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Frightened Rabbit North American dates
Selkirk’s Frightened Rabbit will be hopping over the Atlantic this summer to play a free show in front of tens of thousands of fans at NYC’s Siren Festival. The next day, the Rabbits will find themselves in Chicago, playing before another massive crowd at the annual Pitchfork Festival. They’ll also be playing a few east […]
Shiner
June 30, 2009
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Sweet Dreams : Scotland’s World Cup Final 1989
20 years ago this week, Scotland reached the final of the Under 16 World Cup, before losing to Saudi Arabia on penalties. A crowd of 50,000 watched Craig Brown’s team come within a few whiskers of being World champions – the whiskers on the Saudi players’ upper lips that is.
Pete Reid
June 30, 2009
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Vic Galloway Previews This Weeks Gigs
For the week of June 29 – July 5, 2009. Camera Obscura in Ohio and Pennsylvania After a massively successful jaunt to the USA and 6 shows at the world-renowned ‘South by South West’ showcase in Austin Texas, Camera Obscura’s star is very much in ascendance.
Vic Galloway
June 29, 2009
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New Baws Please
Andy Murray. It could have been me. I’m man enough to admit it’s been tough watching the inexorable rise from loose-limbed, awkward teen looking like a puppy pawing at a persistent fly to the hardened, ridiculously talented yet still wonderfully acerbic world No.3 he’s become.
The Wee Man
June 26, 2009
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The Ludovico Technique For Scottish Expats
PROLOGUE There’s a part in Anthony Burgess’s novel “A Clockwork Orange” where the anti-hero, Alex, is subjected to “The Ludovico Technique”. This is intended to cure him of his violent tendencies, and the implementation involves him being forced to watch violent acts on a cinema screen while under the influence of a drug which induces […]
Billy Williamson
June 25, 2009
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Nazareth Back to Rock Canada
2008 marked the 40th Anniversary since the original four members of legendary rockers Nazareth got together back in Fife in 1968. The band have never really stopped touring and continue to play to devoted fans around the world. This summer the band will be in Canada before heading back to Eastern Europe.
Shiner
June 25, 2009
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Rod Stewart Returns with European and North America Shows
Scotland’s favourite Cockney Rod Stewart is heading back out on the road again in Ireland and Germany before heading over to North America this summer. Despite recent rumours of a Faces reunion including Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers on bass, Rod will be sailing solo this time.
Shiner
June 23, 2009
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Sweet Dreams : Scotland avoid heartbreaking exit from World Cup
Scotland’s last World Cup Finals game was 11 years ago this week. Going into the game against Morocco, we knew that a win coupled with a Brazil win over Norway would see us through to the next round. But the Norwegians beat Brazil and so fortunately we avoided another heartbreaking exit by simply getting gubbed […]
Pete Reid
June 23, 2009
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Europe’s Beautiful Future – Primal Scream shows
Primal Scream will be in Europe in this summer performing classic songs and newer material from 2008’s album ‘Beautiful Future’. The band recently completed a US tour which included a headline set at the Scottish showcase at SXSW in Austin, Texas. Also on the bill that night were Glasvegas, Camera Obscura, Dananananaykroyd and The Proclaimers.
Shiner
June 22, 2009
