will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026.

And this is A LITTLE of the story of how one of these others , O'Halligan's Parlour came to be.
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50 Years of Scottish Punk:Dunbar's 'Wasted State' 50 Years of Scottish Punk: Dunbar’s ‘Wasted State’

New Substack-
50 Years of Scottish Punk : Dunbar's Wasted State.

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My new album. Out in July:

'Izzy Wizzy Let's Get Bizzy'

How magic became...Magick.

@cherryredrecords.bsky.social will be available on vinyl/CD and digital trash

The Beastie Boys' crazy 1987 UK Tour – As Told Through the UK and Irish Press.
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