Category: Reviews
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Fringe Review – Darkfield ‘Eternal’ – 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Madi Briggs Closing the festival was Darkfield Radio’s ‘Eternal’. A show that I had never experiencedanything like before, it made for an interesting way to round off another year of the Fringe.The show kicked off with a warning, both…
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Fringe Review – Back in Business – 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Clíona McCann Georgia Tasda: Back in Business is a delightfully foul hour of spreadsheets, pie charts, musical numbers and general tomfoolery. After a 5-year break, the monstrous business mogul has returned ready to share all her tricks of the…
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Album Review – Siula ‘ Night Falls on The World’ – 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: @Jessica Kerr Photo Credit: @Sam.ffoto Cardiff duo Siula step into the light with their debut album Night Falls on the World, a record that treats memory and loss less as themes than as landscapes to inhabit. Formed by producer…
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Single Review – The Sun Day ‘Now You’re Gone’ – 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Tyler Murphy 2024 gave us two major releases from Aberdeen’s own ‘The Sun Day’; A five track EP titled ‘Spacial Awareness’ and the candid live album ‘Live at Café Drummonds’. Cementing themselves as an alt-rock inspired Indie band just…
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Gig Review – Men Without Hats – La Belle Angelè – 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Tony Quilietti Photos: Simon Wootton Men Without Hats, a group of indubitable masters of the synthesizer, emerged from the vibrant and audacious Quebec New Wave scene of the late 1970s, propelled into the global spotlight through their intricate and…
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Gig Review – Chappell Roan – Summer Sessions – Royal Highland Centre – 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Niamh Leiper It’s 11am in Glasgow, and I’m wearing chainmail at the bus station. I’ve been wearing it all morning at this point, but I take it off before going into Greggs because I don’t quite fancy explaining to…
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Gig Review – Throwing Muses plus Support – La Belle Angelè – 3/5 ⭐⭐⭐
Words: Toni Faulds The evening kicked off with “Forgetting You Is Like Breathing Water” a support act whose name already hints at a sort of poetic ambition. Their sound was drenched in reverb, leaning on a moody sounding guitar and…
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Album Review – The Gaffer ‘The Gaffer’ – 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Kenny Ross I listened to The Gaffer as it was sent to me to review for Qulture Magazine, and after a few plays, I can honestly say this debut is definitely something special. Sam McGaff, under the name The…
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Fringe Review – Mother, Maiden & Crone – The SpaceUK – 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Clíona McCann Mother, Maiden & Crone is an offbeat queer reimagining of Macbeth from the witches’ perspective. Set in gay Club Limbo, a jaded drag queen, bimbo shot boy and kleptomaniac DJ are faced with a tyrannical (and deeply…
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Fringe Review – Bill Bailey ‘Thoughtifier’ – 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Jessica Rose Kerr Bill Bailey’s latest Fringe outing at the Edinburgh Playhouse is a sharp, confident performance that balances quick-fire wit with moments of genuine thoughtfulness. Having seen Bill Bailey on Strictly, I was eagerly predicting this show –…
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