Guest Blog from Francis McKee of the CCA on the former Maryland Club
In 1974 the Scottish writer and playwright, Tom McGrath, founded The Third Eye Centre in Glasgow. Described by the Guardian as ‘a shrine to the avant garde’, the centre hosted visiting artists and performers such as Allen Ginsberg, Whoopi Goldberg, John Byrne, Edwin Morgan and Kathy Acker, as well as quickly becoming the focus for…
October 21, 2019
Bill Blackstock of Queen Margaret Union’s Farewell Guest Blog
On 20th September l finish up as General Manager at the Queen Margaret Union after almost 6 years, making way for a new team to take things forward. It will also be my last (28th) Freshers’ Week and I’m very excited to have a band I think are destined for great things, The Ninth Wave,…
September 16, 2019
Milton Music Festival 2019
There’s great things happening at this year’s Milton Music Festival . Huge thanks to the team behind the scenes for taking time out to tell us more about the festival and the project. How did the festival come about and how much work has been involved in pulling it together? Milton Music…
August 5, 2019
16 Years: Gigs in Scotland 1974-1990 Guest blog
A new crowdfunding project, 16 Years: Gigs in Scotland 1974-1990, is right up our street, we love the sound of it and would love to see it in print. We invited Chris, the man behind the project to tell us more… 16 YEARS is a comprehensive photobook I’m currently Crowdfunding, showcasing 2,000 rare live gig…
July 26, 2019
Something Big: Burt Bacharach is Coming to Town by Duglas T Stewart
We’d like to thank Duglas T Stewart for stepping in to write his fascinating personal take on Burt Bacharach, who plays the Kelvingrove Bandstand this Friday. Photograph by Chloe Philip There has never been a label given to any artist that is less appropriate than the one so often associated with Burt Bacharach,“Easy Listening”. Burt…
July 24, 2019
The Travel Guys Check Out Glasgow’s Music Scene
We were delighted to show visitors from Canada, Jim Gordon and Darren Parkman aka The Travel Guys, around some of Glasgow’s best-loved music venues and landmarks on their recent visit to the city (we’re featured around 16 mins in) and they seemed to have a great time. For more episodes outside Canada check out more about The Travel Guys on www.travelguystv.com
July 22, 2019
Trevor Horn Reimagines the Eighties
Here at Glasgow Music City Tours, we are not ashamed to admit that The Buggles’ smash hit Video Killed the Radio Star- the first video ever shown on MTV – is our go-to karaoke song. So we are more than a little excited that Buggles frontman and all-round production ace Trevor Horn is playing in…
July 22, 2019
Flying Moon Music and Arts Festival: Nicole Stapinski Guest blog
The small and mighty Flying Moon Music and Arts Festival returns in June for its second year. We invited its founder, Nicole Stapinski, to tell us how it came about. Thanks Nicole! HOW I LEFT HOME, GOT SCARED, AND ACCIDENTALLY STARTED A MUSIC FESTIVAL Six years ago I almost gave up, packed up, and went…
May 6, 2019
Guest Blog: Songs in the South
“Songs in The South” is an evening of Americana music from both sides of the Atlantic in the south-side of Glasgow. The event, which takes place at The Glad Café on Thursday 16th May for the second year running, will feature performances by singer-songwriters, David Starr (Arkansas via Colorado), Martha L. Healy (Glasgow) and Al…
April 29, 2019
Pathfinders: Celebrating the women on the Barrowland Park Album Pathway
Anyone who has taken our Merchant City Music Past and Present tour will already know how much we love Jim Lambie’s Album Pathway in Barrowland Park, which records the artists who have graced the Barrowland stage since its conversion to beloved gig venue in 1983. For International Women’s Day, on Friday March 8th we want…
March 7, 2019