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Interview with Fangs
Glasgow’s Fangs are currently on tour in the UK and next weekend the band will be heading back to Hamburg for two shows in a day. Band members Lloyd Alex, Jojo Doll, Marko Nein and The Queen recently took time to answer the Dear Scotland questions. Interview and show details below:
October 23, 2009
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Interview with Camera Obscura
Camera Obscura are currently in the middle of a European tour and the band will be at La Maroquinerie in Paris tonight. Last weekend, bass player Gavin Dunbar (far right) spoke with Dear Scotland about Camera Obscura’s upcoming gig at the Barrowland Ballroom, hearing their songs on Sportscene and the importance of Lorne sausage.
October 16, 2009
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Interview with FOUND; CMJ gigs in New York
FOUND are an artist collective / pop band based in Edinburgh. They are also one of the most exciting and creative new bands in Scotland right now. FOUND will return to New York for the CMJ Music Marathon later this month and last week a hungover Tommy and Ziggy spoke to Dear Scotland about the upcoming gigs.
October 9, 2009
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Dear Scotland Video Playlists
Every month on Dear Scotland the Video page is updated with a new playlist containing all of the videos that have been featured in the previous month. The September video playlist is now up which includes gems like Big Country at the Barras, The Proclaimers on Family Guy and Faddy’s brilliant goal against Macedonia.
October 7, 2009
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We Were Promised Jetpacks Interview; Bowery Ballroom Tonight
We Were Promised Jetpacks and The Twilight Sad played a sensational show in Brooklyn on Friday night. The morning after, Dear Scotland spoke with WWPJ about the tour and more. See below. The band are back in NYC tonight at the Bowery Ballroom but get there early as the Jetpacks will open the show.
October 6, 2009
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Trashcan Sinatras Interview and Session
The Trashcan Sinatras were in the US this summer and on the morning after the last gig of their tour, the band travelled – somewhat dazed – to NYC to record a session. Video below, including an interview where the band reveal how they wooed next door neighbour Carly Simon to sing on their new album.
October 2, 2009
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Interview with Colin MacIntyre aka Mull Historical Society
Colin MacIntyre aka Mull Historical Society will be in New York early next month to play a couple of shows ahead of a full UK tour. Colin spoke exclusively with Dear Scotland earlier this week about being a Scot abroad, his new album “Island” and how he taught The Strokes to drink whisky.
September 25, 2009
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Interview with Broken Records
Edinburgh’s Broken Records will likely appear on many “Best of 2009″ lists this year with their debut album “Until the Earth Begins to Part”. Acclaim for the band continues to grow and last week, guitarist and glockenspielist Ian Turnbull spoke to Dear Scotland ahead of a European tour that starts in Heidelberg on September 22.
September 18, 2009
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Interview with Gordon McQueen
Now a Sky Sports pundit and a scout for Middlesborough, Scotland legend Gordon McQueen sat down with James Rogers to discuss a controversial career that included playing under Brian Clough at Leeds, leaving Elland Road to join rivals Man Utd and a certain Scotland v England match at Wembley in 1977.
September 11, 2009
