Join us for a film screening as part of Rip It Up at The Pyramid Weekender, presented by The Pyramid at Anderston

The Long Play Sessions hosts Grant McPhee & Aidan Moffat from Arab Strap to discuss Grant's new book Scene Within A Scene.

George Harrison didn’t have much luck with his guitars in Glasgow.

This brings together Parts 1–16 of 50 Years of The Pool of Life in one place.

Mathew Street Welcomes the World:

Brian Epstein died 59 years ago, on the 27th of August.

When a tiny Scottish town briefly became one of the centre’s of UK 60s Counter-Culture

Author and filmmaker Grant McPhee reveals the overlooked artists, venues and moments that shaped modern Scottish music in his new book Scene Within…

a work in progress

Scene Within A Scene follows the authors excellent Postcards From Scotland, this time focusing on 1992-2001

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Scene Within a Scene: Scottish Indie Music from 1992–2001, Grant McPhee takes us through an oral history of the early days of one of 90s Glasgow's fiercest l...

A 3-part Wavelength film/chat/gig event. Enjoy a screening of 'Teenage Superstars' (1hr 32, 2017) in which director Grant McPhee delves into the pre-Britpop Sco…

When Drugs Go Bad : The Changing Perceptions of LSD in the UK Press

The history of pop and rock is laced with injustice: corrupt managers, dodgy labels, incorrect songwriting and publishing credits, unfair firings, unaudited and incorrect accounting.

50 Years of Scottish Punk: The Questions ‘Some Other Guy’ single.

The Sex Pistols 1978 tour of America has been extensively covered, and the last few months of 1977 also had extensive coverage of what was about to land on their shores.

There are very few people who remember one of the city's oldest festivals

50 Years of Liverpool DIY #12: Bill Drummond Joins The Liverpool School

50 Years of Liverpool DIY #11: The First Jung Festival

21st –22nd May 1977 – Glasgow’s Burning: The weekend of New York Punk

50 Years of Liverpool DIY #9 : Dreaming a City.

Members of BMX Bandits, Teenage Fanclub and The Soup Dragons will gather on Friday, June 5 at Bellshill Cultural Centre.

Donovan truly is a wonderful artist.

The ‘Fanny’ Lips 1978 - 1979

50 Years of the Pool of Life # 8 : The Decline and 3rd Rebirth of the Cavern