23rd October 2018
Axel Koch Music Columnist Kurt Vile brings his A-game to Bottle It In With his eternal stoner demeanour belying his prolific musical output, Kurt Vile has just released Bottle It In, his seventh solo studio album in only ten years, not counting the myriad of EPs he produced with The War on Drugs, and last ...
23rd October 2018
Amy Rodgers Deputy Culture Editor – Art Catch Crazy P play a rare Glasgow show this Friday Whether it’s through their productions, live performances or DJ sets – a night with Crazy P is a night well spent. Catch them this Friday 26 October at La Cheetah. This Friday Craig Moog and Dario Bernadi ...
23rd October 2018
Tara Gandhi Investigations Editor Tara Gandhi explores the history of colourism and its lasting impact across cultures Every few years, the topic of colourism crops up in the media and becomes an issue that is debated again and again. There was Kanye West’s 2016 casting call for “multiracial women only”, the infamous whitewashing of Beyoncé ...
23rd October 2018
Andrew Quinn Sports Editor Tired of watching Europe’s elite teams all the time? Looking for a new, niche club to tell all your less fashionable friends about? You’ve come to the right place. “Half of the Champions League games are rubbish, I’ve not even heard of some of the teams” blasphemed my dad as I ...
23rd October 2018
Jack Corban Views Editor As per usual on a Friday evening, or any evening actually, I find myself in Wetherspoons: cheap food, cheap alcohol… What’s not to like? But if you’re a “remoaner” like myself, you’ll find the beer mats and the menu rather discomforting. “FREE TRADE (ie NO DEAL) MEANS LOWER PRICES” they declare. ...
23rd October 2018
Sam Doak Reporter The Home Office has reversed its decision to deny a visa to a Bosnian national hoping to attend a conference at the University of Glasgow. Nadza Dzinalija is currently enrolled at the University of Amsterdam and is working towards a Master’s Degree in Psychology. Dzinalija was initially told that her ...
23rd October 2018
Sam Doak Reporter This comes after an estimated £7.5 million repair bill Glasgow City Council has announced that the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens will close indefinitely by the end of the year. The decision to close the venue was taken due to safety concerns regarding the structural integrity of the Winter Gardens. According ...
23rd October 2018
Sam Doak Reporter The Centre for Contemporary Arts reopened last Saturday after months of uncertainty around the future of the space. The venue was forced to close its doors this June as a result of a fire that gutted the nearby Macintosh building. Following the fire, many businesses – the CCA included – were ...
23rd October 2018
Sam Doak Reporter Council provides update on which services are to be affected by strikes taking place at the end of the month Glasgow City Council has released guidance on which services are likely to be most affected by this month’s industrial action concerning equal pay. Over eight thousand council workers are set to strike ...