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In the midst of the 1980s, a recently formed Mancunian guitar band supported Orange Juice at a local show. It was their first gig, and as a deceleration of appreciation the band named themselves after the bassist, James. Soon they were caught up in the whirlwind that was Manchester in the 80s. Morrissey blessed them and took them on tour with The Smiths, and they were quickly dubbed ‘the next big thing.’

However, not without tales of desperation concerning drug problems, cults and an unsuccessful debut. By the late 80s, James were so skint that participating in human experiment trials at Manchester Royal Infirmary for a bit of cash was a good call. Yet during this time, James had managed to spend the majority of it touring and had now acquired a solid fan base alongside a reputation of putting on a good show.

In 1991, Brian Eno produced their 5th album, Laid and the title track secured their popularity in America. The US had been broken, but James just kept going.

Now we’re at studio album number 14, The Girl at the End of the World.

‘You can’t shut us up, we’re really prolific’, says Jim Glennie, James’ bassist and founding member. ‘The way we write is a bit odd, it’s not how most bands write songs. There’s not just one songwriter. Five of us sit down in a room and we stick on a drum machine and we play along to it improvising and making stuff up. The great thing about

From a poor selling debut album to tears at The Hydro, James’ ride in the music business hasn’t always been easy drum machines is that they just keep going, they don’t get tired or shy or self conscious.’

‘The actual jamming is dead easy and we love it. We produce a tonne of stuff that we never get to work on because we have to be brutal and pick the things we think will be the most productive.

A lot of stuff just sits there for one of us to come back to in some point in the future. We never do that though, we always move on and crack on with another record.’

However, it is not a case of churning out tepid and half-hearted albums. A quick scan of Metacritic proves that the past five records have received generous reviews, and The Girl at the End of the World is on the same track with The Skinny certifying it, ‘intelligent, accomplished and likeable.’ Despite decades’ worth of critical acclaim, the odd bad review still hurts. ‘As much as you tell yourself that you’re not bothered and it’s just someone’s opinion et cetera, it still gets to you’, observes Glennie. ‘It might have more impact if I were some 19 year old lad in a band and my dreams were shattered by a bad review, but I’m not in that position anymore. I want everyone to love us but you can’t please everyone. Even when they are good, you tend to notice the part that the reviewer is not keen on. You can get very touchy when it comes to reviews and you can avoid eight great ones and be bothered by one bad one.’

Unfortunately, their last performance

at The Hydro at the tail end of 2014 succumbed to several average reviews mainly due to the exemption of hits like Sit Down and Laid plus a mild animosity between lead singer Tim Booth and the Saturday night boozed up Glaswegian audience. Booth had requested the crowd to be quiet for All I’m Saying, the closing track of 2014 album Le Petit Mort, which was written in the aftermath of the passing of Booth’s mother and a close friend. The crowd ignored him and continued to chatter away, resulting in Booth quitting playing the song halfway though. ‘It’s not an easy song to play. Tim tends to struggle to sing it because it’s so important to him. He gets quite worked up by it’, comments Glennie. ‘It was a Saturday night we were playing and so you’re asking a lot [for the audience to be quiet]. We had one of these situations the other day when we were playing in Warwickshire, people at the bar just wouldn’t shut up. It doesn’t take that many people for it to become an issue.

Although, we’ve started playing that song on loads of occasions and then stopped, not necessarily because the crowd were noisy but because Tim doesn’t want to play it any longer. He gets choked at the beginning of it so we just move on. It’s a strange song in that respect.’

James might have another whack at it this time around at The Hydro, but the massive 90s singles are definitely getting put to rest, ‘We’re just going

to put those to one side and bring out some that we’ve not played so much recently, just to swap it around a bit’, says Glennie. ‘Tracks that your average James fan has not heard in a long time.

In true James style, we’ll be debating what songs from the back catalogue to play on this tour right up until we’re rehearsing all together. We’re not great at making concrete decisions and sticking to them, and we’re also terrible at rehearsals. We don’t like over rehearsing so once we’ve got the gist of a song we just put it to one side. The gigs are great though, so what the hell.’

The members of James are strewn all over Britain, and will collectively meet to rehearse for the upcoming tour. Glennie lives in Northern Scotland, near Ullapool.

‘I absolutely love this part of the world.

I’m about a mile from the coast, but I can’t see the sea from my window.

There’s a grassy bank in the way, but you can see the ferries coming from Stornoway grazing along the top of it.’

Even though James have been touring for years, it still can be hard going. ‘Once we’re psychically match ready for the tour, I have to prepare myself for being away from my family and loved ones for an extended period of time. That’s never easy. It’s probably the hardest part of the job.’

Yet go on tour they shall, and sell out arenas around the country. From humble beginnings, it’s now safe to say that James are untouchable.

by Holly Callender h.callender@tsaglasgow.com

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TOP TIPS TO MAKE MONEY WHILE LOOKING FOR A GRADUATE JOB Ah, the graduate job. An elusive, mysterious concept to which all finalists must strive, yet not all of us will walk into once the degree is put in our sticky paws. Many of us will move back home after university, as the cost of living in the UK can be pretty steep, rents are ridiculous, and if you see another advert for a graduate recruiter position you may just hurl your laptop out of the window!

While you’re sat scrolling listlessly through job listings online and desperately jazzing up your LinkedIn profile, why not flex your creative muscles and try making some quick extra cash? Follow these tips for making extra cash while looking for a Grad job and make the most of your downtime. In the end, you will find that great job – but until then, here’s some quick financial injections straight to your bank account.

A part-time casual job is an obvious one, but it’s ideal, as you can spend some time working and the rest looking for the job you really want. Go into town and check shop and café windows for adverts, and ask inside if any roles might be coming up. Be prepared with a stack of updated CVs, in case they want someone straightaway.

It might not feel like it (does it ever?), but

summer is on its way and the tourist season is already kicking into gear, so keep an eye out for seasonal jobs in shops, on campsites and at tourist attractions. It’s a great way to get some work experience to fill a gap in your CV, and it’s often easier to drop these kinds of jobs if you land a great graduate role.

Temping is perfect if you don’t want to commit to a long-term role, especially if that role is dull and probably won’t lead anywhere useful. Sign up to an agency or two and you could be working contracts at any length, from one day to a week, a month or more, and start earning straightaway while picking up useful skills.

Speaking of skills – what have you got? Any talent or interest can be converted into cash if you think hard enough. Your degree has already given you an area of expertise, so you could tutor local kids for your chosen (reasonable) sum. Set your own hours and find resources online – it couldn’t be much easier. Love animals and could do with more exercise? Advertise your services as a dog walker. If you play instruments, you could give music lessons to anyone eager to learn, try your hand at busking, or have a go at making it on YouTube. Budding

writers can have a go at earning money on Upwork or Freelancer, or even pitch to your favourite blogs and magazines to get some experience.

Whatever you can do – flog it! Someone will want your talents. And it can be as batty as you like; on Fiverr you can offer almost anything for quick cash, as examples include mailing glitter bombs, making a font for Word from the customer’s handwriting, and, one of my favourites, ‘I will read your script in a warm and smooth male voice’ (ooh er).

While you’re selling your talents, you can sell your stuff. Have a spring clean and

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Analysts are assigned to different sector or product teams according to the business need at the time of joining. As part of

a declutter, freeing your mind and your room from anything you don’t want. Old textbooks can be sold on Facebook groups, eBay or sell them on Amazon, while any clothes you haven’t worn in a year or more are good candidates for an eBay sell-off, or the ASOS Marketplace.

These are just a few ideas to start you off – the limit to your earning power is your imagination, so get to thinking and you could soon be earning extra cash inbetween searching for your dream grad job and sending off those applications.

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HOW TO FIND A JOB RIGHT OUT OF UNIVERSITY University does not really prepare you for real life. If you are a full-time student, you probably do not have a lot of space to fit a part-time job in your busy schedule.

However, student loans are making it impossible for you to concentrate during your classes as they keep getting higher, making you even poorer. With graduation getting closer and closer, students usually begin to panic. What now? What am I going to do? I owe so much money, how am I going to repay those loans? According to a recent poll, only 16% of the graduates from 2013 classes had job offers a month before graduation. Nonetheless, this percentage has increased at least by 8% in the last two years.

for it. Get the irony? You have to work hard in order to get a job, especially one that actually fulfils your expectations and that is in your chosen field. But do not lose all hope yet, there is still a bit of light at the end of the tunnel.

The secret seems to be having completed an internship or work experience before graduating. In 2013, almost half of graduates found a job as a result of an internship. The class of 2015 seems to have grasped this fact, it seems more than 70% completed an internship, apprenticeship or work experience during university.

We are the millennial generation, we are constantly surrounded by technology. The more electronic devices we have, the merrier.

There are many job search aggregators and job boards on the web, apps and blogs that could help you on your search. Most of them even list all the internships in your city. You can start searching by location, by company or by field. The internet is full of unexplored possibilities! You can also visit your university’s Career Centre to ask for advice in regards to the professional world and how to search for a job. Just know that you need to be prepared for what’s to come.

So, in order to have excellent results, you should always have your résumé on point, dress for the occasion, do some research about the company before the interview and, most importantly, reach for the stars!

It is really up to the students to find a job after finishing university. A job will not magically appear, you actually have to work

A great starting point is Neuvoo, head over to neuvoo.co.uk for all the jobs available in your region.

AIM HIGH AND HOPEFULLY YOU’LL LAND YOURSELF A POSITION AT ONE OF THESE TOP COMPANIES TO WORK FOR… WORLD – AIR B‘N’B Every year, job hunting site Glassdoor compiles a list of the best companies in the world to work for. The results are based entirely on ratings and reviews from employees of the companies on its database and the 2016 top spot goes to Airb‘n’b, which has an employee approval rating of 98%.

The free cocktail and beer hours, regular BBQ’s on their roof terrace, staff parties, indoor Formula One simulators and very generous travel allowances are also likely to be responsible for keeping employees happy. The main downside to the job?

Apparently it’s the jet lag from attending meetings around the world – we think we’d still be pretty happy there tbh.

The company was founded in 2008 and has completely turned the hotel industry upside down. It allows users to list, find and rent lodging and reportedly rakes in $500 million to $1 billion a year. Employees cite the ‘super inclusive culture’, ‘medical benefits’, ‘food program’ and ‘quaterly travel coupons’ as some of the top benefits.

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As part of the award submission, employees gave feedback which prompted the judges to acknowledge that the company’s staff programmes are ‘truly innovative and inspirational’.

Employees have cited the ‘family atmosphere’, ‘innovative thinking’, ‘development opportunities’ and the ‘shared aims and goals’ as some of the highlights of working for Brightsolid.

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SUMMER INTERNSHIPS & SCHOLARSHIPS WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS AND HOW DO I GET ONE...

The ‘internship’: a fundamental component of further and higher education and one which – if completed well – can potentially lead students to full-time graduate employment. Uh-huh…

You’ve heard the clichés before; those individuals moaning about the time they had to make someone a cup of tea for less-than-minimum – or perhaps no – wage. So-called internships are erected by sarcastic bosses who find your presence to be more of a hindrance than a help, who prey on naïve students to deal with the mundane aspects of their jobs whilst basking in the light of their own fancy titles. Stigma says that internships are co-ordinated by people under duress, industry ideals who have forgotten so much where they came from that they cannot see your worth. They are, in turn, attended by weak and desperate individuals who fail to see their own.

Great. So… Now that we have mortified some of the mythical aspects of interning, I think it’s time to straighten out the subject by definition and discuss what the actual, real-life benefits of getting industry experience are.

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The ultimate early-twenties nightmare is turning up to a job you’ve worked your ass off to secure only to realise, ‘hey, this isn’t for me – I’m away back to my hourly-paid role in Tesco.’

My guess is at least once a month at some social event with friends of friends, where your best chance of survival is through small talk.

Similarly, how often do you meet someone who doesn’t have a degree or external qualification and experience an ego boost? Or how about meeting someone who has recently won a volunteering award for however-manyhundred hours? Do you feel shallow in comparison?

There’s a reason why everyone has been telling you to maintain extra-curricular activities outside of your degree/ qualifications and it’s not only because competition is so high that your every interview ought to be treated like a Britain’s Got Talent audition. Your studies tell employers about your ability to research, apply knowledge, argue and, most importantly, show that you care enough about learning to have continued beyond the school leaving age of 16.

However, too many of us are reliant on ‘having a degree’ when it comes to job applications. Volunteering at an institution relevant to your chosen career path is a sure-fired way of demonstrating determination – a very attractive quality in a job applicant. Volunteering will also show everyone you speak to that you are enthusiastic enough about your field to be involved in it free-of-charge. Securing a paid internship is also a good way of showing employers that a firm believes in you enough to invest in your talent.

You needn’t worry now about the various sports teams, political societies and jobs you’re planning to take on after reading this, though. So many students are so deeply involved in the social aspects of studying that even a small amount of voluntary work will make you stand out against your peers.

Experience looks great on your LinkedIn profile, and I mean great. The more quality institutions you can add under ‘voluntary experience’ on your C.V., the more it shows just how great a candidate you could be for a job role. But there’s something about work experience that people tend to forget: it allows you a day/week in the life of a job you could be in one day. And you might hate it, so it’s best to work that out while you’re still in your stabilisers.

Work experience placements are usually unpaid but full of opportunities to learn about your work ethic: how you cope in pressured situations; how you cope when things go wrong; how well you manage being stuck on something and do you have the confidence to ask for help when you need it? Fundamentally, work experience placements are so you can look at something and decide, ‘will this get me out of bed in the morning?’ Therefore, it’s integral that you expose yourself to as much as possible.

YOU ARE THE FUTURE – AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT It might never have occurred to you that big companies might actually be grateful to have you on board – well, most of them are.

When a student approaches a large firm with a hunger to learn more, they flag up on the radar as an ideal candidate for future employment. A lot of the time, a passion for learning new things and a track record of showing you can is really all that employers are looking for when it comes to hiring the company’s Team of the Future.

Most students now feel down at the prospect of having the future on their shoulders – but this ought to be used to our advantage. The top bosses won’t be around forever and we just need to do as much now as we possibly can to convince everyone that we are the candidates fit to fill their shoes.

CONVINCED? I hope so. Unfortunately, time, money and various other factors – I don’t know, like, essays – can prevent students from getting the work experience they so need. Luckily, there are various external organisations that can provide students with the means to do this.

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PREPARATION IS KEY HOW TO PREPARE FOR THAT JOB INTERVIEW Preparing for an interview is never easy, especially if it is your first one. There is a lot to think about, from what to put in your CV, to what to wear to your interview. In interviews, your job is to convince the employer that you have the skills, knowledge and experience for the job. Here are five tips to help you prepare for an interview and give a good first impression.

SEEK BACKGROUND INFORMATION Before applying for a job you should look up some information about the company you are hoping to work for. During an interview, an employer could ask why you chose to apply for a job at their company, and knowing about the company can help you to look more passionate and interested about the job.

you can, include any references you have at the end. Remember when writing a CV to keep it to two pages of A4 maximum. Never lie on your CV as it is easy to be caught out during the interview. Before you submit your CV always get someone to read it over in case you have made a mistake or could make it more appealing. You could ask a parent, lecturer or a friend.

WRITING A CV Writing a CV can be hard. At the start, put your contact details including your full name, address, mobile phone number and email address. When writing your CV, start with a personal profile. When the employer reads this, it will give them an idea of the kind of person you are. Make sure to list your strengths but make sure not to go over the top. List and date all previous education, placing the most recent highest up the page.

Add in any work experience you have had.

This can be anything from internships to voluntary roles or previous jobs. Make sure to add the most recent/relevant positions and write what you did while you were there. If

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WHERE TO GRAB YOUR GRUB FOR GRADUATION IN GLASGOW & EDINBURGH

You’ve made it! The endless nights of dissertation panic are finally over, now it’s time to chill and enjoy the summer before you enter the world of full-time work.

However, before you head off on that eight week trip around Europe or start your exciting internship there’s the small matter of the graduation dinner to be taken care of – which is generally either a chance for your whole family to make a fuss of you

for making it through four difficult years or a last meal with all your uni chums before you head off in different directions.

We figured you’ve worked hard enough these last few months, so we’ve done all the groundwork for you and picked some more of the best restaurants in Glasgow and Edinburgh, no matter what kind of graduation meal you’re planning.

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For the foodies out there looking for not just a great party venue but somewhere that will provide a meal you’ll remember way more than any of your lectures, might we suggest Cail Bruich?

Where is more fitting to celebrate your Honours degree than at The Honours restaurant in Malmaison Glasgow? It is literally in the name!

It doesn’t matter if you’re planning a memorable graduation party for the whole class or just an intimate dinner for your closest group of uni friends, the Braid Hills Hotel is the perfect location.

Martin Wishart’s latest venture combines seasonal Scottish flavours with British and French influenced dishes in a very stylish setting.

Built in 1886, this Edinburgh landmark is full of character with distinctive corner towers, stained glass windows, panoramic views of Edinburgh and beautiful gardens – think of the pic opportunities!

Malmaison Glasgow is a former Greek Orthodox church and its quirky bar space has a unique beer-barrel wall with an atrium that produces Malmaison’s famous cocktails. With some of the best craft beers on tap and a prime city centre location, it is easy enough to head out into town afterwards to continue the party.

The Braid Suite can accommodate large graduation parties, while smaller groups (from 8-30 people) will feel right at home in The Library or Regent Suite. The venue has graduation parties perfected with red carpet welcomes, Prosecco or Cocktail arrival drinks and class photos displayed on TV screens throughout the evening – you can blame the cocktails if the photos get you all teary.

The warm and welcoming restaurant is located in the bohemian district of the West End, just adjacent to the gorgeous Glasgow Botanical Gardens and uses the best of classical and modern cooking techniques, along with the freshest seasonal produce, to create a contemporary style of Scottish cuisine.

Although the food is impressive and quite rightly brings in plenty of awards the restaurant maintains a relaxed, friendly vibe and would make a brilliant choice for an intimate dinner for a graduating group of friends or a congratulatory meal with the family. The three course graduation dinner comes in at £38pp (two course dinner is £25pp) but with the amount of passion the Cail Bruich team put into their menus, it’s safe to say it’ll be worth every penny.

The Honours Glasgow also been shortlisted for Scotland’s Best Restaurant by the Scottish Entertainment and Hospitality Awards for the second year running, so it’s a safe bet that you’ll enjoy the £25pp graduation menu which includes three courses, a glass of fizz and canapes.

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HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL

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organisation run by volunteers, and it makes it its mission to turn unused spaces in Edinburgh into a platform for young artists and creators to express themselves.

This year’s event, ‘Hidden Door Electric City’ will feature some 50 artists, 35 bands, 15 theatre companies, 20 poets and 12 film organisations, and will take place from 27th May through to 4th June. Last year’s event attracted over 10,000 visitors, and just as many are expected this year.

“Part of the idea of Hidden Door is to

This summer, Hidden Door will for the last time transform the disused street lighting depot behind King’s Stable Road in Edinburgh into the place to be to see Scotland’s up and coming creative talent. The event will feature live music, theatre, bars, a cinema and a plethora of art exhibitions and installation spaces; all brought to you from a team of volunteers and some of the best emerging creators in the country.

Hidden Door is an entirely not-for-profit

make connections between the creative communities of Edinburgh, and those of other cities and places too, so we are pleased to bring people from all over the country to the festival.” said Creative Director David Martin.

“We will make it a fantastic and significant cultural event, full of life, energy and creativity.”

As far as music goes, this year’s event will feature the likes of Teleman, Meilyr Jones, NZCA Lines and Rival Consoles; all of whom are in the early stages of promising and significant careers in the industry, already winning accolades and critical praise for their new, fresh music.

Hidden Door has also invited a number of artists to participate in its Visual Arts Programme at the event. These include recent graduates from art colleges in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee, most notably Heather Lander from the Glasgow School of Art who looks set to impress with her light projections and sculptures. Hidden Door promises to facilitate these artists with the resources to create something significant and large scale in the dark, derelict setting of the event.

One of the main features of the Theatre Programme will be the Magnetic North theatre company’s version of Walden, staged previously in the Stills Gallery in 2009 – a production which is still being talked about to this day. The 2016 edition will take place in the ‘Peely Room’, which is an old vehicle

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repair workshop turned theatre for the purposes of the event.

Hidden Door is also delighted to be working with poets such as MacGillivray, Jamie Gordon, Nick-e Melville and Ron Butlin as part of a newly included Poetry and Spoken Worrd Programme.

Additionally, there will be no less than four bars, serving an array of craft beers, cider and speciality gins, all from local producers. There will also be a selection of food stalls on site throughout the festival.

Perhaps the most interesting feature of the festival, though, is the way it’s set up: with a team of 100 volunteers transforming an unused, derelict space into an arts showcase for the ages.

The festival opens at 6pm on Friday, 27 May and then every day until June 4th at noon. Entry is free until 6pm, with tickets available for later entry from hiddendoorblog.org/

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SEASON PREVIEW

EDINBURGH FILMHOUSE

Edinburgh’s Filmhouse is hosting a number of exciting events over the next two months, with retrospectives based on some of cinema’s legendary auteurs, in lieu with a number of new releases, bound to go down well with any cinephile.

Inspired by the city’s cultural heritage, Neu! Reekie! have teamed up with the cinematic art society A Kind of Seeing to conceptualize a tribute to Scotland’s capital, aptly called We Are Edinburgh.

The project is a combination of live music, spoken-word performance, moving images and archive footage chronicling the city’s history; including – but not limited to – documentaries and short films relevant to the capital’s past. The event will take place on Friday 20 May at 8pm, and will feature performances from poets, novelists, and dance pioneers Fini Tribe.

In addition to We Are Edinburgh, which will celebrate local heritage, the Filmhouse will be showcasing a series of films looking

at world folk culture. In collaboration with Transgressive North and Tradfest, Folk Film Gathering will be showing 12 films that explore the theme of animals, and how they relate to communities all around the world. The films will consist of restored classics and new releases, and is a must-attend event for people interested in learning about different cultures; from Britain, Europe, Africa, and more. After each film, there will be discussion groups held in the cinema’s café, where attendees can commute with experts and fellow cinema fans alike should they want to meet like-minded people, or just have a platform to project their thoughts on a particular film.

Films about photography and architecture might not sound as exciting the new Captain America on paper, but both have been incorporated into some of cinema’s most incredible works. Like its lead star Harrison Ford, Ridley Scott’s Blade

IT’S THE FESTIVAL OF MUSEUMS For the past 10 years, the culture of our country has been celebrated as museums open their doors, vaults and imaginations. This month, celebrate it all over a long weekend between the 13th and 15th of May. Run by Museums Galleries Scotland (the national development body for Scotland’s museums and galleries), the programme offers something for everyone, of all ages and interests. From art exhibitions to night time ceilidhs, nothing is really left out.

There are even fancy dress parties for the kids and historical re-enactments.

Originally called Show Scotland, the Festival of Museums now features 100 day and night events, creatively curated to help visitors engage with museums in a different way – the hands on experience highlights a variety of events and the wealth of culture in Scotland.

The Edinburgh based festival promises a lot of exciting events you’ll be interested in this year – like a renaissance fashion show at Stirling Castle called In Vogue. Maybe it’s just me being a history nerd but, historical fashion? Set in a castle? Sounds awesome.

Not enough Glasgow in this Edinburgh event? Nonsense. Glasgow’s Marvellous Medicine is an event in which you can take a look into the city’s medical heritage at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.

For all you nerds out there, of course there’s something for you. Super Sci Fi Saturday is a whole day devoted to comic book creation and features superhero fancy dress at the Coates Observatory.

Lauriston Castle has a hidden world of gardens, woodland and everything magical for you to discover on the lawns and in the courtyard of the castle. Creatures and critters will be eager to meet attendees and there will be storytelling, a magician, face painting and a woodland trail to have adventures in.

Executive of Museums Galleries Scotland Joanne Orr said, “We are delighted to be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Festival of Museums.

When the festival was established as Show Scotland in 2006 our goal was to ignite imaginations and showcase Scotland’s incredible range of museums and galleries.

Over the past decade, we have been able to fund and welcome hundreds of different museums and helped increase visitor numbers and sector expertise across the board. We’re excited to return for our 10th year and looking forward to the best festival yet.”

Clearly, there’s something here for everyone. This long weekend will make for a good trip to Edinburgh, to embrace yourself in the country’s culture and generally have a good time, exploring your interests and gaining a deeper understanding

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Runner hasn’t aged a day since 1982, and continues to set the standard for world building in motion pictures. On top of that, the science fiction classic Metropolis from 1927 laid the foundations for architecture as a character in films, and it remains a stunning piece of film-making to this day.

Both of these – and the other films being shown – all deserve to be marvelled at on the big screen, and if you haven’t seen them this is the best way to get acquainted.

Moreover, the Filmhouse will be celebrating the career of one of cinema’s most influential auteurs – Andrei Tarkovsky.

Despite not being a fan of science fiction himself, Tarkovsky’s surreal masterworks such as Solaris helped define the genre as we know it. His films focus on existentialist themes and philosophy, with a film-making style that has gone on to become one of the most influential in cinema. This event celebrating a one in a million film-maker is not to be missed, and you owe it to yourself to see Solaris and Stalker especially – along with four more of his acclaimed masterpieces.

Lastly, you can also expect brand spankin’ new releases, including Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some, along with Terrence Mallick’s hotly anticipated Knight of Cups. There’s something for all tastes happening at the Edinburgh Filmhouse in May and June, so pop along if anything

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WHAT’S ON IN MAY

MACKINTOSH GLASGOW WALKING TOURS

GREEN DAY – AMERICAN IDIOT TOUR Of all the things you’d expect from legendary Punk Rock legends Green Day, I bet one wouldn’t be writing a Broadway musical.

It was surprising then that the musical was such a hit and is once again returning to Glasgow. For those unaware, the musical draws heavily from the 2004 album of the same name; revolving around a trio of friends who are trying to find purpose in an America in the grip of a post 9/11 paranoia.

The touring production will play in Glasgow’s King Theatre at the end of May on the 31st and reside there until its final

performance in Glasgow on the 4th of June.

The production stars Newton Faulker as Johnny and is joined by returning cast members including Amelia Lily of X-Factor fame.

The performances on the 31st, 1st and 2nd all have 7:30pm starts while Friday the 3rd has two performances at 5:00pm and 8:30pm and the final day, Saturday, has the first performance at 4:30pm and the final performance at 8:30pm.

Booking now is advised, prices start at £17.90 with some seats going all the way to £42.90 as well as application of booking fees.

As part of the Mackintosh 2016 festival, this month will see the start of the Mackintosh’s Glasgow Walking tour. With well versed guides you will see the buildings designed by Mackintosh and the buildings that inspired him.

Running every Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am

until the end of September; this guide will cost £19.50 for adults but only £16.00 for students with under 18’s paying £9.75.

Tickets can be booked online before 8am on the day but thereafter must be booked through telephone or from the tour’s starting point of Window on Mackintosh Visitor Centre.

SHOPPING FESTIVAL SET TO HIT THE STYLE MILE Glasgow is hosting its first ever shopping festival this May with a five-day event featuring discounts, promotions and masterclasses from retailers, businesses and restaurants located across the style mile.

The festival will run from 25–30 May and aims to boost Glasgow’s profile as the best

shopping destination outside London. A festival hub will be set up on Buchanan Street and will be split into three sections focusing on fashion, beauty and lifestyle/ home. Professional stylists, make-up artists and interior designers will be at the hub to offer help and advice to shoppers.

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VANGUARD CENTRE OPEN DAY Ever wanted to learn how to swing a sword?

Maybe how the forging process worked? Or even try your best Legolas impression?

Well this just might be your chance. On the 22nd of May the AHA Vanguard Centre will be opening its door’s for a free open day to the public.

You’ll meet the team, see the forge, try some archery, see the weapons you could train to handle and learn anything else you wish to know.

Head down to Vanguard Centre on 63 Commerce Street, Glasgow between 12 and 4pm to see all this and more.

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GUINNESS PRO 12 Later this month, Edinburgh will play host to the final of the Guinness Pro 12 tournament for the very first time. 22 teams, hailing from Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Italy, have contested the prestigious tournament, and with the league stage coming to a close very shortly, the final will

be contested by the winners of the two playoff ties between the four highest finishing teams. While Edinburgh’s representatives in the tournament are out of the running, the culmination of these 22 fixtures of quality rugby at Murrayfield on May 27th will still be a sporting spectacle to behold.

JULIAN CLARY ‘JOY OF MINCING’ TOUR

ANNIE: THE MUSICAL – EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE First brought to theatres in 1977, Annie rose to mainstream popularity after it was adapted for film in 1982. Set in 1933 during the Great Depression, the film follows a young orphan named – you guessed it – Annie, as she embarks on a search to find her real parents after being forced to live a life of misery at the hands

of the bitter Miss Hannigan.

And now, almost 40 years later, the impressive latest theatre adaption starring Elaine C Smith comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse for five nights only from 1621st May – you can bet your bottom dollar that you’ll love it!

Earlier this year, Julian Clary announced he would celebrate a remarkable 30 year milestone in his career as a camp comedian by embarking on a two part tour that would span from mid-April to the beginning of November. And later this month, he will perform the only Scottish date on the tour at the Pentland Suite at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC).

The tour has so far received overwhelmingly positive critical acclaim, being hailed as a ‘masterclass in camp comedy’ from the self proclaimed ‘renowned homosexual’. The 57 year old

comedian turned TV personality turned author tells stories ranging from being embarrassed in front of the Queen, to saving Joan Collins’ life, to the perils of electrical DIY kits; all the while methodically humiliating unsuspecting members of the audience.

So, if over the top, extravagant, adult humour is your thing, then do yourself a favour and don’t let Friday 13th of May go by without getting yourself along to this intimate show by a true comedic juggernaut. The show is recommended for ages 16+, and tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster.

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WHISKY STRAMASH On 28-29th May this year, the inaugural Whisky Stramash returns to The Surgeon’s Hall in Edinburgh. Far from a standard whisky tasting event, this particular spirit-based shindig aims to challenge the traditional and apparently skewed misconceptions we, in the 21st century, have about drinking whisky.

Attendees can look forward to a number

of whisky-based experiences, and while the people running the event are keeping quiet about what exactly it will entail, those who have gone to previous incarnations have said attendees can expect a number of activities including a competition to guess the murderer in a murder mystery show – while, of course, drinking whisky.

Tickets to the event can be purchased via thewhiskystramash.com.

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Britain’s most exciting new Shakespeare company will bring the timeless Midsummer Night’s Dream to life in Edinburgh for three nights from Thursday 5th May – Saturday 7th May. Renowned for their stripped back, minimalistic style shows, Merely Theatre have

received further praise for their gender-blind approach to casting for this production.

Their 90 minute depiction of Shakespeare’s classic comic tale promises to be one of the most grounded and real theatre experiences available, at a time when Shakespeare tribute performances are not hard to come by.

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It’s summer, which means it’s time to go off home – away from your halls or off to a festival to get drunk in a muddy field, having flat cider for breakfast. But you’re not too busy with that sort of stuff, Scotland not only has the best weather in the world but the best beaches to explore too which host some of the most scenic views in the world. From shipwrecks to castles, let this be your guide to some beaches to visit during your summer.

ARMADALE BAY BEACH: HOW TO GET THERE: Drive using the A9, A90. Fly from Edinburgh or Coach from Glasgow.

Nestled just East of the small Highland village of Armadale, this spot is popular with surfers for its great conditions – but if wind just isn’t your thing then the beach’s two headlands offer some shelter. Golden sand invites you to get your feet out, roll up those jeans and enjoy the most Northern point anyone from Glasgow or Edinburgh would ever dare go.

With over a thousand visitors in its opening weekend, the Hunterian Art Gallery’s ‘Comic Invention’ has been a hit with the people of Glasgow. The exhibition looks at the innovation and development of comic art and storytelling over the years, with its earliest piece dating back to 6th Century BC. Upon entering the doors of the Hunterian, we are met with one of the most iconic artworks in history: Andy Warhol’s Campbell Soup.

“That was the poster boy of the exhibition”, curator Laurence Grove explained, “Pieces like Warhol and Lichtenstein really draw people in, and once they are here we can make a connection with everything else.”

But what do 1960s soup cans have to do with comic books? As we make our

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COLDBACKIE BEACH: HOW TO GET THERE: Just off the A836.

With fantastic views of Rabbit Island, this quiet beach is a great swimming spot when the waves aren’t too rough – otherwise enjoy the surfing weather. This beach is interesting as the wreck of the SS Onega lies just off the beach but is barely visible but either way we all love shipwrecks!

SEACLIFF BEACH: HOW TO GET THERE: Drive using M8.

Fancy a jaunt around a private beach overlooked by a castle? Seacliff Beach offers just that. Start in the middle; walk East to discover Tantallon Castle and walk West to visit the ruined Seacliff Mansion which was burned down in 1907. It gets even better as Seacliff Beach is home to the UK’s smallest harbour! It also has St Baldred’s (Not the Black Adder one) Beacon – which was built as a tribute to the 8th Century Hermit. This one’s for the explorers who also plan to take funny Snapchats.

AYR BEACH: HOW TO GET THERE: Drive using M77, A77.

Trains from Glasgow Central direct to Ayr Central.

Now, now. I know this isn’t exactly the most ‘scenic’ beach Scotland has to offer (unless you think legions of first years riding

hover boards is scenic) but considering it’s the most popular it deserves a spot on the list – plus the chippies are great. With great travel connections, lots to do round about and shallow waters which are safe to swim in this beach isn’t too bad if you don’t mind the seagulls.

COLDINGHAM SANDS BEACH: HOW TO GET THERE: Drive using M8, A1. Trains available from Edinburgh Haymarket.

An award winning beach to round off the list, this sandy shore rests on Berwickshire’s rocky coast just near St Abbs Head. In terms of cleanliness, nothing compares having won awards from 2006-2010. It also holds the prestigious ‘Blue Flag Award’ – whatever that is. Surrounded by 100-year-old beach huts available for lease, this is a spot which is popular with body and surf boarders, also patrolled by life guards during summer. The rural nature makes it a lovely spot to get a bevvy before your mates bury you in the sand while you sleep.

way around the exhibition, it all becomes clear. Its linear layout takes us back in time to the invention of comic art itself. We come across everything from the world’s first comic (largely considered to be The Glasgow Looking Glass originating in 1825), to ancient manuscripts such as 8th Century Varia Medica, to vintage editions of X-Men. Even Iwao Takamoto’s farewell Scooby Doo sketch hangs beside Picasso’s the Dream and Lie of Franco. Comic art has roots in all cultures spanning over centuries, influencing art of all kinds along the way.

Throughout the gallery, each older piece’s modern counterpart sits alongside for context and comparison. Most strikingly, the Ancient Egyptian Funeral Stele of Tadihor hangs beside a page from The Kingdom Offspring by Frank Quietly depicting an illustration of the Egyptian Sphinx in a film like close up. Frank Quietly’s work constitutes a large portion of the exhibition.

Grove said: “Frank Quietly gets dozens, maybe hundreds of requests, and for some reason he really liked this [exhibition]. He really wanted to contribute. So we went to his studio and I could not believe the access we had to all of this stuff. Most of it has never been displayed and he was really enthusiastic about making the connections.”

Besides offering exclusive access to Quietly illustrations as well as displaying revered works of art such as ‘A Sketch of the Entombment’ and ‘Jackie II’, an array of comic books from all time periods are set out for use. This gives visitors a more intimate and interactive experience.

Grove explained the aim of the show as he said: “It is the next stage. It goes outside the walls and stays with you as you walk down Byres Rd and you will see the posters in the bus shelters and see it on your phone.

It is all around us. What I really hope is that people will leave the exhibition and that feeling of excitement and interest won’t go away.”

‘Comic Invention’ is evidently unique, daring and ultimately eccentric. It is the only place in the world you will see Lichtenstein next to artists like Rembrandt and Picasso.

Unconventional exhibitions such as this are unlikely to be forgotten. The show will run in the upstairs of the Hunterian Art Gallery until July 17th. It is not one to miss.

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WHAT’S ON AT SOUTHSIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2016

The Party Party was founded in May 2011 – ever since then, Glasgow’s Southside Fringe Festival has focussed on providing a fortnight’s worth of great quality opportunities for acts, musicians and performers, while including as many businesses and venues as possible in the Southside Glasgow area.

This year, the festival has unveiled its biggest programme yet – over 200 cultural and entertainment events in more than 50 venues between the 13th and 29th of May. Volunteer run, the Southside Fringe has become one of the biggest community-led festivals in just five years as it appeals to

everyone, and returns for its fourth year!

No matter your taste in music, theatre, workshops and talks, you’re bound to find something that tickles your fancy at the Southside Fringe.

So get ready for a very exciting 16 days this month.

As said, every musical taste will be catered to this year – 80 live music events include Martin Stephenson, Ogoya Nengo & The Dodo Women’s Vocal Group, Daniel Meade & The Flying Mules and the Neil Young tribute, Heart of Rust.

Cahoot’s sounds fun – on Saturday, 14th of May from 4pm at Sweeney’s on the Park, you can dance and sing along to hits from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, Folk, Blues, country and other genres that might just give you that great nostalgic feeling.

Theatre wise, Oban’s Three Wee Crows Theatre Company will be portraying the home front in World War l Scotland in Home Fires at Hollock House, Broken Sons at Servant’s Hall. The cabaret programme features Southside Fringe favourites Kim Khaos and Tom Harlow with their Glitter and Grind Revue.

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along to the Art Village at 2pm for Gods and Demons – part of an ongoing collaboration between Art Village and Biswa Bangla of West Bengal.

Live demonstrations, storytelling and workshops from two of West Bengal’s most highly skileld artisans (Shankar Das and Suman Chitrakar) will be incorporated in this exhibition, and you can even learn murka mask making. The unwrapping of painted scrolls and singing combined results in patachitra, a unique form of storytelling which gives dramatic life to tales. The aim of this event is to bring some of the West Bengali culture and traditional craftsmanship with a contemporary twist to the heart of Shawlands.

Iconic venues like House for an Art Lover and the Clutha bar are taking part in the festival this year, hosting events for the Fringe. House for an Art Lover will hold the event, Art on the Park (an arts market). Castlemilk Youth Complex will also be developing artsy pieces to exhibit at the Fringe. Jewellery workshops at Makers Workshop will also be features, alongside medetation sessions at Finn’s Place.

Booking the Makers Wokshop jewellery workshops in advance is recommended as each session only takes six people.

These workshops are fun, last one hour and feature live demonstrations and the chance to try some fundamental jewellery making techniques.

This Is Not A Fashion Show at Govanhill Baths on Saturday, 14th of May from 6:30pm follows on from the 2014 show of the same name, and attendees are guaranteed to be wowed. Govanhill Baths’ main pool will be turned into a catwalk featuring Rags to Riches collections of innovative outfits alongside designs from other organisations.

Upcycled outfits will be created for one of the best catwalks in Glasgow, highlighting the possibilities of sustainability and the slow fashion movement.

Co-festival organisers Corinna Currie and Crawford Smith commented, “The Southside Fringe is all about shining a light on the Southside of Glasgow and it never ceases to overwhelm us just how much the community get behind our festival year on year.

“Thanks to our funders and sponsors who help us put the Fringe: Glasgow Life and Art Village, along with our sponsors Art on Scotland, Public-i, Clutha Trust, Southside Sessions, Mario’s Giffnock.

To our media partners Southside Social, Camglen Radio, Cherryman Media, Sunny Govan Radio and The Extra for helping to spread the word. And to OneTouch Print and Gallus Design for their work on making Southside Fringe look so good.”

Currently, the Southside Fringe is rated five stars on its Facebook page – they must be doing something right!

Patrick Evans, Director of the Art Village highlights why our sponsors support the Southside Fringe said: “The Southside Fringe has developed into one of those rare local festivals that really does work and the buzz the Fringe generates throughout the Southside is simply terrific. That’s why we welcome their Box Office to our galleries in Shawlands Shopping Centre.”

After last year’s success, the Fringe Ceilidh is back at Loks Bar & Kitchen on May 27th. Tickets for the dance are £15, which includes a buffet. You can buy tickets straight from the venue.

The Fringe kicks off this year with one hell of a party – from 7pm to 1am on May 13th to the 14th, the Party Party promises a night of mischief and mayhem! The Fringe will be hosting this party with the Trongate Rum Riots, and guests like Joe Bone and the Dark Vibes, and Carnival Fatale will help kick off this great festival.

Little ones are of course invited along to the event too – on May 28th Finn’s Place welcomes kids aged from three to 11 for a puppet making workshop, with Puppet Stew! This starts at 2pm – adult entry is £4 and child entry is £1, and can be ordered via phone (0141 632 7520) or email (info@finnsplace.org).

Yeah, the Southside Fringe Festival definitely has something for everyone, all over the Southside of Glasgow. With more than 50 participating venues, it’ll be hard to avoid the festival. With all sorts of music, theatre and other artsy events, and fun parties to go with it all, why would you even try to avoid it?

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NAPIERS the HERBALISTS “I tend to see students in the run up to exams and deadlines. Students come and see me about any aspect of their emotional, mental or physical health but frequently stress and adjusting to change are prime reasons for the visit,” noted Nikki Biddiss, a medical herbalist and aromatherapy massage therapist at Napiers the Herbalists, when asked why students typically visit her.

It’s easy enough to understand why stress would lead to students visiting the shop for help, especially around this time of year. The pressures of exams, dissertations, part-time jobs and thinking ahead to the future can cause enormous stress for students, which in turn can affect their emotional and physical health issues.

That’s why a consultation at Napiers, who offer a different and natural approach to health and wellbeing, could be just the thing for stressed students, it certainly helped me.

In the April edition of TSA I wrote about how medical herbalist Nikki covered every aspect of my medical history during our consultation, along with delving into my personal life to find out how stress has affected it. After the consultation, which felt like brilliant therapy and allowed me to get a lot off my chest, I was given a herbal tea

blend to drink three times every day for the next few weeks until the follow-up consultation.

For my blend, Nikki mixed seven different herbs: Chamomile, for relaxation; Wood Betony, which is an adaptogen considered to help the body adapt to stress; Red Clover, which balances hormones and helps skin; Rose, which is nurturing and antiinflammatory; Ginseng, which helps boost energy levels naturally; Vervain, again to relieve stress, and Passion flower, which is calming and relaxing.

After five weeks of drinking the tea, the taste does take some getting used to, and following Nikki’s advice to take 20 minutes each day to do something I really enjoy, I returned for a followup consultation and we spent a solid 40 minutes revisiting everything spoken about at the initial consultation and I was amazed at how different I felt.

Although I came to enjoy the tea and fully believe that the herbs have distinct benefits, I think the consultation itself is what actually helped me personally. Openly discussing things I wouldn’t normally talk about made me realise how much I was letting stress affect me and my outlook on certain things has now completely changed, I also feel able to identify when I’m feeling stressed and calm myself.

However, this is just what worked for me. Nikki said each consultation is different: “The type of treatment is always tailored to meet the needs of the individual - I don’t believe one size fits all.”

She added: “There are numerous herbs at my disposal to tackle issues such as insomnia, skin and digestive issues and I find anxiety and mood issues are best tackled with a combination of herbs and implementing practical strategies to manage stress.

“If there is muscular tension an aromatherapy massage is always well received and regular massages during exams is great at keeping those aches and pains at bay. As I am a herbalist, aromatherapy massage therapist and life coach I often pull on my experience in all there areas to create the best treatment plan for my client. Also working in a multi-disciplinary clinic at Napiers means I can recommend other treatments as appropriate.”

Napiers the Herbalists is located on Cresswell Street near Glasgow University. Initial consultations are £40 and at least 45 minutes long. Follow up consultations are £15 and herbal tea blends are typically between £6£12 for 100g. They also operate a Low Income Clinic on a Wednesday morning and a Neurodiversity Clinic on a Monday.

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MY FESTIVAL IS BETTER THAN YOURS! Scotland and festivals go together like hangovers and Irn-Bru. With our flagship T in the Park kicking off next month, we’re dead in the middle of festival season – but you don’t have to sit in a field to enjoy yourself this season. Scotland’s greatest cities Glasgow and Edinburgh are chock-full of fantastic festivals this season; hosting legendary line-ups, dribble-worthy food and the finest arts and handmade goods on offer, but with a lot less mud.

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SUMMER SESSIONS: Surrounded by the green expanse of Bellahouston Park, Glasgow’s premiere summer music festival ‘Summer Sessions’ brings the world’s best musical acts to Scotland’s Dear Green Place.

What makes this festival so great is that the line-up is always fantastic – whereas the likes of T and Reading can have somewhat questionable choices.

2015 saw Paolo Nutini play in

front of 70,000 fans along with The View and Grace Jones. This year however it seems event organisers have upped their game tenfold. The 2016 instalment sees Biffy Clyro play the stage with Wolf Alice and Cage the Elephant on Saturday 27th August while the Noel Gallagher takes over the Friday shows with his High Flying Birds and Johnny Marr.

Muddy wellies and flat lager not your style?

Switch gears and try the Glasgow International Jazz Festival, which brings the very best in Jazz, Funk and Soul to Glasgow’s greatest venues.

With music from the legendary Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, Pat Metheny and Tony Bennett.

What’s more, the festival is full of major concerts, a late night jazz club, film screenings and talks – this is the Scottish Jazz Scene’s hottest event on the calendar!

GLASGOW MERCHANT CITY FESTIVAL: From July 30th-August 1st Glasgow’s Merchant City Festival transforms the suave cultural nerve centre into a busy street market scene littered with stalls selling the best in handmade goods, vintage clothing, poshnosh foods and decent priced alcohol. Have a jaunt around town taking in the culture and enjoying the live music before settling into one of Merchant City’s super-cool pubs.

MUGSTOCK A festival of music and merriment – here we have Glasgow’s friendliest festival. Taking place from the 29th to the 31st of July at Mugdock Country Park on Craigallian Road, which is 10 minutes outside of Glasgow.

So far, the likes of Stanely Odd, Colonel Mustand & The Dijon 5, Woodwife, Wolves, The Girobabies and Young Aviators will be appearing at Mugstock. This friendly festival promises to be a fantastic family experience too – there will be a zone dedicated to children which will feature arts and crafts activities and storytelling. Fancy a sneaky discount? Check out the Mugstock poster on page 21 and see if you can spot the discount code for £5 off a weekend ticket.

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EDINBURGH: HIDDEN DOORS FESTIVAL: Edinburgh is like Glasgow’s grown up cousin, the one with vintage specs and can quote obscure poems; whereas Glasgow’s style is more loud gaff parties, chips and cheese and staggering down Sauchiehall Street.

Hidden Doors Festival reflects this in its content – which focuses itself on being an interdisciplinary arts feature packed with poets, cool bands, artists and budding film makers. Running from May 27th to June 4th this one is definitely a standout show due to its large variety.

EDINBURGH FOOD FESTIVAL: A wee bit peckish? Wind yer neck and have some of the best of Scotland’s culinary delights at the Edinburgh Food Festival. Enjoy some great malts, lagers and wines while pigging out on traditional Scottish dishes as well as more creative and flavourful snacks.

From July 27th-31st, get yer skates on and take in some fantastic scran.

arts festival, celebrating the best in entertainment and culture! From August 5th-29th, witness cabaret, theatre, music, spoken word shows and children’s entertainment amongst the backdrop of Edinburgh’s beautiful streets and buildings.

EDINBURGH JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL: The annual Jazz and Blues Festival is one of the events that brought Edinburgh its festival city moniker.

From blues rock and samba to soul, the festival strives to bring some live music for everyone to some of Edinburgh’s most famous venues over its 10 day tenure.

Starting on Friday 15th of July with Davina and the Vagabonds at St Andrew’s Square, and closing on the 24th with the James Taylor Quartet, the 38th edition of the festival promises as ever to deliver some of the finest musicians from all corners of the globe to your doorstep.

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GLASGOW RAPE CRISIS LAUNCHES £40 FOR 40 YEARS Glasgow Rape Crisis has launched their appeal, £40 For 40 Years, to celebrate its milestone achievement and raise public awareness of what we can do to support the organisation’s invaluable services.

According to Glasgow Rape Crisis, demand for their services increases each year, with the organisation handling over 11,000 enquiries for support and advocacy: “In 2016, we have supported over 850 individual survivors with medium to longterm support and have many more on our waiting list.”

Services the centre provides include telephone and in-person support, group work, counselling and information to support victims of self-harm, stalking and sexual abuse. Money raised throughout the £40 For 40 Years campaign will finance one-on-one sessions for women and cut waiting times to ensure women are receiving adequate support as quickly as possible. The centre covers an enormous section of the population, and when 1 in 5 women experience sexual violence at some point in their life, the demand for support and advocacy remains urgent and imperative.

The campaign has received public support from high-profile Scottish women, such as crime writer Dame Denise Mina, comedian Susan Coleman and CHVRCHES

front-woman Lauren Mayberry. Mayberry has been a supporter of women’s rights, becoming a huge voice in the fight against online misogyny and trolling, as well as the sexism that permeates the music industry.

She also co-founded TYCI, a feminist collective that features articles and op-eds on issues affecting women and serves as a platform to showcase insightful interviews and bringing women who deserve to be celebrated to the forefront.

Glasgow Rape Crisis aims to raise £50,000 through the £40 For 40 Years campaign, a pound for every year the centre has been supporting women throughout the city. When sexual violence affects so many of us and demand for their services remains as urgent as it does in 2016, the work of Glasgow Rape Crisis can’t be overstated and deserves whatever support you can give.

by Jonny Stone @jonny_stone_ j.stone@tsaglasgow.com

MENINGITIS ASSOCIATION SCOTLAND

Meningitis

2016 Ball

Saturday 12 November 2016 The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Congress Road, Glasgow 7pm–2am • Tickets £60

Club boss leaves Glasgow nightclub AXM to charity Aside from its status as one of Glasgow’s prime gay clubs, AXM now enjoys an important legacy thanks to its generous late owner. In an unparalleled gesture of generosity, Haydn Pope – who sadly died from cancer at the age of 48 in March 2016 – left the Glasgow institution to Scottish charity Moni Malawi. Proceeds from the club will go towards the foundation, which works to improve the lives of Malawians affected by poverty and poor health. Mr Pope had already donated around £30,000 over a period of seven years to Moni Malawi, demonstrating his loyalty to and passion for the organisation.

A school Mr Pope contributed towards, in fact, named one of their school blocks after the club.

According to Moni Malawi, the nation is one of the least developed and most

densely populated countries in the world, with a population of around 14 million. The country suffers from high infant mortality, low life expectancy, and a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. One cannot overstate the significance of Moni Malawi in assisting people enduring adversity, making Mr Pope’s contribution to the cause even more admirable.

It is truly bittersweet that a man whose life ended so abruptly can facilitate many projects and campaigns that will improve the lives of people across the Malawi immeasurably. It is poignant and inspiring that a club thousands of people enjoy each year can benefit those facing adversity, leaving a significant legacy in the name of Haydn Pope.

To find out more about the work of Moni Malawi, or how you too can make a difference in supporting the people of Malawi, visit www.monimalawi.co.uk/ make-a-difference/

HERE’S a date for your diary, this year’s Meningitis Ball is set for 12th November at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Congress Road, Glasgow.

Get involved, it’s going to be an awesome night and money raised funds vital support for the families of those affected and research into combating meningitis.

Tickets at the round tables for 10 to 12 guests are priced at £60 per person.

There’s even a special rate for overnight stay at £110 per room (don’t cram too many of you in there at once). To book call 0141 427 6698 or visit www.menscot.org.

Some quick notes on meningitis.Someone who develops meningitis may become seriously ill very quickly. Meningitis can strike any age group. Early diagnosis is vital, delay can be catastrophic.

Do you know the signs?

VIOLENT HEADACHE FEVER VOMITING FITTING

NECK STIFFNESS/JOINT PAINS DISLIKE OF BRIGHT LIGHTS RASH OF RED/PURPLE SPOTS OR BRUISES

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RUFUS WAINWRIGHT Rufus Wainwright is arguably one of the best and perhaps most overlooked songwriters of his generation. True, he hails from an iconic musical family that boasts an unprecedented bloodline of talent, but his songs, persona and voice set him apart from this musical dynasty.

He’s also a great gay icon, writing about his tumultuous personal troubles and love with frankness and emotion.

For an artist famed for his bold artistic decisions – a Carnegie Hall tribute to Judy Garland, composing his opera Prima Donna – Wainwright’s decision to record an album adapting the works of William Shakespeare shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets features a huge variety of performers from Helena Bonham Carter to Florence Welch, his alarmingly underrated sister Martha to Carrie Fisher, and plays as a record by an artist who takes risks.

So in celebration of his eighth studio album, let’s take a look at the endlessly fascinating Rufus Wainwright’s finest musical moments. For the unfamiliar, consider this a crucial education. Let’s stick to five, with honourable mention to his cover of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah and the infectious, dramatic Oh What A World.

Out of the Game: the lead single of his last studio album, this Mark Ronsonproduced track could come straight out of the 70s, with infectious melodies, laidback production and soaring vocals.

Plus the video sees Rufus and big Bonham Carter cause some mischief in a library: essential viewing.

Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk: a song that dips in and out of different keys and dynamics, the track looks at the way we’re controlled by our little addictions and the pleasure of indulgence. It sounds like a 60s pop writer like Elton John or Brian Wilson dabbling in musical theatre and is perfect.

April Fools: this is an early Rufus track that showcases his jazz and pop influences as well as his huge vocal range. It’s just a really great pop song, with an amazing video full of women in history who died for love, with a cast including his sister Martha and Ms Gwen Stefani.

The Art Teacher: this song is so good.

Sung from a first-person narrative, it’s a simple, sad and bittersweet story about a young person infatuated completely with their art teacher, singing “never have I loved since then.” Not a dancefloor filler by a long shot.

Dinner at Eight: this track off “Want One” is reminiscent of Joni Mitchell and other torch singers. With its sweeping orchestra, beautiful melodies, bittersweet lyrics and vocal performance, it’s a hugely underrated song that should be on everyone’s top 10 list. If it isn’t, adjust your list accordingly.

LGBTI NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD I had the best time at Pride 2015: Texas played, I didn’t vomit on a rollercoaster and I danced to Kylie behind a float full of drag queens during the Pride march. Some details have been announced for this year’s Pride Glasgow celebrations, including a line up that features Scottish indie pop darlings Prides, girl groups like Stooshe and Booty Luv and singer Karen Harding plus more. This year also sees the return of the Pride Dog Show, the amazing Pride March and an expansion of the Village Square.

Pride Glasgow takes place between Sat 20 and Sun 21 August and tickets are available online. Stay tuned for continued TSA coverage of Pride Glasgow in the coming months.

A recent survey reports a decrease in diverse LGBT+ representation in cinema last year. While the presence of LGBT characters remains roughly the same, according to GLAAD out of the 22 films featuring LGBT+ characters, only 25.5% were not white, as opposed to 32.1% last year; LGBT+ people of colour are thus not having their stories told on the big screen, while stories about white LGBT+ characters continue to be Oscar darlings and lucrative projects. This criticism comes after the justified backlash facing the Oscars 2016 ceremony, which saw no actors of colour nominated for the second year in a row. (Where were Tangerine’s Oscar nominations?) Meanwhile, a social media campaign has begun to ensure Elsa becomes the first principal LGBT+ Disney character in Frozen 2. I’m sure we can all get behind #GiveElsaAGirlfriend, a campaign that also lobbies for Elsa’s girlfriend to be a person of colour.

Our government just got a little gayer. With Labour leader Kezia Dugdale’s coming out in April, 4 out of 6 Scottish party leaders identify as LGBT+, joining Ruth Davidson, Patrick Harvie and David Coburn. While Dugdale joked ours might be “the gayest parliament in the world,” this statistic shouldn’t be overlooked; the only way we can absolutely guarantee our voices will be heard is to ensure LGBT+ politicians actively pursue bills that protect and champion queer people and women. In 2015, the Rainbow Europe Index hailed Scotland as the best country to legally protect its LGBT+ citizens, and in April of this year First Minister Nicola Sturgeon vowed to reform gender recognition law for transgender and non-binary Scots.

The US Food and Drug Administration has launched a nationwide campaign, This Free Life, to combat number of LGBT+ smokers, a figure disproportionately larger than that of their straight counterparts.

The FDA contends that around 2 million LGBT+ young people smoke regularly and 600,000 do so casually (we’ve all been there, shamed social smokers). According to the FDA’s Mitch Zeller, who states LGBT+ youth are twice as likely to smoke as other young people, says “We want LGBT young adults to know that there is no safe amount of smoking. Even an occasional cigarette can have serious health implications and lead to addiction.” The campaign – which itself indicates great progress in investing in LGBT+ health and well-being – features a diverse group of LGBT+ youth and some of your favourite drag queens like Trixie Mattel, Manilla Luzon and Shangela.

Great progress has been made in Italy – a country often divided between important social change and religious conservatism – as a lesbian couple wins a legal battle to adopt each other’s children. Marilena Grassadonia, president of the Rainbow Families Association, and her wife have been permitted to legally adopt each other’s families, while criticising the circumstance in which such cases are treated on an individual, case-bycase basis rather than a broad, all-inclusive bill. LGBT+ parental rights had been previously benched in an effort to appease conservative critics of the senate’s proposal for same-sex civil unions. The legal protection and promotion of LGBT+ are often slow, but, as demonstrated in several countries such as Ireland and the USA, can often be achieved with time and political engagement.

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IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN! So Eurovision is a thing that is happening again. How invested am I in this year’s ceremony? As invested as every year in recent memory, namely I couldn’t tell you the British representative. Since typing that last sentence, research informs me our nation will be represented by Joe and Jake, two shiny children who met when they competed on The Voice. Cynicism aside, Eurovision’s status is only growing; 2016’s ceremony sees its first ever broadcast in the USA on Logo TV, while last year permitted Australia to compete for its first Eurovision entry. What is it about this tacky, baffling song contest that keeps us coming back for more?

It’s a pretty gay affair, and always has been: ABBA did win in 1974, after all.

I once read the ceremony described as “The Gay World Cup,” and why not?

At its most basic level, the contest is aimed at people from all walks of life, which translates nicely as a progressive,

by Jonny Stone @jonny_stone_ j.stone@tsaglasgow.com

anything-goes celebration of music and fun. And previous contestants and winners have certainly shaped this gay-friendly reputation – such as drag queen champion Conchita Wurst and Russian faux-lesbians t.A.T.u as well as gay icons like Sandie Shaw and Céline Dion – plus the notion of celebrating what makes people special and unique must arguably have inspired an entre generation of gay youth.

Also, it is terrible.

I can’t honestly say I watch Eurovision for the same reason I would watch Later with Jools Holland. But the production and performances are so absurd and camp it makes for amazing television; I can say without hesitation, when I need a pick me up, I watch “Dancing Lasha Tumbai,” Ukraine’s 2007 entry, and urge you to do the same right now. It. Is. Amazing. Each year we see glitter, cringeinducing presenter fails, absurd stage production and the occasional drag queen: ingredients for perfect a gay television experience. “But how do I share this culturally significant, emotionally resonant event with my loved ones,” I hear you ask.

For one, a Eurovision night is always great party fodder; everyone gets to pick a country out a hat and swears die-hard allegiance to said nation until the bitter end, when representatives from each country reveal their country’s scores with an excruciating lack of finesse. Everyone loves an underdog, and in a competition where worst is somehow best, you might just be the champion of your party.

A EUROVISION DRINKING GAME IS SOME (MOST) PEOPLE’S WAY OF HANDLING THE CEREMONY. PERHAPS YOU SHOULD CREATE YOUR OWN RULES, BUT HERE ARE SOME I LIKE: • Drink at any particular moment the presenters insist on maintaining a sexual chemistry that just isn’t there • Drink when a country tries to make a political statement. At the Eurovision Song Contest.

• Drink at any lighting or sound delay • Drink as long as the singer holds their high note • Each time someone doesn’t sing in English, attempt to sing along. As soon as you find yourself struggling, take a big gulp of your drink.

• This year, challenge that inner cynic within, invest in a broad palette of face paints for the designated nation you are supporting and enjoy the world’s biggest, gayest party. Honourable mention to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 2008 entry. YouTube it.

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It’s no great secret that Scotland’s music scene is a thing to be proud of. So we here at TSA have teamed up with Glasgow’s very own New Hellfire Club to bring you a monthly pick of who we think are doing epically well right now. Keep your eyes out for these up and coming bands. This is TSA and New Hellfire Club’s ‘Pick of the Month’.

PAINTING ROCKETS HI FOLKS! IT’S A PLEASURE TO GET YOU IN TSA FOR AN INTERVIEW SPOT, YOU ARE ACTUALLY THE FIRST BAND FROM EDINBURGH WE’VE HAD ON HERE AS THE NHC POTM! OPEN US UP THEN AND TELL US A WEE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND THE BAND, AND ALSO (AS INQUIRING MINDS NEED TO KNOW) WHY THE NAME CHOICE?

YOU ARE, OF COURSE, EDINBURGH BASED, BUT DO YOU GET THROUGH TO GLASGOW FOR MANY GIGS? I’M SURE YOU’LL BE LOVED THROUGH HERE! STAYING ON THAT THOUGHT, DO YOU THINK THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE FROM PLAYING IN GLASGOW THAN THERE IS IN EDINBURGH? DO THE FANS DIFFER MUCH IN THE MUSIC THEY LIKE?

Keli – It’s an honour to be the first Edinburgh band on here! So we’re a alt-rock trio with a hint of pop punk but I’ll let Stephen tell you about the name because that was all him.

Keli – Not yet but it is definitely our plan to be! We’ve been working on honing our sound for a long time by recording enough completed material to make sure our sets are full enough and long enough. That’s the only reason we’ve not gigged much yet, but this year is ALL about that. I’ve never actually played Glasgow yet which is a sin!

I’m so excited to finally get to though, it’s been a long time coming. There’s definitely a massive difference in Edinburgh and Glasgow culture however, and I feel that would coincide with music too.

Stephen – Hello! I’m Stephen. I play guitar in the band, help write the songs and also recorded, mixed and mastered our EP. We get asked about the name a lot and it does seem to be a name that sticks with people. The name came from the title of a song I wrote for a previous band. I’m still not totally sure where it came from. I think I was watching someone actually painting rockets on TV and just thought “Oh, hey – Painting Rockets!”

TELL US ABOUT YOUR NEW EP THEN, I KNOW THE RELEASE IS STILL A BIT AWAY, BUT IS IT FAR REMOVED FROM YOUR HAPPINESS IN MEASURES EP? Keli – Yes. I mean, it still definitely has the same raw/emo/punk edge to the first EP but this one is so much more mature in its mannerisms. We’ve just grown up so much in a year, we’ve learned a lot about each other, we’ve learned a lot individually in our own strengths and weaknesses. It just feels more tied together and musicianship wise we’ve got a clear idea of what direction we want to head in and how to make it sound the way we want. The instrumentals are bigger, the vocals are bigger, everything is BIG.

IN PARTNERSHIP WIITH

YOU SEEM TO BE PRETTY DAMN CLUED UP ON THE ONLINE (AND OFFLINE) PROMOTION OF YOUR BAND AND MUSIC RECENTLY, AND WE FEEL A LOT OF NEW, UP AND COMING YOUNG ARTISTS REALLY LACK THIS ASPECT OF THE INDUSTRY. ANY TIPS FOR THE OTHER BANDS OUT THERE WHO NEED A BIT OF HELP IN THE OLD SELFPROMOTION DEPARTMENT? Stephen – We tend to just post the things that we know people will care about. So my advice would be to post important stuff at peak times, lunch times and evenings, then if you want to post something a little less important try and tie it in with what you’re currently trying to promote. Let your audience see that you’re serious about being

an artist before they get to personally know you, because there’s plenty time for that.

EVERY BAND GETS ASKED THE FAVOURITE BAND QUESTION, SO WE NEED TO PROBE YOU GUYS WITH IT TOO (I SHOULD HAVE PERHAPS PHRASED THAT BETTER), SO DO TELL, WHO IS YOUR OWN FAVOURITE INDEPENDENT ACT PLAYING IN SCOTLAND RIGHT NOW, IT’S TIME TO GIVE THEM AN UNASHAMED SHOUT OUT! Stephen – Oh man, there’s actually quite a few Scottish bands I’m enjoying just now.

At the moment I’m into Redolent, they’ve got their first album coming out pretty soon.

Our friend Neil who helped out with a bit of the recording on our first EP just started up Noah Noah, they’re pretty great too.

Keli – Some of my favourites have to be future-soul group, Lunir, one of my best friends Georgia Gordon, and another classmate’s band, Soufon Fang. There’s so many more that I could mention but I won’t drone on!

IS IT TRUE YOUR SINGER RECENTLY SHARED A STAGE WITH HAYLEY WILLIAMS? WHAT THE HELL? YOU NEED TO TELL US SOME MORE ABOUT THAT! Keli – Yeah, it’s pretty crazy right? I still cannot believe that it happened. So basically, being a massive Paramore fan, they announced they were holding another cruise vacation and me and my friends were like “NO, WE MUST GO” so we booked up and that was that. Until they announced they were doing a Paramore karaoke contest with the band in front of pretty much the whole cruise, so I was like, right, let’s give it a shot!

Out of 203 people who auditioned to get picked to perform on stage only 10 got picked and I was one of them! I sung Ain’t It Fun and it was literally a dream come true. I was crying and was nearly throwing up before I was so nervous but I just got on stage and something just clicked and I WENT for it. I’ve never had stage presence like that before.

Hayley was bowing to me on stage and her and Taylor York were dancing with me. Even better when I first started singing (in front of 2,000 other people too which is INSANE) I went straight for a melismatic run (think Christina Aguilera vocal acrobatics) and when I hit the run Hayley’s jaw dropped. I’m so glad I spotted her reaction!

I felt like I was on X Factor or something waiting for the crowd applause to pick the winner – everyone was so good I didn’t think I stood a chance winning the competition.

Somehow I pulled it out the bag and it’s my best memory to date. Best feeling ever.

She was asking about the band on stage too, and a lot of people misheard me because of my accent, thinking we were called “Penis Rockets”. I had to fix that mistake way too much when people approached me on the cruise to congratulate me. Maybe a cool merch idea though?

THE ARTWORK FOR BOTH YOUR DEBUT EP HAPPINESS IN MEASURES AND THE NEW EP (DUE IN AUGUST) IS PRETTY UNIQUE, WHY DID YOU GO WITH THOSE PIECES IN PARTICULAR FOR THE COVERS? Keli – We stuck with the same artist (Alex Pryle) to have a correlation between both EPs – almost like a link I guess? It smoothens the transition between EPs because the sound is SO different. I adore the style, it’s ominous but has a strong, determined side to it which is portrayed really well in our music. It fits our collective image, our sound, our style, our scene – and with the new artwork we actually draw a literal picture with our name.

ANY GIGS COMING UP IN 2016, OR ANY EXCITING NEWS YOU CAN TELL US TO FINISH OFF THE INTERVIEW? Stephen – Our second EP From The Debris comes out August 19th, we’re super excited to hear what people think about our direction. Our first tour will come with it as well; our manager is currently booking that one so keep your eyes peeled for that announcement too! I’m sure you’ll see us pop up in the Edinburgh festival at some point too.

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ONCE UPON A DEAD MAN

Frivolous is the music industry, with charts offering nothing much more than a few robo-beats and a catchy lyric or two. But once in a while pop explodes, and thanks for Charlie Simpson and Busted that’s what it did. A decade on however, the once super-cool and super successful boybands have gone their separate ways but that’s not enough to stop the talented Charlie Simpson from fading into the background.

Once Upon a Dead Man brings modern samples with The National style composition – building up from a slow start to an exciting chorus full of brand new layers to discover after every addiction fuelled listen.

Once Upon a Dead Man’s debut EP, Concepts and Phenomena is out now, and to celebrate we spoke to the band following the EP’s launch: ONCE UPON A DEAD MAN IS AN INTERESTING NAME, WHERE DID IT COME FROM? The name came from a potential Brigade song title. Will told Charlie and me about it, and we both really liked it, so asked Will if we could steal it!

YOU MENTIONED IN AN INTERVIEW WITH UPSET MAGAZINE THAT YOURSELF AND YOUR BAND MATES STARTED OUT BY NOT WANTING TO SOUND ANYTHING LIKE YOU HAVE BEFORE. DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE ACHIEVED THAT? HOW DID YOU MAKE THE TRACKS UNIQUE? Yeah, I definitely think we have, and that’s been the feedback we’ve received elsewhere as well. In terms of achieving that sound, it was very much a case of trial and error. We wrote some stuff prior to the record that just didn’t feel right, and then having written ‘Rush’, we all acknowledged that we’d found the sound we wanted to develop. It felt original, and we were collectively really excited about it.

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR ONCE UPON A DEAD MAN’S FUTURE? DO YOU HAVE ANY GOALS IN MIND FOR THE BAND OR TARGETS YOU WANT TO MEET? I wouldn’t say we have any real targets. I don’t think we’re thinking much further than making some more music at some point and hopefully doing some shows. Being, predominantly a family affair, there’s no chance of us drifting apart, it’s just going to be a case of when schedules fit and finding the time to make more music together, we love doing it together, and we’d like to keep it as organic as we can.

CAN FANS OF ONCE UPON A DEAD MAN EXPECT A TOUR SOMETIME SOON? I don’t think there’ll be anything soon, schedules are really busy for a while, and translating the record to live will take some real thought, so we want the time and space to do it properly.

WHAT CHALLENGES WERE YOU AND YOUR BANDMATES PRESENTED WITH WHEN YOU WERE INITIALLY PLANNING ON MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER? I think being so close has its real benefits, one of them is having the freedom to be totally honest, which I think allowed us to progress much further creatively. Of course, honesty can also bring tension, and as with anything you all care about, making something the best it can be inevitably brings disagreements, but that’s just making music. It was a genuine pleasure making music together.

YOU’VE LISTED BANDS LIKE THE NATIONAL AND POSTAL SERVICE AS INFLUENCES FOR YOUR SOUND – IN WHAT WAYS DO THOSE BANDS INSPIRE YOU? Everything about them really, melodically, sonically, lyrically. I’m not sure it’s something that can necessarily be put into words

because when a record gets you it just gets you. ‘Give Up’ by The Postal Service is a seminal record that just has a beautiful blend of light and shade, Ben Gibbard is also an incredible story teller. The National, well what don’t they do that’s incredible?

WE’RE SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF FESTIVAL SEASON, WITH T GEARING UP AND LOADS MORE TO COME. IF YOU COULD PLAY ANY FESTIVAL WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? I think probably Latitude Festival, it’s local to where we all grew up and always has a killer line up. It’s beautifully set as well.

CAN YOU TELL US YOUR DREAM FESTIVAL LINE-UP IF YOU WERE AN ORGANISER? Sigur Ros, The National, The Postal Service, Sun Kil Moon, Mogwai, Mono, Aereogramme (sadly no more), Elliott Smith (I had tickets for a show he cancelled just before he died), Sparklehorse (sorry, I know this would be a difficult festival to organise), Deftones, The Antlers, Low, Beach House, The Album Leaf. There are so many others we could include!

by Conor Tollan Twitter:

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by Kieran Fisher Twitter:

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A LOVE FROM OUTER SPACE: ANDREW WEATHERALL & SEAN JOHNSTON, THE ART SCHOOL, 07/05/16 Andrew Weatherall is a legend in electronic music, with a career spanning longer than most of us have been alive, yet remaining as cutting edge and boundary-pushing as ever. If you’re a fan of this scene, or if you’re a fan of good music in general, then you owe it to yourself to attend this gig and witness a true visionary and master of his craft. Weatherall gigs never cease to deliver, and Sean Johnston is decent as well.

PRINS THOMAS, SUB CLUB, 14/05/16 Prins Thomas is the type of DJ worth seeing if you want some planetary voyage to accompany your dancefloor fist pumping.

Hailing from Norway, Thomas’ unique brand of psychedelic ‘space disco’ promises an interesting evening, and perfect for those who have eclectic tastes. With a musical background consisting of time spent playing in heavy metal bands to hip hop spinning, he brings a wide palette of influences to the table. Thomas epitomises the out-of-the-box thinking artistry that makes electronic an experience unlike any other, and his Subby appearance should be a memorable one.

LUIS FLORES, LA CHEETAH, 21/05/16 Mexico’s Luis Flores has garnered a prolific worldwide reputation for his live sets, which tend to be between deep and soulful, as well as kinetic, with excursions into the surreal, and assaulting the speakers like a tour de force of unrelenting electronic carnage. It’s hard to describe a Flores set without actually hearing it for yourself; it’s trippy, intense, extreme and unique: a cocktail of sounds that might cause sensory overload if approached without caution, although in dance music that tends to be a good thing. It’s the right kind of mental, and ideal for a basement venue like La Cheetah.

LOVE ACTION PRESENTS: JAMIE JONES, SWG3 13/05/16 The current mainstream success of house music owes a lot to Jamie Jones. His single ‘Benediction’ managed to break into the UK Top 40 a few years ago, and it opened up the floodgates for the house wave that was to follow – and continue to this day. However, Jones has been one of the genre’s essential artists for a while now; whether on his own, in collaboration with Hot Natured, or through his record label, Hot Natured. Over the past decade, Jones’ rise to prominence has been extraordinary, and his unmissable live sets is one of the key factors in his meteoric rise to success. In 2012, he was voted as the number one DJ on the planet by Resident Advisor.

MOOD II SWING & JASPER JAMES, SUB CLUB, 15/05/16 May is shaping up to be a cracker courtesy of Subby, and if there’s any gig worth pulling a Monday sicky for it’s this one. For nearly three decades, Mood II Swing have earned their stripes as one of the most respected production and DJ duos in the game. If you’re into this music at all – whether a seasoned veteran of Glasgow’s clubbing scene or a newcomer – then you owe it to yourself to attend this party. Support comes from Glasgow’s own Jasper James, whose stock has been rising in recent months due to his acclaimed sets which have a tendency to deliver for many hours at a time.

SUNIL SHARPE, LA CHEETAH, 28/05/16 The big party in Glasgow this weekend will be the infamous Riverside Festival, which is a weekend of house and techno’s biggest artists and future trailblazers under one roof smashing it. However, for those who don’t have a ticket, Sharp is a cheap and perfectly adequate substitute for a Saturday night of basement shenanigans.

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SOMA RECORDS: GLASGOW’S VERY OWN PIONEERING RECORD LABEL

For nearly 30 years, the city of Glasgow has enjoyed a love affair with underground electronic music, and the duo Slam can take credit for introducing us Scots to house and techno. After discovering a new craze making waves in Detroit’s club scene during the mid-80s, Slam decided to have a go at it themselves, no doubt unaware that they were about to cause a ripple effect throughout the UK and spawn a counter culture. Glasgow is regarded as one of the world’s hot beds for this type of music – with clubs such as Subby, The Arches and others no doubt played a big part in carving the city an identity as a flagbearer. However, at the centre of it all is Soma Quality Records, a label started by Slam in 1991, residing in Argyle Street – a street which does not look mighty at all, yet has forever left its mark on music. Soma Quality Recordings has distributed some of the finest electronic music the world has ever heard and for 25 years it’s represented a huge part of the Scottish music scene’s cultural identity.

Have you heard of Daft Punk? At this point in time even your granny knows the words to “Get Lucky.’’ Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have come a long way in their career; as far as intergalactic voyaging, disco-conquering robots go, they don’t come much bigger or better. Throughout the course of their career, they’ve went from playing Parisian basements to headlining stadiums and somewhere in-between their ascension from the cellars to the stars they were picked up by Soma. The track that was released was “Da Funk’’, before it went major and turned the duo into superstars.

To this day, that track remains a dancefloor smash; sometimes an artist captures lightning in a bottle with a track, and “Da Funk’’ remains an emblem of the years Daft Punk were thunder gods – and while the

duo has since gone their own way, their boundary-pushing output typifies that of the wee Scottish label that gave them their break. Soma has built its legacy on releasing lightning in a bottle, favouring quality forward-thinking artistry over profit.

Not only has this earned them a respect which has ensured they continue to remain a relevant label, but it’s continued to push electronic music forward. To survive nearly three decades is one thing, but still be able to dictate the flow of the scene speaks volumes for their eye for talent and the calibre of music being released.

While other artists Soma has released haven’t gone on to collaborate with Kanye West and unleash the second coming of Nile Rogers, their crop of talent – past and present – has been just as prolific and ground breaking in their own right.

Take Funk D’Void’s ‘Diablo’ for instance; not only is it one of the label’s most iconic releases, but it’s one of the best offerings to ever spawn from the electronic music scene. Period. To this day, the instantlyrecognisable first few bars generate a response. It’s a perfect piece of music, progressive and funky; dreamy and ethereal; and remains a quintessential classic every electronic music afficiando should have in their vinyl collection – or their iTunes library.

The amount of classics from genre figureheads and low-tier talents is undeniable. The label oscillates between releasing scene superstars and up-andcoming producers that could be at the forefront in the future. Good music is good music, regardless of the producers’ stature, and this principle has been the bedrock of the label’s ethos since its inception.

Looking at the current crop, it’s never been better, with two guys in particular giving Scottish music a strong identity on global dancefloors: Harvey McKay and

Gary Beck. McKay – a former taxi drivercum-globetrotting DJ maverick has risen to prominence through creating a sound that’s ostensibly his own, as nobody can produce a groove that’s both pounding and grooving. Gary Beck on the other hand – the man bestowed with the honour of the label’s 100th release with his album Bring A Friend – has been trailblazing his way through the world techno scene in recent years, and like Soma itself, is a force that continues to transcend beyond what you believe an electronic artist is capable of.

That aforementioned album is a classic; in a genre which doesn’t place too much focus on albums being a narratively structured, yet diverse, body of work, it was refreshing to hear something so varied, cohesive and excellent. Pure artistry it was. If you’re looking for a starting point for Soma releases, that’s a perfect introduction.

That being said, the history of Soma cannot be discussed without mentioning Slam. Not only are they the progenitors of it all, but they’ve been responsible for some of its greatest musical output: “Positive Education’’ might be their most beloved track to this day, and if Soma had its own national anthem then this would be a worthy selection. However, “Eterna’’ – released all the way back in 1991 when the label formed – is music at its most soulful and beautiful, and exemplifies the otherworldly connotations this music can imbue.

This year marks Soma’s 25th anniversary, and they’ve promised big things. To mark their 20th anniversary, they released a compilation album of their greatest hits of sort, and since that release there have been even more. Can we expect another album of the same ilk to celebrate the occasion with? All we know is that music has been promised, as have events to reign in the occasion. At its heart, Soma is all about

releasing music we can all enjoy – whether in the comfort of our homes or on the dancefloors of the clubs or after hours parties located throughout the city. But, the label must be commended: for a quarter of a century, not only has it survived, but it has remained as cutting edge and important as it’s ever been. Not bad for a small label run from an office in Argyle Street, which has never once felt tempted to abandon their ethos for the big bucks. We need labels like Soma to keep the flow of good electronic music circulating, and thankfully we do.

by Kieran Fisher Twitter:

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YOU TWEET WE LISTEN! Read one of our articles and got something to say about it? Whether it’s “job well done” or “naaaaaaaw wait a minute, not happy”, let us know and we’ll get it into TSA! Last month, @vasshever shared his thoughts on our piece about the history of Glasgow’s techno scene saying: “Not even one mention of the arches?” We asked him to let us know what’d he’d like to add to our piece about Glasgow’s legendary club.

He replied kindly, saying: “Oh wow... Where would I start. The arches had some of the best nights running in Glasgow. Most of my friendships/ relationships began in nights in the arches.

Trade/Pressure/Frequency/Love Boutique/ StreetRave just a few. For many people it will always be more than just a single nightclub, more than any of the nights that ran there.

Don’t forget the arches!! #SaveTheRave :D x.

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EDINBURGH

MON, 09 MAY The Joy Formidable Back from hibernation with ‘The Last Thing On My Mind The Liquid Room: 19:00 £15.00

TUE, 10 MAY Fort Hope English Radio 1 Alt rockers Electric Circus: 19:00 £6.00 Caves With Personal Best, DOE and Shit Present Henry’s Cellar Bar: 19:30 tbc

WED, 11 MAY Ruby With Fiona Soe Paing and Security The Voodoo Rooms: 19:00 £12.00 Joana Serrat Third album ‘Cross The Verge‘ from Spanish songwriter Electric Circus: 19:00 £8.00 Fahran Breaston metal Bannermans: 19:30

£7.00

Dr Schwamp Mind contorting, sense disorientating musical and theatrical experience The Voodoo Rooms: 20:30 £7.00

FRI, 13 MAY Steve McRorie Scottish firefighter who won the fourth series of the BBC television singing competition The Voice The Caves: 19:00 £14.25 Triaxis Welsh metal band Triaxis play Bannermans in Edinburgh as a part of their first tour with a new line up with support from Edinburgh based fourpiece Grace & Legend.

Bannermans: 19:30 £7.00 The Lurkers First group ever on Beggars Banquet Record Citrus Club: 19:30 £5.00

SAT, 14 MAY Thus (Lords of Bastard + The Fatalists) Earplugs a must.

Opium: 19:00 £5.00 Eclectic Devils The psychedelic rockers return with new songs and old classics.

Bannermans: 20:00 £15.00

SUN, 15 MAY Tiny Ruins New Zealand Indie Folk The Voodoo Rooms: 19:00 £9.00 Kula Shaker They’re spiritualists really.

The Liquid Room: 19:00 tbc Tuxedmoon Experimental, post-punk, new wave band from San Francisco Summerhall: 19:30 £20.00 Black Delta Movement Heavy Garage Rock & Roll Bannermans: 20:00 £6.00 Eugene Ripper Volleying between punk, folk and rock Henry’s Cellar Bar: 20:00 tbc

MON, 16 MAY

WED, 18 MAY Mike Peters Welsh rock legend and former frontman of The Alarm The Caves: 19:00 £18.50 Mall Grab Lo-fi house and techno from a rising star.

The Mash House: 19:00 £7.50 Tony Wright Former Terrorvision with new solo electric release Bannermans: 19:30 £13.00 Son of Dave Benjamin Darvill ex Crash Test Dummies The Voodoo Rooms: 19:30 £12.00

THU, 19 MAY Black Diamond Support from Front Toward Enemy Bannermans: 20:00 £5.00

FRI, 20 MAY The Mink Stoles Alternative Psychedelic Progressive Pop band from Edinburgh Henry’s Cellar Bar: 19:00 tbc Vince Ripper and The Rodent Show ITS A BONEYARD SPOOK A RAMA 3D ZOMBIE KARAOKE FOR THE DEAD!!!!!!!

Bannermans: 19:30 £9.00

SAT, 21 MAY Wecamefromwolves Anthemic pop-rock Electric Circus: 19:00 £5.00 Mad Dug Moments 1 Live music from a line-up of locals followed by a DJ set from DJ Meak.

Henry’s Cellar Bar: 19:00 £5.00 The Filth Hounds Heavy rock/ metal band heavily influenced by the NWOBHM sound.

Bannermans: 20:00 £5.00

SUN, 22 MAY Night Beats American psychedelic, garage and soul Electric Circus: 19:00 £10.00

WED, 25 MAY Anima Mundi Symphonic rock, new age, Celtic, space music The Voodoo Rooms: 19:00 £15.00 Lilly of the Valley Support from Adore/Repel Bannermans: 20:00 £5.00

THU, 26 MAY Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary Usher Hall: 19:00 £41.50

FRI, 27 MAY Mono/Poly Californian experimental electronica Electric Circus: 19:00 £11.00 You Love Us Presenting The Normans and The Gimme Gimme Gimmes Citrus Club: 19:30 £10.00

Chastity Belt Seattle pop punk Electric Circus: 19:00 £8.00

Andrew Cream Acoustic folk pop from Leeds Henry’s Cellar Bar: 19:30 tbc

TUE, 17 MAY

Doomsday Outlaw Heavy, hard rock Bannermans: 20:00 £5.00

Rura Live Act of the Year at the 2015 Scots Trad Music Awards The Mash House: 19:00 £13.00

SAT, 28 MAY

Imam Baildi Music based on remixing old Greek music of the 1940’s - 60’s.

Summerhall: 20:00 £15.00

Malcolm Middleton Presenting new Miaoux Miaoux produced album ‘Summer of “13” Electric Circus: 19:00 £12.50

One Last Run Non compromising, ballsy rock Bannermans: 20:00 £6.00 Murder Murder Murder ballads Stramash: 20:00 Free

MON, 30 MAY Beverly Knight Not just on Jools Holland The Queens Hall: 19:00 £25.00

TUE, 31 MAY Seafret New album “Tell Me It’s real’.

Electric Circus: 19:00 £9.00

GLASGOW

SAT, 07 MAY Cave Ov May : Punk and Grind All Dayer with Famine, Surge, Boak + More Nice N Sleazy: 16:30 £7.00 The First Big Weekend : Joe Howe, Bamboo, Babe, Toby Webster Ltd, Luar Matrix, Brother Michelle, Dj Hannan The Hug and Pint: 18:00 £9.00 Holy Esque Atmospheric Post Punkers Holy Esque play new ‘At Hope’s Ravine’ Album The Art School: 19:00 £8.50 BIRDCAGE W/ EL PARKS May’s birdcage edition showcases local artist and DJ El Parks behind the decks alongside Mia for four hours of part Broadcast: 19:00 Free Nina Nesbit Scottish folk pop singer song writer back with ‘Modern Love. album.

The Garage: 19:00 £12.50 Sky Sangha (The Core, Miami Monroe, Rhinoplast, Magic Trik, Calum Brawley, Owen Cosmo Fyfe) O2 ABC: 19:00 £10.00 Fronteers (The Mondials + Moonlight Zoo) Indie rock with northern accents and harmonies King Tuts: 20:30 £7.00 A Love From Outer Space Andrew Weatherall & Sean Johnston – Relaxations and Clubbing The Art School: 23:00 £9.00

SUN, 08 MAY

MON, 09 MAY Funeral Doom Spiritual Lamar’s “Funeral Doom Spiritual” is a futuristic salvaging of the Negro spirit destroyed in the flames of the western world.

The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £7.00 Life Model+ Two White Cranes + Try the Pie Beautiful dream pop from locals Life Model The Glad Cafe: 19:30 £5.00 Acoustic Open Mic Night with Gerry Lyons Beer for performers Nice N Sleazy: 20:00 Free Tourist Five piece modern rock band from Vancouver King Tuts: 20:30 £9.00

TUE, 10 MAY Jona Serrat Beautiful bold Americana Broadcast: 19:00 £6.50 The Treatment No Fuss, Simply Rock.

Stereo: 19:00 £10.00 Electric Clarinet Clarinets, electronics and sound.

The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £8.00 Hannah Trigwell Leeds busker come singer song writer King Tuts: 20:00 £6.00 Worldservice Project Award-winning British punk-jazz group Mono: 21:00 £5.00

WED, 11 MAY Frances Brit award critics choice nominee Sophie Frances Cook Oran Mor: 19:00 £9.00 Bite No wave glitter rock from Bite supported by Olifant Collective + Fen Thinks + El Hombre de Rock n Roll Nice N Sleazy: 19:30 £4.00 Oren Ambarchi Electronic guitarist and percussionist with longstanding interests in transcending conventional instrumental approaches The Glad Cafe: 19:30 £10.00 Fuck Yes (The Begbies, Retro Video Club, The Tellermen) The Begbies are a seven piece ska inspired indie band from West Lothian King Tuts: 20:30 £5.00

THU, 12 MAY

Williwaw Williwaw is a violent squall, and also a sonic malestrom The Old Hairdressers: 18:00 Free

Neil Michael Hagerty & The Howling Hex Singer/songwriter/ guitarist Neil Hagerty honed his subversive approach to rock over the course of two decades in two of the underground’s most prominent bands; Pussy Galore and Royal Trux Broadcast: 19:00 £10.00

The First Big Weekend Mini festival with Apostille, Clip Art, Stern Lecture, Raza, Cry Servers, KRK, DJ Lisa Life The Hug and Pint: 18:00 £9.00

Andy Black BLACK VEIL BRIDES singer, goth and synth lover Andy Biersack’s Andy Black project O2 ABC: 19:00 £18.00

Laura Cantrell Country singersongwriter and DJ from Nashville O2 ABC: 19:00 £17.00

Father John Misty Ex Fleet Foxes trouble maker O2 Academy: 19:00 £21.00

Wan for the Dugs Heavy night in aid of Dog’s trust charity with Centrilia + Co-exist + Burning the Dream + Bloodthread Nice N Sleazy: 19:30 £5.00

Book Group (Adam Stafford + Adam Ross) Debut album celebration from Scots Alt Rockers The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £7.00

Midnight Ensemble Hosted by folk artist Luc McNally Broadcast: 00:00 Free

Hawkchild DIY After two sold out shows in Glasgow, Yung Lean returns to Glasgow on the Scottish leg of his world tour for second album “Warlord” The Art School: 20:00 SOLD OUT November Lights Pop sensibilities with massive rock moments King Tuts: 20:00 £8.00

Fort Hope English Radio 1 Alt rockers King Tuts: 20:00 £6.00

Fuck Yes The Lapelles + Catholic Action DJ set Broadcast: 23:00 £5.00

FRI, 13 MAY Busted Ha! SSE Hydro: 18:30

£41.50

Quilt QUILT +LIFE MODEL + ELECTRIC GARDENS Broadcast: 19:00 £8.00 Pete Doherty 2nd solo album coming up for te Ex Libertine Barrowlands: 19:00 £23.00 Ghost Face Killah + Law Holt + Ransom Fa Ghost Face supported by Scottish rap/grime pioneers Ransom FA St Luke’s: 19:00 £17.50 Rotten Mind ROTTEN MIND (Sweden) - Members of Agent Attitude & Damaged Head play ripping garage punk with influences from 70s punk & big Wipers’ vibes.

Nice N Sleazy: 19:30 £5.00 Trio Red 3 innovators from 3 of the most vital jazz scenes in Europe The Glad Cafe: 19:30 £8.00 Nell Bryden New York singersongwriter Oran Mor: 19:30 £16.00 Desert Planes Both Thundering and Captivating King Tuts: 20:30 £7.00 All U Need The Elm Street Gaff Party Broadcast: 23:00 tbc

SAT, 14 MAY Busted Ha! SSE Hydro: 18:30

£41.50

King King With special guest Dan Patlansky O2 ABC: 18:30 £20.00 Yuck Yuck, Soda Fabric plus The Van T’s Broadcast: 19:00 £10.00 Ben Ottewell Ex Gomez with the gravely voice.

Classic Grand: 19:00 £9.00 Oceans 5 Piece Glasgow Alt Rockers with support from The Black Delta Movement Stereo: 19:00 £7.00 December Glasgow band December release their album ‘I will let you have your say’ Oran Mor: 19:00 £10.00 Future of the Left Welsh noise rockers back with new album ‘The Peace and Truce of Future of the Left’ St Luke’s: 19:00 £13.50 Bossy Love Gooving pop funk.

Nice N Sleazy: 19:30 £6.00 BMX Bandits 30 Year Anniversary Celebrations CCA: 19:30 £15.00 Tiny Ruins Indie Folk from New Zeland The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £9.00 Gerry Lyons Gerry Lyons, host of the legendary Nice n Sleazy Acoustic Night, makes a rare jaunt south of the river to play a selection of original songs.

The Glad Cafe: 19:30 £4.00

Restless Natives Festival Commiserations + Anxiety + In Posterface + Lush Purr + The Avocados 13th Note: 20:00 £5.00

Happy Meals, The Modern Institute, Pentacostal Party SAY award nominees and synth pop duo Happy Meals Collective Studios: 19:30 £4.50

PVC Danny L Harle (PC MUSIC) + residents.

The Art School: 23:00 Free

Goldy Biscuit and Friends Producer/ Sample Fiddler Broadcast: 20:00 tbc

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Glow Rouges Manchester based jazz, funk and hip hop band, founded by multi instrumentalist and composer Jim Molyneux.

13th Note: 20:00 £5.00

Laurence Fox Detective Inspector James Hathaway King Tuts: 20:30 £12.50

SUN, 15 MAY

James New album ‘Girl At The End Of The World’ SSE Hydro: 18:30 £45.00

Rend Collective Northern Irish Christian experimental, folk rock, worship band originating from Bangor O2 ABC: 18:30 £18.00 The Heavy Indie rock/neo soul outfit hailing from Noid, Bath Oran Mor: 19:00 £15.00 The Summer Set American pop rock band from Scottsdale, Arizona The Garage: 19:00 £13.00 Tim Hecker (Blanck Mass + Dalhous) Digital shoegaze and mutant electronica St Luke’s: 19:00 £15.00 Run Wild Live performance, short films and a raffle raising cash for Flourish House Nice N Sleazy: 19:30 £5.00 She Makes War Gloom-pop solo project of Laura Kidd: multiinstrumentalist, visual artist and digital polymath The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £8.00 Tuff Love, American Clay, Killer Bangs Dazzling, sun-streaked guitar pop songs with mesmerising lyrics, heart-wrenching vocals and dreamy melodies Collective Studios: 19:30 £5.00

MON, 16 MAY Laura Mvula Soul jazz singer songwriter Nile Rodgers collaborator with new album ‘The Dreaming Room’ Oran Mor: 19:00 £15.00 Isaac Gracie Garageband hero from Ealing SWG3: 19:00 £9.00 September Girls Five piece noise pop band from Dublin O2 ABC: 19:30 £8.00 Acoustic Open Mic Night with Gerry Lyons Beer for performers Nice N Sleazy: 20:00 Free

TUE, 17 MAY Chastity Belt Chastity Belt is a rock band consisting of four friends Broadcast: 19:00 £8.00 Glassbooks Grungy debut album launch with support from Tongue Trap, Vance and Dangle Manatee Nice N Sleazy: 19:30 Anna Meredith Respected classical composer now electronic techy synth pop The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £9.00

THU, 19 MAY Band of Friends Celebrating the music of Rory Gallagher Cathouse: 19:00 £15.00 Charlie Puth Pop singer-songwriter who co-wrote the Wiz Khalifa song “See You Again, O2 ABC: 19:00 £14.00 Son of Dave Benjamin Darvill ex Crash Test Dummies The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £12.50 Dope DOD Dutch hip hop crew that puts strong vocal lines on heavy aggressive beats King Tuts: 20:00 £10.00 PVC Sultan, Deep Brandy Album Cuts, Letitia Pleaides The Art School: 23:00 Free

FRI, 20 MAY The Burning Hell Newfie indie pop The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £8.50 Curaho ( Valves, Passenger people, Electric Funk) New College Lanarkshire HND Music Showcase King Tuts: 20:30 £5.00

SAT, 21 MAY The Manic Street Preachers “Everything Must Go’ anniversary tour SSE Hydro: 18:30 £47.50 The High Flight LIVE Poetry, storytelling and music from Courtney Lynn, James Rolland and The Skarsoles.

Nice N Sleazy: 19:30 £5.00 Glasgow Soul and Blues Alliance Crafty Blues, powerful Soul and outrageous Funk Nice N Sleazy: 19:30 £5.00 Stephen Kellogg American singersongwriter and former leader of Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £8.50 Graeme Quinn Talented southside songwriter The Glad Cafe: 19:30 £6.00 The Yummy Fur Ever revolving early 90’s indie rock band Mono: 20:00 £7.00 The Grand Gestures Musical collaboration between Jan Burnett, Sanjeev Kholi, Gary Clark, Andrew Mitchell, Grahame Skinner and Emma Pollock King Tuts: 20:30 £7.00

Viking Moses On tour since 1993 The Glad Cafe: 19:30 £6.00

Eskimo Dance Started by the godfather of grime Wiley O2 Academy: 21:00 £12.50

SG Lewis Championed by Pharrell King Tuts: 20:30 £6.56

SUN, 22 MAY

WED, 18 MAY

Dirty Fences,Friends in America + Wendell Borton + Codist Fast slasher power pop tunes to country ballads to Eddie Cochran style parents_just_ dont_understand sex rock and roll.

Nice N Sleazy: 19:30 £6.00

Malcolm Holcolm Acclaimed singer/ songwriter in the insurgent country/ folk vein The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £10.00 Declan Welsh (up the Dancin) Glaswegian songwriter and wordsmith, Declan Welsh journeys to the southside backed by his band and a catalogue of songs that have highlighted Welsh as a major songwriting talent within the city.

The Glad Cafe: 19:30 £5.00

As it is Supported by Julie Vera +With Confidence King Tuts: 20:00 £10.00

MON, 23 MAY Blackbird Blackbird Dreamy folktronica The Hug and Pint: 19:30

£10.00

Acoustic Open Mic Night with Gerry Lyons Beer for performers Nice N Sleazy: 20:00 Free Coldrain Japanese metalcore band from Nagoya King Tuts: 20:00 £10.00

TUE, 24 MAY Mothers(Globelamp) Combining old timey folk with indie rock The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £7.00 Doomsquad Toronto-based art project made up of siblings Trevor, Jaclyn, and Allie Blumas The Glad Cafe: 19:30 £8.00 Jagwar Ma Australian psychedelic/ dance King Tuts: 20:30 £12.50

WED, 25 MAY Magnum UK prog rock legends The Garage: 19:00 £22.50 Russ Russ....

Nice N Sleazy: 19:30

£10.00

No Zu No wave, funk, house, techno, and global percussion.

The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £9.00 Miss May I American melodic metalcore King Tuts: 20:00 £14.00

THU, 26 MAY The Dandy Worhols The Dandy Worhols continue their Distortland tour.

The Art School: 19:00 £17.50 The Temper Trap Touring their new album Thick as Thieves The Art School: 19:00 £12.50

FRI, 27 MAY Malcolm Middleton Presenting new Miaoux Miaoux produced album ‘Summer of “13” The Art School: 19:00 £12.50

Kikagaku Moyo Glasgow debut for Japan’s Kikagaku Movo with support from Tau Nice N Sleazy: 19:30 £10.00 Kid Canaveral Scottish alternative pop band that formed in St Andrews The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £8.00 The Dead Settlers The Dead Settlers are an indie rock band based in Glasgow. For fans of Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian The Glad Cafe: 19:30 £8.00 Ben Watt Band Ft Bernard Butler CCA: 20:00 £17.00

Issues American metalcore band The Garage: 19:00 £15.00

SUN, 29 MAY

The Computers Exeter Blus, Punk, Hardcore with support from the superb Young Aviators Nice N Sleazy: 19:30 £10.00

Pie, Mash and Liquor The Freak Beats Club provide the tunes, Cool Jerk provide the pies, The Flying Duck provides the vibes The Flying Duck: 16:00 Free

Paul Newsome Proud Mary guitarist/ songwriter King Tuts: 20:30 £7.00 ULTRAYONIC PRESENTS NITRIC 13: OLD SKOOL’S OUT END OF EXAMS MEGAPARTY The Flying Duck: 23:00 £12/8

SAT, 28 MAY LARAAJI Musician, mystic and laughter meditation practitioner with support from Happy Meals.

The Art School: 18:00 £10.00

RM Hubbert Support from Kathryn Joseph, and Karine Polwart.

The Art School: 19:00 £15.00 Robert Forster Pop, country, indie rock.

King Tuts: 20:30 £15.00 UNiiQU3 Guaranteed crowd-pleaser who moves effortlessly from hardhitting bass music to current and classic hip-hop, r&b along with her own live cuts The Art School: 23:00

NHC LIST OF TRUSTED PROMOTERS NHC MUSIC’s main remit in this musical world is to make life that much easier for the musicians and artists striving to make great music within it. That’s why we feel this list could help you.

It’s a regularly updated list of ethically minded venues, promoters and bookers working throughout Scotland. These are people we would work with ourselves, and we guarantee you there will be no scammers, pay to play, or unethical business practices with the people and businesses on the list. So now you know who to safely work with, with your new college band in Glasgow and beyond! More names will be added monthly.

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INTRODUCING THE NAKED FEEDBACK Blantyre’s home spun heroes, The Naked Feedback may at first seem like just another group of lads with guitars and no promise. But what makes these lads different is the refreshing tracks they produce. Their first EP, Vol 1 is out May 13th and we can’t recommend it enough!

We spoke to the band ahead of their biggest month yet:

CAN YOU TELL US THE STORY OF HOW THE NAKED FEEDBACK CAME TO FORM? “We met each other through the Boy’s Brigade, we were all a part of that in Blantyre, we knew each other through school too. So we all met through the Brigade and did a few presentations, loads of different kinds and then one thing led to another we found ourselves doing more outside of it – we started gigging about Glasgow”

YOU HAVE A REFRESHING STYLE, LOTS OF SQUEALING GUITAR AND HARD RIFFS COUPLED WITH A POWERFUL VOCALIST. WHICH BANDS INFLUENCE YOUR SOUND? “Queens of the Stone Age quite heavily. I mean, everything from Queens of the Stone Age to Pink Floyd it sort of changes every week. All sorts of music, even rap as well yknow. A lot of Kanye, definitely a lot of Kanye.”

YOU’RE FIRST EP VOL 1 IS OUT MAY 13TH, AND MARKS THE START OF YOUR OFFICIAL CAREER AS A RECORDED BAND. WHAT WAS THE RECORDING EXPERIENCE LIKE? “The only downside was having to travel through to Edinburgh for it. Traffic was terrible. We worked with Mark Morrow who was sound, really sound. We worked in Depot Studios which is a really nice place and has a really nice atmosphere to it, best way to describe it is as really relaxed. He [Mark Murrow] made us work hard.”

PERSONALLY, ‘SHATTERED’ IS MY FAVOURITE TRACK FROM YOUR EP – IT CHANNELS CLASSIC ROCK WHILE KEEPING

UP WITH A MODERN SOUND. WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SONG FROM THE EP? “It’s really hard to differentiate them all and we like each of them for different reasons.

‘Shattered’ is a powerful rock tune; it’s very raw, gritty. There’s very catchy hooks in there too and although it is a rock tune there are those pop-hooks in there. I like ‘Like Lion’s Jaw’, the solo at the end it very psychedelic and trippy sounding – we do try to get it a little bit psychedelic at points and as it’s at the end everything kind of cascades.”

WHAT IS PLANNED FOR THE BAND FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF YOUR FIRST EP? “We’ve got a gig lined up at the 13th Note, on the 17th of May just after the EP launches – it looks to be really busy and its sold out so it’s gonna be massive. We’re gonna make a massive deal of it and there will be cake.

We’re trying to make it more than just a gig, they’re only as big as you make it yknow so you promote it to be bigger than it is. It is just four guys playing tunes at the end of the day but we want to make it a show. Even if it’s in basement if you make it something bigger than that then it does become something bigger. It will be very purple.”

by Conor Tollan Twitter:

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c.tollan@tsaglasgow.com

APRIL’S MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER – SSE HYDRO, TUESDAY 19TH APRIL headlining band for allowing them to embark on their Sounds Live, Feels Live tour with them, riling the crowd up for their arrival at every given opportunity.

Shortly afterward their supports’ exit, Five Seconds of Summer burst onto the stage in an explosion of fluorescent colour. Playing songs from both of their studio albums over the course of the evening, the band demonstrate their ability to rock out to high energy hits and still handle slow-moving ballads with emotion and integrity. Much to the fan’s delight, the set list is favourable to both albums meaning every two or three songs from their new, lesser-known record, Sounds Good, Feels Good, is cushioned by an interjection from their 2014 debut number 1 album.

Imagine the scene: the foyer of the SSE Hydro swarming with excitable teenage girls, a plethora of brightly coloured hairstyles and bodies all dressed in newly purchased Five Seconds of Summer merchandise – the hoodies, the t-shirts, the wristbands… you name it. Beside me a crowd of dark eyed females chatter about their love for Luke Hemmings, a fairly noticeable trait of many concert go-er’s that Tuesday evening; their spokesperson is wearing a handmade ‘Marry Me Luke’ t-shirt. And for her sake, I hope he accepts.

Don’t ever say they’re ‘some boy band’.

They are anything but just a boy band.

All the time, crowds are making their way to the auditorium doors to get a proper listen to ‘that guy opening up’ – Jessarae nonetheless, who only gets better as his set goes on. His gutsy, Jake Bugg-like vocals tear up the Hydro in spectacular fashion.

This is followed by an empowering set from well-tanned, English band Don Broco.

Both supports were very gracious to the

The band play into the hands of the crowd and bask in the singing abilities of their audience during acoustic ballad ‘Amnesia’.

This was a definite highlight of the set lead by half-Scottish bassist Calum Hood whose father, as he informed us, was born in Scotland. Instructing the 12,000-strong crowd to switch on their mobile phone lights, he halted his singing before the end of the first verse to hear the crowd sing.

Accompanied only by bandmate Michael Clifford’s acoustic guitar, the auditorium filled up the thoughts of past loves gone far

into the past. Though, given the mean age of the attendees, this was quite amusing.

It was after Amnesia that I was convinced Five Seconds of Summer could do no wrong. The school-boy dramas depicted in their songs resonate powerfully with their teen demographic, but the Australian quartet do not only have the vote from youngsters. The catchiness of their tunes modestly exposes an important message that, when heard, can teleport their wiser listeners back to a time when these high school dilemmas were relevant in our lives too.

Vapour, How Did We End Up Here, She Looked So Perfect and Good Girls are played with so much oomph it might blow the roof off.

We’ve got to hand it to these four, barelytwenty-somethings, working the Hydro like they were at the school talent show.

And the followers of their music are so passionate, several screaming brawls erupt when Ashton, Luke, Calum and Michael start throwing free t-shirts into the audience before they leave.

Be it age-old, school girl infatuation or a genuine passion for easily digestible hits, who knows. We’ll find out in a decade or two when we see how many people buy their reunion

by Rachael Procter @rrretro___ tickets. r.procter@tsaglasgow.com

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GIGS OF THE MONTH

A PREVIEW OF THE TOP GIGS GLASGOW & EDINBURGH HAS TO OFFER IN MAY/JUNE

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G-EAZY – GLASGOW Renowned US rapper G-Eazy, will start his headline UK tour in Glasgow, on the 21st May at the O2 ABC. The tour is in support of his sophomore album When it’s Dark Out which was released in December of last year. It came hot off the heels of G-Eazy’s previous album, These Things Happen; a major hit in the states for the young rapper as it reached the number three spot on both the Billboard 200 and Top Digital Album Charts, and took the number one spot on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart as well as the Top Rap Albums chart.

SAMM HENSHAW – GLASGOW Samm Henshaw, the 22 year old soul singer from South London, will be playing in Glasgow at King Tut’s on the 30th of May. This comes after a string of sold out shows and will be among his last performances before touring festivals across Europe.

His new track, Our Love, has been gaining a lot of traction lately from radio DJs and has attracted the attention of music reviewers worldwide. The song, inspired by Samm’s parents, is a must-listen for fans of soul and hip-hop alike.

MALCOLM MIDDLETON – GLASGOW If you’re looking for something a bit heavier, though, then the Glasgow School of Art may still have what you want this with a performance from Malcolm Middleton.

The Scottish singer has been active since 1995 when he formed the band Arab Strap. The band broke up in 2006, with Malcolm opting to go solo, and reached his peak fame to date in 2007, when he released the song “We’re All Going to Die” as a protest against manufactured pop.

Since 2009, however, he has largely refrained from performing under his own name and sought a new creative voice. This makes this performance a rarer one and is worth checking out. Malcolm Middleton will be performing at the Art School on Friday the 27th of May.

STEPHEN KELLOGG – EDINBURGH Looking for something a bit different this month?

Then why not come down to the Mash House to see Stephen Kellogg. The former frontman for the aptly named Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers will be playing on the 26th of May and will be supported by fellow US musician Eric Hutchinson.

His style is a great blend of Americana and folk rock; a style which earned him and his then band the award for best Armed Forces Entertainer of the year in 2010. With support from the energetic Hutchinson, it’s sure to be a night to remember.

When It’s Dark Out is the some of the most accomplished and well-rounded work produced by the young artist; with personal storytelling that’s cinematic, immersive, hard hitting and sweeping in its production.

It also features the likes of Big Sean and Chris Brown as well, making it a must hear for fans of rap and hip-hop. This talent for songwriting, combined with his phenomenal skills as a live performer, mean this show should be in the calendar for all Glasgow music lovers.

LARAAJI – GLAGSOW Musician, mystic and practitioner of laughter meditation; Laraaji is all this and more. Considered a pioneer of the 1970s new age music movement, Laraaji will be performing at the Art School in Glasgow and he will be revisiting the classic album, Ambient 3: Day of Radiance.

There will be support as well from Iona Fortune, Bake, J.Hill A and a Happy Meals Full Ashram Devotional Ceremony. This is guaranteed to be one of the most relaxed gigs you’ll ever attend, especially as it has a dedicated soft seating area.

Laraaji will be performing at the Glasgow School of Art on Saturday the 28th of May.

THE JOY FORMIDABLE – EDINBURGH In the mood for some indie rock this May? Then look no further than The Joy Formidable. The Joy Formidable is a Welsh alternative rock group who are based in London, and are touring their latest album Hitch, landing at Edinburgh’s Liquid Room on Monday, the 9th of May. The band formed in 2007, and despite recent tensions due to the romantic break-up of singer Rhiannon ‘Ritzy’ Bryan and guitarist Rhydian Davis putting the band on the brink of breaking up, they have pulled through and returned to normal service.

Tickets are available through ticketmaster.co.uk.

KULA SHAKER – EDINBURGH If you’re a fan of psychedelic rock, then you might want to catch Kula Shaker this month.

Emerging from the dust of the much esteemed Brit-pop movement, Kula Shaker enjoyed many top ten hits including “Tattva” and “Hey Dude”.

The band’s primary sound is a fusion between traditional Indian music and western rock and roll, creating a unique psychedelic sound.

Forming in 1995, Kula Shaker went on an indefinite hiatus from 1999-2006 and have been rocking ever since. Their acclaimed latest album K 2.0 was released in February and will no doubt feature heavily in the show.

Kula Shaker will be playing at the Liquid Room on the 15th May in Edinburgh.

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STILL SHOWING IN CINEMAS JUNGLE BOOK

PICK OF THE MONTH

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

What can we say aside from Baloo-ming brilliant, a Shere delight? Kaa-racking? You get the picture, we absolutely loved every second of this stunning liveaction Jungle Book remake. The visual effects were second to none and all of the characters perfectly suit their brilliantly-casted voices, definitely a film to see at the cinema.

EYE IN THE SKY

We often think of war films being based around soldiers on the ground but surprisingly watching these powerful characters in boardrooms fight over such a horrendous decision is just as riveting. This heavy, suspenseful drama will keep you gripped from start to finish and force your to ask yourself some difficult questions – what would you do?

THE HUNTSMAN WINTER’S WAR

When it comes to handling its properties, Fox Studios aren’t exactly known for being the best. You just need to look at last year’s Fantastic Four (or Fan4stic if your Fox’s marketing department) or any of the older X-Men instalments to see that Fox hasn’t had the best streak in adapting the mutant side of the Marvel universe.

It’s surprising, then, that the newer line of X-Men movies have been doing so well lately. Apocalypse marks the third entry in the new X-Men series (technically sixth in the main line and ninth in the franchise but we’ll get to that) and will see the introduction of the more classic X-roster as well as big bad Apocalypse.

First, though, let’s straighten out the mess that is the timeline of the X-Men cinematic universe.

For those who don’t know, Fox had been making instalments in the X-Men franchise long before the superhero boom came along. Long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was conceived and long before the triumph of Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, there was the X-Men. X-Men can be argued to be the main reason why we even have an age of the comic-book movie, so some respect is due, but the problem with having a series run since 2000 with all its sequels and eventual reboot, is that your timeline is going to get a bit blurry.

Basically, the original trilogy and Wolverine spin-offs are now the old canon, which means they are no longer relevant to the overall story, while First Class and Days of the Future Past have taken over as the legitimate canon. Still with me?

In short you only need the latter two movies to know what’s

Book Corner THE LAST ONE

Yet another terrible example of a movie being thrown together to rake in more money for the studio.

Despite the talented actors roped in for the prequel, the film doesn’t have nearly as strong a plot as the original, feels very rushed and never quite gels.

Almost a strange mix between The Hunger Games and Bear Gryll’s The Island this novel features 12 contestants who have left civilization behind to star in the latest reality TV show. It gives readers a fascinating idea of what these kinds of shows can do to a person and demonstrates how easily we can be manipulated by them.

going on. Oh, and then there’s Deadpool somewhere in the timeline, but no-one really knows where.

Now that’s cleared up, let’s talk about Apocalypse. X-men: Apocalypse will continue the precedent of being set in the decade following the last instalments, thus the setting of the 1980’s. The story sees ancient mutant and all round nasty piece of work Apocalypse wake up from a hibernation that lasted millennia. He doesn’t like what he sees in the world (with 80’s fashion being what it was I don’t blame him) and decides to recruit the Four Horsemen (no not the old-school wrestling stable, but could you imagine?) to wipe out the world of humanity and rule mutant kind in the aftermath.

Well, that simply won’t do for Professor X and Mystique, who decide to form the X-Men (properly this time) from a group of his students.

This team, despite being new, are in a classic vein with original comic book members Cyclops, Jean Grey and Beast all appearing, though expect their inexperience to be a major hurdle for the team. After all, most of them can barely control their powers at this stage, never mind use them their full potential. The rest of the team is rounded off by new favourite QuickSilver, Night Crawler, Jubilee, Havok with Professor X and Mystique acting as leadership for the team – and expect the history between the latter two to cause more than a little bit of tension. All in all a solid team, so surely this Apocalypse chap can’t be that bad, right?

Apocalypse, or En Sabah Nur (“The First One”) was born in Ancient Egyptian times. He was the first mutant, and one with an unlimited power at that. Using his power to rule, he convinced early mankind throughout the world that he was in fact a god. However all this travelling and divine worship tires a man (well mutant) out, and after unearthing advanced technology finds he can develop an armour that can recharge his power – all it takes is a nap for a millennia or two.

So, what can we expect from this movie then? Well, mass destruction for one. Apocalypse is a force of nature and it looks like he’s going to unleash every bit of anger he has on humanity, so expect a decent amount of carnage.

Plenty of action too, what with the X-men trying to stop Apocalypse and his four Horsemen from destroying the world, so a mutant vs mutant showdown is guaranteed for this instalment.

A final expectation is from the characters themselves, and seeing them continue to grow and their interaction with those they once called friend.

This will be a hit for Fox with Bryan Singer at the helm; he knows the characters and is responsible for some of the best entries in the franchise. Throw in the strong cast and it’s pretty much guaranteed to draw the crowd in to the box office. What will be interesting to see is if Apocalypse can beat Deadpool, the little merc that could.

So grab your popcorn, head to your nearest cinema and wait out the Apocalypse.

by Kieran McAllister Twitter: X-Men: Apocalypse will be in UK @BigBourbon95 cinemas 22nd May. justkevthings.wordpress.com

THERE ONCE WERE STARS

It seems like the dystopian novels are here to stay and thankfully this latest attempt exceeds expectations. Dome Here’s one for all you out there who, like myself, didn’t understand the Gone 1618 is a covered city, protected from the deadly radiation that has poisoned Girl hype. Be honest with yourself, it the outside world for four generations, was just okay. Told from the point of Natalia has lived all her life inside view of our heroine, Zoe Whittaker, without question, until the day she spots life isn’t quite what it seems for the a stranger outside, now she’s demanding beautiful young wife of a Wall Street answers and questioning everything – tycoon and the very surprising ending what haven’t they been told? will stay on your mind for days.

THE VANISHING YEAR

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EVERYBODY WANTS SOME For Jake (Blake Jenner), Roper (Ryan Guzman), McReynolds (Tyler Hoechlin) and Finnegan (Glen Powell), life is one big party.

On the cusp of adulthood, the college baseball team buddies are enjoying their first taste of freedom as they move into their frat house.

However, there are two rules set out by their coach – no drinking and no women upstairs.

But, rules were meant to be broken and so the friends set out to on a hedonistic mission to relish the moment and enjoy every pleasure they can. After all, they’re here for a good time, not a long time…

Hot on the heels of the highly acclaimed Boyhood (2014), director Richard Linklater takes us on a trip down memory lane to Texas in the 1980s in a film he’s dubbed as the spiritual follow-up to his cult indie hit Dazed and Confused (1993), which launched the film career of Matthew McConaughey.

With early reviews giving it an 88% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, this film is surely set to be a summer hit.

Everybody Wants Some is released in UK cinemas 13th May.

THE DARKNESS

After returning home from a peaceful vacation to the Grand Canyon, two families, the Taylors and the Carters, discover a series of supernatural goingson taking place in their home.

Mysterious black handprints begin appearing on the walls in the midst of other seemingly supernatural goings on.

As the malevolent force continues to feed off the fears and vulnerabilities of the two families, concerns begin to grow over the youngest child, Mikey (David Mazouz).

Director of cult classic, Wolf Creek (2005), Greg McLean helms this supernatural thriller that stars Kevin Bacon (Black Mass), Radha Mitchell (London Has Fallen), and David Mazouz (Gotham).

McLean said that he based the film’s narrative on a true story he’d heard first hand many years earlier. The Darkness comes from the horror film company, Blumhouse Productions – which also brought us The Purge and Sinister.

The Darkness is released in UK cinemas 13th May.

MOVIES OF THE

MONTH SING STREET Set against the bleak backdrop of recession hit Dublin in the 1980s, Sing Street follows the antics of an ambitious 14-year-old boy named Cosmo.

His home life is a constant battle, dogged down with his parents squabbling and money problems, as well as his lost cause of an older brother.

Placed in a rough and tough public school where the weak are easy pickings for the resident bullies, Cosmo is determined not to let austerity get the better of him. After writing some songs, he forms a band of misfits and sets out on a mission to shoot a series of music videos.

Released in UK cinemas 20th May.

WARCRAFT

Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization, led by the humans, and faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying world of Draenor order to secure a new habitat.

As a gateway known as the Dark Portal opens to connect the two worlds, the humans face destruction while the orcs face extinction.

Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel) leader of the humans, and Durotan (Toby Kebbell), leader of the orcs, are sent on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people and their home.

Directed by Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code) and written by Charles Leavitt (Blood Diamond), the film is based on the massively successful online roleplaying game.

Warcraft is released in UK cinemas 30th May.

THE NICE GUYS It is 1970s Los Angeles, and hired detective Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) is going about his business, delivering messages with his fists at the request of his paying clientele.

One such unlucky victim is Holland March (Ryan Gosling), a Private Investigator who’s been rather down on his luck of late.

But when Healy is later approached by a concerned mother (Kim Basinger), regarding her missing daughter, Amelia, he must team up with a decent PI to assist him in solving the case.

The unlikely pair must work together to solve the case as well as investigate the seemingly unrelated death of a famous porn star.

This 70s cop mystery is brought to the big screen by Shane Black – the mind behind 1987’s buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon as well as 2005’s off-beat mystery Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005).

The Nice Guys is released in UK cinemas 3rd June.

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X-MEN CHARACTER GUIDE: MEET THE TEAM

Cyclops

There have been a lot of X-Men. That’s a simple fact and it shouldn’t be a surprise that any mutant who looks good in a suit has been part of the all-star mutant team.

Throw in all the X-brand teams as well, and you have a buffet of characters to choose from. The latest choices are classic, but just who are they?

Let’s start with Cyclops, shall we? Scott Summers, or the man (mutant, sorry) they call Cyclops is quite the figure for mutant kind in the comic book world. A leader throughout his history, Summers has always been the man with the world on his shoulders and has suffered for it. The previous movies didn’t really have a chance to explore this, but expect the first steps to be taken here, as Scott goes from feared outsider to beloved leader. His mutation has similar characteristics to that of his brother’s (we’ll get to that), the main difference being his allows for a kinetic blast from his eyes, making it all but uncontrollable. Scott at this point is essentially lost and barely able to keep a hold on his powers, but with help and guidance, he can become the great mutant leader he’s destined to be.

Night Crawler

Sticking with the Summers family, we have Alex Summers aka Havok. Now, traditionally, Alex is the younger brother of Scott, but it appears that will be reversed for the movies, with Alex introducing Scott to Professor X to help Scott with his powers. Havok has been around since First Class, but hasn’t been part of the team for years thanks to his time in the Vietnam War. It appears, though, he’s, at the very least in contact with Professor X at the time of Apocalypse’s arrival. Like Cyclops, Havok can control kinetic energy with the power dispersed from his chest but that’s where the similarities between the two end, as Scott will strive to become a leader and bring order within the team. Havok will no doubt want to do his own thing, so expect these brothers to clash when going against Apocalypse.

Next is Jubilation Lee or Jubilee (how clever they were there) who will make her first significant appearance in X-Men: Apocalypse. Originally able to project firework like energy in the comics, for the movie it will be more electricity based, but don’t expect it to be any less explosive. The

Jean Grey

daughter of wealthy Chinese immigrants in the comics, Jubilee had a good life until her parents were murdered. This led to a life on the streets and eventual induction as an X-Man. Whether this will be the same as the movie remains to be the seen, however do expect her to be the same wisecracking teen trying to find her place in the world as she was in the comics.

Now onto Jean Grey. Jean is one of the most powerful and important figures in the X-Men mythos. A founding member, Grey has been one of the most significant figures in the mutant side of Marvel; from her time as an X-Man to the Dark Phoenix saga, she has been a driving figure in Marvel Comics.

One of the more important relationships we shouldn’t be surprised to see feature, is that of Jean and Scott, whose relationship has been the emotional core for more than one story. The battle between Jean’s humanity and power will be the main driving point for her in this movie, as she is mentored

by Professor X, the only telepath who can match her powers at this stage. In time (and future instalments), though, he may be eclipsed by her.

Jubilee

Then there’s also Quicksilver and Night Crawler, with the former of the two being a fan favourite after his appearance in Days of the Future Past, and will be dealing with the confirmation that Magneto is indeed his father; not going to be a good family reunion when he finds out his father has become a horseman, is it now?

Night Crawler will provide the comic relief for the team. He’s been recruited by Mystique who interestingly enough is his mother in the comics. Will this be explored in the movies? Perhaps but she could very least be a sister figure to the young mutant, who often takes the brunt of the xenophobia due to his appearance.

To round off the team, we have Beast, who will continue his role as technician/ very hairy muscle, while Professor X and Mystique try to reconcile their past differences to stop Apocalypse and his planned genocide of the human race.

All in all a pretty strong team, but their inexperience as well as divided leadership may be their undoing against Apocalypse.

SO WHO ARE THE 4 HORSEMEN? What kind of self-respecting Apocalypse doesn’t have a quadrate of horsemen? Probably the kind that decides it’s okay to take food off your plate (I’m not projecting I swear). The Horsemen are in essence Apocalypse’s enforcers. Whatever he wants done, they get it done and done quickly.

Funnily enough, they aren’t always willing to work for the boss, and require a bit of “convincing”, something that’ll be seen in the movie no doubt. But just who is part

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of the four Horsemen (nope, not the wrestlers)? Well, in the comics, their ranks have included the likes of Wolverine, Gambit and even the Hulk. Of course, these characters won’t be in the movie, (although the most recent trailer suggests a small cameo perhaps?) but interestingly two of the four have also Horsemen in the comics.

Firstly is Ororo Munro, aka Storm, and she will be a younger version like those on team X-Men. Found

by Apocalypse on the streets

of Cairo, she becomes his first Horseman and he a father figure to her; probably not from the goodness of his heart, though, considering she has total control of the weather and particularly lightning. It’s for this reason that Storm is considered one of the more powerful mutants around, and expect Apocalypse to fully abuse that power for his own agenda.

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FOOLISH WAS THE DC CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

THAT BUILT ITS HOUSE ON SAND In 2013 we were introduced to a little character known as Clark Kent in Man of Steel, sometimes otherwise known as Kal El or Superman. Now this kid living on a farm possessed some pretty neat powers: flight, super strength, x-ray vision, heat vision and so on. Like most farm kids, little Clark Kent wanted to find purpose. Dawning the washed out blue suit and majestic red cape, Clark then moped around some more before the last remnants of his seemingly extinct race came along and wanted to turn every human into a pancake. So Clark channeled his inner rage and took them head on, wiping out half of Metropolis in the process and surely causing untold billions in destruction.

dark. There was a nice contrast though.

Superman could be the being of hope in this darker world that is a lot closer to the reality of our own than the Reeve ones ever could be. Without that theme though, there would be no contrast. Without that contrast the film would have been utterly dark and devoid of anything happy for the audience to grasp at.

Now say what you will but I do believe that Man of Steel was a good solid adaptation of the character for the 21st century that we now live in. Humanity is unsure about Superman in the film. Some go on to believe he is the second coming of the Messiah and then there are those who love Superman dearly. All of these themes get touched upon in what was the hotly and highly anticipated Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. The only problem with this is that the theme of hope from Man of Steel was lost. It was the only ‘happy’ thing that a viewer could cling to in the film.

Superman should be our symbol of hope and something to look up towards. Batman is the reality that we live in. It’s not always happy and fun. He sees the bad in people but Superman sees the good in them. To quote Superman at a point in this film

Man of Steel was a good re-introduction of the character. However it still was pretty

Apocalypse. The first of the two to appear as a horseman in both comics and movie, Psylocke is also the sister of Captain Britain in the comics but don’t expect that to play into the X-Men movies.

Psylocke’s mutation is the ability to manipulate psychic (and neon purple) energy to the point of forming it into a blade that can cut through most objects. One of the deadlier mutants in the world, strong money says she’ll be the Horseman with the highest body count.

Then there’s poor old Eric, aka Magneto, who wants his days as

Enter Batman V Superman. Here’s the main problem among a field of issues the film has. It is too bloody joyless. If there was ever a literal metaphor for how it feels to have your soul sucked out of you by a dementor from Harry Potter then a viewing of this film should give you just that.

“I guess no-one remains good in this world”.

Superman is supposed to be the pinnacle of good in a dark world. His character development is ruined in this film.

We watch as Superman has been butchered once again by a studio half-arsing it and a director that thinks two men in costumes

a freedom fighter behind him.

Magneto has had a tough time to say the least, but has finally met the love of his life and has settled down in Poland. Of course Apocalypse isn’t keen on one of the strongest mutants around hanging up his cape and “convinces” him in the most sinister sense to join him. Expect this Magneto to lack any compassion previously shown, as he’s made the puppet of Apocalypse.

Finally there’s Warren Warrington the third aka Arch-Angel and final Horseman of Apocalypse.

Like Psylocke, Warrington is the

talking to each other is silly. So who gets more of the blame? Well despite my lack of previous love for Zach Snyder, I think he has to take this one on the chin. Visually, he nails Superman. As for character and story, he completely botched it.

is now also directing his own solo Batman film and starring in it, potentially scheduled for the end of 2018. A proven actor and director with a love for the Dark Knight he so badly wants to see come out of this unscathed.

We would love to tell you that Ben Affleck is great as Batman. He is. In fact he is probably one of the only good things worth watching in the film. He embodies the Dark Knight. An older, more brutal Bruce Wayne who has his reasons for breaking his one rule in this film. Oh boy does he kill people in the dozens. Wonder Woman is also great for her brief appearance but my point is this. The film and DC as a whole was too caught up in trying to chase after Marvel and their success that they didn’t focus on giving us a good film. This is why the movie has not reached a billion in its box office as it was forecast to do. This is why fans are at each other’s throats once more. It’s all a bit of a mess really, from the film to the fan wars it has ignited.

However it mustn’t get caught up with trying to be so dark and joyless that it forgets its own characters. Superman is a joyful character and so is Wonder Woman.

Allow them to have fun on screen and create the darker drama when necessary.

No-one wants to leave a cinema drained of happiness or hope, it’s not a recommended experience.

What does this mean for the future of the DC cinematic universe then? Nothing good.

We wouldn’t be as presumptuous as to say it’s failed already. There are still things to hold on to. Wonder Woman made you believe that she was the powerful Amazonian ass kicker we had dreamed of seeing on the silver screen for years. Her movie comes out in June 2017. Ben Affleck

Our next DC instalment is Suicide Squad later in August this year. Which is currently undergoing reshoots to add ‘more comedy’. Is this a good or bad sign? Perhaps the studio finally listened to the fans that was a bit of humour in this universe?

As the infamous Heath Ledger Joker once said “Why so serious?”

second Horseman to appear in comic and movie form; but he was also a founding X-Man who went by angel due to his mutation of angelic wings (duh) but after Apocalypse brainwashed him, he was reborn a monster. Gone were the feathers and instead razor sharp steel wings and a new pale blue skin. All in all, expect the movie adaption of Arch-Angel to be lost and seeking purpose, something which Apocalypse is willing to provide.

Basically, the X-Men have got their work cut out with these four on Apocalypse’s leash.

by Ryan Connolly r.connolly@tsaglasgow.com

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WHEN FAD JUST MEANS BAD…

Here are five seriously crazy diets that you shouldn’t try When are we, as a society, going to realise that every body is a bikini body? Do you have a body? Can you put a bikini on it? Congratulations, you have a bikini body – go forth and enjoy your summer.

Here’s the thing – it’s nearly summer; it’s going to start getting warmer, you won’t be able to go outside on a sunny day without someone yelling “TAPS AFF!” Yes, your friends might just suggest a wee day out to the beach. So maybe you want to lose a little bit of weight before swimsuit season is truly upon us? Absolutely fine, but for the love of god, do not try any of the seriously crazy diets (unless these sound actually appetising to you? Whatever floats your boat).

THE JUICE CLEANSE Juice fasting, juice cleansing, detoxing, whatever you want to call it – basically this diet ensues not eating any solid foods. Juice juice juice, all day, every day until you want to stop, I suppose. Your juice should be typically made up of around 80% vegetables and 20% fruits – and it apparently helps because the juice contains little fibre. I tell a lie when I say you can’t eat solid foods, actually. Many juice fasters take laxatives while fasting to promote efficiency in the expulsion of waste.

A while back, Carolyn Kylstra of Buzzfeed asked Leslie Schilling RDN, LDN, Memphisbased dietitian and owner of Schilling Nutrition Therapy, LLC about the juice cleanse when it comes to weight loss. Schilling said, “It’s highly unlikely that one will maintain the weight loss from a “juice cleanse” unless quickly coupled with realistic and lasting lifestyle changes (like swapping out heavily processed foods for more fruits, veggies, high-quality protein and fat sources).”

So that’s that one debunked. Juice cleansing as a way of weight loss may work when you’re doing it, but in the long run, it’s basically useless.

MACROBIOTIC DIET

GIVE THE POLE A WHIRL It’s been overly sexualised for so long that we forgot that pole dancing can actually make for a really good exercise.

What comes into your mind first when you think about pole dancing? The majority of people may still imagine a woman wearing little to nothing, dancing around a pole for the entertainment of the men before them. It is still so widely associated with the idea that sex workers, girls who pole dance for a living, wound up there because of their bad past, because they dropped out of school, because their parents didn’t love them, or some other bullshit.

That stigma still exists, sure, but in recent years pole dancing for exercise and hobby reasons has become so popular.

The truth about pole dancing is that it’s hard work. It requires quite a bit of strength! Pole dancing is a performance art which combines dance with acrobatics. Pole dancing requires a combination of great strength, endurance and flexibility. Actually becoming any good at pole dancing takes time, and a lot of falling down off of the pole (hopefully onto a crash mat).

Ever since pole dancing became more of a popular thing that average people

started to do, it grabbed my interest. Like any exercise, there are a lot of benefits that come with practicing pole dancing.

According to the fitness section of allwomenstalk, it’s great for losing weight.

It’s energetic, and allows you to burn a lot of calories. According to the website, as many as 250 calories in just one class.

Doing it regularly may result in a significant bit of weight loss, if that’s what you’re after.

Along with weight loss, it’s great for getting toned. You’ll get a thorough work out and just about all of your muscles will be used when you dance – it’s pretty intense.

I’m personally disgusted with how flexible I am, which is not at all. If you are too, pole dancing can fix that! Apparently, it’s great for your posture too.

Glasgow and Edinburgh offer pole dancing classes – Twirl ‘n’ Tone, for example, is a Glasgow based Pole Dance Academy that is open to women of all ages, shapes and sizes to learn the art of pole dancing. Young professionals, mums with families and retired women make up the student and teacher population. They offer at least one class every day of the week. Classes are only £10 for an hour and a half session.

Pole dancing offers a unique way to work out, lose weight, get toned up and have fun. Screw all of the stigma! It sounds exciting and different. Looking for a new way to work out? Maybe this is for you.

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EXTREME VEGANISM. The macrobiotic diet ensues only eating natural foods – nothing processed at all. If you go for the macrobiotic diet, you’d be expecting to eat a lot of nuts, fresh vegetables, beans, etc.

The macrobiotic diet is actually often implemented with cancer patients, but there’s no hard evidence supporting the claim that it actually helps with the disease – Cancer Research UK does not support it. Along with losing weight, it is said it helps balancing the yin and yang in your life and one in the pursuit of happiness might just indulge in this natural meal plan.

But the things wrong with this diet are that, a) it’s pretty damn restrictive. Really, this diet is based on a pretty short list of foods. Along with this, b) it’s high carb and low protein.

This means you’ll be going a bit hungry, unless you eat a damn lot of it. Also, I’m not aware if you know this or not, but your body actually needs protein. Your muscles, organs and immune system are all fans of good ole protein.

BABY FOOD DIET Weird. Really weird. Going alone with this diet involves eating 16 jars of baby food a day, which apparently is meant to help you lose weight. Am I the only one who finds that weird? Some readers may say, “wait Holly, what’s wrong with that? Baby food’s not that bad.” Each to their own but still... really...really...weird...

In an article by Anna Pursglove for the Daily Mail, she says that Cheryl Cole gave the baby food diet a shot before appearing as a judge on the X-Factor...and she does look really good...maybe it’s not so weird?

Well considering there’s no actual evidence to prove that the baby food diet works as a means of losing weight, or being healthy at all actually, I’m not going to chance it.

ICE CREAM CLEANSE Now here’s one I can get behind! Eating like, five pints of ice cream a day for breakfast, lunch AND dinner? Hell yes, sign me right up.

Absolute legend Brent Rose from Gizmodo wrote a blog post called “I did the world’s first ice cream cleanse: yes, really.” He explains in this that he and a friend were enjoying some ice cream from Kippy’s in Venice, California. They noticed in the ice cream shop a sign that advertised the cleanse, and after inquiring, Brent just couldn’t stay away.

But yeah, I looked on the Kippy’s website and to my displeasure found that they do not ship their products to anywhere outside Mainland US. Bad times.

That said, it’s important to note that Kippy’s is not traditional ice cream – it’s organic and natural and coconut based. So, actually a bit healthier and less fatty than regular ice cream. And because it doesn’t ship to the UK, it’s impossible to come by here. So if you want to take part in the ice cream cleanse, you might just have to hunt for some ice cream that will promote weight loss.

Brent did drop around six pounds thanks to his cleanse, but then gained them back over a long weekend. Like the juice cleanse, it’s easy to just gain the weight you lost right back if you don’t keep up a diet that’ll keep off the weight.

I think I’ll just take my Ben & Jerry’s and eat it for pleasure, not for health reasons.

BLUE TINTED SPECTACLES I’m sorry but...hahahahahaha, what?

Apparently eating while wearing blue tinted glasses should help promote weight loss.

So the story goes, looking at food through a blue tint is meant to make it look less appetising. Very few foods are naturally blue, so if you see your meals as blue your brain will tell you, “nope, that looks disgusting. Eat very little of that. Nope.”

Johnny Depp has been spotted wearing blue tinted glasses, could he perhaps believe and partake in this diet trend, which originated in Japan?

Maybe this one isn’t dangerous, and maybe you could become that little bit leaner when you wear blue glasses while you eat... but then you’ve got to wear blue glasses whenever you eat.

Imagine asking your pal out to lunch and having them turn it down because they forgot their blue glasses. Ugh, no thanks.

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FOODIE EXPLORERS

KEEPING SHAWLANDS STRANGE It is the motto of Café Strange Brew and if you can take your eyes away from the skulls and kitsch artwork you’ll find a café that you can feel at home in…even if you don’t think you’re so strange.

The Chef Laurie, formerly of The Scullery in Finnieston, has created a menu filled with dishes which sets this café apart from the usual soup and sandwich joint. Their general everyday breakfast menu of a cooked breakfast (including a veggie friendly plate with veg sausage, eggs, beans, tattie scone and grilled tomato). But the best thing for me is you can get their smoked chilli hollandaise, poached egg, avocado, salmon and sourdough toast delight all day – so no need to drag yourself out of bed before 12 for this stomach filling goodness! If you can’t face that then you must try their baked eggs. Creamy and perfect for dunking that sourdough bread into.

Vegans are also well catered for with both cakes and lunch dishes for sale.

If breakfast isn’t your thing, then their soups are ace – the cauliflower and cheddar is delicious!

There’s also sandwiches (everything from New Yorker to Roast Chicken) to keep you going. Then there’s mac and cheese, fluffy chips and some desserts served with ice cream if you fancy a more substantial meal.

Already the flat white of Café Strange Brew is legendary stuff in Shawlands. Dear Green Coffee is served here and no need to add any sugar (unless of course you were out last night and need some!)

It tastes creamy, glossy and looks almost too good to drink. Teapigs tea is used and they sell a concoction called London Fog – like an Earl Grey latte.

It’s a small place and at weekends it fills up fast.

Café Strange Brew, 1109 Pollokshaws Road, G41 3YG Open Tues – Sat 08:30 to 17:00 Sun 09:30 to 16:00

TSA’s guest contributors, Foodie Explorers, started blogging way back in 2007 and cover all things concerning food and drink in Glasgow along with sharing stories of their travelling adventures.

They definitely know their stuff when it comes to Glasgow’s foodie scene and we couldn’t think of a better pair to ask for advice in seeking some of the best joints in town.

Know of a food, drink or travel story Mark and Emma should know about? Send them an email – contact@foodanddrinkglasgow.co.uk or check out their blog www.foodanddrinkglasgow.co.uk

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MULTIPLAYER MIRROR’S EDGE: DOOM WE’RE IN FOR ONE HELL OF A RIDE

CATALYST PREVIEW

After a long absence from the world of gaming, we are finally (FINALLY) getting another addition to the Doom franchise.

Doom is to first person shooters what Superman is to comic-book heroes, what Star Wars is to blockbuster cinema, what Lord of the Rings is to fantasy literature!

Okay, maybe I’m a bit over-excited but my point is that it was the first of its kind to grab the public’s attention, in this case by the throat.

Releasing in 1993 on computer and developed by Id software, it revolved around an unknown marine, who would later be dubbed “Doom guy” by fans, as he shoots, blasts, disintegrates, explodes and hacks his way through the hellacious landscape of mars.

Alas the time is finally here dear friends, surprise cult hit Mirror’s Edge (2008) by video game bogey-man Electronic Arts has finally been blessed with a reboot that for once we actually want to see; Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst.

Mirror’s Edge (the old one) was the world’s first free-running themed game to be gifted the triple-A experience. You played as Faith, a ‘runner’ who’s job is to transport secret messages in a quasi-dystopian future in which the government has gone Big Brother.

The story begins from when Faith is framed for the murder of a high-level politician, and she must evade capture by using her parkour skills to leap across sky scrapers, Die Hard through vents and climb pipes – grunting and scraping her knees as she goes.

While fans didn’t care much about the abysmal story, they did however love the simple ‘run from A to B as quick as possible’ aspect of the game which was much more fun and saw gamers compete to get the fastest times, trimming and refining their routes endlessly just to shave precious nanoseconds just to beat Xx_N00b-K1llR_Xx’s time. It was infinitely fun, and was one of the biggest time-sinking games in recent memory.

So what about this reboot? Well, the story in the previous game has been blasted into the stratosphere – kaput and started fresh. You

still play as Faith, but a different and shinier one with redder gloves and blacker hair. But while the story may be starting from scratch, the famous mechanics and satisfying flow the previous game created will stay – with a bigger focus on momentum based combat – whereas before combat was clunky and slow. What’s more there is now the chance for users to create their own time trials using an intuitive checkpoint system once they’re sick of story mode – players can share their own tracks and also vote on others giving the game endless replay worth.

Doom quickly became a massive hit which attracted and revolted in equal measure, with many citing its violence and gore as beyond necessary as well as the satanic imagery. You can almost hear someone pleading for the developers to “think of the children”.

The biggest change, however, is the map.

Whereas before levels were linear, and going from A to B was like running track with a set pack; Catalyst’s map is open world, there is no set way to get to the objective and players will have to rely on their own skills to find the quickest routes which gives the new game a new layer of replay worth, which doesn’t reply on developers putting out regular updates.

Despite talk from Id in developing another instalment, there was never anything solid produced to show it. It was only revealed that we would be getting a new Doom from Id’s new parent company, Bethesda, after they announced exclusive Doom

The controversy only helped Doom secure its pop culture status, and a sequel was released a year later with a relocation to earth, followed by a survival horror reboot in 2003.

alpha access as a pre-order bonus for Wolfenstein: The New Order.

So here we are, two years later, and what can we expect from the latest instalment?

Well, blood, violence, lots and lots of guns and a whole lot of demon slaying – basically the original cranked up to 11 in sweet, sweet HD. The single player side is guaranteed to be a demon blood bath with classic weapons such as the super shotgun to the BFG 9000 all returning to eviscerate the legions of hell. The developers have stressed that movement is key in the game and discourages hiding, instead encouraging players to literally charge forward and rip the heads off demons. With a guaranteed 13 hour long campaign as well, what more do you need?

Oh, you want multiplayer as well? Well the beta was opened recently and I have to say, I thought it was great. The combat is fast and gory, the controls are simple and easy to use, maps are well designed and the guns are well balanced. Granted, some are superior to others in close range but all in all it was the skill of the player rather than the power of the gun that ensured those wonderfully gory kills. It’s fun, but it’s no king killer either, granted. If you want an old school arena style game then you’ll love it, but those on PC may not be so enticed as those on console.

Overall, Doom guarantees a fun time for players and although it won’t be to everyone’s tastes, it’ll be one HELL of a ride.

Over all Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst is shaping up to be a fantastic game, and following a hugely successful open beta it might just be better than the original. It’s bright, beautiful, intuitive and fun just like the previous game. Releasing May 24th on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC you’d be daft to miss it – especially if you were a fan of the 2008 game!

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WHAT’S ON IN THE GAMING CALENDAR It can be argued that 2015 was a pretty good year for gaming: There was the Witcher 3, with its endless moral dilemmas which caused many a player to question their moral code. We also had the closing of the Arkham trilogy as Batman had to do everything in his power to save Gotham City from Scarecrow. We returned to the nuclear wastes of Fallout 4 to save or destroy the Commonwealth and finally, embraced the madness of the old ones and became a hunter in Bloodbourne. All in all a pretty good year for big titles but can 2016 top it?

First of all we have Overwatch by Blizzard.

The Superhero FPS multiplayer sees players take control of various heroes and villains as they combat each other online by fully embracing their character’s role. So, if you’re playing as Winston, the super genius gorilla, then you’re probably going to be doing your best soaking up damage for comrades while the assassin, Reaper, will be ideal for behind enemy lines. The game is multiplayer only, but if there’s one thing Blizzard knows, it’s multiplayer gaming at its best. The game will release in May. This year also sees the curtain call for Naughty Dogs beloved treasure hunter, Nathan Drake. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End sees a now retired and married Drake come back for one last adventure with his estranged (and legally dead) brother, to locate the greatest treasure there is.

The gameplay will be much the same as the previous instalments with a balance

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between platforming and gunplay. The last instalment of the Nathan Drake saga will also feature online multiplayer and will allow players to playas past and present characters. The game will launch in early May. Gears of War is the epitome of action shooters; big men, big guns, gallons of blood and carnage. The newest instalment in the franchise, set 25 years after Gears 3, sees J.D Fenix take up the fight in his father’s place as a new threat for humanity emerges.

The game promises much the same as the previous instalments, with the original cover system and combat mechanics returning, albeit with new weapons and other additions. Multiplayer will be prominent as well with online multiplayer returning and “couch” co-op mode being available. The game will be released in October.

Mafia 3 sees the return of the renowned crime series this year. Set in 1968, in New Bordeaux, Lincoln Clay is a Vietnam veteran who returns with the intention of re-joining the gang who raised him. Before he can, though, he sees all gunned down by their Italian Mafia rivals, setting Clay on a path of conquest and revenge. The game is an open world shooter but that doesn’t mean players can’t take the stealthier approach in killing enemies. As well as this, you can take over Mafia controlled turf and begin to build your own empire. The game will release in October.

Cyberpunk is one of the most iconic subgenres of science fiction and you only have to look at the Deus Ex series to see why.

The latest instalment Mankind Divided sees the return of Adam Jensen as he attempts to take down a terrorist organization while secretly working against the Illuminati.

The game will continue its effective mix of shooter, stealth and role playing elements while expanding on it to allow players to tackle situations through combat, hacking, stealth and social interactions.

Call of Duty is without a doubt the grandfather of modern shooters and as a result has gained some mileage in its time. From WW2 shooter to modern warfare and now war in the final frontier of outer space. As result of humanity being humanity, we require natural resources from colonies throughout space. Of course, some don’t like this and an insurgent group leads a surprise attack on earth and now it is up to Captain Reyes to lead the counter attack.

The latest instalment, from Infinity Ward no less, will deliver all the traditional gameplay elements of the series, but the developers promise the addition of zero gravity environments as well as the prominence of space combat in warships. This will no doubt grab the attention of some, and those who purchase either legacy or deluxe editions will receive the re-mastered edition of Modern Warfare. The game will be released in November.

For those more inclined to the tactical side of gaming, you can look forward to the latest addition to the Total War franchise with Total War: Warhammer. Take control of the most famous factions and races from the iconic fantasy world, as you attempt to conquer the continent of the Old World.

Expect the standard features of Total War, with some extra additions and Warhammer flair. The game will release in May. This isn’t all on offer though as we’ll have: The reboot and sequel to Mirror’s Edge in June, the massive, ambitious No Man’s Land in June, a Lego version of Force Awakens coming in June, the latest expansion for World of Warcraft in August with Legion and finally, Final Fantasy 15 in September.

As well as those confirmed, we can expect the following this year, providing development hits no troubles: the fully destructible environment of Crackdown 3, The Batman as told by Tell Tale Games, Zombies in Hollywood with Dead Island 2, the sequel to stealth masterpiece with Dishonored 2, the sequel to the surprisingly good South Park: The Stick of Truth and the third season of Tell Tale Games The Walking Dead series.

All in all a pretty decent offering from this year but will they be worth the wait? Only time will tell.

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Salary: Competitive Agent: Hutchesons’ Grammar School Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow We are seeking to appoint a friendly, enthusiastic and skilled School Secretary to support the Head Teacher and her senior team. The successful candidate will be well organised and meet deadlines in a calm and collected manner, even under the pressure of conflicting priorities.

With excellent written and verbal communication the appointed candidate will be able to work effectively and professionally with all stakeholders, dealing with issues in a sensitive and confidential manner. The post is offered on a full time, term – time only basis. However, there will be a requirement to work an additional 5 days during the summer holidays and on 4 in-service days.

CUSTOMER SERVICES – GERMAN SPEAKING Salary: £17000 per annum + plus shift bonus Agent: Total Recruitment Skills: Customer Services Location: Glasgow Based within their modern, state of the art, well equipped Glasgow offices (with parking, coffee shop, internet cafe and lunch venues on site), you would join a fun, friendly and very outgoing team environment.

Handling all manner of customer inquiries, over the phone and via email, you will have first class communication skills, both verbal and written (GERMAN AND ENGLISH). This is NOT a call centre environment, but much more of an open plan, friendly, large office environment. SHIFTS 3PM – MIDNIGHT, Wednesday to Sunday, £17,000 PLUS 10% shift allowance. INITIALLY 12-15 weeks TEMPORARY BUT WILL LEAD TO A PERMANENT CONTRACT FOR THE RIGHT PERSON. APPLY WITHOUT DELAY – RECRUITING RIGHT NOW!!!!

JUNIOR LAND SURVEYOR Salary: £13-16/h Agent: Hudson Construction & Property Skills: Construction/Trades/Property Location: Glasgow My Client is an English contractor that is expanding to the Central Belt of Scotland and building its team. There is lots of work lined up and already underway with the leadership of a good core team that we have built up in recent months. We are now seeking a Junior Land Surveyor to join the team and assist in levelling, target shooting etc. on multiple contracts including rail road, and water projects. Any experience is helpful, but there is significant opportunity for training and development.

This will be on a contract basis to start Please note you will receive an automated response advising you that we have received your CV. Hudson is a leading provider of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent management solutions worldwide.

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Salary: £21,500 Agent: Anderson Knight Skills: Financial Services/Investment Location: Glasgow Anderson Knight is looking for a Telephone Account Manager to work permanently in Glasgow. This will be working with a well established financial services company. Main responsibilities: – Account management – Hitting realistic sales targets – Conducting outgoing sales calls – Maintaining and strengthen relationships – Developing a team of advisors The ideal candidate must be a polished individual with a professional approach and a background in financial services. Please apply for further details.

Salary: £Competative Agent: Halo Hotels (Crowwood) Skills: Hospitality/Catering/Tourism Location: Glasgow An opportunity has arisen to join the team as a chef de partie at one of our hotels, with a busy guest restaurant and banqueting for 140, we are looking for someone who has at least 3 years experience in the kitchen and holds the relative food safety, and training documentation appropriate to the position. The position is available immediately with a competitive salary offered commensurate with experience, the position is permanent and full time. In the first instance send your cv, and you will be contacted in order to arrange an interview

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Salary: £Negotiable Agent: PTM Security Solutions Ltd Skills: Engineering/Technical Location: Glasgow Field Service Engineer required to carry out Service, Repair and Installation of Door Entry Systems and carry out routine PMV inspections to Fire Alarms and Smoke Extraction Systems. You must have relevant experience and qualifications and hold a Full Driving Licence. Any and all endorsements must be disclosed. The post is Full Time and carried a probationary period of 6 months. You must rotate 1 week "On Call" with the other engineers (following probationary period). A Company vehicle is provided and company branded clothing is also provided.

Salary: £DEO Agent: Stafffinders Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow Stafffinders are currently recruiting for a permanent full time experienced Bookkeeperfor our Glasgow client.

Must have experience in the following: Maintaining Sales and Purchase Ledger. Bank Reconciliation.

Preparation of VAT and PAYE Returns. Processing of timesheets, credit control,supplier payments.

Preparation and submission of invoices. Sage line 50.

Sage Payroll. Sage Job Coasting. All Microsoft packages.

To apply please email CV to Karen.auchincloss@ stafffindes.co.uk

Salary: £DOE Agent: Independent Accountants in Scotland Limited Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow IAIS have an excellent opportunity for an Accounts Assistant to join them on a permanent basis. Our team provide high quality advice and assistance in every aspect of our clients’ financial and accounting requirements. You will be required to assist in the preparation of Accounts, Tax Computations, Management Accounts and VAT returns with the addition of other ad-hoc duties within the office as and when required. Ideally having worked in a practice setting you will be comfortable in preparing accounts with minimal supervision although working in a team and be comfortable using Sage to Trial Balance and a working knowledge of Iris would also be beneficial. As you will be the first point of contact for many clients an excellent telephone manner along with strong communication skills are required.

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£ Commensurate with experience The Centre of Therapy and Counselling Studies Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow An opportunity has arisen within our expanding organisation for someone to take charge of the reception area while sharing some of the duties carried out by our administration team. This is a full-time post working from Monday to Friday within a busy academic and clinical environment. Duties will include: Managing a busy reception desk as first point of contact with visitors, students, clients, therapists and trainers.

Answering incoming telephone calls. Carrying out specific administration tasks and operating systems.

Essential Qualities: Warm and friendly manner Mature and professional attitude Good communication skills Good organisational skills Ability to work on own initiative as well as within a team Reliability and punctuality

PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR Salary: £23,000 + Benefits Agent: Lusona Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow

Lusona’s Client a well known business based in the city centre of Glasgow seek to recruit a payroll administrator on a permanent capacity This is an excellent position for a candidate looking develop there career within payroll Main Duties for this role are: Process monthly payroll .

Process all PAYE and NI contributions. Processing various expenses. Update all RTI information. Deal with any auto enrolement queries. Liaise with various department regarding payroll queries. Process all year end payroll.

Ensure all current payroll legislation is adhered to .

To apply for this role you will have at least 2 years previous payroll experience based within a fast paced environment, have excellent interpersonal skills and have the ability to work own your own initiative

ACCOUNTS MANAGER Salary: Negotiable/Competitive Agent: JGB Steelcraft (UK) Ltd Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow We are a busy steel manufacturing business based in Hillington Glasgow seeking an experienced Accounts Manager/book-keeper for an immediate start on a permanent basis. Responsibilities: Full responsibility for the finance including: – Sales Ledger & Purchase Ledger Preparing Supplier payment runs Bank reconciliations Credit Card reconciliations Payroll – Weekly and Monthly Staff expenses/petty cash VAT Returns Experience: – Sage Job Costing Sage Project costing Sage Line 50 You must have excellent customer service, accounts and administration skills. You should have working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and SAGE experience essential. Must possess the ability to prioritise and accomplish multiple tasks. To apply please forward your CV giving your salary expectations and availability Call 0141 892 2000

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£16,380 to £17,000 depending on qualifications and experience Agent: The Presbytery of Glasgow Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow The Presbytery of Glasgow has a vacancy for a fulltime Trainee Administrator to work within a small team providing administrative/secretarial support to our two Presbytery Clerks and other staff members/ committee conveners. Based in Glasgow city centre, the successful applicant will have some administrative experience and/or appropriate qualifications, including a working knowledge of MS Office, and will be able to demonstrate a willingness to learn. Hours of work Monday – Thursday 8.30am to 4.30pm Friday 8.30am to 4pm Further details A full job description is available by email from the Office Manager, Ms Karen Lafferty (klafferty@presbyteryofglasgow.org.uk). Applications, by cv and covering letter, may be sent to this email address or made via S1 jobs. (If applying directly, please use the job title as the subject of your email.) n.b. Some flexibility in start date may be possible for applicants completing training courses within the next few months.

PHP SQL DEVELOPER Salary: Up to £40,000 DOE Agent: RHA Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow RHA is a specialist audio company based in Glasgow.

We develop, manufacture and market innovative audio products with sales channels in over twenty countries. We are seeking a full time Developer to develop and support our internal ERP system.

Development includes all aspects of the lifecycle, including design, development, deployment, training and maintenance. The ideal candidate is creative, and passionate about developing quality software, using good programming practices. Candidates should also have a strong willingness and aptitude to learn the latest web development technologies. Required Skills & Experience Strong knowledge of system architecture, data structures, design and integration. Object-oriented PHP, JavaScript, CSS3, and HTML. SQL, database design & normalization. Problem solving attention to detail Selfsufficient, can take user requirements, debug code and solve problems with minimal guidance This is a great career opportunity within a truly innovative company

HVAC SERVICE ENGINEER Salary: £15 per hour + Company Benifits Agent: Search Consultancy Skills: Construction/Trades/Property Location: Glasgow Search Facilities Management are actively searching for Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to carrying out service and maintenance duties within a mobile contract in the Glasgow. This is a permanent role, working 40 hours per week and will offer the opportunity to up skill within a great team. Duties include Carrying out all planned and reactive mechanical tasks tasks on a daily basis. All plumbing duties, as well as basic heating and boiler maintenance. Fault finding. Working alongside the maintenance team, you will assist in any ad hoc maintenance duties as required. You will also be expected to pick up and basic mechanical or fabric tasks when necessary. Candidates will ideally possess

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If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, and have the skills and experience, please contact Kerry McFarlane on 01412727725 or send your CV to kerry.mcfarlane@search.co.uk

COACHBUILDER Salary: £10.00 – £14.00 per hour Agent: Aspirare Skills: Engineering/Technical Location: Glasgow Coachbuilder, Glasgow, £10-£14 per hour Our market leading client currently has an exciting opportunity for a time served coachbuilder to join their renowned team with over 30 years’ experience for their blue chip commercial client base. Working in a fast paced environment, our coachbuilder will require experience in panel beating, vehicle bodybuilding and bodywork with the process continuing on to spray painting and completion. This opportunity provides a 6 month contract with a view of permanent position in a specialized company with rapid growth and progression possibilities. To be considered for the Coachbuilder position, you require: Time-served as coachbuilder Good knowledge of engineering standards operations Ability to follow plans and designs The forthcoming contract position are suited to hands-on, pro-active experienced coachbuilders who will undertake PSV and HGV vehicle rebuilding damage repairs. Apply NOW! Send your CV or call John on 01698 324664 to not miss out on this promising opportunity.

ACCOUNTANT Salary: £Dependent on Experience Agent: McAllisters Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow A full time experienced Accountant managing a portfolio of clients. Minimum at least 3 – 5 years continuous experience in an accountancy firm required.

The Accountant role involves the following: Preparation of small limited company statutory accounts. Preparation of sole trader and partnership accounts and personal tax returns. Use of Iris software and Sage Line 50.

Involvement in personal tax, corporate tax, VAT and PAYE work. A good working knowledge of Sage payroll, RTI and Auto Enrolement. Familiarity With Xero, Kashflow & Sage ACT and other online accounting software would be helpful. The Accountant in Practice role would be best suited to the following type of individual: An enthusiastic and positive individual who enjoys a variety of work and is confident in dealing directly with a wide range of clients. Someone with good organisational skills and the ability to work to strict deadlines. Strong communication skills and the capacity to work well as part of a team.

MANAGER Salary: £17000-22000 per annum Agent: Brown Opticians Skills: Retail Location: Glasgow Our business is expanding so a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a full time Practice manager and Assistant Manager Management experience is essential for this role, as it requires someone with a proven track record to really drive the practice to the next level. If

you have previous optics experience, with the ability to dispense as a minimum requirement and a proven managerial background then this will be the ideal role for you. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will be responsible for monitoring performance, driving sales and maintaining excellence in customer service.

Other duties will include staff performance, dispensing, managing the appointment diary, preparing and keeping all Practice paperwork up to date, handling cash and general housekeeping duties. A competitive salary will depend on your experience, will be provided. As well as further training and career development within the Optical industry. Please send a CV summarising your experience to date with a cover letter detailing your strengths, your aspirations and why you believe that you should be considered for this opportunity.

ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER Salary: £DOE Agent: Brightwork Specialist Recruitment Skills: Engineering/Technical Location: Glasgow This is a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join our client’s well established and successful FMCG manufacturing organisation. The ideal candidate will have electrical and some mechanical experience. The main responsibilities are: – Carry out planned and preventative maintenance tasks when required. – Prioritise and plan workload, ensuring an effective maintenance service. – Involved in projects relating to the installation and commissioning of new equipment. The successful candidate should have relevant engineering experience and be able to work using their own initiative within a maintenance based environment. Ideally you will have a recognised apprenticeship or trade qualification to HNC Level or higher. There will be an on call rota every 3 week paid for too. To apply please send your CV and salary requirements to Daniel Cairney of BWSR – Brightwork Specialist Recruitment at daniel.cairney@bwsr.co.uk or call 0141 272 8129 to discuss further. Brightwork Specialist Recruitment offers the services of an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

SALES LEDGER Agent: Eden Scott Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow Eden Scott’s client based in Glasgow City Centre is looking for a Sales Ledger Clerk to join their business on a full time basis. As a Sales Ledger Clerk, you will be responsible for: – *Allocation of payments received via bacs. Ensuring each payment is allocated to the correct account *Reconciling payments received to the relevant account *Entering payments on to customer accounts and clearing down using in house accounting package *Interpreting and responding to the spoken request over the phone or in person *Communicate and liaise verbally and in writing between customers and other staff members *Opening new accounts on in house system *Replying to trade reference requests received from other companies *Assisting other members of staff with their queries *Processing credit card payments The successful candidate will: – *Have good sales ledger or accounts receivable experience *Be comfortable raising

invoices and with cash allocation *Be comfortable with credit control and internal communication *Be hard working and able to fit in with a friendly environment

DEBT COLLECTION AGENTS Salary: £14000 & Uncapped Bonus Agent: TNC Group Skills: Call/Contact Centres Location: Glasgow Debt Collection Agents – Full Time – £14000 & Uncapped Bonus Established in 1973, TNC Collections is one of the nations premier Debt Collection companies. TNC provide debt recovery services for many thousands of businesses including many household names. We now require additional Telephone Collection Agents to be based in our Glasgow office on a Full Time basis. What you’ll do: Chase and recover outstanding debt . Negotiate payment plans with customers . Work to targets.

Investigate disputes in order to secure a payment.

Update the company database on a regular basis. Full training is provided and you should already be a strong communicator with excellent listening and persuasive skills. In return we offer a competitive basic of £14000.

Additionally we offer an excellent bonus offering the realistic opportunity to earn an additional £150+ per month which is entirely uncapped. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9am-5.30pm or 10am-6.30pm and Friday 8.30am-5pm. To apply for this position please forward your CV with covering letter and contact details.

OPTICAL ASSISTANT Salary: £14000-£17000 per annum Agent: Brown Opticians Skills: Retail Location: Glasgow Our business is expanding so a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a full time Optical assistant. The successful candidate will ideally have retail or customer service experience and be looking to begin an exciting career within the Optical Industry. The ideal candidate would have optical experience though experience not essential. Reporting to the Practice Manager, You will be responsible for performing pre-testing checks, carrying out simple repairs on patients’ spectacles and maintaining and replenishing stock levels. Other duties will include updating and maintaining patient records, manually and on the computer, managing the appointment diary, preparing and keeping all Practice paperwork up to date, handling cash and general housekeeping duties. Ideally dispensing experience of collection and dispensing of glasses A competitive salary will depend on your experience, will be provided. As well as further training and career development within the Optical industry. Please send a CV summarising your experience to date with a cover letter detailing your strengths, your aspirations and why you believe that you should be considered for this opportunity.

BOOKKEEPER Salary: £18000 – £19000 per annum Agent: Eden Scott Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow Eden Scott’s client based in Glasgow is currently recruiting for a Bookkeeper to join their business on a full time permanent basis. As a Bookkeeper your duties will include: Assisting in the preparation of accounts.

Processing of expenses. Undertaking of Credit Control

duties. Processing of the companies payroll (end to end using sage). Dealing with payroll queries. Reconciling bank accounts. General financial administration duties.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills/ experience: Experienced user of sage. Experience of processing payroll. Previous reconciliations experience.

Excellent communication and problem solving skills.

The ability to work to tight deadlines, whilst maintain accuracy. Previous experience of preparing accounts. This is an excellent opportunity to join a company who invest in their staff and take the next step in your career. ** Please note only candidates with Sage and end to end payroll experience, will be considered ** In return you will be rewarded with a salary of between £18,000 – £19,000 depending on experience.

BENCH HAND JOINER Salary: £11.00 – £14.00 per hour Agent: HAYS Skills: Construction/Trades/Property Location: Glasgow Experienced Bench Hand Joiner required with CSCS card Your new company is an exciting shopfitting company based in Glasgow with various projects happening right now and throughout summer. Your new role will be to use your experience and skills in a number of Bench Hand Joiner roles. What you’ll need to succeed is a wealth of experience and skill alongside a CSCS card. What you’ll get in return is a competitive rate with a chance to maintain employment if your hard work is recognised. What you need to do now If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn’t quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

ENGINEERING TEAM LEADER Salary: £ DOE Agent: Lusona Skills: Production/Manufacturing Location: Glasgow Our client, is a well-known FMCG business based in Glasgow, who as a result of some significant growth need to recruit an experienced Engineering Team Leader on a permanent capacity. Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the duties for this role are as follows: Assist in the oversight of the engineering site services. Oversee building maintenance and report back to the Head of Engineering with reports that are to be actioned. Review and implementation of general housekeeping standards.

Project management. Management of all engineering maintenance staff . Conduct appraisals. Conduct weekly meetings with supervisors to discuss operational issues . It is expected that you will be time served and have progressed from working on the engineering/plant floor to a supervisory or management role. A working knowledge of food safety standards is desirable. You will have an excellent knowledge of health and safety, safe systems of work and have exposure to contracts and permits. To apply for this position, please send your CV to graeme@lusona.co.uk or call me direct on 01698 535 878

PART TIME PART-TIME ADMINISTRATOR Salary: Agent:

£Commensurate with experience The Centre of Therapy and Counselling Studies Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow An opportunity has arisen within our expanding organisation for two people on a part-time basis to join our administration team carrying out duties in varied aspects of our operations. These are part-time posts working from Monday to Friday with actual hours to be agreed. Duties will include: Carrying out various administration tasks, procedures and operating systems within a busy academic and clinical environment.

Essential Qualities: Warm and friendly manner Mature and professional attitude Good communication skills Good organisational skill Ability to work on own initiative as well as within a team Reliability and

PART-TIME RECEPTIONIST Salary: £18,000 pro rata Agent: PRG Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow PRG Business Support are recruiting for our client exclusively for a front of house professional to join them on a part time basis working Thursdays and Fridays in the centre of Glasgow. Based front of house for our established client we are looking to speak with individuals who have a proven track record within reception coupled with good administrative skills. Duties: Meeting and greeting clients and external partners. Answering telephone and relaying messages. Basic admin duties and housekeeping.

Dealing with incoming and outgoing mail. Please send your CV to Emma Cameron to be considered for this vacancy coupled with your current salary, availability and holidays pre-booked in the next 6 months. To

be considered for this role please send your CV to supportroles@prgrecruitment.com confirming your notice period.

RESEARCH FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR Salary: £20,989 – £25,023 Agent: University of Glasgow Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow University of Glasgow University Services Finance Office Research Financial Administrator Ref : 013160 Salary : Grade 5, £20,989 – £25,023 per annum, pro rata. The University of Glasgow is looking to recruit a Research Financial Administrator within the Research Support Office. This post is part time (17.5 hours) and open ended. Duties are Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday. You will provide high quality post-award research financial administration support to College research support offices and academic research staff, and ensure accurate financial reporting and invoicing to funders, based on detailed knowledge of their terms and conditions. You will maintain accurate data within the core systems to enable production of information in support of Research Support Office objectives, and University and funder reporting requirements. Apply online at www.glasgow.ac.uk/jobs Closing date: 11 May 2016 The University has been awarded the Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award The University is committed to equality of opportunity in employment.

The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TEAM MEMBER PART TIME Salary: £18,000 – £21,000 Agent: Hudson Accounting & Finance Skills: Accountancy

Location: Glasgow Hudson Accountancy and Finance client are looking to add an Accounts Payable Team Member to the current team on a part time basis. This is a outstanding opportunity to join a prestigious organisation based on the outskirts of Glasgow. Key duties of the role include; Maintain the integrity of the financial ledger. Receive and check purchase invoice from suppliers and internal departments. Complete journals and adjustments as required. Process data accurately in accordance with deadlines. Reconcile transactions for specific suppliers.

Creation of excel spreadsheets collating charges on a monthly basis. Provide a fast efficient service to internal and external customers. Experience required; Knowledge of financial and accounting procedures. Strong Accounts Payable knowledge. Supplier statement reconciliation experience. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work to tight month end deadlines. If you are interested in this vacancy please contact Greg McDermott or Pamela McCulloch in our Glasgow office on 0141 240 2444 or greg.mcdermott@jobs.hudson.com Please note you will receive an automated response advising you that we have received your CV.

BDC SALES ADVISOR Salary: £Highly Competitive + Bonus!!

Agent: Peter Vardy Ltd Skills: Call/Contact Centres Location: Glasgow BDC SALES ADVISOR – PART TIME – WEEKEND & WEEK NIGHT HOURS Peter Vardy is the fastest growing motor retailer in its sector and has ambitious plans for the future. Our vision is to create the world’s best motor retail operation as measured by our colleagues, customers and investors. The company has won Sunday Times Awards for being a Top 100 Company to work for and has a real commitment to gaining success through colleague satisfaction. Due to the continued growth and success of the contact centre, we have an amazing opportunity for a sales driven person with a desire to

succeed. This role will see you utilising your passion for customer service, while offering your expert knowledge to provide solutions. As a BDC Sales Advisor, you will be required to deal with customers on a one on one basis delivering a first class service every time. Person Specification: Skills/Attributes Required Confident and positive ‘can do’ attitude. Excellent communication and influencing skills. Good learner with willingness to develop further. Strong team player. Well organised and good time management. Flexible. Ability to thrive under pressure. Competent with PC and internet. Apply today to get your career started at PV!

SALES ASSISTANT / RETAIL ADVISOR Salary: £250 – £400 Weekly Agent: The Interactive Team Skills: Sales Location: Glasgow Sales Assistant / Retail Advisor Are you looking for a career within sales and working with customers face to face? Are you looking for something different from the usual 9-5? Are you interested in a sales assistant role that offers real career progression and does what it says on the tin? At A4 interactive, we know inspiring leaders comes from every sort of back round. What matters most is your ability to connect, provide innovative solutions, and create an environment where all can succeed!

Looking for a sales position that combines you brilliant people skills with your enthusiasm with customer service? We are uniquely focused on delivering amazing customer service experiences and were

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looking for incredible individuals to work within our interactive team and strive for greatness!!! Customer service and sales requirements are: Ability to strike up conversation?. Fun, bubbly, positive personality. hunger to learn and develop. What we can offer is: Full training professional development programme. fun and inspiring work environment. weekly pay. Travel opportunities.

Experience in leadership. Full time/ part time positions.

Immediate start. If this sounds like you please apply now and start tomorrow!!!

SUPPORT OFFICER Salary: £12.15 per hour Agent: Pertemps Scotland Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow Our client, who is based in the Public Sector, has a requirement for a Support Officer. This is a temporary part-time role (either 5 half days or 3 full days per week), and is in Glasgow City Centre. This role attracts a pay rate of £12.15. This role requires a current Disclosure Scotland issued within the last 12 months. MAIN DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES o Analysing complex letters and emails, identifying key issues o Using In-house systems to draft responses, including Ministerial responses and diary cases. o Responding to correspondence, addressing key concerns and ensuring that letters are drafted using appropriate language and tone o Engaging with internal colleagues across several policy areas to obtain contributions for responses o Managing correspondence workload effectively, and meeting corporate deadlines. o Providing briefing and correspondence contributions on migration related issues o Supporting the team with some event and meeting management, and ad hoc duties Key Skills o Calm and logical – able to handle reading and dealing with difficult messages from members of the public o Excellent communication skills verbal and written o Experience of using Microsoft Outlook and Excel o Ability to make decisions based on known documented processes If you have the necessary experience and skill set for this role, please submit your CV to contract.glasgow@pertemps.co.uk

INCOME OFFICER (PART TIME) Salary: £30,714 – £33,726 pro rata per annum Agent: West of Scotland Housing Association Skills: Social Services/Housing/Childcare Location: Glasgow Income Officer (part time) Working Wednesdays Base – Glasgow East Office £30,714 – £33,726 pro rata per annum Defined Benefits Pension Scheme West of Scotland Housing Association is a dynamic social housing provider with a unique history and vision for the future. We are passionate about delivering exceptional services to our tenants. We also want to help make a positive contribution to the lives of those people living in the communities. Are you an experienced housing professional who is willing to take responsibility and make decisions? Can you convince us that you are a creative problem solver who is committed to improving service delivery and meeting demanding deadlines? Do you have a proven track record of forming effective working relationships with others because of your excellent communication and interpersonal skills?

Most importantly, we are looking for someone who is confident and assertive; a team player who will adopt a flexible and methodical approach to organising and prioritising a busy workload. You should have good knowledge of current housing policy and practice related to social housing income maximisation. If you are interested in an exciting opportunity to work in a progressive environment which strives for continuous improvement, please visit the recruitment page of our website www.westscot.co.uk to download an application

pack, email vacancies@westscot.co.uk or telephone 0141 550 5650 to request a pack. Completed applications must be returned by 12noon on Wednesday 4th May 2016.

CATERING ASSISTANT Salary: £5.56 – £7.33 Agent: Sense Scotland Skills: Hospitality/Catering/Tourism Location: Glasgow Catering Assistant Location: TouchBase, Glasgow Salary Scale: £6.56 – £7.33 (10-13) Part Time: 25 hours per week We have a job opportunity in our Touchbase Café for a Catering Assistant who will be responsible for food preparation and presentation to the highest standards whilst adhering to all Health & Safety, Food Hygiene and Environmental Health requirements. The post holder will also work together with others in the catering team to provide a welcoming customer service environment which takes account of each customer’s needs. This will include the provision of information in accessible formats. DUTIES To comply with all Health & Safety, Food Hygiene and Environmental Health regulations – training will be provided on this if required. Adhering to all café processes and procedures in line with the highest standards of food hygiene and health and safety. Café physical environment Cleaning of the physical environment and all catering equipment including crockery and cutlery as directed by the Café Manager or Café Supervisor. General Preparation of food and drinks for the Touchbase Café and catering service. Serving customers in the café, this includes money handling. Reporting any Health & Safety or equipment malfunction issues. Attending supervision sessions with line manager Attending training sessions as required Undertaking any other associated tasks as reasonably requested

PART TIME ADMINISTRATOR Salary: £7.00 – £10.00 per hour Agent: HAYS Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow Part Time Administrator required to cover maternity leave. Based in Wishaw. £8.00 – £10.00 per hour.

Your new company Based in Wishaw, this pioneering technology & production company manufacture energy efficient, resource-saving technologies and are a leader in the global market. Your new role You will be required to cover maternity leave on a part time basis (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between the hours of 8:00 – 16:30). This role will be primarily focused on SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) Administration and will also require supporting other admin tasks within the companies Service Support. You may be required travel to another site in the North of England.

SCADA activities will include coordination and liaison with customers using internal communication process to seek approval so SCADA activities can be performed on customer sites. What you’ll need to succeed Experience working within an similar Administration role previously is essential as you will be working within a fast paced environment and on multiple CRM systems. A high attention to detail, customer service skills and strong organisation skills are essential. What you’ll get in return You will be joining an innovative team and dealing with a broad range of duties. You will be working part time and will be offered £8.00 – £10.00 per hour based on experience. This a great opportunity for an individual looking to expand and develop their own administrative skill set. What you need to do now If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn’t quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an

employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

APPLICATION PROCESSOR – PART TIME Salary: £8.75 per hour Agent: Pertemps Scotland Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow We have a fantastic opportunity to work in a highly regarded public sector organisation on the outskirts of Glasgow City Centre (Pacific Quay) as an Administrator.

These are temporary roles with immediate start dates.

Candidates applying for this role must have a Disclosure Scotland certificate issued within the last 12 months.

Post Overview You will be responsible for ensuring applications received have all mandatory fields completed and all information has been transferred correctly to the online system. You will complete and issue any necessary notification or communication to the Applicant/ Organisation, requesting the provision of any missing information. You will also be the first point of contact for general enquires from the public via the Helpline and by email. Main Duties Application Processing Check the accuracy of application information supplied to ensure all mandatory fields are completed;. Ensure all necessary documents/information associated with registration applications have been supplied;. Ensure all relevant information is transferred accurately to the system, correcting where appropriate;. Complete and issue a notification to the Applicant or Organisation requesting that any missing information is supplied;. Undertake quality assurance checks for your peer group;. Undertake any other associated application processing tasks assigned by team leader;. Customer Relations Deal with incoming queries from the Helpline and by email, following agreed procedures and understanding how and where to escalate as appropriate;. Answer all incoming calls within the specified time;. Hours of Work Part-time – 20 hours per week. Option 1: Wednesday – Friday 6pm – 10pm and one day from Saturday or Sunday 9.30am – 6pm Option 2: One evening from Wednesday – Friday 6pm – 10pm and both Saturday and Sunday 9.30am – 6pm Option 3: Tuesday – Friday 5pm – 10pm If you wish to apply for this role please submit your CV to contract.glasgow@pertemps.co.uk

WORKFORCE PLANNER Salary:

Competitive salary plus excellent benefits AXA PPP healthcare – Health Services Division Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow Background With over 25 years’ experience AXA PPP healthcare is widely recognised as the foremost quality provider of Occupational Health Services, medical assessments, wellbeing and employee assistance programmes and currently provides support to over two million employees in more than 1800 organisations.

We pride ourselves in delivering the expert support and clinical input required to assist our clients to maintain the day-to-day health and wellbeing of their employees. So it will come as no surprise that we’re just as passionate about investing in our people. We offer an attractive reward package, the work-life balance is excellent and the prospects are everything you would expect from part of the global AXA Group.

We are looking to appoint a Workforce Planner to join our Corporate Implementations team (Glasgow or Eastbourne) on a part time basis. The role Workforce planning is a process to ensure the right number of people, with the right skills are employed in the right Agent:

place at the right time to deliver our organisation’s short, medium and long term objectives. Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Implementations, your role is to support resource planning within Clinical Operations. In this role you will accurately forecast, plan and organise appropriate staffing levels at all times within the operational and clinical teams, ensuring operational efficiency is maintained to support the first class service we provide to our clients. You will also be required to ensure that all relevant reporting is maintained and completed within set timescales for all departments in the business. Skills, knowledge and behaviour The successful candidate will have excellent planning and organisational skills; a background in workforce or resource planning would be a distinct advantage. Experience of delivering first class service to internal and external stakeholders, as well as knowledge of producing reports and Management Information is essential. An analytical approach to working and experience of using Workforce Management systems would be beneficial, although not essential. What will you get from this role? As the number one global insurance brand, and one of the Sunday Times Top 25 Best Big Companies to work for, our reward package is a world-beater – here’s a small selection of our current benefits. Bonus scheme linked to yours and the company’s performance. Pension scheme with employer contributions as well as your own. 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays pa. Interest free season ticket loan scheme. Share Plan Scheme. Discount on all AXA Insurance products, including insurance, breakdown cover & healthcare .

TEAM ADMINISTRATOR Salary:

Highly Competitive with Award Winning Benefits Agent: Hymans Robertson Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow Team Administrator Part Time (3 days) Glasgow About Us: Hymans Robertson is one of the UK’s leading independent pensions, investment and benefit consultancies; we employ over 750 staff in four UK offices (London, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Glasgow).

The firm operates as an independent partnership and prides itself on an innovative, client focused approach.

Our clients include some of the UK’s leading names and largest pension schemes, while our continued growth and success has been recognised by numerous industry awards; Employee Benefits Consultancy of the year. The Role: We are seeking a part time team administrator to join our Glasgow finance team. This role will support the team with a range of responsibilities such as implementing new systems, project management and also day-to-day calendar management. This is a new position so we are looking for someone to come in and make the role their own with the support of the team and the wider business. Key responsibilities will include: Administrative support to the finance team (organising meetings, arranging travel, updating documentation). Employee expenses and petty cash. Processing of credit card transactions. Project management support for various key initiatives taking place during the year. Updating teams on new processes within the firm. Organising regular team meetings and ensuring documents are arranged in timely manner. The Candidate: You’ll join a busy team at the forefront of a number of major initiatives across the firm so you’ll need experience of a similar role, in a similar environment.

This would really suit someone wanting part time hours who can manage their own workload, is selfmotivated but enjoys being part of a close team. First class communication skills, including the ability to work well with finance and non-finance professionals. Strong team player, but also able to work on own initiative.

Excellent organisational and time management skills.

Qualifications and Experience: Experienced excel, word user and. Previous finance exposure an advantage.

GRADUATE SETTING-OUT ENGINEERS Salary:

£26000 – £36000 per annum + Pension, Car, Bonus Agent: First People Solutions Skills: Construction/Trades/Property Location: Glasgow First People Solutions are working with a market leading earth’s contractor within the construction industry.

Due to continued success the client has a number of vacancies for Setting-out Engineers based around Scotland. The Candidate You will ideally be from a main contractor background with at least 2-3 years post graduate experience. Experience with Trimble software. One man robotic. LSS advantageous. Autocad advantageous . Remuneration £26-£36k depending on experience. Car. Final salary pension. Bonus. Living away allowance £40 a night plus digs.

APPLICATION DEVELOPER – GRADUATE ROLE Salary: Competitive Agent: Contact Advantage Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow As a Application Developer you will work as part of our development team to design, develop, and test products to ensure they meet set standards. You will be responsible for delivering projects on time and to set specifications. In addition you will provide assistance to our dedicated support team and interact with 3rd parties as needed. If you are looking for an opportunity develop your skills and grow within a technology company, apply today. EXPERIENCE: Degree in the area of Computer Science; or, equivalent work experience.

High attention to detail on projects completed. Selfmotivated with initiative to accomplish tasks. Familiarity

with .NET Development (C#, VB.NET, ASP) and MS SQL Server. Mobile application development experience a plus .

MANAGER Salary: £24,416 – £26,190 Agent: Indigo Childcare Group Skills: Education Location: Glasgow The Indigo Childcare Group are recruiting a Manager for our Garrowhill Early Learning Centre to cover maternity leave. Reporting to and directly supporting the Director of Services, you will be an exceptionally wellorganised person, with a pro-active approach, skilled in collaborative working, recognising the importance and commitment required in this mid-management role. You must be an excellent communicator at all levels, demonstrate diplomacy and tact, with the ability to establish clarity. Candidates must hold or be working towards a BA in Childhood Practice / Postgraduate Diploma in Childhood Practice / SQA Professional Development Award Childhood Practice (360 credits at SCQF Level 9). If not working towards this minimum qualification, applicants must have an SVQ 4 or equivalent and be willing to undertake the BA. Candidates should also have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a senior role. CV’s are not accepted please click on the ’Apply’ button to show your interest.

Minimum qualifications apply.

IT BUSINESS SUPPORT Salary: £18,000 – £20,000 Agent: Nine Twenty Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow

Nine Twenty Technology are working with their client recruiting for an IT Compliance Executive and project support opportunity. Working for a growing business in their state of art offices on the outskirts of Glasgow towards Paisley. This role would suit a bright, switched on graduate or someone with similar experience who are looking to take on an exciting new opportunity within the IT sector. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a new role and take ownership of duties which include: Ownership of compliance certification associated with technical designs to clients. Management of quality system. Company vehicle management, overseeing fleet administration. Project Coordination.

Other general support duties. Candidates would need the following attributes: Strong attention to detail.

Take ownership for projects. Strong communication skills. Team Player. In return you will be rewarded with fantastic professional office environment, friendly team atmosphere, competitive salary and benefits. For more information and to apply please submit your CV or call Joanne Steggell on 07881 300 527.

ASSISTANT BUYER Salary: Competitive plus benefits Agent: Arnold Clark Skills: Procurement Location: Glasgow This role would be ideally suited to a new graduate looking to make a career move into Procurement.

Your main duties will include the management of multifunctional teams concentrating on cost, negotiation, sourcing and product change within a complex supplier package. You will also be responsible for the development of partnership relationships with supplier along with being able to identify and project manage individual cost reduction projects. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills, good commercial awareness and IT literate. You will be educated to degree level and

have CIPS qualification/membership (or working towards this). Candidates must have held a full UK Drivers Licence for a minimum of 1 year. We are currently recruiting at our Autoparts, Glasgow . With a turnover in excess of £3 billion, over 160 branches nationwide and an ever expanding portfolio, Arnold Clark is proud to be Europe’s largest independent motor dealer. The successful candidate will benefit from excellent working conditions, extensive training, life assurance and private health care, making our package one of the best in the industry. EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE ARNOLD CLARK GROUP IS OFFERED SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY REFERENCE AND DISCLOSURE CHECK. Only successful candidates will be contacted for interview. Please email your CV via the apply link.

C# SOFTWARE DEVELOPER – MULTIPLE ROLES Salary:

£25000 – £50000 per annum + Excellent banking benefits Agent: Eden Scott Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow Eden Scott’s client is a fast growing and highly innovate Agritech start-up using the latest cloud and IoT technology to drive innovation on the farm. As a result of sustained business growth they are creating an Research & Development centre in Glasgow and are looking to hire a team of developers that are up to the challenge of creating the next generation of farming software. They are seeking Software Developers from

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MAY 2016, ISSUE 21 graduate level through to experienced ( 4 years + experience) to work in a fast packed, agile development environment. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills and a great problem solver that can work issues on their own initiative. The candidate will be working on the their platform developed using the latest Microsoft technology and should be willing to take a lead in architectural decisions Skills required: C# MVC Framework 4.0.4,5. Fluent NHibernate. Jquery/ Javascript, Bootstrap, Knockout. Knowledge of Knockout and CQRS design patterns. SQL Server 2008 +. Experience with API’s, WCF and/or RESTful web services. UX/UI experience desirable. Microsoft Azure. Agile/Scrum. The company: A Microsoft’s Accelerator Company Winner of the most innovate start-up in agriculture Benefits: 25 day’s holiday. Training on the latest Microsoft technology. Access to labs, and experiment with the latest farm gadgets. Social events. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the growth of a tech start up. For more information get in touch: niall.bree@ edenscott.com or 0141 410 1008

PARA-PLANNER & GRADUATES Salary: £35,000 + bonuses to £45,000 Agent: IFA Consultancy Centre Ltd Skills: Financial Services/Investment Location: Glasgow An excellent opportunity has now arisen with the I.F.A Consultancy Centre Ltd for a Dip PFS level 4 qualified Para-planner to join a prestigious organisation based in the Southside of Glasgow. We offer excellent long term career prospects in a very busy I.F.A. office working with experienced and technical Consultants.

In addition, we are also looking for Graduates who are studying for the same level of qualifications and want on the job experience to develop their careers in the financial services industry as Para-planners. Salary negotiable subject to criteria. Role offered : Working alongside highly qualified successful Consultants, you will be required to provide client research & analysis supporting the Consultants in their role with both new and existing clients and proactively managing their tasks to support the provision of regulated advice through annual reviews. We would ideally prefer an experienced individual who has knowledge working with “Inteleflow” the Intelligent back office systems but not exclusively. Salary £35,000 + bonuses to £45,000 + exam support + career progression There is a genuine career opportunity to become a Chartered Financial Planner with this organisation if this is your long term goal, there are excellent career choices available as a technical Para-planner in relation to Investments, final salary and pension drawdown research. The salary and benefits package is negotiable for the right graduate candidate so please contact me by email, in confidence, to discuss the details. Please apply by e mail, enclosing CV via the apply now button.

GRADUATE/JUNIOR DEVELOPER (.NET) Salary: £22000 – £30000 per annum Agent: Cathcart Associates Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow

.NET Developer – great career progression on offer – gain valuable certifications and work in a friendly environment Technology consultancy in Glasgow City Centre seeking a .NET Developer to join them in their base in Glasgow City Centre. The company were established in the early 2000s and have since gained an excellent reputation for providing bespoke solutions to their customers – their software helps their customers to automate workflows and improve efficiency and save time and money. They are a value-led organisation who are committed to providing a high level of service to their customers – and this has played a key role in their success with a huge amount of their business driven by repeat custom from happy clients! My client offer a relaxed and friendly working environment and are committed to helping you grow your technical and non-technical skills – this is truly a role you will enjoy and there are real development opportunities for driven Developers. They have a strong history of hiring Developers in the early stages of their careers and can offer strong training and mentorship. The company are based in Glasgow City Centre but have a global client base and you will have opportunities to travel Internationally for work. Your skills: *Experience with C# .NET. *Good SQL Server skills and ideally, T-SQL. *Web technology skills; HTML, CSS, JavaScript. * Agile/Scrum knowledge and experience. * Good problem solving and communication skills. If you’re interested in this role and keen to find out more, please apply online and/or call Rhona Kennedy on 0131 510 1500.

JUNIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS Salary:

£18000 – £25000 per annum + Excellent Benefits Agent: Harvey Nash Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow Harvey Nash’s client, an exciting technology consultancy start up, based in a premium office location in Central Glasgow has an opportunity for Junior Developers to join their expanding team. This is an excellent opportunity for passionate and ambitious developers to work with hot, new technologies and liaise directly with a diverse range of clients. Whether you are a fresh graduate or perhaps want a fresh challenge this could be the role for you! About the Role: You will be working in an exciting, fast paced and varied environment where your input and ideas will be welcomed from day one. It is a tight knit team and you will be expected to deliver high quality software both individually and as part of a team. You will be creating smart process applications using the latest Microsoft development tools (.Net, C#, SQL) and working in a client facing environment so excellent communication/interpersonal skills are essential. You will have the opportunity for international travel and the chance to dramatically enhance your professional development. About You: Ideally you will come from a Computer Science or Software Engineering background or possess the relevant professional experience. Strong problem solving skills and a positive attitude are required. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate knowledge of: Visual Studio, C#/.Net T-SQL abs QL Server Familiarity of Agile methodologies Web development skills, including JavaScript/JQuery, HTML and CSS would be desirable.

Knowledge of the Kofax TotalAgility suite would be a plus but by no means essential as excellent training will

be provided. In Return: In return for your hard work you will be rewarded with a competitive salary and a generous benefits package. To apply for this role please submit an up to date CV as soon as possible.

GRADUATE RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT. Salary: £18,000 plus uncapped bonus Agent: Titan Global Resourcing Skills: HR/Training/Recruitment Location: Glasgow As part of our continued growth plan, we are currently looking to hire a Graduate Recruitment Consultant to join our team at our offices in Glasgow city centre This opportunity is perfect for recent graduates who are looking to pursue a career in recruitment and who feel passionately about working in a progressive company with development opportunities. If successful in your application, you will benefit from our comprehensive initial training programme, which is split between training room work and real time on the job training and support. This is followed by full ongoing training and support on all aspects of being a successful Recruitment Consultant. With our full support, and following our specific operating procedures and systems, you will be given a fantastic platform to develop successful business relationships with clients in one of our various industry sectors. Graduate applicants do not require any experience of working in any form of recruitment, what we do look for is the following personal attributes that we believe are required to become a successful Recruitment Consultant.

Excellent listening skills and effective communications skills. Determined and hungry to succeed. Able to work to targets. Organised and able to work at pace simultaneously on a variety of different tasks . Proficient in IT skills, using Microsoft packages . Able to follow specific direction and working procedures . Positive, professional attitude and a personal pride in delivering good quality work. If you have these attributes, and you are keen to pursue a career in recruitment, you can apply for this graduate position by sending your CV to Jim Gallagher or calling 0141 378 0180 for further details

JUNIOR-MID LEVEL SOFTWARE ENGINEER (SCIENTIFIC R&D) Salary: £22000 – £35000 per annum + bonus Agent: Cathcart Associates Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow Junior to Mid-level Software Engineer required for a Scientific Research and Development company in Central Glasgow. My client are a global organisation who manufacture equipment for scientific research and development. They have over 5,000 staff across several continents. Their Glasgow base is a small, close-knit team with varied technical skills, who work collaboratively on technically challenging projects. You will benefit from joining a large, stable organisation, but will work in a small team. High calibre Graduates and junior-mid level Software Engineers are required to join this small, friendly team. You will hold a degree in a relevant discipline (Mathematics, Physics, Software Engineering, Computer Science etc), and ideally, will have had some experience developing software in a commercial

environment (whether this is a permanent job, or internship/placement through University). You’ll work with varied technologies – mainly C# and related .NET technologies, but also embedded software systems and C/C++. You will have: *A Degree in a relevant discipline (Mathematics, Physics, Software Engineering, Computer Science etc). *Ideally, some exposure to C# or an interest in learning .NET. *Exposure to any other programming languages a bonus; C, C++, Java. Bonus skills: *A background in a scientific discipline; Maths, Physics, Engineering etc. You will benefit from: *Contributory pension, BUPA healthcare and Life Assurance. *Annual bonus scheme. *On-site gym. *Convenient location – good public transport links and parking available. This is a really great opportunity to really progress their career.

If you are interested, please apply and/or call Rhona on 0131 510 1500 to discuss the opportunity in more detail.

BRAND EXECUTIVE Salary: Competitive Agent: Whyte & MacKay Skills: Marketing/PR Location: Glasgow BRAND EXECUTIVE LOCATION: GLASGOW (CITY CENTRE) SALARY: COMPETITIVE Whyte and Mackay Ltd, is a global spirits company with an outstanding portfolio of brands, including The Dalmore and Jura single malt whiskies, Whyte and Mackay blended Scotch whisky, Vladivar Vodka and Glayva liqueur. We are also proud to be the UK distributor for Flor de Caña rum, Ungava gin, Camus Cognac, Cockspur Rum and Rumchata and are a principal supplier within the UK Private Label whisky sector. Based in Glasgow we have this exciting opportunity for a Brand Executive to work on the The Dalmore brand. Reporting to the Brand Manager and part of a small and effective team, you will work closely with our UK & International sales team and distributors to ensure a coordinated approach, the role will involve working on projects to drive brand growth and build distribution and visibility in flagship markets.

This will include contributing to and shaping channel and regional marketing plans/strategies as well as day to day implementation of current brand and market plans/strategies and project managing campaigns and sales initiatives across the full range of channels and territories. Of graduate calibre, with preferably a marketing/business qualification, you will have at least 6 months demonstrable experience in a marketing/brand/ PR role within an fmcg or luxury brand environment.

You will have the ability to focus and drive multiple projects through to completion and demonstrate a flair for developing creative marketing ideas across digital and mainstream media. As a member of the sales and marketing team you will be able to communicate effectively and not only sell your ideas to internal senior members of the team but deliver them at pace into the marketplace. Please apply by sending a full CV and details of your current salary.

VOLUNTEER EVENTS & PROJECTS OFFICER Salary: £up to 25K DOE Agent: AWS Recruitment Skills: Fundraising/Voluntary Location: Glasgow A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Events Project Officer for an award winning charity based in Glasgow. This is a key role will involve organising events throughout Scotland, in order to generate significant revenue and raise the profile of the charity. Essential Experience A degree or equivalent in events management or marketing. At least two years’ experience in organising events/brand events or managing one off projects is required. Excellent project planning and budget management skills. Good organisational and time management skills are required.

Good IT skills: MS Office. The ability to work alone but also a good team-worker. A full driving license. Desirable Experience of managing and motivating volunteers.

Experience of Raisers Edge (although training would be provided if necessary).

ASSISTANT COOK Salary:

£15449 to £17080 (pro rata) + 10.25% shift allowance Agent: Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice Skills: Hospitality/Catering/Tourism Location: Glasgow The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice is a wellestablished charity located adjacent to the River Clyde in Glasgow City Centre. The Hospice provides specialist palliative care for people with a progressive, life threatening illness and support for their families and carers. As one of our dedicated catering team you will work as part of the team to provide a high quality catering service to patients, families, staff, volunteers and visitors to the Hospice. You will be able to demonstrate good cooking skills, a strong customer focus and commitment to providing a consistently high quality service. Assisting with all aspects of food preparation, cooking, customer service and cleaning duties you will also ensure the smooth running of the kitchen in the absence of the Head Cook. You will have previous experience in a customer service environment, be a good communicator and you will also have your food hygiene certificate, preferably to intermediate

level. A practical cooking test will form part of the selection process. Click the ’Apply’ button to register your interest. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 18th May 2016.

VOLUNTEER DRIVER – NORTH WEST Salary: Out of pocket expenses Agent: Quarriers Volunteer Centre Skills: Fundraising/Voluntary Location: Glasgow Fred Martin project is a supported living service comprising of 7 houses situated in the north west of Glasgow. We provide 24 hour support to adults with a range of physical and learning disabilities. We are looking for a volunteer drive to drive people we support from their home to clubs and other social activities. The volunteer driver should be an experienced driver who is confident, empathetic and must be able to keep calm in challenging situation. This will take place in various locations in the north west of the city. Monday – Friday between the hours of: 10.30 – 11.30am and 1.30 – 2.30pm and volunteers should be able to commit to at least one day per week. It would be beneficial if you were available for at least 6 months as this will allow you to get to know the role. Quarriers will provide all training that is need for the role including: Induction to Quarriers, Fire Safety, adult protection. The volunteer should have a clean licence or a maximum of 6 points.

The volunteer should be over 25 years old and have at least 2 years driving experience. Selection procedure will be volunteer application form, meeting with team leader, PVG and reference check.

VOLUNTEER ATIVITY WORKERS – NW GLASGOW Salary: Out of pocket expenses provided Agent: Quarriers Volunteer Centre Skills: Fundraising/Voluntary Location: Glasgow Fred Martin service provides supported accommodation across seven locations in north Glasgow and provides for a range of abilities and needs. One of the services provide 24 hour support to 3 adults with learning disabilities aged between 39 and 49. We are looking for

a volunteer activity worker to support the individuals out in the community such as going for a coffee, going to the cinema as well as baking while ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the people we support.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: The purpose of this role to enable vulnerable adults to enjoy activities they choose in the local community. REQUIRED SKILLS, QUALITIES & EXPERIENCE: Good interpersonal skills. patient. motivated. reliable. person centred. trust worthy. willing to learn. WHERE AND WHEN: Meeting adults at North West Glasgow service and going out n h community once per week. COMMITMENT REQUIRED: Commitment to regular hours at least once a week to be carried out early evenings and weekends. TRAINING & SUPPORT PROVIDED: Quarriers mandatory training. calm training. support and supervision. SELECTION PROCEDURE: Volunteer application form, meeting with the team, reference and PVG check. Travel expenses will be provided

MALE VOLUNTEER BEFRIENDER TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES Salary: Out of pocket expenses provided Agent: Quarriers Volunteer Centre Skills: Fundraising/Voluntary Location: Glasgow Do you enjoy different activities then this volunteer opportunity is for you! Quarriers Glasgow Supported Living Service in Baillieston is a single service which supports a 39 year old man who has an acquired brain injury into the community. This is an exciting opportunity for a volunteer to support the individual into the community to participate in an activity of his choosing.

Going out on activities with the volunteer would also encourage confidence and higher self esteem for the individual and to provide respite for the individuals carer.The volunteer would support the individual to take part in an activity of their choice i.e. hill walking, snooker, bowling and encourage the individual to try new things and have new life experiences. REQUIRED SKILLS, QUALITIES & EXPERIENCE: Good people skills, patience and firm values. WHERE & WHEN: It would be great if the volunteer was available a few hours a few afternoons a week and would be able to commit to 6 months. TRAINING & SUPPORT PROVIDED: Shadowing staff. support and supervision. Adult support and protection. Acquired Brain Injury. CALM. RESTRICTIONS:

The Individual has asked that has a male between the ages of 28 and 50 to support him. MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT: Aged between 28 and 50 Application process will be volunteer application form, meeting with staff and person supported, references and PVG disclosure. Please note: You must be a driver and have your own car. Mileage expenses will be reimbursed.

VOLUNTEER IT ASSISTANT Salary: £0 Agent: Glasgow Council on Alcohol Skills: Fundraising/Voluntary Location: Glasgow Role Description JOB TITLE: Volunteer IT Assistant Hours : 3 – 4 hours per week minimum MAIN FUNCTION / RESPONSIBILITY To assist the Data & IT Manager providing IT support and assistance to employees and to assist with the maintenance and upgrades of computer equipment and printers. REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS The Volunteer IT Assistant reports directly to the Data & IT Manager Main Duties Assist with computer maintenance and repair, performing upgrades etc. Provide user level technical support for end users with computers, printers etc. Provide user level support for daily applications used, including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Publisher and other basic computer related skills.

Provide assistance with maintenance of client services database. Assist in research of new technologies and software that might be beneficial to the organisation.

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GET YOUR RUN ON WITH THESE RACES IN MAY

GUINNESS PRO12 GRAND FINAL

COLOUR ME RAD The UK’s most colourful running event is returning to Glasgow on the 15th of May 2016. It’s got fun, it’s got fear, it’s got pleasure and it’s been gluten-free since 2012.

So, get ready to throw on your slogan t-shirt and shades, equip yourself with colour bombs and embark on the most technicolour race of your life underneath the overcast Glaswegian sky.

Before the event you’ll enjoy a warm-up Zumba class in Glasgow Green. You’ll then participate in an obligatory Colour Blaster Facial before racing from one end of Glasgow Green to the other, fatal (not really) blasts of colour hitting you periodically from every imaginable direction. It’s an event not to be missed. Colour Me why? Because it’s all for a great cause.

The good folks at Colour Me Rad have garnered an astonishing £30million for charity since their first ever appeal back in the day.

For over 30 years, their charity partner Radio Clyde’s Cash For Kids has been raising money for deprived kids across Glasgow and the West, combatting the statistic that 1 in 5 children in Scotland lives in poverty. In 2015, Colour Me Rad helped ensure that all of their £1.5million in donations was spent on the kids who need it the most.

RACE FOR LIFE The charity event for women is set to return to various locations across Scotland in 2016 – including Glasgow Green on Sunday 22nd May. Breast Cancer is the one of the largest causes of death in women in the world with 1 in every 8 women developing breast cancer in their lifetime. The Race For Life is a fun, motivating and energising way for women all ages to unite in the fight against cancer.

Participants can either run, walk, jog, skip, gallop or piggy-back through a 5K (just over three miles) or a 10K race, remembering to raise as much money prior to the event as possible. One thing is a MUST: everyone must be wearing pink.

On the day you’ll be treated to live music, stories from real cancer survivors and asked to give as many pennies as you can to Cancer Research. Following a fun warm-up, everyone will then embark on their race while on-goers cheer creating a flurry of pink that travels through the city. At the end you’ll be rewarded with a medal and a goody bag, but most importantly an unrivalled sense of pride that you have helped to secure the future of so many women in your lifetime.

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GUINNESS PRO12 Final 2014/15

One of the biggest prizes on offer to our rugby sides will be contested when the Guinness Pro12 final takes place at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on 28 May. This is the first final to take place in Edinburgh after being held in Belfast and Dublin in recent years, and it is the first time the competition has staged the final outside of Ireland. It is the second venue to be chosen under a host deciding system that was introduced for the 2015 tournament.

The top four teams from the league phase will take part in two play-off games, with the team that finished top of the table facing the fourth-placed team, while second faces off against third. The respective winners of these fixtures will contest the final.

Gregor Townsend’s Glasgow Warriors, who won the competition last year, look to be in contention again to defend their title and earn a place in the European Rugby Champions Cup for the 2016-17 season.

At the time of writing, it looks to be a Irish-Scots affair, with Glasgow at the top

of table, ahead of Connacht, Leinster and Ulster prior to the final game of the season.

Glasgow and Connacht both confirmed their participation in the play-offs in the penultimate game, while the other positions are subject to change depending on results in the last game of the season.

It has been an incredible turnaround for the Warriors, after a shaky start to the season, before going on a run of nine consecutive wins from February. They even beat Zebre 70-10 in their last game to record their highest-ever victory in the competition.

Obviously it would be plain sailing for any team due to the amount of very experienced rugby players than can be expected at the event. Glasgow having a number of Scottish heroes such as Jonny Gray and Sean Lamont, Connacht having the likes of Irish stars Nathan White and Kieran Marmion, and if they qualify Leinster having stars such as Cian Healy and Jonathan Sexton, and Ulster having Ireland’s Tommy Bowe and Andrew Trimble, to name just a few established international players.

A win for Glasgow would see them become the first team since Leinster in 2013-

EDINBURGH CUP RACEDAY Edinburgh’s ever-popular horse racing event, the Edinburgh Cup Raceday, returns to Musselburgh Racecourse on 4th June.

Scotland’s Premier Raceday promises to deliver not only six hours of the highest quality of live horse racing, but also, via the racecourse’s big screens and TVs, all the action from the Epsom Downs Investec Derby.

One of the premier events on the Scottish racing calendar, the Edinburgh Cup also attracts thousands of racegoers from all across the UK to the esteemed racecourse, which is located just outside Edinburgh.

In addition to the racing, off track

Musselburgh offers its five star facilities to guests, including a number of high quality bars and food stalls.

The action doesn’t stop at the close of play either. Afterwards, there will be a DJ set from BBC Radio 1’s Greg James.

Edinburgh Gin will sponsor the event following on from last year’s success at the event, which saw attendees enjoy over 14,000 collective measures of gin.

There are a number of new access packages available to guests this year, including the VIP Edinburgh Cup Club package, which offers its ticket holders access to an exclusive marquee and allows for the highest quality race day experience available.

14 and 2014-15 to successfully defend their crown.

With Scottish Rugby having improved in 2016, coming a strong fourth in the Six Nations table after getting to the quarterfinals of the World Cup last October, you would hope that a Scottish representative in the Grand Final with a number of our homegrown players would further improve our standards for future events.

Despite Edinburgh going in a different direction than Glasgow after winning seven of their first nine games of the season, meaning they are out of the running for the final, their points total has surpassed their 2014-15 total of 48. This is indicative of the team at least showing progress after making the final of European Rugby Challenge Cup last season, and they will be expected to be in the same tournament again next season.

Even if Glasgow don’t manage to win for a second year running, the country should still be proud of the ongoing success stories from our sides.

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There is also the Musselburgh Champagne Experience, which is ideal for celebrating with friends or family, giving guests a private reserved table on the Pommery Lawn. Also, as is in the name, guests are provided with a tasting of four seasonal champagnes and each given a glass of their favourite to enjoy along with the action. This package is available to groups of four, or multiples of four (8, 12, 16 and so on) and includes general admission.

Additionally, there are a number of other packages available which can be viewed and purchased via the Musselburgh Racecourse website. Kids under 17 go free, so why not get along and enjoy one of the best family days out the sport has to offer?

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OPEN THE TROPHY CABINET! IT’S THE SCOTTISH CUP FINAL

When the Scottish Cup comes out of the cabinet to make an appearance, you know that the finale of the Scottish football season is upon us. The Cup Final takes place on 21 May at Hampden Park in Glasgow between Rangers and Hibernian, who will play each other for the sixth time this season.

If there’s one thing football fans love about their national cup, it’s the magic and unpredictability it gives. Indeed, Rangers vs Hibernian is a rather strange encounter considering both teams are currently playing in the Scottish Championship, the second division of the country. It’s not unusual to see one Championship side in a final; Falkirk made the final vs Inverness last year; but a Cup Final without a Premiership side is uncharted territory.

The game will take place over what should be a hotly-contested 90 minutes of action, with extra time and penalties

taking place if the game cannot be settled in normal time. Rangers will be looking to add to their Championship and Petrofac Training Cup titles to claim a treble of trophies in Mark Warburton’s first season in charge, while Alan Stubbs will look to make up for their 2-1 defeat to Ross County in the Scottish League Cup final in March, and claim his first trophy as a manager.

As an added incentive, the winners of the Scottish Cup will qualify for the second round of the Europa League, joining three other teams in trying to represent the country in UEFA competitions; the champions of the Premiership (in the second round of Champions League qualifying) and second and third place in the league (in the first round of Europa League qualifying).

Rangers beat their great rivals Celtic 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw after extra time in the semi-final, and have long had

the Scottish Championship wrapped up, so could they potentially be caught with their foot off the gas? They may already be looking forward to next year, and with the last winners of last year’s Championship, Hearts, having gone up to third place in their first season in the top flight, they may look to prepare for similar things. They have only claimed two points from their last four games in the league, but manager Warburton should ensure his players are disciplined for the final game of the season.

Hibs, similarly, have had a rather disappointing build-up to their final games of the season, but got through to the final of the Scottish Cup after beating Dundee United on penalties in the first semi-final.

They won 4-2 in the shoot-out after drawing 0-0 after 120 minutes of play, with goalkeeper Conrad Logan making an unbelievable debut in between the sticks. Also, despite losing four matches in succession in March, they closed the season strong, winning three and drawing one of their last four games.

After losing to Ross County in the Scottish League Cup final, it looks set to be a busy May for Hibs. After being pipped to second place by Falkirk on the final day of the season, Hibs will now go into the Scottish Championship play-offs at the earliest possible stage, and if they hope to go all the way in a bid to return to the top flight after a two-season absence, they will have to get through three two-leg ties in the space of three weeks as the approach the Cup Final; six games in 21 days; the

final two of which would be against the 11th placed Premiership team, should they make it that far.

It should be noted that while currently, the second leg of the final is due to take place on 22 May, the day after the Cup final, it would be moved back one week in the event of Hibs qualifying.

Hibs have beaten Rangers twice this year, with Rangers winning the other three ties, including their only cup game in recent times, where the Edinburgh side were thrashed 6-2 in the Petrofac Training Cup in July. However, Alan Stubbs’ side won the most recent encounter at Easter Road, winning 3-2 in the league in April.

A win for either side will mean that the cup goes to a fifth different winner in as many years after Hearts (2012), Celtic (2013), St Johnstone (2014) and Inverness Caledonian Thistle (2015). Rangers last won the cup in 2009, while Hibs haven’t won the competition since 1902, being in their third final in five years after losing to Hearts and Celtic in recent years.

It will be a tight game to separate the sides and another long game could be on the cards given their head-to-head record over the season. It is a credit to both sides that they are in the final, considering the opposition they have defeated to get this far, but we could be seeing them face off with one another a lot more in the 2016/17 Scottish

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SUMMER’S SPORTING CALENDAR The football season is almost finished again. That was quick, wasn’t it?

This season was a particularly crazy one. Leicester, priced this time last year at 5000/1 to finish top of the league in 2015/16, did just that and clinched the Premier League title. In Scotland, Rangers re-established their mark on Scottish football, and Dundee United somehow managed to find themselves relegated from the top flight.

So, what exactly are we going to do when all this drama comes to an end and week after week goes by without

any league fixtures? This is a question I find myself asking on an annual basis.

Luckily, there’s quite the sporting calendar throughout the summer months to help with the detox.

We only really have to wait a fortnight after the Champions League Final in Milan until we inevitably find ourselves again immersed in the world of football, as UEFA Euro 2016 kicks off in France on 10th June. The (second) biggest spectacle in international football runs for a month with virtually no breaks, and early group stage fixtures include a home nations clash between England and Wales.

It may as well go without saying that Scotland won’t be participating (maybe next time), but anyone with half an eye for sport will be paying close attention, as defending champions Spain look to reassert themselves in world football after a disastrous showing at the 2014 World Cup.

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However, if football isn’t your poison, then fear not. Just one day after the kick off of the Euros, the first Rugby Union fixtures of the summer get under way, featuring Australia vs England, New Zealand vs Wales, South Africa vs Ireland and Japan vs Scotland. It’s a showcase of the absolute best that international rugby has to offer... and Japan vs Scotland.

Then, of course, comes Wimbledon, running from 27th June to 10th July, which is, all things considered, one of the sporting highlights of any year. Heroes have been made, unbelievable matches have been had, and some of the best stories ever written have been told at the event; something to which Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevic, and none other than our own Andy Murray, to name just a few, will attest. The Wimbledon final is to British tennis, what WrestleMania is to wrestling: the one day a year when even those who don’t necessarily like the sport pay

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The culmination of it all, though, the crème de la crème of what will be an outrageously entertaining summer of sport, begins on 5th August in Rio. I am, of course, referring to the 2016 Summer Olympic games. Unquestionably the sporting spectacle to top them all, the 2016 edition in Rio will be bigger than any previous Olympics. featuring as many as 306 events; ranging from rowing to sevena-side rugby to competitive weightlifting; 206 nations, and over 10,500 athletes – record breaking numbers on all counts.

In summary, then, whether you’re a football fan or a competitive dressage enthusiast, don’t sweat it. Even the most picky of sport fans should have no issue finding something to distract themselves from the inevitably underwhelming Scottish weather this

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MAY 2016, ISSUE 21

SPORTING UNDERDOGS OF THE 21ST CENTURY Leicester City have won the English Premier League. They had odds of 5,000/1 to do so at the start of play in August. It’s an absurd, unprecedented accomplishment. After the same amount of games last season, they were merely one point clear of the relegation zone, having accumulated 34 points. They now have 77. There was no PSG-esque insane transfer spend in the summer; a mere 27m on players in; and while that is no small fee, it is dwarfed by the 62m spent

by Chelsea, the 76m spent by Liverpool, the near 160m spent by Man City and the 110m spent by Man Utd. Indeed, Leicester City’s is truly a story for the ages, and is being talked about as one of the greatest underdog stories of the 21st century. There’s even a movie in the pipeline based on goalscoring rags-to-riches phenomenon Jamie Vardy. A movie, that’s how big it is. And no, it’s not an internal production.

Their success, however, brings the excuse for romantics everywhere to shine a light on some of the other out-of-nowhere, eyebrow-raising sporting successes that have come to the fore since the turn of the century. So, without further ado...

The natural starting point for this recap seems to be in France a few years ago, where Montpellier’s remarkable success came closer than any to paralleling Leicester’s. They were also then a small-ish football club with no real title ambitions to speak of, with their £1.5m summer transfer spend not even comparing to that of several teams in the league: namely PSG, as touched on earlier, who at the time had just undergone a takeover by a big spending chairman, and had just spent circa 200m euros to bring in the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva and Ezequiel Lavezzi – all, then, prime footballing real estate. Going into the 2011/12 season, you had them, you had the reigning champions Lille (featuring a fresh-faced Eden Hazard, now of Chelsea), and of course ever-presents at the top of French football, Lyon. Add into that the fact that Montpellier themselves hadn’t even as much as appointed a new manager, and you couldn’t be blamed for writing them off as a mid-table side at best.

You can probably already see where this is

going...

Fast forward to May 2012, then, when Montpellier had just beaten Auxerre to finish three points ahead of second-placed PSG to become the fifth team in five seasons to clinch Ligue 1. A truly remarkable accomplishment, and one that rivals Leicester’s as one of the most surprising league championship wins in world football.

Our next plucky underdog story couldn’t really be much further away – geographically or figuratively. Moving away from football for the time being, the setting for this story is the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Now, calling this one a victory may be met with scepticism by some. After all, on paper, and I stress on paper, it was a pretty catastrophic failure. But stay with me.

Eric Moussambani, or ‘Eric the Eel’ as he became known, entered the Olympics on a wildcard draw without meeting the minimum requirements for entry, and won his heat due to the two other competitors being disqualified for false starts. He then entered the 100m medal race, and with the legions of fans from his native Equitorial Guinea behind him, he did his country proud and finished... dead last. Dead last by a distance at that. In fact, he even registered the lowest time ever recorded for the event in Olympic history, at 1.52.72, just the 1.04.02 minutes behind (fantastically named) winner Pieter van den Hoogenband.

So what’s the upside? Where’s the positive to take from Eric’s story? Well, consider that the guy had never even seen a swimming pool before. Consider that he had only been able to swim for eight months prior to entering the Olympics, while the other competitors had trained all their lives.

Consider, also, that the time he recorded was the fastest ever in the event for any Equatoguinean swimmer, a national record in fact. Eric, you may not have a medal to show for your efforts, but your moral victory has won a place in romantic underdog writeups everywhere.

Our next plucky long-shot story comes from the world of rugby, as recently as September of last year. Now, South Africa are a big deal in rugby. Prior to this event, they had only ever lost to three teams at a Rugby World Cup; predictably New Zealand,

Australia and England. So, when they went into a game at last year’s tournament against Japan, a team of semi-pros who had only ever won one game in the history of the tournament, Japan’s odds of 66-1 to walk out with the victory looked fair, if not a tad short.

And yet, it happened, as Japan scored the clinching try in overtime, to take the game 34-32. It was such a bad one for South Africa, in fact, that head coach Heyneke Meyer was forced to issue a public apology for the display. Normality was soon restored when Meyer’s team went on to take 3rd place in the overall tournament, and Japan followed the win up with a resounding 45-10 defeat to none other than Scotland, and despite beating Samoa and the USA, dropped out at the group stages. Neither eventuality, though, do anything to take away from the significance of the upset.

Without a doubt, it will be a long, long time before we see a more surprising result in mainstream rugby.

Next up, we cast our minds back to Wimbledon 2001. Croatian Goran Ivanisevic qualified for the tournament, like our pal Eddie the Eel did in the Olympics, on a wildcard. Granted, Goran, though, was by no means an unknown in the world of tennis. He’d finished as runner up in the tournament three times previously, but by 2001, due to a combination of injuries and dismal form, had fallen as low as 125th in the world rankings. The burned out alsoran, written off from the start, flipping off retirement to have one last stab at glory.

Sounds like the beginning of a bad sports film. As they say, though, clichés are clichéd for a reason.

Ivanisevic made it all the way to the final, somehow, and found himself up against Australian Patrick Rafter: who, incidentally, was also something of a surprise entity in the final, but not even close to the extent to which our man Ivanisevic was. The match went the distance, and is remembered as

one of the greatest ever as a result. The crowd was split, and as the pair entered the SIXTEENTH game of the fifth set – the longest a Wimbledon final has gone to date – Ibanisevic’s corner were seen praying for some sort of divine intervention to finally, finally get Goran over the line.

The man upstairs, it seems, was happy to oblige, and after just the four match points, Ivanisevic hammered home an ace to take it.

Unbelievable scenes.

It only seems fitting, now, to bring it full circle and close as we began, with another football story – and one that would be a glaring omission if we didn’t at least touch on it at that. I am, of course, speaking of the fairy-tale that was UEFA Euro 2004.

This was a tournament that from start to finish was full of shocks. Three of the pre-tournament favourites; Germany, Italy and Spain; went out in the group stages, with the defending champs France faring only one round better, heading out in the quarter finals. So, with most of the giants gone, the tournament was blown wide open, and it was Greece, returning after a 24 year absence, who would take advantage, beating Portugal 1-0 in the final.

This was the kind of upset, that, if it were to happen in the Twitter generation, you can be sure there would have been hundreds of viral tweets doing the rounds dated prior to the tournament, in which unsuspecting fans foolishly declared their intention to perform foolish acts should Greece do the unthinkable and win the thing. Hundreds of them.

More importantly, though, it was the kind of upset that briefly united a nation during a time of national turmoil, and the kind of heart-warming underdog story that befits the last paragraph of an article about heart-warming underdog stories. Here’s to Greece, here’s to Leicester, and here’s to the underdogs.

by Robbie Copeland Twitter:

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