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							Who is Scotland’s Greatest Ever Male Vocalist? – The Frontmen and Singers						
						
							Alec’s final article in the “Greatest Ever” series is an epic. So much so that we’ve had to break it into two pieces for fear that our readers’ heads may explode. Following last week’s list of females, Alec provides 50 of the greatest ever Scottish male vocalists for you to consider. In part 1 he […]						
												
																					
								Alec Downie							
														
																							
															
							
														
								December 16, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							Camera Obscura in Australia, NZ and Japan in 2010						
						
							Camera Obscura have announced their first ever shows in Japan for early 2010. The band will play 2 nights at Fever in Tokyo after a short tour of Australia and New Zealand. Ticket details for all shows and a review of their recent Brooklyn gig below:						
												
																					
								Shiner							
														
																							
															
							
														
								December 15, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							This Week in SEAN						
						
							This week in Scottish Entertainment / Actor News, Dougray Scott joins Brian Cox and Ewen Bremner to battle The Triffids, Ewan McGregor is on the set of ‘Beginners’ with Mélanie Laurent, and Craig Ferguson is voted America’s sexiest talk show host. More from Saba below:						
												
																					
								Saba I.							
														
																							
															
							
														
								December 15, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway : Finley Quaye						
						
							Edinburgh maverick Finley Quaye was in Brixton last night and he will now head out to Dubai for the Jump Fest on Friday night. Vic highlights that show along with Finley’s gig in Bahrain on Saturday as his pick of all of the Scots touring internationally this week:						
												
																					
								Vic Galloway							
														
																							
															
							
														
								December 14, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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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 featuring images of Loch Ness, Troon, Elgol and the Cuillin Ridge.						
												
																					
								Colin Campbell							
														
																							
															
							
														
								December 13, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							Sparrow and the Workshop – ‘Into the Wild’ Reviewed						
						
							Once again with bands who are my personal friends I find myself getting the criticisms out of the way early.  In this case it is that I have seen pretty much all of these songs performed live, and one or two don’t quite retain that zip in their recorded form.  Maybe I just have to […]						
												
																					
								Matthew Young							
														
																							
															
							
														
								December 12, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							Interview with St. Johnstone Manager Derek McInnes						
						
							St. Johnstone, the SPL’s newcomers, have made a decent start to life back at the top level, and are currently sitting in 8th place. As the league gears up again for the Christmas stretch, manager Derek McInnes talks about life in the SPL and points to one win in particular that was especially significant.						
												
																					
								Pete Reid							
														
																							
															
							
														
								December 11, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							The Dubai Brothers – The Proclaimers in UAE						
						
							The Proclaimers are currently in New Zealand with three more shows scheduled this weekend. On their way home the boys have announced a stop off in Dubai for their 94th and final gig of 2009 on Friday 18 December. Details and NPR set below.						
												
																					
								Shiner							
														
																							
															
							
														
								December 10, 2009							
							
						
						
				
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							Scotland’s Player of the Century						
						
							I think it’s time to take stock and review the state of our game in a rational and moderate way by searching for Scotland’s Player of the Century. Yes, let’s take a look back through the first ten years of the millennium and determine which player best represents our very own lost decade.						
												
																					
								Billy Williamson							
														
																							
															
							
														
								December 10, 2009