Dad’s Army
The nature of this film’s release has irritated me for some time, primarily due to the absence of demand for production. There has been no public outcry like over the…
Anderson .Paak – Malibu
Though already four albums deep into his career, with Malibu, Brandon Paak Anderson has finally crafted his breakout record. Clearly that was the intention, given so much of its runtime…
Iggy Pop and Josh Homme – “Gardenia”
Iggy Pop and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) have just announced their collaborative project Post Pop Depression, a self-funded album which was recorded in secret and is set…
When you’re a child of divorce, but you’ve already grown up
When you’re a fully-grown adult who (mostly) does your own laundry, the old platitudes regarding your parents’ divorce – “it’s not your fault”, “your parents both love you very much”…
Trichotillomania: I am literally tearing my hair out
I have a condition called trichotillomania, a mental illness that not a lot of people are aware of. Almost everyone, by the time they arrive at university, has heard of…
Scottish Bands Highlight Global Strife
Massive Attack’s second night at a packed O2 Academy saw them debut new tracks from the forthcoming EP ‘Ritual Spirit’, including Voodoo in My Blood, a collaboration with openers Young…
The Old Town New Town divide
Edinburgh is an old city full of old stories. The Old Town and the New Town sit adjacent, yet the difference is striking. The medieval Old Town is full of…
On This week in History: Docklands Bombing 1996
February marks twenty years since the IRA detonated a bomb in the Canary Warf financial district of London, killing two, causing an estimated £100 million worth of damage, and bringing…