After a bit of a long break, due to the Mogwai lads touring the globe, the Mogcast returns stronger than ever. This month we welcome Steev and Simon from Errors into the Radio Magnetic studio to present the new episode. It doesn’t disappoint. Music from Brian Eno, Wooden Shjips, Conrad Scnitzler, Chris and Cosey, Geneva Jacuzzi and Errors themselves in amongst the many belters. Enjoy!

Errors released their new album, Have Some Faith In Magic on Rock Action on Monday 30 January. Go buy it.

Tracklist

1. Obsidian Pond – Freedom Falling
2. Brian Eno – Silver Morning
3. Benoit Wildemann – Etre Les Lignes
4. Michael Hoenig – Sun and Moon
5. Conrad Schnitzler – Ballet Statique
6. Forma – 2.35
7. Amen Dunes – Christopher
8. Wooden Shjips – Lazy Bones
9. Psychic Ills – I’ll Follow You Through The Floor
10. White Fold – End of Now
11. Chris & Cosey – Chiron
12. Errors – Pleasure Places
13. In Afternam Vale – Give Me Your Money George
14. Robert Schroeder – Galactic Floor
15. d’Eon – Transparency
16. Andy Clark – Funk-U-Like
17. Computer Jay – Vice
18. Geneva Jacuzzi – Do I Sad?
19. Maria Minerva – These Days
20. Sun Araw – Impluvium
21. Errors – Blank Media

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It’s that time of the year again, and as February comes around in the city of Glasgow once again so does the Glasgow Film Festival (GFF). Running from Thursday 16 February till Sunday 26 February and spanning across 16 different venues across the city, including a swimming pool and The Tall Ship, the GFF always offers many unique and exciting experiences for locals and visitors to Glasgow.

As well as some of the best of global cinema, both new and old, this year will transcend the big screen to include many enticing special events in addition to various live and interactive happenings. With so much going on to choose from Radio Magnetic has done a bit of research and pulled together some of the things we are most looking forward to seeing for your browsing pleasure.

Naturally the first thing that jumps out at us on the programme is the Music and Film festival section. Called a festival within the festival there is some truly enough great stuff happening, and enough to immerse yourself in that you could quite easily dedicate your whole festival experience to this one part of the GFF. Cry Parrot presents: Umberto looks a particular highlight. Umberto is a true master of the horror soundtrack, think John Carpenter’s dark and unsettling synth-work crossed with the disturbing prog-rock of Goblin. He will be flying over from Kansas for this special performance on Saturday 25 February at SWG3, the film he will be providing the soundtrack for remains a secret, but whatever he chooses we are sure it will be a terrifying night’s entertainment. We are also excited by the performance of space and electro rock pioneers Silver Apples appearance on Sunday 26 February at Mono. Formed in the New York in 1968, Silver Apples were well ahead of their time, ignoring the psychedelic rock going on around them in 60’s New York they instead opted to create a minimalist experimental electro sound that influenced countless musicians, including Suicide and Kraftwerk. We really can’t recommend getting a ticket to this enough.

There is also a retrospective of the work of revered Scottish filmmaker Douglas Hart, perhaps best known for his cutting edge promo videos for the likes of My Bloody Valentine, Stone Roses, Primal Scream and Paul Weller. And, in 2009 Glasgow indie-pop outfit, Butcher Boy performed a live soundtrack to Scottish director Enrico Cocozza’s film Chick’s Day at Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow Short Film festival is delighted to invite the band to perform to film again, in a special event for this year’s Festival at the Berkeley Suite. Both these music related events at the film festival should be worth checking out. And, a film sure to have a fantastic a soundtrack is the Scottish screen debut of Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy. A must-see.

Filmaticly, GFF has been offering a diverse variety of cinematic genres, styles and experiences since its inception and this year is no different. One of the best cinematic experiences you can have at the GFF is the Frightfest’s frightpass, which offers you the chance to see 11 horror films over two days. It is a truly great and unsettling happening and in our opinion there really is no better way to watch horror films than one after the other with minimal rest bite. Beginning on Friday 24 February and running right through till the following evening, it’s always a unique experience to submerge yourself in film after film in the GFT’s large cinema, breaking only to get snacks, go to the bathroom and get a quick kip before returning the following morning for further frights. Some of the creepiest highlights include the ‘found footage’ shockumentary Evidence, apocalyptic dystopian adventure, The Day and the UK premiere of chilling slasher flick Rites of Spring. The brand new strand, Crossing The Line series of experimental films also has some wonderfully bizarre looking events and films including 85A Present: Jan Svankmajer, Finisterrae and The Forgotten Space.

When a festival can lurch from the depths of horror goodness to a celebration of Weimar Republic Germany’s cabaret tradition then it’s quite obvious that it’s got some variety about it, and so it is as GFF presents Weimarvellous. Adding some glamour to the cold winter months Weimarvellous kicks off with a screening of Blue Angel in the CCA on Friday 17 February. Featuring the queen of Cabaret, Marlene Dietrich as Lola-Lola, a Cabaret performer and femme fatal who is the downfall of besotted high school tutor Immanual Rath, The Blue Angel is a true classic. With Cabaret performances in the CCA bar after the film and a chance for you to to perform in Cabaroke (Cabaret themed Karaoke) it should be a cracking night to glam yourself up and strut your stuff.

There is so much really credible and exciting stuff to see at this year’s GFF we couldn’t possibly cover it all but suffice to say that whatever you’re into, you will find something that suits you at Glasgow Film Festival 2012. The above are our top picks.

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Breda Doherty from Radio Magnetic and Dead Sound caught up with RM Hubbert, the much revered Glasgow guitarist on the eve of his second solo album release, Thirteen Lost & Found. They discuss the collaborative writing process the album was built around, why Hubbert felt the recording studio was the most comfortable environment to reconnect with old friends, the personal experiences behind his music and his understandable love for The Minutemen.

Thirteen Lost & Found is available now through Chemikal Underground. Produced by Alex Kapronos and featuring collaborations with Aidan Moffat, Emma Pollock and Luke Sutherland as well as solo compositions from Hubbert Thirteen Lost & Found looks set to be one of the most critically acclaimed and truly unique albums of 2012.

Watch the video for new single, Sunbeam Melts The Hour featuring Marion Kenny & Hanna Tuulikki below.

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In association with the Hyphae festival, an innovative music platform which provides insight into the nowadays exploding digital and web-based music culture, and presented by Josh Hill (Wavy Graves) & Joe Howe (Ben Butler & Mousepad), A Global Video Party at the Old Hairdressers on Saturday 25 February from 8 – 12pm should be a terrific night of international musical goodness for only £5.

Sets will be beamed in downstairs from Jimmy Pe, Oknai, Mux Mool, Pazes and more, from locations such as Berlin, Lisbon and Brussels, with live sets from Stefan Bloemeier, Silk Cut and Ben Butler and Mousepad beamed out upstairs.

More info on the Facebook Event page.

Exclusive Live Circuit session with the outstanding, Brandt Brauer Frick. We recorded them live at Stereo in Glasgow back in December 2011 at the Men & Machines club night.

The 2011 Mr Machine album !K7 from the trio was one of our favourites of last year so we were delighted to get the opportunity to not only see them live but also record the set for Radio Magnetic. They didn’t disappoint as you’ll hear. They manage to recreate classic house and techno sounds, favouring live instruments over the laptops sets of some of their peers, to stunning effect. It was a really exhilarating performance and we think this recording captures that well.

Hope you enjoy it. And we hope to hear more from them soon.

For more classic and contemporary live sessions and recordings visit the Radio Magnetic Live Circuit.

And, check out the Men & Machines podcast for some brilliant mixes from them.

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Jim Gellatly selects 10 new tracks, including music from The Mixups, Hey Enemy, Eras, Aerials Up, Raymond Meade… and Hue And Cry?

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*photo of The Mixups

Tracklist

1. Hue And Cry ‘Little Man’ web
2. The Mixups ‘Your Side’ web
3. The Vespas ‘Satisfied’ web
4. Raymond Meade ‘Radio-Anna’ web
5. Hey Enemy ‘Snowy, Best Dog In The World’ web
6. James Mackenzie ‘Cap To Wear’ web
7. Eras ‘East Coast’ web
8. Aerials Up ‘The Old And The Innocent’ web
9. Whigs & Rakes ‘Swim’ web
10. Betatone Distraction ‘In The Loop’ web

Explore the sights and sounds of Glasgow’s rich music heritage with the Glasgow Music Tour.

The Glasgow Music Tour is an interactive audio walking tour available as iPhone and Android app and MP3 versions. The tour takes you through the city’s world famous music history through landmark venues past and present and other sites of historical interest. From that grand old lady The Barrowland to the City Halls, the first officially recorded performance space in the city, the tour gives an in-depth and engaging look at the venues responsible for playing host to Glasgow’s most revered bands and those made famous by playing host to now legends of the music industry. It also looks at the newer venues which are successfully establishing a unique niche with live music lovers such as Stereo and The Arches.

Presented by new music champion Jim Gellatly, featuring interviews with Vic Galloway, Billy Sloan, Stuart Braithwaite from Mogwai, Emma Pollock from The Delgados, Jill Rodger from Glasgow Jazz Festival, techno afficianado Jill Mingo and many more musicians, broadcasters, promoters and industry insiders, this is the definitive story of Glasgow’s musical heritage. Audio content is produced by Inner Ear, the company behind Radio Magnetic.

Glasgow Music Tour is the second audio project of Walking Heads who last year released the Edinburgh Comedy Tour. Download the music tour for only £1.99 from today.

Glasgow Music Tour: Teaser Route 1 by Walkingheads

Glasgow Music Tour: Teaser Route 2 by Walkingheads

Glasgow Music Tour: Teaser Route 3 by Walkingheads

Glasgow Music Tour: Teaser Route 4 by Walkingheads

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Chubby Dubz aka Oliver $ and Gene Siewing are kicking off 2012 in style with the release of the first of four album samplers taken from their upcoming self titled album which will be out on Loungin Records later this year.

This soulful and deep house tune, remixed by fellow Loungin Records artist Arthur Pochon aka Art Bleek can be download here.

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