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Interview: Friendly Fires plan to get the crowds dancing at RockNess 2012
Ed Macfarlane on festivals, pop music and dancing ‘like an idiot’
28 May 2012
Summer Festivals 2012: Here We Go Magic - interview
The band's Luke Temple gets ready for their slot at T in the Park
25 May 2012
Interview: Ash get ready for RockNess 2012
Northern Irish rockers Ash get ready for their only Scottish festival of the year
24 May 2012
The Son(s) – Leviathan EP
Remarkable EP of lo-fi subtlety and intimacy from the mystery-shrouded artist(s)
24 May 2012
Stag & Dagger, various venues, Glasgow, Sat 19 May
Eleanor Friedberger and Miaoux Miaoux play as part of 13 hour gig crawl
22 May 2012
Friends - Manifest!
An insidiously hooky album that's sometimes brilliant, sometimes bloomin’ annoying
22 May 2012
Miaoux Miaoux - Light of the North
Gloriously melodic dance-pop in the vein of Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx and the Avalanches
22 May 2012
Hot Chip - In Our Heads
The elctro-pop masters' fifth album is their most smartly accessible effort to date
21 May 2012
Dan Mangan – Stereo, Glasgow, Sun 29 Apr
The Canadian folk-pop tunesmith unleashes his experimental side
14 May 2012
Scott McWatt – Jekyll and Hyde
Lyrically shallow effort from the former Lost City Lights frontman
14 May 2012
Ride the RockNess Express - train details
The Express will pick up festival goers from London, Birmingham, Derby, York and Newcastle
8 May 2012
DIY music promoters Cry Parrot turn 5
Auntie Flo, Dam Mantle, Sacred Paw, Silk Cut and more are on the line-up their birthday party
26 Apr 2012
The Sunshine Underground - King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Mon 16 Apr
Energetic indie-electro-rock from the Leeds trio
26 Apr 2012
Exposure: Friends
The Brooklyn hipster quintet make disgustingly cool indie post-punk-funk
25 Apr 2012
Walter Scott Prize 2012 shortlist announced
Andrew Miller, Alan Hollinghurst, Barry Unsworth, Sebastian Barry, Patrick DeWitt and Esi Edugyan
23 Apr 2012
Eat, sleep and breathe: Cate le Bon
Cardiff’s answer to Nico shares her tour habits with us
23 Apr 2012
Emeli Sande - Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Tue 10 Apr 2012
Ballsy, multi-genre songwriting overcomes any X Factor endorsements
23 Apr 2012
The Just Joans - Buckfast Bottles in the Rain
Underwhelming concept album from the indie-poppers
23 Apr 2012
Wickerman festival 2012 line-up announced
Scissor Sisters, Texas, The Levellers and Mike Skinner on Scottish festival bill
18 Apr 2012
Jesus H. Foxx - Endless Knocking
Long-awaited debut admirable in perfectionism, but feels laboured
18 Apr 2012
Julia Holter - Tragedy
Celestial drones, mesmeric synths, ambient noise and unearthly vocals
18 Apr 2012
French Wives - Dream of the Inbetween
An astute and highly promising opening salvo from Glasgow band
18 Apr 2012
Nik Kershaw to play entire 'Human Racing' album in 2012 tour
His UK tour will also feature material from an upcoming new album
17 Apr 2012
Interview: Ben Sims gets ready for RockNess 2012
The techno DJ/producer among names added to festival bill
13 Apr 2012
Feist, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Tue 27 Mar 2012
Stunning concert from the Canadian alt.folkie
11 Apr 2012
Elle Fanning to star in film adaptation of Stuart Murdoch's God Help the Girl
Glasgow-set musical to commence filming in June
11 Apr 2012
Quantic & Alice Russell with Combo Barbado - Look around the Corner
Latin-infused soul-jazz collaboration
11 Apr 2012
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Third Annual Wide Days Seminar
3 Apr 2012
Spiritualized, 02 ABC, Glasgow, Thu 22 Mar
Uplifting psychedelic set from the 90s acid-indie icons
3 Apr 2012
Loch Lomond, Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Sat 10 Mar 2012
Bewitching chamber folk from Portland
3 Apr 2012
RockNess 2012 hosts Hudson Mohawke at Sub Club 25 year celebration
Dave Clarke, James Holden and Andrew Weatherall among dance picks
30 Mar 2012
Florence and The Machine - SECC, Glasgow, Mon 12 Mar
Stunning show from the 21st century diva
27 Mar 2012
Lightships - Electric Cables
Teenage Fanclub's Gerry Love album of sun-soaked, blissed-out guitar pop
26 Mar 2012
WU LYF - SWG3, Glasgow, Sat 17 Mar
Mancunian 'kings of heavy pop' triumph over piffling technical difficulties
26 Mar 2012
Electropop duo Uh Huh Her to play Arches
The band consists of ex-Mellowdroner Camila Grey and ex-The L Word star Leisha Hailey
26 Mar 2012
The Cornshed Sisters - Tell Tales
Reminiscent of The Unthanks with extra dollops of pop sensibility
26 Mar 2012
Graham Coxon - A+E
Latest lo-fi gem from Blur guitarist delivers arch and ugly meditations
26 Mar 2012
Rufus Wainwright - Out of the Game
Mark Ronson-produced album's expanded instrumentation feels misplaced
23 Mar 2012
Interview - US rockers 3 Doors Down head for the UK
Q&A with American rock group's bassist Todd Harrell
9 Mar 2012
Simple Minds - Barrowlands, Glasgow Sat 25 Feb 2012
Revisit to first five albums a reminder of their potency
8 Mar 2012
Eat, sleep and breathe: Bwani Junction
The Edinburgh indie-afrobeat group's frontman, Rory Fairweather, tells us of his touring habits
8 Mar 2012
Pop punk titans Bowling for Soup - interview
Jaret Reddick and Erik Chandler discuss their career ahead of their gig at the Oran Mor
7 Mar 2012
French Wives, Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Tue 28 Feb
Successful performance from band on the cusp of greatness
7 Mar 2012
Lionel Richie to perform at Glasgow's SECC in Sept 2012
Likelihoood of ceiling-dancing: high
2 Mar 2012
Alt folkie Feist to play Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall
The Broken Social Scenester to play tracks from latest album Metals
29 Feb 2012
Exposure: Gotye
An introduction to the YouTube-conquering ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ singer
29 Feb 2012
Kindness - World, You Need A Change Of Mind
Superb spellbinding pop which pulls of a mulititude of hipsterism sins
28 Feb 2012
Randolph’s Leap - The Curse of the Haunted Headphones
Homespun showcase from stripped-back Glasgow indie-folk rabble
28 Feb 2012
Steve Strange and the Detroit Starrzz - Citrus Club, Edinburgh, Fri 3 Feb 2012
Disappointing gig from the New Romantic
8 Feb 2012
Madonna announces Scottish date for 2012
The Queen of Pop will visit Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium on Sat 21 July
7 Feb 2012
Hazy Recollections – O2 ABC2, Glasgow, Sun 22 Jan
Electro-folk and French lullabies bring weepie and comedy moments
3 Feb 2012
Ed Sheeran - Tue 10 Jan 2012, HMV Picture House, Edinburgh
Unlikely chart-topping teen idol performs angsty ballads
3 Feb 2012
Wild Flag, Oran Mor, Mon 30 Jan
Indie-rock supergroup prove more than the sum of their parts
3 Feb 2012
Paul McCartney - Kisses on the Bottom
Macca covers 1920s and 1930s standards, with vanilla results
3 Feb 2012
The Banana Sessions - Mixtape
Long-awaited debut album from the folksy Edinburgh fivesome
3 Feb 2012
Azari & III - Azari & III
Credit due delivering a straightforward house music manifesto with compelling four-to-the-floor forc
1 Feb 2012
Palace - Domino reissue several albums from Will Oldham project
There is No-one What Will Take Care Of You/ Days In The Wake/ Hope/ Viva Last Blues/ Lost Blues And
1 Feb 2012
GFF 2012 - Silver Apples set for Glasgow Music and Film Festival
Live set from the cult 60s space rock pioneers
27 Jan 2012
Django Django - Django Django
Dense and often surprising debut spitting up bursts of bold, spaced-out texture
27 Jan 2012
The high energy, high concept dance-rock of Justice is French through-and-through
To these new gods of French electronic music, we say Salut!
27 Jan 2012
Trailer Trash Tracys - Captain’s Rest, Glasgow, Sun 15 Jan 2012
Effects-laden shoegaze fog heavy on the exquisite melodrama
27 Jan 2012
Real Estate set for UK tour
New Jersey trio take one of the best albums of 2011 on the road
27 Jan 2012
The Twilight Sad set for UK tour
Kilsyth trio take third album No One Can Ever Know on tour
27 Jan 2012
Howler - America Give Up
The kind of easily-digestible festival fodder that could hit the spot live, but is dull on record
27 Jan 2012
Pulp - It/Freaks/Separations
Reissue of first three albums from 1980s originally released on Fire
27 Jan 2012
Partikel - Cohesion
Trio’s flexible, responsive interplay maintains interest in material a little samey at times
27 Jan 2012
Emeli Sande - Our Version Of Events
Powerful, sophisticated and smart mix of stripped down, acoustic songs
24 Jan 2012
The Ting Tings - Sounds From Nowheresville
Second album a mixed bag containing glimpses of what makes them fun
23 Jan 2012
Lambchop - Mr M
Reassembled band present lovely low-key set recalling Sinatra, Bacharach and crooners
23 Jan 2012
Preview of 2012 - Emeli Sandé
The Scottish chart-topper aims to release a hit album in 2012
6 Jan 2012
Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier to play Celtic Connections 2012
Material from Sadier's solo album The Trip, plus Stereolab songs
6 Jan 2012
RM Hubbert launches album Thirteen Lost & Found with friends
Aidan Moffat, Alex Kapranos and more to join in at Stereo show
6 Jan 2012
Friendly Fires - Barrowland, Glasgow, Tue 20 Dec 2011
Triumphant end of year show from the St Albans indie-ravers
6 Jan 2012
M83's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming combines ambient roots with pop sensibilities
We reassess the albumprior to Frenchman's upcoming UK tour
6 Jan 2012
Errors - Have Some Faith In Magic
Superb third album that should push the foursome out of Mogwai's shadow
6 Jan 2012
Eat, sleep and breathe with Fránçois from Fránçois & the Atlas Mountains
A questionnaire about food and the touring musician
6 Jan 2012
Malcolm Middleton - Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Wed 14 Dec
The ex-Arab Strap man isn't as miserable as he makes out
6 Jan 2012
The Saturdays - SECC, Glasgow, Tue 13 Dec
Polished pop performance that felt lacking in soul
6 Jan 2012
Kid Canaveral’s Christmas Baubles II - Summerhall, Edinburgh, Sat 17 Dec 2011
Josie Long, eagleowl and more join in Kid Canaveral's annual shindig
6 Jan 2012
The Big Pink - Future This
Second electro-pop offering let down by over-egged desire to be anthemic
6 Jan 2012
Chris Devotion and The Expectations – Amalgamation and Capital
Worthwhile debut stumbles when it steps away from solid pop template
6 Jan 2012























