The 7th November 2022 is one of these days I will hardly forget so quickly. In a Weird Al fan group on Facebook, somebody posted some United Kingdom tour dates for Weird Al Yankovic. And then there were more. Ireland,…
Simple Minds – Direction of the Heart
Don’t You (Forget About Me), Alive and Kicking or Belfast Child – the Simple Minds have been a huge band in the 1980’s. Even though their latest big single chart success She’s a River is dated as of 1995, the Scottish rockers are still very…
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 17 June 2022)
I am looking back to a really interesting week of music. For me personally, I have been so happy to be back in the concert photo pit on Sunday, watching Johnossi in Cologne. The list of songs in my Songs…
Some Non-Country Christmas Songs 2021
Christmas is approaching really quick now. While I traditionally do a festive edition of my Country Music Picks, I also felt like sharing some non-country music tracks with you this time. Good ones, weird ones – hope you feel entertained.…
Del Amitri – Fatal Mistakes
Is it really good marketing if you call your album Fatal Mistakes? If you do your first album since 19 years as Del Amitri do on 28th May 2021, this is likely a rather subordinate question. I was really curious about…
The Fratellis – Half Drunk Under A Full Moon
Javi Navarro is raising the soccer UEFA Cup on 16th May 2007 in Glasgow. After a thrilling penalty shootout, FC Sevilla wins the minor European crown against their Spanish rival Espanyol Barcelona. Why do I mention that? The song which…
Mason Hill – Against The Wall
Some things take some time to get really good. If you think about Scotland and about something already having a twelve year old history, you might rather go for the distilleries up North there. However, there are also Mason Hill,…
Kerri Watt – Neptune’s Daughter
Even though Scottish Kerri Watt is a quite established act in the British Americana and country music scene, her 2021 release Neptune’s Daughter is in fact her debut album. Definitely a good reason to have a listen to the songs. Here…