The Dunstaffnage Festival, which takes place the 19th & 20th July, is one with strong independent credentials and a grass roots feel, but it’s not a newcomer to the crowded festival scene by any means. [...]

Another competition, but again it’s a cracker - win a pair of tickets for Live at Loch Lomond. The festival, which takes place on 2rd and 3rd August at Balloch Castle Country Park. [...]

The whole world seems to be talking about Attic Lights (see previous review) with even tabloid recognition - helped in no small part by a chance meeting with David Gest followed by his, er, ‘guesting’ on a version of their new single. [...]

Nowadays a band isn’t worth its salt unless it’s got 1000+ friends and a fancy banner on its MySpace page. Is This Music? try to get you the highlights every week, jumping from genre to genre in a search for the really good stuff. [...]

With a festival every week (this is no exaggeration it’s hard to name favourites (especially when they’re running competitions with itm?) but we can say without much fear of dissent from the ranks of writers that the Wickerman festival is always at the top of our ‘to do’ list. [...]

I first heard Glasvegas over a year ago via Myspace and was instantly attracted to their sound. After a few messages they kindly sent me one of their demos, which I gorged over. I loved them but had difficulty seeing where they’d fit in the indie guitar ridden Glasgow music scene. [...]

There comes a time in a man’s life when he can no longer face the endless pile of CDs being proffered for review by eager PR companies and young bands…when the thought of listening to yet another group of skinny indie boys with guitars fills him with despair. [...]

The Teenagers return after a successful onslaught of gigs and the release of their debut album, ‘Reality Bites’ to promote their next single, ‘Make It Happen’; another slice of sickeningly addictive electro pop. [...]

Following the riotous scenes at the Ruby Lounge in Manchester that saw people literally throwing themselves at the stage in Smiths-like fan worshipping, it was back up the road to Inverness for the first dates in Scotland since the band’s signing to Columbia Records. [...]