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As spring slowly comes into view through blurry raindrops, and as our inboxes begin to bloat uncomfortably with music festival line-ups, we've pulled togethe... Read more »

With even more relevance in Scotland's Year of Young People, four young theatre companies bring forward new works for this year’s Chrysalis festival. ... Read more »

Love it or hate it, nothing says Christmas in the UK more than panto, and all the classics are back in full force this winter in theatres across Scotland. H... Read more »

Callum Easter has always been one to defy expectations. The Leith songwriter's methods constantly shift, blending elements of rock'n'roll and R'n'B with an e... Read more »

Who gets to become 'seminal?' Which bands get consigned to history, or enshrined in a museum? Since Yesterday: The Unsung Women Pioneers of Scottish Pop... Read more »

The RSA’s annual New Contemporaries exhibition may land slightly earlier this year, but that doesn't mean any scrimping on quality. As always, the exh... Read more »

To help you plan the month ahead, here are some of our top gig picks and music festivals taking place across Scotland this May. Get your diary oot and get ou... Read more »

An incredible grassroots festival platforming experimental forms of live performance, Buzzcut Festival is a real community endeavour, aimed at crafting commu... Read more »

Trying to apply a one-size-fits-all solution to mental health is like making a party playlist with only one music genre. Some people’s preferences are ... Read more »

Sun 11 Aug Scotland goes Bertsolaritza!Bertsolaritza is a phenomenon, an improvised competitive poetry form founded in the Basque region which attracts ... Read more »

Gigs where the support and headliner clash are special. It adds danger. Veteran rapper billy woods and Glasgow punk group Doss have near-opposite energies. D... Read more »

As the saying goes, good things come to those who wait, and Charlotte Brimner’s long-anticipated debut album as Be Charlotte, Self Help and Fictional D... Read more »

“When is it okay to do something a bit naughty?” asks Anna Meredith, or Anna Meredith MBE to use her full title.“I hope you’re b... Read more »

A year on from releasing her debut mixtape, Risin’ Up, and following a nomination in the Best Hip Hop category at the 2019 Scottish Alternative Music A... Read more »

What’s your favourite place to visit and why? I enjoy visiting islands and archipelagos –  places surrounded by water, with expansive h... Read more »

Let's get physical, physical, with the return of Manipulate Festival. The 2025 edition of Edinburgh's festival of puppetry, performance, visual theatre ... Read more »

Glasgow’s Barrowlands is more than a venue – it’s a proving ground, a hallowed space where Scottish bands don’t just perform but ceme... Read more »

Glasgow Zine Fest turns ten this year, and what better way to celebrate than dropping by this year’s magical edition. Running this weekend (8-9 July) a... Read more »

SQIFF is the latest Scottish film festival to embrace the brave new world of online film exhibition and events. The sixth edition of the much-loved fest... Read more »

The Fringe is so close we can almost taste the overpriced Scandinavian-inspired lager. The big venues are revealing their Fringe line-ups left right and cent... Read more »

What’s your favourite place to visit and why?Oh that’s a tough one. Anywhere there’s sunshine in the sky, no work to be heading to and a st... Read more »

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Malcolm Middleton first found fame in the mid-90s as one half of Arab Strap. Middleton and Aidan Moffat split in 2006 after a decade of stellar releases and ... Read more »

Gigs in Edinburgh this week Spinning Coin @ Leith Depot, 10 JulGlasgow band Spinning Coin released their debut album Permo last November on The Pastels... Read more »

Kicking off the bank holiday weekend in style is Stag & Dagger, a delirious celebration of both Scottish music and the venues it unfolds in. Spread over ... Read more »

One for the poetry heads: StAnza, St Andrews poetry festival and one of the most adorably named events of the cultural calendar is back, running this year 9-... Read more »

Following on from winning the award for Best Newcomer at the 2016 Scottish Alternative Music Awards, it's been a steady upward trajectory for the Glasgow ban... Read more »

Paradise Palms have brought us a dizzying maelstrom of wacky games, gigs and Buckfast cocktails over the years, and they’re celebrating some of those g... Read more »

2019 marks a particularly special year for the LGBT community, as it aligns with the 50th anniversary of LGBT organisation Stonewall, and many of this year's... Read more »

Hen Hoose, the all-female and non-binary songwriting and music production collective, have come a long way since their launch during one of the many lockdown... Read more »