My Top 40 Songs of 2010

40. New Order – “Blue Monday” (1983) 39. B.o.B – “Airplanes” (feat. Hayley Williams) 38. Kanye West – “Gold Digger” (2005) 37. Chipmunk – “Oopsy Daisy” (2009) 36. Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine – “Doctor Pressure” (2005) 35. Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Bad Moon Rising” (1969) 34. The Black Eyed Peas – “Rock That Body” 33. LCD Soundsystem – “I Can Change” 32. The Proclaimers – “The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues” (1987) 31. Florence + the Machine & Dizzee Rascal – “You Got the Dirtee Love” — Read more →

Scottish Football’s Problem

Sitting watching the Ross County v Dundee game on a cold December night, it provoked a few arguments about the funny old thing we call Scottish Football. Still fresh in the mind is the national team’s undignified exit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying, extending the minimum wait for a major finals to 14 years. That’s a major problem for a nation as football mad as we are. Remember the optimism of 2007 about Scottish Football? We had just missed out by 2 points — Read more →