Robert Peacock
@peaky76
Robert is the Managing Editor of The Wee Review and has been writing for the site since early 2014. Previously, he was manager of the Yorkshire arts website, digyorkshire. He pays bills by working for a palliative care charity and lives in Edinburgh.
Reviews: 508
Other Articles: 244
Yorkston / Thorne / Khan
Navarasa : Nine Emotions
Cross-cultural trio put meat on the bones of their musical experimentation with best album yet
A Girl Called Eddy
Been Around
Long absent singer-songwriter returns with easy-on-the-ear soul-pop of superior quality
Field Music
Making A New World
Another involved listen from the Brewis Brothers, this time with added concept
Steve Hackett
Genesis’ epic Selling England album gets a faithful and beautiful reproduction
Coldplay
Everyday Life
Luscious, big budget internationalism is wonderful at times but can’t hide the underlying banality
The Lumineers
The Lumineers step up to the Hydro after their Barrowlands gig of three years ago.
Summerhall announce festive film season
Arts centre gets in the Christmas spirit with classics including Gremlins and The Grinch
Tiree Music Festival reveals island contribution
Island festival calculates it is worth over £6 million to the economy
The Wonder Stuff
Better Being Lucky
Little’s changed with Hunt & co’s fiddle-and-guitar indie, but it still does the job
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Ghosteen
Cave closes the decade with another set of fragile, intimate numbers
Expanded Samhuinn Fire Festival set for Calton Hill
Festival increases capacity to 7,000 for Hallowe’en night celebration
Ben Elton
Ranty bane of the Tories is still very entertaining, if a little unquestioning these days.
Edinburgh Horror Festival set to spook the city again
Fourth edition of festival includes seances, stunt magic and a horror drag competition.
Baby Reindeer by Richard Gadd
Gadd corrals his audience tightly with tale of stalking trauma
The Gil Scott-Heron Songbook
Four-piece display impressive musicianship in tribute to the late musical pioneer
The Brand-New, Full-Throated Adventures of Reginald D Hunter
Untamed by middle age, the much-loved American talks sexual politics and family
More Myself Than I Am
Subtle and succinct retelling of the famous Bronte sisters story
Metamorphosis
Intense, captivating reworking of Kafka’s classic from the perspective of Grete