Glasvegas write tunes as epic and awe-inspiring as the Scottish highlands themselves. But after extensive touring for their 2008 self-titled debut album, including several tours of the US, they ...
In recent years, some of my favorite bands have hailed from Scotland: The Fratellis, Franz Ferdinand and most recently Glasvegas among them. I've interviewed many different people and bands from ...
Now that I'm completely addicted to Glaswegian band Glasvegas' self-titled debut LP, I've been trying to come up with the perfect comparison for its blustery, melodic wall-of-sound Brit-pop. That bit ...
Glasvegas have been awarded XFM's New Music Award 2009 for their self-titled debut album. The Scottish group fought off competition from the Ting Tings and The Courteeners to win the gong for their ...
Glasvegas, “Glasvegas”: This Glaswegian four-piece has already been deemed the best new rock band in the world by many music ’zines in the U.K. That statement’s perhaps a tad hyperbolic, but this is ...
There’s no mistaking that Glasvegas, who play San Francisco’s indie club Popscene tonight, hail from Glasgow, Scotland, and not the gambling oasis that gave them the other half of their name. Their ...
Up-and-coming rock group Glasvegas have revealed that they want to write a football song for the Scottish national team. Speaking to Loaded, frontman James Allan said he would use New Order's England ...
Many singers don’t sing with an accent. I’m SO glad James Allan, frontman for Scottish rock band Glasvegas, does. Aside from the swirling, epic sounds of the music, I can recognize a Glasvegas song in ...
There wasn’t anything small about Glasvegas’s show at the Varsity Theater on Tuesday night, whether you are measuring crowd size, sound, or even stage presence. The four-piece Glaswegian band blew ...
Rockers Glasvegas are calling on their fans to help change the Scottish government's policy on helping women who have suffered a miscarriage. Frontman James Allan vowed to back the drive after ...
It’s hard to pigeonhole Glasvegas. While Britain’s music scene is currently awash with spattered Day-Glo clothing and hipster aloofness, the band of the moment dress in black and embrace their ...