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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. […]

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. […]

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.

Jock Tamson’s Bairns: celebrating Edinburgh’s cultural rainbow

So you think you know Edinburgh? Come, follow us away from the tourist centre to find an unexpected side of the city. It’s an alternative view which gives new and more interesting meaning to that ‘inspiring capital’ slogan.  […]

Persian New Year 1391

Guest blogger and Walking Heads contributor Rahe Milani takes a look at yesterday's Persian New Year. Yesterday was our second Persian New Year in Glasgow. It's one of the biggest celebrations of the year back [...]

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 [...]

Become a star in the National Portrait Gallery

Who knows what’s behind the closed door?  That deceptively posh exterior in Edinburgh’s York Place contains many surprises. Just before the Scottish National Portrait Gallery closed for renovation two years ago they gave their grand hall over to graffiti artists. […]