Named after the debut single by Teenage Fanclub.
This blog is all about being a music lover in Glasgow; reviews, interviews, memories, old faves, new discoveries (past and present), playlists and more. Thanks for visiting - I hope you discover something amazing you have never heard before, or that you rediscover an old favourite.
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Welcome to part 110 of my Never Ending Mixtape where the latest additions take us from 5,012 songs to 5,074 with the addition of Here Come The Tears by The Coral (pictured below).
Over 5,000 songs! The idea behind this playlist was simple - I'd just add songs in no particular order, with no thought behind the song, artist, genre ... or anything. The complete opposite of the old days when I would make mixtapes or mix CD's!
The result is pretty eclectic!
Thanks so much if you are one of the 385 people who follow the playlist, also if you visit from time to time and welcome if you have just discovered the blog and playlist!
Check out some of the latest additions below.
As always, I hope you find something wonderful that you've never heard before, or that you rediscover an old favourite song. I personally play my Never Ending Mixtape on shuffle, but play from the start, the middle, or scroll down (could take a while!) to the latest additions.
Search for Everything Flows Never Ending Mixtape on Spotify or CLICK
Recent discoveries
These Memories by Almeta Lattimore
Music Makes Me High by Salty Miller
Daa Nyinaa by Ata Kak
Heaven Sent An Angel by Revolver
We Got The Love 2008 by Inner City Jam Orchestra
New releases
Don't Fall Asleep by Jacob Alon and Anna Calvi
Roses on the Esplanade by Stone Anthem
Here Come The Tears by The Coral
Old favourites
If You're Ready by The Staple Singers (pictured above)
Ahead of the release of their debut, vinyl only, EP entitled Saint Mungo, I caught up with Fatale guitarist and songwriter Christopher Jollie to find out how things are going.
Fatale only played their first gig back in May 2025 and have had quite a year since! A recent highlight being airplay for their song Jesus Christ on 6Music, BBC Radio Scotland and Amazing Radio.
Read on for reflections, producers, guitar pedals and sounds, plans, gigs Chris has been to and what he is listening to - including a playlist.
Look out for a blog on Fatale's Saint Mungo EP at the start of August.
Visit Fatales linktr.ee for news on forthcoming gigs and to sign up for their enewsletter.
It's been a year since we first spoke for this blog. How has it been for you and the band? Any personal highlights?
It’s been a blur honestly, from the first gig selling out McChuills, to kicking off the new year with a sold out King Tut’s, everything’s just fallen into place. Tut’s felt like a real shift for everyone. The walk from the State Bar into the back entry felt like a scene from a coming of age film. We’ve had a lot of help along the way from a great team of people around us which has helped massively too.
How has your songwriting and the sound (and performance) of the band developed in that time?
Young folk aren’t getting handed any hope just now, and I think - subconsciously or not - the songs have always reflected a refusal to accept that you have to live accordingly. Songwriting wise, I’ve found a more distinct identity in the lyrics, but the music is always the first port of call. We’ve all come along a great deal in musicianship, and the live & studio performances are evidence of this.
Christopher - King Tuts, January 2026
How important for you is it to get your songs out into the world on vinyl?
Ever since our first gig, we’ve wanted to have songs out. Looking back now, we’re all glad we’ve held off. To have an EP full of songs we wouldn’t change for the world is a beautiful feeling and the first time we lay our hands on the record will be emotional.
Any plans to release digitally for now?
There’s currently nothing in the works to release these tracks on streaming, which is all the more incentive to get the record.
What was the recording process like for you guys? How important was it to find the right producer?
We recorded Moves You four times before it ever felt right, which proves the importance of the right producer. Chris McCrory is full of ideas and gets the music. As soon as we decided to do the EP to tape, the live energy came across as if we were playing to the Barras.
Recording was surreal. We’ve sat with these songs for some time, so to have them realised was a beautiful experience. Hearing the songs back, out the blaring speakers, made us realise we had a proper record on our hands.
The guitar sounds are fantastic, super warm and feel natural. Did it you have to work hard to find that sound, or did it all happen quite quickly and organically?
Feedback and overdrive make our hearts race, so that’s always been at the core of the sound. My guitar rig on the record consists of a cheap Jazzmaster, a Vox AC15, and an OCD pedal. Kevin Shields read and weep. Euan, on the other hand, was far more adventurous. I shall pass my phone to Euan for his rundown.
Euan - Thank you Chris. My rig on the record was what the boys would describe as prog, which in reality is 5 pedals. I used a Fulltone boost pedal that the Fanclub use, cranked to the max, to get a natural distortion from my Vox AC15. Sorry if this is too nerdy. Also, a random VHS reverb and an MXR delay are very important to my lead tones. I think what I learned though, is that it’s really important to get the dynamics on the guitar, and on the EP it’s basically a lot of hitting the strings as hard as possible.
Are you planning a return to the recording studio any time soon?
We’re trying to get the time to go in with a few cool people, but we’re just focused on getting as many new songs, which are coming faster than ever. They’re feeling like an evolution from Saint Mungo which is always good.
What do you have coming up in the months ahead?
We’ve got a few multi venue festivals lined up for October which should be a good laugh. The next year will be focused on getting us a good deal of live shows, with the intention of getting ourselves in front of as many people as possible.
Been to any good gigs lately?
Geese were a standout. The lights, the Primal’s cover, the band, all phenomenal. Westside Cowboy (pictured below), who we caught at TRNSMT, were another magical experience, helped by coming out to the The Concept. Ended up chatting to them after the gig about all the bands we were into, which was surreal. The next time we’ll be in the Barra’s green room it’ll be ours, hopefully.
Jacob Alon is one of Scotland’s finest just now, so ethereal and inspiring. Seeing them at TRNSMT, backed by a great band, was enough to make you reconsider whether you should even bother making music. Brogeal, our mates, played two raucous nights at the Art School earlier this year which we all enjoyed. Radhika with The Cords and Stone Anthem at Mono was another fantastic show.
Outside of that, the Cabbage, and the bands that are associated, have all made us proud to be a part of it all. Bogle, The Floor Dwellers, Lupercalia, Supersun (self indulgent of me, I know), and The Violets, are all some of the most exciting bands coming out of Scotland just now.
What are you listening to at present?
I’ve been listening to a lot of Sebadoh as of late. Soul and Fire is such a beautifully written song. There’s also a fantastic cover of the Velvet’s Heroin, by Thurston Moore & Bobby Gillespie that I stumbled upon recently, which has made a walk down Buchanan Street into something else entirely. We made up a playlist (Saint Mungo's Star Children) full of the songs that inspired the making of the record which is linked on the website. As a last aside, I’ve got really into 60’s French Pop, Roller Girl by Anna Karina (video below) being a standout.
Welcome to part 110 of my Never Ending Mixtape where the latest additions take us from 4,934 songs to 5,012 with the addition of Hit & Run Lover by Tommie Young.
Over 5,000 songs! The teenage me who spent hours and hours creating C90 mixtapes for friends and for my own pleasure would never have dreamed you could create something like this - where you just add songs whenever, in no particular order!
As always, I hope you find something wonderful that you've never heard before, or that you rediscover an old favourite song. I personally play my Never Ending Mixtape on shuffle, but play from the start, the middle, or scroll down (could take a while!) to the latest additions.
Thanks if you are one of the 383 who follow the playlist, or if you check in on it (and my blog) from time to time. And welcome if you have just discovered both.
Search for Everything Flows Never Ending Mixtape on Spotify or CLICK
Recent discoveries
I Want to be Love by Steven & Fosters
The Big Ship by Brian Eno (from the album Another Green World - artwork above)
I've Got Your (Surrounded With My Love) by Jack White
Welcome to part 109 of my Never Ending Mixtape where the latest additions take us from 4,852 songs to 4,934 with the addition of The Dardanelles by Glass Cheques - a glorious burst of sunshine indie guitar pop. Look out for a blog on them soon. Check their video at the foot of the blog.
I've been listening to loads of music! You'll find a few of the additions listed below. I've recently discovered way too many new soul tunes to list!
Thanks if you are one of the 383 who follow the playlist, or if you check in on it (and my blog) from time to time. And welcome if you have just discovered both.
As always, I hope you find something wonderful that you've never heard before, or that you rediscover an old favourite song. I personally play my Never Ending Mixtape on shuffle, but play from the start, the middle, or scroll down (could take a while!) to the latest additions.
Search for Everything Flows Never Ending Mixtape on Spotify or CLICK
Recent discoveries
Sunflower by The Springfields
Ain't It Time by Queen Yahna
Got To Get Your Love by Clyde Alexander & Sanction
The mixtape is hurtling towards the 5,000 landmark. I add songs regularly, with no thought to the flow or structure, unlike the mixtapes and CD's I would make in my younger days.
As a result, my Never Ending Mixtape jumps from 4,802 to 4,852 with the addition of Brittle by my friend Alan's band Broken by Rock.
Alan originally recorded it around 10-years ago, but it was only ever available on Soundlcoud. At the time, I described it as being like a fragile New Order. I've brought the song up with Alan a number of times over the years, as I really fell for the feel of the song and recording. I am delighted that Alan has (finally) decided to release Brittle to the wider world! I love the groove, the vocal melody and the delicious synth sounds, especially in the instrumental outro that I imagine being extended for a 12-inch version.
Alan; The whole thing was recorded using synths and ableton live. I lost all the tracking when my old Mac died suddenly, so only have the master. I did think about re-recording it with the band but thought 'fuck it', just stick with the original version and not try to mess with it.
Brittle is New Wave, DIY, bedroom synth pop. I love it and hope you check it out.
Thanks if you are one of the 379 who follow the playlist, or if you check in on it (and my blog) from time to time. And welcome if you have just discovered both.
As always, I hope you find something wonderful that you've never heard before, or that you rediscover an old favourite song. I personally play my Never Ending Mixtape on shuffle, but play from the start, the middle, or scroll down (could take a while!) to the latest additions.
You'll find a few of the additions listed below.
Search for Everything Flows Never Ending Mixtape on Spotify or CLICK
Recent discoveries
Fire By The River - Harumi
Christine by J>K & Co
Black Night Woman by F.J. McMahon
Get Out Of My Dream by The Clouds
Nervous Acid by Bobby Konders
What You Won't Do For Love by Bobby Caldwell
Love Love Love by Those Guys
All The Way In or All The Way Out by Bettye Swann
I Feel the Feeling by Bettye Swann
New releases
CCTV by wor_kspace
Orange County by Gorillaz
Love is A Life That Lasts Forever by Andrew Wasylk and Molly Linen
I started this blog/playlist/mixtape back in October 2016 with the simple intention of creating a playlist that I would add songs to on a regular basis and then blog about the latest additions every month.
There would be no thought to the structure of the playlist, unlike the mixtapes and CD's I would make in my younger days. I'd just add songs when I felt like it, depending on what I was listening to.
As a result, my Never Ending Mixtape jumps from 4,395 songs to 4,441 with the addition of Wires and Waves by Rilo Kiley.
There are loads of old favourites added this month - The Lemonheads, Stone Roses, Beach Boys, BMX Bandits and Pulp. I've been enjoying digging into Bob Dylan demos and discovering Scottish producer Barry Can't Swim (pictured above), while recent singles by Billy Nomates and HAIM have been getting blasted out regularly.
You'll find a few of the additions listed below.
Search for Everything Flows Never Ending Mixtape on Spotify or CLICK HERE
Recent discoveries
Everything Is Going To Be Alright by Barry Can't Swim
I recently spent an evening scrolling through my Spotify playlists and realised that I had a few of my 60-minute Anything Goes & Everything Flows playlists uncompleted. I published the first one back in June 2021 and my 29th in January 2024. Then, for whatever reason, I stopped.
Anything Goes & Everything Flows is a series of playlists I created that were loosely based on imaginary DJ sets I would play in favourite pubs of mine, like McChuills on High Street or The Variety in Sauchiehall Street. Both pubs encourage DJ's with eclectic taste and knowledge to play music that spans a number of genres to soundtrack the incredible nights that take place in their bars.
While I'm rarely up in Sauchiehall Street these days (what a sorry state it is in!), I still get to McChuills semi-regularly and love the vibe and atmosphere that the DJ's help to create.
Looking back through the blogs and listening to some of the playlists, I realised how much fun I had creating them on an almost monthly basis. This was an excuse to dig deep into my own knowledge of music and also dive headlong into Spotify to discover all kinds of weird and wonderful music.
Over the years I've DJ'd at weddings, for friends birthdays, in bars and put on my own nights. I love to DJ! Playing music to people and generating a reaction is a real buzz. Don't hesitate to get in touch if you need a DJ and like the music I blog about.
I'll always try to get people dancing, however these playlists/mixes go a little deeper, a little more left field, while still dropping in a well known crowd pleaser's from time to time.
Here are links to the first 29 Anything Goes & Everything Flows playlists/mixes that I published. Numbered and named after the first song in the mix.
I started this blog/playlist/mixtape back in October 2016 with the simple intention of creating a playlist that I would add songs to on a regular basis and then blog about the latest additions every month.
There would be no thought to the structure of the playlist, unlike the mixtapes and CD's I would make in my younger days. I'd just add songs when I felt like it, depending on what I was listening to.
So here we are, blog 100!
As a result, my Never Ending Mixtape jumps from 4,339 songs to 4,395 with the addition of Red Wine Supernova by Chappell Roan - glorious pop music!
It's an eclectic and eccentric mix that I regularly play on shuffle. But dive in from the start, midway through or scroll to the end for the latest additions.
There is a heap of soul songs, a few from Peter Doherty's career after I read his remarkably frank autobiography. With his utterly chaotic lifetstyle, he really shouldn't have been around to tell it! I've also added the new Pulp single, a few from Frank Popp Ensemble's outstanding new album and an eclectic sprinkling from the likes of Orbital w/ Tilda Swinton, The J.B's, DNA w/ Suzanne Vega, Shack, Wilco, The Magnetic Fields and Pink Floyd.
You'll find a few of the additions listed below.
Search for Everything Flows Never Ending Mixtape on Spotify or CLICK HERE
Recent discoveries
You Can't Go Where The Roses Go - Marianne Faithfull
Standing By Love - Eula Cooper
Stubborn Heart - Earnest Mosely
Lone Swordsman - Daniel Avery
Inner City Blues - Reuben Wilson
Pretty Brown Skin - Roy Ayers
New releases
Save - Frank Popp Ensemble w/ Gerry Love
Heartbreak (In A Really Good Way) - Frank Popp Ensemble w/ J Mahon
I started this blog/playlist/mixtape back in October 2016 with the simple intention of creating a playlist that I would add songs to on a regular basis and then blog about the latest additions every month.
There would be no thought to the structure of the playlist, unlike the mixtapes and CD's I would make in my younger days. I'd just add songs when I felt like it, depending on what I was listening to.
As a result, my Never Ending Mixtape now has 4,269 songs! It's an eclectic and eccentric mix that I regularly play on shuffle.
We jump from 4,217 songs to 4,269 with the additions of the original demo for The House Song by The Beta Band and then the version that ended up on their Patty Patty Sound EP. Last month I mentioned how the band were teasing their reunion. I'm delighted that I'll be going to see them at The Barrowland this September!
Check this early Tiny Desk Concert by Edward Sharp & The Magnetic Zeros. I love the Tiny Desk YouTube channel. Their performance of Home at 4-minutes 30-seconds is magical!
Thank you so much if you are one of the 361 people following the playlist.
Thanks also if you dive in now and again. As always, I hope you discover an incredible song you've never heard before, or that you rediscover an old favourite you haven't heard in some time.
Search for Everything Flows Never Ending Mixtape on Spotify or CLICK HERE
Here are a few of the latest additions;
Recent discoveries
Home - Edward Sharp & The Magnetic Zeros
Bye Bye Badman (demo) by The Stone Roses
Army Dreamers by Kate Bush
Sang & Dance by The Bar-Kays (infectious energetic soul, pictured below)
Coffee Cold by Galt McDermott (check the drumming on this!)
New releases
L.O.V.E. by Jessica Winter (cool pop I heard on 6Music, pictured above)
The Heart Is A Foolish Little Thing by Edwyn Collins
Hello and welcome to the latest additions to my Never Ending Mixtape. If you are new, this is a Spotify playlist where I simply add songs that I enjoy with no thought behind the order in which I do. The complete opposite to the way I used to spend hours making a mixtape!
Speaking of which, I recently watched High Fidelity for the first time in a long time. It's such a brilliant film with a brilliant soundtrack and VERY realistic characters. Rob Gordon (the main character) talks about the art of making a mixtape a few time through the film and the importance of them. If Rob made you a mixtape, you meant something to him and he hoped the mixtape meant something to you.
I used to love spending evenings or wet/cold afternoons pouring through records and CD's to make mixtapes for people. It's a bit of a lost art.
Anyway, in my Never Ending Mixtape ... we jump from 4,064 songs to 4,167 with the addition of Love Is Lost by David Bowie with James Murphy from LCD Soundsystem - it's a banger! There is a LOT of Bowie songs added to the mixtape due to me prepping to DJ at The Admiral Woods annual Bowie night. See previous blog for further details and a playlist of the songs I played.
Thank you so much if you are one of the 361 people following the playlist. 3 new followers since last month :-)
Thanks also if you dive in now and again. As always, I hope you discover an incredible song you've never heard before, or that you rediscover an old favourite you haven't heard in some time.
Search for Everything Flows Never Ending Mixtape on Spotify or CLICK HERE
Here are a few of the latest additions;
Recent discoveries
Sound & Vision - Matthew Dear
Golden Years - Yam Who?
Visions Of You - Jah Wobbles Invaders Of The Heart
Backlash Blues - Nina Simone
Into My Arms - Nell Smith w/ The Flaming Lips
New releases
Bring An End - Butler, Blake and Grant
Knowledge - Edwyn Collins
i'm in love - Andy Bell w/ Dot Allison
Old favourites
Sleep On The Left Side (Les Rythmes Digital mix) - Cornershop
I started the Never Ending Mixtape a number of years ago with the simple idea that I would just keep on adding songs in no particular order and see what I could create. The complete opposite from my youth, when I would spend many wonderful hours pondering over tracklistings for mixtapes or mix CD's!
Personally, I love sticking it on shuffle and seeing what gets played. But dig in from the start, the middle, or scroll down to the end to check the very latest additions.
My Never Ending Mixtape jumps from 4,012 songs to 4,064 with the beautifully gentle and dreamy instrumental Some Strange Rain by Cotton Jones.
Thank you so much if you are one of the 358 people following the playlist. Thanks also if you dive in now and again. As always, I hope you discover an incredible song you've never heard before, or that you rediscover an old favourite you haven't heard in some time.
Search for Everything Flows Never Ending Mixtape on Spotify or CLICK HERE
Here are a few of the latest additions;
Recent discoveries
Look Up by The Harlem Gospel Travellers (pictured above)
Better Tomorrow by Betty Everett
Crosing Over The Bridge by Innez Foxx
Keep The Faith by Mel & Tim
The Long Walk Home by Glen Campbell with Hope Sandoval
Cover version of the month #102 Betty Everett covers The Beach Boys God Only Knows
It was The Avalanches that alerted me to this cover version of God Only Knows. A couple of years ago they posted a video of them playing this impeccable 7-inch single.
Many artists have covered this truly special song; Neil Diamond, Taylor Swift, David Bowie and Glen Campbell to name four. But I'm going to focus on this gem of a version by Everett.
Recorded and produced over March & April 1966, God Only Knows was a landmark recording for The Beach Boys. Brian Wilson wasn't just pushing boundaries, he was blasting them away, bringing in 20 session musicians to play clarinet, flutes, strings, French horns, upright bass, sleigh bells ...
For reference, The Beach Boys previous album, Beach Boys Party released in November 1965, consisted mostly of cover versions. Wilson, only 23, decided to shoot for the stars and beyond with his next recordings.
The reason Wilson was determined to reach higher than ever before was because his mind had been blown by The Beatles Rubber Soul album. Copious amounts of marijuana helped as well! Nothing was off limits, including referencing God, not only in the song, but in the title.
You can listen to a great deal of the God Only Knows (and Pet Sounds) recording sessions online. Wilson is in his element, conducting, cajoling, energising, encouraging ... there are hours and hours to dig into.
Brian Wilson - genius at work
Remarkably, God Only Knows was released just a month after completion, as part of the momentous Pet Sounds album. In a pre-internet age, this was an album spoken of in hushed and revered tones and it wasn't exactly easy to buy for a while. It's an incredible piece of work, the songwriting, singing, harmonies, production, musicianship, arrangements ... everything is just perfect.
Carl Wilson takes on lead vocals, delivering an exceptional performance that plays on listeners heart strings in addition to the strings on the song. God Only Knows is only 2 verses, it's only 3-minutes long ... yet it says so much, it makes you feel so much, it's an outpouring of love in a way that love had never been portrayed before in popular music - lyrically and musically.
I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I'd be without you
If you should ever leave me
Well life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me?
God only knows what I'd be without you
The verses are delivered in just over a minute. Brian Wilson then takes listeners on a magic carpet ride through the clouds, coming back to the second verse, then falling to almost nothing at 2-minutes before layering everything back up again.
Betty Everett's version was released in 1975 and you can immediately see why The Avalanches fell for it ... it is very Avalanche-y! The horns, the little twists and tweaks on the melody, the dreamy quality of the production, the heavenly backing vocals and the sublime arrangement. The vocals are simply stunning, the musicanship and production is absolutely first class. It's impeccable, gorgeous.
The instrumental from 2-minutes flows and floats, before Everett and her backing singers come back in to take the song to conclusion, driving things for a wonderful 48-second outro, their voices dovetailing over the top of each other.
God only knows, what I'd be with out you
God only knows, baby
(God only knows) God only knows, (what I'd be without you)
The Beach Boys masterpiece and the sublime Betty Everett cover version of God Only Knows are added to my Everything Flows Cool Cover Versions playlist on Spotify which also features all of the songs listed below. Search for the title or CLICK HERE
Trust me #82 & 83 69 Police and Hey Lisa by David Holmes
David Holmes is DJ-ing in McChuills this Friday night ... and I'm not going! I was, but having been a little run down with a bug since last Thursday, I decided to sell my tickets - cost price naturally! At my age, going on a mad night out while not at 100% isn't a good idea!
Holmes is someone I have admired since my friend Reddy introduced me to his debut album This Film's Crap Lets Slash The Seats way back in 1995. Reddy also fell for the 1997 follow up Let's Get Killed which included snippets and samples of audio recordings Holmes made while walking around New York City. It was kind trippy and totally cool.
But it was Holmes 3rd album, Bow Down to the Exit Sign, released in 2000, before I truly fell for the Northern Irish DJ, electronic artist, producer and film composer.
Two song in particular stood out. 69 Police is flowing gem, layered beautifully to take listeners on a journey. The synth riff is utterly sublime. A couple of year ago I was fortunate to DJ in McChuills on a Sunday evening and this went down a treat.
The production is insane; the spoken word intro is turned up high in the mix, then the synth sounds and beats kick in, leading to the a glorious synth riff with lovely squelchy sounds interspersed. Holmes layers things and keeps it all going. I doubt that David will drop this into his set, but any regrets I have on Saturday night would be considerably multiplied if he did!
The dreamy atmospheric Hey Lisa closes the album to leave you floating, the mellow beats and swirling strings are absolutely gorgeous. Holmes works real magic here, layering guitars, string samples, synth riffs and bubbles, and what sounds like a xylophone ... weaving them in and out of each other beautifully.
Hey Lisa is a piece of music that never fails to move me. What a way to close the album, listen to the strings as the song ebbs towards the end. Majestic.
69 Police and Hey Lisa are both added to my Trust Me playlist; search for Everything Flows - Trust Me on Spotify or CLICK HERE
