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And Scotland’s Greatest Ever Vocalist is…
…Jim Kerr of Simple Minds, according to the readers of Dear Scotland. Almost three and a half thousand votes were cast and in the end Jim Kerr edged out the sensational Alex Harvey for the title. Jim joins former bandmate Derek Forbes, Stuart Adamson and Franz Ferdinand’s Paul Thomson in Dear Scotland’s Greatest Ever Supergroup:
Pete Reid
January 6, 2010
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The Cinematics Bring Love and Terror to Europe
The Cinematics met in Dingwall and are currently based in Glasgow but it seems like Central Europe is beginning to feel like home for the band. Next month the guys will return there for 19 shows in support of second album ‘Love and Terror’. Ticket details below along with extracts from their 2009 tour diary:
Shiner
January 5, 2010
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This Week in SEAN
This week in Scottish Entertainment / Actor News, Ewan McGregor teams up with Jim Carrey, new trailers for ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ and ‘The Last Station’, David Tennant on QI and John Hannah stars in the upcoming Spartacus TV drama. Saba has all the latest:
Saba I.
January 5, 2010
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Indelible Ink : Be Near Me
Andrew O’Hagan’s Booker nominated 2006 novel Be Near Me tackles themes which are common in modern Scottish literature, but in a manner which is very much of his own styling. Religion, politics, bigotry, class, nationality and sexuality are explored in the novel but with a more considered eye than many of his contemporaries. There is […]
Alistair Braidwood
January 4, 2010
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway : The View
Dundee’s The View are currently in Australia and are scheduled to play in Brisbane tonight, Sydney tomorrow and Perth on Friday. Radio 1’s Vic Galloway tells us why this is his pick of the Scottish gigs abroad this week.
Vic Galloway
January 4, 2010
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Interviews: “What Is The Best After-Show Experience You’ve Had?”
As our after-parties or hangovers rage across the world, let’s look back on what our musician friends reckon was their best after-show happening. Answers below from members of the Average White Band, Twin Atlantic, Broken Records, Fangs, Dananananaykroyd, FOUND, Come On Gang! and more.
Pete Reid
January 1, 2010
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Interviews: “What Should the Scottish National Anthem Be?”
It’s Hogmanay and apart from Auld Lang Syne, what other songs will we be singing to celebrate Scotland? In 2009 we asked loads of great Scottish bands what they thought the Scottish national anthem should be. Answers below from Mogwai, Camera Obscura, The Phantom Band, We Were Promised Jetpacks and more:
Pete Reid
December 31, 2009
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By the Time I Get To Greenock
“When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had and never will have” – Edgar Watson Howe. Having been coaxed out of ‘self imposed exile’ by Dear Scotland, this was the first of many brilliant articles by Alec Downie on the joys of Scottish music . Happy Birthday Alec.
Alec Downie
December 30, 2009
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This Week in SEAN – The Best of the Scots on Craig Ferguson
This week in Scottish Entertainment / Actor News we look back on some of Craig Ferguson’s best Scottish interviews of 2009 featuring Gerard Butler, Robert Carlyle, Ewan McGregor, Billy Connolly and Peter Capaldi.
Saba I.
December 29, 2009
