Like most young journalists, I’ve been writing for whoever will have me pretty much ever since I realised I could do it. I was a regular face at editorial meetings for the in-joke laden high school magazine, but it was the Glasgow University Guardian which gave me my first taste of the newsroom. I was News Editor during academic session 2002/03. I have also served my time on various unpaid work placements in the local press.
I have an LLB (Hons) from the University of Glasgow, and an MSc in Journalism from Napier University.
Specialist subjects? Media law and bands who sound a little bit like they might have been influenced by the work of Bruce Springsteen. If you reckon we should work together, please get in touch to discuss.
Books and Film:
Jun 10: “Women, Bloody Women” [Do Some Damage]
Nov 08: “Reviewing the assistant of High School Musical” [STA]
Jun 08: “Sex and the City Reader Review” [STA]
Legal/Paralegal
I was the editor of a UK-wide paralegal magazine on behalf of a legal training company from June 2005 to September 2009.
Feb 10: “A place at the top table” [The Firm]
Jul 09: “Specialist Paralegal Training in Scotland” [Practical Paralegalism]
May 09: “The Firm Fiction Prize: Ch. 4″ [The Firm]
Nov 05: “Difficult, Delicate and Sensitive Issues: Putting the Law to Work” [HR Network Scotland]
Lifestyle:
Nov 09: “Welcome to the Little House” [Mookychick]
Media/General:
Nov 09: “Musical chairs at the end of blogging’s first decade” [Scottish Blogging Roundup]
Feb 09: “How to get to heaven from Scotland” [Scottish Blogging Roundup]
Music:
I currently contribute to the Scotsman’s Radar blog, Is This Music? and Room Thirteen.
Aug 10: “On The Radar: Kid Canaveral” [Radar]
Jul 10: “The Panel: Mike Doughty, Sad Man/Happy Man [Music Week]
Jul 10: “On The Radar: We’re Only Afraid of NYC” [Radar]
Jul 10: “This week’s gig guide: 17-23 July” [Radar]
Jul 10: “The Gaslight Anthem – Glasgow O2 Academy” [Is This Music?]
Jun 10: “The Gaslight Anthem: American Slang” [Is This Music?]
Jun 10: “This week’s gig guide: 5 – 11 June” [Radar]
May 10: “On The Radar: No 119 – The Kays Lavelle” [Radar]
Apr 10: “This week’s gig guide: 17 – 23 April” [Radar]
Apr 10: “Hinterland 2010: Rated!” [Virtual Festivals]
Apr 10: “Beneath Us, The Waves” [Radar]
Mar 10: “Radar Recommends: 20 – 26 Mar” [Under the Radar]
Mar 10: “On the radar: The Last Battle” [Under the Radar]
Mar 10: “Shearwater/David Thomas Broughton @ Captain’s Rest” [Is This Music?]
Feb 10: “Radar Recommends: 20 – 26 Feb” [Under the Radar]
Feb 10: “Radar Recommends: 6 Feb – 12 Feb” [Under the Radar]
Feb 10: “Live review: The Lava Experiments” [Under the Radar]
Jan 10: “Radar Recommends: 30 Jan – 5 Feb” [Under the Radar]
Jan 10: “Live review: We Sink Ships” [Under the Radar]
Dec 09: “Lisa-Marie Ferla: My year in music” [Under the Radar]
Dec 09: “Kill It Kid @ Glasgow Classic Grand” [Is This Music?]
Dec 09: “On the Radar: Louise McVey and Cracks in the Concrete” [Under the Radar]
Nov 09: “Radar Recommends: 1st – 7th November” [Under the Radar]
Oct 09: “Radar Recommends: 25th – 31st October” [Under the Radar]
Oct 09: “On The Radar: Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers” [Under the Radar]
Oct 09: “On The Radar: Julia and the Doogans” [Under the Radar]
Sep 09: “Ladyfest: the girls are back in town…” [Under the Radar]
Sep 09: “Radar Recommends: 20th – 26th September” [Under the Radar]
Sep 09: “So who will be the next Scottish Mercury winner?” [Under the Radar]
Sep 09: “On The Radar: She’s Hit” [Under the Radar]
Aug 09: “This week we have been mostly listening to…” [Under the Radar]
Aug 09: “Expect the Unexpected: Amanda Palmer review” [Room Thirteen]
Aug 09: “On The Radar: The Lava Experiments” [Under the Radar]
Aug 09: “Radar Recommends: 23rd – 29th August” [Under the Radar]
Apr 09: “Festival Folk: Folk Fans” [Virtual Festivals]
Dec 08: “Stepping back in time in style: Vivian Girls @ Captain’s Rest” [Room Thirteen]
Jun 08: “Album Review: Stay Positive” [FCFY]
Apr 08: “Angus and Julia Stone @ Oran Mor” [Crooked Rain]
Dec 07: “List Season: ten songs you could do worse than name your year-end mix after” [FCFY]
Apr 07: “Interview: Joan as Police Woman” [Crooked Rain]
2007: Cake for Lily band biography
Hello Lisa, this is an absolutely superb blog you have here! I have stumbled upon it quite by accident.
I wrote Chapter 2 of the Firm fiction prize 09! Seeing as we’re half way through ’10, has a winning chapter ever been announced??
Do you know Peter Nicholson, Editor of the Journal? He’s a lovely man, you should pitch an article to him.
If you wish to come along and write about the Pin Ups Festival on Friday 30th July (check out the line up) please do, I would be delighted to stick you on the guestlist + 1. Just email me and let me know.
Keep up the great work – I will add a link to the Pin Ups site.
D.x