The Tenementals

David, Marco, Bob and Olivia seated at the conference. Tenementals Listening Post logo in the background.

We were at the Music and/as Process Conference at Napier University yesterday, presenting '21 Theses on The Tenementals #4' Many thanks to everyone who came along. Get in touch if you want the band to talk at your organisation about how we create a history of Glasgow in songs! 📷 Alistair J. Mclean

YouTube video by LionHeart FilmWorks "Culloden" (1964) Scottish Jacobite Rebellion Classic Docu-Drama

So long to Peter Watkins, one of Britain's most idiosyncratic and brilliant filmmakers.. His debut, Culloden (1965), planted a television crew right in the middle of eighteenth century Scottish history and made the events strikingly modern ... (more on our Facebook) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1TZ...

We're saddened to hear of the death of Elspeth King who was instrumental in creating a radical history of Glasgow in many forms. She's in the shot, about 60 seconds in, with phone in hand (next to @lostglasgow.bsky.social's Norry Wilson). Go well, Elspeth. You will not be forgotten.

We popped into the @uofglasgow.bsky.social shop as they'd sold out their supply of our debut album and needed to restock. It's one of many places that you can pick up the album but you can also order it direct from our website. Now is the time to get your festive orders in! tenementals.com/merch

Check out The Collective, a new short film directed by Beth Johnston and Daniel Archibald. Special mention to Phoebe for impeccable costume design when developing the attire for Jade McDonald and the futuristic band of rocking revolutionaries! www.youtube.com/watch?v=49BK...

YouTube video by Ask The Drummer Podcast with Ann Nazario Episode 187 - Robert Anderson - James King And The Lonewolves

Check out this interview with our own Robert Anderson on the Ask the Drummer podcast in which he talks about drumming with The Tenementals, and a host of other bands, past and present. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlQq...

Hugo and Eirene wearing Tenementals t-shirts and holding cocktails

All the best to Eirene, Hugo and all at Havana Glasgow Film Festival as they launch their special 10th anniversary programme. The festival runs from 11-16 November and has a smashing line-up of screenings and events. Get it checked out!

YouTube video by The Tenementals The Tenementals - The Owl of Minerva

Our Owl of Minerva video has had 10000 views on YouTube! Thanks to everyone who has watched it, and a special thanks to everyone who has shared it. We rely on you to spread the word - keep it up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fffd...

À Glasgow, des navires et des ouvriers - Invitation au voyage - 21/05/2025 - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTE Les eaux de la Clyde, qui traversent aujourd’hui paisiblement la ville de Glasgow, bouillonnaient d’une effervescence inégalée il y a cent-cinquante ans. La ville accueillait alors l’un des plus grand...

David was interviewed by France's #ARTE TV about the history of #Govan and social protest. The programme concluded with some footage of us singing People Make #Glasgow at St Luke's back in 2023. If yer French is up to scratch, go for it - check out the images at least! www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...

will keep an eye oot for it!

yeah, it just stood there, posing for the camera and not giving two anythings

A crow standing on a bridge over The River Kelvin

Why have a Bridge over the River Kwai when you can have a Craw over the Kelvin Bridge

screen grab of reds with Diane Keaton smoking a cigarette and looking at John Reed.

RIP Diane Keaton. Here she is smoking fags and looking cool in 'Reds', Hollywood's Russian Revolution meets Love Story epic drama. It was directed by Beatty and scripted by the British Marxist, Trevor Griffiths. It's open to all sorts of critiques, but it's worth a watch in her honour, for sure.

Mo's Mixtapes: TENEMENTALS Special w/ David Archibald & Simon Whittle - Radio Buena Vida 09.10.25 www.buenavida.co.uk Community radio. Broadcasting live from Cafe Buena Vida in Glasgow, Scotland. Come visit us. 24/7.

Thanks to Morag at Radio Buena Vida for inviting David and Simon to come on and talk about our songs. Check it out! soundcloud.com/radiobuenavi...

screen grab of two Kreftwerk tickets advertised for over £600

Tickets to see Kreftwerk at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall sold out rapid this morning- countless punters queued for ages and left empty-handed. Fast forward a few hours and corporate touts/scumbags Viagogo are selling them for over twice the face value. What are you doing about it, Glasgow Life?

Timetable of radio shows for 9 October. The Tenementals listed as 12-1pm

High Noon, Thursday 9 October, David and Simon will be live on Radio Buena Vida for a one-hour special with Morag Ramsay to discuss our songs, history and how they fit together. In discussing our influences, we say that we ‘surf our sonic unconscious’. What’s all that about? Tune in and find out!

Photo by Dr Billy Rough (@rough_drafts) on Instagram. Half a dozen or so people dancing, and smiling, arms in the air.

“If I can’t dance I don’t want to be part of your revolution” Emma Goldman

What a wonderful day at St Andrew's University Music Department yesterday exploring 'People Make Places' in discussion and performance. We ended the day with a few people on the floor to 'Rats'. Thanks to everyone involved!

The Tenementals – 'Peter Pike or Pink YouTube video by KinrossTV

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bw photo of The Tenementals on stage.

£4500 raised for Doctors without Borders last night in Kinross. Many thanks to the organisers (Jane & KLEO), to all the great acts we shared a stage with, and to the audience for being so generous! Next stop - St. Andrews Uni Music Dep't, Sat 4 Oct, for a day of talks and performance. Free entry!

Did you tune into this @historyworkshop.org.uk podcast? Check it out!

tomorrow!

Two Tenementals benefit gigs this week - Wednesday in Glasgow for Honorary Scotians, Friday in Kinross for Doctors Without Borders. We’ll be playing a full set at both (and we're on last). Both start at 7pm. Here’s some words from David. Come along and help us spread the word!

yeah, that's a pity. Yes, the stones and more are amazing. Govan was also the location for the only film ever directed by Sean Connery.

The Tenementals album and the stained glass windows of the church

Govan Old Parish Church has an extraordinary collection of medieval burial stones which are more than well worth visiting- and a great shop which is now stocking our album, on CD and vinyl. Swing by!

Many thanks to Zara and the @uofglasgow.bsky.social staff who helped host The Tenementals Listening Post for Glasgow Doors Open Day this afternoon. Thanks to those who bought records, CDs, t-shirt and/or signed up to our mailing list. The biggest draw on the day was, of course, The Tenementalsauras

The Tenementals playing at Glasgow Trades Hall

The Tenementals picking up 'Outstanding Event of the Festival Award'

Three years tonight we performed our first full gig! Stephen Sheriff, the then Director of Glasgow Doors Open Day Festival programmed us to play Glasgow Trades Hall. We were super-chuffed to be awarded 'Outstanding Event of the Festival' award a few weeks later. Were you there?

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Poster for the event.

People Make Glasgow!

A night of poetry, comedy & music hosted by Honorary Scotians, a charity which integrates new Glaswegians into the city

Wed 24 Sep, 7-10pm. FREE. Book a space at the e-mail below. We are on last - and we're playing a full set. See you there! open.spotify.com/track/7x7caJ...

spotify playlist for Die Moorsoldaten

Thanks to whoever created a Spotify playlist for Die Moorsoldaten. Our full-length German-language version sits astride some celebrated performers – Luke Kelly and The Dubliners, Pete Seeger, Hans Wader, Paul Robeson, Ernst Butsch, Choir of the GDR People’s Army!
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Here'e a link to more info about the film fundraiser we posted about earlier.