Jukebox Journeys Part 1 – The 13th Note
What makes a really great jukebox? Gemma Brown kicks off a series exploring Glasgow’s killer ‘coin-operated music machines’ by visiting 13th Note.
Ups and Downs of the Great British Walking Challenge
That’s it. After four weeks of Living Streets Great British Walking Challenge, Walking Heads blogger Fay Young reports a grand total of 62.6 times round the Wembley Stadium and 18.8 muffins burned. Or, to put it another way, 104 miles through streets of Edinburgh, Glasgow and a ramble round the West Highlands. Despite ups and downs she discovers how streets come to life when you are walking. […]
Why Jamie and Harry tore up Edinburgh Comedy Tour brief
Thud. A big fat package drops through the letterbox with a bit of a wallop. The Edinburgh Fringe programme has arrived and it is bigger than ever. But are we in it? A moment of anxiety in the Walking Heads office turns to relief. Yes, here it is on page 72, Edinburgh Comedy Tour, nestling happily between Spank and Phil Jupitus. […]
Walking the Walk with LeithLate
“Leith’s great and more people need to know that. Hopefully, by attending LeithLate, they’ll start to love Leith as much as I do.” Edinburgh is not short of festivals but the multi-arts event organised by Morvern Cunningham with The Skinny as media partners is something different. Celebrating creative life in what is now surely the capital’s most interesting street, LeithLate returns for a second year on Thursday 28 June when a night of quirky invention will spread along Leith Walk. […]
Minimoog music for Bob Moog’s birthday
"Weirdly, I even have a song called the minimoog using that guy!" Happy Birthday Robert Moog. The American pioneer of electronic music and that famous synthesizer would have been 78 today. We wanted to find [...]
Sights for sore eyes on the Great British Walking Challenge
Lured by the view that (probably didn’t) inspire Tolkein: Walking Heads blogger Fay Young takes the Great British Walking Challenge to the Inner Hebrides. […]
The Scottish Album of the Year Award – Public Vote
The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award is a brand new national prize designed to celebrate the creativity and diversity of music and art in Scotland.
Glasgow Music Tour – Centre East Route 1: Video playlist
Walking Heads Glasgow Music Tour - Route 1 Centre East - Youtube Playlist of all songs featured.
Blogging the miles on the Great British Walking Challenge
“My personal chart says I’ve burned 4.3 muffins and lapped Wembley Stadium 14.9 times (not bad since I haven’t eaten a muffin for weeks!).” Walking Heads blogger Fay Young charts her progress on the first week of the Great British Walking Challenge. […]
From John o’ Groats to Land’s End (sort of)
Walking shoes on, headphones ready and pedometer in pocket, Walking Heads researcher and writer Fay Young explains why she is taking the Great British Walking Challenge. […]
Walking Heads at Digital 2012
It’s all about collaboration. Telling tales of the city, peeling back layers of history to create interactive audio tours means working with all kinds of people in real life. The list of Walking Heads partners and collaborators, friends and supporters is almost as long as those credits at the end of a film. […]
Grungy, intimate and alternative: 13th Note is the place to be
In this week’s music post, gig promoter Gemma Brown visits a live music venue which acts as a birthing place to Glasgow’s new artists. […]