Young Fathers – White Men Are Black Men Too
Young Fathers is a Scottish group of Liberian, Scottish, and Nigerian descent. Their fathers were brothers, and the bandmates are brothers. ‘G’ Hastings provides the beats. He culls his breaks…
Champs @ King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut
Walking past the venue before the show one of the support acts says to get in early to catch them, we do, and they are awful. With the singer interrupting…
The Stranglers @ O2 Academy Glasgow
A packed venue showed that nostalgia for the ’70s was still strong in the air. Looking out over the sea of bald heads and leather jackets, it quickly became apparent…
Oklahoma! does justice to musical theatre
A misguided presumption held by many infers that musical theatre exists to provide audiences with a superficial high by creating overly saccharine worlds that artfully skim over life’s moral complexities.…
Goldsmiths’ diversity officer should be defended
Reverse racism does not exist. For that matter, neither do reverse sexism or “misandry”. This will continue to be the case until the existing hegemonies of society shift so that…