Going the whole Hog
- 9:46 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: The Pop Cop
More free stuff for you, this time courtesy of Domino, who are giving away a downloadable eight-track compilation including King Creosote - Rims and Franz Ferdinand - Can't Stop Feeling (Emperor Machine remix). Read More
Live review: Frightened Rabbit @ ABC 1, Glasgow
- 1:18 AM — Dec 23 —
- Source: The Pop Cop
Multi-venue indie festival Stag And Dagger will take place in Glasgow on May 22. Read More
The best albums of 2009
- 9:20 PM — Dec 21 —
- Source: The Pop Cop
The Black Hang Gang have secured a spot on Glasgow's Hogmanay bill at George Square after polling more votes than Variety Suite , Foxgang , Acutone , Boycotts , Nevada Base , Make Sparks , Action Group and Alex Wayt to win the Road To Hogmanay competition. Read More
The best songs of 2009
- 2:00 AM — Dec 18 —
- Source: The Pop Cop
Broken Records track If Eilert Lovborg Wrote A Song, It Would Sound Like This and Camera Obscura's French Navy are two of the 12 tracks being given away on a 4AD compilation which is available to download for free here (in exchange for your email address). Read More
Music Alliance Pact - December 2009
- 1:04 AM — Dec 15 —
- Source: The Pop Cop
The Twilight Sad are doing a free acoustic set in Avalanche Records in Edinburgh tomorrow at 1pm. Read More
Best Scottish live music photo of 2009 competition
- 9:14 AM — Dec 11 —
- Source: The Pop Cop
The CD costs £5 and proceeds go to Sick Kids Edinburgh and Street Invest. Read More
Big names on stage in the spring
- 5:44 AM — Dec 10 —
- Source: Evening Telegraph - Northhamptonshire - UK
Royal & Derngate bosses have unveiled an exciting spring season packed with big name comedians, impressive West End stage shows and some of the best musicians in their field. Read More
Mistletoe not whine
- 1:29 PM — Dec 08 —
- Source: The Pop Cop
The BBC have announced their Sound of 2010 longlist (the annual music industry-selected predictions for fame) and it contains zero Scottish acts which isn't a surprise since of their 165 'tastemakers' , just one is based in Scotland. Read More
Live review: Regina Spektor @ Academy, Glasgow
- 1:52 AM — Dec 03 —
- Source: The Pop Cop
The Strokes have been announced as headliners of next year's RockNess , which is a major coup for the increasingly-popular festival near Inverness. Read More
Not for our ain folk?
- 7:44 PM — Dec 02 —
- Source: Edinburgh Evening News - Edinburgh - Midlothian - UK
Not to be outdone nowadays, the folk scene embarked on its own round of gong-giving last weekend, at the 2009 Scots Trad Music Awards, the second to be sponsored and televised by Gaelic channel BBC Alba. A moveable feast staged this time in Dumfries, it was packed out by nearly a thousand musicians, supporters, industry professionals and grassroots fans, confounding scruffy folky stereotypes in their very best bib and tucker. Read More
Biography
Born in 1975 and performing since the age of 14, Cara Dillon has created many opportunities with an almost angelic voice. Born ... Read the full Cara Dillon bio.
