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RockNess / T in the Park line-ups announced

3 Mar 2011

Pulp, Arctic Monkeys, and Foo Fighters for T; Groove Armada, Kasabian and Chemical Bros for RockNess

The great and good of the music world are set to arrive in style this summer with both T in the Park and RockNess dishing up the goodies for their June and July festivals. At TITP in Balado, the mighty Pulp join Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay and Foo Fighters…

GFF blog: You Instead premiere creates perfect T in the Park vibe

2 Mar 2011

Featured musician Jo Mango talked to us at the after-party

Sigma Films – the Glasgow-based company behind the likes of Red Road, Hallam Foe and Young Adam – celebrated its 15th birthday with the premiere of You Instead on Friday night. The film tells the tale of two bickering rockstars – played by Luke…

Spotify playlist: T in the Park 2011

24 Feb 2011

Highlight from the line-up, including Pulp, Friendly Fires and The Streets

It's that time of year again and as yet another blisteringly cold winter shows signs of giving in, we can once again start to dream of the greenest pastures, cold refreshments and a beating sun to boot. Alternatively, we can look forward with a hopeful…

Film You Instead shot at music festival - David Mackenzie interview

18 Feb 2011

Hallam Foe and Young Adam director on making a film at T in the Park

David Mackenzie, director of Hallam Foe and Young Adam, discusses his new movie You Instead, a rock'n'roll romcom that aims to capture the excitement of T in the Park.

You Instead - David MacKenzie's film shot in four days at T in the Park

18 Feb 2011

Rock’n’roll romcom that follows two handcuffed-together rockstars

Making a feature film in four days is no mean feat; doing it amid the craziness of T in the Park is even more impressive. ‘It was really invigorating, because you know you can’t spend too much time on any one thing, so it’s all new stuff, you’re not…

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The best upcoming events in Scotland in 2011

3 Jan 2011

Highlights of the 2011 cultural calandar from Film, Music, Comedy, Theatre and Visual Art

Huge gigs, inspiring theatre productions, comedy legends and two cute little waving bears – just a few of the things coming up in ‘11 that we can barely contain our excitement about

T in the Park 2010: Silver Columns, Yeasayer and Empire of the Sun

12 Jul 2010

T in the Park blog

Why the long face, T in the Park goer? Trench foot and tent sores getting you down? That growing campsite/cat litter smell of ammonia making your eyes water? Still not quite recovered from the concussion of that flying bottle? (One of Team List got…

T in the Park 2010: The Proclaimers, Sunshine Underground and General Fiasco

11 Jul 2010

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Saturday 10th Jul It’s been almost a decade since I last set foot within the hallowed T in the Park grounds, so, eager to see how – or even if – things had changed since my halcyon days of teenage revelry, I find myself on the 10.30 bus with very…

T in the Park 2010: Black Keys, Frightened Rabbit and Eminem

11 Jul 2010

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Saturday 10th July For the obsessive music fan, it’s one of the eternal frustrations of festivals that sometimes the bands you love don’t get the attention they deserve. This was very much the case with Broken Social Scene, who took to the stage at…

T in the Park 2010: Dirty Projectors, Hot Chip and Kele

11 Jul 2010

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Sat 10th Jul Hi folks. Your T in the Park blogging correspondent this morning will be Jonny, recovering from an excellent Friday at the festival and ready to recap on the best bands so far. Starting off, it was a storming set from New York’s…

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T in the Park 2010: Daisy Dares You, Darwin Deez and Three Blind Wolves

11 Jul 2010

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The day started off with Radio 1 A-lister Daisy Dares You (●●) in King Tut’s Wah Wah Tent, whose biggest hit to date has been the Chipmunk-starring ‘Number One Enemy’ (which she performed as her closing song). Daisy didn’t seem sure what image she…

T in the Park 2010: The anticipation and planning stage

11 Jul 2010

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It’s the morning of T and excitement is at fever pitch. I don’t mind admitting that my music tastes are perhaps not as highly-developed as my List compadres’ – my most-anticipated act of today is krunk-pop superstars 3OH!3, who are playing the King…

T in the Park 2010: Arriving

11 Jul 2010

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Well, after some late night decisions on the travel decisions we came up with the most far fetched way to get here. Picking my comrades up from List HQ in the big 1984 Merc (risky business from the start, I tell you) we flew along the motorway like some…

T in the Park 2010: Running order

7 Jul 2010

If you're heading to Balado this weekend you'll want to see this - the full running order for Scotland's mightiest music festival. Please note that the running order is subject to change, so we'll try to keep it as up to date as possible.

Exposure: Kassidy

1 Jul 2010

What happens when you mix multi-layered acoustic guitars, blues, boogie rock and add a hint of country? You get four piece Glaswegian band Kassidy. Named after Butch Cassidy, but dropping the C for a K to avoid confusion with the American rapper of the…

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Dirty Projectors and Bjork collaborate on new album Mount Wittenberg Orca

1 Jul 2010

After performing together in April 2009, Dirty Projectors' David Longstreth and Bjork decided to make an album together. On June 30, just over a year later, the public will be able to feast their ears on Mount Wittenberg Orca. The inspiration for…

The Sowetan smell of success - Vampire Weekend interview

30 Jun 2010

It’s hard work being in a globally successful breakthrough world/funk/pop band. Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend finally manages a chat with David Pollock

Plastikman 2010 tour - Richie Hawtin interview - full transcript

24 Jun 2010

Are you based in Berlin permanently these days? I'm in Berlin looking at a beautiful blue sky, which isn’t as common as it should be, I go between here and Canada. I would say I'm travelling more than I'm anywhere. There's such a good music…

T in the Park 2010: Ten reasons to watch Muse

24 Jun 2010

How did this space age, prog rock three-piece become one of the most in-demand festival headliners in the UK? Henry Northmore explains all, with the top ten reasons why Muse are not to be missed at T in the Park

T in the Park 2010: Richie Hawtin on the rebirth of Plastikman

24 Jun 2010

Richie Hawtin is one of the true pioneers of electronica. Born in Oxfordshire, he moved to Ontario, Canada, at the age of nine, where his love of alternative music (the likes of Echo & the Bunnymen, New Order and Depeche Mode) grew until he heard a new…

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T in the Park 2010: Delphic interview

24 Jun 2010

‘A dance aesthetic with proper songs’ is how Delphic’s Matt Cocksedge describes his band’s musical outlook. Given that the Stockport-formed quartet Delphic (founders Cocksedge, Richard Boardman and James Cook, plus recently recruited drummer Dan Hadley…

T in the Park 2010: T Break Stage's Ones to Watch

24 Jun 2010

Want to know who’s worth keeping an eye on at this year’s T Break stage? DJ Hobbes, DJ at Trouble and promoter of Limbo at the Voodoo Rooms, the live music night once described as ‘the barometer of pop in Scotland’, picks his five acts to watch

T in the Park 2010: Festival insider - Crae Caldwell

24 Jun 2010

Name Crae Caldwell Occupation DFC Artist Production How many TITP’s have you been to? 11 Favourite festival moment? Standing on the Slam Stage with The Chemical Brothers making the whoopee with the lasers. What items will you…

T in the Park 2010: Travel, bus and parking information

24 Jun 2010

Bus: With services running from over 30 locations across Scotland, the fastest way to get to T this year is by bus. Citylink has services from both Glasgow and Edinburgh leaving every 30 minutes direct to the campsite. All tickets must be bought in…

T in the Park 2010: Alternative Entertainments

16 Jun 2010

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