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Bruce Watson headshot
Big Country Redux guitarist Bruce Watson picks the soundtrack of his life

By Henry Yates Published

Bruce Watson picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names some lyrics that'd make a great tattoo

Bands & Artists
Big Country in the 1980s
Big Country wouldn’t have called Steeltown a prog record – but it is

By Scott Rowley Published

1984 release tackled issues of the day cleverly and with incredible musicality

Albums
Stuart Adamson in sunglasses smoking a cigarette
Bottled offstage by Alice Cooper's audience. Derailed by a death in The Pretenders. How Big Country made The Crossing

By Scott Rowley Published

In an exclusive extract from a new book about the life of Stuart Adamson, we look at the hidden story behind The Crossing

Biographies
Dollars
How a secret $70,000 cash payment to Italian gangsters secured a British rock band their first US hit single

By Paul Brannigan Published

A flashback to an era when payola ruled the US music industry

Bands & Artists
Steve Lillywhite in the recording studio
The albums produced by Steve Lillywhite you need to know, and one to avoid

By Alex Burrows Published

Buying guide Producer Steve Lillywhite has his fingerprints all over a number of top rock, post-punk, new wave and art-rock albums

Buying guide
Bruce Watson onstage
"Half of the people I knew wanted to pat me on the back, and the rest to punch me in the face": Bruce Watson looks back on Big Country's second album Steeltown

By Dave Ling Published

Big Country's Steeltown album was recorded during the 1984 miner's strike as guitarist Bruce Watson's father stood on the picket line: the album reflected those dark times

Interviews
Stuart Adamson
The Life and Hard Times of Big Country and Stuart Adamson

By Scott Rowley Last updated

The surviving members of Big Country on their rise, fall, and subsequent rise – and the suicide of Stuart Adamson

Interviews
Tony Butler
Tony Butler: Why I Left Big Country After Over 30 years

By Scott Rowley Published

Former Big Country bassist explains why he left the band that changed his life…

Interviews
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
10 of the best rock bands from Scotland

By Martin Kielty Published

O Power Of Scotland, when will we see your like again? Right here as it happens, as we proclaim the names of 10 of the greatest Scottish rock bands ever

Bands & Artists
Big Country's Bruce Watson playing live with the band
Big Country Go Wild In The Country

By Dave Ling Published

Bruce Watson leads the birthday celebrations for The Seer

Interviews