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This Week in the Gloaming 2010 #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 Liathach, Newhaven Harbour, Eigg and the Firth of Forth.
Colin Campbell
April 4, 2010
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The Japanese War Effort – ‘I Will Leave You Now and Two Loudspeakers Will Take My Place’ Reviewed
I am going to feel like one of those parents trying to turn a two-year-old into a champion as I write this review, because this album is really good, but I fear I might spend most of the time nit-picking. Straight A’s? No A-stars? You have FAILED ME!
Matthew Young
April 3, 2010
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The Dumbarton Road to Nowhere
David Byrne, one of Scotland’s most famous expats, releases his latest unique album on Tartan Day next week. A collaboration with Fatboy Slim, “Here Lies Love” features the vocals of Cyndi Lauper and Santigold among others, and is just the latest stop on a fascinating musical journey that began in Dumbartonshire.
Leonard TAM
April 2, 2010
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Sparrow and the Workshop European dates with Brian Jonestown Massacre
Sparrow and the Workshop have announced a European tour with the unpredictable Brian Jonestown Massacre later this month. The Glasgow based band will also support Idlewild on a UK tour following the release of their highly anticipated second album on April 17. Full details below:
Shiner
April 1, 2010
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Moonbeams and Broken Dreams
“At Least Barnes Could Rap” said the banner in the Rangers end at Ibrox after Tony Mowbray’s last Old Firm game. I’m not sure I agree with that. John Barnes didn’t seem much of a rapper.
Billy Williamson
April 1, 2010
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Peenko’s Scots Way-Hay! – Miaoux Miaoux
Week 8 of Scots Way-Hay and it’s my pleasure to to introduce you to electro-post rock artist Miaoux Miaoux, aka Julian Corrie. I must admit that his 2007 debut album ‘Rainbow Bubbles‘ completely passed me by, thankfully his new Blooms EP didn’t. Having previously done remixes for Zoey Van Goey as well as playing in […]
Lloyd Meredith
March 31, 2010
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The Unwinding Hours in Austria, Germany and Switzerland
The Unwinding Hours is a new band featuring Iain Cook and Craig B, former members of Glasgow’s critically acclaimed and much loved Aereogramme. They are heading out to Europe on their first tour next week and have already released a gorgeous new single and video. Full details below:
Shiner
March 30, 2010
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Scottish Entertainment / Actor News
This week in SEAN, a trailer for Robert Carlyle’s new film, news that Ewan McGregor will not be in Madonna’s new film, Alan Cumming and Dougray Scott join separate CBS dramas and Gerard Butler gets presented with a new kilt by Ellen and then hangs out with Craig Ferguson at the Dragon premiere.
Saba I.
March 30, 2010
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Twin Atlantic
After Austin, Vic is taking a few days off in San Francisco this week but he still had time to see Twin Atlantic at Slims on Friday night and recommend them as his pick of the Scottish bands playing outside the UK this week. Vic will be back on Radio 1 on Wednesday night.
Vic Galloway
March 29, 2010
