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Author Archives: alasdairflett
Ein Kölsch, bitte
I’m writing after the end of my first complete week in Germany, the country which will be my home for the year to come, and there is already a lot to tell. This is how it went down: Day 1: … Continue reading
The bleary pilgrim
Bundled into the Corsa. Beltless, unshaven and woozy. Despite its lack of a working radio I still love this car. The defunct Blaupunkt reads “SAFE” in all-caps instead of channel, or frequency. It couldn’t display track number; in this respect, … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Personal experience, Politics
Tagged Norse, Orkney, pilgrim, pilgrimage, St Magnus, vauxhall corsa, Vikings
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I am the Ferryman
Midsummer’s in ten days and I’m eking out all I can of this year’s solstice light, situated as I am just a couple more degrees north of Scotland’s capital where I’ve been studying these past two years at the … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Music, Politics
Tagged election, ferries, FreshAir, Happy Meals, hipsterdom, latitude, Solstice, Toro y Moi, Twin Peaks
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New Who Review
A puddle perplexes companion Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie) in Doctor Who’s series debut, ‘The Pilot’. This strong opening episode should set the tone for executive producer, Stephen Moffat’s final year at the helm of the TARDIS. After a year away … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Review
Tagged dalek, Doctor Who, Matt Lucas, new series, Pearl Mackie, Peter Capaldi, Review, Stephen Mofatt, TARDIS, The Pilot, Time War
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A refreshing take on technology: Public Service Broadcasting’s upcoming concert
What do you think of when you hear the phrase ‘the modern world’? You might groan in despair at the current state of global affairs. Perhaps you’re perplexed by our times in which social interaction is framed by the shareable; … Continue reading
Jesca Hoop ‘Memories Are Now’ Review
Jesca Hoop’s Memories Are Now is truly something to behold. Conceptually bold in both musicality and subject matter, this is a brave and beautiful project from an artist exerting full masterly control over what she creates. Illustrated with a focused, … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Review
Tagged 2017, Alasdair Flett, album, alternative, Edinburgh, indie, Jesca Hoop, Memories Are Now, music, Orkney, Review
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The rise of hyphenates and the demise of icons
As the concluding hours tick down on what to many has seemed a fairly dismal lap around the sun politically and in terms of “iconic” deaths I thought it was time to add my evaluation to the numerous top tens, … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Life, Music, Politics
Tagged 2016, Berlin, Edinburgh, exams, flats, Frankenstein, Fringe, German, Glasgow, Honeyblood, journalism, life, Motion Poets, Orkney, St Magnus Festival, Twin Peaks, Warpaint, We Were Promised Jetpacks, work
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Salutations from the Solstice
December. Brown leaves linger – decomposing streaks on recomposing streets whose lights and likenesses change to suit the season. I’m set to return soon, where no such sodden mulch is to be found. Another semester past. Another set of exams … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Auslandsjahr, December, Edinburgh, English literature, German, Germany, Hemmingway, humanities, leaves, Leipzig, Orkney, science, Solstice, Spain, University, year abroad
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Meme Magic – Oh look he’s getting a bit political
The world has changed since when I met you last, Forces have gathered, grown and made their mark, Meme magic brewed an unsavoury broth, and left us Trump – God-Emperor of Earth. Oh, and also I became an editor at … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Life, Politics
Tagged Alasdair Flett, alt-right, Edinburgh, election, Enlightenment, Literature, magic, memes, news, poetry, politics, post-truth, The Student, Trump
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Not the Rock Concert as We Know it…
Canadian minimalist techno group Suuns (pronounced ‘soons’ – like Sassoon) took their unique post-rock performance deep into the basement of Glasgow’s Stereo on Monday, October 24. Waves of bass engulf the audience, resonating with our gelatinous viscera; at first an … Continue reading
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