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Sneaky Petes


The recent album from Personal Trainer – Big Love Blanket – has been stuck on repeat on the car CD player for the past three months and has brightened up the monotonous trudges along the M8. This raised expectations of what this fine band from Amsterdam would deliver live and the final night of a …

The duo Midnight Ambulance

Scottish duo Midnight Ambulance release their new single ‘Morlich’. The inspiration for the song is falling in love with music and writing again, and the start of Amelia and Fraser’s friendship that was rekindled across the ocean. The song talks about the isolation during lockdown in Paris and the desire to return home to Scotland. …

The band Eades onstage at Sneaky Petes in Edinburgh

Independent Grassroots Music Venues, you have to love them especially when the bands they host provide such great nights. Sneaky Petes in Edinburgh presented a night of pure fun away from the mayhem of the August Festivals. Eades headlined to create the mayhem inside instead…..and all on a Monday night! An almost sell-out venue saw …

Artwork for the band Midnight Ambulance

Scottish alternative rock band Midnight Ambulance have released their new single ‘Smoke and Sweets’. The duo of lead vocalist and drummer Amelia and guitarist Fraser produce the most glorious music, with a soundscape that simply envelopes. Amelia’s vocals are “stop you in your tracks” breath-taking and this song is no exception. What starts quietly and …

LIFE onstage in Edinburgh

In January 2020 at Rockaway Beach festival the Hull four-piece LIFE produced an electrifying set in an afternoon slot. Chatting to bassist Lydia after the gig, they said they were all set for a spring tour, including my home town of Edinburgh at the independent venue Sneaky Pete’s. Little did we know what was around …

The band The Clocworks playing on stage

The return of live music has seen an abundance of riches for music fans and the rise of the one day multi-venue festival provides the experience of seeing multiple bands across various venues in a city in one day. And so it was with The Stag and Dagger Festival held in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Of …