Heartbreak

Karen Gillan knew about Doctor Who exit 'for ages'

TV Gossip

6 Jan 2012

Karen Gillan knew she would be leaving 'Doctor Who' "for ages". The 23-year-old actress - who plays the Time Lord's companion Amy Pond in the BBC sci-fi drama - admitted it's a "massive relief" to finally be able to discuss her alter-ego's departure…

Katy Perry writing lyrics about Russell

Music Gossip

5 Jan 2012

Katy Perry has been writing about her split from husband Russell Brand for her next album. The 'Firework' hitmaker split from the British comedian after 14 months of marriage at the end of December, and has been channelling her heartbreak into…

Adele writes best when 'devastated'

Music Gossip

18 Oct 2011

Adele says having her heart broken is part of "the process" for writing her songs. The 'Someone Like You' hitmaker's second album '21' was inspired by a failed relationship, and she admits writing her best material when she is "pretty…

Clubs hitlist

4 Nov 2009

Volume! Dubstep mayhem from the masked marauder Stenchman. Why not join in the insanity by donning your own disguises for this masked masquerade? The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Fri 6 Nov. Melting Pot presents the Rizla Invisible Players Tour…

Scottish DJs and Producers 2009

8 Jan 2009

House music was born in the 80s and morphed into techno under the guiding hands of the Detroit masters. More recently, drum & bass and electro-clash swept though clubland whilst grime and dubstep have are the newest configuration of dance beats, not to…

Heartbreak

30 Oct 2008

Stuck between two separate camps of zeitgeist-grabbing greatness, East London based duo Heartbreak are both flag-bearers for the much name-dropped Italo disco revival, and also affiliates of the ever-high quality scene based around Australia’s Modular…

Heartbreak - Lies

18 Sep 2008

ITALO DISCO Heartbreak, where have you been all my life? It seems only fair to point out – before excessive scenester fawning turns the increasingly resurgent Italo disco sound into a mutated make-believe genre of new rave proportions – that this…

The Edge Festival announces line-up

5 Jun 2008

The line up has been announced for The Edge Festival, the new August music festival which replaces T on the Fringe. The festival takes place in August throughout the capital in various venues ranging from Cabaret Voltaire to the Corn Exchange.