Mill Magazine caught up with the legendary Norman Blake before his Paisley show with Bernard Butler and James Grant in 2022 Although their paths have only crossed incidentally over the years, there’s something that seems inherently natural about Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake, Bernard Butler and Love & Money’s James Grant...
Read MoreCowboys, coyotes and cattle rustlers descend on Johnstone Town Hall for world premiere of Common Is As Common Does – A Memoir The audience at the world premiere of a dance performance will be transported to the American Wild West – but they won’t have to leave their seats in the auditorium of Johnstone...
Read MoreBastions of the Glasgow music scene but composed of Renfrewshire-born artists, get acquainted with Craig Milroy and Dan Drennan from indie-punk sextet The Noise Club What were the origins of The Noise Club? The Noise Club was forged in the fires of lockdown from parts of preexisting bands such as Sway, Sobriety and Heavy...
Read MoreKnown for creating immersive soundscapes that stir the emotional and cerebral aspects of our brains at once, Paisley-based producer Andrew Robinson, AKA Arbo Falls, talks us through his process and his latest EP, Arise Although you’re an electronic artist now, your musical origins can be traced to guitar bands. When did you realise that...
Read MoreBrian Hannan talks us through what could be the start of a book revolution, introducing the Abbey Books Readers Club… Coming up with something quite new at a second-hand bookshop sounds like a contradiction in terms. But we may just have stumbled on something that could revolutionise the world of books. As you might imagine...
Read MoreBrian Hannan, local author and manager at Abbey Books in Paisley reviews The Devil Stone by Caro Ramsay. After 13 novels headed by the crime-busting team of Anderson and Costello, Paisley novelist Caro Ramsay has abandoned her usual Glasgow beat and headed up the west coast and surpassed herself with the debut of DCI...
Read MoreRobert Blair reviews Tom McGuire & The Brassholes recent gig at The Barrowlands before they visit Paisley in March For bands that emanate from anywhere in Scotland, playing The Barrowlands isn’t just another show. Rather, it’s a rite of passage. It’s confirmation that Glasgow has welcomed you into the cockles of its heart and...
Read MoreWelcome to Tommy McGrory’s Paisley Music Roundup 18, looking ahead at gigs in the town from Friday night. Tonight, The Bungalow has a birthday party booked in. The birthday girl is Angie McGuire who is a regular at The Bungalow. I’m not saying what birthday it is, but the staff will not be employing...
Read MorePaisley’s all-time bestselling author, Evelyn Hood, has died. Famed for her Paisley sequence of eight novels, former journalist Evelyn’s books had a global following. A tribute by Brian Hannan from Abbey Books. In my opinion she was unfairly discounted in literary circles and for the worst reason of all – she was a woman....
Read MoreBrian Hannan from Abbey Books in Paisley takes a look at The Extraordinary Life & Momentous Times of J.M.W. Turner by Franny Moyle. One of the biggest benefits of running a second-hand bookshop is that hundreds books pass in across my desk in a week. It’s like watching a conveyor of delights. I’m something...
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