Arusa Qureshi
@arusa.bsky.social
Author of Flip the Script (404ink) and words sometimes in the Quietus, NME, Guardian, The Forty-Five etc.
Trustee @ Music Venue Trust & Scottish Music Centre
https://www.arusaqureshi.com/
Trustee @ Music Venue Trust & Scottish Music Centre
https://www.arusaqureshi.com/
It was a real joy to chat with Roony for @thequietus.com 🙌
With the publication of his new book, Grime, Roony Keefe talks to Arusa Qureshi about Rhythm Division, Grime Gran and how he became the documentarian of the grime scene
Our Generation’s Punk: Roony ‘Risky Roadz’ Keefe on 20 Years of #Grime
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Our Generation’s Punk: Roony ‘Risky Roadz’ Keefe on 20 Years of #Grime
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November 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It was a real joy to chat with Roony for @thequietus.com 🙌
The first Big Amplifi at @thequeenshall.bsky.social last night was really special 💌 thanks to Theon Cross, Azamiah and Gaia for kicking things off
October 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The first Big Amplifi at @thequeenshall.bsky.social last night was really special 💌 thanks to Theon Cross, Azamiah and Gaia for kicking things off
Spoke to the lovely Lizzie Reid for @scotnational.bsky.social 💖
www.thenational.scot/news/2553591...
www.thenational.scot/news/2553591...
October 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Spoke to the lovely Lizzie Reid for @scotnational.bsky.social 💖
www.thenational.scot/news/2553591...
www.thenational.scot/news/2553591...
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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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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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October 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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:
tinyurl.com/4dfcs76d
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:
tinyurl.com/4dfcs76d
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 🤙
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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September 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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 🤙
I wrote about how instrumental the @tonyhawkproskater.bsky.social soundtracks have been to my entire musical identity 🤙
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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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September 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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:
thequietus.com/subscribers/
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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.
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.
September 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Next show is a big one! 😍 don’t miss it: www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/amp...
Last night, we had another incredible Amplifi at @thequeenshall.bsky.social 🥳 Big thanks to Lucian Fletcher, Kevin Leomo and Bell Lungs!
September 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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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"Scotland's music scene exists in conversation with the world, not in isolation"
We hear from the creators and stars of the fourth season of AMPLIFI, including @arusa.bsky.social and @brownbearofficial.bsky.social, about taking over The Queen’s Hall
We hear from the creators and stars of the fourth season of AMPLIFI, including @arusa.bsky.social and @brownbearofficial.bsky.social, about taking over The Queen’s Hall
Amped Up: AMPLIFI returns to The Queen's Hall - The Skinny
We hear from the creators and stars of the fourth season of AMPLIFI about the breadth of the Scottish music scene, taking over The Queen’s Hall main stage and the night’s importance.
www.theskinny.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"Scotland's music scene exists in conversation with the world, not in isolation"
We hear from the creators and stars of the fourth season of AMPLIFI, including @arusa.bsky.social and @brownbearofficial.bsky.social, about taking over The Queen’s Hall
We hear from the creators and stars of the fourth season of AMPLIFI, including @arusa.bsky.social and @brownbearofficial.bsky.social, about taking over The Queen’s Hall
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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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@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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September 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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!
👏👏👏
@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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They only like you when you're... SEVENTEEN!
Happy birthday to The Quietus!
Please, please, please consider taking out a sub. We've introduced a new playlist perk. Sign up today and get 45 this month! Pls share & ask sugar mummies & daddies to dig deep.
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Happy birthday to The Quietus!
Please, please, please consider taking out a sub. We've introduced a new playlist perk. Sign up today and get 45 this month! Pls share & ask sugar mummies & daddies to dig deep.
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The Quietus is 17! We're Celebrating With New Playlists for our Subscribers | The Quietus
It’s now five years since we launched our subscription platform with Steady in a last-ditch attempt to save The Quietus during the desperate Covid crisis. Thankfully, we raised enough to temporally keep the wolves from the door, and the website is still here to celebrate its seventeenth birthday. SEVENTEEN! We can barely believe that we’ve […]
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September 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
They only like you when you're... SEVENTEEN!
Happy birthday to The Quietus!
Please, please, please consider taking out a sub. We've introduced a new playlist perk. Sign up today and get 45 this month! Pls share & ask sugar mummies & daddies to dig deep.
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Happy birthday to The Quietus!
Please, please, please consider taking out a sub. We've introduced a new playlist perk. Sign up today and get 45 this month! Pls share & ask sugar mummies & daddies to dig deep.
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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
@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
August 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"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
@notyetarobot.bsky.social brings a defiant show to @pleasance.co.uk this #EdFringe – read @arusa.bsky.social's review
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The Fest preview issue is out NOW! Our top picks for comedy shows this #EdFringe include @barryferns.bsky.social, @kimblythe.bsky.social and more!
Edinburgh Fringe 2025 – Top Picks: Comedy
From imposter syndrome to meme-heavy powerpoints, these comedy shows will have you in stitches
festmag.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The Fest preview issue is out NOW! Our top picks for comedy shows this #EdFringe include @barryferns.bsky.social, @kimblythe.bsky.social and more!
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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
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
July 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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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
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...
@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
July 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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...
@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...
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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...
saraband.net/2025/07/11/i...
Inklings submissions open from 1st to 31st August - Saraband
Inklings submissions open from 1st to 31st August
saraband.net
July 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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...
saraband.net/2025/07/11/i...
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...
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.
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.
July 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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...
www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/amp...
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!
July 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Happy to be back once again judging the McIlvanney Prize for @bloodyscotland.bsky.social 🗡️ Congrats to everyone on the longlist!
Another brilliant Amplifi at @thequeenshall.bsky.social 💫 Next one is Mon 15 Sep!
www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/amp...
www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/amp...
June 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Another brilliant Amplifi at @thequeenshall.bsky.social 💫 Next one is Mon 15 Sep!
www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/amp...
www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/amp...
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 🌈
June 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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
“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
June 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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!
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"Fair work means fair work. It doesn’t mean, as our report found, hundreds of workers being subject to bullying, sexual harassment and abuse within a sector built upon precarity and inequality."
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520882...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520882...
Research reveals scale of abuse, bullying and harassment within Scottish culture
More than half of Scotland's arts industry workees have experienced or seen bullying, abuse or sexual harassment, new research has uncovered.
www.heraldscotland.com
June 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Fair work means fair work. It doesn’t mean, as our report found, hundreds of workers being subject to bullying, sexual harassment and abuse within a sector built upon precarity and inequality."
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520882...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520882...
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...
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
June 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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...
www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...
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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...
May 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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...