Tag Archives: Scotland
Mungo’s Hi Fi dates in Europe and Mexico

Mungo’s Hi Fi dates in Europe and Mexico

Posted 19 June 2009 | By | Categories: Music, Notes On Touring Bands | No Comments

Mungos Hi Fi, Scotland’s number one Reggae dancehall sound-system will be playing a number of shows and festivals in Europe and in Mexico City this summer. Mungos Hi Fi have been releasing hits since 2001 when their killer track Wickedness featuring Brother Culture, released on the dubhead label, first took the world by storm getting [...]

Billy Williamson: Jo’burg Here We Come

Billy Williamson: Jo’burg Here We Come

Posted 18 June 2009 | By | Categories: Scottish Football with Billy Williamson, Sport | No Comments

Publicans, prostitutes, and petty criminals across South Africa were glued to their TV screens in early June hoping for a set of results that would propel the Tartan Army south of the Equator for only the second time in history (do we all remember how good the first trip was?). 

Annie Lennox Unplugged in South Africa

Annie Lennox Unplugged in South Africa

Posted 18 June 2009 | By | Categories: Music, Notes On Touring Bands | No Comments

Annie Lennox will be performing a one-off concert in July in at the Montecasino Theatre in Gauteng, South Africa. The event will benefit Annie Lennox’s SING campaign which helps prevent the spread of HIV in South Africa, and also supports those currently living with HIV. Talk Radio 702, together with Sony Music and Montecasino, proudly [...]

Dont You Forget About Me : June 1965 – The Beatstalkers cause a riot in George Square

Dont You Forget About Me : June 1965 – The Beatstalkers cause a riot in George Square

Posted 17 June 2009 | By | Categories: Music, Random Music Articles | No Comments

In 1965, Scottish music fans were split between the Beatstalkers and Dean Ford and the Gaylords as to who was the biggest band in Scotland. And when The Beatstalkers decided to put on a free show for a few hundred fans in Glasgow’s George Square, it became apparent just how big they had become.

The Cinematics in Germany

The Cinematics in Germany

Posted 17 June 2009 | By | Categories: Music, Notes On Touring Bands | No Comments

Originally from Dingwall, The Cinematics are currently based in Glasgow. The band’s debut album, “A Strange Education”, was released in 2007, leading to successful tours throughout North America and Europe. They will be back on the road in Germany later this month.

Sweet Dreams : June 1982 – Brasil 0 Escocia 1

Sweet Dreams : June 1982 – Brasil 0 Escocia 1

Posted 16 June 2009 | By | Categories: Sport, Sweet Dreams - Great Sporting Moments | No Comments

Brazil in Seville; June 18, 9pm local time; 90 degrees (at least); Impossible is nothing for Narey and Scotland are on top of the world.

Proclaimers Tour Dates in Canada

Proclaimers Tour Dates in Canada

Posted 16 June 2009 | By | Categories: Music, Notes On Touring Bands | No Comments

The Proclaimers today release their 8th Studio album “Notes & Rhymes” in North America ahead of a tour this summer in Canada that begins on July 4th in Ontario.

This Weeks Gigs: June 15 – June 21, 2009

This Weeks Gigs: June 15 – June 21, 2009

Posted 15 June 2009 | By | Categories: Music, Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway | No Comments

Glasvegas, Shitdisco, Camera Obscura, Hudson Mohawke, Rustie, Snow Patrol, Alex Smoke, Paolo Nutini, Franz Ferdinand, Simple Minds and The Average White Band.

Hostage DJ Gigs in Belgium, Finland and NYC

Hostage DJ Gigs in Belgium, Finland and NYC

Posted 15 June 2009 | By | Categories: Music, Notes On Touring Bands | No Comments

Edinburgh DJ Hostage will be bringing his heady mix of wobbly-rave, heavy-electro and house music to the bass-hungry masses this summer in Antwerp, Helsinki and Brooklyn. Hostage has been hard at work recently both in the clubs and in the studio. Over the last couple of years his rave pilgrimage has taken him all over [...]