Latest news

The discerning music fan will either need marathon stamina or the ability to pull off a convincing sickie for the month of May, because across Aberdeen, Dunf... Read more »

It looks like British films are on the up and Armando Iannucci’s In the Loop is one film that everyone’s talking about. We catch up with the director, as well as actors Peter Capaldi and Chris Addison, to chat about the film and its impact. Read more »

As previously announced, the 'one-ticket-gives-access-to-all' Stag & Dagger festival is coming to Scotland this May after enjoying inaugural success on t... Read more »

In 1995 Nick Hornby published High Fidelity, a novel about a record store owner with a turbulent relationship history. In the book, he pretty much nailed the mindset of a music obsessive, so unsurprisingly, he was the first person we thought to ask about Record Store Day Read more »

On Saturday 18th April thousands of independently owned music stores across the world will celebrate 'Record Store Day.’ Over 50 independent record shops across the UK will participate. Special events are being planned such as free in-store performances by some of the best live acts and DJs around, signing sessions, free label samplers and goodie bags as well as Record Store Day exclusive vinyl and CD releases. Paul Mitchell sounds out the initiative with Rough Trade founder Geoff Travis and Avalanche Records boss Kevin Buckle Read more »

Judged solely on musical content, First Aid Kit's début The Drunken Trees EP sounds like it was written by two wizened female folk singers in the deep... Read more »