Notes for Expats on Scottish bands touring internationally and features on Scottish music, sport, film and the life written by and for Scots around the world. More →
Green Envy
Last Saturday morning I woke up and immediately checked the sports section of the online paper. I knew the Euro 2012 qualifiers had been played overnight (Hong Kong time), so I made a beeline for those results. I saw Ireland had pumped Estonia 4-0 away from home in the first leg of their playoff, and [...]
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Indelible Ink: Alice Thompson’s ‘The Existential Detective’
In today’s cultural climate a novel called ‘The Existential Detective’ could be said to have a double handicap in reaching a readership before it begins. Those who are set against the genre of crime fiction will see the word ‘detective’ and decide it’s not for them, similarly the term ‘existential’ puts many people in fear [...]
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Actions and Consequences
In the days after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s vile regime, I was genuinely revolted by a gruesome picture published by the BBC, a so-called ‘respectable’ news organisation. That photo of Gareth Bale modelling a “Team GB London 2012” football shirt made me sick to my stomach.
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway – We Were Promised Jetpacks at Fun Fun Fun Fest
This month, Vic Galloway has more on We Were Promised Jetpacks who are currently touring the US. Also on tour this month – Three Blind Wolves, Rachel Sermanni, Clannad, Robin Guthrie, Hudson Mohawke and more. Full listing of all Scottish international gigs below.
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This Month in the Gloaming – October 2011
Each month we present some of the best new photos of Scotland in the gloaming, the magical time before sunrise or after sunset. This month featuring images of the Clyde Valley, Orkney, Bla Bheinn, Arisaig and more.
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The Mucking of Craigie’s Byre
Rangers owner Craig Whyte banned the BBC from Ibrox because he said a documentary they produced was “muckracking”. He should have banned them because it was just a pile of s**t. “Rangers: The Inside Story” was sensationalist and shoddy, a tangled mess of half facts and guilt-by-association. And it didn’t answer the most important question: [...]
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This Month in SEAN
This month in Scottish Entertainment / Actor News was a bit quiet, but Helygen still brings us all the latest developments relating to Dougray Scott, James McAvoy, Gerard Butler, David Tennant and more.
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Acid Trip
After the Liechtenstein-Scotland game last Saturday, two Scottish players were taken into a small room inside the Rheinpark Stadion to produce urine samples for a drug test. UEFA didn’t think the Scottish performance was so good it must have been drug-fuelled; it’s just standard procedure after every international game to test two players from each [...]
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway – Veronica Falls in the US
This month, Vic Galloway has more on Veronica Falls who are touring now with The Drums. They’ll be in Portland tonight and Vancouver tomorrow. Also on tour this month – Admiral Fallow in Dublin, Jack Bruce in Norway and Aiden Moffat with RM Hubbert in Berlin.
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8 Scottish Bands Now Announced for South by Southwest 2012
View more videos:- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway – Sons & Daughters in Melbourne
- Indelible Ink: Rodge Glass’ ‘No Fireworks’
- The Dear Scotland Christmas Animation
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway – Edinburgh’s Hogmanay with Primal Scream and Vic Galloway!
- Scottish Bands at SXSW 2012 – Early Announcements and Rumours
- Sat Feb 04 2012 Delfonic, Shlohmo, Salva, Hudson Mohawke
Gretchen, Berlin, Germany - Wed Feb 08 2012 You Me At Six, The Swellers
The Door, Dallas, TX, US - Thu Feb 09 2012 Veronica Falls
Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, US - Thu Feb 09 2012 Ex Simple Minds
Garage Deluxe Rock-club, Munich, Germany - Sat Feb 11 2012 Veronica Falls
Radio Bar, Somerville, MA, US
