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Indelible Ink : Buddha Da

Indelible Ink : Buddha Da

If I was to recommend a Scottish book to you that is based on religion you may rightly have some preconceptions as to what it would be like. It may be a generalisation but Scotland and religion tend to mix like oil and water, or perhaps oil and fire is a better example. Many of [...]

Posted 06 September 2010 by Alistair Braidwood
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Hostage in Barcelona

Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Hostage in Barcelona

Just a handful of Scottish bands on tour this week, (by the way let us know if we are missing any), but Isobel Campbell starts her European tour and Vic has more on Hostage in Spain. Also the new Mogwai film will be screened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC on Friday.

Posted 06 September 2010 by Vic Galloway
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This Week in the Gloaming 2010 #36

This Week in the Gloaming 2010 #36

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 Loch Lomond, Dunnottar Castle, Rum and North Berwick.

Posted 05 September 2010 by Colin Campbell
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Bottle of Evil – ‘Bottle of Evil’ Reviewed

Bottle of Evil – ‘Bottle of Evil’ Reviewed

This self-titled, self-released debut album has made such an immediate positive impact on everyone I’ve played it to that I’ve deliberately held back on writing this review for a bit, just to be sure I didn’t get too swayed by other people’s enthusiasm and could actually react for myself.

Posted 04 September 2010 by Matthew Young
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Lithuania v Scotland Live

Lithuania v Scotland Live

With no official way to watch today’s game outside the UK, we will try and bring you live video from Lithuania here:

Posted 03 September 2010 by The Dear
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Interview with Joe Jordan

Interview with Joe Jordan

Man Utd, AC Milan, Leeds and Scotland legend Joe Jordan was in New York earlier this summer in his role as Assistant Manager at Spurs. Here, the man who played and scored in 3 World Cup tournaments, shares his thoughts about pre-season in the US, the World Cup and his expectations for the season ahead.

Posted 03 September 2010 by The Dear
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I Have A Dream

I Have A Dream

Fox News TV celebrity and all-round fruit loop Glenn Beck held a rally for his followers in Washington DC last Saturday.  The date just happened to be August 28, the same date that Martin Luther King held his famous “March on Washington,” the culmination of which was his legendary “I Have A Dream” speech.

Posted 02 September 2010 by Billy Williamson
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Peenko’s Scots Way-Hay! – A Band Called Quinn

Peenko’s Scots Way-Hay! – A Band Called Quinn

I’ve featured a lot of indie folk-pop bands recently, so I thought it was about time that I branched out a little. A Band Called Quinn are most certainly pop, but there’s no folk to be had here, this is electro-pop done at it’s finest.

Posted 01 September 2010 by Lloyd Meredith
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This Week in Scottish Entertainment / Actor News

This Week in Scottish Entertainment / Actor News

This week in SEAN, Alan Cumming, Henry Ian Cusick, David Tennant and Kevin McKidd invade the Emmys, Ewan McGregor’s prison romance film with Jim Carrey finally gets a release date and Big Sean turns 80.

Posted 31 August 2010 by Saba I.
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