Postcards From Scotland is a 2024 book by Scottish film director Grant McPhee that covers Scotland's 1980's and 1990's independent music scene. It focuses on the stories of The Pastels, Shop Assistants, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, The Soup Dragons, BMX Bandits, The Vaselines, Eugenius, Jesse Garon, and the Desperadoes, Finitribe, The Motorcycle Boy, The Big Gun, and Rote Kapelle.[1]
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| Author | Grant McPhee |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Music |
| Publisher | Omnibus Press |
Publication date | 20 June 2024 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 496 |
| ISBN | 9781913172473 |
The book was launched with two live events featuring a ‘supergroup’ made up of members of Shop Assistants, BMX Bandits, Fizzbombs, Rote Kapelle and Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes while being backed by The Cords.
A second volume has been completed and will be released by Omnibus books. This volume tells an alternative story of Scotland's Underground Music scene during a similar time-frame, featuring Dawson, Badgewearer, Stretcheads, The Yummy Fur, Lung Leg, Mogwai, Bis, Chemikal Underground, The Delgadoes, Belle and Sebastian, Arab Strap and Franz Ferdinand.[1]
Reception
editPostcards From Scotland received positive reviews from critics. Product Magazine's Alistair Braidwood said the book is "as close to an essential read as I can imagine."[2] According to The Big Issue, the book is a "definitive account of a seminal period in pop history", while calling it "a labour of love, it's sometimes funny, sometimes bittersweet tribute."[3] Louder Than War's Iain Key called it a "compelling and dynamic oral history".[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Postcards From Scotland - Glasgow & Edinburgh Events". Omnibus Press. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Braidwood, Alistair (26 August 2024). "State of independence". Product Magazine. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Whitelaw 8 Aug 2024, Paul (8 August 2024). "Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review". The Big Issue. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Key, Iain (22 June 2024). "Postcards from Scotland: Scottish Independent Music 1983-1995". Louder than War. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.