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This Sunday at Leith Depot. Can't wait

Sitting in the redeveloped Fort opposite the old primary school being madly entertained by @irvinewelsh.bsky.social's Men in Love. Some things never go out of Lev Yashin

'...number 9
Number nine
NUMBER NINE...'

Taking Shape 03/02/26, 17:00-20:00 Work in progress exhibition from MA (Hons) Illustration students

Colonial Debris, Decolonial Horizons – Black Geographic Interventions 04/02/26, 18:00 Victoria Ogoegbunam Okoye, Emily Burgess, and Hugo Edgoose present interventions that engage Edinburgh’s legacies of enslavement and empire

Michelle Westerlaken 05/02/26, 16:00 Vital Biodiversity Systems: Reconnecting Ecological Relations within Digital Data Technologies Design Informatics Seminar Series

Dr Denva Gallant 05/02/26, 17:15 Memoria and the Spiritual Journey in the Thebaid Cycle at Santa Marta in Siena History of Art Research Seminars

What's on this week at ECA!

Our events are free and open to all, with a variety of in person and online options - visit https://edin.ac/4ikuqIs for more information!

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Digging an excellent Thomas Dolby comp called Retrospectacle. Shades of Prefab and Bowie collaborations. The songwriting and sonics are superb

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New on The Noise of Art…

Life with the Twinsets - Gaye and Rachel Come Home

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As The Twinsets Peel Sessions 82-83 LP is released, a look back at hearing Edinburgh’s swinging singing sisters the first time over 40 years ago, and the big gold mistake that came later.

If there is a heaven, I hope this is the carpet.

Bagged a wee vinyl bundle for @kneecapceol.bsky.social's Edinburgh album launch in April. Satisfied with my morning's work

Fugazi Now: Guy Picciotto #2 On Fugazi's creative peak, Rickenbacker guitars, the many sides of Steve Albini and Tom Verlaine, the transient nature of life, and the quest for musical freedom

Part 2 of Kurt Sayenga's recent interview with Guy Picciotto. He's now interviewed all 4 band members for the 'Fugazi Now' series.

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New on The Noise of Art…

Shop Local! #127

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Leith Depot: People’s Leisure Club: Custom Lane: Atelier Gallery: Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop: Sanki: Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Outhouse: Whitespace: Boro Gallery: Studies in Photography: Upright Gallery:

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Watched Pierrot le Fou. Sublimely disruptive as an event but not sure what I thought about its qualities as a film. Maybe its immediate impact outweighs how it hits 60 years later?

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In the gloaming with Billie's Commodore era recordings #jazzsky

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Digging McCartney's Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. One of his best

Two people hanging a framed painting on a red wall next to a similar but larger portrait. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Weekend edition: 23 - 25 January 2026: Vote on school phone ban, £44k up for grabs as Leith Decides voting opens, lost Burns portrait found after 220 years + Porty Food Market this weekend

🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. The headlines: Vote on school phone ban, £44k up for grabs as Leith Decides voting opens, lost Burns portrait found after 220 years + Porty Food Market this weekend

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Photo: Nick Mailer

Mostly entertained, occasionally perplexed by Michel Faber's musical musings. I need to read some of his fiction soon

New on The Noise of Art…

Shop Local! #126

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Leith Depot: People’s Leisure Club: Custom Lane: Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop: Sanki: Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Atelier Gallery: Safari Lounge: Custom House Gallery: Fruitmarket: Pianodrome: Sneaky Pete’s:

New Record Collector mag (out Thursday) has a terrific ten-years-on Rob Hughes feature on the importance of Bowie and Prince.
I’ve written about Reggae’s Greatest Year for LPs (that’s 1976 in case you didn’t know) and reviewed the forthcoming reissue of Talk Talk’s monumental Spirit Of Eden.

Edinburgh Psych Fest 2026 First Wave Lineup is Revealed | RESOUND Online Edinburgh Psych Fest announces Stereolab, Model/Actriz, Gwenno, GHOSTWOMAN, The Mystery Lights & more for the 2026 festival. Following a hugely successf ...

Edinburgh Psyche Fest 2026 First Wave Line-up Announced!

A person cycling on a beachside path, seen through a rain-covered window. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 21 January 2026 Council’s tourist tax income shopping list, George Street & Porty Prom revamps, Abbeymount community swap event + Morningside girls' tiny trophy triumph

🌦️  Good morning Edinburgh. The headlines: Council tourist tax income shopping list, George Street & Porty Prom revamps, Abbeymount community swap + Morningside girls' tiny trophy triumph

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Caught up with the mighty Ganz in Downfall. Feels current. Will the little piggies go down with ship or scatter? I wonder...

I'd watch it

M. John Henry M. John Henry returns to Edinburgh to launch new album 'Early Songs, Of Late' released on 17 January on Gargleblast Records. The album revisits some of Martin's earliest material and transforms them ...

I’m venturing back into the world of promotion with a show at Home Bar in Edinburgh on Friday 27 Feb featuring @mjohnhenry.bsky.social, Adam Stafford and @robertdallasgray.com.

Can’t wait but would appreciate any shares for the ticket link to get the word out:

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Very struck by Tar, a freewheeling study of creativity, power and ego. Blanchett is outstanding

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🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Friday’s headlines: Uni staff speak out over cuts, Scotland's first walk-in GP clinic, #TdF route, Leith Winter Blues Weekend festival + beat 'Blue Monday' nonsense

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Aerial view of a city street. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Wednesday 14 January 2026: Rapist caught after escape, police lock down Clermiston street for eight hours, new bowling alley for Waverley Market + local groups compete for £45k from LeithChooses

🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Wednesday's headlines: Rapist caught after escape, police lock down Clermiston street for eight hours, new bowling alley for Waverley Market + local groups compete for £45k from LeithChooses

⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...

Last call! Tonight! Doors at 6.30pm. Leith Depot

Some tricksy rhythms in there too. Keeps you on your toes 😉