Amy Jo McLellan - Alt Scribe

Amy Jo McLellan is the editor of Alt Scribe. She started writing about music in 2010 and has been dancing about architecture ever since. She became a featured blogger for Buzznet after winning their 2011 ‘Summer of Buzz’ talent search. Amy knows far too much about her favourite bands and describes herself as a “professional fangirl”. CURRENTLY LISTENING TO: Kids In Glass Houses, Dawes. SPECIALIST SUBJECT: The rise and fall of 'Emo' 2006 - Now.

Review: The Great Escape Festival 2016 – Amy Jo’s Opinion
By Amy Jo McLellan on May 27, 2016
I’ve long had a love-hate relationship with The Great Escape Festival. I love that it brings so much new music to Brighton, but I hate...
Amy Jo’s Top 5 Albums of 2015
By Amy Jo McLellan on January 19, 2016
2015 was a weird year for me musically. My favourite band Kids In Glass Houses called it quits at the end of 2014 and their...
The Great Escape Festival 2015 Round-Up Review
By Amy Jo McLellan on May 22, 2015
The dust has settled after The Great Escape Festival brought thousands of bands, music-lovers and industry professionals to Brighton last weekend. Now, the city returns...
From Rock Music to Horror Films: How Kids In Glass Houses’ Iain Mahanty Moved To Soundtracks
By Amy Jo McLellan on April 23, 2015
When Kids In Glass Houses disbanded last year, fans were left wondering what projects were upcoming for the band. Music-wise, things seemed to go quiet...
Teenage Wonderland: Growing Up With Kids In Glass Houses
By Amy Jo McLellan on November 7, 2014
The date is 8th of March 2009. I am 14 years old and believe nothing could be cooler than neon coloured Criminal Damage jeans. I...
Alt Scribe Is One Today – But We Need To Grow Up
By Amy Jo McLellan on August 21, 2014
At Alt Scribe, we’ve regularly marked album anniversaries so it would rude of us not to celebrate our own. However, just like how we critique...
Rock Bands Unite For World Cup Charity Single
By Amy Jo McLellan on June 11, 2014
Charity singles are usually awful. And so are World Cup novelty songs. However, there’s one football anthem that’s raising funds for a fantastic cause and...
Local Band Spotlight: Departure From Normal To Tour America
By Amy Jo McLellan on January 23, 2014
Regular Alt Scribe readers may remember an interview with young Brighton band Departure From Normal. Despite not having gigged much farther than Sussex, the quartet...
First Wave Of Great Escape Festival Acts Announced
By Amy Jo McLellan on January 22, 2014
It’s long been describing as Britain’s SXSW and The Great Escape Festival is living up to that title with its line-up tease. The first 100...
Artist Of The Week: Taking Back Sunday
By Amy Jo McLellan on January 20, 2014
Each January, every blog becomes flooded with recommendations for bands so new we doubt they even exist yet. However, we thought we’d buck the trend...