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a town that's too damn hard to tell should I stay or should i go;

a town that’s too damn hard to tell should I stay or should i go;

June 27, 2011
by Lis Ferla
personal, travellin', work & writing

There was a time when, like many other bloggers, I cared about the number of ‘hits’ my site got, obsessively chart stats and pray for…

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there will be fireworks, and they will light up your eyes;

there will be fireworks, and they will light up your eyes;

October 10, 2010
by Lis Ferla
music

It must have been about this time last year that I let Neil Milton buy me an Irn Bru in the 13th Note, and we…

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[lyg10] taking bullets for a team of bad poets;

[lyg10] taking bullets for a team of bad poets;

October 16, 2009
by Lis Ferla
personal, [lyg10]

September this year marks ten years since I made my first, tentative and over-sharey, foray into blogging. I hope you’ll forgive a little self-indulgence on…

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gonna have dinner with the coolest girl;

gonna have dinner with the coolest girl;

February 14, 2009
by Lis Ferla
music, personal

I can’t say that I have much of an interest in Valentine’s Day, but I have to confess to feeling a little disappointed that, for…

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the other side of the lens (or dictaphone);

the other side of the lens (or dictaphone);

January 11, 2009
by Lis Ferla
blogging & pixlet, books & literature, music, personal

So far in Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, my beloved has slagged off The X-Files, alternative country and that which Americans so condescendingly refer to…

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underneath the mistletoe last night;

underneath the mistletoe last night;

December 17, 2008
by Lis Ferla
personal, work & writing

Cranky at work this afternoon, a quick email from home informed me there was a nice surprise waiting. Clutching bags to my chest and trying…

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fame, fame, fickle fame - the meta years;

fame, fame, fickle fame – the meta years;

May 3, 2007
by Lis Ferla
work & writing

Hello. I’m a twat and didn’t realise this was up until I just Googled my name there. I’m still cancelling my Bebo account though.

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it's what you thought you could be if you tried much harder;

it’s what you thought you could be if you tried much harder;

March 16, 2007
by Lis Ferla
personal, work & writing

Yesterday I had one of those afternoons that reminded me what it is I’m doing here. It had been a sleepless night and one of…

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this song means an entire city to me;

this song means an entire city to me;

January 23, 2007
by Lis Ferla
music, personal

wandering (1) Originally uploaded by lastyearsgirl_. I first saw Jesse Malin live five years ago – five years to the day in fact, or thereabouts….

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it's bound to melt your heart one way or another;

it’s bound to melt your heart one way or another;

April 26, 2006
by Lis Ferla
personal, work & writing

Who needs the Guardian anyway? PS Kaite is doing a sponsored walk in aid of Stonewall at the weekend, to help raise awareness about homophobic…

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Lis: Writer - Photographer - Muso - Traveller - Waffler. Baked goods, Springteen and excellent shoes. Famous on the internet since 1999. Last Year's Girl is not a music blog, although you wouldn't believe that from the way I carry on. So if you've got something you think I should hear, get in touch!

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- Bruce Hotchkies, Scottish New Music Awards

Calendar

20/05 The Postal Service @ Brixton Academy, London
23/05 Woodenbox album launch @ Grand Ole Opry, Glasgow [tickets]
25/05 Scottish Fiction Presents Aye Tunes vs Peenko: The Spook School, Garden of Elks, Colin's Godson @ Broadcast, Glasgow [tickets]
28/05 Fucked Up, Titus Andronicus @ SWG3, Glasgow [tickets]
28/05 Deap Vally @ Oran Mor, Glasgow [tickets]
31/05 Quickbeam album launch with Fake Major @ Govanhill Baths, Glasgow [tickets]
01/06 Jeffrey Lewis and Peter Stampfel @ Mono, Glasgow [tickets]
02/06 Marnie Stern, Sky Larkin @ Broadcast, Glasgow [tickets]
05/06 Ben Marwood, Dave Hughes, Mark McCabe @ Pivo, Edinburgh
06/06 Fair Ohs @ Mono, Glasgow
07/06 Dave Hughes & the Renegade Folk Punk Band @ O2 ABC2, Glasgow [tickets]
07/06 Half Man Half Biscuit @ O2 ABC, Glasgow [tickets]
09/06 Tegan and Sara @ O2 ABC, Glasgow [tickets]
13/06 Algernon Doll album launch with Where We Lay Our Heads, Lovers Turn to Monsters, Now Wakes The Sea @ 13th Note, Glasgow [tickets]
14/06 Chris Devotion & the Expectations (opening for Ultrasound) @ King Tut's, Glasgow [tickets]
17/06 The Breeders @ O2 ABC, Glasgow [tickets]
18/06 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E-STREET BAND @ Hampden Park, Glasgow
21/06 Scout Niblett @ Broadcast, Glasgow [tickets]
23/06 The Twilight Sad, Meursault @ Oran Mor, Glasgow [tickets]
29/06 Scottish Fiction Presents Aye Tunes vs Peenko: Jo Mango, Siobhan Wilson, Julia & the Doogans @ The Roxy 171, Glasgow [tickets]
01/07 Blondie @ Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow [tickets]
05/07 The Gothenburg Address @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh [tickets]
10/08 Kid Canaveral, Ballboy @ Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh [tickets]
12/08 Patti Smith & Tony Shanahan @ Oran Mor, Glasgow [tickets]
20/08 Regina Spektor @ O2 Academy, Glasgow [tickets]
12/09 Heartless Bastards @ O2 ABC2, Glasgow [tickets]
23/09 Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun @ King Tut's, Glasgow [tickets]
13/10 Tunng @ Broadcast, Glasgow [tickets]
18/11 Ane Brun @ Oran Mor, Glasgow [tickets]

NB: This is not a "listings" column - rather it combines details of events I am attending with those of Scottish events I would attend had I boundless energy and time. Everything posted comes with my personal stamp of FUNTIMES APPROVAL.

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