Dexys Midnight Runners, Pavillion, Glasgow, 29th Sept 1982

taken from Button Up - Beat Street album released on Button Up records written by Garry John Kane/ Sara Kerr. 
CD/Vinyl and download @ www.buttonuprecords.com
i-tunes link
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mr-smooth/id874961165?i=874961343

Mr Smooth - Button Up

No Surprise taken from Toy Tin Soldier debut album 
CD/ Download @ www.buttonuprecords.com
i-tunes link
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/not-surprised/id391296855?i=391296866

Not Surprised - Toy Tin Soldier

great track from Button Up featuring Del Amitri singer Justin Currie and cover of Nina Simone classic
CD/Vinyl available @ www.buttonuprecords.com
i-tunes link
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/im-gonna-leave-you/id265033375?i=265033383

I'm Gonna Leave You - Button Up ft Justin Currie

Come Undone
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You can pull me under, you can hold me down
You can sit and wonder, I won’t make a sound
You break me down to pieces, watch me come undone
Put me back together, am I the only one?

There’s no explanation for all the things I say
They’re said before I know it, it’s always been that way
Don’t you give a reason, it’s all part of the fun
To see me come undone

You make it look easy, to talk about yourself
No third person paranoia, no mentions of regrets
I want to know your secrets, how you pass your days
How you learned to live, how you learned to care

There’s something wrong, there’s something wrong


Come Undone (ft Justin Currie)

Button Up - Not Interested" new single out now on all digital channels i-tunes, Amazon, Spotify etc.
written by Garry John Kane / Button Up
Produced and recorded by Joe Kane in Glasgow Dec 2014
released Feb 2015 on button up Records

Button Up - not Interested

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer and musician Andy Bollen about his latest book Definitely Maybe: The Birth, Death and Resurrection of Oasis, a timely publication - out now with Polygon Books.

Although this book is ostensibly about the band, it's actually part-memoir concerning Andy's life in and around music, as well as an overview of British, and particularly Scottish, culture in the '90s.

The two talk about public perceptions of Oasis, their own initial thoughts, the pros and cons of Britpop, the changing face of indie, the lost art of A&R, their own musical memories across that decade, and much, much more.

At the heart of this story is the infamous night at Glasgow venue King Tut's Wah Wah Hut - 31st May 1993 - where, to over simplify hugely, Oasis were spotted by Creation Records' Alan McGee.

It's one of those occasions where if everyone who said they were there actually was it would have broken the laws of physics, and a number of myths and legends have been told over the years as a result. To capture that sense of uncertainty there are five separate chapters dealing with that evening giving various points of view (think Rashomon, classic film fans) and Andy (who was definitely there) talks about the reasons for this, and his attempt to get to some form of truth.

This is a warm and engaging conversation about a time in popular culture which was in part shaped by Oasis and the hype around them, but which acknowledges and celebrates the fact that there was so much more going on. It's also touches on the nature of storytelling itself. Whether you were there or not this is a podcast you'll be sure to enjoy.  

Full details, including all the ways to listen, are over at https://www.scotswhayhae.com

Andy Bollen - Definitely Maybe: The Birth, Death and Resurrection of Oasis

a little set I just recorded, just to give an idea of the stuff I'll be playing while dj'ing at The Immediates gig at The Belle Vue tonight Easter Friday.  Some of theses tunes will be getting played  tonight for sure

Immediates Pre Gig Set

DUSK WITH YOU

Button Up Records from Scotland release recording by the bands Button Up, The Newstarts, The DT6, Toy Tin Soldier and Aldo Cruickshank, 
All info/merchandise and music on all Artists @ www.buttonuprecords.com 2015