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//9 May 2008

The Twilight Sad

The Twilight Sad headline the opening show of the 4 at the Carnegie Hall. With an acclaimed album under their belts, the Glasgow-based 4-piece are bringing their darkly epic brand of rock to Dunfermline for the first time. […]


//9 May 2008

Frightened Rabbit

Frightened Rabbit have come - or gone - a long way since they first entered is this music?’s radar (cropping up when reviewed supporting other itm? favourite Kid Carpet, then getting the full-feature treatment in issue 23 in September 2006, trainspotters). […]


//4 May 2008

Pearlfishers join Fanclub

Norman Blake joins forces with David Scott (as part of Tigerfest)

Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake is set to take his occasional solo career one step further - unveiling a brand new set at this year’s Tigerfest, at Dunfermline’s Carnegie Hall. […]


//4 May 2008

ballboy

Ediburgh's finest head west (playing Tigerfest Glasgow on May 8th)

ballboy, surely one of Scotland’s favourite indie acts, visit Glasgow for a Tigerfest show - singer Gordon Mcintyre is a long-standing favourite at is this msuic? shows but usually performing the band’s material solo and acoustic, […]


//4 May 2008

Idlewild choose Fife

Roddy Woomble and pals play Dunfermline (as part of Tigerfest)

Idlewild - one of Scotland’s most enduring acts as well as one of the country’s most popular exports - are set to make a rare visit to Fife as they play Tigerfest at the Dunfermline’s Carnegie Hall on Saturday 17th May. […]


//4 May 2008

All Our Good Friends

FIN frontman Johnny Daukes is back in the saddle (...)

When most bands split up it is common knowledge that most members either form another band, go it alone or in this day and age milk their fame for all they can via reality TV. This is not quite the same story for Johnny Daukes. […]


//3 May 2008

TV Smith & The Bored Teenagers

perform Crossing the Red Sea with the Adverts (WDF DVD)

On the surface, their debut single - and second-best-known tune sums it up - ‘One Chord Wonders’. For anyone who’s delved that little bit deeper however, it’s clear that The Adverts were much more than just a tabloid-baiting Top 20 act via ‘Gary Gilmore’s Eyes’ and the bandwagon-jumping guitar thrash of many of the acts who exploded upon the UK’s consciousness in 1977.
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//26 April 2008

Q Without U

“Liking this makes you neither cool nor hip!” screams the headline on Q Without U’s myspace page. In a city where most bands are obsessed with being so achingly now, it’s quite refreshing to meet a band who aren’t concerned with being pigeon-holed into a category of cool. […]


//26 April 2008

Ross Clark

Seated in the booth of a Subway sandwich shop, I’m talking to a mad scientist about bread.

A second year chemistry student at Glasgow University, and a startling new addition to Glasgow’s music scene, Ross Clark will be opening and closing a gig at Stereo tonight, serving much like the bread of a sandwich. […]


//20 April 2008

Interesting Music Promotions

in·ter·est·ing - [in-ter-uh-sting, -truh-sting, -tuh-res-ting]
1. engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
2. arousing a feeling of interest: an interesting face. […]


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