Save Trongate103 petition. Glasgow can't afford to lose any more arts organisations. Please consider signing and sharing. Thanks! π
www.change.org/p/save-trong...
Save Trongate103 petition. Glasgow can't afford to lose any more arts organisations. Please consider signing and sharing. Thanks! π
www.change.org/p/save-trong...
Wyrd-Folk Top 15 Greatest Albums
From Davy Graham to Camberwick Green.
grantmcphee.substack.com/p/wyrd-folk-...
Quality viewing, De La Soulsβs Tiny Desk Concert m.youtube.com/watch?v=5AVY...
You throw hype stickers in the bin? Savage behaviour! π
This month's Clyde Built Radio show focuses on punk, post-punk, punk-funk, DIY, private press. I decided the new slogan for the show should be "let the music do the talking" - despite this, my awkward chat seems to be twice as loud as the music... π
π LISTEN BACK: soundcloud.com/clydebuiltra...
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!
Just sorting the record boxes for first Divine of 2026 - anyone got any requests? π© See you on the dancefloor! Kicks off at 8pm...
π Ticket link: wegottickets.com/event/693125
Countdown to soul!
Next Divine on Friday night in Queen's Park Bowling Club!
Entry with ticket only: wegottickets.com/event/693125
Wee change of scenery for this monthβs radio show, broadcast from Radio Buena Vida on the Southside.
Reggae, indie dub, industrial funk, electronica, post-punk, freakbeat, garage punk, psychedelia, deep soul - managed to tick a few musical boxes! β
π» LISTEN BACK: soundcloud.com/radiobuenavi...
"Imagine putting 100 of the best 45rpm records across multiple genres in a jukebox, filling it with nickels and hiring Iggy Pop to decide the order of play. Well, that would be nowhere near as much fun as Divine. Got it� Get down." (© Caledonia Soul)
27/02/26
π wegottickets.com/event/693125
Tickets now on sale for Divine on 27/02/26 - hurry don't linger!
π wegottickets.com/event/693125
Psych! Pop! Soul! Funk! Punk! Disco! Indie! Ska!
Glasgow's longest running all vinyl retro dance party...
So much to love in this Pentangle session from Jacqui McShee's perfect eye shadow & stock-still melodiousness to Terry Cox's loose precision to Danny Thompson's accent-you-don't-hear-from-musicians anymore. Smell the pale ale & Player's No6 pulsing from the screen...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESyc...
Save the date! Divine is happening on Friday 27th February!
A wee heads up!
The first Divine of 2026 is happening in the Queen's Park Bowling Club in a couple of weeks - tell yer pals, book yer baby-sitters, get yer dancing shoes polished!
SAVE THE DATE : Friday 27th February
Tickets on sale Friday morning... β°
Fantastic compilation, the sequel is essential too! I bought this back in 1995 (???!!!) and only fairly recently noticed that the cover is actually a recreation of Tretchikoff's "Blue Lady" (or more accurately "Chinese Girl") painting.
DIVINE SONG OF THE DAY
Was trying to find some tracks relating to Ayr. Err, this is pretty tenuousβ¦ but itβll certainly be stuck in my head all day Saturday. π€
Aphroditeβs Child βAirβ (1970)
youtu.be/JvUeEe7jbgM
+ Ayr Vintage & Vinyl Pop-Up Market +
On Saturday Iβm heading to Ayr with a few boxes of records to sell at this brand new fair. Anyone in the area pop in! Classics, bargains, essentials, collectables & obscurities.
Vinyl, cakes, vintage, FREE ENTRY! Kicks off 10am at The Grain Exchange. π
That's my monthly Clyde Built Radio show uploaded to enjoy at your leisure. And it IS leisurely - chilled selection of library, jazz, soundtracks and easy listening:
Basil Kirchin, Dorothy Ashby, Johnny Harris, Sven Wunder, Pierre Henry etc.
π» soundcloud.com/clydebuiltra...
That's my monthly Clyde Built Radio show uploaded to listen back. It's a Deep Soul Special - what better way to relax during the holidays than with a down-beat, heart-wrenching selection of ballads, low-rider soul and "deep-with-a-beat". π
π» LINK: soundcloud.com/clydebuiltra...
I'd sort of forgotten about the flip-side of "Quick Joey Small" - wonder how many kids ended up digging Blue Cheer and The Stooges after hearing "Rumble '69"? Possibly one of the wildest sounding B-sides to a bubblegum pop hit... π₯
youtu.be/bQkzqmhFFBs
Love this, definitely played it back in the day. Although the Kasenetz-Katz production which got absolutely caned (and still does) is Shadows Of Knight "Shake"! π₯
youtu.be/1y5Ub49f6EE
If memory serves me right (which it seldom does from that time) I think this @andrewdivine.bsky.social played this pretty regularly at the Vic.
That's my November Clyde Built Radio show uploaded to listen again. A random mix this month, mostly picked up at the huge Record Planet record fair in Den Bosch. 60s and 70s jazz, garage, folk, psych, surf, R&B, northern soul, disco... ENJOY! π
π» LINK: soundcloud.com/clydebuiltra...
Thatβs the tree up! Tickets on sale NOW for Decemberβs Divine at the Bowling Club. Festive funk and seasonal soul galore! All vinyl all night.
Sat 20th Dec 8:00pm till late-ish.
ποΈ Link: wegottickets.com/event/683963
Save the date! Next Divine in Queenβs Park Bowling Club is on Saturday (yesβ¦ SATURDAY) 20th December. πͺ©
Soul, funk, garage, punk, indie, Latin, ska and a sprinkling of festive favourites. π
Tickets on sale later this week! ποΈ
I'm playing RECORDS in McChuills TONIGHT!
Brave the cold and warm your heart... β₯οΈ
Free entry in the bar from 8pm till midnight.
Pumpkin carved, now sorting the records! Any requests?
Few tickets left for tonight - we kick off at 8pm!
ποΈ wegottickets.com/event/680187
PS it looks more like DIVINE in real life! π
TONIGHTβS THE NIGHT!
The Divine countdown continues.
The Sonics βThe Witchβ (1965)
Thereβs loads of Sonics garage goodness that would qualify for Halloween, but weβre going with this - unmatched R&B energy!
youtu.be/HGBsxpnRhMk
Countdown to Divine!
Goblin "Death Dies" (1975)
Keeping with the spooky vibes, here's some funky Italian prog-rock from the masters of Giallo soundtracks - Goblin, from "Profondo Rosso". Breakbeats galore!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA4A...
That's my Clyde Built Radio show from the weekend up to listen back. Mostly 60s soul and garage 45s this time, but with contemporary retro grooves from Sven Wunder and ATA Records.
soundcloud.com/clydebuiltra...
Think it was only open a year or two? Well before Finnieston was hip. I remember asking the owner about the name. He told me they found out Carnaby Records already existed, so changed it. To... Carnabay Records. He still an active DJ on the northern soul and scooter scenes.