Andy Powell with trademark Gibson Flying V and Mark Abrahams (pic: Terry Murden) One of the long-playing legends of rock have been back in Scotland with a new Glasgow-born drummer, writes TERRY MURDEN ✭✭✭ With a catalogue of 24 studio albums stretching back to 1970 there is no shortage of material for one of rock […]
Stage Shows
Rock and dance in perfect harmony
A fusion of heavy metal and dance Black Sabbath – the Ballet ✭✭✭✭ Four months after a farewell concert that was followed by the death of their iconic frontman Ozzy Osbourne, the music of Black Sabbath has been rocking the isles in a somewhat different format. As a Birmingham Royal Ballet production, Black Sabbath – […]
Arts players plot a more stable future
Key figures in theatre have come together to put the sector on a firmer footing, writes ANDY MOSELEY At a time when Scotland’s arts sector has been through deepening funding cuts and faces a future that could be seen as bleak at worst and uncertain at best, a meeting of some of the main players […]
An invitation to Henson’s Goblin City
Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie star in Labyrinth (pic: Deacon Communications) Musical fantasy Labyrinth will be performed in Glasgow and Edinburgh, writes JULENA DRUMI Puppet master Jim Henson’s original masterpiece and musical fantasy film Labyrinth will be touring the UK in concert next Spring in celebration of its 40th anniversary. Fans of the cult production, which stars David […]
Seeing Earth through an astronaut’s eyes
Audiences will share a ‘profoundly moving journey’ A show replicating the experience of an astronaut will open in Glasgow next year, writes JULENA DRUMI British astronaut Tim Peake’s observation that Space Station Earth captures the emotion of seeing our planet from above suggests Ilan Eshkeri’s “genre-defying audio-visual experience” is an unmissable show for those seeking […]