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• Yusuf Azak - Scottish Fiction Session Videos

  

  Reppin' Aberdeenshire, and more recently Glasgow, it was my pleasure to be joined recently in session by the immensely talented, not to mention modest, Yusuf... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Scottish Fiction Podcast - 16th February 2015

  

  Dunfermline band Foreignfox enjoyed a fantastic 2014 with their EP We Float Like Sinking Ships remaining a constantly played listen throughout the year, led by... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• EXCLUSIVE - Yusuf Azak - Silk - Scottish Fiction Session Track

  

  Reppin' Aberdeenshire, and more recently Glasgow, it was my pleasure to be joined recently in session by the immensely talented, not to mention modest, Yusuf... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - Idlewild - Everything Ever Written

  

  When Idlewild first confirmed that they would be taking a break, I was pretty disappointed, but understanding. Idlewild are a group that have been with me... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Single Review - The Twilight Sad - I Could Give You All That You Don't Want

  

  The Twilight Sad have just finished embarking on a record shop acoustic tour which tied in with the release of their latest single, released as a 7" picture dis... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Single Review - Baby Strange - VVV

  

  Glasgow three piece Baby Strange are a staple for us at Scottish Fiction by now and a new release from the band always gets us excited. New single VVV is no... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Scottish Fiction Podcast - 8th February 2015

  

  Reppin' Aberdeenshire, and more recently Glasgow, my session guest on this show is the immensely talented, not to mention modest, Yusuf Azak. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - Felix Champion - This Lateral Life

  

  As I listen to the initial one minute and nine seconds of the debut album This Lateral Life from Felix Champion, I am perplexed by the very sound of what I’m... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Single Review - The Insomniac Project - Shake Those Demons

  

  As the old saying goes, playing synthesizers will help you sleep. The Insomniac Project clearly put this age old theory to the test and the result is recently... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• EP Review - Le Thug - Place Is

  

  Le Thug are a Glasgow based trio whose music is a mix of shoegaze effects, drone rock and experimental electronics mixed with dreamy vocals that, when all... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Album Review - Malcolm Middleton and David Shrigley - Music and Words

  

  Combining Malcolm Middleton's atmospheric music with cartoonist David Shirley's blunt humour, the resulting album, Music and Words, takes you on a surreal and... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Single Review - Django Django - First Light

  

  After a couple of years’ absence, Django Django have returned with First Light, a taster for their new album which is currently being finished off. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Michael Cassidy - Scottish Fiction Session Videos

  

  Blog favourite Michael Cassidy returns to Scottish Fiction as our session guest for a record 4th time, ahead of the release of his debut album My Electric... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• EP Review - Atom Tree - Clouds

  

  Music can be thought of in terms of spectrography, the visual representation of the spectrum of frequencies in a sound, with colour and substance being... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• FIRST LISTEN: Michael Cassidy - My Electric Heart

  

  Paisley singer songwriter Michael Cassidy has been a long term favourite here at Scottish Fiction. He was my first ever live guest on the radio show, the... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Scottish Fiction IPA - Idlewild Announce Craft Beer

  

  Ahead of the release of their eight album, Everything Ever Written, Scottish Fiction favourites Idlewild have joined forces with Edinburgh based Barney’s Beer t... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• EXCLUSIVE - Michael Cassidy - Scottish Fiction Session Tracks - My Electric Hear...

  

  Blog favourite Michael Cassidy returns to Scottish Fiction as our session guest for a record 4th time, ahead of the release of his debut album My Electric... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Single Review - Turtle - Lavender

  

  In a style quite befitting of his title, Glasgow-based producer Turtle (aka Jon Cooper) has surfed into 2015 atop a wave of growing interest. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• EP Review - Mogwai - Music Industry 3, Fitness Industry 1

  

  There is no doubt that the most recent album by Mogwai, 2014's Rave Tapes, was a success on a lot of different levels. It was an interesting turn from a band wh... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• BAMS Award 2014 - Full Interview with James Graham

  

  Ahead of the official announcement of the Scottish BAMS Award 2014 winner (full BAMS Award post here), I caught up with James Graham from The Twilight Sad in... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC