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The Scottish Premier League’s rule change to allow the re-introduction of terracing at football grounds is just the first in a series of announcements to be made under a “Back to the Eighties” initiative to reinvigorate, revitalise, and revivify top-tier Scottish club football. Over the next 18 months, soccer casuals, football specials, and genuine competition [...]
Posted 22 December 2011 by Billy Williamson Read more →
It’s that time of year. Happy Christmas folks. Here is our very own Christmas video, featuring a very Scottish Santa….
Posted 16 December 2011 by Swatrick Payze Read more →
If you want to be free to do what you want to do, to get loaded and to have a good time this Hogmanay then there is only one place in the world to be – Edinburgh. Once again Vic Galloway will be MC’ing the party, and he has more on the musical line-up featuring [...]
Posted 13 December 2011 by Vic Galloway Read more →
Having read that the new Scotland kit was launched with “augmented reality,” I was hopeful that we’d be augmenting the new kit’s reality with a better football team. Alas, we’re stuck with Gary Caldwell for the time being – the reality augmentation for this kit’s launch was a clever video installation in Glasgow’s Buchanan Galleries [...]
Posted 08 December 2011 by Billy Williamson Read more →
Earlier today the South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) updated its list of showcasing artists for the 2012 music event. Included in that announcement are the first two Scottish bands who are expected to make the trip to Austin next March – Laki Mera and Three Blind Wolves. More below.
Posted 06 December 2011 by The Dear Read more →
There are a few Scottish novelists I would recommend to any aspiring writers who are looking for inspiration in terms of style and technique. These include A.L Kennedy, James Kelman, Alan Warner and Ali Smith. But top of that list would be Agnes Owens. If you want an example of how to tell stories simply [...]
Posted 05 December 2011 by Alistair Braidwood Read more →
Last week, Sky and ESPN extended their current deal for TV coverage of Scottish Premier League matches for the next five-and-a-half seasons, and at a higher price: £16m per season, 25% above the current rate. The Scottish Premier League’s chief executive, Neil Doncaster, hailed the package as “excellent news” for Scottish football clubs. I disagree.
Posted 01 December 2011 by Billy Williamson Read more →
Each month we present some of the best new photos of Scotland in the gloaming, the magical time before sunrise or after sunset. This month featuring images of the Pittenweem, Loch Duntelchaig, Arran, Balvaird Castle and more. Happy St. Andrews Day.
Posted 30 November 2011 by Colin Campbell Read more →