Edinburgh Man Podcasts

We’re back! Not only that but summer seems to have arrived in Edinburgh. Like REAL summer. Hot and sunny and generally rather wonderful. So wonderful that I couldn’t really face being cooped up inside recording a podcast. As a result it’s one of those no doubt intensely irritatingly, badly recorded ones that I do from the streets and canals of the city. I also left you with a bit of a cliffhanger last time, as Doctor Nic was about to head off to the golden state. Well, you’ll also be pleased to know that both Edinburgh Man Jr and Edinburgh Man Sr survived being left alone for a week. Although during that time £20 managed to get lost, a copy of “Cokefloat” by PAWS was destroyed, and an iPad got left out in the rain. But apart from that, nothing went wrong. We also went on holiday to the West Highlands of Scotland, with (wait for it) NO INTERNET. Once the shakes subsided after 48 hours or so a very relaxing time was had. So your host is refreshed, and full of rambling chat for Podcast 137. Edinburgh Man #137 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. JoFranna – “Coney Island” (Played courtesy of JoFranna / Olive Juice Music) 2. Chemical Peel – “Bike Thief” (Played courtesy of Chemical Peel, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Adam Stafford – “Cold Seas” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad / Adam Stafford) 4. Naked – “Lie Follows Lie” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records) 5. Winter – “The View” (Played courtesy of Winter, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. The Artless Pursuit of Excellence – “Avoid It” (Played courtesy of The Artless Pursuit of Excellence, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Swiss Alps – “Seersucker” (Played courtesy of Swiss Alps) 8. entertainment for the braindead – “The Water” (Played courtesy of entertainment for the braindead, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #137 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

A pre-recorded podcast tonight! Doctor Nic is leaving the Edinburgh Men (Senior and Junior) for a while, so preparations are afoot every evening this week. As a result, instead of the regular live show there’s a pre-recorded one from atop a very sunny Calton Hill in Edinburgh. It’s also the last podcast for a couple of weeks on account of summer holidays, so luckily there’s some decent music in here, if not decent patter. We start with a great track from the upcoming album by Colour Me Wednesday, some pizza core (at least that’s what they call it) by Brighton’s Contard Delusion, and some brilliant post-punk from France’s SANDIE TRASH, out on Bleeding Gold Records next Monday. Hooray! Edinburgh Man #136 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Colour Me Wednesday – “Shut” (Played courtesy of Colour Me Wednesday, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Spot Collins – “Lonnie Baker” (Played courtesy of Spot Collins, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Earthy Babes – “Eighteen” (Played courtesy of Earthy Babes, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Bunny’s A Swine – “Lasell” (Played courtesy of Bunny’s A Swine, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Grumpus – “Boo Radley” (Played courtesy of Grumpus, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. The Cotard Delusion – “Poster Child” (Played courtesy of The Cotard Delusion, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. SANDIE TRASH – “Mon Amour V2 (feat. ALEXROSSI and Kloot Per W)” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records) 8. eagleowl – “summerschool” (Played courtesy of eagleowl) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #136 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

A Friday night podcast. How confusing. And how rock-and-roll. I forgot that last night was Leith Late, where shops and pubs all along Leith Walk have special events and in-stores. Actually, perhaps saying “I forgot” is somewhat incorrect. As has happened for the last three years I didn’t realise until a flood of twitter and Facebook messages about it on the day itself. Anyway, rather than do the podcast I jumped on a bus and headed to the other end of town to catch some great free music down in the Boda Bar. All of this meant that there was no Thursday night podcast. So my apologies to anyone who relies on it to spice up their Friday morning commute. At least you’ll have something to listen to on Monday. Edinburgh Man #135 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Mayors of Miyazaki – “Souvenir” (Played courtesy of Mayors of Miyazaki, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Shambles Miller – “Deadpool” (Played courtesy of Shambles Miller) 3. Meursault – “William Henry Miller Pt.1” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad) 4. joyride! – “City Slicker” (Played courtesy of joyride!) 5. Martha – “Sycamore” (Played courtesy of Martha, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. Still Charon – “Come Back Dinosaur” (Played courtesy of Still Charon, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. However – “Sigh” (Played courtesy of Kushwave Forever, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Adam Stafford – “Imaginary Walls Collapse” (Played courtesy of Song, by Toad Records / Adam Stafford) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #135 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

THE LAZY EDINBURGH MAN MID-YEAR REQUEST SHOW! Look at all those wires! That’s the sort of nonsense needed to do the lazy Edinburgh Man mid-year request show. Yep, for the second year in a row I’ve been really busy at the start of June. So much so that I wasn’t able to do ANY preparation for tonight’s show. So I turned the playlist over to the twittering listeners – and (thankfully) they came up with the goods. Most of the music featured has been played on the podcast throughout 2013… there may be some rogue tracks, and there’s definitely one that was rather selfishly my request. But all good stuff. Let’s see what everyone wanted to hear again… Edinburgh Man #134 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Sparrow and the Workshop – “Shock Shock” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad) 2. Kristin Hersh – “Secret Codes” (Played courtesy of Kristin Hersh, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Toby Goodshank – “Camel Ride” (Played courtesy of Toby Goodshank) 4. September Girls – “Danny Wood” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records) 5. The Mountain Goats – “Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is In Another Castle (Live)” (Played courtesy of archive.org) 6. The Planes – “Sonic Youth” (Played courtesy of The Planes, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Kid Canaveral – “Without a Backing Track” (Played courtesy of Kid Canaveral / Fence Records) 8. Blind Willie McTell – “Statesboro Blues” (Played courtesy of archive.org) 9. Book Group – “BOP” (Played courtesy of Book Group) 10. Tiny Fireflies – “Snow” (Played courtesy of Tiny Fireflies, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 11. Beat Mark – “Between My Teeth” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #134 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

The irrelevant photo accompanying this week’s podcast is because I’ve been continuing to walk to work for the last month. 7 miles round-trip each day in an effort to be less fat. By-and-large this is working, although it has resulted in the destruction of two pairs of Converse, which to be fair were already passed their best. Anyway, I am now using “proper” “grown-up” walking shoes as I go to work. Upon arrival these are swapped for the less practical but ultimately cooler Converse. Shown here in their olive green variety. Anyway – that has nothing to do with the podcast. So there you go. Loads of great music on today’s show – that much for sure, including fantastic new tracks from the fantastic new albums by A Brief View of the Hudson and Just Handshakes. There’s also a track from the most recent Toby Goodshank album. He’s playing next week in both Glasgow and Edinburgh. Get along people. Edinburgh Man #133 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. The Sniffs – “Mystery” (Played courtesy of The Sniffs, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. joyride! – “Shot In The Dark” (Played courtesy of joyride!) 3. Earthy Babes – “Mating” (Played courtesy of Earthy Babes, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. A Brief View of the Hudson – “Somewhere Elsewhere” (Played courtesy of A Brief View of the Hudson) 5. Toby Goodshank – “Lake Lady Lake” (Played courtesy of Toby Goodshank) 6. This Is The Kit – “Easy Pickings” (Played courtesy of This Is The Kit, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Waylon Thornton & The Heavy Hands – “I Need Love” (Played courtesy of Waylon Thornton and The Heavy Hands, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Just Handshakes – “Say It” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #133 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

What…? WHAT…!? I’m starting off the podcast by playing some Disco (or DIYSCO to be more precise). What is going on here? Yep, it’s an upcoming release on Soft Power Records from Dublin’s Tieranniesaur. I couldn’t help it. When I first heard the track I was like, “Hmm, not sure that it really fits into the podcast” But after about the sixth listen I figured the decision had been made. Perhaps there’s some residual craving for pure unadulterated pop after the weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest. Either way, it’s not the only electronic pop in tonight’s show. There’s some synth-pop wonder from Kid Canaveral, who are playing a free gig tomorrow night at The Caves along with The Last Battle and Randolph’s Leap, and a track from the upcoming album from Capitals. Don’t worry – there’s also some indie-pop, lo-fi, slow-core and other hyphenated genres to keep you happy. Edinburgh Man #132 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. tieranniesaur – “DIYSCO” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records) 2. Just Handshakes – “Running Wild” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records) 3. Kid Canaveral – “Skeletons” (Played courtesy of Kid Canaveral / Fence Records) 4. Capitals – “Tall Tales” (Played courtesy of Capitals) 5. eagleowl – “eagleowl vs. woodpigeon” (Played courtesy of eagleowl / Fence Records) 6. Ancient Times – “Nightschool” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records) 7. PASSION PUSHER – “Old Ship” (Played courtesy of PASSION PUSHER) 8. the rabbit theory – “Rosa” (Played courtesy of the rabbit theory, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #132 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

I know I know that I shouldn’t… especially when there are at least two great looking gigs this Saturday night, but I can’t help myself. It’s Eurovision. Car crash television for sure. Forget about watching Doctor Who behind the sofa – this is the scary one. Terrifying song after terrifying song, terrifying presenter after terrifying presenter, terrifying satellite link-up after terrifying satellite link-up. It’s incredible. Anyway, enough about that. Tonight’s podcast wasn’t live. Not because I didn’t try. Something has gone wrong in the Intertubes, and I wasn’t able to fix it. So tonight it’s just me, and a slightly cheaper microphone. Edinburgh Man #131 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Book Group – “BOP” (Played courtesy of Book Group) 2. Les Savy Fav – “What Would Wolves Do?” (Played courtesy of Wichita Records / Music Alley) 3. The Spook School – “Something” (Played courtesy of The Spook School / Soft Power Records) 4. Mississippi Sheiks – “Still I’m Traveling On” (Played courtesy of archive.org) 5. Joshua Burnside – “Concubine” (Played courtesy of Joshua Burnside) 6. 24hours – “Columbo Stops By…” (Played courtesy of 24hours, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Long hat pins – “Handful of heart” (Played courtesy of Long hat pins, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Lost Tapes – “War in The Netherlands” (Played courtesy of EardrumsPop, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #131 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

Poor Edinburgh Man Junior… Last he surprised us with a late night vomit. Lovely. As a result Edinburgh Man Senior’s plans to go to the Sparrow and the Workshop launch gig tonight have been cancelled. As some sort of conciliation we start the show off with a great track from their new album. There’s also a play of the new single by Adam Stafford, both on Song, by Toad records. They really need to stop putting out such great releases, otherwise this podcast will just end up consisting entirely of their music. It’s also a pre-recorded roaming outside broadcast as I walk through the streets of Edinburgh attempting to buy a coffee from Brew Lab… Edinburgh Man #130 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Sparrow and the Workshop – “Flower Bombs” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad) 2. cryptobebelem – “Second Story Window” (Played courtesy of cryptobebelem, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Carb On Carb – “Smash” (Played courtesy of Carb On Carb, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Hollowed Boy – “Sex With A Sad Girl” (Played courtesy of Hollowed Boy, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Adam Stafford – “Please” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad / Adam Stafford) 6. Gorgon and the Destroyers – “I don’t care anymore” (Played courtesy of Gorgon and the Destroyers, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. NEW WIVES – “lucy (song about her)” (Played courtesy of NEW WIVES, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Cancertron – “Seriously” (Played courtesy of Cancertron, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #130 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

Oh, man. I spent too much money on Record Store Day. Such a sucker. On the plus side I have lots of cool new vinyl to listen to, so there’s that. The day itself was good fun – starting off in Avalanche, then passing by Coda on The Mound to check out their new vinyl room, and finally heading down to Stockbridge to catch Wounded Knee on the steps of Voxbox… And all that before lunchtime! I also popped over to Vino Wine Shop in Morningside to pick up a four pack of the special edition microbrewed Song, by Toad beer. Mmmm. Only one bottle left – the Magic Eye Red Rye which I’m going to crack open while recording the podcast. Music-wise, there’s a track from the upcoming EP by Edinburgh’s Book Group, a couple of tracks from Record Store Day purchases, and a great track by A Little Orchestra featuring Ballboy’s Gordon McIntyre. Edinburgh Man #129 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Book Group – “Year Of The Cat” (Played courtesy of Book Group) 2. Extra Feeler – “Sidewalk Crawling” (Played courtesy of Extra Feeler) 3. A Little Orchestra – “East Coast” (Played courtesy of A Little Orchestra) 4. The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse – “Danger Danger” (Played courtesy of The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse) 5. Mad Nurse – “Violent Dreams” (Played courtesy of Mad Nurse) 6. Zed Penguin – “The Letters” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad) 7. Blind Willie McTell – “Statesboro Blues” (Played courtesy of archive.org) 8. Low – “Lordy” (Played courtesy of Low / archive.org) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #129 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

Another exciting early podcast. As I was recording this my throat was getting progressively croakier, but I soldiered on like a trouper. I’m sure it was only a couple of weeks ago I last had a sore throat. Kids, eh? Anyway today’s podcast has more than a little Records Store Day theme. Look, I know most of the releases are overpriced and aimed at suckers. But I like vinyl, and I’m a bit of sucker, so I’m looking forward to it. There are also some official and unofficial releases from Scottish-based labels that I played on the podcast tonight, including two tracks from Song, by Toad’s ridiculous “Beer vs Records” releases, a track from the Adam Stafford cassette on Gerry Loves Records, and a self-released track by Randolph’s Leap (also on cassette – crazy). Add in some bad chat about wind and broken record players, a brilliant track from the upcoming eagleowl album, and you have Edinburgh Man #128. Edinburgh Man #128 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. eagleowl – “not over” (Played courtesy of eagleowl) 2. Susan Hwang – “Everything is a Clue” (Played courtesy of Bushwick Book Club, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Suzie Zuzek – “indie pop, grunge, pop, post punk, alternative – Sit in a tree” (Played courtesy of Suzie Zuzek, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Zed Penguin – “This Town” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad) 5. Magic Eye – “Japan” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad) 6. Randolph’s Leap – “Light of the Moon” (Played courtesy of Randolph’s Leap) 7. Lisa Bouvier – “Every Year Until We Die” (Played courtesy of Cath ‘n’ Dad Records, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Adam Stafford – “Zero Disruption” (Played courtesy of Gerry Loves Records) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #128 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

Right. What’s been happening this week? 1) I’ve been doing a daily podcast at junior.edinburghman.com for #30daysofbiking. Initially I thought it would be an interesting daily podcast where I cycle to glamorous locations around in Edinburgh. In fact it’s normally me speaking into my phone somewhere along my commute. 2) Edinburgh Man Junior (the real one) has been waking up early all week. Teeth related I suspect, but that doesn’t make it any better. Anyway, this is the reason why today’s podcast is another early doors one. 7pm. I wonder if anyone listened… 3) My record player is still broken. It needs a new motor. This has got me down a wee bit. On the plus side I now own a Fisher Price wind-up record player from the 1970s. This is good. Edinburgh Man #127 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Hot Dolphin – “Go Team USA” (Played courtesy of Hot Dolphin, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Mark Wynn – “Radio Song” (Played courtesy of Mark Wynn) 3. Junk River – “Blood” (Played courtesy of Junk River, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. The Sulkies – “Art Is Free” (Played courtesy of The Sulkies, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Nallo – “All Summer” (Played courtesy of Nallo) 6. Silent Spring Ensemble – “Cold Comfort” (Played courtesy of silent spring ensemble, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Decent Lovers – “2Star” (Played courtesy of Decent Lovers, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Toby Goodshank – “Minus Días” (Played courtesy of Toby Goodshank) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #127 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

A “secret” “live” podcast this week! Normally I do the podcast live. 8pm every Thursday (put it in your diaries). This week, however, I did something a bit different. Basically getting the live podcast ready requires a bit of faffing about.. preparing this and that, getting the technology working… that sort of thing. Today, and in fact all this week, has been pretty busy so I wasn’t able to get everything ready for tonight, so instead I thought I’d pre-record the show at some point during the evening “at my leisure”. In the end I realised that if I plugged in a single wire I could make still make the show live, so with about 3 minutes notice on twitter I did a “secret” “live” podcast. I’m not sure if it was any more relaxing than normal, certainly the requisite amount of inane chat is still present. Edinburgh Man #126 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Sparrow and the Workshop – “The Glue That Binds Us” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad) 2. KEEL HER – “Too Busy (in YOUR Own World)” (Played courtesy of KEEL HER, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Bad Librarian – “Interpersonal Relations” (Played courtesy of Bad Librarian, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Nallo – “Kin” (Played courtesy of Nallo) 5. Songs For Walter – “Family Hold Back” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records) 6. The Paperback Throne – “Amma” (Played courtesy of The Paperback Throne / Iffy Folk Records) 7. Squanto – “To the Grid (Demo)” (Played courtesy of Squanto, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Death Masks – “What I See” (Played courtesy of Death Masks) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #126 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

Sniff, sniff, sniff… Yet another cold thanks to Edinburgh Man Junior’s snail-like trail of snot he’s been leaving around the house. Just in time for a four day weekend too! Woohoo! As ever, I planned not to speak much in an effort to save my throat. As ever, that didn’t quite pan out like I intended. Fuelled by some Drambuie (free samples welcome) and Hershey’s Kisses (hmm… maybe not) we get through the podcast. Afterwards, of course, I’m feeling a tad dodgy… Edinburgh Man #125 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Les sueques – “Terrorista” (Played courtesy of Les sueques, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Middleton Hall – “Belgian Onions” (Played courtesy of Middleton Hall, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Wounded Knee – “Hares On The Mountain” (Played courtesy of Gerry Loves Records) 4. Sarah J Stanley – “The Gardener of Eden” (Played courtesy of Sarah J Stanley, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Kristin Hersh – “Secret Codes” (Played courtesy of Kristin Hersh, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. entertainment for the braindead – “CAPS LOCK” (Played courtesy of entertainment for the braindead, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Luke MacDonald – “Attention Spans” (Played courtesy of Luke MacDonald, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Inuit – “Dalliance” (Played courtesy of Good Grief Records) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #125 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

It’s one of those weeks where I feel like I’m just fighting off tiredness. There’s been a lot of those of the last year of so. To be fair, today I actually am fighting off tiredness. For the purposes of work I had to go down to London yesterday. Partly because of a general aversion to the extortionate cost, but also a general aversion to all airports we went down on the train. The 5.40am train. The day went like this: bed-taxi-train-taxi-meeting-taxi-train-taxi-bed. As I write this post and prepare the podcast I am still recovering. And still looking forward to bed. Anyway, on today’s podcast a couple of tracks from the Bushwick Book Club (that’s an actual book club, not a band), new tracks from Tear Talk and entertainment for the braindead… And maybe an oldie. Then sleep. I promise. Then sleep. Edinburgh Man #124 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. DRINK – “Hoboken” (Played courtesy of DRINK, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Phoebe Kreutz – “Roland Weary” (Played courtesy of Bushwick Book Club, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Tear Talk – “B R E A T H E” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records) 4. entertainment for the braindead – “Oh Heisenberg!” (Played courtesy of entertainment for the braindead, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Low – “Dinosaur Act” (Played courtesy of archive.org) 6. Lowpines – “Give Me A Horse” (Played courtesy of EardrumsPop, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Kung Fu Crimewave – “Immured” (Played courtesy of Bushwick Book Club, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #124 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

Thursday again! The weeks just fly by don’t they? You know, I think I’ve missed the three year anniversary of the podcast. It was sometime towards the end of February if my memory is correct… which it rarely is. Anyway, last year I think we figured out it the podcast came into being on the same day that Stu Lewis started The Tidal Wave of Indifference blog. As if that wasn’t enough of a weird coincidence, Stu and I went through to Glasgow last week to see the wonderful My Bloody Valentine at the Barrowlands. It was a brilliant gig. And loud. I mean, LOUD. My earplugs were stuck so far into my ears I could feel them at the back of my throat! Anyway, a top night all round. Although I did end up losing my keys and having to get the locks replaced in the house. So a top, expensive night all round. On tonight’s show… some new stuff, some old stuff. You can tell this one is well thought out. Let’s just get cracking. Edinburgh Man #123 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. the Nervous Ticks – “Rat Brat” (Played courtesy of the Nervous Ticks, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Just Handshakes – “London Bound” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records) 3. Joshua Burnside – “George Price” (Played courtesy of Joshua Burnside) 4. Lucy Cait – “Gabriel’s Wharf” (Played courtesy of Folk Room Records, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Low – “On My Own (Live)” (Played courtesy of archive.org) 6. The Mountain Goats – “Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is In Another Castle (Live)” (Played courtesy of archive.org) 7. Blue And White Van – “Out of Reach” (Played courtesy of Blue And White Van, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Tiny Fireflies – “Holding Patterns” (Played courtesy of EardrumsPop, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #123 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

The plan was to do this one live for the first time in a couple of weeks, albeit an hour earlier than normal. Basically over the last week or so Edinburgh Man Junior has been waking up in the evenings… and waking up with a certain amount of volume. As if by some sixth sense exactly 9pm too. Obviously Doctor Nic would be around, but like I say he’s a bit loud. I mean really loud. So, hopefully he won’t wake between 8pm and 9pm, hence the earlier show. It makes me realise how lucky we’ve been over the last year, so fingers crossed this is just a little blip. Anyway, today on the podcast we start with a track from the wonderful new Kid Canaveral album. iTunes tells me that I’ve played this track 35 times since David dropped off a CDR of the album before Christmas. I think that’s probably a conservative estimate. There’s also a track from one of my favourite albums on the year so far, Rick Redbeard’s “No Selfish Heart”. Lots more too, so let’s stop blabbing and get on with it. Edinburgh Man #122 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Kid Canaveral – “Without a Backing Track” (Played courtesy of Kid Canaveral / Fence Records) 2. Street Joy – “Disappoint You Girl” (Played courtesy of Street Joy, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Rick Redbeard – “Kelvin Grove” (Played courtesy of Rick Redbeard / Chemikal Underground) 4. Uniform Motion – “The Telephone Box” (Played courtesy of Uniform Motion, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Surf Harp – “Dahlia Blume” (Played courtesy of Surf Harp, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. Joshua Burnside – “BLACK DOG SIN” (Played courtesy of Joshua Burnside, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. The Planes – “Tear the World Apart” (Played courtesy of The Planes, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Baffin Island – “You Make Two Weeks Two Days” (Played courtesy of Eardrums Pop, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #122 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

I’ve used that photo before haven’t I? Ah well. So another pre-recorded podcast this week. Basically my Thursday night was gearing up to be a night of craziness, so I recorded this early on. In the end it was fortuitous that I did because Edinburgh Man Junior (who normally doesn’t make a sound all night) kicked off big style at the normal podcasting hour of 9pm. Eventually he settled down about 40 odd minutes later, but I suspect if the podcast had been live it would have been rather swiftly curtailed. Anyway, in keeping with the last series of daily podcasts back in December and early January I thought I’d make this one all artists that were new to me and the show. It least, that was the plan until I listened to the wonderful new Conquering Animal Sound single. I mean, how could I not play it? It sends shivers up my spine. Oh, and there was a new track from Shy and the Fight , so you know… and then there’s the track that’s 85 years old. But the rest of the artists are new to me… Edinburgh Man #121 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Emmas – “The Ride” (Played courtesy of The Emmas, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Hattie Hart – “Wont You Be Kind” (Played courtesy of archive.org) 3. Conquering Animal Sound – “The Future Does Not Require” (Played courtesy of Chemikal Underground) 4. Shy and the Fight – “I’d rather you lied” (Played courtesy of Shy and the Fight, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Mouni – “Smile Mountains” (Played courtesy of Mouni, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. Asterisk – “Sleeping Strange” (Played courtesy of Asterisk, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Eli Aranda – “I Hope to God I Die In A Fire” (Played courtesy of Eli Aranda, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Oak Towers – “Sparks” (Played courtesy of Oak Towers, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #121 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

Oops. So I forgot that I was going out tonight. Pictish Trail and eagleowl at The Caves, no less. Unfortunately it clashed with the normal podcast time, so some rescheduling was required. I did try asking the bands via the medium of twitter if they’d be up for moving it, but sadly they weren’t. So instead there’s a prerecorded edition of the show this week. Even more excitingly I did one of those outside broadcast episodes as I walked to work. So there’s some idilic sounds of nature, punctuated by heavy breathing from yours truly. Edinburgh Man #120 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. BRAIN TRAPS – “up to you” (Played courtesy of BRAIN TRAPS, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Obedient Wives Club – “Murder Kill Baby” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records) 3. Rips – “Gone” (Played courtesy of Rips) 4. Jacob Borshard and Laura K – “About Us” (Played courtesy of EardrumsPop) 5. Plastic Animals – “Best Friend” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad) 6. The Planes – “Sonic Youth” (Played courtesy of The Planes, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. GHOSTT BLLONDE – “Love Is Loathing” (Played courtesy of GHOSTT BLLONDE, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Dressed Like Wolves – “Stories” (Played courtesy of Dressed Like Wolves) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #120 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

So… that experiment doing the podcast on a Tuesday night didn’t last very long. We’re back! On a Thursday! This feels more normal anyway. Oh, and it’s Valentine’s Day too. As such this week’s podcast is guaranteed 100% romance free. There’s even a track about a penis, so what more can you ask for. I’ve also got a sore throat and cough – in fact, that’s why the podcast didn’t happen on Tuesday night. In the end, my throat is the same if not worse tonight, but the intention is that this will have less chat, and more music than normal. Let’s see how that works out… Edinburgh Man #119 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Aidan John Moffat – “The Poet Holds His Future In His Hand” (Played courtesy of Aidan John Moffat, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Tiny Fireflies – “So Sad To Say Goodbye” (Played courtesy of Eardrums Pop) 3. Jeffrey Lewis – “The History Of K Records” (Played courtesy of Jeffrey Lewis / archive.org) 4. Beat Happening – “Crashing Through” (Played courtesy of Music Alley / K Records) 5. Assault Shaker – “Lazy” (Played courtesy of Assault Shaker, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. Adam Stafford – “Sound of Fear Evaporating” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records) 7. Jo Mango – “The Black Sun” (Played courtesy of Olive Grove Records) 8. Celebration – “Tomorrow’s Here Today” (Played courtesy of Celebration, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 9. The Men from . . . BEYOND!! – “Bong City” (Played courtesy of The Men from . . . BEYOND!!, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 10. Songs For Walter – “Moon-Two Out Of Ten” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records) 11. Zapruder Point – “The Next Thing You Know” (Played courtesy of Zapruder Point, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #119 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

And… we’re back in the room. February 2013 already. Crazy. Another year and still no jet pacs, etc, etc. After taking my now annual “holiday”, at least from the world of podcasting and by-and-large social media, you’d think I’d be all refreshed. Well, you’d be wrong. Hopefully the paracetamol will kick in early on during the podcast and we can all enjoy some top new tunes. Scotland’s finest Randolph’s Leap and Sparrow and the Workshop kick off the show with their new singles. And in keeping with the theme of the short daily podcasts I did over Christmas, there are few bands that a totally new to me, and new the show. Exciting! Edinburgh Man #118 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Randolph’s Leap – “News” (Played courtesy of Randolph’s Leap / Fence Records) 2. Sparrow and the Workshop – “Shock Shock” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records) 3. Uniform Motion – “Crowns and Wishes” (Played courtesy of Uniform Motion, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Jazz Pad – “Idle No More” (Played courtesy of Jazz Pad, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Zapruder Point – “Longevity Blues” (Played courtesy of Zapruder Point, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. Albino Father – “Done Me No Good” (Played courtesy of Albino Father, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Beat Mark – “Between My Teeth” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records) 8. Gayze – “All Night” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #118 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

I have my party hat on, which can mean only one thing… It’s the best tracks of 2012! Numbers 25 down to (that all important) number one. Hooray! For the first three weeks of December the listeners to the Edinburgh Man Podcast have voted in their hundreds (yes, really) for their favourite three tracks that were played on the show throughout 2012. This isn’t meant to be a definitive best of the year poll, however fame and fortune (*) await the winners – just ask The Spook School who won in 2011, and The Last Battle who were 2010’s victors. Who will be crowned the king(s) and/or queen(s) of the Edinburgh Man Poll for this year and be worthy of wearing the foil crown? Well, you could probably peak at the playlist below and figure it out, but why not listen to 2 hours of the best music of the year. Trust me, there’s some pretty decent stuff in here. * This may not be accurate. Blood Cave – “Old White Men Should Pay To Speak” (Played courtesy of Blood Cave)Decent Lovers – “Decent Lover” (Played courtesy of Decent Lovers, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 25. Indoor Voices – “So Smart” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records)24. Dressed Like Wolves – “Depth Charge” (Played courtesy of Dressed Like Wolves)23. Shambles Miller – “Confessions” (Played courtesy of Shambles Miller)22. Radials – “Dashboard” (Played courtesy of Radials)21. Plane Ticket – “Under The Quiet Sky” (Played courtesy of Cakes and Tapes, Released under a Creative Commons licence)20. By Toutatis – “Hero & Leander” (Played courtesy of By Toutatis)19. KEEL HER – “Riot Grrrl” (Played courtesy of KEEL HER, Released under a Creative Commons licence)18. AMBULANCES – “Feeling Sick” (Played courtesy of Ambulances)17. Veronica Falls – “My Heart Beats” (Played courtesy of Slumberland Records / IODAPromonet)16. Schwervon! – “Cyclone” (Played courtesy of Schwervon! / Olive Juice Music, Released under a Creative Commons licence)15. Withered Hand – “Inbetweens” (Played courtesy of Withered Hand)14. Tear Talk – “Sleepwalking” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records)13. PET – “WEAR BLACK” (Played courtesy of PET)12. The Last Battle – “Hope Is Gold” (Played courtesy of The Last Battle)11. September Girls – “Green Eyed” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records)10. The Spook School – “Here We Go” (Played courtesy of The Spook School)9. Swearin’ – “Movie Star” (Played courtesy of Swearin’, Released under a Creative Commons licence)8. Aggi Doom – “Bring Me The Head” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records)7. Alligator Indian – “Dark Fruit” (Played courtesy of Alligator Indian / Bleeding Gold Records, Released under a Creative Commons licence)6. Allo Darlin’ – “Tallulah” (Played courtesy of Fortuna POP! / IODAPromonet)5. Randolph’s Leap – “I Can’t Dance To This Music Anymore” (Played courtesy of Peenko Records)4. RM Hubbert with Aidan Moffat and Alex Kapranos – “Car Song” (Played courtesy of RM Hubbert)3. Kid Canaveral – “Low Winter Sun” (Played courtesy of Kid Canaveral / Fence Records)2. Meursault – “Settling” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records)1. Adam Stafford – “Vanishing Tanks” (Played courtesy of Gerry Loves Records)

That time of year again. It’s the first half of the best tracks from 2012 as played on the podcast, and as voted by the listeners. Again I thought I’d have to combine the results of the poll with my own list, but in the end hundreds and hundreds of votes were came in. So with the exception of a few equal placed entries somewhere in the forties where I made a casting vote, this is basically your poll. I almost fell at the last hurdle too. I work up ill this morning – every time I moved I felt like I was going to throw up. Luckily I didn’t, and luckily I made it to end of the day to do the show. As a result no port is being consumed this time however. Boo. Evil Hand – “The Waves Still Come” (Played courtesy of Evil Hand) 50. Jo Mango – “Cordelia” (Played courtesy of Olive Grove Records)49. The Sea Life – “Surf Rock Nine” (Played courtesy of The Sea Life, Released under a Creative Commons licence)48. Yellow Ostrich – “Marathon Runner” (Played courtesy of Barsuk Records)47. Spooky Bubble – “Red Blue” (Played courtesy of Swamping, Released under a Creative Commons licence)46. Magnetic Island – “Whatever You Wanted” (Played courtesy of Magnetic Island, Released under a Creative Commons licence)45. Heidi Harris – “Wall of Night” (Played courtesy of Heidi Harris, Released under a Creative Commons licence)44. Cancel The Astronauts – “Echoes Of Love” (Played courtesy of Cancel The Astronauts)43. Paws – “Chair (Big Deal Cover)” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad)42. Rob St. John – “Sargasso Sea (In the Horizon FOUND Become Islands Remix)” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records, Released under a Creative Commons licence)41. Arran Arctic – “Headphones” (Played courtesy of Arran Arctic)40. Stanley Odd – “Marriage Counselling” (Played courtesy of http://stanleyodd.com / Stanley Odd)39. ZED PENGUIN – “HEATHENS” (Played courtesy of Zed Penguin)38. Xiu Xiu – “Hi” (Played courtesy of Polyvinyl)37. Joanna Gruesome – “Sweater” (Played courtesy of Art is Hard Records)36. The Son(s) – “If I Hear You Talk Apostrophes Again…” (Played courtesy of The Son(s) / Olive Grove Records)35. Nallo – “Beasts and Cartoons (Rope and Sand)” (Played courtesy of Nallo)34. Lucy Cait – “Sweet Merry Merchant Man” (Played courtesy of Folkroom Records, Released under a Creative Commons licence)33. HEHFU – “Two And A Half Years” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records)32. Jen Schande – “Nice Fez” (Played courtesy of Jen Schande)31. Plastic Animals – “Pirate DVDs” (Played courtesy of Plastic Animals)30. Birds Are Indie – “I Will Say It In Your Face” (Played courtesy of Birds are Indie)29. Year Of Birds – “Four Square House” (Played courtesy of Year Of Birds)28. Kings – “I Got Stuck” (Played courtesy of Kings, Released under a Creative Commons licence)27. Yusuf Azak – “Swim” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records)26. The Wedding Present – “Back a Bit… Stop” (Played courtesy of Scopitones / IODAPromonet)

Last Friday I went to the Song, by Toad Christmas party at Summerhall in Edinburgh. It consisted of a brilliant line-up of bands and artists from the record label. As well as being the launch gig for the new EP by King Post Kitsch, there were also sets by newly the signed (announced on the night no less) Adam Stafford and Sparrow and the Workshop. It was a top evening, and much (Song, by Toad) beer was consumed. I chatted to a couple of people at the gig who really enjoyed the Edinburgh Man Junior podcasts I did throughout November, so today’s podcast borrows some ideas from those. It was recorded as I walked to work. No, really. I walked through the streets of Edinburgh talking loudly into my phone looking like a right nutter. Edinburgh Man #117 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. The Decent Lovers – “Barricade the Doors” (Played courtesy of The Decent Lovers, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. King Post Kitsch – “Repulsive Sunsets (Electric)” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad) 3. The Spook School – “Can You Ever Trust A Man Who Thinks Matt Damon’s Really Cool?” (Played courtesy of The Spook School / Soft Power Records) 4. Radiator Hospital – “Andy Griffith” (Played courtesy of Radiator Hospital, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Zapruder Point – “After Work” (Played courtesy of Zapruder Point, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. Wintermitts – “Saskatoon At Midnight” (Played courtesy of Wintermitts, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Lil Daggers – “Faces & Names” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Randolph’s Leap – “The Nonsense In My Soul” (Played courtesy of Peenko Records) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #117 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

WITH DAVID MACGREGOR FROM KID CANAVERAL The nights are fair drawing in. On this cold, damp December evening the podcast is brightened up with a visit by David MacGregor from Edinburgh’s Kid Canaveral. Not only has he brought his sparkling wit, but also two tracks from their upcoming album, “Now That You Are A Dancer”, which comes out in March on Fence Records. The Canaveral’s new single “Low Winter Sun” is perfectly suited to this December night, and we feature the first ever play anywhere of the track “Who’s Looking at You, Anyway”. Hooray! Also on the podcast, as if that wasn’t enough, there are tracks from many of the bands playing at the sold out Baubles III, Kid Canaveral’s annual Christmas Party, which is taking place on the 22nd of December. “Wow”, I hear you say. If only it was winter all year round. Edinburgh Man #116 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Gav Prentice – “Give It Up” (Played courtesy of Gav Prentice) 2. Yusuf Azak – “Sensitive Cell” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records) 3. Kid Canaveral – “Low Winter Sun” (Played courtesy of Kid Canaveral / Fence Records) 4. RM Hubbert with Aidan Moffat and Alex Kapranos – “Car Song” (Played courtesy of RM Hubbert) 5. Randolph’s Leap – “Dying In My Sleep” (Played courtesy of Peenko Records) 6. Kid Canaveral – “Who’s Looking at You, Anyway?” (Played courtesy of Kid Canaveral / Fence Records) 7. Malcolm Middleton – “We’re All Going To Die” (Played courtesy of Full Time Hobby / Music Alley) 8. Meursault – “Lament For a Teenage Millionaire” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records) 9. The Last Battle – “American Beauty, American Reality” (Played courtesy of The Last Battle) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #116 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

It’s an early doors podcast! 11 o’clock in the AM. Can you believe it? As if that wasn’t already crazy enough, I’ve just finished cooking a chilli. Mad. Anyway, today is a day off. Or at least, a day off work. It’s not really a day off. I had a spare hour today and thought it might be fun to sneak in a daytime podcast. I’ve also got the gasman coming to fix the boiler (I’m writing this before the show… Will he come during it? That would be exciting), a parent’s meeting at Edinburgh Man Junior’s nursery, and “babysitting”. Does it could as babysitting when it’s your own child, not really. On the show, new music from The Spook School! Hooray! Also some more from that Blood Cave EP, shoegaze from Lontalius, and indie-pop from Cape Canaveral. Edinburgh Man #115 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. The Spook School – “I Don’t Know” (Played courtesy of The Spook School / Soft Power Records) 2. Les Savy Fav – “Pots & Pans” (Played courtesy of Wichita Records / Music Alley) 3. Ana Threat – “Bag Of Lovin” (Played courtesy of Ana Threat, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Blood Cave – “When You Feel Lost” (Played courtesy of Blood Cave) 5. Mr. Herbert Quain – “Based on a Fake Still” (Played courtesy of Zigur Artists, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. Lontalius – “The Same” (Played courtesy of Lontalius, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Cape Canaveral – “Moles” (Played courtesy of Eardrums Pop, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Kings – “I Got Stuck” (Played courtesy of Kings, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 9. Fera – “If I Go” (Played courtesy of Fera, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #115 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

So this is a bit of an experiment… For the last couple of weeks I’ve been doing a daily podcast at junior.edinburghman.com. As part of that I wrote some nerdy scripts that automatically post the podcast from a Dropbox file. It seemed marginally successful so I’ve tried to extend it to the normal podcast. If everything goes to plan this should have all been automatically posted to both Mixcloud and the blog just a few minutes after the live podcast finishing! Of course, it almost certainly won’t go to plan, will it? If the link has been posted to Twitter 1,000 times, or if the podcast is only 2 minutes long, or if the text for this post cuts off in the middle of a word, then you know what went wrong. On the show tonight the brilliant new single from KEEL HER, fuzzy garage from Honolulu’s Blood Cave and lo-fi punk from Teeside’s Year of Birds. Folk pop from the upcoming album by Edinburgh’s Arran Arctic, and some dream pop from The Sea Life. Eclectic? I think s Edinburgh Man #114 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. KEEL HER – “Riot Grrrl” (Played courtesy of KEEL HER, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Blood Cave – “Old White Men Should Pay To Speak” (Played courtesy of Blood Cave) 3. Mega Gem – “Puddles” (Played courtesy of Mega Gem, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Arran Arctic – “Headphones” (Played courtesy of Arran Arctic) 5. The Sea Life – “Pray for Snow” (Played courtesy of The Sea Life, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. Year Of Birds – “The Graph I Drew” (Played courtesy of Year Of Birds / OnceC Records) 7. The KABBs – “Never Knew” (Played courtesy of The KABBs, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Grape Soda – “Obvious Signs” (Played courtesy of Kindercore / IODAPromonet) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #114 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

After a bit of a crazy busy day at work my brain wasn’t really functioning for this podcast. In fact, I wasn’t sure if I had the energy to record one. But in the end, my body and mind was revitalised by a lovely letter from the lovely Spook School, along with their latest 7 inch single. That and the Earl Grey Redbush. That sorted me out. Not enough to write a proper blog post though. This is your lot. I’m off to bed. Oh, and check out junior.edinburghman.com for my new daily podcast! Yep, you heard that right. Daily. Mad. Edinburgh Man #113 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Radiator Hospital – “Dead As Dreams” (Played courtesy of Radiator Hospital, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Architecture In Helsinki – “Heart it Races” (Played courtesy of Polyvinyl Records) 3. Dressed Like Wolves – “Depth Charge” (Played courtesy of Dressed Like Wolves) 4. The New Values – “Straight line” (Played courtesy of The New Values, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. cars & trains – “on light” (Played courtesy of cars & trains, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. Backlights – “Lanterns” (Played courtesy of Lanterns, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Yusuf Azak – “Swim” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records) 8. Thick Shakes – “Jaywalker” (Played courtesy of Jaywalker, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 9. Trapped Mice – “Night Of Broken Glass” (Played courtesy of Armellodie Records / IODAPromonet) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #113 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

I knew it. I knew it. The technical issues that have been plaguing the Interweb connection at Edinburgh Man Towers finally came to a head during today’s live podcast. Actually, that’s maybe being a tad melodromatic. Massive apologies to those who listened live – the dodgy router that came from my ISP decided to reset about halfway through the show. It always comes back, but there must have been 5 minutes of downtime in there somewhere. Those of you “lucky” enough to listen afterwards won’t have this issue, due to the power of the pause button. On the podcast a brilliant track from the new Dressed Like Wolves album. Top indie pop from Dude York and Post Modern Team, some epic shoegaze from those Plastic Animals, and a brilliant indie-rock track from Schwervon! In fact, Schwervon! are playing tomorrow night in Halifax (West Yorkshire, not Nova Scotia), Glasgow on Saturday, and Aberdeen on Sunday. You should really get along and see them. Go on. Edinburgh Man #112 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Dressed Like Wolves – “Beneath Your Skin (Atlas)” (Played courtesy of Dressed Like Wolves) 2. Dude York – “The Lake” (Played courtesy of Dude York, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Lucy Cait – “Sweet Merry Merchant Man” (Played courtesy of Folkroom Records, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Ellie Rumbold – “These Ghosts” (Played courtesy of Folkroom Records, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. GREAT THUNDER – “angelfood” (Played courtesy of GREAT THUNDER) 6. Schwervon! – “Truth Teller” (Played courtesy of Schwervon!, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Post Modern Team – “She Does Something To Me” (Played courtesy of Canata Records, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Plastic Animals – “Pirate DVDs” (Played courtesy of Plastic Animals) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #112 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

I’m writing this before recording the podcast… so let’s hope it worked. Mainly because I’ve been having technical issues (as always). My router managed to pack up yesterday, so as a replacement I’m using my Raspberry Pi. This little box has been sitting on my desk for a while waiting for me to find something to do with it. Well, it’s time has come. Let’s hope it worked. Music wise, two tracks from two bands who are playing at the Tidal Wave of Indifference gig this Saturday night at the Wee Red Bar at Edinburgh’s College of Art. The tracks by The Early Morning Satellites and Fuzzystar are both brilliant and I really should have played them on the podcast before now. There’s also a new single from Yusuf Azak, some top quality music from GREAT THUNDER, and loads more. Edinburgh Man #111 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. The Webs – “Dweams” (Played courtesy of The Webs) 2. Year Of Birds – “Storm and Stress” (Played courtesy of Year Of Birds) 3. The Early Morning Satellites – “Fantasist” (Played courtesy of The Early Morning Satellites) 4. Fuzzystar – “Falling in Love” (Played courtesy of Fuzzystar) 5. Randolph’s Leap – “Rough” (Played courtesy of Peenko Records) 6. entertainment for the braindead – “Way Out” (Played courtesy of entertainment for the braindead, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. GREAT THUNDER – “pack it in” (Played courtesy of GREAT THUNDER) 8. Adam John Miller – “Escalating Settlement” (Played courtesy of Cath ‘n’ Dad Records) 9. Yusuf Azak – “Smile Tactics” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #111 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

We’re back! Copacetic! Last week’s annoying cough and sore throat has (more or less) passed, so the podcast returns for another exciting meander through an eclectic mix of new music. Recently I’ve been trying to mix up the musical styles a little bit. In particular some more noisy stuff to keep you all on your toes. I was concerned that this would result in less people listening, but in fact the number of people downloading the show has increased! Damn! Just for that I start off the show with Toronto based punk band The Soupcans and a track from their debut LP out soon on Telephone Explosion! (That’s their exclamation mark, by the way). There’s also a track from my current favourite musical style – european surf punk courtesy of The Dark Colours Since 1685. It’s not all noisy rock though – indie-pop from The Spook School, pop-punk from Destroy Nate Allen and post-folk from entertainment for the braindead all feature in tonight’s magical musical mix. Edinburgh Man #110 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. The Soupcans – “Negative Genes” (Played courtesy of The Soupcans, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. The Dark Colours Since 1685 – “Combination” (Played courtesy of The Dark Colours Since 1685, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. The Spook School – “Cameraman” (Played courtesy of The Spook School, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. The Sea Life – “Surf Rock Nine” (Played courtesy of The Sea Life, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Destroy Nate Allen – “We Talk Occasionally On The Internet” (Played courtesy of Destroy Nate Allen, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. The Give It Ups – “If Everything Ends” (Played courtesy of The Give It Ups / Odd Box Records) 7. Mega Gem – “Don’t Call Me Romantic” (Played courtesy of Mega Gem, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Dressed Like Wolves – “there is always an exception” (Played courtesy of Dressed Like Wolves) 9. Mountain Goats – “See America Right” (Played courtesy of The Mountain Goats) 10. entertainment for the braindead – “Miles” (Played courtesy of entertainment for the braindead, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #110 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

Croaky throat, sniffy nose, seeping eye. I’m a picture of health this week. As a result I try (and naturally fail) to limit the chat to the bare essentials. Who would have thought? On tonight’s podcast; punk from Germany’s Sad Neutrino Bitches, a remix of Rob St. John’s wonderful Sargasso Sea by Edinburgh’s FOUND, and a brilliant sneak preview of a track from the upcoming Adam Stafford album featuring Anna Miles from The Maple Leaves, and Matt Brennan from Zoey van Goey. Also on the show, music from WereWyatt on Georgia’s Athen’s Horse Party, Glasgow’s Randolph’s Leap on Peenko Records, The White Album (that’s the band’s name, in case you’re wondering), Chatham Rise, and podcast favourites Swearin’ (yes, again). Edinburgh Man #109 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Sad Neutrino Bitches – “Godamn I Love You” (Played courtesy of Sad Neutrino Bitches, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Rob St. John – “Sargasso Sea (In the Horizon FOUND Become Islands Remix)” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Adam Stafford – “Please (Feat. Anna Miles & Matt Brennan)” (Played courtesy of Adam Stafford) 4. WereWyatt – “Wangari Maathai” (Played courtesy of WereWyatt / Athens Horse Party, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Randolph’s Leap – “Goodbye” (Played courtesy of Peenko Records) 6. The White Album – “Your Mouth is a Fist” (Played courtesy of The White Album, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Chatham Rise – “How Do You Sleep” (Played courtesy of Dead Bees Records, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Swearin’ – “Movie Star” (Played courtesy of Swearin’, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #109 Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

Again with the 8pm podcast. Another early one. I think it’s safe to assume that the “usual time” for the live podcast is now 8pm UK time. That is until Edinburgh Man Jr’s sleeping patterns change again. Oh, and speaking of tales of parenthood I promise I won’t regale you tales of domesticity this week. Honest. Well, maybe a little bit. Music-wise some more lo-fi acoustic punk from Devil’s Coachwhip, indie-twee + human beat-boxing in the form of Blanket Truth, and I seem to confuse the live listeners with a bit of the old post-hardcore from Apart. Obviously. Edinburgh Man #108 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Devil’s Coachwhip – “Built On Sand” (Played courtesy of Savage Wasteland Music Collective, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Blanket Truth – “What’s Up Now” (Played courtesy of Blanket Truth, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Waylon Thornton – “Coffin Nails” (Played courtesy of Waylon Thornton, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson – “Game, set, match” (Played courtesy of Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Apart – “Suffer In Rhythm” (Played courtesy of Apart, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. HEHFU – “Two And A Half Years” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records) 7. The New Nathan Detroits – “Setting Sun” (Played courtesy of Cath ‘n’ Dad / The New Nathan Detroits, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. September Girls – “Danny Wood” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

Guess what? Small child nighttime activities mean it’s another rambling, shambolic, sleep deprived podcast. On top of this, I’m feeling somewhat dodgy thanks to some ill-advised “nacho” bean burgers. Mmm… Nice. No doubt I confuse regular listeners too by starting the show off with some Edinburgh hip-hop courtesy of the wonderful Stanley Odd. “Marriage Counselling” is taken from their new album Reject which came out this week. Also on the show, new singles from Meursault and entertainment for the braindead; a brilliant track from Tucson’s Devil’s Coachwhip; and another track from that P.S. Eliot album I was raving about a couple of months back. Loads more too… and that really, really rambling chat. Like I say, sorry about that. Edinburgh Man #107 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Stanley Odd – “Marriage Counselling” (Played courtesy of Stanley Odd) 2. Meursault – “Dull Spark” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records) 3. entertainment for the braindead – “The Dream” (Played courtesy of entertainment for the braindead, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Devil’s Coachwhip – “The Fire” (Played courtesy of Savage Wasteland Music Collective, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. believeh – “Man in Drag” (Played courtesy of believeh, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. Dan Lurie & The Quarter System – “Lettermans Jacket” (Played courtesy of Dan Lurie & The Quarter System) 7. bare pale – “I never could” (Played courtesy of bare pale) 8. P.S. Eliot – “Untitled” (Played courtesy of P.S. Eliot, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

Edinburgh Man Jr is adopting a new routine which clashes with the normal time of 9pm for the live podcast, so today’s show was recorded an hour earlier at 8pm. I wondered if anyone would listen… or rather, if anyone would tweet at me. But after pleading for contact, we managed to get up to 7 interacting listeners by the end of the show, so that wasn’t too bad. Music-wise, we start off with the brilliant new single by Edinburgh’s Withered Hand. There’s a fantastic tune from Dublin’s September Girls, coming out on a 7 inch single in October on Scotland’s Soft Power Records, and there’s also some dream-pop from Indoor Voices on Bleeding Gold Records and OH!Hello. Top stuff. Edinburgh Man #106 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Withered Hand – “Inbetweens” (Played courtesy of Withered Hand) 2. Indoor Voices – “So Smart (single mix)” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records) 3. OH!hello – “LAVA POOLS” (Played courtesy of OH!hello) 4. September Girls – “Green Eyed” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records) 5. Allo Darlin’ – “The Letter” (Played courtesy of Fortuna POP! / IODAPromonet) 6. Yusuf Azak – “Moon New Moon” (Played courtesy ofYusuf Azak) 7. Pop Culture Pirates – “Feed The Executioner (Armstrong)” (Played courtesy of Pop Culture Pirates, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Mark Wynn – “Bank Holiday” (Played courtesy of Mark Wynn / Desert Mine Music) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

A special early evening podcast. This probably meant no-one listened live… although since I’m writing this blurb over my lunch hour on Thursday afternoon, who knows. Perhaps the technology failed and there wasn’t even a podcast at all. Then I’d look foolish. Anyway, I’m getting quite into the Paralympics this week, and as a result the podcast was recorded two hours early so I could watch the 100m T44 final at 9.15pm with Oscar Pistorius, Jerome Singleton and Jonnie Peacock. Of course, that’ll all be over by the time you read this… perhaps I should just stop babbling. On today’s podcast… a teeth related track from Brighton’s Shrag in honour of Edinburgh Man Jr’s first tooth, which is slowly making an appearance. There’s a fun Fall influenced track from the new Mark Wynn album, some indie-pop from the likes of Lightning Love and loads more too. Edinburgh Man #105 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Shrag – “Show Us Your Canines” (Played courtesy of IODAPromonet / Fortuna POP!) 2. Slushy – “I’m A Disaster” (Played courtesy of Slushy, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Lightning Love – “Deadbeat” (Played courtesy of IODAPromonet / Quite Scientific Records) 4. ZED PENGUIN – “HEATHENS” (Played courtesy of Zed Penguin) 5. Mark Wynn – “Rip Off The Fall” (Played courtesy of Mark Wynn / Desert Mine Music) 6. KEEL HER – “i suck (but you suck more)” (Played courtesy of Keel Her, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Jo Mango – “Cordelia” (Played courtesy of Olive Grove Records) 8. Thomas Patrick Maguire – “Standing on the Street” (Played courtesy of Weemayk Music) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

The podcast returns! And only just. I’d forgotten that I’d wiped my laptop between this show and the one a month ago. Unfortunately not only had I lost all the settings, but I also failed to even install the applications I use for recording and transmitting the show! Disaster. So it’s been a mad dash for the last hour or so as I tried to get it all back up and running. If the sound is a bit weird, that’s why. On the plus side, at least people could hear me. That’s something. Today’s musical genres: anti-folk, represented by honeybird & the birdies and the Elastic No-No Band, indie-pop courtesy of podcast favourites Zapruder Point and The Spook School, and some lo-fi garage from the likes of Paws and Mexican Slang. Hooray! Oh, and apologies… I sniff (more than normal) my way through tonight’s show. Small child germs strike again. Edinburgh Man #104 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. honeybird & the birdies – “Usain Bolt” (Played courtesy of honeybird & the birdies) 2. Mexican Slang – “Needle In My Eye” (Played courtesy of Mexican Slang) 3. The Howitzers – “Bottle Rocket” (Played courtesy of The Howitzers, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Paws – “Chair” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad) 5. Wounded Knee – “Muckle Sang” (Played courtesy of Gerry Loves Records) 6. Elastic No-No Band – “Suffering From 7” (Played courtesy of Elastic No-No Band) 7. Zapruder Point – “This Has to Stop” (Played courtesy of Zapruder Point, Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. The Spook School – “Here We Go” (Played courtesy of The Spook School) 9. high pop – “crawl” (Played courtesy of high pop, Released under a Creative Commons licence) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

This seemed like a good idea at the time. Ah who am I kidding, it never seemed like a good idea. Edinburgh Man Jr has developed a rather avant garde sleeping pattern over the last week which has reduced the amount of podcast preparation to nil. So instead it’s a “listener’s choice” episode! Twittering listeners chose their favourite tracks (live) from all those featured on the podcast so far in 2012, and I tried to string it together with some chat. Like I say, it seemed like a good idea… Edinburgh Man #103 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. By Toutatis – “World’s Worst” (Played courtesy of By Toutatis) 2. Swearin’ – “1” (Played courtesy of Swearin’ / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Swearin’ – “Here to Hear” (Played courtesy of Swearin’ / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Shambles Miller – “Beer Song” (Played courtesy of Shambles Miller) 5. Former Babies – “Werewolf” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records) 6. My Tiny Robots – “Zut Alors” (Played courtesy of My Tiny Robots) 7. Schwervon! – “Truth Teller” (Played courtesy of Schwervon! / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Sea Pinks – “Ashley’s Summer Tan” (Played courtesy of Hearing Gold / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 9. The Spook School – “History (alternative summer-night-time version)” (Played courtesy of The Spook School / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 10. Randolph’s Leap – “Dying In My Sleep” (Played courtesy of Peenko Records) 11. PET – “WEAR BLACK” (Played courtesy of PET) 12. Adam Stafford – “Vanishing Tanks” (Played courtesy of Gerry Loves Records) 13. Meursault – “Lament For a Teenage Millionaire” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

After last week’s rambling debacle I tried to be more professional this week. I made notes and everything. Did I pull it off..? Well, probably not. Turns out the end result is pretty much the same with or without notes. Anyway, today’s show maybe has a bit of a garage-rock thing going on? A great track from the Spice Hound Music Co. EP kicks the show off, there’s the brilliant anthemic (yes, I know that’s not a real word) new single from By Toutatis, and a track from the new EP from Edinburgh Zed Penguin. Loads and loads of other great tracks too. Edinburgh Man #102 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Spice Hound Music co. – “The New Sensation” (Played courtesy of Spice Hound Music co. / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Year Of Birds – “Four Square House” (Played courtesy of Year Of Birds) 3. Animal Noises – “Crocodile Tears” (Played courtesy of Animal Noises / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. The Son(s) – “Half Lived” (Played courtesy of Olive Grove Records / The Son(s)) 5. Lady – “Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah” (Played courtesy of Lady) 6. Jen Schande – “Nice Fez” (Played courtesy of Jen Schande) 7. By Toutatis – “Hero & Leander” (Played courtesy of By Toutatis) 8. Nallo – “Beasts and Cartoons (Rope and Sand)” (Played courtesy of Nallo) 9. ZED PENGUIN – “WHO’LL COME DANCING?” (Played courtesy of Zed Penguin) 10. Jeannot – “Tire swing” (Played courtesy of Jeannot) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

Ahem. A particularly rambling podcast tonight. So what’s new, you say, etc, etc. I think my brain is probably still reeling from the fantastic Meursault gig on Saturday night at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh. They open the podcast for the second week in a row with the wonderfully anthemic “Settling” from what is already one of my favourite albums of the year. Also on the show, the new single by Thomas Patrick Maguire, a wonderful track from Spooky Bubble of Alligator Indian from the “New Weird Asheville – Volume II” compilation, and track from the new Zapruder Point EP. 1. Meursault – “Settling” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records) 2. Zapruder Point – “Bury the Lead” (Played courtesy of Zapruder Point / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Thomas Patrick Maguire – “Empty Chairs and Low Guitars” (Played courtesy of Weemayk Music) 4. The Sound and the Fury – “It’s All Ok” (Played courtesy of The Sound and the Fury / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Violens – “Totally True” (Played courtesy of Slumberland Records/ IODAPromonet) 6. Young Romance – “Follow On Your Own” (Played courtesy of Eardrums Pop / Odd Box Records / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Spooky Bubble – “Red Blue” (Played courtesy of Swamping / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. P.S. Eliot – “Shitty And Tragic” (Played courtesy of P.S. Eliot / Released under a Creative Commons licence) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast

Was it really just a couple of days ago that I was standing in the sun on the “Home & Away” beach some 10,000 miles away? And now here I am in a rainy (although warm and humid for whatever that’s worth) Edinburgh? Sigh. Anyway, it’s podcast 100! Except it isn’t really. Because (for whatever reason) I decided not to number the “specials” this is really podcast 116. As such, this podcast is only special in terms of the music. All of my chat is, as usual, just on the wrong side of being coherent. Edinburgh Man #100 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Meursault – “Flittin'” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records) 2. Allo Darlin’ – “Europe” (Played courtesy of Slumberland Records / IODAPromonet) 3. Tim Chaplin – “The Answer In Your Eyes” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records) 4. Mayors of Miyazaki – “Your Street Team” (Played courtesy of Mayors of Miyazaki / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. LITTLE BIG BANGS – “lucky” (Played courtesy of LITTLE BIG BANGS / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. Adam Stafford – “Russian Glass” (Played courtesy of Gerry Loves Records) 7. Shambles Miller – “Confessions” (Played courtesy of Shambles Miller) 8. Mississippi John Hurt – “Louis Collins” 9. P.S. Eliot – “Asphalt” (Played courtesy of P.S. Eliot / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 10. Maple Leaves – “Robots” (Played courtesy of Maple Leaves) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

Again, apologies for the lateness of this podcast post. I’ve been way too busy enjoying myself. I’m also running on cellular data only, so let’s hope I don’t hit my limit before clicking on “save”.  Today’s podcast is the second of two from Australia. This week we have moved to Sydney, land of sunny beaches and expensive coffees. But still some great music. Eight tracks by bands from the city.  Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go pack. 1. Victory Road – “I Hope You Had the Time of Your Life” (Played courtesy of Victory Road / Released under a Creative Commons licence)2. Black Vat Trio – “Not My Hero” (Played courtesy of Black Vat Trio / Released under a Creative Commons licence)3. MAKING – “Barcelona” (Played courtesy of MAKING / Released under a Creative Commons licence)4. The Chitticks – “Blood Fever” (Played courtesy of Heavy Heads / Released under a Creative Commons licence)5. Birdene – “St James Infirmary” (Played courtesy of Birdene / Released under a Creative Commons licence)6. Sleep In – “NY Alone” (Played courtesy of Sleep In / Released under a Creative Commons licence)7. Devotional – “Mercy” (Played courtesy of Devotional / Released under a Creative Commons licence)8. sleepmakeswaves – “exits to nowhere” (Played courtesy of sleepmakeswaves / Released under a Creative Commons licence)

A podcast! From Melbourne! Apologies for the slowness of getting this recorded and uploaded. Jeg-lag, season-lag, expensive and unreliable Internet connections, and small child logistics. All these and more conspired to delay the show by a few days. But here we are. Don’t expect any insights into the city or local music scene, but do expect some rambling chat. At least all the music is from Melbourne artists, so it’s almost like I’ve made some sort of effort. 1. Field Trip – “You Make Me Sleepy” (Played courtesy of Field Trip)2. Thorns – “Callous” (Played courtesy of Thorns / Broken Hive Records / Released under a Creative Commons licence)3. hounds hounds hounds – “sevenfourseven” (Played courtesy of hounds hounds hounds / Released under a Creative Commons licence)4. Poor People – “Finger and Thumb” (Played courtesy of Poor People / Released under a Creative Commons licence)5. Kathleen Mary Lee – “This Very Blue Evening” (Played courtesy of Kathleen Mary Lee / Released under a Creative Commons licence)6. Elizabeth DeLoria – “Garrus And Jane Shepard’s Awesome Adventures” (Played courtesy of Elizabeth DeLoria / Released under a Creative Commons licence)7. My Two Dads – “Take Longer” (Played courtesy of Glyphs / My Two Dads / Released under a Creative Commons licence)8. Palm Springs – “Winning & Losing” (Played courtesy of Palm Springs / Released under a Creative Commons licence)

This podcast was a bit of an experiment, at least in the technical sense. I recorded and edited it on an iPhone using a new little microphone. The reason for doing this was basically to see if it would be possible. That and I don’t want to heave the laptop to the other side of the world next week, and I’d quite like to try and do a podcast from Melbourne. Anyway, I thought it prudent to do at least one test beforehand, rather than find out when I got there that it wasn’t going to fly. Obviously this means that the podcast wasn’t live, so you’ve just got me talking to myself, rather than the twitter masses. The other reason for the podcast being prerecorded was because I wanted to go to a gig tonight! It’s the launch party for the debut album by Miaoux Miaoux, with support from Conquering Animal Sound and the Mitchell Museum. This is despite the fact I saw Conquering Animal Sound on Saturday in Avalanche Records… Two gigs in one week? Surely not… Edinburgh Man 99 Edinburgh Man #99 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Swearin’ – “Kenosha” (Played courtesy of Swearin’ / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. WJLP – “Gorilla” (Played courtesy of WJLP / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. Maple Leaves – “Missing Parts” (Played courtesy of Maple Leaves) 4. Desert Stars – “Boys I Like” (Played courtesy of Desert Stars / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. New Orleans Swim Team – “You Were a Ground Level Limb” (Played courtesy of New Orleans Swim Team / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 6. JOEY FOURR – “CROSS†DRESSER” (Played courtesy of Art is Hard Records) 7. Fera – “The Leaning Light” (Played courtesy of Fera / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Shambles Miller – “Pieces” (Played courtesy of Shambles Miller) 9. The Last Battle – “The Crunching” (Played courtesy of The Last Battle) 10. szdl – “was” (Played courtesy of szdl / Released under a Creative Commons licence) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

I bit the bullet and bought a Kindle. This is mostly as a result of an impending flight and a desire to keep my carry-on baggage to a minimum. My feelings about digital downloads run hot and cold. I have an affinity for physical media, whether that’s music, video games, book, dvd/blu ray and the shops that sell them. But I also do like the space saving aspect of digital media, and the fact you can get hold of what you want straight away, at any time of the day (except, it would seem, on my PS3, which seems to be stuck in the 1998 when it comes to downloads speeds). Of course the Kindle is pretty much tied to Amazon, which isn’t something that fills me with joy either. Anyway, I put out a request on the old twitter earlier on today for music related recommendations for books to load up the Kindle with before the trip, and I got loads of suggestions back. Of course, the irony is that I’ll probably spend all of the flight trying to amuse a small child, rather than reading any of the great sounding books, but at least my bag will only be bulging with nappies (diapers for those on the other side of the pond). As usual, I digress. Lots of great music on today’s show. As with last week, a few more tracks than normal. We kick off the show with a blistering dirty blues track from Spice Hound Music Co., and we have the new single by The Last Battle – an exclusive play, in fact. You can stream “Hope is Gold” from their Bandcamp page tomorrow, and it will be available to buy on Monday. OR you can hear it on this hear podcast right now! 1. Spice Hound Music co. – “Some Things Money Shouldn’t Buy” (Played courtesy of Spice Hound Music co / Released under a Creative Commons licence)2. Harpoon Forever – “Blue Jay” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records)3. The Last Battle – “Hope Is Gold” (Played courtesy of The Last Battle)4. Spot Collins – “Stone Cold Jane Austen” (Played courtesy of Spot Collins / Released under a Creative Commons licence)5. Swearin’ – “Irrational” (Played courtesy of Swearin’ / Released under a Creative Commons licence)6. Bird Calls – “Fortnum and Mason (Dalston’s Creek)” (Played courtesy of Bird Calls / Released under a Creative Commons licence)7. AMBULANCES – “Shine On My Shoes” (Played courtesy of Ambulances)8. Eternal Man – “In my skull” (Played courtesy of Eternal Man / Released under a Creative Commons licence)9. Sexy Bicycle – “Willow” (Played courtesy of Mama Vynila Records / Released under a Creative Commons licence)10. ACTG – “Hroenn” (Played courtesy of ACTG / Released under a Creative Commons licence)

Last week’s podcast was a bit of a failure, at least in technical terms. I suspect I had a brain fart that resulted in me muting my microphone WHILE TALKING. Outrageously unprofessional I know. The bit you missed was most likely me gushing about how wonderful the purple vinyl of the Alligator Indian album looks. If you don’t believe me, just take a look yourself. Their last EP was pretty swanky looking too… that’s it in the artwork for tonight’s show. Anyway, hopefully there won’t be a repeat of the technical incompetence this week (I’m writing this before recording the show). Figures crossed. Music-wise, I’ve tried to buck the trend of recent podcasts where I played bands that have featured before and you’re probably familiar with. Assuming I actually stuck to the planned playlist, then only three of the bands have featured on the show before, although one of them was quite some time ago. The other seven artists (yep, it’s a long one) are totally new to me, and hopefully to you too. Edinburgh Man 97 Edinburgh Man #97 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. The Leg – “Eagle To Saturn” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records) 2. William J. Le Petomane – “Operation Interstellar” (Played courtesy of William J. Le Petomane / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 3. KEEL HER – “Gillespie” (Played courtesy of KEEL HER / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Feral Future – “College” (Played courtesy of Feral Future / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. The Suicide Dolls – “Shoo” (Played courtesy of The Suicide Dolls) 6. LITTLE BIG BANGS – “Robot” (Played courtesy of LITTLE BIG BANGS / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Sea Pinks – “Ashley’s Summer Tan” (Played courtesy of Hearing Gold / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Plane Ticket – “Under The Quiet Sky” (Played courtesy of Cakes and Tapes / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 9. Shy and the Fight – “All That We See Or Seem (Original Version of Dream)” (Played courtesy of Shy and the Fight / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 10. The Breaking Yard – “Working the Ground” (Played courtesy of The Breaking Yard / Released under a Creative Commons licence) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

The podcast is back! Again! After last week’s illness the show returns, with a technical bump. Something went wrong with the audio during tonight’s show. If you were listening live there was a 2 minute period when I was talking to myself. So what’s new you say? I’m sure I said something incredibly insightful and interesting during that time, but since it didn’t record either, we’ll never know. Spooky. Anyway, aside from the single temporal anamoly, there’s loads of great music on the podcast. Mostly from bands that have graced the show before, but what can I say, they’re just too good. Edinburgh Man 96 Edinburgh Man #96 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Mini Market – “Poseída por Lux Interior” (Played courtesy of Mini Market / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. Adam Stafford – “Vanishing Tanks” (Played courtesy of Gerry Loves Records) 3. Alligator Indian – “Ice & Asteroids” (Played courtesy of Alligator Indian / Bleeding Gold Records / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Starlight Girls – “Flutterby” (Played courtesy of Starlight Girls / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. Big Wave – “Leavers Party” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records) 6. PET – “Together Apart” (Played courtesy of PET) 7. The Spook School – “History (alternative summer-night-time version)” (Played courtesy of The Spook School / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Playlounge – “Boner Hit” (Played courtesy of Art Is Hard Records) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

And we’re back! Apologies for the music repeat show last week. A 24 hour virus invaded the house and podcast duties had to be set aside for parental duties for at least a day. The slightly annoying thing was that after I had that massive cold and sore throat a couple of weeks back, I decided to record an “emergency show”. This is something I did last year with a couple of shows with tracks from K Records and Kill Rock Stars. Those shows were kicking about for ages before I pulled them into service, but this time I’ve used my backup show straight away! Anyway, there’s a bunch of new music on today’s show. Well, newish, because it’s by and large the playlist from last week’s show. As a result, if you keep up to date with other Scottish blogs or podcasts, you’ve probably already heard most of these before. I don’t care. I like them, so I’m playing them. Edinburgh Man 95 Edinburgh Man #95 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. The Decent Lovers – “I Don’t Wanna be a Decent Lover” (Played courtesy of The Decent Lovers / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. AMBULANCES – “Feeling Sick” (Played courtesy of Ambulances) 3. Against Me! – “Don’t Lose Touch” (Played courtesy of Fat Wreck Chords / Music Alley) 4. Allo Darlin’ – “Tallulah” (Played courtesy of Fortuna POP! / IODAPromonet) 5. My Tiny Robots – “My Tiny Robots” (Played courtesy of My Tiny Robots) 6. Joanna Gruesome – “Sweater” (Played courtesy of Art is Hard Records) 7. Plastic Animals – “Ghosts” (Played courtesy of Plastic Animals) 8. Radiation City – “Find It of Use” (Played courtesy of Tender Loving Empire / IODAPromonet) 9. The Son(s) – “Cocksure Boys” (Played courtesy of Olive Grove Records / The Son(s)) 10. Kochari – “Every Day and Every Night” (Played courtesy of Kochari / Released under a Creative Commons licence) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

It’s the emergency broadcast system… Something has gone wrong today. Illness or Internet probably. No matter. I had this spare podcast up my sleeve! Nothing new on today’s show, we stumble through the archive of bands or tracks that have been played before that we (well I) particularly like. Including the very first track played on the show. Edinburgh Man Jr. joins us for the show too, and thankfully he keeps pretty quiet for the whole show. He is there. Honest. Edinburgh Man 94 Edinburgh Man #94 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. “Three Songs Called Louise” by The Wave Pictures (Played via Music Alley) 2. “Blue Plastic Bags” by Malcolm Middleton (Played via Music Alley / courtesy of Full Time Hobby) 3. “Coquet Coquette” by of Montreal (Played courtesy of Polyvinyl) 4. “Pirates” by entertainment for the braindead (Played courtesy of Aaahhh Records / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 5. “Sad Blue Mountain” by Emilie Lund (Played courtesy of Aaahh Records /CC) 6. “Saboteur” by Laura K (Played courtesy of Eardrums Pop / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. “Shake the Fog” by Magnetic Island (Played courtesy of Magnetic Island / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. “This Building Is For Everyone” by Conveyor (Played courtesy of Conveyor / Released under a Creative Commons licence) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

Imagine being ill on Record Store Day. Outrageous. This can&#8217;t happen again. I spent most of the weekend and the start of the week in bed, rather pathetically with just a cold. In my defence, it was a horrible cold. But a cold nonetheless. It did make Record Store Day pretty hard going. I had hoped to do the rounds of the record shops in Edinburgh, taking in in-stores at both Avalanche and Vox Box&#8230; In the end I only managed to stumble up to Avalanche, get most of the records I wanted to buy, watch Withered Hand and some of Gordon from Ballboy, and then stumble back home to bed. Next year I need to isolate myself from the world in the run up to Record Store Day&#8230; I don&#8217;t want to go through all that again. So, it was almost a podcast with no music. Or rather, a podcast with no new music. I obviously didn&#8217;t source any tracks while ill. But in the end, as is the way of these things, lots of top new tunes appeared, and you were saved the fate of listening to me playing music that had been on the show before. Edinburgh Man 93 Edinburgh Man #93 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Alligator Indian &#8211; &#8220;Our Love Was A Crime&#8221; (Played courtesy of Alligator Indian / Bleeding Gold Records / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 2. September Girls &#8211; &#8220;Wanting More&#8221; (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records) 3. The Decent Lovers &#8211; &#8220;Abilene&#8221; (Played courtesy of The Decent Lovers / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Earthy Babes &#8211; &#8220;Grey-haired&#8221; (Played courtesy of Earthy Babes) 5. Lovers Turn to Monsters &#8211; &#8220;Day Off&#8221; (Played courtesy of Lovers Turn to Monsters) 6. The Wedding Present &#8211; &#8220;Back a Bit&#8230; Stop&#8221; (Played courtesy of Scopitones / IODAPromonet) 7. Radials &#8211; &#8220;Dashboard&#8221; (Played courtesy of Radials) 8. Myll &#8211; &#8220;&#8221;*/<>?\|&#8221; (Played courtesy of Myll / NO-SOURCE / Released under a Creative Commons licence) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //

I wrote the rest of this blog post the morning before the show. It&#8217;s almost as if I jinxed it with the opening sentence&#8230; Shockingly it all seems to be coming together. Since last weeks podcast Edinburgh Man Jr has slept through the night three times! On top of that, I&#8217;ve been to two gigs over the same period&#8230; In fact, one of those gigs was the Fence Records &#8220;Eye &#8216;O the Dug&#8221; festival in St. Andrews so really that&#8217;s like loads of gigs. To celebrate this you get some rambling reviews of both Eye &#8216;O the Dug, which took places insides some incredibly old (and incredibly cold) buildings at St. Andrews University, and (The) Lemonheads, who I saw last night at the Edinburgh Picture House. There are a couple of tracks from bands that played in St. Andrews, some music related to this Saturday&#8217;s Record Store Day events in Edinburgh, and more great music besides. Edinburgh Man 92 Edinburgh Man #92 by Edinburgh Man on Mixcloud 1. Paws &#8211; &#8220;Booger&#8221; (Played courtesy of Gerry Loves Records) 2. The Leg &#8211; &#8220;God Don&#8217;t Like It&#8221; (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records) 3. Cinema Verite &#8211; &#8220;Turn Into Gold&#8221; (Played courtesy of Cinema Verite / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 4. Standard Fare &#8211; &#8220;051107&#8221; (Played courtesy of Standard Fare) 5. Monoganon &#8211; &#8220;Monomania&#8221; (Played courtesy of Monoganon) 6. Schwervon! &#8211; &#8220;Dog Got Your Cat Tongue&#8221; (Played courtesy of Schwervon! / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 7. Town Hall &#8211; &#8220;Just Watching My Breath&#8221; (Played courtesy of Town Hall / Released under a Creative Commons licence) 8. Meursault &#8211; &#8220;A Mother&#8217;s Arms (Demo)&#8221; (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records) Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to Podcast //