DrownedInSound — For a lad who got kicked out of school with no qualifications, Aidan Moffat has an impressive CV. He started out shaping the future of Scottish indie with Arab Strap, and last year he and Bill Wells released the remarkable album Everything’s Gettin... more info

Guardian Music — Talk of independence is giving Scottish culture a boost – especially in the thriving music scene. The new bands are inspired by the country's traditional music, and they sing in their own accents tooAidan Moffat is contemplating whether devolution ... more info

Guardian Music — It's the morning after so if you're not feeling too delicate, let's replay your favourite songs about last nightLast week we asked for your favourite songs about last night. Remember last night? Sometimes events seem a little hazy, for whatever reaso... more info

DrownedInSound — We've shown you our albums of the year, so we thought it only fair to share what some of the favourite fives of some of our favourite musicians of 2011, and a few new names to keep an eye out for in 2012... we've also embedded a few tracks so you can... more info

Guardian Music — We handed over this week's Film&Music features to the young volunteers of Live magazineNewsPJ Harvey – Let England Shake is our album of the yearBeach Boys reunion rumours resurfaceMumford & Sons plan 'doom folk' albumAmy Winehouse's family open to... more info

Guardian Music — You've seen our top 50 albums of the year. But what did Guardian critics' individual lists look like?Here's the full list of votes from our critics. We asked them for their top 10 albums and tracks of 2011. Then we tallied up their votes, awarding 10... more info

Guardian Music — The former Arab Strap frontman and the jazz pianist Bill Wells perform the song Glasgow Jubilee, from their album Everything's Getting OlderAndy GallagherBen KapeKen Macfarlane more info

DrownedInSound — Released today, Oh! What A Night Before Christmas features a selection of festive numbers by the former Arab Strap man. Sadly this won't be out physically but as of today you can download it from his bandcamp page by bashing your mouse on this text w... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Since the break-up of Arab Strap some five years ago Aidan Moffat has been a busy man.  And while there's been a handful of albums and mini-albums there has only been the one single back in 2009:-mp3 : Aidan Moffat & The Best-Ofs - Knock On The Wall... more info

Altsounds — Be sure to keep this Friday night free in your diaries as Bill Wells and former Arab Strap man Aidan Moffat take the stage at The Kazimier for what's set to be an amazing gig. Friday 21st October 2011 BILL WELLS & AIDAN MOFFAT (Arab Strap) - LIVE Ai... more info