The first time I heard Yahweh was back last year on the inaugural Under the Radar podcast, there was a lot of great tracks on the show, but for me this was the one that stood out. Later that week I found myself in Avalanche Records in Glasgow (now Love Music, although it will always […]

This week in Scottish Entertainment / Actor News, well, it looks like like most of our favourite actors have gone on holiday. Still, there is news on James McAvoy playing a young Patrick Stewart in the new X-Men film, a John Barrowman interview and more photos of Ewan in Beginners.

Something for everyone this week with a very eclectic list of Scots bands with gigs abroad over the next 7 days. Belle and Sebastian, Runrig, Paolo Nutini, Mungo’s Hi Fi and The Cinematics are all on tour but Vic has more on The Phantom Band who will hit the Electric Elephant Festival in Petrcane:

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 Glasgow, Caithness, Sutherland and Kilaulay.

I remember interviewing the Silver Columns up at Homegame this year and their combination of seriousness and playfulness struck me quite strongly.  Whilst they came across as enjoying themselves hugely, and their approach to the songwriting process seemed light-hearted and not in any way precious, there was a definite undercurrent of something a little more […]

Hey Enemy are clearly on the path to success. They are my wife’s favourite Scottish band, they’ve been kidnapped my Detour Scotland and their arses have been photographed with Stuart Braithwaite. Next month they hit the road in Europe with Helsinki Seven and they recently spoke to Dear Scotland about the tour and more.

The start of the season is now upon us, and if you’re like me that means a return to the weekly ritual of match day. Over the years I’ve found a few things to enhance the experience of being a Scottish football supporter – here are a half-dozen ideas for you.

It’s a funny wee world. I have been running the Peenko blog for almost two years and I honestly can’t quite believe how many cracking local bands I have ‘discovered’. The one thing that I hadn’t fully expected was to have my little sister ask me if I had heard of one of her best […]

This week in Scottish Entertainment / Actor News, the first photo of Ewan McGregor in ‘Beginners’, Kevin McKidd’s new film is set to screen in Toronto, a new clip of Henry Ian Cusick in Law and Order and Gerry Butler rewrites his new baseball film ‘Slide’ to be about football. Saba has more: