Arusa Qureshi
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
arusaqureshi.com
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiOur Annual Report highlights the stark truth that 59% of grassroots music venues no longer receive regular national touring shows. Whole regions - towns and cities with millions of people - have effectively vanished from the UK’s touring map.
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiLove the sound of this 'Scottish indie folk supergroup', written up here by @arusa.bsky.social Qureshi www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
- It was a joy to speak to Jo Mango, Liam Hurley and Phil Crockett Thomas about the wonderful A Giant on the Bridge for @theguardian.com. It's on tour soon – don't miss it!
- In today’s @scotnational.bsky.social chatting to the folks behind @henhoose.bsky.social and their new album The Twelve 💖
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiThe last thing to read before you switch off for Christmas🎄 Our wonderful blogger @arusa.bsky.social talks to Kirstin Abraham about facilitating multi-sensory outdoor workshops for neurodivergent families. A thoughtful read for the festive season✨ 🔗 www.independentartsprojects.com/blog-theres-...
- A wee end of year music round-up for @scotnational.bsky.social feat. legends like Jacob Alon and @henhoose.bsky.social ✨
- Scotland’s musicians, collectives and organisers have proven that the scene is anything but stagnant – it’s alive and bold, writes Arusa Qureshi ✍️ 🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
- Pleased to have contributed some words to @thefortyfive.bsky.social’s great AOTY list 🌟 thefortyfive.com/opinion/best...
- Reposted by Arusa Qureshi🎸 🖤 🤘 New publication just dropped, and this time it's open access! 🎸 🖤 🤘 Williams, J. N., & Sobande, F. (2025). Note to scene: Gender, race and rose-tinted nostalgia in emo. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 0(0). lnkd.in/eMmjq6ue
- Last Amplifi of the year at @thequeenshall.bsky.social 🥰 Big thanks to Lamaya and headliners Uninvited @weareherescot.bsky.social
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiOur cohort of some of the country's most opinionated music writers have voted – it's our albums of the year
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiWe need your help. @waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith. Please read on for more information www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908... (1/2)
- 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 buff.ly/u23mCEP
- 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...
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiLife 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
- 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 buff.ly/6ZKx3sg
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiMusic 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/
- 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!
- Reposted by Arusa Qureshi"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
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiAnnouncing 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! 👏👏👏
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiThey 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. thequietus.com/news/the-qui...
- Just perfect. 🖤🖤🖤🖤
- Reposted by Arusa Qureshi"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
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiThe Fest preview issue is out NOW! Our top picks for comedy shows this #EdFringe include @barryferns.bsky.social, @kimblythe.bsky.social and more!
- Reposted by Arusa Qureshi💪💪💪 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
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiMUSIC 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...
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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...
- 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!
- Another brilliant Amplifi at @thequeenshall.bsky.social 💫 Next one is Mon 15 Sep! 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 🌈
- 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
- Reposted by Arusa Qureshi"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...
- 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...
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiIt'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...
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- Reposted by Arusa QureshiAt barely twelve minutes long, the twenty-four year-old Spanish rapper's latest eight-song suite may be the shortest album we've ever reviewed – and certainly one of the most addictive Bb trickz - 80’z buff.ly/ksdeoaD
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiIf you want to do a practical thing for trans people, please support and share this fundraiser. We're organising blood tests for trans people excluded by healthcare. This is the work I wrote about yesterday! Thank you so much for you kind words and help. www.gofundme.com/f/blood-test...
- Really looking forward to taking part in this event at @portybooks.bsky.social next week! Especially excited to hear from my fellow @404ink.bsky.social writers, who are all brilliant 🙌 www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-in...
- Spoke to the wonderful @brookecombe.bsky.social for @scotnational.bsky.social 💙 www.thenational.scot/news/2508548...
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiOut today: Christina Neuwirth’s report on gender inequalities in the Scottish literary landscape The report developed from a @sgsah.bsky.social funded PhD at Stirling @stirlingpublishing.bsky.social & Glasgow; in partnership with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social quinereport.com
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- It was a real pleasure to interview Liam Shortall about corto.alto for @scotnational.bsky.social ⭐️
- Wrote about the new Brian Ennals & Infinity Knives for @thequietus.com ⭐️
- Hunkered down in their basement studio, the Baltimore rapper-producers may have come up with their angriest, messiest, and most deliriously experimental album to date A City Drowned in God’s Black Tears by Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals is tQ's Album of the Week buff.ly/ZtyGUEA
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiDIY Artists! We still have a few free places for our upcoming flock sessions event all about marketing yourself as a musician/songwriter. Get top tips from leading writers, editors, PRs and musicians on how to get your work out there and grow your profile. 🎟️ buff.ly/ytl6YId
- The @weareherescot.bsky.social Creators’ Showcase is tomorrow at Edinburgh’s Assembly Roxy ⚡️ Feat. a full day of performances, talks and food, it’s going to be so good! Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/we-are-her...
- Wrote about the wonderful new Sacred Paws album for @thequietus.com 🧡
- Glasgow post-punks Ray Aggs and Eilidh Rodgers return after a five year hiatus, their exuberance undimmed, with a a maturity and freshness that feels like a step forward for the duo #SacredPaws - Jump Into Life buff.ly/MNgOXNy
- Last week, I did a guest lecture at Cardiff Uni on my book and women in hip-hop. Was anxious but proud of myself for doing it! Huge thank you to @francescasobande.bsky.social for inviting me and for always being such a wonderful and caring friend 🧡
- This month’s Amplifi at @thequeenshall.bsky.social was perfect ❤️ thanks to Liz Pretty Sweet, Segun Aniyi and Gaia for sharing their talents @weareherescot.bsky.social
- Here’s everything I played on my EHFM show today ⭐️ Listen back here if you’re interested: www.mixcloud.com/ehfm/flip-th...
- Enjoyed Wild Rose at @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social so much! A really beautiful show ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- My #sotw, from 2003 (I was 10!) for no reason other than I keep singing it to my cat youtu.be/wUOcQnWbk_U?...
- Things are generally terrible but this guy…
- Reposted by Arusa Qureshi"I’m being held hostage by Hedwig – she’s just pulling me in the back of her car and going full throttle." @arusa.bsky.social speaks to Seann Miley Moore as they prepare to take on the title role in cult rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch this @adlfrin.ge
- Reposted by Arusa Qureshi"When we did our first show, it ran five minutes longer than I thought it would because everyone was laughing so much" Eva O'Connor tells us about her award-winning show Chicken, at the Courtyard of Curiosities this #ADLFringe
- A very important event this Tuesday (4 March) for a very important cause 💜 www.tickettailor.com/events/repli...
- My #sotw is Hammer by @briasalmena.bsky.social, from her upcoming debut solo album youtu.be/AQsBTAg6doM?...
- Looking forward to hosting two Q&As at @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social next week with Jean-Cosme Delaloye, the director of Desire: The Carl Craig Story www.glasgowfilm.org/movie/desire...
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- Best news 🥲 love you @heavyweight.bsky.social!
- We've got some big news: Heavyweight officially has a new home Pushkin Industries. Tell your friends, your exes… tell the strangers on the subway! And be sure to subscribe to the feed to hear about new episodes. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
- Looking forward to Granite Noir this weekend 🗡️ Catch me DJing tomorrow at 9pm www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/gra...
- Good to be back on EHFM today 📻 Below is everything I played and you can catch up here: www.mixcloud.com/ehfm/flip-th...
- As someone also living with Crohn’s disease, I resonated really strongly with Adam’s story in the latest episode of A Sonic Hug, from shielding during Covid to the stress of freelance life with a chronic illness. Thanks for sharing @oldfirmfacts.bsky.social and @halinarifai.com 💙
- 🎧 EPISODE 2: A SONIC HUG Adam's Story is here. @oldfirmfacts.bsky.social shares his story of living with a life-changing diagnosis, and what it means to rebuild. Listen now, all platforms Support www.asonichug.co.uk
- This week’s #sotw from the excellent new L.S. Dunes album youtu.be/vYTHCUJNZL8?...
- I saw this last night and it was really beautiful. Just two more opportunities to catch it!
- Magnetic North are limbering up for a run of 8 shows from tonight until 06.02.25 (excl Sun/Mon) We Will Hear the Angels explores melancholy through words, movement and music. Featuring music by Hank Williams, Orange Juice, Etta James and Bach + more. Book Now: www.tickettailor.com/events/fruit...
- This week’s song of the week, one from 2023 #sotw youtu.be/PWHqwoadd6c?...
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- Reposted by Arusa Qureshi📯Big job news from us today! Scottish Music Centre's recruiting for an Archive Manager to look after our amazing treasure trove of Scottish music history- from the 1500s to the present day. Deadline Feb 2nd You can access the Job Pack and apply here www.scottishmusiccentre.com/archive-mana...
- Review of MIKE’s new album for @thequietus.com 💫
- 'The New York rapper-producer lays down hard truths over a dense tapestry of soul, funk and 60s girl group sounds - an engrossing tapestry of samples and loops' MIKE - Showbiz! buff.ly/4gdIS3Y
- I tend to get songs stuck in my head for a week at a time, often for no reason at all, so I’ve decided I’m going to share them in the form of Song of the Week. Kicking off on my birthday, here’s #1: youtu.be/sZXwGsCh2bA?... #sotw
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiOur Annual Report for 2024 is now live at bit.ly/MVT2024. If you work in live music in any capacity - you HAVE to read this.
- Reposted by Arusa QureshiGrassroots music venues are the heartbeat of live music and vital for building artists, communities, and scenes. Support them by buying tickets early, joining mailing lists, and sharing their events online.
- Here’s everything I played on my last EHFM show 📻 Listen back here: www.mixcloud.com/ehfm/flip-th...
