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The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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Art
The Arches ‘taking legal advice’ over club closure
Glasgow multi-arts venue The Arches have stated they are “taking legal advice” on appealing a decision by the city’s licensing board to cut... Read more »| 20 May 2015 -
Festivals
Supersonic Festival reveals exhibition and Moog residency details
Experimental music weekender Supersonic Festival has announced details of a free festival-curated museum exhibition, as well as details of two of its 2015 ar... Read more »| 19 May 2015 -
Festivals
EIFF unveils Scottish talent lineup for 2015
A clutch of new Scottish films have been added to the lineup for the 2015 Edinburgh Film Festival, with new work featuring Frankie Boyle and Peter Mullan, an... Read more »| 19 May 2015 -
Art
Play, Discomfort and the Digital Panopticon: This Week in Scottish Art
In this week's round up there are talks from Graham Fagen and Owl Project, new work from some of Scotland's best graduates, and the chance to ask the question, "what is a video art?" Read more »| 19 May 2015 -
Tech
Games Are For Everyone sets up stall at Edinburgh's Mash House
While we have custom-built venues for music, film, theatre and art, you’ve got to get a little more creative when showcasing the burgeoning world of vi... Read more »| 18 May 2015 -
Music
Adrian Younge and Ghostface Killah drop Return Of The Savage featuring Raekwon, RZA
Producer Adrian Younge has released a new track from his forthcoming collaboration with Ghostface Killah, with 'Return Of The Savage' featuring Ghostface&rsq... Read more »| 18 May 2015
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Music
The Arches nightclub ordered to close
Glasgow clubbing institution The Arches is set to close its doors after the city’s licensing board voted to limit the venue’s opening hours follo... Read more »| 15 May 2015 -
Theatre
CATS Scottish Theatre Awards Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for this year’s Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS) has been announced, with Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre leading th... Read more »| 15 May 2015 -
Festivals
Lost Map announce Howlin’ Fringe all-dayer
Johnny Lynch exclusively gives us the inside track on his collective's latest venture Read more »| 14 May 2015 -
Art
EAF reveals 2015 commissions, Margaret Tait Award winner & Turner Prize nominees announced
The Edinburgh Art Festival has announced details of its commissions programme for 2015, with new work from Charles Avery and Marvin Gaye Chetwynd set to feat... Read more »| 13 May 2015 -
Videos
Long-lost Star Wars companion short Black Angel released online
It's been unavailable for 34 years, but now Star Wars fans can see fantasy short Black Angel, the short film that accompanied The Empire Strikes Back on its original release Read more »| 13 May 2015 -
Festivals
#SFTOCSkinny: The Winners!
We asked you to share your snaps from this year's Sounds from the Other City festival – and you responded more enthusiastically than we could've hoped for. It's time to reveal the winners... Read more »| 12 May 2015 -
Festivals
#SFTOCSkinny: The Shortlist!
A week since Sounds from the Other City festival, and we've emerged from two things: our hangovers, and sorting through more than 300 entries to our photo competition! If you entered, see if you can spot your snap in the 30-strong shortlist below... Read more »| 12 May 2015 -
Art
Severed Heads, Psychosculpture and Pilgrimage: This Week in Scottish Art
This week, art news covers ground from Livingston to Venice, with a bumper week of events across Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh and beyond. Read more »| 12 May 2015 -
Books
BBC Scotland launches Poet In Residence search
The Scottish Poetry Library and BBC Scotland have teamed up to search for an upcoming poet to take on a three month paid residency at the BBC. The residency... Read more »| 11 May 2015