Rock & Pop

This is the backstage Kinks’ story. The band that made the Swinging London Mod scene of the 1960s their own.
“Where’s Hookay?!” goes up the lone cry near the start of tonight’s performance in a packed Usher Hall. …
It’s the first day of September and summer is pretty much semi-officially over.
Glasgow cancelled.  Other Scottish cities such as Stirling and Aberdeen held low-key events with a few…
Little boots, otherwise known as Victoria Christina Hesketh, far surpasses the metaphorical implications of…
Arriving back at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for a second year, following sell out performances at the…
It’s a busy night for music lovers in old Edinburgh town. 
The African Soul Rebels tour is now an annual fixture at the Usher Hall, but this year the format is slightly…
Guitar and drums duos in rock ‘n’ roll are having a slight purple patch at the moment.
It’s a brave man who decides to cover Roy Orbison the 1960s crooner who had such a distinctive voice and…
Raekwon has a new CD out. It’s called “Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang”. We know that because he’s exhorting us…
Not just shaken, stirred but most definitely rocked!
It’s 50 years since Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘Sound of Silence’ hit the British charts. The duo’s delirious…
It’s Sunday night and the Picture House is fit to bursting with hollering friends and families out to support…
‘Grease’ grabs a new generation of young and not so young fans with this touring production currently showing…
‘Buddy’ leaves Edinburgh Playhouse rocking and a reeling!
Question: Why are TV talent shows so popular? From Pop
Standing in a crowded Caves under an arching ceiling is somewhat akin to being in a church. A noisy,…
Mark E Smith is unwell. Rumours of his illness circulate the bars and hostelries around Lothian Road in the…
A robed figure wanders across the Usher Hall stage, surrounded by cosmic paraphernalia and alien effigies,…