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PreviewsEdinburgh's Hogmanay Music Guide
What are you doing for Hogmanay? Read more »| 27 Nov 2009 -
PreviewsThe Metal Column - December 2009
Although the cold snaps of December typically signal a lull in all metallic operations, a broad range of both seasoned and unrefined heaviness rounds out the... Read more »| 26 Nov 2009 -
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Live Music Highlights - December, 2009
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are set to turn Stereo into indie Ground Zero on 3 Dec Read more »| 26 Nov 2009 -
PreviewsNew York Dolls @ HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, 10 Dec
The New York Dolls, the legendary proto punks whose first appearances in the early 70s still stand out as some of the more shocking of rock ‘n&rsq... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
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Schwervon! @ Henry's Cellar Bar, 5 Dec
Nan Turner and Matt Roth began recording together as Schwervon! soon after they "met and fell in love amidst the fertile gutters of NYC". Their Low Blow alb... Read more »| 18 Nov 2009 -
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Sunn 0))) @ Stereo, 6 Dec
The presence and popularity of drone-based music has grown considerably over the last decade in an assortment of disparate genres, and these robe-cla... Read more »| 17 Nov 2009
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Deerhoof @ The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, 8 Dec
Over the course of ten albums and countless tours, this band still sounds as unique and singular as they did in the beginning. Their stylistic gambits contin... Read more »| 17 Nov 2009 -
Festivals
Sound Festival & IMP present Chemikal Underground Records
Chemikal Underground’s fifteen year reign as a certifiable, yet humble, giant of Scottish indie is clearly apparent through the imprint’s... Read more »| 12 Nov 2009 -
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Bowerbirds @ Sneaky Pete's, 30 Oct
North Carolina's Bowerbirds hit both Glasgow and Edinburgh on their latest UK tour. Read more »| 28 Oct 2009 -
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The Metal Column - October, 2009
For some reason, autumn seems to bring out the grim hordes like no other season. This November, the pagan buzz of Halloween oozes perfectly into a month full... Read more »| 28 Oct 2009 -
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Live Music Highlights - November, 2009
Death is the only acceptable excuse for non-attendance of Jay Reatard's upcoming sweat festival at King Tut's on 11 Nov Read more »| 27 Oct 2009 -
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The Mill Highlights @ Òran Mór and Cabaret Voltaire
If you're gonna release a single called Candy Girl, chances are high you're going for weighty Sixties revivalism. The Valkarys (12 Nov, Cabaret Voltaire) pro... Read more »| 22 Oct 2009 -
PreviewsThe Graham Coxon Power Acoustic Ensemble @ Queen's Hall, 12 Nov
On a personal note, my 2009 Graham Coxon interactions have been mixed. Positive: sneaking into an in-store performance on the day of seventh solo LP The Spin... Read more »| 19 Oct 2009 -
PreviewsCymbals Eat Guitars @ Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, 16 Nov
With Pavement set for a reformation, Cymbals Eat Guitars couldn’t have timed their breakthrough any better. That’s not to say that the young New ... Read more »| 15 Oct 2009 -
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Grizzly Bear @ ABC, 2 Nov
So will Veckatimest be in your top ten for 2009? That depends whether you can stomach arch indie austerity, sparse, loping, minor-key chamber pop, or yet ano... Read more »| 15 Oct 2009