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The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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MusicMichael Jackson has died
Michael Jackson has died in hospital at age 50, after suffering a suspected heart attack, according to popular entertainment website TMZ. The "king of pop" ... Read more »| 25 Jun 2009 -
MusicBeck, MGMT and Devendra Banhart to rework classic albums
Beck has recruited friends to form the ‘Record Club’, an informal group which will re-record classic LPs in one-day sessions. The singer has anno... Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
FestivalsUnique retrospective of Bengali cinema opens in Edinburgh
The St John's Church Hall in Edinburgh has been transformed into a Sunderbans jungle for a three-day Bengali film retrospective of classics by Satyajit Ray, ... Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
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Falkirk talents set to launch debut film at EIFF
The Shutdown is a new short film written and narrated by Scottish author Alan Bissett, known for his novels and plays that have recently been successful acro... Read more »| 10 Jun 2009 -
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The Edge Festival 2009 announces lineup - David Byrne, The Streets, The Stranglers, Calvin Harris and more
T on the Fringe may be a distant memory, but the second year of The Edge Festival promises a veritable smörgåsbord of local and international acts... Read more »| 10 Jun 2009 -
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Arctic 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 -
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Samuel 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 -
Music
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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Armando 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 -
Music
Nick 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