After shaking the music industry to its very foundations by announcing the release of his debut album on Song, by Toad Records (cough cough), Charlie from King Post Kitsch has decided that waiting around and giving himself a pat on the back is not for him: he has decided to release a free EP called […]

Scottish comedy is on a real high at the moment after years where barely a smile was raised, at least in terms of TV. The second series for Limmy’s Show!, Burnistoun and the still underrated Gary Tank Commander proved that their initial successes were not flukes and that things are on the up.

It’s that time of year again: nicer weather, Cadbury’s Cream Eggs, and the Old Firm Decider. This Sunday, Celtic visit Ibrox for the third time since August – the two teams matching off for a record seventh time in one season.  If familiarity breeds contempt, then referee Craig Thomson had better get his arm ready […]

Once upon a time a wee baldy ginger man from Scotland heralded St Deluxe as being “a Scottish Nirvana for the 21st Century…”. No this wasn’t my fellow blogger Jim ‘Ayetunes’, instead it was the notorious Alan McGee, aye him what discovered Oasis. At the time I am pretty sure that the band would have […]

Dear Scotland presents more from animati0n from Swatrick Payze. Today Brillso Brother Jamesy plans to make Craigy the most best brilliant breakfast ever.

Mogwai were due to return to NYC this week with label mates Errors for two shows at Webster Hall, however news reached us late today that due to “visa issues”, the first 5 gigs of the tour have been postponed. More here. The first date of the tour should be in Montreal next week:

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 Dundee, Renfrew, Craigendoran and Loch Voil.

It has become something of a tradition, on the Sunday following South by Southwest, for the visiting Scots to convene here at Dear Scotland HQ for the recording of a margarita infused podcast, and then to go bowling. And so it came to pass:

Soft Top Hard Shoulder was Peter Capaldi’s second screenplay after Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life which he also directed. Although  it hasn’t quite got the magic of Bill Forsyth’s best work, which it is clearly inspired by, Soft Top, Hard Shoulder has bags of charm and is a lovely way to spend an hour and a half.