Category Archives: Scots Rock

It does seem that the best bands are Scottish. Why I can’t say. It just is.

The Twistettes Link Up With Last Night From Glasgow For Album Soon, Single NOW

Posted on March 21, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Today is the day for the second single from the upcoming album by Glasgow’s ferocious Punk Duo The Twistettes. We loved their “Tory C***s” single and I was also blown away by the relentless “Big Boned” single that was actually … Continue reading →

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Countess Of Fife Scorch Earth With Title Track Of Their New EP, “Call Me The Witch”

Posted on February 27, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Fay Fife’s Alt Country band, Countess of Fife, just had a successful Kickstarter campaign to pay for their second album coming in about a year from now, but in the interim she and her band are throwing fans a bone … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Simple Minds Live Album Has An Almost Perfect Setlist; This Fan Says “Huzzah!”

Posted on February 26, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Last Friday we got a surprise notice from the Simple Minds mothership that…stop the presses… a new Simple Minds live album was being prepped for release in April. Gloryoski! Simple Minds sure have a lot of live albums. Maybe not … Continue reading →

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Ten Years Ago, The World Became A Little Less STRANGE [pt. 2]

Posted on February 13, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Steve Harrington was a Welsh music fan swept up in the drama of Punk Rock sweeping across the UK, even in relatively quiet and bucolic Wales. Seeing the Sex Pistols in 1976 lit a fire, and he was soon booking … Continue reading →

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Simple Minds North American Tour + Reissue As 40 Anniversary Victory Lap for “Once Upon A Time”

Posted on January 28, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Of course we’re attuned to all things Simple Minds here at PPM. They are a top three band for me and I’ve stuck with them through thick and thin. The thinnest period being 1985-1994 where I bought the occasional single … Continue reading →

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60/40 Split: TH3 MINDS Show That McGee, Forbes, and MacNeil Aren’t Giving Up Their Chunk Of The Simple Minds Legacy Yet

Posted on January 20, 2025 by postpunkmonk

This weekend commenter Mr G dropped a comment that alerted me to something I was certainly not on top of. The fact that Brian McGee, Derek Forbes, and Mick MacNeil have banded together once more to form a Simple Minds … Continue reading →

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Fractured Wrist Return With Highly Seasonal Instro Delight With “December”

Posted on December 26, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Fractured Wrist: December SCOT – DL [2024] It’s the day after Christmas [Boxing Day, in the Commonwealth] and there’s a musical gift in our stocking. Last May we had heard the first efforts of Scotland’s Fractured Wrist, who were exploring … Continue reading →

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