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Dancing on tables: Ally McCrae’s mini tour of Glasgow’s live music haunts

“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…   […]

Happy Particles to release debut album on Christmas day

What’s that lurking beneath the Christmas tree? Guest blogger Breda Doherty gives us a sneak preview of the lush sounds of a long-awaited debut album being released on Christmas Day… […]

Found in India: the longest weekend ever?

“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. […]

Widerstands Museum, Friedrichshain Berlin

Bullet holes on the outside of the old church in Friedrichshain, Berlin, caught my eye, and lead me inside. I was curious about the pock-marked church as it reminded me of visits to [...]

Susan Morrison at The Stand Edinburgh

Edinburgh Comedy Tour’s very own, Susan Morrison will be performing at The Stand, Edinburgh next week as part of Breaking News on Tuesday and a charity benefit night for Marie Curie Cancer Care on Wednesday. [...]

Roddy Frame comes home to Glasgow’s 02 ABC

Roddy Frame recently returned to Glasgow, to play to a packed audience in Glasgow’s 02 ABC, a fitting choice given that the East Kilbride native first opened the venue back in 2005.

Is the future in our pockets?

“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… […]

Top hat and tales of the unexpected

“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.  […]

Socially mobile in Glasgow

On a sparkling September day Edinburgh looks its beautiful best but while sun shines on the capital (for today anyway) the international spotlight has shifted westwards for a different kind of cultural excitement as Glasgow prepares for Social Media Week . […]

Edinburgh Comedy Tour is go!

Walking Heads is pleased to announce the release of our first tour, the Edinburgh Comedy Tour.

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