Music & Arts

Boisterous, good-natured and witty: why the Saw Doctors love the Barras

The Saw Doctors have played Glasgow Barrowland more than any other band – 35 times in 20 years and that’s not counting early support gigs. Looking forward to their next gig in December, guest blogger (and fan) Anna Levin explores what makes this venue so special. […]

Do you remember Glasgow Apollo?

Were you there?  Do you remember the bands and the battles, the smells and sticky carpets, the music and the monkey men?  In short, did you experience the magic mixture that was Glasgow Apollo theatre?  If so Kenny Forbes would like to hear from you. […]

Knock Knock: competition results

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? […]

Jukebox Journeys Part 4 – King Tut’s

Continuing on our Jukebox Journey through some of Glasgow's most reputable music venues, Benny Robb visits King Tut's to check out it's selection of tunes and sample the much-celebrated atmosphere of the place...

Get app snap-happy on the Merchant City Tour

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. […]

Merchants of magic in the Old Fruitmarket

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.  […]

Roll up for the Walking Heads musical treasure hunt & quiz

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! […]

Jukebox Journeys Part 3 – Mono

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. […]

Take to the streets with the ‘Merchant City Music Tour’

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. […]

Jukebox Journeys Part 2 – Nice N Sleazy

In the second of our Jukebox Journeys series, Benny Robb visits one of Glasgow's most vibrant venues to sample it's range of refreshments and investigate another of the 'best-ever' jukeboxes featured on our Glasgow Music Tour

Alex Kapranos – The Luck of The 13th Note Mix

As we embark on our Jukebox Journeys blog series by visiting Glasgow's 13th Note, we thought it only right to take another musical journey of sorts with Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos mix for Domino Radio.

Jukebox Journeys

This series will explore the very best in Glasgow's jukebox selection, with our bloggers exploring some of the city's most reputable music venues and reporting back with their findings.