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Jesus! It’s Nazareth
Some people may be surprised to know that vintage Scottish rockers Nazareth are still going strong but, as previously noted on Dear Scotland, the band are currently on a tour of Canada. Later this summer the Fifers will visit Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic. Tour dates below.
Shiner
July 10, 2009
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High Dunoon
You know the scenario. You’re sinking a few in some salubrious drinking hole on the other side of the world, just winding down after a hard week and trying not to think about whether you’ll still have a job on Monday, all that nuclear acceleration in North Korea, or how most of the world inexplicably […]
The Wee Man
July 10, 2009
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Under New Management
It should come as no shock to you that Billy is a fully paid-up member of the filthy capitalist establishment, and therefore I have many times been in the position of wanting people to leave my company against their will. Human Resources will tell you there are two ways to go about this. The first […]
Billy Williamson
July 9, 2009
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The Vaselines – Gig in Japan too
After a 20 years hiatus, The Vaselines reformed last year playing shows in Scotland, London and New York with members of Belle and Sebastian backing up Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee. Next month the band will play on the same stage as Teenage Fanclub, Grizzly Bear, Sonic Youth and The Flaming Lips in Tokyo and Osaka at […]
Shiner
July 9, 2009
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How to be a “Rock and Roll Tourist”: on the Cludgy with ISB
Admit it. We all read on the throne and Billy Connolly made Scottish humour synonymous with toilets, so this week’s article is going down the pan.
Alec Downie
July 8, 2009
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We Were Promised Jetpacks to tour Europe
The debut album by WWPJ, released yesterday in the US, has been described as “a 50-minute, 11-song tour through the Scottish scene’s past, present, and future, emphasizing how much of the country’s best pop music has been concerned with transporting listeners to specific places, so we can all linger there together”.
Shiner
July 8, 2009
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Sweet Dreams : Eric Liddell’s Cinematic Gold
On Friday July 11, 1924, Eric Liddell won the 400m Olympic Gold medal in Paris, immortalising him as one of Scotland’s greatest heroes. Sir Arthur Marshall, a reserve for the British Olympic team, writes about his personal memories of Liddell, the famous race and how they celebrated together with two American sisters.
Pete Reid
July 7, 2009
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Teenage Fanclub – Gig in Japan
Bellshill’s Teenage Fanclub are probably most known for their critically acclaimed albums Bandwagonesque, Songs from Northern Britain and Grand Prix. As with Manda Rin, Japan has remained especially faithful to The Fannies, and the band will return there again in August for the Summersonic festival in Tokyo and Osaka.
Shiner
July 7, 2009
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Camera Obscura European Festival Dates
Having just completed a coast to coast tour of North America, Camera Obscura are taking a short break before hitting the festival circuit in Europe this summer. Camera Obscura will be bringing their “heartfelt, bittersweet, cerebral pop music”, as Vic put it, to Ireland, France and Sweden.
Shiner
July 6, 2009
