Chris Queen, Author at SNACK: Music, film, arts and culture magazine for Scotland

noodle: Scotland’s Experimental Music Round-Up (June 2026)

A slightly condensed Noodle this issue: a whistle-stop tour of the fringes, if you ...

noodle: Scotland’s Experimental Music Round-Up (May 2026)

Ah, as the world wakes from wintry slumber into the sunlit tendrils of spring, ...

A photograph of Gurry Wurry standing outdoors against an overcast sky with out-of-focus trees in the background. He has long dark hair and a full beard, and is looking thoughtfully off to the right, away from the camera. He is resting his forearms on a silver metal railing. He is wearing a retro-style windbreaker jacket with bright pink, purple, and orange colour-blocked panels over a graphic t-shirt.

Interview: How Gurry Wurry Packaged the Heavy Metaphors of ‘Glue’ into Accessible Pop

Ever-charming crooner Gurry Wurry returns with his usual mix of off-kilter pop and excellent ...

Eraserhead Xiu Xiu, Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow, 4th Feb (live review)

OK, first things first. An experimental musician taking on one of cinema’s most profound, ...

Peter Cat – Starchamber: Cosmic, lascivious, and confident

The second album from the Glasgow based art-pop band opens with a squeal of ...

Emma Pollock: Begging The Night To Take Hold (interview)

Founding member of The Delgados and of independent label Chemikal Underground, Emma Pollock returns ...

Diljeet Kaur Bhachu on Music, Memory, and Making Space for Imperfection

Musician, poet, and activist Diljeet Kaur Bhachu released her stunning debut album, Double Lives, ...