Edwyn Collins

Under the radar: Next leg of the festival circuit takes Broken Records northwards

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

• Olaf Furniss and Derick Mackinnon report from the underground music scene in Scotland

Forever Heavenly: Beth Orton and Doves to celebrate Heavenly Records

IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

DOVES , Beth Orton, The Magic Numbers and Nada Surf are among the acts confirmed to play Forever Heavenly at London’s Southbank Centre in September, a weekend festival celebrating 18 years in the life of the Heavenly Recordings label. Founded in 1990, Heavenly has been home to artists from Saint Etienne and Manic Street Preachers through to Beth Orton, Doves, The Magic Numbers and Edwyn Collins. And...

• Edwyn Collins and Doves lined up for Heavenly Records festival - New Musical Express

Doves, Magic Numbers for Heavenly bash

Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

Doves and Magic Numbers will perform at Heavenly Records' 18th birthday celebrations in September.

• Edwyn Collins and Doves lined up for Heavenly Records festival - New Musical Express

Glastonbury 2008

mrry (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008

Cut Copy. The Levellers. The Subways. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. Vampire Weekend. Ben Folds. The Duke Spirit. Edwyn Collins. John Cale. Franz Ferdinand. Kings Of Leon. Fanfarlo. Cruel Folk. Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip. British Sea Power. The Raconteurs. The Last Shadow Puppets. Amy Winehouse. Buddy Guy. The Proclaimers. Mary Bourke. Attila The Stockbroker. Dynamo’s [...]

Grandmaster Flash & The Glimmers

Buzzin Music Blog (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008

Grandmaster Flash will be appearing as one of the special guests when The Glimmers host the second of five one-off special Hidden Depths events. Last week Mark Jones of Wall Of Sound Records hosted a successful first evening. The Glimmers come from Belgium and play in Manchester on 10th July at Joshua Brookes. They [...]

COLLINS COMEBACK COMPLETE WITH GLASTONBURY SHOW

PR-Inside.com Entertainment News (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008

Scottish singer-songwriter EDWYN COLLINS served up the most emotional performance on the first day of this year’s (08) Glastonbury Festival in England after battling back from illness to perform at the event. The former Orange Juice frontman almost died after suffering two brain haemorrhages in 2005, and he has only just started performing again. But he promised [...]

• Edwyn Collins - Collins Comeback Complete With Glastonbury Show - Contactmusic Ltd

Edwyn Collins crowns amazing comeback at Glastonbury

New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008

Indie legend Edwyn Collins was watched by big fans Franz Ferdinand as he crowned an amazing comeback from illness with a rapturously received show at Glastonbury tonight (June 27).

Glastonbury Festival 2008

Buzzin Music Blog (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008

3,000 portaloo toilets on 400-acres of farm is awaiting approximately 134,000 people on their way to the Glastonbury Festival this week. Essentials for one of the festival highlights of the year include wellington boots and a good supply of toilet rolls. The complete line up for every stage and tent can be viewed, and tickets still be [...]

Glastonbury 2008: Best Of The Line-Up

The World of Wingrove (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008

There’s little under ten hours to go until the gates open at Glastonbury. For the first time in over fifteen years the festival hasn’t sold out in advance. Michael Eavis claims it is due to the dreadful weather of the last couple of years, but most would put it down to a lacklustre headline and [...]

New Releases, 23rd June, with Ozzy Osbourne

Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008

Ish fuggin, like, y'know who Iam eh? Fuggin', Ozinnit? Likeshumayouse seenme on tha' fuggin' tellyshow on MTV wivmafuggin' mental, fuggin', family and that. Shumayouse seenme singin' withmebandsandthat. Black Sabbath. Bitofftheheadofabat... or summat... tookaleak on The Alamo. Can't really fuggin' rememberlike....

Live TM Show at Flavour of Shetland/Johnsmas Foy featuring Edwyn Collins

Tom Morton's Beatcroft (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008

Absolutely knackered after today's show, which went really well, I think, apart from a two-minute hiatus when we apparently fell off air (not that we knew anything about it, as it wisnae oor fault!). Well done to Jenny, Fiona, Ian and Ken from the BBC team. They came up on the ferry overnight, arriving today, and are back on the boat tonight. That's above and beyond the call of duty. Big thanks and...

Edwyn Collins - Aint That Always That Way

The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008

in post BACK TO BASICS (Part 2) from THE VINYL VILLAIN .

Review: Paul Haig: Go Out Tonight

Pitchfork (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008

Josef K's erratic leader steps out with an album about the disappointments of going out.

Edwyn Collins - Home Again (Heavenly)

Manchester Online (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008

Salvation is nearer the truth, and within two bars of Home Again - a place he never thought he'd see again - that sentiment hits you with spine tingling clarity. "I'm home again," Collins warbles in that distinctive throaty baritone, "I started searching for my soul again/But there was nothing I could find".

The Meaning Of Twee

Diary at the Centre of the Earth (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008

I listen to Paul Morley’s Radio 2 Documentary on Twee Pop. It’s great to hear the music and reminisces from those involved, though I’m not a fan of Mr Morley’s ersatz post-modern presenting style; it’s as if he’s saying ‘all music documentaries are essentially compromised and contrived, so let’s meander back and forth in a [...]