- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Glasvegas in Copenhagen This weeks listings feature international dates including Belle and Sebastian in Japan and Mogwai in Germany, while Vic has more on the triumphant return of Glasvegas who kick of a European tour in Denmark next weekend. More below:
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Edwyn Collins in Istanbul This weeks listings include international dates from The Phantom Band, Broken Records and Biffy Clyro, while Vic has more on Edwyn Collins who is in Austria, Germany and Turkey this week. Next month Edwyn will visit New York, Austin and Japan. More below:
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Mogwai in Dublin and New Album Out Today This weeks listings include international dates from Fran Healy, KT Tunstall and Biffy Clyro, while Vic has more on, arguably, Scotland’s biggest band Mogwai who celebrate the release of their new album today with a gig in Dublin tonight. The album is out in the US tomorrow. Details, as always, below:
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Broken Records in Europe This weeks listings include international dates from The Phantom Band, Isobel Campbell and Lloyd Cole, while Vic has more on Edinburgh’s Broken Records who have a busy week with gigs in four countries. They will then start their first US tour on February 20th.
- Best of 2010 Interviews: “What Is The Best After-Show Experience You’ve Had?” As our after-parties or hangovers rage across the world, we look back on what Scottish bands have said was their best after-show happening. Answers below from members of the Average White Band, Twin Atlantic, Broken Records, Fangs, Dananananaykroyd, FOUND, Mogwai and more.
- Best of 2010 Interviews: “What Should the Scottish National Anthem Be?” It’s Hogmanay and apart from Auld Lang Syne, what other songs will should be singing to celebrate Scotland? We’ve asked loads of great Scottish bands what they thought the Scottish national anthem might be. Suggestions below from Mogwai, Camera Obscura, The Phantom Band, We Were Promised Jetpacks and more:
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Sparrow and the Workshop in Italy As we mentioned last week, The Phantom Band just played their first ever US shows at the CMJ Festival in New York and they’ll now head down to Atlanta to join Frightened Rabbit on tour. Those dates are below and Vic has more on Sparrow and the Workshop in Italy:
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: The Phantom Band in Croatia Something for everyone this week with a very eclectic list of Scots bands with gigs abroad over the next 7 days. Belle and Sebastian, Runrig, Paolo Nutini, Mungo’s Hi Fi and The Cinematics are all on tour but Vic has more on The Phantom Band who will hit the Electric Elephant Festival in Petrcane:
- Dear Scotland – The Mixtape: Volume 1 Like many expat Scots, I find myself talking about Scotland a lot. And aside from the standard conversations about golf, whisky or Braveheart the subject of Scottish music frequently arises. In the past, when band names alone were not enough to impress certain people, I would end up making them a mixtape or cd.