Life & style

Made in the Shade move to Barras Centre

The Summertime Hop marks new chapter for indie shopping event

It’s going like a fair out west this month, with a bit of first, last and everything afoot. All things vintage enjoy a last hoorah at The Lighthouse, as indie shopping event Made in the Shade has its last boutique gathering before a move to number 2 in…

Tuck into the Fringe - five shows you can watch while you eat

See it all without missing a meal

We have compiled a list of shows that you can watch while also being served some delicious shows. Don't miss your dinner without also seeing a show!

Festival Briefing 2010

Some things we think might help you at this year's festivals

Here's a short briefing about some things to look forward to during the Book Festival, the Fringe, in Music events, and Shopping opportunities in Edinburgh

The Surge Grande Parade: Conflux Maximus

Something strange has been happening in Glasgow’s performance spaces recently, and it’s about to burst all over Buchanan Street. Conflux Maximus is a gigantic parade of performance art, and possibly some Roman-style decadence, to celebrate the launch of…

A guide to the best vintage shops in the UK

Journalist and presenter Lynne McCrossan presents A Girl’s Guide to Vintage

Part book launch, part clothes swap, with free drinks? We’re so there. Join fashionista, journalist and telly presenter Lynne McCrossan as she presents her guide to the best vintage shops in the UK (like Edinburgh’s Herman Brown’s). Call 0131 225 4326…

Edinburgh agency Foundlight and bar consultancy LA Group launch

Two innovative companies are launching on Thu 5 Aug in Glasgow, where they will demonstrate their skills in their respective fields of video production and advanced bartending. Scottish-based LA Group and Foundlight Productions join forces at LA Group's…

Current trends in tattoo art

And you thought tattoos were an expression of individuality? Celebrity copycat body art is more popular than ever, with images of Rihanna and Cheryl Cole currently the most frequently ripped from the gossip mags and taken to the tattoo…

Horn of Africa - Restaurant review

The Horn of Africa – named, not after the vuvuzela, but Somalia’s coastline – has been set up to provide low-cost, healthy and familiar food to the growing Somali population in Glasgow. There is not yet a menu so you take pot luck and eat what’s…

Merchant City Festival

The annual celebration of Glasgow’s glossiest, foodiest, fashionista quarter is back with a slightly altered date. OK, severely altered; they’ve moved all the way from September to July. Fortunately, the formula remains the same: a weekend packed full…

New Dance Base studio set for Leith

Dance lovers are being encouraged to put their backing behind the latest initiative by Dance Base. Proposals are now underway to get more people dancing with a new studio housed in the Thomas Morton Hall in Leith. Situated on the corner of Ferry Road…

Spark, Amani and Vanishing Willows among recent food & drink openings

Independent write-ups on all the restaurants worth knowing about in Edinburgh and Glasgow are available on our online Eating & Drinking Guide at list.co.uk/food-and-drink.

T in the Park 2010: Edith Bowman interview

BBC presenter and Anstruther lass-done-good Edith Bowman is coming to Balado for this year’s T in the Park. But she’s not bringing her wellies, right?

T in the Park 2010: Alternative Entertainments

Niki Boyle rounds up the best of the alternative entertainments on offer at this year’s T in the Park

Les Garçons de Glasgow – Street Style

Rash-inducingly hip style blog Les Garçons de Glasgow has been making the city look properly fashionable for a couple of years now, just by very simply stopping all the best dressed people in the streets and taking stunning pictures of them. Now they’re…

T in the Park 2010: Spotify Playlist

So you’re at T in the Park. There are bands everywhere … everywhere! The important thing is not to panic. You won’t be able to see them all. Jonny Ensall suggests merely that you arrive at the right stages in time to catch the following songs

We are the Mods! Mod Weekender 2010

David Pollock talks to Mikey Collins about parkas, The Jam and attitude as Glasgow gets ready for another scooter invasion at this year’s Mod Weekender

Bok Bok, Night Slugs and Lil Silva set for Numbers 7th birthday

Who? I’m not even going to dignify that with a response. No really, who? OK, you must have been in a coma. Numbers are a group of Glaswegian promoters, label bosses, DJs and producers who have been largely responsible for positioning Scotland…

Nick Cave reading in Edinburgh at Canongate literary cabaret night Irregular

Ladiezangenulmen! Mr! Nick! Cave! Canongate pull off something of a coup with an appearance by the Lord of Darkness at their literary cabaret night. Thanking their lucky stars that they’re on this line-up are writer David Whitehouse and musician Jed…

Neighbourhoods, Watch! - Leith Festival Vs West End Festival

In the East corner, Edinburgh’s Leith Festival! In the West corner, Glasgow’s West End Festival! Kirstin Innes adjudicates the battle of the community fests.

The Pineapple Chunks head up ECA Annual Summer Revel

If ever there was a party in Edinburgh’s calendar that deserves the term legendary, the Revel is it. Everyone knows about Hogmanay, the Festival and even Beltane, but Edinburgh College of Art’s traditional end of term blowout tends to be both truly…

Kevin Bridges, Derrick May and Green Velvet on Rock Ness 2010 bill

Rock Ness has more to offer than just great DJs and lashings of live music, as Henry Northmore finds out

Haute Cuisine as Festival in the Sky takes Edinburgh diners to new heights

Edinburgh Festivals endeavour to take their audience to new heights: and this year they look set to take that idea further still, as diners are invited to eat at a table suspended 100ft above the city. The 22-seat dinner table will be suspended over…

Edinburgh's Monster Mash becomes Mum's Great Comfort Food

Hot on the heels of Ashes to Ashes, a Conservative prime minister and not overlooking Marc Almond’s 25th anniversary tour, the 80s and 90s revival continues with the return of the old green and gold livery of Pierre Victoire to the streets of Edinburgh.

How to holiday in Scotland: Scottish Travel A-Z

We’re here to persuade you that you don’t need foreign beaches or backpacking tours to make the most of the summer. There’s a world of wonder right on your doorstep, with plenty of Scottish excursions to keep you entertained until autumn. Anna Millar…

How to holiday in Scotland

Forget ash clouds and airline strikes, there’s plenty of fun to be had on your doorstep, at a fraction of the cost. If you’re itching to get out of Edinburgh or Glasgow, but want to leave the car at home, then look no further for some great deals, by…