Jim Gellatly

Freedom to roam Glasgow music city

“I wander inside, passing the ‘famous jukebox’, and am persuaded to enter the bathroom.” So writes Alan Tennie, one of the most inquiring reviewers of the Glasgow Music Tour to date. He’s clearly not a man to take a short cut.  […]

Were you there? Big Red Shed gigs

‘I’ve still got my ticket for the gig, I’m sure I wasn’t the only one not to seek a refund.’ In the build up to tomorrow’s MOBO awards, Jim Gellatly remembers other great gigs at the SSE Hydro’s nearest neighbour, the ‘Big Red Shed’ – and one that, tragically, never happened. […]

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! […]

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. […]

Glasgow music tour: the story that keeps evolving

Here we go. Glasgow Music Tour is now officially on the road and travelling. Walking Heads celebrated the launch of our audio walking tour in true Glasgow style at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut last [...]

Eli and Oz Records

As a provider of unique new media content, we here at Walking Heads are always on the lookout for other exciting new ideas that utilise the web with imagination. Recently formed record label Eli and Oz have done just that by creating an interesting and original way to release the best Scottish unsigned bands out there.  Let Joe Carr-Hollands explain… […]

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.  […]

See Glasgow with new eyes, follow Jim Gellatly

  "I have walked all those streets a couple of times but I didn’t know the history behind the places.  Now I see Glasgow with new eyes." That’s Ricardo speaking on the Fred Macaulay show [...]