Word: scottishness
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...into the meter of the song. Instead of being sloppy, however, these rushed lines come off as endearing.“Go Square Go” is a hectic, rock club-by piece that seems ultimately conducive to circle dancing, jigging, and moshing. It also brings out the folksy Scottish side of the band while gratifying an alternate desire to shout “Here we fucking go” and still lay on those heartbreaking guitars.If Glasvegas hasn’t got you by the halfway mark, then “Daddy’s Gone” will...
...Aberdeen airport in 2006 and announced, with typical Trumpian bombast, that he intended to construct a billion-dollar-plus development on the dunes that would include the "greatest golf course ever constructed," he set the stage for a protracted conservation battle that on Monday reached the highest level of Scottish government...
...turnaround surprised few, since the Scottish government has been eager to attract investment as proof that Scotland can "go it alone" without tax subsidies from London. Aberdeenshire, with its decimated fishing fleet and dwindling offshore oil fields, has been a specific target for outside investment. Trump has promised to create 6000 jobs there, but that hardly mollified Scotland's conservation bodies. On Monday, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, one of the most vocal defenders of the dunes, accused the Scottish government of selling a "greener Scotland down the river" for Trump's money - loaded words...
...time of anemic institutional lending. Trump says he has the cash to build it, but he has already seen other ambitious projects crunched by the credit crisis: according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, his company recently announced the postponement of construction of the $300-million Trump Tower Philadelphia. Scottish conservationists may yet take heart: if there's anything more delicate or unstable than their beloved sand dunes, it's the current global economy...
...momentum, its different parts combining and growing into one. After such a dramatic buildup, the piece’s end was unfortunately a little insecure, but it hardly detracted from the exhilarating performance. After the intermission, the orchestra played Felix Mendelssohn’s third symphony, “Scottish.” The violins rescued the shaky opening solo by the violas, leading the strings’ lyricism throughout the tragic movement. The violins continued to play with convincing urgency for the duration of the piece, but the lower strings couldn’t muster much support. The lively...