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• Single Review - Prides - I Should Know You Better

  

  It’s been a great year for Prides, the artsy Scottish synthpop band who appear to have done it all. From smashing their set on the main stage of the famous... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - Withered Hand - New Gods

  

  Dan Willson, better known by his indie/pop/folk moniker Withered Hand, is back five years after the release of his debut album Good News, his return is... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Single Review - Holy Esque - Sovereign

  

  Holy Esque join the ever-expanding alma mater of Glasgow Art School alternative post-rockers and present Sovereign, their most recent single. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• EP Review - Wozniak - Pikes Peak EP

  

  Looking at the cover art for Wozniak’s Pikes Peak EP – a barren, almost lunar hilltop photographed at dusk – the listener is given a visual hint that there... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - The Phantom Band - Strange Friend

  

  I was once driving to a Scouting reunion weekend away back in March 2009, two months after the release of The Phantom Band’s debut album Checkmate Savage, when ... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - Honeyblood - Honeyblood

  

  The first thing to be said of this album is that it certainly does not sound like a product of its environment. As I listened to this album in my dingy flat,... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Gig Review - TeenCanteen - Broadcast, 13th September 2014

  

  Photo Gallery by QuickGallery.com TeenCanteen are a very unique four piece group, forming a perfect mash up of folk music with their flawless all girl harmonies... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• We're Only Here For The Banter - Best Girl Athlete

  

  Hailing from Aberdeen, Katie Buchan makes sweet indie-pop music under the name Best Girl Athlete. Having grown up around, and participated in, the music of her... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Gig Review - A Night For Scotland

  

  The Usher Hall in Edinburgh has played host to many a crowd. The rows of seats and grand decor are used to the shuffle of anticipation and the pangs of... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• FIRST LISTEN: Gone Wishing / Behold The Old Bear - Hoist Your Head Into The Ligh...

  

  Last week, courtesty of Ravechild, Podcart and Last Year's Girl, you were able to get a first listen to tracks from our upcoming Cassette Store Day releases. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Single Review - Sink Alaska - The Path of Least Resistance / Among The Wretched

  

  Thankfully for Sink Alaska their music isn't as ambiguous as their name. It’s proper back to basics punk rock. Their new double A-side release is called The Pat... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - Owl John - Owl John

  

  The ever-growing Frightened Rabbit fan-base eagerly awaited lead singer Scott Hutchison’s solo project ‘Owl John’. The album was a chance for Hutchison to... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• That's My Jam #38 - Insect Heroes - King Fabulous

  

  Having recently signed to Isle of Eigg based Lost Map Records, Insect Heroes are having their debut album Apocalypso, which first surfaced via their Bandcamp... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• We're Only Here For The Banter - Lilac Pin

  

  Glasgow's electro-pop is the 'scene' that just keeps on giving. Early this summer Easy by duo Lilac Pin, roared across the blogosphere and airwaves with its... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Scottish Fiction Podcast - 8th September 2014

  

  It may be into September, but the Indian summer sunshine and great music continues. Our latest episode contains the first EVER plays of two tracks from our... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Scottish Independence - A Scottish Fiction View

  

  I imagine by this stage in the Scottish independence debate most people have placed their stack of chips either on Yes or on No. Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• We're Only Here For The Banter - In:tides

  

  Continuing the strong trend of post rock instrumental coming out of Glasgow, in:tides have caught my attention with their cracking track Porcelain Waves. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Cassette Store Day - Scottish Fiction Releases

  

  Cassette Store Day comes but once a year bringing with it a whole heap of exclusive lo-fi indie releases. You know the drill, support your independent record... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Doune The Rabbit Hole - Saturday Review

  

  "If you've got a good pun, you hold onto it!" That was my answer to why the festival, which had moved from it's origins at Doune back in 2012. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• We're Only Here For The Banter - Roxy Agogo

  

  Appearing without warning from Glasgow's music scene like an engima wrapped in mystery, Roxy Agogo is swiftly genetrating a bit of buzz. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC