Category: Reviews
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Fringe Review – Lesbian Space Crime – Pleasance Dome – 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Clíona McCann Lesbian Space Crime is a new musical comedy by London-based company Airlock Theatre, following astronaut Sue Brightman as she battles career-ending accusations from her ex-wife, all while being outed to NASA and struggling to connect with her…
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Single Review – Specky Cult ‘Dad Dance’ – 3.5/5 ⭐⭐⭐
Words: Tyler Murphy They say that good things come in threes, and after two singles from Specky Cult over recent years, we are to expect ‘Dad Dance’ to hit all major streaming platforms on August 15th. The band have previously…
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Fringe Festival Review – BAIRNS – Bunker Three @ Pleasance Courtyard – 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Tony Quilietti BAIRNS is a northern English one-woman play by Annie Davison in which she plays Lottie – a character exploring the superseding nature of motherhood through a surrogacy for her sister and dull brother-in-law, questioning whether or not…
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Fringe Festival Review – Faustine: A Dissertation. A Confession. A Mental Breakdown – 3/5 ⭐⭐⭐
Words: Clíona McCann Written and performed by Lydia Brinkmann and Sarah Norcross, this one-woman horror-musical follows Faustine, a university student who makes a deal with the devil for the perfect dissertation. Each night Brinkmann and Norcross alternate in the role…
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Wildfire Festival 2025 – ‘Songs, Sheep & Sick Riffs’ – Day 2
Words: Kenny Ross Saturday kicked off with a right racket—sheep bleating, geese honking, and a turkey that looked like it wanted a square go, perched on the shed roof. Not exactly the wake-up call I’d planned, but it set the…
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Single Review – ‘Euro-Country’ by CMAT
Word: Clíona McCann Following up her viral hit ‘Take a Sexy Picture of Me’, is CMAT’s newest single, ‘EURO-COUNTRY’, an ode to the reality of life in modern Ireland. CMAT grew up in Dunboyne, County Meath during the ‘Celtic Tiger’…
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Single Review – ‘C’est La Vie’ by Jack Rowberry
Words: Toni Faulds Jack Rowberry is a Scottish artist who has been on the music scene for 8 years now, he has released multiple singles and an EP. Each of Rowberry’s releases are better than the last, his experience with…
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Single Review – ‘Calm Calm’ by Save Face
I was sent “Calm Calm” by Save Face to review for Qulture Magazine. The band, made up of members from both Edinburgh and Glasgow, have been playing together for just over a year and lean into a folky, alternative rock…
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DEMI AND THE URGE- AS ABOVE SO BELOW?
Words by Clíona McCann Demi and the Urge is the solo music project of Edinburgh-based drag performer, Demi Urge. This EP dropped recently in May, though it has been in the works as far back as 12 years ago. Before…
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Wildfire Festival 2025 – ‘Bringing Metal to the Countryside’ – Day 1
Words and Photos: @lightninrosemedia We found ourselves at the highest village in Scotland for this one, Wanlockhead, which surprisingly, isn’t up North like you might expect. It’s in the Scottish Borders just past Biggar, in a beautiful little village with…
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