News
The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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MusicHelp Meursault crowdfund their way to SxSW
Edinburgh's Meursault are attending South By Southwest this year – and to fund their trip to Austin, TX, the band will be releasing a hand-picked ... Read more »| 22 Jan 2014 -
MusicRed Bull Music Academy Session in Glasgow, with Jackmaster, Optimo and more
A very special one-off session from Red Bull Music Academy graduates, taking place in Glasgow, featuring Numbers supremo Jackmaster and Optimo founders JD Twitch and JG Wilkes Read more »| 22 Jan 2014 -
FestivalsProgramme announced for the Glasgow Music and Film Festival
Glasgow Music and Film Festival (GMFF) announced its programme today, with special events and screenings featuring artists including legendary synth pioneers Goblin, Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES, indie rockers Admiral Fallow and rapper Danny Brown Read more »| 21 Jan 2014 -
Books
Call for entries: Dundee International Book Prize
The Dundee International Book Prize has the honour of being the biggest cash prize available for unpublished authors. Entries from aspiring novelists are now requested for this year's competition Read more »| 21 Jan 2014 -
Music
Dave Grohl's Dain Bramage: Early recordings unearthed
Before the Foo Fighters, before Nirvana, even before Scream, Dave Grohl was in a punk outfit who went by the name of Dain Bramage. This weekend, music site Antiquiet posted eight rare tracks by the band on their Soundcloud page Read more »| 20 Jan 2014 -
Art
Summerhall announces Visual Arts Programme for Spring 2014
Edinburgh alternative arts space Summerhall has announced its plans for a Spring programme of visual arts-related events today, with shows booked in featuring work by Ian Hughes, Colin Jarvie, Kevin Williamson, Harry Papadopoulos and Dieter Roth Read more »| 20 Jan 2014
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Film
Film News: Bill Murray gets real on Reddit; Bond 24 & 25 rumours; plus the latest trailers
A round-up of the latest film news: Bill Murray talks Garfield, Groundhog Day and Broken Flowers in Reddit Q&A; John Logan on Bond 24 and 25; Mark Ruffalo on The Hulk; plus the latest trailers Read more »| 20 Jan 2014 -
MusicCreative Scotland announce SxSW 2014 showcase bill
More details on the Scottish artists due to appear at this year's South By Southwest (7-16 Mar) in Austin, Texas have emerged this morning. The Scottish cont... Read more »| 20 Jan 2014 -
Books
Glastonbury Festival: Call-out for poets and spoken word artists
Glastonbury Festival (25-29 June) has had a strong presence for spoken word performers, poets, live literature performers and storytellers in past years, curated on the Poetry&Words stage, and 2014's festival will be no exception. Submissions are open now Read more »| 17 Jan 2014 -
Music
Four Tet joins Bandcamp, shares early releases
Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, has been a busy fellow lately. This week, the London producer joined Bandcamp, putting up four early releases, also originally available via the defunct Output label Read more »| 17 Jan 2014 -
Art
Submissions now open for Bloomberg New Contemporaries
Now in its 65th year, Bloomberg New Contemporaries is one of the UK's most important and highly-regarded arts initiatives - submissions open this week for their annual touring show Read more »| 17 Jan 2014 -
Music
Four Tet makes a beat out of Michael Jackson's Thriller in 10 minutes
Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, is the latest participant in the YouTube series Beat This, which sees producers attempt to make a beat in just ten minutes, with a camera trained on their every move Read more »| 16 Jan 2014 -
Music
DOOM plans Operation Doomsday reissue
Metal-masked rapper DOOM has unleashed a tidal wave of awesome merchandise on the unsuspecting hip-hop world, and reissued the classic Operation Doomsday on cassette Read more »| 16 Jan 2014 -
Film
Oscar Nominations Announced: American Hustle, Gravity and 12 Years a Slave dominate
This year's Oscar nominations have been announced, with Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave, David O. Russell's American Hustle, and Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity Read more »| 16 Jan 2014 -
Music
Thurston Moore's Twilight preview new album, announce split
Black metal supergroup Twilight, featuring Thurston Moore, detail their new album, unveil a new track, and announce that they are splitting up Read more »| 16 Jan 2014