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SNACK Bits: Scotland’s Essential New Music (September 2026)

Yeah, we took some time off. The music never stopped, but we took a ...

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Andy Reilly

BBC SSO: Symphonic Pride succeeds because it didn’t reduce queer orchestral history to a single narrative (review)

‘Symphonic Pride: We Have Always Been Here’ – 22nd July The week after Glasgow ...

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Grace Richardson

The Strokes – Reality Awaits: A grower that might be a classic, if you can stand the autotune

Twenty-five years ago the music world listened in awe as The Strokes released their ...

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Marc Bean

Deacon Blue at Edinburgh Castle: Scottish Legends Bring A Touch of Barras Magic to the Capital 

Before the show, many Deacon Blue fans milled about in ‘Barrowlands 1994’  t-shirts, in ...

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Neil Renton

Yard Act at La Belle Angele, Edinburgh – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music (gig review)

Right from the off, Yard Act singer James Smith promised us this wasn’t going ...

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Neil Renton
The divine comedy live at Usher Hall Edinburgh

The Divine Comedy – The Usher Hall: Neil Hannon Scales the Heights of a Lofty Career 

The Divine Comedy are one of those bands that I had long admired from ...

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Neil Renton
Gabrielle goliath in Venice

Gabrielle Goliath: subverting censorship and showing why art matters with a decade long performance piece in Venice

Gabrielle Goliath: subverting censorship and showing why art matters with her decade long performance ...

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Beth Primrose

Belle and Sebastian delight with ‘If You’re Feeling Sinister’ Start to Finish in Kelvingrove Park

When it comes to a Scottish summer, you have two certainties.  The first is ...

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Neil Renton