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This Week in the Gloaming 2011 #14
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 Edinburgh, Arran, Gourock and the Forth.
Colin Campbell
April 3, 2011
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Song, By Toad: SXSW Video Diary Part 3
Matthew’s video diary from SXSW continues as he strolls through the University campus to the Muzzle of Bees BBQ where he meets up with Erland from Erland and the Carnival and Josh T Pearson.
Matthew Young
April 2, 2011
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You Have Been Watching… Orphans
After professing that Scottish cinema needs more light to accompany the shade, it may seem that I’m labouring the point by looking at Peter Mullan’s début feature Orphans. At first viewing Orphans may seem like more grim and gritty Glaswegian fare, but to think that would be a mistake. This is the blackest of comedy, and where that often means simply […]
Alistair Braidwood
April 1, 2011
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Going Bananas
The Tartan Army are still the world’s fluffiest football fans, thanks to the Sun newspaper. The blowhard tabloid rag proudly declared itself the saviour of the Tartan Army after it produced a photograph showing the banana thrown on to the pitch after Brazil’s second goal came from an area populated by Brazil fans.
Billy Williamson
March 31, 2011
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Peenko’s Scots Way-Hay! – Le Reno Amps
The one thing I love about Le Reno Amps is the fact that I really don’t know what they’re going to do next. For the past the few weeks I have been listening to their forthcoming album ‘Appetite’ on heavy rotation, each time racking my brains as to how the hell I was going to […]
Lloyd Meredith
March 30, 2011
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Swatpaz Animation: The Funny Fish Finger Friends Fall in the Pond
During SXSW the other week I was fortunate enough to meet quite a few Dear Scotland readers in person, and the one topic that kept coming up was the mysterious genius that is Swatrick Payze. An encore presentation is overdue. Welcome back Swatpaz, we missed you. Peej.
Swatrick Payze
March 29, 2011
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Bronto Skylift in California
Vic is off on his jollies this week but I’m sure that he would approve of “unsigned noise-mongers” Bronto Skylift as the international Scottish gig of the week this week. Vic will be be back next Monday and in the meantime you can follow his adventures in Maui here.
Vic Galloway
March 28, 2011
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This Week in the Gloaming 2011 #13
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 Largs, Arran, Houton and Portencross.
Colin Campbell
March 27, 2011
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Song, By Toad: SXSW Video Diary Part 2
Matthew’s video diary from SXSW continues as he ventures into the East Side of Austin, recruits more unwilling participants to ‘Hipster Cam’ and catches a late night performance from Orkney’s Erland and the Carnival.
Matthew Young
March 26, 2011
