5th September 2023
Why have so many politicians chosen to remain indifferent to the plight of Palestinians? Sympathy and support are continuing to grow for the plight of Palestinians amongst Brits, particularly amongst the younger generations, as the Israeli occupation expands and becomes more brutal. A YouGov poll from this year showed that of the 2,037 members of ...
5th September 2023
Whether it’s legendary artists or legendary venues, Glasgow holds up as a city famed for its independent music. Simple Minds, Franz Ferdinand, Belle & Sebastian. Some of the most recognisable names in the music industry. All these bands look and sound different, so what is it that they have in common? They all started out ...
5th September 2023
In the increasingly para-social relationships that fans form with musicians, character performance is becoming more and more important. I first came across Yakuza in Baggen, a packed out, poorly lit, nightclub in the meatpacking district of Copenhagen. Amid the sea of gelled back hair, blazers and reserved Danish minimalism, her large gold hoop earrings and ...
5th September 2023
A love-letter to the record stores which make up the UK’s vinyl collecting capital. To the person who has been holed up in their bedroom for the last 10 years, listening to Krautrock B-sides, awaiting the day that they can escape to a place where everyone will finally appreciate their eccentric tastes, every bar will ...
5th September 2023
Book Columnist Ruhee Parelkar explains the endless appeal of the campus novel. Before I came to university, my understanding of what university life would be was created by the campus novel. I spent countless hours sifting through books, looking up academia mood boards on Pinterest and fantasising about how my life would change the moment ...
5th September 2023
A city with a culture deeply rooted in independent music tradition, Glasgow’s musical history reveals a place like no other. Glasgow’s unique and compelling musical history is at one with the vibrancy of the city. This has always been a place so intimately involved with art and culture, and though its complexities and marvellousness can ...
5th September 2023
Yellowface sharply reimagines archaic racial politics under the professional sheen of the publishing industry Yellowface. A word that has near-centuries of stories attached to it. A caricature once attached to the 20th-century Hollywood industry, where white actors would portray East Asian characters through harmful stereotypes (famously, Anna May Wong was a victim of this). In ...
