LAST NIGHT FROM GLASGOW – förlag

From 2005 to 2015, Michael M was the singer, bass player and songwriter of an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland called We Are The Physics. Don't worry if you've never heard of them, he wouldn't have either if he hadn't been in them.For fourteen brief minutes of fame, they were hurtled into the mainstream limelight, had a top thirty hit in the UK, toured the world with a Hollywood actor, and found themselves on nationwide radio accidentally changing the lyrics to Katy Perry's 'Firework' so that it was just about a plastic bag. Then, without ceremony, they disappeared completely.This memoir isn't a chronological catalogue of their existence but a series of vignettes and the anecdotal tales of failure, chronic mundanity, and ridiculous dismay that accompany low level touring bands. This is a celebration of the mediocre, the jobbing bands who never got on Top of the Pops, the almost almost famous. No sex, no drugs, no rock 'n' roll - just budget hotels, shame, and hilarious disappointment.

A Leap Into The Void is the ballad of The Creeping Bent Organisation, a label established in Glasgow in 1994 specialising in music, art, design and performance. Creeping Bent founder and conceptualist Douglas MacIntyre tells the story from his perspective, highlighting the trials and tribulations of successfully operating an independent business over a 30 year period. Featuring apperances from Fire Engines, Vic Godard, Jazzateers and The Secret Goldfish to name a few, this book chronologically details the creativity and vibrancy of Scotland's underground cultural pioneers.