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Interview with Ex Simple Minds
‘Ex Simple Minds’ features original Minds’ drummer Brian McGee and Greatest Ever Bass Player* Derek Forbes alongside Brian’s brother Owen Paul, (yes that Owen Paul). We recently interviewed all 3 legends who spoke candidly about their careers and provided us with easily the greatest ever answers to our “best after-show” question.
Pete Reid
June 4, 2010
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Interview with Codeine Velvet Club
Codeine Velvet Club will be playing in Bucharest tomorrow and head to Japan later this summer for what will likely be their last gig. Still, the band fronted by Scotland’s Most Eligible Lady Lou Hickey and Jon Fratelli went down a storm at SXSW and Lou recently spoke to us about that experience and more:
Pete Reid
May 28, 2010
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Interview with Allan Guthrie
Allan Guthrie writes dark (and sometimes comic) crime fiction. He was born in Orkney, but has lived in Edinburgh for most of his adult life. He is also the author of the award winning ‘Hard Man’ and his latest novel is Slammer. Our friends at Byker Books recently shared a pint with Allan in Glasgow:
Pete Reid
May 21, 2010
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Interview with Annie Stevenson
Glasgow’s Annie Stevenson will be playing their first overseas shows in Italy next month after they made some new fans supporting Italian band “The Afterglow” in Scotland recently. Lead guitarist Nick Scroggie spoke to Dear Scotland about his expectations for the gigs and more:
Pete Reid
May 14, 2010
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Interview with Mike Scott of The Waterboys
Edinburgh’s Mike Scott remains one of the true legends of Scottish music and his new Waterboys show “An Appointment with Mr Yeats” has been a massive success. Mike Scott spoke to Dear Scotland this week about the new show, his favourite Waterboys videos and what he really thinks when he hears certain U2 songs.
Pete Reid
May 7, 2010
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Interview with Fur Hood and Spanish Tour
Taking their name from a mutual appreciation of the parka coat, Glasgow’s Fur Hood will be leaving the jackets behind and heading out to southern Spain for a gig next month. Fur Hood spoke to us about the show and the last time they visited Spain when they had a bit of a scrap.
Pete Reid
April 30, 2010
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Interview with Kassidy
Glasgow’s Kassidy were another of Vic’s 50 Scottish bands to watch this year and they are already starting to build a following outside the UK. The band have a couple of Irish shows coming up and they’ve also just been confirmed for the Cariban Festival in Switzerland. Dear Scotland recently spoke to Kassidy’s Lewis Andrew:
Pete Reid
April 23, 2010
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Interview with Camera Obscura in Austin, Texas
Camera Obscura are set to play one of the biggest shows of their career so far at Coachella tomorrow and last week they were in Austin for a show at Emo’s on 6th. I met up with the band at Casino El Camino to talk about Coachella, the Beastie Boys, Craig Ferguson and Doctor Who.
Shiner
April 16, 2010
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Errors Interview and European Tour Dates; in Dublin Tonight
Errors are coming to the end of their UK and Ireland tour this week with a show tonight in Dublin and tomorrow in Belfast. Their new album was released on March 1 to universal acclaim. Steev Livingstone spoke with us recently ahead of the Dublin show and new European tour dates in April and May.
Pete Reid
March 25, 2010
