Strawberry Switchblade's Jill Bryson sings Since Yesterday, accompanied by Carla J Easton & Radhika. Celebrating Scottish women in music at the Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow on 26 July 2026. Three generations of Glaswegian women musicians singing a Glaswegian pop classic! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ahu...

Since Yesterday (Strawberry Switchblade) - Jill Bryson, Carla J Easton & Radhika, 26 July 2026

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Carla J Easton, Radhika & Jill Bryson - three generations of Glasgow singer-singwriter women together at the Old Fruitmarket in the city last night where they performed the Strawberry Switchblade classic Since Yesterday (video hopefully coming soon....)

On this day in 1983 Strawberry Switchblade released their debut single Trees & Flowers. Lusciously produced by Bill Drummond & David Balfe, with Roddy Frame on guitar & Madness' rhythm section, it was the sound of summer. This 7" version has still never been reissued www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY9u...

Strawberry Switchblade - Trees and Flowers (7" single version)

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Strawberry Switchblade's Jill Bryson will perform Since Yesterday with @henhoose.bsky.social musicians this Sunday in Glasgow! Tickets: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/hen-...

Jill Bryson in one of the new Strawberry Switchblade T shirts! The first official band merch in 40 years. There are still some left at @nightschoolrecords.bsky.social Bandcamp: night-school.bandcamp.com/merch

New on the Strawberry Switchblade fansite - interview with Janis Goodlet, bassist in the original line-up that recorded the 1982 4-Piece Demo. She talks about the band's formation, camaraderie, why she left, & the late-onset popularity of their recording. strawberryswitchblade.net/janis-goodle...

Janis Goodlet interview - Strawberry Switchblade

TestJanis Goodlet, bassist in Strawberry Switchblade's original all-female quartet line-up, interviewed 6 May 2026.

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Strawberry Switchblade, 1984. Jill Bryson told us: ‘That’s a record company promo shoot by Paul Cox. It was the first posh studio shoot that we did for Warners. It was so hot, there was somebody fanning us, I thought we’d look horrendous because it was so sweaty!'

On this day in 1982 Strawberry Switchblade's original 4-piece line-up played their final gig together. Shortly afterwards, bassist Janis Goodlet & drummer Carole McGowan left & the band continued as a duo & the sound took a new direction. Here's the full concert www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJK...

Strawberry Switchblade - live at The Venue, Glasgow, 16 June 1982 (full concert)

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Strawberry Switchblade, 1985. 📸Midori Tsukagoshi for Japanese magazine Music Life

"Jill Bryson is a third-year student at art school... when she’s not making dresses, she plays lead guitar in an all-girl band called Strawberry Switchblade." Style tips from a 21 year old student with a big future, Jackie magazine, 12 June 1982

Strawberry Switchblade shirts are finally here & shipping! For the first time in 40 years, official band merch. @nightschoolrecords.bsky.social who released the 1982 4-Piece Demo EP are distributing them. night-school.bandcamp.com/merch

Strawberry Switchblade - making the Who Knows What Love Is video directed by Tim Pope, released 41 years ago this week. (feature originally broadcast on Wide Awake Club, 6 May 1985) www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNui...

Strawberry Switchblade - making the Who Knows What Love Is video (Wide Awake Club, 6 May 1985)

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Here's the promo video for Strawberry Switchblade's dreamy Who Knows What Love Is, released as a single 41 years ago this week. As with the two previous singles from the album, the video was directed by Tim Pope. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Ww...

On this day in 1985, Strawberry Switchblade previewed their single Who Knows What Love Is. This is one of just 3 TV performances of the song that we know of - the Keith Harris Show, 11 May 1985 (Harris was a ventriloquist who somehow managed to get his own TV show). www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNGt...

Strawberry Switchblade - Who Knows What Love Is (Keith Harris show, 11 May 1985)

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The brilliant documentary Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands is back on BBC iPlayer for 28 days if you're in the UK (or on a VPN set to a UK server if you're elsewhere). Guaranteed to show you music you've never heard of that you'll love! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands

The story of the trailblazing Scottish girl bands who challenged a male-dominated industry.

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Little Strawberry Switchblade nugget - here they are on the opening credits of short-lived BBC entertainment news show Friday People, 20 Feb 1985 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3A1...

Friday People opening credits including Strawberry Switchblade - 22 Feb 1985

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Radhika - Since Yesterday Digi Single releasing April 24. Great version of the Strawberry Switchblade Classic 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓 glassmodern.bandcamp.com/album/since-... Cine-Pop LP/CD presellng for May 22 glassmodern.bandcamp.com/album/cine-pop @glassmodernr.bsky.social

Strawberry Switchblade's Since Yesterday, reinterpreted by contemporary Austrian anarcho-punksters Harsh Response who blast through it in under 2 minutes. 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiSU...

Harsh Response - Since Yesterday (Strawberry Switchblade cover) 2025

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On this day in 2002, ex Strawberry Switchblade singer/guitarist Rose McDowall played a beautiful short solo set at the 500 year old St Olave's church in London. In keeping with her goth aesthetic, the church has carved skulls over its gateway! Here's Since Yesterday www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyDl...

Rose McDowall - live at St Olave's church, London, 6 April 2002

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Strawberry Switchblade's album was released on this day in 1985! In the era of vinyl, the album was 2 separate sides, side 1 opened with Since Yesterday & ended on 10 James Orr Street with Andrew Poppy's arresting epilogue demanding you sit quietly & let it resonate 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN7N...

Strawberry Switchblade - 10 James Orr Street

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Strawberry Switchblade, with Rose's trademark Antigua finish Fender Coronado II taking pride of place. She bought the guitar from James Kirk of Orange Juice, who also thought up Strawberry Switchblade's name & played on their first two BBC radio sessions. Thanks, James!

On this day in 2014, Strawberry Switchblade's Jill Bryson released a new version of Trees & Flowers with her new band The Shapists. The Shapists were Jill Bryson with her daughter Jessie Frost, and guitarist Craig Hood. Stream/download it on Bandcamp theshapists.bandcamp.com/track/trees-...

Trees and flowers, by The Shapists

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This week in 1985, Strawberry Switchblade were cover starts of No.1 magazine, a UK weekly music mag for teenagers, with an interview talking about their recent move to London & Jill's agoraphobia.

Rose McDowall live in Glasgow! The fabulous @nightschoolrecords.bsky.social, who released Strawberry Switchblade's 1982 4-Piece Demo EP, are having a 15th anniversary celebration at the Fairfield Social Club on 29 and 30 August.

Because Strawberry Switchblade's Let Her Go wasn't a hit, unlike Since Yesterday there were very few TV performances. We only know of two! Here's the first, from UK kids' TV show Saturday Superstore, 16 March 1985 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8lg...

Strawberry Switchblade - Let Her Go (Saturday Superstore, 16 March 1985)

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Celebrating the anniversary of Strawberry Switchblade's Let Her Go, let's take a moment to consider the remix, Let Her Go (Kitchensynch Mix-Up). Five people are credited with the work: Bill Drummond, David Balfe, Phil Harding, Steve Short & Youth. 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-OK...

Strawberry Switchblade - Let Her Go (Kitchensynch Mix-Up)

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This week in 1985, both Smash Hits and No.1 magazines had full page lyric posters for Strawberry Switchblade's new single Let Her Go

If you were watching TV in the UK 41 years ago this week, you may well have seen ads for Let Her Go, Strawberry Switchblade's follow up to Since Yesterday. TV ads for singles were really unusual at the time & showed a high level of faith & commitment from the record company

As we mark the 41st anniversary of Strawberry Switchblade's Let Her Go, let's jump back even further in time to the earliest studio recording of it, from their very first BBC session in October 1982. 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAFh...

Strawberry Switchblade - Linda (aka Let Her Go) (David Jensen session 1982)

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41 years ago this week Strawberry Switchblade released Let Her Go - in the UK it came on a limited edition strawberry shaped picture disc. A very few were issued uncut and have become one of the major Strawberry Switchblade rarities.