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Stornoway - Tales From Terra Firma »

Mon 11 Mar 2013 by Sean McGowan | Read more »

Holy Esque »

Mon 11 Mar 2013 by Sean McGowan | Read more »

Hadouken! - Every Weekend »

Mon 11 Mar 2013 by Laura Donaldson | Read more »

Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal »

Mon 11 Mar 2013 by Lorne Gillies | Read more »

The Foo Birds »

Sat 09 Mar 2013 by Lukas Blake | Read more »

Recommendations »

With soft, touching melodies and a tender, soothing voice, Withered Hand may not be the first act associated with The Twilight Sad upon first listen. However, Dan Willson's lyrics also hauntingly teeter on the subjects of despondency and sorrow, making...

Wed 06 Mar 2013 by Harris Brine, Jamie Brotherston | Read more »

Don't look at me... »

Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters (Fat Cat Records, 2007) When a band names themselves after a haunting line of World War One poetry, you know that even if the music doesn't hold up, their lyrics most certainly will. After Fat Cat Records spotte...

Wed 06 Mar 2013 by Jamie Brotherston, Harris Brine | Read more »

Introducing...Holy Esque »

“It's like nothing you've ever heard before” is a hackneyed old phrase which appears far too often in music publications and websites. Unless it's the sound of a giraffe sneezing incessantly into a garden strimmer, then in this abundant day...

Wed 06 Mar 2013 by Harris Brine | Read more »

The Twilight Sad: Ten Year Rule »

This year heralds the tenth anniversary of the formation of one of Scotland's most treasured bands. Hailing from the smaller reaches of Kilsyth, The Twilight Sad unveiled their distinctive sound through independent label Fat Cat Records, and fast beca...

Wed 06 Mar 2013 by Jamie Brotherston, James Graham, Harris Brine | Read more »

Documenting Scotland »

A groundbreaking, collaborative Scottish documentary has begun touring the country, following plaudits at its Glasgow Film Festival premiere. We Are Northern Lights combines footage shot and submitted by 121 different co-directors from all corners of ...

Wed 06 Mar 2013 by Blair C Dingwall | Read more »

Nine Years Of Letters »

It has been seven years since The Twilight Sad released their self-titled debut EP and in that time their music has significantly affected many of those who have stumbled across it. The Journal asked musicians and music industry personalities for a sm...

Tue 05 Mar 2013 by Jamie Brotherston, Harris Brine | Read more »

Judge Dredd: Day of Chaos – The Fourth Faction »

Very few characters in British comics have had quite the impact of Judge Dredd. Yet despite the enormous success, critical reception and thriving boom in comic and geekdom culture, publishers 2000 A.D have maintained their home grown sensibilities...

Tue 05 Mar 2013 by Jonathan Whitelaw | Read more »

A meeting of music »

Edinburgh is set to host a meeting of musical maestros in the form of Wide Days, Scotland’s only music convention. Running from 10-11 April with participants including music promoters, photographers and publishers, Wide Days is dedicated to brin...

Tue 05 Mar 2013 by Jamie Brotherston | Read more »

Walking for two hours »

Relocating to the most populous city in the country can be a daunting prospect. A city like no other north of the border, Glasgow boasts an alarming and enviable amount of bars, eateries, nightclubs, shops and music venues. Be it enjoying the euphoric...

Mon 04 Mar 2013 by James Graham, Jamie Brotherston, Harris Brine | Read more »

Talking with fireworks »

Homework - 'The Edge Of Control Was Black' (25 March, Home From Home Records) I never really did my homework at school. I used to do it on the bus into Kilsyth. Come to think of it, I got put on a 'behaviour' time-table because I didn't do my ho...

Mon 04 Mar 2013 by James Graham | Read more »

Bridging borders at the Scottish Poetry Library »

In an experiment with technology, poetry and nature, the Scottish Poetry Library hosted poets Kathleen Jamie and Jen Hadfield for a special teleconferenced reading on Friday 1 March. With Jamie in Edinburgh and Hadfield in Shetland, the performers were...

Mon 04 Mar 2013 by Jennifer Taylor | Read more »

Father Sculptor/Paradise/Swim Deep »

Sun 03 Mar 2013 by Sean McGowan | Read more »

Glasgow Film Festival displays city's cultural credentials »

Glasgow has firmly put its name on the cinema map in recent years. Providing locations for big budget movies such as Cloud Atlas and World War Z has sufficiently cemented its desirable film location status to warrant the release of a World Film Locati...

Sun 03 Mar 2013 by Laura Matheson | Read more »

Review - Murdoch's Politics »

Sun 03 Mar 2013 by John Hewitt Jones | Read more »

Migration Stories: Valentina Bonizzi »

Sun 03 Mar 2013 by Zena Moore | Read more »