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Scotland’s film festival dedicated to cinema from Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival returns for its second editi... Read more »

You get no book festivals for months then you get two at once! This week, Book Week Scotland kicks off across the nation, running from 18-24 November, while ... Read more »

When the longlist for the 2018 SAY Award was announced on 1 August we felt an immediate sense of pride for the creative output of Scotland’s music scen... Read more »

The Scottish Queer International Film Festival, more commonly known as SQIFF, celebrates its fifth birthday this year with five days of films made by and abo... Read more »

'We are never ever, ever getting back together!' So goes the jubilantly triumphant Taylor Swift classic that accompanies Aidan Moffat and RM Hubbert (along w... Read more »

In the press release for Hamish Hawk’s new record, Angel Numbers are described as "a series of recurring numerical patterns or sequences which tho... Read more »

Get your spray cans at the ready because Stavanger's internationally renowned Nuart Festival returns to Aberdeen this weekend, following a successful debut o... Read more »

Part of Glasgow Film Festival's Sound & Vision strand, The Unfilmables will see a group of musicians responding to the greatest films never made. BA... Read more »

Since we spoke to Kobi Onyame last August, he’s had quite the 14 months – his 2017 self-released album, GOLD, went on to be shortlisted for the S... Read more »

We first stumbled upon Team Picture at Brighton's The Great Escape Festival, where they impressed with an early afternoon show that channelled both slick syn... Read more »

Scotland’s hip-hop scene might be in its infancy, but PAQUE is already a standout voice. Following the release of his TRUTH BE TOLD EP, released l... Read more »

LYLO are a band with plenty of reasons to celebrate right now. Their recent release Post Era is a serious early contender for best Scottish record of th... Read more »

The best film festivals introduce you to cinema you might otherwise never see, and that’s just what Iberodocs - Scotland’s festival dedicated to ... Read more »

Spread out not only across Edinburgh and Glasgow but across both of the cities’ most important music venues, Stag & Dagger is a celebration of live... Read more »

“I remember being on a call with the rest of the guys, in the depths of the pandemic, and saying, 'I’m never gonna complain again about a Sunday ... Read more »

The SAY Award has today announced the acts playing its annual Live at the Longlist, at The Queen’s Hall Edinburgh on 26 July, and it’s a mouth-wa... Read more »

Edinburgh International Festival's Light on the Shore series really reaches its peak this weekend, with a truly astounding line-up of events – round of... Read more »

“Once August is out the way, I’ll be like ‘give me my dodgems!’” Anna Meredith is a very busy woman. So busy in fact that she&... Read more »

Ahead of the longlist for the 2019 Scottish Album of the Year (SAY Award) being announced at the Live at the Longlist event on Friday 26 July at The Queen's ... Read more »

The fourth edition of Pomegranates Festival, The Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland’s interdisciplinary festival of dance, is themed around masks, exa... Read more »

It feels like we’ve been planning this one for ages, and, well, thanks to the pandemic, we kind of have been. Planning for this year's takeover of the ... Read more »

Summer festival season may be well and truly over, but that doesn't mean festivals have to disappear completely! Whatever your musical taste, there's an opti... Read more »

Three cheers for the return of LeithLate (8&9 Jun), following a break last year due to funding issues – hip hip hooray! We’re teaming up with... Read more »

What’s your favourite place to visit?I love Japan. It’s a fascinating culture with great people, amazing food, so much beauty and interest, and r... Read more »

Celtic Connections, Scotland’s blow-out celebration of folk, trad, and world music, returns for its 30th anniversary from 19 Jan-5 Feb, with over 300 i... Read more »

September is one of those funny months. After the usually-busy August it properly marks the start of autumn, welcoming cosy jumpers and duvet days on the cou... Read more »

“It feels good to be back in Scotland,” Joshua Mainnie, aka Barry Can’t Swim, tells us a few songs in, smiling out at the packed crowd. Hai... Read more »

This article contains discussions of trauma, substance abuse and death which some readers may find upsetting. Constant Follower is likely not a new name to ... Read more »

After the success of their 2017 festival, the volunteer-run multi-arts festival returns to Leith this May and June with a bigger programme than ever. Two of ... Read more »

Gigs in Edinburgh this week Shonen Knife @ Summerhall, 1 MayThe word prolific gets bandied around a lot but when it comes to Shonen Knife, there’s no ... Read more »