10th December 2022 - The Glasgow Guardian



The Christmas hits hiding under the tree

10th December 2022

Natasha gives us a run-down of six less recognised Christmas songs. The trees are up, the twinkly lights are on, and pantomimes are being shown in every city across the UK. It’s that time of the year where the jingle of “All I Want For Christmas” is played in every store, and shoppers either revel ...


Winter: the most wonderful time to read

10th December 2022

Georgia McHaffie recommends books to get you in the festive spirit. I firmly believe that Christmas is the best holiday for a book lover. Our natural habitat, snuggled under a cosy blanket next to a (in my case, imagined) fire, is much more socially acceptable when you can finally feel the frost outside. So, to ...


Review: The Commitments @ Theatre Royal Glasgow

10th December 2022

Rebecca Richard reviews The Commitments musical as it toured Glasgow in early December. Grasping my ludicrously priced plastic cup of wine, I entered the brightly lit auditorium to the cast chatting and drinking on stage, to my surprise. Defying the usual use of an unassuming stage curtain, it was a nod for what was to ...


Review: Holly Humberstone @ SWG3

10th December 2022

Holly Humberstone plays Glasgow’s SWG3 as part of her biggest UK tour to date. Walking into the Galvanisers at SWG3, I was greeted by the sounds of the early noughties playing out over the speakers. I’d missed the support act by a few minutes, but was more than happy to listen to the songs of ...


Review: Pale Waves @ Barrowland Ballroom

10th December 2022

Shannon Brault emphasises the queer joy of Pale Waves’ Glasgow gig. As someone who has grown up listening to pop-punk, punk-rock and post-hardcore, nothing has quite hit my soul in the way that Pale Waves’ music has. They rocked out the Barrowlands Ballroom in Glasgow on November 27 as the fourth stop on their UK ...