20th November 2022
Music Editor Otto Hampden-Woodfall witnesses the formation of a cult in a mosh pit. It was halfway through an extended jam at the mid-section of their song John L that I realised Black Midi had truly captured something special in the hearts and minds of mullet-clad 20-somethings everywhere. In anticipation of the song’s bruising, angular ...
19th November 2022
Does the University provide adequate mental health support to those who need it? It’s safe to say that over the past few years, students have had it pretty tough. Through a pandemic, cost of living crisis, and a severe housing shortage, the student hallmark of the “work hard, play hard” life has been warped for ...
19th November 2022
Trans-exclusionary groups like For Women Scotland protested the Gender Recognition Reform bill in October. But is there any evidence to support their arguments? Last month, JK Rowling made headlines again, and not for the reason you might expect from an author of a wildly popular children’s series. Recently, the author of the Harry Potter series ...
19th November 2022
Glasgow’s apparent move to more progressive town planning is impressive, but insufficient without action to back it up. Last month, councillor Holly Bruce put forth a motion which aimed to make public spaces in Glasgow safer and more inclusive for women and people of marginalised genders. The motion, which has since been passed, states that ...
19th November 2022
There’s a difference between holding studios and executives accountable for lack of queer representation and leveling baseless accusations of queerbaiting at young actors – it’s time to re-evaluate. There’s a scene in the final episode of Netflix’s coming-of-age hit Heartstopper in which Nick – having spent the entire day at the beach with his new ...
17th November 2022
Kaiser Chiefs lead in a night of indie-rock classics on their first headline tour in two years. As the lines to the Hydro filled with retired noughties indie fans, as well as couples with kids of the Employment era, support bands The Sherlocks and The Fratellis warmed up the stage. Last Friday night kicked off ...
17th November 2022
Crawlers play Glasgow’s Saint Luke’s as part of their debut UK tour. The last thing my uber driver said upon arrival at Saint Luke’s was how he’d never seen such a queue outside. While the success of CRAWLERS is recent, most notably with their song Come Over (Again) and their opening of My Chemical Romance’s UK ...
16th November 2022
Books Editor Constance Roisin reviews Pussy Riot’s anti-war tour as it closed the Great Western Festival. As it is the last act of a day-long festival, the crowd are all tired, half sitting down around the room, and no one seems to notice when a member of Pussy Riot gets on stage and starts a ...
16th November 2022
Eve analyses whether the blurring of the information-entertainment barrier will undermine the performance of The Muppets Christmas Carol in Glasgow this November. Those of us who have recently experienced the misfortune of the unnecessarily loud, £3.20 Glasgow subway, will have found the trip compensated by the nostalgic promise – via advertisement – of the Muppets ...
16th November 2022
In line with the group’s debut UK/European tour, We Three discuss the release of their third album Happy. American heartbreak pop sensations We Three kick off their debut UK/European tour at Glasgow’s King Tuts Wah Wah Hut. Following the release of their third studio album, Happy, Manny Bethany and Joshua talk tracks of relationships and ...
