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Get In The Van // 11.05.09 // Claude VanStroke

Hey Everyone,

It's gonna be quite a fortnight for live music in Glasgow, reflected in an incredibly varied playlist, even by Get In The Van standards. Hope you enjoy the show, have a good week y'all!

Events this fortnight...

Tuesday 12th PIVOT (Captains Rest £6)

Wednesday 13th GASLAMP KILLER/MIKE SLOTT (Ballers Social Club @ Sub Club £6)

Thursday 14th ANDREW BIRD (Oran Mor £13)

Friday 15th CLAUDE VONSTROKE (Cotton Cake @ Sub Club £10)

Tuesday 19th THE BREEDERS (King Tut's -sold out-)

Wednesday 20th DEERHUNTER (Stereo £9)THE BREEDERS (King Tut's £17.50)

Saturday 23rd CLARK/TIM EXILE/CURSIVE/PHANTOM BAND/CHEW LIPS (All play Stag & Dagger Festival, various venues £15)

Posted at 14:17, 12th May 2009

busy busy busy

Get In The Van // 04.05.09 // Another busy week in the van...

Hey Everyone,

It's a very busy fortnight for gigs even by Glasgow's standards, reflected of course in the music featured on the show this week. Go on, Get In The Van!

Events this fortnight...

Thursday 7th May GHOSTFACE KILLAH (O2 Academy £16)MORRISSEY (Barrowlands -sold out-)

Friday 8th AIDAN MOFFAT (Stereo £10) KODE 9/ HUDSON MOHAWKE (Ballers @ Stereo £8)MORRISSEY (Barrowlands -sold out-)

Sunday 10th LA ROUX (King Tut's -sold out) Tuesday 12th PIVOT/FINDO GASK (Captains Rest £5)

Thursday 14th LITTLE BOOTS(King Tut's £7.50)ANDREW BIRD (Oran Mor £13.50)

Friday 15th CLAUDE VONSTROKE (Cotton Cake @ Sub Club £12)

Posted at 11:39, 5th May 2009

the freewheelin' get in the van

Get In The Van // 27.04.09 // The Freewheelin' Get in the Van

Hey Everyone,

This week's show is pretty much split down the middle between my personal tribute to Mr. Bob Dylan, probably my favourite musician ever, appearing at the SSCC next weekend, interspersed with a number of boggle eyed, fists in the air techno tracks from Dubfire and Miss Kittin.

hope some of you will have a listen,

Colin

Events over the next fortnight...

Tuesday 28th April THE SPECIALS (O2 Crling Academy -sold out-)

Friday 1st May DJ FUNK (Numbers @ The Sub Club £10) DUBFIRE/MISS KITTIN & THE HACKER (Pressure @The Arches £23.50)

Saturday 2nd May BOB DYLAN (SECC -sold out-)

Sunday 11th May LA ROUX (King Tut's £9.50) HOLY FUCK (Oran Mor £8)

Posted at 11:50, 28th April 2009

back in the van...

Get In The Van // 20.04.09 // Back in the van

Hey Everyone,

I'm back this week for another trip in the van with classic tunes from The Fall and Bob Dylan as well as some contemporary bleeping from Dorian Concept and The Blessings.

hope some of you will join me,

Events this fortnight...

Tuesday 21st April THE ZOMBIES (ABC £22.50)

Wednesday 22nd April 65DAYSOFSTATIC (King Tut's -sold out-)

Friday 24th April RUSKO (HYP @ Sub Club £10)

From Friday 24th the HINTERLAND FESTIVAL is taking place in venues all over Glasgow, far too many bands are playing for me to list them here, more info is available from www.hinterlandfestival.com/

Saturday 25th April DORIAN CONCEPT (Ballers $ocial Club @ The Ivy £5)

Saturday 2nd May BOB DYLAN (SSCC -sold out-)

Posted at 18:21, 20th April 2009

...and you will know gitv by the trail of dead

Get In The Van // 06.04.09 // A little bit of Lionel

Hey everyone,

It's gonna be a slightly more varied trip in the van than last week, with some fun tunes from Bat for Lashes and Lionel Richie alongside some more abrasive tracks from Health and ...trail of dead. Hope some of you will tune in,

cheers,

Colin

Events coming up this fortnight...

Tuesday 7th VESSELS (Captain's Rest £5)

Wednesday 8th BAT FOR LASHES (QMU £12.50)LIONEL RICHIE (SSCC £55)

Friday 17th DMZ (The Art School £10)...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD (Oran Mor -sold out-)

Sunday 19th HEALTH (Stereo £7.50) EARTH (Sleazy's £11)

Posted at 17:13, 6th April 2009

what a week!!!

Get In The Van // 30.03.09 // What a freaking week!!!

Hey Everyone,

While on most episodes of Get in the Van I try to showcase as diverse and eclectic range of artists as possible, this week I have decided to focus on four amazing artists in particular, as they are all performing in Glasgow this week.

The only difficulty this week has been compiling a playlist that does sufficient justice to the work of Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke, Rustie and David Byrne. I personally think I've done rather well, have a listen and decide for yourselves!

See you all down the front at the Subbie!

catch you all soon

Events this fortnight...

Tuesday 31st March DAVID BYRNE (Royal Concert Hall -sold out-)

Friday 3rd April FLYING LOTUS/HUDSON MOHAWKE/RUSTIE (Numbers @ Sub Club £10)

Posted at 11:21, 31st March 2009

a thrash in the van...

Get In The Van // 23.03.09 // Some kind of monstrous trip in the van

Hey Everyone,

Bringin' the heat this week we have the mighty Mohawke, the magnificent Mono and the monstrous Metallica, Plus tracks from David Byrne and Flying Lotus.

Hope some of you will listen at some point this week,

Events this fortnight...

Monday 23rd March MONO (Stereo £10)

Thursday 26th March METALLICA (SSCC -sold out-)

Tuesday 31st March DAVID BYRNE (Royal Concert Hall -sold out-)

Friday 3rd April FLYING LOTUS/HUDSON MOHAWKE/RUSTIE (Sub Club £10)

Posted at 13:19, 24th March 2009

an uncompromising trip in the van!!

Get In The Van // 16.03.09 // An uncompromising trip in the van

Hey Everyone,

Looking forward to the last FM trip in the van. Quite an extreme one this week, tonight's varied selection will include some beautifully strange music from Japan in the shape of Mono and Tetsuo Kogawa, as well as Techno from James Ruskin and Nathan Fake, and a little metal from the mighty Metallica.

hope some of you will join me later on!

Events this fortnight...

Tuesday 17th-Sunday 22nd Instal 09 with TETSUO KOGAWA (The Arches, day tickets £10)

Saturday 21st JAMES RUSKIN/ROB HALL (Monox @ The Soundhaus £10)

Monday 23rd MONO (Stereo £10)

Thursday 26th METALLICA (SSCC -sold out-)

Friday 27th DAVE CLARKE/NATHAN FAKE (Pressure @ The Arches £17)

Posted at 19:25, 16th March 2009

gitv 22: loooooong sooooooongs & acieeeeeeed!!

Get In The Van // 09.03.09 // GITV 22: Loooooong Sooooooongs & Acieeeeeeed!!

Hey Everyone,

This fortnight's looking a little quiet by Glasgow's standards, which means I'll be focusing on a fairly small number of artists, this week's show will include music by Japan's magnificent Mono, as well as an absolutely staggering mix by Skam's Rob Hall,

hope some of you will tune in later on!

Events this fortnight...

Friday 13th IPSO FACTO (Captains Rest £6.50)

Thursday 19th EVERYTHING EVERYTHING (Supporting Maccabees at Oran Mor £10)

Saturday 21st JAMES RUSKIN/ROB HALL (Monox at The Soundhaus £10)

Monday 23rd MONO (Stereo £10)

Posted at 18:39, 9th March 2009

strumming and plucking in the van!!

Get In The Van // 02.03.09 // A quick pluck in the van

Hey Everyone,

There'll be some extremes in the van tonight, from the folky fingerpicked lullabies of Ben Reynolds, Eric Carbonara and Horse Feathers, to the mechanical techno clankings of Monolake and T++,

hope some of you will join me in the van at 8:00

Events this fortnight...

Tuesday 3rd FIGHT LIKE APES (King Tut's £6)

Wednesday 4th FRANZ FERDINAND (Barrowland -sold out-)

Thursday 5th FRANZ FERDINAND (Barrowland -sold out-) PLAYDOE (Mixed Bizness @ The Art School £4/5)

Friday 6th BEN REYNOLDS/ERIC CARBONARA (Nuts and Seeds @ CCA £5) MONOLAKE/T++ (MNX_100@ Sub Club £10ish)

Saturday 7th HORSE FEATHERS (Captain's Rest £6)

Sunday 15th DOVES (ABC -sold out-)

Posted at 19:01, 2nd March 2009

gitv: frequency modulated

Get In The Van // 23.02.09 // A frequency modulated trip in the van

Hey Everyone,

Really looking forward to tonight's show, which will be the 20th GITV, and the first I have done on FM! I'll be playing some really incredible music by a varied selection of artists, including Jeff Mills, The Phantom Band as well as the mysterious T++

Hope some of you will tune in later,

Colin

Events this fortnight...

Wednesday 25th February FINDO GASK (Captain's Rest £5)

Thursday 26th February THE PHANTOM BAND (King Tut's -SOLD OUT-) VETIVER (Stereo £8)

Friday 27th February JEFF MILLS (Pressure @ The Arches £20) FAKE BLOOD (HYP? @ Sub Club £8) IKONIKA (The Ivy £5)

Sunday 1st March LITTLE BOOTS (Optimo @ Sub Club £8)

Wednesday 4th March FRANZ FERDINAND (Barrowlands -SOLD OUT-)

Thursday 5th March FRANZ FERDINAND (Barrowlands -SOLD OUT-)

Friday 6th March MONOLAKE/T++ (MNX_100 @ Sub Club £10)

Saturday 7th March HORSE FEATHERS (Captains Rest £6)

Posted at 19:25, 23rd February 2009

a very promising trip in the van...

Get In The Van // 16.02.09 // a packed van

As 2009 rumbles on, Glasgow's live music schedule just seems to keep getting busier. This week's GITV looks like being an especially packed one, with music from an incredible 14 different artists.

I'm looking forward to this one, catch you at 8.00

Events this fortnight...

Thursday 19th TRICKY (The Arches £17.72)

Friday 20th MODESELEKTOR (Numbers @ The Arches £13)

Saturday 21st CRYSTAL STILTS (Captains Rest £7.50) SANDWELL DISTRICT & DEN HAAN (Monox @ The Soundhaus £10ish)

Wednesday 25th FINDO GASK (Captains Rest £7.50)

Thursday 26th VETIVER (Stereo £8)THE PHANTOM BAND (King Tut's £6)

Friday 27th JEFF MILLS (Pressure @ The Arches £20)IKONIKA (Ballers Social Club @ The Ivy £5ish) FAKE BLOOD (HYP? Sub Club £8) CANDI STATON (The Ferry £18.50)

Saturday 28th ANDREW WEATHERALL (The V Club £10) CANDI STATON (The Ferry £18.50)

Sunday 1st March LITTLE BOOTS (Optimo @ Sub Club £8)

Posted at 19:12, 16th February 2009

resuming normal service...

Get In The Van // 09.02.09 // Resuming Normal Service

It's a much busier fortnight for gigs in Glasgow, following a relative drought over the last month or so. This is of course reflected in the diversity of this week's GITV which features lots of good stuff, from promising local newcomers Den Haan and Fox Gut Daata, to undisputed heavyweights of contemporary music Modeselektor and Tricky.

Hope some of you will listen in

Events this fortnight...

Wednesday 11th SECRET MACHINES (King Tut's -sold out-)

Friday 13th LAZERSWORD/FOX GUT DAATA/RUSTIE (Art School £5) PAPER PLANES (King Tut's £5)

Saturday 14th CANNIBAL CORPSE (ABC £16.50)

Monday 16th JUDAS PRIEST/MEGADETH (SECC £37.50)

Thursday 19th TRICKY (The Arches £17.72)

Friday 20th MODESELEKTOR (The Arches £13.00)

Saturday 21st DEN HAAN/SANDWELL DISTRICT (Soundhaus £10ish) CRYSTAL STILTS (Captain's Rest £7.50)

Posted at 19:10, 9th February 2009

disco vs. death metal

Get In The Van // 02.02.09 // Disco>>>>>>Death Metal

It's going to be quite a strange trip in the van tonight, swerving wildly from one extreme to another with some brilliant house and disco edits from Berlin's Soundstream as well as a couple of tracks by the awesome, but frankly terrifying, Cannibal Corpse. There'll be plenty of more moderate selections throughout the show as well. I hope some of you will join me later on,

cheers, Colin

Events this fortnight...

Friday 6th SOUNDSTREAM (Sub Club £10)

Sunday 8th LATE OF THE PIER/MICACHU (Oran Mor -SOLD OUT-)

Wednesday 11th SECRET MACHINES (King Tut's £10)

Friday 13th PAPER PLANES (King Tut's £5)

Saturday 14th CANNIBAL CORPSE (ABC £16.50)

Monday 16th JUDAS PRIEST/MEGADETH (SECC £37.50)

Posted at 19:02, 2nd February 2009

interview with martyn...

Get In The Van // 26.01.09 // Interview with Martyn...

Good evening everyone,

Another action packed trip in the van tonight. Quite a dubstep flavour to proceedings this evening, and I'll actually play the interview with Martyn I promised last week, plus lots of other weird and wonderful musical goodies besides.

Events this fortnight...

Friday 30th January MARTYN/THE VILLAGE ORCHESTRA (Numbers Vs. Fortified Sessions @ Stereo £8) ZOMBY (Kinky Afro @ Sub Club £8)

Saturday 31st January WOUNDED KNEE/TRIPLE SCHOOL ETC (Nuts and Seeds @ Nice 'n' Sleazy's £4) JAMIE VEX'D/CHESCA (Ballers' Social Club @ The Ivy £5)

Saturday 7th February GHOSTFACE KILLAH (The Arches)

Sunday 8th February MICACHU with LATE OF THE PIER (Oran Mor -SOLD OUT-)

Posted at 19:32, 26th January 2009

a small dubstep for gitv, a giant leap for mankind

Get In The Van // 19.01.09 // A small dubstep for the van...

Hey everyone,

On this week's show I'll be interviewing Dutch electronic maestro Martyn while trying to join the dots between indie pop and dubstep,

listen in to see how I get on, I'm sure it'll be a hoot!

Events this fortnight...

25th January BLOC PARTY (02 Academy £23)

26th January PULLED APART BY HORSES (King Tut's £6) OF MONTREAL/CASIOKIDS (Oran Mor £11.75) BLOC PARTY (02 Academy £23)

30th January MARTYN (Numbers/Fortified Sessions at Stereo £8) ZOMBY (Kinky Afro at Sub Club £8) FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE (02 Academy -SOLD OUT-)

31st January JAMIE VEX'D/CHESCA (Ballers Social Club at The Ivy £5ish) FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE (02 Academy -SOLD OUT-)

Posted at 19:42, 19th January 2009

happy new year from gitv!!

Get In The Van // 12.01.09 // A bumper new year show!!

The first trip in the van of 2009 is set to be a typically varied one, with music from Grace Jones, Animal Collective and The Gutter Twins, as well as a brief introduction to the work of two of the most criminally underrated (in my opinion) bands of the 90s.

Hope you'll join me later,

Events this fortnight...

Tuesday 13th ANIMAL COLLECTIVE (Glasgow School of Art -SOLD OUT-)

Thursday 15th THE GUTTER TWINS (Oran Mor £18)

Monday 19th THE BUZZCOCKS (ABC £14.69)

Thursday 22nd GRACE JONES (Clyde Auditorium £35)

Monday 26th OF MONTREAL (Oran Mor £11.75)

Posted at 18:40, 12th January 2009

bah humbug!

Get In The Van // 15.12.08 // Sleighbells ring, are you listening to GITV?

It's going to be a decidedly un-festive trip in the van tonight, not because I have anything against Christmas, but simply because none of the acts I will be playing this week have recorded any suitably seasonal music. Should be fun all the same, hope to catch some of you at 8:00. Ho ho ho!

Over the coming fortnight...

Monday 15th December THE PHANTOM BAND (King Tut's £6.86)

Tuesday 16th December STEREOLAB (Oran Mor £13.50)

Wednesday 17th-Sunday 21st December IDLEWILD (King Tut's -SOLD OUT-)

Friday 19th December GOGOL BORDELLO (Carling Academy £14.69) HEADHUNTER (Glasgow School of Art £8)

Saturday 20th December LORY D/ALEXANDER ROBOTINI (Soundhaus £10/12)

Saturday 27th December HAPPY MONDAYS (Carling Academy £26)

Monday 29th December DJ CRAZE (Sub Club £10)

Posted at 18:16, 15th December 2008

asleep at the wheel...

Get In The Van // 08.12.08 // Asleep at the wheel...

Hey Everyone,

I was in London all weekend and had to get a really early train this morning so I think it's gonna be a slightly exhausted trip in the van tonight, but it should be fun nonetheless, with music by Nathan Fake, Herman Dune, and a couple of tracks from Squarepusher's absolutely bonkers new album.

catch you in a bit!

this week's events...

Thursday 11th December SQUAREPUSHER/NATHAN FAKE (ABC £14) ALABAMA 3 (Carling Academy £15.66)

Friday 12th December THE VASELINES (Oran Mor £12.24)

Saturday 13th December PRIMAL SCREAM (SECC £22.50)

Sunday 14th December HERMAN DUNE (Oran Mor £10)

Posted at 18:46, 8th December 2008

a wintery feast...

Get In The Van // 01.12.08 // A Winter Feast...

This is a REALLY big fortnight for gigs in Glasgow, which is obviously great for the show, and reflected by my decision this week to limit myself to only one track by each featured artist, so you can expect an even more varied trip in the van than usual, from some classic rave to my favorite ever Christmas song.

catch you soon.

Upcoming events...

Friday 5th December ALTERN 8 (Sub Club £10) BEN KWELLER (King Tut's -SOLD OUT-)

Sunday 7th December KINGS OF LEON (SECC -SOLD OUT-) THE POGUES (Carling Academy £29.50)

Monday 8th December THE PRODIGY (ACADEMY -SOLD OUT-) MACHINE HEAD (SECC -SOLD OUT-)

Thursday 11th December SQUAREPUSHER/NATHAN FAKE (ABC £14) ALABAMA 3 (Carling Academy £16)

Friday 12th December THE VASELINES (ABC £12.50)

Saturday 13th December PRIMAL SCREAM (SECC £22.50)

Sunday 14th December RTX (Captain's Rest £10) HERMAN DUNE (Oran Mor £10)

Posted at 18:50, 1st December 2008

gitv 10

Get In The Van // 24.11.08 // A right old knees up...

Hey Everyone,

Gonna be another pretty varied trip in the van tonight, with some classic punk, progressive techno, a little rock 'n' roll and some boggle eyed rave. All good fun, catch you guys in a little while...

This week's events...

Monday 24th November FIGHT LIKE APES (Barfly £5)

Tuesday 25th November LYKKE LI (The Arches £11)

Friday 28th November CARL CRAIG (The Arches -Sold Out-)

Friday 5th November BEN KWELLER (King Tut's -Sold Out-) ALTERN 8 (Sub Club £10)

Sunday 7th December KINGS OF LEON (SSCC -Sold Out-) FINDO GASK (Captain's Rest £3) THE POGUES (Carling Academy £29.50)

Monday 8th December THE PRODIGY (Carling Academy -Sold Out-)

Posted at 18:40, 24th November 2008

gitv on the radio!

Get In The Van // 17.11.08 // GITV on the Radio!!!

Hello to everyone who was at TV on the Radio at the ABC last night, what an amazing show it was! Today has been hectic, but I'm looking forward to tonight's trip in the van, on which I'll be playing a little bit of techno, a little bit of Christmas music, "A Little Bit" by Lykke Li, and the shortest song I have ever heard.

catch you all in a little bit...

This week's events in Glasgow...

Monday 17th November LOW (Oran Mor £16)

Thursday 20th November NAPALM DEATH (Ivory Blacks £15)

Tuesday 25th November Lykke Li (The Arches £11)

Wednesday 26th November LADYTRON (ABC £13.50)

Thursday 27th November THE STILLS (Stereo £8)

Friday 28th November CARL CRAIG/SLAM (Pressure @ The Arches -sold out-)

Saturday 29th November THE GASLAMP KILLER (The Ivy £5)

Posted at 19:28, 17th November 2008

the week that was...

Get In The Van // 10.11.08 // First great songs...

The last week has been an eventful one by all accounts. I've been enjoying the bank holiday weekend, and am looking forward to getting in the van this evening for another roundup of what Glasgow's live music scene has to offer...

Tonight's show will feature more from TV on the Radio's incredble new album, plus tracks from GZA, Motorhead and Kanye West.

Catch you all later

This week in Glasgow...

Monday 10th November- MOTORHEAD (Carling Academy £25)

Wednesday 12th November- GZA/SKINNYMAN (ABC £18.50)

Friday 14th November- PAUL WELLER (SSCC £30.00)

Saturday 15th November- DIZZEE RASCAL (ABC £15)

Sunday 16th November- TV ON THE RADIO (ABC £13.50) KANYE WEST/SANTOGOLD (SSCC sold out)

Monday 17th November- LOW (Oran Mor £16)

Wednesday 19th November- CLINIC/THESE NEW PURITANS (Arches £10)

Posted at 13:19, 10th November 2008

a massive thank you!!

Get In The Van // 03.11.08 // Colin hearts club hip hop

Thanks to everyone who made it down to The Art School on Friday night. It was an absolutely amazing party, I hope everyone else enjoyed it as much as I did!

I'm looking forward to this evening's show, I'll be playing music by TV on the Radio, Kid Sister and Leonard Cohen amongst many others.

catch you in a little while...

events this week:

Tuesday 4th November THE KILLS (oran mor £11)

Wednesday 5th November LEONARD COHEN (secc SOLD OUT)

Thursday 6th November SIGUR ROS (carling academy SOLD OUT) NEON NEON/YO MAJESTY (oran mor SOLD OUT)

Saturday 8th November FLEET FOXES (abc SOLD OUT)

Wednesday 12th November GZA/SKINNYMAN (abc £18.50)

Sunday 16th November TV ON THE RADIO (abc £13.50) KANYE WEST/SANTOGOLD (secc SOLD OUT)

Posted at 18:52, 3rd November 2008

subcity halloween at the art school!

Don't know about you guys, but I'm getting pretty excited about the art school/subcity halloween party tomorrow night, not least because I'll be kicking off proceedings downstairs with all kinds of ambient weirdness, chilling textures and blood curdling electronics before the Falconi Bros. and Findo Gask take over.

Tickets are selling fast, probably best getting them in advance, or turning up mega early tomorrow night to avoid disappointment.

See you all at The Vic!!!

Posted at 15:34, 30th October 2008

gitv 6

Get In The Van // 27.10.08 // Get in the Haunted Van

I'm particularly excited about tonight's trip in the van, as this week I have the opportunity to play a lot of real personal favourites. It's gonna be another pretty varied show featuring all sorts of music, from Sigur Ros to Shellac, Hot Chip to Leonard Cohen.

I'll be round at 8:00

Events diary...

Wednesday 29th October VAMPIRE WEEKEND (Barrowland Sold Out)

Friday 31st October HAUNTED DISCO with JOHNNY WHOOP/PRO VINYLIST KARIM/YELLOW BENZENE/ SOOSH/ FINDO GASK/ FALCONI BROTHERS AND TINTIN & SNOWY (me!) (Glasgow School of Art £7/8)

Saturday 1st November THE WALKMEN (Stereo £11.50)//LAURA MARLING (Glasgow School of Art £12)//THE STRANGLERS (Carling Academy £23)

Sunday 2nd November SHELLAC (ABC £13.50)//HOT CHIP (Carling Academy Sold Out)

Tuesday 4th November THE KILLS (Oran Mor £11)

Wednesday 5th November LEONARD COHEN (Clyde Auditorium Sold Out)

Thursday 6th November SIGUR ROS (Carling Academy Sold Out)

Saturday 8th November FLEET FOXES (ABC Sold Out)

Posted at 19:01, 27th October 2008

a therapeutic trip in the van

Get In The Van // 20.10.08 // Grumpus

As I turned the keys in the ignition tonight, by my own standards at least, I was a veritable ball of fury and loathing but playing Shellac's magnificent "Canaveral" and "Song Against Itself" was a cathartic experience, and by the end of the journey I had reverted to my usual state of zen-like serenity.

til next time

here's this week's GITV listings

Tuesday 21st Oct SEASICK STEVE (Barrowland Sold Out)

Saturday 25th Oct PORT O'BRIEN (King Tut's £7)

Wednesday 29th Oct VAMPIRE WEEKEND (Barrowlands Sold Out)

Friday 31st LAMBCHOP (ABC £18)

Saturday 1st Nov THE STRANGLERS (Carling Academy £23) LAURA MARLING (Glasgow School of Art £12)

Sunday 2nd Nov HOT CHIP & WILEY (ABC £16.50) SHELLAC (ABC £13.50)

Posted at 18:51, 27th October 2008

one of those days...

Get In The Van // 20.10.08 // Grumpus

I'm sure you will all be most upset to hear that your faithful van driver has been having an awful day, so I have decided to treat this evening's trip as a form of personal therapy. I intend that it will be an emotional journey, from the fury of Steve Albini's Shellac, to the soothing introspection of Kurt Wagner's Lambchop.

I'm looking forward to it, and would appreciate your company

speak to you soon,

Colin

Posted at 17:18, 20th October 2008

sienna who?

Get In The Van // 13.10.08 // A Folking Great Trip in the Van

I thought this evening's transmission from the van was an especially fun one. Tonight's show featured my best celebrity related story, and a typically varied playlist that started with Benga and finished with Cyndi Lauper, which pretty neatly exemplifies what GITV is all about, at least as far as I'm concerned.

'til next time,

Colin

This week's events diary...

Friday 17th Oct JOHNNY FLYNN (Nice N' Sleazy) £8

MAGNETIC MAN (BENGA, SKREAM & ARTWORK) (Glasgow School of Art) £9

Sunday 19th Oct ELBOW (Carling Academy) £17.50

Monday 20th Oct CAMILLE (ABC) *Cancelled*

Tuesday 21st Oct. SEASICK STEVE (Barrowlands) £17.50

Sunday 25th Oct PORT O'BRIEN (King Tut's) £7

Monday 26th Oct M83 (King Tut's) Sold Out

BLACK KIDS (ABC) £10

Posted at 21:25, 13th October 2008

gitv 4 tonight!!

Get In The Van // 13.10.08 // A Folking Great Trip in the Van

Following a somewhat subdued show last week, and a week spent battling a cold, I'm back to fighting fitness and looking forward to this evening's trip in the Van which will feature music from Benga, Seasick Steve, M83 and many more!

I'll pick you up around 8:00

Colin

Posted at 15:30, 13th October 2008

autumn leaves

Get In The Van // 06.10.08 // Mellon Collie and the Autumnal Sadness

Today felt truly autumnal in Glasgow, and the mood in the van tonight was a little reflective, maybe even a trifle wistful as we ruminated on the passing of the seasons. We also listened to beautiful music by some of the great acts who will be appearing in Glasgow over the coming weeks, which I hope will warm your hearts as the nights draw in.

Until next time

Colin

This fortnight's GITV listings...

SPIRITUALIZED Wednesday 8th Oct (ABC) £16

ROOTS MANUVA Thursday 9th Oct (Arches) £13.50

DAN LE SAC VS. SCROOBIUS PIP Thursday 9th Oct (Strathclyde Students' Union) £10

ERRORS Friday 10th Oct (Oran Mor) £10

JULIANA HATFIELD Sunday 12th Oct (Oran Mor) £12.50

JOHHNY FLYNN Friday 17th Oct (Nice N' Sleazy) £8

ELBOW Sunday 19th Oct (Academy) £19

Posted at 21:13, 6th October 2008

gitv 3

Get In The Van // 06.10.08 // Mellon Collie and the Autumnal Sadness

On tonight's show I will present the usual smorgasbord of musical confection from across the sonic spectrum, Dan le Sac and Scroobius Pip to Juliana Hatfield and the awesome Errors. As always the playlist consists exclusively of music by artists you can see performing in this fair city over the next fortnight. Tonight's show will also feature what is, in my opinion anyway, the saddest song ever. So for that, and many other delights besides, I warmly invite you all to Get in the Van.

Colin

Posted at 12:15, 6th October 2008

need for speed...

Get In The Van // 29.09.08 // GITV 2: Gone in 60 Seconds

Tonight I drove the van as if I had stolen it and managed (just about) to cram eighteen tracks into the hour. GITV 2 featured a breakneck (though rather inexpertly beatmatched, shame on me) Marcel Dettman mix as well as superb songs by Daedelus, Dan le Sac and Dananananackroyd, as well as (keeping with the alliteration for now) contributions from Roots Manuva and Ronnie Spector, as well as a beautiful tearjerker from Spiritualized.

I promised I'd write an events diary for music featured on tonight's show, so here goes...

Monday 29th September -Ronnie Spector and The Ronettes (Arches)

Tuesday 30th September -Frightened Rabbit (The Arches) -Friendly Fires (King Tut's)

Thursday 2nd October -Late of the Pier (Arches)

Saturday 4th October -Pivot (Sleazy's) -Marcel Dettman (Soundhaus)

Sunday 5th October -Daedelus (Captain's Rest) -Foals, Dananananackroyd, Holy Fuck (Barrowlands)

Wednesday 8th -Spiritualized (ABC)

Thursday 9th October -Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip Strathclyde Students' Union -Roots Manuva (Arches)

Friday 10th October -Errors (Oran Mor)

Sunday 12th -Sia (Arches)

Posted at 23:37, 29th September 2008

gitv 2

Get In The Van // 29.09.08 // GITV 2: Gone in 60 Seconds

Having listened to last week's show I have decided that from now on I won't be announcing details for specific events on the show- it leads to complicated lists that I'll probably misread as well as taking up valuable time that I could be using to play more records, and it's boring chat frankly. From tonight onwards I will list upcoming performances by artists that have featured on GITV in an announcement I will post online at the same time as submitting my playlist.

Tonight's Get In The Van will feature music that straddles genres and decades, from Roots Manuva to Ronnie Spector. I'm ridiculously excited!

Colin

Posted at 14:35, 29th September 2008

my first night at the wheel

Get In The Van // 22.09.08 // The first trip in the van...

That's the first show online, a slight shambles perhaps, but I guess that's part of the fun. Tonight we took a bit of of a joyride through the genres, from straight-faced techno and boggle-eyed rave to intimate acoustic tracks and some epic electronica. While each show will vary quite radically from the last in terms of playlist, I guess tonight was probably a fair representation of the sort of range of music you can expect to hear on Get In The Van

I had a good time in the studio tonight, and I'm already looking forward to next week's show. Hope some of you will have a listen this week, please use the forums to let me know if there was anything you especially liked, or alternatively anything you thought was unutterably rubbish.

Also let me know if there's any bands/producers/DJs playing in Glasgow over the next few weeks who you would really like to hear some music by

cheers,

Colin

Posted at 00:50, 23rd September 2008