“We Are Not Sirs”: 20th century assumptions and the modern world
We’ve come across the scene in workplace dramas for decades. Man walks into office, sees a woman hunched over the desk, and out comes some variant of the sleazy line…
Edinburgh protest held in solidarity with women’s marches worldwide
An estimated 2000 people descended on the US Consulate in Edinburgh on Saturday in peaceful protest following the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. The crowd expressed outrage at misogynistic…
Gigs gone wrong: a history of disasters onstage
An amazing concert can be a life-changing experience, but it’s rare. Stack one up against the countless instances of tragedy and disaster in the last fifty years alone when something,…
Summer Festival Flashback: OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland
A piece in Seattle’s The Stranger weekly was published about four years ago that initially tipped us off to OFF Festival in Katowice, Poland. There were so many features then…
Summer Festival Flashback: Positivus Festival, Salacgriva, Latvia
After spending a decade gathering a diverse programme of musicians into one breathtaking setting, Positivus Festival has cause to celebrate. 10 years after its founding as a garden party in…
Live Music Preview: Upcoming Gigs in Welcome Week and Beyond
Nothing Broadcast, Glasgow 13th September Nothing is a fairly surprising and serious change of pace for a bunch of guys straight from the Philadelphia hardcore scene. Their sound is just…
Summer Festival Flashback: Electric Elephant Festival, Croatia
Summer is a lifestyle in Croatia, and the Electric Elephant Festival, set at the Garden Tisno resort on the rocky coastline of the Adriatic in early July, is the perfect…
Big Ups: It’s All About Roots
Setting up as a new band in the middle of a thriving scene has been a personal process of sacrifice and influence for Brooklyn, NY outfit Big Ups. Ahead of…