Music Festival: Fiesta x FOLD It’s been a long journey for Nile Rodgers from a dark upbringing in New York’s Lower East Side to the bright lights of music immortality. Raised in a family of junkies, and having experienced near-death experiences from drugs, drink and two cancer scares, he’s made the leap from the gutter to […]
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Never mind the banknotes, here’s Virgin’s brand
CYBG’s takeover of Virgin Money is an all-shares deal, but if there had been talk of cash changing hands maybe the Clydesdale Bank’s owner would have insisted on printing more of its own. After all, Clydesdale banknotes may soon become collectors’ items when CYBG dumps the brand in favour of its new merger partner. Clydesdale […]
Macdonald pieces together an alternative life
Film: Puzzle There are many means to express individuality and discover what it is that makes us what we are. Whether its playing sport, painting or performance art, there are ways by which we find out if we stand out from the crowd. In the offbeat US indie film Puzzle, which has opened this year’s […]
Artists sign up for Michelle Obama’s Edinburgh night
Charity concert Deacon Blue and Beverly Knight will perform at a charity fund-raiser in Edinburgh that will be attended by special guest, former First Lady Michelle Obama. Comedian Rob Brydon will also provide entertainment at the event on the 17 July at the EICC. Five-time Olympic medallist Dame Katherine Grainger will act as moderator of a […]
Bridge paint firm makes a splash in new home
Paint firm Craig & Rose held a ‘welcome home’ party at its new showroom in Edinburgh just a short distance from where the company was launched 189 years ago. Famous for supplying the paint for the Forth Bridge, Craig & Rose is now owned by Australia-based DGL International, best known for Dulux. It all began […]