In years to come, if you're ever in Glasgow, and you ask people where they were on the night of 29 November 2013, the chances are very good that they'll be able to tell you in an instant. The dreadful events of that night will be with this city forever.

In that time, the Scottish music scene has rallied round in amazing ways, to honour those who died and those who tried to save them, and to remember the iconic venue where this awful event took place. It is to the credit of each and every person who has organised a night, recorded a song or simply bought a CD. You are the reason I love this city, this country, this scene.

We have decided to pay our own small tribute, for what it's worth, in the pages of this issue.

Alongside that, we have some excellent features from our in-house team of writers, as well as interviews with some of the best bands around on the live scene.