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. […]
Here we go. Glasgow Music Tour is now officially on the road and travelling. Walking Heads celebrated the launch of our audio walking tour in true Glasgow style at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut last [...]
There are compensations for long dark nights. Take a walk down Edinburgh’s Victoria Street and you will find a sudden blaze of coloured light that stops you in your tracks. Astrid Jaekel’s Curtain-Twitchers is a dazzling moment in winter darkness and that’s just what the artist intends. […]
“The gig pretty much started and ended with people dancing on the tables.” For excitement, innovation and a real joy in live music, come with our guest blogger, BBC’s Ally McCrae, to some of his favourite Glasgow haunts… […]
“Daily life is soundtracked by a cacophony of car horns. After a few minutes in a taxi, you see why”, Tommy Perman’s guest blog describes what Found discovered on a whirlwind tour of India. […]
“In a way Edinburgh is not fully like Scotland, just as London is not fully like England.” Starting an occasional series on what makes cities tick, we meet Ian Jamieson in a coffee bar in the centre of Edinburgh. Sandwiched between chocolate brownies and carrot cake we chat about what creates a buzz in Edinburgh. […]
There is a feeling of security, people visit its shops and cafes and enjoy lingering on Byres Road… What makes a great street? Looking at Academy of Urbanism nominations for Great Street 2012, perhaps being built on a hill is a big help: two out of the three streets up for award this year require a bit of a climb. Only Glasgow’s Byres Road offers what you might call an easy stroll. […]
Who knows what’s behind the closed door? That deceptively posh exterior in Edinburgh’s York Place contains many surprises. Just before the Scottish National Portrait Gallery closed for renovation two years ago they gave their grand hall over to graffiti artists. […]
“Looking back it was a prophetic moment though I did not know it at the time. Almost 14 years ago I covered a Scottish Enterprise conference on the future of Scotland. At that time I did not possess a mobile phone let alone imagine what it might be capable of doing.” In this guest blog, Walking Heads research director Fay Young takes us back to the future… […]
“The bear escaped at least twice from here, caused havoc it did,” he said nonchalantly. On his way to a gig at 13th note, Joe Carr-Hollands gets an unexpected glimpse of Glasgow’s music history. In this guest blog, Joe wonders what other stories lie hidden up side streets and down dark alleys. […]
If we tell you we spent a night at the opera in Madrid you will get the wrong idea altogether. For the grand finale the dancer slips a pink tutu over his trousers and dances a perky pas de deux with his mate then the drummer downs his sticks and comes round with a hat. This is StreetlifeMAD dancing in the Opera square and it’s a great show. Just wish we had more change to put in the hat. […]
Quick questions: Where will you find Glasgow’s ‘killer jukebox’? Which silent movie star made his debut at the Panopticon? Why was ‘Wanton Lizzie’ exiled from Edinburgh – and where was she exiled to? […]