We’re a little late with Episode 04 of The Scratch Cast but it’s finally here for your listening pleasure.
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December 2019: Festive Cheer - An Alternative Christmas Playlist by The Head Scratcher
The Head Scratcher is here to bring you some real festive “cheer” with our alternative Christmas playlist full of sad clowns, evil Santas, chainsaw riffs, guitar hero solos and a heavy dose of Christmas misery.
November 2019: An Alternative Music Playlist by The Head Scratcher
We’re edging ever closer to 2020, a new year, a new decade… but we’re not done with this one… just yet.
We take a look back at our favourite alternative tracks from November 2019 with this massive playlist.
Black Friday Record Store Day 2019: The Head Scratcher's Picks
Our picks for this year’s Black Friday Record Store Day.
Episode 03: “I Don't Know What To Say" - The Scratch Cast: The Alternative Music Podcast
The dynamic duo discuss EPs from Girl in Red and Yammerer, albums from Fontaines DC, Viagra Boys, Amyl and The Sniffers and Microwave, and generally have a good old chinwag about music.
October 2019: An Alternative Music Playlist by The Head Scratcher
Two hours and thirty five mins of hand-picked eclectic perfection.
Episode 02: “The Black Edition" - The Scratch Cast: The Alternative Music Podcast
The Black Edition! Snedds and Grant discuss albums from Pixies, Black Futures, Black Mountain, Weezer & Black Dresses.
September 2019: An Alternative Music Playlist by The Head Scratcher
September’s alternative playlist is finally here! Get your lugs around this!
Episode 01: "A Solid 5/10" - The Scratch Cast: The Alternative Music Podcast
Snedds and Grant discuss the latest albums from Dinosaur Pile-Up, Jamie Lenman, Gender Roles and Press Club.
August 2019: An Alternative Playlist by The Head Scratcher
3 hours of some of the very best Alternative Music from August 2019 and earlier. We think it slaps.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019: The Head Scratcher Recommends
Here are a few of our recommendations for what to see at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019.
Album Review: The St. Pierre Snake Invasion - Caprice Enchante
“The line of “Goodnight Sweetheart” is delivered so violently that Nicholas Lyndhurst would fully shit himself.”
Live Review: Brutus @ Broadcast, Glasgow (06/05/19)
Brutus are absolutely one of the best bands I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing live…
Eurovision 2019: The Rock and Metal Edition
What if the Eurovision Song Contest were taken over by the world of rock and metal? It might be a little bit like this.
Album Review: Lost in the Riots - Bonds (2019)
Bonds, the new album from London based band Lost in the Riots is the first album I’ve ever received in advance of its release which for me is a big deal.
Album Review: PUP - Morbid Stuff (2019)
Morbid Stuff is the highly anticipated new studio album from Canadian punk rock band PUP. On their third album can they fulfil the high expectations that the hype machine demands?
Album Review: Brutus - Nest (2019)
Brutus are a heavy band from Belgium; their latest record, Nest, is the follow up to their highly rated debut album Burst, released in 2017.
12 Essential Picks for Record Store Day 2019
Record Store Day is one of my favourite days of the year. Here are a few of my suggestions for what to pick up this Saturday 13th April 2019.
The Alternative Brit Awards 2019
The Brit Awards happened just last month; I didn't watch them. I've never been particularly invested in The Brits because I have no interest in most of the artists involved and the winners tend to be frustratingly predictable even when interesting artists are nominated.
Album Review: Blockhead - Free Sweatpants (2019)
Blockhead is a producer and DJ from NYC. I discovered his latest album, Free Sweatpants, through Backwoodz Studioz, the label that released the astonishingly good Paraffin by Armand Hammer last year (which featured on my 35 favourite albums of 2018).