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We Did It Anyway: an exit interview with the Plimptons;

Did I ever tell you about the time I could have joined the Plimptons? It was a Saturday afternoon in February – cold, but not as cold as it is right now – and I had arranged to meet the band’s founding members in the 13th Note for a pint and a chat. Guitarist Martin […]

album review: the strokes – comedown machine;

This review originally appeared on The Arts Desk. There must be something quite frustrating about being a Stroke in 2013, assuming you just want to get on with the business of making music without constantly being reminded that you are part of a band once labeled the biggest in the world by the music press. […]

cynical and bloated after all these years: the plimptons interview;

The Plimptons have the dubious honour of being the first local band to earn Stringer’s heart after he moved to Glasgow for some bird he met off the internet in 2006 – and one of their members was the first person to ever recognise said bird as being a bird off the internet. Or something. […]