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The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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VideosYuck ’n Yum, Zine Idol and AGK
Yuck ’n Yum launched their final zine on Saturday, ending a successful five years of zine production. But have no fear, they will continue to... Read more »| 16 Dec 2013 -
FilmFilm News: RIP Peter O'Toole; street food at GFF; more news on the Terminator reboot
A roundup of today's film news: Peter O'Toole passes away aged 81; Game of Thrones' Emilia 'Khaleesi' Clark to play Sarah Connor in Terminator reboot; Street Food Cartel comes to GFF, plus the first trailer for Christopher Nolan's Interstellar Read more »| 16 Dec 2013 -
MusicEMA previews Satellites from new album The Future's Void
EMA, aka Erika M. Anderson, released her debut Past Life Martyred Saints (reviewed here) in 2011, following up the 2010 demo collection Little Sketches ... Read more »| 13 Dec 2013 -
Festivals
Film News: More prize money for EIFF; ¡Viva! Festival line-up announced
A roundup of film news: EIFF increases its prize funds; Manchester's ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin-American Film Festival and Glasgow Youth Film Festival programmes unveiled, Spiderman set for two spin-off movies; plus: the latest trailers Read more »| 13 Dec 2013 -
Music
Sunn O))) and Ulver reveal 'Eternal Return'
Legendary doom-noise merchants Sunn O))) have unveiled a new track made in collaboration with Norwegian experimental metallers Ulver. Their full-length album... Read more »| 13 Dec 2013 -
Music
The Flaming Lips cover Sparklehorse for crowd-funded compilation
A tribute album to Mark Linkous, the creative force behind the much-missed Sparklehorse, is in the works, with a campaign on IndieGoGo currently running to r... Read more »| 13 Dec 2013
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Music
The LaFontaines win the Big Apple Award 2013
Following in the footsteps of last year's winners Stanley Odd, Motherwell's The LaFontaines won this year's Big Apple Award, sponsored by Nordoff-Robbins. Th... Read more »| 13 Dec 2013 -
Music
Edinburgh venue The Picture House to close on 31 December
Scottish music blog The Pop Cop reported yesterday that Edinburgh's The Picture House is to close, with all remaining live music and club events which were d... Read more »| 13 Dec 2013 -
FilmFilm News: Godzilla returns; Creative Scotland seeks new executive; Simon Pegg joins Monty Python
A roundup of film news: Creative Scotland seeks a new Director of Film & Media; Simon Pegg joins the cast of a new Monty Python project; plus trailers for the new Paranormal Activity and Godzilla outings Read more »| 12 Dec 2013 -
Music
RZA's tribute to Nelson Mandela
Wu-Tang Clan's RZA has shared a track in tribute to the late Nelson Mandela. A collaboration between RZA and singer Will Wells, the track is titled Gift of Hope Read more »| 12 Dec 2013 -
Music
Damon Albarn unveils a snippet from his 'solo' debut
Damon Albarn's first 'solo' album, away from his other myriad guises and collaborative projects, could be nearing completion – today he posted a c... Read more »| 12 Dec 2013 -
MusicQ-Tip & Busta Rhymes release new heavyweight-loaded mixtape
Following on from their single Thank You, which featured guest spots from Kanye West and Lil' Wayne, Busta Rhymes and A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip have relea... Read more »| 12 Dec 2013 -
Film
Film News: Lost Peter Sellers film found in skip, Terminator reboot gets a title, and more
A lost Peter Sellers movie found in a skip to screen at Southend Film Festival; the Terminator franchise gets a reboot; Ben Whishaw to play Freddie Mercury; plus trailers for Jupiter Ascendant and Bad Words Read more »| 11 Dec 2013 -
Music
Burial releases new EP, Rival Dealer
Reclusive UK bass producer Burial has released his new EP, Rival Dealer, on Hyperdub today with his customary lack of fanfare and hype. With 3 tracks –... Read more »| 11 Dec 2013 -
Books
Louis de Bernières to launch StAnza Festival 2014
Taking place in St. Andrews from 5 to 9 March next year, the annual StAnza Poetry Festival will be launched by intenrnationally acclaimed novelist Louis de Bernières, author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin Read more »| 10 Dec 2013