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Topic History of: what's happening in Glasgow!?!
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beatcave	Well here's some social commentary from a local which you may or may not agree with. Glasgow, knife-crime capital of the world has an abundance of bands doing a kind of art-rock/ lo-fi/ angular/ quirky/ alternative thing. Not saying all of them fit that bracket, but that seems to be the case. Amongst the musicians, there's a typically Scottish pseudo-working-class rejection of all things commercial, and if you want to be pretentious it has to be handled with a biting sense of irony. A general disrespect for self and environment abounds in the city, particularly amongst the younger generations. I think all these things combined tends to make the city a strong breeding ground for quirky and therefore "cool" bands. This is maybe what attracts the A&R bandwaggoners every so often, but unfortunately a lot of the music is impenetrable by the uninitiated southerners, and the phase passes for a while. The recent superficial (and wasteful) city council campaign, "Glasgow, Scotland with Style" was lambasted on one glamorous billboard near Glasgow uni in a characteristically succinct expression of the earthy Glaswegian culture. A local miscreant decided what the poster needed was the addition of the words "nae mair pish".
Bubbly jock	Matchstick Men decide to stay with Sony (via One) after their one (hoho) off single deal went well. My other prediction is looking good too!
Michael	Ta for the kind words (I wrote the lyrics). I don't know much about the site. Perry, like myself, is another Paddy on the loose. His career is in France, Belgium and Switzerland (with regular gigs in Germany and very occasionally the UK & Ireland). I suppose the label developed the part with the most hits first. Or maybe they're just lazy.
JK2006	Like the site too but why is it in French? Like the song; like the video; good tip!!
Michael	Speaking of Glasgow: "Glasgow is alright so I stayed one more night" http://www.perryrose.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=53&lang=fr M