West Nile Records: News

Goodbye XFM Scotland ,Goodbye Jim Gellatly

How to shoot yourself in the foot with both Barrels


So here is Glasgow fresh from the recently awarded Unesco city of music Status.

With an XFM Scotland DJ Jim Gellatly winning the prestigious John Peel award for

outstanding services to music and indie bands in particular

,and crucially providing vital Airplay to up and coming talent all over Scotland.


More music venues in Glasgow than at any time within the last 20 years.



So what do you do?, what do you do?



Yes you've guessed it you sack the DJ and get rid of the Radio Station

(remember this was originally the Beat 106 that was going to be for the community

then got a windfall sell out for the lucky shareholders followed by XFM takeover

providing a Scottish section of their radio output made and produced in Scotland.


It looked like someone had saved the day but alas it was only a stop gap measure.


So what now apart from a number of P45s for the staff involved?
Well the fantastic news is that you will get a completely unwanted

dance station broadcasting from down south on a syndicate repeat basis.


Want to hear some new Scottish indie music. Sorry mate we don’t do that kind of thing we need to sell advertising space.


And the culprit unbelievably for the second time ? Richard Park. hang your corporate head in shame your piece of musical vandalism will not be forgotten.


Rot in hell big business. one day a great big wave will come and wash you corporate whores from the streets.


Until then get out there live and listen while it lasts.


Hey BBC you need the new John Peel he’s here in Scotland

only he's goes by the name of Jim Gellatly.



Something better change!!!

Thanks for the onstore promotion to William docherty and all at Borders books.

hope we did justice to the surreal ness of playing a record store.

By the time we got to Box
we were rocking

After going through a laborious process to obtain compensation for my West Nile Records Stock

From Fopp which are after going into reeivership was all mysteriously was destroyed in a warehouse fire (Hmmm)



I have ended up with £3.94 for 40 copies of various albums.



Suggestions on how to spend this princely sum are welcome.And I have decieded to run a competition for the best suggestion for which the winner will recieve and album of their choice from the west nile catalogue (including some rare vinyl.)



Please note that Suggestions to go to Fopp to buy a Cd will not be accepted!


Email to mikebarry66@hotmail.com
Mike Barry



West Nile Records

CATCHER: Blackwaterhttp://cdbaby.com/cd/catcher CATCHER: Born Lazyhttp://cdbaby.com/cd/catcher3 CATCHER: Europa Europahttp://cdbaby.com/cd/catcher4 CATCHER: Different city EPhttp://cdbaby.com/cd/catcher5 CATCHER: The west nile virushttp://cdbaby.com/cd/catcher6 CATCHER: Bi polar bear disorderhttp://cdbaby.com/cd/catcher7 CATCHER: Sex Death Trains and Americahttp://cdbaby.com/cd/catcher8 EASTER AND THE TOTEM: Afraid New Worldhttp://cdbaby.com/cd/easter

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Catcher - "Bi Polar Bear Disorder" cd (West Nile)
I'd not heard of this band before receiving this disc from them, but apparently they hail from Glasgow and have been releasing records for over a decade (not to mention leader Mike Barry's even longer running band, Easter And The Totem, who included a true gem on the most recent "Leamington Spa" comp on Firestation)! The sort of dated sound on this record makes a bit more sense now, knowing how long the band have been around, alternately reminding me of many bands, including the '80s-styled jangly college rock of bands like Let's Active and the Loud Family in some places, the intellectual alt-pop Julian Cope in others and even a bit of Bob Mould's solo work in a couple places ("All My Dreams" could go one step further, and pass for Sugar). The first eight songs make up the album proper, while the 2004 "Different City EP" is tacked on at the end (and doesn't sound very different from the rest). How this band has managed to stay under the radar (at least outside of Britain) for this long is a mystery, but I'm glad to have finally heard them. MTQ=9/12
-- Listen to "Walkabout (Classic)" --

Another gig another web broadcast.

see you there on on the web

http://www.box-glasgow.co.uk/webcast/index.html

If you cant make the gig or are too far away use the above link for a live transmission

The Joe Strummer benefit gig on the 22nd Dec at King Tuts is now sold out

Mike Barry
Lead singer with Catcher will play a 30 minute acoustic set supporting Hugh Cornwell this Friday
7th September
7.45-8.15
at the ABC Glasgow

Farewell to Tony Wilson
The prime exponent of Praxis.Raise a glass in his honour then get out there form a band and release those records.

Sorry but the Barfly gig has been rescheduled to Friday 21st September Supporting
Stuart Cable formerly of the Stereophonics new band

we are playing at the Barfly Glasgow
Thursday 16th August

Next Saturday
Catcher will be appearing at:
Box
Sauchiehall st
Glasgow
Saturday 14th July
8pm
Admission free

You dont even need wellies, a tent ,or mud!!
Signed copies of the new album also available.

Mike Barry
West Nile Records
www.westnilerecords.com
www.myspace.com/catcherglasgowindieband

In 2004 Catcher released a great ep the title track of which was Different city.
Now the Views Superstar Tradesman was recently released to heavy rotation and a number 1 album.
The melody is of Superstar Tradesman is identical to the original Catcher track.

Instead of Procul Harem, My sweet lord litigation we thought it would be nice to play both songs back to back and let the listeners decide. We have also decided to include the Different City ep as bonus tracks on the forthcoming Catcher album “Bi Polar Bear Disorder.Stay cool and judge for yourselves