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The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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FilmHereditary director returns with Swedish folk horror Midsommar
Ari Aster gave us the scariest film of 2018 with Hereditary. Could Midsommar, his new folk horror set at a Swedish festival, take the same title in 2019? Read more »| 06 Mar 2019 -
MusicRecord Store Day 2019 list announced
IDLES, Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert, Robyn, Courtney Barnett, Honeyblood, Aretha Franklin and Iggy Pop are just some of the records you can buy this Record Store Day Read more »| 01 Mar 2019 -
MusicWide Days: Showcase bands for 2019
Chuchoter, Eyes of Others and Megan Airlie are among the bands set for this year's Wide Days showcases in Edinburgh Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 28 Feb-7 Mar: Room 2 Launch
The La Cheetah boys launch their new club Room 2 over two nights this weekend, with headline sets from JD Twitch and Moodymann alongside local supports. Plus, Foals, GFF Closing Gala, Kris Lemsalu, Wee Dub Festival and more... Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
FilmGreen Book's Oscar win is a catastrophe of bad taste
The glib race-relations drama joins the likes of Crash, Argo and Driving Miss Daisy on the long list of mediocre films to win Best Picture Read more »| 25 Feb 2019 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 21-28 Feb: The Dark Carnival & more
Take your pick from three new theatre productions this week, including The Dark Carnival, Jasmin Vardimon's Medusa and All My Sons. Plus, we've got two pairs of tickets to give away to both Neu! Reekie!'s Remain In Light and Demob Happy at Sneaky Pete's Read more »| 21 Feb 2019
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FestivalsGlasgow-set Wild Rose added to Glasgow Film Festival programme
The Glasgow-set comedy-drama starring Jessie Buckley makes it into the Glasgow Film Festival programme as a very late edition. This gala screening will also include a live country set by Buckley at Glasgow's Grand Ole Opry Read more »| 20 Feb 2019 -
FestivalsDoune the Rabbit Hole 2019: John Grant, Battles & more
The Stirlingshire music festival reveals the first wave of performers for its 2019 edition, and includes massive international acts like John Grant, The Wailers and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry as well as local heroes like Kathryn Joseph, The Skids and Free Love Read more »| 20 Feb 2019 -
FestivalsElectric Fields announces 2019 line-up
This year's edition of the festival is headed up by Metronomy, Frank Turner and Sleaford Mods Read more »| 19 Feb 2019 -
FestivalsTRNSMT 2019: Stormzy leads line-up
The likes of Kobi Onyame, Steve Mason, Years & Years, Snow Patrol, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Richard Ashcroft, Jess Glynne and George Ezra are also heading to Glasgow for TRNSMT 2019 Read more »| 18 Feb 2019 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 14-21 Feb: GFF
Glasgow Film Festival opens on Wednesday with a screening of Jonah Hill's directorial debut Mid90s, with the festival continuing until 3 March. Plus, Nils Frahm, Hebridean Dark Skies Festival, Ahir Shah, Errorsmith and more... Read more »| 14 Feb 2019 -
FestivalsGlasgow Short Film Festival announce 2019 programme
The Green Fog, Guy Maddin’s riff on Vertigo, and TERROR NULLIUS, Soda_Jerk’s remix of Australian film history, are among the highlights of Glasgow Short Film Festival’s 12th edition Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
FestivalsGlasgow Film Festival’s Industry Focus programme announced
Amma Asante, Alice Lowe, Sacha Polak, Vicky Knight, Hope Dickson Leach and Claire Pijman are among the guests sharing insights and taking part in discussions during GFF19's three-day industry event Read more »| 05 Feb 2019 -
Books11 of Scotland's Best Independent Bookshops
Big or small, old or new, Scotland's bookshops are amazing, and we're here to highlight the best Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Summer Sessions 2019: CHVRCHES, Primal Scream & more
CHVRCHES, Primal Scream and Florence + the Machine are among the seven acts announced for Edinburgh Summer Sessions 2019 in Prince Street Gardens Read more »| 31 Jan 2019