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Edinburgh based electronic music duo Boards of Canada are set to make a welcome return to the music scene with their highly anticipated new album 'Tomorrows Harvest'!   Brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin were born to a musical family and began playing instruments at an early age. The brothers began experimenting with recording techniques in their early teens and were members of various bands respectively, but it wasn't until Mike invited his brother Marcus to join his band that Boards of Canada was born. The band was eventually whittled down to just Marcus and Mike and despite doing various collaborations and projects during the early 90's, their first official release wasn't until 1995 with the Twoism EP. The duo released a few more EP's before the release of their debut album 'Music Has The Right To Children' in 1998, which gained widespread critical acclaim, being named as one of Pitchfork's 100 Best Albums of the 90's and on...

Scottish tweed specialists Walker Slater have arrived instore at Fat Buddha. The brand meet the clothing needs of individually minded style conscious men and women on a business level with finely tailored suits, or on a more relaxed basis with exquisite Scottish tweed and inspired artisan clothing. The Edinburgh based brand are renowned for our careless elegance and for making clothes with a confident but relaxed style. Their clothing reflects the approach of those who design it and those who wear it, understated and different, with quality and value. If your ever in the Grassmarket in Edinburgh you should go check out their store, it oozes class and has a great heritage look, giving the feeling of stepping back in time. The brands contemporary twist has brought some great products such as their Harris Tweed iPad cases shown above and below. Also some great bags form part of their new line, and take shape in the form of the Nyssa Backpack shown below which fea...

Montreal native Jacques Greene has been making a name for himself since he first appeared in 2011 and has dropped countless eps on the likes of Glasgow/Edinburgh label Lucky Me releases as well as started his own VASE imprint with releases from the likes of House Of Balloons producer Zodiac. Including this he has also collaborated with the likes of Azealia Banks, Koreless and UK club night Nightslugs. On top of that he has toured the globe both DJ'ing and with his live show. A real talent indeed and all this at only 21. With all this in mind its no wonder why he was asked by BBC Radio 6 to join their 6 Mix series. With a set of upfront new house music as well as the vibez that have inspired is modern emotive house sound. Check it here . If you are in Glasgow you can check out Jacques Greene at the Sub Club for IAM this Tuesday. Should be a sweaty one.

Courtesy of our friends at Colours we have up for grabs a pair of tickets for Steve Angello's Size Matters tour as it stops off in Glasgow on Friday 19th October. This show is likely to be like nothing you have ever seen before in Scotland, with a massive 5,000 capacity and a stage, sound, light and laser show of epic proportions. Steve Angello's Size Matters event will also features support from some of the labels biggest names and some of the most exciting producers in the game. Sharing the massive stage on the night will be Third Party, Qulinez and Wayne & Woods who are likely to get your feet jumping and your heart pumping! Not to forget Cedric Gervais who will be making his Scottish debut at the show! Early bird tickets for the show which will be held at The Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh are only £25+ BF check out the event page here . We are giving away a pair of tickets to Steve Angello on Friday 19th October courtesy of our friends ...

Its that time of year again when our friends at the east coast host the largest arts festival in the world, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe . A three week street party throughout August in Scotland's capital city full of thousands of performers bringing all sorts of magical shows in all sorts of magical venues. If you are looking for entertainment then this is the place for you with some of the biggest names in entertainment to unknowns looking to make their big breaks. Although comedy seems to be the main draw the festival really does cater for every art imaginable from comedy, theatre, dance, magic, music and a whole massive array of other stuff. The fringe is well known to most of us living in Scotland and the UK and even more internationally in fact but here's a little bit of history you might not know. In 1947 during the Edinburgh International Festival (an initiative created to celebrate and enrich European cultural life) eight theatre groups turned up, uninvi...