Tony Gaughan





Profiles


Blancmange - Profile

Blancmange

Tony Gaughan examines a detailed and in-depth nine CD retrospective from synth pop duo Blancmange, which compiles together their first three albums with remixes, session tracks, demos and live performances


Miscellaneous - The Clash FAQ

Miscellaneous

Tony Gaughan finds American Gary Jucha's'The Clash FAQ' to be the definitive book on the seminal punk band

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Creation Records - Profile Creation Records

Ian Dury And The Blockheads - Profile Ian Dury And The Blockheads

Boomtown Rats - Profile Boomtown Rats

BMX Bandits - BMX Bandits BMX Bandits - BMX Bandits

Skids - Live 2010 Skids - Live 2010




Live Reviews


Afghan Whigs - ABC, Glasgow, 27/5/2017

Posies

Tony Gaughan watches American power pop act the Posies play an exceptional set at the tiny Hug and Pint and their first Glasgow gig in eleven years


Posies - Hug and Pint, Glasgow, 28/10/2016

Posies

Tony Gaughan watches American power pop act the Posies play an exceptional set at the tiny Hug and Pint and their first Glasgow gig in eleven years

More Live Reviews

Jayhawks - Art School, Glasgow, 1/9/2016 Jayhawks - Art School, Glasgow, 1/9/2016

Jim Jones Revue - Oran Mor, Glasgow, 26/11/2014 Jim Jones Revue - Oran Mor, Glasgow, 26/11/2014

Urban Voodoo Machine - O2 ABC2, Glasgow, 20/9/2014 Urban Voodoo Machine - O2 ABC2, Glasgow, 20/9/2014

Filthy Tongues - African Caribbean Centre, Glasgow, 1/11/2014 Filthy Tongues - African Caribbean Centre, Glasgow, 1/11/2014

Pop Group - Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, 20/10/2014 Pop Group - Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, 20/10/2014








Favourite Albums


Pele - Fireworks

Pele

Tony Gaughan reflects upon Wirral-based pop/rock act Pele's 1992 debut album, which has just been re-released in a twenty-fifth anniversary edition

More Favourite Albums

UB40 - Present Arms UB40 - Present Arms

Micah P Hinson  - Micah P. Hinson and the Gospel of Progress Micah P Hinson - Micah P. Hinson and the Gospel of Progress

Hurrah - The Sound of Philadelphia Hurrah - The Sound of Philadelphia




Features


David Bowie - David Bowie. Hanover Grand, London, 1997

David Bowie

Tony Gaughan writes in 'Gig of a Lifetime' about attending on crutches a fan club only David Bowie gig in the tiny Hanover Club in London at the time of his 'Earthling' album


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Reviews


Band Of Holy Joy - Brutalism Begins at Home

Band Of Holy Joy

Appealing new EP from London-based alternative rock the Band of Holy Joy which has been released on ten inch vinyl and digitally


Dodgy - What Are We Fighting For

Dodgy

Fantastic latest comeback album from reformed 1990s British indie pop trio, Dodgy

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Steve Ignorant with Paranoid Visions - Now and Then...! Steve Ignorant with Paranoid Visions - Now and Then...!

Veils - Total Depravity Veils - Total Depravity

Teenage Fanclub - Here Teenage Fanclub - Here

Monochrome Set - Cosmonaut Monochrome Set - Cosmonaut

Roy Moller - There is a Thousand Untold Stories Roy Moller - There is a Thousand Untold Stories

Posies - Solid States Posies - Solid States

Lloyd Cole - 1D Electronics 2012-2014 Lloyd Cole - 1D Electronics 2012-2014

Alias Kid - Revolt to Revolt Alias Kid - Revolt to Revolt

Various - The Scene Club, Ham Yard, London 1963-66 Various - The Scene Club, Ham Yard, London 1963-66

Wayne County and the Electric Chairs - Live at Rockpalast Wayne County and the Electric Chairs - Live at Rockpalast