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The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 7-14 Mar: International Women's Day
With 8 March marking International Women's Day there are lots of female-focused events this week – for one week only! Plus, Nadine Aisha Jassat, Mark Watson, Neu Reekie! & St Patrick's Festival, The Carnival Arts Social Club and more... Read more »| 07 Mar 2019 -
ArtV&A Dundee to Celebrate Video Games
V&A Dundee's new exhibition will celebrate video games. Titled Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt, it'll feature a series of new commissions and special events showcasing video game design from Scotland and around the world Read more »| 07 Mar 2019 -
FestivalsFLY Open Air announce Boiler Room stage takeover
Jasper James, Theo Kottis, Eclair Fifi and Big Miz will be joined by Kornél Kovács, Folamour, Soundstream and more for Boiler Room's stage takeover at FLY Open Air Read more »| 07 Mar 2019 -
MusicIs Mac DeMarco trolling Mitski?
The internet is not happy with the similarities between Mac DeMarco's new album and Mitski's critically-acclaimed 2018 album Read more »| 06 Mar 2019 -
MusicThe Spook School announce Farewell Tour
The Spook School announce they're splitting up and will embark on a farewell UK tour this autumn Read more »| 06 Mar 2019 -
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
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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 -
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