Tweet Nothings, feat. Alex Kapranos, The Vaselines, Yahweh

Our Twitter stalking column (now shamelessly ripped off by The Guardian) returns, and this time there's environmental rightousness, studio-based poetry and swine flu. Damned swine flu.


Amy MacDonald plays the eco warrior card...
@AmyMacdonald1: i'm watching sky news. I'm absolutely horrified at what they do to the dolphins in Japan. It's barbaric.

While Camera Obscura reveal the dangers of a green lifestyle...
@camera_obscura_: Went to the bottle bank and got chased by nesting wasps. And they say recycling makes you feel better about yourself.

Franz Ferdinand singer (if indeed it is he) takes the whole Twitter brevity ethos to heart...
@alkapranos: A gig. That'll do.

Remember Remember pray for some cross pollination of the musical kind...
@Rmmbr_Rmmbr: I heard that Utah Saints chose their name as they wanted to be close to U2 in the CD racks...here's hoping some R.E.M. fans'll be as dumb

Could The Vaselines be any more indie?
@the_vaselines: We mixed two new Vaselines songs with Norman Blake from Teenage Fanclub last night then listened to Orange Juice on repeat. Blue Boy!

Frightened Rabbit haven't forgotten how to be modest in their pursuit of world domination...
@FRabbits: Thanks to all who were at QH on Tues night. You humbled us beyond words!!!

No such deference from We Are The Physics...
@wearethephysics: Studio today. Recording. It'll be the best song ever. Might not finish it though because it'll make your record collection redundant.

Beerjacket makes album recording sound like a pregnant woman's water breaking...
@Beerjacket: Oh my goodness, I think there's going to be another Beerjacket album really soon. Why wait? The songs are coming really fast. Demoing now.

Probably best that Yahweh cancelled last week's gig. Get well soon...
@yahwehtheband: I have swine flu. it's shite.

How to Swim demand answers on postcards. Or in tweets...
@howtoswim: When to launch a record? How long to sit on it before launching it? How quick is too quick? How near to Xmas is too near to Xmas? ...phew.

And finally, The Gothenburg Address add some poetry to geeky studio techniques...
@gothenaddy: Putting on layers like its wintertime ..

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Tweet Nothings, feat. Young Fathers, Beerjacket, My Latest Novel

It may be the quietest time of year for news but here at Under the Radar we're convinced that it's always Silly Season in the Scottish music scene. Once again we trawl the deepest depths of the Twitter ocean to bring you this week's Tweet Nothings...

Mogwai get political...
@plasmatron: Dear right wing Americans. The UK national health service is good because we don't let poor people die. You should try it sometime.

While Dananananakroyd invoke the number of the beast...
@dananananakroy: That was our 666th tweet. It smelt evil.

Young Fathers have discovered the caps lock key...
@youngfathers: I LOVE THAT FAINT SCENT OF BURNING THAT COMES FROM THE PC WHEN UR IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING...... oooohhh

You Already Know celebrate the joys of small-town gigs...
@youalreadynews: Killie rocked, but had to boost off earlier than planned. Was a great night, the arena is a cracking wee pub-style venue. Now, some sleep.

After a summer of hard touring, Bronto Skylift lift the lid on their latest project...
@brontorawks: our EP is gettin gettin gettin there!

And Beerjacket is also letting the creative juices flow...
@beerjacket: is far from finished with 'Animosity'... but I feel the new songs coming. I can hear them too. I'm going to begin demoing them next week.

My Latest Novel get patriotic...
@mylatestnovel: Back my latest novels campaign for a new Scottish national anthem. let there be less english hating and more sunshine and more Leith.....

Unicorn Kid discovers the downside to being a 17-year-old music prodigy...
@unicornkid: I GOT ID'D. NO GOLD DUST FOR ME. ;(... Sneaked in, suck on that bouncer!

And finally, The Twilight Sad receive high praise indeed...
@thetwilightsad: we sound like "someone's funeral being petrol-bombed"

Words: Jodi Mullen

Play: Unicorn Kid - Lion Hat


Play: Dananananaykroyd - Pink Sabbath


Play: Twilight Sad - Reflection of the Television


Play: Bronto Skylift - Danny Glover Isn't Dead


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Tweet Nothings feat. Mogwai, Young Fathers, Findo Gask and many more

It's been a quiet week from Scottish bands with festivals at home and abroad eating up our songsters' precious time. But here at Under the Radar we've delved the murkiest depths of the internet to bring you the richest pickings from the Twitter grapevine this week.

Findo Gask don't beat about the Boosh...
@wearefindogask: If dreams came true? Noel Fielding looking into a mirror, punching his own reflection.

Pose Victorious aren't entirely convinced about the merits of a Scottish summer...
@Posevictorious: It's humbug time.

Just as sombre, Dananananakroyd announce that drummer John is feeling a bit poorly...
@dananananakroy: Sorry everyone, had to cancel remaining Australian shows - John broke his arm during the show in Sydney last night. Get better soon JBJ! x

Unicorn Kid considers the dangers of selling out...
@unicornkid: One of my remixes have apparently been rejected on the grounds of being 'too commerical', haha! Who would have thought.

Although Young Fathers are already a step ahead...
@Youngfathers: young fathers cooking show coming soon....yes..no...maybe?

But does Japan fear Mogwai?
@plasmatron: Heading out to Summersonic in Tokyo. Aphex and NIN are playing too. Its going to be a tough day for Japanese ears ;)

Calvin Harris finally produces something of note...
@calvinharris:I made an excellent bit of mashed potato though so it's not all bad

While Epic26 show their support for some of Scotland's more unorthodox venues...
@Epic26: Just heading to a meeting at Saughton prison ahead of our gig there on the 11th.

And finally, more schadenfreude from Findo Gask...
@wearefindogask: If dreams came true? Bono standing at a hole-in-the-wall cash machine, crying into it.

Words: Jodi Mullen (and Twitter)

Something missing? Any 140-character-or-less slices of genius we've missed out on this week? Do tell below...

Tweet Nothings feat. Mogwai, The Dykeenies, Young Fathers and more...

The Scottish music scene's finest and brightest (and Glasvegas) can be an uncouth lot but never let it be said that UTR shirks when duty calls. This week we brave transvestitism, tinnitus and tattered trousers to bring you the latest from the Twitterverse.

Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite isn't bitter at all...
@plasmatron: #howtowinthemercury Don't start an influential, critically acclaimed & relatively successful instrumental band & release six albums.

The Dykneenies finally discover how their tunes make some of UTR's hacks feel...
@TheDykeenies: embarrassing illness program is making me want to pour the contents of my stomach all over my floor...

And Young Fathers rock out with their... well, not quite...
@Youngfathers: Party so hard that trouser ripped and had to perform in boxers...kayus cant be stopped...only @ a young fathers gig

Unicorn Kid proves you're never too young to experiment with cross-dressing...
@UnicornKid: This Right Guard women's deodorant is 'unscented' but I am now clearly reeking of vanilla.

While Idlewild live the rock 'n' roll high life...
@IdlewildtheBand: Wickerman was great, had beer with Billy Bragg and the Magic Numbers, good times....

Errors give My Bloody Valentine a run for their money...
@Weareerrors: 120db at truck! F**k you noise limits.

But is this post-rock self-indulgence or poor line-up management? You Already Know are giving nothing away...
@youalreadynews: Kilmarnock gig on sunday. Noon. Howard park. Supported by a boys choir. Bring it?

The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, Glasvegas say...
@glasvegas: in croke park with u2. theres a big f**kin spider looking thing in the middle of the park. looks mega

Tango in the Attic struggle with a moment of self-doubt...
@tangointheattic: Still getting to grips with Twitter... we're pretty dumb. Then off to the gym to pretend to do stuff for an hour.

And we journalists feel your pain, Danananaykroyd, believe me...
@dananananaykroy: Only thing dafter than our band name is the fact we can't fit all of it into our Twitter username, resulting in yet another wrong spelling.

Words: Jodi Mullen (and Twitter)

Any nuggets of wisdom that have somehow managed to escape our notice this week? Do share your favourite weekly tweets below...

Tweet Nothings, feat. Errors, Bronto Skylift, Edwyn Collins

Swine flu, golfing grannies, poolside cocktails and Refreshers all crop up in this week's Twitter round-up. It's enough to make you sick...


Errors catch a roadside virus...
@weareerrors: At tebay services. If I didn't have swine flu already then I've just caught it at this granny festival

... while Bronto Skylift drummer has a bout of leprosy...
@brontorawks: has anybody got a new pair of hands for our drummer?

Boycotts take a lead from Talking Heads and stop making sense...
@Boycotts: We're back from tour and all i'm saying is there were no Dolphins with Jetpacks and no-one's arsehole was turned into a footprint x

Edwyn Collins spills the beans on his sporty ancestry...
@EdwynCollins: watching the golf. My Granny won a ladies tournament at Turnberry in the twenties. Yes she did.

Glasvegas are happy to be a rock'n'roll cliché...
@Glasvegas: watching four sexy spanish girls play beach volleyball is the perfect pick me up after a night of sinking cocktails and trashing hotel rooms

And Dananananaykroyd live it up with the oldies down under...
@dananananaykroy: Relaxing morning in/by the pool. Same for The Specials. We saw them relaxing by the pool.

Cast of the Capital tweet from the playground...
@castcapital: Love Hearts or Refreshers? I want a serious answer.

Yahweh get into the Pagan spirit at Wickerman...
@Yahwehtheband: HEAAAAAATHENSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

And Epic 26 reveal their tasteful reading habits...
@Epic26: @under_the_radar, great links to great bands and interesting reading. Follow follow...

Words: Nick Mitchell (and Twitter)

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Tweet Nothings feat.The Cinematics, Dananana, Franz Ferdinand

Tweet, tweet, tweet.

No, it's not the sound of those pesky birds waking you up from your Saturday morning slumber, it's something much, much more annoying and inane. Yep, that's right folks, it's UtR's round of up what your favourite (or in the case of Glasvegas, not so favourite) band's have been saying in the Twittersphere this week.

Can we get a 'HELL YEAH'? No? Oh...

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The Dykeenies come up with a novel way of keeping the big smoke warm...
@TheDykeenies: "London is covered in me right now."

The Cinematics become the country's first case of the dreaded post-Balado virus...
@TheCinematics: "I think I've caught the TinthePark flu."

Edinburgh's Young Fathers are so high with excitement they don't need no lower case bringing them down...
@Youngfathers: "TANGLED IN THE PARK.... WE NEED WIRELESS MICS OR MORE PRACTICE WITH SKIPPING ROPES.. THANKS TO THE BEEB. WE ENJOYED OURSELVES WE DID WE DID."

Anyone remember the time when Franz Ferdinand were just a small band, struggling to get gigs?
@Franz_Ferdinand: "Just rolling into Bern. Left late last night after Roman pizza party with Vanucci, Flowers and co..."

Glasvegas show Rock 'n' Roll misogyny is alive and kicking...
@glasvegas: "Watching four sexy spanish girls play beach volleyball is the perfect pick me up after a night of sinking cocktails and trashing hotel rooms"

John B McKenna struggles to come to terms with rambler garb...
@johnbmckenna: "Shat masel there. Thought i had wandered into the path of an angry jakey, just a hillwalker. Same clothes ken?"

Trapped in Kansas are awfy humble...
@trappedinkansas: "had an amazing weekend at T.....thank you to everyone who came to see us over the killers....we hope you had fun!!! we certainly did xoxo"

My Latest Novel's salacious advances on The Boss don't go according to plan...
@MyLatestNovel: "I told Bruce Springsteen I loved him and he whispered in my ear......... ......'I know'"

It's safe to My Cousin I BidYou Farewell were a little bored last week...
@mcibyf: "You say a phrase to your iPhone. It dials a number. You say the phrase to the person when they answer. This is basic iPhone Roulette."

Yaweh successfully gets blacklisted from Tate Modern...
@Yawehtheband: "Sometimes i want to destroy art."

The Scottish Enlightenment prove they're undoubtedly Twitter's beard-stroking intellects....
@ScottishEnlightenment: "re "authors are infallible moral paragons" story, Disclosure stuff may be overburdensome, but they seem to think just cos they're authors..."

Gothenburg Address win the prize for most Scottish tweet of the week...
@Gothenaddy: "ok the nanopad wins, i have not a scoobies how to midi map the bawbag."

Dead Boy Robotics get giddy over Showburner's nail-on-head TitP review...
@gregorDBR: "Dead Boy Robotics - 'two hipsters with electronics and you’re only just cool enough to be allowed to watch' lolzer"

RBRBR tell us the, somewhat dubious, truth behind the acronym...
@RBRBR: "Rbrbr Break Runhundred Bwitter Rollowers!"

And finally, Dananananakroyd give us the run down of their Balado show like only they can...
@dananananaykroyd: "T I T P got smelt."

Words: Billy Hamilton (and Twitter)

Have we missed any earth-shattering tweets from your favourite tune-churners? If so, let the world know below...

Tweet Nothings, feat. Frightened Rabbit, The Vaselines, De Rosa

We could sense the anticipation building in the blogosphere, but the wait is over. It's time for part deux of our now regular (until the sheer inanity of it all hits us like a Tyson uppercut to the chin) Twitter round-up. This week: band news, recommendations and even a spot of film criticism.


Tango in the Attic have a hair-raising time in Stirling...
@TangointheAttic: Just back from Cape in Stirling - fun gig, the mics gave us all electric shocks! Ouch!"

Miss the Occupier set up Twitter account, fail to tweet...
@MisstheOccupier: "______________"

Come on John B McKenna! We're not as bright as you...
@JohnBMcKenna: "Annona humboldtii Dunal [Monogr. Anonac. 64, t. 3. 1817] (= Annona humboldtiana Kunth)"

Frightened Rabbit threaten to go all Big Brother on us...
@FRabbits: "Getting a camera tomorrow so we might film ourselves making dinner if that's ok with you? Suggestions for ingredients welcome..."

While My Latest Novel threaten to go all rap on us...
@MyLatestNovel: "On the way home from our session for Marc Riley on 6Music. Felt good. Real good. In the hood. Don't be rude."

Jonathon of My Cousin I Bid You Farewell consults his inner film critic...
@mcibyf: "Michael Bay needs an editor badly. Seriously. I completely lost interest. I miss the theme tune too. 'Transformers! Robots in Disguise!"

We Were Promised Jetpacks big up their Mancunian contemporaries...
@wwpj: "In case anyone was curious, Tell You So by The Longcut is the best song ever."

The Gothenburg Address make a half-hearted attempt at a gig plug...
@gothenaddy: "playing 13th Note this wednesday .. come doon .. unless your at the ATP premiere .. which would be understandable .. "

The Vaselines have some good news...
@the_vaselines: "We've been writing new tunes this evening. Cant wait to finish them so we can play them for you. Soon."

While De Rosa have some bad news...
@wearederosa: "To all who listened. De Rosa has come to an end. If you liked our music or came to see us play we'd like to thank you all. Goodbye, De Rosa."

Words: Nick Mitchell (and Twitter)

Musicians of Scotland: Tweet something interesting/funny/newsworthy this week and you too could feature in Tweet Nothings. Just think how proud your Mum will be.

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Tweet nothings, feat. Camera Obscura, Dananananaykroyd, The Twilight Sad

With the world living in a nutshell of 140 character statements, getting to the good stuff can be a laborious chore - particularly if, like us, your mum has posted her 1000th account of the cat's bowel movements. But never fear dear reader, we here at UtR have sifted through the Twitter tripe to bring to you an essential weekly round-up of your favourite musical miscreants' idle-thumbed tweets....


Camera Obscura get narcissistic regret...
@camera_obscura: "so. watching yourself on telly is like watching yourself on youtube or looking in the mirror. but worse."

A less than explanatory Dananananaykroyd say adios to bassist Laura...
@dananananaykroy: "Eh, aye, so.. yeah."

The mighty Cancel The Astronauts get some overdue media lovin'...
@canceltheastros: "Tom Robinson's playing us on BBC Introducing tonight! And Steve Lamacq's playing a clip of Fanclub on his show. On Radio 1. That's mental."

Debutant slowly fathoms Twitter and all its meaningless glory...
@debutantmusic: "Twitter confuses me. I wish I was more technology savvy. How do I direct a tweet at a particular person? Technology really is wasted on me".

Best web 2.0-speak ramble of the week comes from Findo Gask...
@wearefindogask: "Hey internet ppz, practice today was an "EPIC FAIL". Hilariously graceless reworks of popular rock songs then sausages".

Edinburgh's The Banana Sessions look for some fee-less PR...
@bananasessions: "We need some snappy way to describe what we sound like... Any suggestions? Multi genre hybrids allowed. Answers on a tweet...".

Pooch give us a fascinating insight into to the culinary habits of a disco-punk band:
@poochtheband: "Having pizza before playin sleazys...roddy + steve have used 'my dad rocks' half price vouchers. Not enjoying being a wife!"

We Are The Physics take the tone down...
@wearethephysics:"We're all going round to Michaelguitar's house tonight to record a song about dildonics. We'll let you know the euphoric results".

While The Twilight Sad find themselves pigeonholed in the UK's biggest weekly music rag...
@thetwilightsad: "the nme describe us as "awe-metal" and say our epic angst comes from "the fear of cocktail parties or of group oral sex."

to which the Twilight boys retort...
@thetwilightsad: "we're big fans of both "cocktail parties" and "group oral sex."

And finally...

To fuzz, or not to fuzz? That was RBRBR's dilemma of the week...
@RBRBR: "Sorry, in a band of 5, would a fourth beard be a beard too many?"

Words: Billy Hamilton (and Twitter)

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