Oct 14, 202639 minS1
It can't be easy being Teenage Fanclub. One minute Nirvana's Kurt Cobain is on every radio station in the US describing you as the best band on the planet; the next your label boss is having a pop. One of the greatest...
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Scotpop
Hosted by Allan Glen · music · EN-GB
About this Podcast:
Music writer, author and journalist Allan Glen interviews the bands, musicians, songwriters, filmmakers, record label bosses and writers who create the best Scottish pop. Allan is the author of Stuart Adamson - In a Big Country, the critically acclaimed biography on the Skids and Big Country legend, and a former NME writer and BBC broadcaster.
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What is Scotpop about?
Music writer, author and journalist Allan Glen interviews the bands, musicians, songwriters, filmmakers, record label bosses and writers who create the best Scottish pop. Allan is the author of Stuart Adamson - In a Big Country, the critically acclaimed biography on the Skids and Big Country legend, and a former NME writer and BBC broadcaster.
Who hosts Scotpop?
Scotpop is hosted by Allan Glen. The show has published 21 episodes to date.
What has Scotpop covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub): The inside story of Kurt Cobain's favourite band, and what happened next" (14 October 2026, 39 minutes), "Sir Ian Rankin (author): 'Some of the greatest Scottish songwriters were Jekyll and Hyde characters'" (30 September 2026, 24 minutes), and "Clive Ford (Awrite Records/ex Skids roadie): ‘Stuart [Adamson] gave me the tape and said, "You'll know what to do with it".'" (16 September 2026, 41 minutes).
How often does Scotpop publish?
Scotpop publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 21 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Scotpop?
Booking probability for Scotpop is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Scotpop requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Scotpop's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Scotpop?
The strongest fits for Scotpop are Artists, Writers & Performers. Scotpop has a music audience.
About the host
Allan Glen hosts Scotpop, a music podcast with 21 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #18
Sir Ian Rankin (author): 'Some of the greatest Scottish songwriters were Jekyll and Hyde characters'
Sep 30, 202624 minS1As he prepares for the release of his highly anticipated standalone novel The Heights, Sir Ian Rankin joins me on the podcast this week to talk about the state of music in Scotland. As anyone who has read Ian's Rebus...
- Sep 16, 202641 min
25 years after the death of Stuart Adamson, secret recordings of his first band the Skids are emerging. They were recorded in Edinburgh in 1977 11 weeks after the band formed, with all songs written by Stuart, who died...
Episode #16
Clare Grogan (Altered Images) - "The music press in the 80s was vitriolic – particularly to women'
Sep 2, 202625 minIn the summer of 1981, Altered Images exploded on to the post-punk scene in the UK in a blaze of chutzpah, charm and chisseled cheekbones – and that was just the boys. That posters of the band’s frontwoman Clare Grogan...
- Aug 19, 202647 minS1
Everyone loves a music business survivor – and few have survived the vicissitudes of the exploitative music business quite like this week’s guest. Dumped by his friends and former Friends Again bandmates when they...
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- Aug 5, 202651 minS1
As anecdote-tellers go, few can match Davy Henderson. This week’s podcast picks up where we left off last time with the Scottish cult hero talking about his band Win , which he formed after splitting Edinburgh-based act...
- Jul 22, 202631 min
From sonic adventurers Fire Engines and Win to industry-baiters Nectarine No. 9 and The Sexual Objects, Davy Henderson remains one of Scotland’s greatest cult heroes. Yet the story of the Edinburgh-born raconteur – who...
- Jul 8, 202635 min
With a mop of wavy blonde hair, a voice melding the best bits of John Foxx and Bryan Ferry and a canon of critically acclaimed tunes, Steven Lindsay was destined to be a pop star. The Big Dish, the band he formed at the...
Episode #11
Erin Reidy (Brontës) interview – 'We write our best songs when we're at our most vulnerable'
Jun 17, 202627 minErin Reidy joins me this week to talk about life in Brontës, who have built a steady buzz since bursting on to the Scottish scene in 2022 with their double A-side debut single, featuring life-affirming indie anthem...
Recent guests
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Ian Rankin
knighted British Book Awards Nibbie winner, unknown
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Chris Thomson
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, specialized in surgical oncology, minimally invasive surgery, and interventional radiology, Student Works Management Program
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Clive Ford
Awrite Records
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Clare Grogan
Altered Images
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