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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway : Young Fathers
Edinburgh trio Young Fathers are back in Germany this weekend at the On3 Radio Festival in Munich. Radio 1’s Vic Galloway tells us about hip-hop in Scotland and why Young Fathers are his pick of all the Scottish bands playing around the world this week. Full details of all the shows with ticket information below:
Vic Galloway
November 23, 2009
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This Week in the Gloaming
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 Byres Road, Pabbay, Paisley Abbey and Loch Lomond.
Colin Campbell
November 22, 2009
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The Douglas Firs – Reviewed
This Saturday and next, I’m going to introduce you to a couple of under the radar projects which are both related to Song, by Toad Records bands. In both cases I don’t really know what the future of the respective projects might be, because I don’t know how far either is going to be pushed, […]
Matthew Young
November 21, 2009
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Interview with James Hamilton of Errors
A popular choice among fellow musicians for the Scotland’s Greatest Ever Drummer shortlist was James Hamilton from Errors, who received high profile endorsements from the likes of Stuart Braithwaite and John Disco of Bis. This week we spoke with James about being nominated, touring with Mogwai and the other Scottish drummers who have influenced him:
Pete Reid
November 20, 2009
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God Help The Girl in the Netherlands
Belle and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch has been working on his “God Help The Girl’ project intermittently for the last five years. God Help The Girl will play their first (and last) shows this month starting with a performance with Tegan and Sara at the Crossing Border Festival in The Hague. More details below.
Shiner
November 19, 2009
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Martial Arts and Magic Tricks
Backed into a corner by the likes of Jim Traynor and Charlie Nicholas, George Peat and Gordon Smith demonstrated their mastery of the ancient samurai martial art of jujitsu – the core principle of which is the use of an attacker’s energy against him, rather than directly opposing it. I bow deeply in the face of […]
Billy Williamson
November 19, 2009
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The Living Room Telly
This week on Dear Scotland, Mullguy and Bearsden discuss the best place to put the living room telly in another adventure from Scotland’s bestest animator Swatrick Payze. And what is that brilliant programme they’re watching?
Swatrick Payze
November 18, 2009
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Frightened Rabbit in Ireland
Frightened Rabbit are in the middle of a UK tour supporting Gomez and next month they will support Modest Mouse in Ireland. It has been a great year for the band which included an apperance at the first Scottish Royal Variety Performance. Ticket details for the shows in Galway, Cork and Dublin are below.
Shiner
November 17, 2009
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Scottish Entertainment / Actor News
This week in SEAN, Gerry Butler attends a premiere in Glasgow with his mum, David Tennant is Hamlet, John Barrowman goes around the world in 80 days for Children in Need and Kevin McKidd gets more voice work in LA but probably only because Gerry Butler was busy.
Saba I.
November 17, 2009