
Derick Mackinnon
Music Journalist at Scotland on Sunday
Founder at New Found Sound
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msn.com | Olaf Furniss |Derick Mackinnon
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scotsman.com | Olaf Furniss |Derick Mackinnon
We should expect Bottle Rockets’ upward trajectory to continue, write Olaf Furniss and Derick MackinnonNot to be confused with the veteran American Southern rock outfit of the same name, Glasgow’s Bottle Rockets are a four-piece who have been firing up audiences with their rousing sound. Picking up a gong at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards in 2023, they properly launched themselves into the public consciousness in 2024, after being crowned BBC Introducing's Scottish Act of the Year.
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msn.com | Olaf Furniss |Derick Mackinnon
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scotsman.com | Olaf Furniss |Derick Mackinnon
Drawing inspiration from The Pastels, The Beastie Boys and Pavement, Glasgow band Water Machine have developed an idiosyncratic sound that includes snatches of fiddle music and a dog on guest vocals, write Olaf Furniss and Derick MackinnonGlasgow’s Water Machine have been making quite a splash since forming in 2023, garnering endorsements from the likes of punk legend Henry Rollins and veteran presenter Marc Riley.
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scotsman.com | Olaf Furniss |Derick Mackinnon
Glasgow four-piece Azamiah will be touring their elegant, laid-back sound to all the right places over the next few months, write Olaf Furniss and Derick MackinnonGlasgow-based Azamiah have been a growing force on the city’s burgeoning jazz scene since forming in 2020.
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