22nd January 2024
Russell T Davies’ new series of the iconic show stars Rwandan-Scottish star Ncuti Gatwa as the 15th incarnation of the Doctor. “Doctor Who is back!” read the press release from BBC Studios, after David Tennant’s 14th Doctor and Catherine Tate’s enduringly beloved Donna Noble exploded back onto television screens across the country (and worldwide, thanks ...
22nd January 2024
Paisley is a Scottish town famous for its connection with the paisley pattern, but its story doesn’t begin there. There aren’t many patterns as iconic as the paisley pattern. Its curved teardrop shape adorns textiles from every corner of the world, and has been a signature of Persian royalty, American cowboys, The Beatles, and everyone ...
15th January 2024
Music Editor Dan Brophy interrogates the unstoppable popularity of Spotify Wrapped. Spotify Wrapped has become a cultural phenomenon. Released annually since 2016, Wrapped transformed an exercise of marketing, based on data collection, into what feels like a musical bank holiday. Its personalised approach, combined with its invitation to share on social media, creates a package ...
15th January 2024
From The Secret History to American Psycho, meet some of literature’s most infamous narrators Narrators in fiction aren’t always entirely trustworthy. Whether they mean it or not, the unreliable narrator is a cornerstone of psychological thrillers and dark academia alike, because of their ability to misguide a reader and to misconstrue reality. Perhaps one of ...
15th January 2024
Literary references abound in the lyrics of Taylor Swift Taylor Swift, a global pop phenomenon, has a career nearing 20 years in the industry. She boasts 10 albums, spanning a multitude of genres, and while her songs may not be everyone’s cup of tea, it is impossible not to acknowledge her talent. Her music reflects ...
15th January 2024
The Glasgow Guardian’s Culture team dissects the year just gone – by picking a favourite work of art from their area of expertise. Katherine Prentice – Culture Editor: Barbie directed by Greta Gerwig I don’t feel like we can have a best of list without a nod to the absolute sensation Barbenheimer caused, and the ...
19th December 2023
The Hunterian Art Gallery’s new exhibition traces the connection between African art and modernism using the ideas of Édouard Glissant. Meet the curators: Dominic Paterson: Curator of Contemporary Art, The Hunterian Art Gallery Andy Mills: Curator of World Cultures, The Hunterian Museum Terri Geis: Art historian, curator, museum educator (guest curator) Manthia Diawara: Art historian, ...
28th November 2023
It was perhaps the most Jockstrap thing ever… They’ve just opened for Blur at Wembley, have over two-hundred thousand monthly Spotify listeners, have an album shortlisted for a Mercury Prize and they still choose a tiny, intimate, bizarre 500-person venue on Glasgow’s energetic Jamaica Street to kick start their tour. The venue usually hosts a ...
28th November 2023
A love letter to “dafty punky thrash”. Forming in 1993 and disbanding in 2021, Daft Punk gifted the world 4 studio albums, 2 live albums, a soundtrack album, and two films. The impact the robots have had on both music and the wider world is difficult to explain. The duo sold over 10 million records ...
28th November 2023
Music Editor Daniel sends out an expert team to review Squid live at the Barrowlands. Squid defy categorisation. They combine a plethora of approaches, from post-punk to krautrock, creating whirling compositions of tension and release. They are, naturally, a band which any good music editor should want to see; however, when duty calls elsewhere, who ...
