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Music is one of the things this country does best, so it’s not enough to just recognise 500 Miles, Take Me Out and The Mother We Share. Here’s 12... Read more »

The pleasure of watching a great performance can be greatly enhanced by the surroundings. Venues don’t need to be pretty – some of the best ... Read more »

Initially hampered by constant comparisons to Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura have picked up that baton and accelerated away. Established now as one of... Read more »

Tue 14 Feb: The Old Hairdressers Head to the Old Hairdressers tonight for Glasgow Open HouseParty a silent auction from 7-9pm followed by a party on til lat... Read more »

A few years ago, to all but the close-knit, dedicated community of fans within Scotland, Scottish hip-hop was often treated as a joke. The accent was seen as... Read more »

To say that Uncle John and Whitelock were a good live band would be an egregious understatement. Helmed by demonic Bowie-doppelgänger Jacob Lovatt [now ... Read more »

The world is set up wrong. We know this now. While Glasvegas gallivant around the globe, filling stadiums with their sing-along dogshite nonsense, another gr... Read more »

Kilsyth's Twilight Sad are set to perform their first Scottish headline gig of the year when they play The Skinny Dip at Edinburgh's Bongo Club next Thursday... Read more »

We begin with the second round of this year’s degree shows, with Edinburgh College of Art and the City of Glasgow College this week presenting the... Read more »

While Apple continues to change the goalposts for any independent band or label seeking to distribute their music on what was once presented as an ‘alt... Read more »

Idlewild have today announced their eighth studio release – titled Everything Ever Written – which is due for release on 9 Feb. Th... Read more »

Listen to an exclusive stream of The Grand Gestures' remix album, ahead of their final live show in Glasgow later this month.  Remixed features re... Read more »

Idlewild will play a one-off gig with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra at Paisley Abbey as part of the Spree Festival this October. The quintet, who re... Read more »

It’s just about safe to say we’re officially through degree show season – except for the Phoenix Bursary exhibition, which is open to the p... Read more »

The Bones of What You Believe, the debut album by Scottish synth-pop trio CHVRCHES, has topped the official BAMS (Scottish Blogs and Music Sites) 2013 poll, ... Read more »

The three members of PAWS are looking queasy. Phillip Taylor, Josh Swinney and Matt Scott are sitting in a leatherette booth in Edinburgh’s City Caf&ea... Read more »

The seven bands set to fly the flag for Scottish music in Creative Scotland’s showcase at this year’s South by Southwest Music Festival have been... Read more »

In her short time releasing music, Katie Buchan – aka Best Girl Athlete – has toured America, supported the likes of Richard Hawley, been pushed ... Read more »

We start this week in Dundee, where as part of the Men Gather, in Speech... exhibition at the Cooper Gallery at Duncan of Jordanstone art college, the s... Read more »

2. GRIZZLY BEAR - VECKATIMEST Through no fault of their own, sometimes great bands acquire unhealthy legacies: Nirvana, I'm looking at you particularly. One ... Read more »

A late Saturday morning in a quiet Glasgow pub on the edge of Kelvingrove Park. A group of friends in cord jackets and denims, with sunglasses at the ready, ... Read more »

Musicians are seldom known for their modesty or for praising bands other than their own. But Stina Tweeddale is as happy to talk about the other groups short... Read more »

Anna Meredith – Varmints (Moshi Moshi) When the vistas of pop and contemporary classical overlap the interaction tends to be on the former’s t... Read more »

This time last year Frightened Rabbit were playing in city centre bars around Scotland and not selling them out. Tonight, every ticket has gone, and we're in... Read more »

If there’s a silver lining to be had in David Bowie’s death, it’s the birth of Start To End. At a tribute night organised at Glasgow’... Read more »

As The Great Pseudo-Summer of 2015 continues, take solace in the fact that rain, hail or (unlikely) shine, August’s gig offerings kindly accommodate al... Read more »

The Skinny | CyberZAP Top Ten Events 15 Dec-Jan 5: Christmas & New Year Special – Bumper Edition!     ... Read more »

A little under a decade ago, Scotland’s guitar rock saviours were cusping transcendence. After signing with Fat Cat at their third ever gig, the then f... Read more »

1. Spank Rock - YoYoYoYoYoYo (Big Dada) (5 Skinnys)In a year of significant triumphs for Big Dada and its parent label Ninja Tunes, there was never really an... Read more »

As the year draws to a close, a look at the best music of 2016 according to two of the leading lights of the Scottish music scene – Frightened Rabbit g... Read more »