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MusicScottish 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 8 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 9 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 9 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 9 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 16 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 9 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 16 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 9 years ago -
StudentsA 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 17 years ago -
MusicRecord 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 9 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 16 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 9 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 9 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 9 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 9 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 9 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 9 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 16 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 9 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 9 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 9 years ago -
BooksScottish 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 10 years ago -
FestivalsThe 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 about 9 years ago -
ArtThis 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 10 years ago -
StudentsBeat 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 14 years ago -
MusicScottish 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 16 years ago -
StudentsCult Listening: 12 Scottish Records for the Discerning Fresher
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 »| Updated over 11 years ago -
MusicScottish labels and promoters unite for The Pleasance Sessions
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 »| Updated over 12 years ago -
MusicScottish Albums of the Decade #13: Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country
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 »| Updated over 16 years ago -
ArtThis Week in Scottish Art: 14-20 February
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 »| Updated about 9 years ago