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The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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BooksGlastonbury 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 -
MusicFour 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 -
ArtSubmissions 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 -
MusicFour 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 -
MusicDOOM 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
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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 -
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Competition: Can you make a film in 10 seconds?
Channel 4 and the organisers of the 2014 Commonwealth Games have teamed up to present a new competition for emerging filmmakers. 9.88 Films, co-funded by Channel 4 and Creative Scotland, will run until 9 April Read more »| 16 Jan 2014 -
Music
Red Bull Music Academy opens for applications
This year's Red Bull Music Academy will take place in Tokyo, and today opened for applications from aspiring musicians. The Academy will run from 12 October ... Read more »| 16 Jan 2014 -
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Film News: Jonah Hill on The Wolf of Wall Street; Demon baby terrorises NYC
A round-up of film news: Jonah Hill discusses the 'greed is good' ethos of The Wolf of Wall Street; demon baby terrorises New York in horror viral; the latest rumours about forthcoming superhero movies; plus the latest trailers Read more »| 15 Jan 2014 -
Books
Winners of the 2014 New Writers Award from Scottish Book Trust announced
Each year, the Scottish Book Trust offers a £2000 grant and a tailored package of mentorship and guidance to a new group of emerging Scottish writers, under the New Writers Award scheme. This year's winners were announced today Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
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Bruce Sterling & Jon Lebkowsky on the future of media and the death of poetry
Discussion about the future of the media, the publishing industries, and journalism took place yesterday over at The Well, with some fascinating commentary from SF writer Bruce Sterling, and technology expert Jon Lebkowsky Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
Music
Experimental compilation in the works from Tim Burgess' O Genesis label
Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess has been using his O Genesis label to release experimental, lo-fi and punk records. Celebrating three years of the label, Burgess this week announced a new compilation showcasing the best the label has to offer Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
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Evian Christ teases new EP, Waterfall
In-demand producer Evian Christ this week dropped a teaser for his new EP Waterfall, the follow-up to 2011's Kings and Them, on Tri-Angle Records Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
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Last chance to enter Liverpool's GIT Award
For the third year in a row, the GIT Award will be given to an emerging band from the Liverpool and Merseyside area in recognition of their achievements and potential Read more »| 13 Jan 2014