Jul 12, 2023 · There’s a distinctly bittersweet flavour to Silent Roar, the soulful and gently comic debut feature from Johnny Barrington, which is due to have its world premiere at Edinburgh Film Festival on 18 August.It makes perfect sense, then, when Barrington explains that the film was born from two diametrically opposed emotions: grief at the sudden death of his father, and a blissed-out day at the ...

Feb 28, 2023 · Early reviews from the London Film Festival, where The Origin had its world premiere, suggested the film was indebted to the work of Robert Eggers. While it does shares some superficial similarities to films like The Witch and The Northman, the comparison is a bit of a red herring.Cumming’s chief influence was a film he devoured as a teen: Ridley Scott’s Alien.

Jun 22, 2023 · There are two other tracks and an Outro on the EP and they all sort of revolve around the theme of being a ‘deadbeat’. The next one that’ll be out is called Better Not, and it’s essentially about being an avoidant person, someone who puts off healthy things in order to continue down a path of self-destructiveness.

Nov 7, 2024 · Jill O’Sullivan is no stranger to making and releasing music in chaotic times. The former Sparrow and the Workshop frontwoman debuted her newest project, Jill Lorean, in May of 2020 with EP, Not Your First.Though its reception was …

Oct 8, 2024 · Carla J. Easton and Blair Young's new film, Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands, is a sparky music documentary celebrating some of the Scottish girl bands who should be on every Scottish teen’s wall but aren’t – bands like Strawberry Switchblade, The Ettes, The Twinsets, The McKinleys, The Hedrons and Lung Leg. Also featured in the doc are excellent 80s Glasgow ...

Aug 5, 2024 · Can you tell me about TESTO?How did it come about? TESTO came about from wanting to develop beyond five minute drag acts. I wanted to push myself to make something longer and be able to take the audience on more of a …

Aug 5, 2024 · Following on from her debut collection published in 2022, Edinburgh’s Makar returns with Unwritten Woman, a fiercely tender exploration of women in the margins.A study in duality, the collection is split into two halves: the first gives a voice to the women of Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the second explores Lavery’s experiences as a woman of colour ...

Jan 10, 2023 · Last year was undeniably a great year for Scottish music. After taking the top spot in our 2021 Scottish Albums of the Year list, Hamish Hawk went on to to be shortlisted for the 2022 Scottish Album of the Year Award and he’s got a new album – Angel Numbers – due on 3 February. AiiTee and BEMZ received another nod from The SAY Award last year too, with BEMZ going on to receive wider ...

Feb 10, 2014 · The word spread, but the cryptic artwork and lack of context for the project led the internet to make many assumptions. One was that ††† were part of the thriving Witch House movement, a reaction which appealed to Lopez's sense of humour: “That was funny, just because people always have to tag something.

Sep 16, 2024 · Someday, Now was recorded in Wales with electronic producer Nathan Jenkins, aka Bullion (Carly Rae Jepsen, Nilufer Yanya, Avalon Emerson). “I didn't know if it was going to work," she admits. "But I think that on this record he really captured me. I think I've always been a bit confused about where I sit in genres.”