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This Week in SEAN
This week in Scottish Entertainment / Actor News: Gerry Butler presents at the Golden Globes, James McAvoy does loads more press for The Last Station, Ewan McGregor has two new trailers, Kevin McKidd gets ready to visit The View and Martin Compston’s hotly-tipped thriller gets a US release. Saba has all the details:
Saba I.
January 19, 2010
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway : The Yummy Fur
Influential Glaswegian band The Yummy Fur are currently in the US for the first time and the band played to a sold-out crowd of hipsters and celebs on Friday here in Brooklyn. Featuring Scotland’s Greatest Ever Drummer* Paul Thomson, The Yummy Fur are in San Francisco tonight and Portland on Wednesday. Vic Galloway has more:
Vic Galloway
January 18, 2010
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This Week in the Gloaming 2010 #3
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 the Tay Bridge, the Old Man of Storr, Loch Long and Glencoe.
Colin Campbell
January 17, 2010
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eagleowl – ‘Sleep the Winter’ Reviewed
It’s hard to review this single, not because the basics aren’t pretty clear (it’s lovely, I like it a lot, go and buy it please) but because I am finding it very hard to figure out how to express exactly what I feel about this record. Actually, scratch that, I am finding it very hard […]
Matthew Young
January 16, 2010
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Interview with Nanobots
Glasgow’s Nanobots will be taking their unique brand of Space Pop to Japan later this month for three shows in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. Earlier this week Dear Scotland spoke to Jimbot and Shonabot about their previous Japanese trips and after-parties with Ted McKenna, a Rezillo and 500 bikers:
Pete Reid
January 15, 2010
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Isobel Campbell To Play At Sundance
Isobel Campbell has announced a one-off show in Park City, Utah later this month as part of the Sundance Film Festival. The performance will be open to Festival Credential Holders and the general public. More details below:
Shiner
January 14, 2010
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Winning Strategies For Football Chairmen, part one: How To Choose A Manager
So with half the fixture list behind us, a quarter of the teams in the SPL find themselves without a long-term manager in place. At the start of the season you’d have been given long odds on Craig Levein being the first out of his office, although after the Norway-Scotland game I’ve no doubt the […]
Billy Williamson
January 14, 2010
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Peenko’s Ones to Watch in 2010: North Atlantic Oscillation
Lloyd Meredith is captain of the ship that is the up and coming Scottish Music blog ‘Peenko’, and we are delighted to welcome him into the Dear Scotland family. Following on from Vic’s 50 Scottish Artists to Watch in 2010, Lloyd brings us a few of his tips. This week, Edinburgh’s North Atlantic Oscillation:
Lloyd Meredith
January 13, 2010
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Vic Galloway’s 50 Scottish Artists to watch in 2010
Wow, these lists get longer every year… sorry, but it just shows how much World-Class shizzle is out there from Scotland just now. Try and check out these guys over the next 12 months – there’s massive range of styles from Indie to Dubstep to Hardcore to Acoustic songwriters to Electronica and Hip-Hop.
Vic Galloway
January 13, 2010
