My Bloody Valentine
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My Bloody Valentine
OVO Hydro, 27 November My Bloody Valentine and the OVO Hydro, with a capacity of over 14,000 on a good day, seem like odd companions for one of the most anticipated gigs of the year. One of the pioneers, if not the defining forerunners of the Shoegaze movement, their meagre back catalogue of recorded work,…
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Da Googie
The latest gig on our A to Z Musical Tour was …… There is no shortage of venues in Glasgow that host acts of all sizesTonight it was the first visit during the #AtoZMusicalTour to visit the Hug and Pint bar on Great Western Road Leaving the balmy early summer evening, yes we sometimes get…
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Looking to Shoegaze
A few years ago, a pal of Bronagh’s asked me what I meant by Shoegaze music. To answer back that ‘…it’s just bloody good music.’ wasn’t going to cut ice. So I simply summarised by saying it was like light and delicate soundscapes made up of heavily distorted guitar playing and vocals that were sometimes…
