Life’s a riot with Billy Bragg As I sat on a bus taking me to my first ever serious political … More
Category: Music
My Musical Hero: Rou Reynolds
“Some people make music to divert or distract. We make music to confront and to attack” – and every time … More
Musical Heroes: John Darnielle
In November last year I saw the Mountain Goats for the second time since I moved to Glasgow. John Darnielle, … More
Musical Heroes: Gerard Way
I was first exposed to My Chemical Romance whilst sitting in the back of a very hot, stuffy car in … More
Musical Heroes: Iggy Azalea
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Queen Iggy “Sometimes you gonna think that it’s too much on ya/But … More
Live Review: Villagers
VILLAGERS – ORAN MOR – 2/2 Conor O’Brien writes some of the most beautiful indie folk music around these days, … More
Björk: A Love Letter
A Love Letter. It’s not often you come across a musician whose work you connect with on a deep, personal … More
Musical heroes: Nightwish
I first heard Nightwish in 2004 when I was 13. It was a weird and difficult time – puberty hit … More
Live Review: Bloc Party, Drenge, Rat Boy
O2 ABC – 5/2 There was a time in the mid-2000s when the NME tour was one of the hottest … More
Live Review: The Temperance Movement
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT – BARROWLAND – 20/1 After wading through a sea of leather and denim jackets, qmunicate manages to … More
