[A live band performs on stage under vibrant pink and blue lighting, with four musicians visible playing guitars, bass, and percussion. Behind them are also a drummer and a keyboard player] Let me start with a story many people who know me have probably heard 100 times before. Runrig were a HUGE part of my life, I always joke that they were “technically” my first … Continue reading Live Review: Beat the Drum @ The Fire Station – 18.07.25
A little something EXTRA special for your Christmas Eve – a track review. Gosh it’s been a while. I’ve been a long time fan of Project Smok, and even got to see them at the end of November (supported by The Hop who featured on day 9 of this year’s Advent Calendar). “Elilidh’s” is the 9th (and possibly my favourite) track of Project Smok’s second … Continue reading Track Review: Project Smok – Eilidh’s
If you’ve been following us for a while, you know we always LOVE a Lana Wild feature. So, we were delighted when Lana agreed to chat to us about all things music (and of course Christmas). What was the first song you ever wrote, and what was it about? The first proper song I ever wrote was called “Someday, Somehow” and I’m pretty sure it … Continue reading Interview: Lana Wild
As a firm favourite at Captainskydiver HQ, we just HAD to learn more about the wise and wonderful Calum Baird, and to find out his opinion on a few things Christmas. When did you get your first guitar? What kind was it? I got my first guitar quite late, for my 15th birthday. Most other guitarists I know started learning when they were much younger, … Continue reading Interview: Calum Baird
We caught up with the lovely Ashley from Glasgow’s alternative synth-pop duo neverfine to learn more about this incredible two-piece – and, of course, to ask a few festive questions! Can you describe how the band first came together? Ashley: Me and Craig first met through mutual friends almost 5 years ago, and when we both realised we were musicians, we knew we wanted to … Continue reading Interview: neverfine
It’s a Friday night, and I’m back in my old stomping ground of the lovely city of Durham to see Calum Baird play at The People’s Bookshop – the first gig in their ‘new digs’. If you’re wondering “where have I heard that name before?”, then it’s because we have often featured his music in reviews and our yearly musical advent calendar – safe to … Continue reading Live Review: Calum Baird @ The People’s Bookshop – 18.10.24
Hello there! Apologies for the radio silence! To make it up to you, we’ve decided to pick an entire album for your listening pleasure: “Life Is Not Linear” by the amazing “Arcade State”. This is a really beautiful album dedicated to the memory of Ciaran and Jordan’s sister, and it gets two thumbs up from Leah and Hamish (yes, we know owls don’t have disposible … Continue reading Album Feature: Arcade State
Hello, music enthusiasts! In February, we’re spotlighting “Yes to Rest” by the fantastic Scottish alternative indie pop duo “Feels Like Pluto.” This track dropped at the beginning of the month, so it’s still fresh off the press and sizzling hot! Huge thanks to Katie from WEE PR for sending this track over for us to listen to – we love it!(Hamish is certainly embracing this … Continue reading Track Feature: Feels Like Pluto
So, this year’s Captainskydiver Advent Calendar has drawn to a close! What better way to end it, than with an entire EP review – A Carrying Stream by Blair Coron. Blair has featured many times on the Captainskydiver blog, the last time was on the release of his album Cairn, which we absolutely loved so when we saw that he had a new EP we … Continue reading Blair Coron – A Carrying Stream (EP)
Time for the third review of this year’s Captainskydiver Advent Calendar.You’re probably on your 3647th Christmas Party and getting excited for Santa (or Sandra as we call them in our family – that’s a long story) coming in just one week! For now, it’s time to delve into my (possible) words of wisdom on another track that Hamish and I totally dig. Up today we … Continue reading neverfine – Imaginary Friends
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