News
The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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Food And DrinkScottish Food News – December 2015
Our December food events guide, featuring Vegfest, Christmas Markets in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and a new street food market in Edinburgh. Read more »| 27 Nov 2015 -
BooksMichel Faber wins Saltire Book of the Year Award
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber has been named Book of the Year at the 2015 Saltire Literary Awards in Edinburgh Read more »| 26 Nov 2015 -
Festivals
Liverpool Sound City announce first bands for 2016
Sleaford Mods and Young Fathers are among the initial clutch of artists to join the bill for next year's Liverpool Sound City festival. Read more »| 26 Nov 2015 -
MusicHollie McNish, Eugene Kelly set for Liverpool show
Spoken word star Hollie McNish joins Eugene Kelly of the Vaselines, Pete Wylie and more on a bill mixing live poetry and music at Liverpool's LEAF in January, programmed by Edinburgh collective Neu! Reekie!. Read more »| 26 Nov 2015 -
Things To DoWhat's On Northwest 26 Nov-3 Dec: Lang Lang
Stealing Sheep's final party at The Kazimier, Mythopoeia III sees the Liverpool trio perform a special set, entitled Legs. Read more »| 26 Nov 2015 -
Festivals
Field Day announces first bands for 2016
PJ Harvey, the Thurston Moore Band, John Grant and GOAT are among the first names on the bill for the Field Day festival in London's Victoria Park on 11 & 12 June 2016. Read more »| 26 Nov 2015
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Things To Do
What's On Scotland 26 Nov-3 Dec: The Girl Effect
After the success of the first event back in May, all-girl pop kids on the block TeenCanteen host a second of their girl power takeovers – The Girl Effect #2 – inviting a bounty of musicians to cover girl groups past and present Read more »| 26 Nov 2015 -
Film
Watch the first Captain America: Civil War trailer
Watch the first trailer for the latest instalment in the Captain America series, Captain America: Civil War, which sees the super soldier go up against his Avengers comrade Iron Man. Read more »| 25 Nov 2015 -
ArtRefugee crisis: Cartoon urges EU to do more
A new animated video by a group of Swedish designers, Safe and Legal Paths calls on European Union leaders to do more to help those caught up in the ongoing refugee crisis in Syria in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. Read more »| 25 Nov 2015 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: IC-98 at DCA & more
New shows open at Platform and Dundee Contemporary Arts and one-off events at Fruitmarket Gallery and Street Level Photoworks feature in this week's art round-up. Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
Music
Foo Fighters release Saint Cecilia EP for free
Foo Fighters have released Saint Cecilia, a free five-track EP released to coincide with the end of the band's world tour. Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
Music
The Cure announce Manchester & London gigs for 2016
Drawing on their 37 year career to date, The Cure will make a long-awaited return to the UK for a series of shows in winter 2016. Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
Art
Neu! Reekie! unveil Big Issue Christmas Art Heist
Edinburgh multi-arts curators Neu! Reekie! have joined forces with some of Scotland's top artists to give away unique artworks hidden inside copies of The Big Issue Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
Music
New Albums This Week (20 Nov) - The Grand Gestures, Bill Wells
The best new music this week, featuring albums from The Grand Gestures, illustrious jazz stalwart Bill Wells, returning French ensemble Steeple Remove, and Swedish psych wizards Sudakistan Read more »| 20 Nov 2015 -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 19-26 Nov: Strange Behaviours
Stirling beckons us this weekend, as two-day multi-stage music fest Strange Behaviours returns to The Tolbooth, seeing Admiral Fallow and United Fruit headline day one and two respectively, alongside a schedule of 15 additional acts Read more »| 19 Nov 2015