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 […]

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.

This week in SEAN, Ewan McGregor talks about being off the booze for nearly ten years, Brian Cox has a trailer out for his new film, there is a chance to win the premiere of ‘The Disappearance of Alice Creed’ for your local cinema and Gerry Butler gets his knockers out for Architectural Digest.

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.

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 Arrochar, Fraserburgh Harbour, Dunure Castle and Applecross Beach.

Live webcam video from a beautiful day in NYC of the 12th Annual New York Tartan Day Parade can be found here from 2pm Eastern Time. The camera is situated at 6th Avenue and 48th Street.

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, […]

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.

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.