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Pete Johannson's - Pete's On Earth

Pete Johannson's - Pete's On Earth

Solid stand-up as it was meant to be

(4 stars)9 Aug 2010

If you were to take a cursory glance at Pete Johansson’s set-list, you’d be forgiven for expecting this 2010 show to be middle-of-the-road stand-up fare. Pete’s on Earth is peppered with gags about the Canadian comic’s drugs of choice, obnoxious…

Final Fantasy to play in Glasgow

Final Fantasy to play in Glasgow

23 Jul 2009

‘I play a lot of instruments,’ Owen Pallett attempts to convince us, ‘but none of them very well.’ Come off it. You don’t get to become the orchestra and string arranger for Arcade Fire’s Funeral and Neon Bible albums – at the same time helping to…

Frozen River

Frozen River

9 Jul 2009

It’s a week before Christmas, and in upstate New York Ray Eddy (Melissa Leo) is struggling to keep her head above water. Her husband has gambled away their savings and promptly disappeared, she is having to support herself and her two sons on her meagre…

Crossing the Rockies

Crossing the Rockies

1 Oct 2008

This Autumn, Debbie Martin decided to fulfil a lifelong dream and visit Canada’s magnificent Rocky Mountain range. From paddling in ice-filled lakes, to braving bear attacks and the Canadian cold, she embraced a particular type of North American grit.

Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir

Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir

7 Aug 2008

They may be only four in number but there are times when the collective voices of the Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir soar as strong and pure as a 100-strong ensemble. While they make us guess at the tendency of their religious beliefs there is no…

Allan Moyle

Allan Moyle - The Cold High

15 Nov 2007

Filmmaker Allan Moyle is beaming across the table at me: ‘I loved your movie!’ Sensing my confusion he continues: ‘The movie – your movie! Trainspotting!’ Unable to discern the distinction between my Glaswegian accent and the Edinburgh-based epic, he…

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