REVIEW: The Yellow Vest Movement – FRANCE
2018-12-15
Paris, home of strike action, demonstrations and revolutions, is now facing unrest in a way which has not been experiencedContinue Reading
REVIEW: Katie Melua & Gori Women’s Choir @ Assembly Rooms
2018-12-14
In a silver dress for the Thursday night in Scotland Katie Melua gives a rather golden performance at the EdinburghContinue Reading
The RE-run of Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life
2018-12-11
It’s always pleasant to hear that the Criterion Collection, the American DVD/Blu-ray label, are releasing a film in their uniform.Continue Reading
The Count and the Duke: Basie and Ellington @ Edinburgh Usher Hall
2018-12-07
As a complete newcomer among a jazz lovers audience at the Usher Hall on Thursday the 6th of December 2018,Continue Reading
REVIEW: BBC’s Jazzology with Soweto Kinch
2018-12-01
There are so many misconceptions about jazz, argues the show’s presenter, saxophonist Soweto Kinch. It’s old-fashioned, impenetrable, for the elite.Continue Reading
David Rudolf Live in Conversation
2018-11-27
David Rudolf, defence lawyer made famous from the Netflix documentary The Staircase, is currently touring a ‘In Conversation With’-style conference.Continue Reading
REVIEW: Mental Health and Wellbeing Week @ Edinburgh Uni
2018-11-16
The Edinburgh University Students Association hosted a mental health and wellbeing week offering a wide range of activities, workshops andContinue Reading
BOOK REVIEW: Chris McQueer’s HWFG
2018-11-09
With bowls out the window, it’s booze and bingo for the foul-mouthed Big Angie who along with her Dolly byContinue Reading
The Kaiser and I @ Scotland’s Smallest Theatre
2018-07-12
by Hazel Stevens The tiniest theatre in Scotland are hosts to some marvellous entertainment from comedies, tragedy to musical evenings. AContinue Reading
RICHARD III (A ONE-WOMAN SHOW)
2018-04-12
Emily Carding and Kolbrun Bjort Sigfusdottir’s version of Richard III at the Citizen’s Theatre Glasgow is something else. I thoughtContinue Reading
Spielberg hits with ‘The Post’
2018-01-24
As James Brown once hollered, “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World”. Pale, male and stale to be more precise. AndContinue Reading
The future of techno: PolyGlove’s On Tick and pushing the boundaries of analog
2018-01-15
by Andrew Schrub While listening to On Tick I felt like entering a dystopian future operated by remains of analogueContinue Reading
Psycho at Edinburgh Usher Hall
2017-10-26
For some, October means the end of Summer weather and the start of darker, colder days. It means pumpkin spicedContinue Reading
EDINBURGH JAZZ: Fionna Duncan and Brian Kellock Duo
2017-07-16
In advance of his eleven gigs (and counting) at this year’s Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, pianist Brian Kellock gaveContinue Reading