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It’s one thing to be a great band but it’s quite another to make a great record. Definitive statements can become something of an albatross around the neck if they...

It’s one thing to be a great band but it’s quite another to make a great record. Definitive statements can become something of an albatross around the neck if they...

The works of Philip K. Dick interpreted as post-rock art metal: Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster bring some heavy conceptual rock to Glasgow's 13th Note.

We preview another quality lineup from the Glasgow Music and Film Festival

Beginning on 19 Jan, Glasgow's annual folk, roots and world music festival isn't just about forcing school kids into concert halls and bigging-up fiddle music; it's actually a pretty great...

"There's absolutely no commerce involved, it's purely from love," says Aidan Moffat

To Mexicans, November is a time to honour the departed. For Accident & Emergency workers, it’s a time to stifle a giggle as another hapless chap is wheeled in after...

King Creosote & Kid Canaveral play a slew of dates this month in support of their forthcoming collaborative 7" single. Perky indie-pop vibes and top-drawer songwriting chops together at last....

We're not usually big on birthdays, but Nice N Sleazy turns 20 this month, and it seems like an appropriate moment to get a little misty eyed about a venue...

Artists & Designers: Fruit Tree Foundation Needs You! You may recall that last year the Fruit Tree Foundation brought together a stellar array of Scottish songwriting and recording talent to make an...

Taking place over the weekend of 30 Sep/1 Oct, the Eastern Promise two-day festival returns to Glasgow's Platform this year. Arty electronic two-piece Tarwater top the bill on Friday before...

Metal's most impressive asset has always been the vast range of styles, talents and personalities that lie under that simple catch-all term. It caters for all races, creeds, ages and...

Right now, they're a band you can't afford to miss

Music is the Music Language is a promising new festival dedicated to showcasing the diversity of Scotland's underground music scene. Taking place on 3/4 Sep at Glasgow's SWG3 Studio Warehouse,...

While last month’s unsightly bouts of civil disobedience were indisputably deplorable, one of the more overlooked effects was what it meant for Britain’s longhair contingent. Metal is no longer seen...

Following on from the house/techno-centric gathering taking place on Saturday (headlined by Jeff Mills no less), day two of the Electric Frog Carnival keeps things experimental but ups the human...

If rock shows embody the idea of paying to see other people be free (to paraphrase Kim Gordon), then there are few things more dispiriting than watching a band plod...

Get your motherfucking chakras aligned Edinburgh, because polysynth polymath Dan Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) is getting ready to remix your consciousness into the fifth dimension. Not content with being...

In case you’ve been off dwelling with Norwegian cave metaller Mortiis, last month saw the timely demise of News of the World and it’ll be sadly missed – going to...

Taking place on the weekend of the 2nd/3rd of July and marketing itself as a ‘boutique festival’, the Kelburn Garden Party provides a tantalising alternative to the larger summer festivals,...

Roots, Bloody Roots...