News
The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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ArtNominations open for Creative Edinburgh awards
Creative Edinburgh have opened nominations for their third annual awards, which aim to honour some of the key members of the capital’s creative scene. ... Read more »| 20 Oct 2014 -
MusicSleater-Kinney announce new album 'No Cities to Love' and UK tour
Riot Grrrl trio Sleater-Kinney are set to return with their first new studio album in a decade. Due out in January 2015, the surprise effort will arrive ahea... Read more »| 20 Oct 2014 -
MusicFlying Lotus announces Manchester Albert Hall gig for April 2015
Flying Lotus has added a show at Manchester’s Albert Hall to his European tour in support of new LP You’re Dead. The eclectic producer – a... Read more »| 20 Oct 2014 -
Music
Lost Map Records release ‘Clumps’ B-sides and rarities mixtape
Johnny Lynch’s Lost Map record label has released a free nine-track sampler featuring a host of rarities and B-sides from the likes of Kid Canaveral, e... Read more »| 20 Oct 2014 -
Film
New footage from early Oscar contender Birdman released
A new clip from dark meta-comedy Birdman, starring Michael Keaton as a washed-up former action movie star, has appeared online. In Birdman, Keaton &nda... Read more »| 17 Oct 2014 -
Music
Malcolm Middleton and David Shrigley team up on new LP
Former Arab Strap man Malcolm Middleton and Turner Prize-nominated artist David Shrigley have joined forces for a new collaborative album entitled Music and ... Read more »| 17 Oct 2014
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Books
Book Week Scotland programme unveiled
The Scottish Book Trust has unveiled the programme for this year’s Book Week Scotland, which takes place next month. The programme of events take plac... Read more »| 17 Oct 2014 -
Music
Glasgow venue BLOC+ releases second free mixtape
Glasgow venue Bar BLOC+ has released a second free mixtape on its new BLOC+ Music imprint. The new ten-track compilation – BLOC+ Ensemble Volume 2 Par... Read more »| 16 Oct 2014 -
Festivals
St Vincent, Swans, Autechre top Le Guess Who? Festival bill
Sets by Autechre and St. Vincent and a strand curated by Swans frontman Michael Gira head up the eclectic final line-up for the four-day Le Guess Who? festiv... Read more »| 16 Oct 2014 -
MusicMogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite soundtracks Scottish poet
Stuart Braithwaite, guitarist with Glasgow post-rockers Mogwai, has provided his unique sound to the work of a North Lanarkshire poet. Catherine Baird&rsquo... Read more »| 16 Oct 2014 -
Music
Pixies announce 25th anniversary Doolittle reissue
Boston legends Pixies have unveiled a fifty-track anniversary edition of seminal LP Doolittle to mark 25 years since the album’s release. The new thre... Read more »| 16 Oct 2014 -
MusicRoyal Blood announce 2015 UK tour
Brighton garage rock duo Royal Blood have announced a new set of UK tour dates for February and March 2015, including their biggest Scottish show to date. T... Read more »| 15 Oct 2014 -
Festivals
Thirty band bill set for Dunfermline Live festival
Fife’s own King Creosote and Glasgow hip-hop group Hector Bizerk are among the acts lined up for this weekend’s Dunfermline Live all-dayer. KC &... Read more »| 15 Oct 2014 -
Music
Former Mars Volta keyboardist Isaiah ‘Ikey’ Owens dies aged 38
Isaiah ‘Ikey’ Owens, former keyboard player in The Mars Volta and member of Jack White’s live band, has died while on tour with the White S... Read more »| 15 Oct 2014 -
Film
Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival winners announced
The twelve winning films at this year’s Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival have been revealed ahead of the festival’s awards ceremony ... Read more »| 15 Oct 2014