Interactive: There has to be more rock than the one Castle sits upon

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I HOPE your story about a "Battle of the Bands" (News, 15 April) will be enough to "rock" some of our musicians into action.

As a music fan who has seen everything from the mighty U2 at the Playhouse in the 1980s through to the Libertines at La Belle Angele just before the Old Town fire (hope it wasn't started by Pete Doherty kicking a fag off stage with the brogues he sported in those days!) and many a good gig since then, I have always thought that it is a shame that our city, despite all of its great cultural credentials, is upstaged by what happens 50 miles west of here.

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That town has produced class acts in the last decade or so such as Paolo Nutini, Amy Macdonald, Travis and The Fratellis, plus many more. There's no reason we can't do it here.

By comparison with Glasgow, Edinburgh has not had much to sing about for some years when it comes to successful bands or singers.

Do we really want to be remembered only for the Bay City Rollers, those originators of the Capital's "tartan tat" image?

It's all well and good having the Festival and all that highbrow stuff that brings the tourists in, but we need some inspirational performers to turn Auld Reekie into Gold Rocky.

Come on Edinburgh, ditch that tired, old image and rock out!

Lenny James, High Street, Musselburgh

'Others' stronger than the Lib Dems

I HAVE followed your coverage of the election but I am puzzled by your profile of Edinburgh South West(News, 15 April).

On your front page was a story about the Liberal Democrat candidate going off to Australia rather than campaigning in the constituency. However, in your constituency profile that day you featured the Liberal Democrat candidate as a main candidate and positioned me as Green candidate as one of the "others".

Last June, in Edinburgh South West, the Greens relegated the Liberal Democrats into fifth place. Given that the Lib Dem candidate is off in Australia while I am campaigning in the constituency I am confident of that being repeated.

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Clare Cooney, Green candidate for Edinburgh South West, Downfield Place, Edinburgh

Just you stick with the barbie, mate

WHAT'S the big deal about the Liberal Democrat candidate for Edinburgh South West, Tim McKay, heading off to Australia for a few weeks? His hoped-for seat must definitely be in the "outback" as far as realistic targets go for his party's masters.

He's as well chucking some more shrimps on the barbie and having a few tinnies given the roasting he'll get back home thanks to Alistair Darling.

Louise Skinner, Newtongrange

Well, at least the airport bus runs

SINCE our airspace was formally closed (understandably and again) at 2am on Thursday you can imagine my surprise at seeing one of our airport buses returning from the airport at 10:40pm that night. Less surprisingly, it was devoid of passengers.

Surely a city with a pretty poor record on air quality wasn't running these buses throughout the closure. Or am I confusing our council with common sense?

Norrie Henderson, Meadowhouse Road, Edinburgh

Healthy economy relies on funding

THE long-term health of the Scottish economy relies on continued investment in major capital projects alongside new schools, hospitals and housing.

The Scottish Building Federation is fully aware of the pressure the public finances are under with 3 billion of cuts to the Scottish budget forecast between 2011 and 2014. We have set out our own proposals on ways to save public money, such as restructuring Scottish Water, and innovative mechanisms for mobilising private capital to supplement public capital spending – notably the creation of a National Infrastructure Investment Bank, which the Scottish Futures Trust could play a crucial role in delivering.

Ensuring a consistent flow of construction projects to support an industry that makes a major contribution to jobs, skills and GDP must be a priority.

Michael Levack, chief executive, Scottish Building Federation, Crichton's Close, Holyrood, Edinburgh