Irvine Welsh a play, and a film adaptation, directed by Danny Boyle and written by John Hodge, was released in 1996. Welsh appeared in the film in the minor role of drug dealer Mikey Forrester. The novel has since achieved a cult status, aided by the popularity of the film. Next, Welsh released "The Acid House", a collection of short stories from "Rebel Inc.", "New Writing Scotland" and other sources. Many of the stories take place in and around the housing schemes from "Trainspotting", and employ many of the same themes; a touch of fantasy is apparent in stories such as "The
This Addiction (song) in July 2009 at Atlas Studios in the band's hometown of Chicago, where they had recorded much of their early material including their first two albums, 1998's "Goddamnit" and 2000's "Maybe I'll Catch Fire". The sessions were engineered, co-produced, and mixed by Matt Allison, producer of both of those albums as well as 2001's "From Here to Infirmary" and much of the band's other early material. The band's decision to record in Chicago and to work with Allison reflected a desire to return to the punk rock roots of their early albums. Thematically, "This Addiction" uses heroin and methadone addiction