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The Strokes – Reality Awaits: A grower that might be a classic, if you can stand the autotune
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (371+ words) Twenty-five years ago the music world listened in awe as The Strokes released their debut album Is This It. Drawing influences from 70’s New York bands The Velvet Underground and Television the record was praised for its raw production, creating…...
Deacon Blue at Edinburgh Castle: Scottish Legends Bring A Touch of Barras Magic to the Capital
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (373+ words) Before the show, many Deacon Blue fans milled about in ‘Barrowlands 1994’ t-shirts, in homage to one of the band’s most iconic gigs. But this wasn’t the Barras. This was Edinburgh Castle in all its splendour. And this was a concert…...
Ten Events To Attend at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (1053+ words) This year the Edinburgh International Book Festival runs between 15th and 30th August at their welcoming home of the Edinburgh Futures Institute, which you’ll find on the edge of the city’s Old Town. The site becomes a literary oasis as the rest…...
The Rhythm of The Fringe: Eight Scottish Acts to Soundtrack the Capital’s Beautiful Chaos
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (716+ words) The rhythm of the Fringe is people racing from venue to venue, in search of the next big thing or the night you won’t forget. Three nearby venues make the movement simple while eight Scottish acts create a genuine chance…...
Interview: Andrew Doherty on Living with Two-Star Trauma in ‘Reviewers Welcome… TO DIE!’
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (875+ words) Andrew Doherty is bringing his Scottish audience Reviewers Welcome… TO DIE!, a new Fringe hit inspired by a Victorian ghost story. After two hysterical performances (Gay Witch Sex Cult and Sad Gay AIDS Play), he is hitting the Pleasance stage…...
Interview: ‘Afronauts’ on Staging the Ultimate Underdog Story of the Space Age
1+ week, 1+ day ago (848+ words) In 1964, Zambia was getting ready for independence. Science teacher Edward Mukuku Nkoloso, who in 1960 founded the Zambia National Academy of Science, Space Research, and Philosophy proposed a space programme which would, on the very day of independence, send one 17-year-old…...
Interview: Craig Manson on ‘Bunny!’ and Murdering the Competition at the Fringe
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1320+ words) With his practice spanning theatre, live art, dance, and cabaret, Manson is known for making work that is sardonic and joyful, such as 2025’s Selkie: The Wet and Wild Show!, and the energetic GAYBOYS, which was part of the Made…...
Interview: Sarah-Louise Young on ‘The Bob Ross Effect’ and surviving 30 years of festivals
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1429+ words) This year, Young returns to Edinburgh with a brand new show, taking inspiration from another legendary and beloved figure. In The Bob Ross Effect, audiences are invited to meet ‘Bob’ and other characters from his world, with Young melding in…...
Interview: Emii Alrai on ‘Guardian’ and Rebuilding the Temple of Babel on Calton Hill
1+ week, 1+ day ago (664+ words) Hot off the back of a residency at Tracey Emin’s Victoria House, Emii Alrai chats to us from her family home in Edinburgh. She is preparing to install the latest iteration of Guardian, her latest sculptural feat, on Calton Hill…...
The Divine Comedy – The Usher Hall: Neil Hannon Scales the Heights of a Lofty Career
2+ week, 5+ day ago (448+ words) The Divine Comedy are one of those bands that I had long admired from a distance. It’s a pity that the first time I saw them, the distance just happened to be from the very back row of the Usher…...