Marc Bean, Author at SNACK: Music, film, arts and culture magazine for Scotland

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    The Dears at Hug & Pint, Glasgow: Montreal Indie Legends Deliver Knock Out Performance On Tiny Stage (Gig Review)

    Last year The Dears marked 30 years as a band with their ninth studio ...

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    Deftones – Private Music – Glasgow OVO Hydro, Friday 13th February (Gig revew)

    Last year saw Deftones release their tenth studio album, Private Music. It was familiar ...

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    Hamnet: Visceral and Moving Adaptation by Chloé Zhao (Film review)

    It feels like every time I see Jessie Buckley, I come away thinking of ...

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    The Cribs – Selling A Vibe: 22 years on, Pop punk stalwarts back with riff on their winning formula (album review)

    It’s been 22 years since The Cribs self-titled debut album dropped, in an era ...

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    The Mary Wallopers: Glasgow Barrowland (December 2025) Irish folk-punk return to the Barras for bedlam floor-springing residency (review)

    For the third December in a row The Mary Wallopers are playing Glasgow Barrowlands ...

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    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ O2 Academy Glasgow (gig review): Celebrating ‘Howl’

    My own journey following Black Rebel Motorcycle Club began in late January 2002, when ...

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    Babyshambles @ Glasgow O2 Academy: Pete the Doting Dad but Shambles Still Ensues

    It would be more than fair to say that Pete Doherty is one of ...

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    Bob Dylan returns to Glasgow with Triumpant, Raucous, and predictibly Grumpy set (was there a glimpse of a smile?) – Gig review

    Now the dust has settled, it’s time to reflect on Bob Dylan’s triumphant return ...

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