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Hidden in plain sight: a Mackintosh masterpiece

“Follow me up this dark and narrow alley, trust me I know where I’m going.”  Well, what are we waiting for?  Let’s join DJ Jim Gellatly, a man with an irresistibly trustable tone of voice, inviting us up a side street. And there’s a surprise in store. […]

Technology solution: don’t be eclipsed

We are inside the conference room ready to discover new technology solutions but the day begins with a dilemma. What do you do when the total eclipse of the sun clashes with your first keynote speaker?  […]

Fragrant walks: let us lead you by the nose

Breathe in. There’s an elusive scent in the air and it takes a moment or two to track it down. Come, let us lead you by the nose. […]

Cinema City: Glasgow Film Festival 2015

As Glasgow gets ready to celebrate a long love affair with cinema, guest blogger Lucy Brouwer prepares for Glasgow Film Festival 2015 by exploring what’s on this year –  while reliving the adrenaline high of festivals past.  […]

Why the playful city has serious value

The game’s afoot in the playful city.  The sun has set and night is creeping across the city. As you near a lamp post a shadow appears in front of you and seems to invite you to dance. Or jump. Or run, maybe? What do you do? […]

Walking and talking Glasgow music with Jim Gellatly

Meet Jim Gellatly, not just the voice of new music in Scotland but the voice of Glasgow Music Tour.  Let’s join him now on Jim Lambie’s album pathway looking for his first gigs at the Barrowland. […]

Exploring Strange Wales with Lucy Brouwer

We follow music blogger Lucy Brouwer as she ventures out of her comfort zone into the Strange Wales Festival celebrating the centenary of Dylan Thomas, a poet who was “rock ‘n roll ahead of his time”.  […]

Great escapes of Caledonia Unconnected

Come with us to haunts of Merlin the magician and heights of Tolkein as our roving blogger Fay Young goes exploring offline, beyond reach of text, tweet and email.  […]

Under the radar: Hometown Social Club is a real gem

“We wanted to dance to the kind of music we hear in the city…” In his first despatch from West Lothian, guest blogger Davie Kelly describes the journey of discovery that led to the Hometown Social Club and a special party at the Kross Bar on 20th September.  Over to Davie… […]

The character of the Clyde flows through Scotland

On Clydeside Promenade author Peter Ross adds insight into changing life on the river.  Here  blogger Lucy Brouwer reviews the work of the award winning Glasgow journalist with a special interest in the Clyde, and how it symbolises Scotland’s character. […]

Art stands firm on the Clyde

As the Clyde flows through Glasgow so it flows through the city’s art. The river banks have played host to an array of public art works inspired by the history, culture and powerful symbolism of the river, writes Lucy Brouwer. […]

Glasgow’s Hidden Culture: Part Three

And so we reach the Merchant City. On our Clydeside Promenade we encountered yet another aspect of Glasgow’s hidden culture, a side of the city that  it has not wanted you to know about, until recently anyway. A side which is deeply rooted in its past, buried under years of commercial development and regeneration – Glasgow’s role in the slave trade.  […]