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Scottish Albums of the Decade #6: King Creosote - KC Rules OK
Not even King Creosote's mother owns everything in his discography, as it's filled with dozens of rare Fence Collective releases and CD-Rs. But if this isn't... Read more »| Updated over 15 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #12: Arab Strap - The Red Thread
Arab Strap’s previous effort, 1999’s Elephant Shoe, did not receive the critical success the band had enjoyed since its inception. Two years late... Read more »| Updated over 15 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 18-24 Jul
Gigs in Edinburgh Martha Ffion @ Sneaky Pete's, 20 JulMartha Ffion is the musical project of Glasgow-based Irish singer-songwriter Claire Martha Ffion McKay... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
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Scottish Music Highlights: 26 Sep - 2 Oct
Gigs in Edinburgh this week ULTRAS @ Voodoo Rooms, 27 SepGav Prentice brings his new project ULTRAS to Edinburgh to headline the latest night from ... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
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A Student Guide to The Scottish Music Scene
Now naturally, you don’t set about squeezing an entire country’s musical fruits into a few hundred words without a whole lot slopping over the si... Read more »| Updated over 12 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 20-26 Jun
Live music in Edinburgh Paramore @ Usher Hall, 22 JunHayley Williams and co have taken a decisive step into synth-pop territory on new album After... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 14-20 Feb
Live music in Glasgow Modern Baseball @ SWG3, 16 Feb Lynchpins in the recent emo revival, the Philadelphia crew return to Scotland hot on the heels of last... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 21-27 Feb
Live Music in Edinburgh 47 Soul @ Studio 24, Fri 24 Feb 47SOUL is an electro Arabic dabke band who formed in Amman, Jordan in 2013. They’ve created t... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #20: Malcolm Middleton - Into the Woods
Into the Woods wasn’t the Arab Strap guitarist’s first album – the quixotically titled 5:14 Fluoxytine Seagull Alcohol John Nicotine snuck ... Read more »| Updated over 15 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 4-9 May
Live music in Edinburgh Withered Hand + A Singer of Songs @ Sneaky Pete's, 4 MayIn September of last year, Barcelona label Son Canciones arranged for Edinbu... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #9: Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
Alright, I admit it, when The Campfire Headphase dropped in 2005 I was one of the fans who was up in arms about BoC's new sound. Where were the beats? What w... Read more »| Updated over 15 years ago -
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A Brief History of Scottish Music: 1978 - 2008
In Scotland we like to boast about how brilliant we are at just about everything. We invented pretty much the whole modern world, including television, the t... Read more »| Updated over 16 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 11-17 Apr
Gigs in Glasgow Cameron Avery @ King Tut's, 11 Apr The Tame Impala bassist and Pond co-founder presents tracks from his "muscular and cinematic" ... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
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Record Store Day 2017: Scottish events guide
VoxBox, Edinburgh VoxBox are gearing up for their annual street party-style RSD celebrations on St Stephen Street with the help of Edinburgh label Gerry Lov... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #4: Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
On the face of it, their product is hardly revolutionary. Yet, for the past year and a half, The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit has been the album... Read more »| Updated over 15 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 25 Apr – 1 May
Live music in Edinburgh this week Tinariwen @ Queen's Hall, 25 AprThe Tuareg orchestra blend together a huge range of influences, taking instrumentation and... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 13-19 Jun
Gigs in Edinburgh Chrysta Bell, Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, 13 JunMissed her last night? Fret not for Chrysta Bell, who is currently starring in the latest ser... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 6-12 Jun
Gigs in Edinburgh Arcade Fire, Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, 8 JunArcade Fire probably don't need much introduction... we're still in disbelief they're playing ... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 21-27 Mar
Live music in Edinburgh Onra + Wuh Oh @ Sneaky Pete's, 22 MarThe globetrotting beatmaker stops off in Edinburgh for a late show as part of the Night Movies ... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 4-10 April
Gigs in Glasgow Posable Action Figures @ Hug & Pint, 4 AprThe electro-blues, pop-rock duo celebrate the launch of their new single Hummingbird and accom... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 27 Jun – 3 Jul
Gigs in Edinburgh this week Start 2 End: Jeff Buckley's Grace @ Sneaky Pete's, 27 Jun They've tackled Daft Punk, My Bloody Valentine and Radi... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #14: Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People
The short but sweet Rock Action may have set a new course for Blur-botherers Mogwai, but Happy Songs For Happy People was where the journey really began. Ope... Read more »| Updated over 15 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 27 Mar – 3 Apr
Live music in Glasgow Desperate Journalist @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 31 Mar Fresh from their five-star new album Grow Up, the London post-punks head nort... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 11-17 Jul
Live music in Edinburgh The London Astrobeat Arkestra @ Summerhall, 15 JulJonathan Demme’s live Talking Heads concert movie Stop Making Sense is a thi... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 30 May-5 Jun
Gigs in Edinburgh Siobhan Wilson @ Hidden Door, Leith Theatre, 30 MayWhile there's loads happening this week at Hidden Door, the night featuring Siobhan Wil... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
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Scottish Books: On our Radar for 2016
Let’s open with a titan. James Kelman, the Booker Prize botherer and master of formalism is set to have his new novel Dirt Road (Canongate) p... Read more »| Updated over 9 years ago -
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The Great Escape 2017: 10 Scottish bands to see
It could be argued the The Great Escape festival, taking place in Brighton next week (18-20 May), is the most important new music festival and conference pla... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: Dundee Degree Show
Tuesday 17 May - CCA From 6.30pm, Glasgow-based artist Rob Churm talks about his ongoing comic project Exhaustion Hook in CCA with Director Francis McKee. H... Read more »| Updated almost 9 years ago -
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Beat Generation: A Student Guide to Scottish Music
Writing a guide to Scottish university life is simple: drink whatever’s cheapest, eat whatever revives you after a night spent drinking whatever’... Read more »| Updated over 13 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #7: Arab Strap - Monday at the Hug and Pint
“Enjoy it while you can, because it won’t last long…” So sings Malcolm Middleton over the characteristically resolute backdrop of Th... Read more »| Updated over 15 years ago