We scrapped a few songs at the start and hired a cottage to write, This was new for us and it saved the album.
Quiet Act 10 years on
On the 1st of September 2007 we packed all our modest musical belongings into a hire van and hit the road
RiFF Showcase no.1 Sep 29th 2017
many people in the audience commented on how they had never seen a heavy alternative music event for many years so perhaps there is a scene in Falkirk waiting to be uncovered
Shuffle Down 2017
Was Shuffle Down 2017 a success? If success was a large group of happy people enjoying local acts then yes it was a huge success.
17 reasons why you should’ve visited shuffle down 2017
All the information about the festival is on this fine website Back in 2015 I was flicking through the Falkirk Herald when I stumbled across an article about a new local music festival called Shuffle Down. I was aware of this event however they had added the band Broken Records to the lieup. At this... Continue Reading →
Our Practise Room
Here was four young lads without much in the way of gear and band experience nervously wondering what was to happen next
Weird Decibels in session at Stirling City Radio (the story)
Stirling City Radio is a wonderful station set up to serve the local community
Falkirks live venues past and present. part 1. the Martell
A small CRT monitor would flicker as the tills rang though the drink sales. Gold Bier £1. This was the mid 90’s and many of the local kids were heading to this venue to see 4 bands on a Thursday for a fiver
There are hidden treasures up in the loft
Credits The audience Rikki Toner (Afterglow) local music scene pioneer Eindp Photography capturing the scene, his work is used on this blog with his kind permission Bootsie Blue, The Projection and Grim Morrison the artists! Ben White sound Before I entered Behind the Wall to head upstairs into the Loft (the ale house for the older... Continue Reading →