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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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Biffy Clyro Australian Gigs – Presale Tickets Onsale Now
Biffy Clyro will be returning to Australia in May for three shows in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Pre-sale tickets are available now by following the links below. Tickets will go on general sale tomorrow.
Shiner
April 15, 2010
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Peenko’s Scots Way-Hay! – Miss the Occupier
I guess a lot of folk read blogs to find something new and exciting and I must admit that before I started the Peenko website I tried to be a bit of hipster. Sadly, the thrill of the chase can be a lot more exciting than the end product. Being able to say you were […]
Lloyd Meredith
April 14, 2010
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Jetpacks To Tour in Europe Then Hopefully Taking a Wee Break
There are not many Scottish bands that have played more gigs that We Were Promised Jetpacks in the past 9 months. And we should know because we’ve listed them all. Following a sold out coast to coast US tour, the band are heading out to Europe once again.
Shiner
April 13, 2010
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Frightened Rabbit and Camera Obscura at Coachella
Camera Obscura and Frightened Rabbit will both feature at the Coachella Festival in California this weekend alongside the likes of Gorillaz, Jay-Z and Thom Yorke. Radio 1’s Vic Galloway tells us why that’s his Scottish gig of the week alongside the only listing of every Scottish band on tour this week outside the UK.
Vic Galloway
April 12, 2010
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Silver Columns – Live Footage and Interview from Homegame 2010
Homegame this year was a distinctly danceable affair for me. Not that I did dance (I wasn’t that drunk) but the bands I enjoyed the most were the ones like Findo Gask and Django Django who are most definitely very friendly to those of the dancing persuasion. I had to miss Silver fucking Columns though, […]
Matthew Young
April 10, 2010
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Dear Scotland – The Mixtape: Volume 1
Like many expat Scots, I find myself talking about Scotland a lot. And aside from the standard conversations about golf, whisky or Braveheart the subject of Scottish music frequently arises. In the past, when band names alone were not enough to impress certain people, I would end up making them a mixtape or cd.
Pete Reid
April 9, 2010
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The Proclaimers European and US Tour Dates
The Proclaimers will be travelling a lot of miles over the next few months. Probably at least 400 or so miles as they take in Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic and the East Coast of America. Details below with direct ticket links as always.
Shiner
April 8, 2010
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Peenko’s ScotsWay-Hay! – Over The Wall
When I first started blogging, I really didn’t know where I was going with it, there was no real plan other than to try and introduce some of my friends to good music that they might have missed. It’s not like I set out to promote Scottish music, it was just something that I found […]
Lloyd Meredith
April 7, 2010
