Shabazz Palaces, Glasgow, November 2014
Gig review - Shabazz Palaces, Nice 'N Sleazy, Glasgow, Nov 2014It is over 2 years now since I last saw Shabazz Palaces live in Glasgow, and I was surprised then with how much I enjoyed it. There wasn't...
View ArticleWalking Through Partick, Past and Present
Walking Through Past and Present PartickLast year I took myself on a tour of Maryhill in Glasgow, guided by old photographs. As I moved home away from Maryhill when I was 12 years old I thought it was...
View ArticleStreet Art - Glasgow Murals
Partick Thistle faced Aberdeen this weekend in the SPFL match of the day. This was the first chance for many Thistle fans to see the new mural which has been commissioned from Rogue One on the wall...
View ArticleWintersong, The Platform, Easterhouse - Gig Review
Wintersong Festival, The Platform, Easterhouse - Gig Review. November 2014I've been to a couple of events at The Platform in Easterhouse now and always found it a great venue. Nice staff, decent spaces...
View ArticleXylouris White, Gig Review, Glasgow
Xylouris White, Gig Review, King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow. Nov 2014I like it when you happen upon an album, look into the musicians a bit and then find that they are playing my town a couple of days...
View ArticleGlasgow Ice Rinks and the ABC Cinema
Glasgow Ice Rinks and the ABC CinemaQuick quiz for you.Where was Glasgow's first indoor ice rink?Where is there a 110 year old outdoor curling rink in Glasgow?I had been reading about both of these...
View ArticleHorse - The Diamond Speaks. Celtic Connections Jan 2015
Horse - The Diamond Speaks - Live gig review. Jan 29th 20154Looking for my passport recently I came across some old ticket stubs for concerts I'd been to in the 1980s and 1990s. Amongst them was a...
View ArticleGruff Rhys - American Interior. Live Gig Review
Gruff Rhys, Art School, Glasgow. Feb 19th 2015. Live gig reviewGruff Rhys brought his American Interior show back to Glasgow last night, in its fully polished, multi-media version. Last year I enjoyed...
View ArticleIbeyi. Live gig review. Broadcast, Glasgow
Ibeyi. Live gig review. Broadcast, Glasgow. Feb 2015Just like comic book superheroes, bands need a good "origin" story to grab the interest. Maybe the murder of your parents as a child or being...
View ArticleÓlafur Arnalds Plays Broadchurch. Glasgow Film Festival, ABC. Live review
Ólafur Arnalds Plays Broadchurch. ABC, Glagsow. Live review. 25 Feb, 2015There ended up being an accidentally Northerm European slant to the events in this years Glasgow Film Festival which I managed...
View ArticleFlower, Bird, Wind, Moon. Oran Mor, Feb 2015. Theatre review
Flower, Bird, Wind, Moon. Oran Mor, Feb 2015. Theatre reviewWith changing my rota at work I no longer get the chance so often to take in Oran Mor's lunchtime A Play , A Pie and A Pint but I was lucky...
View ArticleBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. City Halls, Glasgow 28 Feb 2015
BBC SSO, Hear and Now. City Halls, Glasgow. Live review.The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra play a varied palette of music. They have become proficient interpreters of modern classical music and again...
View Article75 Years Ago. The Sinking of HMS Glorious.
The story of my great uncle, Rodger Donald Bailey, and the HMS GloriousMy granny celebrated her 90th birthday just before Christmas there. When she was 6 years old her mother died at the age of 34. In...
View ArticleA Gorbals Tour, Glasgow
The Gorbals, GlasgowThe growth, demolition and rebuilding of the Gorbals in Glasgow is a troubled part of the city's history. During the 20th century the Gorbals was the beating heart of Glasgow. An...
View ArticleMy Family's Part in World War One, Canadian Association Football and the...
I've been trying to dig up some information on my ancestors and their activities during the First World War. However in doing this I think I've finally solved a mystery over a 100 year old photograph...
View ArticleMay Music in Glasgow. Tectonics and Minimal 2015 Review
Review : Minimal Glasgow 2015, Tectonics 2015 GlasgowIf you have flicked through the pages of the excellent new book "Dear Green Sounds - Glasgow's Music Through Time and Buildings" you will know that...
View ArticleKilmarnock, Football and My Family
My family's tenuous links to football in KilmarnockPartick Thistle play Kilmarnock this weekend, with the pleasant situation being that Thistle are safe in the Scottish Premiership for another year,...
View ArticleSaint Etienne, Young Fathers and Belle and Sebastian. Glasgow gigs , May 2015
Glasgow Gig Reviews - May 2015 Saint Etienne, Glasgow Film Theatre. Young Fathers, Glasgow School of Art. Belle and Sebastian, SSE HydroRather spoiled for choice for live music in Glasgow this week....
View ArticleThe Circus Comes To Town
Zippos Circus, Glasgow. June 2015Some circus memories triggered off by our trip to Zippos Circus last nightZippos Circus in GlasgowMy eight year old daughter recently saw posters for Zippos Circus, who...
View ArticleMogwai's 20th Anniversary and West End Festival All-dayer
Live review Mogwai 20th Anniversary gig, Barrowlands, Glasgow. 20 June 2015Live review - West End Festival ALl-dayer, Oran Mor, Glasgow. 21 June 2015This weekend there was a spectacular amount of good...
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