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Jukebox Journeys Kiwi edition. Part one: Coroglen Tavern
In her first dispatch from New Zealand, our roving blogger Gemma Brown tracks down a gem of a jukebox and a hot music centre in the stunningly beautiful Coromandel Peninsula. Over to Gemma… […]
Happy Birthday Glasgow Music Tour
Hard to believe, but almost exactly two years ago, on another cold, wet night, we were celebrating the launch of Glasgow Music Tour at King Tut’s. […]
Underground playlist on Glasgow Music Tour
Confession. We’ve been sitting on a huge treasure chest of sounds. In just a short walk through the city centre, Glasgow Music Tour meets an astonishing mix of musicians and at least one poet. […]
Waterboys rock Glasgow with Fisherman’s Blues Revisited
“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. […]
Warming the city with music
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. […]
Subterranean city sounds
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… […]
Glasgow Music Tour – River Route 2: Video playlist
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 [...]
Walking to a soundtrack of locally-inspired music
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. […]
Teenage kicks at Glasgow Apollo
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? […]
Pure Rock n Roll
” It was a venue that functioned straight at the heart of the Glasgow audience. Sometimes they were so boisterous that the balconies bounced around in such a way that they threatened to come down. There was an incredible dynamic between audience and performers.” […]
Stirring tweedy tales from the Underbelly
“It would get vicious hot in there, vicious hot…” The sight of Vic Galloway in a three piece tweed suit at The SAY Award in the Barrowland brought to mind a good Bruce Morton story from our Edinburgh Comedy Tour. […]
May the best band win? Competition and camaraderie in the SAY Award
Music blogger Nina Glencross continues her conversation with SAY Award nominees. All pals together, who are they wanting to win? And just what does the award mean to them? […]