Brass mastery runs in the Alessi family, as does the name Joseph. Ralph Alessi’s Sicilian grandfather and father both occupied the principal trumpeter role in the New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ...

Despite ignominiously arriving two years after the release of the film, Goldeneye 007 had a huge impact on the history of gaming, radically influencing the FPS genre. Ever since that launch, almost 30 ...

The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has announced the full programme for its 2026 edition, which features 38 new feature film presentations and 21 feature film world premieres, including ...

The Mash House is a multi-purpose venue with three fully functioning event spaces with state-of-the-art sound systems, lighting rigs and access to a qualified sound technician. Each room has access to ...

The Palestinian Comedy Club is returning the Edinburgh Fringe this year following a successful run of shows in 2025. As with last year’s The Horse Of Jenin, the club is championing a tentpole ...

More than 80 events celebrating deaf culture, language and creativity are taking place across Edinburgh this August as the Edinburgh Deaf Festival returns with a programme described as ‘bigger, ...

Being born in the 60s and growing up in the 70s and 80s, I had a lot of classic comedy heroes like Richard Pryor, Joan Rivers, Bill Hicks, Billy Connolly, Sid James, Warren Mitchell and more. Being ...

Oregon oracles Modest Mouse return with their first album in five years following a period of personal and personnel upheaval dominated by the passing of drumming mainstay Jeremiah Green in 2022.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has launched its official programme, bringing together listings for thousands of shows in one print magazine. This year’s edition features 3,649 shows across 258 ...

Daughter of Sex Pistol Paul Cook, tropical-pop princess Hollie Cook has been serving up quality for 20 years, initially as part of a reformed Slits, and then by perfecting her own take on Lovers Rock ...

Multi-arts festival Fringe By The Sea will return to North Berwick from Friday 31 July to Sunday 9 August, bringing more than 300 events across 10 days in what organisers describe as a ‘feel-good’ ...

You might hear accordion chords drifting from this basement bar on Thursday folk-music nights. Aside from musical sessions, the food is comforting, real ales and craft pints are on tap, and the maze ...