In a special bumper edition of “The Sound of Renfrewshire”, we spotlight a handful of the figures who’ve proved that our music scene has flourished in the face of adversity. It’s no exaggeration to say that over the past year and a half, the world of music has been cast asunder. Through a combination...
Read MoreCeltic Music Radio has now started broadcasting their wide range of traditional and contemporary folk, roots, Americana and world music programmes from a new home at the popular Renfrewshire shopping mall. It’s thought that this is the first time in the UK a radio station will be broadcasting from a shopping centre. And thanks...
Read MoreLinzi Clark talks us through the process of recording her first full-length body of work and the personal journey that it took her on. Known for her candour, creativity and transfixing vocal performances, Paisley-based singer/songwriter Linzi Clark has received a lot of fanfare in recent months and with good reason. Previously seen as the...
Read MoreAs we ease ourselves into a new year, the urge to reset is more prevalent than ever. At Mill, we know that nothing kickstarts that spark quite like a new artist in the daily music cycle. So, as we look forward to what 2022 brings, we look back on an amazing release from 2021...
Read MoreSubtopian Planning Board isn’t a name I thought I would hear but it’s one that has burned its way into my brain recently. After releasing singles such as ‘Age of Anxiety’ and ‘Casa Del Árbol’ way back in 2020, this experimental Paisley outfit hit the ground running with their single ‘Outsiders Hymn’ back in...
Read MoreReviewed by singer/songwriter and music journalist, Mya Brown. Riding high off their recently announced King Tut’s headliner, Ghostbaby have released Molly’s Got a Brand New Haircut today (Friday 3rd December). The single comes nearly two years after the indie-rockers released their debut EP, Long Live Ghostbaby, in March 2020, making this release unexpected yet exciting...
Read MoreThe Mill Magazine team take the short trip to Glasgow for Linzi Clark’s album launch at the Hug and Pint. Review by Robert Blair. They say that you only get one chance to make a first impression. And if Linzi Clark’s launch show for her debut album, All I Have Now, was anyone in...
Read MoreRenowned for their earnest and emotional brand of Americana, Bensider have returned on triumphant yet reflective form on The Boy Next Door EP. The pen name of Graham MacIver, Bensider’s music thrives on a life of lessons learned and experiences gleaned across his journey from his youth on The Isle of Lewis to Renfrewshire....
Read MoreThey say that you only get one shot at making a first impression and in the case of The Noise Club, they’ve set out on uproarious form with their debut single Johnstone Boys. Reformulated from disparate parts of popular bands such as Sway, Heavy Rapids and Sobriety, combining their efforts has clearly provided each...
Read MoreAs the cultural world begins to emerge from a tumultuous period in history, Tennent’s Light are offering a much-needed injection of funds to five Scottish creatives through their new SpotLight Project. Dubbed “Scotland’s soundest pint”, those in charge of the less calorific edition of Wellpark brewery’s classic lager are living up to their name...
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