Stewart Smith
@drstewartsmith.bsky.social
Writer: jazz, improvised, experimental, Scotland & the avant-garde @ The Wire, Bandcamp, The Quietus, We Jazz, Guardian. Associate lecturer Newcastle University. Musician. He/him. 🇵🇸
Wow a great find! That's my evening viewing sorted.
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Wow a great find! That's my evening viewing sorted.
LWB one of the best Glasgow bands ever. Their guitarist is quite active with various projects too. robertdallasgray.bandcamp.com
Robert Dallas Gray
Solo guitar, mostly. Ex-Life without buildings, current Whin. He/him.
robertdallasgray.bandcamp.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
LWB one of the best Glasgow bands ever. Their guitarist is quite active with various projects too. robertdallasgray.bandcamp.com
Their show here in Newcastle a couple of weeks ago was 🤯
October 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Their show here in Newcastle a couple of weeks ago was 🤯
Granted some of the hyped UK stuff is bland, but [Ahmed], Xhosa Cole, Stabbins/Sanders, Neil Charles, Rachel Musson, John Butcher, XT… plenty of fire there! :)
October 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Granted some of the hyped UK stuff is bland, but [Ahmed], Xhosa Cole, Stabbins/Sanders, Neil Charles, Rachel Musson, John Butcher, XT… plenty of fire there! :)
Some great ballads and pop tunes on Tim and PTMM but I miss the daft snottiness. And Westerbeg totally lost his touch with the hard rockers once they went major label. Stuff like Dose of Thunder honks.
October 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Some great ballads and pop tunes on Tim and PTMM but I miss the daft snottiness. And Westerbeg totally lost his touch with the hard rockers once they went major label. Stuff like Dose of Thunder honks.
A certain centrist music journo claimed half of LIB is terrible and Pleased is their masterpiece. *shakes head*
October 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A certain centrist music journo claimed half of LIB is terrible and Pleased is their masterpiece. *shakes head*
The way he lets that feedback ring and ring then finally cuts through with that perfect howl. One of the greatest moments in rock n roll.
October 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The way he lets that feedback ring and ring then finally cuts through with that perfect howl. One of the greatest moments in rock n roll.