Kimberley Manderson
You will know me by the trail of sequins. Scottish lassie motivated by music, wit and sparkly things.
On the third Saturday in April each year a revival of sorts takes place; for one day is dedicated to the record store and the importance of the physical format of music, in particular that retro chestnut vinyl. With the hard times falling on megastores such as HMV, the rise of music download giants such as [...]
Have you had problems with vermin of the winged variety lately? Well fear not because those cheeky northerners Pigeon Detectives are back for 2013! Far from actually solving our feathered-foe related crimes, Matt Bowman and Co have been off writing new material to infect the charts and our brains with. The first new track you [...]
It’s going to be a real tragedy not having HMV on our High Street in the future. That is, if no buyer is found (I’m secretly clinging onto hope for this one). In the same way that many mourned the loss of Woolworths, be it for their sell-all convenience or in nostalgia that their own [...]
King Tuts kicked off its annual New Year’s Revolution series on January 3rd 2013, providing Glaswegian punters the chance to hear some of Scotland’s best noisemakers, and those tipped for big things this year. Last night it was the turn of Campfires In Winter, Sunshine Social and headlining band, Kitty The Lion to show the [...]
I’ve had my eye on this amazing girl band (in the ‘we’re fucking cool and play our own stuff’ sense, not the Spice Girls sense) for a chunk of 2012, having heard and fallen in love with their California-cool sound and wishing big things for them. So, it comes as no surprise to me to learn that [...]
The Dundee bunch didn’t disappoint as they came back for the second of their two-night run at Glasgow’s treasured venue, The Barrowlands on Wednesday night. The View could no doubt fill a venue more than double the size of The Barrowlands – especially in their native Scotland – but there is a magic about the [...]
