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We’ve been quiet lately but taking new directions and fair delighted to be joining @GlasgowHeritage and @innerearuk in Series Three of #IfGlasgowsWallsCouldTalk as
@fay_young joins @MurphyNiallGLA to co-host stories from the heart of Glasgow walkingheads.net/if-glasgows…
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A new #UrbanPrehistory blog post on #Glasgow deep time - the discovery of a probable fragment of Neolithic polished stone axe at the Camphill excavations this summer was a rare & significant discovery in a city of few axes...@EddieCStewart @ArchScot
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Good afternoon. Good to get out, into the real world. Sceptical Scot enjoys a walk with Charlie Ellis and new look at Glasgow – a brighter view, not rose-tinted but definitely brighter.
[posting from Paris but Glasgow looks good from here too]
sceptical.scot/2026/10/bridg…
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I am extremely disappointed at the inappropriate, plan to build a ten-storey student flat block on the former ABC site, in front of Glasgow's crowning architectural jewel, the Glasgow School of Art.
I am asking for the refusal of this application and urging for a revised design of reduced height that respects the architecture of Sauchiehall Street.
You can read my full statement of my reasons for objecting below.
How Live Nation calls the tune for the live music industry via @FT
“Fans are unhappy, venues are unhappy, and the market is stagnant.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…
The state of the cultural economy - fundamental to Scotland’s health and wealth - how to fix it? Provocative questions from @dougalperman sceptical.scot/2024/10/how-t…
(Little bird tells us he’s planning some provocative answers for Part2)
#ArtsinCrisis a a cri de coeur from
@dougalperman
for @scotgov (and others) to live up to promises and redress the funding crisis afflicting a sector delivering huge benefits for Scotland, its economy and people sceptical.scot/2024/10/how-t…
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Sauchiehall Street is to be #Glasgow’s new Culture and Heritage District so at the pre-application consultations I urged @vitastudent to go and talk to @HeritageFundSCO and @glasgowlife about assisting retention of this symbol of Glasgow’s cinema heritage. Did they do this…🤔🤷♂️?
And don’t miss really engaging, energetic conversation sharing human stories of Brutal Glasgow buildings in ‘If Glasgow’s Walls Could Talk’ podcast with @MurphyNiallGLA @Rachel_Loughran @nebopeklo glasgowheritage.org.uk/if-gl…
Congratulations to @Rachel_Loughran (curator) and @nebopeklo (illustrator) at the launch of Brutal Glasgow at @GlasgowHeritage. Don’t miss it!
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🏦 We call for the retention of the landmark entrance portico, as recommended by @HistEnvScot and @PaulJSweeney.
Very sorry to see this outcome
Fire-damaged O2 ABC served demolition notice bbc.com/news/articles/crmw23…
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Honoured & v. made up, @SurfacePressure & I's forthcoming @ClayPipeMusic LP is Album Of The Month in mighty @ElectronicMagUK 🤯
Thank you @Bob_Fischer for these beautiful words 🙏
Come see us play the album live in some ace venues this Aug/Sept ➡️thegullglideson.co.uk
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The making of Daft Punk's 'Around the World' music video in 1997, directed by Michael Gondry
Zesty challenge to conventional thinking - making and telling history through song.
And how to write those songs? @tenementals Prof David Archibald describes long process - hard day’s nights with lots of humour and musical talent (as told to @MurphyNiallGLA @fay_young) #IGWCT
🎶 Can a band tell a history of a city? Professor David Archibald @GlasgowsDA & The @tenementals think so! Join him, Niall, & Fay as they discuss this innovative project blending history & music one note at a time on #IfGlasgowsWallsCouldTalk3 🎸 Listen at loom.ly/royc3TA
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🎶 Can a band tell a history of a city? Professor David Archibald @GlasgowsDA & The @tenementals think so! Join him, Niall, & Fay as they discuss this innovative project blending history & music one note at a time on #IfGlasgowsWallsCouldTalk3 🎸 Listen at loom.ly/royc3TA
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#IfGlasgowsWallsCouldTalk how would they sound? Travel back a thousand years with @CelticGaelic Dr Alasdair Whyte in conversation with @fay_young Glasgow’s ancient Gaelic roots are hidden in place names. Like Shettleston! Ep2 @GlasgowHeritage podcast podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
A nice touch, spreading the word of new @GlasgowHeritage podcast. First episode launched last week with wonderful Jackie Ogilvie of @GLCTours leading Co-hosts @MurphyNiallGLA @fay_young through Central’s heart & soul
Who is tomorrow’s guest on #ifglasgowswallscouldtalk3 ?
![A book marker with QR code guides you to If Glasgow’s Walls Could Talk Series Three created by Glasgow City Heritage Trust and produced by Inner Ear [which includes Walking Heads]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GRpAuClWgAAZdOm.jpg?name=orig)
ALT A book marker with QR code guides you to If Glasgow’s Walls Could Talk Series Three created by Glasgow City Heritage Trust and produced by Inner Ear [which includes Walking Heads]
#IfGlasgowsWallsCouldTalk how would they sound? Travel back a thousand years with @CelticGaelic Dr Alasdair Whyte in conversation with @fay_young Glasgow’s ancient Gaelic roots are hidden in place names. Like Shettleston! Ep2 @GlasgowHeritage podcast podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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A treat. The first episode of #IfGlasgowsWallsCouldTalk3 with @MurphyNiallGLA and me at Glasgow Central with spellbinding guide Jackie Ogilvie leading us through hidden parts of the station @GLCTours (it's warmer underground!)
glasgowheritage.org.uk/if-gl…
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'Blessing Of The Banners' the third single by
@A_Wasylyk and I is out today on @ClayPipeMusic. Here's a clip of the video I made to accompany it. Watch the full thing on YouTube here: youtube.com/watch?v=EdU3b9A_…