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							This Week in the Gloaming						
						
							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 features images of Oban, South Uist, Eigg and Plockton.						
												
																					
								Colin Campbell							
														
																							
															
							
														
								July 26, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							Mylo Gig in Romania, New Album Soon						
						
							Originally from the Isle of Skye, Mylo’s 2004 debut album ‘Destroy Rock & Roll’ remains a bookmark in the story of dance music crossovers. His new album is expected in September and Mylo will be playing the Mission Dance Weekend in Romania next week. Listen to a full live set and get ticket info below.						
												
																					
								Shiner							
														
																							
															
							
														
								July 25, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							Can it ever be acceptable for a Scot to support England?						
						
							I’ve got a dirty little secret. All right I’ve got more than one. But this isn’t anything to do with breaking in to zoo enclosures in the dead of night, sneaking up on zebras and letting their haunches feel the weight of my hand. This one is even more shameful. Sickening.						
												
																					
								The Wee Man							
														
																							
															
							
														
								July 24, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							Travis Announce Intimate Acoustic Shows in New York and LA						
						
							Limited tickets are now available at Travis Online for a couple of special acoustic Travis gigs featuring Fran and Andy in New York and LA. Video of Fran announcing the shows appeared last night and you can watch it below.						
												
																					
								Shiner							
														
																							
															
							
														
								July 24, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							Glasvegas Continue World Domination With More Dates in Europe and North America						
						
							It has been an incredible year for Glasvegas. The band will support U2 tonight in Dublin then return to America next week to headline their own tour. Later this summer they’ll open for U2 at Hampden and Wembley then they’ll be back in North America to support Kings of Leon in September. Ticket information below.						
												
																					
								Shiner							
														
																							
															
							
														
								July 24, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							Scottish Football Autobiographies – The Pundown						
						
							Footballer autobiographies. Rarely written by the player and rarely read by anyone except for 5 minutes on Christmas day, their only redeeming feature might be their awful pun titles. We at Dear Scotland openly embrace the pun so today we look at the best and worst Scottish football book puns, and propose some alternative titles.						
												
																					
								Shiner							
														
																							
															
							
														
								July 23, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							Lord Cut Glass – ‘Lord Cut Glass’ Reviewed						
						
							It’s funny, you really can hear so much of the Delgados in this.  Given that, after Emma Pollock’s solo album last year, this is the product of the other half of that split, that’s no surprise of course, but as a fan of the Delgados it is quite strange to hear so much of their […]						
												
																					
								Matthew Young							
														
																							
															
							
														
								July 23, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							More Swatpaz : Brilliant New Scottish Animation						
						
							Dear Scotland is proud to present another  short film from the surreal world of Scottish animator Swatrick Payze. This week : Terry Runders Kicks a Stone						
												
																					
								Swatrick Payze							
														
																							
															
							
														
								July 22, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							The Incredible String Band – Part 2						
						
							As the 40th anniversary of Woodstock approaches, Alec Downie continues his look back at Scotland’s only representative at the legendary festival, The Incredible String Band. Following their disastrous appearance at Woodstock, ISB never had the same success, but their influence continues to grow.						
												
																					
								Alec Downie							
														
																							
															
							
														
								July 22, 2009