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From tour dates to new venues, new albums to big announcements, we bring you everything you need to know to stay fresh with the latest news in the world of music.
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Festivals
Kelburn Garden Party 2020: first acts announced
Max Cooper, Andrew Weatherall, Free Love, Swim School and Squiggles are among the first acts to be announced for the 2020 festival Read more »| 31 Jan 2020 -
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The Art School venue goes into liquidation
No more Vic Bar! Sad news that The Art School’s union venue will be closing its doors Read more »| 14 Jan 2020 -
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Burns&Beyond announce Tiny Changes benefit line-up
The fundraising concert for the charity set up in honour of Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison features We Were Promised Jetpacks, Kathryn Joseph, Aidan Moffat and more Read more »| 10 Jan 2020 -
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Record Store Day relaunches its unsigned competition for 2020
Ahead of returning for its 13th year this April, Record Store Day relaunch its unsigned bands competition, #RSDUnsigned Read more »| 09 Jan 2020 -
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Save Leith Walk: Developers lose appeal
It’s a Christmas miracle, as the property developers planning the Stead’s Place development on Leith Walk lose their appeal. But what does it mean now for this tight-knit community? Read more »| 20 Dec 2019 -
Festivals
Belle & Sebastian to headline Doune the Rabbit Hole
Motown legends Martha Reeves and the Vandellas are also among the first wave announced today for the Stirlingshire festival, alongside Pussy Riot, The Bluebells and Girl Ray Read more »| 10 Dec 2019
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TRNSMT's 2020 line-up: Stale, pale and male
As TRNSMT announce the first wave of acts for its 2020 edition, the festival's line-up fails to show any improvements on past criticisms Read more »| 27 Nov 2019 -
Music
The Skinny's Albums of 2019
Ghosteen by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is our music writers' favourite album of 2019 Read more »| 26 Nov 2019 -
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The Art School closure: the story so far
Glasgow loses another of its key venues with the Art School union announcing it's closed to the public until at least 2020 Read more »| 11 Nov 2019 -
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Scottish Alternative Music Awards: The 2019 Winners
The Vegan Leather, OK Button, Steg G and Zoe Graham were among the winners at this year's SAMAs Read more »| 30 Oct 2019 -
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Slime City to release Glasgow is a Shitehole
Available to buy for one evening only, art-rock trio Slime City's new single will only be available to people with a Glasgow postcode Read more »| 22 Oct 2019 -
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Listen to two new songs from The Twilight Sad
Following a knockout year for The Twilight Sad, and ahead of their two biggest headline shows to date, they release new songs Rats and Public Housing Read more »| 08 Oct 2019 -
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Scottish Alternative Music Awards 2019 nominees revealed
Bossy Love, Ela Orleans, Zoe Graham, Annie Booth, Walt Disco and The Vegan Leather are among the artists and bands recognised in this year’s SAMAs nominee list Read more »| 02 Oct 2019 -
Festivals
Field Music lined up for Dundee's NEoN festival
The Mercury nominated duo play NEoN at Night, part of the city's digital arts festival this November Read more »| 12 Sep 2019 -
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LCD Soundsystem exhibition heads to Glasgow's SWG3
LCD Soundsystem, the collaborative exhibition between the band's official photographer Ruvan Wijesooriya and Scottish artist Joe Henry, comes to Glasgow this October Read more »| 06 Sep 2019