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Scottish Bands at SXSW 2011 – Official Showcases Announced
Four weeks to go and SXSW have released the details of the official showcases for the Scottish bands. As the festival nears, we’ll keep you informed of all the unofficial gigs that the Scottish contingent will play too. Last year 14 bands played over 80 gigs in 4 days. This year there should be well […]
Pete Reid
February 15, 2011
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Scottish Bands at SXSW 2011 – Latest News
I had the chance to speak with a few people over the past week to get the inside scoop on what Scottish bands will be heading to Austin next month, and it looks like there will be a record 17 bands here for SXSW. The full list is below:
Pete Reid
February 8, 2011
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Scottish Bands at SXSW 2011 – Ten More Bands Added
Last week the official SXSW website was updated with hundreds more bands added but with a couple of Scottish names removed. However, as we stand there are a record 19 20 Scottish artists on the 2011 schedule. Full details below.
Pete Reid
January 18, 2011
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Scottish Bands at SXSW 2011 – Update
In about 12 weeks one of the biggest music gatherings of the year will happen in my new hometown of Austin, Texas. For anyone who has never experienced it, it’s a bit like the Edinburgh Festival in that it completely envelops the city centre but that instead of comedians, actors, dancers and jugglers there are […]
Pete Reid
January 11, 2011
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Peenko’s Scots Way-Hay – The Artists Albums of the Year (Part 3)
When I sent emails out to all of the bands that I have featured this year as part of my Scots Way-Hay posts I honestly didn’t expect to get much of a response. Turns out that I was completely wrong, as I have been inundated by bands wanting to share what’s been floating their boat […]
Lloyd Meredith
December 29, 2010
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Best of 2010: ‘Away Game’ was Officially the Best Thing to Happen to Music, Ever
I just don’t understand it. I mean, I came back from the most amazing musical weekend I think I have ever enjoyed, and instead of being interested and happy for me, when I start telling people about it they get this weird look in their eyes which looks just a little like blind homicidal rage.
Matthew Young
December 25, 2010
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Peenko’s Scots Way-Hay – The Artists Albums of the Year (Part 2)
So here we are with the second of my series of posts getting some of the artists that did interviews for us to tell me their albums of 2010. Our artists taking part this week include A Band Called Quinn, Burnt Island, Come on Gang!, RM Hubbert and The Last Battle.
Lloyd Meredith
December 22, 2010
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Away Game was Officially the Best Thing to Happen to Music, Ever
I just don’t understand it. I mean, I came back from the most amazing musical weekend I think I have ever enjoyed, and instead of being interested and happy for me, when I start telling people about it they get this weird look in their eyes which looks just a little like blind homicidal rage. […]
Matthew Young
October 30, 2010
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Kid Canaveral – ‘Shouting at Wildlife’ Reviewed
The launch of this album was, entirely unsurprisingly, one of most enjoyable gigs I’ve been to in a long time. I think Lloyd from Peenko was officially having The Most Fun He Has Ever Had, it was sweaty as fuck, and the whole experience was just fantastic.
Matthew Young
August 28, 2010