links

our bands
the 55's
the aphrodisiacs
ballboy
decoration
degrassi
st judes infirmary
misty's big adventure
the starlets

other bands
bearsuit - eccentric punky pop. not that there's anything wrong with that.
bendy toy - crazy pop tunes.
brute force - he's Cool with a capital c.
desc - former sl band.
jeff lewis - great american musician and cartoonist. part of anti-folk (whatever that is).
magicdrive
the magnificents - electronic edinburgh band.
the mountain goats - brilliant american band that's had the same sound forever. but the lyrics. the lyrics.
thomas truax - new york artist who creates own instruments. also part of anti-folk.
swimmer one - edinburgh duo that makes beautiful electronic pop tunes.

our collegues
fortuna pop - have released one of the best indie pop songs ever.
kfm records - edinburgh based, mainly electronic and hip hop, label. home of david jack & i am scientist.
saddle creek - small label in omaha, nebraska. home of bright eyes (one of the best bands ever?).
shoeshine records - glasgow pop label with country sub-label. they're very sweet.
manifesto records - l.a. based record label who've released ballboy in the states.

promotors
baby tiger - promotion company that puts on good bands, not seldom sl associated bands. they also have a fanzine section.
strange fruit - best promotors in london, run monthly club night plus other events.
strangeways - fortnightly indie club in leeds, also promotor of gojonnygogogo and other leeds gigs.

magazines and stuff
fest - edinburgh festival newspaper.
friends of the heroes - the title says it all.
is this music? - scottish magazine who isn't afraid to write about small bands.
jockrock - the latest news and gossip from the "scottish indie mafia".
logo magazine - free u.k. magazine about new music.
stardust fanzine - swedish based zine about music, love and the rest.
unpeeled - in their own words: "covers the kind of music played by john peel as well as material he's never heard of".

radio shows
air show - radio scotland's new music show.
fresh air - edinburgh student radio.
john peel - the godfather of music radio.
session in scotland - radio 1's scottish new music show.

graphic stuff
ben ewart-dean - scotland based film-maker and photographer that did his legendary first films for ballboy and khaya.
brainhole productions - video productions company who've made videos for sl records.
1 up! - graphic designer that does all kinds of nice stuff.
milk kitten - online version of the milkkitten magazine. they also do the artwork for misty's big adventure.