You And Me Against The World
Second book by Saskia, published in June 2025 by Spinout Publications, tells the story of two Edinburgh musicians, Alex Taylor and Margarita Vazquez Ponte and their bands. Along the way it explores how the DIY indie music scene was treated by the UK music press in the eighties.
Buy from: spinoutproductions.com or follow on: facebook.com/YAMATWbook/
Rochester Cutting Room
Russell makes one off hand-made records on vinyl to your specifications, protection copies of your favourite singles and short runs (up to 50) of promo singles.
Find on: facebook.com/RochesterCuttingRoom/
Girlsville: The Story of The Delmonas & Thee Headcoatees
First book by Saskia, published in March 2021 by Spinout Publications, tells the story of the two Medway bands The Delmonas and Thee Headcoatees and along the way it explores how women were treated by the UK music press in the eighties and nineties.
Buy from: spinoutproductions.com or follow on: facebook.com/GirlsvilleBook/
Lord Rochester
Scotland’s best sounding, and best looking ;) rock and roll show ...
Buy direct from lordrochester.com or bandcamp.
On facebook.com/LordRochester & YouTube
Stream: https://hyperfollow.com/LordRochester
Big Lightnin'
Rock n' Roll couple ... two guitars, two mics, one amp and one socket ....
Buy direct from bandcamp.
On facebook.com/BigLightnin and YouTube
Stream:
https://hyperfollow.com/BigLightnin
The Mindreaders
A real Garage band (Richard Inman, Russ Wilkins and Sexton Ming) - hailing from the Medway Towns (but we all left quickly).
Buy direct from spinoutproductions.com/
On facebook.com/TheMindreadersBand
The Wildebeests
Garage-rock supergroup: John (The Kaisers, Holly Golightly Band, The Masonics), Lenny (Thanes, Green Telescope) and Russ (Pop Rivets, Milkshakes and Delmonas).
Buy direct from dirtywaterrecords.co.uk or bandcamp.
On facebook.com/TheWildebeests
Thee Girl Fridays
Garage beat combo (Ms Sheringham Boom, Miss Soo Kazookie, Rotator Cuff, Lightnin') from Edinburgh, Scotland ...
Buy direct from bandcamp.
On facebook.com/theegirlfridays
The Nettelles
A garage punk band (Caitriona Donaldson, Angus McPake, Clare Scrivener, Saskia Holling) from Edinburgh, Scotland ...
Buy direct from the-nettelles and bandcamp.
On facebook.com/thenettelles and YouTube
Sally Skull
All Scottish Garage Grrrl band (Katrina Dixon, Clare Scrivener, Saskia Holling) started playing together in 1994, came back for more in 2015 before becoming The Nettelles.
Buy direct from bandcamp.
On facebook.com/SallySkullBand
The Milkshakes
The Milkshakes (Russ Wilkins, Billy Childish, Bruce Brand, Mick Hampshire) were a very prolific group, recording nine records in their four years together. The group also backed The Delmonas.
Buy from damagedgoods.co.uk/bands/the-milkshakes/.
On facebook.com/TheeMilkshakes
Len Bright Combo
Were the Len Bright Combo (Russ Wilkins,Bruce Brand, Wreckless Eric) the best band that the mid-80s UK had going for it?
Buy from www.firerecords.com/.
On facebook.com/thelenbrightcombo/