This is the last date of their UK tour until a very special performance in the summer and should be a tremendous night!

Fear not though Prodigy fans, July 24 2010 sees the group take over The National Bowl at Milton Keynes with support from a staggering array of acts: Pendulum, Enter Shikari, Chase and Status, Does It Offend You, Yeah? and Zane Lowe. The Prodigy’s BIGGEST EVER SOLO SHOW in the UK to date!

The band are truly back, selling over a million copies of new album Invaders Must Die and playing a string of devastating live shows across the world that turn any gig into a festival and any festival into an snarling, pogoing orgy of mayhem.

Here’s what you have to do to get a piece of that mayhem in Glasgow at the end of January.

Competition

What was the name of The Prodigy’s first ever single and what year was it released? Answers in the comments box below please and good luck!

Rules and Biz

1. By entering the competition you agree to subscribing to our newsletter.
2. You must be 18 years of age or older.
3. The prize is 1 pair of tickets.
4. Competition will run until 6pm on Friday 29 January 2010.
5. You must tell everyone how much you LOVE Radio Magnetic.

By entering this competition you agree to our terms and conditions.

The innovative new mPOWER project run by a group of young people at Macrobert unveils its competition campaign today:

To find a name for the finale event of the project – a multi arts festival which will take place in Stirling between 30th July and 2nd August.

The mPOWER young people are offering a very special prize for the winning entry: A 6GB IPod touch screen worth £140 (just like the pic above!). Sound good? Read on Macduff…

Imagine a festival entirely organised by young people? Well look no further than the mPOWER project! Scotland’s most innovative and ambitious project for young people – is doing just that.

A year long project mPOWER is offering a range of opportunities for young people aged 12-17 years to experience and gain practical ‘hands on’ experience of festival planning and event production – culminating with the festival itself in July/August 2010.

The festival programme is set to be launched in April and promises a mass of entertainment from the finest international and Scottish acts in arts, theatre, dance and music, all decided by and organised by the mPOWER team.

For your chance to win an Ipod, all you have to do is send your suggestion to:

competition@mpowerscotland.org by Friday 22nd January; or alternatively log on to mpowerscotland.org to find out more information.

MacRobert:

The Macrobert is located on the stunning campus of the University of Stirling. We offer unique facilities, which have been designed by young people themselves and include a dedicated theatre for children – playhouse; a state of the art cinema – filmhouse; children’s art gallery – arthouse; creche – treehouse; a workshop rehearsal space – workhouse as well as a stylish café bar and medium scale theatre space – mainhouse. Macrobert has created both an environment and an exciting programme of events that welcomes children, young people and families all year round.

mpowerscotland.org
macrobert.org

The answer to our question was Moondog. Get A Move On sampled Moondog’s Bird’s Lament. Well done again and thanks to everyone else who entered.

You can still grab tickets for the remaining dates. They cost a reasonable £12.50 in advance and £15.00 which you can buy here:

gigsinscotland.com

You’ll receive an email with directions and details very soon.

You can check out full WHP 09 December listings here. The line-ups include Crookers, Lethal Bizzle, Sasha and Digweed, Deadmau5 and tons more.

Apologies all who entered and missed out on the chance. Keep on entering them and one day it could be you.

thewarehouseproject.com

The Scruffy one will be doing a four hour DJ set at Glasgow’s Arches on Thursday 3 December, Edinburgh’s Potterrow on Friday 4 December and Aberdeen’s Warehouse on Saturday 5 December.  Expect his quirky and fun loving selection of funk, soul, breaks and anything that takes the man’s fancy. Expect also, to dance.

Tickets cost a reasonable £12.50 in advance and £15.00 which you can buy here:

gigsinscotland.com

Competition

So, three pairs of tickets up for grabs. One pair for each performance.

All you have to do is tell us who’s famous lament did Mr Scruff notoriously sample on his 1999 jazzy hip-hop classic, Get A Move On?

Answers in the comments box below please; and leave your email address, phone number and preferred choice of city venue. Many thanks and good luck to you all!

Rules and Biz

1. By entering the competition you agree to subscribing to our newsletter.
2. You must be 18 years of age or older.
3. The prize is 3 pairs of tickets. One for each gig. Remember to stipulate which gig it is you fancy!
4. Competition will run until 6pm on Thursday 3 December for the Glasgow leg and 6pm Friday 4 December for the Edinburgh and Aberdeen gigs.
5. You must tell everyone how much you LOVE Radio Magnetic.

By entering this competition you agree to our terms and conditions.

We have a winner for our competition to catch Tortoise close the London Jazz Festival on Sunday 22 November. They’re performing live with support from sonic and electronic krautrock pioneers, Cluster. Po McClo, you are our lucky winner and we ‘ve emailed details over to you already. Enjoy yourself and let us know how it goes!

The answer to the question was, of course, Cluster. Their debut album was of an eponymous nature and was unleashed on the world back in 1971. Again, well done Po and commiserations to all who missed out on the chance and don’t let it put you off entering competitions in the future. Tickets are still on sale so shell out and buy one here.

The London Jazz Festival is the UK’s largest annual celebration of jazz, bringing together an eclectic mix of jazz talents from across the globe, presenting international stars alongside the best emerging talent. Throughout the Festival’s 17-year history, Southbank Centre has been one of the major venues, and this year is no exception. With more than 50 ticketed and free events the festival will be taking over Southbank Centre’s spaces for 10 days this November.

Bunnahabhain, one of Islay’s finest Single Malt Scotch Whiskies, are getting involved in St Andrew’s day on Monday 30 November and are conducting a survey about Scotland and what it means to be Scottish.

It’s a favourite tipple of quite a few of us here in the Radio Magnetic office so we thought we’d share this chance to celebrate St Andrew’s day on Monday 30 November with a nice heart-warming dram of whisky or two.

Competition

To answer the questions, simply put your answers in the comments box below. As a thank you one lucky respondent will win a bottle of Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old. The lucky winner of the bottle will be drawn and announced on St Andrew’s Day, Monday 30 November. Good luck and slanjivar!

1. What 3 words come to mind when you think about Scotland?
2. What 3 things do you think people outwith Scotland link with the country?
3. What’s the best thing about Scotland?
4. If you could change 1 thing about Scotland, what would it be?
5. What does St Andrew’s Day mean to you?

Rules and Biz

1. By entering the competition you agree to subscribing to our newsletter.
2. You must be 18 or older.
3. The prize is one bottle of Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky.
4. Competition will run until 6pm on Thursday 19 November.
5. You must tell everyone how much you LOVE Radio Magnetic.

By entering this competition you agree to our terms and conditions.

We’ve teamed up with Homecoming Live and Glasgow: Scotland With Style to give away two pairs of tickets for Hall 3 at the Homecoming Live gig at the SECC, Glasgow on Saturday 28 November. An all-star cast of the finest Scottish acts of the last twenty years will be in attendance and you could be too.

Check out our preview podcast for the event wherein the answer to the competition question lies.  For full gig info details and to buy tickets go to:

homecominglive.com
gigsinscotland.com

Competition

For your chance to see Idlewild, King Creosote, Teenage Fanclub, The Vaselines, The View, The Dykeenies and more, simply tell us which city in England have Dundee lads, The View recently decamped to. Good luck and hopefully see you at the SECC on the big day!

To find out what else is happening in Glasgow: Scotland with style visit: seeglasgow.com

Rules And Biz

1. By entering the competition you agree to subscribing to our newsletter.
2. You must be 18 or older.
3. The prize is 2 pairs of tickets.
4. Competition will run until 6pm on Friday 27 November.
5. You must tell everyone how much you LOVE Radio Magnetic.

By entering this competition you agree to our terms and conditions.

Tortoise’s sixth studio album, Beacons Of Ancestorship, came out this year on Thrill Jockey and it’s been a favourite in the Radio Magnetic office since then. Click here to get a free download of Tortoise’s track, Prepare Your Coffin.

Support from Brian Eno and David Bowie’s favourite German’s, Cluster only adds to the anticipation of what should be a magnificent event. Sunday 22 November is the date for your diary, it starts at 19.30 and tickets cost a very reasonable £17.50.

Taking influence from Tortoise, Trouble Tune is a specially curated afternoon of free live music and visuals exploring the territories between jazz and experimental music. From 3pm on the day of the Tortoise gig, The Clore Ballroom at the Royal Festival Hall will be transformed into a meeting ground for live collaboration between musicians, DJs and visual artists.

This special afternoon will feature a 60-minute DJ set by Appleblim (Laurie Osborne), one of the most respected names in UK dubstep; a special collaboration between dubstep multi-instrumentalist Bass Clef (Ralph Cumbers) and a collective of live musicians led by Shabaka Hutchings and Jason Yarde; live dubstep artist Geiom (Kamal Joory); Matt Yee King performing with a piece of computer software which uses live-coding to generate music; plus live visuals by the Tilt Collective. Sounds great, eh? If you’re in London on the 22nd get there.

The London Jazz Festival is the UK’s largest annual celebration of jazz, bringing together an eclectic mix of jazz talents from across the globe, presenting international stars alongside the best emerging talent. Throughout the Festival’s 17-year history, Southbank Centre has been one of the major venues, and this year is no exception. With more than 50 ticketed and free events the festival will be taking over Southbank Centre’s spaces for 10 days this November.

Competition

All you need to do is tell us the name of seminal krautrock band and Tortoise’s support act’s debut LP. Answers in the comments box below. Bon chance!

Rules and Biz

1. By entering the competition you agree to subscribing to our newsletter.
2. You must be 18 or older.
3. The prize is for 1 pair of tickets.
4. Competition will run until 6pm on Friday 20 November.
5. You must tell everyone how much you LOVE Radio Magnetic.

We have 5 winners for Graham Coxon’s gig this evening, that’s Thursday 12 November 2009, at Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall.  If you managed to click away to his wikipedia page entry or smarter still his very own website, then you should know that he has produced seven solo albums.

The lucky winners, each to receive a pair of tickets, are Gillian Kyle, Jennifer McGlone, Thomas Eklund, Mark Porciani and Nicola Bate. Well done to you all. We’ll email gig details to you shortly. Enjoy yourselves!

Tickets are still available from the venue directly or you can try:

gigsinscotland.com

More info on the gig and Graham Coxon below.

grahamcoxon.co.uk
thequeenshall.net