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Alasdair McDougall - Creative Distortion Radio
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Presenter of #CreativeDistortion on a Sat night on 103.5FM Sunny G Radio, Glasgow, Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Indie, Britpop, Shoegaze, Dreampop etc etc etc

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This weeks #CreativeDistortion is now available to listen back.

Tunes this week from...

The Raveonettes
The Charlatans
J Mascis
The Cords
Inspiral Carpets
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Pastels
The Fall
The Stone Roses
Ride
Seablite
Neds Atomic Dustbin

Enjoy

www.mixcloud.com/SunnyG103/cr...
CREATIVE DISTORTION INDIE DISCO Show #243 Saturday 6TH December 2025
Creative Distortion is a classic indie show presented by Alasdair McDougall on Glasgow community radio station Sunny G Radio. It goes out every Saturday night between 6-8pm with 2 hours of great indie...
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December 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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This week's #CreativeDistortion is now available online and features a look back at gigs with Beta Band, Edwyn Collins and The Hanging Stars. Also new releases by The Charlatans and the wonderful debut album by The Cords.

Enjoy!

www.mixcloud.com/SunnyG103/cr...
CREATIVE DISTORTION INDIE DISCO Show #234 Saturday 4th October 2025
Creative Distortion is a classic indie show presented by Alasdair McDougall on Glasgow community radio station Sunny G Radio. It goes out every Saturday night between 6-8pm with 2 hours of great indie...
www.mixcloud.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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This weeks #CreativeDistortion is now available online. Link below.

Tunes from

Edwyn Collins
The Beta Band
The Hanging Stars
Broadcast
Blushing
Ghostwoman
Pavement
Oasis
Teenage FAnclub & Jad Fair
Northside
Happy Mondays

Blur

...and loads more.

Enjoy.

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CREATIVE DISTORTION INDIE DISCO Show #233 Saturday 27th September 2025
Creative Distortion is a classic indie show presented by Alasdair McDougall on Glasgow community radio station Sunny G Radio. It goes out every Saturday night between 6-8pm with 2 hours of great indie...
www.mixcloud.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Last nights #CreativeDistortion is now available on mixcloud.

Tunes this week from Saint Etienne, Mozart Estate, The Cords, Echobelly, The Velvet Underground, Felt, The Smiths, Radiohead, LA Witch and loads more.

Just follow the link below. ⬇️⬇️

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September 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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This week's #CreativeDistortion is now available online. I'm looking at 1990 this week with tunes from:

The Charlatans, Happy Mondays, Stone Roses, My Bloody Valentine, The La's, Ride, The Soup Dragons, Paris Angels...

...and loads more.

www.mixcloud.com/SunnyG103/cr...
September 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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This week's #CreativeDistortion is now on online. We're looking at the new @doveseed.bsky.social
& @andybebop.bsky.social albums.

Also looking forward to loads of gigs that have been announced and tunes from @thecure.com @radiohead.bsky.social and loads more.

Link in next post!
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March 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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As if a collaboration between Dot Allison and @antonnewcombe.bsky.social was going to be anything but wonderful. Go and check out this amazing new album.

Fantastic stuff. x

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February 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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January 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Another week another #CreativeDistortion done and dusted. Lots of new releases this week and the usual batch of classic indie from...

TeenageFanclub
Spyres
Echobelly
The Charlatans
Edwyn Collins
Butler, Blake and Grant
Radiohead
Primal Scream

Link in the next post.
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January 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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We had a right indie britpop New Year party tonight on
Sunny G Radio and you can listen back to the first #CreativeDistortion of 2025 on Mixcloud.

Tunes from @suedehq.bsky.social @thecharlatans.bsky.social @thecure.com Manic Street Preachers, Lush, The Verve, Happy Mondays etc

Link in reply.
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January 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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It's time for the #CreativeDistortion Christmas Show on Sunny G Radio from 6pm on 103.5FM in the Glasgow area.

We'll have loads of top indie tune, many with a Christmas theme from The Strokes,Teenage Fanclub, Low, Pixies and loads more.

See you at 6!
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December 21, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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Tonight at 10pm - Since Yesterday - the untold story of Scottish girl bands …. Is told on the BBC Scotland channel and iPlayer. Super proud of my sister @carlajeaston.bsky.social ❤️
December 17, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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Tonights #CreativeDistortion is now online. We're getting closer to Christmas so a few more indie Christmas tunes, a Peel Session by The Smiths and loads of great indie from @remhq.bsky.social @shedsevenofficial.bsky.social @thecharlatans.bsky.social

The link to Mixcloud will be on the next post.
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December 15, 2024 at 1:24 AM
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This weeks #CreativeDistortion is now available on Mixcloud. Tunes this week from...

Oasis, Cast, The Verve, The Beths, The Cure, Gallus, Echobelly, Dry Cleaner, The Wonder Stuff, The House if Love and a Peel Session from @bistheband.bsky.social

Enjoy!

www.mixcloud.com/SunnyG103/cr...
Creative Distortion Indie Disco Show #191 Saturday 7th December 2024
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December 8, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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We start our count down to Christmas in tonight's #CreativeDistortion on Sunny G Radio, plus tunes from The Wonder Stuff, The House of Love, Kingmaker, Cast, The Cure and a fantastic Peel Session from @bistheband.bsky.social

Tune it at 6pm on 103.5fm in the Glasgow area or online.
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December 7, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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This week's #CreativeDistortion features the fantastic new albums from Father John Misty and Kim Deal plus the usual bunch of indie classics.

See you Saturday at 6pm on Sunny G Radio.
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November 29, 2024 at 11:53 AM
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This is going to be an amazing tour. 2025 is looking good. 😎👍🏆
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www.thebrianjonestownmassacre.com/tour brian jonestown massacre - tour tickets 🎟️
November 28, 2024 at 10:38 PM
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Can't believe I am going to see #MyBloodyValentine in Dublin next year. So excited.
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November 26, 2024 at 9:52 PM
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Wonderful set from #Echobelly tonight. Sonya still has an amazing voice. Top night.
November 25, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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This weeks #CreativeDistortion is online. Tunes this week from @antonnewcombe.bsky.social @remhq.bsky.social @thedandywarhols.bsky.social and in the 2nd hour I'm celebrating the Scottish indie scene with Belle & Sebastian, Orange Juice, The Cords and loads more.

Link in the next post!
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November 24, 2024 at 2:47 AM
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The second hour of #CreativeDistortion on Saturday night on #SunnyGRadio will be an hour of Scottish indie from the likes of Belle & Sebastian, Primal Scream, Altered Images, Camera Obscura and loads more. So many great bands to chooses from. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

See you at 6pm on Saturday 103.5fm in Glasgow.
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November 22, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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Great wee night in Hillhead Library hearing Stuart Murdoch read from his new novel.
November 22, 2024 at 7:49 AM
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youtu.be/bl-jf8eUJv0?... I forgot, king ding dong is back
before you forget -brian jonestown massacre
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November 19, 2024 at 10:26 AM
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Another fantastic Scottish indie tune...

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High Fidelity - Beta band scene
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November 19, 2024 at 10:18 AM
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I've not done a Scottish indie hour on #CreativeDistortion so that'll be the second hour this week on #SunnyGRadio. But what will I play?

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Teenage Fanclub - Sparky's Dream (Official Video) HD
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November 19, 2024 at 9:25 AM