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You Have Been Watching…Tutti Frutti
There are works of art that you carry with you, that make you look at life in a different way and hold a significance beyond simply enjoyment or appreciation. I suppose you fall in love with them. For me one of these is John Byrne’s Tutti Frutti. It was only six episodes long but it […]
Alistair Braidwood
October 22, 2010
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Chinese Numerology As Applied to the SPL’s “Radical Changes”
Once again the SPL are meeting to consider a brand new idea that by changing the number of teams in the league, it will dramatically increase the quality of Scottish football. About six months ago they had a similar meeting. Here is what Billy had to say about it then:
Billy Williamson
October 21, 2010
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Peenko’s Scots Way-Hay! – I Build Collapsible Mountains
This is a real first for my Scots Way-Hay feature, never before has an artist cropped up in two different guises. I guess I’d have to have a pretty special reason to justify doing something like that, so for all of you folk over at Dear Scotland who may have missed my big announcement, here […]
Lloyd Meredith
October 20, 2010
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Scottish Bands at CMJ 2010
Of the 1200 artists scheduled to play in New York City this week for the annual CMJ Festival, just two of them are from Scotland. Fortunately they are both brilliant: Glasgow’s The Phantom Band and Aberdeen’s The Xcerts. More details on the shows and their new albums below:
Pete Reid
October 19, 2010
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: The Vaselines in Seattle
This week Glasgow’s The Vaselines will be heading up the West Coast of North America with a Friday night show in Seattle likely to be one of the highlights. Also on tour this week in the US are Belle and Sebastian, Isobel Campbell, and Frightened Rabbit who hit Austin on Wednesday. Full listings below:
Vic Galloway
October 18, 2010
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This Week in the Gloaming 2010 #42
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 Findo Gask, Bunacaimbe, Kylesku and Strathcarnaig.
Colin Campbell
October 17, 2010
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Interview with Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian
Before founding Belle and Sebastian, Stuart Murdoch went to San Francisco to get healthy. He left with songs, skills, and a promise to return with a band. After the recent Brooklyn show with Teenage Fanclub, Stuart spoke to Ian S. Port about his San Francisco Love Story:
Pete Reid
October 16, 2010
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You Have Been Watching…Small Faces
Stereotypes and our relationships with them is a thorny business, and this seems to apply particularly to Scots. For instance, our image in football terms has gone from marauding drunks who all have a square of Wembley turf in our back garden, to ‘the best fans in the world TM’ who are still drunk, but, […]
Alistair Braidwood
October 15, 2010
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Come On Baby, Light My Fire – Five Questions for Craig Levein
Over the years, football has evolved from 2-3-5, through the W-M formation and ‘wingless wonders’ into the 4-4-2 I know and love, with Christmas Trees, 4-5-1-into-4-3-3, and the current trendy 4-1-4-1 also coming into play. But on Friday I witnessed something I honestly never thought I’d see: 4-6-0. It made me want to call 9-9-9.
Billy Williamson
October 14, 2010
