Belle and Sebastian - Live at the Glasgow Barrowlands (21/12/10)

Track Listing

1. Christmas Time Is Here
2. I Didn't See It Coming
3. I'm A Cuckoo
4. Step Into My Office, Baby
5. Expectations
6. I'm Not Living In The Real World
7. Piazza, New York Catcher
8. I Want The World To Stop
9. Lord Anthony
10. Sukie In The Graveyard
11. Santa Claus
12. The Fox In The Snow
13. My Wandering Days Are Over
14. The Wrong Girl
15. There's Too Much Love
16. The Boy With The Arab Strap
17. If You Find Yourself Caught In Love
18. Judy And The Dream Of Horses
19. Sleep The Clock Around
Encore
20. Lazy Line Painter Jane (feat. Monica Queen)
21. Me And The Major

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A special Thank You goes out to David for recording this for me and letting me share it with you all. I really appreciate your help mate!

Belle and Sebastian - Marc Riley Session (16/12/10)

Track Listing

1. I Didn't See It Coming
2. Piazza, New York Catcher
3. Sukie in the Graveyard
4. Like Dylan in the Movies

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Belle and Sebastian - BBC Radio 2 Session (08/12/10)

Track Listing

1. I Want The World To Stop
2. I’m Not Living In The Real World
3. Judy And The Dream Of Horses

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We've Got It Covered #12

This week I have decided to go with a little bit of Belle & Sebastian for my weekly cover version. I have had this pencilled in for a while now, I must admit that it took me a while to decide which song I was going to go with as there are so many cover versions out there. I am sure if you do a bit of hunting on google you'll be be able to find a copy of a wee bootleg consisting solely of cover versions. I chose to go with their cover of the Beatles 'Here Comes The Sun', which I guess is a bit odd for me as I have never really been a massive fan of the fab-four, but for some reason this version really appeals to me.

Belle & Sebastian - Here Comes the Sun (Beatles Cover)

Belle and Sebastian Announce UK Tour, plus a live recording of a new song

Now here' something for all you wee indie-pop fans to celebrate, Belle and Sebastian have announced their first UK tour in almost four years. The band have been on a bit of a hiatus since the summer of 2006, with front-man Stuart Murdoch putting the group on hold to work on his other project, God Help the Girl. They're just back from LA where they were recording their new album which is due out out later in the year. Anyway, here's what you want to know, the dates, tickets go on sale on Friday the 23rd of July.

5 Dec - Gateshead, Sage
6 Dec - Birmingham, Symphony Hall
7 Dec - Manchester, Apollo
9 Dec - Bournemouth, O2 Academy
14 Dec - Leicester, De Montfort Hall
16 Dec - Bristol, Colston Hall
21 Dec - Glasgow, Barrowlands

Belle & Sebastian playing the Barras four days before Christmas, I can't think of a better way to kick off the festive season!

Belle and Sebastian - I Didn't See It Coming (Live in Helsinki)


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Weekly Round Up (28/03/10)

Here's a roundup of things that I had up this week, and yup there was still no return of Boabs reviews, tut fucking tut. I'll need to have a word with him about that...

Monday - I finally got that Sleigh Bells recording from SXSW that I'd fucked up posted, with a working link this time. Plus Julia and the Doogans were my Fresh Meat and we had even more Frabbit. Fuck it if they're going to record sessions I am going to keep posting em.
Tuesday - I posted heehaw, I was supposed to have a Teenage Fanclub recording up, but due to too much shit to deal with in work and general laziness not a lot happened.
Wednesday - We had Mitchell Museum's Marc Riley session, have we mentioned that they have a gig at the end of April?! Enough of that, more whoring will be done soon. The fabulous Miaoux Miaoux were my next installment in 'Scots Way-Hay'. Plus by special request Olo Worms session was posted for Mooki
Thursday - Saw the lovely Jenny Soep give one of the most interesting set of answers that I have ever had the good fortune to post on here. North Atlantic Oscillation's Marc Riley session went up too, blooming great it was too
Friday - Had 'the greatest' Friday Freebies ever, honestly at the start of the week I was shiting it that I wouldn't have anything. Then along came the National, Phoenix, et al.
Saturday - was all about sessions, RM Hubbert wowed me with his appearance on Celtic Music Radio, while Paul Carlin had me whooping like one of the morons oyu used to get in the crowd on early 90's tv show 'The Word', when he plugged our gig. Oh and he also had a session with the new to me, Okker, great find that man.


Things going on this week, news, other stuff that I have no idea where to put, but want to share

If you are free on Thursday night then you you be getting yourself down to the Liquid Ship on Great Western Road in Glasgow for the Fifth 'Elba Session Present'. The line up is a bit of a corker boasting 'beneath us the waves, The Scottish Enlightenment and John Rush, all playing and to top it all off it's free. Further details can be found here.

Our Edinburgh friends 17 Seconds have a new release out tomorrow, Aberfeldy's Chris Bradley's At the Outpost . This is the follow-up to his 2008 solo debut Voices and will be the first full album release on 17 Seconds Records. Chris is doing a wee instore at Avalanche in Glasgow at 5pm on the 7th, if you can't till then to buy a copy then head on over to 17 Seconds and splash your cash.

Bis announced their return with a one off UK show in Glasgow this week, having already confirmed that they will play at this years Primavera. They are due to play at Stereo on the 23rd of May, ticket details can be found here.

Belle and Sebastian have been announced as curators at this years ATP festival, an event that they helped to establish 11 years ago with their Bowlie Weekender. The festival is being billed as Bowlie Part 2, and it will see the band curating all three nights, from the 10th-12th of December, with the band also headline at least one evening. Pre-sale tickets can be found here.

Ed from 17 Seconds announced on his blog (he must be feeling very special at getting two mentions) yesterday that Tigerfest runs between the 5-14th of May this year. So far only the line-up for Edinburgh leg has been announced, Dunfermline should be announced fairly soon. Artiststs that have been announced so far include; Martin Stephenson, There Will be Fireworks, Jesus H. Foxx, Emily Scott, Midas Fall, The Gothenburg Address, TV21, Alex Cornish, Andi Neate, Andy Tucker, Casey, the Stantons, the Boycotts and Phoebe Kreutz, X-Lion Tamer, The Last Battle, Chris Bradley, The Dirty Cuts and The Wildhouse.

F'All Friday Freebies.......We've Got It Covered

For all of you who weren't paying attention last week, there will be no Friday Freebies on Peenko today. I'm away on holiday (that feels quite a stupid thing to be writing as at the moment I'm sitting on the sofa enjoying a beer). Jim from Aye Tunes has very kindly offered to do the honours for this week, so head on over to his blog where he will be doing the honours for this week.
In case things go tits up and there's f'all freebies this week, I've made you all a wee playlist of Scottish bands doing cover versions. Enjoy.....

Track Listing
1. Withered Hand - Into the Fold (Eagleowl cover)
2. Dananananaykroyd - Whip It (Devo cover)
3. Belle & Sebastian - Here Comes the Sun (Beatles cover)
4. The Boy Who Trapped the Sun - Girl From The North Country (Bob Dylan cover)
5. Camera Obscura-Modern Girl (Sheena Easton cover)
6. Eagleowl - I Am Nothing (Withered Hand cover)
7. Frightened Rabbit - Song Against Sex (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)
8. King Creosote - Pale Shelter (Tears For Fears cover)
9. Meursault - Westward, Home (Moondog cover)
10. The Pictish Trail-It's Not Too Beautiful (Beta Band cover)
11. St. Deluxe - Big River (Johnny Cash cover)
12. The Twilight Sad - Suck (the Wedding Present cover)
13. We Were Promised Jetpacks - Blindsided (Bon Iver cover)
14. My Latest Novel - Two Headed Boy (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)

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Belle & Sebastian - KEXP Session (05/05/04)

Track Listing
1. Get Me Away From Here
2. If She Wants Me
3. Step Into My Office, Baby

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Celtic Connections: Stuart Murdoch to sing Nick Drake

'Tonight, Matthew, I'm going to be..... "

Is Nick Drake still trendy? Mind a few years back when Brad Pitt and the like started declaring their love for the cult folk song writer, that's all passed by now right? Hopefully as there is nothing worse than having to listen to celebrities banging on about a musician they've 'discovered', it can really kill the music for me, it's like finding the moment when the muppets in your work suddenly know all about that wee band you were banging on about 6 months earlier.
Fuck, I am rambling, it's still early, that's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
The point of this post was to point out that Stuart Murdoch, he of B&S fame will be taking part in the special Nick Drake night at the Royal Concert Hall as part of this years Celtic Connections festival on Wednesday the 20th of January.
Other artists adding their vocal talents to the evening include Vashti Bunyan, Green Gartside, Teddy Thompson, Robyn Hitchcock, Lisa Hannigan and Krystle Warren.
Sounds like it could be a really good night, if it tickles your fancy then tickets are on sale now for about £20, to buy tickets and for more relevant information just go here.

Stuart Murdoch - Another Saturday
Nick Drake - River Man
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Belle & Sebastian - KEXP Session (25/03/06)

Track Listing
1. A Century of Fakers
2. No Matter What
3. She's Losing It
4. To Be Myself Completely

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Belle & Sebastian - Live at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club

Track Listing

1. Expectations
2. Another Sunny Day
3. Women's Realm
4. Sukie in the Graveyard
5. Electric Renaissance
6. The Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner
7. To Be Myself Completely
8. The Blues Are Still Blue
9. Piazza, New York Catcher
10. Belle and Sebastian
11. Funny Little Frog
12. She's Losing It
13. Your Cover's Blown
14. Dog On Wheels
15. I'm A Cuckoo
16. The Wrong Girl
17. If You Find Yourself Caught in Love
18.Judy and the Dream of Horses
19.White Collar Boy
20. Me and the Major

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I'm sorry but this is just one big MP3 recording of the whole concert, I tried splitting the songs up, but the software I use kept crashing. If anyone fancies/knows how to split the file into individual tracks I'd very much appreciate it.

Belle and Sebastian - The Bowlie Weekender, 1999

Track Listing
1 Slow Graffiti
2 Seeing Other People
3 Dog On Wheels
4 The Wrong Girl
5 Winter Woolly
6 If You're Feeling Sinister
7 I Don't Love Anyone
8 The Boy With The Arab Strap
9 Photo Jenny

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BBC Radcliffe Sessions, July and December 1996
10 Lazy Line Painter Jane
11 Dog on Wheels
12 The State I Am In
13 I Could Be Dreaming
14 We Rule The School
15 Just A Modern Rock Song
16 Seeing Other People
17 Judy And The Dream Of Horses
18 Like Dylan In The Movies

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Belle & Sebastian - Live at Glastonbury 2004

Track Listing
1. Step Into My Office, Baby
2. Judy and the Dream of Horses
3. Jonathan David
4. Dog on Wheels
5. The Boy With The Arab Strap
6. I'm a Cuckoo
7. Stay Loose

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Stuart Murdoch & God Help the Girl - Radcliffe and Maconie Session (30/06/09)

Track Listing
1. Musician Please Take Heed
2. Perfection as a Hipster

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The Boy With the Side Project

'After an internet-wide talent search, Belle and Sebastian leader Stuart Murdoch's long-in-the-works latest project-- a twee musical called God Help the Girl-- is finally coming to fruition. The soundtrack, featuring new Murdoch songs and a couple reworked B&S favorites, is due June 23 on Matador in North America (June 22 on Rough Trade in Europe). First single "Come Monday Night" is out May 11, but you can hear it right now on the God Help the Girl MySpace. Along with the work of a 45-piece orchestra conducted by Withnail & I composer Rick Wentworth, the upcoming album features vocals from Murdoch himself, his B&S cronies, Asya from Smoosh, online finds Brittany Stallings and Dina Bankole, and Neil Hannon of the Divine Comedy. But it's Scottish newcomer Catherine Ireton who takes top billing-- she sings on 10 of the record's 14 tracks. So who is this overnight twee idol? Well, if she looks like she belongs on the cover of a Belle and Sebastian record, it's probably because she was already on the cover of a Belle and Sebastian record (2006 single "White Collar Boy"). She's also one half of acoustic pop duo the Go Away Birds, who currently have 1,017 plays on their MySpace at press time. Expect that number to rise. Based on the Go Away Birds tracks and the Ireton showcase "Come Monday Night", B&S stalwarts shouldn't have much trouble falling for her.' - Pitchfork

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Belle and Sebastian - some live Bootlegs

Live Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden 2002

Track list:
1.Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie 2.Dirty Dream Number Two 3.I Fought In A War 4.My Wandering Days Are Over 5.Jonathan David 6.Don't Leave The Light On Baby 7.The Model 8.Simple Things 9.The Boy With The Arab Strap 10.The Fox In The Snow 11.Family Tree 12.The State I Am In 13.I'm Waking Up To Us
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Bowlie Weekender (25/04/99)

Track list:
1. Slow Graffiti 2. Seeing Other People 3. Dog on Wheels 4. The Wrong Girl 5. Winter Wooskie 6. If You're Feeling Sinister 7. I Don't Love Anymore 8. Paper Boat 9. The Boy With An Arab Strap 10. Photo Jenny 11. Lazy Painter Jane
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Live on KCRW (26/08/03) Track list: 1. Intro 2. Lord Anthony 3. Women's Realm 4. Step Into My Office, Baby 5. Interview 6. Scooby Driver 7. A Travellin' Light 8. Judy and the Dream of Horses 9. The State I Am In

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Live at the Hollywood Bowl (06/07/06) Track list: 1. Nic Harcourt Intro 2. Fuck This Shit 3. I Fought In A War 4. La Pastie De La Bourgeoisie 5. The Model 6. Sukie in the Graveyard 7. Don't Leave The Light On Baby 8. I'm Waking Up To Us 9. Jonathan David 10. If She Wants Me 11. Lord Anthony 12. Dear Catastrophe Waitress 13. If You're Feeling Sinister 14. You're Cover's Blown 15. Dirty Dream #2 16. I'm A Cuckoo 17. the Wrong Girl 18. If You Find Yourself Caught In Love 19. Sleep The Clock Around 20. Encore Break 21. The State I Am In 22. The Boy With The Arab Strap

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Tom Robinson Session (Jan 2006)

Track list:
1. Sukie in the Graveyard 2. The Blues are Still Blue 3. Funny Little Frog 4. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying

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I was thinking of sticking up a B&S discography, like I did with Herman Dune, anyone interested?

New Belle & Sebastian album on its way

"Belle And Sebastian have nearly finished making their new album.

At belleandsebastian.com, Stuart Murdoch said mastering on God Help The Girl will be finished this month.

The 18-song album is a musical written by Murdoch, about a female footballer falling in love with a swimming pool attendant. It features guest vocalists including Neil Hannon, Smoosh and three fans chosen by the band at auditions."

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