On Thursday 18 March we’re taking part in a day of exploration, exposition, conversation and critical thinking around the online and digital opportunities for organisations today, new business models and audience development in the digital age at Eden Court in Inverness.

The event is completely free and open to all arts organisations and individuals interested in digital development who would like to come along. Its going to be a very informative and enjoyable day and if you have an interest in the digital age in any respect and Inverness isn’t too far a treck we strongly recommend coming along. The workshop we’re presenting is called ‘See and be Seen, Hear and be Heard’ and is a guide to using free online tools to benefit your organisation and reach new audiences and increase awareness of your cause.

The event at Eden Court in Inverness lasts from 9:15am – 5pm (Live online evencast 9.40am – 2.25pm)

The day will also feature keynote speaker Bill Thompson, freelance writer and consultant who works with the BBC; case studies from Jane Hogg, Arts and Theatre’s Trust Fife and Jamie Wooldridge, Ludus Dance and Public Arts at Lancaster University (incorporating The Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster Concerts Series and the Peter Scott Gallery). Plus workshops in Intellectual Property from Intellectual Assets Centre and their partner for this event Euan Duncan of McClure Naismith and Digital Video from New Media Scotland.

For full details and to sign up for the event visit:

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On Saturday 6 February the Radio Magnetic Soundsystem will be supplying the pre-club beats at The Ivy in Glasgow once again. The dates coincides with the birthday and final day of  one of the most boundary pushing and pioneering producers of the last decade, J Dilla and The Ivy stint will be a celebration of his work and fitting tribute to the man.

Come along, from 8pm until close, for beers, beats and hip hop treats. Its one of our favourite bars and the perfect place to start your night. S-Type and Andy B at the helm this time round.

See you at the bar.

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We are very pleased to announce details of  a music video showcase happening as part of the short film strand of The Glasgow Film Festival organised by our friends at the Magic Lantern.

On Saturday 20 February at Glasgow’s CCA venue we invite you to come and watch Images From The Independent Music Scene In Glasgow. The screening is a tour through the eyes of music video makers into Glasgow’s independent music heritage of the last 30 years. From post-punk to aqua-crunk.

Its on from 9 until 10.30pm on the Saturday night of The Glasgow Short Film Festival. Afterwards there’ll be an afterparty at the CCA with Andrew Divine, Stephen Pastel and David Barbarossa and more on the weedgy wheels of steel playing out a selection of Glasgow based indie that you can dance to (and some surprises too) until the wee small hours.

Full details of the event and ticket info can be found on the Glasgow Film Festival website. We’re very proud of this screening and hope you can make it along.

Other highlights at the festival include the debut screening of Mogwai’s Burning live film, the American Men album launch put together by the LuckyMe Collective and special DJ sets from Huntley and Palmers Audio Club and Optimo.

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If you pop in, we’ll be playing a selection of our favourite music from 2009. Expect a pleasant to the ears and inspired selection from the RM team. If you’ve got any suggestions as to your very own personal favourites from this year then then get posting here or here. We’ll try and play some of your favourites as well as our own. Come along and join us.

See you at the bar.

The wheel’s are in motion already over on the Radio Magnetic fan page and we’ll give you the first update on the front-runners and collectively top voted LPs of the year later this week. So far though, Bibio, Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective, Fever Ray, Hudson Mohawke, King Creosote, Joakim, Dan Deacon, Mayer Hawthorne and Aidan Moffat and the Best Ofs all racing into the lead in the popularity stakes.

We’ll be compiling the top ten overall albums as voted by you between now and the end of December. In time for NYE 2009 we’ll have a special Best of 2009 podcast on the site, where we’ll select the best ten tracks from your top ten albums of the year. You’ll be able to download this little compilation and listen all year round until we present you the Best of 2010.

So post your top ten in the comments box below or over on our Facebook fan page. Get submitting!

Should start off nice and relaxed style and progress into an electronic party-starting shakedown jamboree. It’s totally FREE as ever, and The Ivy is definitely one of our favourite bars in the city. A fine selection of beers, wonderful staff, comfortable seats, a lovely clientelle, nice pictures on the walls and us playing tunes. What more could you want between 8 and 12 on a Friday night?

See you at the bar.

Radio Magnetic Soundsystem’s quest for the perfect beer and music accompaniment in Glasgow continues! Join us for a drink and some exquisite aural delights to feast your little ears upon this Saturday at the Neighbourhood bar on Argyle St. We’ll be there from 8 ’til kicking out time.

It’s totally FREE and the perfect  environs and company to kick-start your Saturday night with. Whether you’re bound for James Holden at Stereo, Radio Slave at the Sub Club, Marieu & Lucretio at Slabs of the Tabernacle, Mudd at Melting Pot, Vitalic at The Academy or Jumping Jacks on Sauchiehall St come join us first. It’ll be fun and that.

See you at the bar.

Scottish Enterprise want to celebrate The MOBO Awards taking place in Glasgow on Wednesday 30 September. They contacted Radio Magnetic’s parent company,

It’s absolutely free and all starts at 1pm on Tuesday 29 September so get there for 12.30 if you think it would interest you.

Glagow. Music. Now. will showcase a selection of excellent Glasgow acts performing, including Punjabi No. 1, Preston Reed, S-Type and Scatterbrain feat. Loki, Marrik and Depths and the Flyin’ Jalapenos breakdancing troupe. There will be music industry and educational stalls, demos and workshops throughout the course of the day (including demonstrations on Ableton Live and video making on a budget) and two panel discussions. The first of these panel debates will be chaired by Channel 4 Nations and Regions Director, Stuart Cosgrove and sitting on the panel we have Mickey Ferrari (Umoja Events), Esa Williams (Sub Club), Laura McCrum (Urbanscot) and MC Profisee (Cloak x Dagger) debating the relevance of MOBO in Glasgow via two discussions: Scotland’s Cultural Soul in the Digital Age; and What do you know about The MOBO Awards.

The second panel is a general music industry discussion organised by the James Watt College Music Business Department. On the day you’ll receive a free goodie bag courtesy of the good people at Soma Recordings and there will be a raffle in aid of the Nordoff Robins music therapy trust, where you’ll stand the chance to win, a Flip Camera, Traktor Duo software, MOBO tickets and mini Pro Tools studio set-up. Anyone with an interest in MOBO or an interest in the music business in Glasgow should head along on Tuesday for what should be an informative and entertaining day. For those who aren’t able to attend this event Radio Magnetic will be documenting the entire event and audio and video extracts will be available from the Radio Magnetic website in the coming weeks.

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Fresh from our recent DJ support slot in Edinburgh for The Streets, The Radio Magnetic Soundsystem will be taking over two of our favourite bars on two dates over the next two months.

On Saturday 6 September we’ll be spinning the tunes at The Ivy on Argyle Street in Glasgow and on Saturday 3 October we’ll be doing much the same at Neighbourhood, also on Argyle Street. Both these little gigs are free so come along for a beer and a blether and soak up some delicious new sounds from the Radio Magnetic team alongside some friends of the station. See you at the bar.

The people that brought you the boutique festival with the most astounding surroundings we’ve seen in a  long time have organised a reunion party for this Saturday.

The Viewpoint Session, will feature some of the DJs and acts that performed at the festival and a handful of new faces too. Set in the viepoint area of the festival grounds, where the dance and electronic orientated side of the festival line-up was showcased, this should be quite an end of summer party.

Ever reliable festival favourites and masters of bass, Mungo’s Hi-Fi will be headlining with help from DJ No Face, Astrojazz, Brain D’Souza and Radio Magnetic Soundsystem’s very own Dougal Perman amongst others.

The fun begins at 7pm and goes on until very late with camping available for the revellers as well as great food, a well stocked bar and woodland frolics a go-go. Tickets cost £15 with all proceeds going towards next year’s festival.

For more info click here.