Forty Shades of Brexit

Why painting London town green this Friday is a good idea, and how art will help forge our post-Brexit future … More

The xx – A Sort of Homecoming

Photo credit: O2 Academy, Brixton The xx presents Night + Day, Various venues, Brixton, London It started by announcing three homecoming … More

Lost in Scotland starring John Peel

“We all have appointments with the past.” – W.G. Sebald While watching Lost in France recently, my mind wandered back … More

Girl Band: Best Irish act since Villagers

Until Friday night, I hadn’t seen Girl Band play their own headline show, and despite briefer encounters at festivals, I … More

xx marks the spot

The xx, Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany When I last saw the xx, they were performing two spellbinding Christmas shows in … More

First Look: Beyond Carvaggio

It’s finally here. Hailed by The Irish Times as the Spring blockbuster exhibition where “painting’s bad boy rock star comes to … More

25 years of UNKLE

Prepare to feel old. UNKLE are 25 years young this year. To mark the occasion, UNKLE’s maverick lynchpin James Lavelle … More

The Man Who Fell to Leith

Photo: Alberto Gamazo Irvine Welsh is Scotland’s leading chronicler of all manners of junkies, miscreants, schemies, hooligans, psychos and misfits. His … More

Ten Tunes for Burns Night

Mogwai – ‘Batcat’ (Live) Cocteau Twins – ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ The Jesus and Mary Chain – ‘Reverence’ Hibs … More

The Boys are Back in Town

T2 Trainspotting might have backfired spectacularly. Sequels are dangerous ground at the best of times, but following up one of the best-loved movies … More