
Indie-electro trio Union of Knives this week revealed that they had split up, and with the announcement came the now obligatory goodbye statement. Sometimes a band's last words are witty, more often they're as bitter as a lemon marinated in vinegar. We've compiled a dozen of the best break-up speeches by Scottish groups, starting with the most recent. Will the last to leave please switch off the lights? UNION OF KNIVES (January 2010) Craig Grant (singer): [...]

Playlist Bloc Party - One More Chance (Radio Edit) Stellastarr* - Numbers Placebo - Breathe Underwater Boy Kill Boy - Civil Sin Antennas - Youngbloods Elefant - Sirens Pela - Waiting On The Stairs Mintzkov - The State We're In Manicure - Another Girl I Love You But I've [...]

Playlist Bloc Party - One More Chance (Radio Edit) Stellastarr* - Numbers Placebo - Breathe Underwater Boy Kill Boy - Civil Sin Antennas - Youngbloods Elefant - Sirens Pela - Waiting On The Stairs Mintzkov - The State We're In Manicure - Another Girl I Love You But I've [...]

We've never quite understood the motivation of hangers-on who would turn up for the opening of a jam jar. We're ridiculously choosy with our free time but last night The Pop Cop was made an offer we couldn't refuse with an invite to the official launch of The Picture House in Edinburgh. Let's be honest, it's not every day you get the chance to quaff quiches and compliment Fran Healy on his taste in sleeveless jumpers. (Lesson learnt: it's harder than you think to take the piss out of [...]
Scotland seems to have a knack of producing bands who can take whatever scene is flavour of the month, mix up the ingredients with gallus disrespect then smugly unleash a reinvention that is at least 10 times better than the original ever was or could have been. The current electro/synth revival has never managed to disguise itself as anything other than a desperate attempt to resuscitate the sound of decade that's dated worse than any other in history, yet somehow Glasgow quintet DANCE LAZARUS DANCE [...]

In this world of uncertainty, there is one universal truth in which each of us can invest our undying faith and trust: that out-of-context Biblical references are always funny. And Jesus as a punchline… GOLD. But I swear that's not the only reason that I love Scottish five-piece electro/disco punk band, Dance Lazarus Dance , whose latest track is called Take That, Jesus! Ha. No, these guys are musically rather awesome. They're like Q and Not U, yet a touch more up-tempo. Dancey and hell-catchy, with an underlying base of straight punk rock. A slightly more [...]