Notes on Scottish bands touring internationally and features on Scottish music, sport, film and the life written by and for Scots around the world. More →
Somewhere in Summertime : Simple Minds are on Tour
Though they have never really been away, Simple Minds are most definitely back. With a top ten album and a major European tour ahead of them this summer, the band are, quite rightly, ensuring that they will never be forgotten.
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Manda Rin Interview and Japanese Show
As the frontwoman for Bis, Manda Rin was the inspirational leader of the Teen-C revolution. Together with Sci-Fi Steven and John Disco, Bis toured the world selling over 100,000 albums in Japan alone. Manda released her first solo album last year and yesterday spoke to Dear Scotland ahead of a return to Japan next week.
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Modern Girls, Modern Boys: How Gregory’s Girl Promised a New Scotland
The nicest part is just before you taste it,
but that can’t go on forever.
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I Know What You’re Doing This Summer
At this time of year, we’re all antsy for the new season to start; what with almost half a week having passed since the end of the last season i.e. the Confederations Cup Final in South Africa on Sunday. So as a service to readers worldwide (note: mostly located in Ireland) who may be visited [...]
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Broken Records in Holland, Ireland and Germany
After a couple of years as Scotland’s best unsigned band, Broken Records finally released their debut album on the legendary 4AD label in June. The band play in Rotterdam this weekend and will visit Ireland and Germany later this summer.
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Don’t You Forget About Me : Summer 1990 – Glasgow’s Big Day
On June 3, 1990 an estimated 250,000 people enjoyed performances of pop, rock, folk, jazz and classical music from more than fifty artists, spread over eleven hours. Three stages at George Square, Custom House Quay and Glasgow Green allowed mainly Scottish artists to perform before huge live audiences, with millions more watching on Channel4.
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Dollskabeat in Croatia
Belarusian Scot Lucy Ross aka Dollskabeat has been lazily compared to current buzz acts Little Boots and La Roux, but her stylish electronica looks more to the future than the past. Based in Edinburgh, Dollskabeat will be playing in Croatia later this summer.
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Frightened Rabbit North American dates
Selkirk’s Frightened Rabbit will be hopping over the Atlantic this summer to play a free show in front of tens of thousands of fans at NYC’s Siren Festival. The next day, the Rabbits will find themselves in Chicago, playing before another massive crowd at the annual Pitchfork Festival.
They’ll also be playing a few east coast [...]
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Sweet Dreams : Scotland’s World Cup Final 1989
20 years ago this week, Scotland reached the final of the Under 16 World Cup, before losing to Saudi Arabia on penalties. A crowd of 50,000 watched Craig Brown’s team come within a few whiskers of being World champions – the whiskers on the Saudi players’ upper lips that is.
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