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Following the eviction notice handed to residents of the grassroots cultural centre Trongate 103, arts writer Derek McArthur assesses how far removed...
Arts writer Derek McArthur looks at Bruce Springsteen's decision to sign off on exorbitant ticket prices and why the practice of premium seats is...
Arts writer Derek McArthur looks at the life and work of film documentarian Frederick Wiseman in the wake of his passing. Frederick Wiseman, the...
The Glasgow Film Festival returns from February 25 to March 8 at the Glasgow Film Theatre. Its Official Selection programme is weighty this year,...
Film studies professors have expressed concern that students struggle to make it through an entire film. Arts columnist and former film student Derek...
After the success of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme in Ireland, it is a no-brainer that Scotland follows the same path, writes Derek McArthur. ...
How did a nonsensical AI-generated mural set to appear in Glasgow city centre manage to get approval from the council, wonders Derek McArthur. This...
In the wake of Bandcamp announcing a ban on AI-generated music on its platform, arts columnist Derek McArthur wonders about the odds of streaming...
The news that MTV is shutting down spread like wildfire, yet it was never shutting down. Just why were we so quick to believe this false story,...
Discussion around Brigitte Bardot's death quickly descended into a game of pointing out the most problematic aspects of her life. Derek McArthur...
There is a recent sentiment that Paul McCartney's 1979 festive hit Wonderful Christmastime is the worst Christmas song ever made. Not so fast, writes...
Glasgow Film Theatre faces losing long-term council community funding, a move that amounts to sheer cultural vandalism in a long sequence of neglect...
When an independent review into Creative Scotland found that artists were being choked and deflated by “endless bureaucracy” and urged the arts...
The Ramones came back into fashion a decade or so ago, but interest in the band has withered away since, says Derek McArthur. Are the punk pioneers...
The extinction of the Funko Pop draws near, and arts columnist Derek McArthur explains why he is ecstatic that the vinyl figurines are finally being...
Can an album so endlessly fascinating, unique, and perplexing like Lou Reed and Metallica's Lulu truly be one of the worst albums ever made? Derek...
Radio and television broadcaster Kaye Adams has been at the centre of the news, and the discourse of our readers, after she was suspended by BBC...
Horror film is rife with 'so bad it's good' slop, but what about those films that are misplaced into that category, on account of actually being good...
Ian Watkins, the frontman of rock band Lostprophets and a convicted child and animal abuser, was killed in prison while serving his decades-long...
Scotland's screen sector has experienced great financial success through hit shows like Outlander, and is set to reach a £1 billion industry. But...
Does the hype and outrage over AI-generated actor Tilly Norwood represent a looming threat to the film industry, or have we fallen for yet another AI...
Experiencing live music is now truly a certified hobby for the rich, a luxury venture for those with endless disposable income. Likely, this group...
Widespread online videos of the bloody assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and atrocities in Gaza are the final step in a morbid...
Prestige television, or the Golden Age of Television, lifted the medium to creative and artistic heights with shows like The Sopranos and The Wire,...
Artists consider generative AI and its possibilities a looming existential threat. Rightfully so. If it doesn’t risk a widespread obsolescence of...
I imagine the managers of Edinburgh Fringe venue Summerhall are very confused right now. People complain, action is taken, then there are even more...
Everyone has probably dipped their toe in piracy in some form. It is a crime that never quite gained the shame, guilt, and consequence that record...
There I was attempting to trudge up the sharp incline marking the route between Glasgow Central and Herald HQ, puffing and sweating at the thought of...
There's recently been renewed focus on where money in the arts comes from and what becomes of the money swirling around the arts industry. Should...
As Ozzy Osbourne passes away at the age of 76, putting his life in the rear-view is quite an alien, Herculean task. Because how best to sum up a...
Once upon a time, the singles chart was a sacred institution. Before, a number one record meant something. A collective cultural moment, a burgeoning...
Going on the internet used to be the best part of my day. No, seriously. The internet was still a place where like-minded people could congregate...
If you have had to phone the police recently and felt that they didn’t do enough to help, have you considered that they might have more pressing...
The last thing Donald Trump ever wants to be seen as is weak or vulnerable. Faced with a bullet grazing his head, he still strikes a defiant pose in...
The cautionary tales surrounding AI art get ever more ridiculous and concerning. Superstar music producer Timbaland has announced an AI record...
It is fair to say we lost a true musical genius with the passing of Brian Wilson, the visionary and the heart of The Beach Boys. His music was...
As Morrissey plays two sold-out shows in Glasgow, you may be callously judged by your fellow peers for wanting to see the quiffed troubadour in the...
What, you need a licence to wave a flag these days? Following the raking over the coals the pro-republican west Belfast rap group Kneecap has been...
Black Mirror writer Charlie Brooker’s long-running dystopian look at a future that already feels here, recently celebrated the release of its...
In 2021, the Bute House Agreement between the SNP and the Scottish Greens set the future trajectory for Scotland’s film industry. The agreement...
Who would have guessed that First Minister John Swinney would have an opinion on this year's TRNSMT festival line-up – let alone demand that one of...
Being placed on a pedestal is rarely a final destination. People are always looking up at you, noticing everything you do right – but, more...
Long-running comedic sketch show Saturday Night Live celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. It’s quite the accomplishment, a rarity in the...
Legendary literary critic Harold Bloom once said: “In the finest critics one hears the full cry of the human. They tell one why it matters to...
In 2016, animator and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki found his eyes parked in front of an AI-generated animation demo. It reminded the...
How well do we know the city landscape surrounding us, the urban jungles we have created as a reflection of ourselves? Do we exist within it as a...
Some media formats see endless celebration and devotion, their disciples carrying the torch through whatever the new and normal becomes. Vinyl record,...
It hides around every corner. In your local tat shop, on your aunt’s living room wall – heck, it finds itself sneaking into shops that sell art...
The annual return of Record Store Day is upon us next month. It is a day designed to celebrate the record shop, the records, and everything...
In 1970, author and poet Yukio Mishima tied up the commandant of a Tokyo military base and stepped onto the balcony. He read his prepared speech to...
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