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Dave Kerr & Ryan Drever: This spring marks the Fence Collective's 7th annual Homegame, taking place over three days in March (Fri 12th - Sun 14th) across various small halls i...
Music | Feature
Johnny Lynch: I feel a bit awkward telling you my 'Scottish Album of the Decade'. I'm an avid record collector – pretty much every penny I earn is ploughed in...
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King Creosote: The Homegame is the Fence collective's annual spring festival held in the seaside town of Anstruther. This year, Homegame 6 runs from 17-19 April, and...
Johnny Lynch: Without even the faintest silhouette of a doubt, my top album of 2008 is Hot Chip's Made In The Dark. Sure, there's been some other great albums out t...
Chris Buckle: Since receiving a helping hand from John Peel back in 2001, James Yorkston has been busy crafting songs with the Athletes and lending his talents to t...
Music | Live Review
Milo McLaughlin: Even though hipster’s fave Bon Iver is appearing up the road at the Queen's Hall, there are lengthy queues outside The Caves for tonight's Fence...
Music | Feature | Label
Milo McLaughlin: Given the shared ethos and sound of the artists involved, Fence could almost be classed as a sub-genre in itself. For example, there's no doubt that F...
News | Lifestyle | Music | Heads Up
Dave Kerr: Following the recent announcement of warm up gigs to be headlined by LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy in mid-September, further details of The Tennent's...
Milo McLaughlin: Born and raised in Auld Reekie before moving to the US as a teenager (where he became a big fan of the likes of Beck and Pavement), Johnny Lynch was d...
Milo McLaughlin: This month's I Hear a New World podcast is the first of a two-part Fence special with the chance to hear brand new material from the excellent new alb...
Records | Album Review
Milo McLaughlin: In his behind the scenes role at Fife's Fence record label, Johnny Lynch has obviously been well-placed to soak up all the best aspects of the label's...
Johnny Lynch: "Just spent a week writing and recording with Adem - the results are pretty bonkers. Crazy electro stuff. Looking forward to putting that out at some ...
Milo McLaughlin: At last, a much needed respite from the annual explosion of ego and alcohol-fuelled tomfoolery that is the Edinburgh Festival. Retreat! is an alternat...
Milo McLaughlin: After the torrential rain at 2007's HYGOMP, it took optimism from both organisers and audience to ignore the weather forecast and brave the Mono court...
Live Review
RJ Thomson: Dysfunctional is an overused word, particularly in relation to individuals, families, bands – anything that involves humans seems to qualify on ...
