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Malcolm Middleton gigs in Prague and Athens
The nights are fair drawing in and Malcolm Middleton is excited again about music. He’ll play solo in Prague and Athens next week ahead of a “Long, Dark Night” acoustic tour of the UK. Malcolm has also been back in the studio with Aidan Moffat working on an Arab Strap boxset and more:
Shiner
November 3, 2009
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This Week in SEAN
This week in Scottish Entertainment / Actor News : Gerard Butler’s new project ‘Slide’, James McAvoy’s new film ‘I’m With Cancer’, Scottish screenings at the Inverness Film Festival and lots of Ewan McGregor news.
Saba I.
November 3, 2009
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway : Primal Scream
Primal Scream will play the Planeta Terra Festival in Sao Paolo next weekend and Vic chooses that as his Scottish gig of the week. Full details on all the Scottish international gigs this week are below, along with Vic’s interesting thoughts on the Scotland’s Greatest Ever Guitarist issue. Vote this Wednesday.
Vic Galloway
November 2, 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 Duns, Arran, Dunnottar Castle and Loch Ard.
Colin Campbell
November 1, 2009
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The [Future] King of Scotland – ‘The Complicated Honest Truth’ Reviewed
This record has sort of dropped into my lap out of nowhere, and I’ve spent a long time listening to it before writing this review. It has a somewhat sprawling feel, despite being only three-quarters of an hour long, but that’s because it’s composed of twenty-one snippets of ideas, sprinkled through with digressions and interludes, […]
Matthew Young
October 31, 2009
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Interview with Dananananaykroyd
Vic Galloway said on these pages that Dananananaykroyd are “one of, if not, the best live bands on the planet right now”. They’ll prove it again in Glasgow on Sunday night and in France next month. Drummer Paul Carlin recently spoke to Dear Scotland about taking inspiration from Eddie Izzard, Gloria Estefan and The Krankies:
Pete Reid
October 30, 2009
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The Aliens in Switzerland
The Aliens are actually former Beta Banders John MacLean and Robin Jones along with their old mate Gordon Anderson (aka Lone Pigeon). The band will bring take their intergalactic psychedelia to Switzerland in December for three special shows. Ticket details and more below:
Shiner
October 29, 2009
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The Brillso Brothers
Dear Scotland presents more from animati0n from Swatrick Payze. Today Brillso Brother Jamesy plans to make Craigy the most best brilliant breakfast ever.
Swatrick Payze
October 28, 2009
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Who is Scotland’s Greatest Ever Guitarist?
Inspired by Alec’s column last week, we think it is time to decide once and for all who is Scotland’s greatest ever guitarist. This week we invite more of your suggestions and next week we’ll nominate 5 for a public vote. Today Glaswegian singer-songwriter Roddy Hart tells us why he’s endorsing John Martyn.
Pete Reid
October 28, 2009
