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This Week in the Gloaming
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 North Berwick, Tobha Mor, and Gourock.
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Robin Guthrie Performing in Italy
Robin Guthrie, co-founder of Cocteau Twins, will be performing his stunningly beautiful cinematic music in Italy later this month together with his new animated film Galerie. Robin’s new album Carousel will also be out soon. Details below.
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Travis Acoustic Tour of US & Canada
As previously revealed on Dear Scotland, Fran and Andy will be playing a series of acoustic shows in New York and LA in September. Additional NY and LA shows have now been added and are on sale today at 2pm. Details about additional tour dates throughout North America and ticket info (including pre-sales) below.
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Dananana Knackered
That’s the problem when you start to fly so high. There’s always the danger you might fall and painfully shatter something. Glasgow fight pop six-piece Dananananakroyd were this week forced to cancel the remainder of their Australian tour after drummer/vocalist John Baillie Jnr broke his arm three songs into a much-anticipated set at the Annandale […]
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Tins, Black Holes, and Transfer Fees
[transcript begins] Mint: “This is Sir David Murray. Sir David, to you. Murray. That’s Sir. David. Murray.” Watty: “Boss, gonnae gie’s some dough fir some new players?” Mint: “Walter, I telt you already, naw.” Watty: “How naw?” Mint: “Ah’m skint.” Watty: “Are ye f*ck. Ye’re loaded. That’s why yer caw’d The Mint.”
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Cybraphon – Found are F*cking Geniuses
I’d hate to turn into the sort of parent who thinks their brain-dead, irritating, charmless little f*ckwits of children are cleverer, lovelier and more delightful than the very Baby Jeebus himself, despite their evident lack of any sort of talent or even bare sliver of tolerability to the entire rest of the human race. In […]
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Are you guys ready for a Brillso Thrillso?
Dear Scotland presents another adventure from the wonderful worlds as created by Scottish animator Swatrick Payze. This week : Brillso Thrillso – New Trainers
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Mogwai in NY, DC and Japan
Mogwai will be back in America in August for a couple of shows at the All Points West Festival in New York and then in Washington DC, before joining up with Teenage Fanclub and The Vaselines to play the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan. Ticket information and details below.
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Interview with Andy Gray – Part 1
Former Scotland striker and Sky Sports / ESPN commentator Andy Gray was in New York recently for a charity dinner and he took some time to speak to Dear Scotland about scoring his first goal for Scotland, being an expat Scot and what he misses about home.