51 h. ago Rugged Scottish landscape inspired Beatles hit that ended up 'splitting the band'

Paul McCartney has spoken about the inspiration he has drawn from the country's landscape in his songs

Events

63 h. ago Oli McBurnie breaks La Liga duck to join exclusive band of Scots with help from ex

McBurnie only third Scot to score in La Liga in 38 years

Events

5 d. ago I want to see My Bloody Valentine in Glasgow, though gigs over the age of 40 are a terrible idea

Should I buy a ticket for an old favourite?

Events

1 week ago My Bloody Valentine Glasgow Presale and Prices: How to get tickets for the legendary band's only Scottish date

It’s been a long wait for fans of the band.

Economics

2 w. ago Woke BBC bosses censor Spice Girls' iconic hit on Scott Mills' breakfast show over 'offensive' word despite band singing the line on 2019 tour

Woke BBC bosses on Radio 2 are now playing a censored version of the Spice Girls hit Spice Up Your Life. 

Events

2 w. ago Scots couple given wrong council tax band refunded £4k after 10

Tens of thousands of Scots could be in the wrong band and potentially in line for payouts worth thousands of pounds.

Economics

2 w. ago Chryston High School’s wind band wins gold award at Scottish Concert Band Festival final

It was the school's first time competing as S2 to S6 pupils performed alongside groups from across the country.

Culture

2 w. ago 'Faith in humanity' restored for Celtic band Skerryvore as stolen bagpipes found by radio listener

Skerryvore said the bagpipes had been found by a ‘good Samaritan’

Politics

3 w. ago Celtic rock band Skerryvore tells of 'absolutely revolting end' to 'incredible' Australia tour

Skerryvore was on a tour of Australia

Politics

3 w. ago ‘The odd drunken detective has been sighted at gigs’: how Sea Power won legions of gamer fans

As they get ready to tour its mournful music, the band reflect on Disco Elysium, the video game whose soundtrack won them a Bafta – and plenty of new followersWhen Jan Scott Wilkinson, frontman of the band formerly known as British Sea Power, was first asked to work on a video game soundtrack, he was sceptical. “We didn’t know much about the game, but our manager Dave seemed to think there was something interesting about this Robert guy who had been pleasantly hounding him,” he says. That was Estonian novelist Robert Kurvitz, part of a team who had just started work on an esoteric video game about an alcoholic cop trying to solve a murder in an impoverished region of a war-torn country. The game was Disco Elysium, now regarded as one of the all-time great cerebral role-playing games: released in 2019, it sat atop PC Gamer’s top 100 list for four years in a row.Kurvitz is a Sea Power superfan. Pick a random scene from the game and there’ll be something – a bit of dialogue, a location...

Sport

3 w. ago Bathgate’s Regal Theatre hosts commemoration of 80th anniversary of VE Day

Armed Forces charity ASA Scotland organised the commemoration which featured performances from Whitburn Brass Band, Sing West Lothian Choir and pupils from various primary schools.

Politics

4 w. ago Whitburn Band become Scottish champions for third time in four years

Several of the its players also won individual and sectional prizes

Events

4 w. ago Idlewild: Scottish alternative rockers set to tour the UK for the first time in six years

The Scottish band are set to headline tour the UK for the first time in over half a decade 🎶🎸🎫

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