Best of 2014 Part 1
I have port (both store bought and home made) and a thumb piano. This can only mean it's the first part of the annual Edinburgh Man end-of-year poll results show. Throughout the month of December listeners to the …
Episode Archive
Edinburgh Man #190
Ah, the last regular podcast of the year. And the good news for me is that I can now drink again. To celebrate I've cracked open the Aldi Tawny Port (which is rather nice) and pulled together the most chilled out, and …
Edinburgh Man #189
I don’t know why I’m bothering to do this podcast - it won’t be as riveting as Serial, right? You’ve been listening to Serial haven’t you? No? Well, stop reading this nonsense and go and …
Edinburgh Man #188
Regular listeners will remember that my MacBook died recently and I’ve been having to use an antiquated computer instead. Well, the good news is that thanks to potentially counterfeit spare parts from eBay …
Edinburgh Man #187
Tonight I’ve managed to cobble up an alternative computer for broadcasting the podcast live - the result of which means I’m podcasting with a massive screen in front of me. It feels almost professional, if it …
Edinburgh Man #186
Another new podcast and another new cup. Perhaps I should always make the photos for the podcast a picture of my current hot drink in my most recently purchased mug. This mug is from Edinburgh’s fantastic Artisan …
Edinburgh Man #185
Tonight the podcast may jump the shark. On last week’s show, for very little reason, I played some great tracks that have been featured on the podcast over the last almost 5 years. I was going to do something …
Edinburgh Man #184
After last week’s show in which I played a track by Schwervon someone tweeted at me to say (admitting they hadn’t listened for a while) that they really enjoyed it and were keen hear more… A quick …
Edinburgh Man #183
Halloween is here, so that means processed cakes are now available only in orange - such as this mildly disgusting “fiendish fancy”. Luckily some vanilla rooibos tea with almond milk will wash the taste …
Edinburgh Man #182
Look at that view! That’s the view from my new office window. Pretty nice… I mean, aside from the tops of the buildings. You can see Calton Hill and everything. I am, however, pretty wiped tonight. Mainly …
Edinburgh Man #181
Regular listeners will remember that my MacBook recently died. Well in the last week my iPhone has started to head in a similar way. Damn you Apple. Despite my best coaxing it’s proving impossible to copy music …
Edinburgh Man #180
Incredibility I went to a gig this week. Alec from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah played at Matthew from Song, by Toad’s house on Friday night. And it was a great gig. That’s the photo I accidentally took on the …
Edinburgh Man #179
Cassette Store Day! What’s that all about then? I’m not entirely sure but I seem to have finished the day having bought more cassettes that I had done in the previous year. It’s a special outside …
Edinburgh Man #178
A friend of mine used this phrase on his Facebook page recently and I’m going to shamelessly appropriate it - I’ve reached a feeling of Zen with regards to Thursday’s Scottish independence referendum. …
Edinburgh Man #177
Oh hello. It’s another slightly randomly scheduled podcast. I write this sitting in the garden as Edinburgh Man Junior runs around the vegetable beds. Don’t worry though, he’s not in this indie-pop …
Edinburgh Man #176
What’s with the milk bottles I hear you cry. I’ve been making milk. From nuts! It’s crazy, I know. I never knew such a thing was even possible, and now I’m addicted to it. I guess it’s the …
Edinburgh Man #175
So Edinburgh Man Junior is doing this thing at the moment where he won’t stay in his bed if he’s awake. As you can imagine this is playing havoc with the live podcasting schedule. The early evening routine …
Edinburgh Man #174
As with many of these live podcasts, this one almost didn’t happen. Not that it probably would have mattered - no-one tweeted at me, so I don’t know if it was even working. Anyway Edinburgh Man Junior got his …
Edinburgh Man #173
I’m still under the weather this week, but like the trouper that I am I’ve done gone and made one of these podcast shows for you, albeit with a bit less chat than normal. I couldn’t resist putting that …
Edinburgh Man #172
The podcast is back on home turf this week after a couple of weeks in Toronto. And guess what? It’s not a live one. For a number of reasons. Firstly I’m a wee bit ill, in some pain, and doped up on …
Edinburgh Man #171
The second of two podcasts recorded in Toronto, featuring an all Torontonian playlist, and more rambling chat from the palatial waterfront Airbnb condo that is the Edinburgh Man family home for the last two weeks. …
Edinburgh Man #170
Greetings from sunny Toronto! It’s actually been really sunny. Despite the fact that nearly every day the weather has said that it’s going to rain. Perhaps these Ontarians are a pessimistic bunch? If only …
Edinburgh Man #169
I should have recorded this podcast on a tram shouldn’t I? I missed a trick there. Unfortunately the thought didn’t occur to me until halfway through the podcast. Never mind. There were some grumblings from …
Edinburgh Man #168
Last night I realised that tonight is the launch gig for the Bastard Mountain album. Oh, and tomorrow night it’s Moon Hop with Withered Hand and Meursault amongst others. So basically I could either wait until the …