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• Single Review - The Last September - This Train Remains

  

  The first thing you hear when listening the latest single, This Train Remains, from Edinburgh based group The Last September is their use of rhythm and space,... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Scottish Fiction Podcast - 3rd November 2014

  

  After a few weeks of live sessions, it's just me on my tod this week. And of course you joining me to listen to some of the best new tracks about at the moment. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - Remember Remember - Forgetting The Present

  

  It is at the 3.40 mark in Blabbermouth, Forgetting The Present's opener, when 'it' happens. Some albums take a few tracks in for 'it' to happen, or 'it'... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• EXCLUSIVE - Now Wakes The Sea - In Time - Scottish Fiction Session Track

  

  Alan McCormack is better known; or at least he should be better known; as the man behind lo-fi, experimental pop band Now Wakes The Sea. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - We Were Promised Jetpacks - Unravelling

  

  Whereas We Were Promised Jetpacks’ previous album In The Pit Of The Stomach, released in 2011, was good, albeit at times a little unfocused, their new album... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• EP Review - Conquering Animal Sound - Talking Shapes

  

  The opening line from Talking Shapes, the new EP from Conquering Animal Sound, is "Nothing intricate". This doesn't sound like much when written down, but if... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Single Review - Scary People - Guided By The Blind

  

  Power-packed, cool rock in small packages seems to be the new flavour of the month. Just like other rising stars Royal Blood and Honeyblood, Scary People have... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• We're Only Here For The Banter - Aquafaux

  

  This week for 'We're Only Here For The Banter' I caught up with Lois from Edinburgh based trio Aquafaux. It's true that in the wake of CHVRCHES success; and... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Scottish Fiction Podcast - 27th October 2014

  

  With new music from Casual Sex, John Knox Sex Club, Stanley Odd and Rustie, this week's show is a smorgasboard of delights, cruising genres and styles with scan... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• EXCLUSIVE - Chrissy Barnacle - Nightride - Scottish Fiction Session Track

  

  Folk punk songstress Chrissy Barnacle has a unique way with lyrics, weaving what can appear on the surface whimsical stores, but which when scratched beneath... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Campfires In Winter Christmas Party

  

  Like it or not Christmas is just around the corner, with the festive cheer poised to pounce as soon as the supermarkets sell out of pumpkins; and in some... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - Broken Records - Weights & Pulleys

  

  Broken Records new album Weights Pulleys is definitely more of the same from the Edinburgh based band. The album has many of the same themes and carries on th... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• EP Review - Foreignfox - We Float Like Sinking Ships

  

  Oh Foreignfox, where have you and your melancholic vocals and soulful guitar vibes been hiding? Whether stranger or friend the band's debut EP We Float Like... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - The Sea Kings - Woke In The Devil's Arms

  

  Woke in the Devil’s Arms, the debut album by Glaswegian four piece The Sea Kings combines an array of musical genres and lyrical subject matter with a... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Single Review - Alansmithee (feat. Marklar) - Checking Out

  

  Rain drops. Cosy interior. The mood is set. Progressively, the dashing voices fill your head. Now you are floating, relaxed and careless. It is as if you are... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• EP Review - Pronto Mama - Niche Market

  

  Pronto Mama are a relaxed and cheerful band who play incredibly lively music. Their sound is an energetic and tasty ballade that will put you in a good mood... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - PAWS - Youth Culture Forever

  

  Compared with their first opus, Cokefloat, which was praised for its true punk-rock vibes, Youth Culture Forever, PAWS' second album, is a more mature approach... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• INTERVIEW: Johnny Lynch - Lost Map: One Year On

  

  For someone with his fingers in so many creative pies, Johnny Lynch; a.k.a The Pictish Trail, a.k.a. head honcho at Lost Map Records; is one laid back man. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - Insect Heroes - Apocalypso

  

  Apocalypso is the latest release from the Lost Map label, and their first debut album proper. Insect Heroes set the tone for their album with the introduction. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• We're Only Here For The Banter - Tetra

  

  Popping up on Bar Bloc's Ensemble compilation last month is a good way to catch the attention of music fans. Since then this week's 'banter' guests Tetra have... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC