When I was sixteen, a girl from my school died. We were not close friends, and I won’t pretend that…
Following the Trail
Glasgow’s Tenements Trail is a wonderful introduction to the hectic yet fun experience of “outdoor” music festivals (at least, if…
Album Review: Protomartyr – ‘Relatives In Descent’
Wire, Hüsker Du, The Replacements, Pere Ubu, and, above all, The Fall are the inspirations for these indie darlings who…
The Thin Veil of Islamophobia
Austria has become the latest European country to ban the burqa in public as Islamophobia’s rise shows no signs of…
Album Review: Shigeto – ‘The New Monday’
The New Monday takes us in many different directions as is the nature of Shigeto’s process of discovery, demonstrating his…
The R Factor: The Influence of Referenda
It feels like there has been a spike in the number of referenda worldwide in the past few years. In…
Shattering the Illusion
Illustration by Imogen Whiteley Last year, when I was helping out at an open day for prospective University of Glasgow…
Live Review: Wolfgang Flür
Stereo, 30/09 As the ex-electronic percussionist of German phenomenon Kraftwerk, Wolfgang Flür has been an essential member in shaping the…
Exercising the Mind
It is inevitable that some days my only form of exercise will be the walk from my flat to the…
Live Review: Sigur Rós
SECC Armadillo, 25/09 Our first sight of Icelandic behemoth Sigur Rós is in silhouette. The trio – bassist Georg Hólm,…
