try glasgow more

you don't realise how huge an impact it makes, finding yourself looking for a place to go at finishing time to carry on drinking and dancing only ends in disaster. I'd be more inclined to head home at 5/6am after clubbing all night, whereas if I'm out at 3am I'm easily tempted to head off to an afters and stay up til the next lunchtime

― boxedjoy, Wednesday, November 7, 2018 2:45 PM (ten minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i always hated ending up at someone's flat after an' aw. you know, limmy's party chat sketch basically

the trick is to be the most mwi there

I was talking to Twitch about this and non Glasgow and esp non U.K. people are always amazed by the Glasgow after party scenario.

Boxedjoy: ".....ah cannae see!"

the glasgow afterparty-at-a-flat scenario is taken for granted as an expected waypoint in the evening ime. and also ime it gets very Real very quickly

had some of the darker moments in my life in those flats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRgSCfkPRBc

... and back to Limmy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Mq8D1FFas

we need to have a chat!

We do! I haven't been out much lately cos I just haven't seen that many nights that I'm interested in. Was at the Numbers thing at the art school last week and that was disappointing. I'm tempted by Objekt next week and Gesloten Cirkel later in the month though

How's things with you anyway?

('you' being boxedjoy)

Why was the numbers thing disappointing?

Just wasn't really feeling any of the DJs/live acts really. Perko was the first DJ on in the Vic Bar and was a competent enough warmer upper but nothing special. I've heard a few Klein tunes and been into them so was looking forward to her live set, it was OK but would have been better as home listening.

I know Batu's been making a bit of a name for himself recently but again his DJ set was OK but nothing special. Giant Swan and Helena Hauff banged out a bunch of big room industrial/acid techno, maybe I just wasn't in the mood but not really feeling it. Also it was crowded as fuck (only to be expected for a Numbers night really) and the fire alarm went off for about ten minutes early in the night so we all just stood around with the music off. Meh

God I sound like a moany old bastard. I'm not even that old :)

Spencer is still the name I get most excited about seeing on a Numbers flyer these days

when is Gesloten Cirkel? my pal Natalie is obsessed

Saturday 1st December at La Cheetah, you want to go? I'm a wee bit obsessed myself. Submit X is one of the best techno albums in I don't know how long

God I sound like a moany old bastard. I'm not even that old :)

No, it does sound quite shit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnPCAIU6Qe8

I couldn't decide where to put this rediscovered gem but I think here will do.

Great song - love the RM Hubbert / Aidan Moffat album too.

Fun fact - that’s my friend Chris in that video.

Aye, the new one is excellent. Excited to see them play in December.

Been down a science fiction blog rabbit hole and found this
http://neilcraigforukip.blogspot.com/

commiserations, RAG.

I didn't really know him well or anything but I always had some affection.

you're gonna have to colour me out from Gesloten Cirkel now, I have work all weekend and it's looking like a challenging weekend in work, the kind that doesn't lend itself to drinking and dancing til 3am :(

I'm really glad the CCA is open again - I was in on Saturday night for a bit and it's good to have somewhere in a weekend that isn't a struggle to get a seat in

Ah boo, hope your weekend goes OK, we should definitely catch up sometime. Good to hear the CCA's open again

is exchanging (non-shit) CDs for money something that can still happen in the world, specifically in this city? Or are music shops so deluged by the damn things that they just do *Munch-Scream* when you show up?

discogs marketplace imo

if you have patience and enjoy fiddly admin

i love it!

whoo!

the satisfaction of knowing that things you're parting with are going to someone who was actively looking for it is pretty heartwarming too

this is what Glasgow looked like from The Campsies yesterday:

People of Glasgow and its environs. Here’s what your city looks like from above the thick fog that is currently enveloping it. Go a few miles into the Campsie Fells and the sun is warm, with views to leave you agog. pic.twitter.com/0cpQRAox9m

— Iain Cameron (@theiaincameron) December 23, 2018

cor

That's pretty cool.

We saw something similar - though not quite as pretty - driving into town from Ayrshire. Also, the frost was so thick out in the countryside, it was like it had snowed. The trees were just beautiful.

When I was a wean my grandparents lived at the foot of the most westerly hill of the campsies, dumgoyne, and anecdotally it was generally more sunny compared to glasgow, "sunny dumgoyne" remains a family in-joke. So that video was gratifying to this emigrant

only just after reading that tom leonard passed away on the 21st of December

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-46649016

The Maryhill Olympics!

Just read that @AndersonRonnie passed away a couple of days ago. Such sad news, a wonderful photographer who gave us, amongst other incredible images, the Maryhill Olympics. #RIPRonnie 📷❤ pic.twitter.com/YW2Bqmig7H

— Vintage Wullie (@YoorWullie) January 10, 2019

the full set at a better resolution is here:

https://www.facebook.com/lostglasgowofficial/posts/1799136523531529

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2019/02/against-art-washing

"They (artists) were certainly blamed when Dennistoun, another working-class neighbourhood in Glasgow’s East End was gentrified and art-washed, with rents and house prices to match."

I must have missed when all this happened here.

yeah uh that does not ring true to me at all

the whole article is kinda cringey tbh

The opening of Glasgow's newest club Room 2 (formerly Chambre 69) was somewhat eventful last night. Had to wait half an hour to get in at about eleven o'clock which I think is the longest I've ever waited to get in a club, not sure if they're trying to make it into the Scottish Berghain or what. Later on the fire alarm went off and we all had to stand around on the street freezing our nuts off for a whole goddamn hour. Twitch played a belter of a set after though so wasn't a total disaster

sounds classic :)

a few of us went down about midnight but we hadn't bought tickets in advance and it was a total rammy, it was very much a 10pm "I'm in the mood to get drunk" impromptu decision to go out though so we should have known better

how was it inside? I remember going to see Shackleton and having to wash the inside of the tote bag I had been carrying cos the place was just so manky

It was fine inside except the bar staff insisted on pouring bottles and cans of beer into these plastic goblets that were an absolute liability on the dancefloor. Gotta say I don't remember Chambre 69 being that manky but that could have been booze related on my part :)

I made a New Year resolution to go out clubbing at least once a month but three out of my last four club nights out have been disappointing. The last Numbers thing at the Art School was a bit meh and went to see EZ at Subby and that was a let down too. Oh well, got to accept that you're going to get a dud every now and again I guess...

Anyway, we should definitely head out again sometime, I haven't got any nights out planned anytime soon but it'd be nice to catch up :)

Jim, Did you manage to get to see Nae Pasaran? If you haven't but still want to and you torrent then send me a webmail on here (with your email address)