Music
Interviews, previews, reviews and more. A focus on independent musicians and producers who are from, working in or playing soon in Scotland.
Review: Melting Pot x Heverlee presents Optimo 25, Queens Park
As the rain poured, and Optimo’s home-grown brand of electronic music echoed around the ...
Album Review: The Mysterines – Reeling
The Mysterines live are like a punch in the mouth. In a good way. ...
Tectonics Festival 2022: Celebrating the Legacy of Janet Beat
Words like ‘pioneer’ get thrown around a fair bit, but as the person who ...
Interview: Jill Lorean – This Rock
Some names crop up repeatedly if you pay attention to the Glasgow music scene. ...
Gig review: Sea Power – St. Luke’s, Glasgow – April 22nd 2022
‘Bring back the bear!’ someone shouts from the back during a pause to swap ...
Melting Pot’s outdoor parties heading to the southside of Glasgow
With less than a week to go until Melting Pot x Heverlee Presents returns ...
17 Scottish Acts To perform at The Great Escape
A record 17 Scottish acts have been selected to perform at music industry gathering ...
Record Store Day
Even allowing for the heightened increase in vinyl, there is no point in downplaying ...
Album: Kathryn Joseph – for you who are the wronged
The power of Kathryn Joseph’s music lies in its quiet, understated delicacy: she can ...
Book review – This Woman’s Work: Essays on Music edited by Sinead Gleeson and Kim Gordon
This Woman’s Work: Essays on Music is a fascinating collection of essays including work ...
Interview: Billy Got Waves – Rocket Boy 1/3
Beginning to make music at 12 years old, Edinburgh rapper and previous SAMA nominee ...
Album review: Skinty Fia – Fontaines D.C
Fontaines D.C. continue on the path of poetic post- punk triumph as they return ...
SNACK has a clear commitment to equality: we were the first, and still the only, Scottish publication to make a Keychange pledge committing to take positive action for a representative music industry.
We committed to a 50/50 gender balance in our coverage in 2021 and have exceeded this pledge annually since.
