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Wickerman Festival line up announced

8 May 2008

The line-up for this year's Wickerman Festival has been announced with KT Tunstall and The Fall among the star attractions, with Gary Numan, De Rosa, and Dean Friedman also appearing. The Festival takes place at the Solway Firth from 25–26 Jul.

New gigs announced, 2 May - Paul Weller, White Lies and more

2 May 2008

Some more freshly-announced Scottish gigs to consider over the weekend: Paul Weller will be playing Glasgow SECC on 14 November. Tickets are on sale now. White Lies , who play the NME New Noise Tour next week, return to Glasgow with a date in…

GFT and O2 Wireless Weekender present a day of Glasgow music docs

2 May 2008

The Glasgow Film Theatre , in association with O2 Wireless Weekender, will present a day of short documentaries about Glaswegian pop music on Sunday 11 May. Each of the the three films to be shown - about The Sensational Alex Harvey Band , Franz…

Pete Doherty gets out on Tuesday

2 May 2008

Pete Doherty is to be released from Wormwood Scrubs prison next Tuesday, 6 May. The Babyshambles singer, who is serving a 14-week sentence for breaching probationary conditions relating to previous drug offences, will have been inside for 29 days…

Tina Turner to come out of retirement

2 May 2008

Tina Turner plans to end her retirement from the live stage, the singer has announced in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Having bowed out of live performance after a world tour in 2000, the 68-year-old Turner told Winfrey she will be embarking on a…

Dirty Pretty Things announce second album

2 May 2008

Details of Dirty Pretty Things ' second album have been unveiled. The follow-up to 2006's Waterloo to Anywhere, it will be named This Is Where The Truth Begins and released on 30 June. The band, fronted by ex-Libertine Carl Barat, also release a…

Shortlists for James Tait Black Memorial Prizes announced

2 May 2008

The 2008 nominations for the James Tait Black Memorial Prizes , Britain's oldest literary awards, have been announced. The Prizes are awarded annually by the University of Edinburgh for the best work of fiction and the best biography published during…

The Cure release four singles to mark the launch of their new album

2 May 2008

The Cure will release a new A and B-side single on the 13th day of the next four months, to mark the upcoming release of their 13th studio album. The tracks will be released in May, June, July and August, before the album's due date of 13 September.

Madonna to play Hampden?

2 May 2008

Madonna is set to play her first ever Scottish date this year, it has been reported. The 49-year-old singer, whose single with Justin Timberlake '4 Minutes' is currently the number one UK single, has not officially announced the show yet. But it's…

More new gigs announced, 1 May - Emmylou Harris, The Aliens, Glasvegas

1 May 2008

Yet more fresh new gigging dates for your diary: Original country-rock matriarch Emmylou Harris plays Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 9 September. Ex-Beta Banders (and Lone Pigeon) The Aliens play Edinburgh Liquid Room on 16 June. In addition…

Miranda Richardson confirmed for Reading Room

1 May 2008

Actress Miranda Richardson has been confirmed as the guest reader for choreographer and director Jonathan Lunn 's Reading Room at Stirling's MacRobert. The show, which features text by the late Anthony Minghella and 'draws on the worlds of film…

The Ex-Men bring back the Auld Alliance

1 May 2008

Following the recent controversy in France when it was announced the country's Eurovision entry ( Sebastian Tellier 's 'Divine') would be sung in English, Scots indie rockers The Ex-Men have offered to represent the country with a song they have written…

First ever Sauchiehall Crawl launches

1 May 2008

On Sunday 1 June, the first-ever Sauchiehall Crawl music festival will take place along Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street. Tickets will cost ú15, and allow fans to pick from 10 different live music acts playing throughout the night in 3 different…

T in the Park wins Green 'n' Clean award

1 May 2008

T in the Park 's status as one of the world's greenest festivals has been confirmed as Yourope , the European Festival Association, granted the event the first Green 'n' Clean award in Scotland. This international award is given to events which…

Scottish Arts Council funding shift causes controversy

1 May 2008

A redistribution of Scottish Arts Council funding, announced today, has readjusted the balance of financial power within the Scottish arts. Among those to benefit under the new plans are: Arika , who run experimental music festivals Instal and Kill…

LSD inventor Albert Hofmann dies

1 May 2008

Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann , who synthesised LSD for the first time in 1938 and accidentally first ingested it in 1943, has died. Hofmann was engaged in pharmaceutical research when he made his most famous discovery, whose use would influence…

Beggars Banquet and Too Pure to close

1 May 2008

Influential indie music labels Beggars Banquet and Too Pure are to close, with their rosters moving to fellow Beggars Group label 4AD . The labels, who between them release music by artists like The National , Stereolab , Scout Niblett and St Vincent…

Glasgay! announces Tennessee Williams Festival

1 May 2008

The Glasgow-based LGBT festival Glasgay! has announced a new Tennessee Williams Festival for Autumn 2008, to commemorate the author on the 25th anniversary of his death. Among the events scheduled for the Williams Festival are four UK premieres of…

Ingleby Gallery moves to new premises in its 10th year

1 May 2008

Edinburgh's Ingleby Gallery is to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a move to 15 Calton Road, a new premises behind Waverley Station. The move will take place in July. Spread over three floors and 6000 square feet, the new Ingleby will be the…

McKellen to return as Gandalf

1 May 2008

Sir Ian McKellen will return as Gandalf in the two-part adaptation of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit. 'Yes, it's true,' said the English actor. 'Obviously, it's not a part that you turn down, I loved playing Gandalf.' The prequel to the Lord of the…

Make Model show at Oran Mor cancelled

1 May 2008

Make Model and Land of Talk 's show at Glasgow's Oran Mor on 6 May has been cancelled. The gig is expected to be rescheduled. Keep checking www.oran-mor.co.uk for more information.

BBC search for Lottery show contestants

1 May 2008

The BBC are now inviting applications for their new Saturday night Lottery game show This Time Tomorrow. Auditions will take palce in Glasgow in May, and applicants with 'big personalities' are advised to get in touch now. Further information and…

The Fratellis announce new album

1 May 2008

Glasgow rockers The Fratellis' second album will be called Here We Stand, and it's out on 9 June on Island Records. The first single from the album, the follow-up to 2006's Costello Music, will be 'Mabel', which is released on 26 May. The full…

Glasvegas new single details announced

1 May 2008

Glasvegas , who won the Philip Hall Radar Award at this year's NME Awards, will release their new single 'Geraldine' on Monday 23 June. The track precedes the Glasgow band's as-yet-untitled debut album, which is being co-produced by James Allan and Rich…

New gigs announced, 1 May - Ronnie Spector, Glasvegas and more

1 May 2008

It's a new month, and here are all the shiniest, most brand new shows announced for Scotland: Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes are making what's sure to be a highly popular visit to these shores in the autumn. They're playing Glasgow's Arches on 29…

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