Archive for July, 2010
Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Broken Records in The Netherlands

Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Broken Records in The Netherlands

Posted 05 July 2010 | By | Categories: Music, Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway | 1 Comment

Vic will be hosting the live TV coverage of T in the Park on the BBC next weekend, but before then he has our weekly listing of Scottish bands on tour outside the UK and more on Edinburgh’s Broken Records who will be in the Netherlands with Brooklyn’s The National.

This Week in the Gloaming 2010 #27

This Week in the Gloaming 2010 #27

Posted 04 July 2010 | By | Categories: Photography, The Life | No Comments

Each Sunday we present some of the best new photos of Scotland in the gloaming, the magical time before sunrise or after sunset. This week featuring images of Cramond, Lunderston Bay, Todhead and Euchar.

They Shoot Music In Scotland – Ballboy

They Shoot Music In Scotland – Ballboy

Posted 03 July 2010 | By | Categories: Music, Random Music Articles | 1 Comment

‘They Shoot Music Don’t They’ regularly film the world’s best new bands on the streets of their hometown Vienna. Recently they visited Scotland to capture some of our finest musicians in unusual places. With their permission, we can now share these brilliant films with you. This week, Ballboy in Leith:

In praise of: Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The 39 Steps’…

In praise of: Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The 39 Steps’…

Posted 02 July 2010 | By | Categories: Film, Scottish Films | No Comments

Recently, in between all the football and 12 hour tennis marathons, I managed to fit in another viewing of Alfred Hitchcock’s film adaptation of John Buchan’s novel The 39 Steps. This story has been adapted many times with differing results, but Hitch’s version is far and away the best. Made in 1935 the film has [...]

What’s the Hampden?  (Part 1 of an occasional series)

What’s the Hampden? (Part 1 of an occasional series)

Posted 01 July 2010 | By | Categories: Scottish Football with Billy Williamson, Sport | 2 Comments

This is the first in an occasional series where we will take a match result and look at memorable games in Scottish history with that result.  This week: games that ended 4-1: 1882 Scottish Cup Final: Queen’s Park 4 Dumbarton 1 (after 2-2 draw)