When it appeared in the spring of 1983, Aztec Camera‘s debut album, High Land, Hard Rain, was an acoustic-driven breath of fresh air. Led by teenaged singer/songwriter/guitarist Roddy Frame, the ...

You may remember that amongst this year’s Record Store Day exclusives were vinyl reissues of Orange’s Juice‘s ’80s Polydor albums You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever, Rip it Up, Texas Fever and The ...

You may remember that Domino reissued Aztec Camera’s classic 1984 debut, High Land Hard Rain, earlier this year. It’s been a good year for fans as frontman Roddy Frame also released a new solo album, ...

Earlier today it was confirmed that all four Orange Juice albums will be reissued by Domino. Now it’s been announced that fellow Scottish New Wavers Aztec Camera will also re-release their debut ...

When Roddy Frame emerged, aged 16, on Glasgow’s Postcard Records, his band was compared by label Svengali Alan Horne to the Velvet Underground. Fanciful, maybe, but Aztec Camera’s debut 45 announced a ...

Aztec Camera’s 1983 debut album High Land, Hard Rain turned 30 this year, and to celebrate, Domino Records is planning a special anniversary reissue. Due February 4 (which is technically closer to the ...

Roddy Frame will mark the 30th anniversary of Aztec Camera's debut album by performing High Land, Hard Rain in its entirety at gigs in London, Manchester and Glasgow. This isn't an Aztec Camera ...

There are two ways of looking at this incomplete history of Roddy Frame’s time in Aztec Camera. You can gaze at the contents – everything except for the band’s two Postcard Records singles and then ...

Another week and we’ve scooted to 2019. Next year: perfect vision. This week I have a post, in my new format, about my boss, music reviews of records by Aztec Camera, Chet Atkins, Athens Inside/Out ...