Scotland

Chvrches Cancel Hong Kong because of Airport Turmoil

British indie rockers Chvrches are among several acts who have cancelled concerts in Hong Kong after protests closed the city’s airport.

Tagged as: alternative, CHVRCHES, electronica, indie, pop, Scotland, UK

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Annie Lennox Unveils University Portrait

by Music-News.com

Annie Lennox unveiled a portrait of her as chancellor of Glasgow Caledonia University (GCU) in Scotland on Monday.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Annie Lennox, contemporary, Eurythmics, pop, Scotland, UK

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The Proclaimers to tour Australia in May 2019

by Noise11.com

The Proclaimers will tour Australia in May with fresh new songs from their 11th album ‘Angry Cyclist’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Celtic, rock, Scotland, The Proclaimers

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Bonnie Tyler covers Australia’s Brian Cadd on Beneath the Earth and the Stars

by Paul Cashmere

Bonnie Tyler has covered a song by Australian songwriting legend Brian Cadd on her upcoming album ‘Between the Earth and the Stars’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Bonnie Tyler, Brian Cadd, contemporary, pop, Scotland

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Billy Connolly confirms he is Not Dying, Not Dead

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Connolly has posted a jovial post to tells fans in song he is “not dying, not dead, not slipping away”.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Connolly, comedy, Scotland, UK

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Dean Ford of Scottish band Marmalade dies aged 72

by Paul Cashmere

Dean Ford, the singer and songwriter for Scotland’s Marmalade, has died aged 72.

Tagged as: 70s, Dean Ford, Marmalade, pop, rock, Scotland, UK

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Laura Imbruglia and Dallas Crane to tour with Teenage Fanclub

by Paul Cashmere

With the Teenage Fanclub Australian and New Zealand tour about to kick off in February the special guest openers have been announced.

Tagged as: 90s, Dallas Crane, Laura Imbruglia, rock, Scotland, Teenage Fanclub

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The Pretty Things and Teenage Fanclub At Noise11 iHeartRadio for 21 September 2018

by Noise11.com

In a brand new iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com Raymond McGinley of Teenage Fanclub explains why co-founder Gerard Love is leaving the band.

Tagged as: 90s, iHeartRadio, music industry, rock, Scotland, Teenage Fanclub, The Pretty Things, UK

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Teenage Fanclub add Perth To Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Teenage Fanclub will now also head to Perth when they return to Australia in 2019.

Tagged as: 90s, rock, Scotland, Teenage Fanclub, UK

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Frightened Rabbit Plan To Continue Working Creating Scores

by Paul Cashmere

The surviving members of Frightened Rabbit say they will continue working together but instead of touring, it will all be about scores.

Tagged as: 00s, Frightened Rabbit, indie folk, indie rock, post-punk, Scotland

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Shirley Manson Reveals Her Battle With Depression

by Music-News.com

Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson has revealed she cut herself as a young adult to cope with depression.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Garbage, rock, Scotland, Shirley Manson, USA

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R.I.P. Alan Longmuir of Bay City Rollers 1948-2018

by Paul Cashmere

Alan Longmuir, the bass player and a founding member of Bay City Rollers, has died at age 70.

Tagged as: 70s, Alan Longmuir, Bay City Rollers, pop, Scotland, UK

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Biffy Clyro Get The MTV Unplugged Treatment

by Paul Cashmere

Biffy Clyro is the latest band to get the MTV Unplugged treatment.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Biffy Clyro, rock, Scotland

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R.I.P. Frightened Rabbit Singer Scott Hutchinson 1981-2018

by Music-News.com

A body found in the search for Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison has been identified as the singer-songwriter, police confirmed Friday morning.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Frightened Rabbit, rock, Scotland, Scott Hutchinson, UK

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Calvin Harris Is The Most Played Scottish Artist Of The 21st Century

by Paul Cashmere

Music licensing company PPL has produced a Top 15 chart of the most-played Scottish artists of the 21st century on UK radio and TV to celebrate Scotland’s contribution to the UK music industry.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Calvin Harris, DJ, EDM, electropop, pop, Scotland, UK

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Reef To Release First Album Since 2000

by Paul Cashmere

Glastonbury’s Reef have recorded their first album in nearly two decades.

Tagged as: 90s, Reef, rock, Scotland, UK

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Shirley Manson of Garbage To Receive NME Icon Award

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Garbage front woman Shirley Manson has been selected by Britain’s NME to receive this year’s Icon Award.

Tagged as: 90s, Garbage, rock, Scotland, Shirley Manson, UK

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Texas To Tour Australia For The Very First Time

by Noise11.com

Scottish band Texas will tour Australia for the first time ever in December.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, rock, Scotland, Texas, UK

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Franz Ferdinand photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Franz Ferdinand Slam American Idiot Trump With ‘Demagogue’

by Music-News.com

Frank Ferdinand is the latest act to contribute to anti-Trump website 30days30songs.com with ‘Demagogue’.

Tagged as: 00s, 30days30songs.com, Donald Trump, Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand Slam American Idiot Trump With 'Demagogue', rock, Scotland, UK

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Nazareth Cancel Remainder Of European Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Nazareth was forced to cancel the last four dates of their European tour last week after lead singer Linton Osborne came down with a virus of his vocal chords.

Tagged as: 70s, music news, Nazareth, rock, Scotland, UK

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Kylie Minogue Honoured To Close Commonwealth Games

by Music-News.com

Kylie Minogue was ‘honoured’ to close the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Sunday night.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Kylie Minogue, music news, pop, Scotland, UK

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Big Country Release New Video And Chance To Win Dinner With The Band

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Big Country are back this coming Tuesday with their eighth studio album and first since 1999, The Journey.

Tagged as: 1980s, Big Country, competition, rock, Scotland, The Crossing

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Franz Ferdinand Play Four New Songs Live

by Andrew Tijs

Four new Franz Ferdinand songs, and a Donna Summer cover, have been captured by Irish concert-goers.

Tagged as: Brief Encounters, cover, Donna Summer, Franz Ferdinand, Fresh Strawberries, indie, live, new, pop, post-punk, punk, Right Thoughts, Scotland, songs, Trees & Animals, YouTube

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Sandi Thom Returns With Help From The Black Crowes

by Andrew Tijs

Former aspiring “punk rocker” Sandi Thom delivers album number four with help from Rich Robinson and other Black Crowes.

Tagged as: album, blues, country, Flesh And Blood, folk, new, Rich Robinson, rock, Sandi Thom, Scotland, The Black Crowes

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Watch: The Jezabels’ New Clip For ‘City Girl’

by Andrew Tijs

Sydney grandiose indie rock quartet The Jezabels offer an official video for ‘City Girl’ before their national tour.

Tagged as: City Girl, clip, film, Germany, indie, national, rock, Scotland, Sydney, The Jezabels, tour, UK, US, video

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The Exploited Cancel Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

A “family situation” has caused Scottish punk legends The Exploited to cancel their Australian tour.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, cancel, Chainsaw Hookers, Corner Hotel, Glen and The Peanutbutter Men, Last Call, Oi, punk, rock, Scotland, The Exploited, The Worst, Wolfpack

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Aborted Rewind Festival In Australia Goes Ahead In Scotland

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Rewind, the disaster festival of 2011 in Australia, is going ahead in Scotland with many of the acts who didn’t make the Aussie event.

Tagged as: Australia, Rewind Festival, Scotland, Village People

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The Exploited Announce Down Under Tour

by Andrew Tijs

The UK’s angriest punks, The Exploited, return to Australia and New Zealand.

Tagged as: 2012, 70s, 80s, Australia, New Zealand, punk, rock, Scotland, The Exploited, tour, UK

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Primal Scream And MC5 Release Live Collaboration

by Andrew Tijs

Primal Scream and MC5’s 2008 team up at London’s Meltdown Festival finally hits DVD.

Tagged as: 2008, boxset, collaboration, double CD, DVD, electro, indie, live, London, MC5, Meltdown Festival, Primal Scream, psychedelic, rock, Scotland, UK

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We Were Promised Jetpacks Debut New Video

by Andrew Tijs

Scottish indie rock sensation We Were Promised Jetpacks have released the first video from their forthcoming second album.

Tagged as: album, clip, Human Error, In The Pit Of The Stomach, indie, rock, Scotland, single, UK, video, We Were Promised Jetpacks

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ARIA Albums: Beyoncé Tops First Chart Of 2014

With the Christmas season over, it allows regular albums to reclaim the charts, and this week the self-titled fifth album for Beyonce climbs back up two places to give her the first ARIA No.1 album of her career.

January 4, 2014

Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Second Bernard Fanning Solo Album Due In June

Former Powderfinger singer Bernard Fanning will release his second solo album in June.

April 3, 2013

New U2 Coming Sooner Or Later

A new U2 album could be with or without you in 2013, then again maybe not. Bono says the band has been working on a follow-up to 2009’s ‘No Line On The Horizon’ but doesn’t care if it takes 10 years to produce.

January 17, 2013