The Tenementals
@tenementals.bsky.social
Debut album, 'Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI) out now! Check out the video for the opening track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FffdSfynIBc. And check out our website for more info, merch etc. www.tenementals.com
Can Keir Starmer advise how much taxpayers' money was wasted in criminalising Palestine Action. How many millions in police time, in court time? A ballpark figure will suffice. And all to deflect from Britain's shameful role in the genocide in Gaza. Lest we forget. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Palestine Action wins High Court challenge against government ban
It remains in place for now to allow further legal argument and the government to consider an appeal.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Can Keir Starmer advise how much taxpayers' money was wasted in criminalising Palestine Action. How many millions in police time, in court time? A ballpark figure will suffice. And all to deflect from Britain's shameful role in the genocide in Gaza. Lest we forget. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Here's the full line-up for The Great May Day Cabaret. We'll be playing some new tunes. And some old ones. Pass it on. Come along!
February 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Here's the full line-up for The Great May Day Cabaret. We'll be playing some new tunes. And some old ones. Pass it on. Come along!
Many thanks to Kikochispas for all the support and for playing The Owl of Minerva on Radio Castelldefels, Catalonia.
February 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Many thanks to Kikochispas for all the support and for playing The Owl of Minerva on Radio Castelldefels, Catalonia.
Putting the pipes to good use! Doff yer bunnet to 21 year-old Jack Duffy who's been inspiring the anti-ICE protesters in the US in traditional manner. Read more at the link below - thanks to Norry Wilson at @lostglasgow.bsky.social for spreading the good news. lataco.com/protest-bagp...
This 21-Year-Old Bagpiper Plays Through Tear Gas to 'Fire Up' Anti-ICE Protesters ~ L.A. TACO
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
lataco.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Putting the pipes to good use! Doff yer bunnet to 21 year-old Jack Duffy who's been inspiring the anti-ICE protesters in the US in traditional manner. Read more at the link below - thanks to Norry Wilson at @lostglasgow.bsky.social for spreading the good news. lataco.com/protest-bagp...
Here's a good (long) read on working-class writing. We've always hoped that the history of Glasgow we create would be a starting point for others to write their own histories. If you've been inspired to do your own writing after listening to our tunes, drop us a line!
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Go Left, Young Writers!
A century ago, a socialist magazine published a manifesto calling for workers to pick up the pen, heralding the dawn of America’s proletarian literary movement. Our society’s need for working-class wr...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Here's a good (long) read on working-class writing. We've always hoped that the history of Glasgow we create would be a starting point for others to write their own histories. If you've been inspired to do your own writing after listening to our tunes, drop us a line!
jacobin.com/2026/02/new-...
jacobin.com/2026/02/new-...
Happy Birthday, Alex Harvey! Born in Glasgow, 5 February 1935 - frontman for a few bands, not least The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Their version of Jacques Brel's 1963 song 'Next' (released in 1973) is phenomenal! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqx5...
Alex Harvey Band - Next
YouTube video by AudAnd
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February 5, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Happy Birthday, Alex Harvey! Born in Glasgow, 5 February 1935 - frontman for a few bands, not least The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Their version of Jacques Brel's 1963 song 'Next' (released in 1973) is phenomenal! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqx5...
Many thanks to Johnny Rodger, Professor of Urban Literature at @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social, for the extensive, complimentary and super-insightful review! radar.gsa.ac.uk/10505/3/Revi...
February 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Many thanks to Johnny Rodger, Professor of Urban Literature at @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social, for the extensive, complimentary and super-insightful review! radar.gsa.ac.uk/10505/3/Revi...
You know you want one!
February 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
You know you want one!
We've taken delivery of more t-shirts with designs we'd sold out of. All available in S, M, L, XL - 2XL in main logo - black and white, and red, black and white. Mugs and tote bags too. Badges free with every order. Postage is £4 regardless of how much you buy. Fill yer boots! tenementals.com/merch
February 2, 2026 at 12:48 PM
We've taken delivery of more t-shirts with designs we'd sold out of. All available in S, M, L, XL - 2XL in main logo - black and white, and red, black and white. Mugs and tote bags too. Badges free with every order. Postage is £4 regardless of how much you buy. Fill yer boots! tenementals.com/merch
From the earth, comes the grassroots....congratulations to Felipe Bustos Sierra and the team that made 'Everyone to Kenmure Street'. People have the power! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Documentary on Kenmure Street immigration protest wins Sundance award
The film documents how hundreds of residents in Pollokshields prevented the detention of two neighbours during a dawn raid in May 2021.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 10:06 AM
From the earth, comes the grassroots....congratulations to Felipe Bustos Sierra and the team that made 'Everyone to Kenmure Street'. People have the power! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Time fizzes and skizzes .... three years today we played a Glasgow Strike Solidarity gig in the Admiral Bar. Belle and Sebastian's Sarah Martin brought her sweet vocals to the line-up, as did Lily Mohaupt when we performed Peat Bog Soldiers. We raised £2000 for striking workers. What a night!
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Time fizzes and skizzes .... three years today we played a Glasgow Strike Solidarity gig in the Admiral Bar. Belle and Sebastian's Sarah Martin brought her sweet vocals to the line-up, as did Lily Mohaupt when we performed Peat Bog Soldiers. We raised £2000 for striking workers. What a night!
Teaser for a new documentary, Class Wars, which explores the fascistic attacks on education in the US. Here's the teaser, which screened at Sundance yesterday, featuring David being interviewed at The Revelator Wall of Death. If you want to help the film, pass it on! www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4fO...
Class Wars Trailer - Sundance 2026 exclusive
YouTube video by History Dance Club
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January 26, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Teaser for a new documentary, Class Wars, which explores the fascistic attacks on education in the US. Here's the teaser, which screened at Sundance yesterday, featuring David being interviewed at The Revelator Wall of Death. If you want to help the film, pass it on! www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4fO...
Free film screening - 5 March at University of Glasgow's Advanced Research Centre.
Cine Dialógico charts the attempts by feminist activists in Cuba, Catalunya and Glasgow to foster creative conversations through zero-budget dialogical filmmaking. All welcome!
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Cine Dialógico charts the attempts by feminist activists in Cuba, Catalunya and Glasgow to foster creative conversations through zero-budget dialogical filmmaking. All welcome!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cinemarc-c...
CinemARC: Cine Dialógico
In collaboration with Ragged Cinema and Havana Glasgow Film Festival, the ARC presents this premiere screening of Cine Dialógico.
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January 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Free film screening - 5 March at University of Glasgow's Advanced Research Centre.
Cine Dialógico charts the attempts by feminist activists in Cuba, Catalunya and Glasgow to foster creative conversations through zero-budget dialogical filmmaking. All welcome!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cinemarc-c...
Cine Dialógico charts the attempts by feminist activists in Cuba, Catalunya and Glasgow to foster creative conversations through zero-budget dialogical filmmaking. All welcome!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cinemarc-c...
'Glasgow band provide evidence to parliamentary enquiry' theglasgowreporter.co.uk/2026/01/glas...
Glasgow band provide evidence to parliamentary enquiry - The Glasgow Reporter
The Tenementals, a band made up of a group of academics, artists and musicians, have provided evidence to the Scottish Parliament enquiry on Scottish Broadcasting. This follows the recent changes to t...
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January 22, 2026 at 11:28 AM
'Glasgow band provide evidence to parliamentary enquiry' theglasgowreporter.co.uk/2026/01/glas...
'Public Sector Radio in Scotland: A View from The Tenementals'. Our submission to Scottish Parliament enquiry into Scottish Broadcasting, which covers recent decision to axe several Radio Scotland shows. Time to re-think role of public sector radio in Scotland!
www.parliament.scot/-/media/file...
www.parliament.scot/-/media/file...
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January 22, 2026 at 9:53 AM
'Public Sector Radio in Scotland: A View from The Tenementals'. Our submission to Scottish Parliament enquiry into Scottish Broadcasting, which covers recent decision to axe several Radio Scotland shows. Time to re-think role of public sector radio in Scotland!
www.parliament.scot/-/media/file...
www.parliament.scot/-/media/file...
All the best to the workers at Vue Cinemas who'll be going on strike for another month in support of fair pay and working conditions. Get down to the picket line at St Enoch to support them if you can. Photo from BBC online this morning with our David handing out leaflets in support of their case.
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 AM
All the best to the workers at Vue Cinemas who'll be going on strike for another month in support of fair pay and working conditions. Get down to the picket line at St Enoch to support them if you can. Photo from BBC online this morning with our David handing out leaflets in support of their case.
It’s great to see that our video for Peat Bog Soldiers (Die Moorsoldaten) has clocked up 5000 views on YouTube. The song was first performed in August 1933, in a German concentration camp for leftist political prisoners and it's as relevant today as it was then. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaCK...
The Tenementals - Peat Bog Soldiers (Die Moorsoldaten)
YouTube video by The Tenementals
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January 2, 2026 at 12:28 PM
It’s great to see that our video for Peat Bog Soldiers (Die Moorsoldaten) has clocked up 5000 views on YouTube. The song was first performed in August 1933, in a German concentration camp for leftist political prisoners and it's as relevant today as it was then. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaCK...
Flying saucers near the nolly
All the colours
All aboard
All the colours
All aboard
January 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Flying saucers near the nolly
All the colours
All aboard
All the colours
All aboard
Here's to radical futures in 2026 - all the best when it comes!
December 31, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Here's to radical futures in 2026 - all the best when it comes!
We're honoured to be asked to perform at The Great May Day Cabaret at The Stand Comedy Club (the old Webster's Theatre), Great Western Road, 4 May 2026. Get in.
December 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We're honoured to be asked to perform at The Great May Day Cabaret at The Stand Comedy Club (the old Webster's Theatre), Great Western Road, 4 May 2026. Get in.
We're honoured to be asked to perform at The Great May Day Cabaret at The Stand Comedy Club (the old Webster's Theatre), Great Western Road, 4 May 2026. Get in. www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
The Great May Day Cabaret - The Stand Comedy Club
Celebrate International Worker's Day and support young workers.All proceeds (minus booking fees capped at £4.80) to support the Calton Weavers Commemoration.
www.thestand.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We're honoured to be asked to perform at The Great May Day Cabaret at The Stand Comedy Club (the old Webster's Theatre), Great Western Road, 4 May 2026. Get in. www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
As Netflix & Paramount battle to buy Warner Bros. for circa $US 100 billion, cinema workers are battling to get the living wage, safer working conditions and union recognition. Full support to the Vue Cinema workers who today will kick off the first cinema strike in Scotland. Get along! Pass it on!
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
As Netflix & Paramount battle to buy Warner Bros. for circa $US 100 billion, cinema workers are battling to get the living wage, safer working conditions and union recognition. Full support to the Vue Cinema workers who today will kick off the first cinema strike in Scotland. Get along! Pass it on!
We never got round to posting Julia Bauer's photos of Never Go Out, the SWG3 fundraiser for a film being made about Glasgow School of Art. It was in March, gulp, - time marches on! More on Instagram and FB (@tenementals)
December 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We never got round to posting Julia Bauer's photos of Never Go Out, the SWG3 fundraiser for a film being made about Glasgow School of Art. It was in March, gulp, - time marches on! More on Instagram and FB (@tenementals)
It is rare indeed for popular music to be reviewed in academic journals, so we’re super-chuffed that our debut album has received its fifth academic review, this one in 'Popular Music History'. (We have a bit more to say about this on our FB and Insta pages) journal.equinoxpub.com/PMH/article/...
View of The Tenementals, Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI)
| Popular Music History
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December 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It is rare indeed for popular music to be reviewed in academic journals, so we’re super-chuffed that our debut album has received its fifth academic review, this one in 'Popular Music History'. (We have a bit more to say about this on our FB and Insta pages) journal.equinoxpub.com/PMH/article/...
Many thanks to Scottish Union Learning for inviting us along to have a stall and play the tunes at their recent conference. If you're organising an event which would benefit from some Tenementals input, just get in touch!
December 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Many thanks to Scottish Union Learning for inviting us along to have a stall and play the tunes at their recent conference. If you're organising an event which would benefit from some Tenementals input, just get in touch!