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Mogwai Gig in Japan
Mogwai have announced their first show of 2010 headlining the Metamorphose Festival in Japan in September. The Glasgow band will also be premiering their new concert film ‘Burning’ later this month in Berlin. Details below:
Shiner
May 11, 2010
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Interviews: “What Is The Best After-Show Experience You’ve Had?”
As our after-parties or hangovers rage across the world, let’s look back on what our musician friends reckon was their best after-show happening. Answers below from members of the Average White Band, Twin Atlantic, Broken Records, Fangs, Dananananaykroyd, FOUND, Come On Gang! and more.
Pete Reid
January 1, 2010
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Interviews: “What Should the Scottish National Anthem Be?”
It’s Hogmanay and apart from Auld Lang Syne, what other songs will we be singing to celebrate Scotland? In 2009 we asked loads of great Scottish bands what they thought the Scottish national anthem should be. Answers below from Mogwai, Camera Obscura, The Phantom Band, We Were Promised Jetpacks and more:
Pete Reid
December 31, 2009
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The Dear Scotland Christmas Video
Did you know that Santa was a fan of Dear Scotland? Apparently he also likes a bit of Scottish music too. In this brand new animation, Swatrick Payze shows us what Santa gets up to between deliveries on his netbook-internet-laptop.
Swatrick Payze
December 18, 2009
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And Scotland’s Greatest Ever Drummer is…
…Paul Thomson of Franz Ferdinand, according to the readers of Dear Scotland (and a few thousand new visitors). Congratulations to Paul who joins guitarist Stuart Adamson in our Greatest Ever Scottish Supergroup.
Pete Reid
November 25, 2009
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Interview with James Hamilton of Errors
A popular choice among fellow musicians for the Scotland’s Greatest Ever Drummer shortlist was James Hamilton from Errors, who received high profile endorsements from the likes of Stuart Braithwaite and John Disco of Bis. This week we spoke with James about being nominated, touring with Mogwai and the other Scottish drummers who have influenced him:
Pete Reid
November 20, 2009
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Interview with Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai
The world premiere of Mogwai’s new film ‘Burning’, recorded live in Brooklyn earlier this year, will take place next week in Copenhagen with Stuart Braithwaite playing a DJ set after the screening. Yesterday, Stuart, one of Scotland’s greatest ever guitarists, answered a few of our questions and let us know who would get his vote.
Pete Reid
November 6, 2009
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Scottish Bands on Tour This Week with Vic Galloway
Sons & Daughters supported The Pixies last night in Glasgow and next weekend they will join Glasvegas to headline the Vena Festival in Poland. Below, Radio Scotland’s Vic Galloway highlights Sons & Daughters as his pick of all the Scottish international gigs this week.
Vic Galloway
October 5, 2009
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Tell Mogwai, I Do Like Pundays
As regular readers will know, Dear Scotland loves Scottish music. But we also love puns (eg “Jesus! It’s Nazareth“). So one might imagine the delight we felt at the epic punnery that recently emanated from Mogwai guitar hero Stuart Braithwaite. As you will see below, with such a fine grasp of wordplay, one can only […]
Shiner
August 21, 2009
