“In the midst of the Barras crowd my 17-year-old self is singing her heart out, but right there beside her is my current self, drinking it all in, astonished by this music all over again.” Guest blogger Anna Levin revisits the past and rediscovers the present with the Waterboys in Glasgow. […]
On a bleak day at the start of the week, a cheering email arrives from People Make Glasgow. Our music tour is included in the December issue of their newsletter, Edit, spreading news of the best events and venues in Glasgow to travel writers and journalists across the UK. And plenty for local people too. […]
Glasgow buzzes and crackles with excitement about the new business 2014 seems set to bring, Dundee licks its wounds as Hull scoops the City of Culture title, Edinburgh glows at the top of yet another quality of life listing. […]
Let’s go underground. Our latest YouTube Playlist features a formidable choice of sounds from Glasgow’s club scene. So many different artists on Route 3 of Glasgow Music Tour it is hard to know where to start. How about the first destination on the route: The Arches with Slam, DJ Shadow, Daft Punk… […]
Join us on a musical walk by the River Clyde. Here is a Youtube Playlist we have put together including many of the songs featured in Route 2; The River Route of our Walking Heads [...]
At the end of the alley we stop to watch a work in progress, tubes of paint laid out, ladder propped up against a bold and brilliant mural. Two street artists turn to watch us watching them: “A donation for materials is always welcome,” says the big one with a smile. […]
“Follow me up this dark and narrow alley. Trust me, I know where I’m going.” That’s Jim Gellatly about to dive down Renfield Lane on his virtual tour of Glasgow Music Scene. And now Tommy promises to lead us up a few more alleys on his live version of the tour. […]
Who was the first person to get married at the Barrowland Ballroom? What does it cost to light those neon stars? Which band has played the Barras more than any others? Where would you find a rooftop golf course in Glasgow? […]
This is a first, for us anyway. Walking Heads have teamed up with the very inventive Paradise & Moriarty Explorers Club to take a zig-zag trail through Glasgow’s live music history. […]
Feeling very happy. It’s great to see our Glasgow Music Tours listed along with The Arches, Barrowland and SWG3 as top tips for visitors exploring the city. […]
We last heard from Kenny Forbes, the mature student at the University of Glasgow undertaking a thesis on the famous Glasgow Apollo, some months ago. In this follow-up Q&A Kenny gives himself a hard time, asking himself: what’s the story, why is it taking so long? […]
Phew! The streets of Edinburgh are emptying fast but the party (do we mean hangover?) is not quite over. There’s another week of the official Festival to go so to celebrate the fact that we’ve all survived yet another bigger-and-better Fringe we’d like to invite you all to join us on our Special Edition Edinburgh Comedy Tour. […]