I went to see local band The Houdini Box playing at the weekend. They have some excellent songs - written by singer Lynsey Hutchinson - and all the band members add their own stamp to the music. I reckon the song 'Cold Reading' could, with the right exposure, be a commercial hit. It's amazing how much good music and how many talented people there are out there. If you happen to be in Edinburgh The Houdini Box will be playing in a tent at the Meadows Festival at 3pm this Saturday.

Norman Lamont, who plays bass for the Houdinis, has a post about George Galloway on his blog. One thing about the Scots is that they never let anyone get too big for their boots. George may be the toast of Liberal America following his coruscating performance at the Senate Hearing, and the word is that he's now being offered several million barrels of dollars to go on the 'Lecture Circuit' over there, but during an interview about football on Radio Scotland's 'Off the Ball' he was teased mercilessly about his alleged oil wealth. Here are a couple of examples (courtesy of Norman):

George Galloway: When I was growing up in Dundee it was a Celtic area and the Celtic bus used to stop outside our house ...
Off The Ball: Was that to refuel?

and:

OTB: Speaking of sausages, do you have any links with Iraq?
(note: in Scotland strings of sausages are 'links')