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COLIN’S GODSONWHO: Joseph Greatorex(vocals/bass), Dave Gillies(keyboards/vocals), GeoffreyMackenzie (guitar), EdwardCrawley (drums).WHERE: Glasgow.FOR FANS OF: Half Man HalfBiscuit, The Buzzcocks, Blur.JIM SAYS: Sad times on Sun-day when I did my finalIn:Demand Uncut show.For the past three years I’ve

been privileged to spread thenew music gospel on Clyde 1,Forth One, Northsound 1,Radio Borders, Tay FM andWest FM.I may have left, but I’m

delighted that the show willcontinue. They’ve lined upsome cracking guest present-ers over the next few weeks.On Sunday, my pal Nina Nes-bitt hosts the show. I can’t waitto tune in.For my last show I chose a

track by Glasgow band Col-in’s Godson as my partingshot. How could I resist asong called ‘Jim Gellatly’s TVDream’.An acoustic version of the

track first emerged on the2012 Colin’s Godson Ahoy!EP. They’ve now beefed it upfor release as part of their newsingle Match.com.Singer Joe said: “A recur-

ring theme in our songwritingis celebrities having minor exis-tentialist crises.“It must be hard being per-

ceived one way in public andseparating that persona fromthe real self.”Celebrity? Watch my head

swell. Joe continued: “Afteryou’d played a couple of oursongs on the radio I thoughtthat it would be fitting to try towrite one about you, or to bemore accurate a fictional ver-sion of you.“The Jim Gellatly in TV

Dream is an Alan Partridge-esque figure desperate for acareer in TV. I suppose on adeeper level it represents theunfulfilled dreams we all haveand how no matter how muchwe have we still always end upwanting more.”Not ones for conforming

(they’ve only just joined Face-book), the new single Match.com comes out on 7in flexidisc.It’s a format I never thought

I’d see again.Joe said: “Yeah, flexis died

out altogether in themid-2000s, but recently anAmerican pressing plant hasresurrected them. We’re bigfans of physical media, andput a lot of effort into how wepackage our records.”The lead track is also avail-

able to download. Just aswell, really, as the flexi discisn’t going to be ready fortomorrow’s launch gig atBroadcast in Glasgow.They will however have lim-

ited edition 5.2in Floppy DiscCD versions of the single onsale exclusively at the show.Q More: www.colinsgodson.comQ Jim presents Drivetime onthe relaunched XFM Scotlandfrom Monday (weekdays4-7pm). www.xfm.co.uk www.jimgellatly.com

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NOTHING is more out there thanPublic Service Broadcasting.The man behind the project — JWillgoose — makes music out ofarchived informational broad-casts. And his latest scheme hashim melding music to commen-tary of Dutch speedskating.Only vinyl cop-

ies are beingmade. Info onwhere to buy itat: www.recordstoreday.co.uk

BLACKBERRY Smoke batteredover from Atlanta recently andmade a serious impression.Their brand of southern rock

saw their album break into theTop 30 with hardly any promo-tion.Now they’re hitting Glasgow’s

02 ABC on October16 — and ticketswill be snappedup fast.Make sure

you get yoursat: www.blackberrysmoke.com

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AUSSIE rocker Court-ney Barnett couldn’tget a gig at homefor love nor money.Now she’s flooded with offersfrom around the globe — afterboth Rolling Stone and TheNew York Times started ravingabout her.The singer’s fortunes havebeen turned upside down in thelast year — thanks to her debutalbum A Sea of Split Peas.And due to it’s popularity, shekicks off a World Tour nextweek at Coachella in LA — andhits Scotland on May 4, appear-ing at Glasgow’s Stag & Daggerfestival.

‘I like drawing,making art’

Melbourne girl Courtney said:“It’s completely surreal to go tothe other side of the world andhave people ready to watch you.It’s mind-blowing.“I couldn’t tour too much inAustralia. There’s not manyplaces to go. The ratio of peopleto musicians is not great.“I started my own record labeland built around that.”Oddly, Courtney’s album isactually a pair of EPs weldedtogether. And she didn’t haveany worries that the unusualmove would backfire.The 26-year-old explained: “Ireleased them in Australia andthen got interest from else-where. I put them out backhome individually about a year

apart. Even though they are sep-arate things, they are a represen-tation of where I was at.“So they had a very similarmindset and the mood is similarthrough all the songs.”The thing that sticks out mostis her deadpan style.Courtney states her lyrics,more than sings them. She said:

“It’s pretty natural. I stoppedtrying to do anything too forced,I just let it do what’s natural.“And that’s how it goes. I likesimplicity. That’s what I like inmusic, so it’s what I’ve repli-cated in how my stuff sounds.”And it’s not only her singingstyle that’s unique.Courtney really does things

her own way. She hand drawsall the designs on her merchan-dise and album covers.And unlike most of her fellowAussie stars, she won’t beupping sticks to move closer tothe action.Courtney said: “I like drawing,I like making art — so if that’sas music or as visual stuff, it’s

what I do. So it’s not about thet-shirt product, it’s about theart that goes on it.“I like travelling around but Ilove it here in Melbourne, so I’llprobably stay here for quite along time. I like doing thingsmy own way.”Q Get tour tickets and downloads at:www.courtneybarnett.com

Listen to the band at:thescottishsun.co.uk

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A STINT in rehab forValium addiction,splitting with his bigmoney label andturning 30.Those were the facts —and it had a lot of expertscalling it the end for 2010X Factor winner MattCardle’s pop dreams.But for him, it’s just thebeginning.Matt snapped: “I don’tbelieve in this f***ing cursethat people talk about andthings not lasting.“This is what I’ve done allmy life.“I’ve already been doing itfor about 20 years, so I reckonI can crack on for another 20easy.”After winning the TV talentshow with mentor Dannii Min-ogue, above, he’s now free ofSimon Cowell and SonyRecords.And he isn’t running awayfrom the challenge.He said: “It’s what I’veaways done and how I’vealways done it.“It doesn’t feel out of thenorm to be fair, it feels I’mgetting back to what I knowbest — and do best.”Matt ran the show on lastalbum Porcelain, his third

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after 2011’s Letters and TheFire in 2012.But he reckons most peopledon’t realise how involved hewas in their success.Former painter Mattexplained: “Again it’s back towhat I know, which is beingas involved as I possibly canbe.“I write the albums and Iplay a lot of the instrumentsbecause I want it done myway. I have a hand in the mix-ing and producing too.“It’s not like I came intothis just being able to sing,I’ve always been in bands andin the studio recording andproducing things.

‘I don’t blamepeople’

“I don’t blame people fornot knowing what I can do, asthey don’t see all that stuffbefore.“I wouldn’t have seen any-one come on X Factor andthought they’d done what I’ddone previously.“But you’ve just to have alook at the album sleeve andsee who did the instrumenta-tion — then you know.“I’ve had two top 10 albumsand I missed out my third ina row by about 800 copies.”Matt checked into The Pri-

ory at the end of last year.And he’s glad to be free of hisaddiction — which startedwhen he began taking pills tocombat a fear of flying.Southampton boy Matt said:“I feel better than I ever have.I needed it and it saved mylife. It was a bit of shame Ihad to end up that way, butI’m a much bigger and betterperson for it.“It was the best thing I’vedone, going in there and get-ting my life sorted.”Matt has just kicked off his19-date Porcelain tour.It opened in Ireland but nowstorms Scotland — and he’s atEdinburgh’s Queen’s Halltonight before hitting TheArches in Glasgow tomorrow.And he’s lapping it up, leav-ing critics scratching theirheads.Matt said: “This tour is sell-ing really well and the albumsold brilliantly.“On this tour I’ve got fullproduction, it’s a rock ‘n rollshow. I love what I do.“I don’t know what peoplehave said about me and howthings are going for me.“But for me, it’s been bril-liant. All my tours have soldout in the past and my albumshave charted well.“I really can’t complain.”Q Get tour tickets from: mat-tcardlemusic.comchris.sweeney@the-sun.co.uk

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