Posts Tagged “Malin Head”

Blogroll

• Music Blogs
  • 17 Seconds 
    Excellent Edinburgh-based music blog and record label
  • Aye Tunes 
    Scottish music blogger who came up with the best ever name for a Scottish music blog
  • Glasgow Podcart 
    Mindblowingly enthusiastic and sordid audio treats from grassroots Scottish culture
  • Have Fun at Dinner 
    Irritatingly young and talented blogger with an obsession for absinthe. According to Portis Wasp he is ‘too handsome to be a blogger’, the swine!
  • Loveshack, Baby 
    Musical treats from the tartytart with a heart
  • Peenko 
    Prolific & extremely generous Glasgow-based music blogger
  • Radar (The Scotsman) 
    Breaking news and new band profiles from great writers
  • Said The Gramophone 
    Poetic prose & perfect tunes
  • Scrawls & Bawls 
    The blog of Mr Finbarr Bermingham, a music writer who really knows his stuff. Oh, and he likes The National, a lot.
  • Song, By Toad 
    Alt-folk and indie with swearing, gin and beautifully produced sessions
  • The Steinberg Principle 
    Musician, promoter and compelling blogger who writes very honestly and wears his heart on his sleeve.
  • The Tidal Wave of Indifference 
    This man was born to be a music blogger, amazing then that this excellent blog only began in 2010!
• Other Scottish Culture/Music Sites
  • Is This Music? 
    Scottish music magazine which is very supportive of the local scene
  • Off The Beaten Tracks 
    A music video project in unusual surroundings. Just happens to include a lot of bands I really like.
  • Radio Magnetic 
    Scotland’s premiere internet radio and podcasting hub
  • The List 
    Authoritative Scottish culture & listings magazine (disclaimer: I have written for them).
  • The Skinny Magazine 
    Free publication with some brilliant writing. Yes I have been known to write for them. Draw your own conclusions.
• Photographers
  • Blueback Hotrod 
    The site of photographer Dylan Matthews which features the best Scottish bands and more.
  • Portis Wasp 
    Portis Wasp takes photos, writes and makes music, as well as posting a huge amount of in-your-face sexy pics & celebrity interviews.
  • We Sink Ships 
    A great collaboration between photographers and podcasters Heidi Kuisma and Neil Milton
• Record Labels
  • b.y_records 
    If you live in Europe here’s where to get music by Stanley Brinks and Freschard amongst others
  • Domino Records 
    A very high standard of artists make Domino one of my favourite labels.
  • Fence Records 
    A braw wee label/collective based in the East Neuk of Fife
  • Gerry Loves Records 
    Boutique label with a personal touch and impeccable taste
  • Kilter 
    eagleowl’s label. Nuff said.
  • Olive Juice Music 
    NYC DIY antifolk label with some amazing treasures to be found.
  • SL Records 
    Edinburgh-based label supporting bizarre and outlandish music for over a decade.
  • Song, By Toad Records 
    A highly successful blog isn’t enough for Matthew Toad, he has to start a bloody record label as well. Thankfully…
• Technology
  • Just Another iPhone Blog 
    Popular blog about all things iPhone that I have contributed to a few times.
  • ReadWriteWeb 
    Gives tech news an intelligent treatment
• Visual Artists/Designers
  • Fred Egg Comics 
    David Robertson makes unique comics, and blogs about other people’s. He cares a LOT about comics.
• Writers
  • Abyssinia Henry 
    My friend Nine has moved to Berlin from Edinburgh. She is writing about it here.
  • Broon's Tunes 
    A hub for the writings of Mr Ally Brown, passionate music critic who’s unafraid of controversy
  • Comely Banking Crisis 
    Killian writes an interesting blog about all things Edinburgh and a fair few things besides.
  • Everyone I Ever Kissed 
    Nine is a brilliant writer. If you ever snog her, you’ll probably end up here.
  • How to Matter 
    Thoughtful writings about staying creative in the modern world.
  • Jay Stringer 
    Prolific crime writer and blogger
  • Last Year's Girl 
    Multi-talented Glasgow-based journalist, blogger, photographer and Ryan Adams obsessive (well we all have our faults)
  • NJ Mitchell 
    The personal blog of Scotsman journalist Nick Mitchell. Here, he writes mainly about non-music stuff such as the existential crises that result from being a Raith Rovers fan.
  • Spins & Needles 
    A hub for the various music-related writings of Mr Billy Hamilton, wordsmith extraordinaire
  • The Friendly Anarchist 
    This man has it figured.
  • Words That Loiter 
    The blog of writer, promoter and NYC obsessive Jane Flett