Arab Strap

Whilst our top 5 albums of the year list offers somes glimpse into what our staff have been listening to these past twelve months, the annual mixtapes give a real insight as to what has been pleasing the ears, minds and heart strings of those wot write for DiS. Read More

FOR a wee country, Scotland has always punched above its weight musically. Read More

FOR a wee country, Scotland has always punched above its weight musically. Read More

r the Christmas No1 with a catchy ditty called We're All Going To Die; then there was the Burst Noel party in a working men's club in Govan. Read More

Scottish songwriter Malcolm Middleton has given ClashMusic a special glimpse of his on the road photos. Read More

IN A few weeks' time, Scotland's big cities will squeeze into clothes both ill-fitting and garish, and pretend they're Rio or Sydney or other places where having a good time comes naturally. • Read More

"Enjoy it while you can, because it won't last long So sings Malcolm Middleton over the characteristically resolute backdrop of The Week Never Starts Around Here, one of the standouts on Arab Strap's second-last album, released in 2003. Read More

When placing Idlewild's sophomore album 100 Broken Windows into the context of Scottish albums of the decade, it becomes all too clear how much the musical landscape has changed since its release in May 2000. Read More

Into the Woods wasn't the Arab Strap guitarist's first album – the quixotically titled 5:14 Fluoxytine Seagull Alcohol John Nicotine snuck out quietly in 2002. Read More