How (Not!) to Gift a Book

As someone who loves books, getting them as a present can nevertheless be a horrible experience. Because unfortunately, books seem … More

Album Review: Dream Wife – ‘Dream Wife’

British/Icelandic pop punk band Dream Wife’s self-titled debut album is a bouncy, cheerfully angry release. The feminist trio choose their … More

In Tune-Yards’ latest album I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life, founder and front-woman Merrill Garbus once again … More

Could It Be Different? is the third album from Edinburgh indie-pop four-piece The Spook School. On the scene since 2011, … More

King Tuts, 19/01 The Vignettes – comprised of Strathclyde (oooh) students Hamish Swanson, Innes Mackintosh, Sean Mason and Matthew Bird … More

Society has a funny way of allowing art to be treated as purely a product, to such an extent as … More

In honour of Mark E. Smith. In plain English, as he’d want it.

It was hard to make an assumption based on what I was about to listen to – an Egyptian/American-born teen … More

Often, artists choose random objects, phenomena or things to name their band, ensuring that they completely lose all meaning – … More

For the uninitiated, Celtic Connections is one of the most exciting intermixes of Celtic Music in the world, certainly the … More