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Aiming to highlight the diversity and vibrancy of the Scottish music scene and the charitable nature of its people, the event sees emerging and established l... Read more »

Woodenbox was originally released last July but has been now reissued after selling out its first pressing. It's an acoustic side project of 24-year-old Edin... Read more »

Malcolm Middleton may be best known as one half - the musical half at the back of the stage - of Arab Strap, but he’s released some fantastic solo musi... Read more »

The Hands of the Wrong People are two-thirds German, but their sensitive, atmospheric guitar rock owes much to Scottish indie-pop tradition. While the band c... Read more »

Originally constructed in 1914, Edinburgh's Usher Hall offers a sumptuous environment in which to experience not just classical music, but contemporary artis... Read more »

No one could accuse Alun Woodward of rushing things. Lord Cut-Glass is the alias under which the former Delgado has slowly been unveiling his solo material s... Read more »

In 2004, effusive electro French outfit M83 broke through with their third album Before the Dawn Heals Us. It was a grandiose statement that found itself top... Read more »

There Will Be Fireworks. It sounds like something a sports commentator might say before a title decider or grand slam final. It’s loaded with intent an... Read more »

The Cure frontman Robert Smith has shared his cover of The Twilight Sad’s There’s A Girl In The Corner ahead of its physical release in June. Sm... Read more »

So another year passes; 2007 has been witness to some of the biggest drum and bass events Scotland has ever seen. From DJ Craze playing a diverse set at Mang... Read more »

More details on the Scottish artists due to appear at this year's South By Southwest (7-16 Mar) in Austin, Texas have emerged this morning. The Scottish cont... Read more »

With their second album Babes Never Die out on FatCat in November, Scottish duo Honeyblood are back with a reinvigorated performance that showcases the bulk ... Read more »

To kick off our 10th birthday celebrations, we’re taking the reins at one of the stages at this summer’s Electric Fields festival, with electroni... Read more »

Songwriter Ross Wilson, better known by his Blue Rose Code moniker, is back with new album The Water of Leith. Blending elements of jazz, folk, soul and... Read more »

As 2007 draws to a close we can rest soundly in the knowledge that Scottish music is in safe hands. You might have noticed that Sounds has been busy collatin... Read more »

THE TWILIGHT SAD, WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS & HOLY MOUNTAIN – LIVE  Just announced, support for The Twilight Sad's homecoming show at the Barr... Read more »

Hallam Foe is the opening film of the Edinburgh International Film Festival this year. The soundtrack showcases an array of talented acts from the Domino rec... Read more »

Summertime, and another Pixies gig at Meadowbank probably wouldn’t go amiss, but without huge umbrellas like ‘T on the Fringe’ or ‘T... Read more »

Canadian indie quintet Alvvays formed in the wake of singer Molly Rankin’s 2010 solo EP She, and her burgeoning songwriting partnership with guitarist ... Read more »

Amy Macdonald Three years ago, Bishopbriggs born singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald made her T on the Fringe debut as an unknown artist. She returns this year ... Read more »

Ben Klock and Gaiser are among the latest names revealed for this year's edition of Electric Frog & Pressure Riverside Festival in Glasgow. Klock &ndash... Read more »

HUMAN IS NOT ALONE RAISES THOUSANDS FOR MARIE CURIEBack in September, we published a feature about Human Is Not Alone, a charity compilation and series of be... Read more »

Festival madness descends once more on Edinburgh as the city's streets swell to bursting with hungry young theatre performers, legions of jugglers and fire b... Read more »

EDINBURGH CITY OF LITERATURE REMEMBERS IAIN BANKSThe sudden passing of much-loved Scottish author Iain Banks was a devastating blow to the world of Scottish ... Read more »

Relative veterans of the UK’s ever-fertile DIY scene, Rachel Aggs and Eilidh Rodgers originally formed Sacred Paws while playing together in Glasgow-ba... Read more »

Just when you thought the music press had exhausted its list of silly genre names with the particularly poor "new rave," another one rolls off the conveyor b... Read more »

When Sky Larkin released their debut album The Golden Spike early in 2009, they were barely known outside of their Leeds hometown. What followed is remarkabl... Read more »

Strike A Match, the debut album from Glasgow/London duo Sacred Paws earns a place on the shortlist, as do the sophomore albums from Honeyblood (Babes Never D... Read more »

GRIMES: "HOW CAN YOU HATE BEYONCE?"In a considered post on her Tumblr this week (6 Feb), Claire Boucher, aka Grimes, published a critique of anti-pop mu... Read more »

Formed in Glasgow in 2004, Errors were originally a bedroom recording project consisting of Simon Ward, Stephen Livingstone and Greg Paterson. Fusing electro... Read more »