Downhill Downtown Announced

The rockyroads.net UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano returns to Fort William across the 9th and 10th of June 2012 - and this year the adventures are set to continue into the night as they take the party Downtown. 

Boasting a selection of the finest new and established artists in Scotland, Downhill Downtown will see King Creosote, The Phantom Band, Admiral Fallow, Stanley Odd, Bwani Junction and many more make for the outdoor capital of the UK this summer. 

Connecting the best music in Scotland with one of its premier sporting events in the Year of Creative Scotland, Downhill Downtown is guaranteed to be the best party in Lochaber this year. 

“We are delighted to have secured some of the most exciting and respected artists in the country for the inaugural Downhill Downtown”, said Event Manger Michael Lambert. “There is a natural synergy between mountain biking and music, and we are thrilled to be programming a line up that celebrates the quality and range of the Scottish music scene at one of the country’s key sporting events”.

All live activity will take place at The Nevis Centre, Fort William.

Friday 8th June 2012: STANLEY ODD plus more

Saturday 9th June 2012: KING CREOSOTE/ THE PHANTOM BAND/ ADMIRAL FALLOW / BWANI JUNCTION/ THE LITTLE KICKS/ HOMEWORK plus more. 

 Weekend: £17.50/ Friday: £6.00/ Saturday: £15.00

 **Discounted tickets will be made available to Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup ticket holders.

 For tickets and full event details: WWW.DOWNHILLDOWNTOWN.COM

 For more information on the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup:WWW.FORTWILLIAMWORDCUP.CO.UK

Homework make Vic Galloway's 'Ones to Watch' List

It's been a busy old couple of month's for Edinburgh based band Homework. Since releasing their debut mini-album 'All That Glitters' in late November, they've been selected to showcase at international showcase festival Glimps in Belgium, picked up a host of airplay from BBC Radio One, BBC Radio Scotland and BBC 6Music, and today were named by Vic Galloway as one of his top 35 bands to watch in 2012. 

Vic Galloway's Ones to watch list has previously championed some of the most successful acts to come out of Scotland including Unicorn Kid, Bwani Junction and Three Blind Wolves and this year contains a host of brilliant hopefuls such as Discopolis, The John Knox Sex Club, Lady North and Miaoux Miaoux who recently signed to Chemikal Underground Records.

Homework also feature in the Pop Cop's 'Scottish Musician's Cookbook' (which was also published today) with their 'no-nonsense veggie bangers and mash' recipe. Check out the full cookbook here.

Homework play the Limbo night at Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh on 20th January. For more information and tickets click here. Watch the band perform 'All I See' live at Glimps festival, Belgium below.

Blue Sky Archives Announce New Single

Blue Sky Archives will release the single ,Cosplay The Hard Way, on Monday 16 January 2012. Available as a free download, the track is the first taster from their forthcoming Triple A Side. Recorded at Chem 19, produced by Iain Cook (Aereogramme/ The Unwinding Hours) and engineered by Jamie Savage, the three track follow up to their acclaimed second offering,Plural, is scheduled for release on Monday 27 February 2012. 

Blue Sky Archives are pioneering a genre called post-rock pop. Formed in Glasgow in 2010, the five-piece have quickly emerged as one of the most interesting new prospects on the Scottish music scene.

Having released their self-titled debut EP in June 2010, recorded in their home studio with Pete Flett (Dead or American/ Holy Mountain), their 2011 follow up, Plural, marked an explicit artistic development for the band and generated a strong response across a host of respected media.

Rapidly building an impressive live CV, the band have performed across a broad range of key Scottish platforms, including Stag and Dagger and King Tut’s Summer Nights, along with a series of successful London dates and a triumphant appearance at Unifestival in Belgium. To date Blue Sky Archives have shared billing with the likes of Twin Atlantic, The Primitives,Lou Hickey, We Were Promised Jetpacks and Tommy Reilly.

COSPLAY THE HARD WAY, FREE TO DOWNLOAD FROM MONDAY JANUARY 16 2012: WWW.BLUESKYARCHIVES.CO.UK

Abagail Grey Announce New Single and Tour

Abagail Grey will release the festive themed, Winter & Icicles, on 5 December 2011. Produced by long term collaborators Chris Geddes (Belle & Sebastian) and Tony Doogan (Mogwai, Teenage Fanclub, Snow Patrol), the two track offering is an immediately absorbing, delicately of-kilter take on the Christmas single. 

To support this special release, Abagail Grey will be live throughout Scotland this December: 

Saturday 3 December, Aviemore, Old Bridge Inn
Tuesday 6 December, Edinburgh, Medina (Acoustic Edinburgh)
Thursday 8 December, Glasgow, Captain’s Rest
Saturday 10 December, Black Isle, Glachbeg Croft
Wednesday 28 December, Ironworks, Inverness

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New Found Sound team up with Hit The Road!

We are delighted to be promoting the Edinburgh date on the next Hit The Road tour; taking place at the city’s Electric Circus on Sunday 4 December, the night will feature live sets from three excellent young prospects, The Industry (Edinburgh), Spoke Too Soon (Inverness) and Sunrise Tricks (Aberdeen). 

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