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Grant McPhee @grantmcphee.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Thank you The Wire and Claire Sawers for this review of Scene Within a Scene. 'A super enjoyable dive into an ethically and musically fertile time.'' You can pick up the mag in all good magazine shops, and you should.

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 05/08/2026

Ha, aye, I know the feeling :)

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 05/08/2026

Was that the one on the Renfrew Ferry? That one was awful.

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 25/07/2026

Glasgow based Divorce? They were fucking awesome.

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 06/07/2026

He's always had the strongest hair game. The Unit is iconic.

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Monorail Music @monorailmusic.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Part 2 of @grantmcphee.bsky.social's series documenting Scotland's independent music scene... Scene Within a Scene: Scottish Independent Music 1992-2001, with Monorail/RT exclusive postcard w/ photo by Stuart Murdoch. signed copies: monorailmusic.com/products/gra... @omnibuspress.bsky.social

Grant mcphee's new book opened on a wooden floor with a green postcard featuring belle and sebastian members

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Almost 5,000 people have joined our call for a halt to new hyperscale data centres in Scotland. Have you? The 24 applications in so far would require 1.5 times as much energy as all of Scotland uses at peak demand. We can't let this free-for-all continue. greens.scot/datacentres

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Stop hyper-scale data centres in Scotland

Stop hyper-scale data centres in Scotland -

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 29/05/2026

I'll be very disappointed if that new album isn't called 'hosed a river of 10000 maggots out of our wheelie bin and watched some crows feast on them'.

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Rock Action Records @rockactionrecords.scot · 19/05/2026

The mighty @arabstrap.scot have just released new single “You You You”, and it’s an absolute belter! 🫵🏼🩵 Thanks to @huwstephensdj.bsky.social for premiering the track on @bbc6music.bsky.social. Listen/stream/watch: arabstrap.os.fan/yyy @aidanjohnmoffat.bsky.social Video directed by Luke Bovill

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 26/04/2026

Fuck, thanks Grant, that's very kind. The best I can say is that I was there, and got to collaborate with some of the most brilliant & inventive people, and was lucky enough make some lifelong friends at the same time.

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Grant McPhee @grantmcphee.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Scene Within a Scene. When Postcards From Scotland was being put together it was written at the same time as this. Not a sequel but an alternative timeline of Scotland's late 80s to 90s independent music scene, tracing a different evolution. Out - 6/8 from @OmnibusPress

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Grant McPhee @grantmcphee.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

First review for Something For the Longing compilation is in. Thanks to Andrew Neal and Silent Radio. Some nice highlighted mentions of Stretchheads, Yummy Fur, Lung Leg, dawson, Mogwai, Badgewearer, Amphetameanies, Stanleys, Long Fin Killlie and Spare Snare! www.silentradio.co.uk/04/19/album-...

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ALBUM REVIEW – VARIOUS: SOMETHING FOR THE LONGING – SCOTTISH INDEPENDENT POP 1985-1999

Ask a music fan to choose a band that personified the Scottish independent scene and it is likely that there would be lots of different answers. Perhaps it would be the feedback drenched pop of The Je...

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 12/04/2026

Ha! Thank you :) Hope you are well, it's been too long.

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Broken Chanter @brokenchanter.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I am beyond delighted to tell you that my brand new album ‘This Could be Us, You, Or Anybody Else’ is out on 10 April 2026 on @chemunderground.bsky.social, and that you can pre-order it NOW, on this first #BandcampFriday of the year: brokenchanter.bandcamp.com/album/this-c...

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Rock Action Records @rockactionrecords.scot · 05/02/2026

Tomorrow is the first @bandcamp.com Friday of 2026! 🥳 Bandcamp are once again waiving their revenue share so that more money gets to artists & labels. Make sure to check out the Rock Action Bandcamp for new items ✨ *Please be aware some items may only be visible on the website & not the app

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Grant McPhee @grantmcphee.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Something For the Longing - A follow-up box set to Big Gold Dreams. Scottish Independent Pop 1985-1999. BELLE AND SEBASTIAN, YUMMY FUR, ARAB STRAP, SHOP ASSISTANTS, MOGWAI, THE VASELINES, THE SOUP DRAGONS, THE ORCHIDS, BMX BANDITS, BIS, THE BETA BAND AND MORE. www.cherryred.co.uk/various-arti...

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Various Artists: Something For The Longing - Scottish Independent Pop 1985-1999, 3CD Box Set

• 3CDs COMPILED BY CELEBRATED AUTHOR AND DIRECTOR GRANT MCPHEE (POSTCARD FROM SCOTLAND, TEENAGE SUPERSTARS, ETC). •TRACING THE EVOLUTION OF THE SCOTTISH INDIE SCENE, FROM THE MID-80s EXPLOITS OF THE ...

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Minutemen Bot @minutemenbot.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

D. Boon April 1, 1958 - December 22, 1985

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 09/12/2025

Aw, same! Absolutely, I would love that. Let's do that in the new year. My shitty health is slowly improving, and I should be out and about by then. x

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Rock Action Records @rockactionrecords.scot · 08/12/2025

#RockActionRewind ‘Tis the season! 🎄 Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert’s “Ghost Stories For Christmas” was released 7 years ago, making it the perfect time to reacquaint yourself with this brilliant, beautiful alternative festive album. ✨ 📹: “A Ghost Story for Christmas” (lyric video)

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Rock Action Records @rockactionrecords.scot · 28/11/2025

Our Black Vinyl Weekend is on NOW! 💿 There’s 40% off all pre-2025 black vinyl releases*, plus 20% off almost everything else store wide. ✨ Discount automatically applied at checkout. Sale ends midnight, Sunday 30th November 👉🏼 rockaction.scot * excludes Mogwai - “Government Commissions”

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Rock Action Records @rockactionrecords.scot · 19/11/2025

#RockActionRewind #onthisday @mogwai.scot’s second remix album “A Wrenched Virile Lore” was released 13 years ago today. 💫 There’s 20% off the CD at the Rock Action store as part of our winter sale - running now until midnight Sunday 30th November 👉🏼 rockaction.scot

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 11/11/2025

Bollocks. Hear, not here. There's a reason why I normally just play the guitar.

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 11/11/2025

The undisputed king of Manchester, @marcrileydj.bsky.social, is giving one of my old sessions a replay tonight on @6music.bsky.social. Here it live! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Radio 6 Music - Listen Live - BBC Sounds

Listen live to Radio 6 Music on BBC Sounds

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 08/10/2025

My friend Ajay is running a monthly record club on @bandcamp.com, where for $13 a month, you'll get a new release, picked by the man himself. I've been trusting his taste in music for close to 30 years now, and he's never let me down. Dae it! bandcamp.com/club/kosmos-...

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Subscribe to Kosmos Klub

Adventures for the curious music listener, curated by Ajay Saggar. Bandcamp Clubs are a subscribe-to-own experience curated by trusted experts who live and breathe music.

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Meritorio Records @meritoriorec.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Dancer "More or Less" out today! @dancerband.bsky.social There is an exclusive Red Vinyl version available through @monorailmusic.bsky.social Listen/Order here: dancermusicgroup.bandcamp.com/album/more-o...

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More or Less, by Dancer

12 track album

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 11/08/2025

Related to your other post, and definitely me extending the old guy moan alert, but my favourite headphones are over 20 years old and still sound and work great. Well, they do in the devices that have a fucking headphone jack!

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 06/08/2025

I've spent a lot of my work time on this topic over the last year. I still can't shake the feeling that the Gell-Mann amnesia effect is in full force, and if it can't be trusted for information that I'm not already an expert in, why use it?

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 30/07/2025

Cant' believe you missed the opportunity to say 'Just in and chipping'.

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Ned Raggett @nedraggett.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Important #JDTwitch of @optimo-espacio.bsky.social news to share -- a Crowdfunder for Keith's continuing care has now been set up. The proceeds from the album I am coordinating, #OneMoreTune, will be going here. Of course, you are also strongly encouraged to contribute to this Crowdfunder directly.

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Keith McIvor (JD Twitch) care support

Helping Keith McIvor (JD Twitch) access urgent care and therapies to manage and ease symptoms

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 11/07/2025

I'll leave with this from Sabicas. He was a controversial figure in flamenco at the time due to him both openly embracing more Moorish influences than a lot of purists liked, and being one of the first greats to teach non Romani guitarists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2VR...

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Sabicas- Arabian dance

YouTube video by Morfij

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 11/07/2025

I generally prefer the pre Paco de Lucia period of flamenco. He changed everything. He's the prog to Montoya's punk. Saying that, his work with Cameron de la Isla is pretty incredible and definitely worth investigating.

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 10/07/2025

Carlos & Ramon Montoya are an excellent starting point for early flamenco. They were really the first to highlight the guitar as something other than background to the singers and dancers. I'm a big fan of Sabicas as well. Less of a purist, which fits closer to how I interpreted it.

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 10/07/2025

Flamenco, The Art of Flamenco; Its History and Development by Bárbara Thiel-Cramér is a good one. The Art of Flamenco by Donn Pohren as well. I'd recommend joining www.foroflamenco.com, it was an invaluable resource for me when I first got interested, and is still very active.

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Foro Flamenco

flamenco guitar

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Mogwai @mogwai.scot · 09/07/2025

Proud to stand with @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social in their campaign showing the support refugees receive across Scotland. Let’s keep building a country where everyone feels safe and welcome🧡 Be #PartOfTheBiggerPicture - buy their new t-shirt and help make Scotland more inclusive: ow.ly/JSXt50WmPoj

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Emma Pollock @emmaspollock.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

My brand new album Begging The Night To Take Hold comes out on Chemikal Underground on 26th September on vinyl, CD and digital. UK Tour in October. Tickets on sale on Friday 11th July. Pre order the album now. bio.to/EmmaPollock

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 03/07/2025

Post a song from the year you turned 12 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upwj...

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Brave Captain

YouTube video by Firehose - Topic

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Daniel Bachman @danielbachman.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

We’ve been noticing that a lot of the AI generated music has songs about dust, which makes me wonder if dust is what the computer fears most.

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Monorail Music @monorailmusic.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Spotify is a horrible platform in so many ways. People should consider if they're ok using it. We use Tidal in the shop for streaming and are really happy with it. Some of the staff use Qobuz at home. Spotify sounds terrible and their ethics are disgusting.

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 21/06/2025

Hello! Don't know if there is something weird going on with Bandcamp, but my copy is still listed as being a pre-order there.

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RM Hubbert @rmhubbert.com · 12/06/2025

Sweet! Really looking forward to this one. 10 Songs I Hate About You was one of my favourite albums of last year.

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