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HarperCollins to launch social networking site for authors

9 May 2008

HarperCollins UK has released its new social networking site Authonomy in private beta. The book publisher first announced the initiative in October 2007, and the site was expected to launch in early 2008. Authonomy aims to connect aspiring authors…

Sugababes, The Feeling And Gnarls Barkley to play Princes Street Gardens

9 May 2008

Sugababes, The Feeling And Gnarls Barkley are to perform in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens on Sunday June 1st. The Sugababes, with a line up now consisting of Keisha, Heidi and Amelle, have sold five million albums (including 3 triple-platinum…

Fears eased over Festival performer visa crisis

8 May 2008

Fears that thousands of performers at the Edinburgh Festival would be prevented from entering the UK due to new immigration legislation have been eased with the introduction of a new type of visa. The Home Office has announced that visiting…

48 Hour Film Project gets underway

8 May 2008

On Friday May 16 at 7pm, filmmakers from across the UK will convene in Edinburgh’s Cameo Cinema to draw a character, prop, line of dialogue and a genre from a hat. They will then have just 48 hours to make an original movie from scratch using these…

Edinburgh Haymarket station in £190m revamp plan

8 May 2008

One of Scotland’s busiest train stations could treble in size under £190m plans. Proposals have been unveiled for Haymarket in Edinburgh, which could see up to nine million passengers use the category A-listed station by 2031.

Edinburgh International Film Festival line up revealed

8 May 2008

The Edinburgh International Film Festival took a step closer to positioning itself as June's must-see event this week, with the launch of next month's much-anticipated EIFF programme. The festival's artistic director, Hannah McGill, caused a stir late…

Leith Festival announces line up

8 May 2008

Leith provided further evidence of its status as one of the city's most vibrant areas with the launch of its annual festival. Organisers revealed that the Leith Festival would showcase its trademark brew of home grown talent, alongside big name…

New social networking site targets Scottish talent and fans

8 May 2008

Ooizit.com, a new online social networking site purely dedicated to exposing and supporting unsigned local music talent, is scouting for the very best new music, artists and fans that Scotland has to offer. Users can upload their music, videos…

Scotch Malt Whisky Society restaurant now open to non-members

8 May 2008

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has opened the doors of the Dining Room at 28 Queen Street to non-members, with food courtesy of chef James Freeman.

Edinburgh International Festival programme unveiled

2 Apr 2008

This year’s Edinburgh International Festival will take the changes and challenges facing contemporary Europe as its theme, it was announced today. Highlights of the programme include the world premiere of Matthew Bourne’s new dance work ‘Dorian…

The Charlatans, The Whip and Paul Weller announce live dates

New gigs

21 Feb 2008

The Charlatans are to play their first headline Scottish dates in several years in support of their new album You Cross My Path, which is free to download via the XFM website. They play Carling Academy on 20 May. The Whip are the latest group to…

Gi festival

Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Visual Art unveils plans for 2008

14 Feb 2008

The private home of Scottish artist Douglas Gordon will be open to the public as part of this year’s Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Visual Art (Gi), which takes place in April. The award-winning artist will give his residence over to…

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Out of the west

2008 Glasgow Film Festival programme launched

24 Jan 2008

On the day the 2008 Oscar nominations were announced, the stars and main players of Scottish film and media gathered at Glasgow Film Theatre’s Cinema One to hear some much more significant film news. On Tuesday 22 January the programme for the fourth…

James Bond

Fleming centenary

17 Jan 2008

Details of 007 creator Ian Fleming’s centenary year celebrations have been announced. As part of the festivities, acclaimed Birdsong writer, Sebastian Faulks, has written new James Bond tome, Devil May Care, due for publication this Spring. Penguin will…

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NEWS - Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre

17 Jan 2008

Last week’s announcement that there was ‘no imminent threat’ of closure to Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre arrived amid increased fears that the space would have to close its doors to comply with safety regulations. With any major much-needed facelift…

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

One Book – One Edinburgh

17 Jan 2008

The Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust launches its second One Book – One Edinburgh citywide reading campaign next month, which this year is based around Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The initiative aims to…

NEWS - Glasgow’s waterfront transformation

4 Jan 2008

Glasgow looks ready to start the year in style following the announcement that the proposed £10m restaurant quarter on the waterfront will go ahead with developer Wilson Bowden at the helm. The Bowden camp will develop 30,000 square feet of…

NEWS - Hot 100 party

4 Jan 2008

A night to remember Here at The List we know how to party in style, as we proved at our Hot 100 party at Glasgow’s ABC last month. Guests included musicians from Franz Ferdinand, Sons & Daughters and Belle & Sebastian, with the latter joining some of…

News Extra

4 Jan 2008

Birmingham gets a taste of Scotland’s Ice Factor this month following the construction of a 33-foot high, 50-ton ice wall in the city centre, promoting tourism activities north of the border. VisitScotland has been working with the Kinlochleven-based…

Malcolm Middleton

Middleton makes moves on Christmas number 1 spot

13 Dec 2007

In a chart awash with X Factor pap and Cliff Richard cast offs, a small unassuming ginger chap from Falkirk has given us a reason to watch Top of the Pops on Christmas Day again. Malcolm Middleton’s festive musical foray, the senstively titled ‘We’re…

Transport Museum

Riverside development gets underway in Glasgow

13 Dec 2007

The first blocks will be put in place for Glasgow’s much anticipated Riverside Museum this month. The new £74m Museum of Transport on the Clyde will be designed by internationally-renowned architect Zaha Hadid to house the city’s transport and…

Kylie announces new Glasgow gigs

3 Dec 2007

Kylie Minogue has confirmed that she is planning two more concerts in Glasgow next year. The glamorous wee Australian will be performing at the SECC on 5, 6, 8 and 9 July 2008. She was originally only expected to perform in Glasgow on 5 and 6…

Art of the matter

29 Nov 2007

Following a slew of successful exhibitions, the National Galleries of Scotland have announced the recent purchase of two ‘Glasgow School’ pictures from the private collection of Andrew McIntosh Patrick. In collaboration with The Art Fund, the Galleries…

News Extra

29 Nov 2007

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay has launched in suitable style with the final big name acts being added to the bill. King Creosote appear on the Waverley Stage, while Scotland’s Red Hot Chilli Pipers will join forces with British Asian fusion band, Kismet and Go…

News in Brief - By the book

29 Nov 2007

Scottish travel guide returns with a new look and additional sections Scottish tourism comes under the microscope again this year with the latest edition of Pete Irvine’s Scotland the Best. Now in its seventh year, Irvine’s book arrives on…

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