Belle and Sebastian: A Blueprint for Audience-Driven Success – for MTV Iggy
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo For bands seeking success, refusing to do interviews, and sending snaps of friends as your press photos, may not come recommended. But…
Scene Report: Glasgow’s Buddy System Keeps It Safe for Dance Music – for MTV Iggy
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Follow Maria @mbakkalapulo) Photos by Niall Macaulay (Follow Niall @niallmacaulay) College-aged art-schoolers, pink balloons on strings bound to their waists, bounce happily.…
Young Fathers Define Cool, Redefine Hip-Hop – for MTV Iggy
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Twitter @mbakkalapulo), co-written by Niall Macaulay (Twitter @niallmacaulay) Down an alley in Glasgow city centre, in one of the famous architect’s…
Scottish Gaelic Punk Band Oi Polloi
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Twitter @mbakkalapulo) Original broadcast on The World (PRI/ BBC). Formed in 1981,Oi Polloi are championing a Scottish Gaelic punk movement. The Gaelic language was…
