6th February 2023
The Hug & Pint opens three weeks of traditional Scottish music. On Thursday 19 January, the Celtic Connections 2023 festival commenced. Deceptively sparse in terms of musical acts, this first day served as a taster to what was to come. Eager to immerse myself into the musical scene, I jumped at the chance to attend ...
1st February 2023
Grace reviews and speaks to audience members attending the Saturday night headliners Peat and Diesel. Almost anything goes at Celtic Connections (as long as it is tied to Scotland), and the band Peat & Diesel are no exception to this rule. They performed at the prestigious Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Saturday 21 January, to ...
1st February 2023
When will J.K. Rowling’s publishers let her go? From Amnesty International researcher, to struggling writer, to multi-millionaire best-seller, to anti-trans activist, J.K. Rowling has written some pretty influential pieces in her time. After The Philosopher’s Stone was originally rejected by a number of publishers, the large independent indie press Bloomsbury took a chance on Rowling ...
1st February 2023
Heartbreak disguised in soulful, delicate lyrical mastery: a review of Joesef’s debut album. With the release of his debut album Permanent Damage, Joesef has created a track list of heartbreak, sexual exploration and nostalgic longing, while emulating his soulful delicate vocals as a dream-like escape from harsh realities. Long-awaited after the release of his two ...
20th January 2023
Lucy reflects on the haute monde causing trouble in paradise. SPOILERS AHEAD Can the real Ned Schneebly please stand up. School Of Rock legend Mike White checks another roster of obnoxious Americans into a luxury White Lotus. In this second season of his anthology triumph, he swaps Hawaii for Sicily, and positions gender dynamics as ...
16th January 2023
A summary of things to look out for over the next three weeks. The annual Celtic Connections festival returns to Glasgow from Thursday 19 January to Sunday 5 February, offering a lineup of musical, theatrical and other events encompassing traditional, folk, indie, jazz and Americana genres. A range of venues throughout the city will host ...
8th January 2023
It’s time to unpack one of the worst cultural misconceptions: that the best music comes from suffering Content Warning: contains discussion of suicide and mental health issues. David Berman was a poet more than a musician. He spent much of his time without his guitar, writing song lyrics for his band – Silver Jews. His ...
8th January 2023
Leila Edelzstein explores how social media twists the relationship between new music and a baying audience Social media platforms have exacted three major consequences on the music industry. These are the evolution of mainstream pop to support shortening attention spans, the surge of opportunistic marketing (branded as relatable), and the defining of genres by aesthetics ...
8th January 2023
Angelica critically examines the 2019 non-fiction text. There is no doubting Lisa Taddeo’s commitment to research for her blockbuster book, Three Women. She begins by telling the reader that over the course of eight years she drove across the country six times, spent thousands of hours with her three chosen subjects, moving to the towns ...
8th January 2023
Alisha explores its extensive LGBTQ+ archives and exhibitions dedicated to women’s history. Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL) has come a long way since its modest beginnings at Garnethill. Stepping through the doors of its present location in Bridgeton, I was transported to a shop front, at the corner of Hill and Dalhousie Street, that seemed unassuming ...
