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You Have Been Watching…(TV Special) The Book Group
This is exactly the kind of writing that should find its way on to TV screens more often. The Book Group was a Channel 4 comedy that aired for two series in 2002 and 2003. Channel 4 used to be the happy home for new and exciting British comedy, before their twin obsessions of Big Brother and body […]
Alistair Braidwood
January 28, 2011
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Bald Men, Blackman, and Bye-Bye Sky
It’s a sad sign of the times when the main drama of the January transfer season is an alleged tug-of-war between the Old Firm to sign a Championship winger. No offence to Kris Commons – he’s decent enough, though he wouldn’t be in my first Scotland XI – but this seems like a case of […]
Billy Williamson
January 27, 2011
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Peenko’s Ones To Watch in 2011 #3 – Thirty Pounds of Bone
It might seem a bit of an odd choice for me to be choosing Thirty Pounds of Bone, aka multi-instrumentalist, Johny Lamb, as one of my tips for 2011. For one, his latest album, ‘Method’ came out last year, plus he doesn’t sound particularly Scottish, but ever since Al from Armellodie sent his album over […]
Lloyd Meredith
January 26, 2011
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An Artist’s Guide to SXSW
I’ve had a few bands contact me over the past few weeks asking for some tips on where to play at SXSW and what to bring etc, so I thought I’d write a brief guide on here, but everything you really need to know is in this article written by Geoff Martyn:
Pete Reid
January 25, 2011
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Three Blind Wolves in the Netherlands
This weeks listings include international dates from Twin Atlantic, Primal Scream, The Vaselines and Hudson Mohawke, while Uncle Vic has more on Glasgow’s Three Blind Wolves who finish their Dutch tour with gigs in Nijmegen, Groningen, Amsterdam and Zwolle.
Vic Galloway
January 24, 2011
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This Week in the Gloaming 2011 #4
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 the Forth Bridge, Loch Ard, Clydeside and Loch Lomond.
Colin Campbell
January 23, 2011
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Zed Penguin – ‘Four Track Mind’ EP Reviewed
There’s a lot of talk in the media at the moment about the death of rock ‘n’ roll and whether or not this year will see some sort of rebirth of guitar music and so on and so forth. The whole debate seems to centre on the wrong subjects, for the most part, not least […]
Matthew Young
January 22, 2011
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You Have Been Watching…A Woman in Winter
Sometimes you stumble across a band, book or film and think ‘how did I miss that?’. Discovering Richard Jobson’s Bafta nominated 2005 film A Woman in Winter prompted me to ask that question as it’s a film that should be seen.
Alistair Braidwood
January 21, 2011
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LEMMINGS
“Disgusting and cowardly.” “Pile of pish.” “Absolute gash.” “Twats.” These are just some of the comments I’ve seen from friends in response to the Scottish Premier League’s likely new format: a ten-team league. I’d add a few more: cowardly, short-sighted, and suicidal.
Billy Williamson
January 20, 2011
