The Morning Star has published some more of my Festival reviews. Again, and for obvious reasons, they have amalgamated a number of reviews into one piece here. Here is one of the original reviews -…Read more…
Beware the spellchecker!… the real names of those Acts! – Edinburgh 2, Steel, Science and Beefheart
This weekend’s Morning Star has published three of my Edinburgh festival reviews edited into one article. It is here. It is a masterpiece of compilation and compaction, and I have the utmost respect…Read more…
Edinburgh Festivals – 1 – Countrybile, Communist Spies and Joan littlewood too!
Well, the extravaganza that is Edinburgh during the festivals is now in full swing, and trying to sort out the wheat from the chaff is (mostly) what I’m here to do.
I have posted (below) a couple of…Read more…
Reasons to be MayDay – part 2
….The main event of the holiday period is the March and Rallytoday (3 May). From 11.00 people will gather in George Square and then march to the O2 Academy in Bridge Street. The March is being lead…Read more…
Looking Forward (and Remembering) – A tribute to Tony
Tony Benn (photo courtesy Sunday Mail)
300 plus people squashed into Glasgow’s Mitchell Theatre on Sunday to celebrate a legend. As compère Susan Morrison pointed out, the word was in danger of…Read more…