Glasgow Music Scene

As part of our Beyond the Bassline events programme, we are delighted to welcome local journalist Steven Vass to discuss his first book Let the Music Play, which provides a detailed look at how artists and producers used synths and other new music tech to reinvent R&B in the 1980s and in the process create a blueprint for music today.

In conversation with Special Collections Librarian Susan Taylor, Steven will discuss how R&B, disco and funk were transformed by the explosion of synths and other music tech in the era of ghetto blasters, shoulder pads and Ronald Reagan.

Reserve your place now:
https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/steven-vass-let-the-music-play-how-rb-fell-in-love-with-80s-synths

WESTBAM WESTBAM at Classic Grand Ballroom, Glasgow on the Saturday 4th May 2024

Our legal team is confident of success against whatever charges (if any) are brought against us. Unfortunately this will take time, so we won't be able to get our equipment back, or win any assurances that this kind of attack won't happen again for a while. Therefore we are not able to open or stream this weekend. It would appear that we're being stonewalled out of business.

We are calling a community meeting to plan public action to combat this assault on our music culture. This will take place at Surge on Tuesday 20th February at 20:00. We hope to see you all there. Bring ideas. Bring energy.

Classes are continuing without pause and all students are advised to attend their slots as normal. To the few students last week whose slots were moved or postponed due to the seizures at the weekend, we can only apologise. We've been doing our best to keep the plates spinning while slipping the punches. If you'd like to learn DJing or electronic music production, drop us a message.

Stay tuned for updates. Spread the news. Love Team Surge

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Tonight we have warm electronic patterns and big fat war drums courtesy of this dynamic duo. Be there!

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Tomorrow night Quail continues his residency with an all night long set. Dark and thumping rhythms on the menu. Be there 😈

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You spoke, we listened. Today we kick off our Tuesday DJ tuition sessions, and together with added slots on a Wednesday and Thursday, we can now accept far more applicants. If you'd like to get involved, drop us a message.

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Escape reality...

What a weekend! Huge thanks to all who kept the energy sky high throughout, totally epic. Now back to the grind and I'm starting the week with that same energy. Tribal Pulse's Ten Years of Dancefloor Weaponry part 2 is out now! There's plenty of ammo from myself across the whole compilation, but in this edition we release the first track with my buddy Alchemiah, called Fairytale. It's heavy stuff. Go listen, link below.

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Would you like to learn to spin tunes in the most inspiring of locations? Our DJ teaching and training programme starts this month! Drop us a message for more info.

Happy holidays boomers! Get yourselves back here at 2000GMT/2100CET tonight for a very special livestream from yours truly. I'll be taking care of your ears just like I took care of those pesky wee corporate snowpests. Stealing my beats they were. Patreon subscribers, stay tuned for a very exclusive end of the year update that I hope you'll love as much as I love you. The rest of you will have to wait 6 months, but you can all fill your stockings with the goodies in my final Beatport chart of the year! Link below. Back to business.