Music
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ReviewsWHY? – Sod in the Seed EP
While still keen on Eskimo Snow’s more sedate direction, it’s a thrill to hear Why?’s Yoni Wolf in full flow for Sod in the Seed’s t... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Live MusicLive Music Highlights – August 2012
Summertime, and another Pixies gig at Meadowbank probably wouldn’t go amiss, but without huge umbrellas like ‘T on the Fringe’ or ‘T... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
ReviewsAntony and the Johnsons – Cut the World
A quick glance at the lineup of the Antony Hegarty-curated Meltdown Festival shows the breadth to which his social and musical currency stretches. Electron... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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JJ Doom – Key to the Kuffs
Rapper / producer Omar Gilyard's two LPs under the Jneiro Jarel moniker were mercurial, genre-bending experiences taking in broken beat, electronic... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Live MusicThe Metal Column – August 2012
Right, simmer down now; we know August isn't looking as fruitful as last month, so as usual you'll be needing us to point you in the direction of all the ... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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The Heavy – The Glorious Dead
The Heavy seem to have strayed slightly into 'difficult third album' territory with The Glorious Dead. It just never quite reaches the dizzy heights of sto... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012
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Lightships – Fear & Doubt EP
For those Teenage Fanclub fans who have always held a torch for Gerard Love’s songcraft, his Lightships project holds great potential, allowing his g... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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James Yorkston – I Was A Cat From A Book
Even if you didn’t know its background, I Was a Cat… is an emotionally powerful listen. With context, it near overwhelms: in 2010, Jam... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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The Crooked Fiddle Band – Overgrown Tales
With titles inspired by sixteenth century serial killers, Coppélia and Tolkien, The Crooked Fiddle Band stay true to their third album’s title... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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Matthew Dear – Beams
With Beams, Ghostly International founder Matthew Dear wears two of his strongest influences firmly on his sleeve. David Bowie and the Talking Heads loom... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Festivals
Wickerman 2012: Saturday
Given the sodden, grey-skied summer that Scotland has endured this year, it seems almost a miracle that the second day of Wickerman begins exactly as the f... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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Wickerman 2012: Friday
In a year when other music festivals have fallen by the wayside, killed off by a mixture of public apathy, a diminishing roster of artists deemed to be hea... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
FestivalsIn Pictures: The Wickerman Festival 2012, Saturday
The Wickerman Festival 2012 Saturday Images from this year's Wickerman festival. Photography by Sol Nicol Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
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In Pictures: The Wickerman Festival 2012, Friday
The Wickerman Festival 2012 Friday Images from this year's Wickerman festival. Photography by Sol Nicol Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
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Werd – Untitled Scot
Werd is a member of the Sons of Scotland hip-hop crew, who trade in the kind of gritty, urban, street-noir hip-hop that thrives on the gig circuit and in the... Read more »| 30 Jul 2012