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punching, punching above my weight;

punching, punching above my weight;

April 9, 2012
by Lis Ferla
music, music: scottish

THE LAST BATTLE – ‘Floored’ from Matty Ross on Vimeo. Hello. I am in Tenerife and despite my sister’s daily paranoid checks of her iPhone’s…

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northern lightness;

northern lightness;

October 25, 2011
by Lis Ferla
music, music: scottish, travellin'

Aberdeen Beach, last week. Not pictured: duffel coat. It’s been said by those a little more cynical than I that Last Year’s Girl doesn’t know…

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cake dates: the saint on bath street;

cake dates: the saint on bath street;

September 21, 2011
by Lis Ferla
cake dates, shopping & food

In which your blogger attempts, at great inconvenience, to sample every commercially-available dessert in the Greater Glasgow area so you don’t have to. It wasn’t…

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did you say you were lonely? i was just about to miss you;

did you say you were lonely? i was just about to miss you;

September 14, 2011
by Lis Ferla
music, shopping & food

My pal Miss America, who I still struggle to refer to as The Other Lis (because I am a child) is an active user of…

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the sweet part of the city;

the sweet part of the city;

April 2, 2011
by Lis Ferla
photography, travellin'

Hey, Manchester! I like you. In fact, I’d really like to come back and visit properly, you know, when I’m not hotel-bound with a migraine…

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[lyg10] feeling twenty-two, acting seventeen (or similar);

[lyg10] feeling twenty-two, acting seventeen (or similar);

December 11, 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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can't believe you faked it, stupid girl;

can’t believe you faked it, stupid girl;

February 15, 2008
by Lis Ferla
music, personal

As you may be aware, the T in the Park lineup has just been announced: you can see it in all its mocking-my-cynicism glory, including…

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the day the music died;

the day the music died;

February 6, 2008
by Lis Ferla
personal, travellin'

I would like a minute’s silence please, for my gorgeous spotty brolly as pictured above. This versatile device – just long enough to double as…

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i won't say it, no no;

i won’t say it, no no;

January 18, 2008
by Lis Ferla
personal

It’s been a while since I posted a Disney clip for you, and seeing as it’s Friday (which means, if you’re anything like me, you’ve…

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leave your stepping stones behind, girl start anew;

leave your stepping stones behind, girl start anew;

January 7, 2008
by Lis Ferla
film, personal

This weekend, Jay and I watched ten episodes of The West Wing and I knitted half a scarf. I also went to Braehead where I…

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she's a star;

she’s a star;

September 17, 2007
by Lis Ferla
personal

My apologies, dear reader, as I will be hocking the below video all over the Greater Internets today (for reasons that will become obvious about…

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there are hurdles here that i cannot seem to clear;

there are hurdles here that i cannot seem to clear;

April 13, 2007
by Lis Ferla
music, personal

vikingar! (1) Originally uploaded by lastyearsgirl_. What better reason to haul oneself out of semi-blog hiatus than to announce, eyes shining with joy, that erstwhile…

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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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Last Year’s Girl... is all the things a great blog should be: well-written and passionate, with personal accounts sitting alongside wide-appeal journalism.
- The List Magazine, Best Scottish Websites

If only your scope of musical interest stretched as far as your mouth... Do us a favour and stop writing about music, keep writing the man-hating.
- Bruce Hotchkies, Scottish New Music Awards

Calendar

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]
06/07 Pablo Eskimo album launch @ The Roxy 171, Glasgow
12/07 Fiona Soe Pang @ Kill Yr Idols, The Berkeley Suite, Glasgow [tickets]
20/07 Pop!South presents: Ballboy (acoustic), Arts & Leisure, Northern Spies, Yakuri Cable @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow [tickets]
10/08 Kid Canaveral, Ballboy @ Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh [tickets]
12/08 Patti Smith & Tony Shanahan @ Oran Mor, Glasgow [tickets]
12/08 Martha Wainwright @ Picture House, Edinburgh [tickets]
15/08 Larry and his Flask @ Audio, Glasgow [tickets]
20/08 Regina Spektor @ O2 Academy, Glasgow [tickets]
29/08 David Byrne & St Vincent @ Concert Hall, Glasgow [tickets]
05/09 Be Good Tanyas @ O2 ABC, 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]
13/10 Emily Barker & the Red Clay Halo, Chris T-T @ Oran Mor, Glasgow [tickets]
18/10 Kate Nash @ SWG3, Glasgow [tickets]
29/10 Josh Ritter (acoustic) @ The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow [tickets]
16/11 Laura Veirs @ O2 ABC2, Glasgow [tickets]
18/11 Ane Brun @ Oran Mor, Glasgow [tickets]
15/12 Gogol Bordello @ O2 Academy, 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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