Eve Barlow

Watermelon

14 Aug 2008

Scuttling through Glasgow’s West End to meet Gavin O’Brien, owner of the recently refurbished vintage institution Watermelon, I wonder, what on earth am I looking for? Past experience of fusty second-hand hovels hadn’t prepared me for Watermelon’s new…

Kate Nash

Classic Grand, Glasgow - Sat 6 Mar 2010

22 Mar 2010

Remember Kate Nash? Vague images of a quirkily poised MySpace nerd with cockney rhymes about dumping “bitt-a” boys for their “fitt-a” mates suggest that there was reason for her sometimes frosty reception by critics residing in Camp Lily Allen/Jamie T.

Up river city

17 Jul 2008

Ahead of the fifth annual Glasgow River Festival, Eve Barlow discovers why the nautical look is big this year.

Infadels - Universe in Reverse

3 Jul 2008

INDIE (Wall of Sound) Indie festive season is in full swing and the Infadels’ reinvention proves they’re wise to it. On Universe in Reverse, producer Youth turns their sound upside down, taking them out of the rave fields and into the main arena.

Leon Jean Marie - Bent Out of Shape

3 Jul 2008

POP (Island Records) This talented Londoner must collect up a helluva lot of artists inside his dreadlocked head to conjure up such interesting pop brilliance. Leon’s inspired opener forecasts the outrageously catchy hooks which lie ahead on his…

Leon Jean Marie - Bent Out of Shape

19 Jun 2008

POP (Island Records) This talented Londoner must listen to many an artist in his dreadlocked head to conjure up such interesting pop brilliance. Leon’s inspired opener forecasts the outrageously catchy hooks which lie ahead on his daring, eclectic…

Estelle @ ABC Glasgow

Seen on Monday 9 June

12 Jun 2008

Anybody who witnessed, no, anybody who experienced the vivacity of Estelle in Glasgow last night will not be surprised to discover that the American-produced British success story of 2008 is not new to the circuit. In fact, as she explains following…

Edinburgh Fringe Festival fever begins

5 Jun 2008

Fresh from attendance at the Fringe press launch this morning, we can bring you news of a jam-packed programme for August featuring more performances than ever before - 31,320 to be precise - spread across 247 venues throughout the capital and making…