{"id":8912,"date":"2024-09-06T21:33:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T02:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=8912"},"modified":"2024-09-06T21:33:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T02:33:07","slug":"scottish-trailblazer-john-douglas-shares-anniversary-trashcan-sinatras-single-ahead-of-headline-north-american-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=8912","title":{"rendered":"Scottish trailblazer JOHN DOUGLAS shares anniversary\u00a0 TRASHCAN SINATRAS single ahead of headline\u00a0North American tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JOHN-DOUGLAS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8913\" style=\"width:569px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JOHN-DOUGLAS.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JOHN-DOUGLAS-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JOHN-DOUGLAS-768x748.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Acclaimed Scottish troubadour&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrdouglasesq\">John Douglas<\/a><\/strong>, presents a live rendition of<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FDFwypH-nIM?feature=shared\">&#8216;Weightlifting&#8217;<\/a><\/strong>, commemorating the landmark&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/trashcansinatras.com\/\"><strong>Trashcan Sinatras<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;album released 20 years ago this week. The offering also previews Douglas&#8217; forthcoming&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/10241315-john-douglas\"><strong>&#8216;Lost in North America Tour &#8211; Part One&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;an&nbsp;intimate&nbsp;snapshot&nbsp;of the talent, charisma and depth of this celebrated songsmith.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout October, Douglas takes to American stages, showcasing original material and new recordings of fave Trashcan Sinatras&#8217; material. Joined for West coast and Midwest dates by&nbsp;<strong>Lily Vakili<\/strong>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vakiliband.com\/\"><strong>Vakili Band<\/strong><\/a>, he is joined for East Coast dates by award-winning singer-songwriter&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/laurencalve.com\/\"><strong>Lauren Calve<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;Further, attendees of two special shows will be treated to guest appearances by fellow Trashcan Sinatras&nbsp;<strong>Frank Reader<\/strong>&nbsp;and<strong>&nbsp;Paul Livingston<\/strong>&nbsp;in Seattle, with Reader also joining Douglas in&nbsp;LA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Weightlifting  - John Douglas (Me &amp; Midnight Sessions Part 2)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FDFwypH-nIM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;Weightlifting&#8217; was a milestone record in our journey. It took us a long time to make that record due to various hilarious sidetracks, including adventures in Japan with us as a six-piece band, and many many strung out, aimless days and nights in our adopted home of Kilmarnock, Scotland, a mad detour attempting to record in Hartford, USA (skillfully avoiding the nightly gunshots), and even a meeting with the landed gentry in Ayr County Court, where our banishment from the land of honest toil was finally ended,&#8221; says&nbsp;<strong>John Douglas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We returned from all those adventures with songs &#8211; songs of love, loss, redemption, forgiveness, bravado, friendship, wisdom, peace and tranquility. Songs that we swore ourselves to&#8230; and here we are 20 years on and it looks like we somehow built them to last. Somehow, from the chaotic depths, we found ourselves at the top of our game. It\u2019s a miracle of a record.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been a fine year for Douglas, including a UK headlining tour, releasing his&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/johndouglas.bandcamp.com\/album\/john-douglas-2023\"><strong>eponymous debut album<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;via&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/revealrecords\">Reveal Records<\/a><\/strong>, UK Top-40 charting of Trashcan Sinatras&#8217; reissued album&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com\/products\/trashcan-sinatras-cake-remastered\"><strong>&#8216;Cake&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(33 years since it debuted), and a new&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/on.soundcloud.com\/jn85DNcpM1t4TwFo7\"><strong>Trashcan Sinatras documentary<\/strong><\/a>, produced by award-winning Irish journalist<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KenSweeney\"><strong>Ken Sweeney<\/strong><\/a>, which also features Douglas performing beloved Trashcans&#8217; songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FDFwypH-nIM?feature=shared\">&#8216;Weightlifting&#8217;<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>is the second instalment in Douglas&#8217; &#8216;Me &amp; Midnight Sessions\u2019, following&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DCcXk4iUmU0\"><strong>&#8216;Oranges &amp; Apples&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>. Earlier, he shared live videos for<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Fi7M96suf6A\"><strong>&#8216;I Just Want To Go Home&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>,<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/veTlfuHc1m4?feature=shared\"><strong>&nbsp;&#8216;Lost&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>,<strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qBZFbBa0alg\">&#8216;I&#8217;m Not The Fella&#8217;<\/a><\/strong>,<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yWjdcv5weIE?feature=shared\"><strong>&nbsp;&#8216;Always&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8b9g1rAaifU\"><strong>&#8216;Leave Me Alone&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; all tracks from his&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/johndouglas.bandcamp.com\/album\/john-douglas-2023\"><strong>debut album<\/strong><\/a>, recorded with renowned producer&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mark_freegard\">Mark Freegard<\/a>&nbsp;(New Model Army, Lush, The Breeders, Del Amitri, Marillion)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Douglas shares, &#8220;This video was filmed in Ibrox, Glasgow in a flat that was once shared by a young couple, who had come to the end of their time together. On the night of my filming, I had helped one of them move out the final pieces of furniture and accompanied them as they said goodbye to what they used to call home. I returned later, on my own, to the now empty flat&#8230; just before midnight&#8230; and filmed &nbsp;myself singing what felt like a very appropriate song. A bittersweet night that will hopefully allow a healing to begin and for pain to be left behind. I changed the lyric a little to suit the mood.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Douglas&#8217; debut album is available on CD and digitally via&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/johndouglas.bandcamp.com\/album\/john-douglas-2023\"><strong>Bandcamp<\/strong><\/a>, as well as from&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/revealrecords.lnk.to\/JohnDouglas\">fine online platforms<\/a><\/strong>. His&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/10241315-john-douglas\"><strong>&#8216;Lost in North America Tour &#8211; Part One&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;kicks off in Los Angeles on October 1. Tickets can be had at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/10241315-john-douglas\">www.songkick.com\/artists\/10241315-john-douglas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8914\" style=\"width:690px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-768x496.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/10241315-john-douglas\"><strong>TOUR DATES<\/strong><\/a><br>October 1 &nbsp; LOS ANGELES &#8211; Hotel Cafe &nbsp;*<br><em>(Special guest appearance by&nbsp;<strong>Trashcan Sinatras&#8217; Frank Reader<\/strong>)<\/em><br>October 2 &nbsp; SAN FRANCISCO &#8211; The Lost Church &nbsp;*<br>October 4 &nbsp; PORTLAND &#8211; Mission Theater &nbsp;*<br>October 5 &nbsp; SEATTLE &#8211; Ballard Homestead, Fremont Abbey &nbsp;*<br><em>(Special guest appearance by&nbsp;<strong>Trashcan Sinatras&#8217; Frank Reader &amp; Paul Livingston<\/strong>)<\/em><br>October 7 &nbsp; SALT LAKE CITY &#8211; The Beehive &nbsp;*<br>October 8 &nbsp; &nbsp;DENVER &#8211; Mercury Cafe, Jungle Room &nbsp;*<br>October 10 &nbsp;KANSAS CITY &#8211; Knuckleheads &nbsp;*<br>October 11 &nbsp; MINNEAPOLIS &#8211; Icehouse MPLS &nbsp;*<br>October 12 &nbsp; CHICAGO &#8211; GMan Tavern **<br>October 15 &nbsp; TORONTO &#8211; The Monarch &nbsp;**<br>October 16 &nbsp; CLEVELAND &#8211; Beachland Tavern &nbsp;**<br>October 17 &nbsp; COLUMBUS &#8211; Natalie&#8217;s Grandview &nbsp;**<br>October 19 &nbsp; BOSTON &#8211; City Winery Boston &nbsp;**<br>October 20 &nbsp; NEW YORK &#8211; Cafe Wha? &nbsp;**<br>October 21 &nbsp; PHILADELPHIA &#8211; City Winery Loft &nbsp;**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>* with Lily Vakili of Vakili Band<br>** with Lauren Calve<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Keep up with John Douglas&nbsp;<\/strong><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/johndouglas.bandcamp.com\/album\/john-douglas-2023\">Bandcamp<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrdouglasesq\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jrdouglasesq\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thetrashcansinatras\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@jrdouglasesq\/videos\">YouTube<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4ZXOR2nzUHiZQIfIYHLnk6?si=PBUx4oRwTxqnLGBATibcPw\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/revealrecords.lnk.to\/JohnDouglas\">Apple Music<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/10241315-john-douglas\">Songkick<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:contact@shamelesspromotionpr.com\">Press contact<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Keep up with Reveal Records<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/revealrecords\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/revealrecords.bandcamp.com\/artists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RevealRecords\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RevealRecords\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reveal_records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/tomreveal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Soundcloud<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"The Trash Can Sinatras  - Obscurity Knocks\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QezUx8jiOaI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acclaimed Scottish troubadour&nbsp;John Douglas, presents a live rendition of&nbsp;&#8216;Weightlifting&#8217;, commemorating the landmark&nbsp;Trashcan Sinatras&nbsp;album released 20 years ago this week. The offering also previews Douglas&#8217; forthcoming&nbsp;&#8216;Lost in North America Tour &#8211; Part One&#8217;,&nbsp;an&nbsp;intimate&nbsp;snapshot&nbsp;of the talent, charisma and depth of this celebrated songsmith.&nbsp; Throughout October, Douglas takes to American stages, showcasing original material and new recordings of&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=8912\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Scottish trailblazer JOHN DOUGLAS shares anniversary\u00a0 TRASHCAN SINATRAS single ahead of headline\u00a0North American tour<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8912"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8915,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8912\/revisions\/8915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}