Has there ever been such a brutal takedown of Hollywood- and the agency and ageing process of actresses- as Joseph L Mankiewicz’ peerless 1950 classic All About Eve? Margo Channing, portrayed by the immortal Bette Davis, is usurped in her signature theatre role by her most ardent fan, Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) a passive-aggressive andContinue reading “Margo Channing Was Badass”
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Has Pop (Culture) Eaten Itself?
Have we finally reached saturation point with internet culture? I ask as I stumbled upon The Kiffness (pictured above) the other day, aka. the musician David Scott on YouTube who creates songs based around “singing cat” videos, playing an actual gig, with a proper audience, all of whom were singing along to him, and theContinue reading “Has Pop (Culture) Eaten Itself?”
Overlooked Classic: My Bloody Valentine -You Made Me Realise EP
The swooning gods and goddesses of noise, My Bloody Valentine created this EP in 1987, when bands like Sonic Youth has already laid down the blueprint. Melody and harmony was given a kicking in an alleyway. You Made Me Realise EP is a masterpiece, from artwork to tracks. It’s everything I love about art: melancholic,Continue reading “Overlooked Classic: My Bloody Valentine -You Made Me Realise EP”
Theatre Review : The High Life The Musical
Photos: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Dundee Rep Theatre, April 4th,2026. Who better than Johnny McKnight, Scotland’s first dame of Pantoland and legendary comedy writer, to team up with Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson to pen this late capitalist airline romp? Naebody, that’s who. This comedic menage a trois, adapting the fictional Air Scotia, come with someContinue reading “Theatre Review : The High Life The Musical”
Lost In Music: David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes
The best art often frightens me. When I was five, Kate Bush doing ‘Wuthering Heights’ made me think she was a witch. Now I love witches. Two years later, David Bowie freaked me out in ‘Ashes to Ashes’. It wasn’t him, per se, in his little Pierrot clown outfit, It was the strange space ageContinue reading “Lost In Music: David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes”
Bad Cover Versions: Flea and Nick Cave – Wichita Lineman
Oh… dear. I’m beginning to wonder if Nick Cave should give up music altogether, given the mediocre last album and this teaming up with Flea. Yup, actual Flea of RHCP. Together at last, nuts n gum. This cover of the Glen Campbell song is truly insipid. It’s a tremulous dirge, but not in a goodContinue reading “Bad Cover Versions: Flea and Nick Cave – Wichita Lineman”
John Waters at The No Kings Protest
As if I couldn’t love The Pope of Trash, John Waters, enough, he turned up at the No Kings Protest in Provincetown, on March 28th with this witty sign: “Trump ruined bad taste” You’ve gotta love him. I do. Long may he subvert the mainstream.
Queer Theory Is 10!
Glasgow’s finest queer club night, Queer Theory, turns the big 1-0 this year. To celebrate a decade of beautiful, wild and sexy shenanigans they’ve got the mighty cabaret legend, The Divine David himself, David Hoyle, as guest of honour. Here’s the full line-up happening at Drygate on Saturday, April 25th. It’s their biggest night yet.Continue reading “Queer Theory Is 10!”
Laibach: That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
Time was when Slovenian scamps Laibach made music with a stomping boot and a raised eyebrow. Now, they’re leaning so much into irony that they could go full Eurovision. I get it, the worlds going to shit. The problem is, this campy ridiculousness has ceased to be funny. Back in the day, they were perceivedContinue reading “Laibach: That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore”
Album Review: New German Cinema – Pain Will Polish Me
Nobody makes sad synth- pop quite like British bands. Jessica Weiss’s solo project New German Cinema mine the saddest parts of alt-pop from the last forty years to the present day, and spin it into literate, desolate loveliness. It’s haunting and crepuscular, best enjoyed on trains at nighttime. Weiss’ vocals, like Broadcast’s Trish Keenan andContinue reading “Album Review: New German Cinema – Pain Will Polish Me”
Hit The North 