The Pastels

Brewdog: Bars close and hundreds lose jobs as beer firm sold in £33m deal Beverage and cannabis company Tilray acquires the Aberdeenshire brewery, the brand and 11 bars for £33m.

An appalling company, feel sorry for its staff

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Absolute lack of vision and community. Brutal to give them 3 weeks notice. I'm actually shocked.

‘Cultural vandalism’: major arts hub evicted by council’s property company Tenants like Glasgow Print Studio and Glasgow Media Access Centre have less than 28 days to leave Trongate 103

This is so sad. Glasgow City Council should be ashamed of themselves. www.glasgowbell.co.uk/trongate-103...

This is really sad news.

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

You can see more images of that day in Kenmure Street, May 2021, here, in a new publication: www.jeremysuttonhibbert.com/photography-...

Fight the power – in your pyjamas: the film about the day Glasgow kicked out immigration enforcers A neighbour in nightwear, a local imam, a schoolkid, the activist known as Van Man – they and many more stood firm. The director of a prize-winning film about the battle of Kenmure Street reveals how ...

Sometimes it's easy to over-romanticise living in Glasgow but sometimes your heart bursts with pride at what decent Glasgow people achieved on one glorious day. Libby Brooks on Everybody To Kenmure Street... www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

This story works on so many levels.

Love this so much, especially the juxtaposition of English folklore paths with an Amazon spokesperson going out of their way to deny a person driving their branded vehicle is an employee.

I have the 7. So good.

Their single, I'm A Dalek, is pretty great tbh.

If Red Rhino Distribution hadn't gone tits up in 1988, this hunka chunka rock'n'roll burning love would probably have been on Glass Records and it should have been @glassmodernr.bsky.social @thepastels.bsky.social @nofansrecords.bsky.social @reversediorama.bsky.social
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One Last Time, by National Park from the album Solo Demos

15. National Park - One Last Time

The sainted @johnhogarty.bsky.social is now with @thepastels.bsky.social but has put been adding tender chiming electric to Glasgow's better records for years and these solo demos show off that refinement

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Backstage An excerpt from Why Sound Matters

My book Why Sound Matters is just out in the UK and EU. Here is a new excerpt, “Backstage” dadadrummer.substack.com/p/backstage

It's so sad. CCA5 is the best sounding room for quiet music in Glasgow. So many great memories of shows there. And meet ups with friends in Saramago. Absolute mess.

Finding out whilst out with friends on Friday that the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) has closed is devastating.

I saw some amazing artists perform there, it was a fantastic venue, and, of course, in October 2015, it’s where many of us got f*cked on Pastelism.

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YouTube video by Glass Modern Future Pilot AKA feat. Robert Wyatt • Tutti Shruti (Radio Edit) (2019) UK

Happy 80th Birthday to Robert Wyatt. Here's one we made a while ago featuring the great man
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We will have news very soon. Hang on.

The greatest Glasgow film.

@thepastels.bsky.social Bedroom rediscovery

‘The response is a beautiful thing’: how Glasgow is squaring up to Reform In the face of Nigel Farage, flag-waving and a longstanding housing crisis, some Glaswegians are taking on anti-immigration rhetoric

"We get to see the larger community response, which is: what can I do? How can I share? What do you need at the moment?” Such a good, nuanced piece by @libbybrooks.bsky.social looking at the confluence of factors causing tensions in Glasgow but also how the city is fighting Reform's toxic rhetoric.

Yeah, with Teenage Fanclub and My Bloody Valentine (twice).

It was a total joy to write this wee piece for The Guardian about the joy of only recently stumbling upon this epic family photo. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Oh god, was the biggest post-gig bringdown of all time.

Really happy to be joining one of our favourite groups, @bobpetesarah.bsky.social at their September Barrowlands show. This is going to be an amazing night. Psyched. We'll be bringing it.

Happy New Year Gill xx

Happy New Year Bluesky pals. I posted this on Insta yesterday and then got distracted before posting here. I really appreciate Bluesky and the lack of dickhead energy. Take care everyone. Love ya xx

Up for a Bit with the Pastels’ from NME 14 February 1987.
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Sad news. I didn't know he was 99. Total inter-generational family fave.

Totally disgusting.