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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.
Pete Reid
October 9, 2009
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More Camera Obscura Gigs in Europe and North America
Camera Obscura are back on the road and they will be at the Fritz Club in Berlin tonight. The band have now finalized their schedule for the next few months which includes dates all over Europe and North America and a very special gig at the Glasgow Barrowlands. Full details and ticket links below.
Shiner
October 8, 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.
Pete Reid
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.
Pete Reid
October 6, 2009
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Scottish Bands on Tour This Week with Vic Galloway
Sons & Daughters supported The Pixies last night in Glasgow and next weekend they will join Glasvegas to headline the Vena Festival in Poland. Below, Radio Scotland’s Vic Galloway highlights Sons & Daughters as his pick of all the Scottish international gigs this week.
Vic Galloway
October 5, 2009
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Money Can’t Buy Music – ‘The Universe for Beginners’ Reviewed
I was fascinated to hear this record, an electronic spoken-word collaboration between Ballboy’s Gordon MacIntyre and Maja Mångård, (who is Swedish, and might just be his wife, but I’m not certain) but I would say that it is really only partially successful. Some of it really is good, and some just doesn’t quite click for […]
Matthew Young
October 3, 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.
Pete Reid
October 2, 2009
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Biffy Clyro New Album and European Tour
Biffy Clyro, the hardest working band in showbusiness, are back with a new album and a massive European tour. They will first support Muse in an Arena tour before headlining their own shows through December. Full tour and ticket details are below along with the video for the new single ‘Captains’ . Mon the Biffy.
Shiner
October 1, 2009
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Kane, Cadamarteri, and Keynes: The State of the SPL
I’m not sure if Scotland’s Premier footballing league more closely resembles the chaotic fractal patterns of a Mandelbrot diagram, with repeating patterns that are similar yet infinitely different; or the oscillators that occur in a computer-generated cellular automaton, constantly flitting between steady states.
Billy Williamson
October 1, 2009
