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Arusa Qureshi
@arusa.bsky.social
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Author of Flip the Script (404ink), Editor at Fest, and words sometimes in the Quietus, NME, Guardian, The Forty-Five etc. Trustee @ Music Venue Trust & Scottish Music Centre https://www.arusaqureshi.com/
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The first Big Amplifi at @thequeenshall.bsky.social last night was really special 💌 thanks to Theon Cross, Azamiah and Gaia for kicking things off
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Life in a Scotch Sitting-room, Vol. 0 will be released on FRIDAY 5TH DECEMBER, 2025.

The limited edition LP features illustrations by yours truly, and will be available exclusively from our online store. It is available for pre-order NOW:

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Pre-Order LIFE IN A SCOTCH SITTING ROOM, VOL 0 now on EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION vinyl
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Big thanks to @thequietus.com for entrusting me with this month’s Low Culture Essay 🥰

I wrote about how instrumental the @tonyhawkproskater.bsky.social soundtracks have been to my entire musical identity 🤙
Arusa Qureshi was never allowed a skateboard, but the soundtracks to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series of computer games were a vital introduction to music – one that, she argues, was far more effective than today's algorithm-driven discovery mechanisms

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Music journalism was once funded by labels advertising. In 2025, barely any record labels advertise, instead paying influencers to gab on. If you believe in cultural criticism and long-form writing, becoming a tQ subscriber is one vital way to ensure it survives:

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Next show is a big one! 😍 don’t miss it: www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/amp...
AMPLIFI

Experience the first of four gigs on The Queen's Hall Main Stage, welcoming big names and previous AMPLIFI artists.

Wed 15th Oct with headliner Theon Cross, Azamiah and Gaia.
Last night, we had another incredible Amplifi at @thequeenshall.bsky.social 🥳 Big thanks to Lucian Fletcher, Kevin Leomo and Bell Lungs!
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Announcing our McIlvanney Prize finalists:
@tariqashkanani.bsky.social - The Midnight King
@liammcilvanney.bsky.social - The Good Father
@callummcsorley.bsky.social - Paperboy
@damedenisemina.bsky.social - The Good Liar
@ianrankin1.bsky.social - Midnight and Blue
Winner revealed next Friday!
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Just perfect. 🖤🖤🖤🖤
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"No Apologies delves into the act of wishful thinking, deftly questioning the impact of what might have been."

@notyetarobot.bsky.social brings a defiant show to @pleasance.co.uk this #EdFringe – read @arusa.bsky.social's review
Review: No Apologies
A defiant and arresting show from Emma Frankland about wishful thinking…
festmag.com
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2025 #EdFringe preview issue out TODAY; #polytoxic on the cover, 148 pages of interviews, previews and our top picks from across the festivals

festmag.com
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MUSIC JOB with me and my lovely team
@scottishmusic
📯

I'm looking for a part-time Membership Officer to join us in our Candleriggs office, working directly with composers, musicians and music organisations.

Deadline Sunday July 27th, details are here:
www.scottishmusiccentre.com/membership-o...
Apply now — Scottish Music Centre
www.scottishmusiccentre.com
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In case you miss it amongst the news, we're delighted that @saraband-books.bsky.social will be continuing the Inklings series and they open for submissions in August! The process is very similar to our own but check out the guidelines and get your pitches ready.

saraband.net/2025/07/11/i...
Inklings submissions open from 1st to 31st August - Saraband
Inklings submissions open from 1st to 31st August
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There’s a lot going on at the moment but here’s a future thing me and @halinarifai.com are super proud of at @thequeenshall.bsky.social

www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/amp...
AMPLIFI

Experience the first of four gigs on The Queen's Hall Main Stage, welcoming big names and previous AMPLIFI artists.

Wed 15th Oct with headliner Theon Cross, Azamiah and Gaia.
Happy to be back once again judging the McIlvanney Prize for @bloodyscotland.bsky.social 🗡️ Congrats to everyone on the longlist!
The McIlvanney Prize longlist has five former Debut Prize shortlistees and four previous winners on it - The winner will be announced on 12th September - bloodyscotland.com/event/bloody... Congratulations all!
Thank you to @portypride.bsky.social for inviting me to DJ at the Porty Pride Ball – it was the best night! What a great team 🌈
This was so good, I can’t recommend it enough! Congrats to everyone involved @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time!
Director Rikki Henry on legacy:
“Dr. King didn’t know who would come after him. But he had faith someone would.”
The Mountaintop looks at the man behind the mission—and the mission that still remains.

🗓️ 31 May – 21 June
🎟️Book now: lyceum.org.uk/events/the-m...
🎶Pippa Murphy
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I am sadly not in Edinburgh the weekend of 13 June but I would encourage everyone that's free to check out the Positive Stories Festival at @traversetheatre.bsky.social. The team at @wonderfools.org are continuing to do great work with and for young people 👏

www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...
Positive Stories Festival
Scotland's new writing theatre, the Traverse champions creative talent by placing powerful and contemporary theatre at the heart of cultural life.
www.traverse.co.uk
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It's our final #firstdatefest event this evening: celebrating contemporary romance! Sadly @sareetadomingo.bsky.social can't join us but the event will go ahead with Eleanor Pilcher and @arusa.bsky.social, 7-8pm followed by a complimentary drinks reception! lighthousebookshop.com/events/the-b...