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The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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FestivalsArctic Monkeys to appear in Shane Meadows film at EIFF
Arctic Monkeys make an appearance in Shane Meadows’ new movie, Le Donk, which is set to be premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival later... Read more »| 08 Jun 2009 -
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Edinburgh's Grassmarket Announces Summer Action
The Grassmarket may usually be a hodgepodge of watering holes that punctuate the day for Fringe loving punters and the nights for rowdy women in pink cowboy ... Read more »| 04 Jun 2009 -
Latest NewsSamuel Beckett, Throbbing Gristle, and a month of fun
You can use an editorial for all sorts of things, from ranting to enthusing, inspiring to pretending you care about shit you blatantly don’t. This mont... Read more »| 04 Jun 2009 -
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EIFF 2009 Programme Launch
The Edinburgh International Film Festival programme was announced this morning, revealing a varied and exciting list of events and films with an emphasis on ... Read more »| 06 May 2009 -
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Life's a Picnic: The Great Outdoors and Creativity
There is a clear theme of getting away from it all in this month's content. Several of the artists we interview have had their gaiters on, or at least been o... Read more »| 05 May 2009 -
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Tigerfest 2009 Roars Into Action
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 »| 24 Apr 2009
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FilmArmando Iannucci on In the Loop
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 »| 01 Apr 2009 -
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Exclusive: Full Details of Glasgow's Stag & Dagger Festival Announced
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 »| 31 Mar 2009 -
MusicNick Hornby: For the Record
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 »| 31 Mar 2009 -
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Record Store Day
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 »| 30 Mar 2009 -
MusicFortune Finds Me Fit And Able: An Interview With First Aid Kit
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 »| 20 Mar 2009 -
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goNorth 2009 @ Inverness, 11-12 Jun
Scotland's leading music showcase, goNorth, is looking for new acts to appear at this year's event, to be held in Inverness over 11th and 12th June 2009. At... Read more »| 18 Mar 2009 -
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Dananananaykroyd Lead Scottish charge on Texas
It's that time again for the annual Texan musical pilgrimage known as South By Southwest. Starting today (18th) and running until the 22nd, the live music po... Read more »| 18 Mar 2009 -
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T Break 2009 Opens For Submissions
T Break was founded in 1996 and has been an essential foot in the door for many an unsigned Scottish band ever since, having included early doors performance... Read more »| 17 Mar 2009 -
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First Acts Announced for Stag & Dagger Festival
With performances from over 120 artists (including the likes of Diplo, Jay Reatard, Hot Chip and Duke Spirit), the 'one-ticket-gives-access-to-all' Stag &... Read more »| 11 Mar 2009