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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Young Fathers in Paris
Edinburgh’s Young Fathers will be taking their unique brand of Hip-Hop to Paris this week and Vic Galloway has chosen that as his Scottish international gig of the week. More below along with details of all the gigs abroad including Biffy Clyro, Simple Minds and Annie Stevenson.
Vic Galloway
June 14, 2010
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This Week in the Gloaming 2010 #24
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 Cummingstown, Troon, the Loch of Clunie and Skye.
Colin Campbell
June 13, 2010
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They Shoot Music In Scotland – Withered Hand
‘They Shoot Music Don’t They’ is a video blog from Austria that has filmed some of the world’s best new bands on the streets of Vienna. Recently, with some help from Matthew, they visited Scotland to capture some of our finest bands in unusual places. With their permission, we are delighted to share their brilliant […]
Pete Reid
June 12, 2010
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Interview with Christopher Brookmyre
Christopher Brookmyre is the author of thirteen brilliant novels to date, the latest being ‘Pandaemonium’, an earthly battle between science and the supernatural, philosophy and faith, civilisation and savagery set in the Scottish Highlands. Our friends at Byker Books spoke with Brookmyre about screenplays, swearing and St Mirren:
Pete Reid
June 11, 2010
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Africa, Africa, We’re The Famous Tartan Army And We’re Not Going To Africa
People who know I’m a football fan and know there’s a World Cup on, but apart from those two facts don’t know much about football, have been asking me: “Are you going to South Africa?” I politely answer no, and then explain it’s because Scotland didn’t qualify. What I’m really thinking is, “Why the fuck […]
Billy Williamson
June 10, 2010
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Lloyd Cole To Play Easthampton Bandshell
Lloyd Cole, one of Scotland’s best loved expats, will be playing a small, commotion-free show in his adopted hometown of Easthampton, Massachusetts next week as part of the town’s 225th anniversary celebrations. His new album is also available, signed, from his webshop. Details below:
Pete Reid
June 10, 2010
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Peenko’s Scots Way-Hay! – Tokyo Knife Attack
It was the great people of the Glasgow Podcart that first introduced me to the synthpop sounds of Tokyo Knife Attack, or Craig Bell as he’s known to real life people, at the Podcart Christmas party last year. My memories of that evening are of hearing a synth version of Arcade Fire’s ‘Tunnels’ and then […]
Lloyd Meredith
June 9, 2010
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This Week in Scottish Entertainment / Actor News
This week in SEAN, Peter Capaldi wins a BAFTA, Tony Curran talks about doing his ‘Sean voice’ in front of Big Sean himself, the latest in the ‘I Love You Phillip Moris’ saga and Ewan McGregor shows off his footy skills for Soccer Aid. Saba has all this week’s news.
Saba I.
June 8, 2010
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Indelible Ink : The Shoe
It has been decided by those who decide such things that there are only ever seven stories to be told. Roughly speaking these are; The Quest, Voyage and Return, Comedy (otherwise known as The Misunderstanding), Tragedy (or The Fall), Defeating the Monster, Rags to Riches and Rebirth. To this can be added an eighth, ‘A […]
Alistair Braidwood
June 7, 2010