Marcus McPeake

The kiosk at the Battlefield Rest, photographed by Chris Doak in 1982.

#glasgow

The first Orange Wednesday cinema event in years.

Ian Curtis & David Hockney – the story of a connection From a well-lit boutique to the River Aire

6th Jan 1979 - Kevin Cummins took photos of Joy Division in a wintry Manchester.

I loved investigating the story davehaslam.substack.com/p/ian-curtis...

From a Wimpy Bar in Bradford, then to a wedding, a club called the ‘Glory Hole’, a sculpture called Alice, and an old mill near a river.

Boney M People

Echo & the Jive Bunnymen

Gonnae open a vegan rave cafe and call it The Thyme Frequency.

Fraser's decorated to the nines, and the famous Lewis's window displays captivating Glasgow youngsters in December 1984. I remember the trip into town on the train every Christmas from Nitshill, and the excitement of walking up Argyle Street marveling at Lewis's famous Christmas windows.

🎥 STV

Really hoping Pam Ewing wakes up in the morning to find Martin O’Neill in the shower, and realises the last week and a half’s been a kebab-induced fever dream.

World Cup 2026 Draw

‘No party on the planet was safe from Hoggy rocking up!’ Irvine Welsh on his friend Pam Hogg ‘Pam was one of our most groundbreaking artists, whose jam-packed life was characterised by independence, courage and kindness. We spent the 90s together – clubbing and partying in the way those times demanded’

‘No party on the planet was safe from Hoggy rocking up!’ Irvine Welsh on his friend Pam Hogg

Charlie Kirk 0 – Fal Kirk 0

Total jamons!

Aye, it was some place. Seen a good few cracking gigs in there on top of the club nights – Terry Callier, The Ronettes, and Jazzy Jeff with Jocelyn Brown at a Smirnoff event ha.

First time I heard this was at Cool Lemon in ‘95 when David Holmes belted it out up in the back arch.

Be less scary watching Alive instead.

I hope the 49ers kept their receipt.

Sack the board! Back the bored!

Vegan leather brown brogues for sale

Ibrox area

Unlike Reform, we’re doing things differently with democracy & inclusivity at the core.

From the launch to the party, conference, structures & yes - even the name! - we’re building it together.

It might feel unfamiliar to you. It’s called democracy.

🔗 yourparty.uk

Joy Division ‘Closer’ – track by track This is the way, step inside…

New article - a celebration of 'Closer' by Joy Division. A long read! Loads to say; the background to the recording, the sound of the songs and the meaning of the lyrics...

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Tomorrow MPs will be voting on proposals that include a £2 billion attack on the sick and disabled.

750,000 of the poorest could lose £3,000 a year from cruel cuts to Universal Credit.

Once again, I’ll be voting against. I’m in politics to make people’s lives better, not worse.

How does the new pope pay for his messages?

He uses papal.

When you rock up to someone's gaff at 5am with a bag of cans and a piano strapped to your back... the Ket Gala.

Never mind the ‘Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’ game, there should be a ‘Six Degrees of Jon Bernthal’ one too – he’s in absolutely everything these days.

(not a dig btw – I think he’s great!)

‘It was wonderfully innocent’: Boy’s Own, the fanzine that defined the acid house generation A new book collects every single issue of the mag that started as an in-joke among friends and became a subcultural behemoth. Its creators recall the parties, the music, the fashion, and being ‘right on one, matey’

‘It was wonderfully innocent’: Boy’s Own, the fanzine that defined the acid house generation