New York

Steven Moffat: New York was perfect for Doctor Who episode

TV Gossip

12 Apr 2012

'Doctor Who' showrunner Steven Moffat decided to set Amy Pond and Rory Williams' final adventure in New York because it "seemed to make sense". The head writer and the cast and 'Doctor Who' crew are currently in the 'Big Apple' shooting the…

Nicki Minaj brings New York to standstill

Music Gossip

8 Apr 2012

Nicki Minaj brought Times Square in New York to a standstill this weekend. The 'Super Bass' rapper's performance saw 30,000 people descend on the US landmark - one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections - on Friday night (06.04.12)…

Amy and Rory will leave Doctor Who in New York

TV Gossip

26 Mar 2012

The final 'Doctor Who' episode featuring Amy Pond and Rory Williams' will be shot in New York. Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill are leaving the BBC One sci-fi show in the next season and their characters' last adventure - an epic battle with the…

One Direction cause hysteria in New York

Music Gossip

13 Mar 2012

One Direction caused hysteria as they performed on America's 'Today' show in New York yesterday (12.03.12). The British boy band - Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson - were watched by 15,000 screaming fans as they…

Azealia Banks not like Nicki

Music Gossip

9 Jan 2012

Azealia Banks doesn't like being compared to Nicki Minaj. The '212' rapper went to the same school, LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York, as Nicki and also has a similar distinctive sense of fashion, but insists they are very…

50 Cent overreacted against Interscope

Music Gossip

9 Jan 2012

50 Cent "overreacted" with his scathing rants against his record company. The 'Candy Shop' rapper launched a number of twitter tirades against his label, Interscope, after the leak of track 'Girls Go Wild' at the beginning of the year but now admits…

Beyonce Knowles gives birth

Celebrity Gossip

8 Jan 2012

Beyonce Knowles has given birth to a baby girl. The 'Single Ladies' singer and rapper husband Jay-Z welcomed their first child together at the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York last night (07.01.11) and have decided to name her Ivy Blue Carter…

The Black Keys accuse Nickelback of killing rock

Music Gossip

4 Jan 2012

The Black Keys think "Rock 'n' roll is dying" because of Nickelback. The blues rockers blame the fact a radio friendly commercial group like the 'Rockstar' group have become so big, putting other bands off from trying to be authentic. Drummer…

Halfway To New York's focused frontman

Music Gossip

18 Nov 2011

Halfway To New York can't have a "normal conversation" with their singer before a show. The group have learned not to try and engage Sam Burkey in any kind of discussion in the dressing room because he gets so focussed on the coming…

Madonna picks new backing dancer

Music Gossip

14 Nov 2011

Madonna chose dancer Lil' Buck to join her crew at the Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange project in New York on Saturday (12.11.11). The 53-year-old 'Holiday' singer judged the final of the competition, held at the city's Roseland Ballroom, and picked the…

The best Hogmanay holiday ideas

The best ways to bring in the New Year

28 Oct 2011

Get on the farm Forget Carry on Camping, the crew at Comrie Croft in Perthshire know how to do camping in style, with this eco-friendly farmstead conversion. Located in Crieff, surrounded by gorgeous vistas, bring in the bells around a campfire…

New York fan Cheryl Cole

Celebrity Gossip

15 Oct 2011

Cheryl Cole has "fallen in love" with New York. The 'Promise This' hitmaker has been spending time in the US city working on new music and says she enjoyed the trip much more than others she has had there and can't wait to return with her close…

Alicia Keys surprised Empire conquered charts

Music Gossip

15 Jul 2011

Alicia Keys and Jay-Z were both "surprised" by the success of 'Empire State of Mind'. The pair initially worried their duet - which became one of the biggest hits both artists have ever had - was "too New York", but soon realised it had a universal…

Mary J. Blige inspired by Soul II Soul

Music Gossip

21 May 2011

Mary J. Blige claims British group Soul II Soul saved her life. The 'Family Affair' hitmaker claims the group's track 'Keep On Moving' turned her life around and gave her hope during her early years growing up in the tough housing projects of New…

No Wave filmmaker Vivienne Dick on 1970s New York - interview

The influential filmmaker behind She Had Her Gun All Ready reminisces

18 Feb 2011

List: Could you tell us a bit about when you started making your early films like She Had Her Gun All Ready and the scene at the time? VD: Well, it was editing and everything at home where I was living on the Lower East Side and I didn't think when I…

LCD Soundsystem play more farewell shows

Music Gossip

14 Feb 2011

LCD Soundsystem are to play four more farewell shows for "the people who want to see them". The dance act - fronted by James Murphy - announced earlier this month that they were disbanding but would be playing one last gig at New York's Madison…

LCD Soundsystem to retire after New York show

Music Gossip

8 Feb 2011

LCD Soundsystem have announced they are to split. The American dance group - fronted by James Murphy - say they will play their last ever gig at New York's Madison Square Garden on April 2. In a statement released on their website, the band said…

Bill Roache's New York award

TV Gossip

18 Oct 2010

Bill Roache will be named the world's longest-serving soap actor at a Guinness World Record ceremony in New York next month. The 'Coronation Street' actor - who made his first appearance as former teacher Ken Barlow on the ITV1 show's debut episode…

Blake Lively loves New York

Celebrity Gossip

19 Sep 2010

Blake Lively thinks New York "romances" as well as men do. The 'Gossip Girl' actress - who is dating her co-star Penn Badgley - loves spending time in the American city, and admits her feelings for the area rival her relationships with…

Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

1 Jun 2010

Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra have performed in Edinburgh a couple of times, but this closing night concert will be the Glasgow debut for the celebrated New York-based big band. They take their name from their base of…

Cynthia Nixon's New York comfort

Celebrity Gossip

15 May 2010

Cynthia Nixon thinks living in New York made it easier for her to speak about her sexuality. The 'Sex and the City' actress - who has children Samantha, 14, and Charles, seven, with ex-partner Danny Mozer - says the cosmopolitan city is more…

Manhattan transfer: New York's Jane Hotel

Checking in to the New York hotel that has gone from seamen’s flophouse to celebrity hangout

16 Oct 2009

‘Hey, can you get me in?’ a woman with a brash New England accent squawks at me as I approach the entrance to the Jane hotel in New York’s West Village. Friday night is turning into Saturday morning, and what was a quiet residential street hours earlier…

Lucy Kaplansky

East-coast US folk from a veteran of the genre

2 Oct 2009

New York-based American folk musician Lucy Kaplansky started her career in music in the late 70s when she was only 18, working with names like Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin and Nanci Griffith before going on to form Cry Cry Cry with Dar Williams and…

Drop the Lime

9 Jul 2009

‘What’s in a name, huh?’ muses Luca Venezia, the New York-born, Italian-descended producer of some truly riotous breakbeat meets acid house meets new rave recordings as Drop the Lime. ‘It’s based on an old Sicilian ritual, where you take a lime and…

Liam Gallagher's Apple plans

Celebrity Gossip

2 Sep 2008

Liam Gallagher wants to move to New York. The Oasis rocker wants to follow in the footsteps of his late idol John Lennon and relocate to the Big Apple with wife Nicole Appleton when his children have grown up. Liam - who has a son Gene, seven…

Sex and the City

5 Jun 2008

DRAMA/ROMANCE/COMEDY (15) 145min As Carrie Bradshaw might say – ‘I couldn’t help but wonder how four ageing divas were going to resurrect Sex and the City: The Brand’. Is it possible that Charlotte, Samantha, Carrie and Miranda could pull off the same…

Airline announces direct flight from JFK to Edinburgh

8 May 2008

Delta Airline has launched a new direct service from New York JFK to Edinburgh, with its inaugural flight taking to the skies last week. Tourist agency VisitScotland said the move would help raise Scotland's profile as a holiday destination.

City Beaches

10 Apr 2008

The busy beach and Old Port at Barceloneta (head to the bottom of La Rambla and keep walking past Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘Barcelona Head’) is one more reason to fall for Barcelona, although it’s not the only city where visitors can find sand and surf within…

Next stop, the Universal

10 Apr 2008

Scots musicians mark their homecoming from Tartan Week with a show Glasgow musicians Louise Cairns, Keith Warwick and Simone Welsh have announced they will follow up their appearance at New York’s Tartan Week with a show in London before heading up…

Beyonce Knowles' New York nuptials

Celebrity Gossip

7 Apr 2008

Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z married over the weekend. The 'Dangerously in Love' singer and the hip-hop mogul tied the knot in a lavish ceremony at Jay-Z's New York apartment, with their parents and a host of celebrity friends, including Gwyneth Paltrow…

Victoria Beckham's New York no

Celebrity Gossip

2 Mar 2008

Victoria Beckham was recently turned away from a New York restaurant, it has been claimed. The Spice Girls star was visiting trendy restaurant Michael's when she was made to wait for a table because there were so many Hollywood A-listers there. An…

Aesop Rock

31 Jan 2008

INDIE HIP HOP Five albums deep, and with a cable access TV slot and Nike Original Run project under his belt (because even slacker heads need to exercise), Aesop Rock’s murky stew of hip hop, rock and post-apocalyptic commentary still proves a…

Walkmen, The

The Walkmen,

4 Sep 2006

INDIE The life of a touring indie band involves a hell of a lot of hanging around doing sack all. To fill the hours in the back of the van, bands might invent puerile games, take a PlayStation or even read a book. New York oddballers The Walkmen took…