On the radar: Panda Su
The gift of the gab’s not a trait you’d readily associate with an Ailuropoda melanoleuca, otherwise known as the Great Panda. Lumbering and lonely, the animal’s monochromatic fur and moribund features cry out like a downtrodden mime who’s discovered surround sound.This notion of the panda’s lip-closed solitude filters into UtR’s train of thought as we prepare to wax lyrical with Su Isabel Ferreira Shaw. After all, this is a girl who decorates her cranial canvas like an endangered Chinese mammal; a girl whose mew spil

Newsflash: Your chance to record King Creosote
Santa may not have got round to pressing his gigantic red pantalons yet, but UtR’s mind is already getting giddy at the prospect of next year’s Homegame.The annual Fence Records spectacular takes place in and around the quaint Fife seaside town of Anstruther on 12 – 14 March 2010.Sure, it’s months away, but, with a roster that always guarantees an exquisite selection of tasty tunesters, tickets sell quicker than hot cakes on a frosty day i

On the radar: This Silent Forest
Play: Falter DiscoverPlay: I Have ToThis Silent Forest is a three-headed beast*, producing music in a trio of ways: full band, acoustic and orchestral shows.Headed by lead singer Graeme MacDonald, the five-piece, which includes MacDonalds' sister and Bronto Skylift drummer Iain Stewart, have been making music together since 2008.“This Silent Forest came together through friends and other bands, a very organic birth

Radar recommends: 20 - 26 Nov
[Findo Gask: bringing their own version of Crufts to Sleazy's on Saturday]If you live in certain parts of the country, venturing out to a gig is probably the last thing on your agenda, nevermind the fact that you'd need to build some kind of Noah's Arc contraption to go anywhere. But for the rest of us, if you don't mind the whipping wind and lashing rain (and living in Scotland you should be used to it by now) here's this week's gig guide...AberdeenThe Slipper Room – Mr Choade’s Wild RideMonday @ The Tunnels / 8pm / £5

Take part in our survey and win Twilight Sad tickets...
We're trying to learn a bit more about the Scottish music scene, what our readers think of our coverage and who reads our blog, and we would be grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to take part in our survey.We have a pair of tickets to give away for The Twilight Sad's pre-Christmas show at Edinburgh's Voodoo Rooms on 15 December courtesy of Synergy Concerts.One reader will be chosen at random to receive the priz