Rays of Light over Glasgow

Douglas Gordon’s nod to Hitchcock’s Vertigo in Glasgow’s Trongate

The @uofglasgow.bsky.social in the purple fog

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We were lucky to be in the Barrowlands for the shooting of James McAvoy’s directorial debut “California Schemin” - the true story of two rappers from Dundee who were laughed out of London by the music biz for being Scottish…/

Bonny Light Horseman joined by the wonderful Aidan O’Rourke & Martin Green from Lau at the QMU in Glasgow

Never noticed this massive chimney behind The Garage on Sauchiehall Street before.
Anyone know which building it served? Perhaps the pre Garage Locarno Ballroom, or the earlier Charing Cross Electric Theatre?
Anyway, it looks nice against all the straight lines and the blue sky

Picked up a copy of @billybragg.bsky.social’s “Roots, Radicals and Rockers”

Another vantage point. And they have free tea and coffee, writers feedback sessions, and the heating turned up!

My #library tour of Glasgow continues…yesterday it was Langside (closing in a few weeks, so go soon!)
Looking down on the kid’s section is this beauty of a mural depicting Mary, Queen of Scots’ defeat in 1568, just up the hill at Battlefield.
painted by Maurice Greiffenhagen in 1921.

And more…

More #Glasgow #library action. Today it’s stained glass in Govanhill

The skull of a hippo, found in the River Kelvin years after its skeleton was put there by museum staff to let nature strip the bones clean.
Currently on display in #Govanhill #library
would love to know the full story, any ideas @pastglasgow.bsky.social ?

Iconic library carpets of Glasgow ❤️

Spent a v fun day working with Jumoké Fashola and the jazz superwomen Samara Joy, and Brandee Younger. The stories will appear on www.everythingjazz.com soon…

Bliss!
Brandee Younger with Rashaan Carter (bass) and Allan Mednard (drums) playing Alice Coltrane’s “Turiya & Ramakrishna” at Earth Hackney

“Love takes off the mask that we fear we can’t live without, and can’t live within”

The wonderful Meshell Ndegeocello (+ Justin Hicks & stunning band) bringing the words of James Baldwin to life at the London Jazz Festival last night ❤️