Fay, Author at Walking Heads

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. […]

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. […]

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. […]

Jock Tamson’s Bairns: celebrating Edinburgh’s cultural rainbow

So you think you know Edinburgh? Come, follow us away from the tourist centre to find an unexpected side of the city. It’s an alternative view which gives new and more interesting meaning to that ‘inspiring capital’ slogan. […]

Glasgow twinned with Austin

Oh, to be there! Our friends Woodenbox are one of 12 Scottish bands playing at SXSW this year and their last gig of the festival happens tomorrow (Saturday) at Jovitas Party. […]

Scotland rocks SXSW 2012

Can printed electronics save the music industry? Any minute now, that deliberately provocative (perhaps even slightly preposterous) question is being put to an audience of geeks and music lovers in Austin Texas. Which just goes to show how much Scotland’s own music industry is making its mark on this year’s SXSW. […]

Life’s a beach…but look what Scotland has to offer

Is that a bird in the sky? Sorry, we should be working (we are, we are!) but news that Bournemouth has won Trip Advisor's best UK beach in Traveler's Choice 2012 has set us daydreaming. Well done [...]

Destination: Glasgow Music

It drives growth, generates investment and sustains thousands of jobs. What is this miracle industry: oil, aviation, fashion, finance? No, this particular economic wonder actually enhances reputations, makes people feel good and inspires millions of tourists to travel the globe. Let’s hear it for music! […]

Capital losses: Edinburgh’s live music under threat

Here’s an odd tale of two cities. In Glasgow, home-grown live music thrives (as our music tour testifies) while in Edinburgh it struggles to survive. In support of The Bongo Club, the latest Edinburgh club threatened with closure, we came up with these thoughts. And some questions. […]

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