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• Scottish Fiction Podcast - 1st September 2014

  

  I got snapped at Doune The Rabbit Hole putting my fine slimline athletic build to good use. Full of grace and poise I'm sure you'll agree! Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• We're Only Here For The Banter - Skinny Dipper

  

  The latest signing to Olive Grove Records are almost a girl band! Consisting of nine members, drawn from others bands including Randolph's Leap, Quickbeam and... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Scottish Fiction Podcast - 25th August 2014

  

  Gaze into the abyss and wonder what lies ahead. Journey into the unknown and absorb the sounds of the best picks of new Scottish music, including a blissful... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• That's My Jam #37 - The Twilight Sad - There's A Girl In The Corner

  

  After celebrating their 10th anniversay, and re-releasing debut album Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters, The Twilight Sad return to focus on album number... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• We're Only Here For The Banter - Now Wakes The Sea

  

  Now Wakes The Sea began as an outlet for Alan McCormack to dabble with wonky lo-fi pop experiments, but over the past few years grown into a band capable of... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Scottish Fiction Podcast - 19th August 2014

  

  We start off high octane on this week's show with the first cut from Bear Arms' new album. Actually this week's show is a real musical journey, with a gloriousl... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Doune The Rabbit Hole - Preview

  

  Doune The Rabbit hole returns for another bout of independent and alternative music over the weekend of Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th August. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• That's My Jam #36 - Bear Arms - Courage

  

  Courage, the latest track from Bear Arms, is one fucker of a wake up call on a Monday morning. The track is the opener on their forthcoming debut album... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• That's My Jam #35 - A Sudden Burst Of Colour - Yume

  

  Atmospheric and soundscaped instrumental music is the order of the day today. And at present in the Scottish music community, Motherwell quartet A Sudden Burst... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• That's My Jam #34 - Roxy Agogo - Crocodiles

  

  Crocodiles from Glasgow artist Roxy Agogo is a dangerous beast. Dark, demanding, a little bit off kilter, and infectious, it's one of those tracks that can get... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• We're Only Here For The Banter - Bright Side

  

  Surely we all know by now that Scotland has a fledging punk scene. Bright Side, a four piece from Edinburgh, are another band to count alongside that. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - Andrew Pearson & Lovers Turn To Monsters - Everything We Miss

  

  Singer-songwriters, so the cliche goes, are an insular breed. Brooding over particulars of situations, fantasising, storing up images and stories for that next... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Andrew Pearson & Lovers Turn To Monsters - Everything We Miss - Track by Track...

  

  Brought together by a mutual love of comic books, Wes Anderson and lo-fi music, two of Scotland's finest young singer-songwriters Andrew Pearson and Kyle Wood... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• We're Only Here For The Banter - The Duke, Detroit

  

  With a name like The Duke, Detroit, you'd be forgiven for believing this Edinburgh four piece to be a solo project. The Duke, as we they are affectionately... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Scottish Fiction Podcast - 5 August 2014

  

  The A-side in our double dose of podcasts on 5th August 2014. This episode sates your appetite for new Scottish music with fresh jams from Owl John, Scary... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Scottish Fiction Podcast - 5th August 2014 - Vinyl Mix

  

  Crackle, crackle. An all vinyl show? Is this the '70's? Am I mad? No, and quite possibly, but that's neither here nor there. For a change I decided to do a... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - Algernon Doll - Omphalic

  

  Omphalic is the third album from the Algernon Doll stable but unlike debut Camomile and sophomore effort Citalo-pop it sees singer and lyricist Ewan Grant expan... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Scottish Fiction Podcast - 30th July 2014

  

  I've had baby brain since last week following the birth of my daughter (it seeps a little bit into this podcast too. Sorry!) So as much as that is fantastic,... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• We're Only Here For The Banter - The Wild Curve

  

  Each year summer brings with it sun, late nights, festivals and a raft of great tunes to soundtrack all of that. This summer, one such tune is Warriors from... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• That's My Jam #33 - Conquering Animal Sound - The Next Day

  

  Inventive, playful, a little bit off it's head. So exactly what you'd expect from Conquering Animal Sound. The Next Day is the opening track from the duo's... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC