“The forecast is for rain, I will bring my brolly. See you tomorrow at 11am at the Fringe shop!” That’s Matthew Wheatley emailing to confirm he is up for road-testing Edinburgh Comedy Tour. And for a very special reason. […]
How well do you know Glasgow’s music scene? Who are the patrons of the Arches When did the Scotia bar open? What group of former customers went under the name BLUE? And what on earth does BLUE stand for? […]
“You’re thinking, a blind guide on a walking tour, how’s that going to work?” Well, anything can happen as Professor Jamie MacDonald and his ASBO helper Harry Gooch get ready for another accident-prone tour of Edinburgh’s famous comedy venues. […]
First some quick questions: who founded the Barrowland Ballroom, where did Alex Kapranos hold his 99p Nights and which famous Merchant City arts venue marks the spot where City of Glasgow Police began? […]
A good picture is worth a thousand words, they say. But what makes a good picture in an age of not just thousands but millions of digital images? As far as Craig Smith is concerned the picture starts in the eye of the beholder – and a good app can work wonders too. […]
Lost in music and the magic of the place…guest blogger Anna Levin relishes the many moods of the Old Fruitmarket now getting ready to rock with Merchant City Festival. […]
Charge up your iPhone and iPad and come with Walking Heads on a musical treasure hunt through the Merchant City starting on Wednesday 25 July at the Apple Store in Buchanan Street. Feel free to invite your friends. And form a team to take part! […]
Continuing our Jukebox Journeys through Glasgow, Gemma Brown visits an indie venue with a record store that is a (not so) secret source of at least one of the city’s greatest jukeboxes. […]
Susan Morrison has a wicked idea for the Olympic Games which we have been saving for the right moment and we reckon that is just about now. […]
Just look at what is happening in the streets of Glasgow’s Merchant City during the last week of July. Walking, dancing, drama: fun and games of all kinds… and Walking Heads is delighted our Glasgow Music Tour is part of it. […]
When the shutters come down the shop is closed but something magical happens in the street outside. At least it feels as if there could be a touch of magic about the ‘after hours’ Shutter Project which will be launched during LeithLate. Not least because the first shop shutter to spring into new life belongs to The Gamesmaster… […]
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. […]