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The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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FestivalsLeftfield join Tayside's Festival of House line-up
Dance pioneers Leftfield have joined the line-up for Festival of House near Dundee this summer. Read more »| 29 Jan 2016 -
Festivals18 Edinburgh Fringe shows release tickets
The first tickets have been released for Edinburgh Fringe 2016 today including seven in the comedy section. While rounding up the essentials we also caught up with tireless comedy journalist Fringe Dog. Read more »| 29 Jan 2016 -
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What's On Scotland: 28 Jan-4 Feb: Limmy Live
With your first paycheck of 2016 firmly in the pocket after five whole weeks of January, it's definitely time to gorge on a bit of culture. This week we've got Limmy, we've got Sleaford Mods, and an uber-feminist alternative Burns night at GWL. Nice. Read more »| 28 Jan 2016 -
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What's On Northwest 28 Jan-4 Feb: The Gin Journey
Celebrate that fact we're almost clear of January with launches of The Gin Journey Manchester and Liverpool, the Tibor Reich exhibition at the Whitworth, The Witty Committee comedy night at Constellations, plus gigs from OVVLS, Jimmy Whispers and more. Read more »| 28 Jan 2016 -
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Lost Map's Howlin' Fling! fest returns for 2016
Lost Map have announced the return of their Howlin' Fling! festival to the island of Eigg in the inner Hebrides this July. Read more »| 27 Jan 2016 -
BooksScottish Book Trust name New Writers Award winners
The Scottish Book Trust have named the eleven winners of this year's New Writers Awards for unpublished fiction, non-fiction and poetry authors. Each of the... Read more »| 27 Jan 2016
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MusicKathryn Joseph tops Scottish music writers' poll
Kathryn Joseph's Bones You Have Thrown Me, And Blood I’ve Spilled has topped the 2015 Scottish Bloggers and Music Sites (BAMS) poll to find the year's best album. Read more »| 25 Jan 2016 -
BooksDundee International Book Prize open for 2016
The Dundee International Book Prize, one of Scotland's leading prizes for unpublished authors, has invited entries for its 2016 edition. Read more »| 25 Jan 2016 -
Music
New Albums This Week: De Rosa, Tortoise & more
The week's best new records – De Rosa, Tortoise & more Read more »| 22 Jan 2016 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Art Festival calls for 2016 proposals
Edinburgh Art Festival has launched an open call for submissions from emerging artists to appear at this year's festival in August Read more »| 22 Jan 2016 -
Music
Iggy Pop and Josh Homme unveil Post Pop Depression
The Stooges icon and Queens of the Stone Age frontman promise 'to go where neither of us have gone before' Read more »| 22 Jan 2016 -
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What's On Northwest 21-28 Jan: Daughter
Music fans rejoice, for we've got Independent Venue Week bringing gigs from Horsebeach and more, live shows from Daughter and Brighton newcomers Gang, plus a laser and LED-themed disco and plant-watering robots... Read more »| 21 Jan 2016 -
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What's On Scotland 21-28 Jan: Daughter
We're oh so nearly over the hump-month that is January, so hold tight and look forward to the likes of Independent Venue Week, Drag Poetry at the Scottish Poetry Library and Daughter live at The Queen's Hall. Oh, and birthday parties aplenty, too... Read more »| 21 Jan 2016 -
Festivals
Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem headline Primavera 2016
Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem and Sigur Ros top the bill for this year’s Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona. Read more »| 21 Jan 2016 -
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Glasgow Film Festival 2016 programme announced
The lineup for Glasgow Film Festival 2016 has been unveiled – we look forward to new films from Ben Wheatley and Miguel Gomes, a guest appearance from ... Read more »| 20 Jan 2016