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Action Time Vision: Grant McPhee, Katy Lironi & Douglas MacIntyre with Nicola Meighan

Thursday, 13 November, 2025, 9.15 p.m.

The Mitchel Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN

Aye Write  8 – 16 November, 2025

Broadcaster Nicola Meighan discusses the development of the DIY aesthetic in the Scottish music scene with three authors who’ve been there, done that, and got the band t-shirt.

Douglas MacIntyre cut his teeth (and his first record) as an 18-year-old guitarist in Hamilton band Article 58. MacIntyre established his own label, The Creeping Bent Organisation, in 1994. Creeping Bent: A Leap Into The Void is MacIntyre’s written account of running an independent label, working with an array of artists, and releasing his own music. Creeping Bent will cease operations in December 2025 after 30 years of active service.

In Katy Lironi’s memoir Matilda in the Middle, she documents her time as the vocalist of Edinburgh C86 group The Fizzbombs — part of a scene that included Shop Assistants, Jesse Garon & the Desperadoes, and Rote Kapelle. Katy has been involved with Creeping Bent from its inception, making fanzines and releasing records as the vocalist of The Secret Goldfish.

Caledonia Screaming, by award-winning filmmaker Grant McPhee, explores punk’s effect on Scotland circa 1976/77, with groups in towns throughout the country learning three chords, forming bands and self-releasing 7” singles. The book features interviews with over 100 Scottish punk musicians and London contemporaries, as well as promoters, label owners, music journalists and fanzine writers.

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