LISTINGS EDINBURGH LIVE/CLASSIFIEDS NERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Alt rock, 21:30, £4.00
DOGTOOTH, PARTYSHANK, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Live
LEE PATTERSON, WHISTLEBINKIES, Singer / songwriter, 18:00, Free
Music, 23:00, £5.00
PAUL STEEL, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Singer / songwriter,
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ZOMBIES PRESENT…, PROTOHERO, RODENT EMPORIUM, BILLY LIAR, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR,
19:00, £5.00
T ON THE FRINGE, STEPHEN FRETWELL, THE LIQUID
Rock, 20:00, £4
SARA AND THE SNAKES, FREAKY FAMILY, CITY CAFÉ,
ROOM, Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £13
Indie rock, TBC, £TBC
SAT 18 AUG, DIRTY SUMMER, SUNNY MURDERS,
indie rock, 19:00, £16
JESUS H FOXX, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie rock, 19:30, £4
MOYA, MONO TAXI, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Indie
CLASSIFIEDS
T ON THE FRINGE, THE SHINS, CORN EXCHANGE, Subpop
FRI 24 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, HAPPY MONDAYS, CORN EXCHANGE, The baggyfathers return, 19:30, £25
T ON THE FRINGE, KAISER CHIEFS, THE VIEW, THE T ON THE FRINGE, THE BEST OF T-BREAK: BROKEN RE- PIGEON DETECTIVES, MEADOWBANK STADIUM, Jingle CORDS, CHUTES, YASHIN, THEATRE FALL, THE LIQUID indie, 16:00, £29 ROOM, Fierce mixture of Scottish talent, 19:00, £6 SEASIDE SKIFFLE, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Skiffle, 19:30, UNION OF KNIVES, BAILLIE AND THE FAULT, CABARET £TBC SUGARHOUSE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 18:00, Free VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 19:00, £7 WASHINGTON STREET, LOS ALBERTOS, WHISTLEBINKIES, THE BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS TRAIN TO HELL, THE BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS, THE VOODOO QUEEN, Live Music, 21:00, Free MIYAGI, THE ARK, Live Music, 23:00, £TBC SUN 19 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, CRASH MY MODEL CAR, THE ORANGE LIGHTS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, SAT 25 AUG, NEW FOUND SOUND, ACTION GROUP, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Local genre hopIndie rock, 19:00, £7 ping indie set, 21:30, £4 FREAKY FAMILY, DAVA, CITY CAFÉ, Live Music, TBC, £TBC NEWTON FAULKNER, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Singer / songT ON THE FRINGE, JAMIE T, THE LIQUID ROOM, London writer, 19:00, £8 hip-hopper, 19:00, SOLD OUT THE RAB HOWAT BAND, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, KITTO, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 0:00, Free House Band, 16:00, Free MONOTAXI, AMPLIFICO, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie, 21:00, THE SCARECROWS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 0:00, Free Free T ON THE FRINGE, TURBONEGRO, THE LIQUID ROOM, THE TWILIGHT SAD, POP UP, DUMB INSTRUMENT, BAN- Rock, 19:00, £14 rock, 21:30, £4.00
NERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Sure to be phenomenal bill from
some of Scotland’s finest, 21:30, £7
SUN 26 AUG, GIANT TANK PRESENTS…, BLUE
HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Free-noise, 20:00, £5 (£4)
19:30, £5 (£4)
Free
CAFÉ, Live Music, TBC, £TBC
GIANT TANK PRESENTS…, TOWERING BREAKER,
SABBATH BLACK FIJI, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Free-noise,
BEST OF OPEN MIC, , WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 18:00, FITZROY SOUL, THE SADIE EXTRAVAGANZA, CITY THE QUIET RIOT, FUZZYSTAR & THE MALFUNCTIONING ANDROIDS, THE DEN @ ANDERSONS, 21:00, Free GECKO 3, VASCO DE GAMBA, LINDSAY SUGDEN, HAMILTON’S BAR, Indie rock, 17:00, Free
MON 20 AUG, FIGURE 5, SERGEANT, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 19:00, £7.00
GUILLEMOTS, CORN EXCHANGE, Indie, 19:30, £18 LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII, SPIEGEL TENT, Gypsy folk, 17:00, £9
RED STARS PARADE, AGENT OF THE MORAI, PALEHORSE, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Rock, 20:00, £5 THE PARTY PROGRAM, PARIAH, AMENTI, DOUBTS CAST SHADOW, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:30, £4
LONESOME HIGHWAY PRESENTS…, THE WAILIN’ JENNYS, ST BRIDES CENTRE, Folk, 19:15, £15
TUE 21 AUG, ARMY OF FLYING ROBOTS, AT YEAR
ZERO, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, “Noisey noisey boys” - John
KRANK SOLO, EL GUAPO, LANDSLIDE, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Indie rock, 21:30, £4
OATBEANIE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 0:00, Free PRIME SUSPECT, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 21:00, Free T ON THE FRINGE, RAZORLIGHT, EDITORS, MEADOWBANK STADIUM, Indie, 16:00, £29
T ON THE FRINGE, THE SOUNDS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie rock, 19:00, £10
BEST OF OPEN MIC, , WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 18:00, Free
MY RADIO, KAT HEALY, DAVIE LAWSON, ANNA JAROSZ, HAMILTON’S BAR, Acoustic night, 17:00, Free
Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £11
BAND SHOWCASE, , WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 21:00, Free
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Metal, 20:00, £TBC
THE INDUSTRY ENSEMBLE, MISTER MANANA, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:30, £4
TUE 28 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Rock, 19:00, SOLD OUT T ON THE FRINGE, JACK PENATE, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
LEITH FOLK CLUB, SHEENA WELLINGTON, IAN DAVIDSON, THE VILLAGE, Folk, 20:00, £5 T ON THE FRINGE, WILLY MASON, THE LIQUID ROOM,
61 Commerce St, Glasgow G5, Tel: 0141-418-0818 7 fully equipped rooms just south of the river PRICES: Mon-Fri 12-6 £18 for 3 hours Mon-Fri 6-12 £27 for 3 hours Sat & Sun £27 for 3 hours
THE FRIGITS, EXIT EVANGELINE, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR,
rock unite, 16:00, £37.50 17:00, £9
ARC STUDIOS
THE LIQUID ROOM, Alt rock veterans, 19:00, £17
T ON THE FRINGE, THE TEENAGERS, WILD BEAST, DAN DEACON, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, £7.50, £8
LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII, SPIEGEL TENT, Gypsy folk,
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MON 27 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, DINOSAUR JR,
Peel, 19:30, £5
T ON THE FRINGE, FOO FIGHTERS, NINE INCH NAILS, SILVERSUN PICKUPS, MEADOWBANK STADIUM, Titans of
HOG’S HEAD
Singer / songwriter, 19:00, SOLD OUT
WED 29 AUG, TRACER TRAILS PRESENTS…, DIANE CLUCK, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Folk, 20:00, £TBC JADED PLAYBOY, THE VALKARYS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 0:00, Free
OUR NAME IS LEGION, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD,
WED 22 AUG, HOLLOW HEART PARLOUR, , HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Acoustic night, 19:30, £5
Metal, 21:30, £4
TONYSHOEBOX, ROCKETFOX, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie
AARON KING BAND, SPARTICUS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie
rock, 21:00, Free
rock, 21:00, Free
THURS 30 AUG, ALEXANDER MURRAY,
DIEGO, COME ON GANG, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:30, £4
T ON THE FRINGE, INTERPOL, CORN EXCHANGE, Indie miserablists, 19:30, SOLD OUT J.D MACKAY, WHISTLEBINKIES, Singer / songwriter, 18:00, Free
T ON THE FRINGE, MOTHER AND THE ADDICTS, AIDAN MOFFAT, DE ROSA, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie rock, 19:00, £9
PLAYMAKER, NOVICE MATHEMATIC, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 0:00, Free
T ON THE FRINGE, SCOUTING FOR GIRLS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 19:00, £7
THURS 23 AUG, ABDOUJAPAROV, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 0:00, Free
ALCHEMISTS OF SOUND, THE DUNDERHEIDS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 21:00, Free
T ON THE FRINGE, HOT CLUB DE PARIS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie disco kids, 19:00, £8
JON CROCKER, THE WINTERGREENS, BANNERMAN’S
WHISTLEBINKIES, Singer / songwriter, 18:00, Free
CAPTAIN FACE, HOT MANGU, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 0:00, Free
THIS IS MUSIC, CHUTES, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie rock, 20:00, £TBC
T ON THE FRINGE, SHINY TOY GUNS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 19:00, £7.00
THE ZIPS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 21:00, Free OUT OF THE BEDROOM, , THE CANON’S GAIT, Open Mic, 20:00, Free
FRI 31 AUG, CATHERINE FEENEY, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £8.50 LEE PATTERSON, WHISTLEBINKIES, Singer / songwriter, 18:00, Free
TRAMPOLINE PRESENTS…, PENNY CENTURY, KATIE SUTHERLAND, GAVIN MCGINTY, TRAMPOLINE PRESENTS…, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £TBC
REFUSE BOY, MARLOW, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:30, £4
RUBY AND THE EMERALDS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, T ON THE FRINGE, KATE NASH, THE LIQUID ROOM, Singer 21:00, Free THE PICTOIDS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 0:00, Free / songwriter, 19:00, £10 UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:30, £4
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LISTINGS
EDITORIAL * EDITORIAL * E Here at The Skinny we’re all in favour of a do-it-yourself approach. This goes for anything from making magazines to artistic practice. But we’d be idiots to pretend there’s no place for supportive structures. You only have to look at the behemoth that is the Edinburgh Fringe to see that a framework encourages people to take risks and to create. This year, The Skinny is very pleased to be media partners with the Edinburgh Art Festival 2007. It can only be a good thing for an organisation to be committed to bringing together Edinburgh’s galleries, curators and exhibiting artists for a worthwhile communal goal: high-profile, excellent visual art. Collaboration doesn’t have to stifle inspiration. Speaking of collaboration, this month we’re teaming up with Festival-experts Fest to offer the best free coverage of the Edinburgh mish-mash. Fest will be packed with reviews and up to the minute insider knowledge: the first issue is out on 7 August, featuring Glasgow comedy hard-man Frankie Boyle and experimental theatre pace-setter Tim Crouch. Those of you who are unable to find Edinburgh Comedy and Theatre listings in this issue of The Skinny should look to each issue of Fest for minute-by-minute listings of everything going on during August. And now: what’s the capital of… France? That’s right, The Skinny is as big a fan of late night quiz TV as much as the next insomniac housewife or sexually frustrated student. And. never happy to be missing a trick, we’re hammering the competitions this month with some awesome prizes: tickets to Connect with free premium cider thrown in, or an ipod along with a bottle of one of the best single malts around? Look for them throughout the magazine (and to the right). Some of the questions are so hard you’ll faint when you see them, so collaboration is, once again, recommended. /RJ Thomson
EDINBURGH LIVE
TUES 28 AUG, MAGIC CARPET CABARET, TCHAIOV- SAT 4 AUG, BAD BOOGALOO, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock,
COMPETITIONS
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‘SCRIBBLE AND SCREEB’ , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00,
12.00, contact venue for price
YELLOW BENTINES / + GUESTS , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
THE AGREEMENT + THE CAPULETS + FALLACY + CITIES AND SKYLINES, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
WILBURNSILVER + GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30,
STILL BLOOD RUNS, FIRE ON THE HORIZON, ROCKERS, Extreme metal, 7.00, 11.30, £5
LOCAL METAL NIGHT, SOUNDHAUS, Live Music, 7.00,
KOPPARBERG PEAR AND APPLE CIDER HAS BEEN REFRESHING THE MASSES ACROSS SCOTLAND SINCE IT LAUNCHED LAST YEAR. KOPPARBERG CIDER IS MADE IN THE TOWN OF KOPPARBERG, SWEDEN WHERE IT’S THE BEST SELLING CIDER - AND IT’S FAST BECOMING A FAVOURITE HERE TOO. TUNES AND KOPPARBERG. VISIT WWW.CONNECTMUSICFESTIVAL.COM FOR MORE DETAILS.
2. Who did the Zutons want to “come on over”? 3. What did John Lennon name his cat? 4. Name a palindromic hit song by a palindromic group 5. Anagram – oral sex 6. True or False – Bjork used to work in a fish factory 7. What was Lionel Richie’s former band? 8. Who claimed ‘the revolution will not be televised’?
(a) Gil Scott-Heron
(b) Jill Scott
11.30, £4.00
KARINA AND FRIENDS, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, songstress introduces some of her favourite acoustic acts, 8.00, 11.30,
FRI 31 END OF THE MONTH CLUB, EYE CONTACT
LEADS TO MORE, 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
KOPPARBERG CIDER IS THE OFFICIAL CIDER OF THE CONNECT MUSIC FESTIVAL - WHERE THE KOPPARBERG CIDER GARDEN WILL BE THE IDEAL PLACE TO RELAX WITH PLENTY OF CHILLED OUT
1. Eric Clapton helped compose the score for which ‘80s cop film?
(c) A heron
THE MANIKEES SHOWCASE , THE DUNDERHIEDS + AMPERSAND + THE CHEVIOT HOODS, BOX, Live Music,
11. Which leg of the Live Earth concerts did Kanye West play? 12. How did Marvin Gaye die? 14. Who are Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Bob Hardy and Paul Thomson? 15. True or False – most toilets flush in E#
STUDIO 24 , Metal, 19:00, £5
MEXICO, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 19:30, £TBC THE REMNANT KINGS, THE MOTION, WHISTLEBINKIES, Folk, 19:45, £15 (£12.50)
T ON THE FRINGE, SILVERCHAIR, CORN EXCHANGE, They MALFUNCTIONING ANDROIDS, THE DEN @ ANDERSONS, said it would never last, 19:00, £16 BEATSVILLE, THE MASONICS, THE ROHYPSTERS, HEN21:00, Free RY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie rock, 23:00, £5 (£4) SABAI, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 0:00, Free SARA AND THE SNAKES, NORTH FOUNDATION, CITY THE RAB HOWAT BAND, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, CAFÉ, Indie rock, TBC, £TBC
THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, OKKER, EUNOIA, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Live Music, 20:00, £5 (£4)
T ON THE FRINGE, THE LAW, LUVA ANNA, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 19:00, SOLD OUT
THE NUNS, REGIS, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock,
SUN 12 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, CALVIN HARRIS,
CROSS REFERENCE 2007, THE REZILLOS, BLACK AFFAIR, CLUB EGO, Local punk legends, 22:00, £8 UNDERBELLY, STEVEN CAREY & THE CONSULTANTS, ROY HENDERSON, HAMILTON’S BAR, Indie rock, 17:00,
GIANT TANK PRESENTS…, ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS,
21:30, £4
Free
MON 6 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, ISOBEL CAMPBELL & MARK LANEGAN, THE LIQUID ROOM, B&S and QOTSA expats unite, 19:00, SOLD OUT
RELUCTANT TO SPEAK, BEKON, BANNERMAN’S UNDER-
RUNNAMUCKS, LES CHRIS PUNCHERS, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, 21:30, £4
LONESOME HIGHWAY PRESENTS…, ROBERT FISHER, JACKIE LEVEN, MICHAEL WESTON KING, UNDERBELLY, Celtic Soul, 21:00, £14
FITZROY SOUL, FREAKY FAMILY, CITY CAFÉ, Live Music, TBC, £TBC
TUE 7 AUG, DREW NELSON, ANDREW GORDON,
THE QUIET RIOT, FUZZYSTAR & THE MALFUNCTIONING ANDROIDS, WHISTLEBINKIES, 21:00, Free OATBEANIE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 0:00, Free TEN STOREYS HIGH, ROB HOWELL, ALEX MORAN,
THE VILLAGE, Folk, 20:00, £5
HAMILTON’S BAR, Live Music, 17:00, Free
£TBC
MON 13 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, DUKE SPECIAL,
WORLD, Live Music, 21:30, £4
STONE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Live Music, 19:00, £7 AUSTIN LUCAS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Singer / songwriter, 20:00, £TBC
CARNABY HOUSE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 19:00, Free
THE LIQUID ROOM, Folk rock, 19:00, £10
LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII, SPIEGEL TENT, Gypsy folk, 17:00, £9
T ON THE FRINGE, PETE & THE PIRATES, THE DIALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 19:00, £7
UNITED BLOOD, DAYWALKERS, SKIN THE PIG, THEY SPEAK IN SWARMS, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock,
INTERSTATE 6, ONE DAY SPEAKERS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live 21:30, £4 Music, 21:00, Free
J.D MACKAY, WHISTLEBINKIES, Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £TBC
MARWOOD, ARI HEST, EMILY ZURIK, THE CLOSING, THE ARK, Indie rock, 19:30, £4
TUE 14 AUG, LEITH FOLK CLUB, BROWN AND
BAXTER, THE VILLAGE, Folk, 20:00, £5 KUNT AND THE GANG, NANOBOTS, ARSE 2 MOUTH, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Charming, 20:00, £5
ME ‘N’ DAN, MAEVE O’BOYLE, NASSAU ROYAL, BAN- LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII, SPIEGEL TENT, Gypsy folk,
NERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Live Music, 21:30, £4
OI POLLOI, AUSTIN LUCAS, NORMAN SILVER, THE GOLD, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Anarcho punk / folk, 20:00, £5
THUR 9 AUG, ASSOCIATE, AVAHUASKA, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 21:00, Free
17:00, £9
T ON THE FRINGE, SEASICK STEVE, THE LIQUID ROOM, Veteran Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £12
WED 15 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, AMY MACDON-
ALD, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Singer / songwriter, 19:00, SOLD
OUT
BIG HAND, UNKNOWN HAGANA, TABASCO FIASO, LEATHERFACE, LAST DITCH, LOUDMOUTH, BANNERBANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Ska / punk rock, 21:30,
£4.00
T ON THE FRINGE, CANDIE PAYNE, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
MAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:30, £5
MANDY, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Live Music, TBC, £6 THE 48, SUGARDADDY, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music,
ROOM, Indie, 19:00, £20.00
Free
CELLAR BAR, Hard rock, 20:00, £5
Free
Live Music, 19:00, £TBC
Fiddle-tastic, 19:00, £TBC
FRI 10 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, EMMA POLLOCK,
THURS 16 AUG, DIRTBOX, UNKNOWN HAGANA,
£4
19:00, £9.00
FRI 3 AUG, BOBBY COOK, THE THREE TUNS, Singer /
flower power with jingly indie, 19:30, SOLD OUT
SMOKED GLASS, BOOGI LOUSHOU, WHISTLEBINKIES,
MARK REID AND THE LOCAL VILLAINS, HENRY’S CELLAR T ON THE FRINGE, THE ADS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie T ON THE FRINGE, THE MAGIC NUMBERS, THE LIQUID
Superfuck
www.skinnymag.co.uk
THEME, FOX GANG, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 0:00,
THE SIGNS, WHITEFIRE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 0:00, TO CATCH A THIEF, THIS FAMILIAR SMILE, STUDIO 24,
CABARET VOLTAIRE, Ex-Delgado singer / songwriter,
T ON THE FRINGE, JAMES, CORN EXCHANGE, Mixing
FAST, MICHAEL DRACULA & FAKE FANG, THE BONGO COHOLIC, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:30, £4 CLUB, Singer / songwriter, 23:00, £5 MIYAGI, NORTON MONEY, DIRTY MONET, THE DARKWATER, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 21:00, Free MERCAT, Acoustic / alternative / indie, 21:00, Free SOFTER RIDE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 18:00, Free DOGTOOTH, SPORTSDAY MEGAPHONE, HENRY’S CEL- OPAL SKY, THE ARK, Live Music, 20:00, £TBC SCOCHA, THE LIQUID ROOM, Live Music, TBC, £TBC LAR BAR, Indie rock, 23:00, £5 THE HOUSE OF FLYING JAGGERS PRESENTS…, SECTA BABYTIGER PRESENTS…, TEN REASONS TO LIVE, SPANGLESHIFTERS, GIRLS FROM EGYPT, THE LOFT, Indie ROUGE, LAVOTCHKIN, FRIDAY NIGHT GUNFIGHT, LAKES, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Deadly Unserious, 19:30, rock, 20:30, £5 THE HOUSEROCKERS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 0:00, Free £TBC SIZE QUEEN, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 21:00, Free THE NUKES, DIRTY MONET, DEBONAIR DAVE, THE THE BELGRANOS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 18:00, LUST BANDITS, THE ARK, Indie rock, 19:30, £TBC Free THREETHIRTEEN, HUBCAP ROUNDABOUT, OLIWA, NOVA BELLA PRESENTS…, THE SET UP, CHRIS HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Rock, 19:30, £3
THE SKINNY
HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Free-noise, 20:00, £5 (£4)
£TBC
songwriter, TBC, £5
ISSUE TWENTY-THREE August 07
THE LIQUID ROOM, Live Music, 22:30, SOLD OUT
rock, 19:00, £5
SUGARHOUSE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Open Mic Night, 21:30,
4
LONESOME HIGHWAY PRESENTS…, TOM RUSSELL, MICHAEL MARTIN, ST BRIDE’S CENTRE, Folk, 19:15, £15 U-KNOW-HOO, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 0:00, Free
BAR, Indie rock, 19:30, £4.00
MAKE MODEL, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 23:00, NOON LAYER DRIVE, FIFTY CALIBRE SMILE, HENRY’S
Lawyer
House Band, 16:00, Free
WORLD, Metal, 21:30, £4
19. According to Fergie, big girls don’t … what?
Drugs Graph
UNDERWORLD, Metal, 21:30, £5
21:00, Free
THUR 2 AUG, I AM CHEMIST, BANNERMAN’S UNDER-
VAL KILMER AND PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE VAL KILMER BY LEWIS HOSIE
VERLAN, NOIR! NOIR!, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Live
Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £7.50
18. Jim and William Reid from East Kilbride are in which band appearing at the Connect Festival ‘07? 20. Who are supporting the Foo Fighters at Meadowbank Stadium in August ‘07?
SUN 5 AUG, THE QUIET RIOT, FUZZYSTAR & THE
WED 8 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, ANGUS & JULIA
BALL 1, THE ARK, Folk, 20:00, £TBC DIVIDING THE LINE, BOYS WITH BEAKS, CIVILISED,
17. Whose current UK chart single contains the lyrics ‘Oh that boy’s a slag, The best you ever had’ and ‘You used to get it in your fishnets, Now you only get it in your night dress’?
Music, 21:30, £4
Blues and funk and swinging jazz, 8.00, 11.00, Free CINEPHILE, SONORUS, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, £6 PALLAS, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £8.00 KANDELLA, THE LATECOMERS, LAURIES, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, Free MALAJUBE, NICE N SLEAZY, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £6.00 WING AND A PRAYER, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, singer songwriter duo strongly influenced by the blues, 8.00, 11.30, TOM SAWYER, THE FERRY, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £10.00
LEANA ZACCARINI, JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAF,
WED 1 AUG, DANIEL HEALY, PARLABANE, SPACE-
13. Name the 5 piece Edinburgh band who played a few songs for the opening of the Scottish Parliament 2007
20:00, £TBC
MIA RIDDLE, CHAI TEAHOUSE, Singer / songwriter, 19:00,
EDINBURGH LIVE
10. What was ICE Cube’s band?
Live Music, 23:00, £5
DOVETAIL, THE DELOREANS, THE ARK, Indie rock,
8.30, 12.00, Free
9. What was Sid Vicious charged with in 1978?
16. Which Irish band’s latest single is called ‘Signal Fire’?
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THUR 30 AUG CLUB OLUM, TBC, BLOC, Live Music,
BANE, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £9.00 JIM WHYTE AND MORE, RIO CAFÉ, Real Live Jazz, 8.00,
MUSIC QUIZ
BRADLEY, FRU$HANE, ALFONZO, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR,
21:00, Free
WIRED DESIRE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 0:00, Free LEATHERFACE, STUDIO 24 , Metal, 19:00, £TBC EY 2 BURN , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact ROGUESTAR, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 0:00, Free SAT 11 AUG, DIGNAN, DOWELL AND WHITE, venue for price ROSY BLUE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Singer / songwriter, 18:00, WHISTLEBINKIES, Singers / songwriters, 21:00, Free Free THIS FAMILIAR SMILE , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free THE SONIC 883 WONDERLAND EXPRESS, SELLOTAPE, GENTLEMAN PREFER BLONDIE, THE ARK, Live Music, THE JACK KNIVES, GASGIANT, MAGGIE MAY’S, Live THE CONFLICT DIAMONDS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie / 20:00, £TBC EDINBURGH ROCK RIOT, JADED PLAYBOY, THE Music, 8.00, 11.30, £3 punk rock, 23:00, £5 ALEXANDER MURRAY, KYLE CUTHBERT, RIO CAFÉ, THE BORIS YELTSIN LOVE XI, THE LUNES, BANNERMAN’S ANTICS, GILDOZA, ONE DAY SPEAKERS, THE DELOREANS, WYND, THE EXCHANGE, Traditional music, Dances on Sand, 8.00, 11.30, Free UNDERWORLD, Indie rock, 21:30, £4 20:00, £5 THE NATURALS, EASILY INFLUENCED, ROCKERS, Dundee THE RAB HOWAT BAND, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, MAIN STREET BLUES, WHISTLEBINKIES, Blues, 18:00, Free indie, 7.00, 11.30, £5 House Band, 16:00, Free MAN OF THE HOUR, THE TYRANT LIZARD KINGS, CANDIRU JAZZ, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, modern jazz T ON THE FRINGE, TOM BAXTER, CABARET VOLTAIRE, CERTAIN DEATH, JACKIE TREEHORN, BANNERMAN’S standards played by our resident trio, 8.00, 11.30, Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £10
12.00, Free
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songwriters and bands, 8.00, 11.30,
WED 29 AUG ANGEL SEATTLES / CULANN / MON-
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NA, WEST END, Jim McAteer presents a night of singer
LISTINGS
THE SKINNY
WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 0:00, Free
T ON THE FRINGE, KANYE WEST, CORN EXCHANGE, Hiphop honcho, he loves the animals, 19:30, SOLD OUT T ON THE FRINGE, KHARMA 45, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 19:00, £7 LOUISE CAIRNS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Singer / songwriter, 20:00, £TBC SMILER, THE JACK, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 21:00, Free
CLASH PRESENTS…, X-VECTORS, DOLBY ANOL, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Synth rock, 23:00, £6 (£5)
FRI 17 AUG, BOMBSKARE, CATCH IT KEBABS, TAKING CHASE, THE ARK, Ska / punk rock, 19:30, £TBC CORLEONE, GASGIANT, ARA, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Post-post-post-rock, 19:30, £5 (£4) LEE PATTERSON, WHISTLEBINKIES, Singer / songwriter, 18:00, Free
LITTLE GREEN MACHINE, EPIC 26, THE GARCIAS, BAN-
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THE WILLY CLAY BAND, CLASSIC GRAND, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £12.00
gypsy meets punk frenzy, 9.00, 10.00, £6
8.30, 11.30, £5
MICHAEL SIMONS, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, folk, blues
£6.50
LETHAL BIZZLE AND SKINNYMAN, KING TUTS, UK hiphop and grime, 8.30, 11.30, £8
and beyond from this Glasgow based guitarist, 8.00, 11.30,
MUNICIPAL WASTE, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, INJUNS, THE DARLINGS, MAGGIE MAY’S, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £3
COBRA GRANDE, JAMES HARA, AIDEN MACKENZIE, RIO CAFÉ, Dances on Sand, 8.00, 11.30, Free A NEW DAY, THE DISAPPOINTMENTS, ROCKERS, metal,
MON 13 AUG FIGHTSTAR, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £10.00
SET YOUR GOALS + NOT TRIGGER + BY MY HANDS, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for
SAT 18 AUG SANCTUARY FIRE / THE CONTRADICTIONS / JIMMY JIVE , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
CONTENTS
on voice and woodwind instruments, 8.00, 11.30,
THURS 23 AUG HEALTH, 13TH NOTE, one of the west coast’s most revered electro-noise bands, 9.00, , £4 WILLY MASON, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £11.00 DEVENDRA BANHART, ARCHES, Fey folk, 8.00, 11.00, £16.50 FRANK O’HAGAN, ART DE CAFÉ, Skat guitar, 8.00, 11.00, Free
7.00, 11.30, £5
price
DEAD GENERALS AND SUPPORT, ABC, Live Music,
guitar duo playing classic French swing-jazz, 8.00, 11.30,
12.00, contact venue for price HELLHOUSE, BLOC, Horror show of power chords, 9.00, 1.00, Free MARLOW + 2 THIRDS OF YOUTH GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free DESTINE, BLACK SHUCK, SESSION 69, ROCKERS, Live Music, 7.00, 11.30, £5 YAMAN, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, sitar, flute and mixes, 8.00, 11.30,
BIG BOB’S BLUE SKAS, ART DE CAF, Ska and blues, 8.00, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price 11.00, Free SLICED PEACH + THE 1, 2, 3’S + CITY LIFE, BARFLY, Live CLUB ANTICS FEAT DJ SETS FROM LUVA ANNA & Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price CRAZY MO, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact TBC, BLOC, tbc, 9.00, 1.00, Free venue for price EQUAL AN OPPOSITE PRESENTS FELIX + WOODENBOX GST CARDINALS + THE VALOR + O.B.E. + GUITARS + GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free DONT FLY, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, HAMPDEN PARK, Funk rock
SWEET AND LOWDOWN, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, singer/
THURS 9 AUG CLUB OLUM, CORSAIRS!, BLOC, Noisymen, 9.00, 1.00, Free
EQUAL AN OPPOSITE PRESENTS, PHARMACY + OUT FROM ANIMALS + MY ELVIS LEG , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free
THE FNORDS / THE BUCKY RAGE / THE DEEP FRIED WOLF KNUCKLES , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
FLOOD OF RED + THE ZICO CHAIN + THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND + YASHIN, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
THE INITIALS + THE CITY RIOTS!, BARFLY, Live Music,
9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price DAN DEACON, IVY, classically trained composer with a masters degree in electro-acoustic composition, 8.00, 11.00, £4
ZZZ + INNER CORAL REFUSE, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00,
TUES 14 AUG EAGLEOWL / + GUESTS , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
7.00, 11.00, £6
venue for price
sic, 8.30, 12.00, Free
LOOK SEE PROOF, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, KING BLUES, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £6.00 PETE AND THE PIRATES, EVAN CRICHTON, KING TUTS, DEAD MEADOW, NICE N SLEAZY, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £5 JAMIE BARNES AND COCHISE, ROCKERS, Classic £7.00 Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £6.00 ANDY MILLER, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, acoustic guitar vir- Rock, 7.00, 11.30, £3 RADIOTONES, NICE N SLEAZY, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £5.00 tuoso presents some of his favourite bands, 8.00, 11.30, STEREOFUNK IN THE PARK FEAT:FEDDE LE GRAND, GRANT NELSON, THE TROPHY TWINS & NICK BRIDGJIM WHYTE AND MORE, RIO CAFÉ, Real Live Jazz, 8.00, 11.30, Free ES., STRATHCLYDE COUNTRY PARK, Live Music, 7.00, 11.30, WED 15 AUG D-RIVE, ADRIAN, SLEEPING DOG, £15.00 GAIA AND SUPPORT, ROCKERS, Classic rock, 7.00, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £4 11.30, £5 KUNT AND THE GANG (LONDON) / THE PLIMPTONS SUN 19 AUG LANDON / SELL OUT STORY / SIERRA SHAMBOLIC WARDROBE, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, a night , 13TH NOTE, Foul-mouthed fun, 9.00, 12.00, contact LEONE , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact of musical entertainments presented by Tom Snowball, venue for price venue for price 8.00, 11.30, NAPALM DEATH + MADMAN IS ABSOLUTE + PIGSCUM + CO EXIST, BARFLY, The fastest band in the world, THE NEEDLES, BLACKFRIARS, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, Free FRI 10 AUG ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS / NALLE + 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price BEN REYNOLDS / EYE SHAKING KINGDOM , 13TH THE MOTION THEORY (CD LAUNCH), BARFLY, Live Mu- BLOC JAM, BLOC, Open mic, 9.00, 1.00, Free DIRGE + THE SHALLOW CALL + THE STRANDS + NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price sic, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price ARCHANGELS REVENGE , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, LEANA ZACCARINI, JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAF, MAGMA CHILD, BLOC, The Zep meet Gomez, 9.00, Blues and funk and swinging jazz, 8.00, 11.00, Free
1.00, Free
12.00, Free
Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price THE BLACK CHAIN + ALROSA + BLOB, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price DEFCON1 AND BRADLEY C, BLOC, Bumpin-ElectroBeats-Crunks-House!, 9.00, 1.00, Free
8.30, 12.00, Free
£12.00
11.00, £5
gypsy meets punk frenzy, 9.00, 10.00, £6 FRIDAY FIRST, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £5
ORKO + TWIN ATLANTIC + DB68 + JULIET KILO, BARFLY,
THE LAST PROJECT, THE TRACKS, THE GRIM FANDANGOS PLUS GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free THE DWARVES AND THE BADDIES, KING TUTS, Harsh grunge rock, 8.30, 11.30, £12.00
MOBIUS + THE ASSOCIATES + GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, THE LIVING END, CATHOUSE, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, BLACK VELVETEENS, FURY MURRAYS, Live Music, 8.00,
LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRA, COSSACHOK, Romanian
KHARMA 45, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £6.50 SONNY MARVELLO, THE ROHYPSTERS, MAGGIE MAY’S,
MY ENEMY IS DEAD, DESPERATE HOUSEKNIVES,
Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £3
ROCKERS, Metal, 7.00, 11.30, £5
Dances on Sand, 8.00, 11.30, Free
MON 20 AUG, ARMY OF FLYING ROBOTS / +
EMILY AND CLAIRE, STEVEN CLIFFORD, RIO CAFÉ, CANDIRU JAZZ, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, modern jazz
THE ROLL UPS, DEMON EYE, ROCKERS, Live Music, 7.00,
standards played by our resident trio, 8.00, 11.30
WHISPERS IN THE ATTIC, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, mellow
THURS 16 AUG CLUB OLUM, CORLEONE, BLOC,
11.30, £3
stadium style, 8.00, 11.00, £40
LUVA ANNA + THE CARELLOS + THE DIRTY HEPBURNS DEVOTCHKA WITH THE CUTS AND WILSON TAN, KING + THE SHIRREL, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £7.00 venue for price JIM WHYTE AND MORE, RIO CAFÉ, Real Live Jazz, 8.00, THE USUALS, BLACKFRIARS, PM Promotions, 9.00, 12.00, 11.30, Free
£5 ARI-UP (THE SLITS) THE TRUE WARRIORS PRETTY UGLY MICHAEL DEANS QUINTET, BLOC, Jazz, 5.00, 8.00, DJ SET, ADMIRAL BAR, Live Music, 8.00, 11.00, £10.00 BILL CALLAHAN FORMERLY SMOG, ARCHES, Live Music, Free THE BOLLOCKS W/ THE BLUFFERS+HORIZON+THE 8.00, 11.00, £15.00 BLANK EXPRESSIONS+THE FIRESOULS , BOX, Live MuDISTANCE IN EMBRACE, BLOC, German metal, 9.00, 1.00, Free
CRYSTAL CASTLES + DANCE LAZARUS DANCE, BARFLY,
GUESTS , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price SLINT , ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £20.00
BEATNIC PRESTIGE, THE REMNANT KINGS, ROCKERS,
Jam and Blondie influenced rock, 7.00, 11.30, £5 GRAEME NIELSON, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist with special guests, 8.00, 11.30,
FRI 24 AUG TABASCO FIASCO / HYENA , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
LEANA ZACCARINI, JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAF, Blues and funk and swinging jazz, 8.00, 11.00, Free
BULLET + THE SEVENTH STAIR + STITCH + ULTIMA, BARFLY, Rage Against The Machine Tribute band) , 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
VAARSTRAAT66 + THE GRAFTERS + SNEAKY PETE, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
METOPE, BLACKFRIARS, Sound the Alarm, 7.00, 12.00, £7 THE CARELLOS, THE MOTION, NINE CIRCLES PLUS GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free NORAH JONES, CLYDE AUDITORIUM, Charming or insipid?, 7.00, 11.00, £29.50
ROOST, MEXICO, ROCKERS, Classic Rock Covers, 7.00, 11.30, £3
GRAHAM HARDIE, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, book launch for “Love’s Pathos” with live poetry readings, 8.00, 11.30,
SAT 25 AUG THE BOLLOCKS PRESENTS ...THE, PARK-
ERS, CITY CITY BEAT + LOST N MOTION + GUEST.. , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free THE GEMS / + 2 , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price NEUVOSA, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £6 BIG BOB’S BLUE SKAS, ART DE CAF, Ska and blues, 8.00, 11.00, Free
THE IDEALS + COBRA GRANDE + THE COMMON EMPIRE + ATHOS VIENNA, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00,
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER + THE OCEAN + THE THREAT REMAINS + EXECUTION CHAMBER + VISCERAL DEITY + CEREBERAL BORE + EVERY SCAR IS A VICTORY + FATAL FLAW, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00,
contact venue for price
FRIGHTENED RABBIT / ODEON BEAT CLUB / WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00,
THE MERCHANTS, THE VANDALEYS, , BOX, Live Music,
nies, 8.00, 11.30, Free
YAMAN, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, sitar, flute and mixes,
Covers, 7.00, 11.30, £3
NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
CHRIS CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAFÉ, Skat Guitar, 8.00,
11.00, Free
LUKE PICKETT + A TRUE STORY + CULANN + CATCHER,
TUES 21 AUG SONIC YOUTH, ABC, Play Daydream
FERRY, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £20.00
experimental music, 8.00, 11.30,
DEPORTIVO STREET TEAM, THE HALT, Live Music, 7.00, 11.30, Free
SAT 11 AUG PM MUISC, KUNG FU, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £6
DANICA / CITIES AND SKYLINES / SOL DIABLOS , 13TH BIG BOB’S BLUE SKAS, ART DE CAF, Ska and blues, 8.00, THE TENANTS + DELTA MAINLINE + THE GRIM FANDANGOS + V-2 SCHNEIDER, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
MICHAEL DEANS QUINTET, BLOC, Jazz, 5.00, 8.00, Free
THE SPOILS, THE REVIVALS + SLOWJET.. , BOX, Live
Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free
THE UNDERKILLS OFFICIAL AFTERSHOW PARTY... , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free JACK BUTLER, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £5.00 JAMIE BARNS AND COCHISE, ROCKERS, Classic rock covers, 7.00, 11.30, £3
SUN 12 AUG CHOKING SUSANS, THE WHISKEY
WORKS, 13TH NOTE, Punk and hardcore, 8.00, , £4.00 CHOKING SUSAN / THE WHISKY WORKS / VAGUE SPACE / THE UNICORN SCUMFUCKS , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
LEFTOVER CRACK + MY OWN RELIGION + THE HOSTILES + THE SKANX + THE POISONING + THE MADCATS + ALMIGHTY ME + THE MORGUE PARTY CANDIDATE, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
JOHN BEATTIE BAND, BLACKFRIARS, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, Free
melody and soundscapes, 8.00, 1.00, Free
EQUAL AN OPPOSITE PRESENTS, SIXPEOPLEAWAY + ANDI NEATE + GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free
12.00, contact venue for price 11.00, Free
ISSUE TWENTY-THREE August 07
8.30, 12.00, Free
JAMIE BARNES AND COCHISE, ROCKERS, Classic Rock
8.00, 11.30,
GENESIS TRIBUTE BAND WEEKEND WITH DOUG MELBOURNE, TONY PATTERSON, G2 AND FACE VALUE, THE
Nation, their last good album, 7.00, 11.00, £20.00 ALL MY LOGIC + SUCIOPERRO, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price SIX MILLION BROKEN + INNER SIGHT + WE THROW STONES + THE ONE DAY SPEAKERS, BARFLY, Live Music, THE GLASGOW SONGWRITERS, BLACKFRIARS, Live Music, 8.00, 12.00, Free 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price THE STOLEN HOURS AND DELETES, BLOC, formerly KONG, WALL STREET AMMUNITION HERO, BLACKFRIknown as Circle, 9.00, 1.00, Free ARS, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, £6 AMY MACDONALD, KING TUTS, Scottish songwriter with SCOUTING FOR GIRLS, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £7.00 a growing support, 8.30, 11.30, sold out JIM WHYTE AND MORE, RIO CAFÉ, Real Live Jazz, 8.00, WALKING THEO, FROZEN FEAR, ROCKERS, Metal, 7.00, 11.30, £5 11.30, Free DRUGDEALER CHEERLEADER, SILENT OBLIVION, ROCK- FAZZINI, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, outre rock and inward psyche folk, 8.00, 11.30, ERS, Live Music, 7.00, 11.30, £5 NEIL DAVIDSON, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, experimental WED 22 AUG SONIC YOUTH, ABC, Play Daydream guitarist plays alongside Chris Hladowski and Ben ReyNation, their last good album, 7.00, 11.00, sold out nolds, 8.00, 11.30, LAUNCH WITH TABBY CALLAGHAN, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £10 FRI 17 AUG THE LAVA EXPERIMENTS / OPERATOR ROOT OF SOUND, BLOC, May contain funk and ska, / JOYSTICK DISCOTEQUE , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 9.00, 1.00, Free 12.00, contact venue for price
MONO TAXI + BISMARCK + WEALTH OF NATIONS + COHOLIC, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
POISON IDEA *CANCELLED*, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, BLOC JAM, BLOC, Open mic, 9.00, 1.00, Free THE FEZ, RIGHT TURN LEFT, TOM LILLYWHITE, MISTAKES. 12.00, *Cancelled* THE FUCK WITS + GUESTS , BOX, Live, 8.30, 12.00, Free IN.ANIMATIONGRANADA HIEST , BOX, Live Music, BIG BIG SOUND, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £5 8.30, 12.00, Free THE CASUALS + BIG BIG SOUND, KING TUTS, Live Music, LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRA, COSSACHOK, Romanian
60
12.00, contact venue for price
price
Blues and funk and swinging jazz, 8.00, 11.00, Free
Free
MICHAEL DEANS QUINTET, BLOC, Jazz, 5.00, 8.00, Free ZUBA BASSA BEAT, RIO CAFÉ, Interwoven vocal harmo-
BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for
LEANA ZACCARINI, JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAF,
THE BEAT POETS, BLACKFRIARS, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00,
ACRYLIC ICON, THE PART TIME SIGNALS PLUS GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free SMASHING PUMPKINS, CARLING ACADEMY, Pretention in black., 7.00, 11.00, SOLD OUT
EIGHTPAGEPULLOUT, BURMA STAR, MAGGIE MAY’S, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £3
DAVIE LAWSON, TRAQUAIR, RIO CAFÉ, Dances on
SUN 26 AUG TONY SHOEBOX / FUTURO , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price EASY STAR ALL STARS, ARCHES, Live Music, 8.00, 11.00, £10.00
FALL VICTIM + THE POISONING + SCREAMING BLUE MURDER + STEREO OBLIVON, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00,
12.00, contact venue for price BLOC JAM, BLOC, Open mic, 9.00, 1.00, Free KOLESCO, COSSACHOK, Russian music and dance, 9.00, 10.00, £6 ERICKA, GEMICKA, MAGGIE MAY’S, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £5 RUSSIAN CIRCLES, NICE N SLEAZY, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £6.00 STRUMMERVILLE CHARITY EVENT, ROCKERS, all dayer, 3.00, 11.30, £10
GENESIS TRIBUTE BAND WEEKEND WITH CARPET CRAWLERS AND GENESIS IN THE CAGE , THE FERRY, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £20.00
MON 27 AUG CLUB OLUM, TBC, BLOC, Live Music,
6 12 16 20 21 22 25 26 28 42 52
LIFESTYLE San Fransisco Zoe Donald fashion
THEATRE Venus As A Boy Dance @ the Fringe
COMEDY Reginald D Hunter Free @ the Fringe
ISSUE 23, AUGUST 2007 9 10
12 14
Go Away - to San Francisco, pg 9 16 17
BOOKS
Luke Wright’s Poetry Party 20
LGBT
The inclusive culture
FILM
The new kings of comedy Friend of foe
12.00, Free
THE SOUNDS, ORAN MOR, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £10.00
Sand, 8.00, 11.30, Free YAMAN, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, sitar, flute and mixes, LEUCINE, ROCKERS, Indie, 7.00, 11.30, £5 8.00, 11.30, KATI BURNS, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, Hungarian folk music
LISTINGS
Venus As A Boy, pg 12
21
16 17
DVD/GAMES E3
19
ART The Naked Portrait
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SOUNDS Tomahawk Modest Mouse
BEATS
Aesop Rock Fabric with Intalex
Modest Mouse, pg 32 28 32
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LISTINGS
Edinburgh & Glasgow Art, Comedy, Theatre, Club and Live Music listings
Fabric with Intalex, pg 49
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI “And now! The end is near! And so I face ! The final curtain…” Or so Lifestyle might sing, if it could sing, knowing this to be its last month as a Skinny section. As of September the Lifestyle section will be no more. Although at times as Lifestyle Editor I’ve enjoyed being able to do it my way – trips away, delicious meals and the like – more often than not there has been a sense of ‘Lifestyle’ as an amorphous beast with a mind of it’s own. Highpoints, like ex-soldier Jeff Jackson’s Afghanistan memoir last month, or our exposé of Edinburgh City Council’s dubious skateboarding policies, and similarly, building policies at Caltongate, kept the monster/section alive. Readers should be glad to know that many of the best aspects of Lifestyle are staying, but as of September will be broken down into more translatable sections. Heads Up will keep you ahead of the crowd with upcoming events information; there will be an incisive Features section; and Eating & Drinking and the Showcase will remain as freestanding sections. I’m sure you’re not exactly ‘thrown’ by this news, but we’re keen that you know we’re committed to ongoing Skinny improvements. And best of all, it’s the end for my editorials…
top events
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & house, 19:00, 03:00, Free THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, HOT SUSHI, LISA LITTLEWOOD, TOKYO, Funky house & 05:00, £7, free b4 12am OPAL LOUNGE, Saturday night soiree, 22:00, 05:00, £6, free b4 12am
SUN 26 AUG ALL BACK TO MINE, OPAL LOUNGE,
Nexuslive, Scotland’s independent live webtv show, is back at 8pm on Wednesday 1 August this year with a new studio, a new format and a whole new direction. Now more up close and personal, the shows are broadcast from a recently built studio in the heart of Edinburgh: their ‘magazine’ format is perfect for catching up on cultural and musical goings on, including updates on the Edinburgh Festival (and there’s even punditry from The Skinny).
BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, 03:00, Free
BOOTY, DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, MEDINA, Soul, funk,
disco & chart, 22:00, 05:00, £5 CITY:LIVE, RAZORLIGHT, CITY, A razorlight DJ set, whatever that is?, 22:30, 05:00, £6 CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games, 16:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 11pm
8PM EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 1 AUG
FUNDEE DAY DUDHOPE SKATEPARK JAM, DUNDEE, 11 AUG Organised by Dundee Concrete, the city’s online skater forum, Fundee bills itself as ‘a celebration of skateboarding prowess and silliness in the constant fight against apathy and staleness’. There will be a solo flying competition for high-calibre skaters, and an on-board karaoke competition for those who take silliness seriously. Prizes, music and more make this well worth the trip. WWW.DUNDEECONCRETE.COM WWW.SKATEBOARDSCOTLAND.COM/EVENTS WWW.SK8SITE.CO.UK
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI THE SKINNY ON TOUR
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON, LIQUID ROOM 23:00, 05:00, £4 (£2), £1 Centro card
IDEAL PET? A dog. But I haven’t time
DAVID, 25, IN EVENTS SAFETY
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK? WHY?
to take it out. BUSKER? The wee guy down Ashton Lane. Sings and plays the pipes. Wee soul.
BOOK? The Stoner Eagles. It’s about
The Notebook, by that guy (Nicholas Sparks -ed.) It’s just really sad. Gives you a good cry! ONE WOULD YOU BE IN? WHY? River
GIOVANNI, 48, CHEF
the similarities between an eagle and an artist. SOAP? None. Unless you count Taggart. I’d either be a police officer or a suspect who didn’t do it.
City. It’s so funny! I’d be a completely new character. A baddy!
BOOK? Shogun. It’s by a western
SEX OR DRUGS OR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL?
author, but it’s based on the history of the shogun in Japan. Very educational. SOAP? Dallas. So I could shoot JR.
Sex and rock ‘n’ roll, but no drugs. I’ve just come off anti-depressants, and as Richard Ashcroft says, the drugs don’t work: they just make you worse. THIS WEEKEND? I’m working Saturday day and night. Recovering Sunday.
Packing to go on hols to Corfu with my friend. TELL ME A SECRET. I’m so lazy I took a cab here from Central Station. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A GOOD TANTRUM? WHAT OVER? This
What country is this? Right, so no sniggering at the back there as we sincerely recommend to you the definitive international piping festival. Featuring competition concerts to the very highest standard, techno piping and Pipe Idol tomfoolery, there are all sorts of shows on offer and no shortage of musicianship. Head to the National Piping Centre for the after hours Festival Club (nightly) and to Glasgow Green for the spectacular World Pipe Band Championship (11 Aug). WWW.PIPINGFESTIVAL.CO.UK
FESTIVAL OF SPIRITUALITY AND PEACE EDINBURGH, 5-26 AUG If the debauchery of Edinburgh’s Festival scene is getting too much for you this August, you may doubt that the antidote might be, well, another festival. Taking place mostly at St John’s Church, Princes Street (a two minute walk from the Book Festival in Charlotte Square), the FoSaP will be three weeks of dialogue and creative events for all ages including conversation, film, live music, art, workshops, prayer and meditation, theatre, storytelling and more. This year the theme is ‘Power and Freedom: Breaking the Chains’ to mark 200 years since the Transatlantic Slave Trade was officially abolished in Britain. WWW.FESTIVALOFSPIRITUALITY.ORG.UK, OR CALL 0131 221 2273 FOR A PROGRAMME
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LOUISE , 25, SALES ASSISTANT
DOING ANYTHING FUN THIS WEEKEND?
PIPING LIVE VENUES THROUGHOUT GLASGOW, 6-12 AUG
HANNAH
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Sex. It’s more fun!
Piping Fest
DAVID
MARIA
SEX OR DRUGS OR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL?
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KATHERINE
LOUISE
IF YOU COULD BE IN ANY SOAP, WHICH
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Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm BABY DOLL, PO NA NA, Funky house, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm THE BACKSTAGE BAR, LENNY LOVE, STUDIO 24, Cabaret, 21:00, 05:00, £7 (£5)
NEXUSLIVE EDINBURGH AND WORLDWIDE
morning. People in my work annoying me. Threw a wee strop. Didn’t apologise afterwards. WHAT WOULD YOUR IDEAL IMAGINARY PET BE? Dog that can carry wine.
Protect you, and carry wine. WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE BUSKER? The
wee juggling man on Buchanan Street on Saturdays. He lies on broken glass too. Don’t like pan pipes – hate the wind beneath my wings.
CATHERINE, 47, CLINICAL RECEPTIONIST BOOK? Harry Potter. Just love ‘em. SOAP? Probably Eastenders. One of
the Slaters. They like to cause trouble. Maybe the Mitchells. SEX OR DRUGS OR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL?
Probably the sex. Ocht well, can’t get enough of that, can ye? THIS WEEKEND? Dunno yet. A SECRET. I haven’t had sex for ages. QUICK TEMPERED OR SIMMERER? I think I’m a simmerer. Mostly takes a long time, then I get angry. Once it’s done it’s over, though.
SEX OR DRUGS OR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL?
Sex. ‘Cause I love it. THIS WEEKEND? Spending time with my woman, and, if the sun shines, going to Troon. SECRET. No! It wouldn’t be a secret then. QUICK TEMPERED OR SIMMERER ?
Quick tempered – I don’t suffer fools gladly. TANTRUM? A few weeks ago – someone annoying me in my kitchen (La Vita, Bishopbriggs). IDEAL PET? A mermaid. BUSKER? Eddie Reader. I think she was a busker to start with…
QUICK TEM PE R E D O R S IMM E R E R ?
Simmerer – then mount Vesuvius with a hangover. TANTRUM? Two weeks ago – getting screwed about by my bosses . BUSKER? That reggae guy you get in Buchanan Street. He’s very good.
HANNAH, 21, WAITRESS AND POLITICS STUDENT BOOK? Got a couple. I like The
MARIA, 46, HR OFFICER
Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer, and Paulo Coelho – I’ve read a few of his. Shakespeare – Anthony and Cleopatra.
BOOK? Day of the Triffids. Such im-
IF YOU COULD BE IN ANY SOAP, WHICH
agination. SOAP? Eastenders. I’d be Kat Slater. My man likes her!
ONE WOULD YOU BE IN? WHY? Sex in
SEX OR DRUGS OR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL?
Sex. I like it too! THIS WEEKEND? Being with my man. A SECRET. I don’t keep secrets. QUICK TEMPERED OR SIMMERER ?
Simmerer. Then I blow. TANTRUM? I don’t take tantrums. IDEAL PET? A wee koala bear. They’re cute and cuddly and good tempered. I could have gone for a lion, but I’ve got one already!
the City if it counts as a soap. New York in my favourite city, I’m about to move there. I’m a bit of a post feminist – Samantha is probably my favourite character. I may have a job interview to work for Vanity Fair. I’m yet to decide if I can really afford it. SEX OR DRUGS OR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL? WHY? Sex – done the other two. QUICK TEMPERED OR SIMMERER? Quick
KAYOS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00, 05:00, Free NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep,
club classics, 22:00, 03:00, £tbc INDI-GO, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30, 05:00, £2, £1 students
INSOMNIA, WARNER POWERS & CLAUDIO, PRIVE’
COUNCIL, Fresh house tunes each week, 22:00, 03:00,
Free
GLASGOW LIVE WED 1 AUG D-RIVE, COLLETTE MCKENDRICK, WAR OFFICE, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £4 BLACK VELVETEENS, BARFLY, Live Music, 7.00, , £5 CITY CITY BEAT, BLOC, Good on the hi-hats, 9.00, 1.00, Free
PUSHIN’ BUTTONS, HOBBES, SPECTRUM, MELDRUM & BABES, RED, Disco, funk, electro, breaks, indie, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), THE BONGO CLUB, Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30, 03:00, £3
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI
(UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
03:00, £3
SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, 03:00, Free
TUES 28 AUG ANTICS, THE HIVE, Rock, emo, punk & metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free
DARK PLANET OPEN MUSIC, PUBLIC, BARAKA, Come play your vinyl, CDs, iPod, mp3 player or laptop, 20:30, 03:00, Free DELICIOUS, THE BONGO CLUB, Strictly hip hop & RnB, 23:00, 03:00, Free THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00, 05:00, £5 FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House music all night long, 22:30, 05:00, Free HARD TO FIND, DJ ROMEO, CITY CAFÉ , Reggae, 21:00, 03:00, Free INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, 03:00, Free MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, 05:00, Free SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RED, Indie social club, 21:00, 05:00, Free SPLIT, EDINBURGH LOCALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy midweek rave, 23:00, 05:00, Free VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club playing chart, 23:00, 04:00, £4 DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00, 05:00, £4, free b4 11pm RED, Electro, hip hop & disco, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm
THE ONLY JONES, THE HAZEY, A TRUE STORY + TRACK 9 , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free BROKEN RECORDS PLUS THREE, CAPITOL, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £5
NICK HARPER, FRASER CENTRE, MILNGAVIE, Touted songwriter in charity show, 7.00, 11.00, £10 THE DEAD 60S, KING TUTS, Up and coming rockers, 8.30, 11.30, £8.00
THE PIT, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free THE SHAKES, RECLINER, TRAP6, THE BLACK ARROWS , JAMIE BARNES + COCHISE / USUAL SUSPECTS, ROCKSTIR FRIED, B-SIDES & BOOTROSS ROCK, THE OUTHOUSE, ERS, Rock covers, 7.00, 11.30, £3 Pre-club with indie & rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00, 05:00, Free
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, VECTOR LOVERS, CABARET
VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks, 23:00,
05:00, £2, free b4 12am/members
THUR 30 AUG, ALTER EGO, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free
WINTERKIDS, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £6 FADE, THE TWISTED MELONS, MAGGIE MAY’S, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £3
BLUEFLINT, OHIO, CHRIS BLAIR, RIO CAFÉ, Dances on Sand, 8.00, 11.30, Free
CANDIRU JAZZ, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, modern jazz standards played by our resident trio, 8.00, 11.30,
SALSA DISCO, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00, 03:00, Free
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 10pm
house, RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, 03:00, £6 (£3)
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to
for price
9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price THE COBRAMATICS, BLACKFRIARS, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, Free BLOC JAM, BLOC, Open mic, 9.00, 1.00, Free
Free
KOLESCO, COSSACHOK, Russian music and dance, 9.00, 10.00, £6
KELVINGROOVE, KELVINGROVE PARK, Unsigned talent, THE DRAYMIN, TRAMP ATTACK, THE PEDANTICS, 2.00, 10.00, Free TRAP 6, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £5.00 HEY YOU GET OFF MY PAVEMENT FEATURING THE JIM WHYTE AND MORE, RIO CAFÉ, Real Live Jazz, 8.00, ALIENS, ERRORS, TWILIGHT SAD, YO MAJESTY, PART 11.30, Free CHIMP, MOTHER AND THE ADDICTS, ONE ENSEMBLE ESCAPE, ROCKERS, Classic indie rock, 7.00, 11.30, £5 EL RANCHO RELAXO DJS PLUS V, KINGS COURT DREW GARDNER, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, singer songCOURTYARD, All day festival; of alt rock, 2.00, 11.30, writer influenced by Bob Dylan and Lou Reed, 8.00, 11.30,
FRI 3 AUG THE NUNS, 13TH NOTE, head banging po-
SYNTHETIC, TUBE JERK (TIM WRIGHT), THE BONGO CLUB, tential and some pretty shifty riffs, 8.30, , £3 Techno, electro, breaks, 22:30, 05:00, £6, £5 b4 12am LEANA ZACCARINI, JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAF, TOKYO KYOUYOU, SCOTT GRANGER, TOKYO, Funky
STACKED ACTORS + THE DELUSIONAL + VAMOUS TERMS, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue
THE CAPULATES , THE USUALS, THE DIRTY HANDSHAKES, , PLUS GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00,
TRASHLIGHT VISION (FEAT ACEY SLADE - THE MURGRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes DERDOLLS), BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact
19:00, 03:00, Free
/ TETSUO , 13TH NOTE, “Experimental”, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
04:00, £5 (£4)
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves,
SUN 5 AUG VEEE DEEE / TIM HOLEHOUSE / NOMA
THE SUGARS + THE DOLEDRUMS, BARFLY, Live Music,
BOOMBOX, JASON CORTEZ, DEAN NEWTON, TOM13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for MY KAY, EGO, Dance, 23:00, 04:00, £6 price BUMP, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, 05:00, £2 (£1) THE SHOWS + THE JINN + THE DEBUTE, BARFLY, Live GOULAG BEAT, MOTHER AND THE ADDICTS, EGO (DOWNSTAIRS), Dance, punk, disco, nu wave, 23:00,
VEGAS , THE FERRY, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £9.00
THURS 2 AUG MOTION GALLERY / DARKLIGHT ,
venue for price all night, 22:00, 05:00, £3 (£2) PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart pop LIC IT, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), ACTION GROUP + WYLDFLOWER + THE DHARMA + HOOLIGAN , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free & glam, 23:00, 05:00, £4 free b4 11.30pm industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, 05:00, Free
Free
LISTINGS
LIFESTYLE HEADS UP
Blues and funk and swinging jazz, 8.00, 11.00, Free
DHARMA + DANICA + MONTES JURA + TEGAN, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
MAKE MODEL + MY COUSIN I BID YOU FAREWELL + DIAGUSTO, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
£17.50
SORRY-OK-YES (ITALY) + THE MERCHANTS +THE UNDERCLASS , ROCKERS, Live Music, 7.00, 11.30, £5 MIA RIDDLE AND HER BAND, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, New York based folk group play an intimate gig, 8.00, 11.30,
MON 6 AUG CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, BLOC, Indierock, 9.00, 1.00, Free
THE NUNS + ZELAZOWA + EXIT MUSIC + THE LEMMINGS GUESTS , BOX, Shifty riffs and head banging potential, 8.30, 12.00, Free
YAMAN, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, sitar, flute and mixes, THE FUNHOUSE / EYES WIDE OPEN FEAT MAKE MOD- 8.00, 11.30, EL DJ SET + FIGURE 5, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price TUES 7 AUG BETRAY THESE ANGELS / THE PLAGUE / THE LAW, THE BOXER REBELLION, THE SHERMANS, + 2 , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue THE ALONEZ, THE RONELLES, CORTEZ, , BOX, for price FRI 31 AUG CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip O.B.E, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free DRIVE LIKE I DO + THE CONTRADICTIONS + ALWAYS hop, disco, funk, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm THE VIVANS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free READ THE LABEL, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, conDE LUXE, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, BOBBY COOK, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £5 tact venue for price 23:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 12am THE ROUGES + THE FAKES + MEXICO, ROCKERS, ClasTHE FACELESS, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, DOGTOOTH, HENRYS CELLAR, Indie, punk, rock, nu rave, breakbeats, 21:00, 03:00, Free RED, Electro, hip hop, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm NAPIER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, SHAKESPEARES, Open Mic, 21:00, 00:00, Free
23:00, 03:00, £tbc
sic rock covers, 7.00, 11.30, £3
cancelled
& rock, 22:30, 05:00, £5
and short story readings, 8.00, 11.30,
8.00, 12.00, Free
SAT 4 AUG, , ACHREN AND PERFECT CHAOS, 13TH
rock in irregular time, 9.00, 1.00, Free
EVOL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alternative beats READING THE LEAVES, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, poetry FAKE, HOSTAGE, THE EVERLASTING BLINK, RED, Elec-
tro, punk funk & nu rave, 22:00, 05:00, £tbc FOUR CORNERS, THE BONGO CLUB, Funk, jazz, latin, afro, 23:00, 03:00, £5, £3 b4 12am GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to house, 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm GROOVEJET, TONY MCHUGH, TOKYO, Dancefloor hits, 22:00, 03:00, £6 MISFITS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am WED 29 AUG CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, MODERN LOVERS, EGO (DOWNSTAIRS), Mod, soul, funk, Funk & chart, 21:00, 05:00, £5 (£4) reggae, psyche, 23:00, 04:00, £6, £4 b4 12am THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks & 05:00, £6, free b4 12am
THE GLASGOW SONGWRITERS, BLACKFRIARS, Open mic, THIS FAMILIAR SMILE, TO CATCH A THIEF, BLOC, Melodic
ALLAN Y MCDOUGALL, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, traditional BIG BOB’S BLUE SKAS, ART DE CAF, Ska and blues, 8.00, Scottish songs arranged for guitar and bouzouki, 8.00, NOTE CAFE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, £4.00
11.00, Free
11.30,
venue for price
WED 8 AUG D-RIVE, JUST SUNDAY, VIVIAN SCOTSON, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £4 STARS STUDDED 78, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00,
AMPERSAND + YELLOW BENTINES + THE BREAKERS + THE FIRE & I, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact MC DEVVO & SHADY PIEZ, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
GRADUATION DAY FEATURING YASHIN, THE FAKES, BURNOUT, THE PEOPLES ALIBI AND ERYKA, BARROWLAND, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £10.00
MICHAEL DEANS QUINTET, BLOC, Jazz, 5.00, 8.00,
contact venue for price THE LEGACY, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, Cancelled TRACK A TIGER, BLOC, Unpredictable but calming, 9.00, 1.00, Free
SO LONG SERENITY + THE DELUSIONAL + GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free
tempered. TANTRUM? Last time I was drunk...
probably.
COMPETITION
GOODLIFE GLASGOW
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Goodlife looks set to soar as Glasgow’s first high end streetwear store, bringing styles and labels never seen in Scotland before. The brainchild of owner Stef, who was fed up with having to shop in Japan and London for his favourite clothing and shoes, Goodlife will stock exclusive ranges from the likes of Alife, Marc Jacobs, Twelve Bar, Crooks & Castles and Nike, among many others. The launch party in July was a winner, with sponsorship from Red Stripe and a shop-full of impressed invitees. Head down and have a browse.
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Soundclash, hip hop, funk, rare groove, DMC, 23:00, 05:00, £6, £4 b4 12am PLANET EARTH, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with 22:30, 03:00, £5 SALSA CARIBE!, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wooden dancefloor, 21:00, 01:30, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm SEQUENTIAL, STUDIO 24, Drum & bass, 23:30, 05:00, £8 (£7) UNKNOWN PLEASURES, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, 21:00, 03:00, £3 (£2) TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop & broken beats, 17:00, 03:00, Free CODENINE, CITY CAFÉ , Drum & bass, 21:00, 03:00, Free
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, 05:00, £7, free b4 12am THE MALTINGS, Open Mic, 21:30, 03:00, Free JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, 05:00, £6, free b4 12am
SAT 18 AUG BASICS, MIKEY COLLINS, NEIL HENDERSON, DAVIE HUDSON, KEV CONN & JODIE LAMB, HENRYS CELLAR, RnB (50s & 60s), 03:00, £7 BASS SYNDICATE, THE PLUMP DJS, LIQUID ROOM, Breaks duo, 23:00, 05:00, £12
CLASH! SOUNDSYSTEM, NICK AKA, RED, Electro, disco, baltimore, party, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm
CLUB NOIR, BURLESQUE & CABARET, STUDIO 24, Vintage, hit parade & modern, 21:00, 04:00, £14
DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE, Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00, 03:00, Free THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00, 03:00, £5, £4 students/members
FEVER, FISHER & PRICE, MARTIN VALENTINE, EGO, House anthems, 23:00, 04:00, £10 (£8)
LIQUID SOUL, MARK B & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Chirpy music, 22:30, 03:00, £6, £3 b4 11pm
MESSENGER, MC RAS ECHO, THE BONGO CLUB, Dub reggae, 23:00, 05:00, £7.50
PARTY NIGHT, DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO , EL BARRIO, Salsa night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00, 05:00, Free
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live music from Gecko 3,
DJ set from Red Rack’em, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm SEITEKI SATURDAYS, TOKYO, house, 23:00, 03:00, £6 SLASHDOT, ROTATING THE HIVE, Techno & electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 12am
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY, House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, 03:00, £8 (£4)
SOULCIAL, DENNIS PROBERT & YOGI HAUGHTON, BAR 99, Early soul session, 16:00, 21:00, Free
TEASE AGE, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm UFREAK, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Techno, 23:00, 05:00, £5
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00, 03:00, Free
REED RICHARDS, CITY CAFÉ , House, 21:00, 03:00, Free DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, 05:00, £7, free b4 12am OPAL LOUNGE, Saturday night soiree, 22:00, 05:00, £6, free b4 12am
SUN 19 AUG ALL BACK TO MINE, OPAL LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm
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BABY DOLL, PO NA NA, Funky house, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm
THE BACKSTAGE BAR, SPIN ODYSSEY, LENNY LOVE, STUDIO 24, Cabaret, 21:00, 05:00, £7 (£5)
BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, 03:00, Free
CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse
THE SKINNY RECOMMENDS YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS WED 22 AUG CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart, 21:00, 05:00, £5 (£4)
THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks & house, 19:00, 03:00, Free
HOT SUSHI, LISA LITTLEWOOD, TOKYO, Funky house &
selection of music, free internet & games, 16:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 11pm
club classics, 22:00, 03:00, £tbc INDI-GO, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30, 05:00, £2, £1 students
LIQUID ROOM, Weekly dance club, 23:00, 05:00, £4 (£2),
COUNCIL, Fresh house tunes each week, 22:00, 03:00,
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON, £1 Centro card
NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep, industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, 05:00, Free
PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart pop & glam, 23:00, 05:00, £4
PUSHIN’ BUTTONS, HOBBES, SPECTRUM, MELDRUM & BABES, RED, Disco, funk, electro, breaks, indie, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm SANCTUARY, STUDIO 24, Underage goth club, 18:00, 21:00, £7 (£5)
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), THE BONGO CLUB, Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30, 03:00, £3
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI
(UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
03:00, £3
SIENTELO!, EL BARRIO, Latin America music mixed with chart tunes, 23:00, 05:00, Free
SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, 03:00, Free
TASTE, FISHER & PRICE, MISS CHRIS & MARTIN VALENTINE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-friendly club, 23:00, 05:00, £8 (£6), £5 b4 11.30pm
TASTE FOREPLAY, MISS CHRIS, BARAKA, Pre-taste, 20:00, 0:00:00, Free
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50) DAVA, LULU, Hip hop, funk, head nodding beats, 20:00, 05:00, £4, free b4 11pm
TUES 21 AUG ANTICS, THE HIVE, Rock, emo, punk & metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free
DARK PLANET OPEN MUSIC, PUBLIC, BARAKA, Come play your vinyl, CDs, iPod, mp3 player or laptop, 20:30, 03:00, Free DELICIOUS, THE BONGO CLUB, Strictly hip hop & RnB, 23:00, 03:00, Free THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00, 05:00, £5 FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House music all night long, 22:30, 05:00, Free HARD TO FIND, DJ ROMEO, CITY CAFÉ , Reggae, 21:00, 03:00, Free INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, 03:00, Free MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, 05:00, Free REWIND, PRIVE’ COUNCIL, 100% upfront RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £2, ladies free b4 12am SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RED, 21:00, 05:00, Free SPLIT, EDINBURGH LOCALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy midweek rave, 23:00, 05:00, Free
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE
BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50)
VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club playing chart, 23:00, 04:00, £4 DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00, 05:00, £4, free b4 11pm RED, hip hop & disco, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm
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LISTINGS
INSOMNIA, WARNER POWERS & CLAUDIO, PRIVE’
house, 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm
GROOVEJET, TONY MCHUGH, TOKYO, Dancefloor hits, 22:00, 03:00, £6
MISFITS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am PINS AND NEEDLES, TWITCH, RED, Techno, eclectic, 22:00, 05:00, £tbc PLANET EARTH, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with 22:30, 03:00, £5 SALSA CARIBE!, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wooden dancefloor, 21:00, 01:30, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm
JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED,
SOMA RECORDS, SLAM, SILICONE SOUL, OCTOGEN, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Techno, house & electro,
KARNIVAL, IAN GIBSON, MNKY, INGEN, CABARET VOL-
NICOLA, STUDIO 24, Rock & metal, 22:00, 05:00, £6
Free
23:00, 05:00, £8 Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, 05:00, UNKNOWN PLEASURES, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, £2, free b4 11pm 21:00, 03:00, £3 (£2) ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & VELVET, RANDOM & LEATHERFACE, STUDIO 24, Lgbt, future electronic, 20:00, 05:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm gay night for girlies, uplifting tracks, 22:30, 05:00, £6, VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE £5, £4 BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock XPLICIT, DJ RANDALL, THE BONGO CLUB, Drum & bass, Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50) 23:00, 05:00, £10 WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & GUESTS, CABATROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop & RET VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with broken beats, 17:00, 03:00, Free rotating guests in the back, 23:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 MERRY PRANKSTERS DJ TEAM, CITY CAFÉ , Eclectic set, 12am/members 21:00, 03:00, Free BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE 03:00, Free & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, 05:00, £7, free b4 12am THURS 23 AUG ALTER EGO, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse THE MALTINGS, Open Mic, 21:30, 03:00, Free with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3) JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, BUMP, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, 05:00, £2 (£1) 05:00, £6, free b4 12am GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes all night, 22:00, 05:00, £3 (£2) SAT 25 AUG CATHOUSE, BARRY & MUPPET, DJ TAIRE, House, techno, electro, 23:00, 05:00, £6 (£4)
LIC IT, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves, 19:00, 03:00, Free
RED STAR INSTITUTE, CYMBOL, RED, Techno, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm
SALSA DISCO, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00, 03:00, Free
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 10pm TOKYO KYOUYOU, SCOTT GRANGER, TOKYO, Funky house, RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE
BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, 03:00, £6 (£3)
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to breakbeats, 21:00, 03:00, Free
FRI 24 AUG BLACK TAPE, ROTATING GUESTS, HENRYS CELLAR, Various eclectic, 23:00, 03:00, £5
CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music from the past 15 years, 17:00, 03:00, Free CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk & RnB, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm DE LUXE, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 12am EVOL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alternative beats & rock, 22:30, 05:00, £5 FRONTLINE SELECTA, STEREO, Roots, reggae, dancehall, dub & ragga, 23:00, 03:00, Free GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to
(£3)
CLASH! SOUNDSYSTEM, NICK AKA, RED, Electro, acid disco, baltimore, party, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm
DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE,
Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00, 03:00, Free THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00, 03:00, £5, £4 students/members MUCH MORE, NASTY P & CUNNIE, MEDINA, Hip-hop & funk cuts , 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm RETRIBUTION, STUDIO 24, Goth music for the old, 23:00, 03:00, £5, £3 students SANCTUARY, STUDIO 24, Underage goth club, 18:00, 21:00, £7 (£5)
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live music from Joe Acheson
Quartet, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm SLASHDOT, ROTATING THE HIVE, Techno & electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 12am
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY, House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, 03:00, £8 (£4)
SOULCIAL, DENNIS PROBERT & YOGI HAUGHTON, BAR 99, Early soul session, 16:00, 21:00, Free
SUBSTANCE, OPERATOR, LIEF RYAN, DAVE TARRIDA, GAVIN RICHARDSON, HENRYS CELLAR, Techno, electro, 23:00, 05:00, £8
G MAC & BELIEVE!, CITY CAFÉ , Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00, 03:00, Free
TEASE AGE, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm
ULTRAGROOVE, GARETH SOMERVILLE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, 23:00, 05:00, £10 (£8)
VEGAS, EGO, Lounge, retro, ratpack, 22:00, 03:00, £10 (£8)
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00, 03:00, Free
LISTINGS
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THAI ORCHID The understated 007 chic of the Thai Orchid décor lends a sophisticated retro tone to the restaurant. And with almost all the mains coming in under a tenner, the menu flirts successfully with clientele ‘going out to eat’ and ‘going out for dinner’ alike. As starters, both battered tempura prawns crisped to perfection (Goong Chup Peng Todd), and fishcakes of prawn, chilli, ginger and coriander (Look Chin Goong) are enjoyed to the last crumb. Following, the red beef curry (Panang Neua) offers a balance of coconut, spice and tender meat to seduce the appetite. The signature Pedt Orchid (duck with mango, chilli, garlic, red peppers and thai basil) was equally appealing. The Skinny notes: Thai Orchid would be an ideal
CERTAIN TASTES AND TEXTURES CAN TEMPORARILY RELIEVE YOU OF YOUR SEX DRIVE BY LOCATING IT IN THE PALATE: ‘SEX FOOD’ place for that precarious other genre of eating out - the first date. As the competent bottle of house Caber Ridge Merlot ebbed away, talk swung to an enthusiastic discussion about certain tastes and textures that can temporarily relieve you of your sex drive by locating it in the palate. ‘Sex food’, ladies and gentlemen: go to Thai Orchid, and let’s have it coined. [Ed Stack]
THAI ORCHID, 5A JOHNSTONE TERRACE, EDINBURGH, 0131 225 6633 WWW.THAIORCHID.UK.COM
GANDOLFI FISH Part of the burgeoning Gandolfi empire, Gandolfi Fish offers a sophisticated, versatile space in which to indulge all your fishy fantasies. Dark leather booths and bar stools implore you to hunker down and start necking back oysters on the rocks (available singly or by the half dozen), whilst the packed but chilled out restaurant space is just the ticket for a full-on Scottish shellfish blow-out. Away from the crustaceans, I started with the unctuous braised squid, melting into a slab of black pud and peppered with the welcome crunch of fresh broad beans - a perfect combination that resulted in borderline plate-licking. Mains were the house fishcakes, fat hockey pucks packed with crab and salmon and
UNCTUOUS BRAISED SQUID RESULTED IN BORDERLINE PLATE-LICKING
05:00, £2, free b4 11pm
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), THE BONGO CLUB,
doused in a sorrel sauce, and a generous salmon fillet with snappy young asparagus. Desserts were welcomingly straight to the point, with a sliver of ultra rich chocolate tart cut through with crème fraiche and a white chocolate and frozen strawberry terrine. Those who don’t live the life aquatic may feel a little unwelcome (a steak and a salad are your only options), but Gandolfi Fish is an unapologetically passionate celebration of one of Scotland’s most precious riches. [Ruth Marsh] GANDOLFI FISH, 64 ALBION STREET, 0141 552 9475 MEAL FOR TWO, WITH WINE APPROX £70 WWW.CAFEGANDOLFI.COM
Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30, 03:00, £3
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI
(UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
03:00, £3
SIENTELO!, EL BARRIO, Latin America music mixed with chart tunes, 23:00, 05:00, Free
SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, 03:00, Free
TASTE, STEVE PORTER, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-
metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free
DARK PLANET OPEN MUSIC, PUBLIC, BARAKA, Come
photo: Stephanie Stewart
play your vinyl, CDs, iPod, mp3 player or laptop, 20:30, 03:00, Free DELICIOUS, THE BONGO CLUB, Strictly hip hop & RnB, 23:00, 03:00, Free THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00, 05:00, £5 FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House music all night long, 22:30, 05:00, Free HARD TO FIND, DJ ROMEO, CITY CAFÉ , Reggae, 21:00, 03:00, Free INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, 03:00, Free MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, 05:00, Free REWIND, PRIVE’ COUNCIL, 100% upfront RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £2, ladies free b4 12am SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RED, Indie social club, 21:00, 05:00, Free SPLIT, EDINBURGH LOCALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy midweek rave, 23:00, 05:00, Free
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE
BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Where it’s at... MISSION STATEMENT The Skinny strives to bring something special to its dedicated readers, and this year, every issue, the Miller Genuine Draft Where it’s at feature will bring you one of each of the cities’ most unique and funky bars, plus the chance to win free beer delivered to your door for a year. Now don’t say we don’t spoil you. In order to bring you something different to enjoy in
THE VICTORIA BAR
your free time, we have hunted high and low through Scotland’s city-scapes, to bring a bit of sparkle back into your social life; these places are perfect for entertaining special friends, and meeting new ones. Not only do we review the drinks, food and entertainment, but more importantly, the atmosphere, the clientele and those particular details that make these bars unique.
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50)
VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club play-
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ing chart, 23:00, 04:00, £4 DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00, 05:00, £4, free b4 11pm RED, Electro, hip hop & disco, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm THE BLACK SEEDS, SPIEGELTENT, New Zealand Reggae/ funk legends, 23:45, 03:00, £10 (£8)
COMPETITION OK, so there is one way to review a bar... then there is The Miller Way - with you telling us where it’s at. For your chance to win a case of Miller Genuine Draft delivered to your door every month for a year, simply log on to www. skinnymag.co.uk/whereitsat and give us your review. To win, tell us about the clientele, the atmosphere, any
conversation openers you heard (or used) and your magic moment. It’s easy, just tell us about it.
by Dylan Reed
by Pete Burns
INSIDE: Clean, comfortable and cushioned. With a
been colourfully done up without losing any of the original personality (or its name). Now, despite the name, Victoria is actually a Swedish pub; thankfully there’s no IKEA to be seen, though, either in furniture or style.
beer patio overlooking the lush Kelvingrove area of Glasgow’s West End, this is a great place to finish off a day in the park.
CLIENTELE: The staff are polite and attentive without being intrusive. The Drawing Room is populated by a variety of young and middle aged guys and gals, usually having exquisite conversation.
CLIENTELE: Swedes, who bring high levels of natural beauty and large quantities of moose sausage. Leithers, who bring high levels of quality chat and only occasionally look like moose sausage.
MAGIC MOMENT: The burger - a tower of meat, top-
fectly sited between Leith and Edinburgh city centre.
ping and bun - cast an intimidating shadow. It was so tasty I wanted another one, but was afraid of how it might affect me in the afterlife.
ATMOSPHERE: People are always excited in here,
ATMOSPHERE: Plush surroundings, combined with a
albeit in a slightly mumsy way. It’s the thrill of the dockside life (Leith), with the comfort of well-disguised gentrification.
broad selection of subtle music and a great house red, stimulate the senses into relaxation and social calm.
OPENER: “But Mum, I thought you were off the
comforted or cushioned?”
MAGIC MOMENT: Meeting there after work: it’s per-
OPENER: “Good evening sir. Do you want cleaned,
sauce?” THE DRAWING ROOM, 1055 SAUCHIEHALL STREET, GLASGOW THE VICTORIA BAR, 265 LEITH WALK, EDINBURGH 0131 554 5706
photo: Eilidh Baxter
photo: Stephanie Stewart
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LIFESTYLE
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE
CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music from the past 15 years, 17:00, 03:00, Free CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk & RnB, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm DE LUXE, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 12am EVOL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alternative beats & rock, 22:30, 05:00, £5 FAKE, HOSTAGE, STUDIO 24, Techno & electro, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5)
house, 19:00, 03:00, Free
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY, House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, 03:00, £8 (£4)
SOULCIAL, DENNIS PROBERT & YOGI HAUGHTON, BAR 99, Early soul session, 16:00, 21:00, Free
G MAC & BELIEVE!, CITY CAFÉ , Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00, 03:00, Free
TEASE AGE, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm
ULTRAGROOVE, SPEAKERJUNK, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, 23:00, 05:00, £10 (£8)
21:00, 03:00, Free
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, 05:00, £7, free b4 12am OPAL LOUNGE, Saturday night soiree, 22:00, 05:00, £6, free b4 12am
SUN 12 AUG, ALL BACK TO MINE, OPAL LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm BABY DOLL, PO NA NA, Funky house, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm
23:00, 03:00, £5
THE BACKSTAGE BAR, HEADS WE’RE DANCING, LENNY LOVE, STUDIO 24, Cabaret, 21:00, 05:00, £7 (£5) BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO
dub & ragga, 23:00, 03:00, Free
BOOTY, DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, MEDINA, Soul, funk,
FAST, MICHAEL DRACULA & FAKE FANG, THE BONGO CLUB, Punk, disco, electro, garage, blues, rock & roll,
FRONTLINE SELECTA, STEREO, Roots, reggae, dancehall,
CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, 03:00, Free
FURBURGER, FUNKI DIVA, DEJAY BIRD, BOY TOY, DEBI disco & chart, 22:00, 05:00, £5 CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse TITS, THE NEW TOWN BAR, Eclectic, 22:00, 02:00, £4 (£3) selection of music, free internet & games, 16:00, 03:00, GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to house, 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm
GROOVEJET, TONY MCHUGH, TOKYO, Dancefloor hits, 22:00, 03:00, £6
MISFITS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am NOT SO DIRTY, GREGSTA, RED, Electrohouse, 22:00, 05:00, £4
£3, free b4 11pm
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON, LIQUID ROOM, Weekly dance club, 23:00, 05:00, £4 (£2), £1
Centro card
HIBS SUPPORTERS CLUB ALLDAYER, SEAN YATES, RAY BUNGHAY & KEITH WHITSON, SUNNYSIDE, Soul, 14:00,
13:00:00 pm, £tbc KAYOS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00, 05:00, Free NOVABELLA, THE SET-UP, CHRIS BRADLEY, FRU$HANE, NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep, ALFONZO, HENRYS CELLAR, Live music, 23:00, 03:00, £5 industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, 05:00, Free NUKLEARPUPPY, AMBER D, TYLOR LEIGH, SHAUM M & PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart PHIL YORK, EGO, Hard house, tidy tunes, 22:00, 04:00, pop & glam, 23:00, 05:00, £4 £10
PLANET EARTH, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with 22:30, 03:00, £5
PUSHIN’ BUTTONS, HOBBES, SPECTRUM, MELDRUM & BABES, RED, Disco, funk, electro, breaks, indie, 22:00,
breaks & house, 19:00, 03:00, Free
House & disco, 23:00, 05:00, £7 (£5)
club classics, 22:00, 03:00, £tbc INDI-GO, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30, 05:00, £2, £1 students
03:00, £3 (£2) VEGAS, CRUZ, Flamboyant, retro, lounge, ratpack, on a ship, 22:00, 03:00, £10 (£8) TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop & broken beats, 17:00, 03:00, Free
03:00, £3
20:00, 05:00, £7, free b4 12am
23:00, 05:00, £8 (£6), £5 b4 11.30pm
JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin
INSOMNIA, WARNER POWERS & CLAUDIO, PRIVE’
COUNCIL, Fresh house tunes each week, 22:00, 03:00,
Free
Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & future electronic, 20:00, 05:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm THE PIT, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free
SOLESCIENCE, MAURICE FULTON, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
UNKNOWN PLEASURES, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, 21:00,
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE
BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50)
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & GUESTS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with
rotating guests in the back, 23:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 12am/members BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, 03:00, Free THE BLACK SEEDS, SPIEGELTENT, New Zealand Reggae/ funk legends, 23:45, 03:00, £10 (£8)
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI
(UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
SIENTELO!, EL BARRIO, Latin America music mixed with chart tunes, 23:00, 05:00, Free
SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, 03:00, Free
TASTE, FISHER & PRICE, MISS CHRIS & MARTIN VALENTINE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-friendly club,
MERRY PRANKSTERS DJ TEAM, CITY CAFÉ , Eclectic set,
TASTE FOREPLAY, MISS CHRIS, BARAKA, Pre-taste,
BEATSVILLE, THE MASONICS, PRESTON PFANZ & THE SEATON SANDS, HENRYS CELLAR, Beats, garage, rock &
20:00, 0:00:00, Free
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50)
TUES 14 AUG ANTICS, THE HIVE, Rock, emo, punk & metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free
DELICIOUS, THE BONGO CLUB, Strictly hip hop & RnB, 23:00, 03:00, Free
THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB &
roll, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£4)
grime, 22:00, 05:00, £5
baltimore, party, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm DISKOKITTEN, BERLIN, House, bootlegs, disco anthems, 22:00, 04:00, £8, £6 b4 11.30pm
music all night long, 22:30, 05:00, Free
CLASH! SOUNDSYSTEM, NICK AKA, RED, Electro, disco, FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House
DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE,
Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00, 03:00, Free THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska, mop’eads, 23:00, 03:00, £5, £4 students/ THURS 9 AUG ALTER EGO, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with members HEADSPIN, MARC MAC MC MG, THE BONGO CLUB, indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3) Funk, hip hop, beats, 4 decks, 23:00, 05:00, £12 BUMP, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, 05:00, £2 (£1) FRONTLINE SELECTA, HENRYS CELLAR, Reggae, dub, roots, HOUSECLASH, HUGGY, DEREK MARTIN, RYAN ELLIS, GARY BOWMAN, THE LIQUID ROOM, House, 23:00, 20:00, 03:00, £tbc GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes 05:00, £10 (£6) LIQUID SOUL, MARK B & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Chirpy all night, 22:00, 05:00, £3 (£2) LIC IT, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), music, 22:30, 03:00, £6, £3 b4 11pm MUCH MORE, NASTY P & CUNNIE, MEDINA, Hip-hop & free b4 11.30pm
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Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30, 03:00, £3
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin,
21:00, 03:00, Free THE MALTINGS, Open Mic, 21:30, 03:00, Free JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, STIR FRIED, B-SIDES & BOOTROSS ROCK, THE OUTHOUSE, 05:00, £6, free b4 12am Pre-club with indie & rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free SAT 11 AUG ADVANCE FESTIVAL FIESTA, RICKY TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard PALYS, RYAN TURNER, BRETT KING, DAMON, THE rock, 20:00, 05:00, Free VAULTS, House, 22:00, 05:00, £5
LOUNGE, Funk & chart, 21:00, 05:00, £5 (£4)
music from Mosa Funk Club, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm SEITEKI SATURDAYS, TOKYO, house, 23:00, 03:00, £6 SLASHDOT, ROTATING THE HIVE, Techno & electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 12am
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE FRI 10 AUG AMNEZIA, BOONY, OBSESSION, DJ Q, LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, STUDIO 24, Hardcore, 22:00, 03:00, £10
WED 15 AUG CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks &
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, DJ CEZ, THE JAZZ BAR, Live
WED 8 AUG THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK &
JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED,
INSIDE: The Victoria Bar is a traditional pub that has
dance, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am SPIES IN THE WIRES, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 23:00, 05:00, £4 (£3) STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 10pm TOKYO KYOUYOU, SCOTT GRANGER, TOKYO, Funky house, RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
ing chart, 23:00, 04:00, £4 DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00, 05:00, £4, free b4 11pm
21:00, £7 (£5)
SALSA CARIBE!, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wood- 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), THE BONGO CLUB, en dancefloor, 21:00, 01:30, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm
HOT SUSHI, LISA LITTLEWOOD, TOKYO, Funky house &
THE DRAWING ROOM GLASGOW
EDINBURGH
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco &
BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock friendly club, 23:00, 05:00, £8 (£6), £5 b4 11.30pm Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 TASTE FOREPLAY, MISS CHRIS, BARAKA, Pre-taste, 20:00, YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDER0:00:00, Free NEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, 03:00, £6 (£3) VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock breakbeats, 21:00, 03:00, Free Club, 22:30, 05:00, £6 DAVA, LULU, Hip hop, funk, head nodding beats, 20:00, NAPIER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, SHAKESPEARES, Open Mic, 21:00, 00:00, Free 05:00, £4, free b4 11pm
TUES 7 AUG ANTICS, THE HIVE, Rock, emo, punk &
photo: Eilidh Baxter
22:00, 03:00, Free
VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club play-
HARD TO FIND, DJ ROMEO, CITY CAFÉ , Reggae, 21:00, 03:00, Free
INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, 03:00, Free
MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, 05:00, Free REWIND, PRIVE’ COUNCIL, 100% upfront RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £2, ladies free b4 12am SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RED, Indie, 21:00, 05:00, Free SPLIT, EDINBURGH LOCALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy midweek rave, 23:00, 05:00, Free
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE
BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50)
HOT SUSHI, LISA LITTLEWOOD, TOKYO, Funky house & club classics, 22:00, 03:00, £tbc INDI-GO, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30, 05:00, £2, £1 students
INSOMNIA, WARNER POWERS & CLAUDIO, PRIVE’
COUNCIL, Fresh house tunes each week, 22:00, 03:00,
Free
LISTINGS
LIFESTYLE RESTAURANTS & BARS
RED STAR INSTITUTE, ABSOLUTE CHANCER, funk cuts , 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm BRAINSTORMER & RED, Techno & breaks, 22:00, 05:00, OPTIMO, OPTIMO, EGO, Eclectic, 23:00, 04:00, £10 £2, free b4 11pm PARTY NIGHT, DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO , EL BARRIO, Salsa industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, 05:00, Free night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00, 05:00, Free PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart pop POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves, RETRIBUTION, STUDIO 24, Goth music for the old, 23:00, & glam, 23:00, 05:00, £4 19:00, 03:00, Free 03:00, £5, £3 students PUSHIN’ BUTTONS, HOBBES, SPECTRUM, MELDRUM & BABES, RED, Disco, funk, electro, breaks, indie, 22:00, SALSA DISCO, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, SANCTUARY, STUDIO 24, Underage goth club, 18:00, KAYOS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00, 05:00, Free NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep,
JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED, Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & future electronic, 20:00, 05:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm THE PIT, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free
STIR FRIED, B-SIDES & BOOTROSS ROCK, THE OUT-
HOUSE, Pre-club with indie & rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free
TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00, 05:00, Free
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50)
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, PHILIPP JUNG, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks, 23:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 12am/members BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, 20:00, 03:00, Free
THURS 16 AUG ALTER EGO, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
CLASH, PAUL EPWORTH, XVECTORS, DOLBY ANOL, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie, disco, rock, rave, 23:00, 05:00,
£6 (£5)
DIGGITY, DJ A-TRAK, LIQUID ROOM, RnB, hip hop, 22:30, 05:00, £7
GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes all night, 22:00, 05:00, £3 (£2) LIC IT, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm ON REQUEST, DJ, EGO (DOWNSTAIRS), Request tunes, 23:00, 04:00, £3
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves, 19:00, 03:00, Free
SALSA DISCO, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00, 03:00, Free
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 10pm TOKYO KYOUYOU, SCOTT GRANGER, TOKYO, Funky house, RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE
BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, 03:00, £6 (£3)
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to breakbeats, 21:00, 03:00, Free RED, Electro, hip hop & disco, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm
FRI 17 AUG 33/45, LEON EASTER, STEVEN RODGER, ERIK D’VIKING, HOBBES, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Soulful
house, electro disco, fidgit four to the floor, jackin’ trax & power garage, 23:00, 05:00, £6 (£5) ABSOLUTE, KUFFDAN, STUDIO 24, Trance, 23:00, 05:00, £7, free to members
BEATROOT, MARK PRICE, RICKY PALYS, RYAN TURNER, EGO (DOWNSTAIRS), House & techno, 23:00, 04:00, £6 (£5)
CLIMAX, WEE DJS, STEPHEN BROWN, RED, Detroit techno, Lothian electro, 22:00, 05:00, Free
CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music from the past 15 years, 17:00, 03:00, Free CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk & RnB, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm DE LUXE, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 12am DOGTOOTH, PARTYSHANK, HENRYS CELLAR, Indie, nu rave, rock, 23:00, 03:00, £5 EVOL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alternative beats & rock, 22:30, 05:00, £5 FRONTLINE SELECTA, STEREO, Roots, reggae, dancehall, dub & ragga, 23:00, 03:00, Free GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to house, 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm GROOVEJET, TONY MCHUGH, TOKYO, Dancefloor hits, 22:00, 03:00, £6
JACKHAMMER, BEN SIMS VS. SURGEON, EGO,
TECHNO, 23:00, 04:00, £12 MISFITS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am
OZ VS. UK, DJ SHEEP, MC BRAD STRUT, MARK B, MC HONEYBLADE, THE BONGO CLUB, Global DJ?MC
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GRAND, Latin, 23:00, 03:00, £5
SUBCULTURE, HARRI & DOM, THE SUB CLUB, Weekly
GLASGOW CLUBS
snapshot of the ever-evolving house blueprint, 23:00, 03:00, £8, £5 b4 12am UN-SCENE, DJ PAUL, BLOC, Electro & techno, 22:00, 03:00, Free VOODOO, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00, 21:00, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, 03:00, Free BARRY & ANDY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30, 03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 12am with DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & classics, funky house 22:00, 03:00, £10 PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free
PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSORLEYS, Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, 03:00, Free REPUBLIC BIER HALLE, 21:00, 00:00, Free
SUN 26 AUG CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ
RICHARD LEVINSON, BLANKET, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3) COLD NIGHT SONG, THE GOAT, Guests & DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00, 03:00, Free
DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other
boogie next door, 22:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/12.30pm with matric
IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, 03:00,
Free b4 11pm
JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featuring live percussion 23:00, 03:00, £3, free with matric OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5)
CHIX ON DEX, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, 03:00, £4, free b4 11pm
SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Playerz
in the bar, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics,
23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
PLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAM-
BOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, 03:00, £4 (£3), free
b4 11pm/12.30am with matric
RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, 03:00, Free
RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, Disco electro, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
RUBBERMENSCH, ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with
23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. BALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & metal, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New & old rock & elec11.30am with tronica, 21:00, 03:00, Free BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & house sounds, 22:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11pm TUES 28 AUG ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTLAND, RSAMD, Brazilian martial art with dance & music, BROWN BAGGIN’ IT, THE GARAGE, Retro, britpop, alternative, chill, RnB & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 18:00, 19:30, £tbc ALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, BAMBOO, Funk & 11.30pm with hip pop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 11pm/12.30am COMPUTELOVE, THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, 20:00, 03:00, Free with matric ELECTROBALL, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk, FUNKY LUV, PLAY, Driving vocal house, 22:00, 03:00, 22:30, 03:00, £tbc £5, £3 NUS FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor INFLATABLE FUN, NAUGHTY NICOLA, THE GARAGE, fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £6 Inflatables & groovy tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, 23:00, 03:00, £5 b4 12am with FREAKMENOOVERS, RUST BAR, Early doors serving of hip KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, ABC2, Old school rock & roll, hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, 00:00, Free soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, 03:00, £3, free with matric. After 12am FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLANKILLER KITSCH, THE BUFF CLUB, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3) KET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4) REVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, , 22:00, 02:15, £2, £1 members punk, electro, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm ROCK KARAOKE, PUNTERS, CATWALK, Karaoke to rock, HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS, 23:00, 03:00, Free b4 12am Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KAR- NOJ, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00, 03:00, £6 BON, Dance, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4) (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old WED 29 AUG AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE school tunes, 22:30, 03:00, £6 BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, 03:00, £3 OOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMIDELIVERANCE, DJ DEC, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Alterna- NAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, 01:00, Free tive music, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with RED & GOLD ROOM, ARTA, Soul musak, 22:00, 03:00, ELETRICAT DANCE GROUP, RSAMD, Brazilian Street £7, free b4 11pm Dance classes, 18:00, 19:00, £4 (£3.50), £3 RSAMD ROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, 03:00, Free JOINTS & JAMS, CUBE, The Longest running RnB night SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & in Glasgow, 23:00, 03:00, £3 (£2) CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul, MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes 21:00, 01:00, Free from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, 00:00, Free SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & soul, 20:00, 00:00, Free NEW FLESH, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, 03:00, £4, £2 from STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINAWHITE, House, 22:00, 03:00, £8 (£5) 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm TFI FRIDAY, DJ PHIL, SSU, Chart, 16:00, 03:00, £2 after POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed 5pm, free 4 students Bag, 19:00, 03:00, Free
THUR 30 AUG 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats,
23:00, 03:00, £3
TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX,
BAMBOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, 03:00,
£5, free b4 11pm/12.30am students
TWISTED & BRAINFIRE, DJ BRISK, MARC SMITH, MAD DOG, PRODUCER & MANY MORE, ARCHAOS, gabba, hardstyle, techno, scouse house, 21:00, 03:00, £12
VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC GRAND, Electro, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
VICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie rock party, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30pm with TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, 21:00, 03:00, Free
ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTLAND, RSAMD, Brazilian ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYSmartial art with dance & music, 18:00, 19:30, £tbc TEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free BABAZA, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, 03:00, £6, GEORGE BOWIE, CUBE FRIDAYS, Urban tunes from Clyde free b4 11pm
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COUNCIL, Fresh house tunes each week, 22:00, 03:00,
TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00, 05:00, Free
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & GUESTS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with
rotating guests in the back, 23:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 12am/members BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, 03:00, Free
THURS 2 AUG ALTER EGO, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3) BUMP, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, 05:00, £2 (£1)
GETTOBLAST!, RITCHIE RUFTONE, THE REMEDIES, JEE4CE, THE BONGO CLUB, Hip hop, funk, breaks,
UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britpop, homegrown, 23:00, 03:00, £5 rock, punk, 16:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes
BON, House, 23:00, 03:00, £5
22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric WHATEVER, ANDY & BRIAN, THE GARAGE, Chart music, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
INSOMNIA, WARNER POWERS & CLAUDIO, PRIVE’
die meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, 05:00, HOMEBREW, TIFF PEACHES, PROVINYLIST KARIM ILL £2, free b4 11pm TECHNIQUE & GROUNDSKEEPER GC, THE SUB CLUB, Hip ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & hop to nasty electro via the rest, 23:00, 03:00, £3, £2 future electronic classics, 20:00, 05:00, £4.99, free b4 matric. card 11pm LOLLIPOP, GUU, Pop, RnB & Indie , 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2, THE PIT, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free £1), free b4 9pm STIR FRIED, B-SIDES & BOOTROSS ROCK, THE OUTMIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, HOUSE, Pre-club with indie & rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free maetal & alternative, 19:00, 03:00, Free STUDIO 54, DIGITAL JONES DOES DISCO, P STYLES & ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text JAMMY BLEEPS, THE BONGO CLUB, Goodstead Boutique message at this interactive club night, 22:30, 03:00, £3 presents italo disco, old skool, boogie, 22:30, 03:00, £4
FRI 31 AUG ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1,
TONGUE IN CHEEK, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie,
05:00, £2, £1 students
motown, 20:00, 03:00, Free
punk & rock, 16:00, 03:00, Free SPANK, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 1am with
SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE
INDI-GO, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30,
THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY Free & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED, In-
& floor fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £3
MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, 03:00, £3
Funk & chart, 21:00, 05:00, £5 (£4)
CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY & THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks & CRUSH, MCSLEAZY (XFM), QMU, Bootlegs, 22:00, house, 19:00, 03:00, Free 02:15, £2, £1 members HOT SUSHI, LISA LITTLEWOOD, TOKYO, Funky house & FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW club classics, 22:00, 03:00, £tbc
12am with
TRICKY DISCO, JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, KAR-
WED 1 AUG CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE,
THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, 01:00, Free
ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE SICK NOTE SUNDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 SOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie,
EDINBURGH CLUBS
1, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
ISSUE TWENTY-THREE August 07
all night, 22:00, 05:00, £3 (£2)
I FLY SPITFIRES, MAKE MODEL, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Alternative, 23:00, 05:00, £5 (£3) LIC IT, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves, 19:00, 03:00, Free
SALSA DISCO, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00, 03:00, Free
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 10pm TOKYO KYOUYOU, SCOTT GRANGER, TOKYO, Funky house, RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
WOBBY, C64, CALVIN, HELICOPTER FACE, DAMAGE, STUDIO 24, Hardcore, 22:30, 03:00, Free
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, 03:00, £6 (£3)
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to breakbeats, 21:00, 03:00, Free
NAPIER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, SHAKESPEARES, Open Mic, 21:00, 00:00, Free
FRI 3 AUG CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG
GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music from the past 15 years, 17:00, 03:00, Free CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk & RnB, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm DE LUXE, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 12am
DOGTOOTH, SPORTSDAY MEGAPHONE, HENRYS CELLAR, Indie, punk, rock, nu rave, 23:00, 03:00, £5
ERUPTOR, PRIMAL T, DIJIMIJ, STUDIO 24, Tribal techno, 22:30, 05:00, £5
EVOL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alternative beats & rock, 22:30, 03:00, £5
FOUR CORNERS, THE BONGO CLUB, Funk, jazz, latin, afro, 23:00, 05:00, £5, £3 b4 12am
FREQBEAT, JAKE ONE, BRUNO F-K, RED, Electro tech beats & breaks, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm FRONTLINE SELECTA, STEREO, Roots, reggae, dancehall, dub & ragga, 23:00, 03:00, Free GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to house, 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm GROOVEJET, TONY MCHUGH, TOKYO, Dancefloor hits, 22:00, 03:00, £6 JAKN, SEKONZ, FUK NUT, STUDIO 24, Techno, 22:30, 05:00, Free MISFITS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am PLANET EARTH, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with 22:30, 03:00, £5 SALSA CARIBE!, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wooden dancefloor, 21:00, 01:30, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm TOKYOBLU, EGO, House band, 23:00, 03:00, £8, £6 b4 12am
LIFESTYLE
LISTINGS
TROUBLE: THE SCOUSE CONNECTION, NICK THE GREEK, EMKAI, MARTIN VALENTINE, STEVE WANLESS, TROUBLE DJS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Edinburgh DJs join Liverpool DJs, eclectic selection, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5) UNKNOWN PLEASURES, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, 21:00, 03:00, £3 (£2) TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop & broken beats, 17:00, 03:00, Free CODENINE, CITY CAFÉ , Drum & bass, 21:00, 03:00, Free
TO SAN FRANCISCO
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin,
IF YOU’RE GOING TO SEND THE SOUNDS EDITOR OFF TO WRITE A TRAVEL PIECE, THERE CAN BE FEW ASSIGNMENTS BETTER SUITED THAN A JAUNT TO FRISCO
SAT 4 AUG 100% DYNAMITE, THE BONGO CLUB, Soul
Half sozzled and leaning out of a cable car as it rattles up Nob Hill, San Francisco, a fly in the mouth or a telling off from the ticket inspector are about the realest visible threats.
20:00, 05:00, £7, free b4 12am THE MALTINGS, Open Mic, 21:30, 03:00, Free JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, 05:00, £6, free b4 12am
Jazz Records, 23:00, 05:00, £6, £4 b4 12am AFTERDARK, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Dance, 23:00, 05:00, £10 (£8) CLASH! SOUNDSYSTEM, NICK AKA, RED, Electro, disco, baltimore, party, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm
DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE,
Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00, 03:00, Free EDENANGELS, CHRIS BROWN & THE VAULTS, Tribal & techy house & electro anthems, 22:00, 05:00, £6, £5 b4 11pm THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00, 03:00, £5, £4 students/members
FIESTA!, GENE FARRIS, NEELU SARKAR, RYAN ELLIS, MIKE PINKERTON, EGO, Chicago house, 23:00, 04:00, £10, £8 b4 12am
GO-GO, STUDIO 24, Mod, garage, soul, punk & ska, 23:00, 05:00, £5
LIQUID SOUL, MARK B & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Chirpy music, 22:30, 03:00, £6, £3 b4 11pm LUVELY, LIQUID ROOM, House, dance, club tunes, 22:30, 05:00, £12 (£10)
MOTOR CITY SOUL, MARK WILLIAMS, EGO
(DOWNSTAIRS), Techno, 23:00, 04:00, £8 (£6)
MUCH MORE, NASTY P & CUNNIE, MEDINA, Hip-hop & funk cuts , 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm
PARTY NIGHT, DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO , EL BARRIO, Salsa night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00, 05:00, Free RETRIBUTION, STUDIO 24, Goth music for the old, 23:00, 05:00, £5, £3 students SANCTUARY, STUDIO 24, Underage goth club, 18:00, 21:00, £7 (£5)
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live music from Killer Shark
- danger jazz, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm SEITEKI SATURDAYS, TOKYO, Funky house, 23:00, 03:00, £6
SLASHDOT, PATRICK WALKER, ABSOLUTE CHANCER, KMG, DEE MOND, JAMIE ROSS, THE HIVE, Techno & electro, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 12am
THE SONIC 883 WONDERLAND EXPRESS, SELLOTAPE, THE CONFLICT DIAMONDS, HENRYS CELLAR, Indie rock, punk & rock & roll, 23:00, 03:00, £5
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY, House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, 03:00, £8 (£4)
SOULCIAL, DENNIS PROBERT & YOGI HAUGHTON, BAR 99, Early soul session, 16:00, 21:00, Free
TEASE AGE, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00, 03:00, Free
REED RICHARDS, CITY CAFÉ , House, 21:00, 03:00, Free DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, 05:00, £7, free b4 12am OPAL LOUNGE, Saturday night soiree, 22:00, 05:00, £6, free b4 12am
However, as surely as the heavy fog obscures the view of the Golden Gate Bridge, too many backpacker guides to San Francisco place an overbearing emphasis on safety. Such elaborate caution merely perpetuates fear, and fear makes for one hell of a crap holiday.
by Dave Kerr
some manner of battered poisson in the other. Just kick back by the Bay and you’ll enjoy it. For all the avenues and boulevards, San Francisco is easy enough to navigate. To get back and forth to the heart of the city from the Wharf you can easily do so on foot, by token cable car ride along the Powell-Mason line, or by jumping on the cheap and reliable Metro service which operates regularly and throughout.
But first a vital pit stop is the North Beach area, sandwiched between the Wharf and Chinatown. Still in evidence here are remnants of the 1950s Beatnik era. Various dedicated local book shops still operate within reasonable prices and the famed Caffe Trieste – “the West Coast’s first esA city of copious distractions in terms of culture presso coffee house,” not to mention onetime and ambience, San Francisco is one of the most haunt of Francis Ford Coppola and Jack Kerouac c e l e b r at e d j e we l s i n - continues to pour a IT’S TOO EASY TO BURN HALF A mean cuppa joe and ofC a l i f o r n i a’s S u n k i s t DAY MULLING AROUND PIER fers a shrine of sorts to c r ow n . H av i n g p r o vided the canvas for the 39 - BREW IN ONE HAND AND the literary malcontents ‘Beat’ poets, as well as is believed to have been SOME MANNER OF BATTERED ita hub the stompi ng g round for. POISSON IN THE OTHER for some of America’s most famous protagonists - both real and ficti- Still thirsty? On a corner about halfway down tious - from Frank Bullitt and Dirty Harry to Mark Columbus Avenue sits a fairly old fashioned lookTwain and Allen Ginsberg, Frisco’s artistic vi- ing microbrewery imaginatively christened the brancy has continued to thrive and diversify. In ‘San Francisco Brewing Company’. A few pale ales terms of music, ever-close to the city’s pulse, its (Albatross comes highly recommended) by the thrash scene (see Slayer, Metallica) and hip-hop roadside and you’re all set for a stagger through sets (Anticon, Quannum) have come to earn their the picturesque Chinatown – the largest outside places in the history books in recent years. Asia – which offers up the kind of tea houses and restaurants you’d expect to find in the Far East, The Rock, however, brings perhaps the most viv- not the Far West. idly documented details of the city’s legacy to life. By now you’ll have got the idea: San Francisco is Upon docking at Alcatraz, it seems obvious that quite the cultural microcosm. Do the homework the most compelling tours must take place during before you go, by all means. But the only way to the dawn and dusk trips. Throughout the day, half tackle the old dog is to fly by the seat of your pants hourly ferries bring honorary cons to the island to once you get there. serve a few hours hard time, so come lunchtime the darkened halls are densely populated. But this Just try not to let those minor tremors bother you. is the place Birdman biographer Thomas E. Gaddis famously dubbed “the black molar in the jawbone GETTING AWAY: of the United States prison system,” and walking FLIGHTS TO SAN FRANCISCO FROM THE UK VARY WILDLY IN the island with the accompaniment of a self-oper- PRICE ACCORDING TO SEASON; SEE EXPEDIA.CO.UK FOR ated audio guide - provided by a range of brutally THE LATEST DEALS. IF TRAVELLING FROM SURROUNDING CITtruthful ex-prisoners and guards - feels as close to IES SUCH AS SEATTLE AND LOS ANGELES, INTERNAL FLIGHTS achieving tangible contact with history as it gets. ARE AROUND $60. RELIABLE DIRECT TRANSPORT FROM SAN Certainly, San Francisco has its rougher edges. But common sense should see you disregard the tour book pessimism and navigate the city with minimal hassle.
FRANCISCO AIRPORT TO THE CITY CENTRE ON THE MUNI
Back on the mainland, it’s impossible to resist the tourist Mecca of Pier 39 at Fisherman’s Wharf - a bustling coastal row marketplace rammed with street entertainers, fresh food (apparently a rarity in any US state), and an aquarium overrun with native sea lions, sharks, and bat rays. It’s easy to burn half a day mulling around the 45 acre complex - brew in one hand and
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BIGFOOT LODGE, 1750 POLK STREET, CA 94109
lectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm BABY DOLL, PO NA NA, Funky house, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm
T- 001 415 440 2355 WWW.BIGFOOTLODGE.COM A DECENT AND CENTRAL WATERING HOLE, DECKED OUT LIKE ELMER FUDD’S HOUSE AND FULL OF BIGFOOT.
THE BACKSTAGE BAR, TAP OLE, LENNY LOVE, SPIN ODYSSEY, STUDIO 24, Cabaret, 21:00, 05:00, £7 (£5) BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, 03:00, Free
BOOTY, DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, MEDINA, Soul, funk, disco & chart, 22:00, 05:00, £5
CROSS REFERENCE, THE REZILLOS, BLACK AFFAIR & 13 OTHER ACTS, EGO, Eclectic live band showcase, 22:00, 04:00, £10
CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games, 16:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 11pm FISH FRY LIVE, KATE ROGERS BAND, THE JAZZ BAR, Soul singer, 23:00, 03:00, £5
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON, LIQUID ROOM, Weekly dance club, 23:00, 05:00, £4 (£2),
£1 Centro card
LISTINGS
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02:15, £2, £1 members
FOREPLAY, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & house, 21:30, 03:00, £3
FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW
FOLK IT!, FOLKS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYS- musician session, 20:00, 01:00, Free FUNKY LUV, PLAY, vocal house, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £3 TEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free WEVIE STONDER, THE VIC BAR, Ecectic, nonsense, elec- NUS INFLATABLE FUN, NAUGHTY NICOLA, THE GARAGE, tronic, 23:00, 03:00, £tbc GEORGE BOWIE, CUBE FRIDAYS, Urban tunes from Clyde Inflatables & groovy tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free 03:00, £8
1, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
b4 12am with
erz in the bar, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
SAT 18 AUG ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1,
23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00, 03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, 03:00, £3, free with matric. After 12am KILLER KITSCH, THE BUFF CLUB, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3) REVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk , 22:00, 02:15, £2, £1 members ROCK KARAOKE, PUNTERS, CATWALK, Karaoke to rock, 23:00, 03:00, Free b4 12am
SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Play-
FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics,
THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY ABC SATURDAYS, DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00, 03:00, £7 (£5), free motown, 20:00, 03:00, Free
b4 11.30pm with matric.
HOMEBREW, TIFF PEACHES, PROVINYLIST KARIM ILL BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, TECHNIQUE & GROUNDSKEEPER GC, THE SUB CLUB, Hip GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats, hop to nasty electro via the rest, 23:00, 03:00, £3, £2 matric. card
LIGHTS OUT!, PARTYSHANK, HAUNTED HOUSE PARTY, THE FLYING DUCK, Electro, disco, bleeps, noise, 22:00,
03:00, £4
MIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, maetal & alternative, 19:00, 03:00, Free ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text message at this interactive club night, 22:30, 03:00, £3
PLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAM-
BOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, 03:00, £4 (£3), free
b4 11pm/12.30am with matric
RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, 03:00, Free
RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, Disco electro, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
RUBBERMENSCH, ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with
THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE
GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4
12am with
UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britpop, rock, punk, 16:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm CJ, THE BUNKER BAR, new rock, 21:00, 03:00, Free
FRI 17 AUG ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1, Genre mash-up, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. ANIMAL FARM, TURTLE & QUAILL, BLOC, House & electro, 22:00, 03:00, Free BALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & metal, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30am with BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & house sounds, 22:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11pm BROWN BAGGIN’ IT, THE GARAGE, Retro, britpop, alternative, chill, RnB & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with COMPUTELOVE, THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, 20:00, 03:00, Free ELECTROBALL, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk, 22:30, 03:00, £tbc
F.O.O.D., DJ NOMAD, DJ SANTIAGO, SOUNDHAUS, Techno, 22:00, 04:00, £8 (£6)
FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £6
FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, Funky house, 23:00, 03:00, £5
FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLANKET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
BON, Dance, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4)
tic, 22:00, 03:00, Free
WED 22 AUG AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE
Eclectic dance, 22:00, 03:00, £12
DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Alterna-
BANFF CLUB, CRAG, ROBBIE B & JAYSUS, BLOC, EclecDEATH DISCO, JG WILKES, NADIA KSABIA, THE ARCHES, tunes, open decks downstairs, 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2, £1), free b4 9pm DIVINE!, MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, Northern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5) DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll, psyche, 23:00, 03:00, £5 GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, (0s house, 80s classics, RnB & chart, 21:30, 03:00, £8 GROOVEJET, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00, 03:00, £7 (£5) HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock & britpop, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, electro & disco, 21:00, 01:00, Free HOME COOKIN’, BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm
HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House and smooth RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/ 12.30am students I LOVE THE GARAGE, THE GARAGE, Classics, 22:30, 03:00, £7 (£5), £6 (£4) b4 12am
KOOCHI KOO, TERRY WHYTE, BLACKFRIARS, Electro, 23:00, 03:00, £tbc
NOJ, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old school tunes, 22:30, 03:00, £6
OOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMINAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, 01:00, Free
RED & GOLD ROOM, ARTA, Soul musak, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm
ROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free
SKIN DEEP, ANDREW WEATHERALL, MAGGIE MAYS, Techno, disco, house, 23:00, 03:00, £8
SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul, 21:00, 01:00, Free
BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, 03:00, £3
tive, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with ELETRICAT DANCE GROUP, RSAMD, Brazilian Street Dance classes, 18:00, 19:00, £4 (£3.50), £3 RSAMD JOINTS & JAMS, CUBE, The Longest running RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, 03:00, £3 (£2) MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, 00:00, Free NEW FLESH, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, 03:00, £4, £2 from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed Bag, 19:00, 03:00, Free ROOT OF SOUND, BLOC, Ska, funk, 21:00, 03:00, Free
SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, 03:00, £3
TONGUE IN CHEEK, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie,
22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric WHATEVER, ANDY & BRIAN, THE GARAGE, Chart music, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
THURS 23 AUG 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF
KARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE & WOODY, KARBON, House & hip hop classics,
CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats,
NU-SCHOOL, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern soul, jazz
martial art with dance & music, 18:00, 19:30, £tbc BABAZA, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, 03:00, £6, free b4 11pm CHIX ON DEX, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, 03:00, £4, free b4 11pm
22:30, 03:00, £tbc
& funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30, 03:00, £6 ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic & cult rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free SUBCULTURE, STEVE BUG, THE SUB CLUB, German house, 23:00, 03:00, £10, £8 b4 12am VOODOO, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00, 21:00, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, 03:00, Free BARRY & ANDY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30, 03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 12am with DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & classics, funky house in the Mao room, 22:00, 03:00, £10 PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free
PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSORLEYS, Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, 03:00, Free REPUBLIC BIER HALLE, Leftfield music & pizzas, 21:00,
00:00, Free
SUN 19 AUG
BLOC + JAM, MR. CRAIG GRANT, LOUIS ABBOT & KENNY REID, BLOC, Open mic, 21:00,
HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, 01:00, Free CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ RICHARD LEVINpunk, electro, soul, britpop, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm SON, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3) HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS, COLD NIGHT SONG, THE GOAT, Guests & DJs play Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5
T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KAR-
23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am
LOLLIPOP, GUU, Pop, RnB & Indie , 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2, DIRTY RECORDZ, PAUL N’JIE (BEAT 106), GUU, Current £1), free b4 9pm
KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, ABC2, Old school rock & roll, soul,
acoustic gems, 20:00, 03:00, Free
DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other
boogie next door, 22:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/12.30pm with matric
IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, 03:00,
Free b4 11pm
JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featuring live percussion by Duffy, 23:00, 03:00, £3, free with matric OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5)
ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free SICK NOTE SUNDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £3
SOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie,
SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & soul, punk & rock, 16:00, 03:00, Free 20:00, 00:00, Free SPANK, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, 23:00, TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 1am with
23:00, 03:00, £3
ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTLAND, RSAMD, Brazilian
CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY & THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, 01:00, Free
CRUSH, MCSLEAZY (XFM), QMU, Bootlegs, 22:00, 02:15, £2, £1 members
FOREPLAY, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & house, 21:30, 03:00, £3
FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Playerz
in the bar, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
20:00, 03:00, Free DAS BOOT, BLOC, Eclectic, 22:00, 03:00, Free ELECTROBALL, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk, 22:30, 03:00, £tbc FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £6 FREAKMENOOVERS, RUST BAR, Early doors serving of hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, 00:00, Free
FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLANKET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, punk, electro, soul, britpop, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm
HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS, Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 NOJ, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old school tunes, 22:30, 03:00, £6
OOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMINAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, 01:00, Free
OSCILLATE, MONOCHROME, GRAVIOUS, ISODYNE, CAPTAIN SHITBEARD, THE IVY, Dubstep, electronica, glitch, 21:00, 01:00, £4
PRESSURE, SLAM, THE ARCHES, Techno, 22:30, 03:00, £8 RED & GOLD ROOM, ARTA, Soul musak, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm
SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul, 21:00, 01:00, Free
SOUND THE ALARM, METOPE, I AM BLIP, BLACKFRIARS, Techno. Electro, glitch, 23:00, 03:00, £7 SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & soul, 20:00, 00:00, Free
STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINAWHITE, House, 22:00, 03:00, £8 (£5)
SYNERGY, ALY & FILA, SOUNDHAUS, Trance, 23:00, 04:00, £9 (£7)
TFI FRIDAY, DJ PHIL, SSU, Chart, 16:00, 03:00, £2 after 5pm, free 4 students
TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, BAMBOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, 03:00,
£5, free b4 11pm/12.30am students
VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC GRAND, Electro, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
VICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie rock party, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30pm with
WHITENOISEFEEDBACK:DISTORTION, TIGERPICKS, PAUL MCQUEEN & EL TURKO, FIREWATER, Indie, rock
n roll, punk & electro, 21:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYSTEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free GEORGE BOWIE, CUBE FRIDAYS, Urban tunes from Clyde 1, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
SAT 25 AUG ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1,
FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics,
Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00, 03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
matric. card
tunes, open decks downstairs, 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2,
b4 11pm/12.30am with matric
03:00, £7 (£5)
23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
LISTINGS
CLUB OLUM, CORLEONE, GAS GIANT, PIANO BAR FIGHT, BLOC, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free CRUSH, MCSLEAZY (XFM), QMU, Bootlegs, 22:00,
ABC SATURDAYS, DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00, 03:00, £7 (£5), free & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & b4 11.30pm with matric. motown, 20:00, 03:00, Free BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, HOMEBREW, TIFF PEACHES, PROVINYLIST KARIM ILL GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats, TECHNIQUE & GROUNDSKEEPER GC, THE SUB CLUB, Hip 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am DIRTY RECORDZ, PAUL N’JIE (BEAT 106), GUU, Current hop to nasty electro via the rest, 23:00, 03:00, £3, £2 LOLLIPOP, GUU, Pop, RnB & Indie , 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2, £1), free b4 9pm £1), free b4 9pm DIVINE!, MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, NorthMIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, ern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5) maetal & alternative, 19:00, 03:00, Free DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll, ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text psyche, 23:00, 03:00, £5 message at this interactive club night, 22:30, 03:00, £3 GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, (0s house, 80s clasPLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAMsics, RnB & chart, 21:30, 03:00, £8 BOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, 03:00, £4 (£3), free GROOVEJET, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00, RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, 03:00, Free
RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, Disco electro, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
RUBBERMENSCH, ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with
THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE
GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4
12am with
UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, rock, punk, 16:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm
FRI 24 AUG ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1,
HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock & britpop, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, electro & disco, 21:00, 01:00, Free HOME COOKIN’, BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm
HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House and smooth RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/ 12.30am students I LOVE THE GARAGE, THE GARAGE, Classics, 22:30, 03:00, £7 (£5), £6 (£4) b4 12am
KARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE & WOODY, KARBON, House, 22:30, 03:00, £tbc MELTING POT PRE-CLUB, BAR SOBA, Disco, house,
Genre mash-up, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. BAMBOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, 03:00, TRICKY DISCO, JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, KAR- BALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & £5, free b4 11pm/12.30am students metal, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 BON, House, 23:00, 03:00, £5 VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC 11.30am with GRAND, Electro, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4) BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & TUES 21 AUG ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTVICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie LAND, RSAMD, Brazilian martial art with dance & music, house sounds, 22:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11pm rock party, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free 18:00, 19:30, £tbc BROWN BAGGIN’ IT, THE GARAGE, Retro, britpop, alterb4 11.30pm with ALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, BAMBOO, Funk & native, chill, RnB & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, hip pop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 11pm/12.30am 11.30pm with 03:00, Free with matric COMPUTELOVE, THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, DIMITRI ANDREAS, THE CLINIC, Tech house, 22:00,
21:00, 00:00, Free
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MELTING POT, DANIELE BALDELLI, THE ADMIRAL, Disco, italo disco, afrobeat, 23:00, 03:00, £10
MELTING POT SUNRISE BOAT PARTY, MELTING POT BOAT, Disco, house, 03:30, 06:30, £20 NU-SCHOOL, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern soul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30, 03:00, £6 ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic & cult rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free
SALSA, THE LATIN KOLLECTIVE & TUMBAO, CLASSIC
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LISTINGS GLASGOW CLUBS
ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic &
POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed
cult rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free
Bag, 19:00, 03:00, Free
03:00, £10, £8 b4 12am
MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, 03:00, £3
SUBCULTURE, DJ T, THE SUB CLUB, German house, 23:00, TWICE AS NICE, THE Q CLUB, House & electrohouse,
22:00, 03:00, £tbc VEGAS, THE FERRY, Retro, 21:30, 02:00, £10 (£8) VOODOO, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00, 21:00, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, 03:00, Free BARRY & ANDY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30, 03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 12am with DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & classics, funky house in the Mao room, 22:00, 03:00, £10 PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free
PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSORLEYS, Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, 03:00, Free REPUBLIC BIER HALLE, Leftfield music & pizzas, 21:00,
00:00, Free
SUN 5 AUG BLOC + JAM, MR. CRAIG GRANT,
LOUIS ABBOT & KENNY REID, BLOC, Open mic, 21:00,
01:00, Free
CLUB CUBA!, FAVELA, Latin, 21:00, 03:00, Free CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ RICHARD LEVINSON, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3) COLD NIGHT SONG, THE GOAT, Guests & DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00, 03:00, Free
DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other
boogie next door, 22:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/12.30pm with matric
IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, 03:00,
Free b4 11pm
IVY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDER, ALDO VANUCCI & BEATONIC DJS, IVY BAR, Breakbeats, funk & bbq, 16:00, 02:00, Free
JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featuring live percussion by Duffy, 23:00, 03:00, £3, free with matric OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5)
ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free SICK NOTE SUNDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £3
SOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie, punk & rock, 16:00, 03:00, Free SPANK, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 1am with
TRICKY DISCO, JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, KARBON, House, 23:00, 03:00, £5
NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New & old rock & electronica, 21:00, 03:00, Free
TUES 7 AUG ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTLAND, RSAMD, Brazilian martial art with dance & music, 18:00,
19:30, £tbc
ALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, BAMBOO, Funk & hip pop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 11pm/ 12.30am with matric FOLK IT!, FOLKS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk musician session, 20:00, 01:00, Free FUNKY LUV, PLAY, Driving vocal house, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £3 NUS
INFLATABLE FUN, NAUGHTY NICOLA, THE GARAGE,
Inflatables & groovy tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am with KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, ABC2, Old school rock & roll, soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, 03:00, £3, free with matric. After 12am KILLER KITSCH, THE BUFF CLUB, Electroclash & that, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3) REVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk , 22:00, 02:15, £2, £1 members ROCK KARAOKE, PUNTERS, CATWALK, Karaoke to rock, 23:00, 03:00, Free b4 12am
T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KARBON, Dance, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4)
WED 8 AUG AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, 03:00, £3
DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Alternative music, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with ELETRICAT DANCE GROUP, RSAMD, Brazilian Street Dance classes, 18:00, 19:00, £4 (£3.50), £3 RSAMD
I LOVE ROCK, BOURNE MASTER, THE CON ARTISTS, THE 18 WHEELS, 101 SOUL, CAPITOL, Rock, 20:30, 00:00, £4
JOINTS & JAMS, CUBE, The Longest running RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, 03:00, £3 (£2)
MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes from 8pm, 20:00, 00:00, Free NEW FLESH, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, 03:00, £4, £2 from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm
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SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE TONGUE IN CHEEK, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie,
22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric WHATEVER, ANDY & BRIAN, THE GARAGE, Chart music, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
THURS 9 AUG 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats,
THE SKINNY RECOMMENDS YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS
free b4 10.30pm
HOUSE JAMA, PAUL WILKINS, STEVE HARRAN, YANN CREE, THE ARCHES, House, 23:00, 03:00, £5 NOJ, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old school tunes, 22:30, 03:00, £6
OOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMINAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, 01:00, Free
RED & GOLD ROOM, ARTA, Soul musak, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm
RETURN TO MONO, IVAN SMAGGHE, THE SUB CLUB,
Electrohouse, techno, 23:00, 03:00, £10 (£8) 23:00, 03:00, £3 ROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTLAND, RSAMD, Brazilian 03:00, Free martial art with dance & music, 18:00, 19:30, £tbc SEISMIC VS ROBOT DISCO TERROR, LEGOWELT VS BABAZA, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, 03:00, £6, ORGUE ELECTRONIQUE, BLACKFRIARS, House & electro, free b4 11pm 22:00, 03:00, £10 CHIX ON DEX, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, 03:00, £4, free b4 11pm CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul,
CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY & THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, 01:00, Free
CRUSH, MCSLEAZY (XFM), QMU, Bootlegs, 22:00, 02:15, £2, £1 members
FOREPLAY, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & house, 21:30, 03:00, £3
FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Play-
erz in the bar, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics,
23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
WHITE, House, 22:00, 03:00, £8 (£5)
DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX,
TFI FRIDAY, DJ PHIL, SSU, Chart, 16:00, 03:00, £2 after
BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other bo-
Such clarity of design thinking doesn’t come for free, and we wanted to show readers how ideas translate from the sketchbook to the catwalk. And we aren’t the only ones to have spotted Zoe’s talent, not by any means. This hyper-talented designer has already won the Unite Award for Best Graduating Fashion Student, the ECA Design Award for Best Degree Show, and reached the final ten for the UK-wide Graduate Fashion Week Gala Show. Expect to see Comme des Garcons and Vivienne Westwood queueing to pay her wages any time soon. Have a look at www.myspace.com/zojade for more pics and info. ARE YOU AN ILLUSTRATOR/GRAPHIC DESIGNER/PHOTOGRAPHER/FASHION DESIGNER AND KEEN TO BE EXHIBIT HERE? PLEASE
£5, free b4 11pm/12.30am students
DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, 03:00, Free
INVOLVED@SKINNYMAG.CO.UK BEFORE 17 AUG.
BAMBOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, 03:00, IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE FLYING
VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC
b4 11pm
JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featurVICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie ing live percussion by Duffy, 23:00, 03:00, £3, free with
Hardcore & old skool, 21:00, 03:00, £6 (£5) TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
matric
OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5)
ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free SOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie,
ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYS- punk & rock, 16:00, 03:00, Free SPANK, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, 23:00, 03:00, TEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free GEORGE BOWIE, CUBE FRIDAYS, Urban tunes from Clyde £4 (£2), free b4 1am with NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New & old rock & electronica, 1, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
SAT 11 AUG ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1,
Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, 03:00, Free
Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00, 03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
BAR, Disco electro, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00, 03:00, £7 (£5), free
03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with
tic gems, 20:00, 03:00, Free
Fashion ain’t worth a farthing if it’s not grounded in in some kind of context, a formula firmly grasped by this month’s Showcase winner Zoe Donald. She told The Skinny: “The idea for my collection was to reference both sides of my personal family heritage, my Scottish and Chinese grandparents and their contrasting influences. I looked at old photos and pictures of vast and eerie contemporary industrial China; details from my grandmother’s and parents’ wardrobe that were loved, with ripped, raw edges and rusted zips. I started with a base of my past but essentially I wanted to create something new and unseen, in essence something modern.”
ogie next door, 22:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/ 12.30pm with matric
b4 11pm/12.30am with matric
RUBBERMENSCH, ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00,
BLANKET, RnB, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
ZOE DONALD
TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX,
5pm, free 4 students
rock party, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free
RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC
LOUIS ABBOT & KENNY REID, BLOC, Open mic, 21:00,
01:00, Free
COLD NIGHT SONG, THE GOAT, Guests & DJs play acous-
STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINA-
HOMEBREW, TIFF PEACHES, PROVINYLIST KARIM ILL b4 11.30pm with TECHNIQUE & GROUNDSKEEPER GC, THE SUB CLUB, Hip X-TREME EUPHORIA, ZITKUS, BOUNCE, THE Q CLUB,
RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE,
SUN 12 AUG BLOC + JAM, MR. CRAIG GRANT,
soul, 20:00, 00:00, Free
SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk &
& motown, 20:00, 03:00, Free
BOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, 03:00, £4 (£3), free
Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, 03:00, Free REPUBLIC BIER HALLE, Leftfield music & pizzas, 21:00, 00:00, Free
21:00, 01:00, Free
GRAND, Electro, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
PLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAM-
PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSORLEYS,
CLUB CUBA!, FAVELA, Latin rhythms, 21:00, 03:00, Free CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ RICHARD LEVINSON,
THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul
hop to nasty electro via the rest, 23:00, 03:00, £3, £2 matric. card MIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, maetal & alternative, 19:00, 03:00, Free ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text message at this interactive club night, 22:30, 03:00, £3
snapshot of the ever-evolving house blueprint, 23:00, 03:00, £8, £5 b4 12am VOODOO, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00, 21:00, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, 03:00, Free BARRY & ANDY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30, 03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 12am with DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & classics, funky house in the Mao room, 22:00, 03:00, £10 PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free
ABC SATURDAYS, DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), b4 11.30pm with matric.
BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats,
23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am THE BASEMENT, SOUNDHAUS, All forms of house, 23:00, GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 04:00, £7 (£6) DIRTY RECORDZ, PAUL N’JIE (BEAT 106), GUU, Current 12am with tunes, open decks downstairs, 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2, UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, £1), free b4 9pm britpop, rock, punk, 16:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 DIVINE!, MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, North10.30pm ern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5) DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll, FRI 10 AUG ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1, psyche, 23:00, 03:00, £5 Genre mash-up, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. FREEFALL, THE ARCHES, Trance, house, 22:00, 03:00, BABY GO BOOM!, WOODSIDE SOCIAL, Disco, funk, pop, £tbc 19:30, 02:00, £5, £3 after 11pm GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, (0s house, 80s clasBALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & sics, RnB & chart, 21:30, 03:00, £8 metal, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 GROOVEJET, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00, 11.30am with 03:00, £7 (£5) BEATBOX, DEFCON1 & BRADLEY C, BLOC, Electro, HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock crunk, bass, 22:00, 03:00, Free & britpop, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm BEATSVILLE, THE MASONICS, PRESTON PFANZ, THE HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, elecSEATON SANDS & THE ROHYPSTERS, WOODSIDE SOCIAL, tro & disco, 21:00, 01:00, Free Beat-garage & rock & roll, 21:00, 02:00, £5 (£4) HOME COOKIN’, BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC house sounds, 22:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11pm BROWN BAGGIN’ IT, THE GARAGE, Retro, britpop, alter- MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House and smooth native, chill, RnB & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/ 12.30am students 11.30pm with CAMOUFLAGE, N_CODER, MURRAY, DOM D’SYLVA, I LOVE THE GARAGE, THE GARAGE, Classics, 22:30, 03:00, £7 (£5), £6 (£4) b4 12am SOUNDHAUS, Techno, bass, breaks, 23:00, 04:00, £8 KARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN (£5) COMPUTELOVE, THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, LEE & WOODY, KARBON, House & hip hop classics, 22:30, 03:00, £tbc 20:00, 03:00, Free NU-SCHOOL, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern soul, jazz ELECTROBALL, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk, 22:30, 03:00, £tbc & funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30, 03:00, £6 FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & RED ALERT, ALCANE, J.L.BOCO, AEROPLANE DOPE, floor fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £6 YELLOWBENZENE, DOM D’SYLVA, BLACKFRIARS, Drum & FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, Funky house, 23:00, 03:00, £5 bass, bass, breaks, jungle, 22:00, 03:00, £5 FREAKMENOOVERS, RUST BAR, Early doors serving of ROTTENROW VS HUMAN SHIELD, TOMMY WALKER hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, 00:00, Free 3, PETER MANGALORE, DIRTY HOSPITAL, THE FLYING
THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE
FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLAN-
DUCK, Electronic mashup, 22:00, 03:00, £5, free b4
KET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
11pm
21:00, 03:00, Free
TUES 14 AUG ALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, BAMBOO, Funk & hip pop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4
11pm/12.30am with matric
FOLK IT!, FOLKS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk musician session, 20:00, 01:00, Free FUNKY LUV, PLAY, vocal house, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £3 NUS INFLATABLE FUN, NAUGHTY NICOLA, THE GARAGE, Inflatables & groovy tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am with KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, ABC2, Old school rock & roll, soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, 03:00, £3, free with matric. After 12am
KILLER KITSCH, TRAMP DJS, BOOM MONK BEN & THE FRANTIC ANT, THE BUFF CLUB, Electroclash & that, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£4)
REVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk , 22:00, 02:15, £2, £1 members
ROCK KARAOKE, PUNTERS, CATWALK, Karaoke to rock, 23:00, 03:00, Free b4 12am
T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KARBON, Dance, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4)
WED 15 AUG DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with
ELETRICAT DANCE GROUP, RSAMD, Brazilian Street Dance classes, 18:00, 19:00, £4 (£3.50), £3 RSAMD JOINTS & JAMS, CUBE, The Longest running RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, 03:00, £3 (£2) MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, 00:00, Free NEW FLESH, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, 03:00, £4, £2 from 10pm11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed Bag, 19:00, 03:00, Free
SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, 03:00, £3 TONGUE IN CHEEK, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric WHATEVER, ANDY & BRIAN, THE GARAGE, Chart music, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
THURS 16 AUG 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats, 23:00, 03:00, £3 ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTLAND, RSAMD, Brazilian martial art with dance & music, 18:00, 19:30, £tbc BABAZA, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, 03:00, £6, free b4 11pm CHIX ON DEX, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, 03:00, £4, free b4 11pm
FREAK SCENE, DEPORTIVO STREET SCENE, STICK 430, ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic & cult rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free ALEKSANDR JURCZYK, DUB CHIEFTAN, THE HALT BAR, SALSA, THE LATIN KOLLECTIVE & TUMBAO, CLASSIC Techno, electro, bass, 20:00, 00:00, Free HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS, GRAND, Latin, 23:00, 03:00, £5 SIREN, KT RED & JT HOOKER, BLOC, House & electro, Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY & 22:00, 03:00, Free HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, FIREWATER, Indie, THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, 01:00, Free rock, punk, electro, soul, britpop, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), SUBCULTURE, HARRI & DOM, THE SUB CLUB, Weekly
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GLASGOW COMEDY
WED 1 AUG THE REVEREND OBADIAH STEPPENWOLFE III; BILLY KIRKWOOD; PLUS MORE, MIDWEEK COMEDY SPECIAL, THE STAND, Hosted by Michael Red-
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI
Involves drinking, dancing and eating also., 19:00, £12.00 sketches on the far side of probability, 20:00, £4/£3
E4 UDDERBELLY PASTURE, 8–27 AUG (NOT TUESDAYS)
6. LEFTOVERS Mem Morrison gives the full English breakfast a citizen’s test. THEATRE WORKSHOP, 20–25 AUG
7. RAVENHILL FOR BREAKFAST The Shopping and Fucking playwright presents 17 premieres each morning with a rolling cast and company. TRAVERSE 2, 7–26 AUG
8. FUERZABRUTA Talented Argentinean acrobats star in this spectacular hit show THE BLACK TENT, 2 AUG TO 1 SEP
9. LACRIMOSA Polish physical theatre troupe Song of the Goat examine human sacrifice! ASSEMBLY AURORA NOVA, 2–6, 8–12, 15–19 & 22–27 AUG
10. STATE OF MATTER Breakdance meets contemporary dance at the edge of physical possibility from 2FaCeD DaNcE Company ZOO, 3-18 AUG
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SAT 4 AUG DAVE WILLIAMS; SMUG ROBERTS; DA-
TBC, COMEDY @ THE STATE, THE STATE BAR, Comfy Com-
CLUB, Involves drinking, dancing and eating also., 19:00,
FEATURING A HIJACKED LINE UP FROM THE FRINGE, TUES 21 AUG, CHRIS MARTIN; MATT HOLLINS, RED MRS BARBARA NICE’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, RAW, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw material on
£15.00
TBC, COMEDY @ THE STATE, THE STATE BAR, Comfy Comedy in the heart of Glasgow’s centre, 21:00, £5.00
ROBIN INCE; JAMES DOWDESWELL; TARA FLYNN; DEREK JOHNSTON, FRED MACAULAY’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, Bringing the fest to the West, 21:00, £12.00
SUN 5 AUG JOHNNY CANDON; TOM WRIGGLES-
LEURS CLUB, Involves drinking, dancing and eating also.,
19:00, £15.00
edy in the heart of Glasgow’s centre, 21:00, £5.00
Check out www.thestand.co.uk for info, 21:00, £12.00
SUN 12 AUG MICHAEL REDMOND PLUS MANY MORE, MICHAEL REDMOND’S FRINGE SUNDAY!, THE
hosts Fringe showcase, 21:00, £12.00
SUN 19 AUG, MICHAEL REDMOND PLUS MANY
Venus As A Boy Actor and dramatist Tam Dean Burn’s latest project plays at the Traverse throughout August – it’s his own adaptation of the acclaimed 2004 novel by Luke Sutherland, Venus As A Boy. When The Skinny contacted Dean Burn for an interview, we found him happy to launch into topics as diverse as sex, politics and creativity, to try and emphasise the scope of the work, which is a collaboration with author/musician Sutherland - who provides live musical accompaniment - and the National Theatre of Scotland. Venus As A Boy seeks to synthesise these issues with bold, honest storytelling and a deep conviction on Dean Burn’s part that everything about the project was, quite simply, meant to be. “I feel like I’ve been chosen to tell this story, I really do,” he says, as he describes the genesis of the project. A short introduction to each performance familiarises the audience with this process, focusing on the experiences of Dean Burn, Sutherland and, crucially, an anonymous male prostitute, who was known by various pseudonyms including Cupid and who died, aged 36, in London, before the novel was published. Before his death, this mysterious figure posted a set of recordings to Sutherland, in which he claimed to have known the author at high school, when both lived in Orkney. He remembered bullying Sutherland, he said, because of his skin colour – Sutherland is black – and then he continued, in a singularly powerful deathbed confession, to relate a fascinating life story. It is this tale which Sutherland, and now Dean Burn, retell in Venus As A Boy.
ance from audiences. He frequently mentions one of his heroes, poet and mystic William Blake, during our interview, and explains: “It was a quote from Blake that I put in the intro – ‘The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness’. When I read that, I just thought it’s such a mind-blowing concept. It’s just, in this day and age, the way that religion’s generally taken, it’s so unforgiving. And the whole way that society’s built is based on not forgiving.”
RED RAW, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw material
by Alasdair Gillon
£5/£4/£1
MON 13 AUG SET LIST, TOM STADE, THE STAND, La-
“IT’S SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST A GOOD STORY” of running with things in theatre, rather than in film or TV: you get the chance to ritualise it and go through it, and it becomes part of your system. And change happens as well, you’re able to come out a better person.”
Audiences, he claims, have responded well so far to that aspect of the narrative – its honesty: “People value the fact that he admits to these things, this racist thread in him.” It makes for a complex audience relationship with Cupid, but that, Dean Burn continues, is precisely the point. “The big thing that Luke Sutherland says is that life is much more complicated than is usually made out, especially on things like the telly, and we need to embrace these complications and contradictions and explore them. That’s what the piece is trying to do, to throw up questions more than provide answers.”
As Cupid tells his story he is turning slowly into solid gold. This strange death, after the magic of his sexual caresses, continues the story’s strong vein of myth. It might also symbolise Dean Burn and Sutherland’s personal commitment to preserving the life story of this dead prostitute. For them, honouring the original tale is crucial and that’s why, on their tour, performances occur in the same stops outlined in Sutherland’s novel. “We do feel that it’s something more than just a good story,” Dean Burn says. “The novel itself was a memorial piece, a memorial event. And I thought, well, a live memorial, rather than just a play, commemorating this guy and what he was On a personal, artistic note, Dean Burn confides, attempting to do for people.” it has worked the same way: he’s learned lessons, too. “It’s given me the opportunity to discover TRAVERSE THEATRE, EDINBURGH, 2-26 AUGUST more about myself,” he says. “That’s the beauty WWW.NATIONALTHEATRESCOTLAND.COM
WED 15 AUG FEATURING FRINGE LINE UP TBC,
BRUCE DEVLIN’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND,
FROM THE FRINGE, MRS BARBARA NICE’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, Check out www.thestand.co.uk
THURS 16 AUG FEATURING FRINGE LINE UP TBC,
Acerbic Stand regular hosts Fringe showcase, 21:00, £6/£5£3
for updated info, 21:00, £6/£5£3
BRUCE DEVLIN’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND,
FROM THE FRINGE, MRS BARBARA NICE’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, Check out www.thestand.co.uk
FRI 17 AUG, ROGER MONKHOUSE; RHYS DARBY;
THURS 9 AUG FEATURING A HIJACKED LINE UP for updated info, 21:00, £8/£7/£4
FRI 10 AUG SIMON BLIGH; ALEX BOARDMAN;
Acerbic Stand regular hosts Fringe showcase, 21:00, £8/£7/£4
JASON WOOD; DOMINIC WOODWARD, JONGLEURS, JONGLEURS CLUB, Involves drinking, dancing and
GLASGOW CLUBS WED 1 AUG AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, 03:00, £3
DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Alternative music, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with ELETRICAT DANCE GROUP, RSAMD, Brazilian Street Dance classes, 18:00, 19:00, £4 (£3.50), £3 RSAMD JOINTS & JAMS, CUBE, The Longest running RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, 03:00, £3 (£2) MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, 00:00, Free NEW FLESH, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, 03:00, £4, £2 from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed Bag, 19:00, 03:00, Free
SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, 03:00, £3
TONGUE IN CHEEK, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie,
22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric WHATEVER, ANDY & BRIAN, THE GARAGE, Chart music, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
THURS 2 AUG 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats,
03:00, £4 (£2)
MIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, maetal & alternative, 19:00, 03:00, Free ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text message at this interactive club night, 22:30, 03:00, £3
PLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAM-
BOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, 03:00, £4 (£3), free
b4 11pm/12.30am with matric
RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, 03:00, Free
RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, Disco electro, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
RUBBERMENSCH, ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with
THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE
GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4
12am with
UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul,
FRI 3 AUG ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1,
CRUSH, MCSLEAZY (XFM), QMU, Bootlegs, 22:00, 02:15, £2, £1 members
FOREPLAY, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & house, 21:30, 03:00, £3
FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Playerz in the bar, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3) FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul
The story is partly a plea for Sutherland’s forgiveness, says Dean Burn, but it also looks for toler-
& motown, 20:00, 03:00, Free
HOMEBREW, TIFF PEACHES, PROVINYLIST KARIM ILL TECHNIQUE & GROUNDSKEEPER GC, THE SUB CLUB,
THEATRE
www.skinnymag.co.uk
SUN 26 AUG, FEATURING FRINGE LINE UP TBC, MI-
CHAEL REDMOND’S FRINGE SUNDAY!, THE STAND, Resident compere brings more festival fun, 20:30, £5/£4/£1
the cheap!, 20:30, £2/£1
STAND, Hosted by Michael Redmond, 20:30, £7/£6
the Edinburgh Fringe to the Glasgow congregation, 21:00, £6/£5£3
£7/£6/£3
the Edinburgh Fringe to the Glasgow congregation, 21:00, £10/£9
WED 29 AUG, BRENDAN DEMPSEY; STEVE CUM-
MINS; KEITH ANDERSON, BEST OF IRISH COMEDY, THE
Genre mash-up, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. ANIMAL FARM, TURTLE & QUAILL, BLOC, House & techno, 22:00, 03:00, Free BALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & metal, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30am with BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & house sounds, 22:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11pm BROWN BAGGIN’ IT, THE GARAGE, Retro, britpop, alternative, chill, RnB & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with BURLY, DJ MISHKA, THE ARCHES, Aimed at gay & bi men aged 25+, 22:30, 03:00, £10 CLUB CLINIC, SHAN, THE CLINIC, House, trance, 22:00, 03:00, £5 COMPUTELOVE, THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, 20:00, 03:00, Free
THE DJS CRIB PART 6, GARY MC, DJ ZITKUS, BETTYS,
Hardcore, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5) ELECTROBALL, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk,
FRI 31, JOHN WARBURTON; DOM CARROLL; BREN-
DAN BURKE; PAUL KERENSA, JONGLEURS, JONGLEURS CLUB, Involves drinking, dancing and eating also., 19:00,
£12.00
BILLY BONKERS; PETER AITCHINSON; LEE KIRK; BERNARD MCLAUGHLIN; AUSTIN LOW; BILLY, IMPROBABBLE, BRUINSWICK HOTEL, Improvisation and sketches on the far side of probability, 20:00, £4/£3
TOM STADE; STEVE CUMMINS; VINCE FLUKE; KEITH ANDERSON, THE STAND, THE STAND, Strong line up assuming you’ve not overdosed on the humour this last
BILLY BONKERS; PETER AITCHINSON; LEE KIRK; BERmonth., 20:30, £9/£8/£5 NARD MCLAUGHLIN; AUSTIN LOW; BILLY, IMPROBABBLE, BRUINSWICK HOTEL, Improvisation and sketches on the far side of probability, 20:00, £4/£3
MARK WALKER; RONNIE EDWARDS; MICK FERRY; MIKE MILLIGAN, JONGLEURS, JONGLEURS CLUB, Involves drinking, dancing and eating also., 19:00, £12.00
SAT 25 AUG, TBC, COMEDY @ THE STATE, THE STATE BAR, Comfy Comedy in the heart of Glasgow’s centre,
VICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor rock party, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free
hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, 00:00, Free
martial art with dance & music, 18:00, 19:30, £tbc BABAZA, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, 03:00, £6, free b4 11pm CHIX ON DEX, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, 03:00, £4, free b4 11pm
Free
drinking, dancing and eating also., 19:00, £15.00 RICKY GERVAIS, FAME, SECC, Gervais likes to stick to what he knows, first offices, then sitcoms and now fame., 19:30, £25.00
the cheap!, 20:30, £2/£1
CATHOUSE - LEVEL 1, Disco, electro & alternative, 23:00,
MISBEHAVIN, DOLLY DAYDREAM & DRUCIFER,
britpop, rock, punk, 16:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4
CLUB OLUM, THE GEMS, BLOC, Indie, 21:00, 03:00,
MARK WALKER; RONNIE EDWARDS; MICK FERRY; MIKE MILLIGAN, JONGLEURS, JONGLEURS CLUB, Involves
£5/£4/£1
22:30, 03:00, £tbc
ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTLAND, RSAMD, Brazilian 10.30pm
& THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, 01:00, Free
Fringe to the Glasgow congregation, 21:00, £12.00
TUES 28 AUG, GUS TAWSE; PLUS MORE TBC, RED RAW, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw material on
Hip hop to nasty electro via the rest, 23:00, 03:00, £3, £2 matric. card LOLLIPOP, GUU, Pop, RnB & Indie , 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2, £1), free b4 9pm
23:00, 03:00, £3
CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY
MORE FRINGERS MAKE IT WEST SIDE TBC, THE REVEREND OBADIAH STEPPENWOLFE III’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, The Reverend brings the Edinburgh
WED 22 AUG, MORE FRINGERS MAKE IT WEST SIDE THUR 30 AUG, TOM STADE; STEVE CUMMINS; TBC, THE REVEREND OBADIAH STEPPENWOLFE III’S VINCE FLUKE; KEITH ANDERSON, THE THURSDAY STAND, Resident compere brings more festival fun, 20:30, PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, The Reverend brings SHOW, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan Calman, 20:30,
on the cheap!, 20:30, £2/£1
WED 8 AUG FEATURING A HIJACKED LINE UP
21:00, £5.00
STAND, Resident compere brings more festival fun, 20:30,
MORE, MICHAEL REDMOND’S FRINGE SUNDAY!, THE
conic and sharp witted comedy from top Canadian stand THURS 23 AUG, MORE FRINGERS MAKE IT WEST up., 21:30, £5.00 WORTH; PADRAIG HYLAND; ALISA JOHNSTON, MISIDE TBC, THE REVEREND OBADIAH STEPPENWOLFE CHAEL REDMOND’S FRINGE SUNDAY!, THE STAND, Resi- RECOVERING ARSEHOLE, RAYMOND MEARNS, THE III’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, The Reverend STAND, Anecdotes and observations from self confessed dent compere brings more festival fun, 20:30, £5/£4/£1 brings the Edinburgh Fringe to the Glasgow congregaMON 6 AUG BBC RADIO SCOTLAND, ONLINERS!, Scottish ‘arsehole’, 19:30, £5.00 tion, 21:00, £8/£7/£4 TUES 14 AUG CARL DONNELLY; JAMES KETTLE, RED FRI 24 AUG, MORE FRINGERS MAKE IT WEST SIDE THE STAND, Live recording of new comedy sketch show. Contact charlotte@angeleye.co.uk for tickets, 19:30, Free RAW, THE STAND, Showcase for new acts and new mateTBC, THE REVEREND OBADIAH STEPPENWOLFE III’S TUES 7 AUG TERRY SAUNDERS; PADRAIG HYLAND, rial, 20:30, £2/£1 PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, The Reverend brings
Along the way, the central character dissects the racist, bullying undercurrent in his own past of which he is so ashamed. And yet, this is pushed to the background as Cupid discovers that he possesses a near-magical gift for sexual love. He decides to make this central in his life, even hoping to use it, through an array of erotic encounters, to find himself. But moving south to Ullapool, Glasgow and Edinburgh, then finally to London, he winds up in “the grungiest of circumstances,” says Dean Burn, “working as a rent boy in Soho.” He is victimised and trampled upon, even as he continues to bring “these extraordinary effects” to everyone he touches, “even with the lightest kissing or stroking – it’s a divine form of sex.” Alan Cumming, The Bacchae
FEATURING FRINGE LINE UP TBC, BRUCE DEVLIN’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, Acerbic Stand regular
SMUG ROBERTS; BRUNO LUCIA, JONGLEURS, JONG-
VID WARD; CHRIS CAIRNS, JONGLEURS, JONGLEURS
KING’S THEATRE, 24–28 AUG
5. PSYCHIC DETECTIVE (AND THOSE DISAPPEARED) Leading Scottish company Benchtours’ film-noirish thriller plays out in their ‘stagetruck’ theatre.
SAT 11 AUG SIMON BLIGH; ALEX BOARDMAN;
ADAM BLOOM; SEYMOUR MACE; JARLATH REGAN; NIALL BROWNE, FRED MACAULAY’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, Bringing the fest to the West, 21:00, £10/£9
2. A DOLL’S HOUSE Avant garde legend Lee Breuer reinvents Ibsen’s classic with a cast of tiny men and huge women.
FRUITMARKET GALLERY, 3–26 AUG
FEATURING FRINGE LINE UP TBC, BRUCE DEVLIN’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, Acerbic Stand regular
FEATURING A HIJACKED LINE UP FROM THE FRINGE, hosts Fringe showcase, 21:00, £10/£9 MRS BARBARA NICE’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, SAT 18 AUG, ROGER MONKHOUSE; RHYS DARBY; Check out www.thestand.co.uk for updated info, 21:00, JASON WOOD; DOMINIC WOODWARD, JONHICKEY; SIAN BEVAN, FRED MACAULAY’S PICK OF £10/£9 GLEURS, JONGLEURS CLUB, Involves drinking, dancing and THE FRINGE, THE STAND, Bringing the fest to the West, BILLY BONKERS; PETER AITCHINSON; LEE KIRK; eating also., 19:00, £15.00 21:00, £8/£7/£4 TBC, COMEDY @ THE STATE, THE STATE BAR, Comfy ComFRI 3 AUG DAVE WILLIAMS; SMUG ROBERTS; DAVID BERNARD MCLAUGHLIN; AUSTIN LOW; BILLY, IMedy in the heart of Glasgow’s centre, 21:00, £5.00 WARD; CHRIS CAIRNS, JONGLEURS, JONGLEURS CLUB, PROBABBLE, BRUINSWICK HOTEL, Improvisation and
TRAVERSE 2, 2–26 AUG
4. ENGLAND Tim Crouch’s new play continues his intelligent experimentation with the form in a promenade show at The Fruitmarket Gallery.
19:00, £12.00
eating also., 19:00, £12.00
THURS 2 AUG NEIL DELAMERE; DAVE WARD; NEIL
1. VENUS AS A BOY Tam Dean Burn stars and directs this adaptation of Luke Sutherland’s weird tale of a modern day sexual mystic.
KING’S THEATRE, 11–18 AUG
LEURS CLUB, Involves drinking, dancing and eating also.,
mond, 20:30, £5/£2.50
With over 2,000 shows in the Fringe this year alone, singling out a mere ten productions to highlight was never going to be a stra ight for wa rd task. Indeed, the sheer wackynaked-German-student diversit y of the Festival always ensures a few shows that come out of a critical nowhere to become unstoppable box office smashes.That said, there are a few obvious standouts, many of which are previewed in the following pages and here in The Skinny’s Festival Top Ten.
3. THE BACCHAE David Greig’s version of Euripides tragedy unites Black Watch director John Tiffany and Alan Cumming in a musical reworking of Greek myth and legend.
SMUG ROBERTS; BRUNO LUCIA, JONGLEURS, JONG-
LISTINGS
THEATRE
fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £6
FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, 23:00, 03:00, £5 FREAKMENOOVERS, RUST BAR, Early doors serving of hip FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLANKET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
b4 11.30pm with
TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYSTEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free GEORGE BOWIE, CUBE FRIDAYS, Urban tunes from Clyde
FREQ, TADEO VS DAMAIN SCHWARTZ, THE SUB CLUB,
1, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
House, techno, electro, 23:00, 03:00, £10
SAT 4 AUG ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1,
HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS, Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5
So AZEWELL, PIVO PIVO, Live techno, 20:00, 03:00, Free
HORRORSHOW, LUVA ANNA, THE LITTLE KICKS, DIRTY WEEKEND, FIREWATER, Indie, rock & roll, punk, electro,
BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS,
IVY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDER, FREQ DJS, IVY BAR,
DECODANCE, ROB WILDER & HUGGY, CLASSIC
STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINA-
KARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE & WOODY, KARBON, House & hip hop classics,
21:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats,
23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am
GRAND, House, 23:00, 04:00, Invites only Techno, 21:00, 01:00, Free NOJ, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00, 03:00, £6 DIRTY RECORDZ, PAUL N’JIE (BEAT 106), GUU, Current tunes, open decks downstairs, 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2, (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. £1), free b4 9pm NUMBERS, MARCIA BLAINE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, DIVINE!, MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, NorthBOBBY CLEAVER, VIC BAR, Electronic mashup, 23:00, ern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5) 03:00, £5 DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll, OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old psyche, 23:00, 03:00, £5 school tunes, 22:30, 03:00, £6 GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, (0s house, 80s clasOOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMIsics, RnB & chart, 21:30, 03:00, £8 NAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, 01:00, Free GROOVEJET, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00, ONE MORE TUNE, BLACKFRIARS, Electro, 23:00, 03:00, 03:00, £7 (£5) £4, £2 b4 11.30pm HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock PINUP, SPARTACUS, THE ECHO SESSION, TECHNOPHOBES, WOODSIDE SOCIAL, Indie, soul, electrpop, 21:00, & britpop, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, elec02:00, £5 tro & disco, 21:00, 01:00, Free RED & GOLD ROOM, ARTA, Soul musak, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm HOME COOKIN’, BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm ROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC SLEAZE, DNCN, CLUB 69, Techno, tech house, 22:30, MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House and smooth 03:00, £tbc RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/ SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & 12.30am students CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul, I LOVE THE GARAGE, THE GARAGE, Classics, 22:30, 21:00, 01:00, Free 03:00, £7 (£5), £6 (£4) b4 12am SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & soul, IVY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDER, HUDSON 20:00, 00:00, Free MOHAWKE, IVY BAR, Techno, 21:00, 01:00, Free WHITE, House, 22:00, 03:00, £8 (£5)
TFI FRIDAY, DJ PHIL, SSU, Chart, 16:00, 03:00, £2 after
22:30, 03:00, £tbc
5pm, free 4 students
NU-SCHOOL, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern soul, jazz
BAMBOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, 03:00,
& funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30, 03:00, £6
TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, £5, free b4 11pm/12.30am students
VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC GRAND, Electro, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
OFF THE RECORD & ANIMAL FARM, SLEAZE, D.E.F.F., AUTOKRAT, SHUTDOORPANIK, SOUNDHAUS, House, techno, electro, 22:00, 04:00, £8 (£7)
August 07 ISSUE TWENTY-THREE
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THE ARCHES, SEED OF HOPE, JIMI RAE, work
12:00(tue-sat)/17:00(sun), late, Free produced following a recent visit to Nairobi with the Fair GLASGOW GALLERY OF MODERN ART, Trade Organisation, 19/7/07, 14/8/07, Mon-Sun, 11:00, HISTRIONICS, RODERICK BUCHANAN, A response to 23:00, Free GoMA’s social justice programme addressing sectariTHE BURRELL COLLECTION, 17TH CENTURY anism and related issues, 5/4/07, 28/10/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00(mon-thu)/11:00(fri-sun), 17:00(fri-wed)/ SAMPLERS, GROUP SHOW, Embroidered samplers from Sir William Burrell’s wonderful collection of British 20:00(thur), Free
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, TERRA
CCA , SILICON REMEMBERS CARBON, DAVID ROKEBY, retrospective of the pioneering artist who
recent degree show, 30/6/07, 1/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 21:00(Mon-Thur), 19:00(Fri), 17:00(Sat, Sun), Free
GLASGOW ARTS
embroideries, , 30/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00(mon, thur, sat)/11:00(Fri/Sun), 17:00, Free
NOVA IV, GROUP SHOW, The best work from the
works with new technologies, 4/8/07, 15/9/07, Mon-Fri, EMERGENT ARTISTS, IAIN HETHERINGTON AND LYNN HIND, Work by up-and-coming talent, 17/8/07, 15/9/07, 11:00 AM, 18:00, Free Mon-Sun, 10:00, 21:00(Mon-Thur), 19:00(Fri), COLLINS GALLERY, EAST WEAVES WEST, 17:00(Sat, Sun), Free GROUP SHOW, Basketry from Japan and BritGLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS, SOLO ain, 7/7/07, 18/8/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00(Mon-Sat), SHOW, DAVID MURPHY, Works created during his ten12:00(Sat), 17:00(Mon-Fri), 16:00(Sat), Free month studio residency at GSS, 21/7/07, 4/8/07, ThurCAPTURE, IAIN CLARK, Manipulated travel imSat, 11:00, 19:00(Thur), 17:00(Fri, Sat), Free ages, 25/8/07, 29/9/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00(Mon-Sat), OH HA HMM, SALLY OSBORN, Solo show, 11/8/07, 12:00(Sat), 17:00(Mon-Fri), 16:00(Sat), Free Thur-Sat, 11:00, 19:00(Thur), 17:00(Fri, Sat), GALLERY COSSACHOCK, SUMMERTIME, 15/9/07, Free GROUP SHOW, Oils, watercolours and photographs HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER, GROUP SHOW, from the Cossachok Gallery collection, 31/7/07, 14/8/07, GROUP SHOW, A new show different each month feaTue-Sun, 12:00(tue-sat)/17:00(sun), late, Free turing a selection of contemporary Scottish artwork, , , MAX DEMIDOV IN COLOURS, MAX DEMIDOV, Wed-Mon, 10:00, Varies, £3.50(£2.50 Paintings and photoworks by the resident artist are HUNTERIAN, MY HIGHEST PLEASURES, GROUP returning to Glasgow after a 3 year tour around RusSHOW, Dr William Hunter’s art collection, including work sia and Eastern Europe, 19/8/07, 15/9/07, Tue-Sun,
AMBER ROOME, SOLO SHOW, MICHAEL
CRAIK, Work by the Edinburgh born artist, 26/7/07,
between performance and visual art, 2707/2007, 15/9/07, Tue-Sat, 12:00 PM, 17:00, Free
30/8/07, Tue-Sat, 11:00, 18:00, Free
ANALOGUE, COMPLEMENTARY, MICROBO &
CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY, INDIDE OUTSIDE, CHONGIN PARK, South Korean artist Chongbin
BO130, new paintings, drawings and prints by the Milan Park explores the effect that our surrounding culture and based designers and illustrators, 3/9/07, 1/9/07, MonSat, 10:00, 17:30, Free
EDINBURGH ARTS
ARC PROJECTS, CORRESPONDENCES, LALA
RASCIC, Residency by Sarajevo-born artist whose-
environment has on us as individuals, 22/6/07, 9/8/07, Tue-Sat, 11:00 AM, 16:30, Free INTERNUS, FRANCES RICHARDSON, sculptural wors that delve beneath the facade of consumer culture, 17/8/07, 4/10/07, Tue-Sat, 11:00 AM, 16:30, Free
work draws upon the aesthetics of old time radio plays. Contact the Embassy for performance date and details, DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE, CONTEMPORARY DANISH ART AND CERAMIC DESIGN, 10/7/07, 10/8/07, Mon-Sun, tbc, tbc, Free ASSEMBLY, GEORGE ST, PROTECT THE HU- GROUP SHOW, Works by contemporary Danish artists plus work by Danish ceramic artists, 6/8/07, 28/9/07, MAN, GROUP SHOW, Amnesty International images Mon-Fri, 9:00 AM, 17:00(Mon-Thur), 15:00(Fri), Free of famous supporters, 2/8/07, 27/8/07, Mon-Sun, DEAN GALLERY, PICASSO ON PAPER, PABLO 11:00, 01:00, Free PICASSO, 100 of Picasso’s works, including 65 prints, ASSEMBLY, ST GEORGE’S WEST, VHU15 drawings and 10 illustrated books, 14/7/07, 23/9/07, KUTIWA GALLERY, Small sculptures from Zimbabwe, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 17:00, Free 2/8/07, 26/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 20:00, Free
CAFE ARTISTA, ART ON THE PICKET LINE / BOT- DOGGERFISHER, SOLO SHOW, NATHAN COLTLE ART, KARL WAGENER, Paintings of strike action / miraculous paintings executed on the inside of bottles at this cafe on Marchmont crescent, 1/8/07, 31/8/07, Mon-Sun, 09:00, 20:30(Mon-Sat18:00(Sun), Free
ARTSPACE - CANVAS, INSPIRING HUMAN-
ITY, GROUP SHOW, depicting the diversity of life experience and perceptions of humanity that inspires artists in 21st century Poland, 3/8/07, 26/8/07, Tue-Sun, 11:00, 17:00, Free
ATTICSALT, PATTERN RECOGNITION, HIDEKO INOUE AND FRIDE KLYKKEN, explores the patterns
that define and chart family ties through generations, 25/7/07, 1/9/07, Mon-Sat, 11:00, 18:00, Free
and determined by its built environment, 27/7/07, 15/9/07, Wed-Sat, 11:00(wed-fri)/12:00(sat), 18:00(wedfri)17:00(sat), Free
EDINBURGH CENTRAL MOSQUE, DISCOVER ISLAM, GROUP SHOW, All your questions
about Islam answered! Includes tours, presentations and refreshments, 1/8/07, 31/8/07, Mon-Sun, 12:00(SatThur), 14:00(Fri), 18:00, Free
EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART, WARHOL
KATE MACKAY AND CLARE GALLOWAY, artworks
SHOW, prints by over 200 photographers worldwide,
5/8/07, 2/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00(Mon-Sat), 13:00(Sun), 20:00(Mon-Sat, 17:00(Sun), £3(£2)
EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS, SOLO SHOW, WILLIAM KENTRIDGE, prints never shown in Scotland
and interactive dialogue by two artists, 3/8/07, 30/8/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00(Mon-Fri), 09:00(Sat), 20:00(MonThur)17:00(Fri)13:00(Sat), Free
before, plus documentary film, 21/7/07, 8/9/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00, 18:00, Free
CHARLOTTE SQUARE GARDENS, ART IN THE GARDEN, ALICE BETTS AND FANNY LAM CHRISTIE, Installations which react to the book festival
MAGAZINE 07, GROUP SHOW, A multi-media contem-
and investigate changes in the environment, 11/8/07, 27/8/07, Mon-Sun, early, late, Free
CITY ART CENTRE, HEART, HAND AND
SOUL, The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland. Includes work by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Phoebe Traquair, 30/6/06, 23/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00/12:00(sun), 17:00, £5(£3.50) BEYOND APPEARANCES, VARIOUS, Scottish Modern and Contemporary Art, 30/6/07, 23/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00/12:00(sun), 17:00, Free VIEW FROM THE INSIDE, VARIOUS, Exploring the world of the interior, 4/4/07, 21/10/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00/12:00(sun), 17:00, Free
COLLECTIVE GALLERY, THE COMIC BOOK
PROJECT, GROUP SHOW, exploring the relationship
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THE LIGHTHOUSE, LIDO, GROUP SHOW, A photographic essay illustrating Scotland’s remaining lidos, 4/7/07, 15/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:30(mon, wedsat)/11:00(tue)/12:00(sun), 17:00, £3(£1.50)
THE SCOTTISH SHOW 07, DESIGN AND BUILD,
34 of Scotland’s most exciting designers, 17/4/07, 12/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:30(mon, wed-sat)/11:00(tue)/ 12:00(sun), 17:00, £3(£1.50) SHIFT, GROUP SHOW, Focusing on the zone which stretches between and connects Scotland’s two major cities, 18/8/07, 14/10/07, Mon-Sun, 10:30(mon, wedsat)/11:00(tue)/12:00(sun), 17:00, £3(£1.50) SIX STUDENT AWARDS, DESIGN AND BUILD, the future stars of Scottish architecture, 18/8/07, 4/11/07, MonSun, 10:30(mon, wed-sat)/11:00(tue)/12:00(sun), 17:00, £3(£1.50)
LILLIE ART GALLERY, MARJORIE CAMPBELL, SOLO SHOW, Retrospective of the versatile artist and
EDINBURGH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP,
porary arts event with new work on show by 15 artists includes performances and music from FOUND, 4/8/07, 26/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00(Mon-Sat), 12:00(Sun), 17:00, Free
EMBASSY GALLERY, ALCHEMY, ADAM
MCLEAN, “Dedicated to all who are curious about this mortal coil & beyond”, 4/8/07, 2/9/07, Thur-Sun, 12:00, 18:00, Free
FRUITMARKET GALLERY, SOLO SHOW,
ALEX HARTLEY, an original analysis of architecture and its relationship to landscape, 27/7/07, 21/10/07, Mon-Sun, 11:00(mon-sat)/12:00(sun), 18:00(monsat)17:00(sun), Free
GALLERA1, COMMUNITY REGENERATION FOR EDINBURGH’S WATERFRONT, LEAH LOVETT, performance artist Lovett will highlight the ethically dubious
17:00, Free
PROJECT ABILITY (GALLERY 1, CDA),
ated by artists using the Wasps studios, 2/8/07, 21/9/07, Mon-Fri, 10:00, 17:00, Free
PROJECT ABILITY (GALLERY 2, TRONGATE), TRANSITION, PAUL DUFFUS, New solo show, 2/8/07, 21/9/07, Mon-Fri, 10:00, 17:00, Free
RECOAT GALLERY, VARIOUS ARTISTS, VARIOUS ARTISTS, Artists and designers exhibit in this hip new commercial space on North Woodside Road, Kelvinbridge, ALL YEAR, ALL YEAR, Tue-Sat, 12:00, 20:00, Free
SORCHA DALLAS, SOLO SHOW, CLARE STEPHENSON, Solo show, 18/8/07, 22/9/07, Tue-Sat, 11:00,
PHOTOGRAPHY, How landscape adapts to man’s en-
croachment, 21/8/07, Tue-Sun, 10:00, 19:00, Free
THE GREY GALLERY, PICTURES OF SCOTLAND,
JOCK MCFADYEN, a selection of his Scottish pictures elegantly installed in a disused warehouse off Barony Street, 10/8/07, 2/9/07, Mon-Sun, 11:00, 18:00, Free
HEART GALLERY, FORTY YEARS AGO TODAY, Experiments in art and society from the summer of love, 3/8/07, 1/9/07, Fri-Mon, 14:00, 18:00, Free
HULA JUICE BAR AND GALLERY (VICTORIA ST), MONSTER ART AND MIXED WORKS,
TRAMWAY, FORMAT WARS, ALEX FROST , Using
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND, PICASSO: FIRED WITH PASSION, SOLO SHOW, an insight into Picasso: the man, the artist and the icon, 6/7/07, 28/10/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 17:00, £6(£5)
NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND, COMMANDO COUNTRY, GROUP SHOW, Examining
Scotland?s key role in forming Britain?s famous Commando forces, , 1/2/08, Mon-Sun, 09:45, 16:45, Free
OCEAN TERMINAL SHOPPING CENTRE, ART ON THE WATER, GROUP SHOW, An eclectic mix of
local and international artists, 5/8/07, 27/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00(Mon-Sat), 11:00(Sun), 00:00, Free
OPEN EYE GALLERY, JOHN BELLANY, works from the 1970’s to the present day, 11/8/07, 5/9/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00, 18:00(mon-fri)/16:00(sat), Free
PATRIOTHALL GALLERY, BONA FIDE, Figurative
work by three Georgian and three Scottish artists, 4/8/07, 25/8/07, Mon-Sun, 11:00, 17:00, Free
PRECIOUS (LADY LAWSON ST), PRECIOUS,
cialises in irreverent caricatures urban artist Elph will be showcasing new illustrations. 1/8/07, 27/8/07, Mon-Sun, 08:00(Mon-Fri)10:00(Sat, Sun), 20:00, Free
FRESH AND NEW, innovation and diversity in the field of jewellery - produced by art college graduates within Scotland, 4/8/07, 31/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:30, 18:00, Free
I2, FRENCH CONNECTION IV, GROUP SHOW, Pi-
QUEEN’S GALLERY, THE ART OF NATURAL HISTORY
INGLEBY GALLERY, SOLO SHOW, RACHEL
inquiries into nature in collaboration with Sir David Attenborough, 2/3/07, 16/9/07, Mon-Sun, 09:30, 18:00, £5 (£4.50)
casso, Braque, Chagall, Miro and more, 11/8/07, 5/9/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00, 18:00(mon-fri)/16:00(sat), Free
WHITEREAD, plus Robert Burns’ breakfast table!, 28/7/07, 9/8/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00, 17:00, Free
IN THE AGE OF DISCOVERY, VARIOUS ARTISTS, Amazing
ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY, SOLO SHOW,
11/8/07, 23/8/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00, 17:00, Free
IAN MCCULLOCH., Looking at the development and reworking of recurring themes in a career spanning some 40 years, 3/8/07, 30/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 17:00/19:00(thur), Free
malism, 25/8/07, 1/9/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00, 17:00, Free
SCOTTISH FURNITURE MAKERS ASSOCIATION, NEW SCOTTISH FURNITURE 2007, GROUP SHOW,
DUAL SHOW, FRANCESCA WOODMAN AND RICHARD SERRA, Incredible photographs and a bit of mini-
INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D’ECOSSE, PHOTOGRAPHY, HERVÉ SENTUCQ, timeless images of the Scottish Highlands (closed 7 July - 4 Aug), 5/8/07, 1/9/07, Mon-Sat, 09:30, 18:30(Mon-Fri, 14:00(Sat), Free FILMING ART, GROUP SHOW, films and videos produced by artists at Studio Le Fresnoy, the prestigious French National Centre for Contemporary Arts, 26/7/07, 31/8/07, Mon-Fri(Closed 14 Aug), 14:30(first programme), 16:00(second program), tbc, Free
INVERLEITH HOUSE, PORTRAITS, WILLIAM
EGGLESTON, the leading and most influential colour
Buy, browse or commission your own piece, 8/8/07, 1/9/07, Mon-Sun, 11:00, 19:00, £2
SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, WALKING AND MARKING, RICHARD
LONG, beautiful, thought-provoking and influential work,
investigating our relationship with the landscape, 30/6/06, 21/10/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 17:00, £6(£4)
SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, THE NAKED PORTRAIT, GROUP SHOW, Exploring art-
ists’ varying ways of approaching the naked body, 6/6/07, 2/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 17:00, Free
photographer of the 20th century, 28/7/07, 14/10/07, Tue- THE SOUTHSIDE GALLERY, PROJECT INDIA, Sun, 10:00, 17:30, Free GROUP SHOW, Scottish and Indian artists exhibit to raise TWO VOICES - BOTANY BEHIND THE SCENES, ROSIRA money for a printmaking studio in Chennai, 4/8/07, 25/8/07, MCKENZIE AND LARA LATCHAM, Photographs by Mon-Sat, 09:00, 17:30, Free a blind artist plus work that investigates botanical reSTILLS, SOLO SHOW, JOHN STEZAKER, Stezaker’s subsearch, 28/7/07, 14/10/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 17:30, Free tle yet unsettling interventions breathe new life into salvaged LUCIE FENTON GALLERY, SOLO SHOW, photographs and films, 27/7/07, 28/10/07, Mon-Sun, 11:00, CLARK IRVING, Celebrating the cityscape of the capital, 18:00, Free 5/8/07, 26/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 17:30, Free
NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND,
SOLO SHOW, ANDY WARHOL, the first major show in Scotland to look at a wide range of Warhol’s subjects, themes and media, 4/8/07, 7/10/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 18:00, £8(£6) SOLO SHOW, WILLIAM BLAKE, all of the NG’s works associated with Blake, 4/8/07, 4/11/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 18:00, Free
A LAKELAND IDYLL: CHRISTOPHER NORTH AT ELERY, ALEXANDER NASMYTH, A chance to see a newly restored painting, 15/3/07, 19/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00,
PREVIEW
exhibition featuring: Fruitbasket Reconnaissance, Mohammed Qasim Ashfaq, Fiona Mackay & Sandy Smith, 10/8/07, 24/8/07, Wed-Sun, 12:00, 18:00, Free
17:00/19:00(thur), Free
THE GLADSTONE GALLERY, LANDSCAPE
by Ben Judge
SWG3 (100 EASTVALE PLACE), POST STUCKISM IS THE NEW BLACK, GROUP SHOW, Group
displacement of existing communities at the behest of lucrative living. Email olivia.selavy@leith-crew.com to book place, 15/8/07, 19/8/07, Wed-Sun, twice daily, twice daily, Free Bronzes, textiles and masks from West Africa, 26/7/07, 16/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 18:00, Free
Fringe
17:00, Free
the current competition between HD DVD and Blue Ray as a starting point, 8/7/07, 5/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00(tuefri), 12:00(sat, sun), 17:00, Free PIPEDREAM, ALEXANDRE PERIGOT, Forcing us to question our complicity in cultural trends, 8/7/07, 5/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00(tue-fri), 12:00(sat, sun), 17:00, Free
GALERIE MIRAGES, DOGON, GROUP SHOW,
THE
MAGICAL LANDSCAPES, GROUP SHOW, Work cre-
designer, 7/7/07, 15/8/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00, 17:00, Free INSPIRED, GROUP SHOW, Investigating artists’ inspiration through the work of five women artists, 7/7/07, 26/9/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00, 17:00, Free SCOTTISH GLASS SOCIETY, GROUP SHOW, Beautiful and varied work, 25/8/07, 26/9/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00,
ON FILM, GROUP SHOW, Offering rare glimpses into his DUAL SHOW, DAVID BATCHELOR AND NIKOLAI art and life plus Ric Burns’ Andy Warhol: A Documentary SUETIN, Russian Suprematism and a 35mm slide show!,
CANVAS (ARTSPACE GALLERY), INSPIR- EDINBURGH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIING HUMANITY, GROUP SHOW, depicting the diverETY, INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY, GROUP sity of life experience and perceptions of humanity that CENTRAL LIBRARY, DOMESTIC ALCHEMY,
by Rembrandt and Chardin, 15/6/07, 1/12/07, Mon-Sat, 09:30, 17:30, Free STARS, GROUP SHOW, a collection of Mackintosh’s drawings, designs and watercolours, 15/6/07, 4/9/07, Mon-Sat, 09:30, 17:30, £3 (£2)
EY, Examining how the values of a society are reflected in PAUL GARNER, ELPH AND OTHERS, Paul Garner spe-
Film, 4/8/07, 9/9/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00, 18:00, Fre NO MORE STARS, GROUP SHOW, New work by interBOURNE FINE ART , VOYAGE - SCOTTISH ART- national, established, emerging and new artists, 4/8/07, ISTS ABROAD, GROUP SHOW, From Cosmo Alexan9/9/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00, 18:00, Free der in the American Colonies through to the colourists THE TEST OF TIME, an insight into the changing qualiin France, 3/8/07, 1/9/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00(Mon-Fri), ties of housing in Scotland over the past seventy years, 11:00(Sat), 18:00(Mon-Fri), 16:00(Sat), Free 2/8/07, 23/8/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00, 18:00, Free
inspires artists in 21st century Poland, 3/8/07, 26/8/07, Tue-Sun, 11:00, 17:00, Free
THE SKINNY RECOMMENDS YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS
THEATRE
LISTINGS ARTS
ST JOHN’S CHURCH, PRINCES ST, FESTIVAL
OF SPIRITUALITY AND PEACE, GROUP SHOW, Retrospec-
tive of 25 years of murals at the church, 5/8/07, 26/8/07, Mon-Sun, 08:00, 18:00, Free
TALBOT RICE, UNPLUGGED, DAVID BATCHELOR, a new site specific installation made for Talbot Rice Gallery’s vast atrium space, 28/7/07, 29/9/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00, 17:00, Free
TRAVERSE THEATRE, DAZZLE, GROUP SHOW, 50
contemporary jewellers, 3/8/07, 27/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 00:00, Free
LISTINGS
Yellow Moon
BEN JUDGE, CO-EDITOR OF THE SKINNY’S AFFILIATE FESTIVALS MAGAZINE, FEST, LOOKS FORWARD TO THE BEST UPCOMING DRAMA ON THE FRINGE The 2007 Fringe Programme is a formidable beast. This year’s Fringe is set to become the largest yet, with 31,000 performances of 2,050 shows taking place throughout the month of August. 18,600 actors, comedians, musicians and street performers are poised to descend upon Edinburgh, in addition to the estimated 400,000 tourists that swamp the cit y, ef fect ively doubl ing the cit y’s population. Last year, 1.5 million tickets were sold for Fringe events, a record number that is predicted to be topped next month. For the uninitiated, these statistics make for daunting reading and the risk of spending an ever increasing amount of money on an absolute turkey is at an all-time high. Therefore, in order to avoid disappointment, we recommend the following as a good place to start trawling your way through the Fringe programme: Our big theatre tip for 2007 is the new production from the National Theatre of Scotland, Venus As A Boy, which, naturally, is previewed elsewhere on these pages. Given the huge critical acclaim and popular success of the epic Black Watch, any follow-up production by the NTS would bear a significant weight of expectation and Venus as a Boy will be the most significant production on the Fringe, almost by default. It is touted as a dramatic exploration of the power of sexuality and was adapted for the stage by actor-director Tam Dean Burn. Already having received plaudits for its opening performances in Orkney, Venus As A Boy will be one of the top attractions in Fringe-theatre this year. Two other shining examples of Scottish theatre that will become required viewing over August are Damascus and Yellow Moon, both by David Grieg, which are set in, and which explore, opposing sides of the wealth divide in Scottish society. Damascus, which is housed at the Traverse theatre from 5-26 August, follows a Scottish businessman attempting to get home from Syria after a Lebanese airport is bombed, delaying his flight indefinitely. It is an exploration of a culture in the grip of
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acute change from an outsider’s perspective, one which is clouded by the confusion caused by a lack of understanding and the interpersonal divisions caused by differences in language and symbolism. Yellow Moon focuses on the other side of the tracks, and is designed for the most minimalist of performances. It follows “the deadest of deadend kids” who become entangled with murder and their race to find a hiding place. Yellow Moon, having run in Glasgow and been described as “one of the best new plays of the year” by The Times, is certain to become a jewel in the Fringe crown this year. Tim Crouch, one of Britain’s leading figures in experimental theatre, brings the world premiere of England to the Fruitmarket Gallery. The promenade show involves a tour of the gallery, as the audience follow the actors through the exhibitions of artist a smith, adding an interactive dimension to the performance. The F r i n ge a l s o c o nt i nue s t o s howc a s e heavyweight political theatre, tackling, among others, issues of i l lega l i m m ig rat ion (The Container – which is additionally notable for being set in a transportation container which can only hold a maximum of twenty people for each performance); the gay rights movement (Stonewall), the Israeli/Palestinian conf lict (Dai (Enough)) and African genocide (Miracle in Rwanda). Meanwhile, musical theatre also seems to be taking on political issues, albeit in a somewhat gaudier manner. Tony Blair: The Musical and Tony! The Blair Musical jostle for attention, while Cabaret Auschwitz, Chav: It’s A Musical, Innit and Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical offer what will most certainly be sober, balanced and delicate ref lections upon the holocaust, anti-social behaviour and female exploitation. Edinburgh city councillors can prepare themselves for some angry letters… WWW.FESTMAG.CO.UK
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THEATRE PREVIEWS The mission statement for Benchtours, one of Scotland’s best established touring theatre groups, is ‘revisualizing theatre’ – a double-entendre suggesting their interest in offbeat, modern and radical theatrical experimentation, as well as their commitment to re-introducing a strong visual element to the dramatic experience. Not only do Benchtours invigorate their productions with a strong sense of the avant-garde, challenging traditional conceptions of the medium, but they also quite literally revisualize theatre. Their startling physical and optical interpretations of classic texts from Brecht to Chekhov have given many dusty dramatic stalwarts a unique slant. Benchtours was founded in 1991 by a group of students who met in Paris studying under Philippe Gaulier – one of the world’s leading experts in clowning, bouffon and physical theatre and a muse whose influence is still, 16 years on, very evident on the company’s work. The group quickly developed a keen following and a strong critical reputation, and their work has become a mainstay of the Scottish theatre scene. Benchtours are renowned not only for their exciting new work and notable commissions championed by the likes of The Tramway and of course now the National Theatre of Scotland, but have also carved out an impressive reputation for their striking and provocative treatments of classics such as The Cherry Orchard and Peer Gynt.
THE PSYCHIC DETECTIVE (AND THOSE DISAPPEARED)
glamorous, mysterious and intense tale of Patrick Brett, private eye. Expect more than just a standard rehash of the film noir genre, however, as the production is bound to be imbued with Benchtours’ signature subversion. Not only is the show’s content intriguing, but the venue is something of a draw in itself. The play takes place in the Benchtours stagetruck, a small 20seater auditorium set up inside an industrial truck. The concept is a simple but ingenious way of facilitating the company’s commitment to taking their shows all over the UK without compromising any of their deft and meticulous visual set up or their complex audio-visual illusory experience. Rather than crowbar their vision into different theatres across the country, they bring their own venue along with them – perfectly suited to their purposes, with no hassle and few compromises to their staging. Suffice to say that as well as convenience, the stagetruck provides an intimate and atmospheric site specific location for their work, which relies so heavily on the physical response elicited in the viewer. Over the last decade avant-garde, experimental theatre with a strong physical presence and clear international influence has really blossomed in Scotland, and although with every Fringe we see more and more home-grown companies developing visual, multi-media, ‘envelope pushing’ work, Benchtours can deservedly claim to be one of the country’s original pioneers of this type of theatre. If you want to see intelligent, quirky, engaging and impressive new writing this festival, this is not to be missed. But book early – the stagetruck only seats 20 and this is bound to be a hot ticket from day one.
The most recent project in this formidable lineage is The Psychic Detective (and those disappeared), which gets its Scottish premier at this year’s Fringe. The show deals with many of Benchtours’ favourite themes, and is typically ambitious in its visual and physical style. The play is billed as a ‘surreal film noir thriller’, which tells the E4 UDDERBELLY PASTURE, 8–27 AUG (NOT TUESDAYS)
by Michael Whitham
BRITISH COUNCIL EDINBURGH SHOWCASE
DANCE AT THE FRINGE by Gareth K Vile
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase. The biennial event during the Fringe aims to create opportunities for British theatre-makers to tour abroad by showcasing their work to international promoters. Over the years the hotly anticipated showcase has scored numerous successes and has featured the work of such luminaries as Mark Ravenhill, Steven Berkoff and Tim Crouch. Indeed, this year Crouch presents a new work, England, that is directly inspired by his experiences touring 2005 showcase-entrant, An Oak Tree.
Although all manner of dance can be found scattered across the Fringe, three venues have demonstrated a consistent commitment to challenging programmes and the freshest companies. Dancebase, Zoo venues and Aurora Nova are essential fixtures on the dance-lover’s timetable.
by Philippa Cochrane
This year looks set to be equally exciting with over thirty UK shows playing to an invited audience of over 200 delegates from 50 countries, including a contingent of promoters from the Middle East who are visiting Edinburgh for the first time. The British Council’s head of Drama and Dance, Sally Cowling, sees the showcase as “a meeting place for theatre professionals from around the world to make or see work, explore points of connection or difference, discuss mutual artistic concerns, forge relationships and generally develop their understanding of each other’s practice and audiences.” If the concern of these practitioners should be, as David Lan from the Young Vic has it, gathering strangers to share the experience of being human, the showcase offers a challenging patchwork of humanity from across the UK.
With such a stellar line-up, ranging from dance, text based performance, live art and physical theatre to a piece that makes the very small audience into the show itself and theatre that explores the full thematic gamut from identity, politics to culture, it is difficult to single out any few productions. Indeed, the standard is so consistently high it is perhaps better to simply block out your diary for the duration in a bid to see as many shows as possible. That said, there are two new pieces by the ubiquitous David Greig: Damascus and Yellow Moon (the Ballad of Leila and Lee); explorations of Welsh history in Eddie Ladd’s Cof y Corff, and muscle memory and Irish history in Ransom Production’s This Piece of Earth; shows which delve into the notions of belonging and identity in Hoipolloi’s Floating and Curious’s (be)longing and Gary Steven’s Ape; and the contemplation of performance itself in Wendy Houston’s Desert Island Dancers and Ray Lee’s Siren. If there is one unifying point to all this it must be that, in a time when so much of what we know of the rest of the world and what they know of us is dictated by news and popular media, then contemporary theatre is an inspirational means to promote cultural understanding. WWW.BRITISHCOUNCIL.ORG/ARTS
Dancebase’s festival programme rotates five mixed bills, ranging from hip-hop collectives through to traditional Indian dance. Internationally renowned artists jostle for attention with local performers, as shows juxtapose radically different approaches. Ar tistic Director Morag Deyes, recently awarded an MBE for her services to dance, summed up the programme as “about being out there: caring little for preconceptions about what dance should be or how it ought to be perceived and celebrating the right to be passionate about your art form. Each performance is a messed-up variety show for people with big hearts, open minds and short attention spans.” The free-ranging criteria see Priya Shrikumar present Devi - about the eponymous Indian goddess - alongside Stephen Pelton’s folk-influenced stor y of sexual discovery and despair (A Hundred Miles) and Shamita Ray’s meditation on Dark Matter following The Curve Foundation’s balletic Duo. Aurora Nova brings together nineteen companies from around the world, showcasing cabaret from French company Decay Unlimited, kinetic electronic sound and lightshows in Ray Lee’s stunning Siren at The Out of the Blue Drill Hall, composition with Philip Glass’ protégé John Moran in his latest composition/performance hybrid as well as the usual motley mixture of dance
Ray Lee’s Siren: a whirling, spinning spectacle of mechanical movement, electronic sound and light
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Rankefod (extract), performer Kitt Johnson
and physical theatre companies. Aurora Nova has a powerful reputation for supporting works that cross boundaries, yet remain accessible: its shows have won more than forty awards since its inception in 2001. Down at the Zoo, Company Chordelia makes the trip from Glasgow with The Red Shoes, a witty interpretation of both fairy tale and movie. The Dae-Gu City Modern Dance company perform for the first time outside of their native Korea; Druther’s Precarious is a multi-media odyssey through a reclusive imagination and last year’s sell-out, The Bellydance Diaries, takes another look at the stories behind the wobble. Zoo venues spokesman Matt Beer identifies this year’s selection at Zoo Southside as “focusing on as wide a variety of companies and disciplines as possible to showcase what’s possible in our venue. We’ve aimed for diversity rather than a unifying theme - hence Scottish Dance Theatre, X Factor Dance Company and Chickenshed are joined in the schedule by 2FaCeD’s breathtaking breakdance, the aerial work of Aye! Productions and the union of dance and extreme sport in StreetLamp Productions’ Tunnel Vision.” Within these three venues, dance is revealing itself as a flexible and vibrant medium: inner and outer space, abstract theology, scientific theories, the nature of performance, film hermeneutics and fairy tales are all considered, deconstructed and interpreted. Comedy may be seen as the Fringe’s largest and most popular section, but physical theatre is where the most exciting art can be discovered. WWW.ZOOFESTIVAL.CO.UK, WWW.AURORANOVA.ORG, WWW.DANCEBASE.CO.UK
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THEATRE
ALBUMS
CLINTON SPARKS PRESENTS
KARDINALOFFISHALL DO THE RIGHT THING MIXTAPE
HEXSTATIC
WHEN ROBOTS GO BAD (NINJA TUNE)
(WHITE LABEL)
Kardinal Offishall, starts off by answering the question of the year: “Is hip-hop dead?” Spike Lee’s incomparable movie Do The Right Thing, heavily influences the theme of the mixtape, even down to the artwork. It’s hot 90’s instrumentals, bind this vision, allowing Kardinal to give CPR to a dying mixtape game. Af ter signing to Akon’s Konvict Records, Kardinal seems ready to put the ups and downs of hip-hop behind him, and on several occasions even hooks up with his boss to create some meaningful music. The content of this release is catchy and imaginative, allowing the listener to reminisce on the good old days, brought back to the present by Canada’s finest. With features including Little Brother, Bishop Lamont and Total, this potential classic mixtape deserves a massive push. Do the right thing, go and cop it for free at www.clintonsparks.com! [Omar Jenning] OUT NOW WWW.CLINTONSPARKS.COM
SEIJI
DJ TOOLS
(SONAR KOLLECKTIV)
A former member of Bugz in the Attic, Paul ‘Seiji’ Dolby has already made his mark as a frontiersman in club music circles. His innovative album DJ Tools could not have been better named as it is literally a problem-solving toolkit for those who play eclectic sets with changes in tempo and stylistic variations. Tracks like Loogaboo demonstrate masterful technical ability and seamless transitions. There are 21 tracks, each about two to three minutes long, and as a whole it acts as a demonstration of how to carry out various changes in direction and breaks without sounding incoherent. A beautifully arranged album with many underlying influences from grime to hip-hop and 80s’ funk, it’s dominating features are the fast-paced beats and tight breaks, along with Bugz ingredients such as square-wave synths and fat bass lines. An extremely useful album. Check it! [Peter Burns] RELEASE DATE: 6 AUG
With titles like Prom Night Party and Red Laser Beam, H exs t a t i c a r e clearly not going with a dark and moody atmosphere, and indeed the Futurama-meetsForbidden Planet sleeve design leads the listener to expect more of a ‘typical’ Ninja Tune experience than they’re going to get. This however is no bad thing – the cut and paste elements, often a necessity in their previous albums due to their being twinned with visuals, are backgrounded in favour of a direct, breakbeat-led attack on the dancefloor in tracks like Roll Over, featuring the sultry vocals of Sabirajade. Tokyo Traffic is a crunchy stab at glitched-out electro, and shares with Red Laser Beam an echo of the deep bass punch and stabbing trebles of the Plump DJs’ productions. Each of the elements in the tracks sound massive, from the swelling acid riffs to the crashing drums. Vocal collaborations with B+ and Edinburgh’s own MC Profisee and Ema J (Great Ezcape) add lasting appeal to the album – Prof’s lyrics are inspiring, and tight as ever, with Subway providing an excellent B-Boy beat and electro template for his flows. Newton’s Cradle is a demented Kraftwerk tribute, while Bust veers back to pounding electro and orgasmic female sighing. Nothing particularly groundbreaking here, but a hell of a lot of fun to be had. [Bram Gieben] OUT NOW WWW.NINJATUNE.NET
VECTOR LOVERS AFTERGLOW (SOMA)
Vector Lovers a re back a nd ready to massage the soul and challenge the mind with an album that uplifts as it brings the listener down. The third album on Soma from Martin Wheeler is a welcome return to the studio after much remixing work for the likes of Tracey Thorn. A lot less funky than its predecessors, it eases you
in with some drifting, dysfunctional delights such as the Last Day of Winter. A beautiful vocal arrives with Hush Now, taking the mind on a journey through ethereal soundscapes. The album ef for tlessly moves up a gear with A Field, as a minimal rhythm takes us forward to the glorious, simple Piano Dust. A simple layering of piano chords with a robotic flavour works surprisingly well. Endless Summer lacks the same punch however: it was recorded over 20 years ago and kept hidden until a drum beat was recently added - it should be kept for a b-side. The LP is sadness juxtaposed with optimism; the sound of a new dawn yet with a feeling of forlorn reflectivity. This air of desolation is felt on the more club-friendly Crash Premonition. Afterglow hits the spot, and while at times it grinds to an almost complete stop, the moments of beauty are worth it. [Sean McNamara] RELEASE DATE: 27 AUG
ALI LOVE
SECRET SUNDAY LOVER (COLUMBIA)
Ali Love first appeared on the music scene providing vocals on the Chemical Brothers’ hit Do It Again earlier this year. Secret Sunday Lover is a cut from his upcoming debut release entitled Love Music, set to be released later this year. If the single is anything to go by then Ali’s album should be a fine blend of soul, funk, disco and electro amongst other musical influences. This one is a head-bopper; cue the disco hand claps. An instrumental is also included along with the original song, and the single sleeve is damn easy on the eyes, with some pretty cool artwork to accompany the music. [Natalie Doyle] RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW ON DIGITAL DOWNLOAD.
BIG CAKES
QUASIMODE ONESELF & LIKENESS
SINGLES
HOLLA AT THE GIRLS
(STUFF MU51C)
(FREESTYLE)
Oneself & Likeness is the debut European release from Q u a s i m o d e, a four-piece ja zz band based in Tokyo. They represent part of the new and sometimes unlikely frontier for jazz, but the Japanese have a respect and love for the genre that may yet eclipse the West. Quasimode’s sound incorporates a healthy mix of authentic jazz rhymes from the 60s and 70s with a funky Latin feel. From their base in Tokyo they have pushed into the West’s nu jazz fraternity, releasing two 12” singles on Swedish label, Raw Fusion, both of which appear on this album. 1000 Days for Spirit shows Quasimode’s soulful, melodic rage while at the other end of the spectrum, Ipe Amarelo (Spiritual South Skitzophremix) fantastically merges samba and jazz into an infectiously catchy beat; it is easy to see why the likes of Gilles Peterson, Mr Scruff and Jazzanova frequently slip this track into their live sets. The album as a whole is well worth a listen. [Franck Martin] RELEASE DATE: 24 SEPT
Holla at the Girls is the first single to be taken from Big Cakes’ debut album S.K.I.M, due for release at the end of the summer. The track is a homage to the fairer sex; “There ain’t nothing like the girls, and that’s one reason for me to stay out of jail, killin’ time in a cell with no girl must be hell.” With its bouncy summer beat and subtle electro leanings, the track is easy to listen to, yet Big Cakes is still baking the same ol’ urban pie. [Franck Martin]
MARK KNIGHT AND D. RAMIREZ COLUMBIAN SOUL EP (TOOLROOM)
The three-tracked Columbian Soul EP kicks off with pounding glitch, healthily peppered around the title track. The beat remains simplistic yet absorbing tech-house, while alarm bell synths gradually scream into garbled electronics and some partial (slowed-down) bleep rifling from Jean Michell Jarre’s Popcorn. It’s not disarming but it’s a nice little builder, with the kind of structural development that can hypnotise a dancefloor - great when you want to step things up a gear. The System, meanwhile, is hollow-sounding, like beats turning in on themselves another forceful rhythm makes a
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LETHAL BIZZLE
MNKY (FREQBEAT)
(V2)
BIZZLE’S HIGHLY-CHARGED POLITICAL RAP IS BOUND TO STRIKE A CHORD WITH ‘VER KIDS This starts off on familiar ground – Mr revisits a similar grime beat and lyrical territory to Bizzle’s underground anthem Pow. Moving on to Bizzle Bizzle however, we are confronted with his new template for grime – featuring clashing rock drums and lunatic, distorted bass, in service to a needlessly catchy pop hook – his own name, chanted by some sort of high-pitched Space Invader: “Bizzle, Bizzle...” It’s sheer madness, but totally addictive, one of the most jump-up grime cuts since Dizzee’s Stand Up Tall. This is followed immediately by Akira The Don producing a mashedup cover of Babylon’s Burning The Ghetto by The Ruts. Bizzle’s highly-charged political rap is bound
to strike a chord with ‘ver kids: “Labour Party’s full of shit / Cameron’s a fucking arse.” As a change from Dizzee’s playschool bragging and Wiley’s retirement schtick, Bizzle starts to look like the one to watch. Then he drops Boy, featuring Babyshambles, another punked-up stomp which completely defies genre categorisation. The rest of the album is no different, taking on 80s electro, shambolic indie, and jump-up punk. Okay, so Dizzee’s LP was a step forward for UK hip-hop, and Wiley’s was classic grime. Bizzarely, Bizzle has dropped an amazing rock album. Major props, but... what the hell? More please! [Bram Gieben] OUT NOW
background, pinning down the rhythm to a satisfyingly danceable big boom-tica-boom-tic of a mid section as it comes to the fore. It’s cer tainly a slickly produced toe-tapper, and has all the breezy carefree qualities of the kind of track that gets heavy rotation during this time of year. With a big name DJ or two behind it, it could do very well. [Jack McFarlane]
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JAH WAR (FT. FLOWDAN) (NINJA TUNE)
This one’s been out for a while but deserves a mention for its sheer awesomeness. Roll Deep’s Flowdan joins The Bug for some dark, twisted dubstep action. Not as hectic as previous Bug outings, it nonetheless features the requisite amount of machine gun 808 riddims to bring out the full stretch of Flowdan’s Babylon-burning flow. With potent and insightful lyrical content, this is the kind of collaboration that erases the need for genre distinctions between ragga, dubstep, grime and the rest of it. Loefah adds a digital sheen to proceedings on the flip. [Bram Gieben] OUT NOW WWW.NINJATUNE.NET
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grand entrance and the funky tension builds to skin-crawling levels as the intensity rises. There are certainly French influences here, and System learns part-time at the school of Laurent Garnier. Throb makes use of the kind of monosyllabic deep and rumbling distorted vocal that DJ Hell would be proud of, tacked to an acidic bassline and jacked-up electro beats. All three tracks merit a download. [Struan Otter]
The Hong Kong Micros deliver a nice and summery slice of house that would not be out of place on a Subliminal, or any other suitably Balearic mix. It opens with lots of blissful synth noises, climbing and swooshing over a good vocal hook. The simple and elegant three note bass and piano interlocking melody builds slowly into the mix from the
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HEARTS REVOLUTION
C.Y.O.A!/DOMINO EFFECT/PRISM EFFECT (HEARTS REVOLUTION) If Tiga, C.S.S, Peaches, and Atari Teenage Riot joined forces, the result would most likely be the NY duo, Hearts Revolution. This electro thrash punk-pop courtesy of Ben and Lo kicks off with Choose Your Own Adventure, with fuzzy distorted vocals debating revolution with anime sentiments about foxes and bunnies - the vigour of the blurry but heavily accented guitar, shouty lyrics, and pretty Japeneseinfluenced synth patterns will have you jumping up and down. Domino Ef fect demonstrates early rave influences, with deep synth, guitar, and drum machines coming into the mix, while Prism Effect w/Cory Kennedy (internet ‘IT’ girl) leans more towards quainter vocal electronica about disease consuming the world. There is sparse information available about the group, but their press pack goes down as the best Beats has ever received: a padlocked box filled with their CD, plastic toys, and sugary sweets, to consume, listen, and play simultaneously for that kidat-a-birthday-party feeling. [Alex Burden] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG HTTP://HEARTSCHALLENGER.COM
CHECK OUT THE CLUB ON 3 AUG, WHEN JAKE ONE FROM TOOB/REDSNAPPER (LO RECORDINGS) WILL DROP IN FOR A FESTIVAL SPECIAL AND 5AM LICENCE! SUPPORT COMES FROM BRUNO FK (TWEEK) AND RESIDENTS MNKY AND THE BREAKNOTIST.
1. BASEMENT JAXX - NIFTY EP (ATLANTIC JAXX)
6. THE LOOSE HEADZ - THE PARTY [ALEX D’ELIA VS FABIO
Four tracks ranging from the dark and driving Northern Clubs to the hardcore inspired Nifty.
GIANNELLI REMIX] (SOUND DIVISION ITALY)
2. PHONIQUE & ERLENDE OYE - CASUALITIES (DESSOUS)
7. TOOB - MONKEY DRUMMER (LO RECORDINGS)
A nice Morgan Geist (Metro Area) Remix - but the Club Mix Does it for me. Reminds me a bit of Royksopp in their clubbier moments.
From their forthcoming second album, this is growling breaks sounding like The Chemical Brothers meeting Alabama 3 down the Cowgate on a Saturday night.
3. BROTHERS BUD FEAT THC - FEEL LIKE DANCIN
8. NOISIA - YELLOW BRICK/RAAR (DIVISION)
[MADOX’S SPACE DISCO REMIX](FINGER LICKIN)
One side is a slow 4/4 electro monster and the other is a mix of electro, breaks and techno - I don’t care, its great!
4. THE DUB BEATLES - ELEANOR RIGBY (CUNNING STUNTS) I never thought I’d like a tune that samples the Beatles until now.
5. JUSTICE - STRESS (ED BANGER)
Dolled up (AND DOWN)
Funky, minimal - but not minimal acidic house.
9. SPARKS - TRYOUTS FOR THE HUMAN RACE (VIRGIN) The 1979 Giorgio Moroder-produced italo classic which had its bassline resurrected for 2001’s Musak by Trisco.
10. RENNIE PILGREM - ERASER (TCR) Stripped down metallic breaks/techno crossover from one of the masters Muddyloop
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by Hugo Fluendy
With a woman poised to step into the White House, you wouldn’t think there was much more to say about Ibsen’s Doll’s House, especially by an American. But Lee Breuer – whose award-winning production of the 19th Century classic forms the dramatic centre-piece (alongside David Greig’s The Bacchae) of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival – would disagree.
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It’s Justice, it’s Ed Banger - what else do I need to say?
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Hearts Revolution
A monstrous nine minute build through italo disco inspired house/breaks: this is one of my tunes of the year.
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contemporary audiences again and that’s what we tried to do by this rather radical staging.” Breuer is no stranger to radicalism. Formed in New York in 1970 with the composer Philip Glass among others, his Mabou Mines company were heirs to a theatrical counter culture spawned by radical groups such as the Diggers, who used drama as a political tactic from Haight Ashbury to the Left Bank. The company’s formation was a bid to keep that rebellious spirit alive.
And presumably his cast of dwarves in the male roles and towering, six and a half foot women would too. Because that is exactly what this avant THE CONCEPT OF THIS garde legend has done with this dusty classic so beloved STATUESQUE NORAH, of school curriculums and PLAYED BY MAUDE provincial reps. “I got these wonderful actors and they MITCHELL TRIPPING OVER never get a chance to play THESE LITERALLY LITTLE MEN classical roles like this. They are playing melodrama but IN HER LIFE, CRAMPED the fact they are short-statINTO A DIMINUTIVE SET ured, a lot of it becomes parody,” deadpans Breuer. BUILT TO THEIR SCALE, IS AN
“Many of us had worked together in the sixties and we’d had six or seven years of playing around, to get to know each other and work together. The sixties was the most radical period that the country had ever experienced that century and the seventies was a kind of a flop period. So we really felt that we had issues, we knew who we were talkIDEA APPROACHING THAT But for all his modesty, the ing to, and it was getting OVERUSED TERM GENIUS harder and harder to find concept of this statuesque Norah, played by Maude people to talk to. So we M i t c h e l l t r i p p i n g o ve r started spending more time these literally little men in her life, cramped into in Europe; we felt more at home in Europe than a diminutive set built to their scale, is an idea ap- we ever felt in the United States. I felt the plays proaching that overused term genius. Indeed, he communicated better in Europe,” recalls Breuer. was the recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation’s so-called ‘Genius’ Fellowship back in Despite his professed Europhilia he is still an as1997. Certainly, as a neat visual metaphor for the tute, if troubled, observer of his own country. “I play’s proto-feminist themes it’s hard to top. have been concerned with women’s issues for a long, long time,” he says. “I really feel it’s the most “I was tremendously interested in this idea of turn- interesting political thing going on in the United ing a tragedy into a comedy, and to bring a con- States at the moment. I had done a play focusing temporary irony to bear on it [the play] – what is a on women’s issues earlier and it worked out very comedy, what is a tragedy - and when you look at well. You know, being an American is very diffithings tragedy and comedy get all mixed up. I was cult, our whole foreign policy is very prejudicial.” looking for a way to modernise what was considered to be the classic bourgeois tragedy. But here at Skinny towers, the only pre-judgement we are making is that this one’s a keeper. “The original play is a little too long and a little Get along to the King’s to see some avant garde too overstated and we’ve heard a lot of the issues. theatre at its very best. But we think we’ve heard it all before in a way the issues are still very alive. It needs to have a new FRI 24 AUG TO TUE 28 AUG, 7.30PM, KING’S THEATRE point of view and a new technique to engage with WWW.MABOUMINES.ORG
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI Here it is ; the Fringe festival has risen again. E d i nbu r g h’s h i s t o r ica l nook s a nd cra nnies are reconstructed w it h t he s ca f fold i ng of frivolity and decadence. Thousa nd s of shows culminate in a Frankenstein’s monster of good ideas, bad ideas and bastardized world culture. It’s the largest arts festival in the world and every year there is high expectation that this time could herald a new Enlightenment of gifted and talented minds. It’s furtive ground, in particular for comedy, where a mixture of unrestrictive boundaries and readily available alcohol assails the mind in pleasantly abstract ways. Yet it can all be a little overwhelming, particularly for festival virgins who are unable to comprehend that something is happening, everywhere, all of the time. As a former box office assistant I was often confronted by bewildered backpackers, Fringe guide held in trembling fingers, as they asked in earnest “how does this work?” Unfortunately, anybody who works for the Fringe and recommends a show is instantly fired (something to do with having to represent all shows equally). So often queues of the gormless would face tills of the tight lipped in a kind of Mexican stand off of bewilderment. So here are my professionally authorised top tips oh-seven. GUARANTEED - A class act who cannot fail to impress. The gags are carefully constructed, the laughs will expand your mind: DANIEL KITSON, THE STAND, 23:30, 5-26 STEWART LEE, 19:39, UDDERBELLY, COMEDY COOKIE - If you don’t like your comedy angry or lewd, but prefer it to distract in a hilarious, whimsical way then this will go down like a glass of warm milk: JOSIE LONG, PLEASANCE COURTYARD, 19:15.
MUSICAL MAESTRO - this person is so talented his comedy transcends genres (in a lo-fi way). These are not just jokes, these are jokes which have to rhyme! DAVID O’DOHERTY: 22:15, ASSEMBLY @ GEORGE ST INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE - Turn it up to eleven style comedy from the anarchic and always fresh stand up equivalent of Lucozade glucose tablets. PHIL NICHOL, 20:10, THE STAND FRINGE PHENOMENON - Don’t call it a ‘show’ call it a ‘happening’. Likely to attract as weird an audience as the off beat comic: MARK WATSON’S 24 HOUR JAMBOREE TO SAVE THE PLANET, 23:30, 13 AUG MIDNIGHT MADNESS - If anarchy is what you really want then the later, the better. Find potential chaos at: SPANK! UNDERBELLY, 00:00 GAG MEISTERS - Sharp personalities, an arsenal of topics, all with the same aim: shooting you in the funny bone. Selling quickly are FRANKIE BOYLE, ASSEMBLY @ GEORGE ST, 21:00, JERRY SADOWITZ, 20:50, UDDERBELLY HOT NEWS - Brian Limond, self made phenomenon, shaking loose those ‘internet nerd’ connotations with his in-the-flesh show ‘LIMMY’S SHOW’ . THE STAND, 16:05
BEST OF BEST - If you’re really stuck, just go see anything which has ‘best’ in the title. The chances are you’ll see at least ONE act you’ll like. BEST OF THE FEST, ASSEMBLY @ GEORGE ST, 23:59 WILD CARD - The Fringe débutante with enough kudos to her name to be a dead cert. Her award winning State-side comedy has been labelled ‘hip, spunky and smart’. REBECCA DRYSDALE, 19:35, UNDERBELLY
Last year I talked to an elderly lady who was adamant she didn’t want to ‘waste her time’ on anything but five star reviewed shows. I sold her tickets to a breakdancing boy band. So remember, as ever with the arts, it’s all just a matter of opinion. /Emma
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REGINALD D HUNTER:
comic of consequence Reginald D Hunter must be drinking his Lucozade, because the man is all about edge. Not only is he one of the top comedians doing the standup circuit in Britain these days, but he’s deadly serious about what tickles his funny bone. Born and bread in Georgia, Hunter cut his comedic teeth in the UK, and British audiences love his relaxed, “keep it real” style. “Being edgy means getting over something, whatever frightens you the most,” he says over a cigarette while some brainless film retrospective plays on in the background. “You have to keep it simple and just be funny.” His ever-changing routine has spawned several successful full-length, award-winning comedy shows at the Edinburgh Festival, including A Mystery Wrapped in a Nigga, White Woman and last year’s Pride and Prejudice and Niggas. Hunter, gearing up for this year’s festival show, Fuck You in the Age of Consequence, says he has no real fo r mu l a fo r how he creates a set. “Finally at the end of a tour, I find an end to the show. It has to be striking for me first, and then it can go in a show.” Amid the cries of “Sieg heil” blasting from the television, Hunter goes on to say why he has chosen such controversial titles for
by Carmody Wilson
his headlining shows. “The title is comedy too and should represent something of your comedy. It should be funny, and if it can, have a little bit of edge in it.” As for his British beginnings as a student at the acclaimed Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Hunter is baldly honest. “I just wanted to get the fuck out of Georgia,” he begins, before being distracted by the opening strains of D. W. Griffith’s notorious Birth of a Nation on the idiot box behind him. “I talked about this in White Woman. They black up this guy and he rapes a white woman, and dig this, she knows she’s been soiled by this beast, and as her southern belle duty, she commits suicide.” Hunter laughs at this, and when asked about reactions to his standup back in the nation that gave birth to him, he grows serious. “There was less cer tai nt y. They would laugh, but they wou ld laug h cautiously. It was like I was a foreigner who didn’t speak the
same language.” He’s extremely open about the differences between British and American audiences and though he performed Stateside for the first time last year, feels he understands their more reluctant responses. For one thing, politics in Hunter’s home state of Georgia are entirely different. “They were like, ‘Did he just say hating gay people is bad?’” He performed the show in Atlanta, where “half the folks were trendy rednecks and the other half were religious black folks that my family brought.” He claims the reason he is so popular in Britain is the same reason he is received so lukewarmly in America. “I grew up as a stand-up in Britain, so I don’t have that quick, quick pace that a lot of the other guys in America have. I have a sound; I’m slow, like smooth jazz.” When Hunter first began doing stand-up he claims he shied away from the issues that fire his comedic imagination today, and blames many young comedians for doing the same. “I’m going to take all the interesting things about myself, and I’m going to leave those out; I’m going to make jokes about airplane food.” While race, sex, and what not to say to people in Marks and Spencer are part of Hunter’s life and inform his comedy, he is careful to refute any claims of misogyny or racism, both on his part and that of his audience. He has been accused of both, by the press and people who have seen his shows, but
I GREW UP AS A STAND-UP IN BRITAIN, SO I DON’T HAVE THAT QUICK, QUICK PACE THAT A LOT OF THE OTHER GUYS IN AMERICA HAVE. I HAVE A SOUND; I’M SLOW, LIKE SMOOTH JAZZ. says he is happy to create debate, rather than dodge what is important to him. “It’s like I’ll be doing my thing and I’ll look over and see in the audience people that are a little too comfortable, a little too smug. I can’t let them get away with this; they can’t come out the same way they came in, no!” Talking with Reginald D Hunter the man shows him to be introspective, charming, forthcoming, and effortlessly funny, with Hunter frequently turning an answer into a hilarious anecdote. Listening to Reginald D Hunter the stand-up isn’t all that different. The same elements of emotional honesty, concerns about societal conventions, racial bugaboos, and up-to-the-minute social commentary co-exist in his stand-up, and all the man had to do was step up to the microphone and say “How is everybody doing?” to have the whole room laughing in anticipation. Hunter’s style can be classed as observational, but it’s so much more than that. It’s as if he is able, through his stand-up, to take all the social ills of society and render them harmless and ridiculous. His style, and the subsequent audience reaction, give credence to his claim that “You just got to know how to talk to people.” And Reginald D Hunter is walking the walk and talking the talk on the edge of a very successful comedy career. REGINALD D HUNTER - FUCK YOU IN THE AGE OF CONSEQUENCE, UDDERBELLY 22:10, 2 AUG- 27 AUG (EXCL 15,22)
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MARCUS INTALEX TAKES ON
Fabric
by: Jonny Ogg
FABRIC IS THE BIGGEST UNDERGROUND CLUB IN THE UK, AND ONE OF THE MOST WELL RESPECTED. MARCUS INTALEX TELLS THE SKINNY HOW HE TOOK ON THE FABRIC CHALLENGE. Whether it’s house or techno, breaks, hiphop, d&b and everything in between, Fabric is where it’s at if you want to hear the big tunes before they hit every other dancefloor in the country. Not only that, the club itself is comprised of three rooms, each with its own unique vibe, and Room one even includes a “Bodysonic dancefloor,” where the bass quite literally hits you feet first. Unfortunately, most of us mere mortals north of the border rarely come to tread the boards at this prestigious venue, so thankfully the club boasts a just as reputable CD collection, recorded by a select few of the club’s well known artists. The compilation mixes are set into two categories and released on alternate months, with Fabric being the name of the series recorded by Saturday night’s more house and techno orientated acts and, significantly this month, FabricLive, which is Friday’s breakbeats and bass crew.
selected a load of tunes I knew would reflect what I would play in a club, but at the same time you could also listen to at home and not be thinking ‘this is way too clubby’. It was a good chance to show that drum and bass is not just full-on club music, that it does have alternative sounds, and an alternative style than just bang, bang, in your face.” Featuring heavily on the mix are tracks from Intalex’s Soul:R label, but who is the one person that stands out for him in music just now? “If there’s one person within drum and bass it’s Calibre, who’s just, he’s just... I don’t know, a machine for great music. I don’t think he really knows where he gets it from. It’s just something he does, and he does it well, you know what I mean? It’s just something he can do without ever really having to try.”
Marcus Intalex has come a long way from the first time he hooked his mother’s record players Many will be thanking the heavens that Marcus together and “just knew how to mix.” His gift Intalex was given the honour this month of of being one of the ultimate selectors and stickp ut t i n g t oge t he r t he ing by his guns has made “I’M JUST GOING TO DO 20 t h of Aug u s t r e him an obvious choice for lease, and number 35 EXACTLY WHAT I DO WITHOUT FabricLive 35. “I suppose in the FabricLive series. the fact that Fabric have Innovation and soul is WORRYING ABOUT TRYING TO asked me to do it is because where it’s at for Intalex, they trust what I do, so inCONFORM.” and it’s written all over evitably I’m just going to do this CD; at first listen you know this is going to be exactly what I do without worrying about trying a permanent feature in your car, your iPod or on to conform.” your home stereo. So, with 20 years experience behind the decks, his own Soul:R and Revolve:R Preceeding Intalex mix are FabricLive 34 by imprints, plus his Soul:ution nights at Fabric itself Krafty Kuts and FabricLive 33 by Spank Rock and - what goes into preparing for a mix like this? “It both can be held in just as high regard. The series is almost like a snapshot of my sound, you know is almost infallible and true collectors should what I mean? You gotta think reasonably upfront, currently be clearing another space on their you don’t what to put in things that are too dated. FabricLive shelf for their newest prized possession. Then again, you don’t want to be playing some- CHECK OUT THE WHOLE FABRIC & FABRICLIVE SERIES AT thing brand new for the sake that it’s brand new. I WWW.FABRICLONDON.COM
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HOW DO YOU ROCK THE BOAT? WELL, GETTING LOADS OF PARTY PEOPLE DANCING TO FRESH TUNES, DRINKING THE TASTIEST DRINKS WHILE CRAZY PERFORMERS MAKE MERRY CHAOS - THAT AIN’T A BAD WAY TO START... We may have picked the rainiest day of July for it, but we’re really pleased with our Skinny Boat Party, which took place at the four-f loor converted boat-club-restaurant better known as Cruz in Leith on Saturday 21 July. Under hastily constructed umbrella gardens and cunningly converted brand signs, the lovely ladies from Kopparberg dished out free pear cider with ice to all the landlubbers as we welcomed them aboard the ship, providing a summer vibe, despite the downpour. An incredible barbecue feast, kindly provided by The Fair Trade Cafe of Leith Walk, kept the mood merry as the cider flowed, to a soundtrack of worldwide and home-grown hip-hop, jazz and funk, courtesy of B-Burg (Fat Bird Recordings / Livesciences) and Jonny Faith, recently returned from an extended stay in Australia. Their scratching and beat juggling, along with a few classic cuts from B-Burg featuring local MC Jee4ce, set the boat rocking at the start of what was to be a long, happy day.
Philadelphia, who had played to a packed house the night before at Departure Lounge. He and Lounge resident Astroboy spun some serious grooves as the crowd began to thicken. All the while, a crew of ghostly, un-dead acrobatic sailors roamed the ship, interacting with the guests and performing strange and impressive feats of physical prowess. Outside the boat, a lone female sailor twisted alluringly in the rain, spinning a hula-hoop around her middle.
As the skies darkened even further, Nick AKA (Clash) and Richie Meldrum (Pushin’ Buttons) stormed the now busy dancefloor with a set of filthy electro bootlegs. Not to be outdone, JD Pyz and Etos (Access) followed up with a genre-bending set that covered shiny filtered disco, Joy Division, and solid techno beats. As the Access boys thundered to a close, the crowd braved the rain-slicked top deck, having enjoyes the influx of free Miller, steadied by their consumption of free Red Bull, they watched an incredible display of fire-juggling by the un-dead sailors. As their fire-claws burned, and one sailor leapt about with a ball of flame the size of a watermelon, doing kung-fu like a bad guy from Mortal Filling in for Profisee, who couldn’t make it on the day due to Kombat, Bradley C (Chew The awful toothache (get well soon Prof), The Skinny was blessed with Fat!) took to the decks, the considerable decksmanship of DJ Junior, of Record Breakin’, gyrating like
a mad thing and throwing shapes as he laid down a set of bassheavy breakbeat and electro. Soma Records bad-lad Octogen blessed the panels next, with a blistering set written for upcoming live performances and debuted in this intimate setting, that featured twisted, dubbed-out rave, shattering tech-house, and blissed-out electro workouts. This only left it to Ian Brandon and yours truly to drunkenly throw records on, and leap about like baboons until three in the morning. Shout outs must go to the valiant Kopparberg Damsels, who braved torrential rain and long hours, all for the cause of our merriment. To the performers who worked so hard to keep the atmosphere random and crazy for everyone - thank you Pirate Ghosts of Beltane! To all the staff at Cruz, for the marvellous hospitality they showed us, and finally to our other sponsors, Red Bull and Miller, without whom the party would not have been half the event it was. But most of all to you! The Skinny Partygoers, who crewed our good ship, and made it into the best damn pirate galley I’ve had the pleasure to get my crunk on. Why do pirates think Skinny parties are the best? Because they arrrr. See ya next time! /Ibrahim
Venue giants may be usurped this year by the growth of free festivals illustration: Kate Anderson, www.stormillustration.com
Fringe freedom SIAN BEVAN EXPLAINS THE FINER POINTS OF LIBERATING YOUR WALLET THIS FESTIVAL SEASON Yes, we know that this time of year can be pricey, but before you start digging around for coins in your flatmate’s washing, let us guide you towards the free shows. While more per formances than ever are charging £ 10 a p o p f o r a n hour of something dubious, there are gallant per formers and promoters doing their bit to re-capture the spirit of the whole shebang. It is, after all, supposed to be a showcase for international talent, but few people have the cash to take risks on people they’ve only vaguely heard of.
First things first: there has been a division in the ranks. For all the hippy mentality behind the shows, arguments led to the Laughing Horse Free Festival splitting away from Peter Buckley Hill’s (PBH) Free Fringe. Don’t worry your pretty little head about it - it makes no difference to anyone; it’s just another festival legend. Ask PBH about it, if you’ve got hours to spare and like watching people explode.
beer gardens and space to breathe. I wouldn’t dare plug my own show, (Bevan and Browne are Terrified, Berlin, 20.20) but there are a few that do require recommending, lest they get lost in the festering swamp of flyers. First off we’ve got Niblock vs. GigA-Tron (Mad Dogs, 19:15), starring Owen Niblock, in what p r o m i s e s to b e a delightful geek-fest as he takes on the world’s first computerised comedian. Also worth a peek is Steve Day in his show Deafy’s Island Discs (Linsay’s, 18.45). As a deaf comedian, Steve will be talking about the records he misses most in his engaging manner. Radio 4 love him, so you can bring your mum. A slightly more surreal choice is Pear Shaped Afternoons with comedy legends Brian Damage and Krysstal (The White Horse, 15.00). Some of the weirdest and funniest acts, of whatever description, will be popping into their den of iniquity. There’s drama and all, with The Guid Sisters (Ego, 18.15) crossing the boundaries between theatre and comedy.
The way it works is this: performers get the venue for free, and in return can’t demand an entrance fee. Instead, you’ll get pleading and puppy dog eyes at the end of the show, asking for a donation if you enjoyed it. £3-£5 will be enough to cheer them up, and means you’ve still seen a cheap show. If it’s rubbish, leave a crisp wrapper: that’ll learn ‘em.
It’s all there. There are late night shows where you can watch a collection of (mainly drunk) comedians do short sets, there are geeky shows, angry shows, clever shows and shows that are just plain stupid. You might see something special, and you’ve got nothing to lose. Maybe the best things in life are free after all.
There’s some pretty exciting stuff coming up, if you’re prepared to venture away from the main venues into lesser known but cosier places. Quite often the booze is cheaper and venues such as Linsay’s have gorgeous
BEVAN AND BROWNE ARE TERRIFIED,
WHILE MORE PERFORMANCES THAN EVER ARE CHARGING £10 A POP FOR AN HOUR OF SOMETHING DUBIOUS, THERE ARE GALLANT PERFORMERS AND PROMOTERS DOING THEIR BIT TO RE-CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF THE WHOLE SHEBANG
LAUGHING HORSE @ BERLIN, 20:20 4 AUG- 26 AUG, FREE! WWW.LAUGHINGHORSE.CO.UK/FRINGE2007 WWW.FREEFRINGE.ORG.UK
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SKINNY PROFILE: A HISTORY OF
laugh episodes
by Field Study
Every year literally billions of people make 1902 along with the teddy bear and the transthe pilgrimage to Edinburgh in search of the Siberian railway. It was invented by music perfect laugh episode. But has there always hall performer Vernon “Chuckles” Fragson at been laughter? Professors ho m e i n h i s Sho r e d it ch Hodge a nd Da n ks a nd The first ever joke EARLY MAN LAUGHED basement. their assistant Madeline was as follows: “What’s the AT QUITE BASIC THINGS difference between Joan of Brown decided to conduct their own investigation... Arc and a canoe? One is Maid SUCH AS A FRIEND of Orleans, the other is made FALLING OVER A ROCK of wood.” From the very beginnings of time, man has laughed. This OR SOMEONE BEING much can be seen from the You m i g ht not laug h at SAVAGELY TORN APART that now but if you were a most basic of archaeological research into the abdomen Victorian you would literally BY WILD DOGS st r uct u re of ea rly homo be beside yourself. erectus. Early man laughed at quite basic things such as a friend falling over a rock or someone And then there was The Goodies and The Office being savagely torn apart by wild dogs. Examples and that’s basically the history of comedy. (Do, of this “primitive” or “base” humour can still be please, petition the BBC for repeats of the Goodies seen in the modern world in such programmes as at prime time. This travesty cannot be overlooked ITV’s flagship Saturday show You’ve Been Framed for much longer.) as hosted by ex-Tiswas presenter Jeremy Beadle and later Lisa Riley, before being taken over, in To continue the examination into involuntary voice over alone, by Harry Hill - thus revamping vocal events otherwise known as ‘laughter’, the a tired format. Professors are conducting a Field Study of comedy every day at the Pleasance Below. While “laughter” has always been with us, flawless knowledge source Wikipedia states that FIELD STUDY, PLEASANCE COURTYARD - BELOW, 15:25, 1 AUG “comedy,” in its modern form, was invented in - 26 AUG (EXCLUDING 13)
Ashley Beedle
by Alex Burden
FRESH FROM HIS APPEARANCE ON THE BACARDI B-LIVE STAGE AT OCEAN TERMINAL’S SUMMER PARTY, ASHLEY BEEDLE TAKES TIME OUT FROM HIS HEAVY SCHEDULE FOR A SKINNY Q&A How many of us have dreamed of walking out of work at lunchtime? And never going back? Well, that’s exactly what Ashley Beedle did, quitting his job with Zambian Airways in what was, though he only had an inkling of this at the time, the start of his high-flying DJ career.
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even credited with pioneering house sound-systems at Notting Hill Carnival. We caught up with him for an update… On his triumphant career: “So far it’s been a very interesting ride, and to be in the game so long has been an absolute joy.”
Born in Hemel Hempstead, Beedle had begun to cut school on Fridays at the age of 16 to make sneaky On getting started: “When I was first foraying visits to the Crackers into music club, dressed in “soul“IT’S BEEN A VERY INTERESTING RIDE, production/ boy gear”, to listen to ion w it h AND TO BE IN THE GAME SO LONG HAS creat the li kes of Norman that Trammps BEEN AN ABSOLUTE JOY.” Jay. While working for record, I didn’t Zambian Airways he really know DJed in his spare time, which was bad news for his what I was doing: all I had was the record to employer - Beedle had been consumed by music sample! The rest of it was a learning curve. Lucky and found a second home in the clubbing com- enough I had a good engineer by the name of munity. Danny Arno, who ‘translated’ my vision!” The result of this musical immersion is a discography longer than all The Skinny staff’s arms put together and a sound that has experimented with funk, soul, acid house, balearic grooves, disco rave, afrobeat... the list goes on. The house scene is now awaiting his solo LP, and Ashley tells us to “expect the unexpected. But the one constant will be melody, groove, and a bloody good song!” Beedle rose to fame in the early 90s with the legendary Black Science Orchestra, alongside Rob Mello and John Howard, reworking the Trammps’ track Where Were You (When the Lights Went Out?), into their own acid-house and disco influenced vision. Our younger readers will know X-Press 2’s chart-climbing classic, Lazy: Beedle is one half of the outfit. The prolific number of productions, remixes, and DJ slots in between demonstrate a steady rise to the top from 1993 onwards, and he is
And his current work: “I’m working on music for my two new labels Out Hear Audio and Warbox. Out Hear Audio is my psychedelic disco imprint and Warbox is reggae assisted. Also I’ve just finished remixes for Mick Jagger, James Blunt, Ava Leigh, and The Elektrons.” And the decision to go solo: “I’ve always worked well within collaborations and still do. As for me going solo it just felt natural to be doing it now. As for my partners not being in the mix - they’re always lurking in the back of my mind!” Beedle’s musical instincts have long been worth trusting. The dancing majority here at The Skinny wait for the new long-player with eager feet. KEEP TUNED TO ASHLEY’S WEBSITE FOR DETAILS ABOUT HIS UPCOMING LP AND GIGS, WWW.ASHLEYBEEDLE.CO.UK
HOW TO
survive the Festival
by Craig Hill
IT’S UNAVOIDABLE, NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO, YOU WILL BE INUNDATED WITH PEOPLE THROWING FLYERS IN YOUR FACE FLYERING - It’s unavoidable, no matter where you go, you will be inundated with people throwing flyers in your face. My rule of thumb is: ask them to tell you about the show and if they can make it sound interesting and actually describe it well then they’ve earned the right to give you the flyer. Most of the time you’ll find they haven’t got a clue what the show’s about and they haven’t even bothered to see it themselves! But if you really can’t bear to be flyered here are a few top tips. One: accept the first four flyers and walk about with them all day in your hand, then people will think you’ve been done already! Also pop them in your bag for the remainder of the Festival, and get them out as protection whenever you’re approached. Two (most effective): look at the flyer and convincingly exclaim that you have that flyer or you’ve already seen the show. Alternatively Three: you could go to a printing company and have a t-shirt made up that says, “I’ve been flyered already - don’t even think about it!” Yippee, flyer free! Or most amiably, take the flyer, go see the show and have a wonderful Festival.
unbearably hot. So either decide in advance that your Festival outfit is going to be shorts and a vest (and a roll-on deodorant please, otherwise this just adds to the problem!) or bite the bullet and get one of those battery operated hand-held fans. You may feel like a pensioner, but you’ll be the envy of every other audience member come showtime, I guarantee you. When you leave the venue don’t forget to pick up your fan and your credibility! (The latter will be much harder to find.) and finally...
HOW TO AVOID HUGE QUEUES - Keep aforementioned flyers you have been given earlier and when you find yourself in an endless line, start handing them out. Then watch blissfully as the queue disperses quicker than you can say, “But it’s Shakespeare meets the Big Brother house...” Enjoy the Festival, and remember... at first you were afraid, you were petrified, but you will survive! Good Luck x
THE HEAT IN THE VENUES - This is one of those things
CRAIG HILL MAKIN’ A BIG SONG AND DANCE, ASSEMBLY
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BOASTING AN UNLIKELY LINE-UP, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF BOTH FRANZ FERDINAND CHORUS OF GASTORNIS IS THE LATEST IN A LONG LINE OF PROJECTS TO COME CHATEAU. THE SKINNY UNCOVERS THE MORE DISTURBING SIDE OF EVENTS. The i nt er nat iona l ly ex h ibit e d a r t i s t either of these two, but they bring a hectic vibe Laurence Elliot, a Chateau stalwart, was that will not be new to fans of their work, and brutally attacked recently in the city’s East they bring it in spades. The bass, drum and occaend. 6’7” tall Larry still bears the scars of sional synths for the track were laid down by The the knife wounds inflicted upon his face Niallist - Little Rock owner and founder of Trippy that day, and the single, Machete Attack, is Disco - who also provides the remix and the odd his answer to that misfortune. Rather than backing vocal. The sound borders on pounding let it hold him back, Larry - a graduate of dance beats and the kind of abstract vocalisations Glasgow School of Art - took the horrific and instrumentation akin to Dog Fashion Disco. attack upon his person as fuel for work. He enlisted the help of some of his friends and This kind of transmutation of life’s general shitmade pain into music, music that he says ness into creative gold isn’t a new thing. It’s a expresses the culture of ‘Happy Darkness’ tried and tested formula for creative endeavours that abounds today. Luckily for Larry - and going back beyond reliable record. It’s a common for us - many of his friends are pretty handy function of art; to speak out against evils and, in professional musicians, and together they doing so, to exorcise their possession of us. The formed The Chorus of Gastornis. LARRY ENLISTED THE HELP OF SOME OF HIS
FRIENDS AND MADE PAIN INTO MUSIC, MUSIC
Turning his Reichian cry THAT HE SAYS EXPRESSES THE CULTURE OF of catharsis into what can only be described as a folk ‘HAPPY DARKNESS’ THAT ABOUNDS TODAY noise of hellish anger are Nick McCarthy and Joel Stone. Nick of course Chorus of Gastornis, frustrated and angry, does plays guitar in Franz Ferdinand, and Joel is no different. One Chateau regular daubed the the shaggy-haired bass player of West Prince’s Chorus’ debut with the label ‘happy-slapcore’, Street export, Shitdisco. Between them they but that doesn’t seem to get to the heart of it, nor burn a searing line under Larry’s haunting vo- does it agree with what the band themselves want cals. The sound is not what we’re used to from to say. They feel the term makes fun of the seri-
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ous state of street crime in the UK, and Glasgow in particular. For them the single addresses that violence, but on listening it feels deeper than that. This is a howl, tears of ra ge s t r e a m i n g down the face, at act s of violence that
happen everyday in all of our cities. This is Heracles loosing arrows into a burning sun. This is the Incredible Hulk, screaming to be left alone. This is an impotent emotional response to the reality of a vicious, violent world. Sometimes screaming can seem like the only sane way to talk to the world, and The Chorus of Gastornis have certainly got the lungs for that conversation.
LARRY HAS BEEN MAKING MUSIC AS GASTORNIS FOR YEARS, TAKING HIS NAME FORM A FLIGHTLESS AND EXTINCT BIRD OF PREY, A BIRD FOUND IN THE FORESTS OF EUROPE DURING THE LATE PALEOCENE ERA AND EOCENE PERIODS OF THE CENOZOIC. MACHETE ATTACK IS THE FIRST SINGLE WITH HIS NEW SUPERGROUP, THE CHORUS OF GASTORNIS. THEY ARE ON LITTLE ROCK RECORDS, A NEW DIGITAL COLLECTIVE BASED ONLINE AT WWW.LITTLEROCKRECORDS.COM.
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PREVIEWS DUBCAMP
SECRET VENUE, DUMFRIESSHIRE, 4 AUG Dubcamp, Scotland’s first dubstep all-nighter, takes place at a secret outdoor Dumfriesshire venue this month. Organised by Glasgow’s Electric Eliminators in collaboration with Mungo’s Hi-Fi (who are lending their impressive sound-system to the event) and others, the line-up includes both UK and international acts and an impressive array of established DJ talent. Nottingham’s Kamal ‘Geiom’ Joory, Forensix from Manchester, Texan Mundo and Leeds’s Senseless Crew with MC Bigfoot will be joining Glasgow’s Gravious and Marcia Blaine, making live appearances in between sets from two of dubstep’s heavy-hitters Hatcha and N-Type (Tempa). On top of that feast for the ears will be Apple Blim of the much-lauded Skull Disco label, Leeds’ Jack Sparrow Vs Exodus, Sleepless Crew, Termite from Edinburgh’s Obscene, The Velvet Muff Crew, Flash Harry and Ill Phil, not to mention Electric Eliminators and Mungo’s Hi-Fi themselves. So, if dancing to bassheavy rhythms beneath the stars, a gourmet barbecue on hand to keep hunger pangs at bay, and the mother of all campfires for warmth appeals, visit then www.dumpcamp.co.uk for more info. [Colin Chapman] ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY, £26 (INCLUDES CAMPING), CAN BE BOUGHT VIA PAYPAL FROM WWW.DUBCAMP.CO.UK OR RUB A DUB RECORDS (GLASGOW), AND AT MUNGO’S DUB’N’GRUB AT 78, KELVINHAUGH ST, GLASGOW ON THURSDAY EVENINGS. WWW.DUBCAMP.CO.UK
SCREWLOOSE THE ARCHES, 24 AUG
The Arches has become a magnet for club promoters and clubbers alike, havining been hailed by DJ Mag as the 12th best club in the world. The challenge is to find a new distinctive niche, and one night stepping up to the plate is Screwloose, pitching us a blend of dark electro with techno flavours, promising a driving, dancing, experience. Sounds fair enough but we’ve been more intrigued by their stated aim to draw bodies from a number of different social scenes and backgrounds to provide a fresh clubbing climate. The promoters are making good on their promise by booking Boyz Noise artists D.I.M. and Shadow Dancer (live). Both are making their Glasgow debut, with D.I.M. celebrating the recent release of his Airbus Baby EP, while Shadow
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Dancer eagerly await the release of their EP. Topping the bill will be Soma DJ Hystereo, buoyed by his recent success at Global Gathering. This will be something for the dark of heart and the light of foot. [Peter Burns]
New Order’s Peter Hook) or, as is the case this month, a showcase of a breaking artist. Danse Or Die (previously Mach5) will bring the evening to a pinnacle with the electro-disco rock grooves of their “dance music with guitars”, carrying the crowd into the wee hours with swagger and gusto. [Jack McFarlane]
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TRAUM RECORDS SHOWCASE WITH TRIPLE R & DOMINIK EULBERG
10PM–3AM, £8.
Riley Reinhold (aka Triple R) part runs the Colognebased family of labels, Traum Schallplatten, consisting of Traum, Trapez, Trapez Ltd, My Best Friend (aka MBF) and MBF Ltd. Riley played at Germany’s early techno and house clubs, later becoming a member of the Force Inc DJ team before earning residencies at Berlin’s Elektro club (later Panasonic) and Dusseldorf’s Ego. By the midnineties he’d branched out into music journalism, firstly writing for SPEX and Frontpage and eventually his own magazine, De:BUG. Currently resident at Cologne’s Sensor club, he recently released his first full, Triple R solo-single, Lights In My Eyes. Dominik Eulberg´s fascination with electronic music began in his teens, while listening to Sven Väth’s Clubnights radio show. Soon he was buying records and learning to DJ, later going on to record his own music. A meeting with Riley Reinhold helped to initiate the successful and longstanding relationship he has with Traum Schallplatten, resulting in two albums and several singles for the family of labels. Kinky residents Mafro and Kink Dogg will be on the decks for support. [Colin Chapman]
SCRABBLE, BASURA BLANCA, 10 AUG
Unless you’re the sanctioned and certified handler of an army of cats, calling a song Total Pussy Control is not on. With Legowelt, it’s perhaps forgivable because the offending track is a rampaging piece of electrofunk that renders misogyny irrelevant in light of the sheer party vibe. Cut from the 1998 album Pimpshifter, TPC demonstrates Legowelt’s mastery of hedonistic, wonky electro as well as his deeply held neo-feminist ideals. Admittedly this was made nearly ten years ago, and since then Danny Wolfers has been producing under more names and aliases than Luke Slater, creating deliciously off-kilter beats every time. He’s played successfully in Glasgow numerous times; over the years his grubby influence has been smeared over the works of Voltaic, Jackmaster and even bass warrior Rustie. Jackmaster’s Seismic night pits Legowelt against brother-in-bass Orgue Electronique on the 12th in the suitably grimey Blackfriars. Get off the pipe and get on the floor. [Liam Arnold]
11PM-3AM, £7 ADV/£9. WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SCREWLOOSECLUB
KINKY AFRO, GLASGOW, 31 AUG
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Scrabble are once again bringing some of techno’s sweatiest and sexiest together for a bang. You can’t fault the assault for slackness; this team’s soundsystem and their sensibilities both go up to eleven with ease. In addition to the usual party power of the Scrabble residents – Dom D’Sylva and Decknition - this time we are being given Ed Chamberlain. Chamberlain is great at rumbling, rolling electro glitch: one half of his Fixxy EP on Base Logic has recently been re-pressed for an eager buying public, and his sales show no signs of stopping now. Ed’s reliably tweaked style makes sure he has tunes in most electro record bags, even in today’s shrinking vinyl market. If you haven’t seen him or a Scrabble party yet, The Skinny recommends you get your techno-head and your trainers on and go dance.
11PM-3AM, £TBC WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SCRABBLESOUNDSYSTEM
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DANSE OR DIE/ SAN SEBASTIAN 21ST CENTURY SOUND, THE ARCHES, 17 AUG
The Arches rota of club nights that broaden the clubbing experience beyond the single genre market is ever-growing and increasingly exciting. 21st Century Sound (now approaching its sixth month) is the newest addition, catering for a cross section of eclectic tastes in the “dance, punk rock, new rave vibe.” Resident DJs open the evening on this slant, before handing over to the regular band appearance at the mid-section. In this case San Sebastian; an alt.rock band with a cavernous, creeping echo of noise capable of moments of the ethereal. The closing section of the evening either features a big name DJ (such a last month’s set from
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How about this for value for money: on 11 and 12 of August, from midday to midnight each day, 20 of Britain’s top performance poets, from John Hegley to Lemn Sissay, will perform at Dr Robert’s Magic Bus in The Meadows, as a curtain raiser to the Edinburgh Festival. And it’s completely free. This seems like an absolutely brilliant idea: how do you bring poetry to a wider audience? Make it free and interesting, that’s how. Luke Wright’s Poetry Party looks like a winner – Wright followed up his acclaimed Edinburgh shows last year with a sold out tour, so he knows something about putting on a gig. Sadly, many people won’t have been to see a poetry gig before. Clearly this is the place to start. To give some sense of what the event is like, I grabbed hold of as many of the performers as I could for their opinions. Lemn Sissay is sombre: “I have long since stopped hoping for anything specific from the audience” he says, adding “They are at a poetry gig. It’s where you go when all hope is lost and there is nothing to do but have a good time and be as deep as shallow as dark and as light as the mood takes you.” I think he’s joking there. Polarbear (yes, that’s the name of a poet) is lighter: “I’m looking forward to being in a place that’s buzzing from all the creative stuff that’s going on,” and also “to the jokes to be had at all the weird theatre types milling around talking funny.” He’ll probably get the chance.
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that isn’t shit will be like a mini religious experience. They’ll fall to their knees weeping and question every certainty upon which they have formerly relied”. It could happen. Joe Dunthorne is looking forward to “A chance to perform with and hang out with the best poets in Britain,” which will happen. Tim Wells looks for “hopefully something to offend everyone” and Francesca Beard says that coming to Edinburgh makes her feel “mainly good, with an undercurrent of woohoo.” But who are these people, and are they any good? Well, you’d be best going along to judge for yourself – it is free. But what if you’re not that jazzed about poetry? Well, I think Jenny Lindsay says it best: “Saying you don’t like ‘poetry’ is like saying you don’t like ‘music’ - all the acts are very different, so if there’s not one ye can find that rocks yer boat then you need a quiet word with yerself...” Amen. LUKE WRIGHT’S POETRY PARTY WILL BE ON FROM 12 NOON TO 12 MIDNIGHT ON 11 AND 12 AUG, AT DR ROBERTS’ MAGIC BUS (VENUE 308) IN THE MEADOWS. FREE. WWW.LUKEWRIGHT.CO.UK/POETRYPARTY
MANY PEOPLE WON’T HAVE BEEN TO SEE A POETRY GIG BEFORE. CLEARLY THIS IS THE PLACE TO START.
Jenny Lindsay, of Edinburgh based Big Word Poetry, and Tim Turnbull, poet in residence at HMP Edinburgh, are cooler about the event. Turnbull says his reaction to playing at the party was “Oh good, I won’t need keys” and Lindsay says that “I will get paid, which is a rare and wholesome experience for my bulimic bank account.” But she adds that “there’s not a single poet on there that I don’t want to see.” Murray Lachlan Young says that “Last time I was here I completely lost the plot. I’m hoping to do the same again” whilst Tim Clare has higher hopes, saying “For a significant proportion of the audience, the shock at seeing performance poetry
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BASS SYNDICATE, THE LIQUID ROOMS, 18 AUG Almost a year to the day since they last came to Edinburgh, Bass Syndicate brings the Plump DJs back to the Liquid Rooms. At a time when the breakbeat scene seems to be in a state of stagnation, the return of the plump twosome Lee Rous and Andy Gardner couldn’t be more timely. In the year since they last played the capital they have been relatively quiet on the production front, with only last year’s Mad Cow EP still circulating, fuelling rumours of a follow up to their 2005 album, Saturday Night Lotion. With support from residents Believe, G*Mac, Silver Storic, and special guest DJ Dolphin Boy plus a 5 o’clock license, whatever the reason for their annual show, they’ll be looking to challenge the seemingly everpresent Krafty Kuts for the title of best breaks act. [Peter Walker]
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BOOK REVIEWS EXIT WOUNDS RUTU MODAN
AGAMEMNON’S DAUGHTER ISMAIL KADARE
Koby Franco is a taxi driver in Tel Aviv. Numi is an awkward rich girl who’s just finishing up her military service. Together they embark on a search for Koby’s estranged father, the suspected victim of a suicide bombing. In this fullcolour graphic novel, mysteries are not entirely solved, the plot is not predictable, and more than one unlikely romance emerges. Palestine is never mentioned – as Modan explained in an interview: “People close themselves off from the political situation in order to cope.” Instead it’s the depoliticisation of her snapshots of Israeli life that reveal the political tensions underneath. Woven through this are interpersonal tensions: Koby’s faded relationship with his dad following his mother’s death; Numi’s insecurities wrapped up in her failure to resemble a pretty blonde caricature - like her mother and sister. Modan’s artwork is bold yet retains an engaging subtlety, and her text often gives us hints rather than direct statements, which make the story much more enjoyable to piece together.
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Koby is not a terribly sympathetic protagonist, and his developing relationship with Numi seems somewhat unnecessary and uncomfortable. All the same, though, the plot is unusual enough to engage the reader, and its conclusion encourages us to fill in the blanks ourselves. [Nine]
It’s difficult to find an author who better describes th e ti g h te n i n g noose of authoritarianism than Ismail Kadare. His newly translated Agamemnon’s Daughter, a novella and two short stories, sticks to this theme. The titular novella, Agamemnon’s Daughter is a companion piece to his novel The Successor. In it, Kadare expresses the doomed-love of his protagonist and the spiraling descent of Albania into a terrifying, claustrophobic socialist-dictatorship led by Enver Hoxha (never named, but referred to as the Guide). The best short story, ‘The Blinding Order’, has similar themes. In an unnamed Ottoman state, an order is given by the Sultan to blind those accused of using the “evil eye”. This idea allows Kadare to express the slippery nature of guilt under tyranny and the impossibility of a defence when accused of a crime which one can neither prove nor disprove. The blinding order makes police and suspect of everyone it governs, raising suspicion and anxiety as neighbours and colleagues are urged to denounce one another. The parallels with Albania during Hoxha’s rule are clear, but there are parallels with societies the world over. Look, for example, at modern-day Britain with its community-reported ASBOs and politicians urging the public to be constantly alert to the threat of terrorism. Kadare’s work is tightly-coiled and potent, and deserves a wide audience. [Laurel Wilson]
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This’ll be spoilerfree, honest, alth o u g h a nyo n e with the slighte s t i n te r e s t i n Harr y Potter has no doubt already read the book by now - if the sales figures are remotely accurate. Anyway, this book is almost the second of a two-part story started in The Half-Blood Prince. But where that was mainly setup, and a slightly tangled setup at that, this book is payoff. It starts with a daring escape from Harry’s childhood home, and quickly resolves into a neat quest narrative where, as the previous book hinted, Harry, Ron and Hermione would have to track down the Horcruxes, magical artifacts that contained a piece of arch-nasty Voldemor t’s soul. Rowling introduces additional elements into this plot, most notably the ‘deathly hallows’ themselves, but these are all neatly slotted into place as the story reaches a fitting and impressive climax. Kids will love this, adults will pretend they don’t but will anyway. Rowling is probably the most enjoyed writer in English since Dickens, and she’s written Harry Potter for seven books at a consistent high level. Quite an achievement; the key question is what will she do next? But that doesn’t matter right now, just enjoy the book. All is well. [Ryan Agee] OUT NOW. PUBLISHED BY
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WEARE…. ELECTRIC, CABARET VOLTAIRE, 15 AUG The gargantuan We Are... Electric turns two this August amidst a dynamite extravaganza of a birthday party, requiring an extra special late license (5am) and a truckload of dancefloor stamina. Rinsing it in the main room are the resident DJs and organisational lynchpins, Gary Mac and Flix, followed by the showcase act of the evening: M.A.N.D.Y’s Phillip Jung. Last year’s birthday night in with “the guvnor” Andy Weatherall (“he said it was the best midweek night he’d ever played,” glows Flix) left us with justifiably high expectations for the next round. We are gleefully warned to expect “the sort of music that you and I won’t have ever heard before. (M.A.N.D.Y) are the cutting edge.” Damn straight. See you there. [Rosie McLean] 11PM-5AM, £4/£6
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THE HIVE, NIDDRY STREET, EVERY SATURDAY The Hive (what was the former Honeycomb on Niddry St) is Edinburgh’s newest club and opened its doors to phenomenal success on 14 July. With it comes a weekly club night offering beats and breaks in a variety of styles. /Slashdot. as it is known, runs on Saturday nights offering drum and bass and techno and electro on rotation. Resident DJs from nights across the city including Obscene, Bass Syndicate, Manga and Dogma, to name just a few, will intermingle and battle it in room 1, while room 2 will provide a completely different indie, punk and new wave feel. The first of this month’s events is techno and electro on 4 Aug, presenting Patrick Walker (AXVR), Absolute Chancer, KMG, Dee Mond and Jamie Ross. Following that on 11 Aug is a d&b, breaks and dubstep theme, and we hear sneaky rumours of a techno and electro special on 18 Aug with Kid Twist (Drums of Death), Murray (Freq), James Thomas (Club Michigan) and Cave Sedem (Red Star Institute)! Both festival nights are on 11pm until 5am also. /Slashdot. is free before 12 and five squid after. Enjoy! [Jonny Ogg]
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[STEREOTYPE LIVE, EGO AND THE OUTHOUSE] EDINBURGH, 1 SEP Two of Edinburgh’s finest venues are merging for the first time for this one-night-only special: Ego (itself containing the rather dandy mini-club the Cocteau Lounge) and the Outhouse (home of the town’s best late night drinking courtyard). But ambience alone does not a great night maketh (or so it says in my ripped but still legible Clubbing Bible), and luckily there’s one mighty line-up to turn Stereotype Live into a sure fire winner. Freeform Five are a funk-fuelled five-piece (in an alternative-party-starters kinda way) whose infectious grooves make them an awesome live proposition. Hotly-tipped as they were in ’05, it’s a mystery why they’re not massive now. The DJs are also of the highest calibre, including international innovators Yousef and Mr V, along with Xfm stalwart Huggy, and many more top names. Fun? Like being on a flying trampoline, with Elvis, en route to the moon. [Dylan Reed] 11PM–5AM, £15+BF
DAVE TARRIDA/LIEF RYAN SUBSTANCE, HENRY’S CELLAR, 25 AUG
If you’ve been techno clubbing in Edinburgh recently, you’re guaranteed to have heard a Tarrida record at least once, if not witnessed the man himself. The former Sativa (Edinburgh) and Test (Glasgow) resident now resides in Barcelona, making frequent appearances at Sonar and various Love Parades across the world. His brand of energy-injected techno errs on the side of punk, rave, and funk, with a healthy topping of bass. Supporting will be live performances from Lief Ryan (Growth Records), and Operator (Scandinavia). Lief indulges the more urban aspect of techno, with wonk aplenty and the occasional grime influence, while Operator will take the reins for bouncy house and electronica - Neil Landstrumm credits operator kickstarting the Scandinavia label into fresh territory, so his set should be worth a look. Substance resident Gavin Richardson will be the final addition to the five star festival line-up. [Struan Otter] 11PM-5AM, £8.
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HEADSPIN, THE BONGO CLUB, 11 AUG The legend that is Marc Mac touches down for Headspin at The Bongo Club on 11 Aug. Originating from the drum and bass world, and alongside Dego McFarlane appearing as 4Hero, Marc Mac has taken the jump to the more soulful side of things with influences drawn from old school hip hop to Gilles Peterson-esque funk flavours. 4Hero’s latest offering, Play With The Changes, was a modern soul classic featuring various guest vocalists and becoming another cult masterpiece for the production duo. As well as this, Marc Mac has produced and remixed for some of the most prestigious names in music. A night not to be missed at one of Edinburgh’s longest running and best loved clubs. [Jonny Ogg] 11PM-5AM, £10 ADVANCE TICKETS/£12.
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SLAM, THE BLACK SEEDS, CALVIN HARRIS & MORE by Liam Arnold, Alex Burden, and Lara Moloney
AUGUST IN EDINBURGH CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING – THE PHENOMENALLY SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL IS COMING TO TOWN AND BRINGING THE EQUALLY GREAT T ON THEFRINGE WITH IT. HERE’S OUR HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOUR INSATIABLE TASTES. The organisers of the Fringe Festival might well have said to keep the noise down, leav ing the cu rators of the Ed inbu rg h music festival wondering how to provide a programme that gelled with the rest of the ongoing events. The solution, it seems, is Silent Disco, a musical event involving two DJs playing simultaneously, innumerable pairs of headphones and a corresponding number of patrons dancing like lunatics at a bus stop. DJ OD and NO dj, the Dutch duo behind the spectacle, spin concurrently, with crowds being given the option to f lit between NO’s mix of swing, gabba, funk, and whatever else he can lay his hands on, and OD’s slightly more focused house selections. Mind-fried ravers having transcendental experiences in neon, a group of students skanking to Elvis and the occasional loner with an iPod having a party all on their own; just watching is entertainment in itself. Shut up and dance (The McEwan Hall, 10pm-3am, £10, 10-19 Aug).
and it puts your adrenal gland into overdrive. Halfway between spontaneous breakdance and carefully rehearsed acrobatics routines, this is a truly exhilarating experience (E4’s UdderBELLY Pasture, 4pm-5pm, £13.50/£12, 2-27 Aug). Amidst all this noise and energy, Slam, Glasgow’s bastion of dancef loor-orientated electronica seem strangely subdued, with Stuart Macmillan,
integrating with the rest of the established events. Macmillan claims: “Every year it gets bigger for T on the Fringe, and the crowd come out in greater numbers.” It’s clear that there’ll be neither pretension nor laziness at the Cab, just a to-thepoint, straight-up party (11pm-late, £8, 24 Aug). Bang On! - The Joy of Funk is not strictly a club (though they have performed at many). This
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In contrast, Heads We’re Dancing just don’t shut up; crashing into Venue 236 (The Base) in a noisy, gleeful cavalcade of blaring horns, furious percussion and gang vocal chants. Doing nothing to dispel the myth that Australia consists of little more than beaches, beer, and loud partying, Heads We’re Dancing exist for the sole purpose of making lots of happy people jump up and down. Rather erroneously described as world music, they use guitars, keyboards and drum loops to put across their uplifting messages. Heads We’re Dancing are as infectious as the clap in a village of swingers (Venue 236, 8.30pm, £8/£6.50, 12-18 Aug).
claiming that “most of the tracks on Human Response [their latest LP] are not designed with the dancef loor in mind.” In a chat with The Skinny, he goes on to talk about Soma Coma, the downbeat compilation album which is apparently best enjoyed horizontally, and Andrew Weatherall’s forthcoming Sci-fi Lo-Fi, which sees Lord Sabre trashing a collection of vintage and retro vinyl as though he’s had to compile a playlist from an Oxfam music store. When Human Response emerged, it was unrelentingly unleashed on every festival possible. They’ve already done Sonar and Monegros, and they’re curating a Croatian festival in late summer, before finishing off a successful season with Connect in the wilds of Inverary. Stuart tells us that they “are helping to book the Manicured Noise Tent, mixing electronic and open minded guitar bands together... playing live but from the deeper side of our repertoire.”
Competing with Heads We’re Dancing for the title of most hyperactive act of the Festival, fellow Aussies the Tom Tom Club rap, beatbox, bang on drums and generally cavort like over-sexed dogs in a chair factory. It sounds like Razhel and Rakim, it looks like a Jackie Chan blooper reel,
As for the Soma Club night hitting the Cabaret Voltaire with Octogen, Silicon Soul and the rest, it’s your best chance to find out what Human Response is all about. In making their presence so obviously k now n at the festival, Sla m / Soma demonstrates how the music festival is
troupe of street performers are all about the beats and rhythm, drumming whatever they can out on a strange collection of found ‘instruments’. Bang On! aim to electrify the senses and inspire future beat constructionists (2pm-2.50pm, £7/6, Aug 3-4, 8-12, 14-19, 21-27). If you’re looking for something with more electro funk flavour, then look no further than Calvin Harris, performing at the Liquid Room on 12 Aug (10.30pm-3.30am) for the bargain price of £10. The Dumfries native needs little introduction after blasting onto the scene with instant hits Acceptable in the 80s and The Girls, taken from his debut album, I Created Disco. One of the few clubs running for not one but 16 nights of the festival is the now legendary One O’Clock Club, taking to the Bongo Club stage for a varied mix of bands of music after the Vaudeville Cabaret Club. From gypsy to electro to surf pop to klezmer to funk and punk, the club has much on offer to satisfy everyone’s tastes (1am-5am, free entry with Vaudeville ticket/£5. Aug 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, and 26). A ‘Special Secret Mystery Guest’ will perform on the last night, following up appearances from the Joe Acheson Quartet, Miyagi, Scunner, and more.
I n a ve r y s p e c ia l g i g / Sp ei gelt e nt club performance, the New Zealand reggae and funk legends The Black Seeds will be dropping in for not one, but three shows starting at midnight, spread over 6-8 Aug. Three members of The Black Seeds kindly took some time out of their busy schedule to give us the lowdown on their upcoming Edinburgh gigs, and new album, Into The Dojo. The group were offered three nights in a row at the Spiegeltent, and they snapped it up straight away: “We love the venue,” says Daniel Weetman. “The last time we were in Edinburgh we had a boogie and a great time at the tent... it’s going to be fun.” Barnaby Weir is also excited at the opportunity: “It means we get to stay in Edinburgh for a few days and rock that wicked old tent. It really has a special feel to it, so looking forward to it!” Into The Dojo demonstrates a slightly different direction for the group – was this a conscious decision? “A band needs to grow and move on in new directions to keep it fresh for the players and the fans,” explains Daniel. “I guess we are always changing and getting better at what we do,” says Barnaby. “This reflects in the music we make - we had more of a team effort with the last album. I think if a band doesn’t try new things they will die a horrible death. To be creative you must challenge your own boundaries and have some balls. There are no prizes for playing it safe.” Daniel hopes these gigs will “show a lot of new faces that we have a great show that will leave a warm, fuzzy feeling in your toes.” Tim Jarray hopes for “some good times and more awareness of our music.” If you can’t catch the Seeds at the Spiegeltent, they will also be appearing at Lowlands in the Netherlands, and Toast in London, with some secret dates to be confirmed nearer the time.
O n t he one ha nd, views and opinions expressed within these pages do not necessarily represent anyone but the writer. On the other, I get to abuse my editorial position by stating that I don’t entirely agree w it h t h i s mo nt h’s LGBT feature. My disagreement stems from the “absence equals victory” assertion: much as I love the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and have already made a complete pig’s ear of my diary trying to figure out how to see eight films a day, I think the more radical among us could be forgiven for noting that it kind of looks like a giant celebration of heterosexuality. I’ve managed to count five films in the entire programme which have some potential LGBT interest: in addition to those mentioned in the feature, we’ve got XXY (an Argentinian tale of an intersex teenager), The Witnesses (featuring the lovely Sami Bouajila, star of Drôle de Felix) and Les Chansons d’Amour (the only film which looks likely to feature girl-on-girl action – but it’s in the context of a ménage-à-trois with a boyfriend, which I suspect doesn’t feature all that heavily in most queer women’s experiences). And this is fine. I can appreciate a nice heterosexual storyline as much as the next person. While the cinema-going experience rarely portrays anything approximating my own life, the whole point is to lose myself in somebody else’s anyway. But I don’t think lack or marginalisation of LGBT characters indicates acceptance – in fact, I hope it doesn’t, because neither assimilation nor invisibility hold much interest for me. Draw your own conclusions, though – the right answer, if there is one at all, is probably somewhere in between my own stance and Stephen’s. /Nine
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The inclusive culture
by Stephen Daisley
WE’VE COME A LONG WAY IN THE PAST TEN YEARS - SHOULD WE BE SATISFIED WITH ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE? As Tony Blair scurries off, it’s worth consid- guys? Not the one you might expect. ering how much things have improved for those of an LGBT persuasion since that new On TV, Brothers and Sisters, Channel 4’s latest dawn broke in 1997. American drama import, has Matthew Rhys as the gay son of a big family, who’s not the black sheep of Because, for all his faults, Tony sure loved the the family, but instead the most level-headed of the gays. He stormed Middle England with a barrage lot. There’ve been gays on Six Feet Under, lesbians on of Mail-baiting homo-friendly legislation: the re- EastEnders (Walford Pride! The L Word be damned), peal of Section 28, age of consent equalisation, and and let’s not forget the nation’s most famous post-op trans person: Hayley civil partnerships. He even let us serve in the IT MIGHT SEEM COUNTER-INTUITIVE, IF Cropper from Corrie. military, presumably NOT DOWNRIGHT PERVERSE, TO SAY Yes, the same soap that disrespects us with because the Navy just THAT ABSENCE EQUALS VICTORY Sean, the de-sexualwasn’t gay enough. ised ‘camp’ one behind But h is crow n i ng achievement in relation to sexual politics was to the bar in the Rover’s, but progress is undoubtedly liberalise the culture to such a degree that ‘alterna- being made. tive’ sexuality became as normalised as anywhere outside San Francisco or the average football team’s This isn’t to dismiss the recorded increase in antilocker room (don’t kid yourselves, guys - we know gay crimes (which may have more to do with a new what you get up to). Blair didn’t put Queer as Folk on willingness to come forward) or the ugly prejudices TV, but in many ways he created the social environ- displayed by some religious figures. There are still barriers to be torn down. But we should be looking ment that made it possible. forward to the day – and it’s coming soon, I promise If his kingdom you seek, look around you – or rather, – when queerness will no longer be an issue. Culture look to the hot-off-the-press programme of the is heading in the right direction and I hope those of Edinburgh International Film Festival. Notice any- us who are L, G, B, or T will follow it. We have arrived; thing about it? A diverse and intelligent mix of art- EastEnders says so. Ditch that rainbow flag and sexual house and popular movies? Well, yes, but that’s just separatism and accept that we’re accepted. proof of the talent of new festival director Hannah McGill. No, what I’m getting at is the paucity of LGBT GUS VAN SANT’S MALA NOCHE PLAYS AT CINEWORLD content on offer. ON WEDNESDAY 22 AUGUST AT 21.30.
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Now, the film festival isn’t a queer-free zone. There’s a retrospective showing of Gus Van Sant’s Mala Noche, a tender story of the same-sex relationship between a drifter and a Mexican immigrant, and Jeff Garlin’s documentary John Waters: This Filthy World, which follows the comic entertainer’s day-to-day work as an uber-outré stand-up, professional baiter of the Christian Right, and card-carrying gay.
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Otherwise, things are pretty light on light-footed action. This will no doubt itch the more radical of our numbers to complain of the ‘marginalisation’ of queer identity. Where are the gently-comic coming-of-age dramas about plucky transgendered folk? Why no dark and moving tales of lesbians struggling to come out in Jesusville, Texas? They’re all so ... hetero.
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDIIt might seem counter-intuitive, if not downright perverse, to say that absence equals victory. Yet, TOP there could be no better evidence of the growing EVENTS FILM: See editorial and feature. Check WWW.EDFILMFEST.ORG.UK for screenings.
THEATRE:
social acceptance of queerness than the diminishing imperative to throw red meat to the ‘gay community’. Less and less are we viewed as a ‘special’ sub-group, who must be appeased and catered for. Instead, we’re being allowed (no, I don’t like that word either) to mature and take our rightful place as individuals within culture.
A (GAY DISABLED TRANSEXUAL) LOVE STORY TOLD TO A TICKET INSPECTOR AT ALTON TOWERS,
Theatre Workshop (Venue 20), 22.10, 13-18 Aug, £6/4 Silent Disco
COMEDY: SHELLEY COOPER – REALITY CHEQUE,
The Counting House, 20.45, 6-25 Aug (excl Tuesdays), free
Calvin Harris
ESCAPING THE FESTIVAL: TRASHED @ CRUZ,
The Shore, Leith, 10.00–05.00, 11 Aug, £8. Dance your cares away. On a boat.
ESCAPING ALTOGETHER: Late August sees some camp potential at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow – choose from THE WIZARD OF OZ (19.30, 23-25 Aug, £8/6), NEWLEY: THE SINGER AND HIS SONGS (20.00, 28 Aug, £12/6) and DAVID BENSON: NOTHING BUT PLEASURE (20.00, 30 Aug, £12/6).
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This need not necessarily fragment us as a political, cultural, and sexual bloc. All it means is that producers of culture are increasingly making programmes inclusive of LGBT people, rather than box-ticking and meeting their own right-on creative quotas. I treasure my Queer as Folk DVDs as fiercely as my subscription to Attitude. But there’s a difference between longing to see yourself and people like you reflected in cultural products and wanting to hang a ‘No Straights’ sign outside our little club. No culture can be integrated totally. We should, however, be striving towards a shared cultural space, where queerness and heterosexuality co-exist on equal terms free from discrimination, ‘positive’ or otherwise. The signs are good for an LGBT-friendly culture. The gay best friend of so many 90s (straight) chickflicks is gradually stepping into the limelight. Look at the recent movie Running with Scissors, in which Augusten plays the lead and his straight female friend the sidekick. Or Val Kilmer as the stoical detective hero and Robert Downey Jr as his wacky, flighty buddy in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Guess which one liked
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI It looks like the summer has been saved after all. After the turgid, bloated fare of May and June, we’re finally getting to the good stuff. We prayed and we prayed but we didn’t believe they could actually deliver the goods. But they did - The Simpsons is the funniest movie of the year. Apart from Knocked Up of course. Three five star reviews in one issue – who’da thunk it? I’m somewhat unintentionally going a bit opposite again this month. The opposite of no reviews last month is too many reviews this time round. There just wasn’t enough room on the page, so check out www.skinnymag.co.uk for the missing stuff, including reviews of Transformers, License To Wed and Asia Argento in Transylvania. There’s also the small matter of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. There’s an outstanding line up of movies and guests. Don’t miss Hallam Foe, Death Proof and, of course, our film of the month, Knocked Up. Have fun and see you in September. Paul.
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Highlights THE D&B CURRICULUM
by Lindsay West
THE MEN WHOSE GAGS WILL BE MAKING YOU LAUGH IN AUGUST’S TWO BIGGEST COMEDY RELEASES.
Evan Almighty (PG) Happily N’Ever After (U) The Hoax (15) Tales From Earthsea (PG)
10 AUG Henry V (U) License To Wed (12A) Rush Hour 3 (12A) Surf’s Up (PG) Transylvania (15) Waitress (12A) The Walker (15) Wild Style (15)
17 AUG The Bourne Ultimatum (12A) 12:08 East Of Bucharest (TBC) Bratz: The Movie (TBC) Copying Beethoven (12A) Eagle Vs. Shark (15) Ecoute Le Temps (TBC)
24 AUG 1408 (15) Born & Bred (TBC) Knocked Up (15) Lady Chatterley (18) Mrs Ratcliffe’s Revolution (12A) Seraphim Falls (15) The Wicker Man (15)
31 AUG All The Boys Love Mandy Lane (18) Breach (12A) Death Sentence (TBC) Hallam Foe (18) No Reservations (PG) Two Days In Paris (15)
Steve Carell
Forget Scientology - if there’s a clique you want to get into to secure a Hollywood career, it’s this one. Meet the graduating class of The 40 Year Old Virgin; stars Steve Carell and Seth Rogen, and writer-director-producer Judd Apatow; the men whose gags will be making you laugh in August’s two biggest comedy releases. This summer, Carell will be building an ark for the Creator in Evan Almighty, as Rogen procreates with Katherine Heigl in Knocked Up, all off the back of this little movie about a middle-aged abstinent. Both Knocked Up and Evan Almighty mark a return for Rogen and Carell to their respective comedy roots. For Carell, the minor role of unwittingly inarticulate anchorman Evan Baxter in 2003’s Bruce Almighty was responsible for bringing his flair for deadpan absurdity to mainstream Hollywood’s attention. Then credited as ‘Steven’ Carell, and employed in a healthy day job as correspondent for Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, the seemingly subordinate role of Baxter garnered him industry acknowledgment. “Steve did such an amazing job in Bruce Almighty,” says director/ producer Tom Shadyac, “everybody remembers his scenes. He delivered some of the funniest stuff in the movie.” (Please, no one tell Jim Carrey). Less than a year post-Bruce, Carell had truncated his name and (probably not consequently) was cast as weatherman Brick Tamland in the Will Ferrell-led Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. As the unforgettable Brick, the guy with the IQ of 48, who loved lamp, and to whose ‘pants party’ everyone is invited, Carell impressed producer Judd Apatow, who later approached him with the idea for what was to become The 40 Year Old Virgin. Summarized by Apatow as “a filthy, dirty movie with a good heart,” largely about “trying hard not to be an asshole”, Virgin allowed Carell the opportunity to stretch his legs as a performer, and creatively, as Apatow’s co-writer. The film’s relatively low budget and, at the time, absence of star pulling-power, rendered its ensuing critical and box office successes a major coup for all concerned, not least for its star, and not to mention for writer/director Apatow and supporting player Seth Rogen. “I saw him on this casting tape from Vancouver”, says Apatow of his first encounter with the sixteen year old Rogen. “I thought, ‘This guy has a funny-sounding voice, and I should see him in person’.” In the f lesh, Apatow upgraded Rogen to “hilarious” and created a part for him on the TV series he was executive producing, the inexplicably axed Freaks and Geeks, which stuck around just long enough to
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With it hitting festival time, many in the capital may be thinking, “Let’s get the hell out of the Edinburgh.” The other side of the coin will see those outside the capital visiting to see what’s going on. Thankfully, this year, there is the chance to both escape from the city and club the place to death, depending on your mode. So let’s check out where the bass is kickin’ this month and what your options are when it comes to subbed out breakbeats. Your first escape route is not just out of the city, but out of civilisation as a whole, and you’ll need to be quick off the mark. Dubcamp is 24 hours of Dubstep on 4 Aug and in the wilds of deepest, darkest Dumfries. With the likes of N-Type and Hatcha, a campsite and a hot tub, this is an event not to be missed (£26, tickets available at www. dubcamp.co.uk). At the Reading Rooms in Dundee on 17 Aug Pangea presents its usual mix of drum and bass and street art. This month the Pangea residents provide a d&b history lesson alongside their graffiti (10pm-3am, £5). Edinburgh on 18 Aug sees the first of this month’s massive acts in the city. The Plump DJs hit the Liquid Room for Bass Syndicate with tickets at £12 and doors opening at 11pm. In support are residents Believe, G*MAC, Silver Storic and special guest Dolphinboy. The second massive event is DJ Randall for Xplicit at The Bongo Club. Randall is a drum and N-Type
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launch the careers of Rogen, Spider-man’s James Franco and ER’s Linda Cardellini. Apatow engaged Rogen’s comedic talents once again on his next project, the college-set TV series Undeclared, employing the eighteen year-old as an actor and as a “good to the point that it was embarrassing” contributing writer. THE SKINNY’S CHOICEST QUOTES FROM THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN: “I’M NOT GETTING BITTER. I ALMOST LOST A NIPPLE, OKAY.” “THAT’S A GOOD LOOKING GRANDMA! MY GRANDMA LOOKS LIKE JACK PALANCE.” “YOU CAN FUCK HER WHILE WATCHING MURDER, SHE WROTE. SHE’LL LIKE THAT.” “SHE HAD HANDS AS BIG AS ANDRE THE GIANT’S, AND AN ADAM’S APPLE AS BIG AS HER BALLS.” “BONER JAMS OH-THREE - IT’S A MIX-TAPE OF ALL MY FAVOURITE BONER SCENES IN THE SUMMER OF 2003.” As Apatow moved into the world of movies, he maintained professional allegiance to his protégé, finding a part in the interim for Rogen as Christina Applegate’s dedicated cameraman in Anchorman and, in developing The 40 Year Old Virgin with Steve Carell, spotting a gap in his ensemble cast. “I thought, ‘I can throw Seth in the movie and he’ll be there every day to help me make everything else funny.’ I always have my eyes open for the next funny guy who can carry a movie.” As such, Rogen’s highly praised stint as Cal, the sardonic stockroom supervisor, confirmed his capacity to take on the leading role in Knocked Up, as unprepared father-to-be, Ben Stone. The 40 Year Old Virgin proved star Steve Carell similarly capable of carrying a movie, and the makers of Bruce Almighty approached him about a further collaboration. “We always thought it would be fun to make different chapters in a God series rather than just make a straight sequel,” says director/producer Tom Shadyac. “There was something about the character that Steve created that we thought it would be great fun for God to come into Evan’s life.” Carell, also holding down an Emmy Award-winning second job as Ricky Gervais’ counterpart in the U.S. version of The Office, thus got the call to build an ark, and to ride the wave of his first major Hollywood blockbuster.
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recent Saturday Night Live opening monologue, “in the big leagues now… Just like Jack Black, but better”, Steve Carell’s loyalty to the Almighty franchise is echoed by his willingness to reunite with previous collaborators again and again. In the same vein as his repeat appearances with Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd, and for Judd Apatow, Evan Almighty includes an appearance by old boss Jon Stewart, and a supporting role for Virgin actor Jonah Hill. A further example of cross-referencing for all you conspiracy theorists, Hill also appears in Knocked Up as one of Rogen’s buddies. In fact, Knocked Up’s main players are largely drawn from Apatow’s back catalogue, with roles for Anchorman’s Rudd, Virgin cast member (and his real-life wife) Leslie Mann, as well as old Freaks and Geeks staffers Jason Segel and Martin Starr, and Undeclared’s Jay Baruchel. So what’s with all the in-breeding? Base nepotism, some sort of comedic cartel, or perhaps behind-the-scenes bribery? For Judd Apatow, it’s none of the above: it’s sheer laziness. “The people from Virgin worked together very well, so there’s a shorthand there,” says Apatow. “I don’t really have to do much, because if I say, ‘Sit around and talk and give each other a hard time,’ I know they’ll do what they would really do. It’s a great, lazy writer/director move.” Inertia aside, then, surely there are other advantages to working with people you know and trust? For Seth Rogen himself, it’s purely about shooting fairground scenes to build up teasing ammunition: “Jay (Baruchel) is terrified of rollercoasters, and had a full-blown anxiety attack on film. That will provide me with entertainment for the rest of my life.”
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With over 4,000 people attending last year’s festival, expect it to be even bigger and better. The festival will feature three music stages devoted to indie/rock, jazz and urban aficionados – making it the biggest unsigned music festival in Scotland. Kelvingroove will also host a ‘Street Skills’ village where young people can try their hand at emceeing, lyric writing, DJing, beat boxing and street dance.
Gettoblast! is blastin back after the successful launch with more of the best in turntablism, the hottest live Scottish acts, and residents Darilla and DJ Bread, with members of the Psycho Stylez breakdance crew for another action packed night; only for the real hiphoppers! This time Ritchie Ruftone, The Remedies and Jee4ce hit the stage.
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Expect to hear the likes of Chill Rob G, Lord Finesse, KMD, MC Shan, as well as more recent classics by Porn Theatre, Danny Breaks, Edan, Mad Skillz, Juice etc. No wack r&b/pop/crunk or death metal. A good starting point before Freakmooves.
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The infamous duo of Dema and Mr Nice make the summer nights even more enjoyable with their regular night at the Art School. Expect dope beats and sweaty peeps!
If the plethora of alternative entertainment on offer in Edinburgh during August isn’t enough for you, here’s our pick of the best house and techno nights on this month. If you like it dark and hard (no innuendo please) then there are several options: Gene Farris, Soma’s premiere Chicago house purveyor, plays Ego (Fiesta!) on 4 Aug (11pm-5am, £8/£10); alternatively on the same night you could see Axionix records man Patrick Walker introduce The Hive to his brand of clicky techno for the new Slashdot night (11pm-3am, free b4 12am/£5), or on 30 Aug Synthetic are bringing consistent techno producer Tim Wright (Tubejerk) to the Bongo Club (details tbc).
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This is gonna be one hell of a night! X3 Oz DMC champ DJ Sheep with MC Brad vs Mark B and MC Honeybrown! Fly T finishes the night with a special hip-hop vs reggae set. Will be dope! That’s it for August. Check out WWW.BRINGDARUCKUS.COM for even more exclusive content, supporting Scottish hip-hop to the fullest. If you have a gig you wish me to cover, email me at CHRIS@BRINGDARUCKUS.COM. Peace [Chris Torres]
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If that all sounds a bit intrusive then the softer side of house music will be on offer at the Berlin Bierhaus on
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bass godfather and known for his must see shows. This one on 24 Aug is a promo tour for his latest mix album and sure to be a memorable evening. Please keep fresh in your minds that The Hive on Niddry St, Edinburgh has opened its doors and every Saturday alternates between breaks and d&b. There is now no reason not to polish those dancing shoes each and every Saturday no matter what the occasion. Wherever you are and wherever you want to be, this month of diverse events is sure to have it all wrapped up. [Jonny Ogg]
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11 Aug with Discokitten’s late night festival special (10pm-4am, £6/£8), or on a similarly funky house tip try TokyoBlu’s 5th birthday party on the 3rd at Ego (11pm-3am, £6/£8 members, £8/10 non-members). Finally, sitting somewhere in the middle ground, Soma make a welcome return to the capital in association with T on the Fringe. Silicone Soul, Octogen live, and of course Slam will be playing the Cabaret Voltaire on 24 Aug (9pm-5am, £8). Talking of Glaswegians there’s also quite a few options for those in the west to keep their minds off the festival frivolity. In terms of techno, The Soundhaus will be hosting F.O.O.D, with DJ Nomad, and DJ Santiago on 17 Aug (10pm-4am, £6/£8), while over at Archaos on 31 Aug Twisted and Brainfire are planning a massive birthday party to celebrate eight years (9pm-3am, £12 adv.), and there’s a Spanish showdown at the Subclub with Tadeo and Damian Schwartz going head to head on 3 Aug (11pm-3am, £10). Also at the Subbie in August is Get Physical head honcho DJ T, playing for Subculture on 4 Aug (11pm-3am, £10/£12), or if you prefer your house a bit more upfront then try House Jama at the Arches on the 10th, with Hed Kandi fare from Paul Wilkins, Steven Harran, and Yann Cree (11pm3am, £5). [Peter Walker]
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI Yarr! We successfully made it back ashore from The Skinny Boat Party last month (well, ma na ge d t o d i s e mba rk t he stat iona r y ship without falling into the Water of Leith to be more precise), full to the brim with free Kopparberg, MGD, and Red Bull; ears still buzzing from the sounds of Octogen, JD Pyz, surprise sets from Ibrahim & Ian Brandon and more; and humour and entertainment from the briny collection of pirates on-hand. What a way to get in gear for the raft of 5am licenses that the Edinburgh festival brings, and the artists it will entice into the capital - it’s okay Glasgow and Dundee, Edinburgh ain’t that far away if you fancy getting in on the action! Plus there’s plenty happening in your area: check our highlights, previews and listings for more info. Inside Beats this month we have interviews with Aesop Rock, Ashley Beedle, Gastornis, Slam, The Black Seeds, Marcus Intalex, and more online with Hexstatic, Basics, Lethal Bizzle, Ny, and SaRa! Put aside a good few hours to digest it all, and be readily armed with juicy facts and anecdotes about your favourite acts. Later, Alex.
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1. LETHAL BIZZLE - BACK TO BIZNIZZ (V2) It’s sheer madness, but totally addictive, and includes one of the most jump-up grime cuts since Dizzee’s Stand Up Tall. The rest of the album is no different, taking on 80s electro, shambolic indie, and punk. OUT NOW
2. AESOP ROCK - NONE SHALL PASS (DEFINITIVE JUX) Trading the kind of erratic beats that only one man going ballistic on his pots and pans can muster for jazzy loops and lashings of dirty bass-smothered funk.
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The pursuit of a good idea is too often hampered by the prospect of another that seems yet more interesting. So goes the premise of The Next Best Thing – a children’s book which was recently soundtracked by the still somehow underground MC/producer Aesop Rock and illustrated by acclaimed skateboard artist Jeremy Fish. As just one in an abundance of projects that Aesop (AKA Ian Bavitz) has successfully completed during the prolific distance travelled between his last LP to the latest, this is evidence enough that he himself has found a way to steer clear of this sure road to creative block. He gives off an easy sense of contentment in conversation, appearing a world away from the pissed off alter-ego he unleashed with 2003’s Bullet Tooth. Might that guy have taken a back seat? “Well, sort of...”, he tentatively wonders. “I think he’s still present but it was just a different time in my life. That was a frustrating period, I mean I started making it around 9/11 and there was just a bunch of shit going on in the city and a bunch of shit going on in my family and so a lot of elements played into me just having a bit of a turbulent time, and I’m not one to shy away from that when it comes to music. It was a frustrating sounding record and a record that was supposed to be a bit abrasive. Whereas, with this one, it wasn’t supposed to be 100% autobiographical and it wasn’t just me vomiting up all this nervous energy. I did really get to kick it and work on songs of a different nature. I moved and got married and my life is just less hectic than it was a few years ago. I get to throw all my time into the music now.”
JAMIE BELL AND SOPHIA MYLES TALK TO THE SKINNY ABOUT THEIR EDINBURGH SET DRAMA, HALLAM FOE “I like creepy guys,” admits Sophia Myles’ character in Hallam Foe, the latest feature from Scottish director David Mackenzie. She’s not the only one: the Young Adam director seems to have a predilection for protagonists who skirt the borders of acceptability, challenging audiences to find them sympathetic. “I think we’re all weirdos,” says Mackenzie. “I’m interested in the idea of proper human beings, people who do feel the loneliness and confusions of the world around them, as opposed to cardboard heroes.”
Having relocated from his native New York to San Francisco, it’s easy to suspect that a move away from the bustle of the American East coast to the ever laid back West might have made for an easier life. Aesop concurs. “It’s weird to be out of New York because I’ve been there forever but at the same time I kind of like the secluded aspect of San Francisco. I don’t know all that many people there and I kind of like it that way. I get to section myself off and work on my shit without having too much of an outside influence on it, which is kind of refreshing.”
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3. PHAROAHE MONCH - DESIRE (ISLAND) This classic album has all the essentials, from wordplay to production, but what makes it refreshing listening is the fact that Pharoahe actually has something to say! OUT NOW
4 . SEIJI – DJ TOOLS (SONAR KOLLECKTIV) The dominating features of the album are the fast-paced beats and tight breaks, along with Bugz ingredients such as square-wave synths and fat bass lines. An extremely useful album. RELEASE DATE:6 AUG
5. VECTOR LOVERS – AFTERGLOW (SOMA) Vector Lovers are back and ready to massage the soul and challenge the mind with an album that uplifts as it brings the listener down. RELEASE DATE:27 AUG
And all the hard work is set to pay off this month as Aes returns with a dazzling hip-hop odyssey titled None Shall Pass, emerging as something of a verbal photo album of vivid snapshots taken throughout his experience of the life-cycle so far, from the cradle to full blown adulthood. As he explains: “I was trying to capture these different time periods, these moods of somebody from birth to age 30... a story where you could think ‘oh that reminds me of when I was five years old or when I was in college,’ or something like that. Just these different periods that make people what they are.”
“I WAS TRYING TO CAPTURE THESE DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS, THESE MOODS OF SOMEBODY FROM BIRTH TO AGE 30.” Like millions of others?
The most current snapshot from Aesop’s timeline couldn’t catch him in a more productive light as he was also recently approached to record music for the latest Nike+ advertising campaign – bringing about an unlikely affiliation which he still appears confounded by. “I’d say it’s definitely an unusual choice for both of us. When the offer came in my first reaction was ‘Why the hell are you asking me to do this?’ But once I read through what they were talking about and what they wanted, I thought it was a weird project at the bottom of it and I don’t get opportunities like that very often. I had critics about it but I also have a closet full of Nikes and Adidas...”
“...exactly, so in that sense I didn’t have to think twice about it, any doubt was more in the sense of ‘Can I pull this off? They’re asking me to do this: sample-free, 45 minutes of instrumentals, music that would be geared towards an athlete to train to. And I was just like: ‘Fuck what is that supposed to sound like? I don’t know.’ It came at a really odd time when I was trying to finish my album and on top of that their deadline was like 30 or 40 days after they asked me to do it, so my reaction was like ‘Well, fuckin’ A, what the hell.’ It was so odd to me but I thought I’d be an idiot to turn it down. They were completely helpful and polite throughout the entire project so it wasn’t
like it was the swooping in of some evil corporation to pick at my stuff. I basically had full creative control over the whole project and I didn’t mind sticking my foot up in that world for a second because I knew I had my little indie cocoon I could run back to when I was done.” And there our unblinkered protagonist snugly resides once again, grabbing fresh ideas by the horns whilst still keeping an eye out for the next best thing. Although the infectious parables of None Shall Pass could prove difficult to top. NONE SHALL PASS IS RELEASED ON 27 AUG THROUGH DEFINITIVE JUX. WWW.MYSPACE.COM/AESOPROCKWINS
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accents: the always reliable Ciaran Hinds convinces as the weak-willed paterfamilias and Ewan Bremner has an enjoyable cameo as an acerbic concierge. The luminous Sophia Myles is especially notable, adding intelligence and pathos to her role. “I’ve spent a lot of my career playing people from hundreds of years ago, dressed up in corsets and crinolines,” she says, “so I jumped at the chance to play somebody who lived in the 21st century who does a nine-to-five routine job.” There’s genuine chemistry between the leads, and the younger-guy/older-gal dynamic is a refreshing break from the norm.
The film, adapted from the novel by Mackenzie’s friend Peter Jinks, gets this year’s Edinburgh Bell admits that the “sex stuff” was “immensely International Film Festival off to a suitably lit- awkward” but credits his relationship with his erary start - the festival’s official theme being co-star for allying any discomfort. “I think that ‘Cinema and the Written Word’. It’s Mackenzie’s a romantic scene where all the dialogue is pure love letter to the capiprofanities about genital, which features as a tals...” Myles laughs and TEEN ANGST DOESN’T GET dreamlike, magical cityadds “...it breaks the ice.” MUCH LOOPIER THAN THIS scape, all subterranean, Macken z ie’s oeuv re is labyrinthine streets and testament to an abiding glittering rooftops. Inaugural festival director preoccupation with the “sex stuff.” After Young Hannah McGill was unequivocal in her praise of Adam, Emily Mortimer will never look at custard Mackenzie (whose previous films have all featured the same way again. But the director’s depicat Edinburgh), describing Hallam Foe as “a stun- tions of cinematic coitus are, as he affirms, “about ning achievement by all concerned, a film with an much more than just sex.” There’s a claustrounforgettable atmosphere and some of the finest phobic intimacy and unflinching vulnerability performances of the year.” to those scenes. “I guess they’re always about collisions and about human connections” says Hallam Foe also features Jamie Bell’s first starring Mackenzie. “Those are the things I’m interested role in a British film since Billy Elliot, and the lu- in.” dicrously talented wunderkind revels in a showy, challenging part as the titular teen misfit. Bell is Despite t w isti ng na r rative th reads of loss consistently excellent, giving a playful, gleefully and estrangement, there’s a playful, warmwarped exuberance to a character that could have hearted sweetness to Hallam Foe, in contrast to appeared inscrutable in lesser hands, as Bell ac- Mackenzie’s previous films. “We called the film the knowledges. “When you pick up a script and on beautiful nightmare,” says Bell, an apposite sumthe first page it says ‘Hallam takes off his sweater mation: despite characteristic flashes of real darkand circles his nipples with lipstick’, most actors ness and an unflinching poignancy, Mackenzie would probably close it and think otherwise.” sees his latest film as essentially hopeful, emphaBut he admits a conscious move towards more sising the possibilities of “rehabilitating a rather independent fare. “I feel it’s much more rewarding damaged kid into the world at large again.” Back as an actor, you get to really challenge yourself. on form after the lacklustre Asylum, Mackenzie’s You’re not running away from big monkeys all film is a gripping, edgy and delightfully skewed the time.” Roles like Hallam don’t come around visual feast with a central performance that will too often: a cross-dressing necrophiliac voyeur, be hard to top, and the best rooftop-negotiating nursing an oedipal itch while scuttling around since Mary Poppins. See it first in Edinburgh. the chimney-tops of Edinburgh’s Old Town - teen angst doesn’t get much loopier than this. Think Holden Caulfield meets Donnie Darko by way of DIR: DAVID MACKENZIE Peeping Tom, then stop thinking: our eponymous STARS: JAMIE BELL, SOPHIA MYLES hero is a world unto himself. RELEASE DATE: 31 AUG CERT: 18
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE DAYS OF YORE, AESOP ROCK PAINTED THE SKINNY A PICTURE OF HOW CREATIVITY ABOUNDS WHEN YOU TURN YOUR LIFE UPSIDE DOWN
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THE ORANGE LIGHTS CLICK YOUR HEELS (BLACKBIRD)
Surf’s Up
Seraphim Falls
MRS. RATCLIFFE’S REVOLUTION
EAGLE VS SHARK
THE HOAX
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The Hoax breezes merrily through the unlikely tale of Clifford Irving’s real-life attempt to pull off the publishing scam of the century with his forged bio of reclusive zillionaire Howard Hughes. Hallström revels in his anti-hero’s audacity, while never letting us forget his moral myopia; the unravelling of Irving’s schemes and the sheer grandiosity of his fabrications are both gleefully comic and at times genuinely tense. Gere bristles with roguish bravura and flashy chutzpah as the hoaxer, but the film lacks the character engagement and rip-roaring rambunctiousness of the similarly plotted Catch Me If You Can. The film falters when Hallström tries to make Irving a symbol of a wider cultural malaise - the shadow of Watergate looms explicitly in the final act. At its best The Hoax is a deftly handled caper, with an enjoyable combination of Swiss bank accounts, French mistresses and kitschy seventies décor. [Laura Smith]
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RELEASE DATE: 24 AUG
Long relegated in movie-land to simply providing the faces against which the jocks pinged their rulers, the post-Napoleon Dynamite geek has proved himself a worthy leading man, and New Zealand indie film Eagle vs Shark is his When Harry Met Sally. Jarrod (Clement) is a legend in his own lunch hour - killer moves, ace computer gamer, and the girls love him. With a score to settle with his arch-nemesis (it’s tough living with the knowledge that you have to “kill a man” when you get home), Jarrod is a superhero, and Lily (Horsley) his long-suffering Lois Lane. Fine-tuned at the Director’s Lab at Sundance, Eagle vs Shark douses the standard on/off/on relationship rom-com structure with biting humour and dumps it in an off-centre universe where losers rule. Genuinely affectionate, visually innovative and seriously funny, Eagle vs Shark gets full marks, if only for the fight scene to end all fight scenes. [Lindsay West]
O p e n i n g th i s ye a r’s Ed i n b u rg h International Film Festival, and forti f y i n g S c ot ti s h d i re c to r D av i d Mackenzie’s reputation for visceral storytelling, Hallam Foe is a bold, uncompromising depiction of a teenage misfit’s psychic chaos. Haunted by the suspicious death of his mother, and with compulsive voyeurism his only outlet, Hallam (Bell) abandons his life at the family’s country pile, and flees to the rooftops of Edinburgh’s old town, where the vantage point is better. His retreat into a semiferal state, surviving on a diet of the constant surveillance of crush Kate (Myles), is perverse but oddly palatable (largely due to Bell’s hypnotic performance), and the hand picked, spot-on soundtrack will siphon the movie under even the toughest of skins. In the end, Hallam Foe is as much about rehabilitation as it is about damage, its final message oddly uplifting, even inspirational. [Lindsay West]
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Based on a true story, the revolution in question here begins when Mrs. Ratcliffe (Tate) and her family of West Yorkshire communists leave their home town in the late ‘60s and move to East Germany in search of a Mar xist utopia. Much to their surprise and dismay, they quickly find it’s not quite the promised land they had hoped for. Nicely played by a charming cast, this is a pleasantly diverting comedy drama with some quirky appeal and a few decent laughs. Tate is hugely impressive in her first major dramatic role and holds the film together when it occasionally stumbles. Ultimately though, it’s all a bit cosy and easy, more Carry On Stasi than The Lives of Others. [Paul Greenwood]
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NEESON, ANJELICA HUSTON RELEASE DATE: 3 AUG CERT: 15
KNOCKED UP DIR: JUDD APATOW STARS: SETH ROGEN, KATHERINE HEIGL, PAUL RUDD, LESLIE MANN RELEASE DATE: 24 AUG CERT: 15
The 40 Year Old Virgin team strike gold again with the funniest film of the year, if not the century. The set-up is straightforward enough: Heigl becomes pregnant after a drunken night with Rogen and the pair spend the rest of the film in and out of favour with each other, while trying to do what’s best for the baby. A couple of years back, before Wedding Crashers and The 40 Year Old Virgin gave birth to a run of sex comedies aimed at a more mature audience, I would have told you that Hollywood simply didn’t know how to create warm, intelligent, hilarious comedies that have something to say about the human condition. But writer/director Apatow and his collaborators seem to have almost perfected the art of showing real people doing real things, behaving in a real way that only serves to make them more likeable. While Knocked Up is perhaps not a film to go and see with your mum, it isn’t crass just for the hell of it. It’s a joy to
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be in the hands of filmmakers who intuitively know the difference between rude and crude, who know that horny and heartfelt can exist in tandem and that jokes about race and sexuality are not the same as racism and homophobia. Scenes flow organically from one to the next, with no contrivance to set something up just for the sake of a gag, and you won’t see many comedies in which even the smallest of supporting characters get the chance to do something hilarious. Some sequences are breath-catchingly funny and laughs continue to ripple long into the next scene. Over-length (especially a hideously extended birth scene) and one too many subplots are the only complaints, but otherwise Knocked Up is not just the best comedy of the year, it’s one of the best films of the year, and one of the funniest films ever made. [Paul Greenwood] WWW.KNOCKEDUPMOVIE.COM
This smacks of the sort of movie where someone thought up the cool sounding title first then tried to write a story around it, not realising until much too late what a stupid idea it was. Which is a shame because, as a chase thriller, there’s much to recommend Seraphim Falls, the opening hour playing out somewhere between First Blood, The Fugitive and The Outlaw Josey Wales. As a mystery it also grips attention - we have no idea why, in the wintry depths of post-civil war Nevada, Neeson relentlessly pursues fur trapper Brosnan, intent on killing him at any cost; we have no clue who’s the good guy and who’s the bad guy. But a lame revelation, a final act drop in pace and a downright risible last twenty minutes, where everything gets bogged down in mysticism and biblical symbolism, mean it peters out into nothing, much like this review. [Paul Greenwood]
SURF’S UP DIR: ASH BRANNON, CHRIS BUCK STARS: SHIA LABEOUF, JEFF BRIDGES, ZOOEY DESCHANEL, JAMES WOODS RELEASE DATE: 10 AUG CERT: PG
I know what you’re thinking - not another animated animal movie. Please Hollywood, no more performing creatures with celebrity voices we can’t place ‘til the closing credits. But wait: although, admittedly, Surf’s Up checks the
Mrs. Ratcliffe’s Revolution big name voiceover box (answer: it’s Jeff Bridges), its unique selling point is in the delivery. Surfing penguin Cody (voiced by this summer’s most-employed actor, Shia LaBeouf) travels to the Penguin World Surfing Championship accompanied by a fly-on-the-wall documentary crew, subjecting all participants to interviews and general intrusion. With attention to detail extending even to the classic reality TV participant’s hissy fit, this piece to camera, mock-doc style is the source of the laughs, and the coupling of celebrity larynxes to furry creatures is predictably precise. Combine this with the plush, tactile animation sophisticated audiences expect from this sort of venture, and Surf’s Up offers at least a couple of spoonfuls more than you might anticipate. [Lindsay West]
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE DIR: DAVID SILVERMAN STARS: DAN CASTELLANETA, JULIE KAVNER, NANCY CARTWRIGHT, YEARDLEY SMITH OUT NOW CERT: PG
Here’s the plot: Homer pollutes Springfield to such an extent that the government seals the town inside a massive dome, effectively killing everyone inside and, obviously, only Homer can save them, but only after he makes amends with his toolong-suffering family. So much more than an extended episode, this would be the funniest film of the year if it weren’t for Knocked Up. Every joke is funny. Every single one. From the biggest sight gags to the smallest background detail (not to mention Bart’s willy), the writers have truly excelled themselves. So secretive have Fox been about plot details that, although by time you read this the film will have been out for a week, I’m half expecting a man in white gloves to stick a syringe in my neck for telling you. Avenge my death. [Paul Greenwood]
1408 DIR: MIKAEL HÅFSTRÖM S TAR S : JO H N CU SACK , SAM U EL L . JACKSON, MARY MCCORMACK RELEASE DATE: 24 AUG CERT: 15
A haunted hotel room is the eponymous antagonist of this thriller/horror flick from the bizarre brain of Stephen King. Based upon his short story, 1408 stars Cusack as Mike Enslin, a writer intent on debunking the mystery behind legendary haunted room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel. Ever the sceptic, Enslin ignores the intense (and entertaining) warnings from the hotel manager (Jackson) of murders and unsolved deaths occurring in the titular space. Dismissing the ominous foreshadowing that “no one lasts more than one hour,” Enslin checks into the room with only his tape recorder for company. Cusack
is in wonderful form as a man battling his way through the layers of hell as he essentially narrates his plight to the audience, while director Håfström avoids many of the stereotypical horror traps found in hotel features, even if the pace does slow in the second act. That said, 1408 is worth checking out. If you can! [Megan Garriock]
EVAN ALMIGHTY
Some folk won’t rest until you are in a quivering heap and crying for m e r c y. A f te r the worst summer in history, Newcastle yeomen the Orange Lights - the bastard brainchild of a guitarist from Spiritualized and the pianist from the Lighthouse Family no less - are here to smother us with a big old depressing wet blanket of a single. Click Your Heels is the worst type of insidious musical fart, a boil in the bag anthem of little discernable worth. Shamelessly aimed at the Embrace/Coldplay contingent, it’ll probably go massive so expect to hear its platitude-ridden chorus belted out by some drunken chino-wearing wankstain in a Wetherspoons pub soon. [Duncan Forgan] RELEASE DATE: 20 AUG WWW.MYSPACE.COM/THEORANGELIGHTS
BRICOLAGE
THE WALTZERS (MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES)
DIR: TOM SHADYAC S TAR S : S TE VE CAR ELL , MO RGAN FREEMAN, JOHN GOODMAN RELEASE DATE: 3 AUG CERT: PG
Was Bruce Almight y really so funny and memorable that anyone thought a sequel was necessary? This time round Freeman’s God calls on Carell’s newsreaderturned-senator to build an ark to protect his community from an impending flood. What may have worked on paper (Carell is the hottest thing in US comedy, and there should have been enough children of Dubya who believe the fable of Noah’s Ark to make it a satirical hit) drowns in wafer thin, if not downright idiotic, plotting and heavy handed sermonising. Carell does his very best, coming close to Steve Martin zaniness, and it’s got to be hoped this isn’t a backwards step for him. Much could be forgiven if Evan Almighty were at least funny, but laughs are very hard to come by in a film that would be forty minutes long if it weren’t for all the bird shit jokes. [Paul Greenwood]
Grange Hill terrified us chubbycheeked primary schoolers. Playgrounds packed with knife-wielding degenerates didn’t exactly whet our Dairyleacraving appetite for ‘big school’. Of course, the reality wasn’t so bad – we got to kiss girls – but a mistrust of 80s education continues to linger. Perhaps with this in mind, Glasgow
jingle-poppers Bricolage have released The Waltzers to neutralize the bitterness. A cockle-warming tale of adolescent lust, the whizzing synths and zip-tingling guitars hark back to that era of smooching popromanticism. Instead of bullying you into a share of your lunch money, this is the old school chum you’d bet your life on. [Billy Hamilton] OUT NOW MYSPACE.COM/BRICOLAGETHEBAND
JACK BUTLER
BOY VS BEAST / SURGERY 1984 (WHIMSICAL)
The release of Jack Butler’s Velvet Prose late last year caused ripples of excitement in the Scottish music press. Smar t, sharp and undeniably funky, it earned them well-deserved comparisons with indie-funk gurus Franz Ferdinand. And while this double-A side was always going to be something of a disappointment in comparison, it does show the Butlers pushing their sound forward at light speed, promising bigger and better things for the future. Plus, the last two minutes of Boy vs Beast sounds uncannily like the Arctic Monkeys crossed with The Horrors; and there’s not much that you can say that about, is there? [Dan Coxon] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG JACK BUTLER PLAY CONNECT FESTIVAL
MY TINY ROBOTS
SOME OF MY BEST IDEAS EP (SELF RELEASED)
O n t h e o rnately designed sleeve to t h i s D I Y three-track EP t h e r e i s a credit to the ‘Grampian Male Voice Choir’ for backing vocals on opening track Kenny Rogers (scent of a woman). Credit where credit’s due, but if this ain’t a wind-up it’s kinda funny, considering the only backing vocals on said track are constant, Futureheads-style ‘ooh-aahs’. Surely you don’t need a choir for that. But that’s the sound of hairs splitting, as Edinburgh-based band My Tiny Robots have a simple yet likeable guitar-pop sound that deserves to be heard. Like Kaiser Chiefs without the exaggeration, My Tiny Robots are clearly a band who grew up in the Britpop generation. Ghosts is nine parts Supergrass to one part Strokes, while Why do I Always Have to Be the Monster?, with its chiming guitars and Dylan Childs’ elastic vocals, is possibly the song to make their name. [Nick Mitchell] OUT NOW AVAILABLE VIA THE BAND’S MYSPACE, MYSPACE.COM/MYTINYROBOTS
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
PEACEBONE (DOMINO)
ON 2 SEP. MYSPACE.COM/JACKBUTLERPRESENTS
Some bands never change. No matter how hard they try they just can’t escape the comfort of Ludditism.
But others perpetually evolve - to the extent they’ve become practically unrecognisable to their most ardent fans. Animal Collective are one of those bands and new single Peacebone finds the New York avant-gardes sailing further adrift from Spirit Their Gone’s exhilarating sonic discord. The Atari-fied synth bubbles and pulse-beat percussion still oscillate menacingly, but now an unrestrained mesh of ebullient melody thrives proudly in the foreground with newly-decipherable, off-kilter vocals. It’s majestic, it’s bizarre and, for those reasons, it’s unmistakably Animal Collective. [Billy Hamilton] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG MYSPACE.COM/ANIMALCOLLECTIVETHEBAND
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THE FRIENDS EP (UNKNOWN) A f te r a fo u r year hiatus since their 20 0 3 a l b u m Quebec, Dean and Gene Ween’s Euro-pop comeback will challenge even their most amenable fans and send the cynics reaching for a mallet. The Friends EP sees the fake brothers jumping into bed with the Crazy Frog mastermind Reinhard Raith and coming up with something so cheesy it would probably have even the Vengaboys sounding the fromage alert. Backed by thumping synth beats and bursting with heartfelt lyrics that remind you it’s good to hold hands with your ‘special friend’, the title track prob-
ably had Ween pissing themselves in the studio. Listeners won’t find it quite so hilarious. [Julia Phillips] OUT NOW WWW.WEEN.COM
AQUALUNG PRESSURE SUIT
(EPIC)
Aqualung had a minor breakthrough a few years back when Strange and Beautiful was used internationally in a car advert, and it sounds like they’re aiming for that again with this new release of empty, aspirational pap. If Matt Hales, the only apparent member of Aqualung, is repeating the meaningless platitude “it’s alright, it’s alright” to reassure us against this onslaught of by-numbers schmaltz – well, it doesn’t work. Pressure Suit aims for the epic romanticism of Coldplay, doesn’t even hit the anthemic bluster of Embrace, and instead languishes alongside the mawkish Savage Garden and their army of blushing schoolgirl fans. No Aqualung, it’s not alright. It’s fucking awful. [Ally Brown] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG WWW.AQUALUNG.NET
SHINY TOY GUNS RAINY MONDAY
(MERCURY)
Like many newly-signed bands, Shiny Toy Guns have a high opinion of themselves. But unlike the tongue-in-cheek soliloquies of others, these slick Californians are utterly convinced of their own importance. Their blurb tells us that STGs
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have “a desire to establish a community in which other musicians can learn from their accomplishments.” Puke. Or, as keyboardist Jeremy Dawson proclaims: “When music history is written we don’t want to be a footnote, we want to be an entire chapter.” But with Rainy Monday – bland, limping pop smothered in 80s synths – it appears they’ve missed the copy deadline by 20 years. [Nick Mitchell] RELEASE DATE: 20 AUG WWW.SHINYTOYGUNS.COM
TUNNG BRICKS
(FULL TIME HOBBY)
Tu n n g, t h e London group formed around knobtwiddler Mike Lindsay and singer / songwriter Sam Genders, have been frequently saddled with the folktronica tag. But this, like all other such catch-words, is something the band in question want to overcome. Its application derives from their mix of light acoustic guitars and sliding samples, as single Bricks – from their forthcoming third LP – testifies. Tunng may fit the bracket they’ve been assigned to, but their inventive music – think Super Furries without the amps – should prove distinctive enough to stand apart from the crowd and provide a hazy soundtrack to the late summer. [Nick Mitchell] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG WWW.TUNNG.CO.UK
WAITRESS DIR: ADRIENNE SHELLY STARS: KERI RUSSELL, NATHAN FILLION, CHERYL HINES RELEASE DATE: 10 AUG CERT: 12A
Imagine the frustration of the actress struggling under the weight of the ‘America’s Sweetheart’ tag - no Oscar buzz, no gossip column inches, and no edgy fashion trends to kick off. Ex-Mouseketeer, and star of US teen show Felicity, Keri Russell is one such goody-twoshoes, and her attempted indie break-out is as Jenna, a downtrodden waitress with an abnormal talent for pie-making, comfort-baking her way through a crappy marriage, a torrid affair, and an unwanted but undeniable pregnancy. In actuality, Waitress is a nod in the general direction of quirky indie black comedy, but the black simply isn’t black enough, and in the end, the film succumbs to the temptation to add a boatload of sugar. Despite some lovely visual motifs and some strong supporting and comedic performances, the lasting impression is America’s Sweetheart all over - perfectly harmless, but ultimately uninspiring. [Lindsay West]
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THE TACTICIANS SOME KIND OF URBAN FULFILMENT (SETANTA)
Although brothers Ollie and Joe Jr have penned a tune called London’s Alright, they’ll be hoping to break out of the capital and into wider public consciousness with this, their debut long-player. And while The Skinny’s preconceptions expected a shouty affair consisting almost wholly of “Awrite Geezers” and cockney rhyming slang, we were pleasantly surprised to hear a rather classier beast emerge from the speakers. Sure, The Tacticians have a light-hearted side; the tongue-incheek ode to a friend called Kate on Hardcore Porn being a case in point. Mostly however, Some Kind of Urban Fulfilment is a contradictory, seductive mix of Kinks-y 60s Pop and countrified soul backing gloomy lyrical observations on life, love and living in London. The fact that the record ends on the curiously upbeat sounding Town Full of Losers sums up the band’s outlook perfectly: just because your hometown and life in general is a bit shit doesn’t mean you can’t boogie along to the beat of your own frustrations. [Barry Jackson] OUT NOW WWW.THEYOUNGKNIVES.COM
ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI PLACESLIKE THESE
(TAILEM BEND/COOPERATIVE)
This is the third album from the Australian party-starters and at first listen, it does nothing to dispel the notion that these are New Wave revivalists who use Talking Heads as the primary blueprint. In actuality, the music here has more in common with David Byrne’s solo material, particularly Rei Momo, with its Latin and Caribbean influences, and an almost headache inducing array of instrumentation. Funky guitar and bass, orchestral trombone, chanty, childlike vocals and, of course, cowbells all feature heavily. This doesn’t do them a disservice, because Architecture’s stated ambition is simple: let’s all have fun - and what could be wrong with that philosophy? Ok, vocalist Cameron Bird does his best Byrne (not him again) impression throughout, but new
single Heart it Races and album opener Red Turned White could very well be the sound of a shouty, inebriated Manu Chao jumping up on stage with the Go! Team. Should sound excellent live. [Wilbur Kane] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG WWW.ARCHITECTUREINHELSINKI.COM
CARIBOU
ANDORRA (CITY SLANG) Previous reviews have a lre ad y dissected the shortcomings of th e te r m “folktronica,” but how else are we to pigeonhole the marring of gentle pastoral meanderings with laptop jiggery-pokery? Electro-acoustic just ain’t going to cut it. Caribou’s last albums, under the name Manitoba, were stunning pieces of gentle psychedelia, toured with a double drummer live band that cemented Dan Snaith’s capability of seamlessly blending ersatz-harpsichord atmospheres with tumbling digitals. But Andorra eases up on the rampant experimentation to bring a soul stirring escapist field of soothing alteredpop - as if OOIOO were minstrels or if Brian Wilson went post-glitch. But to say it’s not as experimental as previous albums is misleading; its experimentation is subtle with dense washes of sublime sound opening themselves up for exploration. So many acclaimed groups combining electronic and traditional elements tend to get bogged down in novelty, but Dan Snaith’s songs show signs of truly harnessing this juxtaposition. [Ali Maloney] RELEASE DATE: 20 AUG CARIBOU PLAY THE ARCHES, GLASGOW ON 15 SEP WWW.CARIBOU.FM
TOMAHAWK
ANONYMOUS (IPECAC) Attempting to conjure up the spirit of a few hundred years worth of Native American music by condensing it into 13 tracks of lotechnological frills and masterfully crafted instrumentals, Duane Dennison (Jesus Lizard) and John Stanier (Battles) excel themselves in a new arena on this third full length Tomahawk release. Peppering their labours with chants and additional war drums, frontman Mike Patton
– who himself is understood to be a distant Native American descendant – rounds out a remarkable foray into peyote-laced hallucinogenia. Skeletal ancient hymns segue into rabble rousing campfire songs which are howled in measured anguish while Stanier’s fierce beats are thrown down with accompanying stuttered cymbal rushes. The effect is the kind of ‘world music’ that would probably give Enya warped nightmares for eternity. Such is the trio’s instinct for producing something so imbued with the grassroots emotions of an ancient culture that the effects repertoire usually synonymous with Tomahawk releases is much subdued, In this way Anonymous unmasks the pure essence of some of their most astounding work to date. [Dave Kerr] OUT NOW WWW.MYSPACE.COM/TOMAHAWK
A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW
SCRIBBLEMURAL COMIC JOURNAL (NOTENUF)
Check the weather, take a day off, head for Byers Road, bring your best headphones, lie on the Botanical grass, fire up your MP3 player. OK, a CD player will do, and yes you can sit on The Meadows instead. A Sunny Day In Glasgow are from Philadelphia, but remember with affection the enhanced value of the sunshine in a city where the sun don’t always shine. Scribble Mural Comic Journal is like Panda Bear but it drones and disorientates, rather than preens and charms; it’s like Ulrich Schnauss but muddier, and livelier. Skip a couple of the later tracks if you wish, which are more tech-impressive than heart-oppressive – and then claim it as Scottish. After all, you’ve been hearing the Cocteau Twins and the Mary Chain in this too. And then there’s the all-important back-story, if not, y’know, the actual origin. Wave your saltire, put your ‘phones back on, turn up the volume, lie in the sun. Let yourself smile, and make the most of it. [Ally Brown] OUT NOW MYSPACE.COM/SUNNYDAYINGLASGOW
CHRIS CONNELLY THE EPISODES (DURTRO/JNANA)
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OUT NOW WWW.CHRISCONNELLY.COM
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS
HEY VENUS! (ROUGH TRADE) Eternally creative, SFA’s n ew a l b u m crosses new territory, but s t i l l e f f o r tlessly raises the eyebrows and a happy smile. Hey Venus! mixes elegant harmonies and stomping rock-outs, complete with elevated chord changes, while the vocals are so blissedout it’s like they’re surfing sound waves to the future. Indulging in the steady theme of escaping a small town and learning the hardships of life to come good, the Welsh crew’s eighth offering has a completely different feeling to many of their other albums. The upbeat experimental electro-rock, the memorable choruses and wacky lyrics are ever present, but there’s a matured, reassured feeling prevalent throughout, which could be attributed to a change in studio production staff which sees Dave Neufeld from Broken Social Scene manning the controls. Like BSS, there are lots of layers here, but SFA have always packed a solid punch. Hey Venus! complements that with a sense of inventiveness that shows no sign of slowing down. [Chris Bathgate] SUPER FURRY ANIMALS PLAY CONNECT ON 31 AUG WWW.SUPERFURRY.COM
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ASOBI SEKSU - CITRUS (ONE LITTLE INDIAN)
Many folk sighed relief when shoegazing bands vanished with the onslaught of grunge and dance music that washed over these isles around the early 90s. But the aesthetic seems to have been making a recent reemergence with more acts splicing their samples and loops with live instrumentation. Echoing the palettes of Kevin Shields, Thurston Moore et al, the quartet
and Revolting Cocks, The Episodes is a laborious passage into a bleak and barren soundscape that circles precariously around a fused nihilistic dissonance of music and narrative, then vortexes into some perceived psychosis. Resonant steel-stringed momentum ploughs through a lo-fi assembly of vibraphone, organ and monotonous rack-tom marches while Connelly’s vocals - oft compared to David Bowie - rise and fall with resigned desolation through the lengthy, chaotic tracks. The seven songs weigh in at just under an hour of ostensible experimentation, making accessibility an issue for the uninitiated. The eloquence of the music still shines rewardingly through the dense gloom of thorny arrangements and bleak lyrics. [Jamie Borthwick]
RELEASE DATE: 27 AUG
Like Chris Connelly’s own devolution from his blow-torch days with the likes of Ministry
FEATURED ALBUM In their continued presence as almost supernatural influences, increasingly more bands and DJs cite My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth as guiding institutions. And you hear them pay homage. Having said that; as they ride the peaks and troughs of this second album which finally sees a UK release this month, Asobi Seksu (that’s Japanese for casual sex, by the way) could fast become something of an institution themselves. By fusing components of these pioneers together they’ve come up with a dazzling album in Citrus.
DVD THE CORAL
ROOTS AND ECHOES (DELTASONIC) I t ’s h a r d to reconcile the image of the Cora l of yesteryear – a troupe of fresh-faced, sea-shanty spouting and Captain Beefheart venerating upstarts – with a bunch of battle-weary veterans. However, time has taken a very real toll on the Liverpudlians, Roots and Echoes coming hot on the heels of a period of uncertainty and upheaval that saw lead guitarist Bill RyderJones quit through stress-related exhaustion. Though Ryder-Jones is now back on board, the new album’s veneer of surface assurance belies some timid steps back into the breach. The opening few salvos give the appearance of energy but are let down by clunky lyrical couplets and so-so melodies. Just when you are about to consign it to damp squid status however, Roots and Echoes miraculously ups its game – a five song burst running from the vibes driven torch song Not So Lonely to the epic eeriness of Music At Night signalling something of a rebirth for these put-upon minstrels. [Duncan Forgan] RELEASE DATE: 6 AUG WWW.THECORAL.CO.UK
RILO KILEY
UNDERTHEBLACKLIGHT (WARNER BROS.)
downtrodden tales of vice and betrayal carries an elusive charm that even the hounding spirit of Shania can’t mess with. Quite thankfully. [Dave Kerr] RILO KILEY PLAY CONNECT ON 1 SEP WWW.RILOKILEY.COM
VARIOUS ARTISTS HALLAM FOEOST
(DOMINO)
Hallam Foe is the opening film of the Edinburgh International Film Festival this year. The soundtrack showcases an array of talented acts from the Domino records roster, and it’s largely from the pop and reflective sides of that label’s output that this selection is taken. Scottish bands are well represented with Orange Juice, Franz Ferdinand, Sons and Daughters, King Creosote, James Yorkston and Future Pilot AKA all making appearances. There’s plentiful action from south of the Border too, with Clinic delivering some sick rhythms alongside Hoods’ stark majesty. There’s a beautiful, murmuring track from Juana Molina, and an interlude from the Bill Wells trio. Offerings from Movietone and Cinema complete the collection well, it is a film soundtrack after all. The album was awarded the Silver Bear award for best music in a film at the Berlin Film Festival. If this soundtrack’s anything to go by, the film should make for poignant entertainment. [Chris Bathgate] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG WWW.EDFILMFEST.ORG.UK
ALBUMS
O’DEATH HEAD HOME
(CITY SLANG)
There’s a drunken rabble partying, fighting and crowing in my speakers. Do I hear the archaic irony of rockabilly crossbred with the brimstone soul of punk? That and a whole lot of inanity. O’Death have put the bellows to a bonfire of miscreant influences and are proceeding to stagger round the flames to the frantic sound of the banjo. The staccato, off-beat drums give way to riotous hoedowns filled with red-raw vocals and white-hot streaks of fiddle. The record dips and slows unnecessarily in the middle before recovering its half-swagger, half-stagger in Rickety Fence Teeth and levelling out with some straight-up story-telling hillbilly romps. The sluggish, forgettable ballads aside there is solid novel value in Head Home that’ll suffer a good few listens. [Jamie Borthwick] WWW.ODEATH.NET
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1. ASOBI SEKSU
END OF LEVEL BOSS
- CITRUS (ONE LITTLE INDIAN)
- INSIDE THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE (EXILE ON MAINSTREAM)
2. SUPER FURRY ANIMALS
KULA SHAKER - STRANGEFOLK (STRANGEFOLK)
Asobi Seksu can also take it skyward, sending off heavily distorted fireworks that’ll set the hairs on your neck straight up and make you wonder where they’ll go next. Versatile frontwoman Yuki Chikudate sings in English and Japanese, soulful and delicate, at times like Kristin Hersh. The music purrs and roars through delicate lows and fiery peaks and they smash them all to pieces with their indierock guitars. It’s outlandish, euphoric and perhaps strangest of all, quite catchy. [Chris Bathgate]
- ANONYMOUS (IPECAC)
NEUROSIS - GIVEN TO THE RISING (NEUROT)
4. VARIOUS ARTISTS
DRAGONS – BFI (NINJA TUNE)
3. TOMAHAWK
- HALLAM FOE OST (DOMINO)
5. A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW - SCRIBBLE MURAL COMIC JOURNAL (NOTENUF)
What better summer has there been to stay in and watch films? The weather’s been awful, you can’t fly abroad without worrying about Jihadi Cherokees (that’s not an American Football team, by the way, although that updated version of Alive will be reviewed next month), and even if you did, your carbon footprint will guilt-trip you when you get home and then make the weather worse next year, if that Live Earth guff’s to be believed. Best stay in is what we’re saying. Luckily enough, the BBC have organised a plethora of events relating to the theme of The Summer of British Film, and not to be outdone (while jumping on the publicity bandwagon slightly), ITV are bringing out some of their Britflick catalogue onto DVD. Entitled, er… The Summer of British Film, it’s an interesting, if eclectic, collection of movies brought together in two boxsets, but also available individually. Set one is full of big hitters, such as Orson Welles in The Third Man, Olivier’s Henry V, David Lean’s Brief Encounter, and the
Powell and Pressburger masterpiece, The Red Shoes. Set two has Lean providing his masterpiece, this time with Great Expectations, and P&P providing the romance with A Matter Of Life and Death. The second set also contains some smaller cult hits like Billy Liar and The Wicker Man. By far the most controversial choice – actually, the only one – is Mike Winterbottom’s 9 Songs, an experimental mix of concert footage (including Franz Ferdinand and Super Furry Animals) and graphic love scenes, which makes Set Two not the one to give your granny for her birthday. Other than that, it’s hard to fault this assortment although, since every film the BBC is showing this summer is British, chances are each of these will be on telly at some point. Nevertheless, most of these are ones to keep, with many in this edition containing special DVD extras, so there really hasn’t been a better time. [Alec McLeod] OUT NOW
THE PAINTED VEIL Clearly a labour of love for the film’s l e ads, w ho both have producer credits, The Painted Veil is a good opportunity for Edward Norton and Naomi Watts to test their acting credentials in a Merchant Ivory-esque romantic drama. The basic premise is just that: immunologist Norton leaves Shanghai for a
MGR VS. SIRDSS - IMPROMPTU (NEUROT)
ARTHUR & YU - IN CAMERA (HARDLY ART)
- PRE-EMPTIVE FALSE RAPTURE (SOUTHERN)
THE THRILLS - TEENAGER (VIRGIN)
RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG WWW.ASOBISEKSU.COM
SOUNDS
RELEASE DATE: 20 AUG
THE MESSENGERS Currently working on the American remake of Japanese horror, The Eye, The Me sse ng e r s is a previous outing for directing duo Oxide Pang, this one set firmly Stateside. It’s your average haunted house stuff, with a family trying their hand at farming a piece of land that on the surface doesn’t seem to want them there. Clues include the usual blood on walls, pale ghost kids, and dodgy crows hanging around. Parents Dylan McDermott and Penelope Ann Miller play second fiddle to daughter Kristen Stewart who, fitting with tradition, is the only one seemingly bothered by all this. The actors all deal with the one-trick story the best they can, but it is John Burnett (of Northern Exposure) that deserves an award for
saving this film slightly by the sheer silliness of his performance as ‘helpful’ neighbour Burwell. If you like your horror cheap and cheesy, go for it, but for a really disturbing film along the same lines, you’d be better with Tideland. [Aldi Hucksless] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG
INTO GREAT SILENCE La Grande Chartreuse, an order of French Carthusian monks hidden away in the Alps, is the subject matter for this lengthy documentary by Philip Groning. Having received permission to film there (albeit sixteen years after having asked), Groning avoids forcing style or story on to proceedings and instead lets the monks do the talking - or not, as is usually the case. Watching his film is almost like being in a sensory deprivation chamber, where the slightest event is amplified in importance by contrast with the minimal surroundings. Highlights include chanting, haircuts, and even the occasional interview, the big action scene coming near the end when the monks go outside for a bit. At nearly three hours it’s one you may need to plan ahead to watch, as viewing it in chunks would be to miss the point, but to do so is certainly a contemplative, if perhaps not religious, experience. [Duncan Donnert]
NOT CONTENT WITH BEING THE CRAZIEST ARM-FLAILING CONSOLE AROUND, NOW WITH ADDED BALANCE PAD, IT SEEMS THE WII IS NOW GOING TO REVOLUTIONISE THE WORLD, AND ITS GUT E3, the biggest, baddest games exposition is no more. The glitz, the glamour, the scantily clad ladies that had no discernable role in gaming, all gone. The scaled back event was never going to be as interesting as last year, what with all the consoles now out. However, that didn’t stop the big three from holding their own glitzy conferences as per usual to spin some statistics in their favour, and show us a few of the games they have coming as well. As always, The Skinny trudged through the press releases, conference footage and the whiney as ever blogosphere to bring you the definitive, ‘All You Need to Care About’ guide to this year’s E3. Hav i ng had t hei r rat he r bloated, and sometimes unfragrant baby out for some time now, Microsoft haven’t really had any major announcements for a while. This trend continued, as we suspected it would. The majority of the Microsoft presentation involving Peter Moore a) reeling off stats about how awesome they are, b) foolerising himself with his poor Rock Band performance (which incidentally, will be shit hot - three guitars, a drummer and a singer all playing at the same time, on the same console. Roll over Guitar Hero) and c) announcing a fairly hefty number of exclusive games for both the Xbox360 itself, and Xbox Live Arcade. The most intriguing were the two new RPGs: Lost Odyssey and Mass Effect, both of which look stunning, have engaging stories and some rather cool game mechanics.
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FILM RELEASES DEADWOOD - SEASON 3 The third and final season of HBO’s finest drama returns to the grimy, dangerous town of Deadwood, negotiating to join the new Dakota territory and holding its first local elections. New faces in town include Wyatt Earp and his brother, and an old friend of Al’s (Brian Cox) who shows up to start a theatre, whilst Bullock, Swearengen and Hearst vie for power and the soul of the town. It’s a pity it has finished so quickly, but this is a drama worth your time.
WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE Spike Lee’s searing four-act documentary about New Orleans and the aftermath of Katrina is a magnificently shot, heartbreaking examination of the events faced by the residents of the Gulf Coast, whose personal testimonies of the US Government’s woeful response caused controversy when first aired on HBO. The film has lost none of its bite almost two years after the disaster.
FAST FOOD NATION Richard Linklater’s adaptation of the best-selling book follows the birth of an ordinary burger through the lives of meat packers, teen clerks, managers and corporate goons. Part journalism, part humaninterest story, and with an all star ensemble cast (Greg Kinnear, Kris Kristofferson, Bruce Willis, Patricia Arquette), this film is a disturbing look into the dark heart of America’s favourite meal. The final slaughterhouse scenes will probably covert many to the vegetarian cause.
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Sony, after a rather shocking year (amazing arrogance to the consumer = low hardware sales, even lower stock and a load of redundancies) really need to pull their finger out. Whether they did or not is debatable. For example, the onslaught of their Home service (a 3D world where you can buy things to populate your 3D house - apparently real life just isn’t good enough for us anymore), while looking rather nice, does seem a bit clunky and pointless. After they got that out of their system, Phil Harrison proceeded to brandish his new PSP
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small cholera-ridden village with his philandering spouse (Watts), hoping to cure both his marriage and the village’s epidemic. With such a massive metaphor looming overhead, the film is otherwise engaged in dissecting the characters’ expectations of life and love, a contrast which somehow works to good effect. With a smaller role for grand dame Diana Rigg as a Mother Superior, it has all the necessary ingredients for a film of its genre, with enough smouldering to do you until the adaptation of Lady Chatterley is released in cinemas. [Alec McLeod]
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meander through the climes of 80s and 90s indie-rock, loving heavy racing rhythms and fuzzy, echoing production. It’s uplifting stuff.
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L i s te n i n g to Under the Blacklight for the fifth time, it’s no more possible to tell whether its influences are in tune with Shania Twain’s brand of traditionalist-bating country pop or Fleetwood Mac’s ethereal harmonising than it was on the first spin. Time and again, singer Jenny Lewis takes turns at trying both approaches on for size and achieves the feat of ramming both into one tune on early highlight Close Call; her voice meanders along breezily while the rest of Rilo Kiley strive to outdo Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers with their trudging happy-go-lucky near-homage to the classic Mary Jane’s Last Dance. Elsewhe re, the music re mains staunchly mid tempo, though toward the end some token schmaltzy electro beats struggle to take hold, like a diluted afterthought. All in, this heady concoction of cheery chimes and
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Slim - Sony’s attempt at a DS lite - which is marginally slimmer, with TV output and ‘better’ battery life (which is arguably a lie as it has since transpired that while it is more efficient, the battery shipped is worse than with the original, whose battery you must use to get better life) and which still uses rubbish UMD. After this hogwash, and a few more crappy PSP games came the good stuff. Two surprising exclusives in Unreal Tournament 3 and HAZE, as well as some interesting in-house games (Echocrome, a pseudo-optical illusion puzzler in 3D being the most interesting) and then their heavyweights - MGS4, Killzone 2 and Gran Turismo, all looking pretty fucking brilliant. If these games live up to their promise, Sony could, maybe, possibly, make a bit of a comeback. Metal Gear Solid 4, on the PS3
And then came Reggie. After his (deserved) victory speech, Mr FilsAime went on to showcase some of the upcoming 100 Wii titles, most of which have been seen previously (the two most noteworthy being the new MarioKart - with back to basics one-man-per-car fun. It will also be playable online - and Super Mario Galaxy). This was closely followed by some demonstrations of Metroid Corruptions’ ‘revolutionary’ controls, plus the arrival of a WiiZapper attachment - to turn both Wiimote and Nunchuk into a fully fledged gun control system - and of course some games to use it with, including Ghost Squad and Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles. Then came Shigeru ‘legendary game mofo’ Miyamoto to announce the latest crazy game idea to pop into his amazing noggin - WiiFit. Not content with being the craziest arm-flailing console around, Miyamoto wants get everyone stair stepping, stretching and balancing their way to a slimmer self; WiiFit and the accompanying balance pad measure your BMI and track your progress over 40 different exercise games. It seems Nintendo weren’t happy just revolutionising gaming, now they’re after your gut as well. WWW.NINTENDO.COM, WWW.PLAYSTATION.COM, WWW.XBOX.COM
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You play as Jackie, a 21 year-old hitman, s e e k i n g reve n g e against the man who betrayed you on the dirty streets of New York. Oh yeah, and you’re also imbued with the power of a demon spirit as ancient as time and voiced by alt-rocker Mike Patton. And you spend some time in Hell. The Darkness is definitely one step beyond. The shooting and AI are pretty standard FPS fare, but The Darkness stands out because of the little touches that show how much thought has gone into it. The genuinely engaging plot (a rare commodity in all but the best FPSs), the dark and haunting setting, the irresistible Darklings and crystal clear graphics are all top rate - the Darkness powers stand out especially. Crawling around as a Demon snake, sneaking up on goons before devouring their hearts, or opening up a portal to suck them all into oblivion, is both terrifying and exhilarating. For a brief but intense few hours, The Darkness is one of the best games around. [Richard Dennis]
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The retro compilation market - saturated? Surely not?! It seems everyone is jumping on the retro bandwagon but SNK’s 10th Anniversary Metal Slug disc is one tidy package indeed. This is a collection of some of the best scrolling shoot’em ups of our time in its entirety – seven games of lead-spewing, tank-busting glory. It’s big, it’s loud and it’s extremely difficult. Taking on the evil Morden and his army of mercenaries is no small feat. This will appeal to fans of the original arcade machines but newcomers may find it too hard. Thankfully players can continue as many times as they like. This may seem a bit of a cop out but there is no way in hell you will finish this in one go. Perfectly balanced weapons, lush visuals and hard-hitting sound coupled with very simple controls makes for a winning formula. Long live the slug! [Dave Cook] GAME DISC ALSO INCLUDES SOUNDTRACK,
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI E d i nbu rg h may well seem to be the centre of the world for the duration of August, but that’s not to say t hat other cities grind to a halt. There’s tons happ en i ng i n Glasgow this mont h, s o why not give yourself a break from the Edinburgh madne s s a nd che ck out one of its many arts venues.
THERE IS AN EMPOWERING SENSE THAT THE INFINITE VARIEGATION OF THE HUMAN FORM IS INDEED SOMETHING THAT DESERVES TO BE CELEBRATED BY A SHOW AS OUTLANDISHLY AMBITIOUS AS THIS The Naked Portrait is a rather unassuming – almost modest - title for this summer’s blockbuster exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. If it’s nakedness you want, it’s nakedness you’ll get. In fact the NPG has given us a right eyeful – and then some.
Throughout August, Project Ability will be exhibiting magical landscapes created by artists at Wasps studios, whilst the Lille Art gallery will be trying to get to the bottom of what inspires the artist to create, by exploring the work of five female artists who create work in many different mediums.
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There is no doubt that this show should be commended for bringing some astonishing work to the capital. Five studies by Egon Schiele have found their way here from the Leopold Museum
Similarly, the naked self-portraits of Francesca Woodman – who tragically went on to kill herself at the age of twenty-one – are a genuine enigma: the artist obscuring herself with props, or within her surroundings, seemingly torn between a desire to explore her image and a desire to hide. These photographs often evoke the language of Surrealism, but are shot through with an uncomfortable sense of angst – perhaps even desperation is not too strong a word.
Ironically, it’s one of Queenie’s former portraitists, Lucian Freud, who gets the ball rolling with the appositely titled Small Naked Portrait: a spellbinding almost-miniature (by Freud’s standards, anyway) of a naked girl lying awkwardly, yet radiating a stillness that could be read as peacefulness, hopelessness or anything in between. It’s one of many such captivating solo pieces which jostle for the viewer’s attention in a show that is positively overflowing with work.
Finally CCA will be hosting the first major Scottish exhibition by David Rokeby, whose work explores alternative mediums such as CCTV and other technologies. In the past Rokeby has produced groundbreaking works which create music based on the movements of the viewer and has explored the nature of human intelligence through technology. This show sounds like a bit of a coup for the CCA – don’t miss it.
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serves to be celebrated by a show as outlandishly ambitious as this.
Of cou rse t he t er m ‘por t ra it’ comes with a lot of cultural baggage: it sounds formal and rather prim. The Queen gets her portrait painted – although mercifully her likeness cannot be found hanging on these walls. No, if this exhibition teaches us anything, it’s that the term ‘portrait’ can mean just about anything you want it to. Correspondingly, it is apparent that there are just as many different ways of being naked as their are ways of being represented.
The Arches will host a photography show by Jimi Rae, entitled Seed of Hope, which came together following a recent visit to Nairobi with the Fair Trade Organisation. Full of warmth and energy, these are hopeful, optimistic images of disadvantaged children that have been helped on to the road to self-sufficiency.
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It is this superabundance of images – crowding every wall, and sequenced in a less than logical manner – which gives the show its distinctive character. Although it has inevitable downsides – works by Bacon, Saville, Howson and Gilbert & George lack any sort of suitable context – the wealth and diversity of images does create a frisson of electricity within the gallery space, and an empowering sense that the infinite variegation of the human form is indeed something that de-
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in Vienna, and they are every bit as exciting as one would hope. Schiele’s lines, simultaneously liquid and brutally dynamic, are simply captivating – some of the most radical draughtsmanship you’re likely to see. Lesser-known artists are also generously represented: Nan Goldin’s serial portraits of her lover, Siobhan, have a soft intimacy that approaches the erotic and suggest a number of complex, emotional narratives.
Of course, our own cultural codes dictate that we often find something inherently humorous in the unclothed form, and the exhibition also explores this aspect of the naked portrait. John Coplans’ Selfportrait (Back with Arms Above) transforms the artist’s back into an unnaturally rectangular monolith, his clenched fists appearing as strange antennae – or perhaps this is some kind of menacing, low-budget puppet show? Whilst there has always been something snigger-worthy about Sam TaylorWood’s stilted pathos, it is Lewis Morley’s photo of a rather ungainly and angry looking David Frost – here doing his best to obliterate any notion of sensuality from Christine Keeler’s infamous chair-straddling pose – which delivers the real laughs, and perhaps the highlight of the ‘Fame’ section of this exhibition.
The Naked Portrait could have been an overwhelming show – it is certainly one that requires real stamina in order to take everything in – yet the essential simplicity of its conceit, not to mention the wealth of outstanding work on display, ensure it will be one of the many highlights of the summer.
The Twilight Sad There was much gnashing of teeth and flailing of arms when we first heard of The Twilight Sad, back in April - through a good review on Chicago based taste-making website Pitchfork, no less. Where are our notes, where are our back issues - surely we’ve noticed this supposed “Glasgow” band before some American has, besides our brief encounter with them at SxSW back in March?
Singer James Graham is sitting in a London hotel room, dilly-dallying before he flies to Roskilde with his bandmates, when he takes a call from The Skinny, sheepish like. He quickly helps us feel at ease by revealing how they’d managed to fly under our radar. “We’ve hardly played in Glasgow or Scotland at all. We only played two gigs at The 13th Note in two years,” he explains.
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Now the Twilight Sad are touring relentlessly – including shows at Hey You Get Off My Pavement in Glasgow on 5 August, followed by an intimate show at Bannermans in Edinburgh on the 19th. They’re also playing Connect, and James is genuinely enthusiastic about the rare prospect of playing to a Scottish crowd: “When we play live it’s not as precise as the record; it’s a lot more noisy because we’ve only got the four of us, and we don’t have the accordion or anything else. I prefer playing live. I love the album but it’s good
to see a band that doesn’t just replicate the record.”
James is keen to keep the Twilight momentum rolling: “We’re working on the next album already, its just going to be bigger and noisier and a step forward. This album has only ever been a stepping stone onto the next thing. We’re not going to come up with the same again, we’re going to move on from this. We’re happy with what we’ve done, we feel it’s a good debut release. But it’s definitely not the finished article.” FOURTEEN AUTUMNS AND FIFTEEN WINTERS IS OUT NOW ON FAT CAT. THE TWILIGHT SAD PLAY HEY YOU GET OFF MY PAVEMENT AT KINGS COURT, GLASGOW ON 5 AUG, OH FOR CHRIST SAKE I LIKE SHORT CAKE AT
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The US hype over debut LP Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters can be attributed to Fat Cat’s decision for the band to tour the States in support of an introductory EP. The little bit of buzz that created didn’t come back cross the Atlantic again until it had been boosted by the release of the full debut LP. The album’s success lies in the way it uses the quiet/loud post-rock blueprint – with guitars that build noisy layers of squall and sprawl before collapsing to clarity, and vocals that are at once clawing and vulnerable, and then righteous with anger. With that title, the epic emotional reach of the guitars, and the confused emotions of the lyrics, it seemed to many reviewers to be about the angst of adolescence – but that’s not what 23 year-old James says he meant. “There wasn’t a conscious decision to write about anxiety. The songs are all lyrically about where we stay, people we know, things that have happened to us over the past couple of years. We like to see them as folk songs as that’s how they’re written to begin with, and then we layer them up. Andy the guitarist comes up with the basic idea, I’ll write my part to it and then Mark [drums] and Craig [bass] will work on their parts as well. Then Andy goes home and blares them all up and puts different instruments in - any instruments that were lying about - we tried to get them on there.”
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Figurative work by artists from both Georgia and Scotland which explores issues of identity.
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A recent sculpture chosen from Whiteread’s own collection and a group of new works on paper, plus Robert Burns’ breakfast table!
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Prints never before shown in Scotland, plus limited screenings of a documentary film giving insight into the studio process.
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Edinburgh has always been kind to the gallery-goer, but things will get crazy this August as venues the length and breadth of Auld Reekie pull out the big guns to impress the festival crowds. They certainly don’t get any bigger than Picasso, and a selection of his works on paper will be on show at the Dean Gallery, while the National Museum will exhibit everything from intimate photos to personal mementos in an attempt to find out what made the artist tick. For Picasso, rampant commercialism put a taint on a brilliant career, but for Warhol, selling out was always the primary objective – and the National Gallery will host a massive retro-
spective of his diverse output over the festival period. Other highlights include work by South African artist William Kentridge at Edinburgh Printmakers, the world premiere of a series of photos by William Eggleston at Inverleith House, Alex Hartley’s spatial oddities at the Fruitmarket and John Stezaker’s witty photographic interventions at Stills gallery. The festival’s first ever director, Joanne Brown, is also promising an Eastern European theme, with Georgian artists at Patriothall gallery and six Polish artists as part of a group show curated by Canvas at ARTSPACE gallery. Add in Nathan Coley at Doggerfisher, Rachel Whiteread at Ingleby
Gallery and the Collective Gallery’s Comic Book Project (exploring the relationship between performance and art) and you’ve barely scratched the surface. With the grassroots Edinburgh Annuale still unannounced at time of going to press, and the Jardins Publics project intent on turning Edinburgh’s public spaces into a work of art, 2007 promises to be a vintage year for the Edinburgh Art Festival. [Celia Sontag] SEE LISTINGS FOR MORE DETAILS, INCLUDING FRINGE ART VENUES. ALSO, KEEP AN EYE ON WWW.EDINBURGHARTFESTIVAL.COM AND WWW.ANNUALE.ORG
The Turner Prize nominee explores the way in which the built environment reflects the values of its society.
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ABC, GLAGOW, 20 AUG My ticket says @The Barrowlands” and so will yours, but that’s not the place to go. Slint’s first show in Glasgow since they reformed two years ago - in which they will perform seminal math-rock album Spiderland in full - has been moved to ABC1 on Sauchiehall Street. Spiderland today sounds just like a 1991 album, knowing all that came after it and all that necessitated its emergence - but it’s still a good deal more inventive than much that has been offered in the meantime. An undisputed fixture in the alt-rock canon, this is potentially a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see it being performed by its creators. At the ABC bar, glumly mumble your order under your breath, and then scream it - “Two PINTS A’ TENNENTS PLEASE!” Go on, it’ll be funny. Then we can nod our heads and tap our feet at different times, and be moody and manic all at once. Welcome to Glasgow, Slint! [Ally Brown] 7PM, £20. WWW.SLINT.US
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THE ARCHES, 16 JUL Ozomatli continues to exclude nothing: whether pastiches of 1970s soul, the hokey-cokey, thunderous percussion or a trombone solo based on Lily Allen’s Smile, everything is co-opted into their relentless celebration. They hit the Latino sound so hard that it splits, revealing its psychedelic Moroccan roots. Then they have a front-line of trumpet, trombone and saxophone - three instruments versatile enough to switch easily between jazz, soul, ska and raging sonic assaults. Four vocalists - including two rappers - keep the energy seething and swaying. Perhaps most importantly, the three percussionists flick between hiphop, reggae and whatever other deep, lush beats are needed to hold together the wild improvisation. Ozomatli are politicians of ecstasy, tricking the crowd into sheer delight with formation dances, blistering solos, chant-alongs and crowd surfing. They lead a conga around the Arches for their encore. Merging hip-hop without the machismo and dance without the techno, Ozomatli are an unfashionable, yet utterly essential, triumph of joy. [Gareth K Vile] WWW.OZOMATLI.COM
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CARLING ACADEMY, 27 JUN Flying in the face of any apparent MOR aspirations laid down by his mildest LP to date, grunge survivor Chris Cornell arrives with the clear intent to unite a mob divided by the labours of his back catalogue. A two hour set that quite surprisingly deals in turns out a plethora of rugged Soundgarden nuggets kicks off with the surefooted sludge rock of Let Me Drown as the sveltely cut giant indulges in a proper rummage through the archives. Soon enough, the Audioslave repertoire comes out to play, which proves to both piss
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In an imaginary world where ska never went out of fashion, Liverpool’s Dead 60s would be permanently camped at the top of the charts. Mixing some of The Clash’s fiery spirit with the reggae-influenced beats that made The Specials such surefire hits, they’re on a four-man mission to prove that ska is about more than pork-pie hats and Lily Allen’s designer rip-offs at New Look. Admittedly, there’s little room for them in the midst of the current day-glo infatuated British music scene, but with the punchy attitude of Ghostface Killah and new single Stand Up under their belt they’re still one of the most exciting live bands in Britain, peddling their bullish lad-rock with a streetwise swagger. Look out for Ben Gordon’s dirty habit of flicking his used guitar picks at the crowd though – could have someone’s eye out with that. [Dan Coxon]
on the flames and fan them all over again; the ill fitting boogie woogie of Original Fire and the trudging balladry of Be Yourself struggle for elbow room next to the ferocious blare of Show Me How to Live. When his recent Bond theme appears, the solo material provides what little respite is needed from the lead heavy jams. Then it’s back into the fray as Cornell, his larynx and his flanking company soon spiral back down into a psychedelic haze to conjure up a satisfying stew of Jesus Christ Pose and Outshined with perennial staples like Spoonman and Black Hole Sun, before the wailing encore of Slaves and Bulldozers appropriately bludgeons a crowd into submission. Far from going through the motions, consolidating three eras in one night is a job that few veteran front men can pull off with such unrelenting conviction. [Dave Kerr] WWW.CHRISCORNELL.COM
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GLASGOW ACADEMY, 24 JUNE Devo don’t do conventional. Part musical pantomime, part subversive social indictment, tonight’s show is smart, funny, sarcastic and manages to both rock and bleep in all the right measures. Jocko Homo, the tune that started it all in 1978, is greeted like a national anthem by an audience enthusiastically wrestling with the 7/8 sing-a-long. Likewise Whip It evokes the kind of reaction previously saved for the Beatles in baseball stadiums. It’s a pity that a couple of the other classics, including Girl U Want, don’t really kill the way they might have. In fact many of the highlights appear from within the likes of the less heavilyrotated Uncontrollable Urge and Mr. DNA, where current drummer Josh Freese also clearly savours the chance to let loose on his kit. One hilarious film clip of an intermission later, the evening ends in suitably ludicrous and anthemic style as Mark Mothersbaugh dons his
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bizarre alter-ego Booji Boy to lead the room through the sardonic but upbeat Beautiful World. It’s brilliantly strange, as are Devo. [Chris Cusack] MYSPACE.COM/DEVO
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS THE ARCHES, 21 JUL
Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibber t could never be classed as giant. At just over five feet tall, this esteemed reggae dignitary is easily overshadowed by his lofty contemporaries. But what Toots lacks in height, he more than compensates for with the lung-busting muscularity of his gigantic Memphis soul boom. Filling the Arches to capacity, the legendary Kingstonian and his mighty rhythmic mainstays The Maytals transform the dank interior into a bubbling sphere of body-jerking exhilaration. Bouncing straight into the escalating groove of Pressure Drop, Hibbert concocts an enthralling display of melodic mastery and effervescent showmanship that belies his 63 years. From Funky Kingston’s ebullient jinking skank to 54-46 Was My Number’s ear-bruising regalia, every spirit-cleansing testament is lapped up by the venue’s sweat drenched disciples. He may not be the most elevated of idols but, in the pantheon of reggae greats, Toots proves tonight he’s as big as they come. [Billy Hamilton] WWW.TOOTSANDTHEMAYTALS.NET
THE CHECKS KING TUT’S, 18 JUL
One day, when the Checks are as famous as Michael Stipe thinks they are going to be, Ed Knowles’ arrhythmic ska boogie will become the band’s signature. Despite his lack of funk, Knowles can hold a tune and his youthful voice skates elegantly over the 1960s blues-rock. Like a light Led Zep or melodic Who, the Checks skip their way through a set that calls up the luminaries of the
British invasion: if they don’t manage to ever find their own style - standout What You Heard is sheer Stones’ boogie - at least they never slip into parody. The twin guitar choruses have plenty of power and melody, and they never make the mistake of overdriving the verses. The occasional bursts of exhibitionist soloing are tight and precise and Knowles can sing ballad and rocker with the same sassy confidence. It looks as if Stipe could be right, again. [Gareth K Vile]
Roderick Buchanan, one of Scotland’s leading contemporary artists, shows a body of new work as part of the Blind Faith project at GoMA. Buchanan’s interest in identity and particularly Scottish identity is strong in most of his work, particularly this recent exhibition. Histrionics looks at what defines and builds identity, taking on the subject of sectarianism in Scotland, with Buchanan using himself as a case study. The exhibition uses elements of Scotland’s past and present which are associated with the division of the two main beliefs: Protestant and Catholic. Visually the exhibition is stripped down to the facts, the gallery split up by the large red triangle which contains two films. The films, which are screened side by side yet separated by a wall, show two marching bands - one Protestant, one Catholic. The clearcut display turns the exhibition into an educational platform you are invited to interact with and develop, enabling you to relate on a personal level but also allowing people to see both sides of the issue. The emphasis on personal reflection and the memories of people whose background is similar to Buchanan’s, and that have experienced the divides that exist in Glasgow - along with Buchanan’s delivery of the information in clear terms - allows the viewer to gather an opinion of their own, rather than preaching a specific reading to them. The main drive of the exhibition shows that traditions and beliefs are learnt at a young age and segregated school-
ing contributes to the separation in cultures. [Morag Keil]
Nevertheless, this is an eloquent body of work. [Lucy Gallwey]
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INSIDE OUTSIDE Chongbin Park addresses issues of cultural alienation and social vulnerability through sculpture, performance and photography. Originally from South Korea, the artist has lived in London since 2003, and has often felt culturally and environmentally detached from the city. His sense of separation is best described in Child in Time (Hiding), a gigantic blue cardboard arrow containing a proportioned cardboard figure. We are unaware of the presence of the figure until we read the book which accompanies the work and see the process of making and concealing its contents. The piece really evokes a sense of estrangement, which Chongbin describes as a feeling of “invisible vulnerability,” exaggerated by struggles with language and heterogeneous culture. He also finds identification with two small birds, shown in a series of photographs, and makes reference to his own fragility and social unease through picturing the birds living and growing within the confines of a dark interior. Circle, a video projection installation in a wooden tube, also shows an entrapped figure, but in this work the figure is visible and brightly lit as it explores the proportion of the tube in relation to its body. Overall this show is full of content, but perhaps relies too heavily on a prior understanding of the issues it addresses.
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REVIEWS BEYOND APPEARANCES Intended to explore “the stylistic qualities and thematic characteristics that distinguish Scottish modern and contemporary painting,” Beyond Appearances over-exerts itself by using too few paintings to illustrate progression over too large a time-span. Despite this, the incorporation of paintings by recent graduates Jacqui Campbell and Dorothy Lawrenson goes some of the way to demonstrating that “painting is still very much in a vigorous condition,” whilst suggesting that the younger generation have a firmer grasp of conceptual thinking than contemporaries such as Iain Robertson and Barbara Rae. Outstanding individual works include John Eardley’s evocative Summer Grasses and Barley on the Hill Top, which is rendered with tremendous confidence, whilst Mackintosh’s Mont Alba demonstrates a designer’s eye for pattern along with a seductive, liquid suppleness. The more established modern practitioners put in a strong showing too: Callum Innes and Alison Watt both drive towards a deceptively hard-won elegance, and the Boyle Family’s curiously disembodied resin and fiberglass Study of Grey Mudcracks... is curiously fascinating. [Celia Sontag]
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REVEREND AND THE MAKERS KING TUT’S, 22 JUL
It may be uncharitable to assume that tonight’s sell-out show is a consequence of Jon ‘The Reverend’ McClure’s close connection to the Arctic Monkeys: however, neither his release schedule nor verbal dexterity can account for such an enthusiastic greeting. Unlike support the Ting Tings, who have abandoned melody completely to invent strident and playful drum’n’voice, McClure has spent time finding the right band to back up his poetic musings. Unfortunately, while McClure plays up the arrogant front man, getting down with the audience and intoning his lyrics with due seriousness, the music is workmanlike, adding little depth and chugging through ska and electro-pop with the same intent beat. The highlight is his solo rendering of The Last Resort - the words and meaning clear, with no band to fog his intention. He might lack the insight of Jarvis and the crackling wit of Alex Turner, but his vicious vignettes deserve a more inspired accompaniment. [Gareth K Vile] WWW.IAMREVEREND.COM
Devendra Banhart
DEVENDRA BANHART THE ARCHES, GLASGOW, 23 AUG
Strange of melody and mighty of beard, the thinking music listener’s esoteric singer/songwriter of choice is back. He’s the hairy bloke who makes weird noises, yes? Well, not quite: there’s actually a lot more to his folky racket than weirdness for weirdness’ sake, and a gentler, less abrasive quality has been coaxed out of his recent offerings. Lending his track Little Yellow Spider to Orange’s current advertising campaign (the adverts with people folding out from behind each other in a field...) has certainly done plenty to boost his profile and convince those who previously thought him just that bit too leftfield for their tastes. That’s not to say he’s become boring: even the briefest of listens to new album Cripple Crow will tell you that he still has plenty of unexpected ideas up his sleeve, and as for his live shows, there’s certainly no confusing Banhart with anyone else. [Heather Crumley] 7PM, £16.50 WWW.CRIPPLECROW.COM
EASY STAR ALL STARS
THE ARCHES, GLASGOW, 26 AUG See it, wen dey be tellin’ mi dat mi breddas, de Easy Star All Stars be reproducin’ Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon an’ Radiohead’s OK Computer inna reggae riddim I be like “No way man, dat sacred shit? Dis gonna be chaka chaka all ova de ends.” But yah know wat, wen mi listen, me finds meself droppin’ me legs, tinkin’ breddas got it righted. Now dey be tellin’ mi dat dey is comin’ to jam Dub Side of the Moon and Radiodread in front of mi yeyes. I’m tinkin’, “All fruits ripe, man.” Gonna move mi backside ova to de Arches, bad like yaz, wen we be trooly havin’ a hoopty ride man. Irie! [Jimmy ‘Dub’ Faican] 7PM, £10 WWW.EASYSTAR.COM
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI What? There’s a Fringe Fest iva l set to appea r on the doorstep any day now? Are the Monkees taking part? But we’ve already trek ked the globe, hot on the trail of the ultimate feel good hit for the summer. Wasn’t Coachella, Roskilde, Dour, Rock Ness, T in the Park, Summercase, Wickerman, and Indian Summer quite enough? Read the reviews on the website. Can’t somebody else just cover this “Fringe” thing? We’re all too knackered (I mean, look at this picture) and Finbarr’s wellies have had it. How about we take a wee holiday while you lot watch some comedy? In the meantime, we’ll leave any of you culture vultures out there with a few of the Fringe’s music highlights whilst trying hard not to alienate the rest of the Skinny reading demographic - whoever you are - by exchanging some words with Tomahawk and Architecture in Helsinki about their new albums. Significantly, Ally, Paul and Nick talk to three very different but nevertheless, we reckon, terrific bands at varying stages of their careers this month; the Twilight Sad aren’t long out of the trap, indie stalwarts Modest Mouse are riding the crest and, sadly, Aereogramme are set for their final (?) peformance in the Highlands. Actually, all three are playing Connect. Another flippin’ festival. Right, fuck it, where’s the tent? Let’s finish this in style… /Dave
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“JOHN STANIER SOAKS HIS DRUM HEADS IN MONKEY PISS... HE GETS IT FROM A ZOO KEEPER IN BRISBANE.” - DUANE DENISON
Beneath the myth by Dave Kerr
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exactly what I needed, which was an old collection of Native American transcriptions from the late 19th century.”
“Our sound in some ways is folky. People always compare us these days to Beirut,” Rory muses. “Arcade Fire as well,” asserts Ian boldly. “Yeah,” agrees Rory, “a Celtic Arcade Fire, but we can’t understand this Celtic thing.”
HAVE YOU HAD ANY KIND OF PRAISE OR COMPLAINT FROM ANY NATIVE AMERICANS WHO HAVE HEARD THE RESULTS? “I actually did an interview last week with a Canadian fellow from the Ojibway, and he said he really enjoyed the album. He was a younger, hipper guy though… I’m not sure what some of the older folks might think. By the way, I have some Dundee Marmalade in the fridge...”
Perhaps it’s the band’s playful use of any instrument that may fall under that most vague of musical genres. With accordions, mandolins, violins and cellos all thrown into the mix, it’s no surprise to find that all seven members are classically-trained, multi-instrumentalists. However, they are surprisingly coy about their talents.
IT MIGHT TASTE LIKE SHIT, BUT IT’LL KEEP YOU ALIVE. WITH THE CLEAR EXCEPTION OF A FEW SONGS, THIS ALBUM SEEMS A BIT LESS CONCERNED WITH SAMPLING AND EFFECTS THAN THE FIRST TWO WERE. DID YOU FIND IT AT ALL DIFFICULT TO APPLY THOSE METHODS TO ANONYMOUS, GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE MUSIC? “Well, we weren’t too terribly worried about being authentic – how could we be, what with electric guitars and drums and all that? But there’s plenty of electronics on there, it’s just that maybe the samples are a bit more organic sounding. We wanted to make an album that was enjoyable to listen to, not an academic exercise.”
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A MUSO’S TOP 10 MINUS THE BEAR “We’ve been in the studio for months and then headed out on tour, so this has been our month to chill out and relax. The next few months will be really intense tour and promotion wise for the new record. I had a nice siesta in Mexico for about ten days. I drank a lot of Cazadores Tequila and read by the pool. Right now I’m the tannest dude in Seattle. “We shot a video a few weeks ago for the first single from Planet Of Ice, Knight — it’s gonna be sweet. I’m not going to give anything away, but watch out for the shot with Alex eating a big ass sandwich.”
1. THE FIELD – FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME 2. PANDA BEAR – PERSON PITCH 3. CARIBOU – ANDORRA 4. DESTINY’S CHILD – THE WRITING’S ON THE WALL 5. THE BEATLES – REVOLVER 6. JEAN CLAUDE VANNIER
They say that an exchange of taped ideas between The Jesus Lizard’s Duane Denison and ubiquitous sonic chameleon Mike Patton back in 2000 marked the commencement of a “supergroup” which would come to comprise players from four of alternative rock’s most inf luential groups from recent decades.
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The employment of John Stanier’s inimitable powerhouse drumming and the scuzzy low end riffs of now departed Melvins bassist Kevin Rutmanis is all else it would take to complete the manufacture of Tomahawk – a macabre, genre-twisting machine with the ability to flit swiftly around a canvas of howls, growls, clunky samples and fierce guitar work. Two LPs of original material - the stuff of ugly Italian horror soundtracks would emerge over the next few years to scare the hell out of those who went looking. These days, with Patton and Stanier having spent most of the last year on duty with Peeping Tom and Battles respectively, the band has returned
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“WE’VE ALL GOT IDEAS IN OUR HEADS, WHICH IS WHY IT COMES OUT SO FUCKED UP” - RORY SUTHERLAND.
“We kinda half know what we’re doing on so many instruments, that together we can create a full sound,” confesses Rory. “Even if we play a bum note, it’s the process of having that ambition to further what you’re doing that counts.” This current, expanded line-up has only been together for six months, yet they have already had their fair share of success. “The first really exciting thing was the XFM music response show,” says Ian. However, Rory felt getting the gig was “a bit of a fluke” at the time. Even in supposing that this was the case, there was even more luck to come when the band entered T-Break and won a slot at last month’s T in the Park. Though Ian gushes with enthusiasm about their Sunday slot, Rory takes a more considered viewpoint. “It’s not really kicked in yet. When it comes down to it, we’re just seven guys playing our music in a room, even if it’s a really big room.” “Or a tent,” corrects Ian with a wry smile. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the band are not short on ideas for what lies ahead, post-T. “I had this great dream of just walls of people, like Sigur Ros, or Godspeed… just adding and adding and adding,” Rory
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marvels. “But I was told to take it down until we’re playing venues that can actually take that amount of people on stage. That’s when we’ll get into Spiritualized territory.”
end on un-blinkered self-praise. “We’re beginning to love the way we’re sounding now” he beams. Give Broken Records a spin and you may well too.
For now though, the band are keen to slog it out on the local circuit with a tireless slew of shows this month, clearly aware that they need the perspiration to back up their inspiration. “When you’re doing this constantly, it just passes so quickly, so six months has gone in no time. I think our dedication has got us through it,” Rory proposes. And, despite the band’s earlier modesty, he can’t help but
BROKEN RECORDS PLAY CAPITOL, GLASGOW ON 4 AUG, PRS FRINGE SUNDAY (XFM STAGE) EDINBURGH ON 12 AUG AND HAVE A STRING OF NIGHTS AT EUROSCOT (FRINGE VENUE 234) ON 19, 24, 25, 26 AND 27 AUG, THEN THE ARK, EDINBURGH ON 31 AUG. BROKEN RECORDS ALSO PLAY BEST OF T BREAK, LIQUID ROOM, EDINBURGH ON 18 AUG. PHEW. WWW.MYSPACE.COM/BROKENRECORDSEDINBURGH
IN SAYING THAT, TRACKS LIKE MESCAL RITE 2 AND OMAHA DANCE SOUND LIKE THEY MUST BE GOING TO TOWN ON THEIR ORIGINAL BLUEPRINTS. WOULD YOU REFER TO THOSE AS CLOSE APPROXIMATIONS OR LOOSE REINTERPRETATIONS OF NATIVE AMERICAN SONGS? “Mescal 2 starts out quite faithfully, then gets led astray by the temptations of the flesh. Omaha Dance is quite loose right from the get-go; however, I plead artistic licentiousness.”
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Eh? An ass sandwich? Now this we’ve got to see. In the meantime, here’s the albums they’re currently spinning...
Sitting hunched in a darkened corner of Octopus Diamond, support bands sound-checking in one room and a steady stream of musicians and bar staff sauntering out from another, Rory Sutherland and Ian Turnbull from Edinburgh septet Broken Records are in the unenviable position of trying to describe their music to The Skinny.
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to the record-it-and-post-it-along ethos which initially got their creative ball rolling. Thinking beyond the roots of their name, the trio sought historical insight before recording album number three, titled Anonymous - a dark re-imagining of traditional Native American compositions and ritualistic incantations. Duane Denison recently took the time to reveal all about Tomahawk’s new album, the secret behind John Stanier’s drum set up and even the contents of his fridge, but first things first... WHERE DID KEVIN RUTMANIS GO? “You tell me, I haven’t seen him in years.” SWIFTLY MOVING ON; ANONYMOUS SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY AMBITIOUS PROJECT AND MUST SURELY HAVE MADE FOR A DAUNTING ONE TO APPROACH. AS THE MAN WHO CARRIED OUT THE RESEARCH, WHERE DID YOU START? “There’s an old bookstore here in Nashville called Elder’s that carries a lot of older oddities. The old guy who runs it is a bit curmudgeonly, but he had
IN TERMS OF HOW YOU PUT THAT TO USE, WAS THERE ANY ELEMENT OF LYRICAL TRANSLATION FOR MIKE TO CONSIDER OR DID HE JUST RIFF WHEN IT CAME TO RECORDING THE VOCALS? “Well, some of the lyrics are as they were found, that is, in their original tongue. Others had translations provided, and some are completely fabricated. I think it’s fairly obvious which is which, don’t you?” WE’RE NOT TOO UP ON THE NATIVE AMERICAN TONGUE ‘ ROUND THESE PARTS. BUT WE CHALLENGE YOU TO COME AND TEACH US. ARE THERE PLANS TO TOUR THE ALBUM? “None at the moment, but there’s talk. Who knows, maybe some outdoor shows... with holograms projected into the sky... to attract aliens... or Perry Farrell…”
July in Edinburgh tends to be a strange kind of month, gig-wise. The depletion of the city’s student population, the annual calm before August’s Fringe storm, and the fact that most of the major bands are off peddling their wares on the summer festival circuit means that as the season hots up, the Capital has a habit of winding down. But, while it’s fair to say that the most pressing engagements for most of Edinburgh’s music lovers lie outwith the city limits at events such as Indian Summer in Glasgow and at T in the Park, there’s enough gold in them there venues to keep things ticking over nicely. Gig of the month (and most probably of the year in this time-warped hack’s opinion) has to be the super heavyweight soul summit at the Playhouse on 2 July featuring the right Reverend AL GREEN and southern-soul heroine CANDI STATON. Live events rarely come more seismic than this.
JUST ONE MORE THING, IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY CLEAR UP A LITTLE QUERY THAT HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF STANIER-STALKER MESSAGE BOARD CONJECTURE FOR YEARS: HOW DOES JOHN GET THAT SOUND OUT OF HIS DRUMS – DOES HE REALLY TIGHTEN THE SKINS WITH A POWER DRILL? “No, he soaks his drum heads in monkey piss... he gets it from a zoo keeper in Brisbane...” Well, it beats Dundee Marmalade. THE NEW TOMAHAWK ALBUM, ANONYMOUS, IS OUT NOW ON IPECAC.
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LIVE MUSIC by Fraser Thomson
by Ted Maul
TRY, TRY AND TRY AGAIN... Have you ever dreamt of being in a band? I’ve always harboured dreams of rehea rsa l s a nd gigs and groupies. But not as much as my mate Dave does. They say God loves a tryer and in that case he must adore my mate Dave.
5 FREE SONGS YOU CAN LEGALLY DOWNLOAD, LISTEN TO AND LOVE by Sean Michaels
When I first met him, by day he was writing Commando comics and by night he was frontman of PVS. Post Valentine Syndrome. And among the indie crowds of Perth they were stars. Many a happy night was spent in The Riverside Inn singing and dancing to You Think You’re So Groovy, and PVS badges were as de rigeur as a pair of Docs and a Smiths t-Shirt. Then, the Riverside flooded (oh how they should have seen that coming) and the scene faded. And PVS went their separate ways.
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THE STRANGE DEATH OF LIBERAL ENGLAND CABARET VOLTAIRE, 5 JUL
“Here’s a dark little ditty” warns Y’all Is Fantasy Island’s Adam Stafford, before detuning his guitar to what might be termed a macabre setting. The two sides to this ‘thrash/ minimalist’ four-piece are gradually showcased with tonight’s suitably schizophrenic set. The aforementioned “dark little ditty”, These Are The Days, and the punchy forthcoming single With Handclaps, offer the highlights from either end of their disordered spectrum. Combined with stream-of-consciousness style lyrics that veer from inspired to puzzling, Y’all Is Fantasy Island continue their compelling trip down a dark psychological. Emerging with a large namebearing placard, tonight’s audience are left in no doubt that The Strange Death of Liberal England have invaded the stage. Bursting into the dramatic, flailing Oh Solitude only bolsters the feeling of organised chaos. Tales of apocalyptic postrockers with a glossy pop smear are lost on these ears, though on their final offering you can imagine Godspeed lurking around in the venue’s dark corners. Ultimately though, their sound is closer to, say it quietly, Arcade Fire. Throughout the night the more standard placard fare of Repent Repent looms over the audience. See The Strange Death of Liberal England while you can, or take heed of those words. [Darren Carle] WWW.MYSPACE.COM/TSDOLE WWW.MYSPACE.COM/YIFIMUSIC
NINE BLACK ALPS CABARET VOLTAIRE, 12 JUL
If their debut album was a heady blend of post-grunge growling and indie pop tunes, then tonight’s gig shows that Manchester’s Nine Black Alps have spent the last year throwing yet more influences into the mix. Sam Forrest’s purple blouse and scarlet lipstick might sit oddly with his gravel-laced voice and stubble,
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but there’s certainly no doubting his musical talent. New single Burn Brighter shows a lighter pop sensibility edging into their songwriting, while their other new tracks - taken from forthcoming album Love/Hate sound like Ash with better tunes and tidier vocals. When they close with crowd favourite Shot Down there’s hardly a still foot in the house, as they prove that they can still rock the Cab’s foundations despite this new communication with their feminine side. Judging by what they so ably accomplish tonight, Love/Hate should put the Alps back on the altrock map. [Isaac Walker]
timistic music gives with the odd foray into Radiohead-esque minorchord atmospherics, but it’s difficult to tell on one listen if this is convincingly integrated, or just tacked-on. To their credit, they’re distinguishable from the similarly sunny Magic Numbers because songs like Sugar Brown have unpredictable, almost proggy structures. Say must be an acquired taste, and on balance it seems a taste worth acquiring. [Ally Brown] MYSPACE.COM/SAYTHEBAND
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THE LOFT, 7 JUL PLASTIC ANIMALS (3/5) start us off with crunchy, aggressive guitars and impressively frantic drumming. The bassist’s T-shirt depicts an angry child – which seems fitting when the singer, after flatly mumbling his verses, clears his throat with a raspily roared chorus, like a kid throwing a hissy-fit. They have some good ideas, and the use of different rhythms and time signatures is always welcome, but the vocal melodies of ten follow the music too closely, and the intervening throaty screams don’t always make up for those meandering points. Next up is The SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT (2/5) who, intro aside, have by far the best songs of the night. Unfortunately, they are all hamstrung by weak, flat vocals and a totally uninspiring vocalist. Each track is brilliantly developed with clear melodies and strong hooks, but in my imagination the band deserve to be augmented with agile, distinctive singing and a frontman who looks like he gives a fuck. With a makeover like that, The Scottish Enlightenment could be dazzling. With tinkling bells, bright colours and enthusiasm to spare, SAY (3/5) instantly appeal to the inner child in us all, but their happy-clappy ethos starts to grate. Say try to counter the superficial impression that op-
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“Look what you made me do!” he quips, and everyone’s in hysterics. It’s a funny punchline and it appears that Al Green, one of the greatest singers in the history of recordable music, is quite the stand-up comic too. At the start he shuffles on, accompanied by a 12-piece band, and begins handing out single red roses to the grateful ladies in the front rows. Eyes widen behind thickrimmed glasses, a gleaming smile and a middle-age podge; he moves goofily, like an over-excited child, elaborate gestures threatening to burst the seams of his tux. And his voice – did I mention his voice? – is still as gentle as ever, still as emotive, the Southern twang and the throaty roar, and that famous falsetto which remains intact at 61. So we get clappin’ and laughin’, little pokey dance-steps, jests and preaches, and compliments and singalongs for the ecstatic audience. And we also get Let’s Stay Together, Tired Of Being Alone, Love And Happiness, and How Do You Mend A Broken Heart? Al has broken many in his time. The Reverend has had us in the palm of his hand for an hour - we gasped, and shrieked, and cheered and sang and grooved, and it was Simply Beautiful. We got that too. [Ally Brown] WWW.ALGREENMUSIC.COM
CAJUNDANCEPARTY CABARET VOLTAIRE, 10 JUL
Surrounded by small people with fresh faces, it dawns that Cajun Dance Party aren’t even old enough to get into nightclubs like this yet. It’s debatable whether the old clichés about bairns’ tastes in music still apply, with internet technology making the development of a close relationship to music so much easier for young people. Is that argument enriched by this performance? Well, not really – Cajun Dance Party are neither hopelessly naïve, nor smart beyond their years. Their comparisons to The Cure do not extend to the melancholy depths of Faith – more like Friday I’m In Love’s romantic glory, and when they do swap carefree pop for emotion it’s not convincing. What’s more, some of the soloing is painful and the epic closer (before the encore that nobody calls for) uses several rock clichés but forgets to include a tune. Still, with a handful of good ideas and a manic stage presence mastered, a bit of focus could see CJP passing their next exam. [Ally Brown] MYSPACE.COM/CAJUNDANCEPARTY
LUCKYJIM HULA, 12 JUL
Hula: juice bar, art gallery, and now welcome addition to the much depleted Edinburgh live scene. It ain’t what this reviewer is accustomed to, but early evening gigs with fruit smoothies in hand replacing the standard pint of stout might just represent the new departure? Any way, Edinburgh troubadour Gordon Grahame (aka Lucky Jim) inaugurates this fresh venture with his Dylan/Cohen/Elliot Smith shtick. Singing of life, love and the man above, he certainly doesn’t shirk the big themes. Then again, which singer/songwriter worth his or her salt does these days? Lucky Jim has an interesting voice and utilises welljudged guitar, but lines like ‘Your love takes me higher, your love is the fire in me’ don’t pass the interest test. [Wilbur Kane]
Dave was determined to keep going, and upon meeting a similarly minded musician, called David, they formed I Am David. They were as camp as a Carry On film and with memorable ditties like Oscar’s Erection they were set for stardom. Then the night before their first gig they asked me to dance for them – which I did. With a Bart Simpson mask and an inflatable guitar. They didn’t last.
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CROSS REFERENCE 2007 EGO, 5 AUG
1. VAMPIRE WEEKEND - OXFORD COMMA
Whilst the Edinburgh Festival offers us prosperous sophisti-cats many hours of silly entertainment, joke-provoking art and extended licences to get steamin’, the Red Cross are busy helping people with far more important things to worry about, and putting enjoyment on the back foot. Except this year they’re not forgetting fun, because that’s how we carefree kids operate. This fundraiser at Club Ego will be as mindlessly enjoyable as anything in the city this month. Cross Reference 2007 sees local 70s heroes The Rezillos wring the wry punk out of their middle-age quandary, whilst Steve Mason – Beta Band, King Biscuit Time – returns with new project Black Affair. Plus there’s hip-hop, rock and even bluegrass acts covering both floors, and many musical prizes to be won – what a whole heap of fun! Just don’t dampen the mood by turning your brain on and getting all serious on us, like. Sheesh! [Ally Brown]
A song equal-parts spastic and mellow, its singer skating all over the understated drums and organ. “Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?” he asks, and he asks why you would lie, and then of course there’s a guitar solo like the pretty bow on top. A song that does not try to mimic The Strokes’ sound, merely their shrug.
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2. THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS - MYRIAD HARBOUR A new song from Canada’s most pop-tacular rock band - a group for whom more is always more - where all the group’s gusto gets tethered to Dan Bejar’s mischievous mousy voice. He mutters about wandering in New York City, seein’ girls and public schools, his apparent nonchalance ever undercut but the coy shaker, the full-force backing vocals, the glad-slammed drums. DOWNLOAD AT: HTTP://TINYURL.COM/2RD2HT
USHER HALL, 25 AUG Vaudeville smeared with grease paint? Gypsy folk dragged through the gutters picking up disease ravaged whores and sexual perversions which include the insertion of hamsters, carnie freaks and cosmic existentialism? That’ll be the Tiger Lillies, then. Festival favourites, and a cult London trio, Tiger Lillies piss on the gravestone of tradition and bring their own inimitable brand of theatrical cabaret once more to Edinburgh. This summer they follow on from such magnificently depraved productions of Punch and Judy and HP Lovecraft’s Mountains of Madness with a tribute “of sorts” to the enchanting vocal music and baroque madrigals of Claudio Monteverdi. Deftly combining jaw dropping virtuosity with Black Bible comedy, the Tiger Lillies are truly an unmissable live act, albeit definitely not for the faint of heart or easily offended. Now graduated on to the International Festival and teaming up with Concerto Caledonia, this makes for an experience “of sorts” to witness. [Ali Maloney] 8PM, £17 WWW.TIGERLILLIES.COM
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Check out www.myspace.com/thenewroyalfamily and enjoy their debauched epic Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive? It’s probably three chords and the same lyrics all the way through but it’s truly genius. And there’s 23 Adam Ant references in the video if you fancy a challenge. In a world dominated by such dour bands as the Killers, Snow Patrol and Keane – this is so fun and stupid, it might just work.
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4. MILO MCLAUGHLIN - I SPIRALLED OUT OF CONTROL McLaughlin, an occasional contributor to The Skinny, is here part Ballboy, part Ma$e, speak-singing over bedroom beats. It’s the story of being flung into space, cast up and up from Edinburgh, then back to earth, and abruptly into death. The secrets he learns are ephemeral, funny, strange, and the rhymes like fortune cookies. As he hurtles through the galaxy: “I felt like I must have done when I was poor / reduced to the elements of a rudimentary lifeform.” Sci-fi synths that could fuel a chip fryer.
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GUILLEMOTS make the migration from daahn saahf At the opposite end of the spectrum, WILLY MASON to land at the CORN EXCHANGE on 20 AUG. A highly unconventional pop outfit, they like to throw a myriad of influences into the mix and more often than not come out clutching a sophisticated, woozy gem. Tracks like the shimmering Through My Windowpane show their capacity for great songwriting – this should be a treat.
DINOSAUR JR hit up Edinburgh once again in their original formation at LIQUID ROOM on 27 AUG. Cynics take note, this is no half-hearted reunion – the band still sound monstrous, and recent album Below proves they still have the power to conjure up wonderful songs. Say it loud: “J Mascis for President!” Finally, moustachioed bull horn throwing hand model Jesse Hughes and his EAGLES OF DEATH METAL also roll into LIQUID ROOM on 28 AUG. Beware, that love boomerang is set to stun.
will warm your heart and stir your soul when he plays the ABC on 23 AUG. Clearly one of the most talented singer/songwriters around, he’s really too young to be this amazing – but he is. An essential gig. Also on the 23RD, this time at KING TUT’S, DEVOTCHKA will deliver a set of fiery, passionate, folk-tinged wonder. This is beautiful, unconventional stuff, so if you crave something more substantial than the usual fare, this is the ticket. Oh, and they use an enormous tuba instead of a bass. Respect.
RUSSIAN CIRCLES round things out with what might well be the gig of the month at NICE N SLEAZY on 26 AUG. This dynamic instrumental trio have their roots in math rock, but create music that shifts and swells and encompasses an array of delicate atmospheres. They also do riffs; big cock-off riffs. Do not miss.
Guillemots play Corn Exchange, Edinburgh on 20 Aug
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The Hairth Festival (14 -16 S e p) w i l l feature an array of roots music and laid back fun. The bill toppers this year are innovative hip hop legends the HERBALISER, with a full twelve piece band. The Bo-Airigh stage will ring out to music from further afield including the DHOAD GYPSIES from Rajasthan and BAKA BEYOND, whose music was born from central African peoples, the pygmy Baka tribe. Check www.knockengorroch.org.uk for more info.
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5. LOS CAMPESINOS! - YOU! ME! DANCING!
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The first fruit from Los Campesinos’ ongoing recording with Dave Neufeld, the Torontonian Broken Social Scene producer. The new version of You! Me! Dancing! is even more shockingly brilliant, as if the Welsh band’s spent four months in song-craft bootcamp. An opening charge of noise, stretched tension, then BAM BAM BAM: guitars and glockenspiel, fearsome squeak, and a pop song for the dancefloor. It’s just like they say - “straight into your sneakers,” whether or not you “can dance a single step.”
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Brace yourself Glasgow, THE DWARVES are coming (literally?) to Glasgow’s KING TUT’S on 10 AUG – and they fully intend to disgrace themselves. They’re the punk band that recorded 17 ear-shredding albums and still came back for more. Expect high volume, low intelligence and songs with titles like Fuck the Bitch and Go. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
plus many more… as well as numerous attractions across the weekend including Vegas! and Club Noir ensuring you end your summer on a high!
Visitors can browse the food stalls, or pick up a hand carved didgeridoo at one of the craft stalls. More music can also be found in the famous Celtic longhouse: it has a turf roof, and dry stone dyke walls. There’s a fire down one end and it’s warm and cosy inside. Two lucky readers can win a pair of tickets for this fine hootenanny. Just answer the following question:
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THIS YEAR, WHO JOINED THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN ON STAGE? A) KNOCKERDOWN
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Glasgow trio UNION OF KNIVES kick Auld Reekie’s live music highlights off at CABARET VOLTAIRE on 18 AUG with a cheap-as-chips gig that should be good value for money. Think sleazy electro beats, aggressive synths and atmospheric vocals – basically everything that was good about music in the 80s. Dark and dreamy – fuck aye!
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In London, Dave joined a new band, The Boyfriends, who were getting mentioned in the NME and supported Morrissey in Europe. I believe they are still going, but that’s not the reason for writing this column. Because he has a new project – and I think this is the one to get him on Top of the Pops. If it was still going. The New Royal Family, a band consisting of members of Jack, Salad, Linus and Gay Dad. And Dave. They formed for an impromptu Oxjam gig last year and things are snowballing.
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Then Dave moved off to London where he enjoyed musical success in a managerial role. For more info read the Suede biography: Love and Poison by my mate Dave.
Summer made hot and hazy, with the wobble of one too many beers. The words are necessary nothings - “Yeah / in your head yeah yeah yeah / yeah / oh-oh oh yeah (yeah)” - fitting stuff for the lace of guitar and horns, for perfumed harmonies over a Brooklyn groove.
We’re abnormal Norwegians rocking harder than any other band in town. And people like the Turbonegro live show, so now our intensity and visual extremes have become a ritual, a good ritual. Fans have a clear expectation, and have told us that if we changed our show it would be like the Pope changing the liturgy. The Turbonegro ritual is inspired by Northern European cabaret, by the decadence and sexual frivolity of Weimar Republic cabaret. Anathema to us is pretentiousness. I hate the idiotic fad of ‘for real’-ness in music now: look behind the surface and you just see middle class kids posing. It’s a similar romance to that of Hitler’s Germany – the worst. All of us in Turbonegro know our references, and we’re proud that we know what we’re doing. We steal from the best and better it to make great rock ‘n’ roll. It’s revolution with a smile, raising a finger to the man and mooning the system. Come rock with us. (Hank from Hell)
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RIP SUBWAY COWGATE, VIVA LA HIVE! Subway Cowgate is the latest venue to be written into the Edinburgh annals of deceased gigging parlours, and its lime green stanchions, circular mirrors and everpervading musk shall surely be fondly missed. To all intents and purposes they have upped sticks to Niddrie Street and re-branded as The Hive, but a 100% hike in hire prices looks to have scared off a lot of the underground scene - more the pity as promoters already struggle to attract the best touring bands to come to Reekie.
by Jamie Borthwick
1. MAKE MODEL - LSB 2. BIFFY CLYRO - FOLDING STARS 3. MOTHER AND THE ADDICTS - WATCH THE LINES 4. THE DEAD 60S - STAND UP 5. THE LAW - STILL GOT FRIDAY TO GO 6. THE TWILIGHT SAD - AND SHE WOULD DARKEN THE MEMORY 7. BONO MUST DIE - TRAFALGAR 8. THE DYKEENIES - CLEAN UP YOUR EYES 9. THE PIGEON DETECTIVES - TAKE HER BACK 10. BRICOLAGE - THE WALTZERS
Meanwhile, at the other end of the M8, there are no such problems for the Barfly, as it fairly packs in the shows. A whistlestop tour from tech-metal YANKS THE FACELESS alights here on Tuesday the 7th. It’s a punked-up month for Edinburgh with hard gigging OI POLLOI heading up a show with Austin Lucas at Henry’s Cellar Bar on the 8th. The Oi also decamp to Cramond Island for annual day out The Island of Punk on Sunday 19th. WARDEAD, GAUNT and BILLY LIAR are among the performers: check tide times before heading out to avoid being marooned in the Forth!
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1. ARCADE FIRE - NO CARS GO 2. THE CORAL - WHO’S GONNA FIND ME 3. HARD-FI - SUBURBAN KNIGHTS 4. YEAH YEAH YEAHS - DOWN BOY 5. THE LAW - STILL GOT FRIDAY TO GO 6. BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - BERLIN 7. SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - SHOW YOUR HAND 8. THE PIGEON DETECTIVES - TAKE HER BACK [LIVE AT
Busting into Henry’s Cellar Bar on the 21st, Notts. straight-up hardcore fiends ARMY OF FLYING ROBOTS are set to cause the sort of noise liable to earn you an ASBO. Support comes from new locals THE YEAR IS ONE, featuring members of In Decades Decline and Afterbirth. Door tax is a mere fiver.
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9. GREEN DAY - SIMPSONS THEME TUNE 10. FRANZ FERDINAND - HALLAM FOE DANDELION BLOW
TOP 5 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS 1. THECORAL - ROOTS AND ECHOS 2. HARD-FI - ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST 3. THE RUMBLE STRIPS - GIRLS AND WEATHER 4. AMY MACDONALD - THIS IS LIFE 5. THEDYKEENIES- NOTHING MEANS EVERYTHING
LAVOTCHKIN team up with summer tourists SECTA ROUGE and LAKES to beat up Edinburgh’s Henry’s on
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The Circus of Horrors Roll up! Roll up! If the Edinburgh Festival is one of the greatest shows on Earth, then how better to revel in it than with a good ol’ fashioned big top circus? Sure, there will be plenty of impressive sights in the city over the summer, but for some deathdefying shenanigans and breathtaking feats, it’s got to be the circus. And for those added delights of freaks, human oddities and cabinets of curiosities, it’s got to be the Circus of Horrors’ new show, ‘Evilution’. “It’s an alternative rock’n’roll circus,” undead ringmaster Dr Haze muses to The Skinny. “Equal parts live band, daredevil acts, scary circus and the weird and wonderful. “We try to be a bit different from some of the other freakshows touring at the moment such as Jim Rose’s, which is just one freak after another.
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We try to mix things up and keep going back to a loose storyline of a young girl’s nightmare. But with a forked tongue firmly in cheek.”
Born out of a love of horror movies and Marc Bolan, Dr Haze’s vision for the ultimately flamboyant rock show came into fruition when he met circus impresario Gerry Cottle and persuaded him to help put on the first Circus of Horrors at Glastonbury in 1995. “I was born in the circus which I ran away from to join rock’n’roll,” laughs Haze. “The band got more and more theatrical and once I started working with Cottle we were able to squeeze more vampires, chainsaws, fire breathers and freaks into the show than anybody could have thought possible.”
the 11th and there’s scramz galore down O’Henry’s in Glasgow on the 24th when MESA VERDE, KADDISH and ARCHIVES come to town. So get on it.
“IT’S ALL DONE WITH A FORKED TONGUE FIRMLY IN CHEEK.” - DR HAZE by Ali Maloney
stretch his skin to disturbing lengths, up and over his face – even to the extent that he can pull his back out into wings. Unsurprisingly, those of a nervous disposition are warned away, but this is no cheap voyeurism. “There are these born freaks using their birth defects to their advantage. What’s the difference between them working in a circus and being paraded naked in front of physicians examining them?” Dr Haze asks, “except this way they get paid and have fun.” As to where he finds (or digs up) such individuals, Dr Haze says that most find him, being “the most equal employer ever,” though he adds that he would like to hold auditions in Edinburgh for potential performers around their shows.
uniqueness; the less unusual have also had their lives changed by the Circus of Horrors. Dr Haze talks proudly about one of the performers in this year’s show who first came to see the circus as a tax accountant who hadn’t even had his ears pierced: “He turned up 11 years later having completely modified his body and now can be seen sticking spikes through his body and drinking water which then squirts out the holes he just made.” Lovely. “We’re always trying to push the boundaries of what we can do,” Haze grins in parting. “It’s going back to that time when the lion tamer would face a fierce beast with nothing to protect him if it all went wrong.” CIRCUS OF HORRORS TAKES PLACE AT THE MEADOWS THEATRE, MELVILLE DRIVE, EDINBURGH BETWEEN 6-28 AUG
Working with a close-knit community of performers, previous circuses have seen a man who can
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ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI
by Paul Mitchell
Cameron Bird can’t hide his amusement (or should that be bemusement) at the parallels being drawn between his own Architecture In Helsinki and a certain Montreal-based pop ensemble. “Nowhere in the world except UK and Europe do we get Arcade Fire comparisons. If someone said that about us in Australia people would just laugh and say that we were trying to ‘big’ ourselves. I think it was some PR person who wrote that in our bio and it just snowballed from there. People feel the need to have labels and pigeonholes. I guess it just helps people who don’t know about that kind of music. If I’m being cynical, you could say it just makes consumption easier.” Despite this tacit admission that such pigeonholing may be a necessary evil, Bird has ensured it’s practically impossible to do so in the case of the ensemble he founded in Melbourne in the late nineties. Currently a six-piece, they employ such a di-
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verse range of instruments (tuba, trumpet, with synthesisers and glockenspiels, guitar and drums, cowbells and handclaps) and vocal styles that ‘miscellaneous’ is about the best anyone can do. Of
“FOR SOME REASON, IF YOU’RE KIND OF POSITIVE IN YOUR THEMES OR THE WAY YOU PRESENT YOURSELF PEOPLE JUST CALL IT CHILDISH” course, this doesn’t bother their expanding legion of fans, who now include among their ranks one recent Skinny interviewee, Bruce Willis, who recently dubbed them one of his favourites. ‘Nuff said! Indeed, if there is a def ining characteristic amongst the mishmash of genres, it is an overriding sense of fun. Ironically, Bird seems to take his
duty to frivolity rather seriously, concerned that his assiduous craftsmanship won’t be viewed favourably as a consequence. “Throughout history there are probably loads of records people didn’t take seriously because they were fun. If you were to read the top 100 albums you would probably find that three of them were not ‘serious’ works. I don’t know if it’s an insecurity thing or what, but for some reason if you’re kind of positive in your themes or the way you present yourself people just call it childish or something. It’s funny, in many ways we’re as serious as a lot of bands, I guess it’s just that our music is totally positive.” The soon to be released Places Like This is Architecture In Helsinki’s third full album. Bird took the unusual step of isolating himself from the rest of the band by moving to New York whilst the rest of the band remained back in Australia. Instrumentation, vocals and lyrics were all relayed back and forth via the internet: “It was a creative experiment, trying to write while being separated.
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It was tough at times but totally invigorating; at first everyone was kind of pissed off and confused and like ‘What the hell? How are we going to write the album?’ But it was a great aspect of relief when it came together how we wanted it.” Bird admits this was his way of dealing with the difficulties which must inevitably arise when so many performers, with all their inherent opinions and attitudes, collude. “That was the great thing about recording and the way that we did this album. In a way it eliminated egos because you weren’t in the same room playing together, you weren’t kind of nervous about your part and coming up with parts. You got to contribute your part on your own time. I think that was really positive, all the ideas are much more involved and clear.” PLACES LIKE THIS IS RELEASED ON 13 AUG THROUGH TAILEM BEND/COOPERATIVE. WWW.ARCHITECTUREINHELSINKI.COM
Aereogramme EXIT WITH HEADS HELD HIGH by Nick Mitchell
“IT’S GONNA BE EMOTIONAL BUT UNLESS SOMEONE KICKS ME IN THE BALLS I DON’T THINK I’M GONNA CRY” - CRAIG B
make appeals to a certain amount of people and I think in today’s musical climate a small amount of people just is not enough. I think there used to be a middle ground but I don’t think that middle ground exists anymore. It’s either bands starting out or bands that sell millions. Maybe ten years ago a band like us could have existed for a lot longer but now it’s just way too difficult.”
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Tongue firmly in cheek, Aereogramme introduced their last hometown gig at Glasgow’s QMU as a “greatest hits” set. The band then thanked their loyal fans in the best way possible, with a magnetic performance of their towering yet melancholic creations, sadly never the ‘hits’ they deserved to be.
On that particular night the feeling was mutual, with a packed QMU watching, listening and savouring every intricate programmed beat and shuddering blast of guitar. All those present felt the significance of the night, but not many would have been able to explain why a band of such craft and power could be reaching for the pipe and slippers.
Soon after, The Skinny catches up with singer Craig B, mere months after we spoke to the band’s Campbell McNeil about their passion for what they do. Truly, on the Scottish circuit and beyond, their split has been widely regarded as something of a heartbreak. Nevertheless, their appearance at Connect festival this month is set to mark their farewell performance. Are they taking all this in their stride?
But, as Craig reveals, the end has been nigh for some time: “We knew when we recorded the last album that it either had to step up a level for us to survive or we would have to call it a day. I mean the title [My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go] itself speaks volumes and the whole theme throughout the album is about coming to an end, so we kinda knew it was inevitable. We dealt with this quite a while ago.
“QMU was the kind of gig I’m gonna remember for the rest of my life,” says Craig. “It was an incredible reaction, we really couldn’t have asked for anything more. It was really touching.”
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“It feels like the right thing to do because I don’t know what else there is to write with Aereogramme,” he adds. “I think we’ve done all we
can with this band so everything’s worked out and I’m really glad that we ended on an album that I’m intensely proud of, that’s not just a throwaway album.” Aereogramme have survived nine years, four albums and two EPs – more than most minor-label Scottish alt-rock bands – yet they never transcended their underground status. Do they feel any bitterness towards the music industry? “We’ve always felt that we never had the backing we needed to reach a grander audience but at the same time we never created music to cater to that grander audience,” he says. “People need to realise early on why they’re making music because if it’s challenging or difficult it’s rare to make a living off that. But if you make really horribly beige, banal music you could probably make a fortune.”
Craig and his bandmates seem grudgingly content - if such a feeling exists - to call time on Aereogramme, so what does the future hold? “Campbell and Martin work with other bands so they’re going off on tour, Iain makes music for films so he’s got work constantly on and I work in a kid’s home, so to be honest I think we’re gonna concentrate on those things. I’ll always write music, it just depends where I’ll take it once I’ve written it. I don’t think I need any more career out of it so I don’t think there will be any more releasing, but who knows?” Aereogramme’s swan song at the brand new Connect festival - an alternative to the more, ahem, mainstream festivals of the summer, which takes place in the scenic environs of Loch Fyne - is likely to be another cathartic occasion. How will the band handle the emotion of it all? “It’s gonna be emotional but unless someone kicks me in the balls I don’t think I’m gonna cry,” Craig laughs. “Connect is going to be a very personal experience, more so because we’ve been together so long. I respect them all very much and it becomes like a wee family. To put an end to that is a very odd thing.” AEREOGRAMME PLAY CONNECT ON 31 AUG. WWW.AEREOGRAMME.CO.UK
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“A-LIST? YEAH RIGHT! I THINK WE GOT TO NUMBER ONE BY DEFAULT.” - ISAAC BROCK
by Paul Mitchell by Billy Hamilton
AS HIS CREW OF NAUTICAL NAVIGATORS SET SAIL FOR THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS, ISAAC BROCK WAXES TO PAUL MITCHELL ON RAIN, FAME, RELIGION, MARR AND MARY POPPINS
by Duncan Forgan
Connect After an exhilarating few months of wanton debauchery and myriad instances of mild hypothermia, Scotland’s jam-packed festival season comes to what promises to be a seismic conclusion later this month with the inaugural Connect Festival. While as a nation we have never tended to be all that comfortable with shows of overt jingoism - far too many sporting disasters and political setbacks for that - it’s fair to say that the cannily chosen line-up for the bash, salubriously set in the grounds of Inveraray Castle, has the potential to spark a stirring of pride in the psyche of even the most non-nationalistic of Scots. With festivals springing up all over the shop in every nook and cranny of the UK, it’s no longer a case for organisers of just bundling some bands, DJs and food and beer tents together in a paddock and hoping for the best - an identity has to be established pretty sharpish. And, to their credit, Connect creators DF Concerts seem to have decided that applying a distinctly tartan tinge to proceedings is the way to mark their shindig out from the festival crowd.
“I went to the Botanical gardens. It’s fucking amazing there, one of the best places I’ve ever been to. Let’s hope it doesn’t get washed away soon.” Isaac Brock has heard of Britain’s ongoing weather travails and wryly suggests things may not get better anytime soon. “Seems like the planet is trying to wash us off it, or drown us out or something. It’s trying different things in different places. We’re getting overdosed with too much shit everywhere. It’s rain with you guys. Or Australia, how about too much SUNLIGHT, see how you like that, ha ha! Maybe we fucking deserve it anyway.” Brock, mildly eccentric and most certainly opinionated, comes over all bashful when it is put to him that he now fronts one of the world’s most popular indie bands. Modest Mouse, formed way back in 1993, recently found their latest album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank debuting atop the Billboard 100. “A-list? Yeah right! I think we got to number one by default. People who are really into music like ours are a
lot more likely to buy a hard copy of the record. In a weird way, pop music in general and top 40 pop bands are a lot more likely to be affected in this download era, ‘cos kids are more likely to do that. So I guess it’s kinda like cheating for us to end up at the top of the charts.” Isn’t that being a little, ahem, too Modest? “Shut up!” Always reasonably popular among the indie cognoscenti over this side of the Atlantic, interest in the Mouse has been stirred somewhat by the addition to their ranks of one bona fide guitar legend. The re-emergence to the spotlight of Johnny Marr, co-founder of The Smiths, has proven to be quite the PR stunt. But is there more substance to it than that? In any case, how does one go about signing up Johnny Marr to your band, and why hasn’t anyone thought of that before? “I just gave him a call. Our last guitarist had quit and he was interested. It just worked out that way - wasn’t much it. We were both equally as cautious at the beginning as to how much either of us wanted to commit to it, so we just decided to get together and play music and see how it went. It worked
out great so we decided to work on the record. It gradually became what it is now, which is that Johnny is a member of the band.” Given that Marr has been the inspiration of a generation, it seems reasonable to assume that a man of such stature will make his presence felt wherever he goes. “I know he has added something different, but it’s not anything I can answer with certainty. There is no definitive way of analysing his direct impact ‘cos it was just about us all writing together. I couldn’t pin it down more than I can say what influence adding a second drummer has had. It just is what it is. We’ll have to wait and see where the future takes us. To date, we haven’t really had a prescribed formula for how we go about writing our music. When we start a new record, we deliberately don’t think about previous records. However, this time around, the one thing that I will strive to do is, rather than the six of us sitting in a room trying to write (when we wrote the last record we did all write together), my ambition is to write stripped down songs and then build them up from there.”
Brock, whose demented live performances invoke Frank Black as possessed by Satan, has allegedly referred to both himself and his bandmates as a bunch of oddballs. This is something he is quick to deny. “Oddballs? No, I wouldn’t have said that. I will admit that we have an interesting bunch of characters in the mix; everyone is trying to come from odd places, but that’s for me to enjoy and it wouldn’t be fair to try and discuss that.” He is, however, more forthcoming on discussing some of the many bizarre incidents of his life to date. For instance, Brock was raised within the Grace gospel church which had affiliations with the Davidian sect of David Koresh - the self-proclaimed ‘final prophet’ whose ranch was destroyed in 1993 in a standoff with the FBI, killing 74. “The church we went to was a branch of the same church that they went off. I think it’s a tenuous link. To be honest, I think that those guys were out of their fucking mind where they went with it. My sect was distanced from the David Koresh thing. It was still pretty silly all the same.” Forced to attend Sunday school, Brock recalls, as
a six year-old, being impelled to speak in tongues – a bizarre scenario which challenged his inner genius, which rose majestically to the challenge. “I started singing from Mary Poppins. It was the song Um-diddle-iddle-iddle-um-diddle-ay etc etc [the song is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious]. It was my way of having fun. C’mon, church is boring we all know that!” Brock, never shy to disguise his lack of respect for religion, describes the moment he had his ‘epiphany’. “One Sunday they had this Christian hippy come in and play confusing guitar songs about the lord and one of the songs was about Noah’s Ark. The song explained that the reason there weren’t any more unicorns was because they were kinda headstrong and vain and wouldn’t get onto the ark - and that’s why there are no more unicorns. I remember thinking to myself, ‘What a load of bullshit, are you kidding me?’ I mean, the Bible is a weird story to tell anyway, so why haul unicorns into it? It all seemed pretty fucking out there to me, Strangely though, I still spent years, every time I did something wrong, apologising to a god I didn’t believe in. Figures.”
Brock, no stranger to the standard rock ‘n’ roll hard living cliché, admits that getting done for driving under the influence of laughing gas was more than a little ironic. “That wasn’t such a great idea. Mistakes were made but I don’t make those kinda errors anymore. I don’t really do anything except drink and smoke weed anymore, and neither of those behind a wheel. That was just a bad idea which speaks for itself. Now I find I have a lot more time to do more interesting things. A lot of shit I used to do, I never found myself being all that creative on it. If I did even feel creative whilst taking it, it usually came to nothing. It’s fun to write music when you’ve had a few drinks, but unfortunately, weed can make everything sound good. I don’t really have advice for people who want to get off drugs other than to say stop, but I’m sure they get yelled at a lot by other people anyway. It was complicating my life, let’s leave it at that.”
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The Highlands are the historical heart of modern-era Scotland. Steeped in rich tradition, the North’s bestial topography staunchly defends our nation’s proud heritage with a rugged, impenetrable landscape that rebukes the insatiable cultural plundering of capitalist expansion. But for two days in August those foreboding mountain tops and unforgiving single track roads will transform into a stunning scenic host for one of this year’s most bewitching musical spectacles – The Tartan Heart Festival 2007.
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Having the backdrop of majestic Loch Fyne and one of the country’s most historic castles obviously helps to establish a suitably Caledonian state of mind, but it is in its choice of bands that Connect holds all the aces. The snaring of the recently-reformed Jesus and Mary Chain for their first Scottish gig in twenty years was a pretty formidable coup to start with and has been backed up with the procuring of a phalanx of heavyweight homegrown hitters including Teenage Fanclub, Mogwai and Primal Scream. Shoring up the Scottish contingent is an intriguing mix of old and new.
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Bjork Having established itself as a small one-day local gathering four years ago, The Tartan Heart Festival has rapidly transcended into a pivotal globe-embracing staple on the Scottish festival calendar, without losing any of its family-orientated ethos or dedication to retaining the splendour of its captivating surroundings:
The far-reaching branches of the Fence Collective family tree will be all over the shop on Friday with the appearance of James Yorkston, King Creosote and the Aliens while Glasgow post-rockers Aereogramme (see our interview with Craig B this issue) take a final bow with what is expected to be their last ever appearance together.
“The festival is aimed at anyone and everyone; from three week-old babies to ninety year-olds,” says Gibbs. “Bella attracts a true cross-section of Highland life and people from far beyond as well, which is what we are about - creating a temporary fellowship of cultural enjoyment with no age or any other restrictions and with a distinct flavour of Highland hospitality.”
On Saturday, Sons and Daughters, 1990s and the Fire Engines all take to the stage while Idlewild and My Latest Novel will be showcasing the sound of young (ish) Scotland on the concluding day. Add to this the presence of Optimo DJs Twitch and Wilkes, Glasgowbased techno alchemist Octogen plus a range of upand-coming sprites from around the country selected to play at the new-music showcase tent, and you certainly can’t accuse DF of turning a blind eye to what’s happening on their doorstep.
And by combining esteemed acts like the Magic Numbers and James with the fledgling indie sounds of The Strange Death Of Liberal England, Mumm-Ra and local jingle merchants Jyrojets, this year’s Highland hospitality certainly promises to be a distinctly flavoursome offering whilst, at the same time, lovingly soaking up the virtuously fashioned festival traditions of yore.
Mercifully for everyone, however, Connect has not neglected its internationalist responsibilities. Far from it. Brazilian party-starters CSS, and the Beastie Boys to boot, look set to rock the Catskills on the main stage on Friday night while the Super Furry Animals make a welcome return to combat on the same evening. The presence of Echo and the Bunnymen, the Only Ones and Big Star on the bill looks certain to tease tears of ecstatic joy from those old enough to know far better while the festival signs off on Sunday with a killer onetwo of LCD Soundsystem then Bjork. Surely there can be no better way to ease yourself into Autumn.
With dashes of comedy, poetry, thought-provoking debate and an end-of-weekend fancy dress ball all carefully sprinkled into this exquisite artistic melting pot, The Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival could well serve up one of the most wholesome dishes of Scotland’s expansive summer festival season. BELLADRUM TARTAN HEART IN INVERNES-SHIRE TAKES PLACE BETWEEN 10 – 11 AUG.
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“A-LIST? YEAH RIGHT! I THINK WE GOT TO NUMBER ONE BY DEFAULT.” - ISAAC BROCK
by Paul Mitchell by Billy Hamilton
AS HIS CREW OF NAUTICAL NAVIGATORS SET SAIL FOR THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS, ISAAC BROCK WAXES TO PAUL MITCHELL ON RAIN, FAME, RELIGION, MARR AND MARY POPPINS
by Duncan Forgan
Connect After an exhilarating few months of wanton debauchery and myriad instances of mild hypothermia, Scotland’s jam-packed festival season comes to what promises to be a seismic conclusion later this month with the inaugural Connect Festival. While as a nation we have never tended to be all that comfortable with shows of overt jingoism - far too many sporting disasters and political setbacks for that - it’s fair to say that the cannily chosen line-up for the bash, salubriously set in the grounds of Inveraray Castle, has the potential to spark a stirring of pride in the psyche of even the most non-nationalistic of Scots. With festivals springing up all over the shop in every nook and cranny of the UK, it’s no longer a case for organisers of just bundling some bands, DJs and food and beer tents together in a paddock and hoping for the best - an identity has to be established pretty sharpish. And, to their credit, Connect creators DF Concerts seem to have decided that applying a distinctly tartan tinge to proceedings is the way to mark their shindig out from the festival crowd.
“I went to the Botanical gardens. It’s fucking amazing there, one of the best places I’ve ever been to. Let’s hope it doesn’t get washed away soon.” Isaac Brock has heard of Britain’s ongoing weather travails and wryly suggests things may not get better anytime soon. “Seems like the planet is trying to wash us off it, or drown us out or something. It’s trying different things in different places. We’re getting overdosed with too much shit everywhere. It’s rain with you guys. Or Australia, how about too much SUNLIGHT, see how you like that, ha ha! Maybe we fucking deserve it anyway.” Brock, mildly eccentric and most certainly opinionated, comes over all bashful when it is put to him that he now fronts one of the world’s most popular indie bands. Modest Mouse, formed way back in 1993, recently found their latest album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank debuting atop the Billboard 100. “A-list? Yeah right! I think we got to number one by default. People who are really into music like ours are a
lot more likely to buy a hard copy of the record. In a weird way, pop music in general and top 40 pop bands are a lot more likely to be affected in this download era, ‘cos kids are more likely to do that. So I guess it’s kinda like cheating for us to end up at the top of the charts.” Isn’t that being a little, ahem, too Modest? “Shut up!” Always reasonably popular among the indie cognoscenti over this side of the Atlantic, interest in the Mouse has been stirred somewhat by the addition to their ranks of one bona fide guitar legend. The re-emergence to the spotlight of Johnny Marr, co-founder of The Smiths, has proven to be quite the PR stunt. But is there more substance to it than that? In any case, how does one go about signing up Johnny Marr to your band, and why hasn’t anyone thought of that before? “I just gave him a call. Our last guitarist had quit and he was interested. It just worked out that way - wasn’t much it. We were both equally as cautious at the beginning as to how much either of us wanted to commit to it, so we just decided to get together and play music and see how it went. It worked
out great so we decided to work on the record. It gradually became what it is now, which is that Johnny is a member of the band.” Given that Marr has been the inspiration of a generation, it seems reasonable to assume that a man of such stature will make his presence felt wherever he goes. “I know he has added something different, but it’s not anything I can answer with certainty. There is no definitive way of analysing his direct impact ‘cos it was just about us all writing together. I couldn’t pin it down more than I can say what influence adding a second drummer has had. It just is what it is. We’ll have to wait and see where the future takes us. To date, we haven’t really had a prescribed formula for how we go about writing our music. When we start a new record, we deliberately don’t think about previous records. However, this time around, the one thing that I will strive to do is, rather than the six of us sitting in a room trying to write (when we wrote the last record we did all write together), my ambition is to write stripped down songs and then build them up from there.”
Brock, whose demented live performances invoke Frank Black as possessed by Satan, has allegedly referred to both himself and his bandmates as a bunch of oddballs. This is something he is quick to deny. “Oddballs? No, I wouldn’t have said that. I will admit that we have an interesting bunch of characters in the mix; everyone is trying to come from odd places, but that’s for me to enjoy and it wouldn’t be fair to try and discuss that.” He is, however, more forthcoming on discussing some of the many bizarre incidents of his life to date. For instance, Brock was raised within the Grace gospel church which had affiliations with the Davidian sect of David Koresh - the self-proclaimed ‘final prophet’ whose ranch was destroyed in 1993 in a standoff with the FBI, killing 74. “The church we went to was a branch of the same church that they went off. I think it’s a tenuous link. To be honest, I think that those guys were out of their fucking mind where they went with it. My sect was distanced from the David Koresh thing. It was still pretty silly all the same.” Forced to attend Sunday school, Brock recalls, as
a six year-old, being impelled to speak in tongues – a bizarre scenario which challenged his inner genius, which rose majestically to the challenge. “I started singing from Mary Poppins. It was the song Um-diddle-iddle-iddle-um-diddle-ay etc etc [the song is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious]. It was my way of having fun. C’mon, church is boring we all know that!” Brock, never shy to disguise his lack of respect for religion, describes the moment he had his ‘epiphany’. “One Sunday they had this Christian hippy come in and play confusing guitar songs about the lord and one of the songs was about Noah’s Ark. The song explained that the reason there weren’t any more unicorns was because they were kinda headstrong and vain and wouldn’t get onto the ark - and that’s why there are no more unicorns. I remember thinking to myself, ‘What a load of bullshit, are you kidding me?’ I mean, the Bible is a weird story to tell anyway, so why haul unicorns into it? It all seemed pretty fucking out there to me, Strangely though, I still spent years, every time I did something wrong, apologising to a god I didn’t believe in. Figures.”
Brock, no stranger to the standard rock ‘n’ roll hard living cliché, admits that getting done for driving under the influence of laughing gas was more than a little ironic. “That wasn’t such a great idea. Mistakes were made but I don’t make those kinda errors anymore. I don’t really do anything except drink and smoke weed anymore, and neither of those behind a wheel. That was just a bad idea which speaks for itself. Now I find I have a lot more time to do more interesting things. A lot of shit I used to do, I never found myself being all that creative on it. If I did even feel creative whilst taking it, it usually came to nothing. It’s fun to write music when you’ve had a few drinks, but unfortunately, weed can make everything sound good. I don’t really have advice for people who want to get off drugs other than to say stop, but I’m sure they get yelled at a lot by other people anyway. It was complicating my life, let’s leave it at that.”
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The Highlands are the historical heart of modern-era Scotland. Steeped in rich tradition, the North’s bestial topography staunchly defends our nation’s proud heritage with a rugged, impenetrable landscape that rebukes the insatiable cultural plundering of capitalist expansion. But for two days in August those foreboding mountain tops and unforgiving single track roads will transform into a stunning scenic host for one of this year’s most bewitching musical spectacles – The Tartan Heart Festival 2007.
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Having the backdrop of majestic Loch Fyne and one of the country’s most historic castles obviously helps to establish a suitably Caledonian state of mind, but it is in its choice of bands that Connect holds all the aces. The snaring of the recently-reformed Jesus and Mary Chain for their first Scottish gig in twenty years was a pretty formidable coup to start with and has been backed up with the procuring of a phalanx of heavyweight homegrown hitters including Teenage Fanclub, Mogwai and Primal Scream. Shoring up the Scottish contingent is an intriguing mix of old and new.
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James Situated by the Inverness-shire town of Beauly in Belladrum’s beautiful Italian Gardens, this idyllic Highland pageant brings together some of the world’s finest purveyors of contemporary arts and entertainment with the aim of creating a uniquely organic festival atmosphere. “We wanted to provide an event that harked back to a more idealistic festival grounded in the days before the counter-culture became the over-the-counter culture,” festival director Joe Gibbs tells The Skinny. “There are so many festivals around giving the impression they just want to squeeze the last drop of cash out of you; we try to avoid that commercialism and provide something more mellow and humanistic whilst remaining solvent if possible.”
Bjork Having established itself as a small one-day local gathering four years ago, The Tartan Heart Festival has rapidly transcended into a pivotal globe-embracing staple on the Scottish festival calendar, without losing any of its family-orientated ethos or dedication to retaining the splendour of its captivating surroundings:
The far-reaching branches of the Fence Collective family tree will be all over the shop on Friday with the appearance of James Yorkston, King Creosote and the Aliens while Glasgow post-rockers Aereogramme (see our interview with Craig B this issue) take a final bow with what is expected to be their last ever appearance together.
“The festival is aimed at anyone and everyone; from three week-old babies to ninety year-olds,” says Gibbs. “Bella attracts a true cross-section of Highland life and people from far beyond as well, which is what we are about - creating a temporary fellowship of cultural enjoyment with no age or any other restrictions and with a distinct flavour of Highland hospitality.”
On Saturday, Sons and Daughters, 1990s and the Fire Engines all take to the stage while Idlewild and My Latest Novel will be showcasing the sound of young (ish) Scotland on the concluding day. Add to this the presence of Optimo DJs Twitch and Wilkes, Glasgowbased techno alchemist Octogen plus a range of upand-coming sprites from around the country selected to play at the new-music showcase tent, and you certainly can’t accuse DF of turning a blind eye to what’s happening on their doorstep.
And by combining esteemed acts like the Magic Numbers and James with the fledgling indie sounds of The Strange Death Of Liberal England, Mumm-Ra and local jingle merchants Jyrojets, this year’s Highland hospitality certainly promises to be a distinctly flavoursome offering whilst, at the same time, lovingly soaking up the virtuously fashioned festival traditions of yore.
Mercifully for everyone, however, Connect has not neglected its internationalist responsibilities. Far from it. Brazilian party-starters CSS, and the Beastie Boys to boot, look set to rock the Catskills on the main stage on Friday night while the Super Furry Animals make a welcome return to combat on the same evening. The presence of Echo and the Bunnymen, the Only Ones and Big Star on the bill looks certain to tease tears of ecstatic joy from those old enough to know far better while the festival signs off on Sunday with a killer onetwo of LCD Soundsystem then Bjork. Surely there can be no better way to ease yourself into Autumn.
With dashes of comedy, poetry, thought-provoking debate and an end-of-weekend fancy dress ball all carefully sprinkled into this exquisite artistic melting pot, The Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival could well serve up one of the most wholesome dishes of Scotland’s expansive summer festival season. BELLADRUM TARTAN HEART IN INVERNES-SHIRE TAKES PLACE BETWEEN 10 – 11 AUG.
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ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI
by Paul Mitchell
Cameron Bird can’t hide his amusement (or should that be bemusement) at the parallels being drawn between his own Architecture In Helsinki and a certain Montreal-based pop ensemble. “Nowhere in the world except UK and Europe do we get Arcade Fire comparisons. If someone said that about us in Australia people would just laugh and say that we were trying to ‘big’ ourselves. I think it was some PR person who wrote that in our bio and it just snowballed from there. People feel the need to have labels and pigeonholes. I guess it just helps people who don’t know about that kind of music. If I’m being cynical, you could say it just makes consumption easier.” Despite this tacit admission that such pigeonholing may be a necessary evil, Bird has ensured it’s practically impossible to do so in the case of the ensemble he founded in Melbourne in the late nineties. Currently a six-piece, they employ such a di-
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verse range of instruments (tuba, trumpet, with synthesisers and glockenspiels, guitar and drums, cowbells and handclaps) and vocal styles that ‘miscellaneous’ is about the best anyone can do. Of
“FOR SOME REASON, IF YOU’RE KIND OF POSITIVE IN YOUR THEMES OR THE WAY YOU PRESENT YOURSELF PEOPLE JUST CALL IT CHILDISH” course, this doesn’t bother their expanding legion of fans, who now include among their ranks one recent Skinny interviewee, Bruce Willis, who recently dubbed them one of his favourites. ‘Nuff said! Indeed, if there is a def ining characteristic amongst the mishmash of genres, it is an overriding sense of fun. Ironically, Bird seems to take his
duty to frivolity rather seriously, concerned that his assiduous craftsmanship won’t be viewed favourably as a consequence. “Throughout history there are probably loads of records people didn’t take seriously because they were fun. If you were to read the top 100 albums you would probably find that three of them were not ‘serious’ works. I don’t know if it’s an insecurity thing or what, but for some reason if you’re kind of positive in your themes or the way you present yourself people just call it childish or something. It’s funny, in many ways we’re as serious as a lot of bands, I guess it’s just that our music is totally positive.” The soon to be released Places Like This is Architecture In Helsinki’s third full album. Bird took the unusual step of isolating himself from the rest of the band by moving to New York whilst the rest of the band remained back in Australia. Instrumentation, vocals and lyrics were all relayed back and forth via the internet: “It was a creative experiment, trying to write while being separated.
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It was tough at times but totally invigorating; at first everyone was kind of pissed off and confused and like ‘What the hell? How are we going to write the album?’ But it was a great aspect of relief when it came together how we wanted it.” Bird admits this was his way of dealing with the difficulties which must inevitably arise when so many performers, with all their inherent opinions and attitudes, collude. “That was the great thing about recording and the way that we did this album. In a way it eliminated egos because you weren’t in the same room playing together, you weren’t kind of nervous about your part and coming up with parts. You got to contribute your part on your own time. I think that was really positive, all the ideas are much more involved and clear.” PLACES LIKE THIS IS RELEASED ON 13 AUG THROUGH TAILEM BEND/COOPERATIVE. WWW.ARCHITECTUREINHELSINKI.COM
Aereogramme EXIT WITH HEADS HELD HIGH by Nick Mitchell
“IT’S GONNA BE EMOTIONAL BUT UNLESS SOMEONE KICKS ME IN THE BALLS I DON’T THINK I’M GONNA CRY” - CRAIG B
make appeals to a certain amount of people and I think in today’s musical climate a small amount of people just is not enough. I think there used to be a middle ground but I don’t think that middle ground exists anymore. It’s either bands starting out or bands that sell millions. Maybe ten years ago a band like us could have existed for a lot longer but now it’s just way too difficult.”
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Tongue firmly in cheek, Aereogramme introduced their last hometown gig at Glasgow’s QMU as a “greatest hits” set. The band then thanked their loyal fans in the best way possible, with a magnetic performance of their towering yet melancholic creations, sadly never the ‘hits’ they deserved to be.
On that particular night the feeling was mutual, with a packed QMU watching, listening and savouring every intricate programmed beat and shuddering blast of guitar. All those present felt the significance of the night, but not many would have been able to explain why a band of such craft and power could be reaching for the pipe and slippers.
Soon after, The Skinny catches up with singer Craig B, mere months after we spoke to the band’s Campbell McNeil about their passion for what they do. Truly, on the Scottish circuit and beyond, their split has been widely regarded as something of a heartbreak. Nevertheless, their appearance at Connect festival this month is set to mark their farewell performance. Are they taking all this in their stride?
But, as Craig reveals, the end has been nigh for some time: “We knew when we recorded the last album that it either had to step up a level for us to survive or we would have to call it a day. I mean the title [My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go] itself speaks volumes and the whole theme throughout the album is about coming to an end, so we kinda knew it was inevitable. We dealt with this quite a while ago.
“QMU was the kind of gig I’m gonna remember for the rest of my life,” says Craig. “It was an incredible reaction, we really couldn’t have asked for anything more. It was really touching.”
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“It feels like the right thing to do because I don’t know what else there is to write with Aereogramme,” he adds. “I think we’ve done all we
can with this band so everything’s worked out and I’m really glad that we ended on an album that I’m intensely proud of, that’s not just a throwaway album.” Aereogramme have survived nine years, four albums and two EPs – more than most minor-label Scottish alt-rock bands – yet they never transcended their underground status. Do they feel any bitterness towards the music industry? “We’ve always felt that we never had the backing we needed to reach a grander audience but at the same time we never created music to cater to that grander audience,” he says. “People need to realise early on why they’re making music because if it’s challenging or difficult it’s rare to make a living off that. But if you make really horribly beige, banal music you could probably make a fortune.”
Craig and his bandmates seem grudgingly content - if such a feeling exists - to call time on Aereogramme, so what does the future hold? “Campbell and Martin work with other bands so they’re going off on tour, Iain makes music for films so he’s got work constantly on and I work in a kid’s home, so to be honest I think we’re gonna concentrate on those things. I’ll always write music, it just depends where I’ll take it once I’ve written it. I don’t think I need any more career out of it so I don’t think there will be any more releasing, but who knows?” Aereogramme’s swan song at the brand new Connect festival - an alternative to the more, ahem, mainstream festivals of the summer, which takes place in the scenic environs of Loch Fyne - is likely to be another cathartic occasion. How will the band handle the emotion of it all? “It’s gonna be emotional but unless someone kicks me in the balls I don’t think I’m gonna cry,” Craig laughs. “Connect is going to be a very personal experience, more so because we’ve been together so long. I respect them all very much and it becomes like a wee family. To put an end to that is a very odd thing.” AEREOGRAMME PLAY CONNECT ON 31 AUG. WWW.AEREOGRAMME.CO.UK
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METAL UP YOUR ASS!
RIP SUBWAY COWGATE, VIVA LA HIVE! Subway Cowgate is the latest venue to be written into the Edinburgh annals of deceased gigging parlours, and its lime green stanchions, circular mirrors and everpervading musk shall surely be fondly missed. To all intents and purposes they have upped sticks to Niddrie Street and re-branded as The Hive, but a 100% hike in hire prices looks to have scared off a lot of the underground scene - more the pity as promoters already struggle to attract the best touring bands to come to Reekie.
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1. MAKE MODEL - LSB 2. BIFFY CLYRO - FOLDING STARS 3. MOTHER AND THE ADDICTS - WATCH THE LINES 4. THE DEAD 60S - STAND UP 5. THE LAW - STILL GOT FRIDAY TO GO 6. THE TWILIGHT SAD - AND SHE WOULD DARKEN THE MEMORY 7. BONO MUST DIE - TRAFALGAR 8. THE DYKEENIES - CLEAN UP YOUR EYES 9. THE PIGEON DETECTIVES - TAKE HER BACK 10. BRICOLAGE - THE WALTZERS
Meanwhile, at the other end of the M8, there are no such problems for the Barfly, as it fairly packs in the shows. A whistlestop tour from tech-metal YANKS THE FACELESS alights here on Tuesday the 7th. It’s a punked-up month for Edinburgh with hard gigging OI POLLOI heading up a show with Austin Lucas at Henry’s Cellar Bar on the 8th. The Oi also decamp to Cramond Island for annual day out The Island of Punk on Sunday 19th. WARDEAD, GAUNT and BILLY LIAR are among the performers: check tide times before heading out to avoid being marooned in the Forth!
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1. ARCADE FIRE - NO CARS GO 2. THE CORAL - WHO’S GONNA FIND ME 3. HARD-FI - SUBURBAN KNIGHTS 4. YEAH YEAH YEAHS - DOWN BOY 5. THE LAW - STILL GOT FRIDAY TO GO 6. BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - BERLIN 7. SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - SHOW YOUR HAND 8. THE PIGEON DETECTIVES - TAKE HER BACK [LIVE AT
Busting into Henry’s Cellar Bar on the 21st, Notts. straight-up hardcore fiends ARMY OF FLYING ROBOTS are set to cause the sort of noise liable to earn you an ASBO. Support comes from new locals THE YEAR IS ONE, featuring members of In Decades Decline and Afterbirth. Door tax is a mere fiver.
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9. GREEN DAY - SIMPSONS THEME TUNE 10. FRANZ FERDINAND - HALLAM FOE DANDELION BLOW
TOP 5 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS 1. THECORAL - ROOTS AND ECHOS 2. HARD-FI - ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST 3. THE RUMBLE STRIPS - GIRLS AND WEATHER 4. AMY MACDONALD - THIS IS LIFE 5. THEDYKEENIES- NOTHING MEANS EVERYTHING
LAVOTCHKIN team up with summer tourists SECTA ROUGE and LAKES to beat up Edinburgh’s Henry’s on
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The Circus of Horrors Roll up! Roll up! If the Edinburgh Festival is one of the greatest shows on Earth, then how better to revel in it than with a good ol’ fashioned big top circus? Sure, there will be plenty of impressive sights in the city over the summer, but for some deathdefying shenanigans and breathtaking feats, it’s got to be the circus. And for those added delights of freaks, human oddities and cabinets of curiosities, it’s got to be the Circus of Horrors’ new show, ‘Evilution’. “It’s an alternative rock’n’roll circus,” undead ringmaster Dr Haze muses to The Skinny. “Equal parts live band, daredevil acts, scary circus and the weird and wonderful. “We try to be a bit different from some of the other freakshows touring at the moment such as Jim Rose’s, which is just one freak after another.
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We try to mix things up and keep going back to a loose storyline of a young girl’s nightmare. But with a forked tongue firmly in cheek.”
Born out of a love of horror movies and Marc Bolan, Dr Haze’s vision for the ultimately flamboyant rock show came into fruition when he met circus impresario Gerry Cottle and persuaded him to help put on the first Circus of Horrors at Glastonbury in 1995. “I was born in the circus which I ran away from to join rock’n’roll,” laughs Haze. “The band got more and more theatrical and once I started working with Cottle we were able to squeeze more vampires, chainsaws, fire breathers and freaks into the show than anybody could have thought possible.”
the 11th and there’s scramz galore down O’Henry’s in Glasgow on the 24th when MESA VERDE, KADDISH and ARCHIVES come to town. So get on it.
“IT’S ALL DONE WITH A FORKED TONGUE FIRMLY IN CHEEK.” - DR HAZE by Ali Maloney
stretch his skin to disturbing lengths, up and over his face – even to the extent that he can pull his back out into wings. Unsurprisingly, those of a nervous disposition are warned away, but this is no cheap voyeurism. “There are these born freaks using their birth defects to their advantage. What’s the difference between them working in a circus and being paraded naked in front of physicians examining them?” Dr Haze asks, “except this way they get paid and have fun.” As to where he finds (or digs up) such individuals, Dr Haze says that most find him, being “the most equal employer ever,” though he adds that he would like to hold auditions in Edinburgh for potential performers around their shows.
uniqueness; the less unusual have also had their lives changed by the Circus of Horrors. Dr Haze talks proudly about one of the performers in this year’s show who first came to see the circus as a tax accountant who hadn’t even had his ears pierced: “He turned up 11 years later having completely modified his body and now can be seen sticking spikes through his body and drinking water which then squirts out the holes he just made.” Lovely. “We’re always trying to push the boundaries of what we can do,” Haze grins in parting. “It’s going back to that time when the lion tamer would face a fierce beast with nothing to protect him if it all went wrong.” CIRCUS OF HORRORS TAKES PLACE AT THE MEADOWS THEATRE, MELVILLE DRIVE, EDINBURGH BETWEEN 6-28 AUG
Working with a close-knit community of performers, previous circuses have seen a man who can
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LIVE MUSIC by Fraser Thomson
by Ted Maul
TRY, TRY AND TRY AGAIN... Have you ever dreamt of being in a band? I’ve always harboured dreams of rehea rsa l s a nd gigs and groupies. But not as much as my mate Dave does. They say God loves a tryer and in that case he must adore my mate Dave.
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When I first met him, by day he was writing Commando comics and by night he was frontman of PVS. Post Valentine Syndrome. And among the indie crowds of Perth they were stars. Many a happy night was spent in The Riverside Inn singing and dancing to You Think You’re So Groovy, and PVS badges were as de rigeur as a pair of Docs and a Smiths t-Shirt. Then, the Riverside flooded (oh how they should have seen that coming) and the scene faded. And PVS went their separate ways.
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THE STRANGE DEATH OF LIBERAL ENGLAND CABARET VOLTAIRE, 5 JUL
“Here’s a dark little ditty” warns Y’all Is Fantasy Island’s Adam Stafford, before detuning his guitar to what might be termed a macabre setting. The two sides to this ‘thrash/ minimalist’ four-piece are gradually showcased with tonight’s suitably schizophrenic set. The aforementioned “dark little ditty”, These Are The Days, and the punchy forthcoming single With Handclaps, offer the highlights from either end of their disordered spectrum. Combined with stream-of-consciousness style lyrics that veer from inspired to puzzling, Y’all Is Fantasy Island continue their compelling trip down a dark psychological. Emerging with a large namebearing placard, tonight’s audience are left in no doubt that The Strange Death of Liberal England have invaded the stage. Bursting into the dramatic, flailing Oh Solitude only bolsters the feeling of organised chaos. Tales of apocalyptic postrockers with a glossy pop smear are lost on these ears, though on their final offering you can imagine Godspeed lurking around in the venue’s dark corners. Ultimately though, their sound is closer to, say it quietly, Arcade Fire. Throughout the night the more standard placard fare of Repent Repent looms over the audience. See The Strange Death of Liberal England while you can, or take heed of those words. [Darren Carle] WWW.MYSPACE.COM/TSDOLE WWW.MYSPACE.COM/YIFIMUSIC
NINE BLACK ALPS CABARET VOLTAIRE, 12 JUL
If their debut album was a heady blend of post-grunge growling and indie pop tunes, then tonight’s gig shows that Manchester’s Nine Black Alps have spent the last year throwing yet more influences into the mix. Sam Forrest’s purple blouse and scarlet lipstick might sit oddly with his gravel-laced voice and stubble,
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but there’s certainly no doubting his musical talent. New single Burn Brighter shows a lighter pop sensibility edging into their songwriting, while their other new tracks - taken from forthcoming album Love/Hate sound like Ash with better tunes and tidier vocals. When they close with crowd favourite Shot Down there’s hardly a still foot in the house, as they prove that they can still rock the Cab’s foundations despite this new communication with their feminine side. Judging by what they so ably accomplish tonight, Love/Hate should put the Alps back on the altrock map. [Isaac Walker]
timistic music gives with the odd foray into Radiohead-esque minorchord atmospherics, but it’s difficult to tell on one listen if this is convincingly integrated, or just tacked-on. To their credit, they’re distinguishable from the similarly sunny Magic Numbers because songs like Sugar Brown have unpredictable, almost proggy structures. Say must be an acquired taste, and on balance it seems a taste worth acquiring. [Ally Brown] MYSPACE.COM/SAYTHEBAND
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THE LOFT, 7 JUL PLASTIC ANIMALS (3/5) start us off with crunchy, aggressive guitars and impressively frantic drumming. The bassist’s T-shirt depicts an angry child – which seems fitting when the singer, after flatly mumbling his verses, clears his throat with a raspily roared chorus, like a kid throwing a hissy-fit. They have some good ideas, and the use of different rhythms and time signatures is always welcome, but the vocal melodies of ten follow the music too closely, and the intervening throaty screams don’t always make up for those meandering points. Next up is The SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT (2/5) who, intro aside, have by far the best songs of the night. Unfortunately, they are all hamstrung by weak, flat vocals and a totally uninspiring vocalist. Each track is brilliantly developed with clear melodies and strong hooks, but in my imagination the band deserve to be augmented with agile, distinctive singing and a frontman who looks like he gives a fuck. With a makeover like that, The Scottish Enlightenment could be dazzling. With tinkling bells, bright colours and enthusiasm to spare, SAY (3/5) instantly appeal to the inner child in us all, but their happy-clappy ethos starts to grate. Say try to counter the superficial impression that op-
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“Look what you made me do!” he quips, and everyone’s in hysterics. It’s a funny punchline and it appears that Al Green, one of the greatest singers in the history of recordable music, is quite the stand-up comic too. At the start he shuffles on, accompanied by a 12-piece band, and begins handing out single red roses to the grateful ladies in the front rows. Eyes widen behind thickrimmed glasses, a gleaming smile and a middle-age podge; he moves goofily, like an over-excited child, elaborate gestures threatening to burst the seams of his tux. And his voice – did I mention his voice? – is still as gentle as ever, still as emotive, the Southern twang and the throaty roar, and that famous falsetto which remains intact at 61. So we get clappin’ and laughin’, little pokey dance-steps, jests and preaches, and compliments and singalongs for the ecstatic audience. And we also get Let’s Stay Together, Tired Of Being Alone, Love And Happiness, and How Do You Mend A Broken Heart? Al has broken many in his time. The Reverend has had us in the palm of his hand for an hour - we gasped, and shrieked, and cheered and sang and grooved, and it was Simply Beautiful. We got that too. [Ally Brown] WWW.ALGREENMUSIC.COM
CAJUNDANCEPARTY CABARET VOLTAIRE, 10 JUL
Surrounded by small people with fresh faces, it dawns that Cajun Dance Party aren’t even old enough to get into nightclubs like this yet. It’s debatable whether the old clichés about bairns’ tastes in music still apply, with internet technology making the development of a close relationship to music so much easier for young people. Is that argument enriched by this performance? Well, not really – Cajun Dance Party are neither hopelessly naïve, nor smart beyond their years. Their comparisons to The Cure do not extend to the melancholy depths of Faith – more like Friday I’m In Love’s romantic glory, and when they do swap carefree pop for emotion it’s not convincing. What’s more, some of the soloing is painful and the epic closer (before the encore that nobody calls for) uses several rock clichés but forgets to include a tune. Still, with a handful of good ideas and a manic stage presence mastered, a bit of focus could see CJP passing their next exam. [Ally Brown] MYSPACE.COM/CAJUNDANCEPARTY
LUCKYJIM HULA, 12 JUL
Hula: juice bar, art gallery, and now welcome addition to the much depleted Edinburgh live scene. It ain’t what this reviewer is accustomed to, but early evening gigs with fruit smoothies in hand replacing the standard pint of stout might just represent the new departure? Any way, Edinburgh troubadour Gordon Grahame (aka Lucky Jim) inaugurates this fresh venture with his Dylan/Cohen/Elliot Smith shtick. Singing of life, love and the man above, he certainly doesn’t shirk the big themes. Then again, which singer/songwriter worth his or her salt does these days? Lucky Jim has an interesting voice and utilises welljudged guitar, but lines like ‘Your love takes me higher, your love is the fire in me’ don’t pass the interest test. [Wilbur Kane]
Dave was determined to keep going, and upon meeting a similarly minded musician, called David, they formed I Am David. They were as camp as a Carry On film and with memorable ditties like Oscar’s Erection they were set for stardom. Then the night before their first gig they asked me to dance for them – which I did. With a Bart Simpson mask and an inflatable guitar. They didn’t last.
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CROSS REFERENCE 2007 EGO, 5 AUG
1. VAMPIRE WEEKEND - OXFORD COMMA
Whilst the Edinburgh Festival offers us prosperous sophisti-cats many hours of silly entertainment, joke-provoking art and extended licences to get steamin’, the Red Cross are busy helping people with far more important things to worry about, and putting enjoyment on the back foot. Except this year they’re not forgetting fun, because that’s how we carefree kids operate. This fundraiser at Club Ego will be as mindlessly enjoyable as anything in the city this month. Cross Reference 2007 sees local 70s heroes The Rezillos wring the wry punk out of their middle-age quandary, whilst Steve Mason – Beta Band, King Biscuit Time – returns with new project Black Affair. Plus there’s hip-hop, rock and even bluegrass acts covering both floors, and many musical prizes to be won – what a whole heap of fun! Just don’t dampen the mood by turning your brain on and getting all serious on us, like. Sheesh! [Ally Brown]
A song equal-parts spastic and mellow, its singer skating all over the understated drums and organ. “Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?” he asks, and he asks why you would lie, and then of course there’s a guitar solo like the pretty bow on top. A song that does not try to mimic The Strokes’ sound, merely their shrug.
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2. THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS - MYRIAD HARBOUR A new song from Canada’s most pop-tacular rock band - a group for whom more is always more - where all the group’s gusto gets tethered to Dan Bejar’s mischievous mousy voice. He mutters about wandering in New York City, seein’ girls and public schools, his apparent nonchalance ever undercut but the coy shaker, the full-force backing vocals, the glad-slammed drums. DOWNLOAD AT: HTTP://TINYURL.COM/2RD2HT
USHER HALL, 25 AUG Vaudeville smeared with grease paint? Gypsy folk dragged through the gutters picking up disease ravaged whores and sexual perversions which include the insertion of hamsters, carnie freaks and cosmic existentialism? That’ll be the Tiger Lillies, then. Festival favourites, and a cult London trio, Tiger Lillies piss on the gravestone of tradition and bring their own inimitable brand of theatrical cabaret once more to Edinburgh. This summer they follow on from such magnificently depraved productions of Punch and Judy and HP Lovecraft’s Mountains of Madness with a tribute “of sorts” to the enchanting vocal music and baroque madrigals of Claudio Monteverdi. Deftly combining jaw dropping virtuosity with Black Bible comedy, the Tiger Lillies are truly an unmissable live act, albeit definitely not for the faint of heart or easily offended. Now graduated on to the International Festival and teaming up with Concerto Caledonia, this makes for an experience “of sorts” to witness. [Ali Maloney] 8PM, £17 WWW.TIGERLILLIES.COM
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Check out www.myspace.com/thenewroyalfamily and enjoy their debauched epic Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive? It’s probably three chords and the same lyrics all the way through but it’s truly genius. And there’s 23 Adam Ant references in the video if you fancy a challenge. In a world dominated by such dour bands as the Killers, Snow Patrol and Keane – this is so fun and stupid, it might just work.
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4. MILO MCLAUGHLIN - I SPIRALLED OUT OF CONTROL McLaughlin, an occasional contributor to The Skinny, is here part Ballboy, part Ma$e, speak-singing over bedroom beats. It’s the story of being flung into space, cast up and up from Edinburgh, then back to earth, and abruptly into death. The secrets he learns are ephemeral, funny, strange, and the rhymes like fortune cookies. As he hurtles through the galaxy: “I felt like I must have done when I was poor / reduced to the elements of a rudimentary lifeform.” Sci-fi synths that could fuel a chip fryer.
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GUILLEMOTS make the migration from daahn saahf At the opposite end of the spectrum, WILLY MASON to land at the CORN EXCHANGE on 20 AUG. A highly unconventional pop outfit, they like to throw a myriad of influences into the mix and more often than not come out clutching a sophisticated, woozy gem. Tracks like the shimmering Through My Windowpane show their capacity for great songwriting – this should be a treat.
DINOSAUR JR hit up Edinburgh once again in their original formation at LIQUID ROOM on 27 AUG. Cynics take note, this is no half-hearted reunion – the band still sound monstrous, and recent album Below proves they still have the power to conjure up wonderful songs. Say it loud: “J Mascis for President!” Finally, moustachioed bull horn throwing hand model Jesse Hughes and his EAGLES OF DEATH METAL also roll into LIQUID ROOM on 28 AUG. Beware, that love boomerang is set to stun.
will warm your heart and stir your soul when he plays the ABC on 23 AUG. Clearly one of the most talented singer/songwriters around, he’s really too young to be this amazing – but he is. An essential gig. Also on the 23RD, this time at KING TUT’S, DEVOTCHKA will deliver a set of fiery, passionate, folk-tinged wonder. This is beautiful, unconventional stuff, so if you crave something more substantial than the usual fare, this is the ticket. Oh, and they use an enormous tuba instead of a bass. Respect.
RUSSIAN CIRCLES round things out with what might well be the gig of the month at NICE N SLEAZY on 26 AUG. This dynamic instrumental trio have their roots in math rock, but create music that shifts and swells and encompasses an array of delicate atmospheres. They also do riffs; big cock-off riffs. Do not miss.
Guillemots play Corn Exchange, Edinburgh on 20 Aug
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Set in the fair y tale grounds of Inveraray Castle in Argyll, Connect (31 Aug – 2 Sep) will host a string of international bands and artists such as THE BEASTIE BOYS, BJORK, PRIMAL SCREAM,
The Hairth Festival (14 -16 S e p) w i l l feature an array of roots music and laid back fun. The bill toppers this year are innovative hip hop legends the HERBALISER, with a full twelve piece band. The Bo-Airigh stage will ring out to music from further afield including the DHOAD GYPSIES from Rajasthan and BAKA BEYOND, whose music was born from central African peoples, the pygmy Baka tribe. Check www.knockengorroch.org.uk for more info.
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5. LOS CAMPESINOS! - YOU! ME! DANCING!
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The first fruit from Los Campesinos’ ongoing recording with Dave Neufeld, the Torontonian Broken Social Scene producer. The new version of You! Me! Dancing! is even more shockingly brilliant, as if the Welsh band’s spent four months in song-craft bootcamp. An opening charge of noise, stretched tension, then BAM BAM BAM: guitars and glockenspiel, fearsome squeak, and a pop song for the dancefloor. It’s just like they say - “straight into your sneakers,” whether or not you “can dance a single step.”
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Brace yourself Glasgow, THE DWARVES are coming (literally?) to Glasgow’s KING TUT’S on 10 AUG – and they fully intend to disgrace themselves. They’re the punk band that recorded 17 ear-shredding albums and still came back for more. Expect high volume, low intelligence and songs with titles like Fuck the Bitch and Go. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
plus many more… as well as numerous attractions across the weekend including Vegas! and Club Noir ensuring you end your summer on a high!
Visitors can browse the food stalls, or pick up a hand carved didgeridoo at one of the craft stalls. More music can also be found in the famous Celtic longhouse: it has a turf roof, and dry stone dyke walls. There’s a fire down one end and it’s warm and cosy inside. Two lucky readers can win a pair of tickets for this fine hootenanny. Just answer the following question:
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THIS YEAR, WHO JOINED THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN ON STAGE? A) KNOCKERDOWN
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Glasgow trio UNION OF KNIVES kick Auld Reekie’s live music highlights off at CABARET VOLTAIRE on 18 AUG with a cheap-as-chips gig that should be good value for money. Think sleazy electro beats, aggressive synths and atmospheric vocals – basically everything that was good about music in the 80s. Dark and dreamy – fuck aye!
THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, JARVIS COCKER, MODEST MOUSE, CSS, IDLEWILD
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In London, Dave joined a new band, The Boyfriends, who were getting mentioned in the NME and supported Morrissey in Europe. I believe they are still going, but that’s not the reason for writing this column. Because he has a new project – and I think this is the one to get him on Top of the Pops. If it was still going. The New Royal Family, a band consisting of members of Jack, Salad, Linus and Gay Dad. And Dave. They formed for an impromptu Oxjam gig last year and things are snowballing.
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Then Dave moved off to London where he enjoyed musical success in a managerial role. For more info read the Suede biography: Love and Poison by my mate Dave.
Summer made hot and hazy, with the wobble of one too many beers. The words are necessary nothings - “Yeah / in your head yeah yeah yeah / yeah / oh-oh oh yeah (yeah)” - fitting stuff for the lace of guitar and horns, for perfumed harmonies over a Brooklyn groove.
We’re abnormal Norwegians rocking harder than any other band in town. And people like the Turbonegro live show, so now our intensity and visual extremes have become a ritual, a good ritual. Fans have a clear expectation, and have told us that if we changed our show it would be like the Pope changing the liturgy. The Turbonegro ritual is inspired by Northern European cabaret, by the decadence and sexual frivolity of Weimar Republic cabaret. Anathema to us is pretentiousness. I hate the idiotic fad of ‘for real’-ness in music now: look behind the surface and you just see middle class kids posing. It’s a similar romance to that of Hitler’s Germany – the worst. All of us in Turbonegro know our references, and we’re proud that we know what we’re doing. We steal from the best and better it to make great rock ‘n’ roll. It’s revolution with a smile, raising a finger to the man and mooning the system. Come rock with us. (Hank from Hell)
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI What? There’s a Fringe Fest iva l set to appea r on the doorstep any day now? Are the Monkees taking part? But we’ve already trek ked the globe, hot on the trail of the ultimate feel good hit for the summer. Wasn’t Coachella, Roskilde, Dour, Rock Ness, T in the Park, Summercase, Wickerman, and Indian Summer quite enough? Read the reviews on the website. Can’t somebody else just cover this “Fringe” thing? We’re all too knackered (I mean, look at this picture) and Finbarr’s wellies have had it. How about we take a wee holiday while you lot watch some comedy? In the meantime, we’ll leave any of you culture vultures out there with a few of the Fringe’s music highlights whilst trying hard not to alienate the rest of the Skinny reading demographic - whoever you are - by exchanging some words with Tomahawk and Architecture in Helsinki about their new albums. Significantly, Ally, Paul and Nick talk to three very different but nevertheless, we reckon, terrific bands at varying stages of their careers this month; the Twilight Sad aren’t long out of the trap, indie stalwarts Modest Mouse are riding the crest and, sadly, Aereogramme are set for their final (?) peformance in the Highlands. Actually, all three are playing Connect. Another flippin’ festival. Right, fuck it, where’s the tent? Let’s finish this in style… /Dave
TOMAHAWK
“JOHN STANIER SOAKS HIS DRUM HEADS IN MONKEY PISS... HE GETS IT FROM A ZOO KEEPER IN BRISBANE.” - DUANE DENISON
Beneath the myth by Dave Kerr
SOUNDS CONTENTS TOMAHAWK CIRCUS OF HORRORS CONNECT MODEST MOUSE BELLADRUM ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI AEREOGRAMME EDINBURGH LIVE GLASGOW LIVE ALBUMS & SINGLES
exactly what I needed, which was an old collection of Native American transcriptions from the late 19th century.”
“Our sound in some ways is folky. People always compare us these days to Beirut,” Rory muses. “Arcade Fire as well,” asserts Ian boldly. “Yeah,” agrees Rory, “a Celtic Arcade Fire, but we can’t understand this Celtic thing.”
HAVE YOU HAD ANY KIND OF PRAISE OR COMPLAINT FROM ANY NATIVE AMERICANS WHO HAVE HEARD THE RESULTS? “I actually did an interview last week with a Canadian fellow from the Ojibway, and he said he really enjoyed the album. He was a younger, hipper guy though… I’m not sure what some of the older folks might think. By the way, I have some Dundee Marmalade in the fridge...”
Perhaps it’s the band’s playful use of any instrument that may fall under that most vague of musical genres. With accordions, mandolins, violins and cellos all thrown into the mix, it’s no surprise to find that all seven members are classically-trained, multi-instrumentalists. However, they are surprisingly coy about their talents.
IT MIGHT TASTE LIKE SHIT, BUT IT’LL KEEP YOU ALIVE. WITH THE CLEAR EXCEPTION OF A FEW SONGS, THIS ALBUM SEEMS A BIT LESS CONCERNED WITH SAMPLING AND EFFECTS THAN THE FIRST TWO WERE. DID YOU FIND IT AT ALL DIFFICULT TO APPLY THOSE METHODS TO ANONYMOUS, GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE MUSIC? “Well, we weren’t too terribly worried about being authentic – how could we be, what with electric guitars and drums and all that? But there’s plenty of electronics on there, it’s just that maybe the samples are a bit more organic sounding. We wanted to make an album that was enjoyable to listen to, not an academic exercise.”
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A MUSO’S TOP 10 MINUS THE BEAR “We’ve been in the studio for months and then headed out on tour, so this has been our month to chill out and relax. The next few months will be really intense tour and promotion wise for the new record. I had a nice siesta in Mexico for about ten days. I drank a lot of Cazadores Tequila and read by the pool. Right now I’m the tannest dude in Seattle. “We shot a video a few weeks ago for the first single from Planet Of Ice, Knight — it’s gonna be sweet. I’m not going to give anything away, but watch out for the shot with Alex eating a big ass sandwich.”
1. THE FIELD – FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME 2. PANDA BEAR – PERSON PITCH 3. CARIBOU – ANDORRA 4. DESTINY’S CHILD – THE WRITING’S ON THE WALL 5. THE BEATLES – REVOLVER 6. JEAN CLAUDE VANNIER
They say that an exchange of taped ideas between The Jesus Lizard’s Duane Denison and ubiquitous sonic chameleon Mike Patton back in 2000 marked the commencement of a “supergroup” which would come to comprise players from four of alternative rock’s most inf luential groups from recent decades.
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The employment of John Stanier’s inimitable powerhouse drumming and the scuzzy low end riffs of now departed Melvins bassist Kevin Rutmanis is all else it would take to complete the manufacture of Tomahawk – a macabre, genre-twisting machine with the ability to flit swiftly around a canvas of howls, growls, clunky samples and fierce guitar work. Two LPs of original material - the stuff of ugly Italian horror soundtracks would emerge over the next few years to scare the hell out of those who went looking. These days, with Patton and Stanier having spent most of the last year on duty with Peeping Tom and Battles respectively, the band has returned
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“WE’VE ALL GOT IDEAS IN OUR HEADS, WHICH IS WHY IT COMES OUT SO FUCKED UP” - RORY SUTHERLAND.
“We kinda half know what we’re doing on so many instruments, that together we can create a full sound,” confesses Rory. “Even if we play a bum note, it’s the process of having that ambition to further what you’re doing that counts.” This current, expanded line-up has only been together for six months, yet they have already had their fair share of success. “The first really exciting thing was the XFM music response show,” says Ian. However, Rory felt getting the gig was “a bit of a fluke” at the time. Even in supposing that this was the case, there was even more luck to come when the band entered T-Break and won a slot at last month’s T in the Park. Though Ian gushes with enthusiasm about their Sunday slot, Rory takes a more considered viewpoint. “It’s not really kicked in yet. When it comes down to it, we’re just seven guys playing our music in a room, even if it’s a really big room.” “Or a tent,” corrects Ian with a wry smile. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the band are not short on ideas for what lies ahead, post-T. “I had this great dream of just walls of people, like Sigur Ros, or Godspeed… just adding and adding and adding,” Rory
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marvels. “But I was told to take it down until we’re playing venues that can actually take that amount of people on stage. That’s when we’ll get into Spiritualized territory.”
end on un-blinkered self-praise. “We’re beginning to love the way we’re sounding now” he beams. Give Broken Records a spin and you may well too.
For now though, the band are keen to slog it out on the local circuit with a tireless slew of shows this month, clearly aware that they need the perspiration to back up their inspiration. “When you’re doing this constantly, it just passes so quickly, so six months has gone in no time. I think our dedication has got us through it,” Rory proposes. And, despite the band’s earlier modesty, he can’t help but
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IN SAYING THAT, TRACKS LIKE MESCAL RITE 2 AND OMAHA DANCE SOUND LIKE THEY MUST BE GOING TO TOWN ON THEIR ORIGINAL BLUEPRINTS. WOULD YOU REFER TO THOSE AS CLOSE APPROXIMATIONS OR LOOSE REINTERPRETATIONS OF NATIVE AMERICAN SONGS? “Mescal 2 starts out quite faithfully, then gets led astray by the temptations of the flesh. Omaha Dance is quite loose right from the get-go; however, I plead artistic licentiousness.”
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Eh? An ass sandwich? Now this we’ve got to see. In the meantime, here’s the albums they’re currently spinning...
Sitting hunched in a darkened corner of Octopus Diamond, support bands sound-checking in one room and a steady stream of musicians and bar staff sauntering out from another, Rory Sutherland and Ian Turnbull from Edinburgh septet Broken Records are in the unenviable position of trying to describe their music to The Skinny.
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to the record-it-and-post-it-along ethos which initially got their creative ball rolling. Thinking beyond the roots of their name, the trio sought historical insight before recording album number three, titled Anonymous - a dark re-imagining of traditional Native American compositions and ritualistic incantations. Duane Denison recently took the time to reveal all about Tomahawk’s new album, the secret behind John Stanier’s drum set up and even the contents of his fridge, but first things first... WHERE DID KEVIN RUTMANIS GO? “You tell me, I haven’t seen him in years.” SWIFTLY MOVING ON; ANONYMOUS SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY AMBITIOUS PROJECT AND MUST SURELY HAVE MADE FOR A DAUNTING ONE TO APPROACH. AS THE MAN WHO CARRIED OUT THE RESEARCH, WHERE DID YOU START? “There’s an old bookstore here in Nashville called Elder’s that carries a lot of older oddities. The old guy who runs it is a bit curmudgeonly, but he had
IN TERMS OF HOW YOU PUT THAT TO USE, WAS THERE ANY ELEMENT OF LYRICAL TRANSLATION FOR MIKE TO CONSIDER OR DID HE JUST RIFF WHEN IT CAME TO RECORDING THE VOCALS? “Well, some of the lyrics are as they were found, that is, in their original tongue. Others had translations provided, and some are completely fabricated. I think it’s fairly obvious which is which, don’t you?” WE’RE NOT TOO UP ON THE NATIVE AMERICAN TONGUE ‘ ROUND THESE PARTS. BUT WE CHALLENGE YOU TO COME AND TEACH US. ARE THERE PLANS TO TOUR THE ALBUM? “None at the moment, but there’s talk. Who knows, maybe some outdoor shows... with holograms projected into the sky... to attract aliens... or Perry Farrell…”
July in Edinburgh tends to be a strange kind of month, gig-wise. The depletion of the city’s student population, the annual calm before August’s Fringe storm, and the fact that most of the major bands are off peddling their wares on the summer festival circuit means that as the season hots up, the Capital has a habit of winding down. But, while it’s fair to say that the most pressing engagements for most of Edinburgh’s music lovers lie outwith the city limits at events such as Indian Summer in Glasgow and at T in the Park, there’s enough gold in them there venues to keep things ticking over nicely. Gig of the month (and most probably of the year in this time-warped hack’s opinion) has to be the super heavyweight soul summit at the Playhouse on 2 July featuring the right Reverend AL GREEN and southern-soul heroine CANDI STATON. Live events rarely come more seismic than this.
JUST ONE MORE THING, IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY CLEAR UP A LITTLE QUERY THAT HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF STANIER-STALKER MESSAGE BOARD CONJECTURE FOR YEARS: HOW DOES JOHN GET THAT SOUND OUT OF HIS DRUMS – DOES HE REALLY TIGHTEN THE SKINS WITH A POWER DRILL? “No, he soaks his drum heads in monkey piss... he gets it from a zoo keeper in Brisbane...” Well, it beats Dundee Marmalade. THE NEW TOMAHAWK ALBUM, ANONYMOUS, IS OUT NOW ON IPECAC.
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ABC, GLAGOW, 20 AUG My ticket says @The Barrowlands” and so will yours, but that’s not the place to go. Slint’s first show in Glasgow since they reformed two years ago - in which they will perform seminal math-rock album Spiderland in full - has been moved to ABC1 on Sauchiehall Street. Spiderland today sounds just like a 1991 album, knowing all that came after it and all that necessitated its emergence - but it’s still a good deal more inventive than much that has been offered in the meantime. An undisputed fixture in the alt-rock canon, this is potentially a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see it being performed by its creators. At the ABC bar, glumly mumble your order under your breath, and then scream it - “Two PINTS A’ TENNENTS PLEASE!” Go on, it’ll be funny. Then we can nod our heads and tap our feet at different times, and be moody and manic all at once. Welcome to Glasgow, Slint! [Ally Brown] 7PM, £20. WWW.SLINT.US
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KING TUTS, GLASGOW, 4 AUG
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TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS - John Lewis
THE ARCHES, 16 JUL Ozomatli continues to exclude nothing: whether pastiches of 1970s soul, the hokey-cokey, thunderous percussion or a trombone solo based on Lily Allen’s Smile, everything is co-opted into their relentless celebration. They hit the Latino sound so hard that it splits, revealing its psychedelic Moroccan roots. Then they have a front-line of trumpet, trombone and saxophone - three instruments versatile enough to switch easily between jazz, soul, ska and raging sonic assaults. Four vocalists - including two rappers - keep the energy seething and swaying. Perhaps most importantly, the three percussionists flick between hiphop, reggae and whatever other deep, lush beats are needed to hold together the wild improvisation. Ozomatli are politicians of ecstasy, tricking the crowd into sheer delight with formation dances, blistering solos, chant-alongs and crowd surfing. They lead a conga around the Arches for their encore. Merging hip-hop without the machismo and dance without the techno, Ozomatli are an unfashionable, yet utterly essential, triumph of joy. [Gareth K Vile] WWW.OZOMATLI.COM
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CARLING ACADEMY, 27 JUN Flying in the face of any apparent MOR aspirations laid down by his mildest LP to date, grunge survivor Chris Cornell arrives with the clear intent to unite a mob divided by the labours of his back catalogue. A two hour set that quite surprisingly deals in turns out a plethora of rugged Soundgarden nuggets kicks off with the surefooted sludge rock of Let Me Drown as the sveltely cut giant indulges in a proper rummage through the archives. Soon enough, the Audioslave repertoire comes out to play, which proves to both piss
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In an imaginary world where ska never went out of fashion, Liverpool’s Dead 60s would be permanently camped at the top of the charts. Mixing some of The Clash’s fiery spirit with the reggae-influenced beats that made The Specials such surefire hits, they’re on a four-man mission to prove that ska is about more than pork-pie hats and Lily Allen’s designer rip-offs at New Look. Admittedly, there’s little room for them in the midst of the current day-glo infatuated British music scene, but with the punchy attitude of Ghostface Killah and new single Stand Up under their belt they’re still one of the most exciting live bands in Britain, peddling their bullish lad-rock with a streetwise swagger. Look out for Ben Gordon’s dirty habit of flicking his used guitar picks at the crowd though – could have someone’s eye out with that. [Dan Coxon]
on the flames and fan them all over again; the ill fitting boogie woogie of Original Fire and the trudging balladry of Be Yourself struggle for elbow room next to the ferocious blare of Show Me How to Live. When his recent Bond theme appears, the solo material provides what little respite is needed from the lead heavy jams. Then it’s back into the fray as Cornell, his larynx and his flanking company soon spiral back down into a psychedelic haze to conjure up a satisfying stew of Jesus Christ Pose and Outshined with perennial staples like Spoonman and Black Hole Sun, before the wailing encore of Slaves and Bulldozers appropriately bludgeons a crowd into submission. Far from going through the motions, consolidating three eras in one night is a job that few veteran front men can pull off with such unrelenting conviction. [Dave Kerr] WWW.CHRISCORNELL.COM
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GLASGOW ACADEMY, 24 JUNE Devo don’t do conventional. Part musical pantomime, part subversive social indictment, tonight’s show is smart, funny, sarcastic and manages to both rock and bleep in all the right measures. Jocko Homo, the tune that started it all in 1978, is greeted like a national anthem by an audience enthusiastically wrestling with the 7/8 sing-a-long. Likewise Whip It evokes the kind of reaction previously saved for the Beatles in baseball stadiums. It’s a pity that a couple of the other classics, including Girl U Want, don’t really kill the way they might have. In fact many of the highlights appear from within the likes of the less heavilyrotated Uncontrollable Urge and Mr. DNA, where current drummer Josh Freese also clearly savours the chance to let loose on his kit. One hilarious film clip of an intermission later, the evening ends in suitably ludicrous and anthemic style as Mark Mothersbaugh dons his
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bizarre alter-ego Booji Boy to lead the room through the sardonic but upbeat Beautiful World. It’s brilliantly strange, as are Devo. [Chris Cusack] MYSPACE.COM/DEVO
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS THE ARCHES, 21 JUL
Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibber t could never be classed as giant. At just over five feet tall, this esteemed reggae dignitary is easily overshadowed by his lofty contemporaries. But what Toots lacks in height, he more than compensates for with the lung-busting muscularity of his gigantic Memphis soul boom. Filling the Arches to capacity, the legendary Kingstonian and his mighty rhythmic mainstays The Maytals transform the dank interior into a bubbling sphere of body-jerking exhilaration. Bouncing straight into the escalating groove of Pressure Drop, Hibbert concocts an enthralling display of melodic mastery and effervescent showmanship that belies his 63 years. From Funky Kingston’s ebullient jinking skank to 54-46 Was My Number’s ear-bruising regalia, every spirit-cleansing testament is lapped up by the venue’s sweat drenched disciples. He may not be the most elevated of idols but, in the pantheon of reggae greats, Toots proves tonight he’s as big as they come. [Billy Hamilton] WWW.TOOTSANDTHEMAYTALS.NET
THE CHECKS KING TUT’S, 18 JUL
One day, when the Checks are as famous as Michael Stipe thinks they are going to be, Ed Knowles’ arrhythmic ska boogie will become the band’s signature. Despite his lack of funk, Knowles can hold a tune and his youthful voice skates elegantly over the 1960s blues-rock. Like a light Led Zep or melodic Who, the Checks skip their way through a set that calls up the luminaries of the
British invasion: if they don’t manage to ever find their own style - standout What You Heard is sheer Stones’ boogie - at least they never slip into parody. The twin guitar choruses have plenty of power and melody, and they never make the mistake of overdriving the verses. The occasional bursts of exhibitionist soloing are tight and precise and Knowles can sing ballad and rocker with the same sassy confidence. It looks as if Stipe could be right, again. [Gareth K Vile]
Roderick Buchanan, one of Scotland’s leading contemporary artists, shows a body of new work as part of the Blind Faith project at GoMA. Buchanan’s interest in identity and particularly Scottish identity is strong in most of his work, particularly this recent exhibition. Histrionics looks at what defines and builds identity, taking on the subject of sectarianism in Scotland, with Buchanan using himself as a case study. The exhibition uses elements of Scotland’s past and present which are associated with the division of the two main beliefs: Protestant and Catholic. Visually the exhibition is stripped down to the facts, the gallery split up by the large red triangle which contains two films. The films, which are screened side by side yet separated by a wall, show two marching bands - one Protestant, one Catholic. The clearcut display turns the exhibition into an educational platform you are invited to interact with and develop, enabling you to relate on a personal level but also allowing people to see both sides of the issue. The emphasis on personal reflection and the memories of people whose background is similar to Buchanan’s, and that have experienced the divides that exist in Glasgow - along with Buchanan’s delivery of the information in clear terms - allows the viewer to gather an opinion of their own, rather than preaching a specific reading to them. The main drive of the exhibition shows that traditions and beliefs are learnt at a young age and segregated school-
ing contributes to the separation in cultures. [Morag Keil]
Nevertheless, this is an eloquent body of work. [Lucy Gallwey]
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INSIDE OUTSIDE Chongbin Park addresses issues of cultural alienation and social vulnerability through sculpture, performance and photography. Originally from South Korea, the artist has lived in London since 2003, and has often felt culturally and environmentally detached from the city. His sense of separation is best described in Child in Time (Hiding), a gigantic blue cardboard arrow containing a proportioned cardboard figure. We are unaware of the presence of the figure until we read the book which accompanies the work and see the process of making and concealing its contents. The piece really evokes a sense of estrangement, which Chongbin describes as a feeling of “invisible vulnerability,” exaggerated by struggles with language and heterogeneous culture. He also finds identification with two small birds, shown in a series of photographs, and makes reference to his own fragility and social unease through picturing the birds living and growing within the confines of a dark interior. Circle, a video projection installation in a wooden tube, also shows an entrapped figure, but in this work the figure is visible and brightly lit as it explores the proportion of the tube in relation to its body. Overall this show is full of content, but perhaps relies too heavily on a prior understanding of the issues it addresses.
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REVIEWS BEYOND APPEARANCES Intended to explore “the stylistic qualities and thematic characteristics that distinguish Scottish modern and contemporary painting,” Beyond Appearances over-exerts itself by using too few paintings to illustrate progression over too large a time-span. Despite this, the incorporation of paintings by recent graduates Jacqui Campbell and Dorothy Lawrenson goes some of the way to demonstrating that “painting is still very much in a vigorous condition,” whilst suggesting that the younger generation have a firmer grasp of conceptual thinking than contemporaries such as Iain Robertson and Barbara Rae. Outstanding individual works include John Eardley’s evocative Summer Grasses and Barley on the Hill Top, which is rendered with tremendous confidence, whilst Mackintosh’s Mont Alba demonstrates a designer’s eye for pattern along with a seductive, liquid suppleness. The more established modern practitioners put in a strong showing too: Callum Innes and Alison Watt both drive towards a deceptively hard-won elegance, and the Boyle Family’s curiously disembodied resin and fiberglass Study of Grey Mudcracks... is curiously fascinating. [Celia Sontag]
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REVEREND AND THE MAKERS KING TUT’S, 22 JUL
It may be uncharitable to assume that tonight’s sell-out show is a consequence of Jon ‘The Reverend’ McClure’s close connection to the Arctic Monkeys: however, neither his release schedule nor verbal dexterity can account for such an enthusiastic greeting. Unlike support the Ting Tings, who have abandoned melody completely to invent strident and playful drum’n’voice, McClure has spent time finding the right band to back up his poetic musings. Unfortunately, while McClure plays up the arrogant front man, getting down with the audience and intoning his lyrics with due seriousness, the music is workmanlike, adding little depth and chugging through ska and electro-pop with the same intent beat. The highlight is his solo rendering of The Last Resort - the words and meaning clear, with no band to fog his intention. He might lack the insight of Jarvis and the crackling wit of Alex Turner, but his vicious vignettes deserve a more inspired accompaniment. [Gareth K Vile] WWW.IAMREVEREND.COM
Devendra Banhart
DEVENDRA BANHART THE ARCHES, GLASGOW, 23 AUG
Strange of melody and mighty of beard, the thinking music listener’s esoteric singer/songwriter of choice is back. He’s the hairy bloke who makes weird noises, yes? Well, not quite: there’s actually a lot more to his folky racket than weirdness for weirdness’ sake, and a gentler, less abrasive quality has been coaxed out of his recent offerings. Lending his track Little Yellow Spider to Orange’s current advertising campaign (the adverts with people folding out from behind each other in a field...) has certainly done plenty to boost his profile and convince those who previously thought him just that bit too leftfield for their tastes. That’s not to say he’s become boring: even the briefest of listens to new album Cripple Crow will tell you that he still has plenty of unexpected ideas up his sleeve, and as for his live shows, there’s certainly no confusing Banhart with anyone else. [Heather Crumley] 7PM, £16.50 WWW.CRIPPLECROW.COM
EASY STAR ALL STARS
THE ARCHES, GLASGOW, 26 AUG See it, wen dey be tellin’ mi dat mi breddas, de Easy Star All Stars be reproducin’ Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon an’ Radiohead’s OK Computer inna reggae riddim I be like “No way man, dat sacred shit? Dis gonna be chaka chaka all ova de ends.” But yah know wat, wen mi listen, me finds meself droppin’ me legs, tinkin’ breddas got it righted. Now dey be tellin’ mi dat dey is comin’ to jam Dub Side of the Moon and Radiodread in front of mi yeyes. I’m tinkin’, “All fruits ripe, man.” Gonna move mi backside ova to de Arches, bad like yaz, wen we be trooly havin’ a hoopty ride man. Irie! [Jimmy ‘Dub’ Faican] 7PM, £10 WWW.EASYSTAR.COM
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI E d i nbu rg h may well seem to be the centre of the world for the duration of August, but that’s not to say t hat other cities grind to a halt. There’s tons happ en i ng i n Glasgow this mont h, s o why not give yourself a break from the Edinburgh madne s s a nd che ck out one of its many arts venues.
THERE IS AN EMPOWERING SENSE THAT THE INFINITE VARIEGATION OF THE HUMAN FORM IS INDEED SOMETHING THAT DESERVES TO BE CELEBRATED BY A SHOW AS OUTLANDISHLY AMBITIOUS AS THIS The Naked Portrait is a rather unassuming – almost modest - title for this summer’s blockbuster exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. If it’s nakedness you want, it’s nakedness you’ll get. In fact the NPG has given us a right eyeful – and then some.
Throughout August, Project Ability will be exhibiting magical landscapes created by artists at Wasps studios, whilst the Lille Art gallery will be trying to get to the bottom of what inspires the artist to create, by exploring the work of five female artists who create work in many different mediums.
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There is no doubt that this show should be commended for bringing some astonishing work to the capital. Five studies by Egon Schiele have found their way here from the Leopold Museum
Similarly, the naked self-portraits of Francesca Woodman – who tragically went on to kill herself at the age of twenty-one – are a genuine enigma: the artist obscuring herself with props, or within her surroundings, seemingly torn between a desire to explore her image and a desire to hide. These photographs often evoke the language of Surrealism, but are shot through with an uncomfortable sense of angst – perhaps even desperation is not too strong a word.
Ironically, it’s one of Queenie’s former portraitists, Lucian Freud, who gets the ball rolling with the appositely titled Small Naked Portrait: a spellbinding almost-miniature (by Freud’s standards, anyway) of a naked girl lying awkwardly, yet radiating a stillness that could be read as peacefulness, hopelessness or anything in between. It’s one of many such captivating solo pieces which jostle for the viewer’s attention in a show that is positively overflowing with work.
Finally CCA will be hosting the first major Scottish exhibition by David Rokeby, whose work explores alternative mediums such as CCTV and other technologies. In the past Rokeby has produced groundbreaking works which create music based on the movements of the viewer and has explored the nature of human intelligence through technology. This show sounds like a bit of a coup for the CCA – don’t miss it.
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serves to be celebrated by a show as outlandishly ambitious as this.
Of cou rse t he t er m ‘por t ra it’ comes with a lot of cultural baggage: it sounds formal and rather prim. The Queen gets her portrait painted – although mercifully her likeness cannot be found hanging on these walls. No, if this exhibition teaches us anything, it’s that the term ‘portrait’ can mean just about anything you want it to. Correspondingly, it is apparent that there are just as many different ways of being naked as their are ways of being represented.
The Arches will host a photography show by Jimi Rae, entitled Seed of Hope, which came together following a recent visit to Nairobi with the Fair Trade Organisation. Full of warmth and energy, these are hopeful, optimistic images of disadvantaged children that have been helped on to the road to self-sufficiency.
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It is this superabundance of images – crowding every wall, and sequenced in a less than logical manner – which gives the show its distinctive character. Although it has inevitable downsides – works by Bacon, Saville, Howson and Gilbert & George lack any sort of suitable context – the wealth and diversity of images does create a frisson of electricity within the gallery space, and an empowering sense that the infinite variegation of the human form is indeed something that de-
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in Vienna, and they are every bit as exciting as one would hope. Schiele’s lines, simultaneously liquid and brutally dynamic, are simply captivating – some of the most radical draughtsmanship you’re likely to see. Lesser-known artists are also generously represented: Nan Goldin’s serial portraits of her lover, Siobhan, have a soft intimacy that approaches the erotic and suggest a number of complex, emotional narratives.
Of course, our own cultural codes dictate that we often find something inherently humorous in the unclothed form, and the exhibition also explores this aspect of the naked portrait. John Coplans’ Selfportrait (Back with Arms Above) transforms the artist’s back into an unnaturally rectangular monolith, his clenched fists appearing as strange antennae – or perhaps this is some kind of menacing, low-budget puppet show? Whilst there has always been something snigger-worthy about Sam TaylorWood’s stilted pathos, it is Lewis Morley’s photo of a rather ungainly and angry looking David Frost – here doing his best to obliterate any notion of sensuality from Christine Keeler’s infamous chair-straddling pose – which delivers the real laughs, and perhaps the highlight of the ‘Fame’ section of this exhibition.
The Naked Portrait could have been an overwhelming show – it is certainly one that requires real stamina in order to take everything in – yet the essential simplicity of its conceit, not to mention the wealth of outstanding work on display, ensure it will be one of the many highlights of the summer.
The Twilight Sad There was much gnashing of teeth and flailing of arms when we first heard of The Twilight Sad, back in April - through a good review on Chicago based taste-making website Pitchfork, no less. Where are our notes, where are our back issues - surely we’ve noticed this supposed “Glasgow” band before some American has, besides our brief encounter with them at SxSW back in March?
Singer James Graham is sitting in a London hotel room, dilly-dallying before he flies to Roskilde with his bandmates, when he takes a call from The Skinny, sheepish like. He quickly helps us feel at ease by revealing how they’d managed to fly under our radar. “We’ve hardly played in Glasgow or Scotland at all. We only played two gigs at The 13th Note in two years,” he explains.
“THIS ALBUM HAS ONLY EVER BEEN A STEPPING STONE ONTO THE NEXT THING.” - JAMES GRAHAM by Ally Brown
Now the Twilight Sad are touring relentlessly – including shows at Hey You Get Off My Pavement in Glasgow on 5 August, followed by an intimate show at Bannermans in Edinburgh on the 19th. They’re also playing Connect, and James is genuinely enthusiastic about the rare prospect of playing to a Scottish crowd: “When we play live it’s not as precise as the record; it’s a lot more noisy because we’ve only got the four of us, and we don’t have the accordion or anything else. I prefer playing live. I love the album but it’s good
to see a band that doesn’t just replicate the record.”
James is keen to keep the Twilight momentum rolling: “We’re working on the next album already, its just going to be bigger and noisier and a step forward. This album has only ever been a stepping stone onto the next thing. We’re not going to come up with the same again, we’re going to move on from this. We’re happy with what we’ve done, we feel it’s a good debut release. But it’s definitely not the finished article.” FOURTEEN AUTUMNS AND FIFTEEN WINTERS IS OUT NOW ON FAT CAT. THE TWILIGHT SAD PLAY HEY YOU GET OFF MY PAVEMENT AT KINGS COURT, GLASGOW ON 5 AUG, OH FOR CHRIST SAKE I LIKE SHORT CAKE AT
BANNERMANS, EDINBURGH ON 19 AUG AND CONNECT FESTIVAL, INVERARAY, ON 2 SEP. WWW.MYSPACE.COM/THETWILIGHTSAD
The US hype over debut LP Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters can be attributed to Fat Cat’s decision for the band to tour the States in support of an introductory EP. The little bit of buzz that created didn’t come back cross the Atlantic again until it had been boosted by the release of the full debut LP. The album’s success lies in the way it uses the quiet/loud post-rock blueprint – with guitars that build noisy layers of squall and sprawl before collapsing to clarity, and vocals that are at once clawing and vulnerable, and then righteous with anger. With that title, the epic emotional reach of the guitars, and the confused emotions of the lyrics, it seemed to many reviewers to be about the angst of adolescence – but that’s not what 23 year-old James says he meant. “There wasn’t a conscious decision to write about anxiety. The songs are all lyrically about where we stay, people we know, things that have happened to us over the past couple of years. We like to see them as folk songs as that’s how they’re written to begin with, and then we layer them up. Andy the guitarist comes up with the basic idea, I’ll write my part to it and then Mark [drums] and Craig [bass] will work on their parts as well. Then Andy goes home and blares them all up and puts different instruments in - any instruments that were lying about - we tried to get them on there.”
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PATRIOTHALL GALLERY, STOCKBRIDGE, EDINBURGH, 4-25 AUG
Figurative work by artists from both Georgia and Scotland which explores issues of identity.
2.RACHEL WHITEREAD & ROBERTBURNS’ BREAKFAST TABLE
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INGLEBY GALLERY, EDINBURGH, UNTIL 9 AUG
A recent sculpture chosen from Whiteread’s own collection and a group of new works on paper, plus Robert Burns’ breakfast table!
3. WILLIAM KENTRIDGE EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS UNTIL 8 SEP
Prints never before shown in Scotland, plus limited screenings of a documentary film giving insight into the studio process.
4. NATHAN COLEY DOGGERFISHER, EDINBURGH UNTIL 15 SEP
Edinburgh has always been kind to the gallery-goer, but things will get crazy this August as venues the length and breadth of Auld Reekie pull out the big guns to impress the festival crowds. They certainly don’t get any bigger than Picasso, and a selection of his works on paper will be on show at the Dean Gallery, while the National Museum will exhibit everything from intimate photos to personal mementos in an attempt to find out what made the artist tick. For Picasso, rampant commercialism put a taint on a brilliant career, but for Warhol, selling out was always the primary objective – and the National Gallery will host a massive retro-
spective of his diverse output over the festival period. Other highlights include work by South African artist William Kentridge at Edinburgh Printmakers, the world premiere of a series of photos by William Eggleston at Inverleith House, Alex Hartley’s spatial oddities at the Fruitmarket and John Stezaker’s witty photographic interventions at Stills gallery. The festival’s first ever director, Joanne Brown, is also promising an Eastern European theme, with Georgian artists at Patriothall gallery and six Polish artists as part of a group show curated by Canvas at ARTSPACE gallery. Add in Nathan Coley at Doggerfisher, Rachel Whiteread at Ingleby
Gallery and the Collective Gallery’s Comic Book Project (exploring the relationship between performance and art) and you’ve barely scratched the surface. With the grassroots Edinburgh Annuale still unannounced at time of going to press, and the Jardins Publics project intent on turning Edinburgh’s public spaces into a work of art, 2007 promises to be a vintage year for the Edinburgh Art Festival. [Celia Sontag] SEE LISTINGS FOR MORE DETAILS, INCLUDING FRINGE ART VENUES. ALSO, KEEP AN EYE ON WWW.EDINBURGHARTFESTIVAL.COM AND WWW.ANNUALE.ORG
The Turner Prize nominee explores the way in which the built environment reflects the values of its society.
5. TERRA NOVA IV GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART UNTIL 1 SEPT
Another chance to see some of the standout works from the GSA 2007 degree show.
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In the future no one will live in cities by Alex Hartley
Clockwork Panda Drummer by Andy Warhol
Cigarette Cards by John Hegley and Edward Ward
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THE TACTICIANS SOME KIND OF URBAN FULFILMENT (SETANTA)
Although brothers Ollie and Joe Jr have penned a tune called London’s Alright, they’ll be hoping to break out of the capital and into wider public consciousness with this, their debut long-player. And while The Skinny’s preconceptions expected a shouty affair consisting almost wholly of “Awrite Geezers” and cockney rhyming slang, we were pleasantly surprised to hear a rather classier beast emerge from the speakers. Sure, The Tacticians have a light-hearted side; the tongue-incheek ode to a friend called Kate on Hardcore Porn being a case in point. Mostly however, Some Kind of Urban Fulfilment is a contradictory, seductive mix of Kinks-y 60s Pop and countrified soul backing gloomy lyrical observations on life, love and living in London. The fact that the record ends on the curiously upbeat sounding Town Full of Losers sums up the band’s outlook perfectly: just because your hometown and life in general is a bit shit doesn’t mean you can’t boogie along to the beat of your own frustrations. [Barry Jackson] OUT NOW WWW.THEYOUNGKNIVES.COM
ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI PLACESLIKE THESE
(TAILEM BEND/COOPERATIVE)
This is the third album from the Australian party-starters and at first listen, it does nothing to dispel the notion that these are New Wave revivalists who use Talking Heads as the primary blueprint. In actuality, the music here has more in common with David Byrne’s solo material, particularly Rei Momo, with its Latin and Caribbean influences, and an almost headache inducing array of instrumentation. Funky guitar and bass, orchestral trombone, chanty, childlike vocals and, of course, cowbells all feature heavily. This doesn’t do them a disservice, because Architecture’s stated ambition is simple: let’s all have fun - and what could be wrong with that philosophy? Ok, vocalist Cameron Bird does his best Byrne (not him again) impression throughout, but new
single Heart it Races and album opener Red Turned White could very well be the sound of a shouty, inebriated Manu Chao jumping up on stage with the Go! Team. Should sound excellent live. [Wilbur Kane] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG WWW.ARCHITECTUREINHELSINKI.COM
CARIBOU
ANDORRA (CITY SLANG) Previous reviews have a lre ad y dissected the shortcomings of th e te r m “folktronica,” but how else are we to pigeonhole the marring of gentle pastoral meanderings with laptop jiggery-pokery? Electro-acoustic just ain’t going to cut it. Caribou’s last albums, under the name Manitoba, were stunning pieces of gentle psychedelia, toured with a double drummer live band that cemented Dan Snaith’s capability of seamlessly blending ersatz-harpsichord atmospheres with tumbling digitals. But Andorra eases up on the rampant experimentation to bring a soul stirring escapist field of soothing alteredpop - as if OOIOO were minstrels or if Brian Wilson went post-glitch. But to say it’s not as experimental as previous albums is misleading; its experimentation is subtle with dense washes of sublime sound opening themselves up for exploration. So many acclaimed groups combining electronic and traditional elements tend to get bogged down in novelty, but Dan Snaith’s songs show signs of truly harnessing this juxtaposition. [Ali Maloney] RELEASE DATE: 20 AUG CARIBOU PLAY THE ARCHES, GLASGOW ON 15 SEP WWW.CARIBOU.FM
TOMAHAWK
ANONYMOUS (IPECAC) Attempting to conjure up the spirit of a few hundred years worth of Native American music by condensing it into 13 tracks of lotechnological frills and masterfully crafted instrumentals, Duane Dennison (Jesus Lizard) and John Stanier (Battles) excel themselves in a new arena on this third full length Tomahawk release. Peppering their labours with chants and additional war drums, frontman Mike Patton
– who himself is understood to be a distant Native American descendant – rounds out a remarkable foray into peyote-laced hallucinogenia. Skeletal ancient hymns segue into rabble rousing campfire songs which are howled in measured anguish while Stanier’s fierce beats are thrown down with accompanying stuttered cymbal rushes. The effect is the kind of ‘world music’ that would probably give Enya warped nightmares for eternity. Such is the trio’s instinct for producing something so imbued with the grassroots emotions of an ancient culture that the effects repertoire usually synonymous with Tomahawk releases is much subdued, In this way Anonymous unmasks the pure essence of some of their most astounding work to date. [Dave Kerr] OUT NOW WWW.MYSPACE.COM/TOMAHAWK
A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW
SCRIBBLEMURAL COMIC JOURNAL (NOTENUF)
Check the weather, take a day off, head for Byers Road, bring your best headphones, lie on the Botanical grass, fire up your MP3 player. OK, a CD player will do, and yes you can sit on The Meadows instead. A Sunny Day In Glasgow are from Philadelphia, but remember with affection the enhanced value of the sunshine in a city where the sun don’t always shine. Scribble Mural Comic Journal is like Panda Bear but it drones and disorientates, rather than preens and charms; it’s like Ulrich Schnauss but muddier, and livelier. Skip a couple of the later tracks if you wish, which are more tech-impressive than heart-oppressive – and then claim it as Scottish. After all, you’ve been hearing the Cocteau Twins and the Mary Chain in this too. And then there’s the all-important back-story, if not, y’know, the actual origin. Wave your saltire, put your ‘phones back on, turn up the volume, lie in the sun. Let yourself smile, and make the most of it. [Ally Brown] OUT NOW MYSPACE.COM/SUNNYDAYINGLASGOW
CHRIS CONNELLY THE EPISODES (DURTRO/JNANA)
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SUPER FURRY ANIMALS
HEY VENUS! (ROUGH TRADE) Eternally creative, SFA’s n ew a l b u m crosses new territory, but s t i l l e f f o r tlessly raises the eyebrows and a happy smile. Hey Venus! mixes elegant harmonies and stomping rock-outs, complete with elevated chord changes, while the vocals are so blissedout it’s like they’re surfing sound waves to the future. Indulging in the steady theme of escaping a small town and learning the hardships of life to come good, the Welsh crew’s eighth offering has a completely different feeling to many of their other albums. The upbeat experimental electro-rock, the memorable choruses and wacky lyrics are ever present, but there’s a matured, reassured feeling prevalent throughout, which could be attributed to a change in studio production staff which sees Dave Neufeld from Broken Social Scene manning the controls. Like BSS, there are lots of layers here, but SFA have always packed a solid punch. Hey Venus! complements that with a sense of inventiveness that shows no sign of slowing down. [Chris Bathgate] SUPER FURRY ANIMALS PLAY CONNECT ON 31 AUG WWW.SUPERFURRY.COM
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ASOBI SEKSU - CITRUS (ONE LITTLE INDIAN)
Many folk sighed relief when shoegazing bands vanished with the onslaught of grunge and dance music that washed over these isles around the early 90s. But the aesthetic seems to have been making a recent reemergence with more acts splicing their samples and loops with live instrumentation. Echoing the palettes of Kevin Shields, Thurston Moore et al, the quartet
and Revolting Cocks, The Episodes is a laborious passage into a bleak and barren soundscape that circles precariously around a fused nihilistic dissonance of music and narrative, then vortexes into some perceived psychosis. Resonant steel-stringed momentum ploughs through a lo-fi assembly of vibraphone, organ and monotonous rack-tom marches while Connelly’s vocals - oft compared to David Bowie - rise and fall with resigned desolation through the lengthy, chaotic tracks. The seven songs weigh in at just under an hour of ostensible experimentation, making accessibility an issue for the uninitiated. The eloquence of the music still shines rewardingly through the dense gloom of thorny arrangements and bleak lyrics. [Jamie Borthwick]
RELEASE DATE: 27 AUG
Like Chris Connelly’s own devolution from his blow-torch days with the likes of Ministry
FEATURED ALBUM In their continued presence as almost supernatural influences, increasingly more bands and DJs cite My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth as guiding institutions. And you hear them pay homage. Having said that; as they ride the peaks and troughs of this second album which finally sees a UK release this month, Asobi Seksu (that’s Japanese for casual sex, by the way) could fast become something of an institution themselves. By fusing components of these pioneers together they’ve come up with a dazzling album in Citrus.
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ROOTS AND ECHOES (DELTASONIC) I t ’s h a r d to reconcile the image of the Cora l of yesteryear – a troupe of fresh-faced, sea-shanty spouting and Captain Beefheart venerating upstarts – with a bunch of battle-weary veterans. However, time has taken a very real toll on the Liverpudlians, Roots and Echoes coming hot on the heels of a period of uncertainty and upheaval that saw lead guitarist Bill RyderJones quit through stress-related exhaustion. Though Ryder-Jones is now back on board, the new album’s veneer of surface assurance belies some timid steps back into the breach. The opening few salvos give the appearance of energy but are let down by clunky lyrical couplets and so-so melodies. Just when you are about to consign it to damp squid status however, Roots and Echoes miraculously ups its game – a five song burst running from the vibes driven torch song Not So Lonely to the epic eeriness of Music At Night signalling something of a rebirth for these put-upon minstrels. [Duncan Forgan] RELEASE DATE: 6 AUG WWW.THECORAL.CO.UK
RILO KILEY
UNDERTHEBLACKLIGHT (WARNER BROS.)
downtrodden tales of vice and betrayal carries an elusive charm that even the hounding spirit of Shania can’t mess with. Quite thankfully. [Dave Kerr] RILO KILEY PLAY CONNECT ON 1 SEP WWW.RILOKILEY.COM
VARIOUS ARTISTS HALLAM FOEOST
(DOMINO)
Hallam Foe is the opening film of the Edinburgh International Film Festival this year. The soundtrack showcases an array of talented acts from the Domino records roster, and it’s largely from the pop and reflective sides of that label’s output that this selection is taken. Scottish bands are well represented with Orange Juice, Franz Ferdinand, Sons and Daughters, King Creosote, James Yorkston and Future Pilot AKA all making appearances. There’s plentiful action from south of the Border too, with Clinic delivering some sick rhythms alongside Hoods’ stark majesty. There’s a beautiful, murmuring track from Juana Molina, and an interlude from the Bill Wells trio. Offerings from Movietone and Cinema complete the collection well, it is a film soundtrack after all. The album was awarded the Silver Bear award for best music in a film at the Berlin Film Festival. If this soundtrack’s anything to go by, the film should make for poignant entertainment. [Chris Bathgate] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG WWW.EDFILMFEST.ORG.UK
ALBUMS
O’DEATH HEAD HOME
(CITY SLANG)
There’s a drunken rabble partying, fighting and crowing in my speakers. Do I hear the archaic irony of rockabilly crossbred with the brimstone soul of punk? That and a whole lot of inanity. O’Death have put the bellows to a bonfire of miscreant influences and are proceeding to stagger round the flames to the frantic sound of the banjo. The staccato, off-beat drums give way to riotous hoedowns filled with red-raw vocals and white-hot streaks of fiddle. The record dips and slows unnecessarily in the middle before recovering its half-swagger, half-stagger in Rickety Fence Teeth and levelling out with some straight-up story-telling hillbilly romps. The sluggish, forgettable ballads aside there is solid novel value in Head Home that’ll suffer a good few listens. [Jamie Borthwick] WWW.ODEATH.NET
ONLINE ALBUM REVIEWS
1. ASOBI SEKSU
END OF LEVEL BOSS
- CITRUS (ONE LITTLE INDIAN)
- INSIDE THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE (EXILE ON MAINSTREAM)
2. SUPER FURRY ANIMALS
KULA SHAKER - STRANGEFOLK (STRANGEFOLK)
Asobi Seksu can also take it skyward, sending off heavily distorted fireworks that’ll set the hairs on your neck straight up and make you wonder where they’ll go next. Versatile frontwoman Yuki Chikudate sings in English and Japanese, soulful and delicate, at times like Kristin Hersh. The music purrs and roars through delicate lows and fiery peaks and they smash them all to pieces with their indierock guitars. It’s outlandish, euphoric and perhaps strangest of all, quite catchy. [Chris Bathgate]
- ANONYMOUS (IPECAC)
NEUROSIS - GIVEN TO THE RISING (NEUROT)
4. VARIOUS ARTISTS
DRAGONS – BFI (NINJA TUNE)
3. TOMAHAWK
- HALLAM FOE OST (DOMINO)
5. A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW - SCRIBBLE MURAL COMIC JOURNAL (NOTENUF)
What better summer has there been to stay in and watch films? The weather’s been awful, you can’t fly abroad without worrying about Jihadi Cherokees (that’s not an American Football team, by the way, although that updated version of Alive will be reviewed next month), and even if you did, your carbon footprint will guilt-trip you when you get home and then make the weather worse next year, if that Live Earth guff’s to be believed. Best stay in is what we’re saying. Luckily enough, the BBC have organised a plethora of events relating to the theme of The Summer of British Film, and not to be outdone (while jumping on the publicity bandwagon slightly), ITV are bringing out some of their Britflick catalogue onto DVD. Entitled, er… The Summer of British Film, it’s an interesting, if eclectic, collection of movies brought together in two boxsets, but also available individually. Set one is full of big hitters, such as Orson Welles in The Third Man, Olivier’s Henry V, David Lean’s Brief Encounter, and the
Powell and Pressburger masterpiece, The Red Shoes. Set two has Lean providing his masterpiece, this time with Great Expectations, and P&P providing the romance with A Matter Of Life and Death. The second set also contains some smaller cult hits like Billy Liar and The Wicker Man. By far the most controversial choice – actually, the only one – is Mike Winterbottom’s 9 Songs, an experimental mix of concert footage (including Franz Ferdinand and Super Furry Animals) and graphic love scenes, which makes Set Two not the one to give your granny for her birthday. Other than that, it’s hard to fault this assortment although, since every film the BBC is showing this summer is British, chances are each of these will be on telly at some point. Nevertheless, most of these are ones to keep, with many in this edition containing special DVD extras, so there really hasn’t been a better time. [Alec McLeod] OUT NOW
THE PAINTED VEIL Clearly a labour of love for the film’s l e ads, w ho both have producer credits, The Painted Veil is a good opportunity for Edward Norton and Naomi Watts to test their acting credentials in a Merchant Ivory-esque romantic drama. The basic premise is just that: immunologist Norton leaves Shanghai for a
MGR VS. SIRDSS - IMPROMPTU (NEUROT)
ARTHUR & YU - IN CAMERA (HARDLY ART)
- PRE-EMPTIVE FALSE RAPTURE (SOUTHERN)
THE THRILLS - TEENAGER (VIRGIN)
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RELEASE DATE: 20 AUG
THE MESSENGERS Currently working on the American remake of Japanese horror, The Eye, The Me sse ng e r s is a previous outing for directing duo Oxide Pang, this one set firmly Stateside. It’s your average haunted house stuff, with a family trying their hand at farming a piece of land that on the surface doesn’t seem to want them there. Clues include the usual blood on walls, pale ghost kids, and dodgy crows hanging around. Parents Dylan McDermott and Penelope Ann Miller play second fiddle to daughter Kristen Stewart who, fitting with tradition, is the only one seemingly bothered by all this. The actors all deal with the one-trick story the best they can, but it is John Burnett (of Northern Exposure) that deserves an award for
saving this film slightly by the sheer silliness of his performance as ‘helpful’ neighbour Burwell. If you like your horror cheap and cheesy, go for it, but for a really disturbing film along the same lines, you’d be better with Tideland. [Aldi Hucksless] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG
INTO GREAT SILENCE La Grande Chartreuse, an order of French Carthusian monks hidden away in the Alps, is the subject matter for this lengthy documentary by Philip Groning. Having received permission to film there (albeit sixteen years after having asked), Groning avoids forcing style or story on to proceedings and instead lets the monks do the talking - or not, as is usually the case. Watching his film is almost like being in a sensory deprivation chamber, where the slightest event is amplified in importance by contrast with the minimal surroundings. Highlights include chanting, haircuts, and even the occasional interview, the big action scene coming near the end when the monks go outside for a bit. At nearly three hours it’s one you may need to plan ahead to watch, as viewing it in chunks would be to miss the point, but to do so is certainly a contemplative, if perhaps not religious, experience. [Duncan Donnert]
NOT CONTENT WITH BEING THE CRAZIEST ARM-FLAILING CONSOLE AROUND, NOW WITH ADDED BALANCE PAD, IT SEEMS THE WII IS NOW GOING TO REVOLUTIONISE THE WORLD, AND ITS GUT E3, the biggest, baddest games exposition is no more. The glitz, the glamour, the scantily clad ladies that had no discernable role in gaming, all gone. The scaled back event was never going to be as interesting as last year, what with all the consoles now out. However, that didn’t stop the big three from holding their own glitzy conferences as per usual to spin some statistics in their favour, and show us a few of the games they have coming as well. As always, The Skinny trudged through the press releases, conference footage and the whiney as ever blogosphere to bring you the definitive, ‘All You Need to Care About’ guide to this year’s E3. Hav i ng had t hei r rat he r bloated, and sometimes unfragrant baby out for some time now, Microsoft haven’t really had any major announcements for a while. This trend continued, as we suspected it would. The majority of the Microsoft presentation involving Peter Moore a) reeling off stats about how awesome they are, b) foolerising himself with his poor Rock Band performance (which incidentally, will be shit hot - three guitars, a drummer and a singer all playing at the same time, on the same console. Roll over Guitar Hero) and c) announcing a fairly hefty number of exclusive games for both the Xbox360 itself, and Xbox Live Arcade. The most intriguing were the two new RPGs: Lost Odyssey and Mass Effect, both of which look stunning, have engaging stories and some rather cool game mechanics.
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FILM RELEASES DEADWOOD - SEASON 3 The third and final season of HBO’s finest drama returns to the grimy, dangerous town of Deadwood, negotiating to join the new Dakota territory and holding its first local elections. New faces in town include Wyatt Earp and his brother, and an old friend of Al’s (Brian Cox) who shows up to start a theatre, whilst Bullock, Swearengen and Hearst vie for power and the soul of the town. It’s a pity it has finished so quickly, but this is a drama worth your time.
WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE Spike Lee’s searing four-act documentary about New Orleans and the aftermath of Katrina is a magnificently shot, heartbreaking examination of the events faced by the residents of the Gulf Coast, whose personal testimonies of the US Government’s woeful response caused controversy when first aired on HBO. The film has lost none of its bite almost two years after the disaster.
FAST FOOD NATION Richard Linklater’s adaptation of the best-selling book follows the birth of an ordinary burger through the lives of meat packers, teen clerks, managers and corporate goons. Part journalism, part humaninterest story, and with an all star ensemble cast (Greg Kinnear, Kris Kristofferson, Bruce Willis, Patricia Arquette), this film is a disturbing look into the dark heart of America’s favourite meal. The final slaughterhouse scenes will probably covert many to the vegetarian cause.
OUT NOW
by Josh Wilson
Sony, after a rather shocking year (amazing arrogance to the consumer = low hardware sales, even lower stock and a load of redundancies) really need to pull their finger out. Whether they did or not is debatable. For example, the onslaught of their Home service (a 3D world where you can buy things to populate your 3D house - apparently real life just isn’t good enough for us anymore), while looking rather nice, does seem a bit clunky and pointless. After they got that out of their system, Phil Harrison proceeded to brandish his new PSP
CHROME HOOF
small cholera-ridden village with his philandering spouse (Watts), hoping to cure both his marriage and the village’s epidemic. With such a massive metaphor looming overhead, the film is otherwise engaged in dissecting the characters’ expectations of life and love, a contrast which somehow works to good effect. With a smaller role for grand dame Diana Rigg as a Mother Superior, it has all the necessary ingredients for a film of its genre, with enough smouldering to do you until the adaptation of Lady Chatterley is released in cinemas. [Alec McLeod]
GAMES E3 - NO SURPRISES BUT NINTENDO
RELEASE DATE: 6 AUG
meander through the climes of 80s and 90s indie-rock, loving heavy racing rhythms and fuzzy, echoing production. It’s uplifting stuff.
- HEY VENUS! (ROUGH TRADE)
THE SUMMER OF BRITISH FILM
RELEASE DATE: 20 AUG
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L i s te n i n g to Under the Blacklight for the fifth time, it’s no more possible to tell whether its influences are in tune with Shania Twain’s brand of traditionalist-bating country pop or Fleetwood Mac’s ethereal harmonising than it was on the first spin. Time and again, singer Jenny Lewis takes turns at trying both approaches on for size and achieves the feat of ramming both into one tune on early highlight Close Call; her voice meanders along breezily while the rest of Rilo Kiley strive to outdo Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers with their trudging happy-go-lucky near-homage to the classic Mary Jane’s Last Dance. Elsewhe re, the music re mains staunchly mid tempo, though toward the end some token schmaltzy electro beats struggle to take hold, like a diluted afterthought. All in, this heady concoction of cheery chimes and
REVIEWS
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Slim - Sony’s attempt at a DS lite - which is marginally slimmer, with TV output and ‘better’ battery life (which is arguably a lie as it has since transpired that while it is more efficient, the battery shipped is worse than with the original, whose battery you must use to get better life) and which still uses rubbish UMD. After this hogwash, and a few more crappy PSP games came the good stuff. Two surprising exclusives in Unreal Tournament 3 and HAZE, as well as some interesting in-house games (Echocrome, a pseudo-optical illusion puzzler in 3D being the most interesting) and then their heavyweights - MGS4, Killzone 2 and Gran Turismo, all looking pretty fucking brilliant. If these games live up to their promise, Sony could, maybe, possibly, make a bit of a comeback. Metal Gear Solid 4, on the PS3
And then came Reggie. After his (deserved) victory speech, Mr FilsAime went on to showcase some of the upcoming 100 Wii titles, most of which have been seen previously (the two most noteworthy being the new MarioKart - with back to basics one-man-per-car fun. It will also be playable online - and Super Mario Galaxy). This was closely followed by some demonstrations of Metroid Corruptions’ ‘revolutionary’ controls, plus the arrival of a WiiZapper attachment - to turn both Wiimote and Nunchuk into a fully fledged gun control system - and of course some games to use it with, including Ghost Squad and Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles. Then came Shigeru ‘legendary game mofo’ Miyamoto to announce the latest crazy game idea to pop into his amazing noggin - WiiFit. Not content with being the craziest arm-flailing console around, Miyamoto wants get everyone stair stepping, stretching and balancing their way to a slimmer self; WiiFit and the accompanying balance pad measure your BMI and track your progress over 40 different exercise games. It seems Nintendo weren’t happy just revolutionising gaming, now they’re after your gut as well. WWW.NINTENDO.COM, WWW.PLAYSTATION.COM, WWW.XBOX.COM
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REVIEWS METAL SLUG ANTHOLOGY
THE DARKNESS (2K GAMES)
BONUS ARTWORK AND INTERVIEWS.
You play as Jackie, a 21 year-old hitman, s e e k i n g reve n g e against the man who betrayed you on the dirty streets of New York. Oh yeah, and you’re also imbued with the power of a demon spirit as ancient as time and voiced by alt-rocker Mike Patton. And you spend some time in Hell. The Darkness is definitely one step beyond. The shooting and AI are pretty standard FPS fare, but The Darkness stands out because of the little touches that show how much thought has gone into it. The genuinely engaging plot (a rare commodity in all but the best FPSs), the dark and haunting setting, the irresistible Darklings and crystal clear graphics are all top rate - the Darkness powers stand out especially. Crawling around as a Demon snake, sneaking up on goons before devouring their hearts, or opening up a portal to suck them all into oblivion, is both terrifying and exhilarating. For a brief but intense few hours, The Darkness is one of the best games around. [Richard Dennis]
OUT NOW FOR PS2/WII
SOON ON PS3. RRP £49.99.
RRP £19.99/34.99
WWW.2KGAMES.COM/THEDARKNESS
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The retro compilation market - saturated? Surely not?! It seems everyone is jumping on the retro bandwagon but SNK’s 10th Anniversary Metal Slug disc is one tidy package indeed. This is a collection of some of the best scrolling shoot’em ups of our time in its entirety – seven games of lead-spewing, tank-busting glory. It’s big, it’s loud and it’s extremely difficult. Taking on the evil Morden and his army of mercenaries is no small feat. This will appeal to fans of the original arcade machines but newcomers may find it too hard. Thankfully players can continue as many times as they like. This may seem a bit of a cop out but there is no way in hell you will finish this in one go. Perfectly balanced weapons, lush visuals and hard-hitting sound coupled with very simple controls makes for a winning formula. Long live the slug! [Dave Cook] GAME DISC ALSO INCLUDES SOUNDTRACK,
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FILM REVIEWS
THE ORANGE LIGHTS CLICK YOUR HEELS (BLACKBIRD)
Surf’s Up
Seraphim Falls
MRS. RATCLIFFE’S REVOLUTION
EAGLE VS SHARK
THE HOAX
HALLAM FOE
DIR: TAIKA COHEN
DIR: LASSE HALLSTRÖM
DIR: DAVID MACKENZIE
STARS : LOREN HORSLEY, JERMAINE
STARS: RICHARD GERE, ALFRED MOLINA,
STARS : JAMIE BELL , SOPHIA MYLES,
DIR: BILLIE ELTRINGHAM
CLEMENT, TAIKA COHEN
RELEASE DATE: 3 AUG
CIARAN HINDS
STARS: CATHERINE TATE, IAIN GLEN,
RELEASE DATE: 17 AUG
CERT: 15
RELEASE DATE: 31 AUG
BRITTANY ASHWORTH
CERT: 15
The Hoax breezes merrily through the unlikely tale of Clifford Irving’s real-life attempt to pull off the publishing scam of the century with his forged bio of reclusive zillionaire Howard Hughes. Hallström revels in his anti-hero’s audacity, while never letting us forget his moral myopia; the unravelling of Irving’s schemes and the sheer grandiosity of his fabrications are both gleefully comic and at times genuinely tense. Gere bristles with roguish bravura and flashy chutzpah as the hoaxer, but the film lacks the character engagement and rip-roaring rambunctiousness of the similarly plotted Catch Me If You Can. The film falters when Hallström tries to make Irving a symbol of a wider cultural malaise - the shadow of Watergate looms explicitly in the final act. At its best The Hoax is a deftly handled caper, with an enjoyable combination of Swiss bank accounts, French mistresses and kitschy seventies décor. [Laura Smith]
CERT: 18
RELEASE DATE: 24 AUG
Long relegated in movie-land to simply providing the faces against which the jocks pinged their rulers, the post-Napoleon Dynamite geek has proved himself a worthy leading man, and New Zealand indie film Eagle vs Shark is his When Harry Met Sally. Jarrod (Clement) is a legend in his own lunch hour - killer moves, ace computer gamer, and the girls love him. With a score to settle with his arch-nemesis (it’s tough living with the knowledge that you have to “kill a man” when you get home), Jarrod is a superhero, and Lily (Horsley) his long-suffering Lois Lane. Fine-tuned at the Director’s Lab at Sundance, Eagle vs Shark douses the standard on/off/on relationship rom-com structure with biting humour and dumps it in an off-centre universe where losers rule. Genuinely affectionate, visually innovative and seriously funny, Eagle vs Shark gets full marks, if only for the fight scene to end all fight scenes. [Lindsay West]
O p e n i n g th i s ye a r’s Ed i n b u rg h International Film Festival, and forti f y i n g S c ot ti s h d i re c to r D av i d Mackenzie’s reputation for visceral storytelling, Hallam Foe is a bold, uncompromising depiction of a teenage misfit’s psychic chaos. Haunted by the suspicious death of his mother, and with compulsive voyeurism his only outlet, Hallam (Bell) abandons his life at the family’s country pile, and flees to the rooftops of Edinburgh’s old town, where the vantage point is better. His retreat into a semiferal state, surviving on a diet of the constant surveillance of crush Kate (Myles), is perverse but oddly palatable (largely due to Bell’s hypnotic performance), and the hand picked, spot-on soundtrack will siphon the movie under even the toughest of skins. In the end, Hallam Foe is as much about rehabilitation as it is about damage, its final message oddly uplifting, even inspirational. [Lindsay West]
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Based on a true story, the revolution in question here begins when Mrs. Ratcliffe (Tate) and her family of West Yorkshire communists leave their home town in the late ‘60s and move to East Germany in search of a Mar xist utopia. Much to their surprise and dismay, they quickly find it’s not quite the promised land they had hoped for. Nicely played by a charming cast, this is a pleasantly diverting comedy drama with some quirky appeal and a few decent laughs. Tate is hugely impressive in her first major dramatic role and holds the film together when it occasionally stumbles. Ultimately though, it’s all a bit cosy and easy, more Carry On Stasi than The Lives of Others. [Paul Greenwood]
SERAPHIM FALLS DIR: DAVID VON ANCKEN S TA R S : P I E R C E B R O S N A N , L I A M
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NEESON, ANJELICA HUSTON RELEASE DATE: 3 AUG CERT: 15
KNOCKED UP DIR: JUDD APATOW STARS: SETH ROGEN, KATHERINE HEIGL, PAUL RUDD, LESLIE MANN RELEASE DATE: 24 AUG CERT: 15
The 40 Year Old Virgin team strike gold again with the funniest film of the year, if not the century. The set-up is straightforward enough: Heigl becomes pregnant after a drunken night with Rogen and the pair spend the rest of the film in and out of favour with each other, while trying to do what’s best for the baby. A couple of years back, before Wedding Crashers and The 40 Year Old Virgin gave birth to a run of sex comedies aimed at a more mature audience, I would have told you that Hollywood simply didn’t know how to create warm, intelligent, hilarious comedies that have something to say about the human condition. But writer/director Apatow and his collaborators seem to have almost perfected the art of showing real people doing real things, behaving in a real way that only serves to make them more likeable. While Knocked Up is perhaps not a film to go and see with your mum, it isn’t crass just for the hell of it. It’s a joy to
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be in the hands of filmmakers who intuitively know the difference between rude and crude, who know that horny and heartfelt can exist in tandem and that jokes about race and sexuality are not the same as racism and homophobia. Scenes flow organically from one to the next, with no contrivance to set something up just for the sake of a gag, and you won’t see many comedies in which even the smallest of supporting characters get the chance to do something hilarious. Some sequences are breath-catchingly funny and laughs continue to ripple long into the next scene. Over-length (especially a hideously extended birth scene) and one too many subplots are the only complaints, but otherwise Knocked Up is not just the best comedy of the year, it’s one of the best films of the year, and one of the funniest films ever made. [Paul Greenwood] WWW.KNOCKEDUPMOVIE.COM
This smacks of the sort of movie where someone thought up the cool sounding title first then tried to write a story around it, not realising until much too late what a stupid idea it was. Which is a shame because, as a chase thriller, there’s much to recommend Seraphim Falls, the opening hour playing out somewhere between First Blood, The Fugitive and The Outlaw Josey Wales. As a mystery it also grips attention - we have no idea why, in the wintry depths of post-civil war Nevada, Neeson relentlessly pursues fur trapper Brosnan, intent on killing him at any cost; we have no clue who’s the good guy and who’s the bad guy. But a lame revelation, a final act drop in pace and a downright risible last twenty minutes, where everything gets bogged down in mysticism and biblical symbolism, mean it peters out into nothing, much like this review. [Paul Greenwood]
SURF’S UP DIR: ASH BRANNON, CHRIS BUCK STARS: SHIA LABEOUF, JEFF BRIDGES, ZOOEY DESCHANEL, JAMES WOODS RELEASE DATE: 10 AUG CERT: PG
I know what you’re thinking - not another animated animal movie. Please Hollywood, no more performing creatures with celebrity voices we can’t place ‘til the closing credits. But wait: although, admittedly, Surf’s Up checks the
Mrs. Ratcliffe’s Revolution big name voiceover box (answer: it’s Jeff Bridges), its unique selling point is in the delivery. Surfing penguin Cody (voiced by this summer’s most-employed actor, Shia LaBeouf) travels to the Penguin World Surfing Championship accompanied by a fly-on-the-wall documentary crew, subjecting all participants to interviews and general intrusion. With attention to detail extending even to the classic reality TV participant’s hissy fit, this piece to camera, mock-doc style is the source of the laughs, and the coupling of celebrity larynxes to furry creatures is predictably precise. Combine this with the plush, tactile animation sophisticated audiences expect from this sort of venture, and Surf’s Up offers at least a couple of spoonfuls more than you might anticipate. [Lindsay West]
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE DIR: DAVID SILVERMAN STARS: DAN CASTELLANETA, JULIE KAVNER, NANCY CARTWRIGHT, YEARDLEY SMITH OUT NOW CERT: PG
Here’s the plot: Homer pollutes Springfield to such an extent that the government seals the town inside a massive dome, effectively killing everyone inside and, obviously, only Homer can save them, but only after he makes amends with his toolong-suffering family. So much more than an extended episode, this would be the funniest film of the year if it weren’t for Knocked Up. Every joke is funny. Every single one. From the biggest sight gags to the smallest background detail (not to mention Bart’s willy), the writers have truly excelled themselves. So secretive have Fox been about plot details that, although by time you read this the film will have been out for a week, I’m half expecting a man in white gloves to stick a syringe in my neck for telling you. Avenge my death. [Paul Greenwood]
1408 DIR: MIKAEL HÅFSTRÖM S TAR S : JO H N CU SACK , SAM U EL L . JACKSON, MARY MCCORMACK RELEASE DATE: 24 AUG CERT: 15
A haunted hotel room is the eponymous antagonist of this thriller/horror flick from the bizarre brain of Stephen King. Based upon his short story, 1408 stars Cusack as Mike Enslin, a writer intent on debunking the mystery behind legendary haunted room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel. Ever the sceptic, Enslin ignores the intense (and entertaining) warnings from the hotel manager (Jackson) of murders and unsolved deaths occurring in the titular space. Dismissing the ominous foreshadowing that “no one lasts more than one hour,” Enslin checks into the room with only his tape recorder for company. Cusack
is in wonderful form as a man battling his way through the layers of hell as he essentially narrates his plight to the audience, while director Håfström avoids many of the stereotypical horror traps found in hotel features, even if the pace does slow in the second act. That said, 1408 is worth checking out. If you can! [Megan Garriock]
EVAN ALMIGHTY
Some folk won’t rest until you are in a quivering heap and crying for m e r c y. A f te r the worst summer in history, Newcastle yeomen the Orange Lights - the bastard brainchild of a guitarist from Spiritualized and the pianist from the Lighthouse Family no less - are here to smother us with a big old depressing wet blanket of a single. Click Your Heels is the worst type of insidious musical fart, a boil in the bag anthem of little discernable worth. Shamelessly aimed at the Embrace/Coldplay contingent, it’ll probably go massive so expect to hear its platitude-ridden chorus belted out by some drunken chino-wearing wankstain in a Wetherspoons pub soon. [Duncan Forgan] RELEASE DATE: 20 AUG WWW.MYSPACE.COM/THEORANGELIGHTS
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THE WALTZERS (MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES)
DIR: TOM SHADYAC S TAR S : S TE VE CAR ELL , MO RGAN FREEMAN, JOHN GOODMAN RELEASE DATE: 3 AUG CERT: PG
Was Bruce Almight y really so funny and memorable that anyone thought a sequel was necessary? This time round Freeman’s God calls on Carell’s newsreaderturned-senator to build an ark to protect his community from an impending flood. What may have worked on paper (Carell is the hottest thing in US comedy, and there should have been enough children of Dubya who believe the fable of Noah’s Ark to make it a satirical hit) drowns in wafer thin, if not downright idiotic, plotting and heavy handed sermonising. Carell does his very best, coming close to Steve Martin zaniness, and it’s got to be hoped this isn’t a backwards step for him. Much could be forgiven if Evan Almighty were at least funny, but laughs are very hard to come by in a film that would be forty minutes long if it weren’t for all the bird shit jokes. [Paul Greenwood]
Grange Hill terrified us chubbycheeked primary schoolers. Playgrounds packed with knife-wielding degenerates didn’t exactly whet our Dairyleacraving appetite for ‘big school’. Of course, the reality wasn’t so bad – we got to kiss girls – but a mistrust of 80s education continues to linger. Perhaps with this in mind, Glasgow
jingle-poppers Bricolage have released The Waltzers to neutralize the bitterness. A cockle-warming tale of adolescent lust, the whizzing synths and zip-tingling guitars hark back to that era of smooching popromanticism. Instead of bullying you into a share of your lunch money, this is the old school chum you’d bet your life on. [Billy Hamilton] OUT NOW MYSPACE.COM/BRICOLAGETHEBAND
JACK BUTLER
BOY VS BEAST / SURGERY 1984 (WHIMSICAL)
The release of Jack Butler’s Velvet Prose late last year caused ripples of excitement in the Scottish music press. Smar t, sharp and undeniably funky, it earned them well-deserved comparisons with indie-funk gurus Franz Ferdinand. And while this double-A side was always going to be something of a disappointment in comparison, it does show the Butlers pushing their sound forward at light speed, promising bigger and better things for the future. Plus, the last two minutes of Boy vs Beast sounds uncannily like the Arctic Monkeys crossed with The Horrors; and there’s not much that you can say that about, is there? [Dan Coxon] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG JACK BUTLER PLAY CONNECT FESTIVAL
MY TINY ROBOTS
SOME OF MY BEST IDEAS EP (SELF RELEASED)
O n t h e o rnately designed sleeve to t h i s D I Y three-track EP t h e r e i s a credit to the ‘Grampian Male Voice Choir’ for backing vocals on opening track Kenny Rogers (scent of a woman). Credit where credit’s due, but if this ain’t a wind-up it’s kinda funny, considering the only backing vocals on said track are constant, Futureheads-style ‘ooh-aahs’. Surely you don’t need a choir for that. But that’s the sound of hairs splitting, as Edinburgh-based band My Tiny Robots have a simple yet likeable guitar-pop sound that deserves to be heard. Like Kaiser Chiefs without the exaggeration, My Tiny Robots are clearly a band who grew up in the Britpop generation. Ghosts is nine parts Supergrass to one part Strokes, while Why do I Always Have to Be the Monster?, with its chiming guitars and Dylan Childs’ elastic vocals, is possibly the song to make their name. [Nick Mitchell] OUT NOW AVAILABLE VIA THE BAND’S MYSPACE, MYSPACE.COM/MYTINYROBOTS
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
PEACEBONE (DOMINO)
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Some bands never change. No matter how hard they try they just can’t escape the comfort of Ludditism.
But others perpetually evolve - to the extent they’ve become practically unrecognisable to their most ardent fans. Animal Collective are one of those bands and new single Peacebone finds the New York avant-gardes sailing further adrift from Spirit Their Gone’s exhilarating sonic discord. The Atari-fied synth bubbles and pulse-beat percussion still oscillate menacingly, but now an unrestrained mesh of ebullient melody thrives proudly in the foreground with newly-decipherable, off-kilter vocals. It’s majestic, it’s bizarre and, for those reasons, it’s unmistakably Animal Collective. [Billy Hamilton] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG MYSPACE.COM/ANIMALCOLLECTIVETHEBAND
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THE FRIENDS EP (UNKNOWN) A f te r a fo u r year hiatus since their 20 0 3 a l b u m Quebec, Dean and Gene Ween’s Euro-pop comeback will challenge even their most amenable fans and send the cynics reaching for a mallet. The Friends EP sees the fake brothers jumping into bed with the Crazy Frog mastermind Reinhard Raith and coming up with something so cheesy it would probably have even the Vengaboys sounding the fromage alert. Backed by thumping synth beats and bursting with heartfelt lyrics that remind you it’s good to hold hands with your ‘special friend’, the title track prob-
ably had Ween pissing themselves in the studio. Listeners won’t find it quite so hilarious. [Julia Phillips] OUT NOW WWW.WEEN.COM
AQUALUNG PRESSURE SUIT
(EPIC)
Aqualung had a minor breakthrough a few years back when Strange and Beautiful was used internationally in a car advert, and it sounds like they’re aiming for that again with this new release of empty, aspirational pap. If Matt Hales, the only apparent member of Aqualung, is repeating the meaningless platitude “it’s alright, it’s alright” to reassure us against this onslaught of by-numbers schmaltz – well, it doesn’t work. Pressure Suit aims for the epic romanticism of Coldplay, doesn’t even hit the anthemic bluster of Embrace, and instead languishes alongside the mawkish Savage Garden and their army of blushing schoolgirl fans. No Aqualung, it’s not alright. It’s fucking awful. [Ally Brown] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG WWW.AQUALUNG.NET
SHINY TOY GUNS RAINY MONDAY
(MERCURY)
Like many newly-signed bands, Shiny Toy Guns have a high opinion of themselves. But unlike the tongue-in-cheek soliloquies of others, these slick Californians are utterly convinced of their own importance. Their blurb tells us that STGs
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have “a desire to establish a community in which other musicians can learn from their accomplishments.” Puke. Or, as keyboardist Jeremy Dawson proclaims: “When music history is written we don’t want to be a footnote, we want to be an entire chapter.” But with Rainy Monday – bland, limping pop smothered in 80s synths – it appears they’ve missed the copy deadline by 20 years. [Nick Mitchell] RELEASE DATE: 20 AUG WWW.SHINYTOYGUNS.COM
TUNNG BRICKS
(FULL TIME HOBBY)
Tu n n g, t h e London group formed around knobtwiddler Mike Lindsay and singer / songwriter Sam Genders, have been frequently saddled with the folktronica tag. But this, like all other such catch-words, is something the band in question want to overcome. Its application derives from their mix of light acoustic guitars and sliding samples, as single Bricks – from their forthcoming third LP – testifies. Tunng may fit the bracket they’ve been assigned to, but their inventive music – think Super Furries without the amps – should prove distinctive enough to stand apart from the crowd and provide a hazy soundtrack to the late summer. [Nick Mitchell] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG WWW.TUNNG.CO.UK
WAITRESS DIR: ADRIENNE SHELLY STARS: KERI RUSSELL, NATHAN FILLION, CHERYL HINES RELEASE DATE: 10 AUG CERT: 12A
Imagine the frustration of the actress struggling under the weight of the ‘America’s Sweetheart’ tag - no Oscar buzz, no gossip column inches, and no edgy fashion trends to kick off. Ex-Mouseketeer, and star of US teen show Felicity, Keri Russell is one such goody-twoshoes, and her attempted indie break-out is as Jenna, a downtrodden waitress with an abnormal talent for pie-making, comfort-baking her way through a crappy marriage, a torrid affair, and an unwanted but undeniable pregnancy. In actuality, Waitress is a nod in the general direction of quirky indie black comedy, but the black simply isn’t black enough, and in the end, the film succumbs to the temptation to add a boatload of sugar. Despite some lovely visual motifs and some strong supporting and comedic performances, the lasting impression is America’s Sweetheart all over - perfectly harmless, but ultimately uninspiring. [Lindsay West]
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI Yarr! We successfully made it back ashore from The Skinny Boat Party last month (well, ma na ge d t o d i s e mba rk t he stat iona r y ship without falling into the Water of Leith to be more precise), full to the brim with free Kopparberg, MGD, and Red Bull; ears still buzzing from the sounds of Octogen, JD Pyz, surprise sets from Ibrahim & Ian Brandon and more; and humour and entertainment from the briny collection of pirates on-hand. What a way to get in gear for the raft of 5am licenses that the Edinburgh festival brings, and the artists it will entice into the capital - it’s okay Glasgow and Dundee, Edinburgh ain’t that far away if you fancy getting in on the action! Plus there’s plenty happening in your area: check our highlights, previews and listings for more info. Inside Beats this month we have interviews with Aesop Rock, Ashley Beedle, Gastornis, Slam, The Black Seeds, Marcus Intalex, and more online with Hexstatic, Basics, Lethal Bizzle, Ny, and SaRa! Put aside a good few hours to digest it all, and be readily armed with juicy facts and anecdotes about your favourite acts. Later, Alex.
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CHORUS OF GASTORNIS
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1. LETHAL BIZZLE - BACK TO BIZNIZZ (V2) It’s sheer madness, but totally addictive, and includes one of the most jump-up grime cuts since Dizzee’s Stand Up Tall. The rest of the album is no different, taking on 80s electro, shambolic indie, and punk. OUT NOW
2. AESOP ROCK - NONE SHALL PASS (DEFINITIVE JUX) Trading the kind of erratic beats that only one man going ballistic on his pots and pans can muster for jazzy loops and lashings of dirty bass-smothered funk.
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The pursuit of a good idea is too often hampered by the prospect of another that seems yet more interesting. So goes the premise of The Next Best Thing – a children’s book which was recently soundtracked by the still somehow underground MC/producer Aesop Rock and illustrated by acclaimed skateboard artist Jeremy Fish. As just one in an abundance of projects that Aesop (AKA Ian Bavitz) has successfully completed during the prolific distance travelled between his last LP to the latest, this is evidence enough that he himself has found a way to steer clear of this sure road to creative block. He gives off an easy sense of contentment in conversation, appearing a world away from the pissed off alter-ego he unleashed with 2003’s Bullet Tooth. Might that guy have taken a back seat? “Well, sort of...”, he tentatively wonders. “I think he’s still present but it was just a different time in my life. That was a frustrating period, I mean I started making it around 9/11 and there was just a bunch of shit going on in the city and a bunch of shit going on in my family and so a lot of elements played into me just having a bit of a turbulent time, and I’m not one to shy away from that when it comes to music. It was a frustrating sounding record and a record that was supposed to be a bit abrasive. Whereas, with this one, it wasn’t supposed to be 100% autobiographical and it wasn’t just me vomiting up all this nervous energy. I did really get to kick it and work on songs of a different nature. I moved and got married and my life is just less hectic than it was a few years ago. I get to throw all my time into the music now.”
JAMIE BELL AND SOPHIA MYLES TALK TO THE SKINNY ABOUT THEIR EDINBURGH SET DRAMA, HALLAM FOE “I like creepy guys,” admits Sophia Myles’ character in Hallam Foe, the latest feature from Scottish director David Mackenzie. She’s not the only one: the Young Adam director seems to have a predilection for protagonists who skirt the borders of acceptability, challenging audiences to find them sympathetic. “I think we’re all weirdos,” says Mackenzie. “I’m interested in the idea of proper human beings, people who do feel the loneliness and confusions of the world around them, as opposed to cardboard heroes.”
Having relocated from his native New York to San Francisco, it’s easy to suspect that a move away from the bustle of the American East coast to the ever laid back West might have made for an easier life. Aesop concurs. “It’s weird to be out of New York because I’ve been there forever but at the same time I kind of like the secluded aspect of San Francisco. I don’t know all that many people there and I kind of like it that way. I get to section myself off and work on my shit without having too much of an outside influence on it, which is kind of refreshing.”
RELEASE DATE:27 AUG
3. PHAROAHE MONCH - DESIRE (ISLAND) This classic album has all the essentials, from wordplay to production, but what makes it refreshing listening is the fact that Pharoahe actually has something to say! OUT NOW
4 . SEIJI – DJ TOOLS (SONAR KOLLECKTIV) The dominating features of the album are the fast-paced beats and tight breaks, along with Bugz ingredients such as square-wave synths and fat bass lines. An extremely useful album. RELEASE DATE:6 AUG
5. VECTOR LOVERS – AFTERGLOW (SOMA) Vector Lovers are back and ready to massage the soul and challenge the mind with an album that uplifts as it brings the listener down. RELEASE DATE:27 AUG
And all the hard work is set to pay off this month as Aes returns with a dazzling hip-hop odyssey titled None Shall Pass, emerging as something of a verbal photo album of vivid snapshots taken throughout his experience of the life-cycle so far, from the cradle to full blown adulthood. As he explains: “I was trying to capture these different time periods, these moods of somebody from birth to age 30... a story where you could think ‘oh that reminds me of when I was five years old or when I was in college,’ or something like that. Just these different periods that make people what they are.”
“I WAS TRYING TO CAPTURE THESE DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS, THESE MOODS OF SOMEBODY FROM BIRTH TO AGE 30.” Like millions of others?
The most current snapshot from Aesop’s timeline couldn’t catch him in a more productive light as he was also recently approached to record music for the latest Nike+ advertising campaign – bringing about an unlikely affiliation which he still appears confounded by. “I’d say it’s definitely an unusual choice for both of us. When the offer came in my first reaction was ‘Why the hell are you asking me to do this?’ But once I read through what they were talking about and what they wanted, I thought it was a weird project at the bottom of it and I don’t get opportunities like that very often. I had critics about it but I also have a closet full of Nikes and Adidas...”
“...exactly, so in that sense I didn’t have to think twice about it, any doubt was more in the sense of ‘Can I pull this off? They’re asking me to do this: sample-free, 45 minutes of instrumentals, music that would be geared towards an athlete to train to. And I was just like: ‘Fuck what is that supposed to sound like? I don’t know.’ It came at a really odd time when I was trying to finish my album and on top of that their deadline was like 30 or 40 days after they asked me to do it, so my reaction was like ‘Well, fuckin’ A, what the hell.’ It was so odd to me but I thought I’d be an idiot to turn it down. They were completely helpful and polite throughout the entire project so it wasn’t
like it was the swooping in of some evil corporation to pick at my stuff. I basically had full creative control over the whole project and I didn’t mind sticking my foot up in that world for a second because I knew I had my little indie cocoon I could run back to when I was done.” And there our unblinkered protagonist snugly resides once again, grabbing fresh ideas by the horns whilst still keeping an eye out for the next best thing. Although the infectious parables of None Shall Pass could prove difficult to top. NONE SHALL PASS IS RELEASED ON 27 AUG THROUGH DEFINITIVE JUX. WWW.MYSPACE.COM/AESOPROCKWINS
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accents: the always reliable Ciaran Hinds convinces as the weak-willed paterfamilias and Ewan Bremner has an enjoyable cameo as an acerbic concierge. The luminous Sophia Myles is especially notable, adding intelligence and pathos to her role. “I’ve spent a lot of my career playing people from hundreds of years ago, dressed up in corsets and crinolines,” she says, “so I jumped at the chance to play somebody who lived in the 21st century who does a nine-to-five routine job.” There’s genuine chemistry between the leads, and the younger-guy/older-gal dynamic is a refreshing break from the norm.
The film, adapted from the novel by Mackenzie’s friend Peter Jinks, gets this year’s Edinburgh Bell admits that the “sex stuff” was “immensely International Film Festival off to a suitably lit- awkward” but credits his relationship with his erary start - the festival’s official theme being co-star for allying any discomfort. “I think that ‘Cinema and the Written Word’. It’s Mackenzie’s a romantic scene where all the dialogue is pure love letter to the capiprofanities about genital, which features as a tals...” Myles laughs and TEEN ANGST DOESN’T GET dreamlike, magical cityadds “...it breaks the ice.” MUCH LOOPIER THAN THIS scape, all subterranean, Macken z ie’s oeuv re is labyrinthine streets and testament to an abiding glittering rooftops. Inaugural festival director preoccupation with the “sex stuff.” After Young Hannah McGill was unequivocal in her praise of Adam, Emily Mortimer will never look at custard Mackenzie (whose previous films have all featured the same way again. But the director’s depicat Edinburgh), describing Hallam Foe as “a stun- tions of cinematic coitus are, as he affirms, “about ning achievement by all concerned, a film with an much more than just sex.” There’s a claustrounforgettable atmosphere and some of the finest phobic intimacy and unflinching vulnerability performances of the year.” to those scenes. “I guess they’re always about collisions and about human connections” says Hallam Foe also features Jamie Bell’s first starring Mackenzie. “Those are the things I’m interested role in a British film since Billy Elliot, and the lu- in.” dicrously talented wunderkind revels in a showy, challenging part as the titular teen misfit. Bell is Despite t w isti ng na r rative th reads of loss consistently excellent, giving a playful, gleefully and estrangement, there’s a playful, warmwarped exuberance to a character that could have hearted sweetness to Hallam Foe, in contrast to appeared inscrutable in lesser hands, as Bell ac- Mackenzie’s previous films. “We called the film the knowledges. “When you pick up a script and on beautiful nightmare,” says Bell, an apposite sumthe first page it says ‘Hallam takes off his sweater mation: despite characteristic flashes of real darkand circles his nipples with lipstick’, most actors ness and an unflinching poignancy, Mackenzie would probably close it and think otherwise.” sees his latest film as essentially hopeful, emphaBut he admits a conscious move towards more sising the possibilities of “rehabilitating a rather independent fare. “I feel it’s much more rewarding damaged kid into the world at large again.” Back as an actor, you get to really challenge yourself. on form after the lacklustre Asylum, Mackenzie’s You’re not running away from big monkeys all film is a gripping, edgy and delightfully skewed the time.” Roles like Hallam don’t come around visual feast with a central performance that will too often: a cross-dressing necrophiliac voyeur, be hard to top, and the best rooftop-negotiating nursing an oedipal itch while scuttling around since Mary Poppins. See it first in Edinburgh. the chimney-tops of Edinburgh’s Old Town - teen angst doesn’t get much loopier than this. Think Holden Caulfield meets Donnie Darko by way of DIR: DAVID MACKENZIE Peeping Tom, then stop thinking: our eponymous STARS: JAMIE BELL, SOPHIA MYLES hero is a world unto himself. RELEASE DATE: 31 AUG CERT: 18
The cast get full marks for authentic Scottish
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE DAYS OF YORE, AESOP ROCK PAINTED THE SKINNY A PICTURE OF HOW CREATIVITY ABOUNDS WHEN YOU TURN YOUR LIFE UPSIDE DOWN
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI It looks like the summer has been saved after all. After the turgid, bloated fare of May and June, we’re finally getting to the good stuff. We prayed and we prayed but we didn’t believe they could actually deliver the goods. But they did - The Simpsons is the funniest movie of the year. Apart from Knocked Up of course. Three five star reviews in one issue – who’da thunk it? I’m somewhat unintentionally going a bit opposite again this month. The opposite of no reviews last month is too many reviews this time round. There just wasn’t enough room on the page, so check out www.skinnymag.co.uk for the missing stuff, including reviews of Transformers, License To Wed and Asia Argento in Transylvania. There’s also the small matter of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. There’s an outstanding line up of movies and guests. Don’t miss Hallam Foe, Death Proof and, of course, our film of the month, Knocked Up. Have fun and see you in September. Paul.
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new kings OF COMEDY
Highlights THE D&B CURRICULUM
by Lindsay West
THE MEN WHOSE GAGS WILL BE MAKING YOU LAUGH IN AUGUST’S TWO BIGGEST COMEDY RELEASES.
Evan Almighty (PG) Happily N’Ever After (U) The Hoax (15) Tales From Earthsea (PG)
10 AUG Henry V (U) License To Wed (12A) Rush Hour 3 (12A) Surf’s Up (PG) Transylvania (15) Waitress (12A) The Walker (15) Wild Style (15)
17 AUG The Bourne Ultimatum (12A) 12:08 East Of Bucharest (TBC) Bratz: The Movie (TBC) Copying Beethoven (12A) Eagle Vs. Shark (15) Ecoute Le Temps (TBC)
24 AUG 1408 (15) Born & Bred (TBC) Knocked Up (15) Lady Chatterley (18) Mrs Ratcliffe’s Revolution (12A) Seraphim Falls (15) The Wicker Man (15)
31 AUG All The Boys Love Mandy Lane (18) Breach (12A) Death Sentence (TBC) Hallam Foe (18) No Reservations (PG) Two Days In Paris (15)
Steve Carell
Forget Scientology - if there’s a clique you want to get into to secure a Hollywood career, it’s this one. Meet the graduating class of The 40 Year Old Virgin; stars Steve Carell and Seth Rogen, and writer-director-producer Judd Apatow; the men whose gags will be making you laugh in August’s two biggest comedy releases. This summer, Carell will be building an ark for the Creator in Evan Almighty, as Rogen procreates with Katherine Heigl in Knocked Up, all off the back of this little movie about a middle-aged abstinent. Both Knocked Up and Evan Almighty mark a return for Rogen and Carell to their respective comedy roots. For Carell, the minor role of unwittingly inarticulate anchorman Evan Baxter in 2003’s Bruce Almighty was responsible for bringing his flair for deadpan absurdity to mainstream Hollywood’s attention. Then credited as ‘Steven’ Carell, and employed in a healthy day job as correspondent for Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, the seemingly subordinate role of Baxter garnered him industry acknowledgment. “Steve did such an amazing job in Bruce Almighty,” says director/ producer Tom Shadyac, “everybody remembers his scenes. He delivered some of the funniest stuff in the movie.” (Please, no one tell Jim Carrey). Less than a year post-Bruce, Carell had truncated his name and (probably not consequently) was cast as weatherman Brick Tamland in the Will Ferrell-led Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. As the unforgettable Brick, the guy with the IQ of 48, who loved lamp, and to whose ‘pants party’ everyone is invited, Carell impressed producer Judd Apatow, who later approached him with the idea for what was to become The 40 Year Old Virgin. Summarized by Apatow as “a filthy, dirty movie with a good heart,” largely about “trying hard not to be an asshole”, Virgin allowed Carell the opportunity to stretch his legs as a performer, and creatively, as Apatow’s co-writer. The film’s relatively low budget and, at the time, absence of star pulling-power, rendered its ensuing critical and box office successes a major coup for all concerned, not least for its star, and not to mention for writer/director Apatow and supporting player Seth Rogen. “I saw him on this casting tape from Vancouver”, says Apatow of his first encounter with the sixteen year old Rogen. “I thought, ‘This guy has a funny-sounding voice, and I should see him in person’.” In the f lesh, Apatow upgraded Rogen to “hilarious” and created a part for him on the TV series he was executive producing, the inexplicably axed Freaks and Geeks, which stuck around just long enough to
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With it hitting festival time, many in the capital may be thinking, “Let’s get the hell out of the Edinburgh.” The other side of the coin will see those outside the capital visiting to see what’s going on. Thankfully, this year, there is the chance to both escape from the city and club the place to death, depending on your mode. So let’s check out where the bass is kickin’ this month and what your options are when it comes to subbed out breakbeats. Your first escape route is not just out of the city, but out of civilisation as a whole, and you’ll need to be quick off the mark. Dubcamp is 24 hours of Dubstep on 4 Aug and in the wilds of deepest, darkest Dumfries. With the likes of N-Type and Hatcha, a campsite and a hot tub, this is an event not to be missed (£26, tickets available at www. dubcamp.co.uk). At the Reading Rooms in Dundee on 17 Aug Pangea presents its usual mix of drum and bass and street art. This month the Pangea residents provide a d&b history lesson alongside their graffiti (10pm-3am, £5). Edinburgh on 18 Aug sees the first of this month’s massive acts in the city. The Plump DJs hit the Liquid Room for Bass Syndicate with tickets at £12 and doors opening at 11pm. In support are residents Believe, G*MAC, Silver Storic and special guest Dolphinboy. The second massive event is DJ Randall for Xplicit at The Bongo Club. Randall is a drum and N-Type
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launch the careers of Rogen, Spider-man’s James Franco and ER’s Linda Cardellini. Apatow engaged Rogen’s comedic talents once again on his next project, the college-set TV series Undeclared, employing the eighteen year-old as an actor and as a “good to the point that it was embarrassing” contributing writer. THE SKINNY’S CHOICEST QUOTES FROM THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN: “I’M NOT GETTING BITTER. I ALMOST LOST A NIPPLE, OKAY.” “THAT’S A GOOD LOOKING GRANDMA! MY GRANDMA LOOKS LIKE JACK PALANCE.” “YOU CAN FUCK HER WHILE WATCHING MURDER, SHE WROTE. SHE’LL LIKE THAT.” “SHE HAD HANDS AS BIG AS ANDRE THE GIANT’S, AND AN ADAM’S APPLE AS BIG AS HER BALLS.” “BONER JAMS OH-THREE - IT’S A MIX-TAPE OF ALL MY FAVOURITE BONER SCENES IN THE SUMMER OF 2003.” As Apatow moved into the world of movies, he maintained professional allegiance to his protégé, finding a part in the interim for Rogen as Christina Applegate’s dedicated cameraman in Anchorman and, in developing The 40 Year Old Virgin with Steve Carell, spotting a gap in his ensemble cast. “I thought, ‘I can throw Seth in the movie and he’ll be there every day to help me make everything else funny.’ I always have my eyes open for the next funny guy who can carry a movie.” As such, Rogen’s highly praised stint as Cal, the sardonic stockroom supervisor, confirmed his capacity to take on the leading role in Knocked Up, as unprepared father-to-be, Ben Stone. The 40 Year Old Virgin proved star Steve Carell similarly capable of carrying a movie, and the makers of Bruce Almighty approached him about a further collaboration. “We always thought it would be fun to make different chapters in a God series rather than just make a straight sequel,” says director/producer Tom Shadyac. “There was something about the character that Steve created that we thought it would be great fun for God to come into Evan’s life.” Carell, also holding down an Emmy Award-winning second job as Ricky Gervais’ counterpart in the U.S. version of The Office, thus got the call to build an ark, and to ride the wave of his first major Hollywood blockbuster.
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recent Saturday Night Live opening monologue, “in the big leagues now… Just like Jack Black, but better”, Steve Carell’s loyalty to the Almighty franchise is echoed by his willingness to reunite with previous collaborators again and again. In the same vein as his repeat appearances with Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd, and for Judd Apatow, Evan Almighty includes an appearance by old boss Jon Stewart, and a supporting role for Virgin actor Jonah Hill. A further example of cross-referencing for all you conspiracy theorists, Hill also appears in Knocked Up as one of Rogen’s buddies. In fact, Knocked Up’s main players are largely drawn from Apatow’s back catalogue, with roles for Anchorman’s Rudd, Virgin cast member (and his real-life wife) Leslie Mann, as well as old Freaks and Geeks staffers Jason Segel and Martin Starr, and Undeclared’s Jay Baruchel. So what’s with all the in-breeding? Base nepotism, some sort of comedic cartel, or perhaps behind-the-scenes bribery? For Judd Apatow, it’s none of the above: it’s sheer laziness. “The people from Virgin worked together very well, so there’s a shorthand there,” says Apatow. “I don’t really have to do much, because if I say, ‘Sit around and talk and give each other a hard time,’ I know they’ll do what they would really do. It’s a great, lazy writer/director move.” Inertia aside, then, surely there are other advantages to working with people you know and trust? For Seth Rogen himself, it’s purely about shooting fairground scenes to build up teasing ammunition: “Jay (Baruchel) is terrified of rollercoasters, and had a full-blown anxiety attack on film. That will provide me with entertainment for the rest of my life.”
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KELVINGROVE PARK (5 AUG, 12PM–6PM, £0)
BONGO CLUB (2 AUG, 11PM-3AM, £5)
With over 4,000 people attending last year’s festival, expect it to be even bigger and better. The festival will feature three music stages devoted to indie/rock, jazz and urban aficionados – making it the biggest unsigned music festival in Scotland. Kelvingroove will also host a ‘Street Skills’ village where young people can try their hand at emceeing, lyric writing, DJing, beat boxing and street dance.
Gettoblast! is blastin back after the successful launch with more of the best in turntablism, the hottest live Scottish acts, and residents Darilla and DJ Bread, with members of the Psycho Stylez breakdance crew for another action packed night; only for the real hiphoppers! This time Ritchie Ruftone, The Remedies and Jee4ce hit the stage.
KELVINGROOVE FESTIVAL,
PARTY GROOVE
BAR 10 (EVERY THURSDAY, 8.30PM–12AM, £0)
Expect to hear the likes of Chill Rob G, Lord Finesse, KMD, MC Shan, as well as more recent classics by Porn Theatre, Danny Breaks, Edan, Mad Skillz, Juice etc. No wack r&b/pop/crunk or death metal. A good starting point before Freakmooves.
FREAKMOOVES
THE ART SCHOOL (EVERY THURSDAY, 11PM–3PM, £3/£4)
The infamous duo of Dema and Mr Nice make the summer nights even more enjoyable with their regular night at the Art School. Expect dope beats and sweaty peeps!
If the plethora of alternative entertainment on offer in Edinburgh during August isn’t enough for you, here’s our pick of the best house and techno nights on this month. If you like it dark and hard (no innuendo please) then there are several options: Gene Farris, Soma’s premiere Chicago house purveyor, plays Ego (Fiesta!) on 4 Aug (11pm-5am, £8/£10); alternatively on the same night you could see Axionix records man Patrick Walker introduce The Hive to his brand of clicky techno for the new Slashdot night (11pm-3am, free b4 12am/£5), or on 30 Aug Synthetic are bringing consistent techno producer Tim Wright (Tubejerk) to the Bongo Club (details tbc).
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UK VS OZ HIP HOP
BONGO CLUB (17 AUG, 11PM-5AM, £4)
This is gonna be one hell of a night! X3 Oz DMC champ DJ Sheep with MC Brad vs Mark B and MC Honeybrown! Fly T finishes the night with a special hip-hop vs reggae set. Will be dope! That’s it for August. Check out WWW.BRINGDARUCKUS.COM for even more exclusive content, supporting Scottish hip-hop to the fullest. If you have a gig you wish me to cover, email me at CHRIS@BRINGDARUCKUS.COM. Peace [Chris Torres]
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If that all sounds a bit intrusive then the softer side of house music will be on offer at the Berlin Bierhaus on
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bass godfather and known for his must see shows. This one on 24 Aug is a promo tour for his latest mix album and sure to be a memorable evening. Please keep fresh in your minds that The Hive on Niddry St, Edinburgh has opened its doors and every Saturday alternates between breaks and d&b. There is now no reason not to polish those dancing shoes each and every Saturday no matter what the occasion. Wherever you are and wherever you want to be, this month of diverse events is sure to have it all wrapped up. [Jonny Ogg]
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11 Aug with Discokitten’s late night festival special (10pm-4am, £6/£8), or on a similarly funky house tip try TokyoBlu’s 5th birthday party on the 3rd at Ego (11pm-3am, £6/£8 members, £8/10 non-members). Finally, sitting somewhere in the middle ground, Soma make a welcome return to the capital in association with T on the Fringe. Silicone Soul, Octogen live, and of course Slam will be playing the Cabaret Voltaire on 24 Aug (9pm-5am, £8). Talking of Glaswegians there’s also quite a few options for those in the west to keep their minds off the festival frivolity. In terms of techno, The Soundhaus will be hosting F.O.O.D, with DJ Nomad, and DJ Santiago on 17 Aug (10pm-4am, £6/£8), while over at Archaos on 31 Aug Twisted and Brainfire are planning a massive birthday party to celebrate eight years (9pm-3am, £12 adv.), and there’s a Spanish showdown at the Subclub with Tadeo and Damian Schwartz going head to head on 3 Aug (11pm-3am, £10). Also at the Subbie in August is Get Physical head honcho DJ T, playing for Subculture on 4 Aug (11pm-3am, £10/£12), or if you prefer your house a bit more upfront then try House Jama at the Arches on the 10th, with Hed Kandi fare from Paul Wilkins, Steven Harran, and Yann Cree (11pm3am, £5). [Peter Walker]
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * ED
SLAM, THE BLACK SEEDS, CALVIN HARRIS & MORE by Liam Arnold, Alex Burden, and Lara Moloney
AUGUST IN EDINBURGH CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING – THE PHENOMENALLY SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL IS COMING TO TOWN AND BRINGING THE EQUALLY GREAT T ON THEFRINGE WITH IT. HERE’S OUR HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOUR INSATIABLE TASTES. The organisers of the Fringe Festival might well have said to keep the noise down, leav ing the cu rators of the Ed inbu rg h music festival wondering how to provide a programme that gelled with the rest of the ongoing events. The solution, it seems, is Silent Disco, a musical event involving two DJs playing simultaneously, innumerable pairs of headphones and a corresponding number of patrons dancing like lunatics at a bus stop. DJ OD and NO dj, the Dutch duo behind the spectacle, spin concurrently, with crowds being given the option to f lit between NO’s mix of swing, gabba, funk, and whatever else he can lay his hands on, and OD’s slightly more focused house selections. Mind-fried ravers having transcendental experiences in neon, a group of students skanking to Elvis and the occasional loner with an iPod having a party all on their own; just watching is entertainment in itself. Shut up and dance (The McEwan Hall, 10pm-3am, £10, 10-19 Aug).
and it puts your adrenal gland into overdrive. Halfway between spontaneous breakdance and carefully rehearsed acrobatics routines, this is a truly exhilarating experience (E4’s UdderBELLY Pasture, 4pm-5pm, £13.50/£12, 2-27 Aug). Amidst all this noise and energy, Slam, Glasgow’s bastion of dancef loor-orientated electronica seem strangely subdued, with Stuart Macmillan,
integrating with the rest of the established events. Macmillan claims: “Every year it gets bigger for T on the Fringe, and the crowd come out in greater numbers.” It’s clear that there’ll be neither pretension nor laziness at the Cab, just a to-thepoint, straight-up party (11pm-late, £8, 24 Aug). Bang On! - The Joy of Funk is not strictly a club (though they have performed at many). This
MIND-FRIED RAVERS HAVING TRANSCENDENTAL EXPERIENCES IN NEON... GLEEFUL CAVALCADE OF BLARING HORNS, FURIOUS PERCUSSION AND GANG VOCAL CHANTS... OVER-SEXED DOGS IN A CHAIR FACTORY... STRAIGHT-UP PARTY!
In contrast, Heads We’re Dancing just don’t shut up; crashing into Venue 236 (The Base) in a noisy, gleeful cavalcade of blaring horns, furious percussion and gang vocal chants. Doing nothing to dispel the myth that Australia consists of little more than beaches, beer, and loud partying, Heads We’re Dancing exist for the sole purpose of making lots of happy people jump up and down. Rather erroneously described as world music, they use guitars, keyboards and drum loops to put across their uplifting messages. Heads We’re Dancing are as infectious as the clap in a village of swingers (Venue 236, 8.30pm, £8/£6.50, 12-18 Aug).
claiming that “most of the tracks on Human Response [their latest LP] are not designed with the dancef loor in mind.” In a chat with The Skinny, he goes on to talk about Soma Coma, the downbeat compilation album which is apparently best enjoyed horizontally, and Andrew Weatherall’s forthcoming Sci-fi Lo-Fi, which sees Lord Sabre trashing a collection of vintage and retro vinyl as though he’s had to compile a playlist from an Oxfam music store. When Human Response emerged, it was unrelentingly unleashed on every festival possible. They’ve already done Sonar and Monegros, and they’re curating a Croatian festival in late summer, before finishing off a successful season with Connect in the wilds of Inverary. Stuart tells us that they “are helping to book the Manicured Noise Tent, mixing electronic and open minded guitar bands together... playing live but from the deeper side of our repertoire.”
Competing with Heads We’re Dancing for the title of most hyperactive act of the Festival, fellow Aussies the Tom Tom Club rap, beatbox, bang on drums and generally cavort like over-sexed dogs in a chair factory. It sounds like Razhel and Rakim, it looks like a Jackie Chan blooper reel,
As for the Soma Club night hitting the Cabaret Voltaire with Octogen, Silicon Soul and the rest, it’s your best chance to find out what Human Response is all about. In making their presence so obviously k now n at the festival, Sla m / Soma demonstrates how the music festival is
troupe of street performers are all about the beats and rhythm, drumming whatever they can out on a strange collection of found ‘instruments’. Bang On! aim to electrify the senses and inspire future beat constructionists (2pm-2.50pm, £7/6, Aug 3-4, 8-12, 14-19, 21-27). If you’re looking for something with more electro funk flavour, then look no further than Calvin Harris, performing at the Liquid Room on 12 Aug (10.30pm-3.30am) for the bargain price of £10. The Dumfries native needs little introduction after blasting onto the scene with instant hits Acceptable in the 80s and The Girls, taken from his debut album, I Created Disco. One of the few clubs running for not one but 16 nights of the festival is the now legendary One O’Clock Club, taking to the Bongo Club stage for a varied mix of bands of music after the Vaudeville Cabaret Club. From gypsy to electro to surf pop to klezmer to funk and punk, the club has much on offer to satisfy everyone’s tastes (1am-5am, free entry with Vaudeville ticket/£5. Aug 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, and 26). A ‘Special Secret Mystery Guest’ will perform on the last night, following up appearances from the Joe Acheson Quartet, Miyagi, Scunner, and more.
I n a ve r y s p e c ia l g i g / Sp ei gelt e nt club performance, the New Zealand reggae and funk legends The Black Seeds will be dropping in for not one, but three shows starting at midnight, spread over 6-8 Aug. Three members of The Black Seeds kindly took some time out of their busy schedule to give us the lowdown on their upcoming Edinburgh gigs, and new album, Into The Dojo. The group were offered three nights in a row at the Spiegeltent, and they snapped it up straight away: “We love the venue,” says Daniel Weetman. “The last time we were in Edinburgh we had a boogie and a great time at the tent... it’s going to be fun.” Barnaby Weir is also excited at the opportunity: “It means we get to stay in Edinburgh for a few days and rock that wicked old tent. It really has a special feel to it, so looking forward to it!” Into The Dojo demonstrates a slightly different direction for the group – was this a conscious decision? “A band needs to grow and move on in new directions to keep it fresh for the players and the fans,” explains Daniel. “I guess we are always changing and getting better at what we do,” says Barnaby. “This reflects in the music we make - we had more of a team effort with the last album. I think if a band doesn’t try new things they will die a horrible death. To be creative you must challenge your own boundaries and have some balls. There are no prizes for playing it safe.” Daniel hopes these gigs will “show a lot of new faces that we have a great show that will leave a warm, fuzzy feeling in your toes.” Tim Jarray hopes for “some good times and more awareness of our music.” If you can’t catch the Seeds at the Spiegeltent, they will also be appearing at Lowlands in the Netherlands, and Toast in London, with some secret dates to be confirmed nearer the time.
O n t he one ha nd, views and opinions expressed within these pages do not necessarily represent anyone but the writer. On the other, I get to abuse my editorial position by stating that I don’t entirely agree w it h t h i s mo nt h’s LGBT feature. My disagreement stems from the “absence equals victory” assertion: much as I love the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and have already made a complete pig’s ear of my diary trying to figure out how to see eight films a day, I think the more radical among us could be forgiven for noting that it kind of looks like a giant celebration of heterosexuality. I’ve managed to count five films in the entire programme which have some potential LGBT interest: in addition to those mentioned in the feature, we’ve got XXY (an Argentinian tale of an intersex teenager), The Witnesses (featuring the lovely Sami Bouajila, star of Drôle de Felix) and Les Chansons d’Amour (the only film which looks likely to feature girl-on-girl action – but it’s in the context of a ménage-à-trois with a boyfriend, which I suspect doesn’t feature all that heavily in most queer women’s experiences). And this is fine. I can appreciate a nice heterosexual storyline as much as the next person. While the cinema-going experience rarely portrays anything approximating my own life, the whole point is to lose myself in somebody else’s anyway. But I don’t think lack or marginalisation of LGBT characters indicates acceptance – in fact, I hope it doesn’t, because neither assimilation nor invisibility hold much interest for me. Draw your own conclusions, though – the right answer, if there is one at all, is probably somewhere in between my own stance and Stephen’s. /Nine
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The inclusive culture
by Stephen Daisley
WE’VE COME A LONG WAY IN THE PAST TEN YEARS - SHOULD WE BE SATISFIED WITH ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE? As Tony Blair scurries off, it’s worth consid- guys? Not the one you might expect. ering how much things have improved for those of an LGBT persuasion since that new On TV, Brothers and Sisters, Channel 4’s latest dawn broke in 1997. American drama import, has Matthew Rhys as the gay son of a big family, who’s not the black sheep of Because, for all his faults, Tony sure loved the the family, but instead the most level-headed of the gays. He stormed Middle England with a barrage lot. There’ve been gays on Six Feet Under, lesbians on of Mail-baiting homo-friendly legislation: the re- EastEnders (Walford Pride! The L Word be damned), peal of Section 28, age of consent equalisation, and and let’s not forget the nation’s most famous post-op trans person: Hayley civil partnerships. He even let us serve in the IT MIGHT SEEM COUNTER-INTUITIVE, IF Cropper from Corrie. military, presumably NOT DOWNRIGHT PERVERSE, TO SAY Yes, the same soap that disrespects us with because the Navy just THAT ABSENCE EQUALS VICTORY Sean, the de-sexualwasn’t gay enough. ised ‘camp’ one behind But h is crow n i ng achievement in relation to sexual politics was to the bar in the Rover’s, but progress is undoubtedly liberalise the culture to such a degree that ‘alterna- being made. tive’ sexuality became as normalised as anywhere outside San Francisco or the average football team’s This isn’t to dismiss the recorded increase in antilocker room (don’t kid yourselves, guys - we know gay crimes (which may have more to do with a new what you get up to). Blair didn’t put Queer as Folk on willingness to come forward) or the ugly prejudices TV, but in many ways he created the social environ- displayed by some religious figures. There are still barriers to be torn down. But we should be looking ment that made it possible. forward to the day – and it’s coming soon, I promise If his kingdom you seek, look around you – or rather, – when queerness will no longer be an issue. Culture look to the hot-off-the-press programme of the is heading in the right direction and I hope those of Edinburgh International Film Festival. Notice any- us who are L, G, B, or T will follow it. We have arrived; thing about it? A diverse and intelligent mix of art- EastEnders says so. Ditch that rainbow flag and sexual house and popular movies? Well, yes, but that’s just separatism and accept that we’re accepted. proof of the talent of new festival director Hannah McGill. No, what I’m getting at is the paucity of LGBT GUS VAN SANT’S MALA NOCHE PLAYS AT CINEWORLD content on offer. ON WEDNESDAY 22 AUGUST AT 21.30.
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JEFF GARLIN’S JOHN WATERS: THIS FILTHY WORLD
Now, the film festival isn’t a queer-free zone. There’s a retrospective showing of Gus Van Sant’s Mala Noche, a tender story of the same-sex relationship between a drifter and a Mexican immigrant, and Jeff Garlin’s documentary John Waters: This Filthy World, which follows the comic entertainer’s day-to-day work as an uber-outré stand-up, professional baiter of the Christian Right, and card-carrying gay.
PLAYS AT CINEWORLD ON THURSDAY 16 AUGUST AT 20.30 AND FRIDAY 24 AUGUST AT 21.40.
John Waters: This Filthy World
Otherwise, things are pretty light on light-footed action. This will no doubt itch the more radical of our numbers to complain of the ‘marginalisation’ of queer identity. Where are the gently-comic coming-of-age dramas about plucky transgendered folk? Why no dark and moving tales of lesbians struggling to come out in Jesusville, Texas? They’re all so ... hetero.
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDIIt might seem counter-intuitive, if not downright perverse, to say that absence equals victory. Yet, TOP there could be no better evidence of the growing EVENTS FILM: See editorial and feature. Check WWW.EDFILMFEST.ORG.UK for screenings.
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social acceptance of queerness than the diminishing imperative to throw red meat to the ‘gay community’. Less and less are we viewed as a ‘special’ sub-group, who must be appeased and catered for. Instead, we’re being allowed (no, I don’t like that word either) to mature and take our rightful place as individuals within culture.
A (GAY DISABLED TRANSEXUAL) LOVE STORY TOLD TO A TICKET INSPECTOR AT ALTON TOWERS,
Theatre Workshop (Venue 20), 22.10, 13-18 Aug, £6/4 Silent Disco
COMEDY: SHELLEY COOPER – REALITY CHEQUE,
The Counting House, 20.45, 6-25 Aug (excl Tuesdays), free
Calvin Harris
ESCAPING THE FESTIVAL: TRASHED @ CRUZ,
The Shore, Leith, 10.00–05.00, 11 Aug, £8. Dance your cares away. On a boat.
ESCAPING ALTOGETHER: Late August sees some camp potential at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow – choose from THE WIZARD OF OZ (19.30, 23-25 Aug, £8/6), NEWLEY: THE SINGER AND HIS SONGS (20.00, 28 Aug, £12/6) and DAVID BENSON: NOTHING BUT PLEASURE (20.00, 30 Aug, £12/6).
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This need not necessarily fragment us as a political, cultural, and sexual bloc. All it means is that producers of culture are increasingly making programmes inclusive of LGBT people, rather than box-ticking and meeting their own right-on creative quotas. I treasure my Queer as Folk DVDs as fiercely as my subscription to Attitude. But there’s a difference between longing to see yourself and people like you reflected in cultural products and wanting to hang a ‘No Straights’ sign outside our little club. No culture can be integrated totally. We should, however, be striving towards a shared cultural space, where queerness and heterosexuality co-exist on equal terms free from discrimination, ‘positive’ or otherwise. The signs are good for an LGBT-friendly culture. The gay best friend of so many 90s (straight) chickflicks is gradually stepping into the limelight. Look at the recent movie Running with Scissors, in which Augusten plays the lead and his straight female friend the sidekick. Or Val Kilmer as the stoical detective hero and Robert Downey Jr as his wacky, flighty buddy in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Guess which one liked
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How about this for value for money: on 11 and 12 of August, from midday to midnight each day, 20 of Britain’s top performance poets, from John Hegley to Lemn Sissay, will perform at Dr Robert’s Magic Bus in The Meadows, as a curtain raiser to the Edinburgh Festival. And it’s completely free. This seems like an absolutely brilliant idea: how do you bring poetry to a wider audience? Make it free and interesting, that’s how. Luke Wright’s Poetry Party looks like a winner – Wright followed up his acclaimed Edinburgh shows last year with a sold out tour, so he knows something about putting on a gig. Sadly, many people won’t have been to see a poetry gig before. Clearly this is the place to start. To give some sense of what the event is like, I grabbed hold of as many of the performers as I could for their opinions. Lemn Sissay is sombre: “I have long since stopped hoping for anything specific from the audience” he says, adding “They are at a poetry gig. It’s where you go when all hope is lost and there is nothing to do but have a good time and be as deep as shallow as dark and as light as the mood takes you.” I think he’s joking there. Polarbear (yes, that’s the name of a poet) is lighter: “I’m looking forward to being in a place that’s buzzing from all the creative stuff that’s going on,” and also “to the jokes to be had at all the weird theatre types milling around talking funny.” He’ll probably get the chance.
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL CLUB PREVIEWS by Keir Hind
that isn’t shit will be like a mini religious experience. They’ll fall to their knees weeping and question every certainty upon which they have formerly relied”. It could happen. Joe Dunthorne is looking forward to “A chance to perform with and hang out with the best poets in Britain,” which will happen. Tim Wells looks for “hopefully something to offend everyone” and Francesca Beard says that coming to Edinburgh makes her feel “mainly good, with an undercurrent of woohoo.” But who are these people, and are they any good? Well, you’d be best going along to judge for yourself – it is free. But what if you’re not that jazzed about poetry? Well, I think Jenny Lindsay says it best: “Saying you don’t like ‘poetry’ is like saying you don’t like ‘music’ - all the acts are very different, so if there’s not one ye can find that rocks yer boat then you need a quiet word with yerself...” Amen. LUKE WRIGHT’S POETRY PARTY WILL BE ON FROM 12 NOON TO 12 MIDNIGHT ON 11 AND 12 AUG, AT DR ROBERTS’ MAGIC BUS (VENUE 308) IN THE MEADOWS. FREE. WWW.LUKEWRIGHT.CO.UK/POETRYPARTY
MANY PEOPLE WON’T HAVE BEEN TO SEE A POETRY GIG BEFORE. CLEARLY THIS IS THE PLACE TO START.
Jenny Lindsay, of Edinburgh based Big Word Poetry, and Tim Turnbull, poet in residence at HMP Edinburgh, are cooler about the event. Turnbull says his reaction to playing at the party was “Oh good, I won’t need keys” and Lindsay says that “I will get paid, which is a rare and wholesome experience for my bulimic bank account.” But she adds that “there’s not a single poet on there that I don’t want to see.” Murray Lachlan Young says that “Last time I was here I completely lost the plot. I’m hoping to do the same again” whilst Tim Clare has higher hopes, saying “For a significant proportion of the audience, the shock at seeing performance poetry
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BASS SYNDICATE, THE LIQUID ROOMS, 18 AUG Almost a year to the day since they last came to Edinburgh, Bass Syndicate brings the Plump DJs back to the Liquid Rooms. At a time when the breakbeat scene seems to be in a state of stagnation, the return of the plump twosome Lee Rous and Andy Gardner couldn’t be more timely. In the year since they last played the capital they have been relatively quiet on the production front, with only last year’s Mad Cow EP still circulating, fuelling rumours of a follow up to their 2005 album, Saturday Night Lotion. With support from residents Believe, G*Mac, Silver Storic, and special guest DJ Dolphin Boy plus a 5 o’clock license, whatever the reason for their annual show, they’ll be looking to challenge the seemingly everpresent Krafty Kuts for the title of best breaks act. [Peter Walker]
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BOOK REVIEWS EXIT WOUNDS RUTU MODAN
AGAMEMNON’S DAUGHTER ISMAIL KADARE
Koby Franco is a taxi driver in Tel Aviv. Numi is an awkward rich girl who’s just finishing up her military service. Together they embark on a search for Koby’s estranged father, the suspected victim of a suicide bombing. In this fullcolour graphic novel, mysteries are not entirely solved, the plot is not predictable, and more than one unlikely romance emerges. Palestine is never mentioned – as Modan explained in an interview: “People close themselves off from the political situation in order to cope.” Instead it’s the depoliticisation of her snapshots of Israeli life that reveal the political tensions underneath. Woven through this are interpersonal tensions: Koby’s faded relationship with his dad following his mother’s death; Numi’s insecurities wrapped up in her failure to resemble a pretty blonde caricature - like her mother and sister. Modan’s artwork is bold yet retains an engaging subtlety, and her text often gives us hints rather than direct statements, which make the story much more enjoyable to piece together.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS JK ROWLING
Koby is not a terribly sympathetic protagonist, and his developing relationship with Numi seems somewhat unnecessary and uncomfortable. All the same, though, the plot is unusual enough to engage the reader, and its conclusion encourages us to fill in the blanks ourselves. [Nine]
It’s difficult to find an author who better describes th e ti g h te n i n g noose of authoritarianism than Ismail Kadare. His newly translated Agamemnon’s Daughter, a novella and two short stories, sticks to this theme. The titular novella, Agamemnon’s Daughter is a companion piece to his novel The Successor. In it, Kadare expresses the doomed-love of his protagonist and the spiraling descent of Albania into a terrifying, claustrophobic socialist-dictatorship led by Enver Hoxha (never named, but referred to as the Guide). The best short story, ‘The Blinding Order’, has similar themes. In an unnamed Ottoman state, an order is given by the Sultan to blind those accused of using the “evil eye”. This idea allows Kadare to express the slippery nature of guilt under tyranny and the impossibility of a defence when accused of a crime which one can neither prove nor disprove. The blinding order makes police and suspect of everyone it governs, raising suspicion and anxiety as neighbours and colleagues are urged to denounce one another. The parallels with Albania during Hoxha’s rule are clear, but there are parallels with societies the world over. Look, for example, at modern-day Britain with its community-reported ASBOs and politicians urging the public to be constantly alert to the threat of terrorism. Kadare’s work is tightly-coiled and potent, and deserves a wide audience. [Laurel Wilson]
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This’ll be spoilerfree, honest, alth o u g h a nyo n e with the slighte s t i n te r e s t i n Harr y Potter has no doubt already read the book by now - if the sales figures are remotely accurate. Anyway, this book is almost the second of a two-part story started in The Half-Blood Prince. But where that was mainly setup, and a slightly tangled setup at that, this book is payoff. It starts with a daring escape from Harry’s childhood home, and quickly resolves into a neat quest narrative where, as the previous book hinted, Harry, Ron and Hermione would have to track down the Horcruxes, magical artifacts that contained a piece of arch-nasty Voldemor t’s soul. Rowling introduces additional elements into this plot, most notably the ‘deathly hallows’ themselves, but these are all neatly slotted into place as the story reaches a fitting and impressive climax. Kids will love this, adults will pretend they don’t but will anyway. Rowling is probably the most enjoyed writer in English since Dickens, and she’s written Harry Potter for seven books at a consistent high level. Quite an achievement; the key question is what will she do next? But that doesn’t matter right now, just enjoy the book. All is well. [Ryan Agee] OUT NOW. PUBLISHED BY
11PM-5AM, £12+BF.
M.A.N.D.Y (PHIL JUNG)
WEARE…. ELECTRIC, CABARET VOLTAIRE, 15 AUG The gargantuan We Are... Electric turns two this August amidst a dynamite extravaganza of a birthday party, requiring an extra special late license (5am) and a truckload of dancefloor stamina. Rinsing it in the main room are the resident DJs and organisational lynchpins, Gary Mac and Flix, followed by the showcase act of the evening: M.A.N.D.Y’s Phillip Jung. Last year’s birthday night in with “the guvnor” Andy Weatherall (“he said it was the best midweek night he’d ever played,” glows Flix) left us with justifiably high expectations for the next round. We are gleefully warned to expect “the sort of music that you and I won’t have ever heard before. (M.A.N.D.Y) are the cutting edge.” Damn straight. See you there. [Rosie McLean] 11PM-5AM, £4/£6
/SLASHDOT.
THE HIVE, NIDDRY STREET, EVERY SATURDAY The Hive (what was the former Honeycomb on Niddry St) is Edinburgh’s newest club and opened its doors to phenomenal success on 14 July. With it comes a weekly club night offering beats and breaks in a variety of styles. /Slashdot. as it is known, runs on Saturday nights offering drum and bass and techno and electro on rotation. Resident DJs from nights across the city including Obscene, Bass Syndicate, Manga and Dogma, to name just a few, will intermingle and battle it in room 1, while room 2 will provide a completely different indie, punk and new wave feel. The first of this month’s events is techno and electro on 4 Aug, presenting Patrick Walker (AXVR), Absolute Chancer, KMG, Dee Mond and Jamie Ross. Following that on 11 Aug is a d&b, breaks and dubstep theme, and we hear sneaky rumours of a techno and electro special on 18 Aug with Kid Twist (Drums of Death), Murray (Freq), James Thomas (Club Michigan) and Cave Sedem (Red Star Institute)! Both festival nights are on 11pm until 5am also. /Slashdot. is free before 12 and five squid after. Enjoy! [Jonny Ogg]
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FREEFORM FIVE
[STEREOTYPE LIVE, EGO AND THE OUTHOUSE] EDINBURGH, 1 SEP Two of Edinburgh’s finest venues are merging for the first time for this one-night-only special: Ego (itself containing the rather dandy mini-club the Cocteau Lounge) and the Outhouse (home of the town’s best late night drinking courtyard). But ambience alone does not a great night maketh (or so it says in my ripped but still legible Clubbing Bible), and luckily there’s one mighty line-up to turn Stereotype Live into a sure fire winner. Freeform Five are a funk-fuelled five-piece (in an alternative-party-starters kinda way) whose infectious grooves make them an awesome live proposition. Hotly-tipped as they were in ’05, it’s a mystery why they’re not massive now. The DJs are also of the highest calibre, including international innovators Yousef and Mr V, along with Xfm stalwart Huggy, and many more top names. Fun? Like being on a flying trampoline, with Elvis, en route to the moon. [Dylan Reed] 11PM–5AM, £15+BF
DAVE TARRIDA/LIEF RYAN SUBSTANCE, HENRY’S CELLAR, 25 AUG
If you’ve been techno clubbing in Edinburgh recently, you’re guaranteed to have heard a Tarrida record at least once, if not witnessed the man himself. The former Sativa (Edinburgh) and Test (Glasgow) resident now resides in Barcelona, making frequent appearances at Sonar and various Love Parades across the world. His brand of energy-injected techno errs on the side of punk, rave, and funk, with a healthy topping of bass. Supporting will be live performances from Lief Ryan (Growth Records), and Operator (Scandinavia). Lief indulges the more urban aspect of techno, with wonk aplenty and the occasional grime influence, while Operator will take the reins for bouncy house and electronica - Neil Landstrumm credits operator kickstarting the Scandinavia label into fresh territory, so his set should be worth a look. Substance resident Gavin Richardson will be the final addition to the five star festival line-up. [Struan Otter] 11PM-5AM, £8.
MARC MAC
HEADSPIN, THE BONGO CLUB, 11 AUG The legend that is Marc Mac touches down for Headspin at The Bongo Club on 11 Aug. Originating from the drum and bass world, and alongside Dego McFarlane appearing as 4Hero, Marc Mac has taken the jump to the more soulful side of things with influences drawn from old school hip hop to Gilles Peterson-esque funk flavours. 4Hero’s latest offering, Play With The Changes, was a modern soul classic featuring various guest vocalists and becoming another cult masterpiece for the production duo. As well as this, Marc Mac has produced and remixed for some of the most prestigious names in music. A night not to be missed at one of Edinburgh’s longest running and best loved clubs. [Jonny Ogg] 11PM-5AM, £10 ADVANCE TICKETS/£12.
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BEATS GLASGOW The Chorus of Gastornis (LITTLE ROCK) laugh episodes by James Blake
BOASTING AN UNLIKELY LINE-UP, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF BOTH FRANZ FERDINAND CHORUS OF GASTORNIS IS THE LATEST IN A LONG LINE OF PROJECTS TO COME CHATEAU. THE SKINNY UNCOVERS THE MORE DISTURBING SIDE OF EVENTS. The i nt er nat iona l ly ex h ibit e d a r t i s t either of these two, but they bring a hectic vibe Laurence Elliot, a Chateau stalwart, was that will not be new to fans of their work, and brutally attacked recently in the city’s East they bring it in spades. The bass, drum and occaend. 6’7” tall Larry still bears the scars of sional synths for the track were laid down by The the knife wounds inflicted upon his face Niallist - Little Rock owner and founder of Trippy that day, and the single, Machete Attack, is Disco - who also provides the remix and the odd his answer to that misfortune. Rather than backing vocal. The sound borders on pounding let it hold him back, Larry - a graduate of dance beats and the kind of abstract vocalisations Glasgow School of Art - took the horrific and instrumentation akin to Dog Fashion Disco. attack upon his person as fuel for work. He enlisted the help of some of his friends and This kind of transmutation of life’s general shitmade pain into music, music that he says ness into creative gold isn’t a new thing. It’s a expresses the culture of ‘Happy Darkness’ tried and tested formula for creative endeavours that abounds today. Luckily for Larry - and going back beyond reliable record. It’s a common for us - many of his friends are pretty handy function of art; to speak out against evils and, in professional musicians, and together they doing so, to exorcise their possession of us. The formed The Chorus of Gastornis. LARRY ENLISTED THE HELP OF SOME OF HIS
FRIENDS AND MADE PAIN INTO MUSIC, MUSIC
Turning his Reichian cry THAT HE SAYS EXPRESSES THE CULTURE OF of catharsis into what can only be described as a folk ‘HAPPY DARKNESS’ THAT ABOUNDS TODAY noise of hellish anger are Nick McCarthy and Joel Stone. Nick of course Chorus of Gastornis, frustrated and angry, does plays guitar in Franz Ferdinand, and Joel is no different. One Chateau regular daubed the the shaggy-haired bass player of West Prince’s Chorus’ debut with the label ‘happy-slapcore’, Street export, Shitdisco. Between them they but that doesn’t seem to get to the heart of it, nor burn a searing line under Larry’s haunting vo- does it agree with what the band themselves want cals. The sound is not what we’re used to from to say. They feel the term makes fun of the seri-
AND SHITDISCO, THE OUT OF GLASGOW’S
ous state of street crime in the UK, and Glasgow in particular. For them the single addresses that violence, but on listening it feels deeper than that. This is a howl, tears of ra ge s t r e a m i n g down the face, at act s of violence that
happen everyday in all of our cities. This is Heracles loosing arrows into a burning sun. This is the Incredible Hulk, screaming to be left alone. This is an impotent emotional response to the reality of a vicious, violent world. Sometimes screaming can seem like the only sane way to talk to the world, and The Chorus of Gastornis have certainly got the lungs for that conversation.
LARRY HAS BEEN MAKING MUSIC AS GASTORNIS FOR YEARS, TAKING HIS NAME FORM A FLIGHTLESS AND EXTINCT BIRD OF PREY, A BIRD FOUND IN THE FORESTS OF EUROPE DURING THE LATE PALEOCENE ERA AND EOCENE PERIODS OF THE CENOZOIC. MACHETE ATTACK IS THE FIRST SINGLE WITH HIS NEW SUPERGROUP, THE CHORUS OF GASTORNIS. THEY ARE ON LITTLE ROCK RECORDS, A NEW DIGITAL COLLECTIVE BASED ONLINE AT WWW.LITTLEROCKRECORDS.COM.
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PREVIEWS DUBCAMP
SECRET VENUE, DUMFRIESSHIRE, 4 AUG Dubcamp, Scotland’s first dubstep all-nighter, takes place at a secret outdoor Dumfriesshire venue this month. Organised by Glasgow’s Electric Eliminators in collaboration with Mungo’s Hi-Fi (who are lending their impressive sound-system to the event) and others, the line-up includes both UK and international acts and an impressive array of established DJ talent. Nottingham’s Kamal ‘Geiom’ Joory, Forensix from Manchester, Texan Mundo and Leeds’s Senseless Crew with MC Bigfoot will be joining Glasgow’s Gravious and Marcia Blaine, making live appearances in between sets from two of dubstep’s heavy-hitters Hatcha and N-Type (Tempa). On top of that feast for the ears will be Apple Blim of the much-lauded Skull Disco label, Leeds’ Jack Sparrow Vs Exodus, Sleepless Crew, Termite from Edinburgh’s Obscene, The Velvet Muff Crew, Flash Harry and Ill Phil, not to mention Electric Eliminators and Mungo’s Hi-Fi themselves. So, if dancing to bassheavy rhythms beneath the stars, a gourmet barbecue on hand to keep hunger pangs at bay, and the mother of all campfires for warmth appeals, visit then www.dumpcamp.co.uk for more info. [Colin Chapman] ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY, £26 (INCLUDES CAMPING), CAN BE BOUGHT VIA PAYPAL FROM WWW.DUBCAMP.CO.UK OR RUB A DUB RECORDS (GLASGOW), AND AT MUNGO’S DUB’N’GRUB AT 78, KELVINHAUGH ST, GLASGOW ON THURSDAY EVENINGS. WWW.DUBCAMP.CO.UK
SCREWLOOSE THE ARCHES, 24 AUG
The Arches has become a magnet for club promoters and clubbers alike, havining been hailed by DJ Mag as the 12th best club in the world. The challenge is to find a new distinctive niche, and one night stepping up to the plate is Screwloose, pitching us a blend of dark electro with techno flavours, promising a driving, dancing, experience. Sounds fair enough but we’ve been more intrigued by their stated aim to draw bodies from a number of different social scenes and backgrounds to provide a fresh clubbing climate. The promoters are making good on their promise by booking Boyz Noise artists D.I.M. and Shadow Dancer (live). Both are making their Glasgow debut, with D.I.M. celebrating the recent release of his Airbus Baby EP, while Shadow
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Dancer eagerly await the release of their EP. Topping the bill will be Soma DJ Hystereo, buoyed by his recent success at Global Gathering. This will be something for the dark of heart and the light of foot. [Peter Burns]
New Order’s Peter Hook) or, as is the case this month, a showcase of a breaking artist. Danse Or Die (previously Mach5) will bring the evening to a pinnacle with the electro-disco rock grooves of their “dance music with guitars”, carrying the crowd into the wee hours with swagger and gusto. [Jack McFarlane]
[James Blake]
TRAUM RECORDS SHOWCASE WITH TRIPLE R & DOMINIK EULBERG
10PM–3AM, £8.
Riley Reinhold (aka Triple R) part runs the Colognebased family of labels, Traum Schallplatten, consisting of Traum, Trapez, Trapez Ltd, My Best Friend (aka MBF) and MBF Ltd. Riley played at Germany’s early techno and house clubs, later becoming a member of the Force Inc DJ team before earning residencies at Berlin’s Elektro club (later Panasonic) and Dusseldorf’s Ego. By the midnineties he’d branched out into music journalism, firstly writing for SPEX and Frontpage and eventually his own magazine, De:BUG. Currently resident at Cologne’s Sensor club, he recently released his first full, Triple R solo-single, Lights In My Eyes. Dominik Eulberg´s fascination with electronic music began in his teens, while listening to Sven Väth’s Clubnights radio show. Soon he was buying records and learning to DJ, later going on to record his own music. A meeting with Riley Reinhold helped to initiate the successful and longstanding relationship he has with Traum Schallplatten, resulting in two albums and several singles for the family of labels. Kinky residents Mafro and Kink Dogg will be on the decks for support. [Colin Chapman]
SCRABBLE, BASURA BLANCA, 10 AUG
Unless you’re the sanctioned and certified handler of an army of cats, calling a song Total Pussy Control is not on. With Legowelt, it’s perhaps forgivable because the offending track is a rampaging piece of electrofunk that renders misogyny irrelevant in light of the sheer party vibe. Cut from the 1998 album Pimpshifter, TPC demonstrates Legowelt’s mastery of hedonistic, wonky electro as well as his deeply held neo-feminist ideals. Admittedly this was made nearly ten years ago, and since then Danny Wolfers has been producing under more names and aliases than Luke Slater, creating deliciously off-kilter beats every time. He’s played successfully in Glasgow numerous times; over the years his grubby influence has been smeared over the works of Voltaic, Jackmaster and even bass warrior Rustie. Jackmaster’s Seismic night pits Legowelt against brother-in-bass Orgue Electronique on the 12th in the suitably grimey Blackfriars. Get off the pipe and get on the floor. [Liam Arnold]
11PM-3AM, £7 ADV/£9. WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SCREWLOOSECLUB
KINKY AFRO, GLASGOW, 31 AUG
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ED CHAMBERLAIN
Scrabble are once again bringing some of techno’s sweatiest and sexiest together for a bang. You can’t fault the assault for slackness; this team’s soundsystem and their sensibilities both go up to eleven with ease. In addition to the usual party power of the Scrabble residents – Dom D’Sylva and Decknition - this time we are being given Ed Chamberlain. Chamberlain is great at rumbling, rolling electro glitch: one half of his Fixxy EP on Base Logic has recently been re-pressed for an eager buying public, and his sales show no signs of stopping now. Ed’s reliably tweaked style makes sure he has tunes in most electro record bags, even in today’s shrinking vinyl market. If you haven’t seen him or a Scrabble party yet, The Skinny recommends you get your techno-head and your trainers on and go dance.
11PM-3AM, £TBC WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SCRABBLESOUNDSYSTEM
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SEISMIC, BLACKFRIARS, 12 AUG
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DANSE OR DIE/ SAN SEBASTIAN 21ST CENTURY SOUND, THE ARCHES, 17 AUG
The Arches rota of club nights that broaden the clubbing experience beyond the single genre market is ever-growing and increasingly exciting. 21st Century Sound (now approaching its sixth month) is the newest addition, catering for a cross section of eclectic tastes in the “dance, punk rock, new rave vibe.” Resident DJs open the evening on this slant, before handing over to the regular band appearance at the mid-section. In this case San Sebastian; an alt.rock band with a cavernous, creeping echo of noise capable of moments of the ethereal. The closing section of the evening either features a big name DJ (such a last month’s set from
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SKINNY PROFILE: A HISTORY OF
laugh episodes
by Field Study
Every year literally billions of people make 1902 along with the teddy bear and the transthe pilgrimage to Edinburgh in search of the Siberian railway. It was invented by music perfect laugh episode. But has there always hall performer Vernon “Chuckles” Fragson at been laughter? Professors ho m e i n h i s Sho r e d it ch Hodge a nd Da n ks a nd The first ever joke EARLY MAN LAUGHED basement. their assistant Madeline was as follows: “What’s the AT QUITE BASIC THINGS difference between Joan of Brown decided to conduct their own investigation... Arc and a canoe? One is Maid SUCH AS A FRIEND of Orleans, the other is made FALLING OVER A ROCK of wood.” From the very beginnings of time, man has laughed. This OR SOMEONE BEING much can be seen from the You m i g ht not laug h at SAVAGELY TORN APART that now but if you were a most basic of archaeological research into the abdomen Victorian you would literally BY WILD DOGS st r uct u re of ea rly homo be beside yourself. erectus. Early man laughed at quite basic things such as a friend falling over a rock or someone And then there was The Goodies and The Office being savagely torn apart by wild dogs. Examples and that’s basically the history of comedy. (Do, of this “primitive” or “base” humour can still be please, petition the BBC for repeats of the Goodies seen in the modern world in such programmes as at prime time. This travesty cannot be overlooked ITV’s flagship Saturday show You’ve Been Framed for much longer.) as hosted by ex-Tiswas presenter Jeremy Beadle and later Lisa Riley, before being taken over, in To continue the examination into involuntary voice over alone, by Harry Hill - thus revamping vocal events otherwise known as ‘laughter’, the a tired format. Professors are conducting a Field Study of comedy every day at the Pleasance Below. While “laughter” has always been with us, flawless knowledge source Wikipedia states that FIELD STUDY, PLEASANCE COURTYARD - BELOW, 15:25, 1 AUG “comedy,” in its modern form, was invented in - 26 AUG (EXCLUDING 13)
Ashley Beedle
by Alex Burden
FRESH FROM HIS APPEARANCE ON THE BACARDI B-LIVE STAGE AT OCEAN TERMINAL’S SUMMER PARTY, ASHLEY BEEDLE TAKES TIME OUT FROM HIS HEAVY SCHEDULE FOR A SKINNY Q&A How many of us have dreamed of walking out of work at lunchtime? And never going back? Well, that’s exactly what Ashley Beedle did, quitting his job with Zambian Airways in what was, though he only had an inkling of this at the time, the start of his high-flying DJ career.
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even credited with pioneering house sound-systems at Notting Hill Carnival. We caught up with him for an update… On his triumphant career: “So far it’s been a very interesting ride, and to be in the game so long has been an absolute joy.”
Born in Hemel Hempstead, Beedle had begun to cut school on Fridays at the age of 16 to make sneaky On getting started: “When I was first foraying visits to the Crackers into music club, dressed in “soul“IT’S BEEN A VERY INTERESTING RIDE, production/ boy gear”, to listen to ion w it h AND TO BE IN THE GAME SO LONG HAS creat the li kes of Norman that Trammps BEEN AN ABSOLUTE JOY.” Jay. While working for record, I didn’t Zambian Airways he really know DJed in his spare time, which was bad news for his what I was doing: all I had was the record to employer - Beedle had been consumed by music sample! The rest of it was a learning curve. Lucky and found a second home in the clubbing com- enough I had a good engineer by the name of munity. Danny Arno, who ‘translated’ my vision!” The result of this musical immersion is a discography longer than all The Skinny staff’s arms put together and a sound that has experimented with funk, soul, acid house, balearic grooves, disco rave, afrobeat... the list goes on. The house scene is now awaiting his solo LP, and Ashley tells us to “expect the unexpected. But the one constant will be melody, groove, and a bloody good song!” Beedle rose to fame in the early 90s with the legendary Black Science Orchestra, alongside Rob Mello and John Howard, reworking the Trammps’ track Where Were You (When the Lights Went Out?), into their own acid-house and disco influenced vision. Our younger readers will know X-Press 2’s chart-climbing classic, Lazy: Beedle is one half of the outfit. The prolific number of productions, remixes, and DJ slots in between demonstrate a steady rise to the top from 1993 onwards, and he is
And his current work: “I’m working on music for my two new labels Out Hear Audio and Warbox. Out Hear Audio is my psychedelic disco imprint and Warbox is reggae assisted. Also I’ve just finished remixes for Mick Jagger, James Blunt, Ava Leigh, and The Elektrons.” And the decision to go solo: “I’ve always worked well within collaborations and still do. As for me going solo it just felt natural to be doing it now. As for my partners not being in the mix - they’re always lurking in the back of my mind!” Beedle’s musical instincts have long been worth trusting. The dancing majority here at The Skinny wait for the new long-player with eager feet. KEEP TUNED TO ASHLEY’S WEBSITE FOR DETAILS ABOUT HIS UPCOMING LP AND GIGS, WWW.ASHLEYBEEDLE.CO.UK
HOW TO
survive the Festival
by Craig Hill
IT’S UNAVOIDABLE, NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO, YOU WILL BE INUNDATED WITH PEOPLE THROWING FLYERS IN YOUR FACE FLYERING - It’s unavoidable, no matter where you go, you will be inundated with people throwing flyers in your face. My rule of thumb is: ask them to tell you about the show and if they can make it sound interesting and actually describe it well then they’ve earned the right to give you the flyer. Most of the time you’ll find they haven’t got a clue what the show’s about and they haven’t even bothered to see it themselves! But if you really can’t bear to be flyered here are a few top tips. One: accept the first four flyers and walk about with them all day in your hand, then people will think you’ve been done already! Also pop them in your bag for the remainder of the Festival, and get them out as protection whenever you’re approached. Two (most effective): look at the flyer and convincingly exclaim that you have that flyer or you’ve already seen the show. Alternatively Three: you could go to a printing company and have a t-shirt made up that says, “I’ve been flyered already - don’t even think about it!” Yippee, flyer free! Or most amiably, take the flyer, go see the show and have a wonderful Festival.
unbearably hot. So either decide in advance that your Festival outfit is going to be shorts and a vest (and a roll-on deodorant please, otherwise this just adds to the problem!) or bite the bullet and get one of those battery operated hand-held fans. You may feel like a pensioner, but you’ll be the envy of every other audience member come showtime, I guarantee you. When you leave the venue don’t forget to pick up your fan and your credibility! (The latter will be much harder to find.) and finally...
HOW TO AVOID HUGE QUEUES - Keep aforementioned flyers you have been given earlier and when you find yourself in an endless line, start handing them out. Then watch blissfully as the queue disperses quicker than you can say, “But it’s Shakespeare meets the Big Brother house...” Enjoy the Festival, and remember... at first you were afraid, you were petrified, but you will survive! Good Luck x
THE HEAT IN THE VENUES - This is one of those things
CRAIG HILL MAKIN’ A BIG SONG AND DANCE, ASSEMBLY
everybody forgets about when going to see a show. By the end of the day after 12 shows in one venue, it gets
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The Skinny Boat Party 2007
by Ibrahim
HOW DO YOU ROCK THE BOAT? WELL, GETTING LOADS OF PARTY PEOPLE DANCING TO FRESH TUNES, DRINKING THE TASTIEST DRINKS WHILE CRAZY PERFORMERS MAKE MERRY CHAOS - THAT AIN’T A BAD WAY TO START... We may have picked the rainiest day of July for it, but we’re really pleased with our Skinny Boat Party, which took place at the four-f loor converted boat-club-restaurant better known as Cruz in Leith on Saturday 21 July. Under hastily constructed umbrella gardens and cunningly converted brand signs, the lovely ladies from Kopparberg dished out free pear cider with ice to all the landlubbers as we welcomed them aboard the ship, providing a summer vibe, despite the downpour. An incredible barbecue feast, kindly provided by The Fair Trade Cafe of Leith Walk, kept the mood merry as the cider flowed, to a soundtrack of worldwide and home-grown hip-hop, jazz and funk, courtesy of B-Burg (Fat Bird Recordings / Livesciences) and Jonny Faith, recently returned from an extended stay in Australia. Their scratching and beat juggling, along with a few classic cuts from B-Burg featuring local MC Jee4ce, set the boat rocking at the start of what was to be a long, happy day.
Philadelphia, who had played to a packed house the night before at Departure Lounge. He and Lounge resident Astroboy spun some serious grooves as the crowd began to thicken. All the while, a crew of ghostly, un-dead acrobatic sailors roamed the ship, interacting with the guests and performing strange and impressive feats of physical prowess. Outside the boat, a lone female sailor twisted alluringly in the rain, spinning a hula-hoop around her middle.
As the skies darkened even further, Nick AKA (Clash) and Richie Meldrum (Pushin’ Buttons) stormed the now busy dancefloor with a set of filthy electro bootlegs. Not to be outdone, JD Pyz and Etos (Access) followed up with a genre-bending set that covered shiny filtered disco, Joy Division, and solid techno beats. As the Access boys thundered to a close, the crowd braved the rain-slicked top deck, having enjoyes the influx of free Miller, steadied by their consumption of free Red Bull, they watched an incredible display of fire-juggling by the un-dead sailors. As their fire-claws burned, and one sailor leapt about with a ball of flame the size of a watermelon, doing kung-fu like a bad guy from Mortal Filling in for Profisee, who couldn’t make it on the day due to Kombat, Bradley C (Chew The awful toothache (get well soon Prof), The Skinny was blessed with Fat!) took to the decks, the considerable decksmanship of DJ Junior, of Record Breakin’, gyrating like
a mad thing and throwing shapes as he laid down a set of bassheavy breakbeat and electro. Soma Records bad-lad Octogen blessed the panels next, with a blistering set written for upcoming live performances and debuted in this intimate setting, that featured twisted, dubbed-out rave, shattering tech-house, and blissed-out electro workouts. This only left it to Ian Brandon and yours truly to drunkenly throw records on, and leap about like baboons until three in the morning. Shout outs must go to the valiant Kopparberg Damsels, who braved torrential rain and long hours, all for the cause of our merriment. To the performers who worked so hard to keep the atmosphere random and crazy for everyone - thank you Pirate Ghosts of Beltane! To all the staff at Cruz, for the marvellous hospitality they showed us, and finally to our other sponsors, Red Bull and Miller, without whom the party would not have been half the event it was. But most of all to you! The Skinny Partygoers, who crewed our good ship, and made it into the best damn pirate galley I’ve had the pleasure to get my crunk on. Why do pirates think Skinny parties are the best? Because they arrrr. See ya next time! /Ibrahim
Venue giants may be usurped this year by the growth of free festivals illustration: Kate Anderson, www.stormillustration.com
Fringe freedom SIAN BEVAN EXPLAINS THE FINER POINTS OF LIBERATING YOUR WALLET THIS FESTIVAL SEASON Yes, we know that this time of year can be pricey, but before you start digging around for coins in your flatmate’s washing, let us guide you towards the free shows. While more per formances than ever are charging £ 10 a p o p f o r a n hour of something dubious, there are gallant per formers and promoters doing their bit to re-capture the spirit of the whole shebang. It is, after all, supposed to be a showcase for international talent, but few people have the cash to take risks on people they’ve only vaguely heard of.
First things first: there has been a division in the ranks. For all the hippy mentality behind the shows, arguments led to the Laughing Horse Free Festival splitting away from Peter Buckley Hill’s (PBH) Free Fringe. Don’t worry your pretty little head about it - it makes no difference to anyone; it’s just another festival legend. Ask PBH about it, if you’ve got hours to spare and like watching people explode.
beer gardens and space to breathe. I wouldn’t dare plug my own show, (Bevan and Browne are Terrified, Berlin, 20.20) but there are a few that do require recommending, lest they get lost in the festering swamp of flyers. First off we’ve got Niblock vs. GigA-Tron (Mad Dogs, 19:15), starring Owen Niblock, in what p r o m i s e s to b e a delightful geek-fest as he takes on the world’s first computerised comedian. Also worth a peek is Steve Day in his show Deafy’s Island Discs (Linsay’s, 18.45). As a deaf comedian, Steve will be talking about the records he misses most in his engaging manner. Radio 4 love him, so you can bring your mum. A slightly more surreal choice is Pear Shaped Afternoons with comedy legends Brian Damage and Krysstal (The White Horse, 15.00). Some of the weirdest and funniest acts, of whatever description, will be popping into their den of iniquity. There’s drama and all, with The Guid Sisters (Ego, 18.15) crossing the boundaries between theatre and comedy.
The way it works is this: performers get the venue for free, and in return can’t demand an entrance fee. Instead, you’ll get pleading and puppy dog eyes at the end of the show, asking for a donation if you enjoyed it. £3-£5 will be enough to cheer them up, and means you’ve still seen a cheap show. If it’s rubbish, leave a crisp wrapper: that’ll learn ‘em.
It’s all there. There are late night shows where you can watch a collection of (mainly drunk) comedians do short sets, there are geeky shows, angry shows, clever shows and shows that are just plain stupid. You might see something special, and you’ve got nothing to lose. Maybe the best things in life are free after all.
There’s some pretty exciting stuff coming up, if you’re prepared to venture away from the main venues into lesser known but cosier places. Quite often the booze is cheaper and venues such as Linsay’s have gorgeous
BEVAN AND BROWNE ARE TERRIFIED,
WHILE MORE PERFORMANCES THAN EVER ARE CHARGING £10 A POP FOR AN HOUR OF SOMETHING DUBIOUS, THERE ARE GALLANT PERFORMERS AND PROMOTERS DOING THEIR BIT TO RE-CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF THE WHOLE SHEBANG
LAUGHING HORSE @ BERLIN, 20:20 4 AUG- 26 AUG, FREE! WWW.LAUGHINGHORSE.CO.UK/FRINGE2007 WWW.FREEFRINGE.ORG.UK
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI Here it is ; the Fringe festival has risen again. E d i nbu r g h’s h i s t o r ica l nook s a nd cra nnies are reconstructed w it h t he s ca f fold i ng of frivolity and decadence. Thousa nd s of shows culminate in a Frankenstein’s monster of good ideas, bad ideas and bastardized world culture. It’s the largest arts festival in the world and every year there is high expectation that this time could herald a new Enlightenment of gifted and talented minds. It’s furtive ground, in particular for comedy, where a mixture of unrestrictive boundaries and readily available alcohol assails the mind in pleasantly abstract ways. Yet it can all be a little overwhelming, particularly for festival virgins who are unable to comprehend that something is happening, everywhere, all of the time. As a former box office assistant I was often confronted by bewildered backpackers, Fringe guide held in trembling fingers, as they asked in earnest “how does this work?” Unfortunately, anybody who works for the Fringe and recommends a show is instantly fired (something to do with having to represent all shows equally). So often queues of the gormless would face tills of the tight lipped in a kind of Mexican stand off of bewilderment. So here are my professionally authorised top tips oh-seven. GUARANTEED - A class act who cannot fail to impress. The gags are carefully constructed, the laughs will expand your mind: DANIEL KITSON, THE STAND, 23:30, 5-26 STEWART LEE, 19:39, UDDERBELLY, COMEDY COOKIE - If you don’t like your comedy angry or lewd, but prefer it to distract in a hilarious, whimsical way then this will go down like a glass of warm milk: JOSIE LONG, PLEASANCE COURTYARD, 19:15.
MUSICAL MAESTRO - this person is so talented his comedy transcends genres (in a lo-fi way). These are not just jokes, these are jokes which have to rhyme! DAVID O’DOHERTY: 22:15, ASSEMBLY @ GEORGE ST INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE - Turn it up to eleven style comedy from the anarchic and always fresh stand up equivalent of Lucozade glucose tablets. PHIL NICHOL, 20:10, THE STAND FRINGE PHENOMENON - Don’t call it a ‘show’ call it a ‘happening’. Likely to attract as weird an audience as the off beat comic: MARK WATSON’S 24 HOUR JAMBOREE TO SAVE THE PLANET, 23:30, 13 AUG MIDNIGHT MADNESS - If anarchy is what you really want then the later, the better. Find potential chaos at: SPANK! UNDERBELLY, 00:00 GAG MEISTERS - Sharp personalities, an arsenal of topics, all with the same aim: shooting you in the funny bone. Selling quickly are FRANKIE BOYLE, ASSEMBLY @ GEORGE ST, 21:00, JERRY SADOWITZ, 20:50, UDDERBELLY HOT NEWS - Brian Limond, self made phenomenon, shaking loose those ‘internet nerd’ connotations with his in-the-flesh show ‘LIMMY’S SHOW’ . THE STAND, 16:05
BEST OF BEST - If you’re really stuck, just go see anything which has ‘best’ in the title. The chances are you’ll see at least ONE act you’ll like. BEST OF THE FEST, ASSEMBLY @ GEORGE ST, 23:59 WILD CARD - The Fringe débutante with enough kudos to her name to be a dead cert. Her award winning State-side comedy has been labelled ‘hip, spunky and smart’. REBECCA DRYSDALE, 19:35, UNDERBELLY
Last year I talked to an elderly lady who was adamant she didn’t want to ‘waste her time’ on anything but five star reviewed shows. I sold her tickets to a breakdancing boy band. So remember, as ever with the arts, it’s all just a matter of opinion. /Emma
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comic of consequence Reginald D Hunter must be drinking his Lucozade, because the man is all about edge. Not only is he one of the top comedians doing the standup circuit in Britain these days, but he’s deadly serious about what tickles his funny bone. Born and bread in Georgia, Hunter cut his comedic teeth in the UK, and British audiences love his relaxed, “keep it real” style. “Being edgy means getting over something, whatever frightens you the most,” he says over a cigarette while some brainless film retrospective plays on in the background. “You have to keep it simple and just be funny.” His ever-changing routine has spawned several successful full-length, award-winning comedy shows at the Edinburgh Festival, including A Mystery Wrapped in a Nigga, White Woman and last year’s Pride and Prejudice and Niggas. Hunter, gearing up for this year’s festival show, Fuck You in the Age of Consequence, says he has no real fo r mu l a fo r how he creates a set. “Finally at the end of a tour, I find an end to the show. It has to be striking for me first, and then it can go in a show.” Amid the cries of “Sieg heil” blasting from the television, Hunter goes on to say why he has chosen such controversial titles for
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his headlining shows. “The title is comedy too and should represent something of your comedy. It should be funny, and if it can, have a little bit of edge in it.” As for his British beginnings as a student at the acclaimed Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Hunter is baldly honest. “I just wanted to get the fuck out of Georgia,” he begins, before being distracted by the opening strains of D. W. Griffith’s notorious Birth of a Nation on the idiot box behind him. “I talked about this in White Woman. They black up this guy and he rapes a white woman, and dig this, she knows she’s been soiled by this beast, and as her southern belle duty, she commits suicide.” Hunter laughs at this, and when asked about reactions to his standup back in the nation that gave birth to him, he grows serious. “There was less cer tai nt y. They would laugh, but they wou ld laug h cautiously. It was like I was a foreigner who didn’t speak the
same language.” He’s extremely open about the differences between British and American audiences and though he performed Stateside for the first time last year, feels he understands their more reluctant responses. For one thing, politics in Hunter’s home state of Georgia are entirely different. “They were like, ‘Did he just say hating gay people is bad?’” He performed the show in Atlanta, where “half the folks were trendy rednecks and the other half were religious black folks that my family brought.” He claims the reason he is so popular in Britain is the same reason he is received so lukewarmly in America. “I grew up as a stand-up in Britain, so I don’t have that quick, quick pace that a lot of the other guys in America have. I have a sound; I’m slow, like smooth jazz.” When Hunter first began doing stand-up he claims he shied away from the issues that fire his comedic imagination today, and blames many young comedians for doing the same. “I’m going to take all the interesting things about myself, and I’m going to leave those out; I’m going to make jokes about airplane food.” While race, sex, and what not to say to people in Marks and Spencer are part of Hunter’s life and inform his comedy, he is careful to refute any claims of misogyny or racism, both on his part and that of his audience. He has been accused of both, by the press and people who have seen his shows, but
I GREW UP AS A STAND-UP IN BRITAIN, SO I DON’T HAVE THAT QUICK, QUICK PACE THAT A LOT OF THE OTHER GUYS IN AMERICA HAVE. I HAVE A SOUND; I’M SLOW, LIKE SMOOTH JAZZ. says he is happy to create debate, rather than dodge what is important to him. “It’s like I’ll be doing my thing and I’ll look over and see in the audience people that are a little too comfortable, a little too smug. I can’t let them get away with this; they can’t come out the same way they came in, no!” Talking with Reginald D Hunter the man shows him to be introspective, charming, forthcoming, and effortlessly funny, with Hunter frequently turning an answer into a hilarious anecdote. Listening to Reginald D Hunter the stand-up isn’t all that different. The same elements of emotional honesty, concerns about societal conventions, racial bugaboos, and up-to-the-minute social commentary co-exist in his stand-up, and all the man had to do was step up to the microphone and say “How is everybody doing?” to have the whole room laughing in anticipation. Hunter’s style can be classed as observational, but it’s so much more than that. It’s as if he is able, through his stand-up, to take all the social ills of society and render them harmless and ridiculous. His style, and the subsequent audience reaction, give credence to his claim that “You just got to know how to talk to people.” And Reginald D Hunter is walking the walk and talking the talk on the edge of a very successful comedy career. REGINALD D HUNTER - FUCK YOU IN THE AGE OF CONSEQUENCE, UDDERBELLY 22:10, 2 AUG- 27 AUG (EXCL 15,22)
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MARCUS INTALEX TAKES ON
Fabric
by: Jonny Ogg
FABRIC IS THE BIGGEST UNDERGROUND CLUB IN THE UK, AND ONE OF THE MOST WELL RESPECTED. MARCUS INTALEX TELLS THE SKINNY HOW HE TOOK ON THE FABRIC CHALLENGE. Whether it’s house or techno, breaks, hiphop, d&b and everything in between, Fabric is where it’s at if you want to hear the big tunes before they hit every other dancefloor in the country. Not only that, the club itself is comprised of three rooms, each with its own unique vibe, and Room one even includes a “Bodysonic dancefloor,” where the bass quite literally hits you feet first. Unfortunately, most of us mere mortals north of the border rarely come to tread the boards at this prestigious venue, so thankfully the club boasts a just as reputable CD collection, recorded by a select few of the club’s well known artists. The compilation mixes are set into two categories and released on alternate months, with Fabric being the name of the series recorded by Saturday night’s more house and techno orientated acts and, significantly this month, FabricLive, which is Friday’s breakbeats and bass crew.
selected a load of tunes I knew would reflect what I would play in a club, but at the same time you could also listen to at home and not be thinking ‘this is way too clubby’. It was a good chance to show that drum and bass is not just full-on club music, that it does have alternative sounds, and an alternative style than just bang, bang, in your face.” Featuring heavily on the mix are tracks from Intalex’s Soul:R label, but who is the one person that stands out for him in music just now? “If there’s one person within drum and bass it’s Calibre, who’s just, he’s just... I don’t know, a machine for great music. I don’t think he really knows where he gets it from. It’s just something he does, and he does it well, you know what I mean? It’s just something he can do without ever really having to try.”
Marcus Intalex has come a long way from the first time he hooked his mother’s record players Many will be thanking the heavens that Marcus together and “just knew how to mix.” His gift Intalex was given the honour this month of of being one of the ultimate selectors and stickp ut t i n g t oge t he r t he ing by his guns has made “I’M JUST GOING TO DO 20 t h of Aug u s t r e him an obvious choice for lease, and number 35 EXACTLY WHAT I DO WITHOUT FabricLive 35. “I suppose in the FabricLive series. the fact that Fabric have Innovation and soul is WORRYING ABOUT TRYING TO asked me to do it is because where it’s at for Intalex, they trust what I do, so inCONFORM.” and it’s written all over evitably I’m just going to do this CD; at first listen you know this is going to be exactly what I do without worrying about trying a permanent feature in your car, your iPod or on to conform.” your home stereo. So, with 20 years experience behind the decks, his own Soul:R and Revolve:R Preceeding Intalex mix are FabricLive 34 by imprints, plus his Soul:ution nights at Fabric itself Krafty Kuts and FabricLive 33 by Spank Rock and - what goes into preparing for a mix like this? “It both can be held in just as high regard. The series is almost like a snapshot of my sound, you know is almost infallible and true collectors should what I mean? You gotta think reasonably upfront, currently be clearing another space on their you don’t what to put in things that are too dated. FabricLive shelf for their newest prized possession. Then again, you don’t want to be playing some- CHECK OUT THE WHOLE FABRIC & FABRICLIVE SERIES AT thing brand new for the sake that it’s brand new. I WWW.FABRICLONDON.COM
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CLINTON SPARKS PRESENTS
KARDINALOFFISHALL DO THE RIGHT THING MIXTAPE
HEXSTATIC
WHEN ROBOTS GO BAD (NINJA TUNE)
(WHITE LABEL)
Kardinal Offishall, starts off by answering the question of the year: “Is hip-hop dead?” Spike Lee’s incomparable movie Do The Right Thing, heavily influences the theme of the mixtape, even down to the artwork. It’s hot 90’s instrumentals, bind this vision, allowing Kardinal to give CPR to a dying mixtape game. Af ter signing to Akon’s Konvict Records, Kardinal seems ready to put the ups and downs of hip-hop behind him, and on several occasions even hooks up with his boss to create some meaningful music. The content of this release is catchy and imaginative, allowing the listener to reminisce on the good old days, brought back to the present by Canada’s finest. With features including Little Brother, Bishop Lamont and Total, this potential classic mixtape deserves a massive push. Do the right thing, go and cop it for free at www.clintonsparks.com! [Omar Jenning] OUT NOW WWW.CLINTONSPARKS.COM
SEIJI
DJ TOOLS
(SONAR KOLLECKTIV)
A former member of Bugz in the Attic, Paul ‘Seiji’ Dolby has already made his mark as a frontiersman in club music circles. His innovative album DJ Tools could not have been better named as it is literally a problem-solving toolkit for those who play eclectic sets with changes in tempo and stylistic variations. Tracks like Loogaboo demonstrate masterful technical ability and seamless transitions. There are 21 tracks, each about two to three minutes long, and as a whole it acts as a demonstration of how to carry out various changes in direction and breaks without sounding incoherent. A beautifully arranged album with many underlying influences from grime to hip-hop and 80s’ funk, it’s dominating features are the fast-paced beats and tight breaks, along with Bugz ingredients such as square-wave synths and fat bass lines. An extremely useful album. Check it! [Peter Burns] RELEASE DATE: 6 AUG
With titles like Prom Night Party and Red Laser Beam, H exs t a t i c a r e clearly not going with a dark and moody atmosphere, and indeed the Futurama-meetsForbidden Planet sleeve design leads the listener to expect more of a ‘typical’ Ninja Tune experience than they’re going to get. This however is no bad thing – the cut and paste elements, often a necessity in their previous albums due to their being twinned with visuals, are backgrounded in favour of a direct, breakbeat-led attack on the dancefloor in tracks like Roll Over, featuring the sultry vocals of Sabirajade. Tokyo Traffic is a crunchy stab at glitched-out electro, and shares with Red Laser Beam an echo of the deep bass punch and stabbing trebles of the Plump DJs’ productions. Each of the elements in the tracks sound massive, from the swelling acid riffs to the crashing drums. Vocal collaborations with B+ and Edinburgh’s own MC Profisee and Ema J (Great Ezcape) add lasting appeal to the album – Prof’s lyrics are inspiring, and tight as ever, with Subway providing an excellent B-Boy beat and electro template for his flows. Newton’s Cradle is a demented Kraftwerk tribute, while Bust veers back to pounding electro and orgasmic female sighing. Nothing particularly groundbreaking here, but a hell of a lot of fun to be had. [Bram Gieben] OUT NOW WWW.NINJATUNE.NET
VECTOR LOVERS AFTERGLOW (SOMA)
Vector Lovers a re back a nd ready to massage the soul and challenge the mind with an album that uplifts as it brings the listener down. The third album on Soma from Martin Wheeler is a welcome return to the studio after much remixing work for the likes of Tracey Thorn. A lot less funky than its predecessors, it eases you
in with some drifting, dysfunctional delights such as the Last Day of Winter. A beautiful vocal arrives with Hush Now, taking the mind on a journey through ethereal soundscapes. The album ef for tlessly moves up a gear with A Field, as a minimal rhythm takes us forward to the glorious, simple Piano Dust. A simple layering of piano chords with a robotic flavour works surprisingly well. Endless Summer lacks the same punch however: it was recorded over 20 years ago and kept hidden until a drum beat was recently added - it should be kept for a b-side. The LP is sadness juxtaposed with optimism; the sound of a new dawn yet with a feeling of forlorn reflectivity. This air of desolation is felt on the more club-friendly Crash Premonition. Afterglow hits the spot, and while at times it grinds to an almost complete stop, the moments of beauty are worth it. [Sean McNamara] RELEASE DATE: 27 AUG
ALI LOVE
SECRET SUNDAY LOVER (COLUMBIA)
Ali Love first appeared on the music scene providing vocals on the Chemical Brothers’ hit Do It Again earlier this year. Secret Sunday Lover is a cut from his upcoming debut release entitled Love Music, set to be released later this year. If the single is anything to go by then Ali’s album should be a fine blend of soul, funk, disco and electro amongst other musical influences. This one is a head-bopper; cue the disco hand claps. An instrumental is also included along with the original song, and the single sleeve is damn easy on the eyes, with some pretty cool artwork to accompany the music. [Natalie Doyle] RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW ON DIGITAL DOWNLOAD.
BIG CAKES
QUASIMODE ONESELF & LIKENESS
SINGLES
HOLLA AT THE GIRLS
(STUFF MU51C)
(FREESTYLE)
Oneself & Likeness is the debut European release from Q u a s i m o d e, a four-piece ja zz band based in Tokyo. They represent part of the new and sometimes unlikely frontier for jazz, but the Japanese have a respect and love for the genre that may yet eclipse the West. Quasimode’s sound incorporates a healthy mix of authentic jazz rhymes from the 60s and 70s with a funky Latin feel. From their base in Tokyo they have pushed into the West’s nu jazz fraternity, releasing two 12” singles on Swedish label, Raw Fusion, both of which appear on this album. 1000 Days for Spirit shows Quasimode’s soulful, melodic rage while at the other end of the spectrum, Ipe Amarelo (Spiritual South Skitzophremix) fantastically merges samba and jazz into an infectiously catchy beat; it is easy to see why the likes of Gilles Peterson, Mr Scruff and Jazzanova frequently slip this track into their live sets. The album as a whole is well worth a listen. [Franck Martin] RELEASE DATE: 24 SEPT
Holla at the Girls is the first single to be taken from Big Cakes’ debut album S.K.I.M, due for release at the end of the summer. The track is a homage to the fairer sex; “There ain’t nothing like the girls, and that’s one reason for me to stay out of jail, killin’ time in a cell with no girl must be hell.” With its bouncy summer beat and subtle electro leanings, the track is easy to listen to, yet Big Cakes is still baking the same ol’ urban pie. [Franck Martin]
MARK KNIGHT AND D. RAMIREZ COLUMBIAN SOUL EP (TOOLROOM)
The three-tracked Columbian Soul EP kicks off with pounding glitch, healthily peppered around the title track. The beat remains simplistic yet absorbing tech-house, while alarm bell synths gradually scream into garbled electronics and some partial (slowed-down) bleep rifling from Jean Michell Jarre’s Popcorn. It’s not disarming but it’s a nice little builder, with the kind of structural development that can hypnotise a dancefloor - great when you want to step things up a gear. The System, meanwhile, is hollow-sounding, like beats turning in on themselves another forceful rhythm makes a
DJ CHART
LETHAL BIZZLE
MNKY (FREQBEAT)
(V2)
BIZZLE’S HIGHLY-CHARGED POLITICAL RAP IS BOUND TO STRIKE A CHORD WITH ‘VER KIDS This starts off on familiar ground – Mr revisits a similar grime beat and lyrical territory to Bizzle’s underground anthem Pow. Moving on to Bizzle Bizzle however, we are confronted with his new template for grime – featuring clashing rock drums and lunatic, distorted bass, in service to a needlessly catchy pop hook – his own name, chanted by some sort of high-pitched Space Invader: “Bizzle, Bizzle...” It’s sheer madness, but totally addictive, one of the most jump-up grime cuts since Dizzee’s Stand Up Tall. This is followed immediately by Akira The Don producing a mashedup cover of Babylon’s Burning The Ghetto by The Ruts. Bizzle’s highly-charged political rap is bound
to strike a chord with ‘ver kids: “Labour Party’s full of shit / Cameron’s a fucking arse.” As a change from Dizzee’s playschool bragging and Wiley’s retirement schtick, Bizzle starts to look like the one to watch. Then he drops Boy, featuring Babyshambles, another punked-up stomp which completely defies genre categorisation. The rest of the album is no different, taking on 80s electro, shambolic indie, and jump-up punk. Okay, so Dizzee’s LP was a step forward for UK hip-hop, and Wiley’s was classic grime. Bizzarely, Bizzle has dropped an amazing rock album. Major props, but... what the hell? More please! [Bram Gieben] OUT NOW
background, pinning down the rhythm to a satisfyingly danceable big boom-tica-boom-tic of a mid section as it comes to the fore. It’s cer tainly a slickly produced toe-tapper, and has all the breezy carefree qualities of the kind of track that gets heavy rotation during this time of year. With a big name DJ or two behind it, it could do very well. [Jack McFarlane]
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This one’s been out for a while but deserves a mention for its sheer awesomeness. Roll Deep’s Flowdan joins The Bug for some dark, twisted dubstep action. Not as hectic as previous Bug outings, it nonetheless features the requisite amount of machine gun 808 riddims to bring out the full stretch of Flowdan’s Babylon-burning flow. With potent and insightful lyrical content, this is the kind of collaboration that erases the need for genre distinctions between ragga, dubstep, grime and the rest of it. Loefah adds a digital sheen to proceedings on the flip. [Bram Gieben] OUT NOW WWW.NINJATUNE.NET
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grand entrance and the funky tension builds to skin-crawling levels as the intensity rises. There are certainly French influences here, and System learns part-time at the school of Laurent Garnier. Throb makes use of the kind of monosyllabic deep and rumbling distorted vocal that DJ Hell would be proud of, tacked to an acidic bassline and jacked-up electro beats. All three tracks merit a download. [Struan Otter]
The Hong Kong Micros deliver a nice and summery slice of house that would not be out of place on a Subliminal, or any other suitably Balearic mix. It opens with lots of blissful synth noises, climbing and swooshing over a good vocal hook. The simple and elegant three note bass and piano interlocking melody builds slowly into the mix from the
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C.Y.O.A!/DOMINO EFFECT/PRISM EFFECT (HEARTS REVOLUTION) If Tiga, C.S.S, Peaches, and Atari Teenage Riot joined forces, the result would most likely be the NY duo, Hearts Revolution. This electro thrash punk-pop courtesy of Ben and Lo kicks off with Choose Your Own Adventure, with fuzzy distorted vocals debating revolution with anime sentiments about foxes and bunnies - the vigour of the blurry but heavily accented guitar, shouty lyrics, and pretty Japeneseinfluenced synth patterns will have you jumping up and down. Domino Ef fect demonstrates early rave influences, with deep synth, guitar, and drum machines coming into the mix, while Prism Effect w/Cory Kennedy (internet ‘IT’ girl) leans more towards quainter vocal electronica about disease consuming the world. There is sparse information available about the group, but their press pack goes down as the best Beats has ever received: a padlocked box filled with their CD, plastic toys, and sugary sweets, to consume, listen, and play simultaneously for that kidat-a-birthday-party feeling. [Alex Burden] RELEASE DATE: 13 AUG HTTP://HEARTSCHALLENGER.COM
CHECK OUT THE CLUB ON 3 AUG, WHEN JAKE ONE FROM TOOB/REDSNAPPER (LO RECORDINGS) WILL DROP IN FOR A FESTIVAL SPECIAL AND 5AM LICENCE! SUPPORT COMES FROM BRUNO FK (TWEEK) AND RESIDENTS MNKY AND THE BREAKNOTIST.
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A nice Morgan Geist (Metro Area) Remix - but the Club Mix Does it for me. Reminds me a bit of Royksopp in their clubbier moments.
From their forthcoming second album, this is growling breaks sounding like The Chemical Brothers meeting Alabama 3 down the Cowgate on a Saturday night.
3. BROTHERS BUD FEAT THC - FEEL LIKE DANCIN
8. NOISIA - YELLOW BRICK/RAAR (DIVISION)
[MADOX’S SPACE DISCO REMIX](FINGER LICKIN)
One side is a slow 4/4 electro monster and the other is a mix of electro, breaks and techno - I don’t care, its great!
4. THE DUB BEATLES - ELEANOR RIGBY (CUNNING STUNTS) I never thought I’d like a tune that samples the Beatles until now.
5. JUSTICE - STRESS (ED BANGER)
Dolled up (AND DOWN)
Funky, minimal - but not minimal acidic house.
9. SPARKS - TRYOUTS FOR THE HUMAN RACE (VIRGIN) The 1979 Giorgio Moroder-produced italo classic which had its bassline resurrected for 2001’s Musak by Trisco.
10. RENNIE PILGREM - ERASER (TCR) Stripped down metallic breaks/techno crossover from one of the masters Muddyloop
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With a woman poised to step into the White House, you wouldn’t think there was much more to say about Ibsen’s Doll’s House, especially by an American. But Lee Breuer – whose award-winning production of the 19th Century classic forms the dramatic centre-piece (alongside David Greig’s The Bacchae) of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival – would disagree.
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A monstrous nine minute build through italo disco inspired house/breaks: this is one of my tunes of the year.
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contemporary audiences again and that’s what we tried to do by this rather radical staging.” Breuer is no stranger to radicalism. Formed in New York in 1970 with the composer Philip Glass among others, his Mabou Mines company were heirs to a theatrical counter culture spawned by radical groups such as the Diggers, who used drama as a political tactic from Haight Ashbury to the Left Bank. The company’s formation was a bid to keep that rebellious spirit alive.
And presumably his cast of dwarves in the male roles and towering, six and a half foot women would too. Because that is exactly what this avant THE CONCEPT OF THIS garde legend has done with this dusty classic so beloved STATUESQUE NORAH, of school curriculums and PLAYED BY MAUDE provincial reps. “I got these wonderful actors and they MITCHELL TRIPPING OVER never get a chance to play THESE LITERALLY LITTLE MEN classical roles like this. They are playing melodrama but IN HER LIFE, CRAMPED the fact they are short-statINTO A DIMINUTIVE SET ured, a lot of it becomes parody,” deadpans Breuer. BUILT TO THEIR SCALE, IS AN
“Many of us had worked together in the sixties and we’d had six or seven years of playing around, to get to know each other and work together. The sixties was the most radical period that the country had ever experienced that century and the seventies was a kind of a flop period. So we really felt that we had issues, we knew who we were talkIDEA APPROACHING THAT But for all his modesty, the ing to, and it was getting OVERUSED TERM GENIUS harder and harder to find concept of this statuesque Norah, played by Maude people to talk to. So we M i t c h e l l t r i p p i n g o ve r started spending more time these literally little men in her life, cramped into in Europe; we felt more at home in Europe than a diminutive set built to their scale, is an idea ap- we ever felt in the United States. I felt the plays proaching that overused term genius. Indeed, he communicated better in Europe,” recalls Breuer. was the recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation’s so-called ‘Genius’ Fellowship back in Despite his professed Europhilia he is still an as1997. Certainly, as a neat visual metaphor for the tute, if troubled, observer of his own country. “I play’s proto-feminist themes it’s hard to top. have been concerned with women’s issues for a long, long time,” he says. “I really feel it’s the most “I was tremendously interested in this idea of turn- interesting political thing going on in the United ing a tragedy into a comedy, and to bring a con- States at the moment. I had done a play focusing temporary irony to bear on it [the play] – what is a on women’s issues earlier and it worked out very comedy, what is a tragedy - and when you look at well. You know, being an American is very diffithings tragedy and comedy get all mixed up. I was cult, our whole foreign policy is very prejudicial.” looking for a way to modernise what was considered to be the classic bourgeois tragedy. But here at Skinny towers, the only pre-judgement we are making is that this one’s a keeper. “The original play is a little too long and a little Get along to the King’s to see some avant garde too overstated and we’ve heard a lot of the issues. theatre at its very best. But we think we’ve heard it all before in a way the issues are still very alive. It needs to have a new FRI 24 AUG TO TUE 28 AUG, 7.30PM, KING’S THEATRE point of view and a new technique to engage with WWW.MABOUMINES.ORG
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THEATRE PREVIEWS The mission statement for Benchtours, one of Scotland’s best established touring theatre groups, is ‘revisualizing theatre’ – a double-entendre suggesting their interest in offbeat, modern and radical theatrical experimentation, as well as their commitment to re-introducing a strong visual element to the dramatic experience. Not only do Benchtours invigorate their productions with a strong sense of the avant-garde, challenging traditional conceptions of the medium, but they also quite literally revisualize theatre. Their startling physical and optical interpretations of classic texts from Brecht to Chekhov have given many dusty dramatic stalwarts a unique slant. Benchtours was founded in 1991 by a group of students who met in Paris studying under Philippe Gaulier – one of the world’s leading experts in clowning, bouffon and physical theatre and a muse whose influence is still, 16 years on, very evident on the company’s work. The group quickly developed a keen following and a strong critical reputation, and their work has become a mainstay of the Scottish theatre scene. Benchtours are renowned not only for their exciting new work and notable commissions championed by the likes of The Tramway and of course now the National Theatre of Scotland, but have also carved out an impressive reputation for their striking and provocative treatments of classics such as The Cherry Orchard and Peer Gynt.
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glamorous, mysterious and intense tale of Patrick Brett, private eye. Expect more than just a standard rehash of the film noir genre, however, as the production is bound to be imbued with Benchtours’ signature subversion. Not only is the show’s content intriguing, but the venue is something of a draw in itself. The play takes place in the Benchtours stagetruck, a small 20seater auditorium set up inside an industrial truck. The concept is a simple but ingenious way of facilitating the company’s commitment to taking their shows all over the UK without compromising any of their deft and meticulous visual set up or their complex audio-visual illusory experience. Rather than crowbar their vision into different theatres across the country, they bring their own venue along with them – perfectly suited to their purposes, with no hassle and few compromises to their staging. Suffice to say that as well as convenience, the stagetruck provides an intimate and atmospheric site specific location for their work, which relies so heavily on the physical response elicited in the viewer. Over the last decade avant-garde, experimental theatre with a strong physical presence and clear international influence has really blossomed in Scotland, and although with every Fringe we see more and more home-grown companies developing visual, multi-media, ‘envelope pushing’ work, Benchtours can deservedly claim to be one of the country’s original pioneers of this type of theatre. If you want to see intelligent, quirky, engaging and impressive new writing this festival, this is not to be missed. But book early – the stagetruck only seats 20 and this is bound to be a hot ticket from day one.
The most recent project in this formidable lineage is The Psychic Detective (and those disappeared), which gets its Scottish premier at this year’s Fringe. The show deals with many of Benchtours’ favourite themes, and is typically ambitious in its visual and physical style. The play is billed as a ‘surreal film noir thriller’, which tells the E4 UDDERBELLY PASTURE, 8–27 AUG (NOT TUESDAYS)
by Michael Whitham
BRITISH COUNCIL EDINBURGH SHOWCASE
DANCE AT THE FRINGE by Gareth K Vile
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase. The biennial event during the Fringe aims to create opportunities for British theatre-makers to tour abroad by showcasing their work to international promoters. Over the years the hotly anticipated showcase has scored numerous successes and has featured the work of such luminaries as Mark Ravenhill, Steven Berkoff and Tim Crouch. Indeed, this year Crouch presents a new work, England, that is directly inspired by his experiences touring 2005 showcase-entrant, An Oak Tree.
Although all manner of dance can be found scattered across the Fringe, three venues have demonstrated a consistent commitment to challenging programmes and the freshest companies. Dancebase, Zoo venues and Aurora Nova are essential fixtures on the dance-lover’s timetable.
by Philippa Cochrane
This year looks set to be equally exciting with over thirty UK shows playing to an invited audience of over 200 delegates from 50 countries, including a contingent of promoters from the Middle East who are visiting Edinburgh for the first time. The British Council’s head of Drama and Dance, Sally Cowling, sees the showcase as “a meeting place for theatre professionals from around the world to make or see work, explore points of connection or difference, discuss mutual artistic concerns, forge relationships and generally develop their understanding of each other’s practice and audiences.” If the concern of these practitioners should be, as David Lan from the Young Vic has it, gathering strangers to share the experience of being human, the showcase offers a challenging patchwork of humanity from across the UK.
With such a stellar line-up, ranging from dance, text based performance, live art and physical theatre to a piece that makes the very small audience into the show itself and theatre that explores the full thematic gamut from identity, politics to culture, it is difficult to single out any few productions. Indeed, the standard is so consistently high it is perhaps better to simply block out your diary for the duration in a bid to see as many shows as possible. That said, there are two new pieces by the ubiquitous David Greig: Damascus and Yellow Moon (the Ballad of Leila and Lee); explorations of Welsh history in Eddie Ladd’s Cof y Corff, and muscle memory and Irish history in Ransom Production’s This Piece of Earth; shows which delve into the notions of belonging and identity in Hoipolloi’s Floating and Curious’s (be)longing and Gary Steven’s Ape; and the contemplation of performance itself in Wendy Houston’s Desert Island Dancers and Ray Lee’s Siren. If there is one unifying point to all this it must be that, in a time when so much of what we know of the rest of the world and what they know of us is dictated by news and popular media, then contemporary theatre is an inspirational means to promote cultural understanding. WWW.BRITISHCOUNCIL.ORG/ARTS
Dancebase’s festival programme rotates five mixed bills, ranging from hip-hop collectives through to traditional Indian dance. Internationally renowned artists jostle for attention with local performers, as shows juxtapose radically different approaches. Ar tistic Director Morag Deyes, recently awarded an MBE for her services to dance, summed up the programme as “about being out there: caring little for preconceptions about what dance should be or how it ought to be perceived and celebrating the right to be passionate about your art form. Each performance is a messed-up variety show for people with big hearts, open minds and short attention spans.” The free-ranging criteria see Priya Shrikumar present Devi - about the eponymous Indian goddess - alongside Stephen Pelton’s folk-influenced stor y of sexual discovery and despair (A Hundred Miles) and Shamita Ray’s meditation on Dark Matter following The Curve Foundation’s balletic Duo. Aurora Nova brings together nineteen companies from around the world, showcasing cabaret from French company Decay Unlimited, kinetic electronic sound and lightshows in Ray Lee’s stunning Siren at The Out of the Blue Drill Hall, composition with Philip Glass’ protégé John Moran in his latest composition/performance hybrid as well as the usual motley mixture of dance
Ray Lee’s Siren: a whirling, spinning spectacle of mechanical movement, electronic sound and light
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and physical theatre companies. Aurora Nova has a powerful reputation for supporting works that cross boundaries, yet remain accessible: its shows have won more than forty awards since its inception in 2001. Down at the Zoo, Company Chordelia makes the trip from Glasgow with The Red Shoes, a witty interpretation of both fairy tale and movie. The Dae-Gu City Modern Dance company perform for the first time outside of their native Korea; Druther’s Precarious is a multi-media odyssey through a reclusive imagination and last year’s sell-out, The Bellydance Diaries, takes another look at the stories behind the wobble. Zoo venues spokesman Matt Beer identifies this year’s selection at Zoo Southside as “focusing on as wide a variety of companies and disciplines as possible to showcase what’s possible in our venue. We’ve aimed for diversity rather than a unifying theme - hence Scottish Dance Theatre, X Factor Dance Company and Chickenshed are joined in the schedule by 2FaCeD’s breathtaking breakdance, the aerial work of Aye! Productions and the union of dance and extreme sport in StreetLamp Productions’ Tunnel Vision.” Within these three venues, dance is revealing itself as a flexible and vibrant medium: inner and outer space, abstract theology, scientific theories, the nature of performance, film hermeneutics and fairy tales are all considered, deconstructed and interpreted. Comedy may be seen as the Fringe’s largest and most popular section, but physical theatre is where the most exciting art can be discovered. WWW.ZOOFESTIVAL.CO.UK, WWW.AURORANOVA.ORG, WWW.DANCEBASE.CO.UK
photo: Per Morten Abrahamsen
THEATRE
THE ARCHES, SEED OF HOPE, JIMI RAE, work
12:00(tue-sat)/17:00(sun), late, Free produced following a recent visit to Nairobi with the Fair GLASGOW GALLERY OF MODERN ART, Trade Organisation, 19/7/07, 14/8/07, Mon-Sun, 11:00, HISTRIONICS, RODERICK BUCHANAN, A response to 23:00, Free GoMA’s social justice programme addressing sectariTHE BURRELL COLLECTION, 17TH CENTURY anism and related issues, 5/4/07, 28/10/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00(mon-thu)/11:00(fri-sun), 17:00(fri-wed)/ SAMPLERS, GROUP SHOW, Embroidered samplers from Sir William Burrell’s wonderful collection of British 20:00(thur), Free
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, TERRA
CCA , SILICON REMEMBERS CARBON, DAVID ROKEBY, retrospective of the pioneering artist who
recent degree show, 30/6/07, 1/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 21:00(Mon-Thur), 19:00(Fri), 17:00(Sat, Sun), Free
GLASGOW ARTS
embroideries, , 30/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00(mon, thur, sat)/11:00(Fri/Sun), 17:00, Free
NOVA IV, GROUP SHOW, The best work from the
works with new technologies, 4/8/07, 15/9/07, Mon-Fri, EMERGENT ARTISTS, IAIN HETHERINGTON AND LYNN HIND, Work by up-and-coming talent, 17/8/07, 15/9/07, 11:00 AM, 18:00, Free Mon-Sun, 10:00, 21:00(Mon-Thur), 19:00(Fri), COLLINS GALLERY, EAST WEAVES WEST, 17:00(Sat, Sun), Free GROUP SHOW, Basketry from Japan and BritGLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS, SOLO ain, 7/7/07, 18/8/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00(Mon-Sat), SHOW, DAVID MURPHY, Works created during his ten12:00(Sat), 17:00(Mon-Fri), 16:00(Sat), Free month studio residency at GSS, 21/7/07, 4/8/07, ThurCAPTURE, IAIN CLARK, Manipulated travel imSat, 11:00, 19:00(Thur), 17:00(Fri, Sat), Free ages, 25/8/07, 29/9/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00(Mon-Sat), OH HA HMM, SALLY OSBORN, Solo show, 11/8/07, 12:00(Sat), 17:00(Mon-Fri), 16:00(Sat), Free Thur-Sat, 11:00, 19:00(Thur), 17:00(Fri, Sat), GALLERY COSSACHOCK, SUMMERTIME, 15/9/07, Free GROUP SHOW, Oils, watercolours and photographs HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER, GROUP SHOW, from the Cossachok Gallery collection, 31/7/07, 14/8/07, GROUP SHOW, A new show different each month feaTue-Sun, 12:00(tue-sat)/17:00(sun), late, Free turing a selection of contemporary Scottish artwork, , , MAX DEMIDOV IN COLOURS, MAX DEMIDOV, Wed-Mon, 10:00, Varies, £3.50(£2.50 Paintings and photoworks by the resident artist are HUNTERIAN, MY HIGHEST PLEASURES, GROUP returning to Glasgow after a 3 year tour around RusSHOW, Dr William Hunter’s art collection, including work sia and Eastern Europe, 19/8/07, 15/9/07, Tue-Sun,
AMBER ROOME, SOLO SHOW, MICHAEL
CRAIK, Work by the Edinburgh born artist, 26/7/07,
between performance and visual art, 2707/2007, 15/9/07, Tue-Sat, 12:00 PM, 17:00, Free
30/8/07, Tue-Sat, 11:00, 18:00, Free
ANALOGUE, COMPLEMENTARY, MICROBO &
CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY, INDIDE OUTSIDE, CHONGIN PARK, South Korean artist Chongbin
BO130, new paintings, drawings and prints by the Milan Park explores the effect that our surrounding culture and based designers and illustrators, 3/9/07, 1/9/07, MonSat, 10:00, 17:30, Free
EDINBURGH ARTS
ARC PROJECTS, CORRESPONDENCES, LALA
RASCIC, Residency by Sarajevo-born artist whose-
environment has on us as individuals, 22/6/07, 9/8/07, Tue-Sat, 11:00 AM, 16:30, Free INTERNUS, FRANCES RICHARDSON, sculptural wors that delve beneath the facade of consumer culture, 17/8/07, 4/10/07, Tue-Sat, 11:00 AM, 16:30, Free
work draws upon the aesthetics of old time radio plays. Contact the Embassy for performance date and details, DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE, CONTEMPORARY DANISH ART AND CERAMIC DESIGN, 10/7/07, 10/8/07, Mon-Sun, tbc, tbc, Free ASSEMBLY, GEORGE ST, PROTECT THE HU- GROUP SHOW, Works by contemporary Danish artists plus work by Danish ceramic artists, 6/8/07, 28/9/07, MAN, GROUP SHOW, Amnesty International images Mon-Fri, 9:00 AM, 17:00(Mon-Thur), 15:00(Fri), Free of famous supporters, 2/8/07, 27/8/07, Mon-Sun, DEAN GALLERY, PICASSO ON PAPER, PABLO 11:00, 01:00, Free PICASSO, 100 of Picasso’s works, including 65 prints, ASSEMBLY, ST GEORGE’S WEST, VHU15 drawings and 10 illustrated books, 14/7/07, 23/9/07, KUTIWA GALLERY, Small sculptures from Zimbabwe, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 17:00, Free 2/8/07, 26/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 20:00, Free
CAFE ARTISTA, ART ON THE PICKET LINE / BOT- DOGGERFISHER, SOLO SHOW, NATHAN COLTLE ART, KARL WAGENER, Paintings of strike action / miraculous paintings executed on the inside of bottles at this cafe on Marchmont crescent, 1/8/07, 31/8/07, Mon-Sun, 09:00, 20:30(Mon-Sat18:00(Sun), Free
ARTSPACE - CANVAS, INSPIRING HUMAN-
ITY, GROUP SHOW, depicting the diversity of life experience and perceptions of humanity that inspires artists in 21st century Poland, 3/8/07, 26/8/07, Tue-Sun, 11:00, 17:00, Free
ATTICSALT, PATTERN RECOGNITION, HIDEKO INOUE AND FRIDE KLYKKEN, explores the patterns
that define and chart family ties through generations, 25/7/07, 1/9/07, Mon-Sat, 11:00, 18:00, Free
and determined by its built environment, 27/7/07, 15/9/07, Wed-Sat, 11:00(wed-fri)/12:00(sat), 18:00(wedfri)17:00(sat), Free
EDINBURGH CENTRAL MOSQUE, DISCOVER ISLAM, GROUP SHOW, All your questions
about Islam answered! Includes tours, presentations and refreshments, 1/8/07, 31/8/07, Mon-Sun, 12:00(SatThur), 14:00(Fri), 18:00, Free
EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART, WARHOL
KATE MACKAY AND CLARE GALLOWAY, artworks
SHOW, prints by over 200 photographers worldwide,
5/8/07, 2/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00(Mon-Sat), 13:00(Sun), 20:00(Mon-Sat, 17:00(Sun), £3(£2)
EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS, SOLO SHOW, WILLIAM KENTRIDGE, prints never shown in Scotland
and interactive dialogue by two artists, 3/8/07, 30/8/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00(Mon-Fri), 09:00(Sat), 20:00(MonThur)17:00(Fri)13:00(Sat), Free
before, plus documentary film, 21/7/07, 8/9/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00, 18:00, Free
CHARLOTTE SQUARE GARDENS, ART IN THE GARDEN, ALICE BETTS AND FANNY LAM CHRISTIE, Installations which react to the book festival
MAGAZINE 07, GROUP SHOW, A multi-media contem-
and investigate changes in the environment, 11/8/07, 27/8/07, Mon-Sun, early, late, Free
CITY ART CENTRE, HEART, HAND AND
SOUL, The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland. Includes work by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Phoebe Traquair, 30/6/06, 23/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00/12:00(sun), 17:00, £5(£3.50) BEYOND APPEARANCES, VARIOUS, Scottish Modern and Contemporary Art, 30/6/07, 23/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00/12:00(sun), 17:00, Free VIEW FROM THE INSIDE, VARIOUS, Exploring the world of the interior, 4/4/07, 21/10/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00/12:00(sun), 17:00, Free
COLLECTIVE GALLERY, THE COMIC BOOK
PROJECT, GROUP SHOW, exploring the relationship
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THE LIGHTHOUSE, LIDO, GROUP SHOW, A photographic essay illustrating Scotland’s remaining lidos, 4/7/07, 15/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:30(mon, wedsat)/11:00(tue)/12:00(sun), 17:00, £3(£1.50)
THE SCOTTISH SHOW 07, DESIGN AND BUILD,
34 of Scotland’s most exciting designers, 17/4/07, 12/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:30(mon, wed-sat)/11:00(tue)/ 12:00(sun), 17:00, £3(£1.50) SHIFT, GROUP SHOW, Focusing on the zone which stretches between and connects Scotland’s two major cities, 18/8/07, 14/10/07, Mon-Sun, 10:30(mon, wedsat)/11:00(tue)/12:00(sun), 17:00, £3(£1.50) SIX STUDENT AWARDS, DESIGN AND BUILD, the future stars of Scottish architecture, 18/8/07, 4/11/07, MonSun, 10:30(mon, wed-sat)/11:00(tue)/12:00(sun), 17:00, £3(£1.50)
LILLIE ART GALLERY, MARJORIE CAMPBELL, SOLO SHOW, Retrospective of the versatile artist and
EDINBURGH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP,
porary arts event with new work on show by 15 artists includes performances and music from FOUND, 4/8/07, 26/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00(Mon-Sat), 12:00(Sun), 17:00, Free
EMBASSY GALLERY, ALCHEMY, ADAM
MCLEAN, “Dedicated to all who are curious about this mortal coil & beyond”, 4/8/07, 2/9/07, Thur-Sun, 12:00, 18:00, Free
FRUITMARKET GALLERY, SOLO SHOW,
ALEX HARTLEY, an original analysis of architecture and its relationship to landscape, 27/7/07, 21/10/07, Mon-Sun, 11:00(mon-sat)/12:00(sun), 18:00(monsat)17:00(sun), Free
GALLERA1, COMMUNITY REGENERATION FOR EDINBURGH’S WATERFRONT, LEAH LOVETT, performance artist Lovett will highlight the ethically dubious
17:00, Free
PROJECT ABILITY (GALLERY 1, CDA),
ated by artists using the Wasps studios, 2/8/07, 21/9/07, Mon-Fri, 10:00, 17:00, Free
PROJECT ABILITY (GALLERY 2, TRONGATE), TRANSITION, PAUL DUFFUS, New solo show, 2/8/07, 21/9/07, Mon-Fri, 10:00, 17:00, Free
RECOAT GALLERY, VARIOUS ARTISTS, VARIOUS ARTISTS, Artists and designers exhibit in this hip new commercial space on North Woodside Road, Kelvinbridge, ALL YEAR, ALL YEAR, Tue-Sat, 12:00, 20:00, Free
SORCHA DALLAS, SOLO SHOW, CLARE STEPHENSON, Solo show, 18/8/07, 22/9/07, Tue-Sat, 11:00,
PHOTOGRAPHY, How landscape adapts to man’s en-
croachment, 21/8/07, Tue-Sun, 10:00, 19:00, Free
THE GREY GALLERY, PICTURES OF SCOTLAND,
JOCK MCFADYEN, a selection of his Scottish pictures elegantly installed in a disused warehouse off Barony Street, 10/8/07, 2/9/07, Mon-Sun, 11:00, 18:00, Free
HEART GALLERY, FORTY YEARS AGO TODAY, Experiments in art and society from the summer of love, 3/8/07, 1/9/07, Fri-Mon, 14:00, 18:00, Free
HULA JUICE BAR AND GALLERY (VICTORIA ST), MONSTER ART AND MIXED WORKS,
TRAMWAY, FORMAT WARS, ALEX FROST , Using
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND, PICASSO: FIRED WITH PASSION, SOLO SHOW, an insight into Picasso: the man, the artist and the icon, 6/7/07, 28/10/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 17:00, £6(£5)
NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND, COMMANDO COUNTRY, GROUP SHOW, Examining
Scotland?s key role in forming Britain?s famous Commando forces, , 1/2/08, Mon-Sun, 09:45, 16:45, Free
OCEAN TERMINAL SHOPPING CENTRE, ART ON THE WATER, GROUP SHOW, An eclectic mix of
local and international artists, 5/8/07, 27/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00(Mon-Sat), 11:00(Sun), 00:00, Free
OPEN EYE GALLERY, JOHN BELLANY, works from the 1970’s to the present day, 11/8/07, 5/9/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00, 18:00(mon-fri)/16:00(sat), Free
PATRIOTHALL GALLERY, BONA FIDE, Figurative
work by three Georgian and three Scottish artists, 4/8/07, 25/8/07, Mon-Sun, 11:00, 17:00, Free
PRECIOUS (LADY LAWSON ST), PRECIOUS,
cialises in irreverent caricatures urban artist Elph will be showcasing new illustrations. 1/8/07, 27/8/07, Mon-Sun, 08:00(Mon-Fri)10:00(Sat, Sun), 20:00, Free
FRESH AND NEW, innovation and diversity in the field of jewellery - produced by art college graduates within Scotland, 4/8/07, 31/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:30, 18:00, Free
I2, FRENCH CONNECTION IV, GROUP SHOW, Pi-
QUEEN’S GALLERY, THE ART OF NATURAL HISTORY
INGLEBY GALLERY, SOLO SHOW, RACHEL
inquiries into nature in collaboration with Sir David Attenborough, 2/3/07, 16/9/07, Mon-Sun, 09:30, 18:00, £5 (£4.50)
casso, Braque, Chagall, Miro and more, 11/8/07, 5/9/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00, 18:00(mon-fri)/16:00(sat), Free
WHITEREAD, plus Robert Burns’ breakfast table!, 28/7/07, 9/8/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00, 17:00, Free
IN THE AGE OF DISCOVERY, VARIOUS ARTISTS, Amazing
ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY, SOLO SHOW,
11/8/07, 23/8/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00, 17:00, Free
IAN MCCULLOCH., Looking at the development and reworking of recurring themes in a career spanning some 40 years, 3/8/07, 30/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 17:00/19:00(thur), Free
malism, 25/8/07, 1/9/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00, 17:00, Free
SCOTTISH FURNITURE MAKERS ASSOCIATION, NEW SCOTTISH FURNITURE 2007, GROUP SHOW,
DUAL SHOW, FRANCESCA WOODMAN AND RICHARD SERRA, Incredible photographs and a bit of mini-
INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D’ECOSSE, PHOTOGRAPHY, HERVÉ SENTUCQ, timeless images of the Scottish Highlands (closed 7 July - 4 Aug), 5/8/07, 1/9/07, Mon-Sat, 09:30, 18:30(Mon-Fri, 14:00(Sat), Free FILMING ART, GROUP SHOW, films and videos produced by artists at Studio Le Fresnoy, the prestigious French National Centre for Contemporary Arts, 26/7/07, 31/8/07, Mon-Fri(Closed 14 Aug), 14:30(first programme), 16:00(second program), tbc, Free
INVERLEITH HOUSE, PORTRAITS, WILLIAM
EGGLESTON, the leading and most influential colour
Buy, browse or commission your own piece, 8/8/07, 1/9/07, Mon-Sun, 11:00, 19:00, £2
SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, WALKING AND MARKING, RICHARD
LONG, beautiful, thought-provoking and influential work,
investigating our relationship with the landscape, 30/6/06, 21/10/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 17:00, £6(£4)
SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, THE NAKED PORTRAIT, GROUP SHOW, Exploring art-
ists’ varying ways of approaching the naked body, 6/6/07, 2/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 17:00, Free
photographer of the 20th century, 28/7/07, 14/10/07, Tue- THE SOUTHSIDE GALLERY, PROJECT INDIA, Sun, 10:00, 17:30, Free GROUP SHOW, Scottish and Indian artists exhibit to raise TWO VOICES - BOTANY BEHIND THE SCENES, ROSIRA money for a printmaking studio in Chennai, 4/8/07, 25/8/07, MCKENZIE AND LARA LATCHAM, Photographs by Mon-Sat, 09:00, 17:30, Free a blind artist plus work that investigates botanical reSTILLS, SOLO SHOW, JOHN STEZAKER, Stezaker’s subsearch, 28/7/07, 14/10/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 17:30, Free tle yet unsettling interventions breathe new life into salvaged LUCIE FENTON GALLERY, SOLO SHOW, photographs and films, 27/7/07, 28/10/07, Mon-Sun, 11:00, CLARK IRVING, Celebrating the cityscape of the capital, 18:00, Free 5/8/07, 26/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 17:30, Free
NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND,
SOLO SHOW, ANDY WARHOL, the first major show in Scotland to look at a wide range of Warhol’s subjects, themes and media, 4/8/07, 7/10/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 18:00, £8(£6) SOLO SHOW, WILLIAM BLAKE, all of the NG’s works associated with Blake, 4/8/07, 4/11/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 18:00, Free
A LAKELAND IDYLL: CHRISTOPHER NORTH AT ELERY, ALEXANDER NASMYTH, A chance to see a newly restored painting, 15/3/07, 19/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00,
PREVIEW
exhibition featuring: Fruitbasket Reconnaissance, Mohammed Qasim Ashfaq, Fiona Mackay & Sandy Smith, 10/8/07, 24/8/07, Wed-Sun, 12:00, 18:00, Free
17:00/19:00(thur), Free
THE GLADSTONE GALLERY, LANDSCAPE
by Ben Judge
SWG3 (100 EASTVALE PLACE), POST STUCKISM IS THE NEW BLACK, GROUP SHOW, Group
displacement of existing communities at the behest of lucrative living. Email olivia.selavy@leith-crew.com to book place, 15/8/07, 19/8/07, Wed-Sun, twice daily, twice daily, Free Bronzes, textiles and masks from West Africa, 26/7/07, 16/9/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 18:00, Free
Fringe
17:00, Free
the current competition between HD DVD and Blue Ray as a starting point, 8/7/07, 5/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00(tuefri), 12:00(sat, sun), 17:00, Free PIPEDREAM, ALEXANDRE PERIGOT, Forcing us to question our complicity in cultural trends, 8/7/07, 5/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00(tue-fri), 12:00(sat, sun), 17:00, Free
GALERIE MIRAGES, DOGON, GROUP SHOW,
THE
MAGICAL LANDSCAPES, GROUP SHOW, Work cre-
designer, 7/7/07, 15/8/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00, 17:00, Free INSPIRED, GROUP SHOW, Investigating artists’ inspiration through the work of five women artists, 7/7/07, 26/9/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00, 17:00, Free SCOTTISH GLASS SOCIETY, GROUP SHOW, Beautiful and varied work, 25/8/07, 26/9/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00,
ON FILM, GROUP SHOW, Offering rare glimpses into his DUAL SHOW, DAVID BATCHELOR AND NIKOLAI art and life plus Ric Burns’ Andy Warhol: A Documentary SUETIN, Russian Suprematism and a 35mm slide show!,
CANVAS (ARTSPACE GALLERY), INSPIR- EDINBURGH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIING HUMANITY, GROUP SHOW, depicting the diverETY, INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY, GROUP sity of life experience and perceptions of humanity that CENTRAL LIBRARY, DOMESTIC ALCHEMY,
by Rembrandt and Chardin, 15/6/07, 1/12/07, Mon-Sat, 09:30, 17:30, Free STARS, GROUP SHOW, a collection of Mackintosh’s drawings, designs and watercolours, 15/6/07, 4/9/07, Mon-Sat, 09:30, 17:30, £3 (£2)
EY, Examining how the values of a society are reflected in PAUL GARNER, ELPH AND OTHERS, Paul Garner spe-
Film, 4/8/07, 9/9/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00, 18:00, Fre NO MORE STARS, GROUP SHOW, New work by interBOURNE FINE ART , VOYAGE - SCOTTISH ART- national, established, emerging and new artists, 4/8/07, ISTS ABROAD, GROUP SHOW, From Cosmo Alexan9/9/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00, 18:00, Free der in the American Colonies through to the colourists THE TEST OF TIME, an insight into the changing qualiin France, 3/8/07, 1/9/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00(Mon-Fri), ties of housing in Scotland over the past seventy years, 11:00(Sat), 18:00(Mon-Fri), 16:00(Sat), Free 2/8/07, 23/8/07, Mon-Sat, 10:00, 18:00, Free
inspires artists in 21st century Poland, 3/8/07, 26/8/07, Tue-Sun, 11:00, 17:00, Free
THE SKINNY RECOMMENDS YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS
THEATRE
LISTINGS ARTS
ST JOHN’S CHURCH, PRINCES ST, FESTIVAL
OF SPIRITUALITY AND PEACE, GROUP SHOW, Retrospec-
tive of 25 years of murals at the church, 5/8/07, 26/8/07, Mon-Sun, 08:00, 18:00, Free
TALBOT RICE, UNPLUGGED, DAVID BATCHELOR, a new site specific installation made for Talbot Rice Gallery’s vast atrium space, 28/7/07, 29/9/07, Tue-Sat, 10:00, 17:00, Free
TRAVERSE THEATRE, DAZZLE, GROUP SHOW, 50
contemporary jewellers, 3/8/07, 27/8/07, Mon-Sun, 10:00, 00:00, Free
LISTINGS
Yellow Moon
BEN JUDGE, CO-EDITOR OF THE SKINNY’S AFFILIATE FESTIVALS MAGAZINE, FEST, LOOKS FORWARD TO THE BEST UPCOMING DRAMA ON THE FRINGE The 2007 Fringe Programme is a formidable beast. This year’s Fringe is set to become the largest yet, with 31,000 performances of 2,050 shows taking place throughout the month of August. 18,600 actors, comedians, musicians and street performers are poised to descend upon Edinburgh, in addition to the estimated 400,000 tourists that swamp the cit y, ef fect ively doubl ing the cit y’s population. Last year, 1.5 million tickets were sold for Fringe events, a record number that is predicted to be topped next month. For the uninitiated, these statistics make for daunting reading and the risk of spending an ever increasing amount of money on an absolute turkey is at an all-time high. Therefore, in order to avoid disappointment, we recommend the following as a good place to start trawling your way through the Fringe programme: Our big theatre tip for 2007 is the new production from the National Theatre of Scotland, Venus As A Boy, which, naturally, is previewed elsewhere on these pages. Given the huge critical acclaim and popular success of the epic Black Watch, any follow-up production by the NTS would bear a significant weight of expectation and Venus as a Boy will be the most significant production on the Fringe, almost by default. It is touted as a dramatic exploration of the power of sexuality and was adapted for the stage by actor-director Tam Dean Burn. Already having received plaudits for its opening performances in Orkney, Venus As A Boy will be one of the top attractions in Fringe-theatre this year. Two other shining examples of Scottish theatre that will become required viewing over August are Damascus and Yellow Moon, both by David Grieg, which are set in, and which explore, opposing sides of the wealth divide in Scottish society. Damascus, which is housed at the Traverse theatre from 5-26 August, follows a Scottish businessman attempting to get home from Syria after a Lebanese airport is bombed, delaying his flight indefinitely. It is an exploration of a culture in the grip of
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acute change from an outsider’s perspective, one which is clouded by the confusion caused by a lack of understanding and the interpersonal divisions caused by differences in language and symbolism. Yellow Moon focuses on the other side of the tracks, and is designed for the most minimalist of performances. It follows “the deadest of deadend kids” who become entangled with murder and their race to find a hiding place. Yellow Moon, having run in Glasgow and been described as “one of the best new plays of the year” by The Times, is certain to become a jewel in the Fringe crown this year. Tim Crouch, one of Britain’s leading figures in experimental theatre, brings the world premiere of England to the Fruitmarket Gallery. The promenade show involves a tour of the gallery, as the audience follow the actors through the exhibitions of artist a smith, adding an interactive dimension to the performance. The F r i n ge a l s o c o nt i nue s t o s howc a s e heavyweight political theatre, tackling, among others, issues of i l lega l i m m ig rat ion (The Container – which is additionally notable for being set in a transportation container which can only hold a maximum of twenty people for each performance); the gay rights movement (Stonewall), the Israeli/Palestinian conf lict (Dai (Enough)) and African genocide (Miracle in Rwanda). Meanwhile, musical theatre also seems to be taking on political issues, albeit in a somewhat gaudier manner. Tony Blair: The Musical and Tony! The Blair Musical jostle for attention, while Cabaret Auschwitz, Chav: It’s A Musical, Innit and Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical offer what will most certainly be sober, balanced and delicate ref lections upon the holocaust, anti-social behaviour and female exploitation. Edinburgh city councillors can prepare themselves for some angry letters… WWW.FESTMAG.CO.UK
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Involves drinking, dancing and eating also., 19:00, £12.00 sketches on the far side of probability, 20:00, £4/£3
E4 UDDERBELLY PASTURE, 8–27 AUG (NOT TUESDAYS)
6. LEFTOVERS Mem Morrison gives the full English breakfast a citizen’s test. THEATRE WORKSHOP, 20–25 AUG
7. RAVENHILL FOR BREAKFAST The Shopping and Fucking playwright presents 17 premieres each morning with a rolling cast and company. TRAVERSE 2, 7–26 AUG
8. FUERZABRUTA Talented Argentinean acrobats star in this spectacular hit show THE BLACK TENT, 2 AUG TO 1 SEP
9. LACRIMOSA Polish physical theatre troupe Song of the Goat examine human sacrifice! ASSEMBLY AURORA NOVA, 2–6, 8–12, 15–19 & 22–27 AUG
10. STATE OF MATTER Breakdance meets contemporary dance at the edge of physical possibility from 2FaCeD DaNcE Company ZOO, 3-18 AUG
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SAT 4 AUG DAVE WILLIAMS; SMUG ROBERTS; DA-
TBC, COMEDY @ THE STATE, THE STATE BAR, Comfy Com-
CLUB, Involves drinking, dancing and eating also., 19:00,
FEATURING A HIJACKED LINE UP FROM THE FRINGE, TUES 21 AUG, CHRIS MARTIN; MATT HOLLINS, RED MRS BARBARA NICE’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, RAW, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw material on
£15.00
TBC, COMEDY @ THE STATE, THE STATE BAR, Comfy Comedy in the heart of Glasgow’s centre, 21:00, £5.00
ROBIN INCE; JAMES DOWDESWELL; TARA FLYNN; DEREK JOHNSTON, FRED MACAULAY’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, Bringing the fest to the West, 21:00, £12.00
SUN 5 AUG JOHNNY CANDON; TOM WRIGGLES-
LEURS CLUB, Involves drinking, dancing and eating also.,
19:00, £15.00
edy in the heart of Glasgow’s centre, 21:00, £5.00
Check out www.thestand.co.uk for info, 21:00, £12.00
SUN 12 AUG MICHAEL REDMOND PLUS MANY MORE, MICHAEL REDMOND’S FRINGE SUNDAY!, THE
hosts Fringe showcase, 21:00, £12.00
SUN 19 AUG, MICHAEL REDMOND PLUS MANY
Venus As A Boy Actor and dramatist Tam Dean Burn’s latest project plays at the Traverse throughout August – it’s his own adaptation of the acclaimed 2004 novel by Luke Sutherland, Venus As A Boy. When The Skinny contacted Dean Burn for an interview, we found him happy to launch into topics as diverse as sex, politics and creativity, to try and emphasise the scope of the work, which is a collaboration with author/musician Sutherland - who provides live musical accompaniment - and the National Theatre of Scotland. Venus As A Boy seeks to synthesise these issues with bold, honest storytelling and a deep conviction on Dean Burn’s part that everything about the project was, quite simply, meant to be. “I feel like I’ve been chosen to tell this story, I really do,” he says, as he describes the genesis of the project. A short introduction to each performance familiarises the audience with this process, focusing on the experiences of Dean Burn, Sutherland and, crucially, an anonymous male prostitute, who was known by various pseudonyms including Cupid and who died, aged 36, in London, before the novel was published. Before his death, this mysterious figure posted a set of recordings to Sutherland, in which he claimed to have known the author at high school, when both lived in Orkney. He remembered bullying Sutherland, he said, because of his skin colour – Sutherland is black – and then he continued, in a singularly powerful deathbed confession, to relate a fascinating life story. It is this tale which Sutherland, and now Dean Burn, retell in Venus As A Boy.
ance from audiences. He frequently mentions one of his heroes, poet and mystic William Blake, during our interview, and explains: “It was a quote from Blake that I put in the intro – ‘The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness’. When I read that, I just thought it’s such a mind-blowing concept. It’s just, in this day and age, the way that religion’s generally taken, it’s so unforgiving. And the whole way that society’s built is based on not forgiving.”
RED RAW, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw material
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£5/£4/£1
MON 13 AUG SET LIST, TOM STADE, THE STAND, La-
“IT’S SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST A GOOD STORY” of running with things in theatre, rather than in film or TV: you get the chance to ritualise it and go through it, and it becomes part of your system. And change happens as well, you’re able to come out a better person.”
Audiences, he claims, have responded well so far to that aspect of the narrative – its honesty: “People value the fact that he admits to these things, this racist thread in him.” It makes for a complex audience relationship with Cupid, but that, Dean Burn continues, is precisely the point. “The big thing that Luke Sutherland says is that life is much more complicated than is usually made out, especially on things like the telly, and we need to embrace these complications and contradictions and explore them. That’s what the piece is trying to do, to throw up questions more than provide answers.”
As Cupid tells his story he is turning slowly into solid gold. This strange death, after the magic of his sexual caresses, continues the story’s strong vein of myth. It might also symbolise Dean Burn and Sutherland’s personal commitment to preserving the life story of this dead prostitute. For them, honouring the original tale is crucial and that’s why, on their tour, performances occur in the same stops outlined in Sutherland’s novel. “We do feel that it’s something more than just a good story,” Dean Burn says. “The novel itself was a memorial piece, a memorial event. And I thought, well, a live memorial, rather than just a play, commemorating this guy and what he was On a personal, artistic note, Dean Burn confides, attempting to do for people.” it has worked the same way: he’s learned lessons, too. “It’s given me the opportunity to discover TRAVERSE THEATRE, EDINBURGH, 2-26 AUGUST more about myself,” he says. “That’s the beauty WWW.NATIONALTHEATRESCOTLAND.COM
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BRUCE DEVLIN’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND,
FROM THE FRINGE, MRS BARBARA NICE’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, Check out www.thestand.co.uk
THURS 16 AUG FEATURING FRINGE LINE UP TBC,
Acerbic Stand regular hosts Fringe showcase, 21:00, £6/£5£3
for updated info, 21:00, £6/£5£3
BRUCE DEVLIN’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND,
FROM THE FRINGE, MRS BARBARA NICE’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, Check out www.thestand.co.uk
FRI 17 AUG, ROGER MONKHOUSE; RHYS DARBY;
THURS 9 AUG FEATURING A HIJACKED LINE UP for updated info, 21:00, £8/£7/£4
FRI 10 AUG SIMON BLIGH; ALEX BOARDMAN;
Acerbic Stand regular hosts Fringe showcase, 21:00, £8/£7/£4
JASON WOOD; DOMINIC WOODWARD, JONGLEURS, JONGLEURS CLUB, Involves drinking, dancing and
GLASGOW CLUBS WED 1 AUG AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, 03:00, £3
DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Alternative music, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with ELETRICAT DANCE GROUP, RSAMD, Brazilian Street Dance classes, 18:00, 19:00, £4 (£3.50), £3 RSAMD JOINTS & JAMS, CUBE, The Longest running RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, 03:00, £3 (£2) MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, 00:00, Free NEW FLESH, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, 03:00, £4, £2 from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed Bag, 19:00, 03:00, Free
SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, 03:00, £3
TONGUE IN CHEEK, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie,
22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric WHATEVER, ANDY & BRIAN, THE GARAGE, Chart music, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
THURS 2 AUG 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats,
03:00, £4 (£2)
MIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, maetal & alternative, 19:00, 03:00, Free ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text message at this interactive club night, 22:30, 03:00, £3
PLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAM-
BOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, 03:00, £4 (£3), free
b4 11pm/12.30am with matric
RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, 03:00, Free
RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, Disco electro, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
RUBBERMENSCH, ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with
THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE
GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4
12am with
UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul,
FRI 3 AUG ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1,
CRUSH, MCSLEAZY (XFM), QMU, Bootlegs, 22:00, 02:15, £2, £1 members
FOREPLAY, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & house, 21:30, 03:00, £3
FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Playerz in the bar, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3) FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul
The story is partly a plea for Sutherland’s forgiveness, says Dean Burn, but it also looks for toler-
& motown, 20:00, 03:00, Free
HOMEBREW, TIFF PEACHES, PROVINYLIST KARIM ILL TECHNIQUE & GROUNDSKEEPER GC, THE SUB CLUB,
THEATRE
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SUN 26 AUG, FEATURING FRINGE LINE UP TBC, MI-
CHAEL REDMOND’S FRINGE SUNDAY!, THE STAND, Resident compere brings more festival fun, 20:30, £5/£4/£1
the cheap!, 20:30, £2/£1
STAND, Hosted by Michael Redmond, 20:30, £7/£6
the Edinburgh Fringe to the Glasgow congregation, 21:00, £6/£5£3
£7/£6/£3
the Edinburgh Fringe to the Glasgow congregation, 21:00, £10/£9
WED 29 AUG, BRENDAN DEMPSEY; STEVE CUM-
MINS; KEITH ANDERSON, BEST OF IRISH COMEDY, THE
Genre mash-up, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. ANIMAL FARM, TURTLE & QUAILL, BLOC, House & techno, 22:00, 03:00, Free BALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & metal, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30am with BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & house sounds, 22:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11pm BROWN BAGGIN’ IT, THE GARAGE, Retro, britpop, alternative, chill, RnB & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with BURLY, DJ MISHKA, THE ARCHES, Aimed at gay & bi men aged 25+, 22:30, 03:00, £10 CLUB CLINIC, SHAN, THE CLINIC, House, trance, 22:00, 03:00, £5 COMPUTELOVE, THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, 20:00, 03:00, Free
THE DJS CRIB PART 6, GARY MC, DJ ZITKUS, BETTYS,
Hardcore, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5) ELECTROBALL, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk,
FRI 31, JOHN WARBURTON; DOM CARROLL; BREN-
DAN BURKE; PAUL KERENSA, JONGLEURS, JONGLEURS CLUB, Involves drinking, dancing and eating also., 19:00,
£12.00
BILLY BONKERS; PETER AITCHINSON; LEE KIRK; BERNARD MCLAUGHLIN; AUSTIN LOW; BILLY, IMPROBABBLE, BRUINSWICK HOTEL, Improvisation and sketches on the far side of probability, 20:00, £4/£3
TOM STADE; STEVE CUMMINS; VINCE FLUKE; KEITH ANDERSON, THE STAND, THE STAND, Strong line up assuming you’ve not overdosed on the humour this last
BILLY BONKERS; PETER AITCHINSON; LEE KIRK; BERmonth., 20:30, £9/£8/£5 NARD MCLAUGHLIN; AUSTIN LOW; BILLY, IMPROBABBLE, BRUINSWICK HOTEL, Improvisation and sketches on the far side of probability, 20:00, £4/£3
MARK WALKER; RONNIE EDWARDS; MICK FERRY; MIKE MILLIGAN, JONGLEURS, JONGLEURS CLUB, Involves drinking, dancing and eating also., 19:00, £12.00
SAT 25 AUG, TBC, COMEDY @ THE STATE, THE STATE BAR, Comfy Comedy in the heart of Glasgow’s centre,
VICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor rock party, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free
hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, 00:00, Free
martial art with dance & music, 18:00, 19:30, £tbc BABAZA, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, 03:00, £6, free b4 11pm CHIX ON DEX, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, 03:00, £4, free b4 11pm
Free
drinking, dancing and eating also., 19:00, £15.00 RICKY GERVAIS, FAME, SECC, Gervais likes to stick to what he knows, first offices, then sitcoms and now fame., 19:30, £25.00
the cheap!, 20:30, £2/£1
CATHOUSE - LEVEL 1, Disco, electro & alternative, 23:00,
MISBEHAVIN, DOLLY DAYDREAM & DRUCIFER,
britpop, rock, punk, 16:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4
CLUB OLUM, THE GEMS, BLOC, Indie, 21:00, 03:00,
MARK WALKER; RONNIE EDWARDS; MICK FERRY; MIKE MILLIGAN, JONGLEURS, JONGLEURS CLUB, Involves
£5/£4/£1
22:30, 03:00, £tbc
ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTLAND, RSAMD, Brazilian 10.30pm
& THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, 01:00, Free
Fringe to the Glasgow congregation, 21:00, £12.00
TUES 28 AUG, GUS TAWSE; PLUS MORE TBC, RED RAW, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw material on
Hip hop to nasty electro via the rest, 23:00, 03:00, £3, £2 matric. card LOLLIPOP, GUU, Pop, RnB & Indie , 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2, £1), free b4 9pm
23:00, 03:00, £3
CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY
MORE FRINGERS MAKE IT WEST SIDE TBC, THE REVEREND OBADIAH STEPPENWOLFE III’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, The Reverend brings the Edinburgh
WED 22 AUG, MORE FRINGERS MAKE IT WEST SIDE THUR 30 AUG, TOM STADE; STEVE CUMMINS; TBC, THE REVEREND OBADIAH STEPPENWOLFE III’S VINCE FLUKE; KEITH ANDERSON, THE THURSDAY STAND, Resident compere brings more festival fun, 20:30, PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, The Reverend brings SHOW, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan Calman, 20:30,
on the cheap!, 20:30, £2/£1
WED 8 AUG FEATURING A HIJACKED LINE UP
21:00, £5.00
STAND, Resident compere brings more festival fun, 20:30,
MORE, MICHAEL REDMOND’S FRINGE SUNDAY!, THE
conic and sharp witted comedy from top Canadian stand THURS 23 AUG, MORE FRINGERS MAKE IT WEST up., 21:30, £5.00 WORTH; PADRAIG HYLAND; ALISA JOHNSTON, MISIDE TBC, THE REVEREND OBADIAH STEPPENWOLFE CHAEL REDMOND’S FRINGE SUNDAY!, THE STAND, Resi- RECOVERING ARSEHOLE, RAYMOND MEARNS, THE III’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, The Reverend STAND, Anecdotes and observations from self confessed dent compere brings more festival fun, 20:30, £5/£4/£1 brings the Edinburgh Fringe to the Glasgow congregaMON 6 AUG BBC RADIO SCOTLAND, ONLINERS!, Scottish ‘arsehole’, 19:30, £5.00 tion, 21:00, £8/£7/£4 TUES 14 AUG CARL DONNELLY; JAMES KETTLE, RED FRI 24 AUG, MORE FRINGERS MAKE IT WEST SIDE THE STAND, Live recording of new comedy sketch show. Contact charlotte@angeleye.co.uk for tickets, 19:30, Free RAW, THE STAND, Showcase for new acts and new mateTBC, THE REVEREND OBADIAH STEPPENWOLFE III’S TUES 7 AUG TERRY SAUNDERS; PADRAIG HYLAND, rial, 20:30, £2/£1 PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, The Reverend brings
Along the way, the central character dissects the racist, bullying undercurrent in his own past of which he is so ashamed. And yet, this is pushed to the background as Cupid discovers that he possesses a near-magical gift for sexual love. He decides to make this central in his life, even hoping to use it, through an array of erotic encounters, to find himself. But moving south to Ullapool, Glasgow and Edinburgh, then finally to London, he winds up in “the grungiest of circumstances,” says Dean Burn, “working as a rent boy in Soho.” He is victimised and trampled upon, even as he continues to bring “these extraordinary effects” to everyone he touches, “even with the lightest kissing or stroking – it’s a divine form of sex.” Alan Cumming, The Bacchae
FEATURING FRINGE LINE UP TBC, BRUCE DEVLIN’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, Acerbic Stand regular
SMUG ROBERTS; BRUNO LUCIA, JONGLEURS, JONG-
VID WARD; CHRIS CAIRNS, JONGLEURS, JONGLEURS
KING’S THEATRE, 24–28 AUG
5. PSYCHIC DETECTIVE (AND THOSE DISAPPEARED) Leading Scottish company Benchtours’ film-noirish thriller plays out in their ‘stagetruck’ theatre.
SAT 11 AUG SIMON BLIGH; ALEX BOARDMAN;
ADAM BLOOM; SEYMOUR MACE; JARLATH REGAN; NIALL BROWNE, FRED MACAULAY’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, Bringing the fest to the West, 21:00, £10/£9
2. A DOLL’S HOUSE Avant garde legend Lee Breuer reinvents Ibsen’s classic with a cast of tiny men and huge women.
FRUITMARKET GALLERY, 3–26 AUG
FEATURING FRINGE LINE UP TBC, BRUCE DEVLIN’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, Acerbic Stand regular
FEATURING A HIJACKED LINE UP FROM THE FRINGE, hosts Fringe showcase, 21:00, £10/£9 MRS BARBARA NICE’S PICK OF THE FRINGE, THE STAND, SAT 18 AUG, ROGER MONKHOUSE; RHYS DARBY; Check out www.thestand.co.uk for updated info, 21:00, JASON WOOD; DOMINIC WOODWARD, JONHICKEY; SIAN BEVAN, FRED MACAULAY’S PICK OF £10/£9 GLEURS, JONGLEURS CLUB, Involves drinking, dancing and THE FRINGE, THE STAND, Bringing the fest to the West, BILLY BONKERS; PETER AITCHINSON; LEE KIRK; eating also., 19:00, £15.00 21:00, £8/£7/£4 TBC, COMEDY @ THE STATE, THE STATE BAR, Comfy ComFRI 3 AUG DAVE WILLIAMS; SMUG ROBERTS; DAVID BERNARD MCLAUGHLIN; AUSTIN LOW; BILLY, IMedy in the heart of Glasgow’s centre, 21:00, £5.00 WARD; CHRIS CAIRNS, JONGLEURS, JONGLEURS CLUB, PROBABBLE, BRUINSWICK HOTEL, Improvisation and
TRAVERSE 2, 2–26 AUG
4. ENGLAND Tim Crouch’s new play continues his intelligent experimentation with the form in a promenade show at The Fruitmarket Gallery.
19:00, £12.00
eating also., 19:00, £12.00
THURS 2 AUG NEIL DELAMERE; DAVE WARD; NEIL
1. VENUS AS A BOY Tam Dean Burn stars and directs this adaptation of Luke Sutherland’s weird tale of a modern day sexual mystic.
KING’S THEATRE, 11–18 AUG
LEURS CLUB, Involves drinking, dancing and eating also.,
mond, 20:30, £5/£2.50
With over 2,000 shows in the Fringe this year alone, singling out a mere ten productions to highlight was never going to be a stra ight for wa rd task. Indeed, the sheer wackynaked-German-student diversit y of the Festival always ensures a few shows that come out of a critical nowhere to become unstoppable box office smashes.That said, there are a few obvious standouts, many of which are previewed in the following pages and here in The Skinny’s Festival Top Ten.
3. THE BACCHAE David Greig’s version of Euripides tragedy unites Black Watch director John Tiffany and Alan Cumming in a musical reworking of Greek myth and legend.
SMUG ROBERTS; BRUNO LUCIA, JONGLEURS, JONG-
LISTINGS
THEATRE
fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £6
FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, 23:00, 03:00, £5 FREAKMENOOVERS, RUST BAR, Early doors serving of hip FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLANKET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
b4 11.30pm with
TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYSTEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free GEORGE BOWIE, CUBE FRIDAYS, Urban tunes from Clyde
FREQ, TADEO VS DAMAIN SCHWARTZ, THE SUB CLUB,
1, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
House, techno, electro, 23:00, 03:00, £10
SAT 4 AUG ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1,
HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS, Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5
So AZEWELL, PIVO PIVO, Live techno, 20:00, 03:00, Free
HORRORSHOW, LUVA ANNA, THE LITTLE KICKS, DIRTY WEEKEND, FIREWATER, Indie, rock & roll, punk, electro,
BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS,
IVY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDER, FREQ DJS, IVY BAR,
DECODANCE, ROB WILDER & HUGGY, CLASSIC
STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINA-
KARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE & WOODY, KARBON, House & hip hop classics,
21:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats,
23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am
GRAND, House, 23:00, 04:00, Invites only Techno, 21:00, 01:00, Free NOJ, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00, 03:00, £6 DIRTY RECORDZ, PAUL N’JIE (BEAT 106), GUU, Current tunes, open decks downstairs, 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2, (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. £1), free b4 9pm NUMBERS, MARCIA BLAINE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, DIVINE!, MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, NorthBOBBY CLEAVER, VIC BAR, Electronic mashup, 23:00, ern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5) 03:00, £5 DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll, OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old psyche, 23:00, 03:00, £5 school tunes, 22:30, 03:00, £6 GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, (0s house, 80s clasOOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMIsics, RnB & chart, 21:30, 03:00, £8 NAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, 01:00, Free GROOVEJET, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00, ONE MORE TUNE, BLACKFRIARS, Electro, 23:00, 03:00, 03:00, £7 (£5) £4, £2 b4 11.30pm HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock PINUP, SPARTACUS, THE ECHO SESSION, TECHNOPHOBES, WOODSIDE SOCIAL, Indie, soul, electrpop, 21:00, & britpop, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, elec02:00, £5 tro & disco, 21:00, 01:00, Free RED & GOLD ROOM, ARTA, Soul musak, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm HOME COOKIN’, BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm ROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC SLEAZE, DNCN, CLUB 69, Techno, tech house, 22:30, MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House and smooth 03:00, £tbc RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/ SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & 12.30am students CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul, I LOVE THE GARAGE, THE GARAGE, Classics, 22:30, 21:00, 01:00, Free 03:00, £7 (£5), £6 (£4) b4 12am SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & soul, IVY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDER, HUDSON 20:00, 00:00, Free MOHAWKE, IVY BAR, Techno, 21:00, 01:00, Free WHITE, House, 22:00, 03:00, £8 (£5)
TFI FRIDAY, DJ PHIL, SSU, Chart, 16:00, 03:00, £2 after
22:30, 03:00, £tbc
5pm, free 4 students
NU-SCHOOL, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern soul, jazz
BAMBOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, 03:00,
& funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30, 03:00, £6
TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, £5, free b4 11pm/12.30am students
VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC GRAND, Electro, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
OFF THE RECORD & ANIMAL FARM, SLEAZE, D.E.F.F., AUTOKRAT, SHUTDOORPANIK, SOUNDHAUS, House, techno, electro, 22:00, 04:00, £8 (£7)
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LISTINGS GLASGOW CLUBS
ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic &
POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed
cult rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free
Bag, 19:00, 03:00, Free
03:00, £10, £8 b4 12am
MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, 03:00, £3
SUBCULTURE, DJ T, THE SUB CLUB, German house, 23:00, TWICE AS NICE, THE Q CLUB, House & electrohouse,
22:00, 03:00, £tbc VEGAS, THE FERRY, Retro, 21:30, 02:00, £10 (£8) VOODOO, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00, 21:00, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, 03:00, Free BARRY & ANDY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30, 03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 12am with DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & classics, funky house in the Mao room, 22:00, 03:00, £10 PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free
PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSORLEYS, Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, 03:00, Free REPUBLIC BIER HALLE, Leftfield music & pizzas, 21:00,
00:00, Free
SUN 5 AUG BLOC + JAM, MR. CRAIG GRANT,
LOUIS ABBOT & KENNY REID, BLOC, Open mic, 21:00,
01:00, Free
CLUB CUBA!, FAVELA, Latin, 21:00, 03:00, Free CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ RICHARD LEVINSON, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3) COLD NIGHT SONG, THE GOAT, Guests & DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00, 03:00, Free
DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other
boogie next door, 22:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/12.30pm with matric
IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, 03:00,
Free b4 11pm
IVY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDER, ALDO VANUCCI & BEATONIC DJS, IVY BAR, Breakbeats, funk & bbq, 16:00, 02:00, Free
JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featuring live percussion by Duffy, 23:00, 03:00, £3, free with matric OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5)
ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free SICK NOTE SUNDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £3
SOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie, punk & rock, 16:00, 03:00, Free SPANK, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 1am with
TRICKY DISCO, JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, KARBON, House, 23:00, 03:00, £5
NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New & old rock & electronica, 21:00, 03:00, Free
TUES 7 AUG ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTLAND, RSAMD, Brazilian martial art with dance & music, 18:00,
19:30, £tbc
ALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, BAMBOO, Funk & hip pop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 11pm/ 12.30am with matric FOLK IT!, FOLKS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk musician session, 20:00, 01:00, Free FUNKY LUV, PLAY, Driving vocal house, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £3 NUS
INFLATABLE FUN, NAUGHTY NICOLA, THE GARAGE,
Inflatables & groovy tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am with KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, ABC2, Old school rock & roll, soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, 03:00, £3, free with matric. After 12am KILLER KITSCH, THE BUFF CLUB, Electroclash & that, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3) REVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk , 22:00, 02:15, £2, £1 members ROCK KARAOKE, PUNTERS, CATWALK, Karaoke to rock, 23:00, 03:00, Free b4 12am
T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KARBON, Dance, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4)
WED 8 AUG AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, 03:00, £3
DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Alternative music, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with ELETRICAT DANCE GROUP, RSAMD, Brazilian Street Dance classes, 18:00, 19:00, £4 (£3.50), £3 RSAMD
I LOVE ROCK, BOURNE MASTER, THE CON ARTISTS, THE 18 WHEELS, 101 SOUL, CAPITOL, Rock, 20:30, 00:00, £4
JOINTS & JAMS, CUBE, The Longest running RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, 03:00, £3 (£2)
MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes from 8pm, 20:00, 00:00, Free NEW FLESH, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, 03:00, £4, £2 from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm
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SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE TONGUE IN CHEEK, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie,
22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric WHATEVER, ANDY & BRIAN, THE GARAGE, Chart music, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
THURS 9 AUG 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats,
THE SKINNY RECOMMENDS YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS
free b4 10.30pm
HOUSE JAMA, PAUL WILKINS, STEVE HARRAN, YANN CREE, THE ARCHES, House, 23:00, 03:00, £5 NOJ, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old school tunes, 22:30, 03:00, £6
OOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMINAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, 01:00, Free
RED & GOLD ROOM, ARTA, Soul musak, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm
RETURN TO MONO, IVAN SMAGGHE, THE SUB CLUB,
Electrohouse, techno, 23:00, 03:00, £10 (£8) 23:00, 03:00, £3 ROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTLAND, RSAMD, Brazilian 03:00, Free martial art with dance & music, 18:00, 19:30, £tbc SEISMIC VS ROBOT DISCO TERROR, LEGOWELT VS BABAZA, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, 03:00, £6, ORGUE ELECTRONIQUE, BLACKFRIARS, House & electro, free b4 11pm 22:00, 03:00, £10 CHIX ON DEX, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, 03:00, £4, free b4 11pm CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul,
CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY & THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, 01:00, Free
CRUSH, MCSLEAZY (XFM), QMU, Bootlegs, 22:00, 02:15, £2, £1 members
FOREPLAY, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & house, 21:30, 03:00, £3
FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Play-
erz in the bar, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics,
23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
WHITE, House, 22:00, 03:00, £8 (£5)
DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX,
TFI FRIDAY, DJ PHIL, SSU, Chart, 16:00, 03:00, £2 after
BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other bo-
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£5, free b4 11pm/12.30am students
DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, 03:00, Free
INVOLVED@SKINNYMAG.CO.UK BEFORE 17 AUG.
BAMBOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, 03:00, IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE FLYING
VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC
b4 11pm
JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featurVICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie ing live percussion by Duffy, 23:00, 03:00, £3, free with
Hardcore & old skool, 21:00, 03:00, £6 (£5) TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
matric
OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5)
ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free SOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie,
ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYS- punk & rock, 16:00, 03:00, Free SPANK, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, 23:00, 03:00, TEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free GEORGE BOWIE, CUBE FRIDAYS, Urban tunes from Clyde £4 (£2), free b4 1am with NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New & old rock & electronica, 1, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
SAT 11 AUG ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1,
Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, 03:00, Free
Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00, 03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
BAR, Disco electro, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00, 03:00, £7 (£5), free
03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with
tic gems, 20:00, 03:00, Free
Fashion ain’t worth a farthing if it’s not grounded in in some kind of context, a formula firmly grasped by this month’s Showcase winner Zoe Donald. She told The Skinny: “The idea for my collection was to reference both sides of my personal family heritage, my Scottish and Chinese grandparents and their contrasting influences. I looked at old photos and pictures of vast and eerie contemporary industrial China; details from my grandmother’s and parents’ wardrobe that were loved, with ripped, raw edges and rusted zips. I started with a base of my past but essentially I wanted to create something new and unseen, in essence something modern.”
ogie next door, 22:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/ 12.30pm with matric
b4 11pm/12.30am with matric
RUBBERMENSCH, ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00,
BLANKET, RnB, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
ZOE DONALD
TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX,
5pm, free 4 students
rock party, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free
RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC
LOUIS ABBOT & KENNY REID, BLOC, Open mic, 21:00,
01:00, Free
COLD NIGHT SONG, THE GOAT, Guests & DJs play acous-
STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINA-
HOMEBREW, TIFF PEACHES, PROVINYLIST KARIM ILL b4 11.30pm with TECHNIQUE & GROUNDSKEEPER GC, THE SUB CLUB, Hip X-TREME EUPHORIA, ZITKUS, BOUNCE, THE Q CLUB,
RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE,
SUN 12 AUG BLOC + JAM, MR. CRAIG GRANT,
soul, 20:00, 00:00, Free
SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk &
& motown, 20:00, 03:00, Free
BOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, 03:00, £4 (£3), free
Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, 03:00, Free REPUBLIC BIER HALLE, Leftfield music & pizzas, 21:00, 00:00, Free
21:00, 01:00, Free
GRAND, Electro, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
PLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAM-
PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSORLEYS,
CLUB CUBA!, FAVELA, Latin rhythms, 21:00, 03:00, Free CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ RICHARD LEVINSON,
THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul
hop to nasty electro via the rest, 23:00, 03:00, £3, £2 matric. card MIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, maetal & alternative, 19:00, 03:00, Free ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text message at this interactive club night, 22:30, 03:00, £3
snapshot of the ever-evolving house blueprint, 23:00, 03:00, £8, £5 b4 12am VOODOO, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00, 21:00, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, 03:00, Free BARRY & ANDY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30, 03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 12am with DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & classics, funky house in the Mao room, 22:00, 03:00, £10 PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free
ABC SATURDAYS, DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), b4 11.30pm with matric.
BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats,
23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am THE BASEMENT, SOUNDHAUS, All forms of house, 23:00, GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 04:00, £7 (£6) DIRTY RECORDZ, PAUL N’JIE (BEAT 106), GUU, Current 12am with tunes, open decks downstairs, 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2, UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, £1), free b4 9pm britpop, rock, punk, 16:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 DIVINE!, MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, North10.30pm ern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5) DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll, FRI 10 AUG ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1, psyche, 23:00, 03:00, £5 Genre mash-up, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. FREEFALL, THE ARCHES, Trance, house, 22:00, 03:00, BABY GO BOOM!, WOODSIDE SOCIAL, Disco, funk, pop, £tbc 19:30, 02:00, £5, £3 after 11pm GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, (0s house, 80s clasBALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & sics, RnB & chart, 21:30, 03:00, £8 metal, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 GROOVEJET, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00, 11.30am with 03:00, £7 (£5) BEATBOX, DEFCON1 & BRADLEY C, BLOC, Electro, HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock crunk, bass, 22:00, 03:00, Free & britpop, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm BEATSVILLE, THE MASONICS, PRESTON PFANZ, THE HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, elecSEATON SANDS & THE ROHYPSTERS, WOODSIDE SOCIAL, tro & disco, 21:00, 01:00, Free Beat-garage & rock & roll, 21:00, 02:00, £5 (£4) HOME COOKIN’, BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC house sounds, 22:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11pm BROWN BAGGIN’ IT, THE GARAGE, Retro, britpop, alter- MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House and smooth native, chill, RnB & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/ 12.30am students 11.30pm with CAMOUFLAGE, N_CODER, MURRAY, DOM D’SYLVA, I LOVE THE GARAGE, THE GARAGE, Classics, 22:30, 03:00, £7 (£5), £6 (£4) b4 12am SOUNDHAUS, Techno, bass, breaks, 23:00, 04:00, £8 KARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN (£5) COMPUTELOVE, THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, LEE & WOODY, KARBON, House & hip hop classics, 22:30, 03:00, £tbc 20:00, 03:00, Free NU-SCHOOL, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern soul, jazz ELECTROBALL, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk, 22:30, 03:00, £tbc & funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30, 03:00, £6 FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & RED ALERT, ALCANE, J.L.BOCO, AEROPLANE DOPE, floor fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £6 YELLOWBENZENE, DOM D’SYLVA, BLACKFRIARS, Drum & FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, Funky house, 23:00, 03:00, £5 bass, bass, breaks, jungle, 22:00, 03:00, £5 FREAKMENOOVERS, RUST BAR, Early doors serving of ROTTENROW VS HUMAN SHIELD, TOMMY WALKER hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, 00:00, Free 3, PETER MANGALORE, DIRTY HOSPITAL, THE FLYING
THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE
FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLAN-
DUCK, Electronic mashup, 22:00, 03:00, £5, free b4
KET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
11pm
21:00, 03:00, Free
TUES 14 AUG ALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, BAMBOO, Funk & hip pop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4
11pm/12.30am with matric
FOLK IT!, FOLKS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk musician session, 20:00, 01:00, Free FUNKY LUV, PLAY, vocal house, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £3 NUS INFLATABLE FUN, NAUGHTY NICOLA, THE GARAGE, Inflatables & groovy tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am with KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, ABC2, Old school rock & roll, soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, 03:00, £3, free with matric. After 12am
KILLER KITSCH, TRAMP DJS, BOOM MONK BEN & THE FRANTIC ANT, THE BUFF CLUB, Electroclash & that, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£4)
REVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk , 22:00, 02:15, £2, £1 members
ROCK KARAOKE, PUNTERS, CATWALK, Karaoke to rock, 23:00, 03:00, Free b4 12am
T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KARBON, Dance, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4)
WED 15 AUG DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with
ELETRICAT DANCE GROUP, RSAMD, Brazilian Street Dance classes, 18:00, 19:00, £4 (£3.50), £3 RSAMD JOINTS & JAMS, CUBE, The Longest running RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, 03:00, £3 (£2) MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, 00:00, Free NEW FLESH, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, 03:00, £4, £2 from 10pm11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed Bag, 19:00, 03:00, Free
SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, 03:00, £3 TONGUE IN CHEEK, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric WHATEVER, ANDY & BRIAN, THE GARAGE, Chart music, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
THURS 16 AUG 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats, 23:00, 03:00, £3 ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTLAND, RSAMD, Brazilian martial art with dance & music, 18:00, 19:30, £tbc BABAZA, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, 03:00, £6, free b4 11pm CHIX ON DEX, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, 03:00, £4, free b4 11pm
FREAK SCENE, DEPORTIVO STREET SCENE, STICK 430, ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic & cult rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free ALEKSANDR JURCZYK, DUB CHIEFTAN, THE HALT BAR, SALSA, THE LATIN KOLLECTIVE & TUMBAO, CLASSIC Techno, electro, bass, 20:00, 00:00, Free HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS, GRAND, Latin, 23:00, 03:00, £5 SIREN, KT RED & JT HOOKER, BLOC, House & electro, Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY & 22:00, 03:00, Free HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, FIREWATER, Indie, THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, 01:00, Free rock, punk, electro, soul, britpop, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), SUBCULTURE, HARRI & DOM, THE SUB CLUB, Weekly
LISTINGS
APPLY BY SENDING A COLLAGE 40 X 31 CM WITH YOUR WORK LAID OUT (AND LEVE SPACE IN TOP LEFT CORNER FOR TEXT) TO GET-
02:15, £2, £1 members
FOREPLAY, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & house, 21:30, 03:00, £3
FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW
FOLK IT!, FOLKS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYS- musician session, 20:00, 01:00, Free FUNKY LUV, PLAY, vocal house, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £3 TEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free WEVIE STONDER, THE VIC BAR, Ecectic, nonsense, elec- NUS INFLATABLE FUN, NAUGHTY NICOLA, THE GARAGE, tronic, 23:00, 03:00, £tbc GEORGE BOWIE, CUBE FRIDAYS, Urban tunes from Clyde Inflatables & groovy tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free 03:00, £8
1, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
b4 12am with
erz in the bar, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
SAT 18 AUG ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1,
23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00, 03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, 03:00, £3, free with matric. After 12am KILLER KITSCH, THE BUFF CLUB, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3) REVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk , 22:00, 02:15, £2, £1 members ROCK KARAOKE, PUNTERS, CATWALK, Karaoke to rock, 23:00, 03:00, Free b4 12am
SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Play-
FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics,
THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY ABC SATURDAYS, DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00, 03:00, £7 (£5), free motown, 20:00, 03:00, Free
b4 11.30pm with matric.
HOMEBREW, TIFF PEACHES, PROVINYLIST KARIM ILL BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, TECHNIQUE & GROUNDSKEEPER GC, THE SUB CLUB, Hip GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats, hop to nasty electro via the rest, 23:00, 03:00, £3, £2 matric. card
LIGHTS OUT!, PARTYSHANK, HAUNTED HOUSE PARTY, THE FLYING DUCK, Electro, disco, bleeps, noise, 22:00,
03:00, £4
MIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, maetal & alternative, 19:00, 03:00, Free ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text message at this interactive club night, 22:30, 03:00, £3
PLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAM-
BOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, 03:00, £4 (£3), free
b4 11pm/12.30am with matric
RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, 03:00, Free
RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, Disco electro, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
RUBBERMENSCH, ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with
THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE
GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4
12am with
UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britpop, rock, punk, 16:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm CJ, THE BUNKER BAR, new rock, 21:00, 03:00, Free
FRI 17 AUG ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1, Genre mash-up, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. ANIMAL FARM, TURTLE & QUAILL, BLOC, House & electro, 22:00, 03:00, Free BALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & metal, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30am with BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & house sounds, 22:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11pm BROWN BAGGIN’ IT, THE GARAGE, Retro, britpop, alternative, chill, RnB & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with COMPUTELOVE, THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, 20:00, 03:00, Free ELECTROBALL, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk, 22:30, 03:00, £tbc
F.O.O.D., DJ NOMAD, DJ SANTIAGO, SOUNDHAUS, Techno, 22:00, 04:00, £8 (£6)
FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £6
FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, Funky house, 23:00, 03:00, £5
FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLANKET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
BON, Dance, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4)
tic, 22:00, 03:00, Free
WED 22 AUG AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE
Eclectic dance, 22:00, 03:00, £12
DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Alterna-
BANFF CLUB, CRAG, ROBBIE B & JAYSUS, BLOC, EclecDEATH DISCO, JG WILKES, NADIA KSABIA, THE ARCHES, tunes, open decks downstairs, 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2, £1), free b4 9pm DIVINE!, MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, Northern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5) DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll, psyche, 23:00, 03:00, £5 GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, (0s house, 80s classics, RnB & chart, 21:30, 03:00, £8 GROOVEJET, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00, 03:00, £7 (£5) HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock & britpop, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, electro & disco, 21:00, 01:00, Free HOME COOKIN’, BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm
HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House and smooth RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/ 12.30am students I LOVE THE GARAGE, THE GARAGE, Classics, 22:30, 03:00, £7 (£5), £6 (£4) b4 12am
KOOCHI KOO, TERRY WHYTE, BLACKFRIARS, Electro, 23:00, 03:00, £tbc
NOJ, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old school tunes, 22:30, 03:00, £6
OOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMINAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, 01:00, Free
RED & GOLD ROOM, ARTA, Soul musak, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm
ROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free
SKIN DEEP, ANDREW WEATHERALL, MAGGIE MAYS, Techno, disco, house, 23:00, 03:00, £8
SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul, 21:00, 01:00, Free
BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, 03:00, £3
tive, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with ELETRICAT DANCE GROUP, RSAMD, Brazilian Street Dance classes, 18:00, 19:00, £4 (£3.50), £3 RSAMD JOINTS & JAMS, CUBE, The Longest running RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, 03:00, £3 (£2) MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, 00:00, Free NEW FLESH, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, 03:00, £4, £2 from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed Bag, 19:00, 03:00, Free ROOT OF SOUND, BLOC, Ska, funk, 21:00, 03:00, Free
SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, 03:00, £3
TONGUE IN CHEEK, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie,
22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric WHATEVER, ANDY & BRIAN, THE GARAGE, Chart music, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
THURS 23 AUG 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF
KARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE & WOODY, KARBON, House & hip hop classics,
CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats,
NU-SCHOOL, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern soul, jazz
martial art with dance & music, 18:00, 19:30, £tbc BABAZA, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, 03:00, £6, free b4 11pm CHIX ON DEX, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, 03:00, £4, free b4 11pm
22:30, 03:00, £tbc
& funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30, 03:00, £6 ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic & cult rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free SUBCULTURE, STEVE BUG, THE SUB CLUB, German house, 23:00, 03:00, £10, £8 b4 12am VOODOO, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00, 21:00, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, 03:00, Free BARRY & ANDY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30, 03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 12am with DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & classics, funky house in the Mao room, 22:00, 03:00, £10 PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free
PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSORLEYS, Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, 03:00, Free REPUBLIC BIER HALLE, Leftfield music & pizzas, 21:00,
00:00, Free
SUN 19 AUG
BLOC + JAM, MR. CRAIG GRANT, LOUIS ABBOT & KENNY REID, BLOC, Open mic, 21:00,
HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, 01:00, Free CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ RICHARD LEVINpunk, electro, soul, britpop, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm SON, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3) HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS, COLD NIGHT SONG, THE GOAT, Guests & DJs play Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5
T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KAR-
23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am
LOLLIPOP, GUU, Pop, RnB & Indie , 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2, DIRTY RECORDZ, PAUL N’JIE (BEAT 106), GUU, Current £1), free b4 9pm
KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, ABC2, Old school rock & roll, soul,
acoustic gems, 20:00, 03:00, Free
DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other
boogie next door, 22:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/12.30pm with matric
IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, 03:00,
Free b4 11pm
JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featuring live percussion by Duffy, 23:00, 03:00, £3, free with matric OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5)
ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free SICK NOTE SUNDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £3
SOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie,
SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & soul, punk & rock, 16:00, 03:00, Free 20:00, 00:00, Free SPANK, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, 23:00, TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 1am with
23:00, 03:00, £3
ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTLAND, RSAMD, Brazilian
CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY & THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, 01:00, Free
CRUSH, MCSLEAZY (XFM), QMU, Bootlegs, 22:00, 02:15, £2, £1 members
FOREPLAY, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & house, 21:30, 03:00, £3
FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Playerz
in the bar, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
20:00, 03:00, Free DAS BOOT, BLOC, Eclectic, 22:00, 03:00, Free ELECTROBALL, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk, 22:30, 03:00, £tbc FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £6 FREAKMENOOVERS, RUST BAR, Early doors serving of hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, 00:00, Free
FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLANKET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, punk, electro, soul, britpop, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm
HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS, Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 NOJ, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old school tunes, 22:30, 03:00, £6
OOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMINAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, 01:00, Free
OSCILLATE, MONOCHROME, GRAVIOUS, ISODYNE, CAPTAIN SHITBEARD, THE IVY, Dubstep, electronica, glitch, 21:00, 01:00, £4
PRESSURE, SLAM, THE ARCHES, Techno, 22:30, 03:00, £8 RED & GOLD ROOM, ARTA, Soul musak, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm
SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul, 21:00, 01:00, Free
SOUND THE ALARM, METOPE, I AM BLIP, BLACKFRIARS, Techno. Electro, glitch, 23:00, 03:00, £7 SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & soul, 20:00, 00:00, Free
STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINAWHITE, House, 22:00, 03:00, £8 (£5)
SYNERGY, ALY & FILA, SOUNDHAUS, Trance, 23:00, 04:00, £9 (£7)
TFI FRIDAY, DJ PHIL, SSU, Chart, 16:00, 03:00, £2 after 5pm, free 4 students
TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, BAMBOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, 03:00,
£5, free b4 11pm/12.30am students
VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC GRAND, Electro, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
VICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie rock party, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30pm with
WHITENOISEFEEDBACK:DISTORTION, TIGERPICKS, PAUL MCQUEEN & EL TURKO, FIREWATER, Indie, rock
n roll, punk & electro, 21:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYSTEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free GEORGE BOWIE, CUBE FRIDAYS, Urban tunes from Clyde 1, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
SAT 25 AUG ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1,
FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics,
Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00, 03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
matric. card
tunes, open decks downstairs, 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2,
b4 11pm/12.30am with matric
03:00, £7 (£5)
23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
LISTINGS
CLUB OLUM, CORLEONE, GAS GIANT, PIANO BAR FIGHT, BLOC, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free CRUSH, MCSLEAZY (XFM), QMU, Bootlegs, 22:00,
ABC SATURDAYS, DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00, 03:00, £7 (£5), free & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & b4 11.30pm with matric. motown, 20:00, 03:00, Free BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, HOMEBREW, TIFF PEACHES, PROVINYLIST KARIM ILL GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats, TECHNIQUE & GROUNDSKEEPER GC, THE SUB CLUB, Hip 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am DIRTY RECORDZ, PAUL N’JIE (BEAT 106), GUU, Current hop to nasty electro via the rest, 23:00, 03:00, £3, £2 LOLLIPOP, GUU, Pop, RnB & Indie , 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2, £1), free b4 9pm £1), free b4 9pm DIVINE!, MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, NorthMIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, ern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5) maetal & alternative, 19:00, 03:00, Free DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll, ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text psyche, 23:00, 03:00, £5 message at this interactive club night, 22:30, 03:00, £3 GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, (0s house, 80s clasPLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAMsics, RnB & chart, 21:30, 03:00, £8 BOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, 03:00, £4 (£3), free GROOVEJET, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00, RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, 03:00, Free
RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, Disco electro, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
RUBBERMENSCH, ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with
THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE
GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4
12am with
UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, rock, punk, 16:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm
FRI 24 AUG ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1,
HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock & britpop, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, electro & disco, 21:00, 01:00, Free HOME COOKIN’, BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00, 03:00, £7, free b4 11pm
HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House and smooth RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/ 12.30am students I LOVE THE GARAGE, THE GARAGE, Classics, 22:30, 03:00, £7 (£5), £6 (£4) b4 12am
KARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE & WOODY, KARBON, House, 22:30, 03:00, £tbc MELTING POT PRE-CLUB, BAR SOBA, Disco, house,
Genre mash-up, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. BAMBOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, 03:00, TRICKY DISCO, JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, KAR- BALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & £5, free b4 11pm/12.30am students metal, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 BON, House, 23:00, 03:00, £5 VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC 11.30am with GRAND, Electro, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4) BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & TUES 21 AUG ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTVICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie LAND, RSAMD, Brazilian martial art with dance & music, house sounds, 22:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11pm rock party, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free 18:00, 19:30, £tbc BROWN BAGGIN’ IT, THE GARAGE, Retro, britpop, alterb4 11.30pm with ALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, BAMBOO, Funk & native, chill, RnB & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, hip pop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 11pm/12.30am 11.30pm with 03:00, Free with matric COMPUTELOVE, THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, DIMITRI ANDREAS, THE CLINIC, Tech house, 22:00,
21:00, 00:00, Free
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MELTING POT, DANIELE BALDELLI, THE ADMIRAL, Disco, italo disco, afrobeat, 23:00, 03:00, £10
MELTING POT SUNRISE BOAT PARTY, MELTING POT BOAT, Disco, house, 03:30, 06:30, £20 NU-SCHOOL, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern soul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30, 03:00, £6 ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic & cult rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free
SALSA, THE LATIN KOLLECTIVE & TUMBAO, CLASSIC
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GRAND, Latin, 23:00, 03:00, £5
SUBCULTURE, HARRI & DOM, THE SUB CLUB, Weekly
GLASGOW CLUBS
snapshot of the ever-evolving house blueprint, 23:00, 03:00, £8, £5 b4 12am UN-SCENE, DJ PAUL, BLOC, Electro & techno, 22:00, 03:00, Free VOODOO, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00, 21:00, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, 03:00, Free BARRY & ANDY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30, 03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 12am with DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & classics, funky house 22:00, 03:00, £10 PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free
PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSORLEYS, Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, 03:00, Free REPUBLIC BIER HALLE, 21:00, 00:00, Free
SUN 26 AUG CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ
RICHARD LEVINSON, BLANKET, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3) COLD NIGHT SONG, THE GOAT, Guests & DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00, 03:00, Free
DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other
boogie next door, 22:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/12.30pm with matric
IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, 03:00,
Free b4 11pm
JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featuring live percussion 23:00, 03:00, £3, free with matric OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5)
CHIX ON DEX, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, 03:00, £4, free b4 11pm
SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Playerz
in the bar, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics,
23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
PLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAM-
BOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, 03:00, £4 (£3), free
b4 11pm/12.30am with matric
RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, 03:00, Free
RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, Disco electro, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
RUBBERMENSCH, ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with
23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. BALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & metal, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New & old rock & elec11.30am with tronica, 21:00, 03:00, Free BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & house sounds, 22:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11pm TUES 28 AUG ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTLAND, RSAMD, Brazilian martial art with dance & music, BROWN BAGGIN’ IT, THE GARAGE, Retro, britpop, alternative, chill, RnB & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 18:00, 19:30, £tbc ALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, BAMBOO, Funk & 11.30pm with hip pop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 11pm/12.30am COMPUTELOVE, THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, 20:00, 03:00, Free with matric ELECTROBALL, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk, FUNKY LUV, PLAY, Driving vocal house, 22:00, 03:00, 22:30, 03:00, £tbc £5, £3 NUS FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor INFLATABLE FUN, NAUGHTY NICOLA, THE GARAGE, fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £6 Inflatables & groovy tunes, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, 23:00, 03:00, £5 b4 12am with FREAKMENOOVERS, RUST BAR, Early doors serving of hip KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, ABC2, Old school rock & roll, hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, 00:00, Free soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, 03:00, £3, free with matric. After 12am FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLANKILLER KITSCH, THE BUFF CLUB, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£3) KET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4) REVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, , 22:00, 02:15, £2, £1 members punk, electro, 12:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm ROCK KARAOKE, PUNTERS, CATWALK, Karaoke to rock, HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS, 23:00, 03:00, Free b4 12am Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5 T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KAR- NOJ, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00, 03:00, £6 BON, Dance, 22:30, 03:00, £5 (£4) (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old WED 29 AUG AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE school tunes, 22:30, 03:00, £6 BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, 03:00, £3 OOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMIDELIVERANCE, DJ DEC, THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Alterna- NAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, 01:00, Free tive music, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with RED & GOLD ROOM, ARTA, Soul musak, 22:00, 03:00, ELETRICAT DANCE GROUP, RSAMD, Brazilian Street £7, free b4 11pm Dance classes, 18:00, 19:00, £4 (£3.50), £3 RSAMD ROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, 03:00, Free JOINTS & JAMS, CUBE, The Longest running RnB night SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & in Glasgow, 23:00, 03:00, £3 (£2) CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul, MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes 21:00, 01:00, Free from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, 00:00, Free SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & soul, 20:00, 00:00, Free NEW FLESH, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, 03:00, £4, £2 from STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINAWHITE, House, 22:00, 03:00, £8 (£5) 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm TFI FRIDAY, DJ PHIL, SSU, Chart, 16:00, 03:00, £2 after POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed 5pm, free 4 students Bag, 19:00, 03:00, Free
THUR 30 AUG 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats,
23:00, 03:00, £3
TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX,
BAMBOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, 03:00,
£5, free b4 11pm/12.30am students
TWISTED & BRAINFIRE, DJ BRISK, MARC SMITH, MAD DOG, PRODUCER & MANY MORE, ARCHAOS, gabba, hardstyle, techno, scouse house, 21:00, 03:00, £12
VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC GRAND, Electro, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£4)
VICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie rock party, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30pm with TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, 21:00, 03:00, Free
ABOLICANO CAPOEIRA SCOTLAND, RSAMD, Brazilian ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYSmartial art with dance & music, 18:00, 19:30, £tbc TEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, 03:00, Free BABAZA, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, 03:00, £6, GEORGE BOWIE, CUBE FRIDAYS, Urban tunes from Clyde free b4 11pm
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COUNCIL, Fresh house tunes each week, 22:00, 03:00,
TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00, 05:00, Free
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & GUESTS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with
rotating guests in the back, 23:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 12am/members BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, 03:00, Free
THURS 2 AUG ALTER EGO, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3) BUMP, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, 05:00, £2 (£1)
GETTOBLAST!, RITCHIE RUFTONE, THE REMEDIES, JEE4CE, THE BONGO CLUB, Hip hop, funk, breaks,
UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britpop, homegrown, 23:00, 03:00, £5 rock, punk, 16:00, 03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes
BON, House, 23:00, 03:00, £5
22:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric WHATEVER, ANDY & BRIAN, THE GARAGE, Chart music, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, 03:00, Free
INSOMNIA, WARNER POWERS & CLAUDIO, PRIVE’
die meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, 05:00, HOMEBREW, TIFF PEACHES, PROVINYLIST KARIM ILL £2, free b4 11pm TECHNIQUE & GROUNDSKEEPER GC, THE SUB CLUB, Hip ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & hop to nasty electro via the rest, 23:00, 03:00, £3, £2 future electronic classics, 20:00, 05:00, £4.99, free b4 matric. card 11pm LOLLIPOP, GUU, Pop, RnB & Indie , 22:00, 02:00, £3 (£2, THE PIT, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free £1), free b4 9pm STIR FRIED, B-SIDES & BOOTROSS ROCK, THE OUTMIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, HOUSE, Pre-club with indie & rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free maetal & alternative, 19:00, 03:00, Free STUDIO 54, DIGITAL JONES DOES DISCO, P STYLES & ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text JAMMY BLEEPS, THE BONGO CLUB, Goodstead Boutique message at this interactive club night, 22:30, 03:00, £3 presents italo disco, old skool, boogie, 22:30, 03:00, £4
FRI 31 AUG ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1,
TONGUE IN CHEEK, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie,
05:00, £2, £1 students
motown, 20:00, 03:00, Free
punk & rock, 16:00, 03:00, Free SPANK, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, 23:00, 03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 1am with
SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE
INDI-GO, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30,
THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY Free & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED, In-
& floor fillers, 21:30, 03:00, £3
MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, 03:00, £3
Funk & chart, 21:00, 05:00, £5 (£4)
CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY & THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks & CRUSH, MCSLEAZY (XFM), QMU, Bootlegs, 22:00, house, 19:00, 03:00, Free 02:15, £2, £1 members HOT SUSHI, LISA LITTLEWOOD, TOKYO, Funky house & FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW club classics, 22:00, 03:00, £tbc
12am with
TRICKY DISCO, JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, KAR-
WED 1 AUG CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE,
THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, 01:00, Free
ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE SICK NOTE SUNDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 SOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie,
EDINBURGH CLUBS
1, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
ISSUE TWENTY-THREE August 07
all night, 22:00, 05:00, £3 (£2)
I FLY SPITFIRES, MAKE MODEL, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Alternative, 23:00, 05:00, £5 (£3) LIC IT, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves, 19:00, 03:00, Free
SALSA DISCO, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00, 03:00, Free
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 10pm TOKYO KYOUYOU, SCOTT GRANGER, TOKYO, Funky house, RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
WOBBY, C64, CALVIN, HELICOPTER FACE, DAMAGE, STUDIO 24, Hardcore, 22:30, 03:00, Free
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, 03:00, £6 (£3)
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to breakbeats, 21:00, 03:00, Free
NAPIER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, SHAKESPEARES, Open Mic, 21:00, 00:00, Free
FRI 3 AUG CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG
GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music from the past 15 years, 17:00, 03:00, Free CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk & RnB, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm DE LUXE, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 12am
DOGTOOTH, SPORTSDAY MEGAPHONE, HENRYS CELLAR, Indie, punk, rock, nu rave, 23:00, 03:00, £5
ERUPTOR, PRIMAL T, DIJIMIJ, STUDIO 24, Tribal techno, 22:30, 05:00, £5
EVOL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alternative beats & rock, 22:30, 03:00, £5
FOUR CORNERS, THE BONGO CLUB, Funk, jazz, latin, afro, 23:00, 05:00, £5, £3 b4 12am
FREQBEAT, JAKE ONE, BRUNO F-K, RED, Electro tech beats & breaks, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm FRONTLINE SELECTA, STEREO, Roots, reggae, dancehall, dub & ragga, 23:00, 03:00, Free GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to house, 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm GROOVEJET, TONY MCHUGH, TOKYO, Dancefloor hits, 22:00, 03:00, £6 JAKN, SEKONZ, FUK NUT, STUDIO 24, Techno, 22:30, 05:00, Free MISFITS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am PLANET EARTH, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with 22:30, 03:00, £5 SALSA CARIBE!, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wooden dancefloor, 21:00, 01:30, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm TOKYOBLU, EGO, House band, 23:00, 03:00, £8, £6 b4 12am
LIFESTYLE
LISTINGS
TROUBLE: THE SCOUSE CONNECTION, NICK THE GREEK, EMKAI, MARTIN VALENTINE, STEVE WANLESS, TROUBLE DJS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Edinburgh DJs join Liverpool DJs, eclectic selection, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5) UNKNOWN PLEASURES, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, 21:00, 03:00, £3 (£2) TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop & broken beats, 17:00, 03:00, Free CODENINE, CITY CAFÉ , Drum & bass, 21:00, 03:00, Free
TO SAN FRANCISCO
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin,
IF YOU’RE GOING TO SEND THE SOUNDS EDITOR OFF TO WRITE A TRAVEL PIECE, THERE CAN BE FEW ASSIGNMENTS BETTER SUITED THAN A JAUNT TO FRISCO
SAT 4 AUG 100% DYNAMITE, THE BONGO CLUB, Soul
Half sozzled and leaning out of a cable car as it rattles up Nob Hill, San Francisco, a fly in the mouth or a telling off from the ticket inspector are about the realest visible threats.
20:00, 05:00, £7, free b4 12am THE MALTINGS, Open Mic, 21:30, 03:00, Free JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, 05:00, £6, free b4 12am
Jazz Records, 23:00, 05:00, £6, £4 b4 12am AFTERDARK, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Dance, 23:00, 05:00, £10 (£8) CLASH! SOUNDSYSTEM, NICK AKA, RED, Electro, disco, baltimore, party, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm
DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE,
Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00, 03:00, Free EDENANGELS, CHRIS BROWN & THE VAULTS, Tribal & techy house & electro anthems, 22:00, 05:00, £6, £5 b4 11pm THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00, 03:00, £5, £4 students/members
FIESTA!, GENE FARRIS, NEELU SARKAR, RYAN ELLIS, MIKE PINKERTON, EGO, Chicago house, 23:00, 04:00, £10, £8 b4 12am
GO-GO, STUDIO 24, Mod, garage, soul, punk & ska, 23:00, 05:00, £5
LIQUID SOUL, MARK B & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Chirpy music, 22:30, 03:00, £6, £3 b4 11pm LUVELY, LIQUID ROOM, House, dance, club tunes, 22:30, 05:00, £12 (£10)
MOTOR CITY SOUL, MARK WILLIAMS, EGO
(DOWNSTAIRS), Techno, 23:00, 04:00, £8 (£6)
MUCH MORE, NASTY P & CUNNIE, MEDINA, Hip-hop & funk cuts , 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm
PARTY NIGHT, DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO , EL BARRIO, Salsa night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00, 05:00, Free RETRIBUTION, STUDIO 24, Goth music for the old, 23:00, 05:00, £5, £3 students SANCTUARY, STUDIO 24, Underage goth club, 18:00, 21:00, £7 (£5)
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live music from Killer Shark
- danger jazz, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm SEITEKI SATURDAYS, TOKYO, Funky house, 23:00, 03:00, £6
SLASHDOT, PATRICK WALKER, ABSOLUTE CHANCER, KMG, DEE MOND, JAMIE ROSS, THE HIVE, Techno & electro, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 12am
THE SONIC 883 WONDERLAND EXPRESS, SELLOTAPE, THE CONFLICT DIAMONDS, HENRYS CELLAR, Indie rock, punk & rock & roll, 23:00, 03:00, £5
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY, House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, 03:00, £8 (£4)
SOULCIAL, DENNIS PROBERT & YOGI HAUGHTON, BAR 99, Early soul session, 16:00, 21:00, Free
TEASE AGE, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00, 03:00, Free
REED RICHARDS, CITY CAFÉ , House, 21:00, 03:00, Free DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, 05:00, £7, free b4 12am OPAL LOUNGE, Saturday night soiree, 22:00, 05:00, £6, free b4 12am
However, as surely as the heavy fog obscures the view of the Golden Gate Bridge, too many backpacker guides to San Francisco place an overbearing emphasis on safety. Such elaborate caution merely perpetuates fear, and fear makes for one hell of a crap holiday.
by Dave Kerr
some manner of battered poisson in the other. Just kick back by the Bay and you’ll enjoy it. For all the avenues and boulevards, San Francisco is easy enough to navigate. To get back and forth to the heart of the city from the Wharf you can easily do so on foot, by token cable car ride along the Powell-Mason line, or by jumping on the cheap and reliable Metro service which operates regularly and throughout.
But first a vital pit stop is the North Beach area, sandwiched between the Wharf and Chinatown. Still in evidence here are remnants of the 1950s Beatnik era. Various dedicated local book shops still operate within reasonable prices and the famed Caffe Trieste – “the West Coast’s first esA city of copious distractions in terms of culture presso coffee house,” not to mention onetime and ambience, San Francisco is one of the most haunt of Francis Ford Coppola and Jack Kerouac c e l e b r at e d j e we l s i n - continues to pour a IT’S TOO EASY TO BURN HALF A mean cuppa joe and ofC a l i f o r n i a’s S u n k i s t DAY MULLING AROUND PIER fers a shrine of sorts to c r ow n . H av i n g p r o vided the canvas for the 39 - BREW IN ONE HAND AND the literary malcontents ‘Beat’ poets, as well as is believed to have been SOME MANNER OF BATTERED ita hub the stompi ng g round for. POISSON IN THE OTHER for some of America’s most famous protagonists - both real and ficti- Still thirsty? On a corner about halfway down tious - from Frank Bullitt and Dirty Harry to Mark Columbus Avenue sits a fairly old fashioned lookTwain and Allen Ginsberg, Frisco’s artistic vi- ing microbrewery imaginatively christened the brancy has continued to thrive and diversify. In ‘San Francisco Brewing Company’. A few pale ales terms of music, ever-close to the city’s pulse, its (Albatross comes highly recommended) by the thrash scene (see Slayer, Metallica) and hip-hop roadside and you’re all set for a stagger through sets (Anticon, Quannum) have come to earn their the picturesque Chinatown – the largest outside places in the history books in recent years. Asia – which offers up the kind of tea houses and restaurants you’d expect to find in the Far East, The Rock, however, brings perhaps the most viv- not the Far West. idly documented details of the city’s legacy to life. By now you’ll have got the idea: San Francisco is Upon docking at Alcatraz, it seems obvious that quite the cultural microcosm. Do the homework the most compelling tours must take place during before you go, by all means. But the only way to the dawn and dusk trips. Throughout the day, half tackle the old dog is to fly by the seat of your pants hourly ferries bring honorary cons to the island to once you get there. serve a few hours hard time, so come lunchtime the darkened halls are densely populated. But this Just try not to let those minor tremors bother you. is the place Birdman biographer Thomas E. Gaddis famously dubbed “the black molar in the jawbone GETTING AWAY: of the United States prison system,” and walking FLIGHTS TO SAN FRANCISCO FROM THE UK VARY WILDLY IN the island with the accompaniment of a self-oper- PRICE ACCORDING TO SEASON; SEE EXPEDIA.CO.UK FOR ated audio guide - provided by a range of brutally THE LATEST DEALS. IF TRAVELLING FROM SURROUNDING CITtruthful ex-prisoners and guards - feels as close to IES SUCH AS SEATTLE AND LOS ANGELES, INTERNAL FLIGHTS achieving tangible contact with history as it gets. ARE AROUND $60. RELIABLE DIRECT TRANSPORT FROM SAN Certainly, San Francisco has its rougher edges. But common sense should see you disregard the tour book pessimism and navigate the city with minimal hassle.
FRANCISCO AIRPORT TO THE CITY CENTRE ON THE MUNI
Back on the mainland, it’s impossible to resist the tourist Mecca of Pier 39 at Fisherman’s Wharf - a bustling coastal row marketplace rammed with street entertainers, fresh food (apparently a rarity in any US state), and an aquarium overrun with native sea lions, sharks, and bat rays. It’s easy to burn half a day mulling around the 45 acre complex - brew in one hand and
METRO SYSTEM IS AVAILABLE FOR $5.
STAYING AWAY: THE OPAL HOTEL, 1050 VAN NESS AVE, CA 94109 T- 001 415 673 6400, WWW.THEOPALSF.COM TRY OUT A COMFORTABLE ROOM IN A REALISTICALLY PRICED, FRIENDLY, CLEAN AND CENTRAL HOTEL WHICH INCLUDES A CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (THAT’LL BE A MUFFIN, COFFEE AND CEREAL THEN), CABLE AND BROADBAND INTERNET.
DRINKING AWAY:
SUN 5 AUG ALL BACK TO MINE, OPAL LOUNGE, Ec-
BIGFOOT LODGE, 1750 POLK STREET, CA 94109
lectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm BABY DOLL, PO NA NA, Funky house, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm
T- 001 415 440 2355 WWW.BIGFOOTLODGE.COM A DECENT AND CENTRAL WATERING HOLE, DECKED OUT LIKE ELMER FUDD’S HOUSE AND FULL OF BIGFOOT.
THE BACKSTAGE BAR, TAP OLE, LENNY LOVE, SPIN ODYSSEY, STUDIO 24, Cabaret, 21:00, 05:00, £7 (£5) BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, 03:00, Free
BOOTY, DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, MEDINA, Soul, funk, disco & chart, 22:00, 05:00, £5
CROSS REFERENCE, THE REZILLOS, BLACK AFFAIR & 13 OTHER ACTS, EGO, Eclectic live band showcase, 22:00, 04:00, £10
CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games, 16:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 11pm FISH FRY LIVE, KATE ROGERS BAND, THE JAZZ BAR, Soul singer, 23:00, 03:00, £5
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON, LIQUID ROOM, Weekly dance club, 23:00, 05:00, £4 (£2),
£1 Centro card
LISTINGS
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THAI ORCHID The understated 007 chic of the Thai Orchid décor lends a sophisticated retro tone to the restaurant. And with almost all the mains coming in under a tenner, the menu flirts successfully with clientele ‘going out to eat’ and ‘going out for dinner’ alike. As starters, both battered tempura prawns crisped to perfection (Goong Chup Peng Todd), and fishcakes of prawn, chilli, ginger and coriander (Look Chin Goong) are enjoyed to the last crumb. Following, the red beef curry (Panang Neua) offers a balance of coconut, spice and tender meat to seduce the appetite. The signature Pedt Orchid (duck with mango, chilli, garlic, red peppers and thai basil) was equally appealing. The Skinny notes: Thai Orchid would be an ideal
CERTAIN TASTES AND TEXTURES CAN TEMPORARILY RELIEVE YOU OF YOUR SEX DRIVE BY LOCATING IT IN THE PALATE: ‘SEX FOOD’ place for that precarious other genre of eating out - the first date. As the competent bottle of house Caber Ridge Merlot ebbed away, talk swung to an enthusiastic discussion about certain tastes and textures that can temporarily relieve you of your sex drive by locating it in the palate. ‘Sex food’, ladies and gentlemen: go to Thai Orchid, and let’s have it coined. [Ed Stack]
THAI ORCHID, 5A JOHNSTONE TERRACE, EDINBURGH, 0131 225 6633 WWW.THAIORCHID.UK.COM
GANDOLFI FISH Part of the burgeoning Gandolfi empire, Gandolfi Fish offers a sophisticated, versatile space in which to indulge all your fishy fantasies. Dark leather booths and bar stools implore you to hunker down and start necking back oysters on the rocks (available singly or by the half dozen), whilst the packed but chilled out restaurant space is just the ticket for a full-on Scottish shellfish blow-out. Away from the crustaceans, I started with the unctuous braised squid, melting into a slab of black pud and peppered with the welcome crunch of fresh broad beans - a perfect combination that resulted in borderline plate-licking. Mains were the house fishcakes, fat hockey pucks packed with crab and salmon and
UNCTUOUS BRAISED SQUID RESULTED IN BORDERLINE PLATE-LICKING
05:00, £2, free b4 11pm
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), THE BONGO CLUB,
doused in a sorrel sauce, and a generous salmon fillet with snappy young asparagus. Desserts were welcomingly straight to the point, with a sliver of ultra rich chocolate tart cut through with crème fraiche and a white chocolate and frozen strawberry terrine. Those who don’t live the life aquatic may feel a little unwelcome (a steak and a salad are your only options), but Gandolfi Fish is an unapologetically passionate celebration of one of Scotland’s most precious riches. [Ruth Marsh] GANDOLFI FISH, 64 ALBION STREET, 0141 552 9475 MEAL FOR TWO, WITH WINE APPROX £70 WWW.CAFEGANDOLFI.COM
Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30, 03:00, £3
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI
(UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
03:00, £3
SIENTELO!, EL BARRIO, Latin America music mixed with chart tunes, 23:00, 05:00, Free
SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, 03:00, Free
TASTE, STEVE PORTER, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-
metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free
DARK PLANET OPEN MUSIC, PUBLIC, BARAKA, Come
photo: Stephanie Stewart
play your vinyl, CDs, iPod, mp3 player or laptop, 20:30, 03:00, Free DELICIOUS, THE BONGO CLUB, Strictly hip hop & RnB, 23:00, 03:00, Free THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00, 05:00, £5 FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House music all night long, 22:30, 05:00, Free HARD TO FIND, DJ ROMEO, CITY CAFÉ , Reggae, 21:00, 03:00, Free INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, 03:00, Free MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, 05:00, Free REWIND, PRIVE’ COUNCIL, 100% upfront RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £2, ladies free b4 12am SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RED, Indie social club, 21:00, 05:00, Free SPLIT, EDINBURGH LOCALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy midweek rave, 23:00, 05:00, Free
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE
BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Where it’s at... MISSION STATEMENT The Skinny strives to bring something special to its dedicated readers, and this year, every issue, the Miller Genuine Draft Where it’s at feature will bring you one of each of the cities’ most unique and funky bars, plus the chance to win free beer delivered to your door for a year. Now don’t say we don’t spoil you. In order to bring you something different to enjoy in
THE VICTORIA BAR
your free time, we have hunted high and low through Scotland’s city-scapes, to bring a bit of sparkle back into your social life; these places are perfect for entertaining special friends, and meeting new ones. Not only do we review the drinks, food and entertainment, but more importantly, the atmosphere, the clientele and those particular details that make these bars unique.
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50)
VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club play-
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ing chart, 23:00, 04:00, £4 DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00, 05:00, £4, free b4 11pm RED, Electro, hip hop & disco, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm THE BLACK SEEDS, SPIEGELTENT, New Zealand Reggae/ funk legends, 23:45, 03:00, £10 (£8)
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conversation openers you heard (or used) and your magic moment. It’s easy, just tell us about it.
by Dylan Reed
by Pete Burns
INSIDE: Clean, comfortable and cushioned. With a
been colourfully done up without losing any of the original personality (or its name). Now, despite the name, Victoria is actually a Swedish pub; thankfully there’s no IKEA to be seen, though, either in furniture or style.
beer patio overlooking the lush Kelvingrove area of Glasgow’s West End, this is a great place to finish off a day in the park.
CLIENTELE: The staff are polite and attentive without being intrusive. The Drawing Room is populated by a variety of young and middle aged guys and gals, usually having exquisite conversation.
CLIENTELE: Swedes, who bring high levels of natural beauty and large quantities of moose sausage. Leithers, who bring high levels of quality chat and only occasionally look like moose sausage.
MAGIC MOMENT: The burger - a tower of meat, top-
fectly sited between Leith and Edinburgh city centre.
ping and bun - cast an intimidating shadow. It was so tasty I wanted another one, but was afraid of how it might affect me in the afterlife.
ATMOSPHERE: People are always excited in here,
ATMOSPHERE: Plush surroundings, combined with a
albeit in a slightly mumsy way. It’s the thrill of the dockside life (Leith), with the comfort of well-disguised gentrification.
broad selection of subtle music and a great house red, stimulate the senses into relaxation and social calm.
OPENER: “But Mum, I thought you were off the
comforted or cushioned?”
MAGIC MOMENT: Meeting there after work: it’s per-
OPENER: “Good evening sir. Do you want cleaned,
sauce?” THE DRAWING ROOM, 1055 SAUCHIEHALL STREET, GLASGOW THE VICTORIA BAR, 265 LEITH WALK, EDINBURGH 0131 554 5706
photo: Eilidh Baxter
photo: Stephanie Stewart
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VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE
CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music from the past 15 years, 17:00, 03:00, Free CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk & RnB, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm DE LUXE, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 12am EVOL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alternative beats & rock, 22:30, 05:00, £5 FAKE, HOSTAGE, STUDIO 24, Techno & electro, 23:00, 03:00, £6 (£5)
house, 19:00, 03:00, Free
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY, House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, 03:00, £8 (£4)
SOULCIAL, DENNIS PROBERT & YOGI HAUGHTON, BAR 99, Early soul session, 16:00, 21:00, Free
G MAC & BELIEVE!, CITY CAFÉ , Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00, 03:00, Free
TEASE AGE, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm
ULTRAGROOVE, SPEAKERJUNK, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, 23:00, 05:00, £10 (£8)
21:00, 03:00, Free
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, 05:00, £7, free b4 12am OPAL LOUNGE, Saturday night soiree, 22:00, 05:00, £6, free b4 12am
SUN 12 AUG, ALL BACK TO MINE, OPAL LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm BABY DOLL, PO NA NA, Funky house, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm
23:00, 03:00, £5
THE BACKSTAGE BAR, HEADS WE’RE DANCING, LENNY LOVE, STUDIO 24, Cabaret, 21:00, 05:00, £7 (£5) BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO
dub & ragga, 23:00, 03:00, Free
BOOTY, DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, MEDINA, Soul, funk,
FAST, MICHAEL DRACULA & FAKE FANG, THE BONGO CLUB, Punk, disco, electro, garage, blues, rock & roll,
FRONTLINE SELECTA, STEREO, Roots, reggae, dancehall,
CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, 03:00, Free
FURBURGER, FUNKI DIVA, DEJAY BIRD, BOY TOY, DEBI disco & chart, 22:00, 05:00, £5 CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse TITS, THE NEW TOWN BAR, Eclectic, 22:00, 02:00, £4 (£3) selection of music, free internet & games, 16:00, 03:00, GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to house, 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm
GROOVEJET, TONY MCHUGH, TOKYO, Dancefloor hits, 22:00, 03:00, £6
MISFITS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am NOT SO DIRTY, GREGSTA, RED, Electrohouse, 22:00, 05:00, £4
£3, free b4 11pm
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON, LIQUID ROOM, Weekly dance club, 23:00, 05:00, £4 (£2), £1
Centro card
HIBS SUPPORTERS CLUB ALLDAYER, SEAN YATES, RAY BUNGHAY & KEITH WHITSON, SUNNYSIDE, Soul, 14:00,
13:00:00 pm, £tbc KAYOS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00, 05:00, Free NOVABELLA, THE SET-UP, CHRIS BRADLEY, FRU$HANE, NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep, ALFONZO, HENRYS CELLAR, Live music, 23:00, 03:00, £5 industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, 05:00, Free NUKLEARPUPPY, AMBER D, TYLOR LEIGH, SHAUM M & PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart PHIL YORK, EGO, Hard house, tidy tunes, 22:00, 04:00, pop & glam, 23:00, 05:00, £4 £10
PLANET EARTH, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with 22:30, 03:00, £5
PUSHIN’ BUTTONS, HOBBES, SPECTRUM, MELDRUM & BABES, RED, Disco, funk, electro, breaks, indie, 22:00,
breaks & house, 19:00, 03:00, Free
House & disco, 23:00, 05:00, £7 (£5)
club classics, 22:00, 03:00, £tbc INDI-GO, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30, 05:00, £2, £1 students
03:00, £3 (£2) VEGAS, CRUZ, Flamboyant, retro, lounge, ratpack, on a ship, 22:00, 03:00, £10 (£8) TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop & broken beats, 17:00, 03:00, Free
03:00, £3
20:00, 05:00, £7, free b4 12am
23:00, 05:00, £8 (£6), £5 b4 11.30pm
JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin
INSOMNIA, WARNER POWERS & CLAUDIO, PRIVE’
COUNCIL, Fresh house tunes each week, 22:00, 03:00,
Free
Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & future electronic, 20:00, 05:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm THE PIT, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free
SOLESCIENCE, MAURICE FULTON, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
UNKNOWN PLEASURES, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, 21:00,
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE
BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50)
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & GUESTS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with
rotating guests in the back, 23:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 12am/members BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, 03:00, Free THE BLACK SEEDS, SPIEGELTENT, New Zealand Reggae/ funk legends, 23:45, 03:00, £10 (£8)
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI
(UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
SIENTELO!, EL BARRIO, Latin America music mixed with chart tunes, 23:00, 05:00, Free
SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, 03:00, Free
TASTE, FISHER & PRICE, MISS CHRIS & MARTIN VALENTINE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-friendly club,
MERRY PRANKSTERS DJ TEAM, CITY CAFÉ , Eclectic set,
TASTE FOREPLAY, MISS CHRIS, BARAKA, Pre-taste,
BEATSVILLE, THE MASONICS, PRESTON PFANZ & THE SEATON SANDS, HENRYS CELLAR, Beats, garage, rock &
20:00, 0:00:00, Free
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50)
TUES 14 AUG ANTICS, THE HIVE, Rock, emo, punk & metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free
DELICIOUS, THE BONGO CLUB, Strictly hip hop & RnB, 23:00, 03:00, Free
THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB &
roll, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£4)
grime, 22:00, 05:00, £5
baltimore, party, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm DISKOKITTEN, BERLIN, House, bootlegs, disco anthems, 22:00, 04:00, £8, £6 b4 11.30pm
music all night long, 22:30, 05:00, Free
CLASH! SOUNDSYSTEM, NICK AKA, RED, Electro, disco, FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House
DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE,
Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00, 03:00, Free THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska, mop’eads, 23:00, 03:00, £5, £4 students/ THURS 9 AUG ALTER EGO, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with members HEADSPIN, MARC MAC MC MG, THE BONGO CLUB, indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3) Funk, hip hop, beats, 4 decks, 23:00, 05:00, £12 BUMP, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, 05:00, £2 (£1) FRONTLINE SELECTA, HENRYS CELLAR, Reggae, dub, roots, HOUSECLASH, HUGGY, DEREK MARTIN, RYAN ELLIS, GARY BOWMAN, THE LIQUID ROOM, House, 23:00, 20:00, 03:00, £tbc GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes 05:00, £10 (£6) LIQUID SOUL, MARK B & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Chirpy all night, 22:00, 05:00, £3 (£2) LIC IT, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), music, 22:30, 03:00, £6, £3 b4 11pm MUCH MORE, NASTY P & CUNNIE, MEDINA, Hip-hop & free b4 11.30pm
www.skinnymag.co.uk
Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30, 03:00, £3
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin,
21:00, 03:00, Free THE MALTINGS, Open Mic, 21:30, 03:00, Free JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, STIR FRIED, B-SIDES & BOOTROSS ROCK, THE OUTHOUSE, 05:00, £6, free b4 12am Pre-club with indie & rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free SAT 11 AUG ADVANCE FESTIVAL FIESTA, RICKY TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard PALYS, RYAN TURNER, BRETT KING, DAMON, THE rock, 20:00, 05:00, Free VAULTS, House, 22:00, 05:00, £5
LOUNGE, Funk & chart, 21:00, 05:00, £5 (£4)
music from Mosa Funk Club, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm SEITEKI SATURDAYS, TOKYO, house, 23:00, 03:00, £6 SLASHDOT, ROTATING THE HIVE, Techno & electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 12am
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE FRI 10 AUG AMNEZIA, BOONY, OBSESSION, DJ Q, LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, STUDIO 24, Hardcore, 22:00, 03:00, £10
WED 15 AUG CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks &
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, DJ CEZ, THE JAZZ BAR, Live
WED 8 AUG THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK &
JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED,
INSIDE: The Victoria Bar is a traditional pub that has
dance, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am SPIES IN THE WIRES, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 23:00, 05:00, £4 (£3) STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 10pm TOKYO KYOUYOU, SCOTT GRANGER, TOKYO, Funky house, RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
ing chart, 23:00, 04:00, £4 DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00, 05:00, £4, free b4 11pm
21:00, £7 (£5)
SALSA CARIBE!, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wood- 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), THE BONGO CLUB, en dancefloor, 21:00, 01:30, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm
HOT SUSHI, LISA LITTLEWOOD, TOKYO, Funky house &
THE DRAWING ROOM GLASGOW
EDINBURGH
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco &
BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock friendly club, 23:00, 05:00, £8 (£6), £5 b4 11.30pm Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 TASTE FOREPLAY, MISS CHRIS, BARAKA, Pre-taste, 20:00, YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDER0:00:00, Free NEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, 03:00, £6 (£3) VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock breakbeats, 21:00, 03:00, Free Club, 22:30, 05:00, £6 DAVA, LULU, Hip hop, funk, head nodding beats, 20:00, NAPIER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, SHAKESPEARES, Open Mic, 21:00, 00:00, Free 05:00, £4, free b4 11pm
TUES 7 AUG ANTICS, THE HIVE, Rock, emo, punk &
photo: Eilidh Baxter
22:00, 03:00, Free
VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club play-
HARD TO FIND, DJ ROMEO, CITY CAFÉ , Reggae, 21:00, 03:00, Free
INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, 03:00, Free
MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, 05:00, Free REWIND, PRIVE’ COUNCIL, 100% upfront RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £2, ladies free b4 12am SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RED, Indie, 21:00, 05:00, Free SPLIT, EDINBURGH LOCALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy midweek rave, 23:00, 05:00, Free
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE
BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50)
HOT SUSHI, LISA LITTLEWOOD, TOKYO, Funky house & club classics, 22:00, 03:00, £tbc INDI-GO, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30, 05:00, £2, £1 students
INSOMNIA, WARNER POWERS & CLAUDIO, PRIVE’
COUNCIL, Fresh house tunes each week, 22:00, 03:00,
Free
LISTINGS
LIFESTYLE RESTAURANTS & BARS
RED STAR INSTITUTE, ABSOLUTE CHANCER, funk cuts , 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm BRAINSTORMER & RED, Techno & breaks, 22:00, 05:00, OPTIMO, OPTIMO, EGO, Eclectic, 23:00, 04:00, £10 £2, free b4 11pm PARTY NIGHT, DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO , EL BARRIO, Salsa industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, 05:00, Free night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00, 05:00, Free PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart pop POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves, RETRIBUTION, STUDIO 24, Goth music for the old, 23:00, & glam, 23:00, 05:00, £4 19:00, 03:00, Free 03:00, £5, £3 students PUSHIN’ BUTTONS, HOBBES, SPECTRUM, MELDRUM & BABES, RED, Disco, funk, electro, breaks, indie, 22:00, SALSA DISCO, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, SANCTUARY, STUDIO 24, Underage goth club, 18:00, KAYOS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00, 05:00, Free NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep,
JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED, Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & future electronic, 20:00, 05:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm THE PIT, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free
STIR FRIED, B-SIDES & BOOTROSS ROCK, THE OUT-
HOUSE, Pre-club with indie & rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free
TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00, 05:00, Free
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50)
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, PHILIPP JUNG, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks, 23:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 12am/members BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, 20:00, 03:00, Free
THURS 16 AUG ALTER EGO, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
CLASH, PAUL EPWORTH, XVECTORS, DOLBY ANOL, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie, disco, rock, rave, 23:00, 05:00,
£6 (£5)
DIGGITY, DJ A-TRAK, LIQUID ROOM, RnB, hip hop, 22:30, 05:00, £7
GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes all night, 22:00, 05:00, £3 (£2) LIC IT, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm ON REQUEST, DJ, EGO (DOWNSTAIRS), Request tunes, 23:00, 04:00, £3
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves, 19:00, 03:00, Free
SALSA DISCO, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00, 03:00, Free
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 10pm TOKYO KYOUYOU, SCOTT GRANGER, TOKYO, Funky house, RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE
BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, 03:00, £6 (£3)
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to breakbeats, 21:00, 03:00, Free RED, Electro, hip hop & disco, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm
FRI 17 AUG 33/45, LEON EASTER, STEVEN RODGER, ERIK D’VIKING, HOBBES, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Soulful
house, electro disco, fidgit four to the floor, jackin’ trax & power garage, 23:00, 05:00, £6 (£5) ABSOLUTE, KUFFDAN, STUDIO 24, Trance, 23:00, 05:00, £7, free to members
BEATROOT, MARK PRICE, RICKY PALYS, RYAN TURNER, EGO (DOWNSTAIRS), House & techno, 23:00, 04:00, £6 (£5)
CLIMAX, WEE DJS, STEPHEN BROWN, RED, Detroit techno, Lothian electro, 22:00, 05:00, Free
CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music from the past 15 years, 17:00, 03:00, Free CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk & RnB, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm DE LUXE, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 12am DOGTOOTH, PARTYSHANK, HENRYS CELLAR, Indie, nu rave, rock, 23:00, 03:00, £5 EVOL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alternative beats & rock, 22:30, 05:00, £5 FRONTLINE SELECTA, STEREO, Roots, reggae, dancehall, dub & ragga, 23:00, 03:00, Free GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to house, 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm GROOVEJET, TONY MCHUGH, TOKYO, Dancefloor hits, 22:00, 03:00, £6
JACKHAMMER, BEN SIMS VS. SURGEON, EGO,
TECHNO, 23:00, 04:00, £12 MISFITS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am
OZ VS. UK, DJ SHEEP, MC BRAD STRUT, MARK B, MC HONEYBLADE, THE BONGO CLUB, Global DJ?MC
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Soundclash, hip hop, funk, rare groove, DMC, 23:00, 05:00, £6, £4 b4 12am PLANET EARTH, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with 22:30, 03:00, £5 SALSA CARIBE!, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wooden dancefloor, 21:00, 01:30, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm SEQUENTIAL, STUDIO 24, Drum & bass, 23:30, 05:00, £8 (£7) UNKNOWN PLEASURES, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, 21:00, 03:00, £3 (£2) TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop & broken beats, 17:00, 03:00, Free CODENINE, CITY CAFÉ , Drum & bass, 21:00, 03:00, Free
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, 05:00, £7, free b4 12am THE MALTINGS, Open Mic, 21:30, 03:00, Free JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, 05:00, £6, free b4 12am
SAT 18 AUG BASICS, MIKEY COLLINS, NEIL HENDERSON, DAVIE HUDSON, KEV CONN & JODIE LAMB, HENRYS CELLAR, RnB (50s & 60s), 03:00, £7 BASS SYNDICATE, THE PLUMP DJS, LIQUID ROOM, Breaks duo, 23:00, 05:00, £12
CLASH! SOUNDSYSTEM, NICK AKA, RED, Electro, disco, baltimore, party, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm
CLUB NOIR, BURLESQUE & CABARET, STUDIO 24, Vintage, hit parade & modern, 21:00, 04:00, £14
DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE, Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00, 03:00, Free THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00, 03:00, £5, £4 students/members
FEVER, FISHER & PRICE, MARTIN VALENTINE, EGO, House anthems, 23:00, 04:00, £10 (£8)
LIQUID SOUL, MARK B & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Chirpy music, 22:30, 03:00, £6, £3 b4 11pm
MESSENGER, MC RAS ECHO, THE BONGO CLUB, Dub reggae, 23:00, 05:00, £7.50
PARTY NIGHT, DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO , EL BARRIO, Salsa night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00, 05:00, Free
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live music from Gecko 3,
DJ set from Red Rack’em, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm SEITEKI SATURDAYS, TOKYO, house, 23:00, 03:00, £6 SLASHDOT, ROTATING THE HIVE, Techno & electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 12am
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY, House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, 03:00, £8 (£4)
SOULCIAL, DENNIS PROBERT & YOGI HAUGHTON, BAR 99, Early soul session, 16:00, 21:00, Free
TEASE AGE, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm UFREAK, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Techno, 23:00, 05:00, £5
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00, 03:00, Free
REED RICHARDS, CITY CAFÉ , House, 21:00, 03:00, Free DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, 05:00, £7, free b4 12am OPAL LOUNGE, Saturday night soiree, 22:00, 05:00, £6, free b4 12am
SUN 19 AUG ALL BACK TO MINE, OPAL LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm
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BABY DOLL, PO NA NA, Funky house, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm
THE BACKSTAGE BAR, SPIN ODYSSEY, LENNY LOVE, STUDIO 24, Cabaret, 21:00, 05:00, £7 (£5)
BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, 03:00, Free
CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse
THE SKINNY RECOMMENDS YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS WED 22 AUG CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart, 21:00, 05:00, £5 (£4)
THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks & house, 19:00, 03:00, Free
HOT SUSHI, LISA LITTLEWOOD, TOKYO, Funky house &
selection of music, free internet & games, 16:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 11pm
club classics, 22:00, 03:00, £tbc INDI-GO, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30, 05:00, £2, £1 students
LIQUID ROOM, Weekly dance club, 23:00, 05:00, £4 (£2),
COUNCIL, Fresh house tunes each week, 22:00, 03:00,
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON, £1 Centro card
NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep, industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, 05:00, Free
PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart pop & glam, 23:00, 05:00, £4
PUSHIN’ BUTTONS, HOBBES, SPECTRUM, MELDRUM & BABES, RED, Disco, funk, electro, breaks, indie, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm SANCTUARY, STUDIO 24, Underage goth club, 18:00, 21:00, £7 (£5)
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), THE BONGO CLUB, Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30, 03:00, £3
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI
(UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
03:00, £3
SIENTELO!, EL BARRIO, Latin America music mixed with chart tunes, 23:00, 05:00, Free
SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, 03:00, Free
TASTE, FISHER & PRICE, MISS CHRIS & MARTIN VALENTINE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-friendly club, 23:00, 05:00, £8 (£6), £5 b4 11.30pm
TASTE FOREPLAY, MISS CHRIS, BARAKA, Pre-taste, 20:00, 0:00:00, Free
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50) DAVA, LULU, Hip hop, funk, head nodding beats, 20:00, 05:00, £4, free b4 11pm
TUES 21 AUG ANTICS, THE HIVE, Rock, emo, punk & metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free
DARK PLANET OPEN MUSIC, PUBLIC, BARAKA, Come play your vinyl, CDs, iPod, mp3 player or laptop, 20:30, 03:00, Free DELICIOUS, THE BONGO CLUB, Strictly hip hop & RnB, 23:00, 03:00, Free THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00, 05:00, £5 FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House music all night long, 22:30, 05:00, Free HARD TO FIND, DJ ROMEO, CITY CAFÉ , Reggae, 21:00, 03:00, Free INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, 03:00, Free MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, 05:00, Free REWIND, PRIVE’ COUNCIL, 100% upfront RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £2, ladies free b4 12am SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RED, 21:00, 05:00, Free SPLIT, EDINBURGH LOCALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy midweek rave, 23:00, 05:00, Free
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE
BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50)
VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club playing chart, 23:00, 04:00, £4 DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00, 05:00, £4, free b4 11pm RED, hip hop & disco, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm
LIFESTYLE
LISTINGS
INSOMNIA, WARNER POWERS & CLAUDIO, PRIVE’
house, 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm
GROOVEJET, TONY MCHUGH, TOKYO, Dancefloor hits, 22:00, 03:00, £6
MISFITS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am PINS AND NEEDLES, TWITCH, RED, Techno, eclectic, 22:00, 05:00, £tbc PLANET EARTH, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with 22:30, 03:00, £5 SALSA CARIBE!, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wooden dancefloor, 21:00, 01:30, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm
JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED,
SOMA RECORDS, SLAM, SILICONE SOUL, OCTOGEN, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Techno, house & electro,
KARNIVAL, IAN GIBSON, MNKY, INGEN, CABARET VOL-
NICOLA, STUDIO 24, Rock & metal, 22:00, 05:00, £6
Free
23:00, 05:00, £8 Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, 05:00, UNKNOWN PLEASURES, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, £2, free b4 11pm 21:00, 03:00, £3 (£2) ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & VELVET, RANDOM & LEATHERFACE, STUDIO 24, Lgbt, future electronic, 20:00, 05:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm gay night for girlies, uplifting tracks, 22:30, 05:00, £6, VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE £5, £4 BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock XPLICIT, DJ RANDALL, THE BONGO CLUB, Drum & bass, Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50 (£7.50) 23:00, 05:00, £10 WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & GUESTS, CABATROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop & RET VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with broken beats, 17:00, 03:00, Free rotating guests in the back, 23:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 MERRY PRANKSTERS DJ TEAM, CITY CAFÉ , Eclectic set, 12am/members 21:00, 03:00, Free BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE 03:00, Free & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, 05:00, £7, free b4 12am THURS 23 AUG ALTER EGO, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse THE MALTINGS, Open Mic, 21:30, 03:00, Free with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3) JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, BUMP, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, 05:00, £2 (£1) 05:00, £6, free b4 12am GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes all night, 22:00, 05:00, £3 (£2) SAT 25 AUG CATHOUSE, BARRY & MUPPET, DJ TAIRE, House, techno, electro, 23:00, 05:00, £6 (£4)
LIC IT, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves, 19:00, 03:00, Free
RED STAR INSTITUTE, CYMBOL, RED, Techno, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm
SALSA DISCO, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00, 03:00, Free
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 10pm TOKYO KYOUYOU, SCOTT GRANGER, TOKYO, Funky house, RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB, VARIOUS ACTS, THE
BONGO CLUB, Cabaret Club followed by the One O’Clock
Club, 22:30, 05:00, £8.50
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, 03:00, £6 (£3)
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to breakbeats, 21:00, 03:00, Free
FRI 24 AUG BLACK TAPE, ROTATING GUESTS, HENRYS CELLAR, Various eclectic, 23:00, 03:00, £5
CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music from the past 15 years, 17:00, 03:00, Free CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk & RnB, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm DE LUXE, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 12am EVOL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alternative beats & rock, 22:30, 05:00, £5 FRONTLINE SELECTA, STEREO, Roots, reggae, dancehall, dub & ragga, 23:00, 03:00, Free GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to
(£3)
CLASH! SOUNDSYSTEM, NICK AKA, RED, Electro, acid disco, baltimore, party, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm
DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE,
Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00, 03:00, Free THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00, 03:00, £5, £4 students/members MUCH MORE, NASTY P & CUNNIE, MEDINA, Hip-hop & funk cuts , 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm RETRIBUTION, STUDIO 24, Goth music for the old, 23:00, 03:00, £5, £3 students SANCTUARY, STUDIO 24, Underage goth club, 18:00, 21:00, £7 (£5)
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live music from Joe Acheson
Quartet, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm SLASHDOT, ROTATING THE HIVE, Techno & electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 12am
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY, House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, 03:00, £8 (£4)
SOULCIAL, DENNIS PROBERT & YOGI HAUGHTON, BAR 99, Early soul session, 16:00, 21:00, Free
SUBSTANCE, OPERATOR, LIEF RYAN, DAVE TARRIDA, GAVIN RICHARDSON, HENRYS CELLAR, Techno, electro, 23:00, 05:00, £8
G MAC & BELIEVE!, CITY CAFÉ , Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00, 03:00, Free
TEASE AGE, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm
ULTRAGROOVE, GARETH SOMERVILLE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, 23:00, 05:00, £10 (£8)
VEGAS, EGO, Lounge, retro, ratpack, 22:00, 03:00, £10 (£8)
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00, 03:00, Free
LISTINGS
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI “And now! The end is near! And so I face ! The final curtain…” Or so Lifestyle might sing, if it could sing, knowing this to be its last month as a Skinny section. As of September the Lifestyle section will be no more. Although at times as Lifestyle Editor I’ve enjoyed being able to do it my way – trips away, delicious meals and the like – more often than not there has been a sense of ‘Lifestyle’ as an amorphous beast with a mind of it’s own. Highpoints, like ex-soldier Jeff Jackson’s Afghanistan memoir last month, or our exposé of Edinburgh City Council’s dubious skateboarding policies, and similarly, building policies at Caltongate, kept the monster/section alive. Readers should be glad to know that many of the best aspects of Lifestyle are staying, but as of September will be broken down into more translatable sections. Heads Up will keep you ahead of the crowd with upcoming events information; there will be an incisive Features section; and Eating & Drinking and the Showcase will remain as freestanding sections. I’m sure you’re not exactly ‘thrown’ by this news, but we’re keen that you know we’re committed to ongoing Skinny improvements. And best of all, it’s the end for my editorials…
top events
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & house, 19:00, 03:00, Free THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, HOT SUSHI, LISA LITTLEWOOD, TOKYO, Funky house & 05:00, £7, free b4 12am OPAL LOUNGE, Saturday night soiree, 22:00, 05:00, £6, free b4 12am
SUN 26 AUG ALL BACK TO MINE, OPAL LOUNGE,
Nexuslive, Scotland’s independent live webtv show, is back at 8pm on Wednesday 1 August this year with a new studio, a new format and a whole new direction. Now more up close and personal, the shows are broadcast from a recently built studio in the heart of Edinburgh: their ‘magazine’ format is perfect for catching up on cultural and musical goings on, including updates on the Edinburgh Festival (and there’s even punditry from The Skinny).
BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, 03:00, Free
BOOTY, DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, MEDINA, Soul, funk,
disco & chart, 22:00, 05:00, £5 CITY:LIVE, RAZORLIGHT, CITY, A razorlight DJ set, whatever that is?, 22:30, 05:00, £6 CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games, 16:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 11pm
8PM EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 1 AUG
FUNDEE DAY DUDHOPE SKATEPARK JAM, DUNDEE, 11 AUG Organised by Dundee Concrete, the city’s online skater forum, Fundee bills itself as ‘a celebration of skateboarding prowess and silliness in the constant fight against apathy and staleness’. There will be a solo flying competition for high-calibre skaters, and an on-board karaoke competition for those who take silliness seriously. Prizes, music and more make this well worth the trip. WWW.DUNDEECONCRETE.COM WWW.SKATEBOARDSCOTLAND.COM/EVENTS WWW.SK8SITE.CO.UK
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI THE SKINNY ON TOUR
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON, LIQUID ROOM 23:00, 05:00, £4 (£2), £1 Centro card
IDEAL PET? A dog. But I haven’t time
DAVID, 25, IN EVENTS SAFETY
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK? WHY?
to take it out. BUSKER? The wee guy down Ashton Lane. Sings and plays the pipes. Wee soul.
BOOK? The Stoner Eagles. It’s about
The Notebook, by that guy (Nicholas Sparks -ed.) It’s just really sad. Gives you a good cry! ONE WOULD YOU BE IN? WHY? River
GIOVANNI, 48, CHEF
the similarities between an eagle and an artist. SOAP? None. Unless you count Taggart. I’d either be a police officer or a suspect who didn’t do it.
City. It’s so funny! I’d be a completely new character. A baddy!
BOOK? Shogun. It’s by a western
SEX OR DRUGS OR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL?
author, but it’s based on the history of the shogun in Japan. Very educational. SOAP? Dallas. So I could shoot JR.
Sex and rock ‘n’ roll, but no drugs. I’ve just come off anti-depressants, and as Richard Ashcroft says, the drugs don’t work: they just make you worse. THIS WEEKEND? I’m working Saturday day and night. Recovering Sunday.
Packing to go on hols to Corfu with my friend. TELL ME A SECRET. I’m so lazy I took a cab here from Central Station. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A GOOD TANTRUM? WHAT OVER? This
What country is this? Right, so no sniggering at the back there as we sincerely recommend to you the definitive international piping festival. Featuring competition concerts to the very highest standard, techno piping and Pipe Idol tomfoolery, there are all sorts of shows on offer and no shortage of musicianship. Head to the National Piping Centre for the after hours Festival Club (nightly) and to Glasgow Green for the spectacular World Pipe Band Championship (11 Aug). WWW.PIPINGFESTIVAL.CO.UK
FESTIVAL OF SPIRITUALITY AND PEACE EDINBURGH, 5-26 AUG If the debauchery of Edinburgh’s Festival scene is getting too much for you this August, you may doubt that the antidote might be, well, another festival. Taking place mostly at St John’s Church, Princes Street (a two minute walk from the Book Festival in Charlotte Square), the FoSaP will be three weeks of dialogue and creative events for all ages including conversation, film, live music, art, workshops, prayer and meditation, theatre, storytelling and more. This year the theme is ‘Power and Freedom: Breaking the Chains’ to mark 200 years since the Transatlantic Slave Trade was officially abolished in Britain. WWW.FESTIVALOFSPIRITUALITY.ORG.UK, OR CALL 0131 221 2273 FOR A PROGRAMME
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DOING ANYTHING FUN THIS WEEKEND?
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SEX OR DRUGS OR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL?
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KATHERINE
LOUISE
IF YOU COULD BE IN ANY SOAP, WHICH
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Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 11pm BABY DOLL, PO NA NA, Funky house, 23:00, 03:00, £5, free b4 11.30pm THE BACKSTAGE BAR, LENNY LOVE, STUDIO 24, Cabaret, 21:00, 05:00, £7 (£5)
NEXUSLIVE EDINBURGH AND WORLDWIDE
morning. People in my work annoying me. Threw a wee strop. Didn’t apologise afterwards. WHAT WOULD YOUR IDEAL IMAGINARY PET BE? Dog that can carry wine.
Protect you, and carry wine. WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE BUSKER? The
wee juggling man on Buchanan Street on Saturdays. He lies on broken glass too. Don’t like pan pipes – hate the wind beneath my wings.
CATHERINE, 47, CLINICAL RECEPTIONIST BOOK? Harry Potter. Just love ‘em. SOAP? Probably Eastenders. One of
the Slaters. They like to cause trouble. Maybe the Mitchells. SEX OR DRUGS OR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL?
Probably the sex. Ocht well, can’t get enough of that, can ye? THIS WEEKEND? Dunno yet. A SECRET. I haven’t had sex for ages. QUICK TEMPERED OR SIMMERER? I think I’m a simmerer. Mostly takes a long time, then I get angry. Once it’s done it’s over, though.
SEX OR DRUGS OR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL?
Sex. ‘Cause I love it. THIS WEEKEND? Spending time with my woman, and, if the sun shines, going to Troon. SECRET. No! It wouldn’t be a secret then. QUICK TEMPERED OR SIMMERER ?
Quick tempered – I don’t suffer fools gladly. TANTRUM? A few weeks ago – someone annoying me in my kitchen (La Vita, Bishopbriggs). IDEAL PET? A mermaid. BUSKER? Eddie Reader. I think she was a busker to start with…
QUICK TEM PE R E D O R S IMM E R E R ?
Simmerer – then mount Vesuvius with a hangover. TANTRUM? Two weeks ago – getting screwed about by my bosses . BUSKER? That reggae guy you get in Buchanan Street. He’s very good.
HANNAH, 21, WAITRESS AND POLITICS STUDENT BOOK? Got a couple. I like The
MARIA, 46, HR OFFICER
Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer, and Paulo Coelho – I’ve read a few of his. Shakespeare – Anthony and Cleopatra.
BOOK? Day of the Triffids. Such im-
IF YOU COULD BE IN ANY SOAP, WHICH
agination. SOAP? Eastenders. I’d be Kat Slater. My man likes her!
ONE WOULD YOU BE IN? WHY? Sex in
SEX OR DRUGS OR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL?
Sex. I like it too! THIS WEEKEND? Being with my man. A SECRET. I don’t keep secrets. QUICK TEMPERED OR SIMMERER ?
Simmerer. Then I blow. TANTRUM? I don’t take tantrums. IDEAL PET? A wee koala bear. They’re cute and cuddly and good tempered. I could have gone for a lion, but I’ve got one already!
the City if it counts as a soap. New York in my favourite city, I’m about to move there. I’m a bit of a post feminist – Samantha is probably my favourite character. I may have a job interview to work for Vanity Fair. I’m yet to decide if I can really afford it. SEX OR DRUGS OR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL? WHY? Sex – done the other two. QUICK TEMPERED OR SIMMERER? Quick
KAYOS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00, 05:00, Free NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep,
club classics, 22:00, 03:00, £tbc INDI-GO, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30, 05:00, £2, £1 students
INSOMNIA, WARNER POWERS & CLAUDIO, PRIVE’
COUNCIL, Fresh house tunes each week, 22:00, 03:00,
Free
GLASGOW LIVE WED 1 AUG D-RIVE, COLLETTE MCKENDRICK, WAR OFFICE, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £4 BLACK VELVETEENS, BARFLY, Live Music, 7.00, , £5 CITY CITY BEAT, BLOC, Good on the hi-hats, 9.00, 1.00, Free
PUSHIN’ BUTTONS, HOBBES, SPECTRUM, MELDRUM & BABES, RED, Disco, funk, electro, breaks, indie, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), THE BONGO CLUB, Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30, 03:00, £3
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI
(UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
03:00, £3
SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, 03:00, Free
TUES 28 AUG ANTICS, THE HIVE, Rock, emo, punk & metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free
DARK PLANET OPEN MUSIC, PUBLIC, BARAKA, Come play your vinyl, CDs, iPod, mp3 player or laptop, 20:30, 03:00, Free DELICIOUS, THE BONGO CLUB, Strictly hip hop & RnB, 23:00, 03:00, Free THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00, 05:00, £5 FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House music all night long, 22:30, 05:00, Free HARD TO FIND, DJ ROMEO, CITY CAFÉ , Reggae, 21:00, 03:00, Free INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, 03:00, Free MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, 05:00, Free SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RED, Indie social club, 21:00, 05:00, Free SPLIT, EDINBURGH LOCALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy midweek rave, 23:00, 05:00, Free VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club playing chart, 23:00, 04:00, £4 DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00, 05:00, £4, free b4 11pm RED, Electro, hip hop & disco, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm
THE ONLY JONES, THE HAZEY, A TRUE STORY + TRACK 9 , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free BROKEN RECORDS PLUS THREE, CAPITOL, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £5
NICK HARPER, FRASER CENTRE, MILNGAVIE, Touted songwriter in charity show, 7.00, 11.00, £10 THE DEAD 60S, KING TUTS, Up and coming rockers, 8.30, 11.30, £8.00
THE PIT, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, 05:00, Free THE SHAKES, RECLINER, TRAP6, THE BLACK ARROWS , JAMIE BARNES + COCHISE / USUAL SUSPECTS, ROCKSTIR FRIED, B-SIDES & BOOTROSS ROCK, THE OUTHOUSE, ERS, Rock covers, 7.00, 11.30, £3 Pre-club with indie & rock, 19:00, 03:00, Free TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00, 05:00, Free
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, VECTOR LOVERS, CABARET
VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks, 23:00,
05:00, £2, free b4 12am/members
THUR 30 AUG, ALTER EGO, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3)
BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free
WINTERKIDS, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £6 FADE, THE TWISTED MELONS, MAGGIE MAY’S, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £3
BLUEFLINT, OHIO, CHRIS BLAIR, RIO CAFÉ, Dances on Sand, 8.00, 11.30, Free
CANDIRU JAZZ, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, modern jazz standards played by our resident trio, 8.00, 11.30,
SALSA DISCO, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00, 03:00, Free
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, 05:00, £5, free b4 10pm
house, RnB & hip hop, 22:00, 03:00, £4 (£3)
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, 03:00, £6 (£3)
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to
for price
9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price THE COBRAMATICS, BLACKFRIARS, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, Free BLOC JAM, BLOC, Open mic, 9.00, 1.00, Free
Free
KOLESCO, COSSACHOK, Russian music and dance, 9.00, 10.00, £6
KELVINGROOVE, KELVINGROVE PARK, Unsigned talent, THE DRAYMIN, TRAMP ATTACK, THE PEDANTICS, 2.00, 10.00, Free TRAP 6, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £5.00 HEY YOU GET OFF MY PAVEMENT FEATURING THE JIM WHYTE AND MORE, RIO CAFÉ, Real Live Jazz, 8.00, ALIENS, ERRORS, TWILIGHT SAD, YO MAJESTY, PART 11.30, Free CHIMP, MOTHER AND THE ADDICTS, ONE ENSEMBLE ESCAPE, ROCKERS, Classic indie rock, 7.00, 11.30, £5 EL RANCHO RELAXO DJS PLUS V, KINGS COURT DREW GARDNER, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, singer songCOURTYARD, All day festival; of alt rock, 2.00, 11.30, writer influenced by Bob Dylan and Lou Reed, 8.00, 11.30,
FRI 3 AUG THE NUNS, 13TH NOTE, head banging po-
SYNTHETIC, TUBE JERK (TIM WRIGHT), THE BONGO CLUB, tential and some pretty shifty riffs, 8.30, , £3 Techno, electro, breaks, 22:30, 05:00, £6, £5 b4 12am LEANA ZACCARINI, JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAF, TOKYO KYOUYOU, SCOTT GRANGER, TOKYO, Funky
STACKED ACTORS + THE DELUSIONAL + VAMOUS TERMS, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue
THE CAPULATES , THE USUALS, THE DIRTY HANDSHAKES, , PLUS GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00,
TRASHLIGHT VISION (FEAT ACEY SLADE - THE MURGRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes DERDOLLS), BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact
19:00, 03:00, Free
/ TETSUO , 13TH NOTE, “Experimental”, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
04:00, £5 (£4)
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves,
SUN 5 AUG VEEE DEEE / TIM HOLEHOUSE / NOMA
THE SUGARS + THE DOLEDRUMS, BARFLY, Live Music,
BOOMBOX, JASON CORTEZ, DEAN NEWTON, TOM13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for MY KAY, EGO, Dance, 23:00, 04:00, £6 price BUMP, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, 05:00, £2 (£1) THE SHOWS + THE JINN + THE DEBUTE, BARFLY, Live GOULAG BEAT, MOTHER AND THE ADDICTS, EGO (DOWNSTAIRS), Dance, punk, disco, nu wave, 23:00,
VEGAS , THE FERRY, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £9.00
THURS 2 AUG MOTION GALLERY / DARKLIGHT ,
venue for price all night, 22:00, 05:00, £3 (£2) PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart pop LIC IT, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, 03:00, £5 (£3), ACTION GROUP + WYLDFLOWER + THE DHARMA + HOOLIGAN , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free & glam, 23:00, 05:00, £4 free b4 11.30pm industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, 05:00, Free
Free
LISTINGS
LIFESTYLE HEADS UP
Blues and funk and swinging jazz, 8.00, 11.00, Free
DHARMA + DANICA + MONTES JURA + TEGAN, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
MAKE MODEL + MY COUSIN I BID YOU FAREWELL + DIAGUSTO, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
£17.50
SORRY-OK-YES (ITALY) + THE MERCHANTS +THE UNDERCLASS , ROCKERS, Live Music, 7.00, 11.30, £5 MIA RIDDLE AND HER BAND, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, New York based folk group play an intimate gig, 8.00, 11.30,
MON 6 AUG CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, BLOC, Indierock, 9.00, 1.00, Free
THE NUNS + ZELAZOWA + EXIT MUSIC + THE LEMMINGS GUESTS , BOX, Shifty riffs and head banging potential, 8.30, 12.00, Free
YAMAN, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, sitar, flute and mixes, THE FUNHOUSE / EYES WIDE OPEN FEAT MAKE MOD- 8.00, 11.30, EL DJ SET + FIGURE 5, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price TUES 7 AUG BETRAY THESE ANGELS / THE PLAGUE / THE LAW, THE BOXER REBELLION, THE SHERMANS, + 2 , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue THE ALONEZ, THE RONELLES, CORTEZ, , BOX, for price FRI 31 AUG CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip O.B.E, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free DRIVE LIKE I DO + THE CONTRADICTIONS + ALWAYS hop, disco, funk, 22:00, 03:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm THE VIVANS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free READ THE LABEL, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, conDE LUXE, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, BOBBY COOK, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £5 tact venue for price 23:00, 03:00, £3, free b4 12am THE ROUGES + THE FAKES + MEXICO, ROCKERS, ClasTHE FACELESS, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, DOGTOOTH, HENRYS CELLAR, Indie, punk, rock, nu rave, breakbeats, 21:00, 03:00, Free RED, Electro, hip hop, 22:00, 05:00, £2, free b4 11pm NAPIER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, SHAKESPEARES, Open Mic, 21:00, 00:00, Free
23:00, 03:00, £tbc
sic rock covers, 7.00, 11.30, £3
cancelled
& rock, 22:30, 05:00, £5
and short story readings, 8.00, 11.30,
8.00, 12.00, Free
SAT 4 AUG, , ACHREN AND PERFECT CHAOS, 13TH
rock in irregular time, 9.00, 1.00, Free
EVOL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alternative beats READING THE LEAVES, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, poetry FAKE, HOSTAGE, THE EVERLASTING BLINK, RED, Elec-
tro, punk funk & nu rave, 22:00, 05:00, £tbc FOUR CORNERS, THE BONGO CLUB, Funk, jazz, latin, afro, 23:00, 03:00, £5, £3 b4 12am GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to house, 22:00, 05:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm GROOVEJET, TONY MCHUGH, TOKYO, Dancefloor hits, 22:00, 03:00, £6 MISFITS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, 05:00, £3, free b4 12am WED 29 AUG CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, MODERN LOVERS, EGO (DOWNSTAIRS), Mod, soul, funk, Funk & chart, 21:00, 05:00, £5 (£4) reggae, psyche, 23:00, 04:00, £6, £4 b4 12am THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks & 05:00, £6, free b4 12am
THE GLASGOW SONGWRITERS, BLACKFRIARS, Open mic, THIS FAMILIAR SMILE, TO CATCH A THIEF, BLOC, Melodic
ALLAN Y MCDOUGALL, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, traditional BIG BOB’S BLUE SKAS, ART DE CAF, Ska and blues, 8.00, Scottish songs arranged for guitar and bouzouki, 8.00, NOTE CAFE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, £4.00
11.00, Free
11.30,
venue for price
WED 8 AUG D-RIVE, JUST SUNDAY, VIVIAN SCOTSON, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £4 STARS STUDDED 78, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00,
AMPERSAND + YELLOW BENTINES + THE BREAKERS + THE FIRE & I, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact MC DEVVO & SHADY PIEZ, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
GRADUATION DAY FEATURING YASHIN, THE FAKES, BURNOUT, THE PEOPLES ALIBI AND ERYKA, BARROWLAND, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £10.00
MICHAEL DEANS QUINTET, BLOC, Jazz, 5.00, 8.00,
contact venue for price THE LEGACY, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, Cancelled TRACK A TIGER, BLOC, Unpredictable but calming, 9.00, 1.00, Free
SO LONG SERENITY + THE DELUSIONAL + GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free
tempered. TANTRUM? Last time I was drunk...
probably.
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THE WILLY CLAY BAND, CLASSIC GRAND, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £12.00
gypsy meets punk frenzy, 9.00, 10.00, £6
8.30, 11.30, £5
MICHAEL SIMONS, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, folk, blues
£6.50
LETHAL BIZZLE AND SKINNYMAN, KING TUTS, UK hiphop and grime, 8.30, 11.30, £8
and beyond from this Glasgow based guitarist, 8.00, 11.30,
MUNICIPAL WASTE, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, INJUNS, THE DARLINGS, MAGGIE MAY’S, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £3
COBRA GRANDE, JAMES HARA, AIDEN MACKENZIE, RIO CAFÉ, Dances on Sand, 8.00, 11.30, Free A NEW DAY, THE DISAPPOINTMENTS, ROCKERS, metal,
MON 13 AUG FIGHTSTAR, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £10.00
SET YOUR GOALS + NOT TRIGGER + BY MY HANDS, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for
SAT 18 AUG SANCTUARY FIRE / THE CONTRADICTIONS / JIMMY JIVE , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
CONTENTS
on voice and woodwind instruments, 8.00, 11.30,
THURS 23 AUG HEALTH, 13TH NOTE, one of the west coast’s most revered electro-noise bands, 9.00, , £4 WILLY MASON, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £11.00 DEVENDRA BANHART, ARCHES, Fey folk, 8.00, 11.00, £16.50 FRANK O’HAGAN, ART DE CAFÉ, Skat guitar, 8.00, 11.00, Free
7.00, 11.30, £5
price
DEAD GENERALS AND SUPPORT, ABC, Live Music,
guitar duo playing classic French swing-jazz, 8.00, 11.30,
12.00, contact venue for price HELLHOUSE, BLOC, Horror show of power chords, 9.00, 1.00, Free MARLOW + 2 THIRDS OF YOUTH GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free DESTINE, BLACK SHUCK, SESSION 69, ROCKERS, Live Music, 7.00, 11.30, £5 YAMAN, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, sitar, flute and mixes, 8.00, 11.30,
BIG BOB’S BLUE SKAS, ART DE CAF, Ska and blues, 8.00, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price 11.00, Free SLICED PEACH + THE 1, 2, 3’S + CITY LIFE, BARFLY, Live CLUB ANTICS FEAT DJ SETS FROM LUVA ANNA & Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price CRAZY MO, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact TBC, BLOC, tbc, 9.00, 1.00, Free venue for price EQUAL AN OPPOSITE PRESENTS FELIX + WOODENBOX GST CARDINALS + THE VALOR + O.B.E. + GUITARS + GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free DONT FLY, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, HAMPDEN PARK, Funk rock
SWEET AND LOWDOWN, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, singer/
THURS 9 AUG CLUB OLUM, CORSAIRS!, BLOC, Noisymen, 9.00, 1.00, Free
EQUAL AN OPPOSITE PRESENTS, PHARMACY + OUT FROM ANIMALS + MY ELVIS LEG , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free
THE FNORDS / THE BUCKY RAGE / THE DEEP FRIED WOLF KNUCKLES , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
FLOOD OF RED + THE ZICO CHAIN + THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND + YASHIN, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
THE INITIALS + THE CITY RIOTS!, BARFLY, Live Music,
9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price DAN DEACON, IVY, classically trained composer with a masters degree in electro-acoustic composition, 8.00, 11.00, £4
ZZZ + INNER CORAL REFUSE, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00,
TUES 14 AUG EAGLEOWL / + GUESTS , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
7.00, 11.00, £6
venue for price
sic, 8.30, 12.00, Free
LOOK SEE PROOF, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, KING BLUES, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £6.00 PETE AND THE PIRATES, EVAN CRICHTON, KING TUTS, DEAD MEADOW, NICE N SLEAZY, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £5 JAMIE BARNES AND COCHISE, ROCKERS, Classic £7.00 Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £6.00 ANDY MILLER, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, acoustic guitar vir- Rock, 7.00, 11.30, £3 RADIOTONES, NICE N SLEAZY, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £5.00 tuoso presents some of his favourite bands, 8.00, 11.30, STEREOFUNK IN THE PARK FEAT:FEDDE LE GRAND, GRANT NELSON, THE TROPHY TWINS & NICK BRIDGJIM WHYTE AND MORE, RIO CAFÉ, Real Live Jazz, 8.00, 11.30, Free ES., STRATHCLYDE COUNTRY PARK, Live Music, 7.00, 11.30, WED 15 AUG D-RIVE, ADRIAN, SLEEPING DOG, £15.00 GAIA AND SUPPORT, ROCKERS, Classic rock, 7.00, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £4 11.30, £5 KUNT AND THE GANG (LONDON) / THE PLIMPTONS SUN 19 AUG LANDON / SELL OUT STORY / SIERRA SHAMBOLIC WARDROBE, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, a night , 13TH NOTE, Foul-mouthed fun, 9.00, 12.00, contact LEONE , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact of musical entertainments presented by Tom Snowball, venue for price venue for price 8.00, 11.30, NAPALM DEATH + MADMAN IS ABSOLUTE + PIGSCUM + CO EXIST, BARFLY, The fastest band in the world, THE NEEDLES, BLACKFRIARS, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, Free FRI 10 AUG ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS / NALLE + 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price BEN REYNOLDS / EYE SHAKING KINGDOM , 13TH THE MOTION THEORY (CD LAUNCH), BARFLY, Live Mu- BLOC JAM, BLOC, Open mic, 9.00, 1.00, Free DIRGE + THE SHALLOW CALL + THE STRANDS + NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price sic, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price ARCHANGELS REVENGE , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, LEANA ZACCARINI, JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAF, MAGMA CHILD, BLOC, The Zep meet Gomez, 9.00, Blues and funk and swinging jazz, 8.00, 11.00, Free
1.00, Free
12.00, Free
Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price THE BLACK CHAIN + ALROSA + BLOB, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price DEFCON1 AND BRADLEY C, BLOC, Bumpin-ElectroBeats-Crunks-House!, 9.00, 1.00, Free
8.30, 12.00, Free
£12.00
11.00, £5
gypsy meets punk frenzy, 9.00, 10.00, £6 FRIDAY FIRST, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £5
ORKO + TWIN ATLANTIC + DB68 + JULIET KILO, BARFLY,
THE LAST PROJECT, THE TRACKS, THE GRIM FANDANGOS PLUS GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free THE DWARVES AND THE BADDIES, KING TUTS, Harsh grunge rock, 8.30, 11.30, £12.00
MOBIUS + THE ASSOCIATES + GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, THE LIVING END, CATHOUSE, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, BLACK VELVETEENS, FURY MURRAYS, Live Music, 8.00,
LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRA, COSSACHOK, Romanian
KHARMA 45, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £6.50 SONNY MARVELLO, THE ROHYPSTERS, MAGGIE MAY’S,
MY ENEMY IS DEAD, DESPERATE HOUSEKNIVES,
Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £3
ROCKERS, Metal, 7.00, 11.30, £5
Dances on Sand, 8.00, 11.30, Free
MON 20 AUG, ARMY OF FLYING ROBOTS / +
EMILY AND CLAIRE, STEVEN CLIFFORD, RIO CAFÉ, CANDIRU JAZZ, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, modern jazz
THE ROLL UPS, DEMON EYE, ROCKERS, Live Music, 7.00,
standards played by our resident trio, 8.00, 11.30
WHISPERS IN THE ATTIC, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, mellow
THURS 16 AUG CLUB OLUM, CORLEONE, BLOC,
11.30, £3
stadium style, 8.00, 11.00, £40
LUVA ANNA + THE CARELLOS + THE DIRTY HEPBURNS DEVOTCHKA WITH THE CUTS AND WILSON TAN, KING + THE SHIRREL, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £7.00 venue for price JIM WHYTE AND MORE, RIO CAFÉ, Real Live Jazz, 8.00, THE USUALS, BLACKFRIARS, PM Promotions, 9.00, 12.00, 11.30, Free
£5 ARI-UP (THE SLITS) THE TRUE WARRIORS PRETTY UGLY MICHAEL DEANS QUINTET, BLOC, Jazz, 5.00, 8.00, DJ SET, ADMIRAL BAR, Live Music, 8.00, 11.00, £10.00 BILL CALLAHAN FORMERLY SMOG, ARCHES, Live Music, Free THE BOLLOCKS W/ THE BLUFFERS+HORIZON+THE 8.00, 11.00, £15.00 BLANK EXPRESSIONS+THE FIRESOULS , BOX, Live MuDISTANCE IN EMBRACE, BLOC, German metal, 9.00, 1.00, Free
CRYSTAL CASTLES + DANCE LAZARUS DANCE, BARFLY,
GUESTS , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price SLINT , ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £20.00
BEATNIC PRESTIGE, THE REMNANT KINGS, ROCKERS,
Jam and Blondie influenced rock, 7.00, 11.30, £5 GRAEME NIELSON, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist with special guests, 8.00, 11.30,
FRI 24 AUG TABASCO FIASCO / HYENA , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
LEANA ZACCARINI, JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAF, Blues and funk and swinging jazz, 8.00, 11.00, Free
BULLET + THE SEVENTH STAIR + STITCH + ULTIMA, BARFLY, Rage Against The Machine Tribute band) , 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
VAARSTRAAT66 + THE GRAFTERS + SNEAKY PETE, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
METOPE, BLACKFRIARS, Sound the Alarm, 7.00, 12.00, £7 THE CARELLOS, THE MOTION, NINE CIRCLES PLUS GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free NORAH JONES, CLYDE AUDITORIUM, Charming or insipid?, 7.00, 11.00, £29.50
ROOST, MEXICO, ROCKERS, Classic Rock Covers, 7.00, 11.30, £3
GRAHAM HARDIE, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, book launch for “Love’s Pathos” with live poetry readings, 8.00, 11.30,
SAT 25 AUG THE BOLLOCKS PRESENTS ...THE, PARK-
ERS, CITY CITY BEAT + LOST N MOTION + GUEST.. , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free THE GEMS / + 2 , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price NEUVOSA, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £6 BIG BOB’S BLUE SKAS, ART DE CAF, Ska and blues, 8.00, 11.00, Free
THE IDEALS + COBRA GRANDE + THE COMMON EMPIRE + ATHOS VIENNA, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00,
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER + THE OCEAN + THE THREAT REMAINS + EXECUTION CHAMBER + VISCERAL DEITY + CEREBERAL BORE + EVERY SCAR IS A VICTORY + FATAL FLAW, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00,
contact venue for price
FRIGHTENED RABBIT / ODEON BEAT CLUB / WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00,
THE MERCHANTS, THE VANDALEYS, , BOX, Live Music,
nies, 8.00, 11.30, Free
YAMAN, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, sitar, flute and mixes,
Covers, 7.00, 11.30, £3
NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
CHRIS CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAFÉ, Skat Guitar, 8.00,
11.00, Free
LUKE PICKETT + A TRUE STORY + CULANN + CATCHER,
TUES 21 AUG SONIC YOUTH, ABC, Play Daydream
FERRY, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £20.00
experimental music, 8.00, 11.30,
DEPORTIVO STREET TEAM, THE HALT, Live Music, 7.00, 11.30, Free
SAT 11 AUG PM MUISC, KUNG FU, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £6
DANICA / CITIES AND SKYLINES / SOL DIABLOS , 13TH BIG BOB’S BLUE SKAS, ART DE CAF, Ska and blues, 8.00, THE TENANTS + DELTA MAINLINE + THE GRIM FANDANGOS + V-2 SCHNEIDER, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
MICHAEL DEANS QUINTET, BLOC, Jazz, 5.00, 8.00, Free
THE SPOILS, THE REVIVALS + SLOWJET.. , BOX, Live
Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free
THE UNDERKILLS OFFICIAL AFTERSHOW PARTY... , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free JACK BUTLER, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £5.00 JAMIE BARNS AND COCHISE, ROCKERS, Classic rock covers, 7.00, 11.30, £3
SUN 12 AUG CHOKING SUSANS, THE WHISKEY
WORKS, 13TH NOTE, Punk and hardcore, 8.00, , £4.00 CHOKING SUSAN / THE WHISKY WORKS / VAGUE SPACE / THE UNICORN SCUMFUCKS , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
LEFTOVER CRACK + MY OWN RELIGION + THE HOSTILES + THE SKANX + THE POISONING + THE MADCATS + ALMIGHTY ME + THE MORGUE PARTY CANDIDATE, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
JOHN BEATTIE BAND, BLACKFRIARS, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, Free
melody and soundscapes, 8.00, 1.00, Free
EQUAL AN OPPOSITE PRESENTS, SIXPEOPLEAWAY + ANDI NEATE + GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free
12.00, contact venue for price 11.00, Free
ISSUE TWENTY-THREE August 07
8.30, 12.00, Free
JAMIE BARNES AND COCHISE, ROCKERS, Classic Rock
8.00, 11.30,
GENESIS TRIBUTE BAND WEEKEND WITH DOUG MELBOURNE, TONY PATTERSON, G2 AND FACE VALUE, THE
Nation, their last good album, 7.00, 11.00, £20.00 ALL MY LOGIC + SUCIOPERRO, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price SIX MILLION BROKEN + INNER SIGHT + WE THROW STONES + THE ONE DAY SPEAKERS, BARFLY, Live Music, THE GLASGOW SONGWRITERS, BLACKFRIARS, Live Music, 8.00, 12.00, Free 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price THE STOLEN HOURS AND DELETES, BLOC, formerly KONG, WALL STREET AMMUNITION HERO, BLACKFRIknown as Circle, 9.00, 1.00, Free ARS, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, £6 AMY MACDONALD, KING TUTS, Scottish songwriter with SCOUTING FOR GIRLS, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £7.00 a growing support, 8.30, 11.30, sold out JIM WHYTE AND MORE, RIO CAFÉ, Real Live Jazz, 8.00, WALKING THEO, FROZEN FEAR, ROCKERS, Metal, 7.00, 11.30, £5 11.30, Free DRUGDEALER CHEERLEADER, SILENT OBLIVION, ROCK- FAZZINI, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, outre rock and inward psyche folk, 8.00, 11.30, ERS, Live Music, 7.00, 11.30, £5 NEIL DAVIDSON, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, experimental WED 22 AUG SONIC YOUTH, ABC, Play Daydream guitarist plays alongside Chris Hladowski and Ben ReyNation, their last good album, 7.00, 11.00, sold out nolds, 8.00, 11.30, LAUNCH WITH TABBY CALLAGHAN, ABC, Live Music, 7.00, 11.00, £10 FRI 17 AUG THE LAVA EXPERIMENTS / OPERATOR ROOT OF SOUND, BLOC, May contain funk and ska, / JOYSTICK DISCOTEQUE , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 9.00, 1.00, Free 12.00, contact venue for price
MONO TAXI + BISMARCK + WEALTH OF NATIONS + COHOLIC, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
POISON IDEA *CANCELLED*, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, BLOC JAM, BLOC, Open mic, 9.00, 1.00, Free THE FEZ, RIGHT TURN LEFT, TOM LILLYWHITE, MISTAKES. 12.00, *Cancelled* THE FUCK WITS + GUESTS , BOX, Live, 8.30, 12.00, Free IN.ANIMATIONGRANADA HIEST , BOX, Live Music, BIG BIG SOUND, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £5 8.30, 12.00, Free THE CASUALS + BIG BIG SOUND, KING TUTS, Live Music, LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRA, COSSACHOK, Romanian
60
12.00, contact venue for price
price
Blues and funk and swinging jazz, 8.00, 11.00, Free
Free
MICHAEL DEANS QUINTET, BLOC, Jazz, 5.00, 8.00, Free ZUBA BASSA BEAT, RIO CAFÉ, Interwoven vocal harmo-
BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for
LEANA ZACCARINI, JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAF,
THE BEAT POETS, BLACKFRIARS, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00,
ACRYLIC ICON, THE PART TIME SIGNALS PLUS GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free SMASHING PUMPKINS, CARLING ACADEMY, Pretention in black., 7.00, 11.00, SOLD OUT
EIGHTPAGEPULLOUT, BURMA STAR, MAGGIE MAY’S, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £3
DAVIE LAWSON, TRAQUAIR, RIO CAFÉ, Dances on
SUN 26 AUG TONY SHOEBOX / FUTURO , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price EASY STAR ALL STARS, ARCHES, Live Music, 8.00, 11.00, £10.00
FALL VICTIM + THE POISONING + SCREAMING BLUE MURDER + STEREO OBLIVON, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00,
12.00, contact venue for price BLOC JAM, BLOC, Open mic, 9.00, 1.00, Free KOLESCO, COSSACHOK, Russian music and dance, 9.00, 10.00, £6 ERICKA, GEMICKA, MAGGIE MAY’S, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £5 RUSSIAN CIRCLES, NICE N SLEAZY, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £6.00 STRUMMERVILLE CHARITY EVENT, ROCKERS, all dayer, 3.00, 11.30, £10
GENESIS TRIBUTE BAND WEEKEND WITH CARPET CRAWLERS AND GENESIS IN THE CAGE , THE FERRY, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £20.00
MON 27 AUG CLUB OLUM, TBC, BLOC, Live Music,
6 12 16 20 21 22 25 26 28 42 52
LIFESTYLE San Fransisco Zoe Donald fashion
THEATRE Venus As A Boy Dance @ the Fringe
COMEDY Reginald D Hunter Free @ the Fringe
ISSUE 23, AUGUST 2007 9 10
12 14
Go Away - to San Francisco, pg 9 16 17
BOOKS
Luke Wright’s Poetry Party 20
LGBT
The inclusive culture
FILM
The new kings of comedy Friend of foe
12.00, Free
THE SOUNDS, ORAN MOR, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £10.00
Sand, 8.00, 11.30, Free YAMAN, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, sitar, flute and mixes, LEUCINE, ROCKERS, Indie, 7.00, 11.30, £5 8.00, 11.30, KATI BURNS, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, Hungarian folk music
LISTINGS
Venus As A Boy, pg 12
21
16 17
DVD/GAMES E3
19
ART The Naked Portrait
26
SOUNDS Tomahawk Modest Mouse
BEATS
Aesop Rock Fabric with Intalex
Modest Mouse, pg 32 28 32
42 49
LISTINGS
Edinburgh & Glasgow Art, Comedy, Theatre, Club and Live Music listings
Fabric with Intalex, pg 49
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THE AGREEMENT + THE CAPULETS + FALLACY + CITIES AND SKYLINES, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
WILBURNSILVER + GUESTS , BOX, Live Music, 8.30,
STILL BLOOD RUNS, FIRE ON THE HORIZON, ROCKERS, Extreme metal, 7.00, 11.30, £5
LOCAL METAL NIGHT, SOUNDHAUS, Live Music, 7.00,
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2. Who did the Zutons want to “come on over”? 3. What did John Lennon name his cat? 4. Name a palindromic hit song by a palindromic group 5. Anagram – oral sex 6. True or False – Bjork used to work in a fish factory 7. What was Lionel Richie’s former band? 8. Who claimed ‘the revolution will not be televised’?
(a) Gil Scott-Heron
(b) Jill Scott
11.30, £4.00
KARINA AND FRIENDS, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, songstress introduces some of her favourite acoustic acts, 8.00, 11.30,
FRI 31 END OF THE MONTH CLUB, EYE CONTACT
LEADS TO MORE, 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact venue for price
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1. Eric Clapton helped compose the score for which ‘80s cop film?
(c) A heron
THE MANIKEES SHOWCASE , THE DUNDERHIEDS + AMPERSAND + THE CHEVIOT HOODS, BOX, Live Music,
11. Which leg of the Live Earth concerts did Kanye West play? 12. How did Marvin Gaye die? 14. Who are Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Bob Hardy and Paul Thomson? 15. True or False – most toilets flush in E#
STUDIO 24 , Metal, 19:00, £5
MEXICO, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 19:30, £TBC THE REMNANT KINGS, THE MOTION, WHISTLEBINKIES, Folk, 19:45, £15 (£12.50)
T ON THE FRINGE, SILVERCHAIR, CORN EXCHANGE, They MALFUNCTIONING ANDROIDS, THE DEN @ ANDERSONS, said it would never last, 19:00, £16 BEATSVILLE, THE MASONICS, THE ROHYPSTERS, HEN21:00, Free RY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie rock, 23:00, £5 (£4) SABAI, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 0:00, Free SARA AND THE SNAKES, NORTH FOUNDATION, CITY THE RAB HOWAT BAND, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, CAFÉ, Indie rock, TBC, £TBC
THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, OKKER, EUNOIA, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Live Music, 20:00, £5 (£4)
T ON THE FRINGE, THE LAW, LUVA ANNA, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 19:00, SOLD OUT
THE NUNS, REGIS, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock,
SUN 12 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, CALVIN HARRIS,
CROSS REFERENCE 2007, THE REZILLOS, BLACK AFFAIR, CLUB EGO, Local punk legends, 22:00, £8 UNDERBELLY, STEVEN CAREY & THE CONSULTANTS, ROY HENDERSON, HAMILTON’S BAR, Indie rock, 17:00,
GIANT TANK PRESENTS…, ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS,
21:30, £4
Free
MON 6 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, ISOBEL CAMPBELL & MARK LANEGAN, THE LIQUID ROOM, B&S and QOTSA expats unite, 19:00, SOLD OUT
RELUCTANT TO SPEAK, BEKON, BANNERMAN’S UNDER-
RUNNAMUCKS, LES CHRIS PUNCHERS, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, 21:30, £4
LONESOME HIGHWAY PRESENTS…, ROBERT FISHER, JACKIE LEVEN, MICHAEL WESTON KING, UNDERBELLY, Celtic Soul, 21:00, £14
FITZROY SOUL, FREAKY FAMILY, CITY CAFÉ, Live Music, TBC, £TBC
TUE 7 AUG, DREW NELSON, ANDREW GORDON,
THE QUIET RIOT, FUZZYSTAR & THE MALFUNCTIONING ANDROIDS, WHISTLEBINKIES, 21:00, Free OATBEANIE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 0:00, Free TEN STOREYS HIGH, ROB HOWELL, ALEX MORAN,
THE VILLAGE, Folk, 20:00, £5
HAMILTON’S BAR, Live Music, 17:00, Free
£TBC
MON 13 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, DUKE SPECIAL,
WORLD, Live Music, 21:30, £4
STONE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Live Music, 19:00, £7 AUSTIN LUCAS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Singer / songwriter, 20:00, £TBC
CARNABY HOUSE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 19:00, Free
THE LIQUID ROOM, Folk rock, 19:00, £10
LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII, SPIEGEL TENT, Gypsy folk, 17:00, £9
T ON THE FRINGE, PETE & THE PIRATES, THE DIALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 19:00, £7
UNITED BLOOD, DAYWALKERS, SKIN THE PIG, THEY SPEAK IN SWARMS, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock,
INTERSTATE 6, ONE DAY SPEAKERS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live 21:30, £4 Music, 21:00, Free
J.D MACKAY, WHISTLEBINKIES, Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £TBC
MARWOOD, ARI HEST, EMILY ZURIK, THE CLOSING, THE ARK, Indie rock, 19:30, £4
TUE 14 AUG, LEITH FOLK CLUB, BROWN AND
BAXTER, THE VILLAGE, Folk, 20:00, £5 KUNT AND THE GANG, NANOBOTS, ARSE 2 MOUTH, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Charming, 20:00, £5
ME ‘N’ DAN, MAEVE O’BOYLE, NASSAU ROYAL, BAN- LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII, SPIEGEL TENT, Gypsy folk,
NERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Live Music, 21:30, £4
OI POLLOI, AUSTIN LUCAS, NORMAN SILVER, THE GOLD, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Anarcho punk / folk, 20:00, £5
THUR 9 AUG, ASSOCIATE, AVAHUASKA, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 21:00, Free
17:00, £9
T ON THE FRINGE, SEASICK STEVE, THE LIQUID ROOM, Veteran Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £12
WED 15 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, AMY MACDON-
ALD, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Singer / songwriter, 19:00, SOLD
OUT
BIG HAND, UNKNOWN HAGANA, TABASCO FIASO, LEATHERFACE, LAST DITCH, LOUDMOUTH, BANNERBANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Ska / punk rock, 21:30,
£4.00
T ON THE FRINGE, CANDIE PAYNE, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
MAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:30, £5
MANDY, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Live Music, TBC, £6 THE 48, SUGARDADDY, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music,
ROOM, Indie, 19:00, £20.00
Free
CELLAR BAR, Hard rock, 20:00, £5
Free
Live Music, 19:00, £TBC
Fiddle-tastic, 19:00, £TBC
FRI 10 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, EMMA POLLOCK,
THURS 16 AUG, DIRTBOX, UNKNOWN HAGANA,
£4
19:00, £9.00
FRI 3 AUG, BOBBY COOK, THE THREE TUNS, Singer /
flower power with jingly indie, 19:30, SOLD OUT
SMOKED GLASS, BOOGI LOUSHOU, WHISTLEBINKIES,
MARK REID AND THE LOCAL VILLAINS, HENRY’S CELLAR T ON THE FRINGE, THE ADS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie T ON THE FRINGE, THE MAGIC NUMBERS, THE LIQUID
Superfuck
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THEME, FOX GANG, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 0:00,
THE SIGNS, WHITEFIRE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 0:00, TO CATCH A THIEF, THIS FAMILIAR SMILE, STUDIO 24,
CABARET VOLTAIRE, Ex-Delgado singer / songwriter,
T ON THE FRINGE, JAMES, CORN EXCHANGE, Mixing
FAST, MICHAEL DRACULA & FAKE FANG, THE BONGO COHOLIC, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:30, £4 CLUB, Singer / songwriter, 23:00, £5 MIYAGI, NORTON MONEY, DIRTY MONET, THE DARKWATER, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 21:00, Free MERCAT, Acoustic / alternative / indie, 21:00, Free SOFTER RIDE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 18:00, Free DOGTOOTH, SPORTSDAY MEGAPHONE, HENRY’S CEL- OPAL SKY, THE ARK, Live Music, 20:00, £TBC SCOCHA, THE LIQUID ROOM, Live Music, TBC, £TBC LAR BAR, Indie rock, 23:00, £5 THE HOUSE OF FLYING JAGGERS PRESENTS…, SECTA BABYTIGER PRESENTS…, TEN REASONS TO LIVE, SPANGLESHIFTERS, GIRLS FROM EGYPT, THE LOFT, Indie ROUGE, LAVOTCHKIN, FRIDAY NIGHT GUNFIGHT, LAKES, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Deadly Unserious, 19:30, rock, 20:30, £5 THE HOUSEROCKERS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 0:00, Free £TBC SIZE QUEEN, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 21:00, Free THE NUKES, DIRTY MONET, DEBONAIR DAVE, THE THE BELGRANOS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 18:00, LUST BANDITS, THE ARK, Indie rock, 19:30, £TBC Free THREETHIRTEEN, HUBCAP ROUNDABOUT, OLIWA, NOVA BELLA PRESENTS…, THE SET UP, CHRIS HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Rock, 19:30, £3
THE SKINNY
HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Free-noise, 20:00, £5 (£4)
£TBC
songwriter, TBC, £5
ISSUE TWENTY-THREE August 07
THE LIQUID ROOM, Live Music, 22:30, SOLD OUT
rock, 19:00, £5
SUGARHOUSE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Open Mic Night, 21:30,
4
LONESOME HIGHWAY PRESENTS…, TOM RUSSELL, MICHAEL MARTIN, ST BRIDE’S CENTRE, Folk, 19:15, £15 U-KNOW-HOO, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 0:00, Free
BAR, Indie rock, 19:30, £4.00
MAKE MODEL, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 23:00, NOON LAYER DRIVE, FIFTY CALIBRE SMILE, HENRY’S
Lawyer
House Band, 16:00, Free
WORLD, Metal, 21:30, £4
19. According to Fergie, big girls don’t … what?
Drugs Graph
UNDERWORLD, Metal, 21:30, £5
21:00, Free
THUR 2 AUG, I AM CHEMIST, BANNERMAN’S UNDER-
VAL KILMER AND PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE VAL KILMER BY LEWIS HOSIE
VERLAN, NOIR! NOIR!, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Live
Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £7.50
18. Jim and William Reid from East Kilbride are in which band appearing at the Connect Festival ‘07? 20. Who are supporting the Foo Fighters at Meadowbank Stadium in August ‘07?
SUN 5 AUG, THE QUIET RIOT, FUZZYSTAR & THE
WED 8 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, ANGUS & JULIA
BALL 1, THE ARK, Folk, 20:00, £TBC DIVIDING THE LINE, BOYS WITH BEAKS, CIVILISED,
17. Whose current UK chart single contains the lyrics ‘Oh that boy’s a slag, The best you ever had’ and ‘You used to get it in your fishnets, Now you only get it in your night dress’?
Music, 21:30, £4
Blues and funk and swinging jazz, 8.00, 11.00, Free CINEPHILE, SONORUS, BARFLY, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, £6 PALLAS, KING TUTS, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £8.00 KANDELLA, THE LATECOMERS, LAURIES, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, Free MALAJUBE, NICE N SLEAZY, Live Music, 8.30, 11.30, £6.00 WING AND A PRAYER, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, singer songwriter duo strongly influenced by the blues, 8.00, 11.30, TOM SAWYER, THE FERRY, Live Music, 8.00, 11.30, £10.00
LEANA ZACCARINI, JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAF,
WED 1 AUG, DANIEL HEALY, PARLABANE, SPACE-
13. Name the 5 piece Edinburgh band who played a few songs for the opening of the Scottish Parliament 2007
20:00, £TBC
MIA RIDDLE, CHAI TEAHOUSE, Singer / songwriter, 19:00,
EDINBURGH LIVE
10. What was ICE Cube’s band?
Live Music, 23:00, £5
DOVETAIL, THE DELOREANS, THE ARK, Indie rock,
8.30, 12.00, Free
9. What was Sid Vicious charged with in 1978?
16. Which Irish band’s latest single is called ‘Signal Fire’?
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MUSIC QUIZ
BRADLEY, FRU$HANE, ALFONZO, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR,
21:00, Free
WIRED DESIRE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 0:00, Free LEATHERFACE, STUDIO 24 , Metal, 19:00, £TBC EY 2 BURN , 13TH NOTE, Live Music, 9.00, 12.00, contact ROGUESTAR, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 0:00, Free SAT 11 AUG, DIGNAN, DOWELL AND WHITE, venue for price ROSY BLUE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Singer / songwriter, 18:00, WHISTLEBINKIES, Singers / songwriters, 21:00, Free Free THIS FAMILIAR SMILE , BOX, Live Music, 8.30, 12.00, Free THE SONIC 883 WONDERLAND EXPRESS, SELLOTAPE, GENTLEMAN PREFER BLONDIE, THE ARK, Live Music, THE JACK KNIVES, GASGIANT, MAGGIE MAY’S, Live THE CONFLICT DIAMONDS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie / 20:00, £TBC EDINBURGH ROCK RIOT, JADED PLAYBOY, THE Music, 8.00, 11.30, £3 punk rock, 23:00, £5 ALEXANDER MURRAY, KYLE CUTHBERT, RIO CAFÉ, THE BORIS YELTSIN LOVE XI, THE LUNES, BANNERMAN’S ANTICS, GILDOZA, ONE DAY SPEAKERS, THE DELOREANS, WYND, THE EXCHANGE, Traditional music, Dances on Sand, 8.00, 11.30, Free UNDERWORLD, Indie rock, 21:30, £4 20:00, £5 THE NATURALS, EASILY INFLUENCED, ROCKERS, Dundee THE RAB HOWAT BAND, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, MAIN STREET BLUES, WHISTLEBINKIES, Blues, 18:00, Free indie, 7.00, 11.30, £5 House Band, 16:00, Free MAN OF THE HOUR, THE TYRANT LIZARD KINGS, CANDIRU JAZZ, TCHAIOVNA, WEST END, modern jazz T ON THE FRINGE, TOM BAXTER, CABARET VOLTAIRE, CERTAIN DEATH, JACKIE TREEHORN, BANNERMAN’S standards played by our resident trio, 8.00, 11.30, Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £10
12.00, Free
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LISTINGS
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WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 0:00, Free
T ON THE FRINGE, KANYE WEST, CORN EXCHANGE, Hiphop honcho, he loves the animals, 19:30, SOLD OUT T ON THE FRINGE, KHARMA 45, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 19:00, £7 LOUISE CAIRNS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Singer / songwriter, 20:00, £TBC SMILER, THE JACK, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 21:00, Free
CLASH PRESENTS…, X-VECTORS, DOLBY ANOL, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Synth rock, 23:00, £6 (£5)
FRI 17 AUG, BOMBSKARE, CATCH IT KEBABS, TAKING CHASE, THE ARK, Ska / punk rock, 19:30, £TBC CORLEONE, GASGIANT, ARA, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Post-post-post-rock, 19:30, £5 (£4) LEE PATTERSON, WHISTLEBINKIES, Singer / songwriter, 18:00, Free
LITTLE GREEN MACHINE, EPIC 26, THE GARCIAS, BAN-
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LISTINGS EDINBURGH LIVE/CLASSIFIEDS NERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Alt rock, 21:30, £4.00
DOGTOOTH, PARTYSHANK, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Live
LEE PATTERSON, WHISTLEBINKIES, Singer / songwriter, 18:00, Free
Music, 23:00, £5.00
PAUL STEEL, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Singer / songwriter,
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ZOMBIES PRESENT…, PROTOHERO, RODENT EMPORIUM, BILLY LIAR, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR,
19:00, £5.00
T ON THE FRINGE, STEPHEN FRETWELL, THE LIQUID
Rock, 20:00, £4
SARA AND THE SNAKES, FREAKY FAMILY, CITY CAFÉ,
ROOM, Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £13
Indie rock, TBC, £TBC
SAT 18 AUG, DIRTY SUMMER, SUNNY MURDERS,
indie rock, 19:00, £16
JESUS H FOXX, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie rock, 19:30, £4
MOYA, MONO TAXI, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Indie
CLASSIFIEDS
T ON THE FRINGE, THE SHINS, CORN EXCHANGE, Subpop
FRI 24 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, HAPPY MONDAYS, CORN EXCHANGE, The baggyfathers return, 19:30, £25
T ON THE FRINGE, KAISER CHIEFS, THE VIEW, THE T ON THE FRINGE, THE BEST OF T-BREAK: BROKEN RE- PIGEON DETECTIVES, MEADOWBANK STADIUM, Jingle CORDS, CHUTES, YASHIN, THEATRE FALL, THE LIQUID indie, 16:00, £29 ROOM, Fierce mixture of Scottish talent, 19:00, £6 SEASIDE SKIFFLE, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Skiffle, 19:30, UNION OF KNIVES, BAILLIE AND THE FAULT, CABARET £TBC SUGARHOUSE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 18:00, Free VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 19:00, £7 WASHINGTON STREET, LOS ALBERTOS, WHISTLEBINKIES, THE BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS TRAIN TO HELL, THE BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS, THE VOODOO QUEEN, Live Music, 21:00, Free MIYAGI, THE ARK, Live Music, 23:00, £TBC SUN 19 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, CRASH MY MODEL CAR, THE ORANGE LIGHTS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, SAT 25 AUG, NEW FOUND SOUND, ACTION GROUP, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Local genre hopIndie rock, 19:00, £7 ping indie set, 21:30, £4 FREAKY FAMILY, DAVA, CITY CAFÉ, Live Music, TBC, £TBC NEWTON FAULKNER, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Singer / songT ON THE FRINGE, JAMIE T, THE LIQUID ROOM, London writer, 19:00, £8 hip-hopper, 19:00, SOLD OUT THE RAB HOWAT BAND, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, KITTO, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 0:00, Free House Band, 16:00, Free MONOTAXI, AMPLIFICO, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie, 21:00, THE SCARECROWS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 0:00, Free Free T ON THE FRINGE, TURBONEGRO, THE LIQUID ROOM, THE TWILIGHT SAD, POP UP, DUMB INSTRUMENT, BAN- Rock, 19:00, £14 rock, 21:30, £4.00
NERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Sure to be phenomenal bill from
some of Scotland’s finest, 21:30, £7
SUN 26 AUG, GIANT TANK PRESENTS…, BLUE
HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Free-noise, 20:00, £5 (£4)
19:30, £5 (£4)
Free
CAFÉ, Live Music, TBC, £TBC
GIANT TANK PRESENTS…, TOWERING BREAKER,
SABBATH BLACK FIJI, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Free-noise,
BEST OF OPEN MIC, , WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 18:00, FITZROY SOUL, THE SADIE EXTRAVAGANZA, CITY THE QUIET RIOT, FUZZYSTAR & THE MALFUNCTIONING ANDROIDS, THE DEN @ ANDERSONS, 21:00, Free GECKO 3, VASCO DE GAMBA, LINDSAY SUGDEN, HAMILTON’S BAR, Indie rock, 17:00, Free
MON 20 AUG, FIGURE 5, SERGEANT, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 19:00, £7.00
GUILLEMOTS, CORN EXCHANGE, Indie, 19:30, £18 LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII, SPIEGEL TENT, Gypsy folk, 17:00, £9
RED STARS PARADE, AGENT OF THE MORAI, PALEHORSE, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Rock, 20:00, £5 THE PARTY PROGRAM, PARIAH, AMENTI, DOUBTS CAST SHADOW, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:30, £4
LONESOME HIGHWAY PRESENTS…, THE WAILIN’ JENNYS, ST BRIDES CENTRE, Folk, 19:15, £15
TUE 21 AUG, ARMY OF FLYING ROBOTS, AT YEAR
ZERO, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, “Noisey noisey boys” - John
KRANK SOLO, EL GUAPO, LANDSLIDE, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Indie rock, 21:30, £4
OATBEANIE, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 0:00, Free PRIME SUSPECT, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 21:00, Free T ON THE FRINGE, RAZORLIGHT, EDITORS, MEADOWBANK STADIUM, Indie, 16:00, £29
T ON THE FRINGE, THE SOUNDS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie rock, 19:00, £10
BEST OF OPEN MIC, , WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 18:00, Free
MY RADIO, KAT HEALY, DAVIE LAWSON, ANNA JAROSZ, HAMILTON’S BAR, Acoustic night, 17:00, Free
Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £11
BAND SHOWCASE, , WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 21:00, Free
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Metal, 20:00, £TBC
THE INDUSTRY ENSEMBLE, MISTER MANANA, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:30, £4
TUE 28 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Rock, 19:00, SOLD OUT T ON THE FRINGE, JACK PENATE, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
LEITH FOLK CLUB, SHEENA WELLINGTON, IAN DAVIDSON, THE VILLAGE, Folk, 20:00, £5 T ON THE FRINGE, WILLY MASON, THE LIQUID ROOM,
61 Commerce St, Glasgow G5, Tel: 0141-418-0818 7 fully equipped rooms just south of the river PRICES: Mon-Fri 12-6 £18 for 3 hours Mon-Fri 6-12 £27 for 3 hours Sat & Sun £27 for 3 hours
THE FRIGITS, EXIT EVANGELINE, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR,
rock unite, 16:00, £37.50 17:00, £9
ARC STUDIOS
THE LIQUID ROOM, Alt rock veterans, 19:00, £17
T ON THE FRINGE, THE TEENAGERS, WILD BEAST, DAN DEACON, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, £7.50, £8
LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII, SPIEGEL TENT, Gypsy folk,
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MON 27 AUG, T ON THE FRINGE, DINOSAUR JR,
Peel, 19:30, £5
T ON THE FRINGE, FOO FIGHTERS, NINE INCH NAILS, SILVERSUN PICKUPS, MEADOWBANK STADIUM, Titans of
HOG’S HEAD
Singer / songwriter, 19:00, SOLD OUT
WED 29 AUG, TRACER TRAILS PRESENTS…, DIANE CLUCK, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Folk, 20:00, £TBC JADED PLAYBOY, THE VALKARYS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Rock, 0:00, Free
OUR NAME IS LEGION, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD,
WED 22 AUG, HOLLOW HEART PARLOUR, , HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Acoustic night, 19:30, £5
Metal, 21:30, £4
TONYSHOEBOX, ROCKETFOX, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie
AARON KING BAND, SPARTICUS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie
rock, 21:00, Free
rock, 21:00, Free
THURS 30 AUG, ALEXANDER MURRAY,
DIEGO, COME ON GANG, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:30, £4
T ON THE FRINGE, INTERPOL, CORN EXCHANGE, Indie miserablists, 19:30, SOLD OUT J.D MACKAY, WHISTLEBINKIES, Singer / songwriter, 18:00, Free
T ON THE FRINGE, MOTHER AND THE ADDICTS, AIDAN MOFFAT, DE ROSA, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie rock, 19:00, £9
PLAYMAKER, NOVICE MATHEMATIC, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 0:00, Free
T ON THE FRINGE, SCOUTING FOR GIRLS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 19:00, £7
THURS 23 AUG, ABDOUJAPAROV, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 0:00, Free
ALCHEMISTS OF SOUND, THE DUNDERHEIDS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Live Music, 21:00, Free
T ON THE FRINGE, HOT CLUB DE PARIS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie disco kids, 19:00, £8
JON CROCKER, THE WINTERGREENS, BANNERMAN’S
WHISTLEBINKIES, Singer / songwriter, 18:00, Free
CAPTAIN FACE, HOT MANGU, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 0:00, Free
THIS IS MUSIC, CHUTES, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie rock, 20:00, £TBC
T ON THE FRINGE, SHINY TOY GUNS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie rock, 19:00, £7.00
THE ZIPS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 21:00, Free OUT OF THE BEDROOM, , THE CANON’S GAIT, Open Mic, 20:00, Free
FRI 31 AUG, CATHERINE FEENEY, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £8.50 LEE PATTERSON, WHISTLEBINKIES, Singer / songwriter, 18:00, Free
TRAMPOLINE PRESENTS…, PENNY CENTURY, KATIE SUTHERLAND, GAVIN MCGINTY, TRAMPOLINE PRESENTS…, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Singer / songwriter, 19:00, £TBC
REFUSE BOY, MARLOW, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:30, £4
RUBY AND THE EMERALDS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, T ON THE FRINGE, KATE NASH, THE LIQUID ROOM, Singer 21:00, Free THE PICTOIDS, WHISTLEBINKIES, Indie rock, 0:00, Free / songwriter, 19:00, £10 UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:30, £4
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