AZIZA CAFÉ-BAZAAR Step into Aziza Café-Bazaar to sample tastes of the Arab World in Glasgow’s West End. Mezze, for example, are Middle Eastern tapas-style starters similar in range and tastes to Meditteranean and Greek starter plates. Home favourites include hummus, olives and falafel; be sure to try lesser-known variants such as Baba Gahanoush, made from aubergine puree with a full, smokey flavour. A mixed mezze (Medium £6.99) is great for sharing to give a comprehensive taster. Soups (£2.99) are hearty winter warmers: traditional Moroccan Harira, an exotic mix of pulses and spices, is a meal in itself.
FORGET THE COLD AND THE ASPHALT BEYOND THE HOMELY CAFÉ’S WIDE WOODEN DOOR ine dishes, accompanied with bread and spicy harissa sauce. Lamb Tagine (£10.99) is tender and can be served with vegetables or as a sweeter dish with prunes and apricots. Other Arab specialities include cous cous dishes served with Tunisian stuffed peppers (£8.99(V)/£9.99) or Turkish spicy sausages (£9.99); the latter is a spicy meat feast tempered by mint yogurt and salad. Main courses are reasonably priced and generously portioned, and owner and founder Azmina assures a warm welcome and hearty fare: this is a café with a lot of heart. [Yasmin Ali] 407 GREAT WESTERN RD, KELVINBRIDGE, GLASGOW
Moroccan house specialities are flavour-infused tag-
OPEN DAILY 12NOON-10PM.
MOTHER INDIA’S CAFÉ Re-opening after a swift face-lift, it’s a relief to see this West End stalwart hasn’t altered its winning tapas-thali hybrid menu. Mix and match from meat, fish and veggie options, bulked out by huge puffball naans and garlic potatoes if you’re a real glutton, and dig in as and when they arrive in curious dishes of the type you last saw in your Granny’s display cabinet. Lamb with spinach is rich and tender with a deeply savoury, tar-dark sauce; chicken on the bone Karahi demands you down cutlery and dig in with finger-licking enthusiasm; and Machi Massala offers chunks of moist fish, startlingly pearly against the vivid scarlet of the tomato sauce. Non-meat eaters are particularly well served, with the pick of a flesh-free bunch being the crispy, moreish dosas, bursting with Aloo Saag
‘CHATTY, INFORMAL DINING AND... TOP-NOTCH SHARING FOOD’ and served with a school dinner jelly bowl of warm dhal to slather on top. The wine list is short, to the point and affordable but you’d be best off soothing your throat with an icy draft Kingfisher or salty-sweet lussee. Mother India’s Café offers chatty, informal dining and is perfect for a sociable group feast. This is top-notch sharing food, although the compulsion to scoop up every last morsel would wake anyone’s selfish gene. [Ruth Marsh] MEAL FOR TWO WITH BEER, £40 MOTHER INDIA’S CAFÉ, 1355 ARGYLE STREET, GLASGOW 0141 339 9145
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OCTOBER 07
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EATING & DRINKING
EATING & DRINKING
DUNDEE CLUBS
2-OCT, DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), DISCOTECA, FAT SAM’S, Pop RnB & indie in the mix, 23:00, £4/£3.50
WED 3 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1,
URCHINS + NEIL MCCLAFFERTY , BARFLY, 8pm, OXBAAM, DIRTY DEMOGRAPHIC, CRAWFURD CAFÉ, UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
OXJAM BENEFIT, PRELUDE, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, OXJAM PRESENTS, HI 5 ALIVE + THE VALOR + THE APPLE SCRUFFS , BARFLY, 8pm, PRESSURE FEATURING GREEN VELVET, INTERSTELLAR FUGITIVES, SLAM, JORIS VOORN AND MUCH MORE, ARCHES, Live techno, 8pm, £20.00 LEANA ZACCARINI AND JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAFÉ, A great mix of belting blues (young and old), laid
back Latin and rhythmic funk, 8pm, Free ENTER SHIKARI, BARROWLAND, 7pm, sold out THE HOLD UP + THE ZIPS + CATCHER , BOX, 9pm, Free THE FRAY, CARLING ACADEMY, 7pm, sold out AGAINST ME!, GARAGE, 8pm, £9.00 GRAVENHURST, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £7.00 CHRIS LUNG, MAGGIE MAYS, 9pm, THE PRODUCERS , ORAN MOR, 8.30pm, cancelled PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free ARCADE FIRE , SECC, The most popular band in the world?, 7pm, £23.00
TUES 30 OCT KID HARPOON + WHAT’S UP WITH FRANK + GOODBYE SUSPECT + JAY JAY & THE PIOLETS , BARFLY, 8pm, OXBAAM, DIRTY DEMOGRAPHIC, CRAWFURD CAFÉ, UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
OXBAAM, LAUREN PELON, RAMSHORN THEATRE, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
PISTOL WHIP VINTAGE, LATONIC, THE CLICKS, AND DELTA AUDIO, BUFF CLUB, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, PM MUSIC PRESENTS, POPUP + 5TH A PONTIAC + THE PASSENGERS + UART BRAITHWAITE (MOGWAI) DJ SET BARFLY, 8pm, O’DEATH, FINDO GASK AND CASIO CASINO, ADMIRAL BAR, 8pm, £5.00
NANCY ELIZABETH, ARCHES, 8pm, £7.00 GLASGOW SONGWRITERS, BLACKFRIARS, Open mic for original material, 8pm, Free
THE BROTHERS ZAMISKOVI, COSSACHOK, Music from the Tatra Mountain area of Northern Slovakia near the Polish border, 9pm, £6 ASOBI SEKSU, KING TUTS, Experimental melodic noise, 8.30pm, £7.00 MISTY’S BIG ADVENTURE, ORAN MOR, 7.30pm, £5
MAGIC CARPET CABARET, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE,
SIN HALLOWEEN PARTY FEATURING IMMANIS AND CHAO:SPHERE, SOUNDHAUS, 7pm, £5.00 BETTER CRACK CLUB, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, Glas-
Jim McAteer presents a night of singer songwriters and bands, 8pm, £24
gow’s only regular storytelling group, 8pm, £22 MARY COUGHLAN, THE FERRY, 7pm, £14.00
VERSAL, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
SAT 27 OCT THE AMPHETAMEANIES, BARFLY, 8pm, £7.00
CHAPEL JAM, GLASGOW UNIVERSITY CHAPEL CHOIR, UNIVERSITY CHAPEL, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, OXSLAM BATTLE OF THE BANDS, , BUFF CLUB, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
ENTER SHIKARI, BARROWLAND, 7pm, £14.00 MICHAEL DEANS JAZZ QUINTET, BLOC, Popular jazz, 5pm, Free
ROCKETFOX AFTERSHOW PARTY , BOX, 9pm, Free THE BOLLOCKS FEAT. THE ENCIERRO, POSTCARDS FROM HOME, THE CHILD ECHO, THE CARRERAS , BOX, 9pm, Free
BACK TO THE FUTURE HALLOWEEN FANCY DRESS PARTY FEATURING Q.F.X., HUMAN RESOURCE, CHILL FM, IAN VAN DAHL, DJ OUTBLAST , CARLING ACADEMY, 7pm, £15 til 5th Oct
RATT, GARAGE, 8pm, £16.50 TV21 AND WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS, GLASGOW ACCIES CLUB, 8pm, £10.00
HELL IS FOR HEROES, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £10.00 STONEY NEIL MC SWEENEY, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free THE ROLLIN CLONES, THE FERRY, 7pm, £12.00 KLING KLANG, BARFLY, 8pm, £6.00
SUN 28 OCT MAKE MODEL + THE XCERTS + COPY HAHO , BARFLY, 8pm, SMN, THE ONE DAY SPEAKERS, ROCKERS, Ska, 8pm, JOSE GONZALEZ, ABC, 7pm, £16.00 ASH, BARROWLAND, 7pm, £16.50 HALF COUSIN, BLACKFRIARS, 9pm, £5 BLOC AND JAM, BLOC, Open Mic, 9pm, Free BOOGI LOUSHOU + BLACK TIE AFFAIR , BOX, 9pm, Free
BLACK STONE CHERRY, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £8.50 ALBA FLAMENCO, COSSACHOK, A hot-blooded fiesta of music, song and dance!, 9pm, £6 FIONN REGAN, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £8.00 KINGS DIE KINGS, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, LOU RHODES, ORAN MOR, 7.30pm, £12.50 MEATLOAF, SECC, Belting pomp rock, 7pm, £37.50 WISHBONE ASH, THE FERRY, 7pm, £12.50 MON 29 OCT WINTERMUTE, BLOC, 9pm, Free
LEFTWIDEOPEN + MARVEL HEIGHTS + JOHN DEERY , BOX, 9pm, Free ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £8.00 SHACK, CLASSIC GRAND, 8pm, £12.50 W.A.S.P., GARAGE, We Are Sexist Plastic metallers,
WED 31 OCT GLASGOW’S GOT TALENT, , THE UNI-
OXBAAM, LAUREN PELON, CRAWFURD CAFÉ, UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
OXJAM FINALE, ASPHERONS, THE BLACK ARROWS, THE MODE, BOX, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, PUNY HUMANS PROMOTIONS PRESENTS, BLOB + MALEROM + NOVELLA + CONCEPT OF TIME , BARFLY, 8pm,
VIVA MELODICA, SAINT JUDE’S INFIRMARY AND THE PORCH SONG COLLECTIVE, COTTIERS, Acoustic night featuring Ally Kerrl and guest artists., 8pm, Free DIZZEE RASCAL, ABC, London grime, 7pm, £13.50
THE ASPHERONS + BLACK ARROWS + THE MODE + THE LAST PROJECT, BOX, 9pm, Free RADIO SOULWAX HALLOWEEN FANCY DRESS PARTY, CARLING ACADEMY, 7pm, £15.00
THE RUMBLESTRIPS, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £8.00 HALLOWEEN PARTY, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, MARK KOZELEK, ORAN MOR, 8.30pm, £12.50 DANCES ON THE SAND, RIO CAFÉ, Acoustic night featuring local and guest artists., 8pm, Free
MICHAEL SIMONS, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, folk, blues and beyond from this fingerstyle guitarist, 8pm, £36
CHEYENNE AND SEYLAN, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, Scottish music on clarsach & cello, 8pm, £25 LUKE PICKETT, BARFLY, 8pm, £5.00v
CLASSIFIEDS MUSICIANS WANTED Established six piece band seek replacement bassist and drummer for regular gigging and rehearsing. Wide repertoire of original material already written. Visit www.myspace.com/foxgang. Contact foxgangs@ gmail.com or Luke on 07729597435.
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8pm, £16.00
SHY CHILD, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £7.50 ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, acoustic and folk, 8pm, Free
KATE NASH, ORAN MOR, 8.30pm, sold out YAMAN, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, sitar, flute and mixes, 8pm, £23
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SAT 27 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Anthems, RnB, hip hop & the rest, 23:00, £5/£7/£3.50 SUN 28 OCT TOUNGUE IN CHEEK, FAT SAM’S, You pick the pop, 23:00, £3.50/£5/£2.50
MON 29 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), “I DO LIKE MONDAY’S!”, FAT SAM’S, Latest in the charts & old favourites, 23:00, £4/£3.50
Student anthems with Howie on live drum percussion, 23:00, £4/£3.50 DJ BUDDYLUV, DUVET, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, Urban delights, 23:00, £4/£3.50 SUNWEED SOUND SYSTEM, THE READING ROOMS, Roots reggae and dub, 22:30, £2.50
TUES 30 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), DISCOTECA, FAT SAM’S, Pop RnB & indie in the mix, 23:00,
CLASSICS, FAT SAM’S, The ‘official’ start to the week-
DJ BUDDYLUV, DUVET, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, Urban delights ,
THURS 4 OCT RICKY HARRISON, ANTHEMS &
Arcade Fire
from the 70s, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50
end…, 23:00, £4/£3.50
FRI 5 OCT BOOGIEBUG, HONEY, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, New and old skool house, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50
PAUL WOOLFORD, HEADWAY, THE READING ROOMS, 22:30, £tbc
SAT 6 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Anthems, RnB, hip hop & the rest, 23:00, £5/£7/£3.50
DJ ROBERT WALKER, BACK TO REALITY, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, Funky house, 23:00, £5/£7/£3.50
£4/£3.50
WED 31 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Student anthems with Howie on live drum percussion,
23:00, £4/£3.50 23:00, £4/£3.50
LIVE
WED 3 OCT MAXIMO PARK, CAIRD HALL, Energetic guitar pop from the Newcastle five-piece. Plus support., 19:30, £16.50
THURS 4 OCT OFFICER KICKS + THE DRAYMIN + OUR NAME IS LEGION + THE TOUCHES, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £3
THE BROGUES, MODERN CULTURE, THE NATURALS, BILL BREWSTER AND DICKY TRISCO, DISCO DEVITHE TRADE, DEXTERS, 20:00, £tbc ANCE, THE READING ROOMS, 22:30, £8 SUN 7 OCT TOUNGUE IN CHEEK, FAT SAM’S, You pick FRI 5 OCT THE OUTLAW + GUILE + DELTA MAINLINE + IDRIVEHOME!, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £4 the pop, 23:00, £3.50/£5/£2.50 MON 8 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), “I DO LIKE THE DAZE, THE FRONT, THE RAIL, THE WHITE LIGHT, DEXTERS, 20:00, £tbc MONDAY’S!”, FAT SAM’S, Latest in the charts & old faSAT 6 OCT THE ENEMY, FAT SAM’S, Plus support., vourites, 23:00, £4/£3.50
19:30, £12.50 / SOLD OUT
TUES 9 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), DISCOTECA, MON 8 OCT IAN BROWN, CAIRD HALL, Forget everyFAT SAM’S, Pop RnB & indie in the mix, 23:00, £4/£3.50
WED 10 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Student anthems with Howie on live drum percussion,
23:00, £4/£3.50
DJ BUDDYLUV, DUVET, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, Urban delights, 23:00, £4/£3.50
THURS 11 OCT RICKY HARRISON, ANTHEMS & CLASSICS, FAT SAM’S, The ‘official’ start to the week-
end…, 23:00, £4/£3.50
FRI 12 OCT BOOGIEBUG, HONEY, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, New and old skool house, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Chart and floor fillers, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 THE KARMA LOUNGE, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 3, All your faves from the 70s, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50
AUDIOJACK (LIVE), GEEDUBS, TOADSTATIC AND ADO PLAYDOH, UNDERSOUND, THE READING ROOMS, 22:30, £tbc
SAT 13 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Anthems, RnB, hip hop & the rest, 23:00, £5/£7/£3.50
DJ ROBERT WALKER, BACK TO REALITY, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, Funky house, 23:00, £5/£7/£3.50
SUN 14 OCT TOUNGUE IN CHEEK, FAT SAM’S, You pick the pop, 23:00, £3.50/£5/£2.50
MON 15 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), FAT SAM’S, Latest in the charts & old favourites, 23:00, £4/£3.50
TUES 16 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), DISCOTE-
CA, FAT SAM’S, Pop RnB & indie, 23:00, £4/£3.50 WED 17 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Student anthems live drums, 23:00, £4/£3.50
DJ BUDDYLUV, DUVET, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, Urban delights, 23:00, £4/£3.50
thing and remember to get down to this: the aging Manc has still got it. Plus support., 19:30, £22.50 TUES 9 OCT THE CRIBS, FAT SAM’S, 19:30, £11 from Grouchos
WED 10 OCT THE DEPARTURE + DESCARTES + ASSOCIATE, WESTPORT BAR, 20:00, £6
FRI 12 OCT RECLINER + THE DAZE + THE MANIKEES +
THE MODERN FACES, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £4 SAT 13 OCT THE FEVER + RUSH HOUR SOUL + THE LITTLE KICKS + THE SCALIES, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £4 FINGATHING + PROFESSA FRESH, THE READING ROOMS, Breaks & hip hop - get your dancin’ shoes on, 19:30, £8
SUN 14 OCT OXJAM: EVENING SET: THE GRACE
EMILY’S, GAVIN MCGINTY, NON ZERO, 3 TIMES ROUND, COLE APPLEYARD, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £5 WED 17 OCT THE BOY ORCHESTRA, KING OF CONSPIRACY (PARIS), THE LIKELY LADS, PAPER AIR FORCE, DEXTERS, 20:00, £tbc THURS 18 OCT THE RESEARCH + THE BROGUES + KALEL + THE GOODNIGHTS, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £5 PIGEON DETECTIVES, FAT SAM’S, £10 / SOLD OUT FRI 19 OCT YASHIN + THE VALENTINE PROJECT + KHODA + YAKON TRUCK, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £4 KEEP IT UNREAL, MR SCRUFF, FAT SAM’S, 21:30, £tbc SAT 20 OCT LUVA ANNA EP LAUNCH, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £5
SUN 21 OCT NEW FOUND SOUND PRESENTS…, THE DOGHOUSE, Successful Edinburgh new bands night rolls into town., 20:00, £tbc
THURS 25 OCT ACOUSTIC NIGHT- RACHEL AN-
DERSON, DAVID HENNESSY, JORDAN LINTON, DEX-
THURS 18 OCT RICKY HARRISON, ANTHEMS &
TERS, More acts tbc., 20:00, £tbc
FRI 19 OCT BOOGIEBUG, HONEY, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2,
ROVAS + LIKELY LADS, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £5 WED 31 OCT BEAT GENERATOR, FORWARD RUSSIA + I WAS A CUB SCOUT, THE READING ROOMS, 20:30
CLASSICS, FAT SAM’S, The ‘official’ start to the weekend…, 23:00, £4/£3.50
New and old skool house, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Chart and floor fillers, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 THE KARMA LOUNGE, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 3, All your faves from the 70s, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 OPTIMO, THE READING ROOMS, Reliably stormin’ mash up from Glasgow’s purveyors of techno, electro, indie and 60s classics, 22:30, £tbc
SAT 20 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Anthems, RnB, hip hop & the rest, 23:00, £5/£7/£3.50
DJ ROBERT WALKER, BACK TO REALITY, FAT SAM’S LEVEL
FRI 26 OCT GLASVEGAS + ROSS ADAM + THE KO-
ARTS
DCA SHOP, JOHN MOORE, Last chance to see this sophisticated jewellery show based on beetle wings., UNTIL 14 OCT, 10:30, 17:30, Free
DCA, JOHANNA BILLING/KEEP ON DOING, Looped video works exploring the individual’s place in the world, and questions of freewill., UNTIL 4 NOV, 10:30, 17:30, Free
2, Funky house, 23:00, £5/£7/£3.50
GENERATOR, ROBERT ORCHARDSON AND SARAH TRIPP, Works in various media on various scales,
pick the pop, 23:00, £3.50/£5/£2.50
looking at the way narrative drives our understanding. Thu-Sun only., UNTIL 28 OCT, 12:00, 17:00, Free
LIKE MONDAY’S!”, FAT SAM’S, Latest in the charts & old
QUEENS GALLERY, DUNDEE COLLEGE COLLECTIVE, New works by the staff of Dundee College.,
SUN 21 OCT
TOUNGUE IN CHEEK, FAT SAM’S, You
MON 22 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), “I DO favourites, 23:00, £4/£3.50
TUES 23 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), DISCOTECA, FAT SAM’S, Pop RnB & indie in the mix, 23:00, £4/£3.50
WED 24 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Student anthems with Howie on live drum percussion,
23:00, £4/£3.50
UNTIL 20 OCT, 10:00, 17:00, Free
THEATRE
DUNDEE REP DUNDEE REP/NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND, PEER GYNT, Ibsen’s sprawling tale of ne’er-
DJ BUDDYLUV, DUVET, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, Urban delights, do-well Peer, until, SAT 13 OCT, 19.30, £16-4 JO STROMGREN KOMPANI, THE CONVENT, All’s not 23:00, £4/£3.50 well at the nunnery in this physical and musical drama, THURS 25 OCT, RICKY HARRISON, ANTHEMS & WED 17 OCT, 20.00, £12-4 CLASSICS, FAT SAM’S, The ‘official’ start to the weekCATHERINE WHEELS THEATRE COMPANY, CYRANO, end…, 23:00, £4/£3.50
FRI 26 OCT, BOOGIEBUG, HONEY, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, New and old skool house, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Chart and floor fillers, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 THE KARMA LOUNGE, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 3, All your faves
Children’s comic version of the heavily-beaked lover, FRI 19 OCT, SAT 20 OCT, 19.15, £10-4
DUNDEE REP ENSEMBLE, PLAYHOUSE CREATURES,
fast-paced play about the first women in Britain to be allowed to perform on stage over 350 years ago, SAT 27 OCT, 10-Nov, 19.45, £16-4
EAT & DRINK
EDITORIAL * EDITORIAL * E I’m currently enjoying reading My First Summer in the Sierra, a near revelatory memoir by the Scots explorer John Muir about his experiences in what is now Yosemite National Park in California. It’s amazng stuff, and not just because of what he gets up to: summiting previously unscaled peaks with just a bread crust to eat all day, or sliding down whole mountainsides riding an avalanche (not something any mountain leaders would these days recommend). What the book also makes clear is the extent to which Muir, who had been brought up in strict Calvinist conditions on the Wisconsin prairie, comes to truly find himself at the mountains, writing unhesitatingly that he is one with the landscape. Not everyone has access to the kind of untainted wilderness Muir found in Yosemite, but just as his thoughts on preservation in many ways fathered the modern environmental movement, so Muir’s exploratory experience remains archetypal of what many of us look for when we ‘go away’: self discovery. For this issue’s Travel Special, though, we’ve chosen to focus less on sublime encounters, and looked more at human experiences as a source for insight. Deborah Martin finds lots to get excited about in the intensity of city life Bangkok (who needs The Beach when you’ve got people?), and Nine considers the many benefits of hitchhiking, one of which is the chance to spend time with new folks.
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REGULAR MUSIC PRESENTS, GLASVEGAS, MADSKULLS, LAST PROJECT AND DIAMOND SEA, BARFLY, 8pm, £5.00
THE BLACK DOG
MICHAEL DEANS JAZZ QUINTET, BLOC, Popular jazz, 5pm, Free
The Black Dog shouldn’t need an introduction. Highly regarded as one of the most influential figures in the British electronica scene, they are synonymous with the rise of electronic music in the UK. Their pioneering Parallel and Temple of Transparent Balls albums were only pressed in small numbers and are now long out of print and scratched through overuse. Many of their classic 12”s are now so rare they are changing hands for big money. Soma have brought these releases back from the archives, completely digitally remastered to show today’s technoheads where their music really came from. The Skinny have teamed up with Soma Records to give one lucky individual the chance to win all of these incredible rereleases. To be in with a shout, all you have to do is answer the following question: WHO IS THE REMAINING, FOUNDING MEMBER
THE BOLLOCKS FEAT - THE UNDERKILLS, THE ROUTES, THE BLUFFERS + MARSHALL CHIPPED , BOX, 9pm, Free STEPHANIE DOSEN, BREL, 7pm, £7 UNDERWORLD, CARLING ACADEMY, 7pm, sold out RAY QUINN, CLYDE AUDITORIUM, 7pm, £23.00 LES RITA MITSOUKO, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £9.00 ZOEY VAN GOEY, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, WHITE MICE, ORAN MOR, 7pm, £5 PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a Africa in Motion (AiM), the UK’s largest African film festival will be taking place from 25 October - 4 November 2007 at the Edinburgh Filmhouse. Now in its second year, the festival programme will include at least 30 outstanding, thought-provoking and innovative African films from all over the continent, from pioneering African filmmakers to young and emerging contemporary directors. For full programme details you can visit www.africa-in-motion.org.uk AiM would like to offer Skinny readers the chance to win one of 2 pairs of tickets to the AiM 2007 Opening Film, Xala (The Curse), on Thursday 25 October. Lucky winners will also receive passes to the Opening Night Concert at Lava Ignite nightclub, where award-winning Scottish/Ghanaian musician Benny Tetteh-Lartey and his band will dazzle the audience with their unique brand of Afro-Scot music.
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Elsewhere, we have all kinds of fascinating interviews, from Booker-prize winning novelist James Kelman to Parisian electro-songstress Chloe, and we have a look at the most exciting pop music around, talking to practitioners Animal Collective, Kate Nash and Jack Peñate. There’s more, as Gareth K Vile looks forward to the outstanding Glasgay! programme, on throughout the month, plus we have all the normal exciting previews and things to get out and do. Don’t knock ‘tober! /RJ Thomson
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BOX, 9pm, Free
KEITH CAPUTO AND RICKY WARWICK, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £8.00
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, CLYDE AUDITORIUM, 7pm, £25.00 LEV ATLAS AND FRIENDS, COSSACHOK, Russian, gypsy and jazz favourites, 9pm, £6
AVENGED SEVENFOLD, G2, 7pm, sold out ELLIOT MINOR, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £8.00 IZO FITZROY, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, SKINNY MOLLY, THE FERRY, 7pm, £10.00 MON 15 OCT LUPEN CROOK, BARFLY, 8pm, PUNY HUMANS PROMOTIONS PRESENTS, RED KRYPTONITE + THE UERCLASS + FIREORM + NON OPERATIONAL , BARFLY, 8pm, REGULAR MUSIC, BEN GRIFFITH, BREL, 7pm, £5.00 BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, ARCHES, Highly rated art-rock from the US, 8pm, £12.00
£11.50
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, CLYDE AUDITORIUM, Continuing the dynasty, 7pm, £25.00
LOS CAMPESINOS, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £6.00 ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, acoustic
TUES 16 OCT THE PARLOTONES + THE AMATURES + HURRICANE BUTTERFLY , BARFLY, 8pm, CPL PRESENTS, 1349, BARFLY, rescheduled from 13/10/7, 8pm, £10.00
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, ANDREA GAJIC, RAMSHORN THEATRE, Szymanowski and Khachaturian,
1.15pm, £3
MARK RONSON, ABC, Popular beat-meister, 7pm, £15.00
GLASGOW SONGWRITERS, BLACKFRIARS, Open mic for original material, 8pm, Free OHIO, BLOC, 9pm, Free
KT TUNSTALL, CARLING ACADEMY, Fife folkster trying to continue her success, 7pm, £19.50 JUSTIN CURRIE, FRUITMARKET, 7pm, 15
HOW I BECAME THE BOMB, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £5.00 VOICE OF THE SEVEN WOODS AND JOHN B. MCKENNA, MONO, 8.30pm, £8.00 BLACK LODGE, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, THE THRILLS, ORAN MOR, Bohemians on the comeback trail, 7pm, £14
DON MCLEAN, ROYAL CONCERT HALL, American Pie, 7pm, £23.50
ELIZABETH FOTHERINGHAM, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, singer and pianist playing a wealth of original material, 8pm, £13 WED 17 OCT NEW ADVENTURES, BARFLY, 8pm, PCL, THE BLOW, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm,
THUR 18 OCT BARFLY SUPPORTS SAMH’S ONE IN FOUR CAMPAIGN - FO PRESENTS, THE VIVIANS, BARFLY, 8pm, £6.00
EQUAL AND OPPOSITE, BROKEN RECORDS, THE PASSENGERS, BOX, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, LIVE AND UNSIGNED, LOU HICKEY, THE INJUNS, BLACKFRIARS, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
OUT TO PLAY, THE HERMIT CRABS, BREL, album launch, 7pm,
OXJAM, LOU HICKEY, JUST SUNDAY, BLACKFRIARS, Rated songwriter, 8pm, £5 7pm, £17.50
Free
EAO: OXJAM : CHRIS ’BEANS’ GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN) DJ ING , BOX, 9pm, Free KOSHKA, COSSACHOK, Unique gypsy flair, 9pm, £6 THE UNDERTONES, GARAGE, 8pm, £15.00 THESE NEW PURITANS, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £6.00 CINEMACHANICA, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, REVEREND AND THE MAKERS, QUEEN MARGARET UN-
evening of Malawian tea, food and musical entertainment, 8pm, £15 CUT THE BLUE WIRE, BARFLY, 8pm, £5.00
FRI 19 OCT ASM PROMOTIONS PRESENTS, THE
MOVEMENT + DELTA AUDIO CLUB + THE DESCRATES + DAVE ?? , BARFLY, 8pm, NO LIMIT, BARFLY, 8pm, HAYWIRE, KESSLER, LATONIC, RETROSEXUALS, BAR-
CAFÉ, A great mix of belting blues (young and old), laid
back Latin and rhythmic funk, 8pm, Free WOLFETONES, BARROWLAND, Folk rock, 7pm, £15.00 XFM LIVE BROADCAST , BOX, 9pm, Free SHINE + THE ZICOS + THE MODE , BOX, 9pm, Free WARRIOR SOUL, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £8.50 UMOJA EVENT , CLASSIC GRAND, featuring Jose Chameleon and Mr Nice, 8pm, £15.00 MAPS, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £7.00 UNSANE, NICE N SLEAZY, 8.30pm, £8.50 PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free
MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE PRESENTS, CORIOLIS + THE BUCKY RAGE + ACRYLIC IQON , BARFLY, 8pm, THE CORAL, ABC, 7pm, £16.00 DALE WATSON AND CLAUDE DIAMOND, ABC2, 7pm, £12.50
LINTON KWESI JOHNSON, ARTA, Dinner and Poetry with rastafarian poet, 8pm, £18.50 CARTER USM, BARROWLAND, 7pm, £22.50 MICHAEL DEANS JAZZ QUINTET, BLOC, Popular jazz, 5pm, Free
THEBOLLOCKS W THE TENANTS, COTTONTOWN MUSIC CLUB, JACKIE HAMILTON, DIRTY WEEKEND , BOX, 9pm, Free
CLUB NOIR SCHLOCK HORROR, CARLING ACADEMY, 7pm, £12/9.00
variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free
VIVA MELODICA, DANIEL WYLIE AND AL MITCHELL, CLEAR BLUE SKIES, BLOC, 9pm, Free SONOROUS + THOUSANDSOUNDS + THE BREAKERS + WOODENBOX , BOX, 9pm, Free GET HAPPY TOUR FEATURING BOWLING FOR SOUP,
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ADMIRAL BAR, 8pm, £4.00
PIGEON DETECTIVES, ARCHES, 8pm, sold out IDLEWILD, BARROWLAND, Local legends, 7pm, £16.00 BLOC AND JAM, BLOC, Open Mic, 9pm, Free CUDDLY SHARK + TUNGUSKA , BOX, 9pm, Free EDITORS, CARLING ACADEMY, 7pm, sold out PLIGHT, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £7.00 KEITH URBAN , CLYDE AUDITORIUM, 7pm, *Cancelled* GEORGIE GAJIIC, COSSACHOK, The power of the accordian, 9pm, £6
FRANCIS DUNNERY, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £15.00 BORN, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 2pm, ELIOT SMITH TRIBUTE, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, JOHN PRINE, ROYAL CONCERT HALL, 7pm, £22.50 FRANCOIS, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, charming songwriter armed with casio keyboards, guitar and video projections, 8pm, £17
MON 22 OCT PUNY HUMANS PROMOTIONS PRESENTS, AMEN, THE INBREDS AND GENETIK BLUEPRINT, BARFLY, 8pm, £12.00 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, BARROWLAND, 7pm, £16.00 VOID AVOIDANCE, BLOC, 9pm, Free PABLO ESKIMO + CITIZEN DOWN + RICHARD COOK , BOX, 9pm, Free ABORTED + KATAKLYSM, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £10.50 STEPHEN FRETWELL, CLASSIC GRAND, 8pm, £12.50 CAPDOWN, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £10.00 ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, acoustic and folk, 8pm, Free
YAMAN, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, sitar, flute and mixes, 8pm, £18
1.15pm, £3
MR HUDSON AND THE LIBRARY, ABC, 7pm, £7.50 BOREDOMS, ARCHES, Japanese experimental rock, 8pm, £15.50
KOBAYASHI, BLOC, Hard rockers, 9pm, Free VOLCANOES, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, COMFORTISM, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, a performance of several monologues, 8pm, £19 CATFISH KEITH, THE STATE BAR, 7pm, £10.00 PALEHORSE, BARFLY, 8pm, £7.50
WED 24 OCT MY FINAL WISH + THIS FAMILIAR SMILE + THE MOTION THEORY , BARFLY, 8pm, VIVA MELODICA, EARLY SONGS AND THE SCARLET, COTTIERS, Acoustic night featuring Ally Kerrl and guest
artists., 8pm, Free
SURROUNDED, BLOC, Sweden’s answer to the Flaming Lips, 9pm, Free
KING FURNACE + THE LONG WALK HOME + SOMEONES SONS + SILVER DIVISION , BOX, 9pm, Free FLOWERED UP, KING TUTS, Baggy mayhem, 8.30pm, £14.00
DANCES ON THE SAND, RIO CAFÉ, Acoustic night fea-
turing local and guest artists., 8pm, Free THE WHITE STRIPES, SECC, Blues bared, 7pm, Cancelled MICHAEL SIMONS, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, folk, blues TCHAI-OVNA WRITERS GROUP, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHand beyond from this fingerstyle guitarist, 8pm, £34 SIDE, monthly writers group, 8pm, £33 WING AND A PRAYER, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, singer CANDIRU JAZZ, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, modern jazz standards played by our resident trio, 8pm, £20 songwriter duo strongly influenced by the blues, 8pm, £16 THUR 25 OCT K + M PROMOTIONS PRESENTS, 7 WALTER TROUT, THE FERRY, 7pm, £15.00 CAR PILE-UP + DEADLY MIXTURE + SYNERGY + NASAT 20 OCT ANTICS, BARFLY, 8pm, KED AMBITION , BARFLY, 8pm, BUSKATHON, , BUCHANAN STREET, part of Oxjam Live, OUT TO PLAY, JIM MCATEER + JOHN B MACKENNA 8pm, + CONAR MASON, BREL, Acoustic and folk, 7pm, DF CONCERTS PRESENTS, MY ALAMO, BARFLY, 8pm, OXJAM LIVE, BLACK ALLEY SCREENS, THE FIRE AND I, £6.00 ADMIRAL BAR, Enegetic new wavers headline, 8pm,
artists., 8pm, Free
1.15pm, Free
MTV TWO GONZO ON TOUR PRESENTS, WE ARE SCIENTIS + FOALS + OPERATOR PLEASE , BARFLY, 8pm, THE PIGEON DETECTIVES OFFICIAL AFTERSHOW,
POWERMAN 5000 , BARFLY, 8pm, cancelled TUES 23 OCT BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB + KHARA + REAL LIVE JAZZ, RIO CAFÉ, Jim Whyte, Tom Gibbs, Andy CHASER , BARFLY, 8pm, Sharkey and more, 8pm, Free BCS BOOKINGS PRESENTS, OUT + BY MY HAS + BROVULTURE SPEAK, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, warm, minimalKEN OATH , BARFLY, 8pm, ist psychedelic folk music, 8pm, £32 UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, DURRANT AND TRADE CONNECTION, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, COMBERTI, RAMSHORN THEATRE, Cello and piano pieces,
COTTIERS, Acoustic night featuring Ally Kerrl and guest
CRAWFURDBAR, Szymanowski and Khachaturian,
folk, 9pm, £4
ION, 8.30pm, £11.00
IAN HUNTER, FRUITMARKET, Rock legend, 7pm, £18.50 BROKEN FAMILY BAND, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £9.50 ISA AND THE FILTHY TONGUES, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, MR SCRUFF , QUEEN MARGARET UNION, 8.30pm, £12.00 PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, ANDREA GAJIC,
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and beyond from this fingerstyle guitarist, 8pm, £31 DAVE DOMINEY, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, funked up bass loops with laptop, electric bass and a guest soloist, 8pm, £14 MOUTHWASH, BARFLY, 8pm, £6.50
FLY, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, LIONS CHASE TIGERS, BLOC, 9pm, Free HORRORSHOW, ROBOTS IN DISGUISES, DAGGERS, FALLEN FROM VIEW + FIRST REPUBLIC + WULLAE FIREWATER, 9pm, Free WRIGHT , BOX, 9pm, Free HADOUKEN, ABC, 7pm, £10.00 BULLETS AND OCTANE, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £8.00 SEASICK STEVE, CLASSIC GRAND, Rambling songs, 8pm, LEANA ZACCARINI AND JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE
SCHOOL OF ART, 8pm, £8.50
THE SKINNY OCTOBER 07
MICHAEL SIMONS, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, folk, blues
ALAMOS, BLOC, 9pm, Free EAO OXJAM BENEFIT: BROKEN RECORDS / THE PASSENGERS / TUFR / NO1.SON + MORE , BOX, 9pm,
SCHNEIDER TIM WITH GALCHEN, PVH, GLASGOW
4
turing local and guest artists., 8pm, Free
FNORDS, BLACKFRIARS, Rock’n’roll, 9pm, REGULAR MUSIC PRESENTS, GLASVEGAS, SOME BOY AND THE FEVER, BARFLY, 8pm, £5.00 TWIED APE PRESENTS, THE HOILES + FREEDOM FALLING + THE WAY , BARFLY, 8pm, SKINNYMAN, ARCHES, Harsh hip-hop, 8pm, £8.50 BLOC AND JAM, BLOC, Open Mic, 9pm, Free THE TRACKS + ANTIQUE SCREAM + THE LEMMINGS ,
8pm, £12
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE MAN WHO GOT A HORSE TO SMASH A CD. BY LEWIS HOSIE
WE START FIRES, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £6.00 BLOW, NICE N SLEAZY, 8.30pm, £6.50 DANCES ON THE SAND, RIO CAFÉ, Acoustic night fea-
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS, BARROWLAND, Wild Rock,
SUN 14 OCT BEATSVILLE, THE PRIMEVAL AND THE
YAMAN, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, sitar, flute and mixes,
ABC: 22,502. 1/4/07 - 30/06/07
EMY, 7pm, £17.00
variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free
and folk, 8pm, Free
(B) 1993
BLOODHOUND GANG, ZEBRAHEAD, CARLING ACAD-
LISTINGS
THE SKINNY
DELUSIONAL + INSULTING MALCOM , BARFLY, 8pm, GLASVEGAS / SUSAN HAY (XFM) DJ SETS + ANTICS , BARFLY, 8pm, DICELINES, COLLETTE MCKENDRICK, BOY WHO TRAPPED THE SUN, SLOAN’S, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, OXJAM FUNDRAISER, BEDAZZLED, THE PHOENIX, 8pm, PM MUSIC, THE DAINTEES, ABC2, guest appearances
SUN 21 OCT CENTRAL JAM, VARIOUS ARTISTS, CENTRAL STATION, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
DRIVE CAREFULLY, DIRTY SUMMER, PUSHBARTOOPEN, 13TH NOTE, Driving rock, lap top fun and new
KATE WALSH, ABC2, 7pm, £8.00 COLD WAR KIDS , BARROWLAND, 7pm, £12.50 MOLECK, BLOC, 9pm, Free EQUAL AN OPPOSITE PRESENTS DESCARTES + DUMB INSTRUMENT + GUESTS , BOX, 9pm, Free Y & T, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £16.00 DAVID FORD, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £8.00 CUT OFF YOUR HANDS, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, THE WEDDING PRESENT, QUEEN MARGARET UNION, C86 lives on, 8.30pm, £13.50
REAL LIVE JAZZ, RIO CAFÉ, Jim Whyte, Tom Gibbs, Andy Sharkey and more, 8pm, Free
SWEET AND LOWDOWN, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, French-style swing/jazz performed on vocals and guitar, 8pm, £35 KARINA AND FRIENDS, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, a night of bands and singer songwriters, 8pm, £21 SANCTITY, BARFLY, 8pm, £7.00 FRI 26 OCT INANT PLEASURE, BARFLY, 8pm, HAYWIRE, APPLE SCRUFFS, BARFLY, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, HORRORSHOW, LUVA ANNA, FIREWATER, 9pm, Free
K + M PROMOTIONS PRESENTS, NO MACHINE + ALAN PANTHER & THE ENERGY TREADMILL + THE
OCTOBER 07
THE SKINNY 61
KENT DUCHAINE, THE JAZZ BAR, Alabama Blues Legend Plays Solo, 20:30, £8
KIDDO + UNKNOWN HAGANA, WHISTLE BINKIES, Indie Rock, 0:00, Free
THE TELLTALES, CASPIAN SEA MONSTER, CAB VOL THE WEDDING PRESENT, THE LIQUID ROOM, Alternative Rock, 19:00, £13.50
HELP!, VOLCANOS, THE BONGO CLUB, Rock’n’Roll Fundrasier for UK Skater, 22:30, £10
THUR 25 OCT BROKEN RECORDS, THE MANNE-
QUINS, THE ELECTRIC GHOSTS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Mini
Indie Orchestra, 20:00, £4
CAPTAIN FACE + HOT MANGU , WHISTLEBINKIES , Free INTERSTATE 6 & SUPPORT, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free JEWEL & ESK SHOWCASE, THE BONGO CLUB, Up’n’Coming talent from J&EV College, 19:00, £3
HW LIVE, JILL JACKSON, THE DEAD BEAT CLUB, STUDENTS’ UNION, HWU, Acoustic Country, 21:00, £4
JOHN HIATT, THE QUEEN’S HALL, Rock Guitaris, £20 MALCOLM MACFARLANE ORGAN TRIO, THE JAZZ BAR, Funky Guitarist, 20:30, £3 (£2)
V BATTLE OF THE BANDS, THE ARK, Indie/Rock Throwdown, 19:30, £
FRI 26 OCT TAKING CHASE, CATCH IT KEBABS, THE
HIJACKS, BANNERMAN’S, Punk Rock, 20:45, £4 ALISTAIR HULETT, JIMMY ROSS, THE BONGO CLUB, Ewan McColl Covers, Discussion, 19:00, £10 (£5) BANNOCKBURN, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free
DOGTOOTH, BEST FWENDS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Dance Rock, 23:00, £5
FIGURE 5, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Garage Rock6 GUY DAVIS, PLEASANCE CABARET BAR, Acoustic Blues, 19:30, £12
KLING KLANG, THE HIVE, Experimental Rock, 19:00, £5 LEE PATTERSON, WHISTLE BINKIES, 18:00, Free LINSEY MACDONALD QUARTET, THE JAZZ BAR, Boston Trumpeteer Returns, 20:30, £3 (£2) RBRBR, ID PARADE, THE ARK, Dance Rock, 19:30, £
SCREAMING BLUE MURDER +TBA, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Punk, Metal, 19:30, £
SAT 27 OCT CHRIS LUNG, PO NA NA, Chic French Rock, 21:00, £5
MARTYN BENNETT NIGHT, THE QUEEN’S HALL, 19:30, £18.50
NO MACHINE, NORTH FOUNDATION, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Dark New Wave, 19:00, £6
ROSY BLUE, WHISTLE BINKIES, 18:00, Free THE GIN GOBLINS + TBA, THE ARK, Old Fashioned Punk, 19:30, £
THE PENNY BLACKS, THE MODE, COME ON GANG, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie Rock, 19:30, £4
WIRED DESIRE, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free ZOMBINA & THE SKELETONES, 13 TOMBS, PSYCHE OUT, THE HIVE, Dress-Up Horror Punk, 19:00, £5 SUN 28 OCT BALDEGO, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY, DAMN SHAMES, FUTURISTIC RETRO CHAMPIONS, THE BONGO CLUB, Dance Rock, 23:00, £3
FOURTH ONE TO WATCH FINAL, LIQUID ROOM, Rock5 THE SUNDAY SOCIAL, HAFTOR MEDBØE & CIARAN MCGUIGAN, BAROQUE, Chill out covers, 20:00, Free KERBSIDE PROPHETS, JONNY & JAY +TBA, HAMILTONS BAR & KITCHEN, 17:00, Free
SUNDAY SINGERS SESSION, LORNA REID, THE JAZZ BAR, Jazz Singer, 20:30, £3 (£2)
OATBEANIE, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free OXJAM LIVE, ROSSCO GALLOWAY, AL AND AL, AMY DUNCAN, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Eclectic Rock, 20:00, £ CHILDREN’S CLASSIC CONCERT, SPOOKTACULAR SOUNDS, THE QUEEN’S HALL, Dressup for Musical Tricks & Treats, 15:00, £10 (£6)
THE MULES, EUGENE MCGUINNESS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Country Pop, 19:00, £6
MON 29 OCT IRON & WINE, ALEXI MURDOCH, THE QUEEN’S HALL, Sub Pop Folk Superstar, 19:00, £14
THE RUMBLE STRIPS, THE ANSWERING MACHINE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Eclectic Pop, 19:00, £8
TUES 30 OCT CECILIA COLEMAN TRIO, THE JAZZ BAR, Established New York Pianist, 20:30, £3 (£2)
MAKE MODEL, COPY HAHO, JESUS H FOXX, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie Rock, 19:00, £6
UNUSUAL SUSPECTS, THE QUEEN’S HALL, 20:00, £16 (£14) WED 31 OCT AMBERSHIFT + TBA, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free
OXJAM LIVE, BOB MURRAY & FRIENDS, THE TASS BAR, Traditional Folk Jams,
BOLSHIE, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
DROWNED IN SOUND, GEORGE PRINGLE, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm,
VIVA MELODICA, STARLETS, ROY MOLLER, COTTIERS, Acoustic night featuring Ally Kerrl and guest artists., 8pm, Free SIX PEOPLE AWAY, BLOC, Your Sound Winners, 9pm, Free
DANIEL HEALY+AERONAUT+THE LAST CORINTHIANS+BLACK ALLEY SCREENS+THE PLAYING FIELD , BOX, 9pm, Free THIS IS MENACE+GHOST OF A THOUSAND AND LOSING SUN, CATHOUSE, 8pm, cancelled WHOMADEWHO, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £6.00 ED HARCOURT, ORAN MOR, 7.30pm, £12.50 THE MACABEES, QMU, Poppy funsters, 8pm, £10 DANCES ON THE SAND, RIO CAFÉ, Acoustic night featuring local and guest artists., 8pm, Free RUSH, SECC, High concept solos, 7pm, £39.00 MICHAEL SIMONS, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, folk, blues and beyond from this fingerstyle guitarist, 8pm, £26 KYLE CUTHBERT, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, intricate melodies and beautiful maladies from this singer songwriter, 8pm, £4 COAL PORTERS, THE VALE , 7pm, £8.00 GORILLA BISCUITS, BARFLY, 8pm, Cancelled ILL EASE, BARFLY, 8pm, £6.00
THU 4 OCT HORRORSHOW, FORTUNE DRIVE AND
DARK LITTLE POET, FIREWATER, 9pm, Free OUT TO PLAY, DOUG HOESKTRA, BREL, Acoustic and folk, 7pm,
CITY RADIO , BARFLY, 8pm, ALL TORE UP, , BLACKFRIARS, Record hop and live rock-abilly band, 10pm, £5
AUTOKRAT, PIPEHEID, ADLIB, Live techno, 11pm, Free EYES WIDE OPEN/ NO LIMIT + FA CAMELS, THE , BARFLY, 8pm,
ANTICS, BARFLY, 8pm, CPL, BOB FRANK AND JOHN MURRAY, BREL, dark
starts here., 8pm, £15
REAL LIVE JAZZ, RIO CAFÉ, Jim Whyte, Tom Gibbs, Andy Sharkey and more, 8pm, Free
LORIS, THE ADJOURNMENTS, ROCKERS, 8pm, £5 DAMIEN RICE, SECC, 7pm, £23.50 YAMAN, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, sitar, flute and mixes, 8pm, £27
DREW GARDENER, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, folk and rock influenced singer songwriter, 8pm, £5 LE RENO AMPS, THE ADMIRAL, Country rock, 8.30pm, £4 LIMEHOUSE LIZZY, THE FERRY, 7pm, £12.00 JOHN FOXX, BARFLY, Old school new wave, 8pm, £8.50
THE STRANDS+FULTONS POINT+LE TEEF+NINE CIRCLES+UNDERDOGS , BOX, 9pm, Free CHILDREN OF THE 80S FEATURING BAD MANNNERS, CLASSIC GRAND, Ska originals, 8pm, £5.00
THE ORCHIDS AND SCOTT MACDONALD, GLASGOW ACCIES CLUB, 8pm, £9.00
EL-P, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £10.00 CHECKS, ORAN MOR, 7pm, £10 THE CHECKS AND JACK BUTLER, ORAN MOR, 8.30pm, £6.00
PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free
READING THE LEAVES, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, poetry and short story readings, 8pm, £6
FRANKIE MILLERS FULL HOUSE , THE FERRY, 7pm, Cancelled
YOUTH MOVIES, BARFLY, 8pm, £5.00 SAT 6 OCT AIRSPIEL PRESENTS, AIRSPIEL + DEAD
MAGNUS MAGOO, SPITFIRE RUN, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm,
ANDY MILLER, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, acoustic guitar virtuoso presents some of his favourite bands, 8pm, £8
WED 10 OCT VIVA MELODICA, THE FELT TIPS,
GREEN PEPPERS, COTTIERS, Acoustic night featuring Ally
Subtle folk pop, 8pm, £6.00
Kerrl and guest artists., 8pm, Free ROOM TO LET, BLOC, Dance punk, 9pm, Free
OXJAM FUNDRAISER, BUTCHER BOY, LANGSIDE HALL, OXJAM INDIE ROCKS, BLACK ARROWS, BEATNIC PRESTIGE, CAPITOL, Great rock’n’roll, 8pm, PIPELINE EVENTS PRESENTS, 999, BARFLY, 8pm, £8.00 THE STONE ROSES EXPERIENCE, ABC, 7pm, £11.00 KANO, ARCHES, 8pm, £12.50 ATHLETE, BARROWLAND, Soft rock, 7pm, £16.00 MICHAEL DEANS JAZZ QUINTET, BLOC, Popular jazz, 5pm, Free
BOLLOCKSW/THE MOVEMENT, THE COMMON EMPIRE, THE ALCHEMISTS OF SOUND, FREUDIAN SLOP , BOX, 9pm, Free
THE BOLLOCKS CONT.. THE SLEEPWALKERS , BOX, 9pm, Free
EASTPAK ANTIDOTE TOUR FEATURING SOILWORK, SONIC SYNDICATE, CALIBAN AND DARK TRANQUILLITY, GARAGE, 8pm, £14.00 LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £7.00 PARTS AND LABOR, NICE N SLEAZY, 8.30pm, £7.50 PAUL STEEL, ORAN MOR, 7.30pm, £5 THE RIFLES, QMU, 8pm, £10.50 PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free
8pm,
POSTCARD RECORDS TRIBUTE NIGHT, BMX BANDITS, THE POEMS, WAKE THE PRESIDENT, MONO, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
ANI DIFRANCO AND HAMELL ON TRIAL, ABC, 7pm, £17.50
CARGO, BLACKFRIARS, 10pm, £4 BLOC AND JAM, BLOC, Open Mic, 9pm, Free BRIAN CUNNINGHAM + THREE DAYS BORN + THE SEVENTH STAIR , BOX, 9pm, Free JUST JACK, CARLING ACADEMY, White r’n’b, 7pm, £12.50
THE GREATEST BLUEGRASS SHOW ON EARTH FEATURING THE EARL BROTHERS AND HUNGER MOUNTAIN BOYS , CLASSIC GRAND, old time favourites, 8pm, £12.00
NEIL WILSON, COSSACHOK, Latino jazz guitar, 9pm, £6 FRI 5 OCT DELTA AUDIO CLUB + BROKEN RECORDS HIT THE LIGHTS *, GARAGE, rescheduled from 8th + DIRTY HEARTS + OPPORTUNITY CLUB , BARFLY, 8pm, October*now cancelled, 8pm, cancelled HORRORSHOW, OFFICER KICKS, FIREWATER, 9pm, Free OCEANSIZE, KING TUTS, grandiose alt-rock, 8.30pm, OXJAM BENEFIT, , NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, £8.50 SOUNDS OF THE SUBURBS, THE ORCHARDS, GLASGOW THIS IS OUR BATTLEFIELD, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 2pm, ACCIES, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, THE NEVER, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, THE REZILLOS, ABC2, Old school punks spread the MIDLESS SELF INDULGENCE, QMU, 8pm, £7 laughs, 7pm, £15.00 FAIRPORT ACOUSTIC CONVENTION, THE FERRY, Folk JERRY DAMMERS DJ SET, ARCHES, 8pm, £12/10.00 rock legends, 7pm, £14.00 LEANA ZACCARINI AND JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE TAKING CHASE, AMPHETAMEANIES, BARFLY, 8pm, CAFÉ, A great mix of belting blues (young and old), laid MON 8 OCT THE CHANGES + EDGAR PRAIS , back Latin and rhythmic funk, 8pm, Free THE ENEMY, BARROWLAND, New punks spread the anguish, 7pm, sold out
8.30pm, £8.00
Americana, 7pm, £6.00
OXJAM FUNDRAISER, SPIDERS ON MARS, INFORMASUN 7 OCT VISCERAL DEITY + FOR YOUR SINS + TION CONTROL, SOUNDHAUS, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, ABRAXAS , BARFLY, 8pm, DEAD OR AMERICAN, BLOC, 9pm, Free EL RANCHO, Y’ALL IS FANTASY ISLAND, BREL, acoustic EAO:RICHARD MAILEY + MIA BEANE&THE ATHSset, 7pm, MATIC SCENE + KILLER COMANCHE + MEAT PIE , BOX, FOLK AND ROLL, TWO MAN SHAMBLES, ADRIANA, 9pm, Free THE HERMIT CRABS, 13TH NOTE, part of Oxjam Live, DIAMONDHEAD, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £12.00 STARS, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £8.00 BASTARDS OF SCIENCE, BLOB, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, DAMIEN DEMPSEY, ORAN MOR, 7.30pm, £10 KULA SHAKER, QMU, The cod-Indian psychedelic revival
ADELE, GILMOREHILL THEATRE, 8pm, £5.00 ACOUSTIC LADYLAND, KING TUTS, acoustic and folk,
BARFLY, 8pm,
ALEXANDERS ANNEXE, ARCHES, 8pm, £6.50 LUIS FRANCESCO ARENA, BLOC, 9pm, Free TEAPOT JACUZZI + STRAYS + JET PASS + SOZE , BOX, 9pm, Free
AMY MACDONALD, GARAGE, Local songwriter on the cusp of massive success, 8pm, £11.00 THE DEPARTURE, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £6.00 BOBBY CONN AND SEXY KIDS , MONO, 8.30pm, £10.00 ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, acoustic and folk, 8pm, Free ADAM BOMB, ROCKERS, 7pm, £6.00 YAMAN, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, sitar, flute and mixes, 8pm, £7 METRO RIOTS, BARFLY, 8pm, £5.00
TUES 9 OCT UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, MAT-
THEW SCHELLHORN, RAMSHORN THEATRE, Messaien’s
Petite Esquisses, 1.15pm, £3 THE TWANG, BARROWLAND, The New Happy Mondays?, 7pm, sold out DESPERADO, THE POISONING, BLOC, 9pm, Free
LIVE @ LOCH LOMOND CD LAUNCH NIGHT FT THE CASUALS , BOX, 9pm, Free MARK GEARY, MICHAEL HARGAN AND ANN SCOTT, BREL, 8pm, £10.00
MANU CHAO, CARLING ACADEMY, International superstar with new songs in English, 7pm, £15.00 GORILLA BISCUITS, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £10.00 SCOTT H BIRAM, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, DANCES ON THE SAND, RIO CAFÉ, Acoustic night featuring local and guest artists., 8pm, Free MICHAEL SIMONS, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, folk, blues and beyond from this fingerstyle guitarist, 8pm, £28 CANDIRU JAZZ, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, modern jazz standards played by our resident trio, 8pm, £9 ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW, THE FERRY, Old school rocker, 7pm, £16.00
MICHAEL MARRA -QUINTET NEW SONGS FROM THE OLD MASTER, THE TALL SHIP, 7pm, £12.50 DELTA MAINLINE / GUILE, BARFLY, 8pm, £6.00 THU 11 OCT HAYWIRE, THE VALOR, THE ARCHES, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
OUT TO PLAY, FINNISTON , BREL, Album Launch, 7pm, SONS OF GUNS TOUR , BLACKFRIARS, Featuring Justin Earle and Jubal Young, 8pm, £11.00 RETROSEXUALS, BLOC, 9pm, Free
EAO:LOUISE AGAINST THE ELEMENTS+ANTON+NOE L+SHAKING OFF SLOTH+INFORMATION CONTROL , BOX, 9pm, Free
DREAM THEATER AND SYMPHONY X , CARLING ACADEMY, 7pm, £24.00
THE BLACKOUT, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £7.00 REAL LIVE JAZZ, RIO CAFÉ, Jim Whyte, Tom Gibbs, Andy Sharkey and more, 8pm, Free
SONGS FOR SAIL, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, original songs on voices and guitars, 8pm, £29
SHAMBOLIC WARDROBE, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, a night of musical entertainments presented by Tom Snowball, 8pm, £10 THE BEAT , THE FERRY, Ska originals. Again., 7pm, £13.50 MCQUEEN/NINETYSIX 4, BARFLY, 8pm, £7.00 FRI 12 OCT PANGEA, BARFLY, 8pm,
PHARMACY + FAIGAN + CHOLO + MU BE SOMETHING , BARFLY, 8pm, SCOTTISH MENTAL HEALTH ARTS & FILM FESTIVAL, GIG AT THE LOFT, THE LOFT, ASHTON LANE, Intimate live music set from the BMX Bandits, Norman Blake, Beecake and lots more! With the Cosmic DJs and Dr Gibb, 9pm, £1
WHITENOISEFEEDBACK:DISTORTION, FOALS, CUT OFF YOUR HANDS, FIREWATER, 9pm, Free MARTHA TILSTON AND THE WOODS, ABC2, 7pm, cancelled
ART OF PARTIES, ARCHES, 8pm, £8.00 FINGATHING, ARCHES, 8pm, £10.00 PENDULUM , ARCHES, 8pm, rescheduled LEANA ZACCARINI AND JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAFÉ, A great mix of belting blues (young and old), laid
back Latin and rhythmic funk, 8pm, Free THE CUREHEADS , BEAT CLUB, Cure tribute, 8pm, 4
JAMIE BARNES PRESENTS - LIAM FERNS + THE FRONT + THE DHARMA + JACK BUTLER , BOX, 9pm, Free THE DECEMBERISTS, CARLING ACADEMY, Artful and crafty, 7pm, £12.50
PANIC CELL, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £8.00 PALLADIUM, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £5.00 THE KISSAWAY TRAIL , KING TUTS, 8.30pm, cancelled PRINZHORN DANCE SCHOOL, NICE N SLEAZY, 8.30pm, £6.00
CONTENTS ISSUE 25, OCTOBER 2007
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HEADS UP Skinny jeans
6
FEATURES Dear Nine Go Away Special
8 8-9
LGBT Glasgay!
10
SHOWCASE Kate MacKay
12
FILM
Autumn previews DVD
Kylie stars at Glasgay! pg 10
14 17
THEATRE James Kelman Comedy
18 21 Beowulf in autumn previews, pg 18
BOOKS Alasdair Gray
22
GAMES
24
Call of Duty
ART
William Blake
26
SOUNDS The Coral Animal Collective
28 32
BEATS Chloe Bid Dada
The Coral, pg 28
42 44
LISTINGS
Edinburgh & Glasgow Art, Comedy, Theatre, Club and Live
EATING & DRINKING Restaurant reviews
Chloe, pg 42
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THE SKINNY TEAM * THE SKIN CONTRIBUTORS * CONTRI PUBLISHER
SOPHIE KYLE
EDITOR
RUPERT THOMSON
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
CHARLOTTE RODENSTEDT
PRODUCTION EDITOR
LEIGH PEARSON
ONLINE & SOUNDS EDITOR
DAVE KERR
THE JAMM, ORAN MOR, 8.30pm, £10.00 PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a
SUBEDITOR & ARTS EDITOR
JAY SHUKLA
variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free
READING ALLOWED, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, short story
BEATS EDITOR
ALEX BURDEN
FILM EDITOR
PAUL GREENWOOD
and poetry readings, in association with Reid Kerr College’s professional writing course, 8pm, £30 WHISPERS IN THE ATTIC, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, mellow experimental music, 8pm, £11 MAGGIE BELL AND DAVE KELLY, THE FERRY, 7pm, £12.00
THEATRE EDITOR
HUGO FLUENDY
SAT 13 OCT ASM PROMOTIONS PRESENTS, THE
CONTENTS
GLASGOW LIVE
WED 24 OCT DOLLAR-SENT, BANNERMAN’S, 21:30, £4 WED 3 OCT BLOSHIE BANTER, ACOUSTIC SETS,
BOOKS EDITOR
KEIR HIND
LGBT EDITOR
NINE
GAMES EDITOR
JOSH WILSON
DVD EDITOR
ALEC MCLEOD
COMEDY EDITOR
EMMA LENNOX
GLASGOW MUSIC
GARETH K VILE
CLUBS LISTINGS
ANDREW COOKE
SUBEDITING ASSISTANT
ROSAMUND WEST
LISTINGS ASSISTANT
HAMZA KHAN
LAYOUT ASSISTANTS
ROBBIE F THOMSON IAN SINKAMBA
EDINBURGH SALES EXECUTIVE
LARA MOLONEY
GLASGOW SALES EXECUTIVE
PETE BURNS
WRITERS
Nick AKA, Yasmin Ali, The Staff at Alphabet Video, Liam Arnold, Matt Berninger, Finbarr Bermingham, James Blake, Jamie Borthwick, Ally Brown, Darren Carle, Stephen Carty, Colin Chapman, Philippa Cochrane, Dave Cook, Heather Crumley, Chris Cusack, Richard Dennis, Gwennie von Einsiedel, Lucy Faringold, Jennifer Felton, Neil Ferguson, Duncan Forgan, Bram Gieben, Katie Gordon, Gabriella Griffith, Justin Hall, Billy Hamilton, Josh Coppersmith Heaven, Roy Hobbs, Barry Jackson, Omar Jenning, Miles Johnson, Hamza Khan, Johnny Langlands, Parker Langley, Kelly Lovelady, Ali Maloney, CC Mapletoft, Ruth Marsh, Deborah Martin, Franck Martin, Dylan Matthew, Ted Maul, Jack McFarlane, Rosie McLean, Sean McNamara, Sean Michaels, Campbell Miller, Nick Mitchell, Lara Moloney, Zach Morris, Jonathan Robert Muirhead, Jonny Ogg, Les Ogilvie, Julie Paterson, Dylan Reed, Benji Rhys, Philip Roberts, Jon Seller, Mark Shelley, Laura Smith, Graeme Strachan, Karen Taggart, Gary Tennant, Fraser Thomson, Gareth K Vile, Peter Walker, Lucy Weir, Lindsay West, Rosamund West
PHOTOGRAPHERS/ILLUSTRATORS
Mike Byrne, Jethro Collins, Pete Dunlop, Lewis Killin, Wes Kingston, Colin Macdonald, Andrew Moore, Paul Ryding, Stephanie Stewart
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WED 3 OCT FOXGANG, THE VALKARYS , WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free
HANS THEESINK, PLEASANCE CABARET BAR, Folk Club Event, 19:30, £5
by Lindsay West
KYLIE AT KELVINGROVE
LA MINOGUE’S WARDROBE DOORS ARE NOW OPEN TO SCOTTISH AUDIENCES FOR A FOUR-MONTH-LONG RUMMAGE AROUND HER GREATEST FASHION HITS
The never dull Glasgay! festival has, in Skinny D&G robo-babe tour costume that combines two Jeans’ opinion, outdone itself in the fabulosity items not used nearly often enough together in stakes this year; the big, juicy, Swarovski-en- everyday life: an eye-watering concentration crusted cherry at its summit being the arrival of Swarovski crystals, and French plaits. How of the Kylie Collection at Kelvingrove. An about the halterneck black Julien Macdonald exhibition so glorious as to tempt a philistine mini-dress from the Brits, which began life as like myself museuma f loor length couture gown, but met with the ward (well, they’re full WITH BUZZ BEING THE NEW of dusty things, aren’t Minogue scissor-editing BLACK, CELEBRITY-LED HIGH they?), La Minogue’s process, presumably to wardrobe doors are STREET RANGES RULE allow for a better derrierenow open to Scottish cupping angle for Justin audiences for a four-month-long rummage Timberlake’s sweaty palm during their Blondie around her greatest fashion hits. tribute. See Julien squealing curse words at the TV! Now see him take them all back as his dress Of course, we have to talk about the hotpants. The makes the front page of every paper in Europe... most famous 50p ever spent on a pop video and, symbolically speaking, a little lamé landmark sig- If I ever do pull off that heist, however, walk past nalling Kylie’s return from those 90s wilderness all of the above – the glass case with the hole in years: the point at which, having taken a wrong it will be that of the breathtaking floor length turn somewhere near James Dean Bradfield, just peach crystal and feather Chanel Couture masleft of Nick Cave, Kylie spotted her slip, and high- terpiece worn during the Showgirl Tour. Worth tailed it back to Camp. But don’t just hang around risking jail if only to use as a sock puppet. the goldwork making Security nervous, there’s plenty more to see. Even if you weren’t raised on a diet of Charlene Robinson and Je Ne Sais Pas Pour Quoi, run, Like the surprisingly shoddily-made canary yellow don’t walk, to catch a glimpse of some genuine shift dress from the Hand on Your Heart video: pop cultural iconography. And, failing this, think the epitome of cool according to everyone at my of it as a sort of sartorial Legoland: everything’s primary school, and a memento from a now trippy- teeny-weeny, but it’s all perfectly assembled. looking video involving Kylie making herself dizzy skipping around an atrocious set resembling noth- KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM, GLASGOW UNTIL ing so much as Pat Sharp’s Funhouse. And the JANUARY 2008
GUTTER TALK, THE HAIRTH FESTIVAL,
photos: www.jethrocollins.co.uk
KNOCKENGORROCH, THE SUNDAY MORNING JESS, 27, PT IN AN AFGHAN SHOP WHAT IS YOUR FESTIVAL DRINK OF CHOICE?
Chai tea. IF YOU COULD BE AN INSECT WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
living memory. [The Skinny detects a Godu Godu - an Indonesian dish hint of sarcasm – ed.] with nuts and special spices that my LAST THING YOU ATE? friend cooked for me this morning on A Cadbury’s chocolate bar. I have the campfire: it was delicious. been eating loads of interesting stuff here, but fancied a wee nibble. ET, 38, WORK IN I.T.
MAN’S, Surf Punk Rock’n’Roll, 21:00, £4
DOC RODENT & SUPPORT, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Live Rock, 23:00, £
ELKIN & SUPPORT, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, 20:00, £3 KATHY DIAMOND, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Electro Disco Soul, 23:00, £6
ADRENALINE, LITTLE GREEN MACHINE, THE FATALISTS, JMC, THE HIVE, Rock/Metal, 19:00, £4 LOUISIANA RAGTIME BAND, FRED’S CLUBHOUSE SEVEN, HERIOT’S RUGBY CLUB, Regular Jazz Club, 20:00, MAIDEN SCOTLAND, JUNIOR PRIEST, THE ARK, Metal
I had a lot of fun at the Wierdstring Band yesterday, and The Asa zi Space Funk Explosion were excellent: they got everyone dancing.
INSECT?
BEST OR WORST BAND?
Tributes, 19:30, £6
£5 (£4)
Hate them. DO YOU LIKE BIG EYES OR BIG LIPS?
LAST THING YOU ATE?
STEVEN, 35, WRITER
Big eyes.
Some MDMA.
DRINK OF CHOICE?
I haven’t had one. MOBILE PHONES - LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM?
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
A Mutley’s crepe... mmm.
RUSSELL, 35, BUILDER
OSMAN, 36, PT CHARITY WORK, INSECT? PT WORK FOR MONEY A spider. It’s not really an insect but it’s what I want to be.
DRINK OF CHOICE?
A mix.
BEST OR WORST BAND?
Coffee.
INSECT?
INSECT?
A bee or something.
None of them. Oh well, a spider - but it’s not really an insect. BEST OR WORST BAND?
The best was LCD Soundsystem at Connect - absolutely wicked.
American Apparel Shorts, 23:00, £5
THE STONE ROSES EXPERIENCE, LIQUID ROOM, Popular Rockers, 19:00, £11
TRASH FASHION, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Rock/Happy Hardcore, 23:00, £4 (£3)
19:00, £8
Drum’n’Bass, 19:00, £15 (£12.50)
WED 10 OCT ALBA FLAMENCA, THE JAZZ BAR, Flamenco Rhythms with Jazz Twists, 20:30, £3 (£2)
B RAYMOND AND THE VOICETTES, KURTZ , WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free
CLOUDSTREET, PLEASANCE CABARET BAR, 19:30, £6 (£5) DANCE DISASTER COLLECTIVE PARTY, THE BONGO
CLUB, Alternative Electro Punk, 23:00, £5 (£4)
IAN BROWN, EDINBURGH CORN EXCHANGE, Baggy Godfather, 20:00, £22.50
STUDENTS’ UNION, HWU, Indie Guitar Rock, 21:00, £3
DOCHAS, BRUNTON THEATRE, 19:30, £14 FINGATHING, UNDERLING, BONGO CLUB, Hip Hop Innovators, 19:00, £10 (£8)
KWENZINI, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free PEPPINO D’AGOSTINO, ANDREW WHITE, ANTOINE DUFOUR, BRIAN GORE , THE JAZZ BAR, World’s foremost
JOJOCOKE, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free SHE BANGS THE DRUMS, LITTLE GREEN MACHINE, ONE DAY SPEAKERS, GO-GO FIASCO, CABARET VOL-
Acoustic Guitarists, 20:30, £12 (£10)
TAIRE, Female Drummers Rule!, 19:00, £5
MAIN STREET BLUES, WHISTLE BINKIES, 18:00, Free MARY GAUTHIER, EMILY BARKER, PLEASANCE CABARET NORTH FOUNDATION, BANNERMAN’S, Alternative Rock, 21:30, £4
ROBERT IRVINE, GRAEME MCNAUGHT, BRUNTON THEATRE, Cello and Piano Recital, 19:30, £13 (£11)
21:00, Free
THE GALLERY, ATLANTIC, JADED PLAYBOY, THE ARK, Rock, 19:30, £
THE SONIC 883 WONDERLAND EXPRESS, THE MANNEQUINS, DIRTY SUMMER, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Electro
THE VALOR, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie Rock, 19:00, £ V BATTLE OF THE BANDS, THE ARK, Indie/Rock Throw-
MIDNIGHT BLUES BAND, WHISTLE BINKIES, 18:00, Free RBRBR, DANCING MICE, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Dance Rock, 19:30, £4
CABARET VOLTAIRE, Scremo, 19:00, £7
THE FISCHERS, MY ELECTRIC LOVE AFFAIR, COLLAR UP, THE ARK, Art School Indie, 19:30, £4 THE JAMM, THE BONGO CLUB, The Jam Tribute, £10 BEATSVILLE, THE PRIMEVALS, THE THANES, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Dance Rock, 23:30, £5(£4)
THIS ‘R’ 2-TONE AND RODDY RADIATION , THE CAVES, Ska Dance Party10
SUN 14 OCT BALDEGO, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free
SMILER, THE LOCAL VILLAINS , WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free
V BATTLE OF THE BANDS, THE ARK, Indie/Rock Throw-
HWU, Indie Pop, 21:00, £3
down, 19:30,
DAMAGE ROOM, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free FRI 19 OCT DIGNAN DOWELL AND WHITE, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free
GLASVEGAS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Rock, 19:00, £5 HOUSEROCKERS, WHISTLE BINKIES, 18:00, Free KEITH EDWARDS QUINTET, THE JAZZ BAR, Hard Bop Arrangements, 20:30, £3 (£2)
SAD SOCIETY, THE THREATS, INSTANT AGONY, AUSLANDER, THE THREE TUNS, Rock, 20:30, £5 THE NUKES, THE GREASE MONKEYS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Surf Instrumentals, 19:30, £
THESE NEW PURITANS +TBA, THE ARK, Upcoming Rockers, 19:30, £7
WYLIE, THE BONGO CLUB, Godfather of Grime’s Scottish Debut, 19:00, £8
SAT 20 OCT CHRIS LUNG, BANNERMAN’S, Chic French Rock, 21:30, £5
DANSE OR DIE!, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Guitar Dance Music, 19:00, £6
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY, THE ACUTE, DELTA MAINLINE, THE BONGO CLUB, Indie Swamp Blues, 23:00, £3 SUNDAY SINGERS SESSION, WILLIAM YOUNG, THE JAZZ
SIZE QUEEN, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free SOUL FOUNDATION, THE ARK, Soul Covers, 19:30, £7 THE BLUES DEVILS, WHISTLE BINKIES, 18:00, Free THE PLIGHT, THE HIVE, Heavy Rockers, 19:00, £7 U KNOW HOO, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free WHOLE LOTTA LED, THE LIQUID ROOM, Popular Led Cov-
BAR, Funky Soul & Jazz Singer, 20:30, £3 (£2)
erband, 19:00, £11
17:00, Free 19:00, £7
MON 15 OCT JUSTIN CURRIE, THE LIQUID ROOM, Singer Songwriter, 19:00, £15
TIM KLIPHUIS, BRUNTON THEATRE, Swing Fiddle Concert, 19:30, £13 (£11)
GUITAR NIGHT, BILL KYLE, KEVIN GLASGOW, THE JAZZ BAR, Visiting Guitarist Joins Variable Trio, 20:30, £3 (£2)
SHADY BARD, THE KAYS LAVELLE, BROKEN RETUES 16 OCT LOS CAMPESINOS, YOU SAY PARTY CORDS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie Orchestra, 19:00, £6 WE SAY DIE!, SKY LARKIN, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie / THU 11 OCT ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER PLUS DA- Synth-Rock Hotshots, 19:00, £6 VID ROVICS, BANNERMAN’S, Popular Alt Rock, 21:30, £6 WED 17 OCT ALCHEMISTS OF SOUND & SUPPORT, HW LIVE, BALLIE AND THE FAULT, ODEON BEATCLUB, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free
VAL VERDE, BANNERMAN’S, Live Rock, 21:30, £4 SAT 6 OCT COWBOY JUNKIES, THE QUEEN’S HALL, 19:00, £25
chestra, 19:00, £5
THE FREAKY FAMILY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live Hip Hop, 23:30 HW LIVE, THE PRIMARY 5, DROPKICK, STUDENTS’ UNION,
CHRIS LYONS TRIO, THE JAZZ BAR, Fast Paced Piano
AL K & AL C, THE ARK, Singer Songwriters, 19:30, £7 BLACK STEEL, CITRUS CLUB5 DVORAK AND BRAHMS , THE QUEEN’S HALL, SCO Ensemble Programme, 14:30, £9 (£5)
EDROCK ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE, THE FOREST CAFÉ, Acoustic, 18:00, Free
EMMA FORMAN, RICHARD MAILEY, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free
HADOUKEN!, THE LIQUID ROOM, Nu-Rave and that10 JEFFREY LEWIS & THE JITTERS, PROFESSOR LOUIE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Medium Sprwaling Lo-Fi , 19:00, £7
SUNDAY SINGERS SESSION, JESS ABRAMS, THE JAZZ
Player, 20:30, £3 (£2)
BAR, Jazz Singer, 20:30, £3 (£2)
VOLTAIRE, Indie Folk, 19:00, £4
23:00, £3
Banjo Duo, 20:00, £4
Rock, 19:00, £
OXJAM LIVE, FLATLINER, TAKING CHASE, STEVEN MARK OLSON TRIO, DOLLY VARDEN, PLEASANCE CABACAREY, PHOENIX Q, THE BONGO CLUB, Fundraising Rock, RET BAR, Indie Country, 19:30, £12 20:00, £ PESKI KINGS & SUPPORT, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free HOLLOW HEART PARLOUR, KAT FLINT, ANDI NEATE, KERBSIDE PROPHETS, SPANGLESHIFTER, BLUEBELLY, KRISTIAN LABA, CHRIS BRADLEY, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, HAMILTONS BAR & KITCHEN, 17:00, Free Acoustic Night, 19:30, £5 SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY, ST. JUDE’S INFIRMARY, LUVA ANNA, THE PENNY BLACKS, THE DIALS, CABARET SANS TRAUMA, THE BONGO CLUB, Indie Pop / Shoegaze,
MISS CONDUCT, LEFTWIDEOPEN, IDIOTCUT, SIDEMON 22 OCT BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB, CABARET down, 19:30, £ LOCK, THE HIVE, Returning Welsh Rockers, 19:00, £7 VOLTAIRE, Rock6 FRI 12 OCT 5501 WORLDWIDE, AKALA, MALAKAI, REVEREND & THE MAKERS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie Rock, BORN DEAD + TBA, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, 20:00, £ THE BONGO CLUB, Underground Hip Hop, 19:00, £8.50 19:00, £11 CATFISH KEITH, PLEASANCE CABARET BAR, Bluesman, ALLAIDH MODHAN, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free WIZZ JONES, PLEASANCE CABARET BAR, Live Folk, 19:30, 20:00, £10 CHUCK RAGAN, TAKING CHASE, THE HIVE, Indie Rock, £6 (£5) TUES 23 OCT GUITAR NIGHT, BILL KYLE, MIKE NIS19:00, £8 THUR 18 OCT BATTLES, THE LIQUID ROOM, Popular Indie BET, THE JAZZ BAR, Visiting Guitarist Joins Variable Trio, ELLIOT MINOR, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Pop Punk, 19:00, £8 Rock, 19:00, £12.50 20:30, £3 (£2) ERIC TAYLOR, THE VILLAGE, Singer Songwriter10 BABY TIGER, BLUE FLINT, SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK I FLY SPITFIRES, MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, AN EMERGENFRED THELONIOUS BAKER TRIO, THE JAZZ BAR, Top UK UNION, LEITH EX-SERVICEMANS’ CLUB, Ol’Time American CY, CRY OVER BILLIONAIRES, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie Guitarist, 20:30, £3 (£2) KULT, THE LIQUID ROOM, Underground15 LEE PATTERSON, WHISTLE BINKIES, Singer Songwriter, 18:00, Free
DARKLIGHT + COME IN TOKYO, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free
DIRTY SUMMER, JESUS H. FOXX, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR,
SUB-OPT, CHANTER BAR, Progressive Fun, 21:00, Free THE HAZE, LITTLE DOSES, THE HIVE, Glaswegian Rockers, 19:00, £7
PERSON’S NAME?
Aiken is my favourite.
I am going to see my family. I will be Steven. heading back to Turkey to see my mom LOOKING FORWARD TO…? and I am really looking forward to that. Scotland beating the Ukraine.
LOOKING FORWARD TO…?
HANGOVER...
HANGOVER...
I’ve been looking forward to this (Knockengorroch) as the end of the season, but I am also looking forward to the birth of my nephew or niece: it will be my brother’s first.
Today - just this morning. The problem is that everyone exchanges drinks here, which is great and friendly but it is not good mixing your drinks.
Never had one. [See above – ed.]
EYES OR LIPS?
Both.
HANGOVER...
Eyes.
LAST THING YOU ATE?
I can’t say I have been hungover in
LAST THING YOU ATE?
Soup and bread.
PERSON’S NAME?
//FAST//, THE DULOKS, THE BONGO CLUB, Dance Vixens in
SPARTICUS, TWENTY FOUR SEVEN , WHISTLE BINKIES,
Was James Brown dead more than a year ago? He was rubbish though, BEST OR WORST BAND? and the Black Eyed Peas were rubI don’t know. There is no worst bish too. Desmond Decker was disthough; I like anything really. appointing as well. LOOKING FORWARD TO…?
TAIRE, Indie Rock, 19:00, ?
BAR, Country, 19:30, £14
Cider.
DRINK OF CHOICE?
PICTOIDS, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free RECLINER, THE MAINKEES, THE DEBUTS, CABARET VOL-
Band, 23:00, £5
WASHINGTON STREET, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free SAT 13 OCT JOHN PEEL TRIBUTE, BROKEN RECORDS, LE RENO AMPS +TBA, THE HIVE, Mini Indie Or-
SHAPESHIFTER, LIQUID ROOM, New Zealand
19:30, £8
Rock19.50
CLUB13.50
SIMPLE KID, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Up’n’coming Indie Rock,
£3 (£2)
KT TUNSTALL, EDINBURGH CORN EXCHANGE, Radio
MENDELSSOHN’S SCOTTISH , THE QUEEN’S HALL, ChamTHE DEAL, BLUE SOUL, THE ARK, Confident Blues, 19:30, £ ber Orchestra, 19:30, £25-£8 CLASH!, SPEKTRUM, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Live Dance THIRD WORLD PLUS GEORGE PROPHET, CITRUS
MOONEY SUZUKI, CIRCUITIS, THE HIVE, Garage Rock,
THE JAZZ BAR, Visiting Guitarist Joins Variable Trio, 20:30,
Electro Pop, 20:00, £4
tronica/Ambient Guitar, 19:30,
THE SUNDAY SOCIAL, HAFTOR MEDBØE & CIARAN MCGUIGAN, BAROQUE, Chill out covers, 20:00, Free KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES, THE HIVE, Powerpop, 19:00, £6 OATBEANIE, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free KERBSIDE PROPHETS, SIMON KEMPSTON AND THE STATEMENT, JOHN DEERY, HAMILTONS BAR & KITCHEN,
HUNGER MOUNTAIN BOYS, THE VILLAGE, Local Folk,
A butterfly.
WAS AFTER A NIGHT OF....
BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETERS , BRUNTON THEA-
CRAWDADDY, WHISTLE BINKIES, 18:00, Free DICK DANGEROUS & THE LOVE BASTARDS, BANNER-
Spicy mead.
THE WORST HANGOVER I HAD THIS YEAR
MON 8 OCT ACOUSTIC LADYLAND, CABARET VOL-
TUES 9 OCT GUITAR NIGHT, BILL KYLE, ANT LAW,
HAVE SEEN IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS?
I am looking forward to moving out of my caravan and into my cottage. It’s definitely a good time - before the winter.
21:00, Free
ART SCHOOL DANCE, BUKKAKE BIRTHDAY PARTY + THE LOVE GESTURES, WEE RED BAR, ECA, New Wave Punk,
INSECT?
IN THE NEXT MONTH?
ROB MCCULLOCH BAND & SUPPORT, WHISTLE BINKIES,
TRE, Pop Rock, 19:30, £14 (£12)
DRINK OF CHOICE?
The best was Kasabian at BEST OR WORST BAND? Glastonbury. They were really good The girl last night – Ixindamix. She but The Who were rubbish. was the best, man. PERSON’S NAME? PERSON’S NAME? Jack. Daithi. LOOKING FORWARD TO…? LOOKING FORWARD TO…? Jules’ Party - its her birthday and its Getting a big nice comfy couch, and a mythical creatures theme... the Internet, and vegging out. HANGOVER... HANGOVER... After my Christmas do at work. Oh Tomorrow will be bad. dear god you should never go out MOBILES? with people from work. I fucking hate them - we should all throw MOBILES? them away and live in the dark ages. I Hate them actually. have gone through three this summer! LAST THING YOU ATE? EYES OR LIPS? Soup and bread. Big lips.
Popular Orchestra, 19:45, £10 (£8)
cians, 20:30, £3 (£2)
19:00, Free
MARS PATROL, STUDIO 24, Indie Rock, 19:00, £6 SKREAM, THE BONGO CLUB, Live Rock9 STAFRAENN HAKON, KESER, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Elec-
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY, KOBAI, THE FATALISTS, ROADHOUSE, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free EXITPILOT, THE BONGO CLUB, Dance Rock, 23:00, £3 ROGUESTAR, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free MEADOW CHAMPERS ORCHESTRA, THE QUEEN’S HALL, THE BLACKOUT, FLOOD OF RED, PIERCE THE VEIL,
TAIRE, Intelligent, Transcendental Indie, 19:00, £7
DAVE, 24, UNEMPLOYABLE
A locust.
14:00, Free
Free
WHAT IS THE BEST OR WORST BAND YOU
Jack Daniel’s.
KERBSIDE PROPHETS, DOUGLAS KAY BAND, CRAIG JEFFERIES, HAMILTONS BAR & KITCHEN, 17:00, Free DRUMMERS DO, THE JAZZ BAR, Drummer Session,
TAIRE, Fashion Forward Rockers, 19:00, £6
A ladybird. No wait, I want to be a butterfly.
DRINK OF CHOICE?
Celtic Band, 19:30, £16 (£14)
down, 19:30, £
BILLY THOM QUARTET, THE JAZZ BAR, Veteran Jazz Musi-
STEVEN
CAPERCAILLIE, EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATER, Leading
SABAI +TBA, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free THE DEPARTURE, CLOCKS, DESCARTES, CABARET VOL-
FRI 5 OCT BAD BOOGALOO, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00,
ET
SUN 7 OCT ARKANE KORE, MAX CARCAS, FIREBRAND, SUPERROCK, THE HIVE, Heavy Rock and Metal,
HWU, Indie Pop, 21:00, £3
V BATTLE OF THE BANDS, THE ARK, Indie/Rock Throw-
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO
MATT DICKSON RISKS LIFE AND LIMB TO LOOK COOL WITH HIS SKINNY ON MT. RETHEL, WHISTLER, CANADA.
Band, 20:00, £10
THE ASSASSINACHS, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free HW LIVE, THE HUSSY’S, SKINFLINTS, STUDENTS’ UNION,
Cedric.
SKINNY-À-PORTER...
JAMIRRORQUAI, THE JAM HOUSE, Jamiroquai Cover Rockers, 19:00, £14
NAME?
THE SKINNY ON TOUR
IES, 21:00, Free
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Veteran Punk
DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE PERSON’S
illustration: Lewis Killin, www.gwaaargh.com
19:00, £5
ELEVATION, TRACKSUIT AMBASSADOR , WHISTLE BINK-
OSMAN
THE VACANT TOURISTS, PLASTIC ANIMALS, HENRY’S
Folk Rock, 19:00, £4
Eclectic Rock, 19:00, £8 COLIN HAY, THE CAVES, Singer Songwriter, 20:00, £12
DAVE
19:00, £15
CELLAR BAR, Pop Rock, 19:30, £4
JONQUIL, ADAM GNADE, CHUTES, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
RUSSELL
THE REZILLO’S, THE LIQUID ROOM, Alternative Rock,
INME, STUDIO 24, British Nu-Rockers, 19:30, £10 TRAMPOLINE GIG NIGHT, RITCHIE GALLACHER, THE STATE BROADCASTERS +1 TBA, WEE RED BAR, ECA, Lo-Fi
THU 4 OCT BLOOD RED SHOES, YOUTHMOVIES,
JESS
Pop, 23:30, £5
MOBILES?
Closer to hating. EYES OR LIPS?
COMPETITION!
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OCTOBER 07
THE SKINNY 59
LISTINGS
HEADS UP
EDINBURGH LIVE
EDINBURGH CLUBS native beats & rock, 22:30, £5
GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to house, 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm MISFITS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am PLANET EARTH, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with residents, 22:30, £5, free b4 11pm SALSA CARIBE!, RESIDENTS, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wooden dancefloor, 21:00, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm UNKNOWN PLEASURES, RESIDENTS, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, 21:00, £3 (£2) XPLICIT, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Drum & bass, 23:00, £6
WE WILL BREAK YOU, SILVER STORIC, WRECKAGE & MORE, EGO, Electro, breaks, jungle, dancehall, 22:30, £5, £3 b4 12am
TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop & broken beats, 17:00, Free
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, £7, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, £6, free b4 12am
SAT 20 OCT DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ
DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE, Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks,
17:00, Free
GIVE IT SOME, DJ RED6, THE BONGO CLUB, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 23:00, 6, £4 b4 12am THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00, £5, £4 students/members LIQUID SOUL, MARK B & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Chirpy music, 22:30, £6, £3 b4 11pm MUCH MORE, NASTY P & CUNNIE, MEDINA, Hip-hop & funk cuts , 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm PARTY NIGHT, DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO , EL BARRIO, Salsa night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00, Free RETRIBUTION, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Goth music for the old, 23:00, £5, £3 students
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live music from Kate Rogers
CLUB, Electro, minimal, tech-trance, 20:30, £5, £1 ladies
HAPPY MONDAYS, RESIDENTS, PO NA NA, Night for stu-
dents & Industry folk, indie, rock & funk, 23:00, £3, free for students/industry THE LATIN QUARTER, JAMES COMBE, MEDINA, Salsa, funk & latin house, 22:00, Free MOJO, RESIDENTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Modern music & timeless classics, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am
House & disco, 23:00, £10 (£8) VEGAS, RESIDENTS, EGO, Retro, lounge, ratpack, swing, latin, 22:00, £10 (£8)
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00, Free
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, £7, free b4 12am
SUN 21 OCT ALL BACK TO MINE, RESIDENTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, £3,
free b4 11pm
BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, Free
BOOTY, DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, MEDINA, Soul, funk, disco & chart, 22:00, £5
CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games, 16:00, £3, free b4 11pm DKY, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Metal, goth, punk, 23:00, £1.50
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON,
LIQUID ROOM, Weekly dance club, 23:00, £4 (£2), £1
Centro card
KAYOS, RESIDENTS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00, Free
NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep, industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, Free ORANGE STREET, BLACK STEEL, CITRUS CLUB, Reggae, ska, dancehall, 20:00, £5 (£3) PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart pop & glam, 23:00, £4
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), ST. JUDES INFIRMARY, SANS TRAUMA, THE BONGO CLUB, Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30, £3
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
£3
SIENTELO!, RESIDENTS, EL BARRIO, Latin America music mixed with chart tunes, 23:00, Free
SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, Free
TASTE, FISHER & PRICE, MISS CHRIS & MARTIN VALENTINE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-friendly club, 23:00, £8 (£6), £5 b4 11.30pm
TASTE FOREPLAY, MISS CHRIS, BARAKA, Pre-taste, 20:00, Free
MON 22 OCT EDUCATION, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO
58 THE SKINNY OCTOBER 07
LIQUID ROOM, Weekly dance club, 23:00, £4 (£2), £1
tech-trance, 22:00, £tbc
KAYOS, RESIDENTS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00,
FRI 26 OCT BOOMBOX, RESIDENTS, EGO, Trance,
Centro card
CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music
Free
NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep, industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, Free
TAIRE, Night for deserving bar & club staff, 22:00, £2, £1
funk & RnB, 22:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm DE LUXE, RESIDENTS, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am
gae, ska, dancehall, 22:30, £5 (£3), free b4 11pm PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart pop & glam, 23:00, £4
23:00, £tbc
Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30, £3
23:00, £5
12am
BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, Free
GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to
TASTE, JOSH THE FUNKY 1, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary
house, 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm MISFITS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am
gay-friendly club, 23:00, £8 (£6), £5 b4 11.30pm TASTE FOREPLAY, MISS CHRIS, BARAKA, Pre-taste, 20:00, Free
TRADE UNION, DJ BEEFY & WOLFJAZZ, CABARET VOLTrade Union members/ECCF members P-HAZE, BARAKA, Mashup, 20:30, Free JEZ HILL, LULU, Classic pop & funk anthems, 20:00, £5, free b4 10pm TUES 23 OCT ANTICS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock, emo, punk & metal, 23:00, Free DARK PLANET OPEN MUSIC, PUBLIC, BARAKA, Come play your vinyl, CDs, iPod, mp3 player or laptop, 20:30, Free THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00, £5 FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House music all night long, 22:30, Free INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, Free MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, Free SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RESIDENTS, RED, Indie social club, 21:00, Free SPLIT, DJ SHORTEE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy mid-week rave, 23:00, Free SYNTHETIC LOVE, DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00, £4, free b4 11pm VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club playing chart, 23:00, £4
ZOOT SWING DANCE CLASS, SWINGERS, THE BONGO
CLUB, Beginners swing dancing, 19:00, £tbc
WED 24 OCT BASS INVASION, PACMAN, JOY, SECRET ARCADE, Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00, Free
electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00, £5, free b4 12am
ULREAGROOVE, JOEY NEGRO, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
£7 (£5)
ANDY BELL (OASIS) DJ SET, FAITH, Oasis DJ set, 22:00,
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON,
CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco,
THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks &
House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, £8 (£4) TEASE AGE, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 22:30, £6, free b4 11pm THE LIQUIDATOR, RESIDENTS, HENRY’S CELLAR, Ska, 23:00, £5 (£4)
£1.50
from the past 15 years, 17:00, Free
CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart,
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY,
DKY, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Metal, goth, punk, 23:00,
breakbeats, 21:00, Free
CAFFE, Soul, jazz & funk, 19:00, Free
SOUNDS GOOD, ASTROBOY & BREADMARK, PIVO
Band, 23:00, £5, £3 b4 11.30pm
SLASHDOT, ROTATING RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Techno &
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to
21:00, £5 (£4)
house, 19:00, Free
INDI-GO, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30, £2, £1 students
HARD TO FIND, ROMEO, CITRUS CLUB, Reggae & dancehall, 22:30, £5, £3 b4 12am
JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED, Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, £2, free b4 11pm
THE MASH UP PRESENT HELP!, VOLCANOS, P-HAZE, THE BONGO CLUB, Fundraiser for UK Halfpipe champion/
Olympic hopeful Angus Leith, 22:30, £10
ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & future electronic classics, 20:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm THE PIT, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, Free TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00, Free
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & GUESTS, CABARET
VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with rotat-
ing guests in the back, 23:00, £2, free b4 12am/members RESIDENTS, BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, Free THUR 25 OCT ALTER EGO, RESIDENTS, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, £5 (£3) BUMP, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, £2 (£1) DUBSTEP, GUESTS TBA, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Dubstep, 23:00, £tbc
GOULAG BEAT, RESIDENTS, COCTEAU LOUNGE (DOWN-
ORANGE STREET, BIG TOE’S HI-FI DJS, CITRUS CLUB, Reg-
SLOAN’S, GLASGOW
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI
INSIDE: A graffiti wall and a skyline painting with hidden faces
INSIDE: Quality inns come in two kinds: those are that are staging
(UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
to make you think while you drink. With postered walls, pool tables and big comfy chairs it has plenty of space on offer, plus another room that opens up for gig nights. Large outdoor beer garden for smokers is also an added advantage.
posts on major routes, oak-panelled, ale-serving; and those that are secluded hideaways in busy locations, homely harbours from the world. Sloan’s is the latter, a surprisingly spacious home from home, hidden in a pretty unseen courtyard, right in the heart of Glasgow.
MODERN LOVERS, RESIDENTS, COCTEAU LOUNGE
(DOWNSTAIRS AT EGO), 60s, soul, psyche funk, 22:00, £4
NA, Night for students & Industry folk, indie, rock & funk,
residents, 22:30, £5, free b4 11pm
THE LATIN QUARTER, JAMES COMBE, MEDINA, Salsa,
special wooden dancefloor, 21:00, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm
MOJO, RESIDENTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Modern music & time-
Dancefloor hits, breaks, remixes, 23:00, £10
SALSA DANCE CLASSES, SALSA ENTHUSIASTS, THE
club, 21:00, £3 (£2)
SOUNDS GOOD, ASTROBOY & BREADMARK, PIVO
PLANET EARTH, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with SALSA CARIBE!, RESIDENTS, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the SUGARBEAT, DJ MEHDI, A-TRAK, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
UNKNOWN PLEASURES, RESIDENTS, TEVIOT UNION, Indie TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop &
23:00, £3, free for students/industry funk & latin house, 22:00, Free
less classics, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am
£6, free b4 12am
free b4 10pm
LIQUID ROOM, Tech-trance, 22:00, £12 (£10)
emo, punk & metal, 23:00, Free
play your vinyl, CDs, iPod, mp3 player or laptop, 20:30, Free THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00, £5 FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House GET OPEN, RED6 & SOUL JAZZ DJS, THE BONGO CLUB, music all night long, 22:30, Free Reggae, funk, ska, soul, dancehall, hip hop, roots, jungle, INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, 23:00, £5 alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, Free KARNIVAL, PAOLO MOJO, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original techno, prog, 23:00, £10 (£8) soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, Free LIQUID SOUL, MARK B & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Chirpy SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RESIDENTS, RED, Indie social music, 22:30, £6, £3 b4 11pm MUCH MORE, NASTY P & CUNNIE, MEDINA, Hip-hop & club, 21:00, Free SPLIT, EDINBURGH LOCALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend funk cuts , 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy midOBSCENE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, JAMMIN JAY, BRAINSTORMER, J.BOSTRON, COCTEAU LOUNGE (DOWN- week rave, 23:00, Free STAIRS AT EGO), Drum & bass, old school, 23:00, £5, £3 in SYNTHETIC LOVE, DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00, £4, free b4 11pm fancy dress PARTY NIGHT, DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO , EL BARRIO, Salsa VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club playing chart, 23:00, £4 night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00, Free
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live music from Digital Jones,
WED 31 OCT BASS INVASION, PACMAN, JOY,
electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00, £5, free b4 12am
SECRET ARCADE, Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00, Free
CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart,
re-edits, 22:30, £10 (£6)
house, 19:00, Free
(£3), free b4 11.30pm
LAR, Techno & electro, 23:00, £7 (£6)
tive, 22:30, £2, £1 students
motown, alternative & soul, 22:30, £6, free b4 11pm
hall, 22:30, £5, £3 b4 12am
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves, 19:00, Free
REGGAE TAKE AWAY, GEORGE PROPHET WITH MCS ISTA LION, DANGERMAN, DEMUS & DJ ROMEO, THE
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop,
free b4 11pm
ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & future electronic classics, 20:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm
Electro, house, breaks & techno, 23:00, Free
free b4 11pm
britpop, post-punk, madchester, twee, 23:00, £4 SALSA DISCO, RESIDENTS, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00, Free
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, £5, free b4 10pm
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, £6 (£3)
photo: Stephanie Stewart
THE SKINNY BRINGS YOU THE PICK OF THIS MONTH’S EVENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH MILLER GENUINE DRAFT POP BOUTIQUE to is also a clothes swap party. Sound a bit like an excuse to get everyone else’s kit off? It isn’t. Washed, ironed and unwanted clothes are used to get trading tickets, which are then used to buy clothes that other people bring down. Pistolwhip Vintage are the fashion hosts for the evening, and have thrown in a bit of live music to boot. THE BUFF CLUB, BATH LANE, GLASGOW TUE 30 OCT, 8PM ONWARDS (PRE KILLER KITSCH) TICKET PRICE IS £6, PAYABLE AT THE DOOR OR THROUGH WWW.PISTOLWHIPVINTAGE.COM AND ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE GOING TO OXFAM. THE HETHERINGTON RESEARCH CLUB, SECOND DOOR ON THE LEFT OF UNIVERSITY GARDENS, GLASGOW SAT 13 OCT, 12PM – 7PM, FREE ENTRY
CLOTHES SWAP OXJAM
HARD TO FIND, ROMEO, CITRUS CLUB, Reggae & dance-
SIREN, AL MAJIK, CHUBBY COX & GUEST, THE HIVE,
RIP IT UP!, DJ DIANA, LEE TAYLOR, WEE RED BAR, Indie,
photo: www.faction.co.uk
www.researchclub.gla.ac.uk The Hetherington Research Club on University Avenue is like your friend’s house with two bars in it. Not only do they host a feast of live music and quiz nights throughout the week, but this month The Heatherington is also host to the Pop Boutique. Take a couple hours to peruse some vintage clothes and handmade jewellery, scoff some homemade cakes, get some bath time luxuries for your mum, rummage amongst the many stalls and rest assured you’ve been spending your money at the coolest market event in town. Families welcome.
INDI-GO, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alterna-
SAMHAINN, BELTANE FIRE SOCIETY, THE BONGO CLUB, DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & Pagan party, 23:00, £7 (£5) THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, THE PIT, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, Free TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard £7, free b4 12am SUN 28 OCT ALL BACK TO MINE, RESIDENTS, OPAL rock, 20:00, Free WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & GUESTS, CABARET LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, £3,
BONGO CLUB, Reggae, 23:00, £5
WHAT’S ON
VEGAS, HB RADKE & THE JET CITY SWINGERS, CRAIG JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED, MCMURDO & HIS ORCHESTRA, OCEAN TERMINAL, Retro, Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, £2, lounge, ratpack, swing, latin, 22:00, £15
mind – let’s just huv a drink eh?”
Sloan’s The Doghouse
21:00, £5 (£4)
all night, 22:00, £3 (£2)
Music students showcase, 19:00, £3
OPENER: “Ye’ll nivver guess the bargain I found the day... aw, nivver
THE DOGHOUSE, 13 BROWN STREET,
ZOOT SWING DANCE CLASS, SWINGERS, THE BONGO CLUB, Beginners swing dancing, 19:00, £tbc
TEASE AGE, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock,
from knowing no-one has that far to get home.
DUNDEE, DD1 5EG, 01382 206 812
£5
SLASHDOT, ROTATING RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Techno &
SUBSTANCE, TIM WRIGHT AKA TUBEJERK, HENRY’S CEL-
ATMOSPHERE: With that nice relaxed quality that comes
“If you don’t like The View you best leave this place…” “What is your new favourite band?“
THE ZOMBIE’S BALL, TOM PUGH & RICHARD DRYSDALE , THE BONGO CLUB, Electro, techno, breaks, 22:00,
23:00, £5, £3 b4 11.30pm
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY,
how to serve you best. ‘But,’ you want to say, ‘it’s only me!’
DARK PLANET OPEN MUSIC, PUBLIC, BARAKA, Come
Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00, Free THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00, £5, £4 students/members
Goth music for monsters, 23:00, £5, £3 students
MAGIC MOMENT: Having the bar staff actually bicker about
means the general pub goers are young with an “I don’t care about my hair, but I have actually spent 20 minutes making it look like this” attitude. Funky, punky, stylish folk who are up for a casual laugh and a pint. Local music scene officiandos, unsigned band members and fans mill about happily.
SLOAN’S, 62 ARGYLE ARCADE, GLASGOW, 0141 221 8886
SAT 27 OCT BOOMBOX, RICHARD DURAND & BK, TUES 30 OCT ANTICS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock,
RETRIBUTION 10TH BIRTHDAY, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24,
CLIENTELE: An indie/ rock vibe, with an anything goes attitude
night-starters.
OPENER: “You don’t have to be a dog to come here….
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & TAIRE, Night for deserving bar & club staff, 22:00, £2, £1 THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, Trade Union members/ECCF members P-HAZE, BARAKA, Mashup, 20:30, Free £7, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, LULU, Classic pop & funk anthems, 20:00, £5, JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00,
DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE,
CLIENTELE: A healthy mix of serious post-workers and light-hearted
coming bands who can often be found practising in the backstage area and drinking a pint out front.
CAFFE, Soul, jazz & funk, 19:00, Free
TRADE UNION, DJ BEEFY & WOLFJAZZ, CABARET VOL-
and pool for just 50p a game. Great band nights for just £5; The best place to see ska and reggae in town.
MAGIC MOMENT: Bumping into Dundee’s up and
BONGO CLUB, Beginners to advanced, 19:00, £5
broken beats, 17:00, Free
by The Internet
PROVISIONS: Usual pub fare, cheap drink for students
MON 29 OCT HAPPY MONDAYS, RESIDENTS, PO NA
THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks &
JEWEL & ESK SHOWCASE, STUDENTS, THE BONGO CLUB,
by Lara Moloney
EVOL, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alter- £3 SIENTELO!, RESIDENTS, EL BARRIO, Latin America music native beats & rock, 22:30, £5 mixed with chart tunes, 23:00, Free FOUR CORNERS, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Deep SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, funk, soul jazz, latin vibes, afro beats, 23:00, £5, £3 b4
GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes STEREOTYPE, SERGE SANTIAGO, BERLIN, Italo, house, LIC IT, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, £5
VENUE REVIEW
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THE DOGHOUSE, DUNDEE
House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, £8 (£4)
STAIRS AT EGO), Punk, rock, live bands, 22:00, £tbc
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SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), DAMN SHAMES, DFRNT TROUBLE, MOTHER & THE ADDICTS, DAMN SHAMES, CHRIS FAST, TROUBLE DJS, THE CAVES, Eclectic, FUTURISTIC RETRO CHAMPIONS, THE BONGO CLUB, DOGTOOTH, BEST FWENDS, HENRY’S CELLAR, Nu stuff,
HEADS UP
EVOL, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alter-
THE SKINNY RECOMMENDS YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS
Pop Boutique, Heatherington Research Club, Glasgow
www.oxfam.org.uk www.pistolwhipvintage.com Across the UK in October, professional promoters and punters everywhere will be putting on special music events to raise money for Oxfam. They all fall under the Oxjam title and will showcase some of the best local live music the country has to offer. Full details of Oxjam events near you can be found on the website, but one we’re going
WASPS ARTISTS’ OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND 2007 www.waspsstudios.org.uk WASPS studios are council backed artist studios so cleverley tucked into the cultural fabric of Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dundee you would often forget they are producing and supporting some of the country’s most innovative artists. For two days they all open their doors, and the public will get a rare opportunity to view studio spaces and talk to the artists themselves. Check the website for where to find your local WASPS. 6 & 7 OCTOBER, 11AM TO 5PM SATURDAY AND 12PM TO 5PM SUNDAY
21:00, Free
BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, Free
BOOTY, DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, MEDINA, Soul, funk, disco & chart, 22:00, £5
GOT A GIG? THEN TEXT
VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with rotat-
ing guests in the back, 23:00, £2, free b4 12am/members RESIDENTS, BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, Free
CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO
TEXT
CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games,
LET US KNOW WHAT’S ON! YOUR BEST SUGGESTIONS WILL BE READ OUT LIVE ON AIR!
GUIDETHEN YOUR MESSAGE TO 80XFMOR VISIT WWW.XFMSCOTLAND.CO.UK/THEGUIDE
16:00, £3, free b4 11pm
LISTINGS
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THE SKINNY
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DEAR NINE...
I am in a long-standing relationship with a wonderful guy - we have been living together happily for a year and have been together for three - but I am starting to feel I could handle a second partner. I know ‘second partner’ makes no sense, but it does pretty much cover what I mean: that (if I could find someone interested!) another guy could move in and we could live as a happy three. I know this must sound arrogant, but I have a strong personality and feel I could handle the challenges this would throw up. It started as a daydream but now it’s becoming something I’m taking seriously - I find the idea exciting and invigorating. I haven’t mentioned it to my boyfriend, and don’t know where I would start. I should also probably come clean and say there is someone I have in mind, someone who I am confident would be interested... one of my boyfriend’s close friends. Nothing has happened yet, so I don’t have any owning up to do. I feel that their friendship could help make it work, if only their egos could get round the initial idea. I worry, though, because I don’t see any other relationships like this. Am I being delusional? Any comments much appreciated, Clare, Glasgow. Dear Clare, Well … yes, I reckon you are. This isn’t to say that nonmonogamous set-ups don’t work – I know many people in successful long-term poly relationships, and my own past experiences with them have been entirely positive. But your plan doesn’t seem to have room for any potential relationship to develop at its own pace – you’ve skipped right to the moving-in part! Since we apparently have no idea how your boyfriend would feel about it, it sounds like a nice fantasy with very slim chances of turning out quite so cosy in real life. Would you be hoping for the two men to become sexually involved with one another, as well? If so, you’re hoping for even more variables to come together. If not, what if your boyfriend – or the other guy – wanted a ‘second partner’ too, instead of being solely invested in a ménage à trois that revolved around you? What if your boyfriend is hurt by the whole idea, his friend is completely weirded out, and, rather than their ‘egos’ being in the way, they’re perfectly self-aware individuals who already know what works for them? You could try broaching the subject of non-monogamy with your boyfriend - but leave off suggesting huge changes like this one, and take things step by step. I’d advise against setting your sights on his mate, because things are liable to get very messy. Nine
travel special
Alternative Bangkok when you’re jet-lagged you’ll want your kip). It’s best to stay a stone’s throw away in the leafier suburbs further down in Banglamphu, though be sure to return to Khao San to party – brave a ‘Bangkok Bucket’ (the local noxious brew), drink cocktails at the Ladyboy bar, or for a mellower evening squeeze into the hookah café to puff on apple tobacco accompanied by soothing rose tea.
TAKE A TAXI BOAT DOWN THE CHAO PHRAYA RIVER WHERE YOU CAN MARVEL
Most people a r rive i n Bangkok, take one look at the dinosaur-jaw skyline of half-finished skyscrapers and (like Kurt Russell in Escape from New York) start searching for the nearest way out. But if you can sit-out the initial culture shock you’ll find there’s a lot worth experiencing before bailing to the beach. After all, where else can you enjoy activities ranging from prostrating before a giant golden Buddha to being assaulted by suspiciously paced ping-pong balls? (This latter is a reference to one of the more notorious sex-show routines - ed.)
After leaving the airport and successfully negotiating the obstacles of whisky-soaked cab drivers, bar girls with ice-pick stilettos and marauding packs of mangy street dogs (and that’s just the first hour), most people head to the ‘border town’ of Khao San Road – a mistake that seasoned travellers tend to avoid. This isn’t “my passport has more stamps than Lemmy has tattoos” typesnobbery. Everyone will tell you that Khao San Road is great – for stocking up on sarongs and suntan lotion. On the flip side is mediocre food, jaded locals and ceaseless noise (and believe me
It’s best to sta r t you r first full day by taking a taxi boat down the Chao Phraya River where you can marvel at the ornate temples lining the banks (who said Bangkok wasn’t pretty?) before heading to The Grand Palace - the two hundred year-old residence of the King of Thailand which also houses the magnificent Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Remember to wear covered shoes, though, or you’ll be made to model entirely unflattering socks. Then it’s time to place your life in the hands of Lady Luck by taking a motorcycle taxi across town - there is no more breathtaking way to see Bangkok, provided you don’t mind careering up narrow alleyways at breakneck speed whilst chickens squawk in alarm. Your destination is the Siam Square shopping district, where you can splurge on cut-price designer gear while watching Thai students parade their boutique style. Next, jump on the Sky Train for a rooftop tour of the city before disembarking at Lumphini Park to buy souvenirs at the Night Bazaar, or feast at the food court offering every variation of Thai street fare. Finish the evening by watching red curtains unroll to reveal a dozen pinging suspenders at a
WED 10 OCT BASS INVASION, PACMAN, JOY, SECRET ARCADE, Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00, Free
CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart, 21:00, £5 (£4)
DANCE DISASTER COLLECTIVE FANZINE #4..., VARIOUS BANDS, THE BONGO CLUB, Alt, electro, punk, 23:00, £5 (£4)
FEW PEOPLE HEAD TO THAILAND FOR THE SAKE OF THE CAPITAL, BUT THE SKINNY SPECIALISES IN UNEARTHING UNEXPECTED TREATS. HERE DEBORAH MARTIN GIVES HER INSIDER’S GUIDE TO BUSTLING BANGKOK In many ways Thailand is the paradise you imaged when you doodled a palm tree on your off ice memo pad. But there’s more to the ‘land of smiles’ than mango shakes and sun scorched beaches. This complex country has as many layers as a ladyboy’s lipstick, and its capital city acts simultaneously as a shopper’s Mecca, sex-tourist’s wet dream and halfway-house for the backpacking hoards of Europe.
ZOOT SWING DANCE CLASS, SWINGERS, THE BONGO CLUB, Beginners swing dancing, 19:00, £tbc
gay cabaret on Sukhumvit Road, or if that’s not your bag then head to the popular Brown Sugar jazz bar – but be warned, most clubs in Bangkok close early and after 1am the race is on to find the latest after-hours place. Finally, it’s time to return to your guesthouse to catch up on a few hours of sleep before the neighborhood cockerel rouses you from your Beer Chang induced slumber, hopefully in time for fresh coffee and banana pancakes. It’s true, most people don’t come to Thailand for the capital city, but if you can see past the dirt, the crowds, the smog, the too-muchness of it all... then you’re sure to have a good time. All in all, don’t expect to especially like Bangkok – but do expect to enjoy it! GET AWAY – FLY EMIRATES BANGKOK TO GLASGOW FOR FARES FROM AROUND £550
STAY AWAY – BUDGET – WHITE LODGE GUEST HOUSE – GREAT CENTRAL HIDEAWAY NEAR SIAM SQUARE. SOI KASEMSAN 1, OFF SIAM SQUARE MID-PRICE – BU PLACE – LOVELY APARTMENTS IN NON-TOURISTY AREA WITH POOL, SAUNA, ROOM-SERVICE AND A HUGE CHOICE OF STREET FOOD NEARBY. 567 SOI SUTHIPORN 2, ASOKE-DINDANG ROAD
PLAY AWAY – LADYBOY CABARET – CALYPSO CABARET, SUKHUMVIT SOI 11-13 THAI BOXING MATCH – LUMPHINI STADIUM, RAMA IV ROAD
THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks & house, 19:00, Free
INDI-GO, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30, £2, £1 students
HARD TO FIND, ROMEO, CITRUS CLUB, Reggae & dancehall, 22:30, £5, £3 b4 12am
JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED, Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, £2, free b4 11pm ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & future electronic classics, 20:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm THE PIT, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, Free TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00, Free
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & GUESTS, CABARET
VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with rotat-
ing guests in the back, 23:00, £2, free b4 12am/members RESIDENTS, BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, Free THU 11 OCT ALTER EGO, RESIDENTS, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, £5 (£3) BUMP, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, £2 (£1) GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes all night, 22:00, £3 (£2) LIC IT, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm ON/OFF, RITON, THE BONGO CLUB, House, techno, electro, 23:00, £5
23:00, £5, £3 b4 11.30pm
SLASHDOT, ROTATING RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Techno & electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00, £5, free b4 12am
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY, House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, £8 (£4) TEASE AGE, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 22:30, £6, free b4 11pm TELEFUNKEN, PHIL WEEKS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Chicago house, 23:00, £8 (£6)
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00, Free
SALSA DISCO, RESIDENTS, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance &
SUN 14 OCT ALL BACK TO MINE, RESIDENTS, OPAL
tasty tapas, 22:00, Free
LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, £3,
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am
free b4 11pm
BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, Free
BOOTY, DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, MEDINA, Soul, funk, disco & chart, 22:00, £5
SPIES IN THE WIRES, TRASH FASHION, CABARET VOLTAIRE, CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO New rave, disco-indie, electro, 23:00, £4 (£3) STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, £5, free b4 10pm
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to
DANCE WILL BE TREATED WITH THE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY.
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live music from Mosa Funk Club,
20:00, £7, free b4 12am
Electro, house, breaks & techno, 23:00, Free
breakbeats, 21:00, Free
FINGATHING, TROUBLE DJS, THE BONGO CLUB, Scratching and funky stuff, 19:00, £8
FRI 12 OCT ACME WORKERS CLUB, AUNTIE JOAN &
UNCLE DAVID, RAF CLUB, Allsorts, 17:30, £8 BASS TRAP & VOLUME!, SKREAM, THE BONGO CLUB, Dubstep, 23:00, £9
CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music
CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games,
16:00, £3, free b4 11pm
DKY, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Metal, goth, punk, 23:00, £1.50
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON, LIQUID ROOM, Weekly dance club, 23:00, £4 (£2), £1
Centro card
KAYOS, RESIDENTS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00,
resident DJs, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am
DOGTOOTH, RESIDENTS, HENRY’S CELLAR, Girls play nurave, rock, electro, 23:00, £5 (£4)
illustration: Paul Ryding, www.paulryding.com
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THE SKINNY OCTOBER 07
NOIZTEEZ, REDRUM, DANCE JUNKIE, PHONOGRAF, DIRTY BASEMENT, DR. PIYAYO, HARRIS, BERLIN, Jazz, soul, drum & bass, electro, breaks, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am NUKLEAR PUPPY, SCOT PROJECT, KUTSKI, EGO, Hard house, hard dance, 23:00, £12 PLANET EARTH, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with residents, 22:30, £5, free b4 11pm SALSA CARIBE!, RESIDENTS, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wooden dancefloor, 21:00, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm
tive, 22:30, £2, £1 students
HARD TO FIND, ROMEO, CITRUS CLUB, Reggae & dancehall, 22:30, £5, £3 b4 12am
JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED, Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, £2, free b4 11pm
OXJAM, FLATLINER, TAKING CHASE, PHOENIX Q, STEVE CAREY , THE BONGO CLUB, Live bands, 20:00, £4 ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & future electronic classics, 20:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm THE PIT, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, Free TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00, Free
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & EINZELKIND,
CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks
with rotating guests in the back, 23:00, £2, free b4 12am/members RESIDENTS, BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, Free THUR 18 OCT ALTER EGO, RESIDENTS, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, £5 (£3) BUMP, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, £2 (£1) CLASH!, SPEKTRUM, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Live dance band, 23:00, £5 GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes all night, 22:00, £3 (£2) GUERILLA RADIO, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Electro, minimal, techno, 23:00, £4 (£3) LIC IT, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves,
ORANGE STREET, HECTORRR, MC RAS ISTA, CITRUS CLUB, Reggae, ska, dancehall, 22:30, £5 (£3), free b4
11pm
PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart pop & glam, 23:00, £4
fied sinners, 22:30, £3
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
£3
SIENTELO!, RESIDENTS, EL BARRIO, Latin America music
STAIRS AT EGO), Request your tunes, 22:00, £tbc
19:00, Free
RIP IT UP!, DJ DIANA, LEE TAYLOR, WEE RED BAR, Indie, britpop, post-punk, madchester, twee, 23:00, £4 SALSA DISCO, RESIDENTS, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00, Free
SIREN, AL MAJIK, CHUBBY COX & GUEST, THE HIVE, Electro, house, breaks & techno, 23:00, Free
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, £5, free b4 10pm
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, £6 (£3)
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to breakbeats, 21:00, Free
23:00, £8 (£6), £5 b4 11.30pm
FRI 19 OCT 33/45, LEON EASTER, STEPHEN RODG-
20:00, Free
23:00, £6, £5 b4 12am
NA, Night for students & Industry folk, indie, rock & funk,
(DOWNSTAIRS AT EGO), Jackin house & breaks, 22:00, £6
TASTE FOREPLAY, MISS CHRIS, BARAKA, Pre-taste,
MON 15 OCT HAPPY MONDAYS, RESIDENTS, PO NA 23:00, £3, free for students/industry
ERS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House with live instruments,
BEATROOT, REBECCA VASMANT, COCTEAU LOUNGE (£5)
funk & latin house, 22:00, Free
BIG TOE’S HI-FI, BARBA POPPA CHOPPA, C-BISCUIT, SPLIFKA & B-DAWG, WEE RED BAR, Reggae, dub, dance-
CAFFE, Soul, jazz & funk, 19:00, Free
from the past 15 years, 17:00, Free
TAIRE, Night for deserving bar & club staff, 22:00, £2, £1
funk & RnB, 22:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm DE LUXE, RESIDENTS, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am
THE LATIN QUARTER, JAMES COMBE, MEDINA, Salsa,
House, 23:00, £7 (£5) club, 21:00, £3 (£2)
TRADE UNION, DJ BEEFY & WOLFJAZZ, CABARET VOL-
UNKNOWN PLEASURES, RESIDENTS, TEVIOT UNION, Indie XPLICIT, FRICTION, HYPE, ED RUSH, POTTEROW, Drum & bass, 22:00, £14
FEATURES
INDI-GO, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alterna-
MOJO, RESIDENTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Modern music & time- hall & dubstep, 22:00, £5 (£4) BLACK TAPE, GUESTS, HENRY’S CELLAR, 30 minute slots less classics, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am from guests, 23:00, £5 (£4) SALSA DANCE CLASSES, SALSA ENTHUSIASTS, THE CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV BONGO CLUB, Beginners to advanced, 19:00, £5 GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music SOUNDS GOOD, ASTROBOY & BREADMARK, PIVO
SOLESCIENCE, PAUL WOOLFORD, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
Khao San Road
house, 19:00, Free
indie, bleep, industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, Free
EVOL, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alter- mixed with chart tunes, 23:00, Free SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, native beats & rock, 22:30, £5 BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, Free GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to TASTE, FISHER & PRICE, MISS CHRIS & MARTIN VALhouse, 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm MISFITS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, ENTINE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-friendly club, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am
DARK PLANET OPEN MUSIC, PUBLIC, BARAKA, Come
ON REQUEST, RESIDENTS, COCTEAU LOUNGE (DOWN-
NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Goth,
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), THE ACUTE, DELTA CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk MAINLINE, THE BONGO CLUB, Alternative music for justiDE LUXE, RESIDENTS, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with
emo, punk & metal, 23:00, Free
Free
from the past 15 years, 17:00, Free & RnB, 22:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm
TUES 16 OCT ANTICS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock,
play your vinyl, CDs, iPod, mp3 player or laptop, 20:30, Free THANES, HENRY’S CELLAR, Ska, funk, psyche, mod, 23:00, THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & £5 (£4) grime, 22:00, £5 CLUB NOIR, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Burlesque, 21:00, FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House £tbc music all night long, 22:30, Free DISKO KITTEN, BIMBO JONES & ARROGANT MIKE, INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, BERLIN, Bootlegs & anthems, 22:00, £8 (£6) alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, Free DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE, MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00, Free soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, Free THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RESIDENTS, RED, Indie social punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running insticlub, 21:00, Free tution, 23:00, £5, £4 students/members SPLIT, EDINBURGH LOCALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend FEVER, RESIDENTS, EGO, Gay friendly dance club, 23:00, of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy mid£tbc week rave, 23:00, Free LIQUID SOUL, MARK B & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Chirpy SYNTHETIC LOVE, DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, music, 22:30, £6, £3 b4 11pm 20:00, £4, free b4 11pm MESSENGER SOUND SYSTEM, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club playCLUB, Reggae, dub, roots, 23:00, £7.50 ing chart, 23:00, £4 MOTEL, THE TROPHY TWINS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Big room ZOOT SWING DANCE CLASS, SWINGERS, THE BONGO dance , 23:00, £8 CLUB, Beginners swing dancing, 19:00, £tbc MUCH MORE, NASTY P & CUNNIE, MEDINA, Hip-hop & WED 17 OCT BASS INVASION, PACMAN, JOY, funk cuts , 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm SECRET ARCADE, Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00, Free PARTY NIGHT, DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO , EL BARRIO, Salsa CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart, night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00, Free 21:00, £5 (£4) RETRIBUTION, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Goth music for the THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY old, 23:00, £5, £3 students CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks &
19:00, Free
SIREN, AL MAJIK, CHUBBY COX & GUEST, THE HIVE,
free b4 10pm
SAT 13 OCT BEATSVILLE, THE PRIMEVALS, THE
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin,
NEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, £6 (£3)
LEMMAS, CONFESSIONS AND COMMENTS. ALL CORRESPON-
20:00, £7, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, £6, free b4 12am
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves,
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDER-
EMAIL NINE@SKINNYMAG.CO.UK WITH YOUR PROBLEMS, DI-
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin,
TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop & broken beats, 17:00, Free
www.skinnymag.co.uk
LISTINGS
FEATURES
of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy midweek rave, 23:00, Free SYNTHETIC LOVE, DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00, £4, free b4 11pm VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club playing chart, 23:00, £4
Trade Union members/ECCF members P-HAZE, BARAKA, Mashup, 20:30, Free JEZ HILL, LULU, Classic pop & funk anthems, 20:00, £5,
CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco,
OCTOBER 07
THE SKINNY 57
ZERO THURSDAYS, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & house, 21:30, £3
CJ, THE BUNKER BAR, Grunge & new rock, 21:00, Free FRI 26 OCT ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1, Genre mash-up, 23:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. BALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & metal, 22:30, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30am with PIYP BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & house sounds, 22:00, £5, free b4 11pm COMPUTELOVE, RESIDENTS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, 20:00, Free ELECTROBALL, RESIDENTS, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk, 22:30, £tbc FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30, £6 FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, Funky house, 23:00, £5 FREAKMENOOVERS, RESIDENTS, RUST BAR, Early doors serving of hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, Free
WED 3 OCT BASS INVASION, PACMAN, JOY, SEKARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE CRET ARCADE, Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00, Free & WOODY, KARBON, House & hip hop classics, 22:30, CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart,
23:00, £12 (£10)
cally everything I wanted to know.”
techno, 23:00, £10
MELTING POT, PETE HERBERT, MARTIN MOSCROP, THE
music, 22:30, £6, £3 b4 11pm
My Skinny colleague Rupert has had a combination of positive and influential experiences. “When I got a lift off a government adviser on speed-cameras up North on the A9, it was pretty ironic that he used his knowledge to speed and slow down like the rest of us.” But more unusually, he tells me: “I went to Mongolia because a guy who gave me a lift told me I should. His son had been on an expedition, and had been horse-riding in the mountains. I liked the sound of it so much I did the same thing six months later.” Another classic was being picked up - after waiting ages in the rain, and covered in mud from a hike - by a Glaswegian businessman in a cigar-smoke filled Mercedes. We stank, and dripped all over his leather seats, but he was fine with it.” Rupert’s only bad experiences, he tells me, have come from long waits - never the lifts themselves.
trance, 23:00, £tbc
£tbc
ADMIRAL, House, underground disco, nuggets, 23:00,
£10
HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE
HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, LUVA ANNA, FIRE-
WATER, Indie, rock, punk, electro, soul, britpop, 12:00,
£5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm
PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSORLEYS, Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, Free
SUN 28 OCT
CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ RICHARD LEVINSON, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00, £5 (£3) COLD NIGHT SONG, RESIDENTS, THE GOAT, Guests &
NOJ, RESIDENTS, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old school tunes, 22:30, £6
DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00, Free
MINAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, Free
IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE
OOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERPRESSURE, GREEN VELVET, INTERSTELLAR FUGITIVES/UR, SLAM, JORIS VOORN, JESSE ROSE & DBLSPK ROOM, THE ARCHES, Detroit techno & electro,
DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other
boogie next door, 22:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/ 12.30pm with matric
b4 11pm
JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk fea-
turing live percussion by Duffy, 23:00, £3, free with matric RED & GOLD ROOM, RESIDENTS, ARTA, Soul musak, OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maxi22:00, £7, free b4 11pm ROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, mum eclectic, 23:00, £6 (£5) ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN Free SHIMMY SHAKE, DJ AIDEN, BLOC, Techno fun, 22:00, ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, Free Free SOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie, SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) punk & rock, 16:00, Free & CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro SPANK, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP soul, 21:00, Free TRICKY DISCO, JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, KARSPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & BON, House, 23:00, £5 soul, 20:00, Free STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINA- WE LOVE SUNDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30, £3 WHITE, House, 22:00, £8 (£5) NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New & old rock & elecTOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, tronica, 21:00, Free BAMBOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, £5, free b4 11pm/12.30am students MON 29 OCT BURN, NORMSKI & ZEUS, THE BUFF VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC CLUB, Glasgow institition playing underground classics, 23:00, £5 (£3), free for pub/club workers GRAND, Electro, 23:00, £6 (£4) FRESH, RESIDENTS, THE POLO LOUNGE, Popular gay venue VICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie rock party, 23:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free with house & indie, 23:00, £5 b4 11.30pm with PIYP POPTIMISM/ROCKTIMISM, DJ ANDY & DJ DEC, THE TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, GARAGE, Pop & rock, 23:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am 21:00, Free with PIYP
Free
SAT 27 OCT ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1, Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks & house, 19:00, Free
hall, 22:30, £5, £3 b4 12am
INDI-GO, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30, £2, £1 students
TUES 30 OCT ALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH,
BAMBOO, Funk & hip pop, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 11pm/
JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED,
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & break-
beats, 23:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am DECODANCE, GUESTS, CLASSIC GRAND, Glamorous house, 23:00, £8
DIVINE!, MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR,
Northern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00, £6 (£5)
DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, RESIDENTS, MAGGIE MAYS,
Indie, rock & roll, psyche, 23:00, £5 GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, 90s house, 80s classics, RnB & chart, 21:30, £8 GROOVEJET, RESIDENTS, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00, £7 (£5) HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock & britpop, 12:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, electro & disco, 21:00, Free HOME COOKIN’, RESIDENTS, BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00, £7, free b4 11pm
rotating guests in the back, 23:00, £2, free b4 12am/ members RESIDENTS, BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, Free THU 4 OCT ALTER EGO, RESIDENTS, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, £5 (£3) BUMP, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, £2 (£1) GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes all night, 22:00, £3 (£2)
I FLY SPITFIRES, BLOOD RED SHOES, YOUTHMOVIES, JONQUIL, ADAM GNADE, CHUTES, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
Their final night - 8 hour marathon, 19:00, £8 LIC IT, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm
19:00, Free
SALSA DISCO, RESIDENTS, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00, Free
SIREN, AL MAJIK, CHUBBY COX & GUEST, THE HIVE, Electro, house, breaks & techno, 23:00, Free
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, £5, free b4 10pm
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, £6 (£3)
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to breakbeats, 21:00, Free
FRI 5 OCT ASSEMBLY ROOMS CEILIDH, HLI & KEN GOURLAY, ASSEMBLY ROOMS, Ceilidh, 20:00, £10 CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music from the past 15 years, 17:00, Free
CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk & RnB, 22:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm DE LUXE, RESIDENTS, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am
DEPARTURE LOUNGE, BIGGABUSH, GECKO 3, ASTROBOY, JIMENEZ, THE CAVES, Global, jazz, funk, house, percussion, 22:00, £8 (£6)
EVOL, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alterelectro, 23:00, £5
FAST, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Punk, disco, garage, GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to
house, 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm MISFITS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am NOT SO DIRTY, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, House, techno, prog, 23:00, £5 (£4) PLANET EARTH, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with residents, 22:30, £5, free b4 11pm SALSA CARIBE!, RESIDENTS, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the BON, Dance, 22:30, £5 (£4) WED 31 OCT AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE BUFF special wooden dancefloor, 21:00, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm TOKYOBLU, RESIDENTS, EGO, House with live band, CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, £3 DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC & COLIN, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, 23:00, £10, £6 b4 12am TROUBLE LADIES’ NIGHT, KATHY DIAMOND, ECLAIRemo & rock, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP JOINTS & JAMS, RESIDENTS, CUBE, The Longest running FIFI, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Electronic, disco, soul, italo, good, 23:00, £6 (£5), £3 for ladies RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, £3 (£2) MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes UNKNOWN PLEASURES, RESIDENTS, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, 21:00, £3 (£2) from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, Free TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop & NEW FLESH, RESIDENTS, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, broken beats, 17:00, Free punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, £4, £2
HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House
and smooth RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/12.30am students INSIDE OUT, RESIDENTS, THE ARCHES, Hard dance,
56 THE SKINNY OCTOBER 07
POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed Bag, 19:00, Free
SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, £3
TONGUE IN CHEEK, RESIDENTS, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, Free
PARTY NIGHT, DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO , EL BARRIO, Salsa
night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00, Free RETRIBUTION, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Goth music for the old, 23:00, £5, £3 students
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live music from Das Contras,
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY,
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & TOMBOY, CABA-
musician session, 20:00, Free
from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm
funk cuts , 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm
RET VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with
rock & roll, soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, ABC SATURDAYS, DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), £3, free with matric. After 12am ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 KILLER KITSCH, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Electroclash & 11.30pm with matric. that, 23:00, £4 (£3) BACK TO THE FUTURE, HUMAN RESOURCE, OUTREVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk BLAST & MORE, CARLING ACADEMY, Old school, 20:00, , 22:00, £2, £1 members £tbc T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KAR-
BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS,
MUCH MORE, NASTY P & CUNNIE, MEDINA, Hip-hop &
THE SONIC 883 WONDERLAND EXPRESS, THE MANNEQUINS, DIRTY SUMMER, HENRY’S CELLAR, Indie, rock,
native beats & rock, 22:30, £5
KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, RESIDENTS, ABC2, Old school
LIQUID SOUL, MARK B & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Chirpy
Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, £2, free b4 11pm ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & future electronic classics, 20:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm THE PIT, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, Free TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00, Free
12.30am with matric
FOLK IT!, FOLKS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk
JACKHAMMER, SAMUEL L SESSION, EGO, Tribal
travel special
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, Free GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves,
22:00, £20
ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYSTEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free BOOM MONK BEN, IVY BAR, Eclectic beats, 21:00,
21:00, £5 (£4)
NU-SCHOOL, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern HARD TO FIND, ROMEO, CITRUS CLUB, Reggae & dance-
soul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30, £6 ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic & cult rock, 19:00, Free SUBCULTURE, HARRI & DOM, THE SUB CLUB, Weekly snapshot of the ever-evolving house blueprint, 23:00, £8, £5 b4 12am UN-SCENE, DJ PAUL, BLOC, Electro, techno, 22:00, Free VOODOO, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, Free BARRY, ERIC & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30, £6 (£5), free b4 11pm with PIYP FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLAN- DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & classics, funky house in the Mao room, 22:00, £10 KET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, £6 (£4) PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free FRIDAY STREET, RESIDENTS, BLACKFRIARS, 60s soul & OOFT! DJS, IVY BAR, Disco, edits, 21:00, Free R&B, 22:00, £5
MAYS, Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, £5
EDINBURGH CLUBS
FEATURES
GLASGOW CLUBS
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, £7, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, £6, free b4 12am
SAT 6 OCT DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE, Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00, Free
THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00, £5, £4 students/members THE GO-GO, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Psyche, soul, mod, 23:00, £5 (£4) HEADSPIN, DJ YODA, THE BONGO CLUB, The usual,
23:00, £5, £3 b4 11.30pm
SLASHDOT, ROTATING RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Techno & electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00, £5, free b4 12am
punk, 23:00, £5
“I’ve only had the one dodgy experience,” says Nosh. “This older dude picked up me and a female friend straight away, outside Glasgow, and said he would drive us to Birmingham. I was trying to pass as male and had grown my beard and was binding. I fell asleep after a while and when I started to come round he was having a dodgy conversation with my friend about prostitutes and asking personal questions about where she lived. When we stopped for a break he followed me to the toilets. I quibbled over male/female and eventually went into the female toilets, why the hell I did I dunno... maybe it was the thought of him watching me and possibly trying it on. I got stuck in a queue and by the time I got out he was back in the car and looked like he was going to drive off without me. My mate jumped out and waited for me with the door open. We stupidly decided that we would just stick with the same ride as we didn’t have far to go - it would have been almost impossible to get a lift on the roads he took. He got pissed off and then dropped us at a shitty service station in the middle of nowhere.”
House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, £8 (£4) TEASE AGE, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 22:30, £6, free b4 11pm ULTRAGROOVE, BEN WATT, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, 23:00, £10 (£8)
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00, Free
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, £7, free b4 12am
SUN 7 OCT ALL BACK TO MINE, RESIDENTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, £3, free b4 11pm
BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, Free
BOOTY, DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, MEDINA, Soul, funk, disco & chart, 22:00, £5
CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games,
16:00, £3, free b4 11pm
DKY, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Metal, goth, punk, 23:00, £1.50
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON,
“MY FIRST TIME HITCH-HIKING, AN ELDERLY JEHOVAH’S WITNESS PICKED ME UP, ON A MISSION TO SAVE ME... GLAD IT WAS ONLY 10KM”
LIQUID ROOM, Weekly dance club, 23:00, £4 (£2), £1
Centro card
KAYOS, RESIDENTS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00, Free
NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep, industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, Free ORANGE STREET, JERRY DAMMERS, CITRUS CLUB, Rehhae, ska, dancehall, 21:00, £11, £7 b4 11pm PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart pop & glam, 23:00, £4
Again, though, she’s had enough positive experiences to not be put off. One of the nicest people who picked her up was a Liverpudlian trucker in his late twenties: “He was incredibly chilled, had good music and the craic was good too. He took all of us round to his sister’s by the train station for some food and then to the station saying to call him any time we needed a lift.” Another nice driver was an older man from Glasgow driving a meat truck – “as vegans we quibbled over this” - who “just seemed really lonely and genuinely interested in our safety. He gave us about £40 too.”
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), KOBAI, THE FATALISTS, EXITPILOT, THE BONGO CLUB, Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30, £3
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
£3
SIENTELO!, RESIDENTS, EL BARRIO, Latin America music mixed with chart tunes, 23:00, Free
SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, Free
TASTE, MARCO SMITH, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-friendly club, 23:00, £8 (£6), £5 b4 11.30pm TASTE FOREPLAY, MISS CHRIS, BARAKA, Pre-taste, 20:00, Free
MON 8 OCT HAPPY MONDAYS, RESIDENTS, PO NA NA, Night for students & Industry folk, indie, rock & funk,
23:00, £3, free for students/industry
THE LATIN QUARTER, JAMES COMBE, MEDINA, Salsa, funk & latin house, 22:00, Free
MOJO, RESIDENTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Modern music & timeless classics, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am
SALSA DANCE CLASSES, SALSA ENTHUSIASTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Beginners to advanced, 19:00, £5
SOUNDS GOOD, ASTROBOY & BREADMARK, PIVO CAFFE, Soul, jazz & funk, 19:00, Free
TRADE UNION, DJ BEEFY & WOLFJAZZ, CABARET VOL-
Hit the road
photo: www.jethrocollins.co.uk
GOT SOMEWHERE TO GO? OR JUST MOURNFUL FOR THE PASSING OF THE BEAT GENERATION? AS THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF JACK KEROUAC’S CLASSIC ON THE ROAD PASSES, NINE CONSIDERS THE PROS AND CONS OF HITCHING NOW
TAIRE, Night for deserving bar & club staff, 22:00, £2, £1
Trade Union members/ECCF members P-HAZE, BARAKA, Mashup, 20:30, Free JEZ HILL, LULU, Classic pop & funk anthems, 20:00, £5, free b4 10pm TUES 9 OCT ANTICS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock, emo, punk & metal, 23:00, Free DARK PLANET OPEN MUSIC, PUBLIC, BARAKA, Come play your vinyl, CDs, iPod, mp3 player or laptop, 20:30, Free THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00, £5
FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House music all night long, 22:30, Free
INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, Free
MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, Free SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RESIDENTS, RED, Indie social club, 21:00, Free SPLIT, EDINBURGH LOCALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend
LISTINGS
“It’s a very enriching, useful, cheap, interesting way to get around and meet people from social, professional, and cultural backgrounds you might never meet in your daily life. And many people have told me that they profited from picking someone up as well. Some made friends, found the band they were looking for, or just had a less boring trip.” So says Kati, from Germany, about her extensive hitch-hiking experience. Hitching isn’t all that popular in the UK - make reference to it, and most people will probably look at you in horror, especially if you’re female. They tend to expect you’ll either be stranded by the side of the road forever, or abducted by a psycho and never heard from again. But you needn’t rule out adventure if you’re able to take a few safety precautions
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and carry out a risk assessment. Kati reckons she’s hitched the 10km to school about 250 times, as well as long-distance jaunts to various German cities, Switzerland, Austria, and around Scotland and Ireland. And she’s done most of this by herself. “I only hitch-hike alone when I roughly know the route, so I wouldn’t be lost if I suddenly felt like getting out,” she explains. “I kindly reject people that I have a bad feeling about. I always ask where exactly people are going before I get in. Sometimes I had one of those pepper sprays.” (Note: these are illegal in the UK. If, however, you happened to be carrying something like hairspray, and used it in self-defence, you’d be within your rights.) Nosh, of Glasgow, who hitches in pairs or trios, says, “I always carry a mobile on which I appear to be tex-
ting. Sometimes I say that I’m in touch with my mates throughout the journey for safety reasons.” Other than turning down one dodgy-looking bloke, Kati hasn’t had to make any tough calls on the road: “Some people were boring, annoying or not very likable, but nothing really scary. My first time hitch-hiking, an elderly Jehovah’s witness picked me up, on a mission to save me. I’m glad it was only 10km.” But she’s had many positive experiences: “Maybe the most interesting and likable person was a youngish Portuguese woman who was a dancer. We spent about two hours talking on the highway somewhere in the middle of Germany. And there was the guy who picked me up from Skye and took me all the way to Glasgow. He spoke Gaelic and was the head of the visitors’ centre in Portree, so he knew practi-
“People always say something about how dangerous it would be to hitch-hike nowadays,” says Kati, “and that, normally, they wouldn’t pick up anyone - in a defensive, apologetic tone that suggests they want to convince me they’re normal, decent people. And then I usually tell them that I doubt that it is any less dangerous than in the seventies when loads of people were hitch-hiking and car-sharing wasn’t around yet, that it is just the media that make huge stories out of isolated events.” For my part, I’ve been picked up by people ranging from a priest to an ex-con (he’d done time for growing cannabis; it still hadn’t put him off). I made it from Edinburgh to London in two lifts, first with a former hitch-hiker and then with a trade-plater – as people who deliver vehicles from A to B for a living, these folks are no strangers to hitching themselves. Although I’ve had a bit of luck with freewheelers.co.uk as well, the liftshare phenomenon hasn’t caught on here the way it has in countries like Germany, so I’ve found I can’t always count on such websites to help me out. But if I’ve got the time, and a back-up plan in case I can’t reach my destination by nightfall, I enjoy just sticking out my thumb and seeing what happens. Above all, I trust my instinct and don’t compromise it. WWW. FREEWHEELERS.CO.UK WWW.DIGIHITCH.COM *A SHORTER VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE APPEARD IN THE SKINNY STUDENT GUIDE.
OCTOBER 07
THE SKINNY
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11pm/12.30am with matric
Live 6 piece drum & bass/teknopunk, 23:00, £12 (£10) DECODANCE, GUESTS, CLASSIC GRAND, Glamorous house, 23:00, £8 DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, RESIDENTS, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll, psyche, 23:00, £5
musician session, 20:00, Free
CONFUSION, DEADSILENCE SYNDICATE, SOUNDHAUS,
Glasgay!
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI “So I take it you’re a poof and you’re a lezzer?” The question is tiresomely predictable. My friend the poof is more annoyed by the overall interrogation: we’ve been coming to this (gay) bar for a few years now, and we’ve never seen this woman before. Me, though, I’m running through the usual quandary in my head: if I say no then she – and the friends she reports back to – will think I’m straight. If I say yes then we’ll just be going over it later if I come in again with my boyfriend. And if I say I’m bi, I may not be considered authentic enough, which means more questions. I can’t find a suitable binary answer to her needlessly binary question. I offer, pathetically, “I have my moments”, and she heads out for a smoke with the advice “You should have your moments all the time”, and I think ‘oh fuck off, what do you know?’. (Why didn’t I just say I prefer ‘queer’? Oh, because I was having a nice quiet drink, not preparing for an exam.) Walking home I’m feeling grumpy about the whole short-lived incident and recalling the queer event last year where I talked at length with somebody about queer issues, before they introduced me to someone else as straight. I’m bored with the spaces I consider mine never really being for me. I hail a taxi. The driver is a young Czech, and he’s playing the Buena Vista Social Club soundtrack, which I talk to him about, and when I get out he gives me the CD. I resist – it’s a proper CD, not even burned! – but he insists. Which has got fuck all to do with the identity angst from earlier, but it lifts my mood right up. “It’s a lovely album,” my friend the poof advises (text message, all caps, no punctuation), “all my driver gave me was a weird look.” /Nine
AS ANOTHER SEASON OF GLASGAY! APPROACHES, GARETH K VILE LOOKS AT THE EVOLUTION OF QUEER ARTS IN ITS PROGRAMME
Venus as a Boy
The joy of Glasgay! is its sheer inclusiveness: from an adaptation of Louise Welsh’s hardhitting Elizabethan thriller Tamburlaine Must Die, through Craig Hill celebrating his love of music to a performance by Brazilian o p e r at ic b a r it o n e M au r ic io V i r ge n s , Glasgay! presents a comprehensive programme that places the predictable alongside the surprising. Since the last festival, the organisers of Glasgay! have been busy, presenting a successful run of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads at the Edinburgh Fringe and seeking out new supporters. The Scottish Arts Council has increased its funding, allowing the festival to develop new works: not only can Glasgay! pick the cream of existing theatre, comedy and cinema, it is now in a position to generate even more original pieces and nurture local artists.
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI TOP EVENTS Glasgay! exists in the space between commuLGBT MIND MATTERS
THROUGHOUT OCTOBER AND BEYOND LGBT CENTRE FOR HEALTH & WELL- BEING, HOWE ST, EDINBURGH
Series of workshops around LGBT and mental health issues, including self-harm, ageing, identity, and the start of an eight-week course for trans women. FREE, WWW.LGBTMINDMATTERS.ORG.UK
BEYOND THE SURFACE
nity participation and artistic excellence, and each year becomes an opportunity for local organisations to engage with LGBT interests. The National Theatre of Scotland reprises Venus as a Boy, and Kelvingrove Art Galleries host both The Kylie Exhibition and the festival’s opening party. Glasgow City Council’s Chair of Culture and Sport claims that she is “delighted that, once again, we’ve been able to demonstrate our support for Britain’s largest multi-form queer arts festival”.
FROM 12 OCTOBER, TUES-SAT 11AM-5PM Q! GALLERY, 87-89 SALTMARKET, GLASGOW
Photo exhibition examining queer identity in an age of AIDS, conservatism and assimilation. FREE, WWW.GLASGAY.COM
THE BUBBLE 14 OCTOBER, 8:15PM; 15 OCTOBER, 6PM GFT, 12 ROSE STREET, GLASGOW
An intense love affair between a Palestinian and an Israeli, this film promises to be moving. £5.50/£4, WWW.GLASGAY.COM
FORUM DISCUSSION MEETING ON QUEER HISTORY 21 OCTOBER, 7PM QUAKER MEETING HOUSE, VICTORIA TERRACE, EDINBURGH
With guest speakers Kellan Farshea (founding member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence; active defendant in the Spanner trial) and Caz (founding member of Queeruption London). FREE
SWINGING 60S CEILIDH/BALL 27 OCTOBER, 8PM – 1AM ASSEMBLY ROOMS, GEORGE ST, EDINBURGH
Fundraiser for Lothian Gay & Lesbian Switchboard. £16.50/£14.50
by Gareth K Vile
Undoubtedly, the programme contains something for everyone - but it is equally unlikely that everything will be to any one person’s taste. There are the party nights - Death Disco (Arches, 20 Oct) and Utter Gutter (Art School 13 Oct, 10 Nov), a short run of intimate performances at the Q! Gallery, the larger shows at the Citizens and the Tron - Tamburlaine Must Die and Venus as a Boy respectively - and the more frivolous The Music of Dirty Dancing at the King’s on 15/16 October. So ubiquitous has Glasgay! become, it has infiltrated most of Glasgow’s autumn season: not only a testament to the diversity of LGBT art, but also to the place that it occupies in both the marginal and mainstream arenas.
THEATRE
Venus as a Boy has already wowed audiences in Orkney, Edinburgh, and London. A solo performance by Tam Dean Burn, it stakes out the territory between mysticism and sexual desire and makes a persuasive case against bigotry. Buoyed along by a live score from Luke Sutherland, author of the original novella, Venus is the story of the boy who could show his lovers heaven: Tam Dean Burn takes on a plethora of roles, from hustlers to innocent children as he reveals Cupid’s journey from Orkney to Soho. Daring as both a piece of theatre and a social commentary, Venus is another example of how the National Theatre of Scotland is willing to risk challenging material: expect an emotional evening.
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
Amy Lamé’s Mama Cass Family Singers offers a very different atmosphere. Using the mythology surrounding the sixties singer, Amy takes a long hard look at her own childhood. A mixture of pre-recorded video interviews with her family, songs from Mama Cass, and Lamé’s idiosyncratic patter, Mama Cass is part detective story and part childhood memoir - a performance where fact and fiction are confused and poignancy and laughter are close together.
world of sex and drugs. Across the small collection of films, Glasgay! has demonstrated how broad modern queer cinema has become - from gross humour through to serious political meditations, different moods are represented and a variety of lifestyles are celebrated. If Eating Out is unlikely to offer profound insights, the subtle interplay of characters in Puccini will provide more depth, while both Dorian and The Bubble are thoughtful and dramatically stunning.
Little Johnny’s Big Gay Musical is the sequel to last year’s sell-out performance Little Johnny’s Big Gay Adventure. A one-man song and dance show written and performed by Johnny McKnight, this year sees Johnny fulfil his childhood ambitions of stardom.
BOUTIQUE
Since Tamburlaine Must Die is a production that Glasgay! has commissioned, it must take pride of place in the theatre programme. Like Venus, Tamburlaine has been adapted from a novel. It relates the last days of Christopher Marlowe, perhaps England’s second greatest playwright, gentleman spy and probable atheist. Rich in historical detail, gothic skulduggery and enigmas, author Louise Welsh recreated a brutal Elizabethan underworld in vivid detail: the play promises no less than a “fate worse than damnation.”
CINEMA
Only four films this year, and all at the mighty GFT: last year, the cinematic selection caused a ripple of controversy in the tabloid press, leading to predictable headlines about public money and ‘filth’. Whether Israeli romance The Bubble can repeat the shock is debatable - but its updating of Romeo and Juliet to modern Tel Aviv is brave and moving. The classic tale of boy meets boy is given a harsh political context by director Eytan Fox - made more powerful by his refusal to give easy answers or shy away from tragedy. Puccini for Beginners is even less controversial: described as a ‘screwball sitcom for the more cerebral’, it follows the Woody Allen tradition of starcrossed intellectuals in complex relationships. Following the misadventures of an opera-loving bisexual through a series of hilarious set-pieces, Puccini promises sophisticated humour and a Greek chorus of sushi chefs. Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds deserves an award just for the title. Despite the procession of buff bodies and brief sex scenes, this is an old-fashioned lesson-learning comedy masquerading as a queer version of Porkies. The slim plot exists more to lambaste the American ex-gay movement, the script is filled with quick one-liners and bitchy rejoinders, and John Waters star Mink Stole makes a show-stealing appearance. Duncan Roy updates The Picture of Dorian Gray for a more intellectual treat. Dorian finds himself in modern Manhattan, and plunges into a decadent
The season of intimate performances in the Q! Gallery should be the pride of Glasgay! In a small space, the boundaries between performer and audience are lowered and the artists are able to play with the conventions of stand-up comedy, serious monologues and physical theatre. Like the other strands in the programme, the boutique events cannot be pinned down, ranging from humour to literary deconstruction. Martin O’Connor was a hit of last year’s season, and he’s back this year to probe masculinity in Reality. O’Connor’s skill is to mix Carry On humour with a searing pathos, chucking out knob gags in the middle of tragic scenarios. Somehow he keeps the poignancy and humour intact, never allowing the jokes to choke the message or the message to swamp the jokes. This time, he promises a series of characters, from ASBO pest to innocent army recruit. Bursting with infectious energy, O’Connor is a lively talent who has a sharp eye for absurdity: this is sure to be a feelgood and challenging show. Colette was a successful novelist, but her public personality has overshadowed even her finest literary works. Her struggle to become an artist, battling against her manipulative husband and the social mores of early twentieth century France, provides the plot for The Secret Scenes. Devised and performed by Yvonne Caddell, it delves into Colette’s intense sensuality, seeking the secrets behind her art and life. Stick it in my Party Hole is another work that announces its kitsch kookiness in the title. A futurist hostess holds her fantasy party, imagining a celebrity-ridden, decadent extravaganza. Sadly, the reality of her humble home fails to live up to her desires, leading to car-crash levels of camp mayhem. The Glitterbox Paradox offers something a little different - speed-dating with a difference. A monologue from a new Glasgow company, it threatens to go beyond the usual audition piece conventions - their online manifesto promises events that engage the audience as more than spectators. Each of these shows i nclude ref resh-
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LGBT
FOLK IT!, FOLKS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk
HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS, Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, £5
HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, ROBOTS IN DISGUISE, DAGGERS, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, punk, electro,
IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, Free
b4 11pm
JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featur-
ing live percussion by Duffy, 23:00, £3, free with matric OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maxirock & roll, soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, KOOCHI KOO, JOHNNY WHOOP, BLACKFRIARS, Electro, mum eclectic, 23:00, £6 (£5) £3, free with matric. After 12am house & techno, 23:00, £6 ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN KILLER KITSCH, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Electroclash & NOJ, RESIDENTS, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, Free 23:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. FREEFALL, JUDGE JULES, TIDY BOYS, ROB RIVERA, THE that, 23:00, £4 (£3) SOFA LOVE, WEEG & BREADMARK, OSCARS, Soothing, REVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old ARCHES, Hard house, 22:00, £19 soulful ear-prickers, 16:00, Free , 22:00, £2, £1 members school tunes, 22:30, £6 GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, 90s house, 80s clasSOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie, T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KAROOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMIsics, RnB & chart, 21:30, £8 punk & rock, 16:00, Free BON, Dance, 22:30, £5 (£4) NAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, Free GROOVEJET, RESIDENTS, MAS, Weekly house & RnB SPANK, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, WED 17 OCT AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE RED & GOLD ROOM, RESIDENTS, ARTA, Soul musak, mix, 23:00, £7 (£5) 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP 22:00, £7, free b4 11pm BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, £3 HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock TRICKY DISCO, JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, KARROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC & COLIN, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, & britpop, 12:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm BON, House, 23:00, £5 Free HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, elec- emo & rock, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP WE LOVE SUNDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & JOINTS & JAMS, RESIDENTS, CUBE, The Longest running tro & disco, 21:00, Free floor fillers, 21:30, £3 CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul, HOME COOKIN’, RESIDENTS, BELO, Urban music show- RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, £3 (£2) NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New & old rock & elec21:00, Free MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes case, 22:00, £7, free b4 11pm tronica, 21:00, Free SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & soul, HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, Free MON 22 OCT BURN, NORMSKI & ZEUS, THE BUFF 20:00, Free NEW FLESH, RESIDENTS, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House and smooth CLUB, Glasgow institition playing underground classics, STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINApunk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, £4, £2 RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/12.30am 23:00, £5 (£3), free for pub/club workers WHITE, House, 22:00, £8 (£5) from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm students TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, BAM- FRESH, RESIDENTS, THE POLO LOUNGE, Popular gay venue KARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed BOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, £5, free b4 with house & indie, 23:00, £5 Bag, 19:00, Free & WOODY, KARBON, House & hip hop classics, 22:30, POPTIMISM/ROCKTIMISM, DJ ANDY & DJ DEC, THE 11pm/12.30am students SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE £tbc GARAGE, Pop & rock, 23:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am TRONIC, CINEPHILE, IVES, RUBENS, SLOANS, Cinematic NU-SCHOOL, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, £3 with PIYP soundscapes, 21:00, £6 (£4) TONGUE IN CHEEK, RESIDENTS, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB soul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics downALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, BAMBOO, Funk & VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC & indie, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric stairs, 22:30, £6 hip pop, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 11pm/12.30am with GRAND, Electro, 23:00, £6 (£4) MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock OSCILLATE, ITAL TEK, MARTIN PATTON, IVY BAR, DubVICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie matric & indie, 21:00, Free step, electronic, grime, 21:00, £5 FOLK IT!, FOLKS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk rock party, 23:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic & cult THUR 18 OCT 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF musician session, 20:00, Free 11.30pm with PIYP CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats, rock, 19:00, Free TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, RESIDENTS, ABC2, Old school rock 23:00, £3 SIREN, KT RED & JT HOOKER, BLOC, House & electro, & roll, soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, £3, free Free BABAZA, RESIDENTS, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, Free ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYS- with matric. After 12am 22:00, £6, free b4 11pm SUBCULTURE, HARRI & DOM, THE SUB CLUB, Weekly KILLER KITSCH, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Electroclash & TEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free snapshot of the ever-evolving house blueprint, 23:00, £8, CHILDREN OF THE 80S, RESIDENTS, CLASSIC GRAND, DJs that, 23:00, £4 (£3) DEMA, IVY BAR, Freakmenoovers, 21:00, Free & live performances, 80s tunes, 23:00, £5 (£3) £5 b4 12am SAT 20 OCT ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1, REVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk , CHIX ON DEX, RESIDENTS, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk TODDES FREQUENTZ, RESIDENTS, BLACKFRIARS, DJs, 22:00, £2, £1 members Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 23:00, £5 & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, £4, free b4 T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KAR11.30pm with matric. 11pm UTTER GUTTER, RESIDENTS, THE VIC BAR, Pop, electro, BON, Dance, 22:30, £5 (£4) ABC SATURDAYS, DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY ghettotech, disco, 23:00, £10 WED 24 OCT AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE BUFF ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 & THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, Free VOODOO, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, £3 11.30pm with matric. FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW with metal, emo & punk, 17:00, £6 (£3) DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC & COLIN, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, WRONG ISLAND, TRUFFLE CLUB, NICE & SLEAZY, Eclectic SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Play- GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats, emo & rock, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP erz in the bar, 23:00, £4 (£3) electronic, 23:00, £4 23:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am JOINTS & JAMS, RESIDENTS, CUBE, The Longest running FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics, DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, CLUB NOIR’S SCHLOCK HORROR, RESIDENTS, CARLING RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, £3 (£2) 23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. Free ACADEMY, Burlesque, vintage, retro club, 21:00, £12 (£9) MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY BARRY, ERIC & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, DEATH DISCO, ANNIE MAC, THE WHIP, FRANZ N from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, Free 22:30, £6 (£5), free b4 11pm with PIYP & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul SHAPE, THE ARCHES, Alternative, 23:00, £12 NEW FLESH, RESIDENTS, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & motown, 20:00, Free DECODANCE, GUESTS, CLASSIC GRAND, Glamorous punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, £4, £2 & classics, funky house in the Mao room, 22:00, £10 HOW’S YOUR PARTY?, JACKMASTER, RUSTIE, KILLER from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm house, 23:00, £8 PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free KITSCH DJS, THE SUB CLUB, Party tunes & floor fillers, DIVINE!, MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, North- POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed 23:00, £tbc PAUL RESET, IVY BAR, Drum & bass , 21:00, Free Bag, 19:00, Free ern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00, £6 (£5) MIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSORDON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, RESIDENTS, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE maetal & alternative, 19:00, Free LEYS, Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, Free MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, £3 rock & roll, psyche, 23:00, £5 ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text SUN 14 OCT BEATSVILLE, THE PRIMEVALS, THE TONGUE IN CHEEK, RESIDENTS, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, 90s house, 80s clasmessage at this interactive club night, 22:30, £3 FNORDS, BLACKFRIARS, Live bands & club, 21:00, £5 & indie, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric sics, RnB & chart, 21:30, £8 PLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAMCLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ RICHARD LEVINGROOVEJET, RESIDENTS, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & BOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, £4 (£3), free b4 SON, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00, £5 (£3) 23:00, £7 (£5) indie, 21:00, Free 11pm/12.30am with matric COLD NIGHT SONG, RESIDENTS, THE GOAT, Guests & HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock THUR 25 OCT 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00, Free & britpop, 12:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, Free DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, elec- 23:00, £3 RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other BABAZA, RESIDENTS, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, tro & disco, 21:00, Free BAR, Digital disco, 23:00, £4 (£3) boogie next door, 22:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/ HOME COOKIN’, RESIDENTS, BELO, Urban music show- £6, free b4 11pm RUBBERMENSCH, RESIDENTS, ABC2, A night for indie 12.30pm with matric CHILDREN OF THE 80S, RESIDENTS, CLASSIC GRAND, DJs case, 22:00, £7, free b4 11pm lovers, 23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC & live performances, 80s tunes, 23:00, £5 (£3) FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, Free SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, hip hop & rock, CHIX ON DEX, RESIDENTS, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House and smooth 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with PIYP b4 11pm & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, £4, free b4 RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/12.30am JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featur- THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE 11pm students ing live percussion by Duffy, 23:00, £3, free with matric GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY & KARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE with PIYP LOW FREQ BOUTIQUE, CHARLIE PROUSE, DAVIE THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, Free KARBON, House & hip hop classics, 22:30, & WOODY, UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britGAYNOR, THE COURTYARD BAR, House, electronica, FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW £tbc pop, rock, punk, 16:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm 14:00, £4 (£3) NU-SCHOOL, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Playerz ZERO THURSDAYS, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maxisoul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics down- in the bar, 23:00, £4 (£3) house, 21:30, £3 mum eclectic, 23:00, £6 (£5) FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics, stairs, 22:30, £6 PINK NOISE, DJ J-C, 2MANKYDJS, THE ARCHES, House, CJ, THE BUNKER BAR, Grunge & new rock, 21:00, Free RED ALERT, DOM-D-SILVAL, MOSSCO, JL BOCO & AL 23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. FRI 19 OCT ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1, electro, funky techno, 23:00, £5, £4 b4 12am THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY KANE, BLACKFRIARS, Electro, 23:00, £5 ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN Genre mash-up, 23:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic & cult matric. ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, Free motown, 20:00, Free rock, 19:00, Free SOFA LOVE, WEEG & BREADMARK, OSCARS, Soothing, ANIMAL FARM, TURTLE & QUAILL, BLOC, House, techno HOW’S YOUR PARTY?, A-TRAK, DJ MEHDI, RUSTIE, THE SUBCULTURE, AME (KRISTIAN BEYER), THE SUB CLUB, & electro, 22:00, Free soulful ear-prickers, 16:00, Free SUB CLUB, Hat wearing music, 23:00, £tbc Weekly snapshot of the ever-evolving house blueprint, BALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock SOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie, MIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, 23:00, £12, £10 b4 12am & metal, 22:30, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 punk & rock, 16:00, Free maetal & alternative, 19:00, Free VOODOO, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club 11.30am with PIYP SPANK, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text meswith metal, emo & punk, 17:00, £6 (£3) BALLERS SOCIAL CLUB, FULGEANCE, IVY BAR, Hip hop, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, Free sage at this interactive club night, 22:30, £3 21:00, £3
TRICKY DISCO, JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, KARBON, House, 23:00, £5
KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, RESIDENTS, ABC2, Old school
BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco &
soul, britpop, 12:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm
BARRY, ERIC & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock,
POPTIMISM/ROCKTIMISM, DJ ANDY & DJ DEC, THE
22:30, £6 (£5), free b4 11pm with PIYP house sounds, 22:00, £5, free b4 11pm COMPUTELOVE, RESIDENTS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Elec- DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & classics, funky house in the Mao room, 22:00, £10 tronic sounds, 20:00, Free ELECTROBALL, RESIDENTS, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSOR& punk, 22:30, £tbc LEYS, Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, Free FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & NUMBERS DJS, IVY BAR, Electro, 21:00, Free floor fillers, 21:30, £6 FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, Funky house, 23:00, £5 SUN 21 OCT CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ RICHARD LEVINSON, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00, £5 (£3) FORTIFIED, HIJACK, ELECTRIC ELIMINATORS, THE VIC COLD NIGHT SONG, RESIDENTS, THE GOAT, Guests & BAR, Dubstep, jungle, 23:00, £8 (£5) FREAKMENOOVERS, RESIDENTS, RUST BAR, Early doors DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00, Free
GARAGE, Pop & rock, 23:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with PIYP
FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLAN-
WE LOVE SUNDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30, £3
RESIDENTS, HIBS SUPPORTERS CLUB, Soul, 14:00, Free NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New & old rock & electronica, 21:00, Free
MON 15 OCT BURN, NORMSKI & ZEUS, THE BUFF CLUB, Glasgow institition playing underground classics,
23:00, £5 (£3), free for pub/club workers FRESH, RESIDENTS, THE POLO LOUNGE, Popular gay venue with house & indie, 23:00, £5
TUES 16 OCT ALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH,
The Bubble
BAMBOO, Funk & hip pop, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4
23:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am
LISTINGS
LGBT
GOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats,
www.skinnymag.co.uk
serving of hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, Free KET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, £6 (£4)
DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other
boogie next door, 22:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/ 12.30pm with matric
PLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAMBOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, £4 (£3), free b4
11pm/12.30am with matric
RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, Free
RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, Digital disco, 23:00, £4 (£3)
RUBBERMENSCH, RESIDENTS, ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with PIYP
THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE
GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am
with PIYP
UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britpop, rock, punk, 16:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm
OCTOBER 07
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WED 3 OCT AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE BUFF
THE SKINNY RECOMMENDS YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS GLOW, CHRISTIAN SMITH, CLUB 69, Techno techno, 22:30, £10, £8 b4 11pm
CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, £3
HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS,
emo & rock, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP JOINTS & JAMS, RESIDENTS, CUBE, The Longest running RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, £3 (£2) MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, Free NEW FLESH, RESIDENTS, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, £4, £2 from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm OCTOPUSSY, RESIDENTS, THE ARCHES, Student night with bouncy castle, swimming pool, jacuzzi & wedding chapel, 23:00, £4 POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed Bag, 19:00, Free
HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, OFFICER KICKS, DYLAN JAMES, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, punk, electro,
DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC & COLIN, THE CATHOUSE, Metal,
SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, £3
TONGUE IN CHEEK, RESIDENTS, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB
Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, £5
soul, britpop, 21:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm
MOTION, SCOTT FRASER, DANNY SHARKEY, DIESEL, BLACKFRIARS, Disco, house, techno, electro, 23:00, £8
(£6)
NOJ, RESIDENTS, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy,
THU 4 OCT 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF CLUB,
with metal, emo & punk, 17:00, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, Free BARRY, ERIC & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30, £6 (£5), free b4 11pm with PIYP DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & classics, funky house in the Mao room, 22:00, £10 PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free RECORD PLAYERZ, IVY BAR, Party, 21:00, Free
PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSOR-
23:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. LEYS, Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, Free NUMBERS, DEXPLICIT, THE VIC BAR, Grime, house, 22:30, SUN 7 OCT CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ £10, £8 b4 12am RICHARD LEVINSON, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00, £5 (£3) OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old COLD NIGHT SONG, RESIDENTS, THE GOAT, Guests & school tunes, 22:30, £6 DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00, Free OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP PARTY, RESIDENTS, MACSORLEYS, Old hip hop, 19:00, Free
OOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMI-
NAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, Free
PINUP NIGHTS, THE FUTUREHEADS DJ SET, MARLOW, & indie, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & CORIOLIS, THE PARKERS, THE BEAT CLUB, Indie, punk, indie, 21:00, Free
VOODOO, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club
soul, electropop, 21:00, £5 (£4)
RED & GOLD ROOM, RESIDENTS, ARTA, Soul musak, 22:00, £7, free b4 11pm
DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other
boogie next door, 22:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/ 12.30pm with matric
IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, Free
b4 11pm
JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk fea-
THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & motown, 20:00, Free
HOW’S YOUR PARTY?, DJ KENTARO, BOOM MONK BEN, THE SUB CLUB, Turntablism, 23:00, £tbc MIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock,
54 THE SKINNY OCTOBER 07
ROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00,
A TESTAMENT TO THE DIVERSITY OF LGBT ART IN BOTH THE MARGINAL AND MAINSTREAM ARENAS
maetal & alternative, 19:00, Free
ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text message at this interactive club night, 22:30, £3
PLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAMBOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, £4 (£3), free b4 11pm/ 12.30am with matric
RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, Free
RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, Digital disco, 23:00, £4 (£3)
RUBBERMENSCH, RESIDENTS, ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with PIYP
THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am with
PIYP
UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britpop,
rock, punk, 16:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm ZERO THURSDAYS, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & Free house, 21:30, £3 SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & CJ, THE BUNKER BAR, Grunge & new rock, 21:00, Free CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul, FRI 12 OCT ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1, Genre ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KI21:00, Free mash-up, 23:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. ERAN ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, Free SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & soul, ART OF PARTIES, ETIENNE DE CRECY, THE ARCHES, ElecSOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie, 20:00, Free tronic, 22:30, £8 punk & rock, 16:00, Free STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINABALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & SPANK, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, WHITE, House, 22:00, £8 (£5) CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY & metal, 22:30, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30am 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, with PIYP THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, Free TRICKY DISCO, JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, KARBAMBOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, £5, BEATBOX, DEFCON1 & BRADLEY C, BLOC, Electro, crunk, FREAKMOVES & BALLERS SOCIAL CLUB, PHATKAT, BON, House, 23:00, £5 free b4 11pm/12.30am students RUSTIE, HUDSON MOHAWKE, DEMA, NICE, GLASGOW WE LOVE SUNDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & house, 22:00, Free TWISTED VS. BRAINFIRE, SHARKEY, JOEY RIOT, JFX, BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & SCHOOL OF ART, Underground hip hop, party, 23:00, £5 floor fillers, 21:30, £3 MIKEY MOTION ETC, CLUB CLINIC, Hardcore techno, (£4/1) house sounds, 22:00, £5, free b4 11pm NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New & old rock & elecgabba, 21:00, £10 FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics, CAMOUFLAGE, MILANESE, SOUNDHAUS, Digital tronica, 21:00, Free VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC 23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. grimecore, 22:00, £10 (£8) MON 8 OCT BURN, NORMSKI & ZEUS, THE BUFF GRAND, Electro, 23:00, £6 (£4) THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY COMPUTELOVE, RESIDENTS, THE MIXING ROOMS, ElecCLUB, Glasgow institition playing underground classics, VICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE LEVEL 2, Indie & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & tronic sounds, 20:00, Free 23:00, £5 (£3), free for pub/club workers rock party, 23:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 motown, 20:00, Free ELECTROBALL, RESIDENTS, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & FRESH, RESIDENTS, THE POLO LOUNGE, Popular gay venue 11.30pm with PIYP HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, FORTUNE DRIVE, punk, 22:30, £tbc with house & indie, 23:00, £5 TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, DARK LITTLE POET, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, punk, electro, FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor POPTIMISM/ROCKTIMISM, DJ ANDY & DJ DEC, THE 21:00, Free soul, britpop, 21:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm fillers, 21:30, £6 ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYS- GARAGE, Pop & rock, 23:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am HOW’S YOUR PARTY?, KID 606, DOLBY ANOL, THE SUB FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, Funky house, 23:00, £5 with PIYP TEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free CLUB, Electronic sounds, 23:00, £5 (£3) TUES 9 OCT ALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, FREAKMENOOVERS, RESIDENTS, RUST BAR, Early doors FREQ DJS, IVY BAR, Techno, electro, 21:00, Free MISBEHAVIN, DOLLY DAYDREAM, DRUCIFER, CATserving of hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, Free SAT 6 OCT ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1, BAMBOO, Funk & hip pop, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 HOUSE, Electro, disco, alternative, 23:00, £4 (£2) FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLANKET, Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11pm/12.30am with matric MIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, FOLK IT!, FOLKS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, £6 (£4) 11.30pm with matric. maetal & alternative, 19:00, Free HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS, ABC SATURDAYS, DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), musician session, 20:00, Free ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text mes- ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, RESIDENTS, ABC2, Old school Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, £5 sage at this interactive club night, 22:30, £3 rock & roll, soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, FOALS, CUT OFF 11.30pm with matric. £3, free with matric. After 12am RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, YOUR HANDS, GREAT ESKIMO HOAX, FIREWATER, Indie, AERIALS DJS, DJ CAH SEE OH, BLOC, Techno, dance, KILLER KITSCH, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Electroclash & rock, punk, electro, soul, britpop, 12:00, £5 (£4), free b4 Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, Free rock, eclectic, 22:00, Free that, 23:00, £4 (£3) RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC 10.30pm ALL TORE UP, RESIDENTS, BLACKFRIARS, Record hop & REVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk NOJ, RESIDENTS, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00, BAR, Digital disco, 23:00, £4 (£3) live rock-a-billy, 22:00, £5 £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. , 22:00, £2, £1 members SHACK SCHOOL DISCO REUNITED, LIL RICH & MATES, BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old BAMBOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, £4 (£3), free b4 GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats, T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KAR11pm/12.30am with matric school tunes, 22:30, £6 BON, Dance, 22:30, £5 (£4) 23:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am RUBBERMENSCH, RESIDENTS, ABC2, A night for indie lov- DECODANCE, GUESTS, CLASSIC GRAND, Glamorous OOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMINAL WED 10 OCT AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE ers, 23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, Free BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, £3 house, 23:00, £8 SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, hip hop & rock, DIVINE!, MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, North- DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC & COLIN, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, PINUP NIGHTS, THE CUREHEADS, THE BEAT CLUB, Indie, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with PIYP punk, soul, electropop, 21:00, £5 (£4) emo & rock, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP ern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00, £6 (£5) THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, RESIDENTS, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, JOINTS & JAMS, RESIDENTS, CUBE, The Longest running RED & GOLD ROOM, RESIDENTS, ARTA, Soul musak, GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am 22:00, £7, free b4 11pm RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, £3 (£2) rock & roll, psyche, 23:00, £5 with PIYP ROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, 90s house, 80s clasUP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britpop, Free from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, Free sics, RnB & chart, 21:30, £8 rock, punk, 16:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm SEISMIC, BITCH ASS DARIUS, BLACKFRIARS, Electro & NEW FLESH, RESIDENTS, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, GROOVEJET, RESIDENTS, MAS, Weekly house & RnB WAX ON / WAX OFF, DAWN ZHU & THOMAS MCbooty, 23:00, £10, £8 b4 12am punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, £4, £2 mix, 23:00, £7 (£5) NEICE, THE FLYING DUCK, Electro, 22:00, £3, free b4 SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm 11pm CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul, OCTOPUSSY, RESIDENTS, THE ARCHES, Student night & britpop, 12:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm ZERO THURSDAYS, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & 21:00, Free HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, elec- with bouncy castle, swimming pool, jacuzzi & wedding house, 21:30, £3 SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & soul, chapel, 23:00, £4 tro & disco, 21:00, Free 20:00, Free CJ, THE BUNKER BAR, Grunge & new rock, 21:00, Free POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINAFRI 5 OCT ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1, Genre HOME COOKIN’, RESIDENTS, BELO, Urban music show- Bag, 19:00, Free case, 22:00, £7, free b4 11pm WHITE, House, 22:00, £8 (£5) mash-up, 23:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, BAMANIMAL FARM, TURTLE & QUAILL, BLOC, House, techno MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, £3 MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House and smooth BOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, £5, free b4 & electro, 22:00, Free RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/12.30am TONGUE IN CHEEK, RESIDENTS, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB 11pm/12.30am students BALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & & indie, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric students VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC metal, 22:30, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30am MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock GRAND, Electro, 23:00, £6 (£4) KARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN with PIYP & indie, 21:00, Free LEE & WOODY, KARBON, House & hip hop classics, VICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, InBOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & 22:30, £tbc THU 11 OCT 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF CLUB, die rock party, 23:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 house sounds, 22:00, £5, free b4 11pm NU-SCHOOL, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northNew York & underground school inspired beats, 23:00, 11.30pm with PIYP BURLY, DJ MISHKA, THE ARCHES, Club for gay & bi men £3 ern soul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, aged over 25, 23:00, £10 BABAZA, RESIDENTS, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, downstairs, 22:30, £6 Free COMPUTELOVE, RESIDENTS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Elec22:00, £6, free b4 11pm OFF THE RECORD & ANIMAL FARM, SIMON BAKER, ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYStronic sounds, 20:00, Free BURNSKI, SOUNDHAUS, Minimal, tech-house, 23:00, £12 CHILDREN OF THE 80S, RESIDENTS, CLASSIC GRAND, TEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free ELECTROBALL, RESIDENTS, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock (£10), £5 b4 12am DJs & live performances, 80s tunes, 23:00, £5 (£3) ANDREW DIVINE, IVY BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, Free & punk, 22:30, £tbc ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic & cult CHIX ON DEX, RESIDENTS, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk SAT 13 OCT ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1, FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor rock, 19:00, Free & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, £4, free b4 Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 fillers, 21:30, £6 STREETRAVE, JOHN DIGWEED, SHADES OF RHYTHM, 11pm 11.30pm with matric. FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, Funky house, 23:00, £5 CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY ABC SATURDAYS, DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), ALTERN 8, K-KLASS, THE ARCHES, Prog, house, dance FREAKMENOOVERS, RESIDENTS, RUST BAR, Early doors & THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, Free classics, 22:00, £15 ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 serving of hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, Free FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW SUBCULTURE, DERRICK MAY, THE SUB CLUB, Weekly 11.30pm with matric. FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLANKET, snapshot of the ever-evolving house blueprint, 23:00, SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record PlayARGONAUT SOUNDS, RESIDENTS, CAPTAIN’S REST, RegFresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, £6 (£4) erz in the bar, 23:00, £4 (£3) £12, £10 b4 12am gae, dancehall & dub, 20:00, £1 FREQ, AKUFEN VS. GUILLAUME & THE COUTU DUFREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics, VEGAS, RESIDENTS, THE FERRY, Retro, ratpack, lounge, BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, GLAS23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. MONTS, THE SUB CLUB, Techno, 23:00, £10 soul, swing, 21:30, £10 (£8) New York & underground school inspired beats, 23:00, £3 BABAZA, RESIDENTS, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, £6, free b4 11pm CHILDREN OF THE 80S, RESIDENTS, CLASSIC GRAND, DJs & live performances, 80s tunes, 23:00, £5 (£3) CHIX ON DEX, RESIDENTS, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, £4, free b4 11pm
LGBT
GLASGOW CLUBS
turing live percussion by Duffy, 23:00, £3, free with matric OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic, 23:00, £6 (£5)
LISTINGS
The Picture of Dorian Gray
ments, and the civilised environment of the Q! Gallery - and the small crowd - give the originality and charm. The sense of seeing unique work in a different setting is exciting enough - but the impact of the small space on the performance is electrifying.
COMMENT
Looking over the Glasgay! programme, it is impossible to ignore how mainstream LGBT art has become. Kelvingrove offers The Kylie Exhibition, the National Theatre of Scotland is represented and the renewed support of the Scottish Arts Council has enabled events to take place in most of the established venues. Even Glasgow City Marketing Bureau commented that “We look forward to another month-long festival of flamboyant and thought-provoking events. Glasgay! is popular with Glaswegians and tourists alike and helps to reinforce the city’s position as a truly progressive and dynamic place to live, work and visit.”
Johnny’s Big Gay Musical are pretty obvious - but what about Grumpy Old Women? Is the eighties’ kitsch of Dirty Dancing really camp? Amy Lamé discusses her childhood and Martin O’Connor plays with masculinities - are these experiences that exclude heterosexuals? The festival’s sole dance piece, Fit, co-opts breakdance - part of a culture that is traditionally homophobic - and uses it to tell stories of coming out. There is a different sort of visibility in these events - neither antagonistic nor provocative, but comfortable and diverse. There is still space for political performance and predictable comedy, for dressing up and showing off, for heartfelt confession and witnessing. There are plenty of routes through Glasgay!: in the jargon of equality, this is an example of inclusive best practice. WWW.MISSGAYUK.CO.UK
From humble beginnings in 1993, Glasgay! has become Glasgow’s largest festival, staging events across the city and attracting audiences that probably don’t realise that the show is part of the programme. Neither Kylie nor the music of Dirty Dancing are exclusively LGBT and until the tabloids can discover this year’s obscenity, there seems to be little that could cause offence or upset. Last year, the excellent Hey Hetero! poster campaign combined explicit politics with sardonic humour: nothing in this year’s programme compares. Perhaps the festival’s origins in self-determination and visibility are fading. Since devolution, Scotland’s establishment has addressed LGBT issues with energy. In an age of civil partnerships, aggressive or explicitly ‘gay’ works are no longer necessary and artists can concentrate on other issues. But Glasgay! hasn’t really diluted its intentions. Rather, the range of works suggests that producer Steven Thomson is asking questions about the nature of queer a rt. Sure, Craig Hill and Little
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OCTOBER 07
THE SKINNY 11
edy of manners, 8/10/07, 13/10/07, 19.30, £5 TRON THEATRE, I MISS COMMUNISM, Croatian comedy waxes nostalgic for a centrally planned economy and other Marxist-Leninist goodies, 6/10/07, 20.00, £10/6 RHYMES WITH PURPLE, WAITING FOR GROUCHO, An imagined conversation in which the Marx Brothers reminisce about their journey from Vaudeville to Hollywood legends., 17/10/07, 20/10/07, 20.00, £8/6 TRON THEATRE COMPANY, ANTIGONE, Israeli director David Levin takes on Sophocles’ tragedy, 10/10/07, 27/10/07, 20.00, £14/10/6
EDINBURGH
TRAVERSE THEATRE, TRAVERSE THEATRE COM-
PANY/NTS WORKSHOP, RUPTURE, a 21st century
thriller that takes a scalpel to the shiny surface of city life., until SAT 6 OCT, various, £13/8/5
BIRDS OF PARADISE/TRON THEATRE COMPANY, BENEATH YOU - SPIDER GIRLS ARE EVERYWHERE!, Eponymous girls burglarise luxury apartments, 5/10/07, 6/10/07, 19.30, £13/8/5
TRAVERSE THEATRE COMPANY, LIFELINE / 1, 2, 3, HERE WE GO…, Stunning aerliast piece from Jen Paterson and Matilda Leyser, 13/10/07, 20.00, £13/8/5
COMPANY FIERCE/QUARANTINE, SUSAN & DARREN, Audience participation encouraged in quirky dance-based piece about mother and son, 17/10/07, 20/10/07, 20.00, £13/8/5
TRAVERSE THEATRE COMPANY, THE PEARLFISHER,
Post-war drama set in Gypsy-populated Highlands marks outgoing AD Philip Howard’s swansong at The Trav, 26/10/07, 10/11/07, various, £13/8/5
ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE, ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE COMPANY, THE WINTER’ S TALE, One of Shakespeare’s less often performed works, until, 20/10/07, 19.45, £25-8
ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE COMPANY, LIVING QUARTERS, UK premiere for Brian Friel-penned drama set in a rundown army camp in Ireland, 26/10/07, 17/11/07, 19.45, £25-8
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE, CARL ROSA COMPANY, IOLANTHE, YEOMAN OF THE GUARD, PATIENCE, Gilbert & Sullivan triple bill, 2/10/07, 6/10/07, 19.30, £23-9.50
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY PTS 1 & 2, Acclaimed adaptation of Dicken’s novel in two parts, TUES 9 OCT, SAT 13 OCT, various, £27.50-9.50 BILL KENWRIGHT, BLOOD BROTHERS, see Glasgow listings, MON 15 OCT, SAT 27 OCT, 19.30, £26-5
NEW ADVENTURES IN ASSOCIATION WITH SADLER’ S WELLS, MATTHEW BOURNE’ S THE CAR MAN, Popular musical reworking of Bizet’s opera, MON 30 OCT, 3Nov, 19.30, £27.50-5
KING’ S THEATRE, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Penelope Keith does star turn in Oscar
Wilde’s classic comedy, 1/10/07, 6/10/07, 19.30, £259.50 THERE’ S NO PLACE LIKE HOME, Comedy set in home for retired theatrrical-types who are threatened with eviction, MON 8 OCT, SAT 13 OCT, 19.30, £22-7.50
BRITISH COUNCIL, A MIDSUMMER’ S NIGHT DREAM, Acrobatic Indian production of Shakespeare classic, TUES 23 OCT, SAT 27 OCT, various, £25-9.50 RIKKI & ME, Rab C Nesbitt reprises the best gags from the Scottish panto staple, MON 30 OCT, 3-Nov, 19.30, £22-7.50 PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, SOUTH PACIFIC, Classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, 2-Oct, SAT 6 OCT, 19.30, £29.50-9.50 CATS, Lloyd Webber’s long running musical, TUES 9 OCT, SAT 27 OCT, 19.30, £33.50-13.50
BRUNTON THEATRE, MIKE MARAN PRODUC-
TIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NUFFIELD, SOUTHAMPTON, PICASSO & ME, One man show about Fa-
therhood, THU 4 OCT, FRI 5 OCT, 19.30, £10.50-6
MIDDLEGROUND THEATRE COMPANY, MEETING JOE STRUMMER, Middle aged punks reminisce in
KATE MACKAY
This month we are pleased to showcase the work of Edinburgh based artist Kate MacKay. Kate’s etchings are informed by an interest in the transformation of materials; the process of change as opposed to the final result. She is fascinated with materials that lie between use and disuse, stories that shift and change meaning with each telling, and the child’s imagination ‘which animates all objects’. Her images draw reference from real footage, in a combination of ancient and modern techniques that leave space for individual projection and recollection.
this Fringe First-winning drama, SAT 13 OCT, 19.30, £10.50-6
CLYDEBUILT PUPPETS, JACK & THE BEANSTALK & BILLY GOATS GRUFF, Puppetry, TUES 16 OCT, various, £6 CLYDEBUILT PUPPETS, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, Puppetry, WED 17 OCT, various, £6 FRESHMESS, Two new works by breaks crew, SAT 20 OCT, 19.30, £10.50-6 REELING AND WRITHING, ONLY THE MEN, Contemporary Scottish theatre, TUES 31 OCT, 19.30, £10.50-6
EDINBURGH WED 3 OCT
THE STAND IMPROV, THE STAND PLAYERS, THE STAND, 20:30, £5/£2.50 THU 4 OCT HERESY, TBA , JEKYLL AND HYDE, A heady mix of weird and wonderful with a touch of darkness thrown in for good measure., 21:00, £3.00
THE THURSDAY SHOW, MARTIN BIGPIG MOR; RO CAMPBELL, THE STAND, Hosted by Bruce Devlin, 21:00, £7/£6/£3
FRI 5 OCT
JONGLEURS, ADAM CROW; RAYMOND MEARNS; MARK WALKER; NOEL BRITTEN,
JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £11.00
THE STAND, MARTIN BIGPIG MOR; RO CAMPBELL; LOU CHAWNER, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan Morrison, 21:00, £9/£8/£5
SAT 6 OCT THE STAND, MARTIN BIGPIG MOR; RO CAMPBELL; LOU CHAWNER, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan Morrison, 21:00, £12.00
JONGLEURS, ADAM CROW; RAYMOND MEARNS; MARK WALKER; NOEL BRITTEN, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £14.00
SUN 7 OCT
THE SUNDAY NIGHT LAUGH- IN, RO
CAMPBELL, THE STAND, Hosted by Kevin Bridges, 20:30, £5/£4/£1
WHOSE LUNCH IS IT ANYWAY?, GARRY DOBSON; STUART MURPHY, THE STAND, Imperative viewing for a Sunday afternoon; comedy and food for free!, 12:30, Free
terial on the cheap!, 20:30, £2.00
COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £15.00
TUES 23 OCT
JIM TAVARE, JIM TAVARE, THE STAND,
Top stand up with a musical twist from the double bass playing comedian, 20:30, £10/£8
WED 24 OCT
TOM STADE, TOM STADE, THE STAND,
Critically acclaimed Canadian with a laid back but scintillating set. , 20:30, £8/£6 THUR 25 OCT HERESY, TBA , JEKYLL AND HYDE, A heady mix of weird and wonderful with a touch of darkness thrown in for good measure., 21:00, £7/£6/£3
THE STAND, JOHN BISHOP; NICK DOODY; MARK NELSON, THE STAND, Hosted by Raymond Mearns, 21:00, £12.00
SUN 14 OCT
MICHAEL REDMOND’ S SUNDAY SERVICE, NICK DOODY; DEL STRAIN, THE STAND, Laid
back and laconic with favourite Irish deadpan Michael Redmond, 20:30, £5/£4/£1
MON 15 OCT DANCE MONKEY BOY DANCE, RAYMOND MEARNS; PAUL PIRIE; ALLEN CHALMERS,
THE THURSDAY SHOW, ANDRE VINCENT; STEVE ROY- THE STAND, All round crowd pleaser from the improv boys, AL; NEIL MACFARLANE, THE STAND, Hosted by Raymond 20:30, £4.00 TUES 16 OCT RED RAW, DEL STAIN, THE STAND, Best Mearns, 21:00, £7/£6/£3
FRI 26 OCT THE STAND, ANDRE VINCENT; STEVE of beginners and raw material on the cheap!, 20:30, £2/£1 ROYAL; NEIL MACFARLANE, THE STAND, Hosted by RayWED 17 OCT BENEFIT IN AID OF THE SCOTTISH mond Mearns, 21:00, £9/£8/£5 GREEN PARTY, SANDY NELSON; MORE TBA, THE STAND, JONGLEURS, SIMON FOX; KEVIN GILDEA; RHYS All jokes powered by hot air at this benefit gig for the DARBY; RON VAUDRY, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £11.00
green cause., 20:30, £7/£5
mond Mearns, 21:00, £12.00
JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £8.00
£14.00
20:30, £7/£6/£3
SAT 27 OCT THE STAND, ANDRE VINCENT; STEVE THUR 18 OCT JONGLEURS, JO JO SMITH; JAMES ROYAL; NEIL MACFARLANE, THE STAND, Hosted by Ray- DOWDESWELL; MARK WALKER; JOHNNY CANDON, THE THURSDAY SHOW, DAVE JOHNS; BEN HURLEY; JONGLEURS, SIMON FOX; KEVIN GILDEA; RHYS DARBY; RON VAUDRY, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, BRUCE FUMMEY, THE STAND, Hosted by Bruce Devlin,
FRI 19 OCT
ROWS, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw material on the cheap!, 20:30, £2.00
by Joe Heenan, 20:30, £5/£4/£1
this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, this is an excellent chance to see what the fuss is about., 20:00, £10.00
TUES 9 OCT
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 90TH ANNIVERSARY!, TREVOR GRIFFITHS; VLADIMIR MCTAVISH; RAYMOND MEARNS; THE MALKIES, THE STAND, An
WHOSE LUNCH IS IT ANYWAY?, GARRY DOBSON; STUART MURPHY, THE STAND, Comedy and food that won’t hurt your wallet, 12:30, Free
evening of red tinted entertainment with comedy and music, 20:30, £7/£4
SUN 29 OCT RED RAW, DONNCHADH O’ CONAILL, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw new
STAND, Performances of various sketches by new writers,
material on the cheap! Headlined by dead pan, award winner O’Conaill., 20:30, £2.00
WED 10 OCT
MELTING POT, SKETCH TROUPE, THE
20:30, £5/£4/£2.50
THU 11 OCT
THE THURSDAY SHOW, MARKUS BIRDMAN; DEL STRAIN; NICK MORROW, THE STAND, Hosted
by Bruce Devlin, 21:00, £7/£6/£3 HERESY, TBA , JEKYLL AND HYDE, A heady mix of weird and wonderful with a touch of darkness thrown in for good measure., 21:00, £3.00
TUES 31 OCT BEST OF SCOTTISH, DAVID KAY; ANDY SIR; GUS TAWSE, THE STAND, Hosted by Raymond Mearns, 20:30, £6.00
GLASGOW
FRI 12 OCT
WED 3 OCT, MARK THOMAS SPECIAL, MARK THOMAS, THE STAND, Anarchic stand up or comedic
Hosted by Bruce Devlin, 21:00, £9/£8/£5
investigative journalist? Whatever you think of Mark Thomas, be prepared to have your eyes opened., 20:30, £12/£10
THE STAND, CAREY MARX; MARKUS BIRDMAN; DEL STRAIN; NICK MORROW, THE STAND, JONGLEURS, REX BOYD; AL PITCHER; NICK REVELL; EDDY BRIMSON, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £11.00
SAT 13 OCT THE STAND, CAREY MARX; MARKUS BIRDMAN; DEL STRAIN; NICK MORROW, THE STAND, Hosted by Bruce Devlin, 21:00, £12.00
JONGLEURS, REX BOYD; AL PITCHER; NICK REVELL; EDDY BRIMSON, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £14.00
SUN 14 OCT THE SUNDAY NIGHT LAUGH- IN, GUS TAWSE; PLUS MORE, THE STAND, Hosted by Gary Little, 20:30, £5/£4/£1
WHOSE LUNCH IS IT ANYWAY?, GARRY DOBSON; STUART MURPHY, THE STAND, Imperative viewing for a Sunday afternoon; comedy and food for free!, 12:30, Free
MON 15 OCT
RED RAW, BRUCE FUMMEY; DEL
STRAIN, THE STAND, Raw comedy from the new plus headliner, 20:30, £2.00
TUES 16 OCT
YOU OWE ME GLUE, MOIRA BYRNE; ALISON MAY; TOM BROGAN; FRASER CAMPBELL, THE STAND, Glasgow group with gag packed and polished
sketches, 20:30, £6/£4
WED 17 OCT
BENEFIT IN AID OF VETAID, RO CAMPBELL; PLUS MORE TBA, THE STAND, Benefit for African farmers and the wellbeing of their livestock, 20:30, £7/£5
THUR 18 OCT
THE THURSDAY SHOW, PAUL SINHA; TEDDY; MATT HOLLINS, THE STAND, Hosted by Joe Heenan, 21:00, £7/£6/£3
HERESY, TBA , JEKYLL AND HYDE, A heady mix of weird and wonderful with a touch of darkness thrown in for good measure., 21:00, £3.00
FRI 19 OCT
THE STAND, PAUL SINHA; TEDDY; MATT
HOLLINS, THE STAND, Headlined by award winning comic Paul Sinha, 21:00, £9/£8/£5
JONGLEURS, RONNIE EDWARDS; HARVEY OLIVER; JIM JEFFRIES; JOSH HOWIE, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £11.00
SAT 20 OCT, THE STAND, PAUL SINHA; TEDDY;
MATT HOLLINS, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan Morrison, 21:00, £12.00
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SUN 21 OCT THE SUNDAY NIGHT LAUGH- IN, BEN HURLEY; MATT HOLLINS;, THE STAND, Hosted by Bruce
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WHOSE LUNCH IS IT ANYWAY?, GARRY DOBSON; STUART MURPHY, THE STAND, Comedy and food that won’t hurt your wallet, 12:30, Free
www.skinnymag.co.uk
SAT 13 OCT JONGLEURS, TIM CLARK; DAVE JOHNS; GARY LITTLE; MILES CRAWFORD, JONGLEURS
THE SUNDAY NIGHT LAUGH- IN, STEVE ROYAL; DONNCHADH O’ CONAILL, THE STAND, Hosted
RED RAW, SUSAN CALMAN; DARRIN
19:00, £14.00
CONTACT CHARLOTTE@SKINNYMAG.CO.UK TO FIND OUT HOW TO APPLY.
RED RAW, BILLY KIRKWOOD; KEIR MCALLISTER, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw ma-
SAT 27 OCT
MON 8 OCT
JONGLEURS, RONNIE EDWARDS; HARVEY OLIVER; JIM JEFFRIES; JOSH HOWIE, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB,
She said to The Skinny: “I truly feel that creativity can profoundly enhance the way we view ourselves and the world around us. It is empowering to sense that everything is in a cycle of flux; that through the transformation of perceptions and materials, we have the potential to transform our sense of self, of others and our environment”.
MON 22 OCT
HA HA COMEDY, BRENDON BURNS,
MAGGIE MAYS, Winner of prestigious IF.Comedy award at
THE STAND, DAVE JOHNS; BEN HURLEY; BRUCE FUMMEY, THE STAND, Hosted by Bruce Devlin, 20:30, £9/£8/£5
JONGLEURS, JO JO SMITH; JAMES DOWDESWELL; MARK WALKER; JOHNNY CANDON, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £12.00
IMPROBABBLE, BILLY BONKERS; PETER AITCHINSON; LEE KIRK; BERNARD MCLAUGHLIN; AUSTIN LOW; BILLY KIRKWOOD; DAVE HEFFRON, BRUINSWICK HOTEL, Improvisation and sketches on the far side of probability, 20:00, £4/£3
SAT 20 OCT
JONGLEURS, JO JO SMITH; JAMES DOWDESWELL; MARK WALKER; JOHNNY CANDON,
JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £15.00
THE STAND, DAVE JOHNS; BEN HURLEY; BRUCE FUMMEY, THE STAND, Hosted by Bruce Devlin, 21:00, £12.00 SUN 21 OCT GLASGAY, TINA C, THE STAND, Celebrate Glasgay with the queen of camp country chic.,
THU 4 OCT BUMPER VALUE COMEDY, SCOTT 20:30, £10.00 AGNEW; ALAN ANDERSON; PLUS MORE TBA, CAPITOL, MON 22 OCT DANCE MONKEY BOY DANCE, Exciting new acts mixed up with established pros, 20:00, RAYMOND MEARNS; PAUL PIRIE; ALLEN CHALMERS, £4/£2
THE STAND, Shout out comedy improv from the monkey
THE THURSDAY SHOW, ANDRE VINCENT; TONY CARTboys, 20:30, £4.00 ER; MIKE BELGRAVE, THE STAND, Hosted by Joe Heenan, TUES 23 OCT RED RAW, BILLY KIRKWOOD; MARK 20:30, £7/£6/£3 BRATCHPIECE, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw FRI 5 OCT THE STAND, ANDRE VINCENT; JANEY material on the cheap!, 20:30, £2/£1 GODLEY; MIKE BELGRAVE, THE STAND, Hosted by Joe WED 24 OCT JIM TAVARE, JIM TAVARE, THE STAND, Heenan, 20:30, £9/£8/£5
JONGLEURS, PAUL CHOWDRY; MICKEY D; TONY HENDRIKS; DAVE LEMKIN, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £12.00
SAT 6 OCT
BUMPER VALUE COMEDY MEAL, STU WHO?; ALAN ANDERSON; PLUS MORE TBA, MAGGIE MAYS, 5 acts and fine food, 19:00, £20/£18
THE STAND, ANDRE VINCENT; JANEY GODLEY; MIKE BELGRAVE, THE STAND, Hosted by Joe Heenan, 21:00,
Top stand up with a musical twist from the double bass playing comedian, 20:30, £10/£8
THUR 25 OCT
THE THURSDAY SHOW, NOEL JAMES; DANNY BUCKLER; CHARLIE ROSS, THE STAND,
Hosted by Bruce Devlin, 20:30, £7/£6/£3
FRI 26 OCT JONGLEURS, GORDON SOUTHERN; MARK OLVER; RUDI LICKWOOD; MARKUS BIRDMAN, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £12.00
IMPROBABBLE, BILLY BONKERS; PETER AITCHINSON; MICHAEL REDMOND’ S SUNDAY SER- LEE KIRK; BERNARD MCLAUGHLIN; AUSTIN LOW; VICE, DAVID KAY; MIKE BELGRAVE;, THE STAND, Hosted BILLY KIRKWOOD; DAVE HEFFRON, BRUINSWICK HOTEL,
£12.00
SUN 7 OCT
by the eponymous Irish comic, 20:30, £5/£4/£1
MON 8 OCT
DANCE MONKEY BOY DANCE, RAYMOND MEARNS; PAUL PIRIE; ALLEN CHALMERS, THE STAND, All round crowd pleaser from the improv boys,
20:30, £4.00
Improvisation and sketches on the far side of probability, 20:00, £4/£3
THE STAND, NOEL JAMES; DANNY BUCKLER; CHARLIE ROSS, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan Morrison, 20:30, £9/£8/£5
SAT 27 OCT THE STAND, NOEL JAMES; DANNY ROWS, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw material on BUCKLER; CHARLIE ROSS, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan TUES 9 OCT
RED RAW, SUSAN CALMAN; DARRIN
the cheap!, 20:30, £2/£1
Morrison, 21:00, £12.00
edy Unit, 20:30, £5/£4/£2.50
COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £15.00
Raymond Mearns, 20:30, £7/£6/£3
Hosted by the eponymous Irish comic, 20:30, £5/£4/£1
JONGLEURS, GORDON SOUTHERN; MARK OLVER; RUDI LICKWOOD; MARKUS BIRDMAN, JONGLEURS STAND, Showcase of best comedy material from the Com-
WED 10 OCT
ROUGH CUTS, SKETCH TROUPE, THE
S SUNDAY SERTHE THURSDAY SHOW, JOHN BISHOP; SAT 27 OCT MICHAEL REDMOND’ VICE, DANNY BUCKLER; KEIR MCALLISTER, THE STAND, NICK DOODY; MARK NELSON, THE STAND, Hosted by
THU 11 OCT
JONGLEURS, GARY LITTLE; TIM CLARK; MILES CRAWFORD; DAVE JOHNS, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00,
SUN 29 OCT
ADVENTURES, RUSSELL HOWARD,
THE STAND, A favourite on Mock The Week, don’t miss
£8.00
the chance to see this brilliant, and abstract comedian
LEE KIRK; BERNARD MCLAUGHLIN; AUSTIN LOW; BILLY KIRKWOOD; DAVE HEFFRON, BRUINSWICK HOTEL,
material on the cheap! Headlined by dead pan, award winner O’Conaill., 20:30, £2/£1
FRI 12 OCT
THE STAND, JOHN BISHOP; NICK DOO- weave his clever and whimsical tales in person., 19:30 and 22:00, £12/£9 DY; MARK NELSON, THE STAND, Hosted by Raymond MON 30 OCT RED RAW, DONNCHADH Mearns, 20:30, £9/£8/£5 CONAILL, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw new IMPROBABBLE, BILLY BONKERS; PETER AITCHINSON; O’
Improvisation and sketches on the far side of probability, 20:00, £4/£3
JONGLEURS, TIM CLARK; DAVE JOHNS; GARY LITTLE; MILES CRAWFORD, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00,
TUES 31 OCT BEST OF IRISH, JOE ROONEY; DONNCHADH O’ CONIALL; NIALL BROWNE, THE STAND, Hosted by Michael Redmond, 20:30, £7/£6
£12.00
OCTOBER 07
THE SKINNY 53
LISTINGS
COMEDY
LISTINGS ARTS GLASGOW
THE ARCHES, IF DESTROYED STILL TRUE,
GREGOR LOUDEN, Graffiti-influenced work, 5/10/07, 7/11/07, 10:00(mon-sat)/12:00(Sun), 22:00, MonSun, Free
BOTANIC GARDENS, KIBBLE PALACE, 730 GREAT WESTERN ROAD, THE BIG DRAW, EVENT, A family-friendly event in which eve-
ryone contributes to a large-scale artwork, 7/10/07, 7/10/07, 10:00, 16:30, Sun, Free
THE BURRELL COLLECTION, CRAWHALL 2007: REYNARD THE FOX, JOSEPH CRAWHALL,
FINE ARTS EXHIBITON, GROUP SHOW, 12/10/07,
GLASGOW GALLERY OF MODERN ART,
HISTRIONICS, RODERICK BUCHANAN, A response to GoMA’s social justice programme addressing sectarianism and related issues, 5/4/07, 28/10/07, 10:00(monthu)/11:00(fri-sun), 17:00(fri-wed)/20:00(thur), Mon-Sun, Free
THE CUTTING EDGE: SCOTLAND’ S CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS, GROUP SHOW, A rare opportunity to
see the very best of innovative contemporary Scottish crafts, 20/9/07, 25/11/07, 10:00(mon-thu)/11:00(frisun), 17:00(fri-wed)/20:00(thur), Mon-Sun, Free
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, FINE ART STAFF SHOW, GROUP SHOW, Work by The Glasgow
CARIBBEAN COLOURS, An exciting range of paint-
PROJECT ABILITY (GALLERIES 1 & 2),
ings from the Dominican Republic, 5/10/07, 11/10/07, 10:00(Mon-Sat, 12:00(Sun), 18:00(Mon-Sat), 17:00(Sun), Free
MENTAL IMAGE, GROUP SHOW, Artworks on the
theme of mental wellbeing and mental illness, 8/10/07, 23/11/07, 10:00, 17:00, Mon-Fri, Free
HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER, GROUP SHOW, GROUP SHOW, A new show different each month featuring a selection of contemporary Scottish artwork, , 10:00, Varies, Wed-Mon, £3.50(£2.50
HUNTERIAN, MY HIGHEST PLEASURES, GROUP SHOW, Dr William Hunter’s art collection, including work by Rembrandt and Chardin, 15/6/07, 1/12/08, 9:30, 17:30, Mon-Sat, Free
THE LIGHTHOUSE, SHIFTS, GROUP SHOW, Focusing on the zone which stretches between and connects Scotland’s two major cities, 18/8/07, 14/10/07, 10:30(mon, wed-sat)/11:00(tue)/12:00(sun), 17:00, Mon-Sun, £3(£1.50) SIX STUDENT AWARDS, DESIGN AND BUILD, the future stars of Scottish architecture, 18/8/07, 4/11/07, 10:30(mon, wed-sat)/11:00(tue)/12:00(sun), 17:00, Mon-Sun, £3(£1.50)
MITCHELL LIBRARY AND THEATRE COMPLEX, ROYAL GLASGOW INSTITUTE OF
ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY, ANDY WAR-
HOL, SOLO SHOW, 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, 10:00, 18:00, Mon-Sun, £8(£6)
SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, RICHARD LONG, WALKING AND
Q! GALLERY, BEYOND THE SURFACE, ANDREW
GROUP SHOW, 40 YEARS OF PRINTMAKING FROM EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS, PART 2, Covering 1987
SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE, SOLO
and assimilation, 12/9/07, 10/10/07, 11:00, 17:00, ThurSun, Free
to 2007 and featuring works by well established artists such as Barbara Rae, Calum Colvin and Moyna Flannigan, 22/9/07, 3/10/07, 10:00, 18:00, Tue-Sat, Free
TI, large-scale woven works, and videos that borrow from leading contemporary artists, 22/9/07, 3/10/07, 10:00, the language of documentary, 12/9/07, 10/10/07, 11:00, 18:00, Tue-Sat, Free 17:00, Thur-Sun, Free PRINTER, Installations and other works tackling intimacy
RECOAT GALLERY, GROUP SHOW, VARIOUS ARTISTS, Group show in which no work will be priced at
TRANSMISSION, STARFORM, AILEEN CAMPBELL, Two new video works, 25/9/07, 20/10/07, 10:00(tue-fri), 12:00(sat, sun
EDINBURGH
AMBER ROOME, RICHARD STRACHAN, SOLO
SHOW, Examining the constructed environment through
a unique geometric language, 6/9/07, 4/10/07, 11:00, 18:00, Tue-Sat, Free
ANALOGUE, DAVID GALLETLY, TENTERHOOKS,
An exhibition of new drawings, 12/10/07, 10/11/07, 10:00, 17:30, Mon-Sat, Free
THE BONGO CLUB, TBC, TBC, Interesting,
CITY ART CENTRE, VARIOUS, VIEW FROM
THE INSIDE, Exploring the world of the interior, 4/4/07,
21/10/07, 10:00/12:00(sun), 17:00, Mon-Sun, Free VARIOUS, TEN DECADES, Edinburgh College of Art Centenary Exhibition - a retrospective journey through works of esteemed eca alumni and academics, 27/10/07, 20/1/08, 10:00/12:00(sun), 17:00, Mon-Sun, Free VARIOUS, SCISSORS, PAPER, STONE, An exhibition of innovative contemporary works by makers who live, work or trained in Edinburgh, 13/10/07, 9/1/07, 10:00/12:00(sun), 17:00, Mon-Sun, Free
KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY AND COLLECTIVE GALLERY, SOLO SHOW, HOLLY MUSEUM, KYLIE THE EXHIBITION, GROUP SHOW, MCCULLOCH, Part of the New Work Scotland proFeaturing accessories, photographs and awards, sound and video, 21/9/07, 13/1/08, 10:00(Mon-Thu, Sat), 11:00 (Fri, Sun), 17:00, Mon-Sun, Free
EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS, GROUP
10:00, 17:00/19:00(thur), Mon-Sun, Free
SHOW, NEW COMMISSIONS FROM EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS, the latest work of some of Scotland’s
Q! GALLERY, GLITTERING SHADOWS, DANI MAR-
unusual work in a stimulating environment, TBC, TBC, School of Art staff, 5/10/07, 3/11/07, 10:00, 21:00(Mon11:00/12:30(sat), late, Mon-Sat, Free Thur), 19:00(Fri), 17:00(Sat, Sun), Mon-Sun, Free ANALOGUE, DAVID GALLETLY, TENTERHOOKS, SUSANNE NIELSON, SOLO SHOW, Work by The An exhibition of new drawings, 12/10/07, 10/11/07, 10:00, Glasgow School of Art staff, 26/10/07, 17/11/07, 10:00, 21:00(Mon-Thur), 19:00(Fri), 17:00(Sat, Sun), Mon- 17:30, Mon-Sat, Free Sun, Free THE BONGO CLUB, TBC, TBC, Interesting, GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS, CAB- unusual work in a stimulating environment, TBC, TBC, BAGE HEAD, ALEX GROSS, Works created during his 11:00/12:30(sat), late, Mon-Sat, Free ten-month studio residency at GSS, 22/9/07, 27/10/07, 19:00, 21:00, Sat-Sat, Free
DUNDAS STREET GALLERY, GROUP SHOW,
4/11/07, 9:00, 20:00(Mon-Thu), 17:00(Fri, Sat), £2(£1)
more than £40, 28/9/07, TBC, 12:00, 20:00, Tue-Sun, features ten watercolours illustrating the medieval fable Free of Reynard the Fox, 20/10/07, 3/2/08, 10:00(mon, thur, SORCHA DALLAS, SOLO SHOW, RAPHAEL sat)/11:00(Fri/Sun), 17:00, Mon-Sun, Free DANKE, Solo show, 6/10/07, 10/11/07, 11:00, 17:00, TueCCA, SCOTTISH MENTAL HEALTH ARTS FESTIVAL, Sat, Free VARIOUS, three days of forums, seminars and events (see www.mhfestival.com for details), 8/10/07, 10/10/07, STREET LEVEL PHOTOWORKS, TRY TO DO THINGS WE ALL CAN UNDERSTAND, ANDREW PRINT11:00, 18:00, Mon-Fri, See website ER, in collaboration with Q Gallery as part of Glasgay, COMPASS GALLERY, PARKLANDS, JAMES 13/10/07, 27/11/07, 12:00, 17:00, Thur-Sat, Free TWEEDIE, An exhibition of recent paintings on display at House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, STUDIO WAREHOUSE, 100 EASTVALE in conjunction with Compass Gallery, 18/9/07, 28/10/07, PLACE, WASTED DESIGN, SOLO SHOW, A look into 10:00, 17:30, Mon-Sat, Free how household waste can be reutilised as new products and materials, challenging our opinion of waste, 28/9/07, GALLERY COSSACHOCK, SOLO SHOW, 5/10/07, tbc, tbc, Mon-Sun, Free ALASDAIR GRAY, Solo show, part of Merchant City Festival, 20/9/07, 20/10/07, 12:00(tue-sat)/17:00(sun), late, Tue-Sun, Free
THE SKINNY RECOMMENDS YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS
gramme, 29/9/07, 27/10/07, 12:00 pm, 17:00, Tue-Sat, Free
GROUP SHOW, OLIVER HERBERT, TESSA LYNCH, ANDY WAKE, Part of the New Work Scotland pro-
gramme, 29/10/07, 17/11/07, 12:00 pm, 17:00, Tue-Sat, Free
CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY, FRANCES RICHARDSON, INTERNUS, sculptural wors that delve
FREAK TAA WAREHOUSE, GROUP EVENT, FREAK TAA, See preview in art section for details, 10/10/07, 14/10/07, 13:00, 0:00, Wed-Sun, Free
FRUITMARKET GALLERY, ALEX HARTLEY,
SOLO SHOW, an original analysis of architecture
and its relationship to landscape, 27/7/07, 21/10/07, 11:00(mon-sat)/12:00(sun), 18:00(monsat)17:00(sun), Mon-Sun, Free
I2, GROUP SHOW, ABSTRACT, Including work by
Victor Pasmore, Frank Stella, Josef Albers, 29/9/07, 5/11/07, 10:00, 18:00(mon-fri)/16:00(sat), Mon-Sat, Free
INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D’ECOSSE, GROUP
SHOW, ECOURBANISME, Three artists from France, Poland and Britain address the relationaship between man and nature using photography, 20/9/07, 27/10/07, 9:30, 18:30(Mon-Fri), 13:00(Sat), Mon-Sat, Free
gerfisher artists, 25/10/07, 22/12/07, 11:00(wed-fri)/ 12:00(sat), 18:00(wed-fri)17:00(sat), Wed-Sat, Free
SHOW, THE LEGACY OF TIM STEAD , The legacy of artist, designer and poet Tim Stead, including sculpture, poetry and furniture designs, 1/10/07, 5/1/08, 10:00, 18:00, Mon-Sat, Free
STILLS, JOHN STEZAKER, SOLO SHOW, Stezaker’s subtle yet unsettling interventions breathe new life into salvaged photographs and films, 27/7/07, 28/10/07, 11:00, 18:00, Mon-Sun, Free
TALBOT RICE, MONIKA SOSNOWSKA, SOLO
SHOW, an exciting new installation for the gallery from the Polish artist fresh from representing her country at the 2007 Venice Biennale, 27/10/07, 8/12/07, 10:00, 17:00, Tue-Sat, Free
TRAVERSE THEATRE, REV. STUART JOHN MC-
CAFFER, CORINTHIANS 13-11, New solo show, 7/10/07, 1/12/07, 09:30(Mon-Fri, 10:30(Sat), 00:00(Mon-Wed), 01:00(Thu-Sat), Mon-Sat, Free
THEATRE
INVERLEITH HOUSE, WILLIAM EGGLESTON, PORTRAITS, the leading and most influential colour
photographer of the 20th century, 28/7/07, 14/10/07, 10:00, 17:30, Tue-Sun, Free
ROSIRA MCKENZIE AND LARA LATCHAM, TWO VOICES - BOTANY BEHIND THE SCENES, Photo-
graphs by a blind artist plus work that investigates botanical research, 28/7/07, 14/10/07, 10:00, 17:30, Mon-Sun, Free
NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND,
WILLIAM BLAKE, SOLO SHOW, all of the NG’s works associated with Blake, 4/8/07, 4/11/07, 10:00, 18:00, Mon-Sun, Free
GROUP SHOW, ART COMPETITION FOR SCHOOLS, 53 winning works from the nursery, primary, secondary and special education schools all over Scotland, 11/6/07, 17/10/07, 10:00, 18:00, Mon-Sun, Free
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND, SOLO SHOW, PICASSO: FIRED WITH PASSION, an
insight into Picasso: the man, the artist and the icon, 6/7/07, 28/10/07, 10:00, 17:00, Mon-Sun, £6(£5)
SOLO SHOW, WEAVING WORDS: THE ART OF ANNA S KING, Diminutive jewels of natural perfection
GLASGOW
ARCHES, ARRAY, OUTRE, Aurora Nova touring show billed as music hall meets end of the pier freak show meets ghost train, MON 8 OCT, TUES 9 OCT, 19.30, £10/6 AURORA NOVA TOURING, THE CONVENT, Second part of Aurora Nova double header, 11/10/07, 13/10/07, 19.30, 1 2/3
ARCHES THEATRE COMPANY, HERBAL REMEDIES,
Premiere of full length play by James Kelman as part of a season by the Glaswegian author, 16/10/07, 27/10/07, 19.30, £10/6
RANDOM ACCOMPLICE , LITTLE JOHNNY’ S BIG GAY MUSICAL, Does what it says on the tin, 31/10/07, 3/11/07, 20.45, £9/6
CITIZENS THEATRE, MIKE MARAN PRODUCTIONS, DID YOU USED TO BE R. D. LAING, Biographical piece on controversial Glasgow-born psychologist, 6/10/07, 6/10/07, £8
YOUNG COMPANY, THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS,
Dylan Thomas play about infamous bodysnatchers combined with enchanting storytelling, 6/7/07, 28/10/07, Burke & Hare, 17/10/07, 20/10/07, 19.30, £6 10:00, 17:00, Mon-Sun, £6(£5) DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS, Eugene O’Neill’s tale of sexual NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM OF SCOTjealousy in rural New England, 26/10/07, 17/11/07, LAND, GROUP SHOW, COMMANDO COUNTRY, 19.30, £16-3 SPARKLEDARK, VIVIENNE GROUT’ S ADVENTURE IN Examining Scotland?s key role in forming Britain?s famous Commando forces, 1/2/08, 9:45, 16:45, Mon- ANOTHER METROPOLIS, One woman show based on a Sun, Free Tim Burton poem, 26/10/07, 27/10/07, 19.30, £12 (plus concessions) OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL, GROUP SHOW, THIS IS A TIME FOR DREAMING, Major exhibi- VENUS AS A BOY, Another chance to see Tam Dean Burn’s hit adaptation of Luke Sutherland’s novel, MON tion of work by Polish artists living in Edinburgh aim30 OCT, 10-Nov, 19.30, £12 (plus concessions) ing to see the city from a different viewpoint, 5/10/07, KING’ S THEATRE, BLOOD BROTHERS, Musical 20/10/07, 10:00, 20:00, Mon-Sat (not 13 Oct), Free about Liverpudlian twins separated at birth, 1-Oct, SAT OPEN EYE GALLERY, GROUP SHOW, GROUP 13 OCT, 19.30, £29-10.50 SHOW, Including unsettling paintings by Heather Nevay LAZYTOWN LIVE, Children’s musical based on TV show, from 20 Oct 17/10/07, 20/10/07, various, £18-13 OPEN ALL YEAR, OPEN ALL YEAR, 10:00, 18:00(monGLASGOW LIGHT OPERA CLUB, FIDDLER ON THE fri)/16:00(sat), Mon-Sat, Free ROOF, Sings ‘If I were a rich man da da da dah dah’,
QUEEN’S GALLERY, VARIOUS ARTISTS, BRUEGEL TO RUBENS: MASTERS OF FLEMISH PAINTING,
beneath the facade of consumer culture, 17/8/07, 4/10/07, The first exhibition ever mounted of Flemish paintings in the Royal Collection, 28/9/07, 6/4/08, 9:30, 18:00, 11:00 am, 16:30, Tue-Sat, Free Mon-Sun, £5 (£4.50)
DOGGERFISHER, LLANA HALPERIN, SOLO SHOW, New work by one of the Skinny’s favourite Dog-
MARKING, beautiful, thought-provoking and influential work, investigating our relationship with the landscape, 30/6/06, 21/10/07, 10:00, 17:00, Mon-Sun, £6(£4)
ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY, VICTORIA CROW OBE RSA, PLANT MEMORY, Examining the
23/10/07, 27/10/07, 19.30, £18-10 ASPECTS OF LOVE, Lloyd Webber-penned romance, 30/10/07, 3/11/07, 19.30, £30-13
RAMSHORN THEATRE, MOSIAH! THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MARCUS GARVEY, Biographical piece on the Jamaican political figure as part of Black History Month, weekly from SUN 7 OCT, 28/10/07, 20.00, £5
symbolic history and imagery of plants, 5/10/07, 4/11/07, STRATCHCLYDE THEATRE GROUP, THE FASTEST CLOCK IN THE UNIVERSE, Philip Ridley’s surreal com-
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI For the first time in what seems like ages, there are no five star films this month. It’s probably just as well, as the stars were due a wee rest, and they’re likely to be needed aga i n pret t y soon. We’re getting to that time of year when the studios start releasing their prestige pictures in the run up to the awards season - I won’t bore you by recapping what Stephen has said in the main feature, but the autumn season is looking good. And keep an eye out for the Africa in Motion film festival which returns to the Edinburgh Filmhouse and the Edinburgh College of Art at the end of the month. Running from 25 October until 4 November, the programme features over thirty films, documentaries and shorts from all over the continent, including several UK premieres. See www.africa-in-motion.org.uk for details.
by Stephen Carty
WHAT MORE COULD YOU POSSIBLY ASK FOR? AN ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER COMEBACK?
Have fun and see you in November. Paul.
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI RELEASE SCHEDULE 5 OCT And When Did You Last See Your Father (12A) Control (15) Day Watch (15) Hatchet (18) The Heartbreak Kid (TBC) Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore (12A) The Kingdom (15)
12 OCT Black Sheep (15) The Counterfeiters (15) Extras (TBC) The Invasion (15) Mr Brooks (18) The Nanny Diaries (12A) Ratatouille (U) Resident Evil 3: Extinction (15)
19 OCT Balls Of Fury (12A) Blame It On Fidel (12A) Daddy Day Camp (PG) The Dark Is Rising (TBC) Nancy Drew (PG) Once (15) Princess (TBC) Razzle Dazzle (TBC) Rendition (TBC) Stardust (PG) The Witnesses (15)
26 OCT Lagerfield Confidential (TBC) The Lookout (TBC) No Smoking (TBC) Saw IV (18) Sicko (12A)
Beowulf
It’s been an interesting film year so far as the big-hitters have left us simultaneously surprised and disappointed. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, despite Jack, failed to set the sea alight; SpiderMan 3 was over-crowded and unsatisfying; Transformers hit the CGI mark but was as empty as the Autobots’ driver’s seats and Shrek 3 was simply an ogre too far. On the plus side, the recently released Bourne Ultimatum was a fitting finale, the animated TMNT (yes that stands for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) was shell-shockingly good, Die Hard 4.0 was decent even without the vest and Rocky Balboa surprised us all by delivering a 12th round knockout. So is the movie year over? Well in the words of the Italian Stallion himself, “Ain’t nothing over ‘til it’s over.” The month of October sees Ben Stiller reunited with directors the Farrelly brothers for the first time since There’s Something About Mary with The Heartbreak Kid, and expectations are high that there will be plenty of crotch-zipping and gooey hair-gelling. Moving up the serious charts, the Michael Mann produced (but sadly not directed) The Kingdom gives us Collateral’s Jamie Foxx, Alias’ Jennifer Garner and a hip cast as US government agents investigate a bombing in the Middle East. Fans of The Incredibles and The Iron Giant will then be pleased as animation king Brad Bird releases his latest flick, Ratatouille, which tells the tale of rats attempting a spot of gastronomic flair in the kitchen. Sacrebleu indeed. Continuing October and Layer Cake director Matthew Vaughn takes a stab at fantasy fairytale Stardust in which young lad Charlie Cox attempts
to retrieve a fallen star so he can win the heart of Sienna Miller despite the fact neither Jude Law nor Daniel Craig had to do anything of the sort. Next up is a treat for console enthusiasts everywhere as video game Hitman is translated to the big screen with Die Hard 4.0’s Timothy Olyphant grabbing a pistol and playing the titular role. The end of October then delivers the next instalment in one of the most speedily filmed franchises known to man. At the same time Saw 4 which, no doubt, provide the usual dosage of flesh-cutting and appendage removal. Moving to November, and vampire movie 30 Days of Night pits Josh Hartnett and former Summer Bay resident Melissa George against some evil creatures of the night who, unlike Peter Kay, have no affinity for garlic bread. Also released at the beginning of the month is Paranoid Park where acclaimed director (words which usually cause the masses to switch off) Gus Van Sant makes a move away from his Good Will Hunting and Finding Forrester days and back to his Elephant-style roots as relatively unknown actors tell the story of accidental skateboard death. If that’s a little too indie for you then Lions for Lambs should be right up your street as Tom Cruise plays a US Senator who has to deal with a journalist in the shape of Meryl Streep and a moralistically crusading academic in the form of old charmer Robert Redford (who also directs). And if that doesn’t have you, ahem, flocking to your cinemas then maybe the teaming of director Ridley Scott with Russell Crowe (not to mention Denzel Washington) will - crime-thriller American Gangster will hopefully be more Gladiator than A Good Year. November produces more joy for gamers with Resident Evil: Extinction as Milla ‘only-reason-for-
American Gangster
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watching’ Jovovich tries to make us forget about the previous debacles. We then go medieval for the superbly cast (Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone to name but some), realistically animated (think Polar Express rather than 300) Beowulf from Back to the Future director Robert Zemeckis. Filling up the month’s awaited line-up is Awake, which stars junior Darth Vader, Hayden Christensen, as a heart surgery patient who is, rather unfortunately, awake during the gruelling procedure and has to, rather fortunately, watch his partner Jessica Alba wrestling. With her decisions and inner-demons that is, not in jelly. In the final month of the year we are treated to former Tomb Raider model Rhona Mitra looking to cure a virus in apocalyptic thriller (nope, nothing to do with Mel Gibson) Doomsday. Coming from the director of Dog Soldiers and The Descent, hopes are high. Fantasy fan-boys everywhere will then have an early Christmas as The Golden Compass finally hits screens and introduces the rest of us to a parallel universe with world-uniting dust and souls that take the shape of animals. Pre-Christmas time then brings us back to romantic territory with Gerard Butler, minus rippling abs, and Hilary Swank, minus boyish appearance, who get together in adaptation P.S. I Love You. In it Swank’s character receives messages penned by the former before his death, which plan out a year’s worth of activities for her. What a thoughtful chap. Well, there you have it. Zombies, gangsters, government agents, lovey-couples, vampires and, er, cooking rats. What more could you possibly ask for? An Arnold Schwarzenegger comeback? Well, watch this space. He has said (repeatedly I may add) he’ll be back.
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V/A MIXED BY CLAUDE VON STROKE AT THE CONTROLS (RESIST)
Responsible f o r 2 0 0 6 ’s futureclassic Who’s Afraid Of Detroit?, Claude Von Stroke mixes the third outing in the At The Controls series. Following fine efforts by James Holden and Get Physical production duo, M.A.N.D.Y., Von Stroke proves to be similarly adept at keeping the listeners’ attention by digging a little deeper into the techno-house genre. His first mix is a party-driven affair, throwing together electro-tinged house, Detroit techno riffs and a dose of (surprise, sur pr ise) minima listic r hy thms, with tracks from Lee Mortimer, DJ Koze, Ja xson and Samim’s love it/hate it summer anthem Heater, as well as the Deep Dish remixed classic Activator from Whatever Girl. The second CD is a deeper, more groovesome treat, reflecting the sound of Von Stroke’s Dirtybird label offshoot, Mothership. Perfect afterparty fodder, it features productions from Matthias Tanzmann, Italo Boyz, Gui Boratto and Dan Berkson and proves as equally engaging as the first mix. [Colin Chapman] OUT NOW CLAUDE VON STROKE WILL PLAY COTTON AT THE SUB CLUB ON 16 NOV, 11PM 3AM, £8/£10
DEELA
MANO MANO (SWITCHSTANCE) Germany’s underground Afrobeat jazz merchants Deela are about to release Mano M a n o, a n underground gem. Opening track Mountains & Stars contains traces of delta blues and UK electro, and as such the album starts as it means to go on, straddling genres and making something a little bit different. Along with Radio Deela, 7 Nights A Week is one of the album’s more dancefloor-friendly numbers with echoing Spanish lyrics and a
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driving funky bass beat. The tribal rhy thms of Absourdo and the politicised Reggae vibes of Power Gone continue the album’s multigenre exploration. Quierez Corazon, featuring the beautiful vocal talents of Miria Garcia Lora, is evidence of Deela’s exploration of down tempo, chilled-out tracks. For What You Are is an infectious, drum-driven Latin (late!) summertime nugget, and as with many tracks on the album, it remains engaging to the end. [Franck Martin] RELEASE DATE: 1 OCT
DT8 PROJECT PERFECT WORLD
(MONDO RECORDS)
Electro, tribal house, chilled out ambient grooves and several other genres all fight for your attention on this work by envelopepusher Darren Tate. Tate’s strong rhy thmic backbone makes you sit up and listen closely. Bush’s Gavin Rossdale fronts the spacedout tribal house groove Falling and veteran dance diva Shena McSween’s gorgeous voice makes The Power Of One a standout track. Other highlights include Winter, with Andrea Britten’s little-girl-lost vocals pulling you through the speakers, and the spiky Hold Me Till The End. The bonus disc (the ‘Club Mixed’ selection) provides the listener with alternate viewpoints on each of the album’s tracks, drawing them closer to the dancefloor. The songs feed off each other, one track never being allowed to dominate over its disc mates and all coming together to create a rounded and satisfying listen. [Jonathan Robert Muirhead] RELEASE DATE: 1 OCT
RUBENS
CARNIVALESQUE (HERB RECORDINGS)
acoustic instrumentals and live p e r c u s s i o n w i t h t h e i r d e b u t, Carnivalesque. Their conception is translated into an emotionally evocative album with richly textured songs, varying from guitar laden moments to soft, subtle and slow paced harmonies, coursing from electronically synthesized melodies. This is the kind of album that you play while travelling to a remote and beautiful destination, allowing you to soak in the environment and yet be separated from it at the same time. The album flows fluidly and effortlessly, retaining an understated quality, with Puggies standing out as the most pop-oriented tune. It would be worth catching a live performance to see how they blend their skills with a live drummer and electric guitarist. [Lara Moloney] RELEASE DATE: 22 OCT
HEZEKIAH
I PREDICT A RIOT
(RAWKUS)
Hezekiah’s new album is a glorious offering from the new and improved Rawkus label. The Philadelphia MC, who has been on the local Philly hiphop circuit since 1993, produced his entire album with the craftsmanship found in early Pete Rock catalogue. What is refreshing is that he doesn’t appear to fit into a particular style of production as the high pitched vocal sample found on That Feeling, which features Freeway, may as well have been produced by Kanye West. The very next track, Looking Up, which features local vocalist Bilal, is a fresh soul-inspired live gem. The majority of the album has features from a regiment of artists, most of whom reside in Philly, and this army of characters work harmoniously in achieving a musical uprising. With witty rhymes and a sense that he doesn’t take himself too seriously I Predict a Riot could even make the dourest smile. [Omar Jenning] OUT NOW
Glaswegian duo Mark Flanagan and Gordon MacDermid aim to create a fusion of classic electronics,
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RODION TU MI TURBI
(GOMMA)
Tu Mi Turbi is the k ind of music that plagues your dreams af ter fif ty solid hours on the Atari with a head full of acid and a belly full of Pepsi; the kind of raving, 8-bit computer music that sounds like Pacman on Madman, or Luciano playing Space Invaders. Based around intensely danceable Italo-disco formulas, and embellished with casio-tone a r p e g g i o s, th i s s tu n n i n g 12 ” effortlessly unites cheesy sounds with driving beats. Via Lactea even sees Rodion throwing in Balearic keys to counterpoint a hefty organic bass, before building into another c o m p u t e r- g a m e b r e a k d o w n . Awesome. [Liam Arnold] RELEASE DATE: OCT 07
AZZIDO DA BASS FEAT. ADRIAN HOLTZ SO WRONG
(LUSCIOUS SOUNDS)
Listening to this track in its various forms, it becomes clear there are a variety of influences at play. Jazz, dub and reggae jostle for attention. The original mix kicks the listener in the gut, Adrian Holtz’s heavily treated vocals luring you into a seedy underworld. Speaker Junk’s Just Grinding mix could never have had a more appropriate title. The first of NFF’s two mixes, the Straight mix, strips out the vocal, leaving us in a desert of dubscapes. Their Dub mix brings the vocals back into play, stoner beats stumbling through the speakers. This is something of a new direction for da Bass. [Jonathan Robert Muirhead] RELEASE DATE: 1 OCT
GOLDEN BUG
WE LOVE TOKIO/HORSES (GOMMA)
Golden Bug’s latest 12” sees the experimental Parisian producer again serving up some non-traditional electro disco. We Love Tokio is a disjointed, eerie dance floor number with the vocals
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coming from Japanese rap, spliced and chopped until it resembles something from the dreams of a Twin Peaks character. The beats are fresh and fast and the track does make an impression, though in a way you might not expect from traditional electro. Horses is a sexy, more bass-heavy tune than We Love...; the song rolls, building and falling as the Prince-like vocal style, continued references to working girls and Bug’s trademark vocal tampering combine to make the track jar in your mind. [Franck Martin] OUT NOW
MATHIAS KADEN MYAL EP
(VAKANT)
Germany’s minimal techno purveyor returns this month for his forth installment on Vakant with the Myal EP - three tracks laden with simplistic tribal beats. Deep rhythms and basslines feature throughout, with Africanesque percussion and melodies. Opener Rhythma sounds similar to a rain dance, guaranteed to “prompt wild behavior from the most reserved of techno heads.” Kaden’s style will appeal to fans of like-minded artists such as Richie Hawtin, Thomas Brinkmann and Alex Smoke. Keep an eye on this one, as this is just a taster of even greater things to come. [Karen Taggart] OUT NOW WWW.MATHIASKADEN.DE
DAEDELUS
FAIR WEATHER FRIENDS EP
(NINJA TUNE)
Daedelus, usually prone to layered bouts of ambient ja z z, strange pulsing techno rhy thms and whacked out psychedelic samba, takes on a new direction on this EP, apparently inspired by the beatloving European crowds he’s been playing to recently. A simply stunning EP of pop-flavoured experimental dancefloor madness, the lead track is a rolling break with a sexy little sample, while My Beau is 80s R&B meeting heavy B-More bass over smooth electro beats. Elsewhere the album drops dubstep into pulsing techno, and slinky jazz into broken
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signature open echo pedal with a variety of effects that would be dire in the hands of all but true craftsmen, the dimensions and size of their sound are swollen but not overblown or in your face; restrained through an inherent elegance. It’s all a seemingly effortlessly organic and fluid affair, feeling purposeful but unlaboured. The kind of music that you wish you could dance to in slow motion. This is a career high for Swayzak and a clear contender for a 2007 highlight for anyone with binary on the brain. [Jack McFarlane] RELEASE DATE: 22 OCT
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THE IRONWEED PROJECT BOOM BOOM CLAP (FAT NORTHERNER)
Underground maestro Aniff Akinola has returned with a bass-heavy delta electro mash-up for the noughties. Imagine Robert Johnson as a boy racer with a 1000W bass amp in his boot! Well if that idea is a trifle ridiculous for your taste check out Boom Boom Clap by The Ironweed Project; “I got the deepest bass in my ride, that deep deep bass that grinds you up inside.” Starting with a 12 bar blues riff and a rumbling bass beat more akin to a Roni Size track than a sound from the South, the Ironweed Project have created a catchy, fun tune which grinds along a dusty electronic dirt-track. [Franck Martin] OUT NOW
SLAM
WE’RE NOT HERE REMIXES (SOMA)
Throughout their many years Slam have worked with some of the biggest names in techno, but in keeping with their love for the grassroots the duo recently announced that their latest single, We’re Not Here, would be released as a remix. The chosen remixers, a selection of bedroom producers from across the globe, were decided by an online competition. The winner, classically trained musician Joe Stawarz, hails from Australia and his remix is a heavy techno session of infectious bass hooks and banging kicks. With its heavier intro and more pronounced bass drop, Stawarz has taken the song back to a more ‘traditional’ clubfriendly techno while still injecting s o m eth i n g n ew to th e f re a k y ambiance of the original. [Franck Martin]
your father?
by Laura Smith
ANAND TUCKER, THE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW COLIN FIRTH/JIM BROADBENT DRAMA, TALKS TO THE SKINNY ABOUT TRUTH IN THE FILM To bowdlerize Larkin: they precipitate an awful lot of nostalgic introspection, your mum and dad. As you might have guessed from its less-than-snappy title, the film adaptation of Blake Morrison’s best-selling memoir, And When Did You Last See Your Father?, focuses on the paternal side of the Oedipal chestnut. Colin Firth plays the adult Morrison, forced to redress his relationship with his dying father (Jim Broadbent) as their shared past bubbles over with unresolved resentments, humiliations and many, many flashbacks.
one else wrote the screenplay and was able to create this person called Blake who occasionally I recognised.” Tucker takes the raw honesty and wry humour of the original text and slathers it with all the period gloss he can muster: saturated colours of summer days in short trousers and slow motion; graceful movements between past and present, shot through with the rosy tints of nostalgia. Even the contemporary sections have a muted glamour to them, Colin Firth managing to fit in a bathtub scene between melancholy ruminations to keep the distaff demographic happy.
“HOPEFULLY IT WILL ALLOW AN AUDIENCE TO EXPERIENCE THEIR OWN EMOTIONS THROUGH THE FILTER OF THE CHARACTER”
In his 1993 book Morrison shrewdly avoided sentimentality: his steely, dispassionate prose fashioned an unf linchingly candid account of the author’s struggle to resolve his feelings about a man by whom he felt perpetually overshadowed. David Nicholls’ pared-down screenplay was “a gift” for Hilary and Jackie helmer Anand Tucker, who came on board shortly after leaving the production of The Golden Compass in a storm of ‘creative differences’. “It really moved me, and I wanted to do it, it was a simple as that,” recalls Tucker, “It was one of those rare lightning strikes moments.” “I was intrigued by what the director would make of it, because I suppose it is a very internal kind of book,” admits Morrison. “It’s a memoir about my relationship with my father and I’m the narrator, I’m not a character in the book, and that would have been a difficulty for me if I was adapting it – turning myself into a character. Luckily some-
“There’s something very compelling about real life, and the way Blake was so honest about what happens to you when someone’s dying,” Tucker says. “It was essential to preserve that truthfulness, and hopefully it will allow an audience to experience their own emotions through the filter of the character, and move them without them feeling exploited.” Yet despite an immaculately crafted exterior, And When… is a curiously unmoving affair. There’s little emotional depth and no real attempt to make more universal connections. The audience is always kept at a distance. But it’s still very watchable, in a Sunday-afternoonwith-teacakes-and-cocoa kind of way. There are some moments of genuine tenderness – Matthew Beard as the teenage Blake is particularly good, his long-limbed awkwardness and clumsy attempts at f lirtation exquisitely heightened by
Broadbent’s rambunctiousness. Playing the late Arthur Morrison as a bluff charmer, Broadbent is a joy – all blustering bonhomie and ebullient humour. And that’s really the problem: in comparison Firth’s Blake seems self-obsessed and whiny, a faintly patricidal middle-class bore, raking over old grudges as he looks back in ambivalence. What the film hints at, but never quite articulates, is that the adult Blake has
to reconcile himself with his past selves, as much as with his fallible, ultimately unknowable paterfamilias. Getting even with dad is all very well, but – as Wordsworth memorably observed – it is the child who is the father of the man. DIR: ANAND TUCKER STARS: JIM BROADBENT, COLIN FIRTH, JULIET STEVENSON RELEASE DATE: 5 OCT, CERT: 12A WWW.SONYCLASSICS.COM/WHENDIDYOULASTSEEYOURFATHER
RELEASE DATE: 10 OCT
NICK AKA PLAYS AND RUNS THE CLASH! SOUNDSYSTEM EVERY SATURDAY AT RED NIGHTCLUB IN EDINBURGH, PLUS APPEARING AT MONTHLY PARTIES AT GLASGOW’S NICE’N’SLEAZY AND EDINBURGH’S CABARET VOLTAIRE. HIS MIXES FEATURE CRUNKY ACID, B’MORE, INDIE-ELECTRO, AND “ANYTHING ELSE ANTI-MINIMAL, STUPID AND FUN.”
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The most exciting electro duo in the UK got ignored in Glasgow, so now they’re making their mark in London, Moscow, and the US.
Some cheeky blog kidz re-edit the original to feature Spank Rock and what sounds like Fat Man Scoop.
7. THE GHOST FREQUENCY - NIGHTMARE (ADVENTURES CLOSE TO HOME REMIX) (CITY ROCKERS)
If SpeakerJunk and Co. make ‘thug house’, then this is ‘thug techno’. Stack-shifting hip-hop tech-house.
The rocking original gets put through a Knife machine by this team who host some of London’s best parties.
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Kraddy puts Kanye in his place by twisting his vocals up to a helium computer squeek, then knocks some crunk and crunch into the funk below.
Their sexiest, dirtiest, funniest number. They’re pretty wild live too!
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For a decade now, Swayzak have produced albums that are adaptive but rarely pandering to the times, pushing their impeccably produced dance music into new areas. This time round they’ve produced an even more soulful dose of deep, lush house and techno. It’s a woozy and almost psychedelic affair in places, but without ever slipping into the banality of ambient, or (the newest of ‘dirty’ words) minimalist non-eventism. In saying that, the tight drum sounds and reverbed pops and clicks would not be out of place in a minimal production, but the apparent subtlety of their arrangements belie the true scale of the tracks. Wielding their
beat. Golden, full of warmth, like an Indian Summer. [Bram Gieben]
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Paul Epworth out-switches Switch using ten tonnes of glitchy sub-bass, and introduces hypnotic pianos and vocals.
These Dunfermline kids make menacingly brilliant post-punk. Watch out!
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BLAME IT ON FIDEL DIR: JULIE GAVRAS S TA R S : N I N A K E R V E L- B E Y, J U L I E DEPARDIEU, STEFANO ACCORSI RELEASE DATE: 19 OCT CERT: 12A
In France during the 70s, nine year old Anna (Kervel-Bey) finds her privileged world turned upside down when her lawyer father (Accorsi) and journalist mother (Depardieu) become radicalised. Receiving conflicting messages from all sides – the nuns at Catholic school, her conservative grandmother and Cuban refugee nanny, her parents and their revolutionary friends – she tries to make sense of her new circumstances. She’s now living in a small apartment, missing her big comfortable house, unclear why Mickey Mouse is suddenly a fascist and less than thrilled by the whole experience: at the beginning of the film it’s obvious that she favours her own comfort above helping those in need. In the spirit of Lukas Moodysson’s Together, Blame It on Fidel looks at ‘70s counterculture from a child’s perspective. Through a wonderfully crafted narrative we learn gradually, as Anna does, of her Spanish father’s guilt about his former complacency in Franco’s dictatorship. We also see his friends, the
‘barbudos’ – the bearded communists she’s been taught to fear – attempting to teach Anna about the redistribution of wealth, but she’s not buying it. But when she comes up against her school friends’ snobbery, she begins to find her own path. Blame It on Fidel is a stunning and beautiful debut feature by director Gavras, one which is hard to shake after viewing. [Nine]
RATATOUILLE DIR: BRAD BIRD, JAN PINKAVA STARS: PATTON OSWALT, LOU ROMANO, IAN HOLM, PETER O’TOOLE RELEASE DATE: 12 OCT CERT: U
Tr ying to get over the blip that was the turgid Cars, Pixar serves up Ratatouille (that’s rat-a-too-ee if you’re as dumb as the film’s posters think you are), a fun but slightly empty ‘toon that could have done with another five minutes in the oven. Remy (voiced by Oswalt) is a gastronome rat who makes his way to the best restaurant in Paris where he teams up with idiot chef Linguini (Romano) against a nasty chef (Holm) and a vicious food critic (O’Toole). As ever with Pixar, it’s a work of art but, most unusually for them, there’s not a lot to love. The plot is muddy and neither Remy nor Linguini is as remotely memorable as some of the
Day Watch great characters from the studio’s past (Woody, Buzz, Dory). And it’s probably a strange criticism to level at an animated film, but the central conceit is just too outlandish. A talking rat is fine; a talking rat that can cook, no problem. But a talking, cooking rat who is guided by the ghost of a dead chef and can control a man’s movements by pulling his hair? That’s just silly. [Paul Greenwood]
chases and explosions. It’s a decent but unremarkable film if you are looking for action, but as one which proposes to be about such a difficult and serious subject, it fails. The Kingdom is simply too ‘entertainment’ to believe its makers really considered what they were taking on. Still, you’d expect good things from the top drawer cast, and they perform admirably, even if Foxx’s hard-assed, win-at-all-costs agent seems a little too familiar. Director Berg meanwhile delivers a sound turn behind the camera, DIR: PETER BERG STARS: JAMIE FOXX, JENNIFER GARNER, never allowing the gravity of the situation to get in the way of the CHRIS COOPER, JASON BATEMAN frenzied action. [Justin Hall] RELEASE DATE: 5 OCT
characters can swap bodies with each other for example. However, despite the clunky story, events build to a spectacular climax - an all-out battle in which the screen is filled with dazzling effects and action - leaving Day Watch enjoyable to a point but ultimately forgettable. [Parker Langley]
THE COUNTERFEITERS
AND WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER?
CERT: 15
Adapted from Blake Morrison’s memoir of his troubled relationship with his father, Anand Tucker’s film ambles along amiably enough through nostalgia-tinged episodes, building up a picture of a man struggling to come to terms with his dying father’s failings. Broadbent is terrific as the blithely unaware paterfamilias, cheerfully embarrassing his sensitive son at every opportunity. A limp Firth aside, the performances are uniformly excellent: newcomer Matthew Beard is touchingly convincing as the adolescent Blake; the always-reliable Juliet Stevenson underplays the put-upon mum to great effect; and one-towatch Carey Mulligan is memorable in a glowing cameo as an elusive tour guide. It’s gently humorous and gorgeously shot, but the effortlessly fluid direction is meandering at times, even indulgent. Lush period detail, a wistful score and quality cast aren’t enough to elevate the film from its commonor-garden BBC drama credentials. Big Fish without the fun, it’s a sometimes tender but mostly tepid weepie that’s never as moving as it wants to be. [Laura Smith]
There are shades of Life is Beautiful in this outstanding German drama that might find itself pushing for foreign language success at the next Oscars. Jewish forger Sally (Markovics), Europe’s greatest counterfeiter, is arrested before the war and sent to a concentration camp once it starts. There his skills are enlisted to help with the Nazi plan to flood Britain and the US with millions of forged bank notes to destabilise the economy, and he must reconcile himself to the fact that survival entails collaboration, something that not everyone around him is comfortable with. Though many of the usual elements of holocaust dramas are there, The Counterfeiters presents enough new ideas and characters to make it well worth your time, not to mention tense action, riveting conflict and, at its heart, a complex moral conundrum that shapes the entire film. [Paul Greenwood]
THE KINGDOM
The Kingdom is anti-terrorism for the masses, tackling a brave and controversial topic but ultimately failing to truly and honestly address the subject, albeit with the best of Hollywood glitz and glamour. It starts strongly enough with a terrorist attack on a foreign oil workers’ compound in Saudi Arabia, calmly observed by its perpetrators from a distant rooftop. FBI agent Foxx, denied permission to investigate, quietly brings the Saudi ambassador round to the American way of thinking, just in time for the film to ram headlong into a brand new movie: a high-octane, adrenaline fuelled shoot ‘em up packed with car
FILM OF THE MONTH
STARDUST DIR: MATTHEW VAUGHN STARS: CHARLIE COX, CLAIRE DANES, MICHELLE PFEIFFER, ROBERT DE NIRO RELEASE DATE: 19 OCT CERT: PG
A young man (Cox) ends up in the magical kingdom of Stormhold where he must help a fallen star (Danes) who is being pursued by Pfeiffer’s witch who wants her heart for eternal youth, and a prince who needs it or he’ll never be king. With a structure not unlike the gangster romps of Vaughn’s past (everyone running around daft trying to get their hands on a McGuffin), Stardust is a delightful fantasy adventure filled with wit and excitement. As is the rule with films like this, the lead must be handsome but bland, and Cox obliges. But De Niro will surprise you (for good or bad is up to you) as a pirate with a secret, Pfeiffer has a blast and Ricky Gervais is Ricky Gervais. Fantasies with such a lightness of touch are thin on the ground these days, most preferring the route of po-faced dragon worship. Stardust clearly aspires to be a Princess Bride for its generation and, in such illustrious company, it can hold its head up high. [Paul Greenwood]
DAY WATCH DIR: TIMOR BEKMAMBETOV
CONTROL
CAST: KONSTANTIN KHABENSY, MARIA
DIR: ANTON CORBIJN
RELEASE DATE: 5 OCT
STARS: SAM RILEY, SAMANTHA MORTON, CRAIG PARKINSON,
CERT: 15
RELEASE DATE: 5 OCT
The sequel to breakout Russian fantasy hit Night Watch, Day Watch is essentially more of the same – a stylised adventure with a nonsensical plot and several stand-out action scenes full of creative invention. We follow Anton (Khabensky), an agent in the Night Watch (who maintain the long-held truce between the opposing Dark and Light armies) now training a new agent, Svetlana (Poroshina), who may just be the Great Light Other, one with incredible natural power over the Dark. While there’s fun to be had watching Day Watch it’s often hampered by the impenetrable storyline and the tendency of the writers to throw in previously unexplained ‘rules’ of their fantasy universe whenever they choose; we discover half-way through that
POROSHINA, VIKTOR VERZHBITSKY
CERT: 15
The classic rock and roll story of escape, stripped of the sentimental gloss of Hollywood biopics like Ray or Walk the Line, and relocated to the kitchen-sink bleakness of working-class Macclesfield, Control follows the tormented life of Joy Division legend Ian Curtis: dead at twenty-three, torn apart by love. The buzziest film at Cannes and winner of the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature at Edinburgh, it’s a hugely accomplished feature debut from Dutch photographer Anton Corbijn. Shot in a glittering spectrum of grainy monochrome tones, Corbijn finds a brutal beauty in all that gloom: each frame vividly composed and charged with a fierce, blistering intensity. Post-punk eighties Blighty never looked so good. Complete with melancholy hooded eyelids and frenetic stage presence, newcomer Sam Riley is uncannily authentic in the central role. Balancing Curtis’ uncontrollable energy with an introspective vulnerability, it’s a truly electrifying performance. The gig scenes are masterful – extras were hand-
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picked fans of the band, and the cast all learned their instruments from scratch, playing live on-set with unnervingly accurate results as Riley propels himself across the stage, elbows akimbo. Knife-sharp Mancunian humour alleviates the grimness – thanks largely to a terrific turn from Toby Kebbell as the deadpan manager – and there are enjoyable flashes of wry farce in the taut, polished screenplay; “Tell me about Macclesfield,” Curtis’ Belgian lover huskily intones at one point. It’s not a perfect film: at times the pace flags and the female characters are frustratingly elusive, fluttering moth-like around Curtis’ destructiveness in their assigned roles of domestic drudge and exotic mistress. But as a tribute to a young man who both longed for and dreaded a loss of control, Corbijn’s film is a stunning achievement: anguished, compelling, with an atmosphere that lingers long after the final bass note fades. [Laura Smith] WWW.CONTROLTHEMOVIE.COM
DIR: ANAND TUCKER STARS: JIM BROADBENT, COLIN FIRTH, JULIET STEVENSON RELEASE DATE: 5 OCT CERT: 12A
RAZZLE DAZZLE DIR: DARREN ASHTON STARS: BEN MILLER, KERRY ARMSTRONG, NADINE GARNER RELEASE DATE: 19 OCT CERT: TBC
Mr Jonathon’s Jazzketeers isn’t your average Aussie tween dance troupe. Foregoing Britney and J-Lo in favour of routines highlighting the plight of Afghani women, the perils of capitalism and the threat of skin cancer (500 appliquéd velvet melanomas should do it), Mr Jonathon (played by Brit comic Ben Miller) is changing the world, one grapevine at a time. Though all this is impish enough, and bound to prove even the most brittle of funny bones ticklish, potential viewers of Razzle Dazzle should be advised that they’re likely to experience a seriously strong sense of déjà vu throughout. The mock-doc method and momentum towards the big competition performance stirs up countless previous efforts, the slickest, blackest, and best of which being 1999’s Drop Dead Gorgeous. Razzle Dazzle, though not of the same vintage, is at least from the same gene pool, so if you can live with a few familiar moves, you might just forgive it. [Lindsay West]
BEATS
Cobblestone Jazz: by Colin Chapman
AS THE BACKLASH AGAINST THE MINIMAL TECHNO SOUND GATHERS PACE, THE PRODUCTIONS OF COBBLESTONE JAZZ HAVE OFFERED A WARMER, ANALOGUE ALTERNATIVE TO THEIR MORE DIGITAL-DRIVEN COUNTERPARTS. THE SKINNY INVESTIGATES.
DIR: STEFAN RUZOWITZKY STARS: KARL MARKOVICS, AUGUST DIEHL, DEVID STRIESOW RELEASE DATE: 12 OCT CERT: 15
SICKO DIR: MICHAEL MOORE STARS: MICHAEL MOORE
The tech-jazz-funk of single Dumptruck and its freeform, acid-tinged follow-up India Me were embraced by DJs as varied as Gilles Peterson, Laurent Garnier, Theo Parrish and Richie Hawtin; now the unfettered, almost organic production approach of Canadian trio Tyger Dhula, Mathew Jonson and Daniel Tate is set go on full display with the release of their debut album, 23 Seconds. Starting out in their hometown of Victoria, Canada, the three were first known as Modern Deep Left Quartet alongside fourth member, The Mole. When he left, Cobblestone Jazz was born; Mat responsible for basslines and drums, Tyger on percussion, programming and mixing, Daniel on vocoder and Fender Rhodes.
RELEASE DATE: 26 OCT CERT: 12A
Michael Moore doesn’t do subtle, and he doesn’t do balanced. What he does is elicit reaction, and he knows intuitively how to achieve this. Laughter, tears, frustration and anger are all to be found when watching Sicko, his latest attack on the ills of American society. His question is a simple one: why does the richest country in the world allow its citizens to die because they can’t afford healthcare? Any American whose healthcare cover isn’t provided by their employer must take out an insurance policy if they don’t want to incur the potentially huge costs of their medical bills themselves. One in six can’t afford this insurance. Moore’s focus though, is on the other quarter of a billion people in the country who do have it, but who may still be forced to pay anyway, illustrated through case studies of people who’ve been refused or can’t afford treatment. To further make his point, he heads first for Canada, then to the UK and France and finally to Cuba where good quality care is available free to all. Yes, there’s no right to reply. Yes, there are undoubtedly many millions of people each year who receive good and fair service from their insurers. Yes, our own healthcare system (and no doubt France and Canada’s) is far from perfect. Never theless, watch and feel something, even if it is just sick. [Paul Greenwood] WWW.MICHAELMOORE.COM
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“We began purely as a live outfit, just jamming without practicing,” explains Mat, the band’s creative nucleus. “When we started playing higher profile gigs in other cities, we had a responsibility to the crowd... we wanted to get people dancing so introduced more structure, but still kept room for improvisation, even when we moved into the studio to create tracks for DJs.” Indeed, they maintain a similar approach to recording as they do to playing in front of an audience, as Mat confirms: “Our mixer is set up to record everything we each do separately to the computer. We keep playing together till we reach a good point, we jam on it for a while, stop the recording and take out the parts that work, put them back into the mixer and re-work it all. Basically, we play together like a jazz band would; the way we started out, trying to make it work, right on the fly.” Coming from a musical family, Mat was encouraged to play an instrument as a child and began drumming lessons aged seven, going onto learn classical piano at ten. It wasn’t until his teens that he branched out into jazz drumming. Though fellow member Daniel Tate has been the main driver in Cobblestone’s embracing of the jazz ethic, thanks to his jazz piano training as a child and tours of the North American jazz circuit
in his teens: Mat feels that their productions have benefitted from his early introduction to the basic fundamentals of drumming. “I played quarter notes half an hour a day, in an adult band, which was really disciplined. We focussed on the rudiments of drumming when we were practising, gradually developing into more complex rhythms – having that ingrained in me, I don’t know what I would have done without it.” On hearing 23 Seconds, it’s clear how Mat and Daniel’s past training have influenced both the Cobblestone sound and their emphasis on playing live, or as live as possible, while in the studio. Coupling this with Tyger Dhula’s experience as a DJ and electronic producer has helped create a sound that combines the necessary rhythms required to move a dancefloor and the improvised aesthetic of jazz. Mat points out that it’s their use of analogue over digital that’s probably had the largest impact on their production style: “The three of us, we’re playing analogue instruments, mixing it all live; in some ways this can make it sound raw, more human. With no loops prepared, it’s not so clean or thought out as something that’s come from a computer... none of us like super digital sounds anyway... even when I do my own stuff I prefer big warm pads and warm analogue basslines.” Unlike many techno artists, Mat balances production skills with his own musicianship, making not only Cobblestone productions but also own solo efforts much more distinctive. “I embrace both... I’m a musician because I play a lot of live instruments. If you go into a lot of producer’s studios they won’t even have a keyboard, they’ll be doing everything with a mouse. If I don’t have a keyboard to play all my basslines, I can’t do what I do.” 23 SECONDS IS RELEASED BY K7!/WAGON REPAIR ON 15 OCT. COBBLESTONE JAZZ WILL BE TOURING EUROPE, INCLUDING THE UK BETWEEN OCTOBER - DECEMBER. KEEP AN EYE OUT. WWW.MYSPACE.COM COBBLESTONEJAZZMATHEWJONSON AND WWW.WAGONREPAIR.CA
“THE THREE OF US, WE’RE PLAYING ANALOGUE INSTRUMENTS, MIXING IT ALL LIVE; IN SOME WAYS THIS CAN MAKE IT SOUND RAW, MORE HUMAN”. www.skinnymag.co.uk
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by Bram Gieben
TEMPA RECORDS INGÉNUE SKREAM IS A YOUNG PRODUCER WHO IS GOING PLACES. AS HE PREPARES TO DROP SOME SERIOUS SUB-BASS ON EDINBURGH’S VOLUME!, WE ASK HIM HOW HIS SOUND HAS EVOLVED SINCE HE WITNESSED THE BIRTH OF DUBSTEP.
Ollie Jones, AKA Skream, can lay claim to being there at the very start of the dubstep phenomenon. At the age of 14, he was producing deep, brooding, tech-y beats, before moving to his current home on respected dubstep originators Tempa. “I originally started on Big Apple,” reminisces Skream. “For me, it all started when I was working in a record shop – that was when it really started to evolve.”
I’m just trying to construct my own sound.” Soon after he began with the scene. I don’t think there’s ever going to be a set template his musical journey, he hooked up with Tempa players Benga and for dubstep, that’s the nice thing about it. You can go to a dubstep Hatcha at the Forward> nights, and his releases on Big Apple night and hear five DJs, and they all play completely different sets. I were characterised by a dark, moody, atmospheric sound. Over think the term dubstep came about just because it was the best way the course of his 3-volume (thus to describe it, but some of it has “THE TERM DUBSTEP CAME ABOUT BECAUSE no relevance to dub. I think far) Skreamizm series, he has displayed a remarkable diversity it’s just the instrumental part IT WAS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT, BUT of tex tu res a nd i nf luences, that carries that association. constantly pushing boundaries. SOME OF IT HAS NO RELEVANCE TO DUB... IT’S I just play what I play – it’s all Talk of evolution crops up more than once in our discussion. “Volume 4 is finished, there’s JUST THE INSTRUMENTAL PART THAT CARRIES around the same tempo, and You get the sense that Skream is a man who enjoys watching one last drop on one of the the majority of it is stuff by THAT ASSOCIATION. I JUST PLAY WHAT I PLAY.” dubstep producers, and a lot of things in flux and motion: “I’m always trying to do something tracks I need to fix, and then it’s different or new. My tracks have evolved to be more musical, ready. It’s another six-tracker, my own stuff. So it’s definitely and I’ve gotten a lot better at engineering – like any producer, because that’s what I set out to do – show versatility. I just have so always a dubstep set, but I try and vary the influences as much as I much music here, releasing can.” extended EPs is a better way to get it all out. When I was Skream comes to Edinburgh’s finest dubstep / mashup night, releasing 12”s, I found that Volume! for an exclusive night at The Bongo Club on Friday by the time I had something 12th October, and he’s very much looking forward to seeing the released I had so much more Edinburgh crew show some appreciation: “I love playing outside new stuff that the releases felt of London – I’ve been in the scene since the very beginning, so I’ve old. So the Skreamizm EPs seen the clubs changing. Now you go out to play and it’s totally are a chance to get a burst of different vibes. In London, you’re very spoilt for choice for music music out.” – so when you play in London, it’s just a regular gig. When you go abroad, or play elsewehere in the UK, it’s more special, you’re a bit Tempa releases a re often more wanted. Not a lot of places have the same choice of music as charcterised by their attack London – you could go out there and listen to any sort of music you and energy, marking them as like on any given night. A lot of places don’t have that, so everyone a solidly dancefloor-oriented will go to hear you because it’s different.” dubstep label. Skream argues once more that their I ask if he’s looking forward to hearing the dubstep coming out of sound has simply evolved: Scotland, from the likes of Rustie, Gravious and others. He’s excited “Originally, the Tempa sound at the spread of dubstep across the UK, and offers this advice: “I was a lot deeper, but we’ve think the important thing with it is that it has to be original. You moved with the sound. The can’t just copy someone, and then get that status. You have to be early Horsepower Productions original. As long as producers keep those ethics, it will be cool.” records were a lot deeper. It was headstrong music. It still SKREAM, VOLUME!, THE BONGO CLUB, EDINBURGH, OCT 12, £TBC. photo: Shaun Bloodworth is headstrong, but it’s changed WWW.TEMPA.CO.UK
PREVIEWS EASTCOAST HILLBILLYBEATS HALLOWEEN PARTY BIRNAM INSTITUTE, DUNKELD, 31 OCT
The Birnam Institute in Dunkeld is a community arts centre with a difference; being transformed once a month into club night Hillbillybeats. The cafe space becomes The Acoustic Bar, decorated with candles and fairy lights, while the Main Hall is where the major action and change takes place, with thumping music, light shows and smoke machines. The Institute has been making a name for itself with locals and those further afield, with many now travelling from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee to experience the club. Known for having a distinct Scottish sound, with a music policy of sexy, funky house with some electro-trance thrown in for good measure, combined with such a beautiful and unusual location, this is a trip worth making. For their first birthday / Halloween celebrations a very special evening is planned with Pipeheid providing a low-down and dirty live set, and residents Maxx, Jimmy, Ali Elyas and Vinyl Richie. The Acoustic Bar will feature the enviable talents of Arkanna, Analogue 1, Aly (acoustic set) and DJ Jimmy. Be adventurous and get your ass down to Dunkeld. [Karen Taggart]
a strong suggestion that you make the most of it when it visits your doorstep. Now for number two, and over to the west coast on 1 Nov for Pendulum live (11pm3am, £15 adv). The full live band experience has been taken worldwide by Pendulum and has in turn become world-renowned. For this night at The Arches Pendulum are joined by Chase & Status, Ctrl-Z and DJ Shortee, the USA’s number one female DJ. Edinburgh headz are not to worry as the full experience comes to Potterrow on 2 Nov (11pm-3am, £18 adv). Xplicit, you have surely surpassed yourself, no? [Jonny Ogg] WWW.MYSPACE.COM/CLUB_XPLICIT
WILEY
THE BONGO CLUB, EDINBURGH, 19 OCT
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Wiley, the man who gave birth to the style that has become known as grime, is coming to Edinburgh to support his latest album Play Time Is Over, released on Big Dada. The launch night for the album was held in Cargo, London an Arches-inspired venue with similar acoustics. Getting support from his crew Roll Deep and the Boy Better Know Camp it was a night of musical carnage. Wiley is embarking on his first UK tour since the release of his first album, Treading on Thin Ice on XL, and little is known of what to expect but a taste of his forthcoming performance can be viewed on Youtube. In support of Wiley will be Glasgow’s Jae P who has been busy over the month of August ripping up stages for the likes of Akon and Kanye West to promote his Unsigned and Hungry EP. [Omar Jenning]
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DJ SHORTEE
If there was ever a time to decide you might want to try out that drum and bass thing, then this is it. Xplicit have rolled out three huge nights in the space of three weeks and the line-up on each occasion stands shoulder to shoulder with some of the greatest the scene in Scotland has ever witnessed. The first event at Edinburgh University’s fantastic Potterrow venue on 12 Oct presents DJ Friction, DJ Hype and Ed Rush for The Shogun Audio Tour (11pm-3am, £14 adv). All are at the pinnacle of their trade and brought together under one roof for this not to be missed Scottish showcase. Usually, to get to this type of d&b event you require a budget flight or long train journey so it’s
DJ Shortee is not your average DJ. For a start she’s one of the still too few female DJs on the scene, and though she may hail from the glamour of North Hollywood, looking kind of cute and unassuming, her music is down and dirty and she’s serious about it – after all, she’s a head professor at The Scratch DJ Academy, a school in L.A. founded by Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay. Essentially, DJ Shortee’s music is hip-hop in the oldskool style, but she can easily swing to d&b or r&b, with riffs, horn hits and soul vocals popping up. The pace of change is fast, whilst the beat remains reassuringly solid; this is simply because DJ Shortee has a great sense of rhythm, evident in her adventurous and playful
8.30PM - 1.30AM, £5 (WITH FLYER)/£7 BIRNAM INSTITUTE, STATION ROAD, DUNKELD (20 MINS NORTH OF PERTH). BUSES ARE COMING FROM EDINBURGH,
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scratching that brings new rhythmic dimensions to each track. Expect some solid storming stomping sounds from the Split resident DJs, lashings of creative d&b from DJ Shortee, and who knows what else she may pull from her record bag of tricks... expect the unexpected. [Josh Coppersmith-Heaven] 11PM – 3AM, FREE!
A-TRAK VS DJ MEHDI
SUGARBEAT/CLASH!, CABARET VOLTAIRE, EDINBURGH, 26 OCT Cab Vol’s monthly funk-fest Sugarbeat has got an amazing back-to-back session planned for October, featuring special guests A-Track and DJ Mehdi (along with residents Utah Saints, Smokey and the Bandit and the Clash! DJs). Suagarbeat blends old-skool hip hop with funk, breaks, beats, electro and soul, and this night looks set to be another stormer. A-Trak is the youngest ever DMC world champion, and his live sets have been described as “bridging the gap between boundarypushing turntablism and debauched party-rocking,” alongside his signature comedic comments on the mic. Parisian DJ Mehdi promises to fill the floor with legendary old-skool hip-hop beats mixed with the sharpest electrohouse. This is an unmissable night, and a must for all hip-hop aficionados. [Karen Taggart]
Bandit of Slaughtermob will be lashing out with Londons grimiest subterranean dubs, whereas Leeds’ Rusko is a prolific advocate of the digi-melodic, skankin’ end of the scene. DubPressure resident Unlikely (Clandestine / Rinse FM), and Life4land’s Monsta form the support with their own brand of dubbed out tunes. In the second room, more from Cambridge soundsystem Life4land: Ed Cox’s “ska, techno, jungle, drum’n’bass fusion” is completed by his accordion playing and general mash-up nonsense, Stivs w i th j u n g l e a n d d u b s te p, Ghost with breakcore, and a d&b set from Edinburgh’s homegrown cider master Tekamine. Continue your O c to b e r e d u c ati o n i n dubstep with this event. [Rosie McLean]
WERNER HERZOG
The shock of the true
WITH GRIZZLY MAN’S SUCCESS IN THE CINEMAS AND RESCUE DAWN WAITING TO BE RELEASED, THE SKINNY TAKES A LOOK AT WERNER HERZOG’S UPCOMING DVD RELEASES By all accounts, Werner Herzog likes going to extremes. From his infamous, explosive collaborations with Klaus Kinski to his latest film, Rescue Dawn, which sees Christian Bale back in Machinist mode as a starved POW, Herzog has tried to put on screen stories that show people pushing themselves to the limit, actor and character alike. In Little Dieter Needs To Fly , out on DVD this month, Dieter Dengler (who Bale portrays in Rescue Dawn) is both actor and character, as he retraces the steps he took into and out of capture in Laos as a shot-down US pilot during the Vietnam war. It’s a harrowing story, which Dieter ‘leads’ us through - made more uncomfortable by the knowledge of Herzog’s reputation as a forceful director. Post-traumatic stress counselling it ain’t, and a later visit to Dengler’s home, complete with a basement full of canned goods and emergency rations, shows some residual insecurities. Having grown up in Germany getting bombed by US planes in the Second World War, Dengler strove to be the one in the plane. What emerges from the film is a poetic juxtaposition between the threat on the ground and the safety of rising above it, one that fits in with Dengler’s life represented in this film, as well as American tactics in Vietnam. To be shown this in a documentary is amazing, but also immediately suspicious. Such character arcs are the stuff of fiction, aren’t documentaries supposed to be real? Both BBC and ITV’s recent troubles with the representation of ‘facts’ are clear examples of the problem of engagement with what is essentially always going to be an illusion, and Herzog seems to be the only filmmaker out there who not only plays gladly with the contradiction, but seems to be blind to there being any such contradiction. The Wild Blue Yonder, also out this month, is revealed at the start as a ‘science fiction fantasy’, but you get the feeling this tagline is purely there because Herzog didn’t think he could get away with saying it was all
REVIEWS TIMUR BEKMAMBETOV FILM GLASTONBURY: THE MOVIE ON DAY WATCH RUSSIA’S ONE-MAN WACHOWSKI BROTHERS TELLS US ABOUT THE FOLLOW UP TO HIS WORLDWIDE HIT, NIGHT WATCH, AND THE FUTURE OF THE FRANCHISE. I think Day Watch is a very realistic film – it’s just that something unreal is happening. I don’t like the term fantasy. It’s not that interesting to me. What’s interesting about these films is what’s happening to the main character, Anton (Konstantin Khabensky), because he is a real human being. Everybody has two parts, light and dark, and when you have a problem like Anton does in the first movie, with his son, then it becomes a big problem because your whole world breaks apart and all your fears are unleashed. This happens in real life, to real people, and these are Anton’s demons. It’s not a metaphor for human suffering – it is human suffering!
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I think that the main message from the movie is that there is no good and bad in this world, there is only dark and light. There’s a big difference - light represents responsibility and dark represents freedom. This conflict is more real nowadays. We are very smart now. We understand that ‘good’ means what’s good for you, but for another person it can mean the opposite. It’s a really very childish way to see things – it’s very black and white and it doesn’t work. But look at it another way: freedom or responsibility? That’s a very important decision, and we have to make it every day. If you have enough energy and you have a childish spirit, you will choose Dark. If you’re more grown up, like a hero, responsibility becomes a culture. It’s something that comes with experience.
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DUBPRESSURE
THE CABARET VOLTAIRE, EDINBURGH, 25 OCT DubPressure is Brighton’s original dubstep night, the brainchild of the Clandestine Cultivations crew and established under the premise of presenting the most innovative artists on a brutalizing soundsystem your neighbouring town wouldn’t like. Some serious poaching has taken place and as a one-off, DubPressure will hit Edinburgh. Over the past few years they’ve had Benga, Skream, The Bug, Kode9, Plastician and Youngsta to name but a few, and with the recent rise in levels of dubstep satisifaction, has been applauded by DJ Magazine as one the top five dubstep nights in the country. A special and varied selection of musicians are lined-up for DubPressure’s Scottish debut: ex-jungle DJ
I had almost finished Day Watch when we decided to produce a third film with Fox. Maybe that will happen in a few years time, who knows? We don’t know what will happen in the third yet, because we decided to squeeze two stories – the second and the third – into Day Watch and finish the Russian story. After that, we’ll tell the new story with Fox. It will be different, a different instalment. There’s no script yet, just ideas. I think we will keep Anton, but I don’t know what will happen to him in the United States. (laughs) We’ll see! DAY WATCH IS RELEASED 5 OCTOBER
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J u s t like the Woodstock film, Glastonbury: The Movie is a cut’n’paste ambience documentary that conveys the groovy vibe of a hippy-fest through vox-pops, selected performances, and footage of assorted crazies, crusties and ravers. Unfortunately, what this 1993-shot film makes clear is that Glastonbury isn’t quite like that anymore – it’s been coopted by The Man, and he’s brought money, regulations, and fashion into the only weekend of the year when we’re supposed to be able to escape from such vulgarities of modern life. Nostalgic sorrow aside, this three-DVD box-set contains over 37 hours of video and audio – from the beautifully-shot film with the wonderfully diverse soundtrack, to extended interviews, documentaries and six full gigs. If you’ve ever been, it’s an essential purchase. [Ally Brown] OUT NOW WWW.GLASTONBURYTHEMOVIE.COM
HALF NELSON E ve r y now and then a film comes along that is so dominated by a performance that it becomesdifficult to react to it in any other terms. Ryan Gosling received an Oscar nomination for his work in Half Nelson as Dan, an idealistic young teacher who also happens to have a life-controlling crack dependency. It’s
a stunning, completely un-mannered turn, full of subtle body language and despairing eyes, although it’s far from the only reason to see this outstanding drama. It’s driven by Dan’s friendship with one of his students (played by the equally excellent Shareeka Epps), the only element of his life that gives him any purpose or direction, as he tries to protect her from the dangerous forces in her world, while she, in turn, shows him that he’s capable of extracting himself from his seemingly inescapable stranglehold - see what they did with the title? [Paul Greenwood] OUT NOW
MAN TO MAN WITH DEAN LEARNER O r i g i n a l l y l i ttle more than a bad actor in Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, the character of Dean Learner is allowed to reveal himself, through the power of his own laid-back chat show, as a bad person in general. With far more exposure and money than is healthy for both himself and society, he introduces us to several incarnations of collaborator Matthew Holness, including Marenghi, all hilarious in their mediocrity. As with Darkplace, the devil is in the detail, and every element, from the sets to the suits, seems targeted to set off some distant memory of the terrible television and entertainment establishment of the pre-Channel 4 70s and 80s. Alan Partridge may have got there before them, but Learner’s despicable club owner/porn baron offers a more sinister and singular take on the format that’s nauseatingly funny. [Benji Rhys] OUT NOW
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true. It’s the story of an alien (Brad Dourif at his angry, funny best) whose descendants, all amazing scientists, travelled for generations from Alpha Centauri to settle on Earth. Unfortunately by the time they made it the generation that arrived “sucked.” As did their attempts at a shopping mall and Pentagon. Recruited by the CIA, he can only observe as humans attempt the return mission to Centauri. While it’s clearly a fabrication (isn’t it?) there are still elements of this film, which include interviews and documentary footage, which you will believe to be real, and at the same time doubt. There are elements of chaos theory, illustrated by scientists at whiteboards and projectors, that will leave you perplexed as to where the made-up stuff starts and the truth ends. The funny thing is, you probably won’t want to know which way it goes. The film is such a convincing and affecting piece of work, with a moral far beyond the basic environmentalist one that is often linked to it, that you will will it to be true, or at least not want to have it spoiled by knowing it’s not. What is at the heart of these, and many other of Herzog’s films, is a manifesto that states that every idea you impose on the world is a delusion, which either keeps you alive or kills you. By telling it to us straight in that sense at least, he is allowing us the choice to believe whatever we want of what he shows us. So why are people unsettled by this choice? Why do the press feel the need to tell us that Nigella’s kitchen is actually a - wait for it television studio? Perhaps it’s the scary conclusion of this train of thought; in a world where people follow what they choose to believe, the only difference between freedom and madness is luck. But wasn’t it Confucius who said, “You’re never going to survive unless you get a little crazy?” LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY AND THE WILD BLUE YONDER ARE RELEASED 22 OCTOBER LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY THE WILD BLUE YONDER
FILM RELEASES HOSTEL 2 Following on directly from the first film, the action switches to three female backpackers who check into the deadly Slovakian hostel. Focusing this time on the torturers rather than their victims, Eli Roth has crafted another bleak, subversive, sometimes witty film, losing none of the original’s grisly horror, and considered by many to be an improvement. A mature film for mature viewers, fans of the horror genre will be delighted with nods to the classics and some apt cameos.
LOST SEASON 3 After a slump in the ratings towards the end of season two, the producers have definitely upped their game and re-invigorated the show in its third season, but be warned as there are plenty of new mysteries to ponder over. Following on directly from last season Jack, Kate and Sawyer are held captive by the Others. An audacious finale caps off the return-to-form of this tense, immersive drama.
AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE A highly amusing big screen debut for Bravo’s dysfunctional “superheroes” Frylock, Shake and Meatwad, as they assemble some murderous gym equipment called the Insane O Flex. A cult smash as part of the Adult Swim network, fans will be delighted to see returning characters like the Mooninites (our favourite), MC Pee Pants and the Cybernetic Ghost of Xmas Past from the Future. You might recognise some of the voices from Dangerdoom’s Mouse & The Mask album.
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THEATRE This month The Skinny talks to Booker Prizew i n n i n g aut ho r a nd playw right James Kelman whose new play Herb a l Re me d ie s p r e mieres at The Arches. It’s his first full length piece to be staged in over a decade, a lamentable sit uat ion a r i si ng, he claims, through others’ apathy. For a writer of his standing it’s criminally overdue but sure to be worth the wait. And like the proverbial buses, Herbal Remedies is followed by another Kelman play, They Make These Noises, in November, also at The Arches. It’s fitting that his home town of Glasgow should be the scene for this turnaround in fortunes and what will hopefully signal a wider re-engagement with his dramatic work. Kelman cut his literary teeth in the creative writing group run by the late Philip Hobsbaum at Glasgow University back in the Seventies, alongside such other luminaries as Alasdair Gray and Liz Lochhead. However, his pioneering use of the Scottish vernacular is often overlooked in favour of more media friendly writers such as Irvine Welsh. On a less positive note for Glasgow, The Tramway is dark until next year in preparation for the arrival of the Scottish Ballet. With a little breathing space in a normally jammed programme, The Skinny grabbed the opportunity to look back at some of the venue’s achievements over the last fifteen plus years. However, the hiatus only serves to highlight the vitality of theatre right across Scotland not just Edinburgh and Glasgow. As The Skinny’s all-seeing editorial eye penetrates ever deeper into our nation’s cultural heartlands, we’ll be bringing you our usual authoritative coverage of the very best in theatre in Dundee as well. Enjoy! [Hugo Fluendy]
How late it was...
BUT BETTER LATE THAN NEVER AS THE ARCHES UNVEILS THE FIRST PRODUCTION OF A MAJOR PLAY BY JAMES KELMAN FOR OVER A DECADE. PHILIPPA COCHRANE SPEAKS TO THE BOOKER-PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR AND THE ARCHES ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ANDY ARNOLD AHEAD OF THIS MONTH’S PREMIERE OF HERBAL REMEDIES.
The last time a full play by James Kelman was produced in Scotland was 12 years ago. The last time one of his plays was staged by one of the country’s major theatres was in 1991. Stop and think about that for a minute. This is one of the country’s leading writers, winner of the Booker prize and peer of other well known and well regarded writers such as Alasdair Gray and Tom Leonard. He is famous for writing about everyman figures, down on their luck, in the broad vernacular of his home town, Glasgow. If there is anywhere in the world that Kelman’s work should be seen on stage, it is Scotland. And yet he had given up on trying to find an audience, or more accurately, a theatre, for his plays. As Kelman told The Skinny, “That’s the problem with theatre, you need to have the input of another individual or individuals. It’s not the same as writing prose fiction or poetry, which you can do and you can carry all through yourself. When you’re involved in theatre or any form of drama, you have to rely on other people and if you don’t get that input you don’t have the motivation to pull a thing through.” But in the last couple of years he had made a decision to complete his plays, knowing that while he might not find a place to have them produced at home, there would be interest elsewhere such as Ireland, America, and Germany for his radio dramas. But last year, Arches Artistic Director Andy
featured a Kelman piece in his Spend a DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI Arnold Penny series of monologues staged in toilet cubi-
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cles. Enthused, he approached Kelman to see if there were any suitable full length plays available. The result is an entire Kelman season at The Arches which opens with a brand new work,
Herbal Remedies, on 16 October.
sees his work as the anithesis to this. “I like to develop something as I would in my prose and that becomes a sustained piece that originates by itself and through itself,” he explains.
No surprise then that Arnold is definitive about Kelman’s importance as a playwright. “To me he is Scotland’s only writer who you could genuinely say is in the same vein as the likes of Pinter and Whatever the play’s antecedents, Arnold is conBeckett and as a result of that, I think it’s work fident of its place in the canon. “The vernacuthat should be presented.” The action of Herbal lar, the rhythm, the lyricism of it is very much Remed ies c er ta i n ly bea r s Glaswegian,” he says. “But “THE MEANING OF comparison with Beckett. it has this universality of Two men, one of whom only theme, the meaning of life LIFE, IF YOU LIKE” has one leg, are chewing the if you like.” He is equally fat in a park oblivious to the upbeat about its companion woman who is asleep on the bench beside them. piece in the season, They Make These Noises. The When she wakes up, all three characters find play portrays a young couple, one from Glasgow, themselves in the depths of a power struggle. one from England. “It’s a romantic piece in a Arnold contends that what makes Herbal Remedies way,” explains Arnold, “but with a darkness to good theatre is “the relationship between the it. You’re not quite sure what is going on, but three of them, you go on this journey with them in many ways it is quite a delightful piece, very even though there is no actual narrative as such, different from Herbal Remedies. They share a because the dialogue is so sharp and very funny, similarity of style, but they contrast with one you’re totally drawn into it.” another to fit well together.” While Kelman himself acknowledges that there are points of similarity between his piece and Waiting for Godot, he feels that it comes from a particular way of working, rather than any specific influence of one playwright’s work on another. “When we talk about three actors on stage, or two actors and one comes in, I suppose that it’s a kind of association which could be made with a great many plays. It’s maybe simply because the way I like to operate on stage is in real time, in the way Beckett usually works.” Specifically, Kelman says that his approach is more traditional than much of the new drama found in theatre at the moment, which he sees as being shaped by the demands of a televisual format with short seven minute scenes cut for ad breaks. Kelman
The last word must remain with James Kelman. The opportunity to see two of his previously unstaged plays in a Scottish theatre renowned for its commitment to edgy and iconoclastic work, should provide one of the theatre events of the year. But as this grand old man of Glaswegian letters stresses: “They are both comedies. It’s not a case of there goes Kelman again, you need a university degree to listen to him.” No, this is a return everyone should be excited about. HERBAL REMEDIES IS AT THE ARCHES FROM TUES 16TH TO SAT 27TH OCT, AT 7.30PM. TICKETS ARE £10/6. THEY MAKE THESE NOISES WILL BE PART OF THE NOVEMBER PROGRAMME AT THE ARCHES WWW.THEARCHES.CO.UK
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Premiere of full length play by James Kelman as part of a season by the Glaswegian author.
SEVERAL OF KELMAN’S GREAT EARLY NOVELS HAVE NOW BEEN REPUBLISHED BY POLYGON. THEY INCLUDE NOT
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CONTINUE TO GET TO KNOW YOUR LOCAL LABELS WITH OUR ONGOING SERIES OF SPECIALS: THIS MONTH IT IS THE GLASGOW/ SCOTTISH-BASED LABEL MNX (PRONOUNCED MONOX), WHO ARE FAST MAKING A NAME FOR THEMSELVES IN TECHNO CIRCLES MNX is the partner label to a night fast becoming a Glaswegian institution, Monox at the Soundhaus. Label owner and main Monox resident, Dan Monox, started MNX in 2001 to release the kind of music he was playing to those crowds - a mixture of heavy as hell industrial edged-techno and the darker side of underground electro.
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If you like your grooves h e av y a n d l o u d , t h e y are there for you. It’s been a label noticed by the world at large, with two early releases from Scots producer Cymbol receiving radio play and support from the likes of big-name players such as Dave Clarke. Other releases include platters and remixes from Mark Hawkins, Ibrahim Alfa, DJ ESP, Adam X and Belgian industrial outfit Sonar. More recently however they released their first full album. The Skinny was given a white label of that particular monster - Tales Of Ignorance by MANASYt - and we loved it. It was a twisted creature, dark and dangerous, and it received critical acclaim from the industry bods lucky enough to hear it.
So what’s nex t ? Wel l, there are singles due out from new boy Cestrian, aka Ali Renault. Better known for his Italo vibes (the techno that was techno before techno was), Cestrian will be keeping it hard, fast and scary for MNX. Add to that singles from Lory D of Rome, a mysterious Slovenian posse called Faustian Pact and a new techno release from Belgian mad hatter DJ Valium, and it looks like MNX will continue to blow the head clean off your neck both in and out of the clubs.
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Partly as a result of these releases and partly as a result of the night that spawns (and funds)
The Lyceum kicks off its Autumn season with the bard.
them, the fame of seven year old Monox is now reaching the wider world too. With DJ support for their music from Andrea Parker, DJ Stingray and others, that’s hardly surprising. With residents like Adam X and guests like the UR crew, this is a label and night with many friends.
Monox are also right up for giving their pals a good kicking though. The last such scrap was a “The ethos is to avoid the bullshit trends and battle royale of tunes between themselves and stick to releasing fresh sounding electronic music Seismic, another Glasgow stalwart, in the Sub without sticking too much Club. It’s not just local to styles or genres,” Dan as well: MNX have “KEEPING IT ON THE DARK pals tells The Skinny. His basic sent DJs to Tresor to face AND SCARY TIP AS MUCH remit? “Keeping it on the off the German talents, dark and scary tip as much and label owner Dan has AS POSSIBLE!” - DAN, as possible!” DJd as far afield as Tokyo.
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3. OUTRE ARRAY, 8 & 9 OCT, THE ARCHES, GLASGOW
Aurora Nova touring show billed as music hall meets end of the pier freak show meets ghost train.
4. PEER GYNT DUNDEE REP/NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND, UNTIL 13 OCT
Top notch production of Ibsen’s sprawling tale of trolls and existential truths.
5. THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Keith Fleming as Peer Gynt
1-6 OCT, KINGS THEATRE, EDINBURGH
Penelope Keith’s star turn as Mrs Bracknell must be worth the price of admission to Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy alone.
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THE SKINNY’S SEAN MCNAMARA TALKS EXPANSION AND CHANGE WITH ART OF PARTIES In the congested club calendar in Glasgow many nights continue to jostle for position in smaller venues, while some have the knack for a quick ascension to the major arenas that are the Arches and the Sub Club. This is down to daring ideas combined with hardworking, committed promoters and this is definitely the case with Jason Edwards and Neil McKee, the guys behind Art of Parties. So much so they are already booking guests for events at both of the aforementioned clubs, presenting nights at the Subbie along with their new monthly Friday at the Arches. Its rise can be summed up by the fact that last year the night was only just kicking off in a very different form. The Skinny caught up with the amiable and passionate promoters, and Jason explains further: “We started last year with a weekly thing at the Art School which was more band based; it was just something to do and a way of seeing the bands that we wanted to, and then electro would get played by a DJ afterwards.” The night began to quickly develop though, and the post band DJ became more of the focus. “I started liking a lot more French music as we got more into the dance side of things,” Jason (who also DJs at the night as Jay Sin) continues. This brought problems, albeit pleasant ones for the promoters as they quickly outgrew the venue. “It was becoming harder to bring some of the bigger acts to the Art School,” says Jason. Originally promoted by Jason, as the night grew bigger Neil McKee was taken on board:
taking control of the visual side of the night and promotional material allowed Jason to concentrate on booking whilst also turning the night into much more, as Jason explains: “I liked the idea of someone going in to a club and being blown away by everything around them and not just the music.” The music itself, however, is also varied with all bases covered from electro to house to grime and hip hop. “We don’t have any policy as such; it’s a pretty wide spectrum, really good and unique.” After only a year at the Art School and a short break since June, a move to the infamous clubbing mecca that is The Arches may have seemed tricky. “With The Arches we just kinda talked ourselves into it,” says Neil and this sentiment is confirmed by Jason: “We keep just trying to aim about eighty feet higher than we should be, we’re stupidly ambitious and take risks but I think that’s why we have progressed so quickly, and at The Arches we can totally do all the stuff that we want to do!” Their new monthly Friday is also accompanied by a few up and coming dates at The Sub Club with the likes of Duke Dumont and Kid 606. “The thing at the Sub Club is part of a combination of all the smaller clubs coming together, the likes of ourselves and Numbers.” Filling the larger spaces could prove difficult, but Art of Parties already have the advantage of a regular crowd. “We tend to have a lot of the same faces coming back again and again now too which is great that people are really believing in the club!” continues Jason. As their residency starts at The Arches in October the attention turns to booking top quality guests, and the debut
A COMFORTABLE WATERCOLOUR EXPERIENCE Ellen Kent cer tainly has a lot on her plate. This frighteningly ambitious woman has concocted a multifaceted and undeniably complicated travelling circus which now routinely toys with and teases the patience of informed opera patrons across the UK.
night sees French legend Etienne De Crecy headlining with much more to follow including label nights. “I think with the line-ups we have coming up we’ll shock some people and have an element of surprise if you like,” says Jason.
This is a big budget company with a massive team of players both on and off the stage. As the first producer to introduce Eastern European opera to Britain in 1992, Kent has now set the roots of her operatic outreach initiative in her adopted home: the country of Moldova and its capital, Chisinau. Established c o m p a ny p r o c e d u r e w i l l now roll this super-sized production across the
Wit h a l l t he s e pla n s i n place, Art of Parties looks likely to go from strength to strength with even more ideas in the pipeline as Neil t el l s u s : “We’ve got t he website up and running and are also looking to register officially as AOP events, as well as do more podcasts and radio shows.” A busy time is in store yet the ethos of the night is sure to stay the same, as Jason sums up: “A lot of seriousness is around clubs in Glasgow while what we want to say is loosen up and have fun at our nights!”
CAMOUFLAGE, THE SOUNDHAUS, 12 OCT Camouflage’s monthly residency has continued to pop up as a calendar highlight by ignoring strict genre allegiance and thinking outside the box to secure the finest artists from across the spectrum of electronic music. Next up is Milanese, a man amalgamating drill & bass, grime, dubstep and more to form something bigger than the sum of those parts; a caustic and abrasive experimentation of low frequency and high decibels friendly tonnage that sits equally comfortably in the ‘extreme’ and ‘progressive’ categories of music. His Extend LP was a highlight with anyone worth their salt in electronic music (the Beats section of The Skinny included), and he has since become one of the most bankable newcomers around. His formidable reputation is further solidified by
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Carmen at Edinburgh’s Playhouse Theatre however presented an unexpected offering of Victorian-style pantomime. Stylistic pastiche was realized through a string of token cameo performances from onstage donkey to fully-functional fountain, choreographed horse gesture to flashy flamenco flair. Our ordinarily soaring, impassioned tragedy of flirtation is here relaxed to a muted melodrama: a stylistic rendition somewhat dwarfed by the cavernous depth and grandeur of the theatre despite the masses of lightweight special effects. Awe-inspiring stunts, for all their extravagance, are still no substitute for turbulent inner fire and heart-pumping intent and verve in a lust-driven tragedy like that of Carmen and her velvetclad, diamond-studded toreador.
TIGERBASS PARTY WITH KID 606 AND DOLBY-ANOL, ART OF PARTIES, SUB CLUB, 4 OCT, 11PM-3AM, £3/£5 WWW.ARTOFPARTIES.CO.UK ETIENNE DE CRECY, PASSIONS,
THE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, EDINBURGH
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YELLOW MOON: THE BALLAD OF LEILA AND LEE
his ferocious live sets, especially his show stopper at this year’s Glade Festival, reportedly even outdoing veterans such as Squarepusher and Venetian Snares. Accolades don’t come much higher than that, nights out don’t come much more promising. [Jack McFarlane] 10PM-4AM, £8/£10 WWW.MYSPACE.COM/CAMOUFLAGEUK WWW.MYSPACE.COM/MILANESE1
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MOTION, BLACKFRIARS, 5 OCT The launch of Motion sees Bios’ Scott Fraser join forces with Under The Hood resident/promoter Danny Sharkey, showcasing the deeper side of house and techno. Motion’s first guest is Diesel (X-Press 2, Yellow Sox), who as one third of X-Press 2, alongside Rocky and Ashley Beedle, was responsible for the classics Muzik Express, London Express, AC/DC and Lazy. Starting out in the mid-eighties playing jazz, latin and soul across London, he caught the house bug in ’88, forming a DJ partnership with friend Rocky, the pair going on to make appearances at the legendary Boys Own parties and The Gardening Club. Having earned his spurs, he became a regular at Ministry Of Sound, Back 2 Basics and Cream (where he held a two year residency), going on to gain global guest slots. Diesel’s other projects include DJ edit label, Moton, run alongside Dave Jarvis and solo work as Yellow Sox - his track Zig Zag is forthcoming on Freerange. Capacity at Blackfriars is only 160, so get down early! [Colin Chapman] 11PM-3AM , £6 STUDENTS/£8
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STREETRAVE 18TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY, THE ARCHES, 6 OCT One of the longest running clubbing institutions in British clubbing returns for its annual shindig at the Arches this month and welcomes a typically classy yet classic roster of acts. Streetrave was the first incarnation of Colours when in the late eighties it started running parties at the Ayr Pavillion and then Prestwick Airport. As rave grew and negative implications about the genre grew with it, the night developed and changed name. Its existence is still celebrated, however, at these
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UK for a series of fifty one-night-only performances with almost military precision. That’s notwithstanding a second opera of equal proportions and an inexhaustible cast of colourful characters including Louis, “the majestic black stallion”, or Carmen herself, “the voluptuous gypsy temptress”, played by Zarui Vardanean and host of this glamorous evening at the opera.
In our unshockable post-Fringe theatrical context, this production is paradoxically quite extraordinary in its air of blissful conservatism. Following the intense onslaught of existential theatre, surrealist theatre, super-realist theatre, physical theatre, dance theatre, meta-theatre, total theatre and Theatre of the Absurd that was August in Edinburgh, Ellen Kent’s Carmen offers instead a comfortable watercolour experience for those on the edge with the idea of edgy. [Kelly Lovelady]
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once-a-year events and are always packed with clubbers old and new. This year’s event has John Digweed at the helm. Throughout the nineties much of his work was done in his legendary partnership with Sasha, yet now he mostly DJs solo with a blend of progressive house. Also on the line-up are Shades of Rhythm, one of the true survivors of the original group of core rave acts from the early nineties and still going strong over 16 years later. The line up is completed by further rave pioneers Altern 8 and K-Klass and the vastly underrated resident Jon Mancini. [Sean McNamara] 10PM-3AM, £20
SIMON BAKER
INFANT RECORD NIGHT, OFF THE RECORD AND ANIMAL FARM, THE SOUNDHAUS, 6 OCT For those forward thinking enough to have a Soundhaus membership here’s yet another reason to feel smug: the arrival of Infant Records boss and man of the moment Simon Baker. Hosted by Off the Record and Animal Farm, Baker is supported by fellow Infant and 2020 Vision man Burnski, plus Bump and EJ Wagner in room two, and Doorshutpanik on the visuals. Infant Records is Simon Baker’s own offshoot from Ralph Lawson’s mighty 20:20 Vision label, and his collaborations with the likes of Paul Woolford, Burnski, and Ilija Rudman have built his reputation. 2007 has been his breakthrough year with two of his productions, the menacing Plastik and the monstrous Spinner, both becoming essential vinyl amongst many top DJs. Holding down residencies at both The Warehouse in Leeds, and The Key in London you can be sure his set will reflect his production successes, and Glasgow will be treated to another dark and dirty house night. [Peter Walker] 11PM-4AM, £10 MEMBERS/£12 WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SIMONBAKERINFANTRECORDS
THE DEAD SILENCE SYNDICATE CONFUSION, THE SOUNDHAUS, OCT 13
The Dead Silence Syndicate are a 6-piece live band who re-construct drum and bass, techno, punk and extreme noise, featuring on keyboards the we-known techno mentalist The Dexorcist, whose name will be familiar to any Monox fans out there. Eschewing all sequencers, backing tracks and pre-recorded nonsense, this is intelligent but properly in-your-face music, and honestly sounds like nothing else you’re going to be able to dance to off your mash this weekend. There will also be DJ sets from the Dead Silence team. Blaze a path down to The Soundhaus, where the Confusion boys and girls will be laying down some serious sonic fusion. Confusion Collective count
West Coast rapper Soom T among their number, and put on an awesome show. They will be ably abetted this evening by Jonny Sideways (Kaotek Records), Smartie (Monox), Tim B (Radar) and Cosanostra (Iridium), playing a mix of techno, breaks and hip-hop. [Bram Gieben] 11PM – 4AM, £10 LIVE VISUALS, FIRE SHOWS, AND A GRAFFITI DISPLAY!
MODESELEKTOR
NUMBERS, THE ART SCHOOL, 2 NOV Berlin duo Modeselektor have been enticed back to The Art School again by Glasgow event organisers and purveyors of digital diversity, Numbers. Despite having previously described themselves as Eurocrunk, a definitive genre definition will remain elusive for as long as they insist on producing albums that make it seem so effortless in being multifaceted and high in quality. Their back catalogue now includes everything from four-to-the-floor techno to rump shaking house tinged hip-hop. Their previous round of live shows turned a lot of heads and earned praise from everyone from Glasgow’s high priests of muso-dom Optimo (Espacio), to po-faced über-auteurs, Radiohead. With the possibility of mainstream crossover looming on the back of new release Happy Birthday, these live shows are set to be retold in pubs for many years to come, “Oh, I saw them before they got big.” At £10 for advance tickets it’s practically an investment. [Jack McFarlane]
AN ENGROSSING JOURNEY WRITTEN AND PERFORMED WITH PASSION, WIT AND PATHOS This is a raw, energetic, visceral and dynamic work from the pen of the prolific David Greig. Billed as a reworking of movie classic Bonnie & Clyde, Yellow Moon: The Ballad of Leila and Lee feels like a classic cinematic tale combining elements of romantic thriller, mythic quest and road movie. The play also has a convincing grasp of the Scottish language and way of life in its vivid depiction of two teenage tearaways, as the titular Leila and Lee grapple with bubbling hormones, youthful naiveté and the ability to react to everything with naked passion. Leila is a ‘good girl’ whose reticence to speak lends her the nickname ‘Silent Leila’. One night she becomes entangled in Lee’s world. He’s a macho show off who fantasises about being ‘the only pimp in Inverkeithing’ and running a posse of local ‘hos’ in a bid to emulate his absent father’s gangster past. He’s more bravado than balls, more instinct than intelligence however and it’s his semi-accidental murder of an acquaintance right under Leila’s nose that thrusts their wayward spirits together after Lee’s trademark line ‘are you comin’ or are you comin’?’. This is all it takes to hook the impressionable lass. They flee to the Highlands together, partly to escape
the law, partly to find Lee’s father and together endure an Odyssean, ritualistic rite of passage. Although the narrative’s trajectory is epic in its ambition, this is theatre stripped to the bone both in production values and in its unfussy, matter of fact performance style. Structurally, it’s a four hander described through twenty separate interlinking vignettes. Beth Marshall and Keith Macpherson are excellent as dotty celebrity Holly Malone and Lee’s doomed alcoholic father Frank. Andrew Scott Ramsay is effortlessly charismatic and engaging as tortured soul Lee and Nalini Chetty shines as Leila, perfectly conveying an open-hearted yet shy teenager suddenly shaken by the primal forces within and around Lee. It does flag a tad in the final scenes where recognisable thematic devices border on cliché, but this is a minor quibble for the whole is an engrossing journey written and performed with passion, wit and pathos. [Dylan Matthews] THE CITIIZENS THEATRE RUN ENDED WWW.TAG-THEATRE.CO.UK
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Af ter an extended hiatus from the touring circuit, Underworld are set to remind you just why they’re one of the chosen few to have survived the post-dance music fall with their status and following untarnished. They rightfully retain the full regalia reserved for the scene’s older, wiser statesmen. Rick and Karl are back on the road to promote their newest release, Oblivion With Bells (due for release 3 Oct), their first album in five years. We can expect new material to be debuted alongside deep grooves and some classics from the Underworld jukebox. Don’t let the size of the venue fool you, this is a low-key affair but in terms of anticipation this is a festival scale event. Underworld are a finely honed live act and know how to play to a crowd. This is the biggest ticket in town this weekend bar none. Beg, borrow, or steal. [Jack McFarlane] 7PM, £21 WWW.UNDERWORLDLIVE.COM
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AS TRAMWAY CLOSES IT’S DOORS FOR A MAJOR REVAMP, GARETH K VILE APPRECIATES AN ARTS VENUE WHOSE TIME HAS COME
One of the few surviving enterprises from Glasgow’s year as City of Culture, Tramway has emerged from auspicious yet austere beginnings as a post-industrial space to become an internationally acclaimed venue, supporting local artists and presenting the radical edges of both theatre and dance. Originally adapted for Peter Brook’s Mahabharata in 1988, it stuttered into life through the early nineties, gradually establishing a distinctive identity. Tramway is unique, catering to the local community through the popular café and Hidden Garden, while attracting artists from around the world. It has be-
come the home for the New Territories festival, the National Review of Live Art, and an important venue during the Triptych music festival. The National Theatre of Scotland has frequently collaborated with Tramway, and the Scottish Ballet will be moving into an adjacent custom built home in 2009, having made dramatic use of the main space for their contemporary pieces. Under artistic director Steve Slater, it has grown from a derelict space - at early shows, members of the city council arrived in hard-hats to ostentatiously express their reservations - into a regular venue for companies as diverse as Forced Entertainment, Les
MABOU MINES’ THE DOLL’S HOUSE BEWARE! Insisted the programme stridently. TAKE CARE, it cautioned. THIS PRODUCTION CONTAINS FLASHING LIGHTS. And indeed it did. Strobes, dry ice, midgets, androgyny, a nightmare chorus of stilt-walking grotesques, comedy Norwegian accents, fiendish masques and a cloying atmosphere of oppressive claustrophobia, both literal and sexual, are all writ large across Mabou Mines’ surreal production of Ibsen’s The Doll’s House. The full house may have been warned, and certainly there were no petits mals stretchered out of The King’s Theatre, but few could have been prepared for this school reading list staple stir fried and served up as naked lunch. Ibsen wrote the play at the end of the Nineteenth Century and to contemporary audiences his scathing critique of the institution of marriage was nothing less than scandalous. But a separation, heavily clothed in the mealy mouthed theatrical metaphor of its day, must have lost its satirical bite for today’s jaded punters more used to witnessing multiple familial breakdowns live on daytime television. Mabou Mines’ founding artistic director, Lee Breuer, has taken this dated plot line and created an entirely new piece of art. The cast – male roles are played by midgets and female by towering women – affect nasal Scandinavian accents whose cumulative effect - if initially off-putting - only adds to the cartoonish bad dream quality of the whole. The set is a literal rendering of the eponymous children’s toy and its minifurnishings are moved about the stage continuously in a kind of neurotic square dance as its hopelessly mismatched partners circle each other but never quite make contact or indeed understand each other. The powerfully staged dream sequences, where our famous flashing lights are used to great effect, amp up this sense of dislocation and tap straight into the shadowy recesses of our subconscious, where imagery may be shared but experience is by necessity solitary.
As the play reaches its dénouement and Maude Mitchell’s seductive Norah – by this time picked out by a single spot in the stagemost box – declaims her final lines, she rips off her long blonde wig and corseted dress to reveal a flat chested, bald man/woman. The audible gasps of the audience were proof, if it were
Ballets C de la B and Theatre Cryptic. Because of the versatility of the open spaces, and the multiple spaces available, Tramway is as comfortable for small productions and exhibitions as it is for the international shows. Through the Dark Light commissions, and supporting companies like the excellent Fish and Game, Tramway has also cultivated strong links with Glasgow’s own performers.
Slater is rightly proud of its achievement. “We are reaching an interesting point in the history of the building: twenty years ago it was a derelict site that was being demolished. Now it is a major national and international dance facility and the home to the national ballet company, a beautiful garden, and a resource for the local community. We cater for everybody in different ways.”
As the venue gears up for its twentieth anniversary celebrations, Tramway is taking a short break from the performing and visual arts. By the time it reopens in January, Tramway will have enlarged its café, created a new art exhibition space near the foyer and the new art and dance facilities on the upper floors will be well on their way to completion. It will also be preparing for the arrival of the Scottish Ballet in 2009.
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As Slater acknowledges, there are challenges and opportunities. “We are having lots of talks with the ‘Ballet about a collaboration.” This extends beyond the artistic but the two organisations will remain independent. “The basic need for the café is to provide for the additional numbers that are going to be brought in by the ballet,” explains Slater. “We are different organisations - the challenge is to bring us together. It’s a very complex project - to try and merge a new build with an existing organisation. But hopefully in the end, what we will gain is a far stronger facility.” Tramway has battled to achieve its current status, and its commitment to challenging theatre has made it an unlikely success story. The clarity of its programming, combined with fair pricing and development of the building, has led Tramway from the underground into the mainstream, without losing integrity. Steve Slater
A SCHOOL READING LIST STAPLE STIR FRIED AND SERVED UP AS NAKED LUNCH
needed, that Mabou Mines had succeeded. Kept guessing to the end, this was avant garde theatre at its most unsettling best. [Hugo Fluendy]
GAME THEORY THROUGH THE VERSATILITY OF THE ACTORS - AND SOME SHARP WRITING - A FIERCE INTENSITY IS MAINTAINED FOR NINETY MINUTES
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G ame T he or y thre ate ns to dis a pp e a r into a n ungrounded series of big ideas; politicians dodge commitment, a sister bickers with her brothers until they recover a lost memory and a war criminal justifies his behaviour though patriotism and duty. The war that overshadows each of the three scenes is never named, the outcome never defined, yet through the versatility of the three actors - and some sharp writing by Pamela Carter and Selma Dimitrijevic - a fierce intensity is maintained for most of the show’s ninety minutes. Through very different scenarios, the slow processes of remembrance, acceptance and forgiveness are achingly teased out, from the cunning flim-flam of the politicians, through a torn apart family gradually coming together and - most strikingly - a reconciliation between victim and tormentor. If the finale is a little forced, and the compassion more miraculous than credible outcome, it is in the cold analysis of language that Game Theory excels. The authors take obvious delight in exposing hidden meanings, through either broad humour or subtle repetition. Alex Rodney, Meg Fraser and John Paul Connolly are all outstanding in their multiple roles: Fraser, in particular, gives a murderous edge to her journalistcum-war criminal. With the play so light on action and full of sharp dialogue, they keep the pace tight and the innuendos flying. Given the weight of the ideas in each segment - and their nominal connection to each other - the overall performance feels over-long and heavy, and the light humour of the first act is dissolved by later monstrosities. However, EK Performance deserves plaudits for a modern script that isn’t undermined by formalism or stilted prose. [Gareth K Vile] TRAMWAY, GLASGOW, RUN ENDED
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OCTOBER 07
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WELL DEEP – TEN YEARS OF BIG DADA RECORDINGS MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF ONE OF THE UK’S FINEST HIP-HOP LABELS. WILL ASHON, THE LABEL’S FOUNDER, TALKS TO THE SKINNY ABOUT HOW HE BUILT A HOME FOR THE LIKES OF ROOTS MANUVA AND DIPLO, WHILE HIS LATEST SIGNING, CADENCE WEAPON, TELLS US ABOUTBRINGING HIP-HOP TO THE ELECTROCLASHERS Looking back on Big Dada’s first ten years, label founder Will Ashon can be justifiably proud. Having showcased the finest artists of not just the British urban underground - from Roots Manuva and Ty to New Flesh - but also championing some of the most innovative leftfield US hip-hop, such as Bigg Jus, Busdriver and cLOUDDEAD. With producers like Part 2 (of New Flesh) and Ebu and Mr Mitchell (of Gamma) being able to justifiably claim a part in the creation and evolution of grime, Big Dada have embraced London’s most vibrant, self-created musical style, recently signing Roll Deep’s Wiley, and re-releasing Flowdan and The Bug’s Jah War EP. But how did it all begin for Will and his loyal crew of beat-miners?
World-class Geordie rambler Ross Noble is currently on tour around the UK with Nobleism, his storming new show. On 21 October, he will be broadcasting his live show from the Liverpool Empire Theatre throughout Vue cinemas, including those in Edinburgh and Hamilton. The Skinny caught up with him to find out what it’s all about. “Nobleism is a brand spanking new set. But it’s a constantly rolling thing; I always view the show as a work in progress. I don’t write a show, and think that it’s finished. I tour over the year, take a couple of months off, tour Australia, take a couple of months off. In the meantime I wait for ideas to bubble up.
“I was working as a music journalist,” says Will. “I used to get loads of tapes and white labels that were way better than most of the stuff getting proper releases – particularly through the majors. It seemed clear that if someone put out all this amazing music they would instantly do really well, and everyone would love them for it. How naïve...” Anyone working in the independent music industry will tell you that having a commitment to innovation and invention is not always easy. Taken under the wing of one of the UK’s most successful independent labels, Ninja Tune, Big Dada became well known for its egalitarian business ethics, splitting all profits with artists straight down the middle: “The model comes from Ninja Tune, who in turn took it from the new wave labels of the early 80s,” explains Ashon. “I think the idea of it is to offer a deal that seems transparently fair. It makes the royalties a nightmare to calculate, though, which creates a lot of work for the company.” Big Dada’s success story is not one of grubbing around the edges of the industry – far from it. Roots Manuva is perhaps the best-known British rapper in the world, while the label’s American signings have often proved uncannily prescient. Some major underground US players are signed to Big Dada: “Mike Ladd of the Infesticons was signed to us before Def Jux had released a record, Diplo was signed to us before he had even started the Hollertroni x club night and, although cLOUDDEAD was part of the Anticon movement, Anticon never released a cLOUDDEAD record,” Will is quick to point out. “Also, in the cases of Infesticons, Diplo and Spank Rock, we either had or have worldwide deals with those artists, and were or are their label in the USA as well as everywhere else on the planet. cLOUDDEAD we did everywhere in the world except the US. So if any of them are ‘major underground US players’, as you say, that’s partly down to us!”
(L-R) Toastie Tailor, Defisis, Infinite Livez, Juice Aleem, M3, LSK, A’ La Fu
opposite. So my Dad would have the Nas record, necessarily on the same wavelength as me. They and I’d be like, ‘Yeah yeah... Dad’s stuff,’ and be might think I’m making fun of rap, or not being like watching my music, jamming Nirvana, you respectful. But I definitely am!” know, harsher stuff. So my “THEY HAVE TO BE music’s like an amicable His move to Big Dada is combination of those two p r ud e nt , a s he j o i n s a MAVERICKS, AND aspects.” legion of other producers PREFERABLY MAVERICK a nd a r t i s t s who t a ke a Breaking Kayfabe is a potent GENIUSES!” – WILL ASHON deconstructive approach brew of literate, trickedto gen re bou nda r ie s : “I ON WHAT MAKES A BIG ac t ua l ly t h i n k t hat t he out rhyming and abrasive, minimal techno sounds, best response I’ll get will be DADA ARTIST basslines often sounding over there, in the UK,” says like they were stripped from old Nintendo games. Cadence Weapon. I ask about the opening track of The classic video for Sharks (link below) has the Breaking Kayfabe, Oliver Square, which he: “Visits ‘Weapon dressed as Mario, throwing barrels at a New City / with the electroclashers...” monkey-suited opponent, and running through a collection of old-school video game montages. “That’s kinda funny,” laughs Cadence Weapon. The Canadian hip-hop fraternity hasn’t perhaps “In that song I’m actually referring to a club in been as willing to embrace the young producer’s Edmonton called New City. They have a Thursday experimental approach to beats: “I’ve had a lot of electroclash night. So I’m taking a tour of the people, maybe just because of the sound I have, city, checking out all the scenes, and having a thinking that I’m betraying rap completely. dance and stuff. I definitely do feel that I have a I like to do covers of rock songs at my shows, following among that crowd. I think people in because I wanna do ‘em, and a lot of people aren’t Edmonton, they know what they’re in for, you
know? They know I’m definitely coming with that electronic edge.” Back to Will Ashon, for a final word on Big Dada’s future. How does the future look, ten years from now? “Who knows? Silver suits, meals in pill form, virtual teleconferencing?” And what about Big Dada itself? “Just continuing to be a really traditional, old school record label that puts out music because the staff love it, and think that other people should have a chance to hear it, too.” That’s the mark of a true maverick genius – he makes something as awesome as Big Dada sound so simple. See you in ten years, Will!
“For the Vue broadcasts I’ll be doing a live gig in Liverpool, with a load of cameras. Then it’ll be beamed up to the satellites so people can watch in forty cinemas: they’ll still be in an aud ience. We’ve been looking i nto i nteractive elements, but it turns out to get a two way link into forty cin-
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COMEDY Noble’s intentions
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emas costs about forty million pounds, so we’ll probably just have a phone number so people can just call up!” YOUR COMEDY IS FAMOUSLY WHIMSICAL. IS THAT A QUESTION OF TASTE, OR SIMPLY WHAT YOU’RE BEST AT? “At first I thought ‘shall I be like this?’ as a comedian. I’d see Jack Dee and think ‘he’s the grumpy one’, Lee Evans and ‘he’s the manic one’. But I gave up trying to be a certain way, and decided to be a comic without a distinct style. Then when people started impersonating me, when mates did parodies of me, and people recommended new acts who have been strongly ‘influenced by you’, you realise that being yourself is a style. I thought I was a regular observational comic. “I also like social commentary and political stuff, and people like Jerry Sadowitz who are full-on and aggressive, which is the complete flipside of me.” DO YOU STILL LIVE IN NEWCASTLE? HAVE YOU EVER FELT YOUR ACCENT DRIFTING? “I don’t live there anymore. I have felt my accent drifting occasionally, but compared to some it’s positively clean English. I’ve been spending so much time in Australia I’ve started saying ‘no worries’ and ‘g’day’, which in my accent just sounds weird. To keep it in shape I have stotty cakes FedExed to me around the world, to keep my mouth in a Newcastle shape.” WHAT’S EXCITING YOU AT THE MOMENT? “I got some pet cows – they’re my main area of enthusiasm at the moment. They’re called Jarvis, Jasper, Jack and Meg, and they’re Highland cows but they’re in Australia. It’s great feeding them: they’re really small. People think Highland cows are giant but they’re about half the size of normal cows. You put hay out and it’s like a miniature stampede.”
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AND WHAT’S NOT SO HOT? “When you’ve been in Australia for a few months, you come back and you don’t know any of the celebrities – you just see them all over the tabloids. I don’t find them bugging – everyone’s got to earn a pound note – but there is just a deluge of stuff. And the shows on TV… I don’t mind if there are characters, and I suppose if you want to go on TV and make a twat of yourself then I’m fine with that. But if one of these people had a lung torn out by an angry panther, I’d want to read about that more. If someone has a giant tumour on their face, feature them. We should celebrate worthy achievement, y’know?”
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I ask Will what made these artists fit in with Big Dada’s homegrown signings: “It’s the same things that would make a British or French or Tobagan or Latvian artist fit – that they are fearlessly, single-mindedly trying to do completely their own thing, that the music we hear gets us excited and hungry for more, and that we think other people will be as energised by it as we are. To put it another way, they have to be mavericks, and preferably maverick geniuses!”
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Maverick genius is definitely a term you could apply to the label’s most recent non-UK signing, 21-year old Canadian rapper and producer Cadence Weapon, who has just released his debut album, Braking Kayfabe, in the UK. Hailing from Edmonton, he was previously a respected hip-hop journalist for indie-media website Pitchfork. He grew up alternately listening to his DJ father’s record collection, while blasting whatever would piss his Dad off in his bedroom: “I think it’s a mix of being influenced by all the stuff my Dad brought to the table, but also being influenced by stuff that he completely wouldn’t touch at all,” explains the ‘Weapon. “You know how it is when your Dad likes something, you like the complete
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An early Big Dada sampler, still available on vinyl, this showcases the best of the dub-tinged hip-hop that was being pioneered by the label subsequent to the popularity of Roots Manuva’s first LP. Highlights: Gamma’s electro-bouncing Killer Apps, an early version of Witness (One Hope), Lotek HiFi’s Fire. INFINITE LIVEZ – BUSHMEAT
Former Gameboy graphics designer, freestyle battle champ, and complete bloody lunatic, Infinite Livez dropped Bushmeat in 2004. It’s a classic, f rom the play f ul of fe nsive ne s s
of White Wee Wee to the utterly daft Worcestershire Sauce, a rap song about crisps. Essential weirdness.
NEW FLESH – UNIVERSALLY DIRTY The souped-up, smooth but utterly filthy proto-grime of Part 2 is the perfect place for the marriage of two of the UK’s most innovative lyricists, Juice Aleem and legendary ragga spitter Toastie Taylor. Their most recent outing is as fresh and challenging as their classic Understanding. Highlights: the euphoric strings grime of Wherever We Go.
TY – UPWARDS It was the follow up to this album, Awk ward, that garnered Ty so much acclaim in the UK press, and his most recent outing, Closer, was also a splendid work, with collaborators like Speech and De La Soul joining Ty on the mic. However it is Upwards
that remains his most consistently engaging work. Observational, insightful lyrics that balance the political and the personal, coupled with addictive pop hooks and some fine hip-hop beats keep you coming back, just like the chorus of Oh U Want More? As big a star as Manuva, Ty is the UK’s answer to Guru.
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LOTEK HIFI – MIXED BLESSINGS
A groundbreaking soundclash between the tough rhymes and rhy thms of UK hip-hop and the bass-heav y, ital sounds of decades of Jamaican soundsytstem culture, Lotek Hifi take Roots Manuva’s reggae inflections and use them as a starting point, delving into dub, soca and ragga, while neatly presaging dubstep and grime.
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Gray matters, OR, PRAISE BY FAINT DAMNATION A l a s d a i r Gr ay, t h at mo s t em i nent of Glaswegian literary reprobates, is up to his old tricks in his new book Old Men in Love. Cleverest of the multitude of tricks employed is the way that he spoils his critic’s fun by having one Sidney Workman, his sternest critic, write what could be termed a ‘pointed’ condemnation at the end of the novel. So I will now differ by writing a ‘pointless’ condemnation of this rather good novel. Best to start this by saying that the author writes in his old familiar style, which is to say that he is over-influenced by himself. He writes, as he did in Poor Things, a novel which he claims to have edited from materials written by others, mainly the clearly invented John Tunnock. Tunnock is a Gravian mouthpiece and aspiring writer of a massive epic which depicts attempts to create great societies in Ancient Athens, Renaissance Florence and in a religious enclave of Victorian England. Gray intersperses Tunnock’s stories with extracts from his present day diaries, explaining his fate. This structure may seem innovative, but the use of varied historical fictions tied in to a great theme as seen from the present day clearly steals from Thomas Pynchon. Gray departs from Pynchon’s example by making his book readable. He also rather nicely puts notes in the margins, but here spoils his effect by making these a disagreeable shade of blue. Similarly, the historical sections are well observed, and yet always fatally f lawed. The
Florentine sections are great but short. Or maybe great because they’re short. The Athenian sections are full of the fruits of Gray’s knowledge of the classics, but then this is just showing off. And the Victorian section is a well researched, factual account of the setting up of a Christian sect. This fails because, as reality tends to prove, facts just don’t mix well with organised religion. Gray’s theme seems to be that it is hard to create a just and fair society, noting through Tunnock’s diary that “Britain has now only seven highly profitable industries and they all sell armaments! Every prosperous bastard has investments in them!” The problem with such statements is that they are too cleverly smuggled in, and can’t be easily skipped over. They are also problematic because they’re true, and as the author well knows most of us prefer ignorance.
Highlights THE DRUM AND BASS CURRICULUM I hope to hell you decided to stay in during September and caught up on any of that sleep you’ve been missing because the month of October is jam-packed. Kicking it all off on 3 Oct is Siren presenting Defcon1 plus residents (11pm-3am, £5). 12 Oct is going to be a seriously hard choice all round with an absolute feast of entertainment. First of all is Volume which this month comes from The Bongo Club (11pm-3am, £9) with Skream. He’s one of those dubstep chappies you’ve been reading about (and will be reading about in our Edinburgh feature!) - Tempa Records’ Skream is pushing his unique flavour of dubstep alongside residents Profisee, Termite and guest G*Mac. Not far away and with a massive line up is Xplicit. DJ Friction, DJ Hype and Ed Rush join Xplicit residents for The Shogan Audio Tour at Potterrow (see our preview for details). Meanwhile, another d&b and electro night takes place at
Berlin, Edinburgh with the French collection of Redrum, Phonograph, Morue 23 and EA MC (details tbc). For the d&b crew Clyde side, Pangea expand their empire and residents Special Ed and Professa Fresh are joined by MCs and graff artists at the Barfly Glasgow (12 Oct, 11pm-3am, £4/£5). Dubpressure also visits Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh from Brighton on 25 October (see Edinburgh page). Rusko, Slaughtermob, Unlikely and Monsta are amongst the visiting dubstep DJs and the backroom is hosted by the Life4Land crew who promise complete mayhem. Ending this packed out month and moving north to Dundee, 26 Oct sees Pangea v’s Az-Tech for a breakbeat head to head (details tbc). Residents from both clubs battle it out in what is bound to be a proper mash up of bass heavy styles. And don’t forget DJ Shortee - see our preview. Now that’s surely enough for you. [Johnny Ogg]
So what is this book? It’s a well observed and well structured novel of ideas with contemporary relevance, which, as I have demonstrated, is a bad thing. Sidney Workman says ‘this book should not be read’ and this is true. Because if you want to read something without being entertained or – God forbid - learning anything, then don’t read this book whatever you do. [Keir Hind]
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EXIT GHOST BY PHILIP ROTH
HISTORY WITHOUT THE BORING BITS BY IAN CROFTON
It’s not often that you come across an autobiographical comic book, especially not one where the author paints himself as an utter degenerate, the person none of us want to be; the skinflint, the lech; The Poor Bastard. The book follows Matt’s relationships as they crumble around him, due to his selfish nature and ridiculously high standards when it comes to women, not to mention an addiction to pornography. The title tries to evoke some pity for our protagonist but since his problems are of his own doing, it’s hard to care. Of course there’s hope that he will eventually repent, but he’s the sort of character to whom that’s never going to happen, because his severe personality flaws will continue to dominate his life and prevent him from maintaining any kind of meaningful relationship. The art is fairly simple, at its best conveying Matt as a pathetic waster, sweaty and insecure. Although it’s not particularly compelling reading, merely a relatively unfunny story being told and re-told, it’s hard to criticise the real Joe Matt. He’s exploited his reader’s voyeurism in conjunction with his considerable flaws, and that’ll keep him in Kleenex. So fair play, you Poor Bastard. [Campbell Miller]
This, according to Philip Roth, will be the last b o o k f e a t u ri ng h is a l te rego Nathan Zuckerman. But how close an alter-ego is he? In this book, Roth has Zuckerman meeting – and objecting to – a biographer of a writer he knew, one E.I. Lonoff. Zuckerman’s objection is that the biographer is confusing fact with fictional details in Lonoff’s books. The book is generally about the difference between fact and fiction, which is somewhat confusing since most critics have assumed that Roth’s Zuckerman books were largely autobiographical. Roth even has Zuckerman writing imagined dialogues between ‘He’ and ‘She’, dialogues clearly modelled on those between himself and Jamie Logan, the female half of a couple with whom he arranges to swap houses. So Roth is exploring the creative process by showing how it takes after real life, but this is very coy, in that he shows it mirroring life rather closely, with Zuckerman doubting that even Lonoff’s fictions are too far from the truth. All of this can be fascinating, but this is the ninth Zuckerman book and as such benefits from some knowledge of the prequels. This is an extremely good read, but even so, the appeal here is largely for fans of Roth’s earlier work. [Roy Hobbs]
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BY JOE MATT
First up in hip-hop news this month: the usual source of choice for all boom bap knowledge has unfortunately folded up shop recently - it looks like Bringdaruckus dot com is no more. Previous Skinny columnist Chris Torres is keeping it online until the hosting runs out or a successor is found. It will be missed - BDR, we salute your hard work and hope very much to see you again soon. Straight No Chaser has also folded, giving all you hip hop, jazz and funk fans one more reason to wonder about the much vaunted state of British hip-hop. For instance, why is Londoner Lethal Bizzle postponing his Scottish tour? Add that kind of news to all the local losses and it’s looking pretty bleak.
RELEASE DATE: 4 OCT.
When the Titanic went down, Ian C r o f to n w r y l y informs us, the ship’s owners, the White Star Line, lost no time in stopping the wages of the c r e w. H i s t o r y Without the Boring Bits delights in offering its readers a glimpse behind the scenes of conventional narratives of the past. Dating from 75 million years ago to the present day, each page is crammed full of fascinating snippets of fact that are little use to the reader but entertaining nevertheless. Thus we are told of the death of Sir Isaac Newton in 1727, commemorated in this instance as the inventor of the cat flap. Then there is the nonsensical story of Mary Toft, who achieved brief fame after apparently giving birth to several rabbits... all the way up to recent events like AN Wilson being tricked into calling himself ‘s shit’ in his recent Betjeman biography. The scholarly historian will be left squirming in his seat as traditional history is overlooked in favour of a light-hearted analysis of our ancestors through the ages. That said, it will give him something to read in the toilet. Brimming with curiosities, History Without the Boring Bits is occasionally sickening, frequently humorous and endlessly intriguing. [Katie Gordon]
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But there is hope, if all goes to plan this October we should be seeing a new album from Glasgow’s Soom T. She’s a legend already, and this looks set to hang that accolade more permanently on her wall, as if further nails were necessary. Further afield, hip-hop appears to be flourishing, and this month we see new releases from some of the most prolific artists on the scene. In a race to top the charts we have the self proclaimed God of music, Kanye West and Mr. Fiddy ‘Shot Nine Times’ Cent, providing some old school rivalry by releasing their album on the same date. Here’s this month’s highlights to break up your study patterns: be sure to check out
Edinburgh’s Departure Lounge, back at The Caves on 5 Oct (10pm-3am, £6/£8) with guests Biggabush (Rockers HiFi/Lightinghead) and Gecko 3. New event We Will Break You hits Club Ego on 19 Oct (10.30pm3am, £4/£5) with selected drinks at £1.50 all night and a smorgasboard of breaks, beats, hip hop and grime from DJs Wreckage (Pump/Brap FM), Smokey & The Bandit (Sugarbeat), Silver Storic (Bass Syndicate), B-Sides (Sugarbeat), Termite (Volume/Obscene) and Ibrahim (Fat Mess/Split). Also one not to miss, A-Trak & DJ Mehdi tour at Sub Club Glasgow on 10 Oct (10pm-3am, £tbc). On 11 Oct at the Glasgow School of Art Freakmenoovers will return with Mr Nice and Dema (11pm-3am, £3/£4) for hip-hop, crunk, reggae and booty delights. All grime heads need to attend Wiley’s one off gig on 19 Oct (7pm, £8) at the Bongo Club in Edinburgh, as the godfather of his genre promises to tear down the stage. And as ever, Split will be taking up the reins on Tuesdays (9, 16, 23 Oct, 11pm-3am, free) with Pyz, DJ Believe, Ian Brandon and more for hip-hop and electro flavours at Cabaret Voltaire. Before we forget, remember the tea-lovin’ Mr Scruff? Of course you do; he’s back in Edinburgh on 18 Oct and Liquid Room (10pm, £12) for more deck manipulation and funnnked up madness. [Mark Shelley & Omar Jenning]
THE HOUSE OF TECHNO Ebay’s a fucking letdown. Apparently I can’t flog one of my kidneys, even when I offer it as a gourmet food item (lightly pan fried, a little seasoning. Ya want one?). What’s their problem? I have another. My quest for easy money seems to be floundering somewhat, and it looks like I’m just going to have to go back to forging holy relics and beef jerky in the shape of the Pope, which is surprisingly easy. You’d be selling vital organs, yours or others, if you’d seen what’s happening at the beginning of November. It’s worth getting the shouts in now: Landstrumm takes on the Cabaret Voltaire (2 Nov, details tbc) and the Numbers boys bring Modeselektor to the Art School (11pm-3am, £10+bf advance/£12+bf, 2 Nov). We’ve been banging on about Edinburgh’s favourite son Landstrumm for months now, and if you don’t know who Modeselektor are, then find someone who does and nick their copy of Hello Mum. Ooft. Also, best get in for Ivan Smagghe on 18 Nov, also at the Cabaret Voltaire: You know you love those dirty french beats.
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Until then, cheap nights all the way. Get down early to OTR/Animal Farm’s Infant Rec Night w/ Burnski, Simon Baker and you get in for six quid. With four am license and the boss of Infant Rec, this is a blast of top quality electro (6 Oct, Soundhaus). If you simply must go out on a Sunday night, forget Optimo and get down to see Murcof on 7 Oct for a change (7pm, £8.50, The Arches). His blend of minimal techno, deep electronica and orchestral instrumentations received massive critical acclaim a few years back, and he’s got another new album due out on Leaf this autumn. Mind-bogglingly weird stuff. Lastly, If you can spare £3, get down to the Subbie’s new Thursday night, How’s your Party?, Kid 606 plays on 4 Oct, Rustie on 11 Oct and Subcity throw a free one on 18 Oct (11pm-3am). [Liam Arnold]
From Star Wars scratcher to garage pioneer
BEATS
BOOKS
by Alex Burden
IN OUR CONTINUING BACARDI EVENT ARTISTS SPECIAL, WE TALK WITH GRANT NELSON ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WISHDOKTA, NICE ‘N’ RIPE RECORDS, AND WHEN WE CAN EXPECT HIS FIRST ARTIST ALBUM!
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rant Nelson began his experiments with music production at the age of nine. Queen’s Another One Bites the Dust was run alongside scratched Star Wars instrumentals, recorded from his parents’ hi-fi onto a reel-to-reel cassette. Little did anyone know, but these fumbling forays into music advancement would eventually lead Grant to being cred ited w ith pioneering the UK garage scene. Using the most basic techniques of looping and pausing cassettes, he remixed Chaka Kahn’s I Feel For You at 13. From playing birthday parties to mini-raves and finally earning himself regular performances on the club circuit, in 1990 he set about making up his first demo tape with a Casio sampler, four-track tape recorder, drum machine and synthesizer, set up in his girlfriend’s hall of residence. He was encouraged to send the demo to Kickin’ Records - a fortuitous decision as a couple of days later he got ‘the call’. Ma ny a lt er- egos fol lowe d, i nclud i ng t he Wishdokta: a painted madman with a penchant for 3D geometrical shapes. He took European gigs by storm, introducing crowds to a mix of breakbeat and ragga on a rock and hardcore tip. What ever happened to the Wishdokta? “He ate loads of doner kebabs and cut his dreadlocks out. That was the last time I saw him!”
concentrate on the brea kbeat and ga rageinfluenced sound that was now being touted as 2 step / UK garage, and his next prolific project Bump & Flex brought longstanding success with hits like Promises, and a remix of Indo’s R U Sleeping, still cherished to this day. “If I do nothing else with my life I know I’ve contributed to something that so many people hold dear, and that’s quite an achievement! I’ve always been partial to sticking my head in the bass bin and UK garage delivered the goods on that tip everytime!” His own particular style and productions have constantly swayed, from hardcore to house, to garage and soul, but it is jazz and dirty funk which have consistently captured his imagination, and this is perhaps a clue to what we can expect from his upcoming debut LP. So when will you finally put us out of our misery and release it? “It’s something that I’ve been planning for years and have still only managed to get a couple of rough demos together for. I just haven’t had the time to devote to it as my DJing schedule has kept me constantly on tour for the past two years. I am planning to take some time off in 2008 to work on it and have started contacting the people that I plan to work with already.” We’ll get back to you on that one! WWW.GRANTNELSON.CO.UK
As the Wishdokta he was introduced to George Power, the former Kiss FM DJ and founder, and in 1993 together they founded Nice ‘n’ Ripe Records. It was during this period that Grant began bringing US garage influences into his tracks, and gaining much kudos from fans and producers alike. Nice ‘n’ Ripe Records came to an end in 1996, leaving Grant free to pursue the new avenues now open to him, but the reasons why it came to an end have been a secret for a number of years: “Without going into the details, my partner did a bunk with my money and I didn’t get paid. I never saw a penny in publishing for any of the records I released with him, and the royalties I did actually see were not even a fraction of what I actually earned. I walked away with nothing and the other guy bought himself a big house. But the real kick in the teeth was after I left him; he commissioned a bunch of young up-and-coming “I’VE ALWAYS BEEN PARTIAL TO producers to come in and rehash some of my old records STICKING MY HEAD IN THE BASS BIN a nd use my a r tist na mes in the hope that he could AND UK GARAGE DELIVERED THE fraudulently sell them off the back of my name. As if GOODS ON THAT TIP EVERYTIME!” fleecing my wallet wasn’t enough! There’s always karma though!” Ouch, that’s rough. But out of the ashes of one label rises a n o t h e r, a n d Swing City soon came into existence. He continued to
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI So we’ve c ome f u l l ci rcle to the month of kids stuffing their face w it h chocolat e they’ve ‘relieved’ from old m i s s u s Thoma s after threatening to do her house over a ‘treat’. The month of syrup faces, wet hair from pointless apple bobbing, and badly dressing up as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle... I’m just pissed off that I’m not allowed to do it anymore. I’ve taken to rounding up neighbourhood children, giving them masks I found in Woolworth’s bins last November, and teaching them to sing ‘please put a pound in the old man’s hat’. It gets small rewards, but hey, every little bit is worth it.
CHLOE:
Paris in the Autumn
THE ELECTRO SCENE EAGERLY ANTICIPATES CHLOE’S PARISIAN MASTERPIECE, THE APTLY NAMED THE WAITING ROOM, AND THE SKINNY FINDS OUT HOW SHE KEEPS HER BALANCE BETWEEN SLEAZY BEATS AND INTIMATE SONGWRITING
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On the other hand this month can be regarded in the more traditionalist sense as leading up the Celtic New Year (no, not the footie team) and Samhain, the last day of harvest. And what a harvest there is to reap this October. New albums from Cobblestone Jazz, Chloe, The Elektrons, and Claude Von Stroke, and a celebration of ten years of the Big Dada label with the soon to be classic Well Deep compilation... but to find out what is in the rest of Beats is up to you. It could be that we’ve actually done ten pages on the latest cajun zydeco groups and the influence Creole has had upon them, and the latest nose flute nu-rave tracks. Trick or Treat?
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI
BEATS CONTENTS CHLOE
FEATURE
42
CLUBBING HIGHLIGHTS
PREVIEW
43
GRANT NELSON
FEATURE
43
BIG DADA - TEN YEARS DEEP
FEATURE
44
ART OF PARTIES
FEATURE
46
GLASGOW PREVIEWS
PREVIEWS
46
LABEL SPECIAL: MNX
FEATURE
47
SKREAM
FEATURE
48
EDINBURGH PREVIEWS
PREVIEWS
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COBBLESTONE JAZZ
FEATURE
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ALBUMS & REVIEWS
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NICK AKA
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ALBUMS
1. SWAYZAK – SOME OTHER COUNTRY (!K7) This is an even more soulful dose of deep, lush house and techno from Swayzak. It’s a woozy and almost psychedelic affair in places, but without ever slipping into the banality of ambient. OUT NOW
2. CHLOE – THE WAITING ROOM (KILL THE DJ) Everyone’s favourite Parisian electro queen drops her long-awaited full-length, and bloody hell is it a quality piece of work. RELEASE DATE: 10 OCT
3. ELEKTRONS - RED LIGHT DON’T STOP (GENUINE) Red Light Don’t Stop is the Elektrons’ exploration of the contemporary styles within British music today, from hip-hop to soul and grime to futuristic disco. RELEASE DATE: 20 OCT
4. TRICKSKI - MEMBERS OF THE TRICK (SONAR KOLLEKTIV)
Trickski have put together a compilation CD from their fabulously successful 12” series for Sonar Kollectiv, showcasing the finest acts to appear so far; it’s full of fresh new talent and original sounds. RELEASE DATE: 8 OCT
5. V/A MIXED BY CLAUDE VON STROKE AT THE CONTROLS (RESIST) Von Stroke proves to be adept at keeping the listeners attention by digging a little deeper into the techno-house genre. OUT NOW
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by Liam Arnold
Though not as well known as Parisian doyenne of techno, Jennifer Cardini or those Godfathers of filthy electro, Black Strobe, DJ Chloe is by far the most interesting proposition to emerge from the hyper-cool French electro scene recently. Her residency at Paris’ Pulp club, at the time when men were only allowed in drag, was an early milestone for Chloe, and her later affiliation with Ivan Smagghe placed her within a very tight-knit scene from the get go. She’s released on a host of labels outwith the Parisian electro scene though, and whilst Kill The DJ (the label distributing her latest album) is as trusted a mark of quality as a Michelin star, her releases on Gomma, Get Physical and Karat demonstrate that Chloe is no scenester. Though impossibly chic, her forthcoming album, The Waiting Room, is intricately constructed and brimming with heady, powerful electro. Whilst Caroline Hervé plays Miss Kittin, using sexuality like a battering ram and flitting between naive schoolgirl and fiery dominatrix in the flick of a black-rimmed eyelid, Chloe relies on the simple emotive power of her music to sell. Chloe happily admits, “I love the Pa risian scene!”, but The Waiting Room integrates a broad spectrum of influences that offset the filthy bass and minimal click that made her 12”s so popular in the Pulp Club. The fine balance of emotive, intimate songwriting, sleazy beats and deep minimalism is often reminiscent of Trentemöller’s The Last Resort, and the pumping bass on the likes of I Want You could easily be an off-cut from that particular piece of genius. Chloe claims to “love doing personal, introspective work as much as I love doing dancef loor tracks,” and there’s a number of purely acoustic numbers on The Waiting Room. Whilst Around the Clock and The Door may alienate techno fans with their acoustic guitars and husky vocals, this is an excellent counterpoint to the joyous hedonism of early EPs Take Care or Erosoft, which offered a deliciously stripped-back take on bass-heavy sleaze. Chloe approached The Waiting Room “wanting to create one universe and have each song contribute to its feel... I didn’t want to make just a compilation of new club tracks.” Best suited to headphones, The Waiting Room is a hypnotic trip though this universe, guiding you from the sweaty club to the Sunday comedown, via the late night Parisian streets. Whilst the likes of Luke Slater and Ewan Pearson have an alias for every day of the week, each space in this universe reflects a facet of the whole, and Chloe the introspective acoustic musician is not a new role or persona. In her own words; “I feel that whatever hat I’m wearing, I am the same Chloe... The Waiting Room is the continuity of my work and an important part of my artistic expression. I have many roads to follow.” She’s keen to express the diverse influences at play on such a well-rounded producer. “I’m influenced by many things,” she explains, “but mainly by discovering different types of music. I appreciate electronic music as much as I like music for films or contemporary composers, for example.” The Waiting Room is a bold declaration of a unique identity, and a move away from her role as little sister in the Dysfunctional Family or Kill the DJ, and whilst the KTDJ parties are going as strong as ever, she promises a more experimental solo future, with an emphasis on live work. The promotion of The Waiting Room will mostly consist of DJ sets. However, she has “started doing live performances which reinterpret parts of my album in atypical places since it’s an atypical album.” The Hacker and Miss Kitten might perform at Roman aqueducts in southern France,
THE WAITING ROOM (KILL THE DJ)
THE WAITING ROOM IS OUT 10 OCT ON KILL THE DJ.
Everyone’s favourite Parisian electro queen drops her long-awaited full-length, and bloody hell is it a quality piece of work. Spending the majority of the album in deliciously dark acoustic and ambient territory, Chloe teases and cajoles, capturing the listener in reduced beats and organic sounds, occasionally unleashing hip and disillusioned club anthems like Suspended or Over the Dose. It’s a multi-faceted album, experimenting in techy dancefloor tunes, acoustic passages and the occasional atmospheric soundbyte like Common Cello or Dead End. For the pure aesthetic hit, Chloe yet again turns out a couple of killer tunes with fat bass and squelchy acid keys. However, a sense of naivety pervades the album, giving way to introspection and vulnerable experimentation. It’s this cross between the upbeat and the reflective that allows the indie-ish Around the Clock and the sexed-up, sleaze-house of Be Kind To Me to exist on the same sheet. On The Waiting Room, Chloe exhibits a knack for breaking boundaries and formulae, without ever straying too far. It’s a good trick and played well. Tasty. [Liam Arnold]
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RELEASE DATE: 10 OCT
“THE WAITING ROOM IS THE CONTINUITY OF MY WORK AND AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY ARTISTIC EXPRESSION.” - CHLOE
but apparently lab-coat geeks are well up on their experimental electro, and Chloe is set to play the Planetarium in Poitiers in the forthcoming months. A unique venue for a unique talent.
BEATS
by Dave Cook
War isn’t nice, nor is it pretty, but by christ does it make for good subject matter in games. One of the best-selling war brands on any system is the excellent Call of Duty which stands out as one of the best loved WWII game franchises of all time. Receiving rave reviews across the board the series has yet to deliver a turkey, although alarm bells must be ringing at developer Infinity Ward’s headquarters because change is a-comin’. Call of Duty has shown war from different perspectives and included many stunning set pieces, while rival franchise Battlefield’s online play shone through with immense addictive appeal. EA’s Medal of Honor series stuck to what it knew best: a solid single player coupled with great attempts at recreating some of history’s most famous battles. The problem is that most of the best bits from all of these games are set during the Second World War, a backdrop that is now starting to become ten-a-penny. So where can wargames go from here?
SINGLE REVIEWS THE MORE GUNG-HO PLAYER IS SURE TO FIND THEMSELVES REDUCED TO A CLARET PULP MUCH QUICKER THAN IN PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS AS RATIONAL THOUGHT BECOMES A NECESSITY.
sure to find themselves reduced to a claret pulp much quicker than in previous installments as rational thought becomes a necessity. Air strikes can be called in via satellite and these can be used to devastating effect, while the new option to ride air vehicles either from the cockpit or sitting shotgun while picking off ground troops is entirely yours to make. Each player is important to the fight and the sense of teamwork, while difficult to adapt to at times, makes for a more comfortable experience because you can always enter battle safe in the knowledge that someone has your back.
Medal of Honor: Airborne deserves special mention for innovation in the WWII arena (parachute drops to start levels - see our review below). But still, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the season’s star player, and all of a sudden the rest of the WWII franchises will have to up their respective game(s) in light of Infinity Ward’s decision to focus on the wars of today. OUT 9 NOV ON X360/PS3/PC WWW.CALLOFDUTY.COM
It almost seems a shame that the game is likely to steal Medal of
Hitting the stores on 9 November, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare reflects a society where war is a hot topic and not just something found in the history books. While the war in Iraq and almost daily news reports of terrorist activity run rife, the game could not come at a more significant time. Taking the FPS genre to the present day, players get right into the heart of the new story mode as it pits the US Marines against a Middle Eastern terrorist cell and the SAS against renegade soldiers in Russia.
ROBOTS IN DISGUISE THE SEX HAS MADE ME STUPID (PRESIDENT RECORDS)
Everyone’s favourite electro-punk girl d u o (a r e n’t they?) and perennial pinups of the Mighty Boosh lads return here with a taster from their forthcoming third album, We’re In The Music Biz. From singer Dee Plume’s sultry opening of “oh-oh” it’s obvious that this is a sexy slice of edgy pop that revels in the afterglow of a weekend bender that found you getting all jiggy on the bathroom floor of a wild party with a total stranger. It sidles up and seduces, sets your pulse racing and your hips gyrating, all within threeand-a-half sweat glistening minutes. Much like sex itself then, right? [Darren Carle] RELEASE DATE: 15 OCT ROBOTS IN DISGUISE PLAY FIREWATER, GLASGOW ON 19 OCT WWW.ROBOTSINDISGUISE.CO.UK
ZOEY VAN GOEY
FOXTROT VANDALS (SAY DIRTY) The debut A-side from this Glasgowbased international three-piece is a pleasant enough slice of bittersweet lo-fi whimsy. An airy, uncomplicated, repetitive melody bounces lazily along a delicate landscape of simple jangling guitars. It’s pretty. It’s nice. It’s musical cup-a-soup. Sleepy electro-pop B-side Song to the Embers, however, does a better job of showing off the band’s talents. There’s more depth, more at-
Urban combat is something players will have to adapt to in this installment as every alleyway and windowsill is a potential vantage point for enemy soldiers and militia. This is no slow-paced Rainbow Six or Ghost Recon and death is a regular ocurrance. The battle here is fast and slick with quick wits required from the player as finding cover becomes the key to survival. If this puts casual players off then not to worry, the online multiplayer is sure to be as good if not much better than previous instalments. Faster vehicles and chunkier weapons will result in a more memorable online experience as the tides of war can swing either way much quicker than before.
THE DIRTY DOZEN
mosphere, a quality of writing that just isn’t represented in the A-side. Foxtrot Vandals is by no means a bad song, but this band quite clearly have more to offer. [Les Ogilvie] RELEASE DATE: 13 OCT ZOEY VAN GOEY PLAY NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, GLASGOW ON 13 OCT MYSPACE.COM/ZOEYVANGOEY
THE WOMBATS
LET’S DANCE TO JOY DIVISION (14TH FLOOR)
The Wombats have been busy boys, touring their cheek y and enthusiastic guitar pop from Asia, to the USA and back to the UK festivals. Not exemplary behaviour in today’s ‘carbon footprint’ aware era, but their endearing and enthusiastic sound will have been pleased to receive the audience it deserves - one imagines the jumpy guitar and sing-along choruses going down perfectly in the Japanese scene. “Let’s dance to Joy Division, enjoy the irony” lilts Matthew Murphy, the intelligence of the lyrics handled very knowlingly by the Scouse frontman. It’s bouncy, clever and enjoyable garage indie. Bravo Wombats. [Jamie Borthwick] RELEASE DATE: 15 OCT THE WOMBATS PLAY BARROWLAND, GLASGOW ON 5 OCT WWW.THEWOMBATS.CO.UK
THOMAS TRUAX LIKE A FALLEN TREE
SOUNDS
GAMES Modern wargames
(SL)
By all accounts, avant-garde New
York artist-cum-musician Thomas Truax is something of an innovative oddity. He has designed an array of unique and bizarre instruments and stage props which have made his shows a must-see in his native metropolis. Like A Fallen Tree is an endearingly odd piece of darkly romantic melodrama. Truax, like an unplugged, organic Patrick Wolf, wears his eccentricities on his sleeve. The song does the job of a single perfectly, that is to say it leaves me intrigued. The B-Side, a drunken lullaby version of The Smiths’ There is a Light that Never Goes Out is also notable for its bizarre, unsettling beauty. [Les Ogilvie] RELEASE DATE: 1 OCT WWW.THOMASTRUAX.COM
THOMAS TRUAX LIKE A FALLEN TREE
(SL)
By all accounts, avant-garde New York artist-cum-musician Thomas Truax is something of an innovative oddity. He has designed an array of unique and bizarre instruments and stage props which have made his shows a must-see in his native metropolis. Like A Fallen Tree is an endearingly odd piece of darkly romantic melodrama. Truax, like an unplugged, organic Patrick Wolf, wears his eccentricities on his sleeve. The song does the job of a single perfectly, that is to say it leaves me intrigued. The B-Side, a drunken lullaby version of The Smiths’ There is a Light that Never Goes Out is also notable for its bizarre, unsettling beauty. [Les Ogilvie]
AIR TRAFFIC
NO MORE RUNNING AWAY (TINY CONSUMER)
Strategically timed to coincide with the national migration of new students, No More Running Away is a song intended to swirl down dormitory halls as cardboard boxes of possessions are decanted and Reservoir Dogs posters hung. But Air Traffic touch down a little behind schedule, Coldplay and Keane having already made this sound their own. Yet, despite attempts to set itself apart through the novelty of extra drum layers, what really distinguishes this song from the likes of Keane is that it’s actually quite a nice tune that makes the right changes at the right times and is bound together throughout by wistful piano and an infectious refrain. [Chris Cusack] RELEASE DATE: 10 OCT
THE PYRAMIDS
HUNCH YOUR BODY, LOVE SOMEBODY (DOMINO) London duo The Pyramids make short sharp songs about the act of love, comprised primarily of ‘70s rock and blues influences, fused with a healthy dose of ‘80s sleaze. With the heavily distorted guitars left to drown out the vocals, their debut single, Hunch Your Body, Love Somebody, sounds like a mash up of The Stooges and The White Stripes. Recorded on ancient equipment in a tumbledown barn, this is raw, dirty garage rock at its best. All old influences and with the rough edges left on, this is the sound that the likes of BMRC et al aspire to. [Neil Ferguson]
RELEASE DATE: 1 OCT
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KNEE DEEP IN THE COMING MONTH’S SINGLES, NICK MITCHELL PANS FOR GOLD.
Getting us off to a bad start, DAUGHTRY are a distasteful concoction of American Idol runner-up, faux-metal session band and rawk schmaltz. A sickbag should be included with Home (1/5) [29 Oct]. They may possess more authenticity than Daughtry, but perennial post-punkers Sons and Daughters HUNDRED REASONS are equally flaccid. Any real emotion in No Way Back (1/5) [16 Oct] is drowned in a swamp of messy production. Marginally better are Welsh punk revivalists FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND. The Great Wide Open (2/5) [1 Oct] provokes one of two reactions: apply mascara and headbang like a sixteen year-old or fold arms and sneer contemptuously. So kudos to BIFFY CLYRO for succeeding where their tattooed peers fail. Machines (4/5) [8 Oct] may be reminiscent of Idlewild’s foray into the mainstream a couple of albums ago but it’s still a very good song. Leaving the angst behind, it’s off to sunnier climes with eccentro-popsters TUNNG. Their pick-up-&-play policy on Bullets (3/5) [15 Oct] results in all kinds of percussive racket-eering, but at least there’s a tune behind it all. For an unknown Bristol six-piece, SEAGULL STRANGE make unexpectedly grandiose music, though Love’s Sick Disease (3/5) [1 Oct] is a tad earnest. Existing in an earnest-free universe are Brazilian lunatics CSS. Alcohol (3/5) [1 Oct] is dumb, fun and even has a Casio keys bit that sounds like a Highland jig (I swear). The fun don’t stop with DEVENDRA BANHART. Forget his beardy, introspective image: Lover (4/5) [1 Oct] is pure Jackson Five moveya-feet funk, even if the fledgling wackos would’ve been baffled by his dirty innuendo-laden lyrics.
Back to this side of the pond and some more established British names. Neil Hannon and Romeo Stoddart both guest on DUKE SPECIAL’s Our Love Goes Deeper Than This (3/5) [1 Oct], which says a lot about the Belfast boy’s direction: orchestral, melodious, if a bit kitsch. Talking of kitsch, the 60sstyled music video is currently in vogue and THE CORAL’s Jacqueline (3/5) [1 Oct] was made for it – though without the psych-whirl of past glories it’s a bit frothy. MANIC STREET PREACHERS know more about perseverance than progression: the all-too-familiar-sounding Indian Summer (2/5) [1 Oct] will be defended by fans and forgotten by others. Another Britpop survivor was behind our single of the month. Gilt Complex (4/5) [29 Oct] by SONS AND DAUGHTERS was produced by Suede guitarist Bernard Butler, who has honed a sharper edge to the Glasgow quartet without sacrificing their footstomping essence. Bring on the album.
Some 70 weapons decide just how quickly each battle is won, ranging from rocket launchers and mounted machine guns to tactical devices such as night vision goggles. The more gung-ho player is
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I t ’s s e e m s l i ke over the last few years you couldn’t turn round without tripping over a dozen first person shooters set during the Second World War. Mostly, they’ve been very linear slogs through sniper infested towns, bases and factories, running from one checkpoint to another. MOH: Airborne is a break from this tradition, as it forgoes the usual structure and tries for a more free-form game, where you can steer your parachute and land wherever you like. (Often as not, right beside an enemy platoon who use you as target practice before you can get your gun out). The checkpoints are still there but the difference is that this time you pick the order you choose to finish them in, or just run around shooting Germans for a while. This can get confusing as the maps are huge, spreading out in all directions, with buildings and rooftops all chock full of Hitler’s guys. But with your allies helping out (with decent AI!) and upgradable weapons, shooting Germans could get to be a habit again, as Airborne really blows a life-giving breath into the stagnat-
ing genre. The game is gorgeous to look at, using the Unreal 3 engine to make the 1940s prettier than ever before, and the control system has a few neat touches that’ll hopefully become standard functions in future games. A pity then that its one flaw is being too short; with only six missions and a handful of multiplayer options it won’t last a weekend. [Graeme Strachan]
then be spent on upgrading planes. The missions are short, with some variety, but going up against a giant Zeppelin in Cairo just feels a bit ridiculous. The game never really rises above the level of a quick sit-downand-play arcade shooter. If you’re a flight sim obsessive or want to play yet another World War II game then it’s worth a look, but otherwise don’t bother. [Richard Dennis]
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Flying is brilliant. The fact that humans are able to make a huge chunk of metal float is freaking amazing. Unfortunately Blazing Angels 2 bypasses much of this wonder. Combat flight sims live or die by how well they can recreate the sensation of aerobatics and speed. Too often in Blazing Angels 2 the plane is a static model suspended above bland scenery. The setup is that you are an ace pilot taking part in secret World War II missions involving the usual attack/ protect/destroy variations. You earn Prestige Points for completing objectives or pixel perfect stunts which can
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If you suffer from internet-ADD, Feed The Head is probably not for you. With no crazy sounds and flashing lights - let alone any instructions to tell you what to do - this unassuming blue head is hardly begging for your attention. Spend a little time prodding it however, and FTH reveals itself as a stunningly animated art-cum-puzzle gem, oozing creativity. Feed him elephants, give him chickenpox, or have him jump hurdles; just keep clicking and you will be happily amused till the end. Sure you can’t really ‘win’, nor are there any high scores, but this simple, fun, interactive-art will have you begging for more. Lucky for you then that the creators, Vector Park, seem to bleed ingenuity, with a number of other slick, instruction-less delights to brighten up the 9-to-5.
Just remember, if you ever get stuck, ‘your favourite search engine’ is your friend. [Philip Roberts] FREE ONLINE NOW AT WWW.FEEDTHEHEAD.NET
FATAL INERTIA (KOEI)
Remember Wipeout? Hovering vehicles screaming around race tracks shooting the crap out of each other on the PS1/2? You do, g oo d. We ll, then you will be fairly familiar with the concept for Fatal Inertia. Rich corporations make and race hover jobbies, but on the 360. The basic premise is very similar, and while FI does have somewhat shinier graphics, disappointing pop-up and a lack of a sense of speed counter this. And while there are many tracks all of which have randomly generated time of day and weather effects which affect your racing style - it is hard to shake that ‘poor man’s’ feel. While there is a nice array of weaponry and obviously there are online capabilities, whether you will want to put in the time to become a master... Well, it depends on how badly you miss Wipeout. [Zach Morris]
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THIS FOOL CAN DIE NOW (TOO PURE)
Emma Louise Niblett may have adopted her pseudonym from To Kill A Mocking B i r d, b u t i t appears to be the only bit of theatricality on This Fool Can Die Now. Undulating from sparse country to pounding fuzzy rock, sometimes within the same song, Scout lays her heart on the line seemingly just for us. “If I’m to be the fool, then so be it,” she intones before leading up to the album’s title. Intermittently, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy pops up to provide some dusky duets, producing some of the album’s highlights. Building up to the crescendo of Kiss, both taking vocal turns before joyously combining for the beautiful refrain of “That kiss could’ve killed me, were it not for the rain,” provides a moment where majestic doesn’t seem too strong a word. It’s a tad on the long side perhaps, but as we all know, you can’t hurry love, right? [Darren Carle]
tracks (including two instrumentals), Ardentjohn’s debut is scarcely eligible for long-player status. Considering this, it’s commendable how much they squeeze into When the Time Comes. Speaking frankly to The Skinny recently, lead singer Keiron Mason acknowledged that some of the band’s influences are plain to see. The Doves are audible on the excellent Orange Nights; Sleeping Soldiers is reminiscent of The Verve at their most blissfully zoned out and the Merseybeat / ska persuasions of Legoland Towns are inescapable. Credit to Ardentjohn, then, for producing an album that whilst heavily influenced, is far from recycled. From the seamless, dreamlike quality that binds the opening tracks to the harmonious, unashamedly melodic Hide Your Mind; When the Time Comes is great while it lasts. Perhaps though, a few more substantial tracks would have added meat to the bones of an enjoyable and promising first outing. [Finbarr Bermingham] OUT NOW MYSPACE.COM/ARDENTJOHNMUSIC
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NORTHERNALLIANCE THEHANDOF GOD (FENCE)
It feels like a mistake that this album is released at the start of October: it’s so perfectly summery, designed to be listened to in a sunny park or heard from a festival stage. Cute keyboard hooks, twinkles of guitar and vocals that purr sweetly, The Hand of God is a million miles away from the current keeping-it-real craze, and is all the better for it. Tracks like the gorgeous Wake Up! Be Tired! and We Hit The Town Drinking are shot through with a gentle sparkle, and with the vocals being the only natural element among the electronic beats and synthesised instruments, it feels as if you are listening to something from another galaxy. The tempo rarely rises above an amble, but the effect is relaxing rather than boring, making for a near-perfect dreamlike album. Blissful listening. [Heather Crumley] RELEASE DATE: 10 OCT MYSPACE.COM/ NORTHERNALLIANCEROCKS
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WHEN THE TIME COMES (SLOW TRAIN)
Band of Horses’ LP, Everything All the Time, was a collection of unusually lovely, brilliant songs and an understated highlight of 2006. On their sophomore album, Cease to Begin, not a massive amount has changed. Ben Bridwell still has an appetite for Jim James sized helpings of reverb and they still have a flair for penning likeable melodies; every track on show is pleasant and highly listenable… hardly surprising just one year on. What is worrying is that over the same timescale, they seem to have exhausted their supply of fresh ideas. Whereas Everything… was brimming with inspiration, Cease to Begin seems content to blend into the background. The album occasionally feels bare as a result, begging for a killer tune like Great Salt Lake or The Funeral to take it by the scruff of the neck. This would be a fine introduction, but given what came before, the oft overused and trite “difficult second album syndrome,” fits like a glove. [Finbarr Bermingham] RELEASE DATE: 9 OCT MYSPACE.COM/BANDOFHORSES
Weighing in at a grand total of eight
DROWNING POOL
MIRACLE FORTRESS
So if we can stick the ‘nu-’ prefix in front of metal genres willy-nilly, we could reasonably slap a ‘–lite’ on the ass end. Drowning Pool must sound edgy, aggressive, passionate and fiery if you’re a 14 yearold getting nervous about not having hit puberty yet. This is exactly what happens when events like Ozzfest get big and labels need to start churning out bands to satisfy masses of self-styled rebellious children - the music becomes a paint-by-numbers collage of other bands’ moments: we’ll have that Chris Cornell vocal that sends shivers down your spine, some Thunder-type lighters-in-theair stadium ballad (Reason I’m Alive is a reason to turn off), that stopstart crunch which comprised the entirety of nu-metal 1998-2001 and the token sing-a-long circle pit triggers, a la Coal Chamber. I know that combination all sounds terrible, but it’s actually worse. There is barely a shred of passion in amongst all of this parroting. [Ali Maloney] RELEASE DATE: 10 OCT
While you should never judge a book by its cover, albums like Five Roses are fair game. Blurred, blotchy flowers in different shades of pink and yellow seem appropriate: Montreal’s Graham van Pelt combines the ha z y aesthetics of shoega ze, dream-pop and Warm Jets-era Eno with Beach Boys-esque melodies, lyrics of wide-eyed wonderment and sugar-sweet production. By the sounds of things, he could easily be a member of the Animal Collective: buzzier than Panda Bear, he’d be called Bumble Bee. Five Roses is aptly named too; though it contains twelve tracks, five of them are particularly pretty, and Have You Seen In Your Dreams’ wheedling synth hook marks it as one of the year’s best songs. Parts of the second half do meander and wilt, and the sweet smell can get overwhelming at times, but Five Roses is efflorescent enough to suggest Miracle Fortress could blossom in years to come. [Ally Brown]
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THE CLOUD ROOM (A&G RECORDS) I f i n d o u bt, blame Interpol. Granted, it’s not an axiom many adhere to – after all, plenty of griefstricken doom-mongers plied their trade in indie-land before the NYC quartet rose to the fore. But ever since the group’s post-punk soul-searching hit the airwaves, a torrent of clones have hankered after their chin-stroking adulation. The Cloud Room are undoubtedly of this coattail-clinging ilk. Impregnated in muffled atmospherics, this eponymous LP is tied to the-triedand-trusted methodology of spiraling guitars droning aimlessly over a morose narrative of escapism. Each track is executed meticulously - with anthemic odysseys like Sunset Song and Blue Jean readily standing neck hairs to attention. Yet there’s little variation in tempo; rendering frontman J Stuart’s emotive croon irrelevant long before the spiritless doldrums of Devoured In Peace. Rather than castigating The Cloud Room for such tedium, let’s just hope a certain band is feeling pretty damn guilty right now. [Billy Hamilton]
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HUNTINGWHALES (FULL TIME HOBBY) Hunting Whales, the debut LP from New Zealand five piece, The Checks, is a half hour blues-rock stomp with a youthful, exuberant twist. Filled up with huge blues riffs, psychedelic solos and occasional forays into country rock, the old influences are weighted down by the more modern weaves of grunge and post-punk and even a little jazz coming out of the rhythm section. Sitting comfortably somewhere between The Birds and fellow New Zealanders, The Datsuns, with dashes of Nirvana and Neil Young spotted throughout, little on display would feel too out of place on a Led Zeppelin album. Lacking so much of the bitterness that comes through with the blues, replaced instead by youthful effervescence, this is a technically outstanding debut with a huge range of sounds, though after all of these years of similar sound forgery it could prove difficult to buy into this template wholeheartedly. [Neil Ferguson]
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Since they first hit the Skinny’s new music radar last year, The Royal We have kept us waiting like their subjects for this eponymous debut album. Though calling it an ‘album’ is pushing it: clocking in at just over twenty minutes, it’s shorter than some EPs. But, as The Royal We are practitioners of the short, sweet, pop song, they squeeze eight of them into this short running time. No matter the scope of their first opus, the quality is there in abundance. The cosmopolitan, Glasgow-based sextet mix violin and tinny electric guitar to ingenious effect, and in true postmodern spirit plagiarise a plethora of styles from riot grrrl on the brilliant All the Rage, to New York new wave on French Legality. Like Franz Ferdinand before them, The Royal We remind us of pop’s artistic potential. The latest descendents of Glasgow’s intelligent-pop lineage could easily become a cult phenomenon. [Nick Mitchell] RELEASE DATE: 29 OCT
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W h i l e ave rage bands can broadly assimilate to a current scene and hope to get a record deal, solo artists need something to set them apart: a certain quirk (e.g. Joanna Newsom), obvious talent (e.g. King Creosote) or unswerving lane-loyalty to the middle-of-the-road (e.g. James Blunt). Unfor tunately, Oregon’s Joshua English misses on all three counts – even the last. Like the roster of artists on Xtra Mile (who are currently touring their ‘softcore’ show around Britain), English makes lo-fi, easyon-the-ear music that’s difficult to pigeonhole. That’s because it’s so generic; from the breezy acoustic guitar and occasional full-electric backing to English’s affected, alltoo-capable singing style. There are breaks in the banality, such as the urgent, stick-drumming of Miles or
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1. BEIRUT gliding past rural French farms, all ring-led by Condon’s distinctive voice, which manages to sound simultaneously feeble and naïve but also wise and strong beyond this formidable talent’s actual age. And like Gulag Orkestar, The Flying Club Cup’s songs sound magnificently huge, but never cluttered, as complementing vocal harmonies weave amongst dreamy violins, joyous guitar and dancing brass. This leaves the listener with bated breath to see which musical cultures Condon might assimilate next. [Ali Maloney]
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Furrowing further down their own inimitable niche of what’s being termed, ahem, ‘library rock’, iLiKETRAiNS’ debut album picks up the baton from last year’s Progress Reform EP and runs with it. The opening double-whammy of We All Fall Down and Twenty-Five Sins cover, respectively, London’s great plague and its subsequent burning to the ground. More personal e pi ta p hs a re b e stowe d u po n Donald Crowhurst, a yachtsman who fooled the world with his endeavours before committing suicide, and Spencer Perceval, the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated. A chuckle-fest this assuredly is not. Musically it attempts to tread the same adventurous ground as some of its protagonists. Imagine The Smiths and Explosions In The Sky cramming in some last minute history revision
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the 60s-protest-sounding No Ready Answer, No Ready Reply. But with such a lack of individuality or spark, this is all filler, no killer. [Nick Mitchell]
ELEGIES TO LESSONS LEARNT
FEATURED ALBUM On Beirut’s previous album, Gulag Orkestar, well-travelled 20 year-old Zach Condon concocted a sublime approximation of Eastern European folk music, all stomping rusty brass and melancholic gypsy calls to arms. On this album, Condon bears the fruit of his immersion in the ambiences of France and the music of Jacques Brel and Francois Hardy, spurred on by a 1910 photo of hot air balloons gliding past the Eiffel Tower. This geographical change of focus allows Condon to change his songwriting and composition, but they’re not so different as to not sound like himself: this is not a man mimicking whatever he happens to be into at the time, this is a musical genius traversing across the globe devouring and cherishing all musical traditions in his path. Epic and wonderful Parisian drinking songs are absorbed in the same way as wistful meditations
and you’re there. Nick Cave is the adjudicator, scanning for plagiarism of his Murder Ballads album. He arches his devilish eyebrows on occasion, but Elegies is a resounding pass. [Darren Carle]
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GETTIN’ GONE (ECSTATIC PEACE) Jack and Meg aren’t the only boygirl duo with a taste in countrified rock and blues. Hailing from Massachusetts, MV & EE are Matt Valentine and Erika Elder, who, with the assistance of band The Golden Road, have concocted an album of hollering Americana. It’s definitely not refined, but it compensates with a single-minded authenticity and respect for rock of old. If you want to know influences, look no further than Neil Young’s Southern Man: it’s almost as if Valentine has studied this famous track in order to replicate the essence of Young’s unpolished yet impassioned guitar playing. The ragged style works best on Hammer, where it acts as a superb foil for Elder’s mournful vocals. The album drags in its midsection, where MV & EE display an annoying tendency to prolong songs pointlessly beyond their natural endpoint. But this is an album of true musicianship; certainly not Harvest, but essential listening for fans of rootsy guitar rock. [Nick Mitchell] RELEASE DATE: 7 OCT
ONLINE ALBUM REVIEWS FINK - DISTANCE AND TIME (NINJA TUNE) LES SAVY FAV - LET’S STAY FRIENDS (WICHITA)
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- THE HAND OF GOD (FENCE) (4/5)
DAVE GAHAN - HOURGLASS (MUTE)
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PRAM - THE MOVING FRONTIER (DOMINO)
- THIS FOOL CAN DIE NOW (TOO PURE)
AKRON/FAMILY - LOVE IS SIMPLE (YOUNG GOD)
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WILLIAM BLAKE -
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI The Statement of Lucy Faringold: ‘I repeat to you, ladies and gentlemen, t hat you r inquisition is fruitless. Detain me here i ndef initely if you will; I can say no more tha n I have a lr e a d y. No t h i n g has been exaggerated or withheld, and if details remain vague it is only due to the aphotic miasma which has overcome my mind – that miasma and the nebulous horrors which brought it upon me.
The divine image LUMINARIES AS VARIED AS GRANT MORRISON AND ROBERT CRUMB HAVE MADE EXPLICIT THEIR DEBT TO BLAKE
He may have struggled in poverty and died unsung, but there’s really no need to feel sorry for William Blake. That’s not to say that posterity will bring him the plaudits he deserves, either. This supremely modest exhibition of prints and sundry works – apparently including every work related to Blake that the National Gallery owns – most likely lacks the bombast necessary to sway the public one way or another.
Once more I say, I do not know what has become of Jay Shukla; though I would venture – almost pray – that he is in peaceful oblivion, if there exists such divine release. It is true that I have for two years been his closest friend, and a companion of his disturbing researches into the unknown. I will not deny that this supposed witness of yours may have seen us on Queen’s Drive, walking towards Arthur’s Seat, at half past midnight on that terrible night. But of what followed, and of the reason I was discovered dazed and gibbering amid a circle of empty Tennent’s cans the next morning, I must insist that I know nothing, save what I have volunteered over and over again. And why Shukla did not return, he or his shade – or some nameless phantom I cannot describe – alone can tell.’ ( Sadly this is Jay Shukla’s final issue as Art Editor of The Skinny; we hope he is alive and well - ed)
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1. THIS IS A TIME FOR DREAMING OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL, DALMENY ST, EDINBURGH, 5 OCT TO 20 OCT
Features work by 12 émigré artists inspired by their adopted home. Aims to help us see the city from a different perspective
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with the Other; who wrote of his daily conversations with his deceased brother; who created his own living mythology because Christian orthodoxy simply would not do. “I am more famed in Heaven for my works than I could well conceive,” he wrote. Put simply, he held loftier intentions than pandering to the fashions of his peers. In Blake’s own words, “the imagination is not a State: it is the Human existence itself.”
The centrepiece of this exhibition is the series of 21 prints which he produced to illustrate the Book of Though Blake is often described as a visionary – and Job. Commissioned by the artist John Linnell, these clearly he did have visions - he was much more than engravings are among the best works that Blake that. He was a man convinced of his own connection ever produced, although one wonders if the curators feel the same way, given the way that the series has been squeezed on to two tiny walls, with half the images hung at knee-level. Absurd hanging-strategies aside, these are revelatory works; Blake’s genius for dynamic composition endowing each plate with an impact and immediacy that perfectly illustrates the artist’s unconventional genius. Each figure possesses an enormous, almost sculptural, physicality, with Blake seemingly transcending the shortcomings of his draughtsmanship through sheer willpower. These scenes, framed and bordered with yet more imagery and inscribed with biblical extracts are clear antecedents of the graphic novel form, with practitioners as varied as God Writing upon the Tables of the Covenant by William Blake Grant Morrison and
Robert Crumb having made explicit their debt to Blake’s juxtaposition of text and image. If Blake’s re-telling of the trials of Job is ostensibly faithful to the original text, his artistic style is anything but orthodox. By turns theatrical and nightmarish, these are arrestingly modern-looking creations, and yet in their boldness and confidence it is possible to see why John Ruskin compared them positively to the work of Rembrandt. Also featured in the show are engravings by Luigi Schiavonetti, an Italian who replaced Blake as illustrator for an edition of Robert Blair’s The Grave – not the first time Blake’s eccentricity and unreliability had lead to him being replaced on a commercial project. The contrast between the work of the two artists is illuminating: Schiavonetti is clearly the more gifted draughtsman, yet his works lack the visceral, dramatic punch of Blake’s engravings. This can be most clearly seen in his illustration of The Day of Judgement; Schiavonetti’s God looking rather distant and unsure of himself, impotent even – something that Blake’s imagination could have never conceived of. Blake’s God knew how to put on a show, and in God Writing Upon The Tables Of The Covenant – the best of the few colour works on display – we get to see him in action. Looking at the sea of flame coruscating in his wake – engulfing even his own angels, it seems – we feel glad that we can only glimpse the back of this formidable deity. It’s a searing image, and yet relatively clumsy in its execution: as though the artist’s knowledge of his own technical limitations drove him to infuse a supernatural energy into its creation.
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It’s fitting that Glasgow-based quartet Genaro took their name from a character penned by Carlos Castaneda, the writer who wanted to discover a “separate reality” through shamanism and was labelled “the Godfather of the New Age” by Time magazine.
“In retrospect, if we had two weeks to record we’d probably be much happier with the end result,” Derek admits, “but the reviews have been really good so far so we can’t complain.”
It’s also fitting because Genaro make music so richly atmospheric and mysterious that it seems to take the listener on some kind of journey – if not exactly into a separate reality.
Indeed they have. Four and five star ratings across the board and such glowing epithets as “glacial, epic and majestic,” “absolutely brilliant” and “achingly beautiful.” But Genaro are certainly not the only exciting band on the Glasgow scene at the moment. Have they found it difficult to gain exposure in such a fertile breeding ground?
The four from Carluke initially came together in 2000 and performed in the heats of the following year’s T Break competition. After a break spent in various solo projects, Genaro were persuaded to reform by the leftfield, normally electronica-based label Benbecula, who eventually put out their self-titled debut album this summer. Bass player Derek Bates is grateful for Benbecula’s encouragement. “They’ve been great to us,” he tells The Skinny. “We wouldn’t even be together as Genaro if they hadn’t given us a little push in the right direction.” The album showcases Genaro’s ambitious compositions, forged through sweeping guitar and synth motifs that undulate in perfect harmony with Craig Snape’s transcendental vocals. The band themselves downplay any notions of grand, preconceived intentions. “The mood of the music just comes naturally,” lead guitarist Dom Dixon says. “We’ve never gotten together and said ‘OK let’s do this’ or whatever. We just start jamming something and develop it from there. We do all share a love for lots of reverb and delay though, so that probably helps.” As an unknown entity, Genaro had to do without the months of studio time enjoyed by major label bands. Derek recalls the pressure of delivering the album: “We did something like fifteen songs in a week. It was such a different way of recording for us – we were used to recording at home, adding shitloads of overdubs and effects and taking as long as we wanted to mix.”
“There’s a bit more attention on the city,” Derek says, “and there are certainly venues that really know how to put bands together to complement each other. The public know what they like though, so we don’t try to force them to listen to us. Luckily some listen to us by choice, which is nice.” As any penniless artist will confirm, creating something that’s truly progressive rarely guarantees commercial success. But Genaro don’t fret over how many “units” they shift or whether they fit the right “scene” to attract the media’s attention. As Derek puts it: “We create music for enjoyment and I don’t think we’d ever give that up. It’s great that people like what we do, but we’d still be creating music regardless.” GENARO IS OUT NOW ON BENBECULA. WWW.GENARO.CO.UK
“IT’S GREAT THAT PEOPLE LIKE WHAT WE DO, BUT WE’D STILL BE CREATING MUSIC REGARDLESS” - DEREK BATES
Looking at this picture, together with his evocative wood engravings for Dr Robert John Thornton’s Virgil, it’s easy to appreciate the sentiment of Blake’s acolyte, Edward Calvert, when he wrote, “(these works) have a spirit in them, humble enough and of force enough to move simple souls to tears.” Blake may have conceived the angelic hosts as his most receptive audience, but his works retain a bounty of earthly pleasures.
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10-13 OCT
Local artists and residents reclaim a disused warehouse and transform it beyond recognition!
3. ALEX GROSS – CABBAGE HEAD GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS UNTIL 27 OCT
Works created during his ten-month studio residency at GSS.
4. BRUEGEL TO RUBENS: MASTERS OF FLEMISH PAINTING QUEEN’S GALLERY, EDINBURGH UNTIL 6 APR 2008
The first exhibition ever mounted of Flemish paintings in the Royal Collection.
Nocturne by James D Robertson
5. ROYAL GLASGOW INSTITUTE - ANNUAL EXHIBITION THE MITCHELL, NORTH STREET, GLASGOW. 12 OCT TO 4 NOV
Yearly showcase with renewed commitment to awarding young artists.
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FREAK TAA:
creativity for the community by Lucy Faringold
AN AMBITIOUS GALLERY SPACE FOR EDINBURGH
FREAK (Free and Reactive Edinburgh Art Kollective) are a group of local artists and residents who are aiming to make art and creativity accessible to everyone with their upcoming Temporary Autonomous Artists Exhibition (TAA) taking place from 10-13 Oct. FREAK’s mission is to transform a derelict and disused warehouse into a vibrant artists’ space where anyone and everyone will be free to express themselves outwith the traditional art establishment. Artists, performers, bands and DJs will all converge to do their thing, whilst visitors will be encouraged to get involved and learn new skills; from dance to drama, circus skills to clothes customisation – it’s all going to be happening, and the open access policy means that folk from all age groups and walks of life will be welcome. The disused warehouse building in Granton has been kindly donated by Waterfront Edinburgh Ltd, a development company that has a growing interest in giving something back to the local communities in which their regeneration and development projects are taking place. Inspired by similar successful events in other cities in the UK, as well as countries such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Italy and Germany, FREAK aim to promote social inclusion and creative education by turning a warehouse into a vibrant creative nexus. Vital to the success of the event will be
participation from the public, whether on a practical level or simply as visitors to this fabulous event. Artists, sculptors, photographers and graffiti artists are all invited to come and do their thing, while those interested in running a stall, helping out with the technical side or running children’s workshops are also invited to get in touch. Remember, the more people that turn up, the
more amazing the event will be. Make it happen! 28 WEST HARBOUR ROAD, GRANTON, EDINBURGH, 10-13 OCT, 1PM TO MIDNIGHT, FREE EMAIL EDINBURGH@TAAEXHIBITIONS.ORG FOR MORE INFO HTTP://EDINBURGH.TAAEXHIBITIONS.ORG
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removed from the photographic archive. [Rosamund West]
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE PRESENTS... KEVIN DREW
RICHARD LONG
MODERN ART, EDINBURGH UNTIL 21
resonates with current popular fashions. Intentional or not, this is a small exhibition with a big, bang-on-trend voice. [Gabriella Griffith]
OCT, £6 (£4)
AMBER ROOME, EDINBURGH UNTIL 4
WWW.NATIONALGALLERIES.ORG
OCT, FREE
RICHARD STRACHAN
WWW.AMBERROOME.CO.UK
THE ARCHES, 15 OCT
Beware – this is not technically a Broken Social Scene gig. BSS have always emphasised that they are a collective (rather than a rigid, unchanging band), and now it seems they are following the Wu-Tang path to world domination: establishing a reputation together, and then pursuing branded solo careers to spread the franchise. So Kevin Drew, founding member and main vocalist, is touring to support an album with the BSS prefix before his name. His ‘solo’ LP Spirit If… features a lot of help from members of his crew, and is laced with the charming, multi-instrumental risks that made the last BSS album stand out from the much of its peers, unsurprisingly. You may expect him to be joined on-stage by other members of BSS, and it’s likely he’ll play a couple of BSS songs too; but the main thrust will be his new solo work, so have a good listen to that too, eh. [Ally Brown] 7PM, £13.50 WWW.ARTS-CRAFTS.CA/BSS
LIVE REVIEWS WESTCOAST (CLYDE 1) RED SNOWMAN - Wes Kingston
THE HOLLOWAYS THE GARAGE, 18 SEP
Tonight is about participation: lacking a strong sense of melody or much lyrical imagination, The Holloways go for community with the audience. Adapting cheeky-chappy ska, the almost-folk of the Wonderstuff and vocalist Alfie Jackson’s approachable charm, they churn out fast-tempo romps for drunken dancing. Most of the songs are cheerful, low-rent versions of Arctic Monkeys-style observations. A few attempts at pathos destroy the atmosphere within seconds, but Rob Skipper is usually on hand to rescue things with some earnest violin. They don’t really have much musically - the subtle African guitar ripples of the album are lost in sweaty pub-rock - but by deftly shifting genres, they keep the mood amiable and buoyant. Tapping into the same inclusiveness as bands like the Levellers, they bounce like folk, rattle like reggae and prance like pop. In ten years’ time, they’ll reform and become the nostalgia band they already sound like. [Gareth K Vile] WWW.THE-HOLLOWAYS.COM
LITTLE JOHN ROCKET NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, 6 SEP
Little John Rocket have been working hard, driving their guitars harder and becoming, if anything, more intense and stentorian. Celebrating the release of their debut single, they conclude a short set with a murderous version of At An End which manages to connect the obvious Joy Division references to a bleak, repetitious funk. This New Wave relentlessness feels purifying and righteous after the light-weight and hackneyed glampunk of label-mates THE SKUZZIES (2/5), whose set threatens to collapse into an episode of the Mighty Boosh. Their preening self-regard merely highlights LJR’s Germanic determination: We Became Them and Nurnberg are shot through with loathing and delirious anger, turned in on itself and buzzing with frustration. The influence of the early 80s does still overshadow the band, but they stamp Basement with a stark Glaswegian energy and are appropriating the sound of New Wave for
their own nefarious fury. Little John Rocket are about to become frightening. [Gareth K Vile] WWW.LITTLEJOHNROCKET.COM
ALABAMA 3
CARLING ACADEMY, 22 SEP Alabama 3’s fusion of gospel, country and acid house could have been incendiary: instead, each genre’s mania is smoothed and blended into ambling grooves. Moments of sudden excitement - a sample of insane preacher Jim Jones, a guitar rock-out stolen from Alex Harvey’s legacy or the gospel roars of Devlin Love - are submerged by the Carling Academy’s sound system and uninspired, rhythm-heavy workouts. The exhortations, raps and lectures of both Larry Love and Rev. Wayne D Love are largely lost in the mix. A protest song against George Bush is oddly restrained - despite the sample of exploding bombs, it lacks urgency. Faster tracks and guitar solos break through the slush of the PA, but their rolling funk is distorted, with inaudible harmonicas and bristling percussion sucked into throbbing bass. Alabama 3 are solid, rarely breaking formula but with a few good tunes - unfortunately, tonight they fall victim to a bad sound system. [Margaret Kirk] WWW.ALABAMA3.CO.UK/HOME
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UNSIGNEDSHOWCASE ORAN MOR, 16 SEP E xpe cting a handf ul of A rctic Monkeys wannabes, it’s a pleasant surprise to find that the second Clyde 1 Unsigned Showcase is a surprisingly varied affair. Sevenpiece ZENER DIODE (3/5) (it’s an electrical component, in case you’re wondering, and a name apparently chosen primarily so people will ask what it is) open with their Blondie-meets-The Infadels electro pop; solid tunes, certainly, but their singer should rethink his dance moves. The crowd is slight but receptive, with a few hardcore fans shimmying wildly down the front. Next up are THE JAKS (2/5). Clearly fans of Noel Gallagher, they’re the least original of tonight’s bands, but their sense of fun suggests joy in the old pub rock formula. The crowd
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swells during The Jaks’ set, so the room is packed for THE FIRE AND I (4/5), a drums and guitar two-piece with fantastic tunes and startling, raw-throated vocals, and despite a fearsome set from five-headed rock behemoth in-the-making, RED SNOWMAN (4/5), who steal the show with their winding, grinding blend of prog metal. Although the crowd mainly consists of the bands’ friends and family tonight, each band is met with unanimous support, and as Clyde 1 Unsigned unfolds as a regular endeavour, it’s easy to imagine a real community spirit developing across these events. [Heather Crumley] RED SNOWMAN PLAY BANNERMAN’S, EDINBURGH ON 8 OCT THE JAKS PLAY THE BUSBY BOWLING CLUB, GLASGOW ON 27 OCT
HARD-FI ABC, 4 SEP
“Come on Glasgow, you want some?” jeers guitarist Ross Philips. O f cour se we do, we’re f rom Glasgow... we’ll set aboot ye. The Staines boys showcase songs from their just-released second album, Once Upon a Time in the West. Richard Archer wastes no time in telling us it was number one in the midweek charts, only half-heartedly crossing his cockey fingers in anticipation of the weekend. The crowd gets going when they launch into Suburban Knights and the highlights of the gig emerge as now perennial favourites Hard to Beat and closing number Living for the Weekend. The sing-along Archer requests for 70s Ska inspired track We Need Love falls a bit flat but the song itself has potential single written all over it. Will the latest LP carry the same clout as Stars of CCTV? No matter, the energy and the atmosphere provided by Hard-Fi’s live set means that a Mercury nomination does not denote a black hole into oblivion. [Julie Paterson] WWW.HARD-FI.COM
MICEPARADE KING TUT’S, 3 SEP
There is a certain disorder to Mice Parade that undermines their more
impassioned rock-outs. A broken lead and problems with a guitar string slow down their set, turning it into a chatty shamble rather than a strident sonic assault. At their best, they have the August majesty of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, their winsome melodies building to well-orchestrated climaxes and ecstatic flamenco-influenced wailing: but these moments are brief, and the relaxed atmosphere allows their sweeter sensibilities to shine. The male-female vocals are harmonious, the xylophone holds the melodies and, lacking the thudding bass guitar, the rhythm section is jazzy and spacious. Finding himself forced to talk over the gaps, founder Adam Pierce comes across as witty and modest, rather like his music. Comparisons have been made with My Bloody Valentine, although Mice Parade are made of more delicate distortion and do not hide their subtle hooks beneath layers of noise. They never really launch into fullbloodied rock, preferring charm to attack. [Burt Samson]
MILBURN ABC, 25 SEP
As a punter raises his arms heavenwards and sings the words “You look with your eyes, not with your hands” as if reciting the Psalms, praying for a swift end to this Britpop revisited nonsense is the only course of action. It’s difficult to hold anything against Milburn personally, as tonight’s performance is enthusiastic and note perfect (new single What Will You Do is particularly punchy), delivered by a band who obviously love what they do, but their sound pinpoints the problem with the current scene. Safety in music shouldn’t be tolerated, let alone celebrated, and you don’t get much more derivative than Milburn (face it - cliches were all once true and Milburn ARE ripping off the Arctic Monkeys), yet the crowd roars as if the threechord, temperate shuffles emanating from the stage are the most amazing songs ever written, demanding nothing more than musical retreads. Milburn’s set itself is perfectly acceptable; what it represents is certainly not. [Heather Crumley]
Kevin Drew
BOREDOMS
THE ARCHES, 23 OCT I’m no anthropologist, but the reasons for Japan having such an outstanding noise track record are beyond me. Maybe it’s down to their mis-approximations of the Western rock aesthetic, or the fact that there are soiled panty vending machines and cartoon characters affixed to all their buildings. With groups like Merzbow, Hijokaidan, Masonna and Gerogerigegege, Japan has produced some of the most psychedelic, fetishistic slabs of brutality. And it’s testament to the wonder that is the Boredoms that they can forsake their roots and still remain completely credible and revered. Whereas once BORE-leader Yamatake Eye was demolishing venues with hijacked JCBs, after a healthy immersion in trance music, his group’s noise took on a much more rhythmic and funky route. Previous shows have seen him conducting three drummers while swinging from the lightning rig whipping a crowd of noise-heads into a dance euphoria. Whatever shape their new show will take, it will undoubtedly be a musical highlight of 2007. [Ali Maloney]
WALKING AND MARKING A show which combines retrospective and newly commissioned works from the doyen of land art, Richard Long, faces the tricky issue of displaying said land art (work by its very nature linked to the landscape) within a gallery setting. The most successful works on show are Long’s drawings and his photographs recording his stone circles and lines made around the world. Seven River Avon Mud Drawings 1997, brown mud on black paper, are an exploration in mark making, with the mud and the water allowed to freely express themselves, the resulting images a system of curling lines and rivulets reminiscent of conventional representations of water within the Sino-Japanese tradition. His photographs of stone works in the Andes, Himalayas and Scotland are truly beautiful. The subtlety of these interactions with the mighty landscape, human vs sublime, in conjunction with the pleasing notion that these motifs repeated around the world somehow connect the natural places, breaking down international barriers - these ideas render the works quite affecting. Elsewhere, attempts to bring the land art within the gallery precinct are less successful. The slate work outside the cafe looks stifled by its narrow surround, and formally does not stand up to scrutiny when removed from the vast scale of the landscape of other works. Generally, however, this is a worthwhile show, and an interesting chance to see Long’s works
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This Aspect prize winning Edinburgh artist has returned to the capital with a compact collection of new works. Taking position in one of the small clean annexes of the Amber Roome gallery, the exhibition presents six works in Strachan’s familiar vibrant style. The works are inspired by the experience of interior environments. Layer upon layer of geometrical shape builds to convey the density of constructed spaces. Interactions of light and colour are utilised successfully to emphasise this sensation. The consequence is a visual punch of depth, strong pigments and high shine. Strachan glazes his shapes and colours together using gloss paint. This technique produces a distinctive mirror-like quality to the pieces which adds a surprising element into them: the viewer. Standing, taking in each painting, one finds oneself as a bold silhouette, standing within a Tetris-like habitat. Closer inspection of each piece reveals that the glossy exterior is often punctuated with moments of matt paint, creating an enjoyable variation in surface texture. A different colour scheme is used in each, the loud hues of cerulean and yellow compliment each other in one piece; purple and magenta in another. All combinations aid a geometrical language that shouts from the whitewashed walls. There is a certain eighties retro quality about the colour and shape of these pieces that
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Sculptural imagery and the relationship between solid and void is currently being explored in Leith’s flashy Corn Exchange Gallery. Richardson aims to prove that nothing can become something, i.e. the sculptural image is not held within solid materials (and there is plenty of it scattered around) but in the gaps, holes and space within her work. This is an interesting yet challenging idea that encourages the viewer to come up with their own narrative for each piece. The solid materials on display in the gallery are scattered like clues, willing you to read into the void what you will. A knocked over stool, fragments of metal rope, a derelict wooden bed are on offer here, with an aim to encourage our imaginations to see the importance of what is missing. This freedom offered to the viewer is helped along at first with figurative cut outs. From then on you are left to fend for yourself. One always benefits from a bit of imagination, however, and my expectations of an idea that had so much potential for exploration were not met, though maybe my patience was running thin. A sculptural exhibition claiming to hold its imagery in void is a tricky concept. There is definitely something missing here. Or maybe that is the point… [Jennifer Felton]
Work by Frances Richardson
Midsummer Day Circle by Richard Long and Michael Wolchover
CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY, EDINBURGH UNTIL 4 OCT, FREE WWW.CORNEXCHANGEGALLERY.COM
Green/Yellow by Richard Strachan
19:00, £15.50 WWW.BOREDOMS.CO.UK
THE DECEMBERISTS CARLING ACADEMY, 12 OCT
Depending on who you believe, the Decemberists are either a bunch of spirit-lubricated vagabonds seeking out some higher purpose or just a very good band with a mildly troubling preoccupation with death and an inexplicable fondness for medieval instruments. Now on album number four, their inspiration shows no signs of running dry: not quite a concept album, The Crane Wife is steeped in folktale imagery and a creeping sense of unease, while unexpected rocky flourishes and sparkly pop explode amid the lilts and laments, all conceived in a wonderful place where a strong regional accent is natural and not a shortcut to sales. Granted, they’re a bit nuts on record, which translates to ‘should I alert a care home?’ onstage, but Christ, they’re entertaining. A truly captivating and endlessly inventive band, watching The Decemberists brew their strange magic could just be the best thing you do in October. [Heather Crumley] 7PM, £12.50 WWW.DECEMBERISTS.COM
STEPHEN FRETWELL CLASSIC GRAND, 22 OCT
Stephen Fretwell went to New York to record his recent second album, Man On the Roof, and the effect of this transatlantic pilgrimage does not go unnoticed in the northern lad’s development. It is there in the sound of a mature and versatile 25 year-old, although the random Noo Yawk voice piping in with “That’s fucking genius man” after track nine may give the game away. At a time when semi-talented, drug-addled ‘mockneys’ are aiming to be the next British singer to break America, Fretwell is quietly letting his music do the publicity work for him. The lyrics are evocative yet personal, the music understated yet effective, but it is the overall quality of the songwriting that sets him apart. And that voice. Fretwell doesn’t strain his larynx to squeeze every last emotion out of the song; he just sings naturally with a voice that can be 20-a-day gritty or triple-distilled angelic depending on the song. Experience it up close while you can. [Nick Mitchell] 7.30PM, £12.50 WWW.STEPHENFRETWELL.COM
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI Being an objective bunch (well, we haven’t taken any backhanders in exchange for a fairer critique of Jon Bon Jovi’s mu l let yet) , the d icey business of talking about the burgeoning musical careers of Skinny staff past and present is one we’ve never been entirely comfortable with.
The OK Coral
JAMES SKELLY WAXES LYRICAL TO DUNCAN FORGAN ABOUT THE REJUVENATION OF HIS BAND AND THEIR DISTRUST OF THE GREAT SOUTHERN METROPOLIS.
Admittedly, I might be letting the side down, with a shady history as a bedroom bassist and a bad drummer in a death metal band that never got its weird Cream covers out of the rehearsal space, but a lot of our writers have enjoyed far more success and could go a fair distance towards rubbishing the claim that music journos are just failed musicians. Shuh, I mean, Bob Geldof used to write for NME... Anyway, you’d do well to seek out some sounds by Faringold, Penny Blacks, OBE, Dead or American, Double Helix, Milo McLaughlin, Sileni, Mercury Tilt Switch, Sans Trauma, The Vivians, or The Break-Ups, all of which have members who have been Skinny contributors at some time or another. Of course, they’ve all got some tunes for you to review yourself up on their Myspace, and you can see them all playing live at Skinnypalooza (tm) 2008. /DGK
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THE CORAL OCEANSIZE ANIMAL COLLECTIVE KATE NASH JACK PEÑATE ILIKETRAINS IRON AND WINE EDINBURGH LIVE MUSIC GLASGOW LIVE MUSIC ALBUMS & SINGLES
Worryingly, there are certain bands in the world that could tell you they carry a gun on tour and you’d believe them. When Al Shields, bass player with Ardentjohn, mentions this to The Skinny, something tells us he’s pulling our leg.
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Ah, giddy London, home of the ‘brash, outrageous and free’ if you believe the old Morrissey lyric. Problem is, as Mozzer was archly hinting at in the subtext to his prose, those three adjectives, as interpreted by the seemingly ceaseless armies of scenesters who stalk the city’s streets, actually make the capital as appealing a prospect as a week spent mainlining Chas and Dave records. You certainly won’t catch James Skelly adopting a fake cockney accent and teaming up with Mark Ronson to extol the questionable virtues of life in Britain’s largest conurbation anytime soon. The Coral frontman may, at 26, be of relatively tender years, but after six years of exposure to the scabrous demands of the music industry, he is more convinced than ever that his still watertight connections to his home city of Liverpool represent an umbilical chord to reality that he is emphatically disinclined to sever. “I love it up here man,” he tells the Skinny, “It helps keep us grounded and keeps us away from the bullshit that you get in bigger cities like London. You look at modern popular culture these days and you can easily tell who is sucking corporate cock or not. Sometimes you just think that civilisation is going to shit. You look at Lily Allen who is rubbish and then someone comes along who is even shitter. We haven’t sucked any
cock. Maybe licked a few - but never sucked.” Aside from his well documented and fervent support for Liverpool football club – “I reckon Torres is going to be some player for us this year,” he says of new Anfield record signing Fernando Torres – Skelly’s attachment to his birthplace is founded on musical and spiritual grounds as much as anything else. Bursting out of the affluent surrounds of Hoylake on the Wirral peninsula and onto the radar of the general public in 2001 with a string of EPs blending classic beat-group chops with odder nuances such as a pronounced Captain Beefheart influence and a penchant for bawdy sea-shanties, the Coral signalled a thrilling return to basics without sacrificing their esoteric tendencies. A Mercury Prize-nominated self-titled debut and a chart-bothering follow-up in Magic and Medicine seemed to signify the advent of one of the decade’s great bands. However, things were starting to go slightly awry behind the scenes in the aftermath of the release of third album, The Invisible Invasion. Skelly takes up the story: “It was well received at the time and it’s a record that we’re all still proud of just like all our records. However, there was a certain amount of it being a bit of a struggle to motivate
“We’ve all shared a double mattress, fuck, we must get on alright.” With the release of the band’s debut album, When the Time Comes, we find them in comfortably jovial spirits. It’s no surprise when lead singer Keiron Mason tells us he and Al went to primary school together on the Isle of Bute. “I hadn’t seen him in a good few years. The three of us (including London based guitarist Mark Abbott) were doing a lot of acoustic and open mic stuff. We were trying some different things at that stage... Sometimes I still think we’re figuring it out.”
ourselves after it. You just get really knackered and pissed off, it happens to every band.” The upshot was the temporary departure of guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones, a defection that nearly caused the band to call it a day according to Skelly. A timely rest back home, not to mention the vocal support of Noel Gallagher and the Arctic Monkeys, saw the band right however. With Ryder back on board, this year’s Roots and Echoes represents a successful step back into the breach. Starting off in relatively straightforward mode, the album veers off midway into strange psychedelic territory, the direct result, Skelly says, of prolonged exposure to another faintly mystical great north-western musical city. “We listen to a lot of stuff from San Francisco, you know,” he adds. “Moby Grape, Country Joe and the Fish and the Grateful Dead. The thing with a lot of those bands is that they, like us, lived by the sea. You just get a different kind of feel to the music that way; a kind of foggy but relaxed atmosphere. Not uptight in the way that bands that live in a gridlocked city sound.” THE CORAL PLAY ABC, GLASGOW ON 20 OCT THE SINGLE, JACQUELINE, IS OUT ON 1 OCT VIA SONY BMG/ DELTASONIC
“WE’VE ALL SHARED A DOUBLE MATTRESS, FUCK, WE MUST GET ON ALRIGHT.” - AL MARRON
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And that’s when drummer Seth Marron joined. It is he, according to the band, who “brings the noise.” The album itself strikes a healthy balance between acoustic balladry and an almost psychedelic experimentation which suggests they’re “figuring the whole thing out” just dandy. When pushed on what the band’s inspirational forces are, Mason acknowledges “there are bands you could listen to and say we are comparable with... The Coral, Stone Roses, Doves,” but is also quick to assert, “we definitely don’t sound like any one
band. We each bring different influences to the table.” “Things are changing,” adds Shields, “I never thought we’d be a deeply instrumental band, but we do a lot of that stuff.” If you haven’t seen Ardentjohn’s name plastered on billboards across the city, it’s because they haven’t been about Auld Reekie a great deal. “Having a member based in London,” Shields explains, “gives us an excuse to get around the country. We’ve spent a lot of time in London, Manchester, all over.” So after a year on the road, how does the band feel the Edinburgh scene holds up against the rest of the UK? The answer echoes the sentiments of many of their peers who have graced this very page in the past. “Musically it’s very healthy. True, there’s a lack of good venues but because of this there’s a big acoustic scene exploding. You go down South to big cities and everybody wants to look and sound the same. But in Edinburgh there’s a lot of variation and that can only be a good thing.” Too many bands nowadays would complain about the tedium of such time away. Refreshing, then, to hear Ardentjohn enthuse that it’s “the best part about being in the band. Travelling about keeps it interesting… I miss my own bed and my own toilet, but Edinburgh’s a small city, there’s only so much you can do without getting away.” However, scooting about the land is not all plain sailing, as Marron points out. “Sometimes it can be a pain, when somebody has to drive home. We played the Wickerman Festival recently, and I had to drive. The van was tiny, no windows in the back or nothing. The thing was shaking all over the road, and all I wanted to do was get hammered!” The rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, eh. Who’d have it? WHEN THE TIME COMES IS OUT NOW ON SLOW TRAIN WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ARDENTJOHNMUSIC
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This month, Matt Berninger talks about his mentors and doles out the tunes currently populating his headphones. ”Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Neil Young, definitely Morrissey is also another... Bob Dylan, there’s a way that some of them have, Leonard Cohen does this too... where they can talk about things in a very down to earth and very base, instinctual way, you know? They’re talking about sex or they’re talking about depression or they’re talking about being drunk... they’re very honest about some of those things and sometimes it’s embarrassing. Those writers have no fear of saying ugly things and embracing it. So when the stuff that we’re doing is compared to theirs I feel like ‘OK, I must be pretty good at this then...”
1. NICK CAVE - EASY MONEY 2. CYHSY - MAMA, WON’T YOU KEEP THEM CASTLES IN THE AIR AND BURNING?
3. CROOKED FINGERS – BLACK BLACK OCEAN 4. ARCADE FIRE - OCEAN OF NOISE 5. BOB DYLAN - NOT DARK YET 6. GRIZZLY BEAR - KNIFE 7. ANDREW BIRD - FIERY CRASH 8. PAUL MCCARTNEY - EVERY NIGHT 9. NEIL YOUNG - WITHOUT RINGS 10. TOM WAITS - GOD’S AWAY ON BUSINESS THE NATIONAL PLAY ATSC, GLASGOW, ON 2 NOV
“YOU LOOK AT MODERN POPULAR CULTURE THESE DAYS AND YOU CAN EASILY TELL WHO IS SUCKING CORPORATE COCK OR NOT. SOMETIMES YOU JUST THINK THAT CIVILISATION IS GOING TO SHIT.” - JAMES SKELLY 28 THE SKINNY OCTOBER 07
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HELL IS FOR HEROES
by Fraser Thomson
WESTPORT BAR, DUNDEE, 26 OCT Hell is for Heroes have been living in the wings of post-hardcore’s more popular clubhouse for the last five years. Never quite achieving the acclaim of peers such as Funeral For A Friend and Biffy Clyro, the London band nevertheless boast a dedicated fanbase and a respectable back catalogue of powerful and intelligent hard rock. Excellent debut album, The Neon Handshake, and the slew of MTV2 anthems that were milked from it showcased a band with great talent and potential. However, Hell is for Heroes are playing to their strengths when on a sticky stage, abusing their instruments in front of a sweaty multitude of fans. With anarchic disregard for his cerbrovascular welfare (he once burst a blood vessel in his brain live on stage), diminutive but feisty frontman Justin Schlosberg reliably delivers intense and passionate performances. The rest of the band and, typically, their audiences, are no different. [Les Ogilvie] 8 PM, £10 ALSO KING TUT’S, GLASGOW ON 27 OCT WWW.HELLISFORHEROES.NET
MAKE MODEL
If finding acclaim while dodging fame means transcendence into virtuous punk-rock Nirvana (oh, the irony) then drummer Lewis Gale unarguably achieved enlightenment with Scottish noise-makers Fickle Public. Since this esteemed outfit called it a decade, Gale has swapped his sticks for picks and put together hotly tipped power-folk sextet Make Model. The band produce crisp electronic soundscapes held down to Earth with pleasingly modest acoustic guitar and an almost spiritual bent. That Dinosaur Jr. atmosphere of just-out-of-bed optimism pervades some tracks (Czech Neck) but Make Model’s attitude is generally bouncy and likeably brassy. Singing, shouting and chanting their way through endearing four minute pop songs, it would be easy to picture a Make Model gig resurrecting memories in even the most grumblesome indie purist of how unashamedly, unpretentiously fun music can be. [Les Ogilvie] DINOSAUR JR - Pete Dunlop
EDINBURGH Remember your formative gig-going years, when your wee eardrums would take a pounding from the effrontery of live rock music? As a gigveteran, those days are behind you, right? Not if you’re lucky enough to witness the three-headed, tinnitusinducing behemoth that is Dinosaur Jr. Perhaps J. Mascis’ stack of six Marshall amps should’ve warned us, but we didn’t take heed. Mascis wields his axe with the aplomb of any ‘rock legend’ you’d care to mention, Lou Barlow attacks rather than plays his bass, whilst Murph connects the two musically and, who knows, perhaps in other ways. Each successive song tonight seems to have been scientifically gauged to be one notch further up the mosh-ability scale, peaking with the inevitable Freak Scene, the audience writhing into one big sweaty climax. These days we may be spoiled for choice with all-star line-up comebacks, but this has gotta beat the shit out of The Police. [Darren Carle]
themselves into their set as if a record deal depends on it, and in Leo Condie they possess one of the most watchable, dynamic frontmen around. He shuffles into the audience, irritates his bass guitarist, flings his arms out Shirley Bassey-style and generally acts the Shakespearean fool. The rest of his troupe – including former Josef K guitarist Malcolm Ross – make a tightly-regimented, trebly racket that crashes through every style from no-wave to wartime cabaret. Setcloser Also Sprach Shareholder extends into an introduce-the-band interlude and ends on a wonderful anti-climax. Energetic, witty, and confident; in these lad-rock-infested times they’re almost too talented. Actual headliners and recent TBreak winners CHUTES (3/5) take some time to reach top gear. Songs like Hours are polished but too onedimensional to excite the neutrals in the audience. Matters improve with 4am, a stronger, more assured effort with echoes of Interpol. Chutes have a well-honed, stylish sound, but in the outlandish Low Miffs they had a hard act to follow. [Nick Mitchell]
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Another month ends, and another trio of bright young bands arrive with amps in tow for This is Music. First up is Edinburgh quartet JESUS H. FOXX (3/5), who break into a scratchy, melodic opener. The two Fender-wielding guitarists display a near-telepathic understanding, though the rhythm occasionally lags behind this searing frontispiece. I’m 24 is a catchy track that captures the oft-neglected mid-twenties-lifecrisis, before they slow it down on I Got the Sads Real Bad, on which the singer gets to indulge his inner Casablancas. Not quite The Strokes perhaps, but an undeniably good band. They’ve been at it for a few years now, but quite a buzz continues to attach itself to THE LOW MIFFS (4/5), so it’s a surprise they’re not headlining tonight. Regardless of temporal hierarchy, they launch
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ANNIE CHRISTIAN “If the Spice Girls can do it, then so can we…they’re some forwardthinking motherfuckers, as Julian Cope would say,” nods Larry Lean. Arriving at the end of a summer choked full of unlikely comebacks, it’s refreshing to see one purely motivated by something other than the lure of the green. Reverting back to their old Annie Christian (4/5) banner for the sake of reclaiming their back catalogue, the band now formerly known as Last Great Wilderness forge together the light and dark elements of both worlds; armed with cathartic howls, blazing riffs and unshakable thousand yard stares. As guitar heads and loose limbs flail and miraculously miss contact while Lean lunges around the stage like he’s trekking uphill, the synchro-
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nicity is mesmerising and their understated anthems are greeted like old friends. With a few more gigs already on the horizon, it looks like they won’t just be passing by in the night. (Dave Kerr) ANNIECHRISTIAN PLAY THE TUNNELS, ABERDEEN ON 27 OCT WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ANNIECHRISTIAN
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CABARET VOLTAIRE, 24 SEP Epileptic strobes blind enlarged pupils; beads of sweat drip tap-like from the ceiling; and a gaggle of beanpole fanboys stand fists aloft, each in awe of the latest sceneshifting sensations. Yup, the UK’s Next Big Thing - otherwise known as Foals - are in town and the trendy kids lap up every second. But this Oxford-based quintet conjure more than the staple riff-angles and Topshop-circa styles that so often plague naive young pretenders; there’s an unexpected intellect immersed in the cyborg guitar rickets and hypnotic afro-beat woodpecking its way through Cabaret Voltaire. In this hyperactive furnace of luminous sonics, frontman Yannis Philippakis and his roguish cohorts fizz the crowd into a sprawl of flailing limbs with Mathletics’ whirling laser-driven disco and the jittery psycho-babble emitting from closer Hummer. At just thirty minutes this hypnotic set is sadly short-lived, but tonight we may just have witnessed Foals grow into prize-winning thoroughbreds. [Billy Hamilton] WWW.MYSPACE.COM/FOALS
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THE LIQUID ROOM, 24 SEP This bizarre meeting of minds between The Fall’s Mark E Smith and German electro outfit Mouse on Mars draws a respectable if unspectacular throng to the Liquid Room. And if there are a few Fall disciples in, their reverence is a hushed one, as if they are trying to get their heads round the new incarnation of Mark. And Mr Smith is his usual enigmatic self tonight, spending most
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1. PLANTS AND ANIMALS - FEEDBACK IN THE FIELD Newest signees to the label that discovered Miracle Fortress and Patrick Watson, Plants and Animals play what they call a “post-classic rock” - a jammy, feel-good electric pop that’s mostly swagger and very little mope. Feedback in the Field, from their upcoming debut, starts with a whistle solo and ends with a guitar that wah-wahs all the way to the wedding chapel. DOWNLOAD AT: HTTP://BLEATINGHEARTSHOWS.COM/FRIDAY.HTML
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UNDERGROUND HEROES FAT SAM’S, 20 SEP
It’s the second of the Underground H e r o e s’ t wo e ve n i n g s a t Fa t Sam’s and the crowd is sparse. U n c h a r ac te r i sti c a l l y s o, i f th e Chatham band’s reputation for drawing in Dundonians like a promise of free fortified wine is to believed. Y’see, their association with mischievous local rapscallions The View has brought them quite a following in these parts and, like a good sycophantic rock star, frontman Aaron Dollimore takes the stage in a shell suit honouring the local football team. Any shameful prejudice that might have harboured concerning a band sporting sportswear, tonight has its head mercilessly stoved in: not with a 99p bottle of turpentine laced cider as is the city’s tracksuited tradition, but with 45 minutes of frenzied, thousand-mile-an-hour, Jam-esque punk-rock. This is truly exhilarating and refreshing stuff and the audience, limited as it is, go crazy for every dirty, sweat-soaked second of it. [Les Ogilvie] MYSPACE.COM/UNDERGROUNDHEROES
The evidence? In January I received a fantastic portrait of the man himself. I have yet to hang the painting. It sits at the side of my bed, hidden away like some vulgar picture, with just the tips of his quiff sticking above the freshly plumped pillows. For Christmas I received a copy of The Queen Is Dead to replace the one Mike Joyce nicked off me (long story!). I’ve listened to it once all the way through, and then whenever iTunes chooses to shuffle it.
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of the proceedings seated stage left, offering up the odd slurred rhyming couplet while leafing through a foldover A4 pad full of scrawled lyrics; when he does shuffle onstage he looks slightly befuddled, like a man in a perpetual search for lost spectacles. His charisma is unquestionable, but it’s Jan St Werner and Andi Toma who are stealing the show, offering up chunky slices of effervescent electro exemplified by the spiky Fledermaus Can’t Get Enough. There is no doubt that Smith is making a notable contribution, but his ego is clearly pricked: “I filled this club,” he declares during the encore; that may be true Mark, but it’s the duo behind the decks who are making us dance. [Barry Jackson]
THE LIQUID ROOM, 18 OCT Battles really broke through this year – the Warp-signed supergroupof-sorts blew 2007 apart with their debut single Atlas in February, and first album Mirrored in April. We gave the album a rare 5-star review and six months later, it’s definitely still worth that – one of the most original and definitive albums of the year, it’s a shoe-in for our Top 10 come Christmas. Excitingly, they’re coming to Scotland to tour this marvel, though it might be difficult to fit eight and a quarter drum-kits on stage. We could go on about Mirrored’s krautrock rhythms or math-rock meters; how it’s both instrumental prog-Rock (with a capital R) and Aphexinspired IDM; how it sounds like some futuristic alien race has sent us their iPod playlist, and some of their singers too. It’s both, it’s all four, all six – it’s like nothing else out there, so go see for yourselves at the Liquid Room. [Ally Brown]
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I think Morrissey saw it coming. On Rubber Ring he wails “Don’t forget the songs that made you cry, or the songs that saved your life” before pleading “Hear my voice in your head and think of me kindly.” And I do.
3. MICHAEL HOLT - ALL THE MICHAELS IN THE WORLD My name is Sean Michaels, but I am not mentioned in this song. Many other Michaels are, however. Michael Jackson, Michael Feuerstack, Michael Holt. It’s a song about how all the Michaels need to get together to figure out what to do about this one particularly sweet girl. And that’s a dilemma I can appreciate. DOWNLOAD AT: WWW.MOMMYHEADS.COM/HOLT.HTML
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Emily Jane White is from the old, familiar Cat Power school, but there’s a naivete here that’s refreshing a lightness to the song that makes it feel a little less intense, a little less crazy. This is a song that’s not a burden: serious but ascendant, the kind of promise that is a pleasure to keep. Piano, blended voices, autumn’s second wind.
John Zorn once lamented over those critics who looked at his bands and saw saxophone and trumpet, only to instantly call it ‘jazz’. The same approach could equally vex Acoustic Ladyland. With a line-up of sax, keys, bass, drums it would be easy to glance in their direction and dismiss them as Pizza Express noodlers, but, as Zorn would say, most people look but don’t listen. So to listen to Acoustic Ladyland is to hear a punk band, a rock band, a blues band, a funk-hop band sometimes, or, if you really close your eyes, experimental electronica and the most far-out pop nonsense this side of Bjork. Live shows have gained notoriety as a flamboyant shambles and have shown just how much fun it is to shun expectations and traditions. The term ‘new wave’ gets thrown around a lot with little weight, but here is a band that really does conjure the spirits of Coltrane, Hendrix and Bad Brains. [Ali Maloney]
Weapons-grade rock and roll, motherfucker: that’s what THE MOONEY SUZUKI are gonna bring when they hit up THE HIVE on 9 OCT. Make no bones, these boys have been doing it for years and they’re the real deal. Sing it with me: I am Alive and Amplified!
PARTS AND LABOR get things juiced up early in the
It’s angular! It’s spiky! It’s regional! But is it a cliché? You can decide for yourself when THE CRIBS play POTTERROW on 10 OCT. Alright, you’d probably go mental if you had to listen to one of their albums from start to finish, but there’s no doubting that this is good music to jump around drunkenly to. Also at Fat Sams, Dundee on 9 Oct. Drink! Smoke! Fuck! Fight! HADOUKEN! sound like the Prodigy with an ASBO: all rave synths, dance beats and power chords – with a hefty dose of dodgy rapping thrown in for good measure. Expect a drunken riot when they play THE LIQUID ROOM on 21 OCT. Also playing ABC, Glasgow on 19 Oct and Moshulu, Aberdeen on 20 Oct. Dour indie superstars THE WEDDING PRESENT return to THE LIQUID ROOM on 24 OCT as part of The George Best 20th Anniversary Tour. They’ll play the whole album every night, so you can look forward to renditions of classics like My Favourite Dress and Shatner. Also at Fubar, Stirling on 23 Oct and QMU, Glasgow on 25 Oct.
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month with a set at NICE N SLEAZY on 6 OCT. If you’ve not heard them before, they peddle a really fucked-up postrock sound featuring mental fast drumming, squawking electronics and incongruously earnest sounding vocals. Why do so many American bands do that? Anyway, they’re pretty interesting so check. Filthy rock sluts THE VIVIANS tear shit up at BARFLY on 18 OCT. The Skinny has watched these Edinburgh locals rise up the ranks and evolve into a fearsome proposition. They’ve got the riffs and the style and a killer knack for an anthemic hook. Beware of their uncouth stage banter - the dirty bastards. Also at the Greenside, Leslie on 27 Oct. ”No-nonsense experimental rock performed with vintage synths, drums and electric guitars.” That’s what it says on KLING KLANG’s tin, and they weren’t lying. Pleasantly rocking, with heaps of atmosphere – these noise-mongers have got enough keyboards to make Rick Wakeman proud. BARFLY 27 OCT. Also at The Hive, Edinburgh on 26 Oct.
ASOBI SEKSU have a bit of a buzz around them at the moment, as well they should. Citrus, just released in the UK - our album of the month a few issues ago too - is a magical payload of dreamy pop, fuzzed out melodies and delicate, haunting vocals – and big things are expected from this UK tour. By all accounts, they’ve got the skills to make it happen. Essential. KING TUTS WAH WAH HUT, 30 OCT
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Screw it. Never abandon your heroes. I’m away out to buy a picture hook.
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They will involve a collage of interviews, performances and ‘on location’ pieces, mixed up and edited into a package. This is an excellent opportunity for bands/artists: the footage is a great promotional tool and is provided to them for free to put on their own online pages. The finished piece tends to look, y’know, pretty badass.
5. NICO - LITTLE STONE
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A breathtaking track by a 17 year-old from Brooklyn, too young perhaps to even know that there’s already a musical artist called Nico. His underripe voice is thrown atop thumps, whines, clops and rings - a patchwork of samples that feel tactile, intimate, exciting. In it there’s something of Hood, Liars, Animal Colective, even Radiohead’s Amnesiac; a melancholy that’s puissant, powered, and never apathetic. The sad song that will send you skipping onto the Glasgow subway.
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I’ve tried to share. My girlfriend (a big fan of the Foo Fighters and the Chili Peppers) sat patiently through my class, Smiths 101 – even passing her final exam (bonus points for getting both Steven and Patrick as Mr Morrissey’s first names.) She loves Girlfriend in a Coma, which slightly disturbs me. She even bought me tickets to go and see him tour. I didn’t take her. It would feel like cheating Don’t panic. I’ve not run out and bought the works of cheery love songs full of Moons In June and that sorta thing. I just don’t have those evenings that I used to have. Just me, Morrissey, Marr, and a bottle of white. Instead I sit and watch NCIS with my girlfriend and a bottle of red.
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When did it change? I mean, when I was single I’d sit and indulge in I Know It’s Over before anything ever really began. I’d get drunk and triumphantly sing You Just haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby and believe every word. But it just isn’t the same these days. Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me. And then I woke up beside her.
One of the year’s most exciting albums is by a Montreal three-piece that is one-third french horn. The Luyas’ music is like singer-songwriter stuff turned inside out. All the seams are showing, and the stuffing strewn everywhere. Jessie Stein sings wry and heartsick, with a crooked and beautiful voice, while around her there’s cymbal crashes and a growing, droning fanfare. The sweetest raindance you’ll ever hear.
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Last week, Irish comedian Sean Hughes was in the bar my mate DJs in. To noone’s su r pr ise, he asked for The Smiths. This reminded me of a great line from t he much m i s s e d and seldom repeated S e a n’s S h o w – “Everybody gets over their Morrissey phase. Well, except Morrissey, obviously.” You see, I’ve been seeing my current girlfriend for over a year and a half, and now we live together. And I’ve noticed changes. There’s a bin in the bathroom. The bedclothes get changed more often. And I think I’m getting over my Morrissey phase...
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After scavenging the barren tundra-like landscape for gigs in September... BOOM... October is quite frankly bursting at the seams with raucous gig action, from metalcore to straight-edge hardcore, classic metal to grind: it’s across Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee this month, and it’s all here in MUYA.
1. THE WOMBATS - LET’S DANCE TO JOY DIVISION 2. THE STEEPLES - BRITNEY’S TEARS 3. ZOEY VAN GOEY - FOXTROT VANDALS 4. DRAGONS - LONELY TONIGHT 5. ONE NIGHT ONLY - YOU AND ME 6. REMI NICOLE - ROCK N ROLL 7. THE ACUTE - SECRET SHAME 8. OFFICER KICKS - DOG DAY RUSH 9. BIFFY CLYRO - MACHINES 10. WILLIAM - FIVE MINUTE WONDER
There’s legendary classic metal from DIAMONDHEAD at The Cathouse in Glasgow on 4 Oct. Tickets are available from CPL for £12. The 6th is the day to catch ERRANDER and WITH SCISSORS play with retiring Edinburgh hardcore heroes BEN COZINE at The 3 Tuns, while up in Dundee DIRTY WEE MIDDENS top a bill including SEROTONIN at Drouthy Neebors. The 10th is the day to get down to King Tut’s in Glasgow and see legacy-making New York DIY hardcore band GORILLA BISCUITS. The Carling Academy plays host to DREAM THEATRE the following evening. Unmissable stuff.
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1. THE YOUNG KNIVES - TERRA FIRMA 2. ONE NIGHT ONLY - YOU AND ME 3. THE CRIBS - YOU WANNA BE RELEVANT 4. SONS AND DAUGHTERS - GILT COMPLEX 5. COLD WAR KIDS - WE USED TO VACTION 6. ANGELS AND AIRWAVES - EVERYTHING IS MAGIC 7. THE SATIN PEACHES - WELL WELL WELL 8. THE HOLD STEADY - MASSIVE NIGHTS 9. SIGUR ROS - HIJOMALIND 10. JIMMY EAT WORLD - BIG CASINO
“This is my war” by Dave Kerr
Glasgow has a trilogy of opportunities to take in Predestination records agit-punkers HEY ENEMY, doling out delirious grooves as they turn on the anti-charm at Bar Bloc with the rather tasty ALAMOS on the 18th, NYC sludge lovers UNSANE at Sleazy’s on the 19th and a three-way of riff terror with SLUTS OF TRUST and TITUS GEIN at Barfly on the 27th. You heading?
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G’n’R-with-beatdowns act AVENGED SEVENFOLD play G2 in Glasgow on the 14th - tickets are limited - and French trio SINCABEZA play the Balcony Bar in Dundee on the 24th. It’s a stunning line-up of national and local alternative acts with support from MOLECK, AVAST! (we dug the album with an industrial concrete drill which could only be used when journeying to the earth’s core a few issues back) and the ubiquitously gregarious Dundee lads, ARCHIVES. Teckle!
1. JACK PENATE - MATINEE 2. BABYSHAMBLES - SHOTTERS NATION 3. IDLEWILD - SCOTTISH FICTION (BEST OF) 4. STEREOPHONICS - PULL THE PIN 5. NINE BLACK ALPS - LOVE/HATE
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“I THINK A LABEL EXECUTIVE WAVING A CHEQUE BOOK WOULD SCARE THE HELL OUT OF ME!” - GAMBLER
Oceansize - EVER EFFLORESCING “If you want a quick f ix, we’re not the band for you,” assures Oceansize guitarist Gambler. “Like a good film or a good book, you have to really get to know our music. It’s music you’ve got to spend time with. It’s... progressive death indie.”
writer,” Gambler affirms. “Everyone chips in. It was scary, obviously, because we didn’t know what he was going to bring to the table, but a lot of his ideas are on the new album. It was really interesting and really exciting for us, and I think that shows on the record.”
For a lot of bands, ‘progressive’ has become a dirty word, but certainly not for this Mancunian quintet. Returning with a sonic boom of a third album and the weight of a new bass player behind them, the band has never stopped moving forward: ‘progressive’ fits perfectly.
Indeed, the band is surprisingly upbeat about returning to a scene that has either killed off their mates (Aereogramme) or seen them change much of what they do for a bit of mainstream success (Biffy Clyro). Aren’t they tempted to can the prog and start writing hits to survive?
“It just came naturally,” says Gambler of new album Frames, an album which is reported to contain the longest ever recorded instance of the word ‘cunt’ ever, fact fans! “It’s a bit of a departure from what we’ve done before, something diverse within itself, but you’ll know it’s an Oceansize album.”
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“I don’t think we could, to be honest!” Gambler laughs. “It is pretty scary - quite a few good bands have been dropping recently, but we didn’t get into this band to make money, otherwise we wouldn’t be writing the type of music we write. I don’t think a major label would be able to do much for a band like us anyway - we don’t write singles, we don’t get much airplay. I think a label executive waving a cheque book would scare the hell out of me!”
band’s situation. “We’ve always thought ‘if we can make a living from this, it’d be nice’, and it’s alright at the moment, but I really don’t know how long that’s going to last.”
It may sound idealistic, but Gambler is under no illusions about his
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So what can he predict about the future? “We’re touring the album, then it’ll be back to writing next year. And then a major label will turn up with a big fat cheque book.” He pauses for effect, “And I’ll run a mile.”
BANQUET.
To propel one of 2007’s most fiercely political albums into the upper echelons of the global charts is no mean feat. To do so some 15 years into your career, in a fickle climate in which many of your peers have been written off with the shelf life of a Ginsters pasty, is another phenomenon entirely. Never one to shy away from a battle, Tori Amos tells Dave Kerr why motherhood spurred her American Doll Posse into action.
slip through the radar and get to the masses so that they start asking questions. I don’t believe in telling somebody who to vote for, but I think you can light fires in people to say ‘wait a minute’. These are dangerous times. But as an artist I just kept seeing Natasha coming to me in 20 years and saying, ‘Mum, where were you? Did you just go unconscious for a while? Did you even think about the world you were leaving me and my friends or were you so selfish’... and that plagues me. If I hadn’t been a mother then I probably wouldn’t have recorded this album. But I had to be a mother pushed.”
“I’M PICKING UP THE TOMAHAWK AGAIN...”
“I made this record because I was so infuriated with what happened in the last American election. I wanted to address the question of where the women were - or where weren’t they? - and why. But I knew that picking up the ‘tomahawk’ again I needed to think of my three year old; I’m looking on this work as a mum. [My daughter] Tash is not an accessory. Some parents aren’t really involved in the rearing of their children; they might be celebrities who are always off and their kids are never with them. Well, we take Tash on the road everywhere we go and have tutors and the whole bit. When she was three, when I made The Beekeeper, I was in a place of dealing with a little girl. Now she’s six and it’s a whole different ballgame.
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OCEANIZE PLAY MOSHULU, ABERDEEN ON 5 OCT AND KING
“I had to make sure that she could be protected; not just call George Bush a cocksucker at a London show: Mommy’s not the Dixie Chicks. Dealing with a three year old, I knew that I had to write a work that would somehow penetrate and permeate the next generation.
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“Now, this [American Doll Posse] is my war - as a minister’s daughter – on the right-wing Christians. My father looked at me and said, ‘You’re not gonna put this out about George Bush, are you?’ And I said, ‘Yeah I am, dad, because it needs to be said.’
Last year, bassist and founding member Jon Ellis left the band, and Steve Hodson, a member of drummer Mark Heron’s side project Kong, was brought in to replace him. A new bass player might not seem like a big deal, but Steve’s effect on Oceansize has been profound.
“I think the Christian right-wing media’s behind certain stereotypes of women: you have the career women or the tarts and they’re all at ‘war’ against each other. It’s incredibly myopic. People aren’t looking at who the culprit really is; they’re not looking at the administration and the civil liberties that are being quietly taken away. People are more interested in all those silly people who wear no knickers on the red carpet. So I thought, ‘If this is how you wanna play, if you need female archetypes, then I can get you Aphrodite and Athena. If you need high heels and sex, there’s no problem with that.’ So that was the beginning of ‘Right then, let’s put out a girl band that says something.’
“You could tell our old bass player’s heart wasn’t in it during the last couple of months he was with us, and that obviously affected the other members of the band, so getting Steve in has brought a new vigour to the band,” explains Gambler. And his musical ideas have helped to shape much of album, including lead track Unfamiliar, which grew from a nucleus of his creation. “We don’t have a main song-
“You’ve got to ask, ‘What is the way to combat this Christian right wing that has put this administration in power?’ The only way is to fight ideology with ideology. You have to find ways to
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The Replacements
Her single Cornflake G ir l famousl y bur st Tori Amos onto the UK scene back in 1994. Though the song title was clearly metaphorical, The Skinny knows a good game when it sees one, and here presents three quality tunes about brekkie.
THE REPLACEMENTS – BEER FOR BREAKFAST In which the brattish 80s alt-rockers celebrate early morning boozing, and the picking of other people’s noses. The formula clearly paid dividends: at one point respected music mag Trouser Press proclaimed The Replacements as ‘the world’s greatest rock’n’roll band’. And Rolling Stone didn’t disagree.
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL – PUNKY’S DILEMMA A lighter effort from Simon’s lyrical pencil, this track deftly combines early morning whimsy with the more serious topic of Vietnam draft dodging. It also contains the memorable couplet ‘Wish I was an English muffin / ‘Bout to make the most out of a toaster.’ Which is the single best mention of a toaster in a pop song ever.
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST – HAM AND EGGS Q-Tip’s instantly recognisable drawl “I don’t eat no ham and eggs cos they’re high in cholesterooool” chants an unexpectedly healthy message throughout this wicked tune from the Tribe’s 1990 debut. Big ups to the only crew who can mix ‘yummy’ into their rhymes without making you blink, and rap about food as if it were a political message. HAVE WE MISSED OUT A CLASSIC? EMAIL US AT LETTERS@SKINNYMAG.CO.UK AND LET US KNOW WHAT IDIOTS WE ARE.
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Unlike some of the protagonists in their decidedly gloomy missives from the footnotes of history, things are looking good for iLiKETRAiNS. Through unanimously positive reviews of last year’s Progress Reform EP, and word of mouth from an extensive network of RAiLCARD Holders - the title bestowed upon eager listeners who have joined the band’s online fan club - the Leeds five-piece have suitably become a cult concern. Their penchant for using historical allegories to dissect the psyche of modern man and, well, that baffling moniker, have only added to their mystique. With debut album Elegies To Lessons Learnt in the can and a tour of the UK, States and Europe well under way, The Skinny took this opportunity to interrupt singer David Martin on his lunch break. “We haven’t destroyed ourselves on the booze yet,” is Martin’s summation of the tour so far. “The crowds have been really appreciative,” he continues, “lots of people singing along to our new record, even though it’s not out yet.” Bloody internet! Those who actually fork out for the album may also be privy to a booklet of essays that detail the historical characters and events depicted in each song. So would the band like listeners to do their own further reading? “Yeah, I’d like that to be the case. I think our fans enjoy that element of it. They’ll hear a new song and they’ll speculate as to what it’s about, and then when they find out, they like to take them apart again. I hope the songs stand up in their own right, but also that there are layers that you can sort of peel back with time.” Having self-produced their EP, the band were lucky enough to get Sigur Ros alumni Ken Thomas behind the mixing desk for Elegies. “That was amazing,” gushes David, “I mean, I guess you can almost call
him an idol for us. I remember we finished mixing one song and he said, ‘Well, that’s another epic track’. For him to say that, I mean, he invented epic!” With two thumbs up on the musical side, were the band wary of upsetting any of the families of the sometimes less-than-perfect characters they’ve drawn upon?
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“I FIND IT REALLY FASCINATING, THE RESEARCH PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH. HOWEVER, IT NEEDS TO BE TO ILLUSTRATE A POINT, TO HAVE A CONTENT THAT’S DEEPER THAN JUST ‘THESE THINGS HAPPENED IN HISTORY’” - DAVID MARTIN
“We were really worried about The Deception, the single about Donald Crowhurst, because his widow is still alive,” David confesses. Crowhurst became infamous in 1968 for duping the world with his roundthe-world yachting yarns, before taking his own life as a result. “I think that history kind of remembers him as a cheat and I don’t think that’s really fair,” he explains. “He was a rational human being, but due to the circumstances he was under, the extreme solitude and pressures of money, it led him to bend the rules. I hope that the song will remember him in a better light.” Heavy stuff. So, ever feel like lightening things up and writing about girls looking good on dancefloors? “I don’t think we’ll ever do that,” he laughs. “I find it really fascinating, the research process that we go through. However, it needs to be to illustrate a point, to have a content that’s deeper than just ‘these things happened in history’. The idea (on Elegies) is to illustrate how history repeats itself and we don’t really learn from our mistakes.” Thankfully, things don’t end on a downer. There’s enough time to reveal an idea for a unique gig befitting their name. “We planned to do some shows where people travel along on a train to a nice old station where we’d play. It’s something I’d still like to do. We actually nearly rented a disused station to record the new album. It would’ve been quite fun I guess.” ELEGIES TO LESSONS LEARNT IS OUT OCTOBER 1ST ON BEGGARS BANQUET. TO BECOME A RAILCARD HOLDER GO TO WWW.ILIKETRAINS.CO.UK
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Iron and Wine
SCRAGGY BEARDED CULT FOLK MAVERICK SAM BEAM GIVES HAMZA K A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT INTO HIS NEW ALBUM AND THE SORRY STATE OF HIS HALLOWE’EN COSTUME COLLECTION. Iron and Wine’s beauty perhaps lies most in its universality. Everybody from soul seek i ng ba n kers to new world hippies seem to interpret something special in Sam Beam’s hushed lyrics. But, even if the songs are open letters, the man remains a mystery, as The Skinny recently found out. YOU INTRODUCE A LOT OF NEW INSTRUMENTAL ELEMENTS ON YOUR LATEST ALBUM, ARE YOU SHIFTING FOCUS AWAY FROM THE LYRICS? “Each song starts with me, a guitar and a notebook and I’m not so worried about people missing something. They have more to listen to, you could sit and listen to the arrangements and take another pass and just listen to the lyrics. It’s all kind of intuitive. I thought there was a general unrest in a lot of the songs and I tried to reflect that in the arrangements. So it does take the focus away but in the earlier albums it was so easy to concentrate on the lyrics because there wasn’t really much
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else, just a few plucks… which was cool but I don’t want to keep putting out the same album.” THE PRESS RESPONSE HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE SO FAR – INDEED, WE GAVE IT FOUR SKINNYS - BUT DO YOU EVER WORRY ABOUT A CRITICAL BACKLASH? “I don’t really read the reviews. When I put the first record out I read them because I’d never done it before and I was interested. But reading a good or bad review doesn’t help you put pen to paper, you either get too self conscious or overconfident. So I just don’t.” THE NEW ALBUM IS MORE DIRECTLY CHRISTIAN AT POINTS, WAS A RELIGIOUS DIRECTION A CONSCIOUS MOVE? “Well there’s a Christian character about it and Christian ideas. I’m not Christian and I don’t think the songs are about that, it talks about a lot of characters from the Bible because that’s the context, it’s a huge part of the culture so I don’t shy away from it. It actually makes it easier. If you have a character named George you have to define everything but if you say Cain and Able you can start a lot further along because you have context.” IS THAT TO SAY YOU’RE TRYING TO FIND UNIVERSAL TRUTHS IN HUMAN NATURE? “I don’t know, it’s kind of easy to look back on the biblical songs and say they’re more universal. The album is more social in context than a lot of the older songs but there has definitely been this kind
of thing happening in the other records.” YOU HAVE A LOT OF UNRECORDED/UNRELEASED SONGS, ARE YOU A PROLIFIC WRITER OR HAS IT ALL ACCUMULATED OVER THE YEARS? “It’s probably more the latter, I do work consistently, for better or worse, but I try to treat it like a job so if you sit down for a little bit each day you end up with a lot of material. But I’m always writing, I just always take ideas as they come, if I have time to record something I’ll do it. It’s a bit of both really.” DID YOU EXPECT YOUR COVER OF SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS TO RECEIVE SO MUCH ATTENTION? “Ben [Gibbard of The Postal Service] asked me to do it for the b-side of the single and the guy from the movie [Zach Braff, Garden State] I guess just asked if he could use it. But, definitely, when that movie came out we had more people at our shows, it had a huge impact.” YOU’RE PLAYING IN EDINBURGH AROUND HALLOWE’EN, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT A COSTUME OR ARE YOU TOO OLD TO DRESS UP? “I’m not too old but I hadn’t thought about it yet, I thought I’d just wing it.” IRON AND WINE PLAY THE QUEENS HALL, EDINBURGH ON 29 OCT THE SHEPHERD’S DOG IS OUT NOW ON SUB POP WWW.IRONANDWINE.COM
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PO P C SKI ! UG O N LL NY H! EC B G TIV RI OO E, NG D KA S G TE THE OD NA C Y U ’A A SH A RR LL! ST N EN W AT D T H US JA AG AT UP C EN IS DA K P DA IT G TE EN -S O ... AT ET O E T TE D F O RS O G A R? ET NI T HE M H R AL E FO R
Animal Collective - UNSOLVED MYSTERIES
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE HAVE MADE SOME OF THE MOST GLORIOUS ALBUMS OF RECENT YEARS. FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF NEW LP STRAWBERRY JAM, FRONTMAN DAVE PORTNER CHATS TO BILLY HAMILTON ABOUT GOING POP (OR NOT), STAYING FRIENDS, AND TAKING INFLUENCE FROM CONDIMENTS
It was never meant to be this way. The sequence-spangled sound of pop music s h o u l d n o w b e e xtinct, consigned to a long forgotten grave yard bulging with fallen soap stars, loin burning hot pa nts a nd the three most bile-invoking surnames in the English la ng uage : St o ck, A it ken and Waterman. If the grunge stained, pill-popping, Kappa clad dawn of the 90s taught us anything it was that pop would eventually eat itself whole and, oh, how we would jig on its reeking carcass.
But here we are, almost a decade later, deep in the belly of the noughties with our ears consumed by a never ending ream of childish rhythm patterns and limb-slinking melodies. Y’see pop music never died, instead it did the one thing nobody expected – it evolved. Suddenly every hol-
low cheeked indie urchin was churning out music spellbinding records of the past ten years, Sung to dance to; gun-toting gangstas lured pretty- Tongs and Feels - the unassuming quartet have pink songstresses into the Benjamin-spinning just launched their latest instalment of unhinged sound of ‘The Ghetto’; and Girls Aloud became, musical mastery to delirious whoops and cheers. well, the most dazStrawberry Jam is unz l i n g e n s e m ble of mistakably Animal “WE LOSE OURSELVES IN MUSIC sugar-coated chanCollective, swishing teuses th is side of AND BECOME REALLY UN-HUMAN vividly to the sort of Bananarama. Rather heel-spinning sonic - KIND OF LIKE ALIENS...” than consuming itsh ivers that escaself, pop music’s belated their previous come a ravenous polymorphous beast, chomping efforts into euphoric cranium warping triumphs. its way through every impediment that has the But amidst the enraptured critical mêlée have audacity to confront it. risen whispers of disillusionment, murmurings of over-production and commercialism. Could the Well, almost. unthinkable be true - has the Animal Collective finally succumbed to the trappings of pop genBecause at the turn of the millennium, across trification? the Atlantic in the seaport city of Baltimore, a group of four childhood friends were preparing to Relaxing in his New York apartment, one of the release a debut LP that would prove the antithesis band’s founding members, Dave Portner [aka to pop’s relentless surge. Built around a splatter Avey Tare], ponders the question as he speaks of feedback, rhythmic beatboxing and demonic to The Skinny: “We still can’t really figure out yelps, it was an astonishing ear-ringing mas- why people have been saying [Strawberry Jam’s] terpiece that would catapult Avey Tare, Deakin, predominantly a pop record,” he says slightly Geologist and Panda Bear into the spotlight. This bemused. “I guess the way the songs are a lot stunning debut was Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit simpler makes it stand out as a little poppier but, They’ve Vanished. And the band? The if anything, this record is a bit less commercial mighty Animal Collective. because we took out the harmonies and left in a lot of the overdubs and flourishes. So really, Seven years later and eight al- we didn’t think it was poppy or melodic – but it bums down - including two of seems we were wrong.” the most Much of the hubbub over this supposed pop direct ion revolves a rou nd the g roup’s defect ion from independent label Fat Cat Records to Domino – home of multi-m i l l ion sel l i ng
indie pinup boys Franz Ferdinand – after the release of 2005’s globally lauded Feels. But Portner is determined to assuage fears of any record company meddling during Strawberry Jam’s production: “[Domino] wanted to record us for who we are and what we have going on. They just wanted to help us progress in what were doing and that was pretty sweet. I mean, every band wants to deliver something that everybody is psyched with but it’s not like they put any extra pressure on us. The only pressure we had was to do something we thought was interesting, but then that’s always been the way with us. We’re always trying to create something that’s definitely different from everything else.” It’s an unarguable point – Animal Collective are certainly different. From the babbling psychedelia of Here Comes The Indian, to Sung Tongs’ majestic freakoid folk, and onward through the gauzy guitar trickles of Feels, each record seems to relinquish its grip on reality, letting unchecked, untainted emotions infect every glorious spiral of sound. Given the group’s taste for composing a different record each time, it’s perhaps unsurprising their latest release is an attempt at aurally capturing the texture of its sticky sweet title.
Strawberry Jam is very much a post-Feels record. It’s a little more inward; we were almost reassessing what was going on in our lives. This record is about finding positivity and knowing that everything we do together is special.” Strawberry Jam is every inch the sound of a band that’s wriggled its way through a mire of good times and bad, and it’s from this world-weary attitude Portner believes the group’s perpetual push for innovation lies, even though each member now lives in a different city or, in Panda Bear’s case, continent (he relocated to Lisbon in 2004). This constant urge to progress has predictably led to the exploration of ventures outside the safe-haven of Animal Collective - with the most notable being Panda Bear’s mesmerising solo LP, Person Pitch. But does this constant fleeting between projects affect the group’s focus?
“No, not at all. Having the freedom to record music on our own and hanging out together is what Animal Collective’s all about,” Portner exclaims. “It’s a lot different now from how it used to be because we’re all living in different places, but it makes playing music together a lot more meaningful. Now when we get together it’s a really special moment for us, but the space we have helps us to collect our own sounds and write “To be honest I think it all has to do with the fact our own material. It’s just an extension of how that strawberry jam we grew up, passing is widely available,” “JAM HAS A FUTURISTIC QUALITY our own songs on to Portner jokes. “Noah another. I guess, TO IT AND WE WANTED TO MAKE one [Lennox, aka Panda for one of us to take FORWARD-THINKING SONGS...” B ea r] saw t he ja m issue with someone packet on a flight and el s e’s mu s ic now we decided that’s exactly what we wanted the would be weird - we’ve been friends since highrecord to sound like. The image came through school so it’s always been, and probably always working on the songs and [the in-flight pot of will be, this way.” strawberry jam] just seemed to make sense it had a futuristic quality to it and at the time With the virtue of friendship at the root of Animal we wanted to make forward-thinking songs. Collective’s creative ethos, Portner can never
foresee a time when the group decides to make an assault on the mainstream: “We have no inclination to be a huge band,” he confides. “The joy of playing music is what matters to us over anything else – it brings out our most innovative and basic qualities. We lose ourselves in it and become really un-human - kind of like aliens.”
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE PLAY ORAN MOR, GLASGOW ON 6 NOV. THE SINGLE, FIREWORKS, IS RELEASED ON 5 NOV AND THE ALBUM, STRAWBERRY JAM IS OUT NOW. BOTH ARE AVAILABLE VIA DOMINO. WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ANIMALCOLLECTIVETHEBAND
While the all-plundering pop behemoth shows no sign of relenting its trawl through our fertile musical pastures, it may just be the genius sounds of these unaffected a l ie n s t hat f i na l ly saves us all from the clutches of the manufactured machine. illustrations: Colin Macdonald and Charlotte Rodenstedt
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Kate Nash
Jack OF ALL TRADES
MILES JOHNSON ENJOYS A COLD ONE WITH THE COCKNEY SONGSTRESS BEFORE SHE JETS OFF FOR A FEW GIGS IN NEW YORK AND SLINGSHOTS BACK TO SCOTLAND FOR ANOTHER VISIT LATER THIS MONTH
HIS SONGS MAY BE ALL OVER THE RADIO RIGHT NOW, BUT IT’S TAKEN JACK PEÑATE YEARS OF GIGGING - AND PAINTING AND DECORATING - TO GET WHERE HE IS TODAY, AS HE EXPLAINS TO NICK MITCHELL
Sat sipping on a post-gig beer at the back of Edinburgh’s Liquid Room is Kate Nash. Ten minutes before, the red-headed songstress was perched in front of her keyboard, belting out songs from her debut album to an adoring crowd. “I am getting a little tired,” she says, taking a well-deserved sip. “And it’s only the start of the tour! But it’s still really exciting just to be doing this sort of thing. To complain would just be silly wouldn’t it?”
of love stung musical paeans, there have been numerous comparisons between Nash and a certain comedian’s daughter. “That is pretty much brought up in every interview,” she says, seemingly aggrieved that The Skinny has brought it up yet again. “Lily is great but I sometimes get tired of talking about the similarities between me and her. I think we both are just individuals and want to go about our music in our own way.” It was indeed Allen herself who, in the most 21st century of fashions, “LILY IS GREAT BUT I SOMETIMES b e g a n N a s h’s Just a l it t le over rapid ascent by GET TIRED OF TALKING ABOUT THE a yea r ago, Nash si mply placi ng SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ME AND HER.” her i n her top was st uck i n her bedroom for over a f r iend s l i s t on month, recovering from a broken leg. Having her MySpace page. “That was a big boost to me. also been rejected from drama school, it marked People talk about it all the time but MySpace is a particularly bleak period in the 20 year-old’s really great for young musicians, because it lets life. But the abundance of spare time certainly you get your music out there without having to paid off in the long run, with Nash using it to go through all the grief people used to go through pen many of the songs from her debut album, just to get heard.” which would propel her into the top ten. With Foundations having been sat snugly in the sin- With an almost ready-made fanbase popping up gles charts for what seems like an eternity, it literally overnight and her shows now selling out seems in the coming year Nash’s star is only set all over the country, does she regret not being able to rise further. to go back to her first love of acting? “Maybe one day I could do that again but at the moment so With her strong cockney accent and collection much is happening with the music that it would
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lot of really great pop music just now. I grew up in the 90s when there was just guitar music or cheesy, computerised pop. What has happened I think is that people are looking back to old, great pop music. People want tunes now, but they also don’t want it to be bullshit. They’re not interested in fakeness and people looking like perfect pop stars.” As for his own musical style, even Peñate struggles to translate it into words: “I find my music quite hard to define. It’s kinda like guitar-indie music which has been inflected by black music. I listened to a lot of soul and hip hop growing up.
be almost scary to think about anything else. I will always love acting though.” Just before she’s whisked off by her tour manager, there’s time to address the rumours that her album was rushed out by her label without her having time to finish it properly. “Nah, that’s not true at all. Obviously we wanted to release it at the best time and there are always deadlines on getting albums ready. I’m just really proud to
have put out an album really and it’s an amazing feeling that people like it.” As she departs in her van, refreshed and slightly rested, there are still some fans outside waiting to catch a glimpse - it seems Edinburgh is in the pocket. Aberdeen and Glasgow will ‘ave it next. KATE NASH PLAYS THE LEMON TREE, ABERDEEN ON 28 OCT
On debut album Matinée, Jack Peñate cleverly combines the sweet innocence of 50s rhythm and blues – the direct antecedent of pop – with a contemporary lyrical edge; a quirky fusion of old and new not dissimilar to that employed by Amy Winehouse on her Motown-tinged Back to Black last year.
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Peñate himself clarifies the point: “I think there’s a
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“PEOPLE WANT TUNES NOW, BUT THEY ALSO DON’T WANT IT TO BE BULLSHIT. THEY’RE NOT INTERESTED IN FAKENESS AND PEOPLE LOOKING LIKE PERFECT POP STARS.”
with my dad in the daytime smashing down walls and painting and stuff, and then played gigs at night. Now it seems kinda minor but at the time it was a big step, like jumping into the unknown.” Peñate doesn’t mind admitting that he always “had a vision” of being a solo artist. He started off in classic busker style with just his acoustic guitar, but has since recruited a bassist and his best mate on drums, and his live shows are notable for Peñate’s unique, loose-limbed dancing.
“Some of it’s very simple,” he continues. “It harks back to old rock ‘n’ roll and lyrically I wanted it to be very simple. I haven’t got a very big brain so I need to write lyrics that affect me easily.”
“I always wanted to be a musician who gave a performance and it just felt natural to me to move,” he explains. “For me it was a really good way of building energy because when I didn’t have a band I had these upbeat songs but no drums and no bass.”
He may be modest but Peñate’s no dimwit: he dropped out of a degree in Classics at university – his song Learning Lines was inspired by his rote-based Latin lessons – to pursue his musical career, a decision he looks back on as pivotal.
Four years after he quit university, the 23 yearold had the dubious pleasure of seeing his face staring back at him from every newsagent in the country this August, when he was photographed with Kate Nash for the cover of the NME.
“It was a turning point,” he says. “I had nothing, I wasn’t signed and I decided that the only way I could do what I really wanted to do was to just do music. I moved back home with my mum, worked
“I never thought, starting off, that I’d be on an NME cover because I didn’t think I was NME-ish or indie enough,” Peñate marvels. “It was really overwhelming but amazing.”
But it wasn’t a clear-cut decision to accept the offer. It may be the kind of publicity to make a label boss cream his designer trousers, but it could easily divide opinion on Peñate among the chattering, muso legions of the blogosphere, where it’s safe to say that the NME is no longer the arbiter of cool, if indeed it ever was. “To tell the truth we didn’t accept it straight away,” Peñate recalls. “I was a bit worried because it’s a big thing and there were reservations because it definitely can change people’s opinions of you. But I thought it was something that if I didn’t do I might regret and it’s better to do things than have regrets.” It certainly looks likely that Peñate is set to achieve more than he’ll live to regret. In conversation he doesn’t display any of the arrogance that so often accompanies early success and over-exposure. When asked in parting what his ambitions are now, Peñate, as always, prefers to keep it simple: “I’d just like to be given a platform where I can carry on writing music for as long as possible.”
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Unlike some of the protagonists in their decidedly gloomy missives from the footnotes of history, things are looking good for iLiKETRAiNS. Through unanimously positive reviews of last year’s Progress Reform EP, and word of mouth from an extensive network of RAiLCARD Holders - the title bestowed upon eager listeners who have joined the band’s online fan club - the Leeds five-piece have suitably become a cult concern. Their penchant for using historical allegories to dissect the psyche of modern man and, well, that baffling moniker, have only added to their mystique. With debut album Elegies To Lessons Learnt in the can and a tour of the UK, States and Europe well under way, The Skinny took this opportunity to interrupt singer David Martin on his lunch break. “We haven’t destroyed ourselves on the booze yet,” is Martin’s summation of the tour so far. “The crowds have been really appreciative,” he continues, “lots of people singing along to our new record, even though it’s not out yet.” Bloody internet! Those who actually fork out for the album may also be privy to a booklet of essays that detail the historical characters and events depicted in each song. So would the band like listeners to do their own further reading? “Yeah, I’d like that to be the case. I think our fans enjoy that element of it. They’ll hear a new song and they’ll speculate as to what it’s about, and then when they find out, they like to take them apart again. I hope the songs stand up in their own right, but also that there are layers that you can sort of peel back with time.” Having self-produced their EP, the band were lucky enough to get Sigur Ros alumni Ken Thomas behind the mixing desk for Elegies. “That was amazing,” gushes David, “I mean, I guess you can almost call
him an idol for us. I remember we finished mixing one song and he said, ‘Well, that’s another epic track’. For him to say that, I mean, he invented epic!” With two thumbs up on the musical side, were the band wary of upsetting any of the families of the sometimes less-than-perfect characters they’ve drawn upon?
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“I FIND IT REALLY FASCINATING, THE RESEARCH PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH. HOWEVER, IT NEEDS TO BE TO ILLUSTRATE A POINT, TO HAVE A CONTENT THAT’S DEEPER THAN JUST ‘THESE THINGS HAPPENED IN HISTORY’” - DAVID MARTIN
“We were really worried about The Deception, the single about Donald Crowhurst, because his widow is still alive,” David confesses. Crowhurst became infamous in 1968 for duping the world with his roundthe-world yachting yarns, before taking his own life as a result. “I think that history kind of remembers him as a cheat and I don’t think that’s really fair,” he explains. “He was a rational human being, but due to the circumstances he was under, the extreme solitude and pressures of money, it led him to bend the rules. I hope that the song will remember him in a better light.” Heavy stuff. So, ever feel like lightening things up and writing about girls looking good on dancefloors? “I don’t think we’ll ever do that,” he laughs. “I find it really fascinating, the research process that we go through. However, it needs to be to illustrate a point, to have a content that’s deeper than just ‘these things happened in history’. The idea (on Elegies) is to illustrate how history repeats itself and we don’t really learn from our mistakes.” Thankfully, things don’t end on a downer. There’s enough time to reveal an idea for a unique gig befitting their name. “We planned to do some shows where people travel along on a train to a nice old station where we’d play. It’s something I’d still like to do. We actually nearly rented a disused station to record the new album. It would’ve been quite fun I guess.” ELEGIES TO LESSONS LEARNT IS OUT OCTOBER 1ST ON BEGGARS BANQUET. TO BECOME A RAILCARD HOLDER GO TO WWW.ILIKETRAINS.CO.UK
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Iron and Wine
SCRAGGY BEARDED CULT FOLK MAVERICK SAM BEAM GIVES HAMZA K A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT INTO HIS NEW ALBUM AND THE SORRY STATE OF HIS HALLOWE’EN COSTUME COLLECTION. Iron and Wine’s beauty perhaps lies most in its universality. Everybody from soul seek i ng ba n kers to new world hippies seem to interpret something special in Sam Beam’s hushed lyrics. But, even if the songs are open letters, the man remains a mystery, as The Skinny recently found out. YOU INTRODUCE A LOT OF NEW INSTRUMENTAL ELEMENTS ON YOUR LATEST ALBUM, ARE YOU SHIFTING FOCUS AWAY FROM THE LYRICS? “Each song starts with me, a guitar and a notebook and I’m not so worried about people missing something. They have more to listen to, you could sit and listen to the arrangements and take another pass and just listen to the lyrics. It’s all kind of intuitive. I thought there was a general unrest in a lot of the songs and I tried to reflect that in the arrangements. So it does take the focus away but in the earlier albums it was so easy to concentrate on the lyrics because there wasn’t really much
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else, just a few plucks… which was cool but I don’t want to keep putting out the same album.” THE PRESS RESPONSE HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE SO FAR – INDEED, WE GAVE IT FOUR SKINNYS - BUT DO YOU EVER WORRY ABOUT A CRITICAL BACKLASH? “I don’t really read the reviews. When I put the first record out I read them because I’d never done it before and I was interested. But reading a good or bad review doesn’t help you put pen to paper, you either get too self conscious or overconfident. So I just don’t.” THE NEW ALBUM IS MORE DIRECTLY CHRISTIAN AT POINTS, WAS A RELIGIOUS DIRECTION A CONSCIOUS MOVE? “Well there’s a Christian character about it and Christian ideas. I’m not Christian and I don’t think the songs are about that, it talks about a lot of characters from the Bible because that’s the context, it’s a huge part of the culture so I don’t shy away from it. It actually makes it easier. If you have a character named George you have to define everything but if you say Cain and Able you can start a lot further along because you have context.” IS THAT TO SAY YOU’RE TRYING TO FIND UNIVERSAL TRUTHS IN HUMAN NATURE? “I don’t know, it’s kind of easy to look back on the biblical songs and say they’re more universal. The album is more social in context than a lot of the older songs but there has definitely been this kind
of thing happening in the other records.” YOU HAVE A LOT OF UNRECORDED/UNRELEASED SONGS, ARE YOU A PROLIFIC WRITER OR HAS IT ALL ACCUMULATED OVER THE YEARS? “It’s probably more the latter, I do work consistently, for better or worse, but I try to treat it like a job so if you sit down for a little bit each day you end up with a lot of material. But I’m always writing, I just always take ideas as they come, if I have time to record something I’ll do it. It’s a bit of both really.” DID YOU EXPECT YOUR COVER OF SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS TO RECEIVE SO MUCH ATTENTION? “Ben [Gibbard of The Postal Service] asked me to do it for the b-side of the single and the guy from the movie [Zach Braff, Garden State] I guess just asked if he could use it. But, definitely, when that movie came out we had more people at our shows, it had a huge impact.” YOU’RE PLAYING IN EDINBURGH AROUND HALLOWE’EN, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT A COSTUME OR ARE YOU TOO OLD TO DRESS UP? “I’m not too old but I hadn’t thought about it yet, I thought I’d just wing it.” IRON AND WINE PLAY THE QUEENS HALL, EDINBURGH ON 29 OCT THE SHEPHERD’S DOG IS OUT NOW ON SUB POP WWW.IRONANDWINE.COM
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JIM GELLATLY’S X-POSURE TOP 10
by Jamie Borthwick
After scavenging the barren tundra-like landscape for gigs in September... BOOM... October is quite frankly bursting at the seams with raucous gig action, from metalcore to straight-edge hardcore, classic metal to grind: it’s across Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee this month, and it’s all here in MUYA.
1. THE WOMBATS - LET’S DANCE TO JOY DIVISION 2. THE STEEPLES - BRITNEY’S TEARS 3. ZOEY VAN GOEY - FOXTROT VANDALS 4. DRAGONS - LONELY TONIGHT 5. ONE NIGHT ONLY - YOU AND ME 6. REMI NICOLE - ROCK N ROLL 7. THE ACUTE - SECRET SHAME 8. OFFICER KICKS - DOG DAY RUSH 9. BIFFY CLYRO - MACHINES 10. WILLIAM - FIVE MINUTE WONDER
There’s legendary classic metal from DIAMONDHEAD at The Cathouse in Glasgow on 4 Oct. Tickets are available from CPL for £12. The 6th is the day to catch ERRANDER and WITH SCISSORS play with retiring Edinburgh hardcore heroes BEN COZINE at The 3 Tuns, while up in Dundee DIRTY WEE MIDDENS top a bill including SEROTONIN at Drouthy Neebors. The 10th is the day to get down to King Tut’s in Glasgow and see legacy-making New York DIY hardcore band GORILLA BISCUITS. The Carling Academy plays host to DREAM THEATRE the following evening. Unmissable stuff.
MUSIC:RESPONSE TOP 10
1. THE YOUNG KNIVES - TERRA FIRMA 2. ONE NIGHT ONLY - YOU AND ME 3. THE CRIBS - YOU WANNA BE RELEVANT 4. SONS AND DAUGHTERS - GILT COMPLEX 5. COLD WAR KIDS - WE USED TO VACTION 6. ANGELS AND AIRWAVES - EVERYTHING IS MAGIC 7. THE SATIN PEACHES - WELL WELL WELL 8. THE HOLD STEADY - MASSIVE NIGHTS 9. SIGUR ROS - HIJOMALIND 10. JIMMY EAT WORLD - BIG CASINO
“This is my war” by Dave Kerr
Glasgow has a trilogy of opportunities to take in Predestination records agit-punkers HEY ENEMY, doling out delirious grooves as they turn on the anti-charm at Bar Bloc with the rather tasty ALAMOS on the 18th, NYC sludge lovers UNSANE at Sleazy’s on the 19th and a three-way of riff terror with SLUTS OF TRUST and TITUS GEIN at Barfly on the 27th. You heading?
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G’n’R-with-beatdowns act AVENGED SEVENFOLD play G2 in Glasgow on the 14th - tickets are limited - and French trio SINCABEZA play the Balcony Bar in Dundee on the 24th. It’s a stunning line-up of national and local alternative acts with support from MOLECK, AVAST! (we dug the album with an industrial concrete drill which could only be used when journeying to the earth’s core a few issues back) and the ubiquitously gregarious Dundee lads, ARCHIVES. Teckle!
1. JACK PENATE - MATINEE 2. BABYSHAMBLES - SHOTTERS NATION 3. IDLEWILD - SCOTTISH FICTION (BEST OF) 4. STEREOPHONICS - PULL THE PIN 5. NINE BLACK ALPS - LOVE/HATE
Hey Enemy
“I THINK A LABEL EXECUTIVE WAVING A CHEQUE BOOK WOULD SCARE THE HELL OUT OF ME!” - GAMBLER
Oceansize - EVER EFFLORESCING “If you want a quick f ix, we’re not the band for you,” assures Oceansize guitarist Gambler. “Like a good film or a good book, you have to really get to know our music. It’s music you’ve got to spend time with. It’s... progressive death indie.”
writer,” Gambler affirms. “Everyone chips in. It was scary, obviously, because we didn’t know what he was going to bring to the table, but a lot of his ideas are on the new album. It was really interesting and really exciting for us, and I think that shows on the record.”
For a lot of bands, ‘progressive’ has become a dirty word, but certainly not for this Mancunian quintet. Returning with a sonic boom of a third album and the weight of a new bass player behind them, the band has never stopped moving forward: ‘progressive’ fits perfectly.
Indeed, the band is surprisingly upbeat about returning to a scene that has either killed off their mates (Aereogramme) or seen them change much of what they do for a bit of mainstream success (Biffy Clyro). Aren’t they tempted to can the prog and start writing hits to survive?
“It just came naturally,” says Gambler of new album Frames, an album which is reported to contain the longest ever recorded instance of the word ‘cunt’ ever, fact fans! “It’s a bit of a departure from what we’ve done before, something diverse within itself, but you’ll know it’s an Oceansize album.”
TORI AMOS
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“I don’t think we could, to be honest!” Gambler laughs. “It is pretty scary - quite a few good bands have been dropping recently, but we didn’t get into this band to make money, otherwise we wouldn’t be writing the type of music we write. I don’t think a major label would be able to do much for a band like us anyway - we don’t write singles, we don’t get much airplay. I think a label executive waving a cheque book would scare the hell out of me!”
band’s situation. “We’ve always thought ‘if we can make a living from this, it’d be nice’, and it’s alright at the moment, but I really don’t know how long that’s going to last.”
It may sound idealistic, but Gambler is under no illusions about his
FRAMES IS RELEASED ON 1 OCT THROUGH BEGGAR’S
So what can he predict about the future? “We’re touring the album, then it’ll be back to writing next year. And then a major label will turn up with a big fat cheque book.” He pauses for effect, “And I’ll run a mile.”
BANQUET.
To propel one of 2007’s most fiercely political albums into the upper echelons of the global charts is no mean feat. To do so some 15 years into your career, in a fickle climate in which many of your peers have been written off with the shelf life of a Ginsters pasty, is another phenomenon entirely. Never one to shy away from a battle, Tori Amos tells Dave Kerr why motherhood spurred her American Doll Posse into action.
slip through the radar and get to the masses so that they start asking questions. I don’t believe in telling somebody who to vote for, but I think you can light fires in people to say ‘wait a minute’. These are dangerous times. But as an artist I just kept seeing Natasha coming to me in 20 years and saying, ‘Mum, where were you? Did you just go unconscious for a while? Did you even think about the world you were leaving me and my friends or were you so selfish’... and that plagues me. If I hadn’t been a mother then I probably wouldn’t have recorded this album. But I had to be a mother pushed.”
“I’M PICKING UP THE TOMAHAWK AGAIN...”
“I made this record because I was so infuriated with what happened in the last American election. I wanted to address the question of where the women were - or where weren’t they? - and why. But I knew that picking up the ‘tomahawk’ again I needed to think of my three year old; I’m looking on this work as a mum. [My daughter] Tash is not an accessory. Some parents aren’t really involved in the rearing of their children; they might be celebrities who are always off and their kids are never with them. Well, we take Tash on the road everywhere we go and have tutors and the whole bit. When she was three, when I made The Beekeeper, I was in a place of dealing with a little girl. Now she’s six and it’s a whole different ballgame.
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THE BREAKFAST CLUB
OCEANIZE PLAY MOSHULU, ABERDEEN ON 5 OCT AND KING
“I had to make sure that she could be protected; not just call George Bush a cocksucker at a London show: Mommy’s not the Dixie Chicks. Dealing with a three year old, I knew that I had to write a work that would somehow penetrate and permeate the next generation.
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“Now, this [American Doll Posse] is my war - as a minister’s daughter – on the right-wing Christians. My father looked at me and said, ‘You’re not gonna put this out about George Bush, are you?’ And I said, ‘Yeah I am, dad, because it needs to be said.’
Last year, bassist and founding member Jon Ellis left the band, and Steve Hodson, a member of drummer Mark Heron’s side project Kong, was brought in to replace him. A new bass player might not seem like a big deal, but Steve’s effect on Oceansize has been profound.
“I think the Christian right-wing media’s behind certain stereotypes of women: you have the career women or the tarts and they’re all at ‘war’ against each other. It’s incredibly myopic. People aren’t looking at who the culprit really is; they’re not looking at the administration and the civil liberties that are being quietly taken away. People are more interested in all those silly people who wear no knickers on the red carpet. So I thought, ‘If this is how you wanna play, if you need female archetypes, then I can get you Aphrodite and Athena. If you need high heels and sex, there’s no problem with that.’ So that was the beginning of ‘Right then, let’s put out a girl band that says something.’
“You could tell our old bass player’s heart wasn’t in it during the last couple of months he was with us, and that obviously affected the other members of the band, so getting Steve in has brought a new vigour to the band,” explains Gambler. And his musical ideas have helped to shape much of album, including lead track Unfamiliar, which grew from a nucleus of his creation. “We don’t have a main song-
“You’ve got to ask, ‘What is the way to combat this Christian right wing that has put this administration in power?’ The only way is to fight ideology with ideology. You have to find ways to
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BURSTING AT THE SEAMS WITH RAUCOUS GIG ACTION
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The Replacements
Her single Cornflake G ir l famousl y bur st Tori Amos onto the UK scene back in 1994. Though the song title was clearly metaphorical, The Skinny knows a good game when it sees one, and here presents three quality tunes about brekkie.
THE REPLACEMENTS – BEER FOR BREAKFAST In which the brattish 80s alt-rockers celebrate early morning boozing, and the picking of other people’s noses. The formula clearly paid dividends: at one point respected music mag Trouser Press proclaimed The Replacements as ‘the world’s greatest rock’n’roll band’. And Rolling Stone didn’t disagree.
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL – PUNKY’S DILEMMA A lighter effort from Simon’s lyrical pencil, this track deftly combines early morning whimsy with the more serious topic of Vietnam draft dodging. It also contains the memorable couplet ‘Wish I was an English muffin / ‘Bout to make the most out of a toaster.’ Which is the single best mention of a toaster in a pop song ever.
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST – HAM AND EGGS Q-Tip’s instantly recognisable drawl “I don’t eat no ham and eggs cos they’re high in cholesterooool” chants an unexpectedly healthy message throughout this wicked tune from the Tribe’s 1990 debut. Big ups to the only crew who can mix ‘yummy’ into their rhymes without making you blink, and rap about food as if it were a political message. HAVE WE MISSED OUT A CLASSIC? EMAIL US AT LETTERS@SKINNYMAG.CO.UK AND LET US KNOW WHAT IDIOTS WE ARE.
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PREVIEWS
LIVE MUSIC
HELL IS FOR HEROES
by Fraser Thomson
WESTPORT BAR, DUNDEE, 26 OCT Hell is for Heroes have been living in the wings of post-hardcore’s more popular clubhouse for the last five years. Never quite achieving the acclaim of peers such as Funeral For A Friend and Biffy Clyro, the London band nevertheless boast a dedicated fanbase and a respectable back catalogue of powerful and intelligent hard rock. Excellent debut album, The Neon Handshake, and the slew of MTV2 anthems that were milked from it showcased a band with great talent and potential. However, Hell is for Heroes are playing to their strengths when on a sticky stage, abusing their instruments in front of a sweaty multitude of fans. With anarchic disregard for his cerbrovascular welfare (he once burst a blood vessel in his brain live on stage), diminutive but feisty frontman Justin Schlosberg reliably delivers intense and passionate performances. The rest of the band and, typically, their audiences, are no different. [Les Ogilvie] 8 PM, £10 ALSO KING TUT’S, GLASGOW ON 27 OCT WWW.HELLISFORHEROES.NET
MAKE MODEL
If finding acclaim while dodging fame means transcendence into virtuous punk-rock Nirvana (oh, the irony) then drummer Lewis Gale unarguably achieved enlightenment with Scottish noise-makers Fickle Public. Since this esteemed outfit called it a decade, Gale has swapped his sticks for picks and put together hotly tipped power-folk sextet Make Model. The band produce crisp electronic soundscapes held down to Earth with pleasingly modest acoustic guitar and an almost spiritual bent. That Dinosaur Jr. atmosphere of just-out-of-bed optimism pervades some tracks (Czech Neck) but Make Model’s attitude is generally bouncy and likeably brassy. Singing, shouting and chanting their way through endearing four minute pop songs, it would be easy to picture a Make Model gig resurrecting memories in even the most grumblesome indie purist of how unashamedly, unpretentiously fun music can be. [Les Ogilvie] DINOSAUR JR - Pete Dunlop
EDINBURGH Remember your formative gig-going years, when your wee eardrums would take a pounding from the effrontery of live rock music? As a gigveteran, those days are behind you, right? Not if you’re lucky enough to witness the three-headed, tinnitusinducing behemoth that is Dinosaur Jr. Perhaps J. Mascis’ stack of six Marshall amps should’ve warned us, but we didn’t take heed. Mascis wields his axe with the aplomb of any ‘rock legend’ you’d care to mention, Lou Barlow attacks rather than plays his bass, whilst Murph connects the two musically and, who knows, perhaps in other ways. Each successive song tonight seems to have been scientifically gauged to be one notch further up the mosh-ability scale, peaking with the inevitable Freak Scene, the audience writhing into one big sweaty climax. These days we may be spoiled for choice with all-star line-up comebacks, but this has gotta beat the shit out of The Police. [Darren Carle]
themselves into their set as if a record deal depends on it, and in Leo Condie they possess one of the most watchable, dynamic frontmen around. He shuffles into the audience, irritates his bass guitarist, flings his arms out Shirley Bassey-style and generally acts the Shakespearean fool. The rest of his troupe – including former Josef K guitarist Malcolm Ross – make a tightly-regimented, trebly racket that crashes through every style from no-wave to wartime cabaret. Setcloser Also Sprach Shareholder extends into an introduce-the-band interlude and ends on a wonderful anti-climax. Energetic, witty, and confident; in these lad-rock-infested times they’re almost too talented. Actual headliners and recent TBreak winners CHUTES (3/5) take some time to reach top gear. Songs like Hours are polished but too onedimensional to excite the neutrals in the audience. Matters improve with 4am, a stronger, more assured effort with echoes of Interpol. Chutes have a well-honed, stylish sound, but in the outlandish Low Miffs they had a hard act to follow. [Nick Mitchell]
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INBURGH
Another month ends, and another trio of bright young bands arrive with amps in tow for This is Music. First up is Edinburgh quartet JESUS H. FOXX (3/5), who break into a scratchy, melodic opener. The two Fender-wielding guitarists display a near-telepathic understanding, though the rhythm occasionally lags behind this searing frontispiece. I’m 24 is a catchy track that captures the oft-neglected mid-twenties-lifecrisis, before they slow it down on I Got the Sads Real Bad, on which the singer gets to indulge his inner Casablancas. Not quite The Strokes perhaps, but an undeniably good band. They’ve been at it for a few years now, but quite a buzz continues to attach itself to THE LOW MIFFS (4/5), so it’s a surprise they’re not headlining tonight. Regardless of temporal hierarchy, they launch
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ANNIE CHRISTIAN “If the Spice Girls can do it, then so can we…they’re some forwardthinking motherfuckers, as Julian Cope would say,” nods Larry Lean. Arriving at the end of a summer choked full of unlikely comebacks, it’s refreshing to see one purely motivated by something other than the lure of the green. Reverting back to their old Annie Christian (4/5) banner for the sake of reclaiming their back catalogue, the band now formerly known as Last Great Wilderness forge together the light and dark elements of both worlds; armed with cathartic howls, blazing riffs and unshakable thousand yard stares. As guitar heads and loose limbs flail and miraculously miss contact while Lean lunges around the stage like he’s trekking uphill, the synchro-
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nicity is mesmerising and their understated anthems are greeted like old friends. With a few more gigs already on the horizon, it looks like they won’t just be passing by in the night. (Dave Kerr) ANNIECHRISTIAN PLAY THE TUNNELS, ABERDEEN ON 27 OCT WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ANNIECHRISTIAN
FOALS
CABARET VOLTAIRE, 24 SEP Epileptic strobes blind enlarged pupils; beads of sweat drip tap-like from the ceiling; and a gaggle of beanpole fanboys stand fists aloft, each in awe of the latest sceneshifting sensations. Yup, the UK’s Next Big Thing - otherwise known as Foals - are in town and the trendy kids lap up every second. But this Oxford-based quintet conjure more than the staple riff-angles and Topshop-circa styles that so often plague naive young pretenders; there’s an unexpected intellect immersed in the cyborg guitar rickets and hypnotic afro-beat woodpecking its way through Cabaret Voltaire. In this hyperactive furnace of luminous sonics, frontman Yannis Philippakis and his roguish cohorts fizz the crowd into a sprawl of flailing limbs with Mathletics’ whirling laser-driven disco and the jittery psycho-babble emitting from closer Hummer. At just thirty minutes this hypnotic set is sadly short-lived, but tonight we may just have witnessed Foals grow into prize-winning thoroughbreds. [Billy Hamilton] WWW.MYSPACE.COM/FOALS
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THE LIQUID ROOM, 24 SEP This bizarre meeting of minds between The Fall’s Mark E Smith and German electro outfit Mouse on Mars draws a respectable if unspectacular throng to the Liquid Room. And if there are a few Fall disciples in, their reverence is a hushed one, as if they are trying to get their heads round the new incarnation of Mark. And Mr Smith is his usual enigmatic self tonight, spending most
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The Luyas
1. PLANTS AND ANIMALS - FEEDBACK IN THE FIELD Newest signees to the label that discovered Miracle Fortress and Patrick Watson, Plants and Animals play what they call a “post-classic rock” - a jammy, feel-good electric pop that’s mostly swagger and very little mope. Feedback in the Field, from their upcoming debut, starts with a whistle solo and ends with a guitar that wah-wahs all the way to the wedding chapel. DOWNLOAD AT: HTTP://BLEATINGHEARTSHOWS.COM/FRIDAY.HTML
2. THE LUYAS - DUMB BLOOD Make Model
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UNDERGROUND HEROES FAT SAM’S, 20 SEP
It’s the second of the Underground H e r o e s’ t wo e ve n i n g s a t Fa t Sam’s and the crowd is sparse. U n c h a r ac te r i sti c a l l y s o, i f th e Chatham band’s reputation for drawing in Dundonians like a promise of free fortified wine is to believed. Y’see, their association with mischievous local rapscallions The View has brought them quite a following in these parts and, like a good sycophantic rock star, frontman Aaron Dollimore takes the stage in a shell suit honouring the local football team. Any shameful prejudice that might have harboured concerning a band sporting sportswear, tonight has its head mercilessly stoved in: not with a 99p bottle of turpentine laced cider as is the city’s tracksuited tradition, but with 45 minutes of frenzied, thousand-mile-an-hour, Jam-esque punk-rock. This is truly exhilarating and refreshing stuff and the audience, limited as it is, go crazy for every dirty, sweat-soaked second of it. [Les Ogilvie] MYSPACE.COM/UNDERGROUNDHEROES
The evidence? In January I received a fantastic portrait of the man himself. I have yet to hang the painting. It sits at the side of my bed, hidden away like some vulgar picture, with just the tips of his quiff sticking above the freshly plumped pillows. For Christmas I received a copy of The Queen Is Dead to replace the one Mike Joyce nicked off me (long story!). I’ve listened to it once all the way through, and then whenever iTunes chooses to shuffle it.
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of the proceedings seated stage left, offering up the odd slurred rhyming couplet while leafing through a foldover A4 pad full of scrawled lyrics; when he does shuffle onstage he looks slightly befuddled, like a man in a perpetual search for lost spectacles. His charisma is unquestionable, but it’s Jan St Werner and Andi Toma who are stealing the show, offering up chunky slices of effervescent electro exemplified by the spiky Fledermaus Can’t Get Enough. There is no doubt that Smith is making a notable contribution, but his ego is clearly pricked: “I filled this club,” he declares during the encore; that may be true Mark, but it’s the duo behind the decks who are making us dance. [Barry Jackson]
THE LIQUID ROOM, 18 OCT Battles really broke through this year – the Warp-signed supergroupof-sorts blew 2007 apart with their debut single Atlas in February, and first album Mirrored in April. We gave the album a rare 5-star review and six months later, it’s definitely still worth that – one of the most original and definitive albums of the year, it’s a shoe-in for our Top 10 come Christmas. Excitingly, they’re coming to Scotland to tour this marvel, though it might be difficult to fit eight and a quarter drum-kits on stage. We could go on about Mirrored’s krautrock rhythms or math-rock meters; how it’s both instrumental prog-Rock (with a capital R) and Aphexinspired IDM; how it sounds like some futuristic alien race has sent us their iPod playlist, and some of their singers too. It’s both, it’s all four, all six – it’s like nothing else out there, so go see for yourselves at the Liquid Room. [Ally Brown]
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I think Morrissey saw it coming. On Rubber Ring he wails “Don’t forget the songs that made you cry, or the songs that saved your life” before pleading “Hear my voice in your head and think of me kindly.” And I do.
3. MICHAEL HOLT - ALL THE MICHAELS IN THE WORLD My name is Sean Michaels, but I am not mentioned in this song. Many other Michaels are, however. Michael Jackson, Michael Feuerstack, Michael Holt. It’s a song about how all the Michaels need to get together to figure out what to do about this one particularly sweet girl. And that’s a dilemma I can appreciate. DOWNLOAD AT: WWW.MOMMYHEADS.COM/HOLT.HTML
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Emily Jane White is from the old, familiar Cat Power school, but there’s a naivete here that’s refreshing a lightness to the song that makes it feel a little less intense, a little less crazy. This is a song that’s not a burden: serious but ascendant, the kind of promise that is a pleasure to keep. Piano, blended voices, autumn’s second wind.
John Zorn once lamented over those critics who looked at his bands and saw saxophone and trumpet, only to instantly call it ‘jazz’. The same approach could equally vex Acoustic Ladyland. With a line-up of sax, keys, bass, drums it would be easy to glance in their direction and dismiss them as Pizza Express noodlers, but, as Zorn would say, most people look but don’t listen. So to listen to Acoustic Ladyland is to hear a punk band, a rock band, a blues band, a funk-hop band sometimes, or, if you really close your eyes, experimental electronica and the most far-out pop nonsense this side of Bjork. Live shows have gained notoriety as a flamboyant shambles and have shown just how much fun it is to shun expectations and traditions. The term ‘new wave’ gets thrown around a lot with little weight, but here is a band that really does conjure the spirits of Coltrane, Hendrix and Bad Brains. [Ali Maloney]
Weapons-grade rock and roll, motherfucker: that’s what THE MOONEY SUZUKI are gonna bring when they hit up THE HIVE on 9 OCT. Make no bones, these boys have been doing it for years and they’re the real deal. Sing it with me: I am Alive and Amplified!
PARTS AND LABOR get things juiced up early in the
It’s angular! It’s spiky! It’s regional! But is it a cliché? You can decide for yourself when THE CRIBS play POTTERROW on 10 OCT. Alright, you’d probably go mental if you had to listen to one of their albums from start to finish, but there’s no doubting that this is good music to jump around drunkenly to. Also at Fat Sams, Dundee on 9 Oct. Drink! Smoke! Fuck! Fight! HADOUKEN! sound like the Prodigy with an ASBO: all rave synths, dance beats and power chords – with a hefty dose of dodgy rapping thrown in for good measure. Expect a drunken riot when they play THE LIQUID ROOM on 21 OCT. Also playing ABC, Glasgow on 19 Oct and Moshulu, Aberdeen on 20 Oct. Dour indie superstars THE WEDDING PRESENT return to THE LIQUID ROOM on 24 OCT as part of The George Best 20th Anniversary Tour. They’ll play the whole album every night, so you can look forward to renditions of classics like My Favourite Dress and Shatner. Also at Fubar, Stirling on 23 Oct and QMU, Glasgow on 25 Oct.
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month with a set at NICE N SLEAZY on 6 OCT. If you’ve not heard them before, they peddle a really fucked-up postrock sound featuring mental fast drumming, squawking electronics and incongruously earnest sounding vocals. Why do so many American bands do that? Anyway, they’re pretty interesting so check. Filthy rock sluts THE VIVIANS tear shit up at BARFLY on 18 OCT. The Skinny has watched these Edinburgh locals rise up the ranks and evolve into a fearsome proposition. They’ve got the riffs and the style and a killer knack for an anthemic hook. Beware of their uncouth stage banter - the dirty bastards. Also at the Greenside, Leslie on 27 Oct. ”No-nonsense experimental rock performed with vintage synths, drums and electric guitars.” That’s what it says on KLING KLANG’s tin, and they weren’t lying. Pleasantly rocking, with heaps of atmosphere – these noise-mongers have got enough keyboards to make Rick Wakeman proud. BARFLY 27 OCT. Also at The Hive, Edinburgh on 26 Oct.
ASOBI SEKSU have a bit of a buzz around them at the moment, as well they should. Citrus, just released in the UK - our album of the month a few issues ago too - is a magical payload of dreamy pop, fuzzed out melodies and delicate, haunting vocals – and big things are expected from this UK tour. By all accounts, they’ve got the skills to make it happen. Essential. KING TUTS WAH WAH HUT, 30 OCT
Hadouken!
Screw it. Never abandon your heroes. I’m away out to buy a picture hook.
TIME FOR A GROWTH SPURT?
FRASER THOMSON PRESENTS THE XFM WEEKENDER EVERY
Upcoming Scottish bands are invited to apply to Ground Up, the innovative new project from indie-filmmakers Nexuslive that offers the chosen acts the chance to benefit from a free music video. Ground Up, which is running in association with The Skinny, will produce mini 5 minute documentaries, each featuring a Scottish band or artist.
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They will involve a collage of interviews, performances and ‘on location’ pieces, mixed up and edited into a package. This is an excellent opportunity for bands/artists: the footage is a great promotional tool and is provided to them for free to put on their own online pages. The finished piece tends to look, y’know, pretty badass.
5. NICO - LITTLE STONE
ALSO KING TUT’S, GLASGOW ON 9 OCT
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A breathtaking track by a 17 year-old from Brooklyn, too young perhaps to even know that there’s already a musical artist called Nico. His underripe voice is thrown atop thumps, whines, clops and rings - a patchwork of samples that feel tactile, intimate, exciting. In it there’s something of Hood, Liars, Animal Colective, even Radiohead’s Amnesiac; a melancholy that’s puissant, powered, and never apathetic. The sad song that will send you skipping onto the Glasgow subway.
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I’ve tried to share. My girlfriend (a big fan of the Foo Fighters and the Chili Peppers) sat patiently through my class, Smiths 101 – even passing her final exam (bonus points for getting both Steven and Patrick as Mr Morrissey’s first names.) She loves Girlfriend in a Coma, which slightly disturbs me. She even bought me tickets to go and see him tour. I didn’t take her. It would feel like cheating Don’t panic. I’ve not run out and bought the works of cheery love songs full of Moons In June and that sorta thing. I just don’t have those evenings that I used to have. Just me, Morrissey, Marr, and a bottle of white. Instead I sit and watch NCIS with my girlfriend and a bottle of red.
4. EMILY JANE WHITE - WILD TIGERS I HAVE KNOWN
CABARET VOLTAIRE, 8 OCT
When did it change? I mean, when I was single I’d sit and indulge in I Know It’s Over before anything ever really began. I’d get drunk and triumphantly sing You Just haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby and believe every word. But it just isn’t the same these days. Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me. And then I woke up beside her.
One of the year’s most exciting albums is by a Montreal three-piece that is one-third french horn. The Luyas’ music is like singer-songwriter stuff turned inside out. All the seams are showing, and the stuffing strewn everywhere. Jessie Stein sings wry and heartsick, with a crooked and beautiful voice, while around her there’s cymbal crashes and a growing, droning fanfare. The sweetest raindance you’ll ever hear.
7.30PM, £14
ACOUSTIC LADYLAND
Last week, Irish comedian Sean Hughes was in the bar my mate DJs in. To noone’s su r pr ise, he asked for The Smiths. This reminded me of a great line from t he much m i s s e d and seldom repeated S e a n’s S h o w – “Everybody gets over their Morrissey phase. Well, except Morrissey, obviously.” You see, I’ve been seeing my current girlfriend for over a year and a half, and now we live together. And I’ve noticed changes. There’s a bin in the bathroom. The bedclothes get changed more often. And I think I’m getting over my Morrissey phase...
FAT SAMS, DUNDEE, 29 OCT
Highlights by Ted Maul
I KNOW IT’S OVER
5 FREE SONGS YOU CAN LEGALLY DOWNLOAD, LISTEN TO AND LOVE by Sean Michaels
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI Being an objective bunch (well, we haven’t taken any backhanders in exchange for a fairer critique of Jon Bon Jovi’s mu l let yet) , the d icey business of talking about the burgeoning musical careers of Skinny staff past and present is one we’ve never been entirely comfortable with.
The OK Coral
JAMES SKELLY WAXES LYRICAL TO DUNCAN FORGAN ABOUT THE REJUVENATION OF HIS BAND AND THEIR DISTRUST OF THE GREAT SOUTHERN METROPOLIS.
Admittedly, I might be letting the side down, with a shady history as a bedroom bassist and a bad drummer in a death metal band that never got its weird Cream covers out of the rehearsal space, but a lot of our writers have enjoyed far more success and could go a fair distance towards rubbishing the claim that music journos are just failed musicians. Shuh, I mean, Bob Geldof used to write for NME... Anyway, you’d do well to seek out some sounds by Faringold, Penny Blacks, OBE, Dead or American, Double Helix, Milo McLaughlin, Sileni, Mercury Tilt Switch, Sans Trauma, The Vivians, or The Break-Ups, all of which have members who have been Skinny contributors at some time or another. Of course, they’ve all got some tunes for you to review yourself up on their Myspace, and you can see them all playing live at Skinnypalooza (tm) 2008. /DGK
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THE CORAL OCEANSIZE ANIMAL COLLECTIVE KATE NASH JACK PEÑATE ILIKETRAINS IRON AND WINE EDINBURGH LIVE MUSIC GLASGOW LIVE MUSIC ALBUMS & SINGLES
Worryingly, there are certain bands in the world that could tell you they carry a gun on tour and you’d believe them. When Al Shields, bass player with Ardentjohn, mentions this to The Skinny, something tells us he’s pulling our leg.
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Ah, giddy London, home of the ‘brash, outrageous and free’ if you believe the old Morrissey lyric. Problem is, as Mozzer was archly hinting at in the subtext to his prose, those three adjectives, as interpreted by the seemingly ceaseless armies of scenesters who stalk the city’s streets, actually make the capital as appealing a prospect as a week spent mainlining Chas and Dave records. You certainly won’t catch James Skelly adopting a fake cockney accent and teaming up with Mark Ronson to extol the questionable virtues of life in Britain’s largest conurbation anytime soon. The Coral frontman may, at 26, be of relatively tender years, but after six years of exposure to the scabrous demands of the music industry, he is more convinced than ever that his still watertight connections to his home city of Liverpool represent an umbilical chord to reality that he is emphatically disinclined to sever. “I love it up here man,” he tells the Skinny, “It helps keep us grounded and keeps us away from the bullshit that you get in bigger cities like London. You look at modern popular culture these days and you can easily tell who is sucking corporate cock or not. Sometimes you just think that civilisation is going to shit. You look at Lily Allen who is rubbish and then someone comes along who is even shitter. We haven’t sucked any
cock. Maybe licked a few - but never sucked.” Aside from his well documented and fervent support for Liverpool football club – “I reckon Torres is going to be some player for us this year,” he says of new Anfield record signing Fernando Torres – Skelly’s attachment to his birthplace is founded on musical and spiritual grounds as much as anything else. Bursting out of the affluent surrounds of Hoylake on the Wirral peninsula and onto the radar of the general public in 2001 with a string of EPs blending classic beat-group chops with odder nuances such as a pronounced Captain Beefheart influence and a penchant for bawdy sea-shanties, the Coral signalled a thrilling return to basics without sacrificing their esoteric tendencies. A Mercury Prize-nominated self-titled debut and a chart-bothering follow-up in Magic and Medicine seemed to signify the advent of one of the decade’s great bands. However, things were starting to go slightly awry behind the scenes in the aftermath of the release of third album, The Invisible Invasion. Skelly takes up the story: “It was well received at the time and it’s a record that we’re all still proud of just like all our records. However, there was a certain amount of it being a bit of a struggle to motivate
“We’ve all shared a double mattress, fuck, we must get on alright.” With the release of the band’s debut album, When the Time Comes, we find them in comfortably jovial spirits. It’s no surprise when lead singer Keiron Mason tells us he and Al went to primary school together on the Isle of Bute. “I hadn’t seen him in a good few years. The three of us (including London based guitarist Mark Abbott) were doing a lot of acoustic and open mic stuff. We were trying some different things at that stage... Sometimes I still think we’re figuring it out.”
ourselves after it. You just get really knackered and pissed off, it happens to every band.” The upshot was the temporary departure of guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones, a defection that nearly caused the band to call it a day according to Skelly. A timely rest back home, not to mention the vocal support of Noel Gallagher and the Arctic Monkeys, saw the band right however. With Ryder back on board, this year’s Roots and Echoes represents a successful step back into the breach. Starting off in relatively straightforward mode, the album veers off midway into strange psychedelic territory, the direct result, Skelly says, of prolonged exposure to another faintly mystical great north-western musical city. “We listen to a lot of stuff from San Francisco, you know,” he adds. “Moby Grape, Country Joe and the Fish and the Grateful Dead. The thing with a lot of those bands is that they, like us, lived by the sea. You just get a different kind of feel to the music that way; a kind of foggy but relaxed atmosphere. Not uptight in the way that bands that live in a gridlocked city sound.” THE CORAL PLAY ABC, GLASGOW ON 20 OCT THE SINGLE, JACQUELINE, IS OUT ON 1 OCT VIA SONY BMG/ DELTASONIC
“WE’VE ALL SHARED A DOUBLE MATTRESS, FUCK, WE MUST GET ON ALRIGHT.” - AL MARRON
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And that’s when drummer Seth Marron joined. It is he, according to the band, who “brings the noise.” The album itself strikes a healthy balance between acoustic balladry and an almost psychedelic experimentation which suggests they’re “figuring the whole thing out” just dandy. When pushed on what the band’s inspirational forces are, Mason acknowledges “there are bands you could listen to and say we are comparable with... The Coral, Stone Roses, Doves,” but is also quick to assert, “we definitely don’t sound like any one
band. We each bring different influences to the table.” “Things are changing,” adds Shields, “I never thought we’d be a deeply instrumental band, but we do a lot of that stuff.” If you haven’t seen Ardentjohn’s name plastered on billboards across the city, it’s because they haven’t been about Auld Reekie a great deal. “Having a member based in London,” Shields explains, “gives us an excuse to get around the country. We’ve spent a lot of time in London, Manchester, all over.” So after a year on the road, how does the band feel the Edinburgh scene holds up against the rest of the UK? The answer echoes the sentiments of many of their peers who have graced this very page in the past. “Musically it’s very healthy. True, there’s a lack of good venues but because of this there’s a big acoustic scene exploding. You go down South to big cities and everybody wants to look and sound the same. But in Edinburgh there’s a lot of variation and that can only be a good thing.” Too many bands nowadays would complain about the tedium of such time away. Refreshing, then, to hear Ardentjohn enthuse that it’s “the best part about being in the band. Travelling about keeps it interesting… I miss my own bed and my own toilet, but Edinburgh’s a small city, there’s only so much you can do without getting away.” However, scooting about the land is not all plain sailing, as Marron points out. “Sometimes it can be a pain, when somebody has to drive home. We played the Wickerman Festival recently, and I had to drive. The van was tiny, no windows in the back or nothing. The thing was shaking all over the road, and all I wanted to do was get hammered!” The rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, eh. Who’d have it? WHEN THE TIME COMES IS OUT NOW ON SLOW TRAIN WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ARDENTJOHNMUSIC
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THE NATIONAL
This month, Matt Berninger talks about his mentors and doles out the tunes currently populating his headphones. ”Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Neil Young, definitely Morrissey is also another... Bob Dylan, there’s a way that some of them have, Leonard Cohen does this too... where they can talk about things in a very down to earth and very base, instinctual way, you know? They’re talking about sex or they’re talking about depression or they’re talking about being drunk... they’re very honest about some of those things and sometimes it’s embarrassing. Those writers have no fear of saying ugly things and embracing it. So when the stuff that we’re doing is compared to theirs I feel like ‘OK, I must be pretty good at this then...”
1. NICK CAVE - EASY MONEY 2. CYHSY - MAMA, WON’T YOU KEEP THEM CASTLES IN THE AIR AND BURNING?
3. CROOKED FINGERS – BLACK BLACK OCEAN 4. ARCADE FIRE - OCEAN OF NOISE 5. BOB DYLAN - NOT DARK YET 6. GRIZZLY BEAR - KNIFE 7. ANDREW BIRD - FIERY CRASH 8. PAUL MCCARTNEY - EVERY NIGHT 9. NEIL YOUNG - WITHOUT RINGS 10. TOM WAITS - GOD’S AWAY ON BUSINESS THE NATIONAL PLAY ATSC, GLASGOW, ON 2 NOV
“YOU LOOK AT MODERN POPULAR CULTURE THESE DAYS AND YOU CAN EASILY TELL WHO IS SUCKING CORPORATE COCK OR NOT. SOMETIMES YOU JUST THINK THAT CIVILISATION IS GOING TO SHIT.” - JAMES SKELLY 28 THE SKINNY OCTOBER 07
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removed from the photographic archive. [Rosamund West]
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE PRESENTS... KEVIN DREW
RICHARD LONG
MODERN ART, EDINBURGH UNTIL 21
resonates with current popular fashions. Intentional or not, this is a small exhibition with a big, bang-on-trend voice. [Gabriella Griffith]
OCT, £6 (£4)
AMBER ROOME, EDINBURGH UNTIL 4
WWW.NATIONALGALLERIES.ORG
OCT, FREE
RICHARD STRACHAN
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THE ARCHES, 15 OCT
Beware – this is not technically a Broken Social Scene gig. BSS have always emphasised that they are a collective (rather than a rigid, unchanging band), and now it seems they are following the Wu-Tang path to world domination: establishing a reputation together, and then pursuing branded solo careers to spread the franchise. So Kevin Drew, founding member and main vocalist, is touring to support an album with the BSS prefix before his name. His ‘solo’ LP Spirit If… features a lot of help from members of his crew, and is laced with the charming, multi-instrumental risks that made the last BSS album stand out from the much of its peers, unsurprisingly. You may expect him to be joined on-stage by other members of BSS, and it’s likely he’ll play a couple of BSS songs too; but the main thrust will be his new solo work, so have a good listen to that too, eh. [Ally Brown] 7PM, £13.50 WWW.ARTS-CRAFTS.CA/BSS
LIVE REVIEWS WESTCOAST (CLYDE 1) RED SNOWMAN - Wes Kingston
THE HOLLOWAYS THE GARAGE, 18 SEP
Tonight is about participation: lacking a strong sense of melody or much lyrical imagination, The Holloways go for community with the audience. Adapting cheeky-chappy ska, the almost-folk of the Wonderstuff and vocalist Alfie Jackson’s approachable charm, they churn out fast-tempo romps for drunken dancing. Most of the songs are cheerful, low-rent versions of Arctic Monkeys-style observations. A few attempts at pathos destroy the atmosphere within seconds, but Rob Skipper is usually on hand to rescue things with some earnest violin. They don’t really have much musically - the subtle African guitar ripples of the album are lost in sweaty pub-rock - but by deftly shifting genres, they keep the mood amiable and buoyant. Tapping into the same inclusiveness as bands like the Levellers, they bounce like folk, rattle like reggae and prance like pop. In ten years’ time, they’ll reform and become the nostalgia band they already sound like. [Gareth K Vile] WWW.THE-HOLLOWAYS.COM
LITTLE JOHN ROCKET NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, 6 SEP
Little John Rocket have been working hard, driving their guitars harder and becoming, if anything, more intense and stentorian. Celebrating the release of their debut single, they conclude a short set with a murderous version of At An End which manages to connect the obvious Joy Division references to a bleak, repetitious funk. This New Wave relentlessness feels purifying and righteous after the light-weight and hackneyed glampunk of label-mates THE SKUZZIES (2/5), whose set threatens to collapse into an episode of the Mighty Boosh. Their preening self-regard merely highlights LJR’s Germanic determination: We Became Them and Nurnberg are shot through with loathing and delirious anger, turned in on itself and buzzing with frustration. The influence of the early 80s does still overshadow the band, but they stamp Basement with a stark Glaswegian energy and are appropriating the sound of New Wave for
their own nefarious fury. Little John Rocket are about to become frightening. [Gareth K Vile] WWW.LITTLEJOHNROCKET.COM
ALABAMA 3
CARLING ACADEMY, 22 SEP Alabama 3’s fusion of gospel, country and acid house could have been incendiary: instead, each genre’s mania is smoothed and blended into ambling grooves. Moments of sudden excitement - a sample of insane preacher Jim Jones, a guitar rock-out stolen from Alex Harvey’s legacy or the gospel roars of Devlin Love - are submerged by the Carling Academy’s sound system and uninspired, rhythm-heavy workouts. The exhortations, raps and lectures of both Larry Love and Rev. Wayne D Love are largely lost in the mix. A protest song against George Bush is oddly restrained - despite the sample of exploding bombs, it lacks urgency. Faster tracks and guitar solos break through the slush of the PA, but their rolling funk is distorted, with inaudible harmonicas and bristling percussion sucked into throbbing bass. Alabama 3 are solid, rarely breaking formula but with a few good tunes - unfortunately, tonight they fall victim to a bad sound system. [Margaret Kirk] WWW.ALABAMA3.CO.UK/HOME
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UNSIGNEDSHOWCASE ORAN MOR, 16 SEP E xpe cting a handf ul of A rctic Monkeys wannabes, it’s a pleasant surprise to find that the second Clyde 1 Unsigned Showcase is a surprisingly varied affair. Sevenpiece ZENER DIODE (3/5) (it’s an electrical component, in case you’re wondering, and a name apparently chosen primarily so people will ask what it is) open with their Blondie-meets-The Infadels electro pop; solid tunes, certainly, but their singer should rethink his dance moves. The crowd is slight but receptive, with a few hardcore fans shimmying wildly down the front. Next up are THE JAKS (2/5). Clearly fans of Noel Gallagher, they’re the least original of tonight’s bands, but their sense of fun suggests joy in the old pub rock formula. The crowd
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swells during The Jaks’ set, so the room is packed for THE FIRE AND I (4/5), a drums and guitar two-piece with fantastic tunes and startling, raw-throated vocals, and despite a fearsome set from five-headed rock behemoth in-the-making, RED SNOWMAN (4/5), who steal the show with their winding, grinding blend of prog metal. Although the crowd mainly consists of the bands’ friends and family tonight, each band is met with unanimous support, and as Clyde 1 Unsigned unfolds as a regular endeavour, it’s easy to imagine a real community spirit developing across these events. [Heather Crumley] RED SNOWMAN PLAY BANNERMAN’S, EDINBURGH ON 8 OCT THE JAKS PLAY THE BUSBY BOWLING CLUB, GLASGOW ON 27 OCT
HARD-FI ABC, 4 SEP
“Come on Glasgow, you want some?” jeers guitarist Ross Philips. O f cour se we do, we’re f rom Glasgow... we’ll set aboot ye. The Staines boys showcase songs from their just-released second album, Once Upon a Time in the West. Richard Archer wastes no time in telling us it was number one in the midweek charts, only half-heartedly crossing his cockey fingers in anticipation of the weekend. The crowd gets going when they launch into Suburban Knights and the highlights of the gig emerge as now perennial favourites Hard to Beat and closing number Living for the Weekend. The sing-along Archer requests for 70s Ska inspired track We Need Love falls a bit flat but the song itself has potential single written all over it. Will the latest LP carry the same clout as Stars of CCTV? No matter, the energy and the atmosphere provided by Hard-Fi’s live set means that a Mercury nomination does not denote a black hole into oblivion. [Julie Paterson] WWW.HARD-FI.COM
MICEPARADE KING TUT’S, 3 SEP
There is a certain disorder to Mice Parade that undermines their more
impassioned rock-outs. A broken lead and problems with a guitar string slow down their set, turning it into a chatty shamble rather than a strident sonic assault. At their best, they have the August majesty of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, their winsome melodies building to well-orchestrated climaxes and ecstatic flamenco-influenced wailing: but these moments are brief, and the relaxed atmosphere allows their sweeter sensibilities to shine. The male-female vocals are harmonious, the xylophone holds the melodies and, lacking the thudding bass guitar, the rhythm section is jazzy and spacious. Finding himself forced to talk over the gaps, founder Adam Pierce comes across as witty and modest, rather like his music. Comparisons have been made with My Bloody Valentine, although Mice Parade are made of more delicate distortion and do not hide their subtle hooks beneath layers of noise. They never really launch into fullbloodied rock, preferring charm to attack. [Burt Samson]
MILBURN ABC, 25 SEP
As a punter raises his arms heavenwards and sings the words “You look with your eyes, not with your hands” as if reciting the Psalms, praying for a swift end to this Britpop revisited nonsense is the only course of action. It’s difficult to hold anything against Milburn personally, as tonight’s performance is enthusiastic and note perfect (new single What Will You Do is particularly punchy), delivered by a band who obviously love what they do, but their sound pinpoints the problem with the current scene. Safety in music shouldn’t be tolerated, let alone celebrated, and you don’t get much more derivative than Milburn (face it - cliches were all once true and Milburn ARE ripping off the Arctic Monkeys), yet the crowd roars as if the threechord, temperate shuffles emanating from the stage are the most amazing songs ever written, demanding nothing more than musical retreads. Milburn’s set itself is perfectly acceptable; what it represents is certainly not. [Heather Crumley]
Kevin Drew
BOREDOMS
THE ARCHES, 23 OCT I’m no anthropologist, but the reasons for Japan having such an outstanding noise track record are beyond me. Maybe it’s down to their mis-approximations of the Western rock aesthetic, or the fact that there are soiled panty vending machines and cartoon characters affixed to all their buildings. With groups like Merzbow, Hijokaidan, Masonna and Gerogerigegege, Japan has produced some of the most psychedelic, fetishistic slabs of brutality. And it’s testament to the wonder that is the Boredoms that they can forsake their roots and still remain completely credible and revered. Whereas once BORE-leader Yamatake Eye was demolishing venues with hijacked JCBs, after a healthy immersion in trance music, his group’s noise took on a much more rhythmic and funky route. Previous shows have seen him conducting three drummers while swinging from the lightning rig whipping a crowd of noise-heads into a dance euphoria. Whatever shape their new show will take, it will undoubtedly be a musical highlight of 2007. [Ali Maloney]
WALKING AND MARKING A show which combines retrospective and newly commissioned works from the doyen of land art, Richard Long, faces the tricky issue of displaying said land art (work by its very nature linked to the landscape) within a gallery setting. The most successful works on show are Long’s drawings and his photographs recording his stone circles and lines made around the world. Seven River Avon Mud Drawings 1997, brown mud on black paper, are an exploration in mark making, with the mud and the water allowed to freely express themselves, the resulting images a system of curling lines and rivulets reminiscent of conventional representations of water within the Sino-Japanese tradition. His photographs of stone works in the Andes, Himalayas and Scotland are truly beautiful. The subtlety of these interactions with the mighty landscape, human vs sublime, in conjunction with the pleasing notion that these motifs repeated around the world somehow connect the natural places, breaking down international barriers - these ideas render the works quite affecting. Elsewhere, attempts to bring the land art within the gallery precinct are less successful. The slate work outside the cafe looks stifled by its narrow surround, and formally does not stand up to scrutiny when removed from the vast scale of the landscape of other works. Generally, however, this is a worthwhile show, and an interesting chance to see Long’s works
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This Aspect prize winning Edinburgh artist has returned to the capital with a compact collection of new works. Taking position in one of the small clean annexes of the Amber Roome gallery, the exhibition presents six works in Strachan’s familiar vibrant style. The works are inspired by the experience of interior environments. Layer upon layer of geometrical shape builds to convey the density of constructed spaces. Interactions of light and colour are utilised successfully to emphasise this sensation. The consequence is a visual punch of depth, strong pigments and high shine. Strachan glazes his shapes and colours together using gloss paint. This technique produces a distinctive mirror-like quality to the pieces which adds a surprising element into them: the viewer. Standing, taking in each painting, one finds oneself as a bold silhouette, standing within a Tetris-like habitat. Closer inspection of each piece reveals that the glossy exterior is often punctuated with moments of matt paint, creating an enjoyable variation in surface texture. A different colour scheme is used in each, the loud hues of cerulean and yellow compliment each other in one piece; purple and magenta in another. All combinations aid a geometrical language that shouts from the whitewashed walls. There is a certain eighties retro quality about the colour and shape of these pieces that
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Sculptural imagery and the relationship between solid and void is currently being explored in Leith’s flashy Corn Exchange Gallery. Richardson aims to prove that nothing can become something, i.e. the sculptural image is not held within solid materials (and there is plenty of it scattered around) but in the gaps, holes and space within her work. This is an interesting yet challenging idea that encourages the viewer to come up with their own narrative for each piece. The solid materials on display in the gallery are scattered like clues, willing you to read into the void what you will. A knocked over stool, fragments of metal rope, a derelict wooden bed are on offer here, with an aim to encourage our imaginations to see the importance of what is missing. This freedom offered to the viewer is helped along at first with figurative cut outs. From then on you are left to fend for yourself. One always benefits from a bit of imagination, however, and my expectations of an idea that had so much potential for exploration were not met, though maybe my patience was running thin. A sculptural exhibition claiming to hold its imagery in void is a tricky concept. There is definitely something missing here. Or maybe that is the point… [Jennifer Felton]
Work by Frances Richardson
Midsummer Day Circle by Richard Long and Michael Wolchover
CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY, EDINBURGH UNTIL 4 OCT, FREE WWW.CORNEXCHANGEGALLERY.COM
Green/Yellow by Richard Strachan
19:00, £15.50 WWW.BOREDOMS.CO.UK
THE DECEMBERISTS CARLING ACADEMY, 12 OCT
Depending on who you believe, the Decemberists are either a bunch of spirit-lubricated vagabonds seeking out some higher purpose or just a very good band with a mildly troubling preoccupation with death and an inexplicable fondness for medieval instruments. Now on album number four, their inspiration shows no signs of running dry: not quite a concept album, The Crane Wife is steeped in folktale imagery and a creeping sense of unease, while unexpected rocky flourishes and sparkly pop explode amid the lilts and laments, all conceived in a wonderful place where a strong regional accent is natural and not a shortcut to sales. Granted, they’re a bit nuts on record, which translates to ‘should I alert a care home?’ onstage, but Christ, they’re entertaining. A truly captivating and endlessly inventive band, watching The Decemberists brew their strange magic could just be the best thing you do in October. [Heather Crumley] 7PM, £12.50 WWW.DECEMBERISTS.COM
STEPHEN FRETWELL CLASSIC GRAND, 22 OCT
Stephen Fretwell went to New York to record his recent second album, Man On the Roof, and the effect of this transatlantic pilgrimage does not go unnoticed in the northern lad’s development. It is there in the sound of a mature and versatile 25 year-old, although the random Noo Yawk voice piping in with “That’s fucking genius man” after track nine may give the game away. At a time when semi-talented, drug-addled ‘mockneys’ are aiming to be the next British singer to break America, Fretwell is quietly letting his music do the publicity work for him. The lyrics are evocative yet personal, the music understated yet effective, but it is the overall quality of the songwriting that sets him apart. And that voice. Fretwell doesn’t strain his larynx to squeeze every last emotion out of the song; he just sings naturally with a voice that can be 20-a-day gritty or triple-distilled angelic depending on the song. Experience it up close while you can. [Nick Mitchell] 7.30PM, £12.50 WWW.STEPHENFRETWELL.COM
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WILLIAM BLAKE -
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI The Statement of Lucy Faringold: ‘I repeat to you, ladies and gentlemen, t hat you r inquisition is fruitless. Detain me here i ndef initely if you will; I can say no more tha n I have a lr e a d y. No t h i n g has been exaggerated or withheld, and if details remain vague it is only due to the aphotic miasma which has overcome my mind – that miasma and the nebulous horrors which brought it upon me.
The divine image LUMINARIES AS VARIED AS GRANT MORRISON AND ROBERT CRUMB HAVE MADE EXPLICIT THEIR DEBT TO BLAKE
He may have struggled in poverty and died unsung, but there’s really no need to feel sorry for William Blake. That’s not to say that posterity will bring him the plaudits he deserves, either. This supremely modest exhibition of prints and sundry works – apparently including every work related to Blake that the National Gallery owns – most likely lacks the bombast necessary to sway the public one way or another.
Once more I say, I do not know what has become of Jay Shukla; though I would venture – almost pray – that he is in peaceful oblivion, if there exists such divine release. It is true that I have for two years been his closest friend, and a companion of his disturbing researches into the unknown. I will not deny that this supposed witness of yours may have seen us on Queen’s Drive, walking towards Arthur’s Seat, at half past midnight on that terrible night. But of what followed, and of the reason I was discovered dazed and gibbering amid a circle of empty Tennent’s cans the next morning, I must insist that I know nothing, save what I have volunteered over and over again. And why Shukla did not return, he or his shade – or some nameless phantom I cannot describe – alone can tell.’ ( Sadly this is Jay Shukla’s final issue as Art Editor of The Skinny; we hope he is alive and well - ed)
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1. THIS IS A TIME FOR DREAMING OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL, DALMENY ST, EDINBURGH, 5 OCT TO 20 OCT
Features work by 12 émigré artists inspired by their adopted home. Aims to help us see the city from a different perspective
2. FREAK TAA 28 WEST HARBOUR ROAD, GRANTON, EDINBURGH,
by Jay Shukla
with the Other; who wrote of his daily conversations with his deceased brother; who created his own living mythology because Christian orthodoxy simply would not do. “I am more famed in Heaven for my works than I could well conceive,” he wrote. Put simply, he held loftier intentions than pandering to the fashions of his peers. In Blake’s own words, “the imagination is not a State: it is the Human existence itself.”
The centrepiece of this exhibition is the series of 21 prints which he produced to illustrate the Book of Though Blake is often described as a visionary – and Job. Commissioned by the artist John Linnell, these clearly he did have visions - he was much more than engravings are among the best works that Blake that. He was a man convinced of his own connection ever produced, although one wonders if the curators feel the same way, given the way that the series has been squeezed on to two tiny walls, with half the images hung at knee-level. Absurd hanging-strategies aside, these are revelatory works; Blake’s genius for dynamic composition endowing each plate with an impact and immediacy that perfectly illustrates the artist’s unconventional genius. Each figure possesses an enormous, almost sculptural, physicality, with Blake seemingly transcending the shortcomings of his draughtsmanship through sheer willpower. These scenes, framed and bordered with yet more imagery and inscribed with biblical extracts are clear antecedents of the graphic novel form, with practitioners as varied as God Writing upon the Tables of the Covenant by William Blake Grant Morrison and
Robert Crumb having made explicit their debt to Blake’s juxtaposition of text and image. If Blake’s re-telling of the trials of Job is ostensibly faithful to the original text, his artistic style is anything but orthodox. By turns theatrical and nightmarish, these are arrestingly modern-looking creations, and yet in their boldness and confidence it is possible to see why John Ruskin compared them positively to the work of Rembrandt. Also featured in the show are engravings by Luigi Schiavonetti, an Italian who replaced Blake as illustrator for an edition of Robert Blair’s The Grave – not the first time Blake’s eccentricity and unreliability had lead to him being replaced on a commercial project. The contrast between the work of the two artists is illuminating: Schiavonetti is clearly the more gifted draughtsman, yet his works lack the visceral, dramatic punch of Blake’s engravings. This can be most clearly seen in his illustration of The Day of Judgement; Schiavonetti’s God looking rather distant and unsure of himself, impotent even – something that Blake’s imagination could have never conceived of. Blake’s God knew how to put on a show, and in God Writing Upon The Tables Of The Covenant – the best of the few colour works on display – we get to see him in action. Looking at the sea of flame coruscating in his wake – engulfing even his own angels, it seems – we feel glad that we can only glimpse the back of this formidable deity. It’s a searing image, and yet relatively clumsy in its execution: as though the artist’s knowledge of his own technical limitations drove him to infuse a supernatural energy into its creation.
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by Nick Mitchell
It’s fitting that Glasgow-based quartet Genaro took their name from a character penned by Carlos Castaneda, the writer who wanted to discover a “separate reality” through shamanism and was labelled “the Godfather of the New Age” by Time magazine.
“In retrospect, if we had two weeks to record we’d probably be much happier with the end result,” Derek admits, “but the reviews have been really good so far so we can’t complain.”
It’s also fitting because Genaro make music so richly atmospheric and mysterious that it seems to take the listener on some kind of journey – if not exactly into a separate reality.
Indeed they have. Four and five star ratings across the board and such glowing epithets as “glacial, epic and majestic,” “absolutely brilliant” and “achingly beautiful.” But Genaro are certainly not the only exciting band on the Glasgow scene at the moment. Have they found it difficult to gain exposure in such a fertile breeding ground?
The four from Carluke initially came together in 2000 and performed in the heats of the following year’s T Break competition. After a break spent in various solo projects, Genaro were persuaded to reform by the leftfield, normally electronica-based label Benbecula, who eventually put out their self-titled debut album this summer. Bass player Derek Bates is grateful for Benbecula’s encouragement. “They’ve been great to us,” he tells The Skinny. “We wouldn’t even be together as Genaro if they hadn’t given us a little push in the right direction.” The album showcases Genaro’s ambitious compositions, forged through sweeping guitar and synth motifs that undulate in perfect harmony with Craig Snape’s transcendental vocals. The band themselves downplay any notions of grand, preconceived intentions. “The mood of the music just comes naturally,” lead guitarist Dom Dixon says. “We’ve never gotten together and said ‘OK let’s do this’ or whatever. We just start jamming something and develop it from there. We do all share a love for lots of reverb and delay though, so that probably helps.” As an unknown entity, Genaro had to do without the months of studio time enjoyed by major label bands. Derek recalls the pressure of delivering the album: “We did something like fifteen songs in a week. It was such a different way of recording for us – we were used to recording at home, adding shitloads of overdubs and effects and taking as long as we wanted to mix.”
“There’s a bit more attention on the city,” Derek says, “and there are certainly venues that really know how to put bands together to complement each other. The public know what they like though, so we don’t try to force them to listen to us. Luckily some listen to us by choice, which is nice.” As any penniless artist will confirm, creating something that’s truly progressive rarely guarantees commercial success. But Genaro don’t fret over how many “units” they shift or whether they fit the right “scene” to attract the media’s attention. As Derek puts it: “We create music for enjoyment and I don’t think we’d ever give that up. It’s great that people like what we do, but we’d still be creating music regardless.” GENARO IS OUT NOW ON BENBECULA. WWW.GENARO.CO.UK
“IT’S GREAT THAT PEOPLE LIKE WHAT WE DO, BUT WE’D STILL BE CREATING MUSIC REGARDLESS” - DEREK BATES
Looking at this picture, together with his evocative wood engravings for Dr Robert John Thornton’s Virgil, it’s easy to appreciate the sentiment of Blake’s acolyte, Edward Calvert, when he wrote, “(these works) have a spirit in them, humble enough and of force enough to move simple souls to tears.” Blake may have conceived the angelic hosts as his most receptive audience, but his works retain a bounty of earthly pleasures.
SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY, EDINBURGH UNTIL 4 NOV, FREE WWW.NATIONALGALLERIES.ORG
10-13 OCT
Local artists and residents reclaim a disused warehouse and transform it beyond recognition!
3. ALEX GROSS – CABBAGE HEAD GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS UNTIL 27 OCT
Works created during his ten-month studio residency at GSS.
4. BRUEGEL TO RUBENS: MASTERS OF FLEMISH PAINTING QUEEN’S GALLERY, EDINBURGH UNTIL 6 APR 2008
The first exhibition ever mounted of Flemish paintings in the Royal Collection.
Nocturne by James D Robertson
5. ROYAL GLASGOW INSTITUTE - ANNUAL EXHIBITION THE MITCHELL, NORTH STREET, GLASGOW. 12 OCT TO 4 NOV
Yearly showcase with renewed commitment to awarding young artists.
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FREAK TAA:
creativity for the community by Lucy Faringold
AN AMBITIOUS GALLERY SPACE FOR EDINBURGH
FREAK (Free and Reactive Edinburgh Art Kollective) are a group of local artists and residents who are aiming to make art and creativity accessible to everyone with their upcoming Temporary Autonomous Artists Exhibition (TAA) taking place from 10-13 Oct. FREAK’s mission is to transform a derelict and disused warehouse into a vibrant artists’ space where anyone and everyone will be free to express themselves outwith the traditional art establishment. Artists, performers, bands and DJs will all converge to do their thing, whilst visitors will be encouraged to get involved and learn new skills; from dance to drama, circus skills to clothes customisation – it’s all going to be happening, and the open access policy means that folk from all age groups and walks of life will be welcome. The disused warehouse building in Granton has been kindly donated by Waterfront Edinburgh Ltd, a development company that has a growing interest in giving something back to the local communities in which their regeneration and development projects are taking place. Inspired by similar successful events in other cities in the UK, as well as countries such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Italy and Germany, FREAK aim to promote social inclusion and creative education by turning a warehouse into a vibrant creative nexus. Vital to the success of the event will be
participation from the public, whether on a practical level or simply as visitors to this fabulous event. Artists, sculptors, photographers and graffiti artists are all invited to come and do their thing, while those interested in running a stall, helping out with the technical side or running children’s workshops are also invited to get in touch. Remember, the more people that turn up, the
more amazing the event will be. Make it happen! 28 WEST HARBOUR ROAD, GRANTON, EDINBURGH, 10-13 OCT, 1PM TO MIDNIGHT, FREE EMAIL EDINBURGH@TAAEXHIBITIONS.ORG FOR MORE INFO HTTP://EDINBURGH.TAAEXHIBITIONS.ORG
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ALBUM REVIEWS SCOUT NIBLETT
THIS FOOL CAN DIE NOW (TOO PURE)
Emma Louise Niblett may have adopted her pseudonym from To Kill A Mocking B i r d, b u t i t appears to be the only bit of theatricality on This Fool Can Die Now. Undulating from sparse country to pounding fuzzy rock, sometimes within the same song, Scout lays her heart on the line seemingly just for us. “If I’m to be the fool, then so be it,” she intones before leading up to the album’s title. Intermittently, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy pops up to provide some dusky duets, producing some of the album’s highlights. Building up to the crescendo of Kiss, both taking vocal turns before joyously combining for the beautiful refrain of “That kiss could’ve killed me, were it not for the rain,” provides a moment where majestic doesn’t seem too strong a word. It’s a tad on the long side perhaps, but as we all know, you can’t hurry love, right? [Darren Carle]
tracks (including two instrumentals), Ardentjohn’s debut is scarcely eligible for long-player status. Considering this, it’s commendable how much they squeeze into When the Time Comes. Speaking frankly to The Skinny recently, lead singer Keiron Mason acknowledged that some of the band’s influences are plain to see. The Doves are audible on the excellent Orange Nights; Sleeping Soldiers is reminiscent of The Verve at their most blissfully zoned out and the Merseybeat / ska persuasions of Legoland Towns are inescapable. Credit to Ardentjohn, then, for producing an album that whilst heavily influenced, is far from recycled. From the seamless, dreamlike quality that binds the opening tracks to the harmonious, unashamedly melodic Hide Your Mind; When the Time Comes is great while it lasts. Perhaps though, a few more substantial tracks would have added meat to the bones of an enjoyable and promising first outing. [Finbarr Bermingham] OUT NOW MYSPACE.COM/ARDENTJOHNMUSIC
BAND OF HORSES CEASE TO BEGIN (SUB POP)
RELEASE DATE: 15 OCT SCOUT NIBLET T PL AYS KING TUT’S, GLASGOW ON 23 NOV WWW.SCOUTNIBLETT.COM
NORTHERNALLIANCE THEHANDOF GOD (FENCE)
It feels like a mistake that this album is released at the start of October: it’s so perfectly summery, designed to be listened to in a sunny park or heard from a festival stage. Cute keyboard hooks, twinkles of guitar and vocals that purr sweetly, The Hand of God is a million miles away from the current keeping-it-real craze, and is all the better for it. Tracks like the gorgeous Wake Up! Be Tired! and We Hit The Town Drinking are shot through with a gentle sparkle, and with the vocals being the only natural element among the electronic beats and synthesised instruments, it feels as if you are listening to something from another galaxy. The tempo rarely rises above an amble, but the effect is relaxing rather than boring, making for a near-perfect dreamlike album. Blissful listening. [Heather Crumley] RELEASE DATE: 10 OCT MYSPACE.COM/ NORTHERNALLIANCEROCKS
ARDENTJOHN
WHEN THE TIME COMES (SLOW TRAIN)
Band of Horses’ LP, Everything All the Time, was a collection of unusually lovely, brilliant songs and an understated highlight of 2006. On their sophomore album, Cease to Begin, not a massive amount has changed. Ben Bridwell still has an appetite for Jim James sized helpings of reverb and they still have a flair for penning likeable melodies; every track on show is pleasant and highly listenable… hardly surprising just one year on. What is worrying is that over the same timescale, they seem to have exhausted their supply of fresh ideas. Whereas Everything… was brimming with inspiration, Cease to Begin seems content to blend into the background. The album occasionally feels bare as a result, begging for a killer tune like Great Salt Lake or The Funeral to take it by the scruff of the neck. This would be a fine introduction, but given what came before, the oft overused and trite “difficult second album syndrome,” fits like a glove. [Finbarr Bermingham] RELEASE DATE: 9 OCT MYSPACE.COM/BANDOFHORSES
Weighing in at a grand total of eight
DROWNING POOL
MIRACLE FORTRESS
So if we can stick the ‘nu-’ prefix in front of metal genres willy-nilly, we could reasonably slap a ‘–lite’ on the ass end. Drowning Pool must sound edgy, aggressive, passionate and fiery if you’re a 14 yearold getting nervous about not having hit puberty yet. This is exactly what happens when events like Ozzfest get big and labels need to start churning out bands to satisfy masses of self-styled rebellious children - the music becomes a paint-by-numbers collage of other bands’ moments: we’ll have that Chris Cornell vocal that sends shivers down your spine, some Thunder-type lighters-in-theair stadium ballad (Reason I’m Alive is a reason to turn off), that stopstart crunch which comprised the entirety of nu-metal 1998-2001 and the token sing-a-long circle pit triggers, a la Coal Chamber. I know that combination all sounds terrible, but it’s actually worse. There is barely a shred of passion in amongst all of this parroting. [Ali Maloney] RELEASE DATE: 10 OCT
While you should never judge a book by its cover, albums like Five Roses are fair game. Blurred, blotchy flowers in different shades of pink and yellow seem appropriate: Montreal’s Graham van Pelt combines the ha z y aesthetics of shoega ze, dream-pop and Warm Jets-era Eno with Beach Boys-esque melodies, lyrics of wide-eyed wonderment and sugar-sweet production. By the sounds of things, he could easily be a member of the Animal Collective: buzzier than Panda Bear, he’d be called Bumble Bee. Five Roses is aptly named too; though it contains twelve tracks, five of them are particularly pretty, and Have You Seen In Your Dreams’ wheedling synth hook marks it as one of the year’s best songs. Parts of the second half do meander and wilt, and the sweet smell can get overwhelming at times, but Five Roses is efflorescent enough to suggest Miracle Fortress could blossom in years to come. [Ally Brown]
WWW.DROWNINGPOOL.COM
RELEASE DATE: 1 OCT
THE CLOUD ROOM
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FULL CIRCLE (ELEVEN SEVEN)
THE CLOUD ROOM (A&G RECORDS) I f i n d o u bt, blame Interpol. Granted, it’s not an axiom many adhere to – after all, plenty of griefstricken doom-mongers plied their trade in indie-land before the NYC quartet rose to the fore. But ever since the group’s post-punk soul-searching hit the airwaves, a torrent of clones have hankered after their chin-stroking adulation. The Cloud Room are undoubtedly of this coattail-clinging ilk. Impregnated in muffled atmospherics, this eponymous LP is tied to the-triedand-trusted methodology of spiraling guitars droning aimlessly over a morose narrative of escapism. Each track is executed meticulously - with anthemic odysseys like Sunset Song and Blue Jean readily standing neck hairs to attention. Yet there’s little variation in tempo; rendering frontman J Stuart’s emotive croon irrelevant long before the spiritless doldrums of Devoured In Peace. Rather than castigating The Cloud Room for such tedium, let’s just hope a certain band is feeling pretty damn guilty right now. [Billy Hamilton]
FIVE ROSES (ROUGH TRADE)
ILIKETRAINS
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THE CHECKS
HUNTINGWHALES (FULL TIME HOBBY) Hunting Whales, the debut LP from New Zealand five piece, The Checks, is a half hour blues-rock stomp with a youthful, exuberant twist. Filled up with huge blues riffs, psychedelic solos and occasional forays into country rock, the old influences are weighted down by the more modern weaves of grunge and post-punk and even a little jazz coming out of the rhythm section. Sitting comfortably somewhere between The Birds and fellow New Zealanders, The Datsuns, with dashes of Nirvana and Neil Young spotted throughout, little on display would feel too out of place on a Led Zeppelin album. Lacking so much of the bitterness that comes through with the blues, replaced instead by youthful effervescence, this is a technically outstanding debut with a huge range of sounds, though after all of these years of similar sound forgery it could prove difficult to buy into this template wholeheartedly. [Neil Ferguson]
BEIRUT - THE FLYING CLUB CUP (4AD)
- THE FLYING CLUB CUP (4AD)
Since they first hit the Skinny’s new music radar last year, The Royal We have kept us waiting like their subjects for this eponymous debut album. Though calling it an ‘album’ is pushing it: clocking in at just over twenty minutes, it’s shorter than some EPs. But, as The Royal We are practitioners of the short, sweet, pop song, they squeeze eight of them into this short running time. No matter the scope of their first opus, the quality is there in abundance. The cosmopolitan, Glasgow-based sextet mix violin and tinny electric guitar to ingenious effect, and in true postmodern spirit plagiarise a plethora of styles from riot grrrl on the brilliant All the Rage, to New York new wave on French Legality. Like Franz Ferdinand before them, The Royal We remind us of pop’s artistic potential. The latest descendents of Glasgow’s intelligent-pop lineage could easily become a cult phenomenon. [Nick Mitchell] RELEASE DATE: 29 OCT
MV & EE WITH THE GOLDEN ROAD
JOSHUA ENGLISH TROUBLE NONE
(XTRA MILE)
W h i l e ave rage bands can broadly assimilate to a current scene and hope to get a record deal, solo artists need something to set them apart: a certain quirk (e.g. Joanna Newsom), obvious talent (e.g. King Creosote) or unswerving lane-loyalty to the middle-of-the-road (e.g. James Blunt). Unfor tunately, Oregon’s Joshua English misses on all three counts – even the last. Like the roster of artists on Xtra Mile (who are currently touring their ‘softcore’ show around Britain), English makes lo-fi, easyon-the-ear music that’s difficult to pigeonhole. That’s because it’s so generic; from the breezy acoustic guitar and occasional full-electric backing to English’s affected, alltoo-capable singing style. There are breaks in the banality, such as the urgent, stick-drumming of Miles or
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1. BEIRUT gliding past rural French farms, all ring-led by Condon’s distinctive voice, which manages to sound simultaneously feeble and naïve but also wise and strong beyond this formidable talent’s actual age. And like Gulag Orkestar, The Flying Club Cup’s songs sound magnificently huge, but never cluttered, as complementing vocal harmonies weave amongst dreamy violins, joyous guitar and dancing brass. This leaves the listener with bated breath to see which musical cultures Condon might assimilate next. [Ali Maloney]
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RELEASE DATE: 8 OCT
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(BEGGARS BANQUET)
Furrowing further down their own inimitable niche of what’s being termed, ahem, ‘library rock’, iLiKETRAiNS’ debut album picks up the baton from last year’s Progress Reform EP and runs with it. The opening double-whammy of We All Fall Down and Twenty-Five Sins cover, respectively, London’s great plague and its subsequent burning to the ground. More personal e pi ta p hs a re b e stowe d u po n Donald Crowhurst, a yachtsman who fooled the world with his endeavours before committing suicide, and Spencer Perceval, the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated. A chuckle-fest this assuredly is not. Musically it attempts to tread the same adventurous ground as some of its protagonists. Imagine The Smiths and Explosions In The Sky cramming in some last minute history revision
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RELEASE DATE: 10 OCT GLASGOW ON 5 OCT
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the 60s-protest-sounding No Ready Answer, No Ready Reply. But with such a lack of individuality or spark, this is all filler, no killer. [Nick Mitchell]
ELEGIES TO LESSONS LEARNT
FEATURED ALBUM On Beirut’s previous album, Gulag Orkestar, well-travelled 20 year-old Zach Condon concocted a sublime approximation of Eastern European folk music, all stomping rusty brass and melancholic gypsy calls to arms. On this album, Condon bears the fruit of his immersion in the ambiences of France and the music of Jacques Brel and Francois Hardy, spurred on by a 1910 photo of hot air balloons gliding past the Eiffel Tower. This geographical change of focus allows Condon to change his songwriting and composition, but they’re not so different as to not sound like himself: this is not a man mimicking whatever he happens to be into at the time, this is a musical genius traversing across the globe devouring and cherishing all musical traditions in his path. Epic and wonderful Parisian drinking songs are absorbed in the same way as wistful meditations
and you’re there. Nick Cave is the adjudicator, scanning for plagiarism of his Murder Ballads album. He arches his devilish eyebrows on occasion, but Elegies is a resounding pass. [Darren Carle]
2. ILIKETRAINS
GETTIN’ GONE (ECSTATIC PEACE) Jack and Meg aren’t the only boygirl duo with a taste in countrified rock and blues. Hailing from Massachusetts, MV & EE are Matt Valentine and Erika Elder, who, with the assistance of band The Golden Road, have concocted an album of hollering Americana. It’s definitely not refined, but it compensates with a single-minded authenticity and respect for rock of old. If you want to know influences, look no further than Neil Young’s Southern Man: it’s almost as if Valentine has studied this famous track in order to replicate the essence of Young’s unpolished yet impassioned guitar playing. The ragged style works best on Hammer, where it acts as a superb foil for Elder’s mournful vocals. The album drags in its midsection, where MV & EE display an annoying tendency to prolong songs pointlessly beyond their natural endpoint. But this is an album of true musicianship; certainly not Harvest, but essential listening for fans of rootsy guitar rock. [Nick Mitchell] RELEASE DATE: 7 OCT
ONLINE ALBUM REVIEWS FINK - DISTANCE AND TIME (NINJA TUNE) LES SAVY FAV - LET’S STAY FRIENDS (WICHITA)
- ELEGIES TO LESSONS LEARNT (BEGGARS BANQUET)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - MAGIC (COLUMBIA)
3. THE ROYAL WE
JACK PENATE - MATINEE (XL)
- THE ROYAL WE (GEOGRAPHIC)
4. NORTHERN ALLIANCE
PAPERLUNG - BALANCE (SHIFTY DISCO)
- THE HAND OF GOD (FENCE) (4/5)
DAVE GAHAN - HOURGLASS (MUTE)
5. SCOUT NIBLETT
PRAM - THE MOVING FRONTIER (DOMINO)
- THIS FOOL CAN DIE NOW (TOO PURE)
AKRON/FAMILY - LOVE IS SIMPLE (YOUNG GOD)
RELEASE DATE: 8 OCT BEIRUT PLAYS THE ARCHES, GLASGOW ON 7 NOV WWW.BEIRUTBAND.COM
SOUNDS
by Dave Cook
War isn’t nice, nor is it pretty, but by christ does it make for good subject matter in games. One of the best-selling war brands on any system is the excellent Call of Duty which stands out as one of the best loved WWII game franchises of all time. Receiving rave reviews across the board the series has yet to deliver a turkey, although alarm bells must be ringing at developer Infinity Ward’s headquarters because change is a-comin’. Call of Duty has shown war from different perspectives and included many stunning set pieces, while rival franchise Battlefield’s online play shone through with immense addictive appeal. EA’s Medal of Honor series stuck to what it knew best: a solid single player coupled with great attempts at recreating some of history’s most famous battles. The problem is that most of the best bits from all of these games are set during the Second World War, a backdrop that is now starting to become ten-a-penny. So where can wargames go from here?
SINGLE REVIEWS THE MORE GUNG-HO PLAYER IS SURE TO FIND THEMSELVES REDUCED TO A CLARET PULP MUCH QUICKER THAN IN PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS AS RATIONAL THOUGHT BECOMES A NECESSITY.
sure to find themselves reduced to a claret pulp much quicker than in previous installments as rational thought becomes a necessity. Air strikes can be called in via satellite and these can be used to devastating effect, while the new option to ride air vehicles either from the cockpit or sitting shotgun while picking off ground troops is entirely yours to make. Each player is important to the fight and the sense of teamwork, while difficult to adapt to at times, makes for a more comfortable experience because you can always enter battle safe in the knowledge that someone has your back.
Medal of Honor: Airborne deserves special mention for innovation in the WWII arena (parachute drops to start levels - see our review below). But still, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the season’s star player, and all of a sudden the rest of the WWII franchises will have to up their respective game(s) in light of Infinity Ward’s decision to focus on the wars of today. OUT 9 NOV ON X360/PS3/PC WWW.CALLOFDUTY.COM
It almost seems a shame that the game is likely to steal Medal of
Hitting the stores on 9 November, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare reflects a society where war is a hot topic and not just something found in the history books. While the war in Iraq and almost daily news reports of terrorist activity run rife, the game could not come at a more significant time. Taking the FPS genre to the present day, players get right into the heart of the new story mode as it pits the US Marines against a Middle Eastern terrorist cell and the SAS against renegade soldiers in Russia.
ROBOTS IN DISGUISE THE SEX HAS MADE ME STUPID (PRESIDENT RECORDS)
Everyone’s favourite electro-punk girl d u o (a r e n’t they?) and perennial pinups of the Mighty Boosh lads return here with a taster from their forthcoming third album, We’re In The Music Biz. From singer Dee Plume’s sultry opening of “oh-oh” it’s obvious that this is a sexy slice of edgy pop that revels in the afterglow of a weekend bender that found you getting all jiggy on the bathroom floor of a wild party with a total stranger. It sidles up and seduces, sets your pulse racing and your hips gyrating, all within threeand-a-half sweat glistening minutes. Much like sex itself then, right? [Darren Carle] RELEASE DATE: 15 OCT ROBOTS IN DISGUISE PLAY FIREWATER, GLASGOW ON 19 OCT WWW.ROBOTSINDISGUISE.CO.UK
ZOEY VAN GOEY
FOXTROT VANDALS (SAY DIRTY) The debut A-side from this Glasgowbased international three-piece is a pleasant enough slice of bittersweet lo-fi whimsy. An airy, uncomplicated, repetitive melody bounces lazily along a delicate landscape of simple jangling guitars. It’s pretty. It’s nice. It’s musical cup-a-soup. Sleepy electro-pop B-side Song to the Embers, however, does a better job of showing off the band’s talents. There’s more depth, more at-
Urban combat is something players will have to adapt to in this installment as every alleyway and windowsill is a potential vantage point for enemy soldiers and militia. This is no slow-paced Rainbow Six or Ghost Recon and death is a regular ocurrance. The battle here is fast and slick with quick wits required from the player as finding cover becomes the key to survival. If this puts casual players off then not to worry, the online multiplayer is sure to be as good if not much better than previous instalments. Faster vehicles and chunkier weapons will result in a more memorable online experience as the tides of war can swing either way much quicker than before.
THE DIRTY DOZEN
mosphere, a quality of writing that just isn’t represented in the A-side. Foxtrot Vandals is by no means a bad song, but this band quite clearly have more to offer. [Les Ogilvie] RELEASE DATE: 13 OCT ZOEY VAN GOEY PLAY NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, GLASGOW ON 13 OCT MYSPACE.COM/ZOEYVANGOEY
THE WOMBATS
LET’S DANCE TO JOY DIVISION (14TH FLOOR)
The Wombats have been busy boys, touring their cheek y and enthusiastic guitar pop from Asia, to the USA and back to the UK festivals. Not exemplary behaviour in today’s ‘carbon footprint’ aware era, but their endearing and enthusiastic sound will have been pleased to receive the audience it deserves - one imagines the jumpy guitar and sing-along choruses going down perfectly in the Japanese scene. “Let’s dance to Joy Division, enjoy the irony” lilts Matthew Murphy, the intelligence of the lyrics handled very knowlingly by the Scouse frontman. It’s bouncy, clever and enjoyable garage indie. Bravo Wombats. [Jamie Borthwick] RELEASE DATE: 15 OCT THE WOMBATS PLAY BARROWLAND, GLASGOW ON 5 OCT WWW.THEWOMBATS.CO.UK
THOMAS TRUAX LIKE A FALLEN TREE
SOUNDS
GAMES Modern wargames
(SL)
By all accounts, avant-garde New
York artist-cum-musician Thomas Truax is something of an innovative oddity. He has designed an array of unique and bizarre instruments and stage props which have made his shows a must-see in his native metropolis. Like A Fallen Tree is an endearingly odd piece of darkly romantic melodrama. Truax, like an unplugged, organic Patrick Wolf, wears his eccentricities on his sleeve. The song does the job of a single perfectly, that is to say it leaves me intrigued. The B-Side, a drunken lullaby version of The Smiths’ There is a Light that Never Goes Out is also notable for its bizarre, unsettling beauty. [Les Ogilvie] RELEASE DATE: 1 OCT WWW.THOMASTRUAX.COM
THOMAS TRUAX LIKE A FALLEN TREE
(SL)
By all accounts, avant-garde New York artist-cum-musician Thomas Truax is something of an innovative oddity. He has designed an array of unique and bizarre instruments and stage props which have made his shows a must-see in his native metropolis. Like A Fallen Tree is an endearingly odd piece of darkly romantic melodrama. Truax, like an unplugged, organic Patrick Wolf, wears his eccentricities on his sleeve. The song does the job of a single perfectly, that is to say it leaves me intrigued. The B-Side, a drunken lullaby version of The Smiths’ There is a Light that Never Goes Out is also notable for its bizarre, unsettling beauty. [Les Ogilvie]
AIR TRAFFIC
NO MORE RUNNING AWAY (TINY CONSUMER)
Strategically timed to coincide with the national migration of new students, No More Running Away is a song intended to swirl down dormitory halls as cardboard boxes of possessions are decanted and Reservoir Dogs posters hung. But Air Traffic touch down a little behind schedule, Coldplay and Keane having already made this sound their own. Yet, despite attempts to set itself apart through the novelty of extra drum layers, what really distinguishes this song from the likes of Keane is that it’s actually quite a nice tune that makes the right changes at the right times and is bound together throughout by wistful piano and an infectious refrain. [Chris Cusack] RELEASE DATE: 10 OCT
THE PYRAMIDS
HUNCH YOUR BODY, LOVE SOMEBODY (DOMINO) London duo The Pyramids make short sharp songs about the act of love, comprised primarily of ‘70s rock and blues influences, fused with a healthy dose of ‘80s sleaze. With the heavily distorted guitars left to drown out the vocals, their debut single, Hunch Your Body, Love Somebody, sounds like a mash up of The Stooges and The White Stripes. Recorded on ancient equipment in a tumbledown barn, this is raw, dirty garage rock at its best. All old influences and with the rough edges left on, this is the sound that the likes of BMRC et al aspire to. [Neil Ferguson]
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KNEE DEEP IN THE COMING MONTH’S SINGLES, NICK MITCHELL PANS FOR GOLD.
Getting us off to a bad start, DAUGHTRY are a distasteful concoction of American Idol runner-up, faux-metal session band and rawk schmaltz. A sickbag should be included with Home (1/5) [29 Oct]. They may possess more authenticity than Daughtry, but perennial post-punkers Sons and Daughters HUNDRED REASONS are equally flaccid. Any real emotion in No Way Back (1/5) [16 Oct] is drowned in a swamp of messy production. Marginally better are Welsh punk revivalists FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND. The Great Wide Open (2/5) [1 Oct] provokes one of two reactions: apply mascara and headbang like a sixteen year-old or fold arms and sneer contemptuously. So kudos to BIFFY CLYRO for succeeding where their tattooed peers fail. Machines (4/5) [8 Oct] may be reminiscent of Idlewild’s foray into the mainstream a couple of albums ago but it’s still a very good song. Leaving the angst behind, it’s off to sunnier climes with eccentro-popsters TUNNG. Their pick-up-&-play policy on Bullets (3/5) [15 Oct] results in all kinds of percussive racket-eering, but at least there’s a tune behind it all. For an unknown Bristol six-piece, SEAGULL STRANGE make unexpectedly grandiose music, though Love’s Sick Disease (3/5) [1 Oct] is a tad earnest. Existing in an earnest-free universe are Brazilian lunatics CSS. Alcohol (3/5) [1 Oct] is dumb, fun and even has a Casio keys bit that sounds like a Highland jig (I swear). The fun don’t stop with DEVENDRA BANHART. Forget his beardy, introspective image: Lover (4/5) [1 Oct] is pure Jackson Five moveya-feet funk, even if the fledgling wackos would’ve been baffled by his dirty innuendo-laden lyrics.
Back to this side of the pond and some more established British names. Neil Hannon and Romeo Stoddart both guest on DUKE SPECIAL’s Our Love Goes Deeper Than This (3/5) [1 Oct], which says a lot about the Belfast boy’s direction: orchestral, melodious, if a bit kitsch. Talking of kitsch, the 60sstyled music video is currently in vogue and THE CORAL’s Jacqueline (3/5) [1 Oct] was made for it – though without the psych-whirl of past glories it’s a bit frothy. MANIC STREET PREACHERS know more about perseverance than progression: the all-too-familiar-sounding Indian Summer (2/5) [1 Oct] will be defended by fans and forgotten by others. Another Britpop survivor was behind our single of the month. Gilt Complex (4/5) [29 Oct] by SONS AND DAUGHTERS was produced by Suede guitarist Bernard Butler, who has honed a sharper edge to the Glasgow quartet without sacrificing their footstomping essence. Bring on the album.
Some 70 weapons decide just how quickly each battle is won, ranging from rocket launchers and mounted machine guns to tactical devices such as night vision goggles. The more gung-ho player is
REVIEWS MEDAL OF HONOR:
AIRBORNE (EA)
I t ’s s e e m s l i ke over the last few years you couldn’t turn round without tripping over a dozen first person shooters set during the Second World War. Mostly, they’ve been very linear slogs through sniper infested towns, bases and factories, running from one checkpoint to another. MOH: Airborne is a break from this tradition, as it forgoes the usual structure and tries for a more free-form game, where you can steer your parachute and land wherever you like. (Often as not, right beside an enemy platoon who use you as target practice before you can get your gun out). The checkpoints are still there but the difference is that this time you pick the order you choose to finish them in, or just run around shooting Germans for a while. This can get confusing as the maps are huge, spreading out in all directions, with buildings and rooftops all chock full of Hitler’s guys. But with your allies helping out (with decent AI!) and upgradable weapons, shooting Germans could get to be a habit again, as Airborne really blows a life-giving breath into the stagnat-
ing genre. The game is gorgeous to look at, using the Unreal 3 engine to make the 1940s prettier than ever before, and the control system has a few neat touches that’ll hopefully become standard functions in future games. A pity then that its one flaw is being too short; with only six missions and a handful of multiplayer options it won’t last a weekend. [Graeme Strachan]
then be spent on upgrading planes. The missions are short, with some variety, but going up against a giant Zeppelin in Cairo just feels a bit ridiculous. The game never really rises above the level of a quick sit-downand-play arcade shooter. If you’re a flight sim obsessive or want to play yet another World War II game then it’s worth a look, but otherwise don’t bother. [Richard Dennis]
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BLAZING ANGELS 2:
SECRET MISSIONS OF WWII
SECRETMISSIONS
FEED THE HEAD (VECTOR PARK)
(UBISOFT)
Flying is brilliant. The fact that humans are able to make a huge chunk of metal float is freaking amazing. Unfortunately Blazing Angels 2 bypasses much of this wonder. Combat flight sims live or die by how well they can recreate the sensation of aerobatics and speed. Too often in Blazing Angels 2 the plane is a static model suspended above bland scenery. The setup is that you are an ace pilot taking part in secret World War II missions involving the usual attack/ protect/destroy variations. You earn Prestige Points for completing objectives or pixel perfect stunts which can
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If you suffer from internet-ADD, Feed The Head is probably not for you. With no crazy sounds and flashing lights - let alone any instructions to tell you what to do - this unassuming blue head is hardly begging for your attention. Spend a little time prodding it however, and FTH reveals itself as a stunningly animated art-cum-puzzle gem, oozing creativity. Feed him elephants, give him chickenpox, or have him jump hurdles; just keep clicking and you will be happily amused till the end. Sure you can’t really ‘win’, nor are there any high scores, but this simple, fun, interactive-art will have you begging for more. Lucky for you then that the creators, Vector Park, seem to bleed ingenuity, with a number of other slick, instruction-less delights to brighten up the 9-to-5.
Just remember, if you ever get stuck, ‘your favourite search engine’ is your friend. [Philip Roberts] FREE ONLINE NOW AT WWW.FEEDTHEHEAD.NET
FATAL INERTIA (KOEI)
Remember Wipeout? Hovering vehicles screaming around race tracks shooting the crap out of each other on the PS1/2? You do, g oo d. We ll, then you will be fairly familiar with the concept for Fatal Inertia. Rich corporations make and race hover jobbies, but on the 360. The basic premise is very similar, and while FI does have somewhat shinier graphics, disappointing pop-up and a lack of a sense of speed counter this. And while there are many tracks all of which have randomly generated time of day and weather effects which affect your racing style - it is hard to shake that ‘poor man’s’ feel. While there is a nice array of weaponry and obviously there are online capabilities, whether you will want to put in the time to become a master... Well, it depends on how badly you miss Wipeout. [Zach Morris]
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BEATS
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI So we’ve c ome f u l l ci rcle to the month of kids stuffing their face w it h chocolat e they’ve ‘relieved’ from old m i s s u s Thoma s after threatening to do her house over a ‘treat’. The month of syrup faces, wet hair from pointless apple bobbing, and badly dressing up as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle... I’m just pissed off that I’m not allowed to do it anymore. I’ve taken to rounding up neighbourhood children, giving them masks I found in Woolworth’s bins last November, and teaching them to sing ‘please put a pound in the old man’s hat’. It gets small rewards, but hey, every little bit is worth it.
CHLOE:
Paris in the Autumn
THE ELECTRO SCENE EAGERLY ANTICIPATES CHLOE’S PARISIAN MASTERPIECE, THE APTLY NAMED THE WAITING ROOM, AND THE SKINNY FINDS OUT HOW SHE KEEPS HER BALANCE BETWEEN SLEAZY BEATS AND INTIMATE SONGWRITING
MISSING
On the other hand this month can be regarded in the more traditionalist sense as leading up the Celtic New Year (no, not the footie team) and Samhain, the last day of harvest. And what a harvest there is to reap this October. New albums from Cobblestone Jazz, Chloe, The Elektrons, and Claude Von Stroke, and a celebration of ten years of the Big Dada label with the soon to be classic Well Deep compilation... but to find out what is in the rest of Beats is up to you. It could be that we’ve actually done ten pages on the latest cajun zydeco groups and the influence Creole has had upon them, and the latest nose flute nu-rave tracks. Trick or Treat?
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI
BEATS CONTENTS CHLOE
FEATURE
42
CLUBBING HIGHLIGHTS
PREVIEW
43
GRANT NELSON
FEATURE
43
BIG DADA - TEN YEARS DEEP
FEATURE
44
ART OF PARTIES
FEATURE
46
GLASGOW PREVIEWS
PREVIEWS
46
LABEL SPECIAL: MNX
FEATURE
47
SKREAM
FEATURE
48
EDINBURGH PREVIEWS
PREVIEWS
48
COBBLESTONE JAZZ
FEATURE
49
ALBUMS & REVIEWS
REVIEWS
50
NICK AKA
DJ CHART
50
TOP
ALBUMS
1. SWAYZAK – SOME OTHER COUNTRY (!K7) This is an even more soulful dose of deep, lush house and techno from Swayzak. It’s a woozy and almost psychedelic affair in places, but without ever slipping into the banality of ambient. OUT NOW
2. CHLOE – THE WAITING ROOM (KILL THE DJ) Everyone’s favourite Parisian electro queen drops her long-awaited full-length, and bloody hell is it a quality piece of work. RELEASE DATE: 10 OCT
3. ELEKTRONS - RED LIGHT DON’T STOP (GENUINE) Red Light Don’t Stop is the Elektrons’ exploration of the contemporary styles within British music today, from hip-hop to soul and grime to futuristic disco. RELEASE DATE: 20 OCT
4. TRICKSKI - MEMBERS OF THE TRICK (SONAR KOLLEKTIV)
Trickski have put together a compilation CD from their fabulously successful 12” series for Sonar Kollectiv, showcasing the finest acts to appear so far; it’s full of fresh new talent and original sounds. RELEASE DATE: 8 OCT
5. V/A MIXED BY CLAUDE VON STROKE AT THE CONTROLS (RESIST) Von Stroke proves to be adept at keeping the listeners attention by digging a little deeper into the techno-house genre. OUT NOW
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by Liam Arnold
Though not as well known as Parisian doyenne of techno, Jennifer Cardini or those Godfathers of filthy electro, Black Strobe, DJ Chloe is by far the most interesting proposition to emerge from the hyper-cool French electro scene recently. Her residency at Paris’ Pulp club, at the time when men were only allowed in drag, was an early milestone for Chloe, and her later affiliation with Ivan Smagghe placed her within a very tight-knit scene from the get go. She’s released on a host of labels outwith the Parisian electro scene though, and whilst Kill The DJ (the label distributing her latest album) is as trusted a mark of quality as a Michelin star, her releases on Gomma, Get Physical and Karat demonstrate that Chloe is no scenester. Though impossibly chic, her forthcoming album, The Waiting Room, is intricately constructed and brimming with heady, powerful electro. Whilst Caroline Hervé plays Miss Kittin, using sexuality like a battering ram and flitting between naive schoolgirl and fiery dominatrix in the flick of a black-rimmed eyelid, Chloe relies on the simple emotive power of her music to sell. Chloe happily admits, “I love the Pa risian scene!”, but The Waiting Room integrates a broad spectrum of influences that offset the filthy bass and minimal click that made her 12”s so popular in the Pulp Club. The fine balance of emotive, intimate songwriting, sleazy beats and deep minimalism is often reminiscent of Trentemöller’s The Last Resort, and the pumping bass on the likes of I Want You could easily be an off-cut from that particular piece of genius. Chloe claims to “love doing personal, introspective work as much as I love doing dancef loor tracks,” and there’s a number of purely acoustic numbers on The Waiting Room. Whilst Around the Clock and The Door may alienate techno fans with their acoustic guitars and husky vocals, this is an excellent counterpoint to the joyous hedonism of early EPs Take Care or Erosoft, which offered a deliciously stripped-back take on bass-heavy sleaze. Chloe approached The Waiting Room “wanting to create one universe and have each song contribute to its feel... I didn’t want to make just a compilation of new club tracks.” Best suited to headphones, The Waiting Room is a hypnotic trip though this universe, guiding you from the sweaty club to the Sunday comedown, via the late night Parisian streets. Whilst the likes of Luke Slater and Ewan Pearson have an alias for every day of the week, each space in this universe reflects a facet of the whole, and Chloe the introspective acoustic musician is not a new role or persona. In her own words; “I feel that whatever hat I’m wearing, I am the same Chloe... The Waiting Room is the continuity of my work and an important part of my artistic expression. I have many roads to follow.” She’s keen to express the diverse influences at play on such a well-rounded producer. “I’m influenced by many things,” she explains, “but mainly by discovering different types of music. I appreciate electronic music as much as I like music for films or contemporary composers, for example.” The Waiting Room is a bold declaration of a unique identity, and a move away from her role as little sister in the Dysfunctional Family or Kill the DJ, and whilst the KTDJ parties are going as strong as ever, she promises a more experimental solo future, with an emphasis on live work. The promotion of The Waiting Room will mostly consist of DJ sets. However, she has “started doing live performances which reinterpret parts of my album in atypical places since it’s an atypical album.” The Hacker and Miss Kitten might perform at Roman aqueducts in southern France,
THE WAITING ROOM (KILL THE DJ)
THE WAITING ROOM IS OUT 10 OCT ON KILL THE DJ.
Everyone’s favourite Parisian electro queen drops her long-awaited full-length, and bloody hell is it a quality piece of work. Spending the majority of the album in deliciously dark acoustic and ambient territory, Chloe teases and cajoles, capturing the listener in reduced beats and organic sounds, occasionally unleashing hip and disillusioned club anthems like Suspended or Over the Dose. It’s a multi-faceted album, experimenting in techy dancefloor tunes, acoustic passages and the occasional atmospheric soundbyte like Common Cello or Dead End. For the pure aesthetic hit, Chloe yet again turns out a couple of killer tunes with fat bass and squelchy acid keys. However, a sense of naivety pervades the album, giving way to introspection and vulnerable experimentation. It’s this cross between the upbeat and the reflective that allows the indie-ish Around the Clock and the sexed-up, sleaze-house of Be Kind To Me to exist on the same sheet. On The Waiting Room, Chloe exhibits a knack for breaking boundaries and formulae, without ever straying too far. It’s a good trick and played well. Tasty. [Liam Arnold]
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“THE WAITING ROOM IS THE CONTINUITY OF MY WORK AND AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY ARTISTIC EXPRESSION.” - CHLOE
but apparently lab-coat geeks are well up on their experimental electro, and Chloe is set to play the Planetarium in Poitiers in the forthcoming months. A unique venue for a unique talent.
BEATS
GRANT NELSON:
CLUBBING
Gray matters, OR, PRAISE BY FAINT DAMNATION A l a s d a i r Gr ay, t h at mo s t em i nent of Glaswegian literary reprobates, is up to his old tricks in his new book Old Men in Love. Cleverest of the multitude of tricks employed is the way that he spoils his critic’s fun by having one Sidney Workman, his sternest critic, write what could be termed a ‘pointed’ condemnation at the end of the novel. So I will now differ by writing a ‘pointless’ condemnation of this rather good novel. Best to start this by saying that the author writes in his old familiar style, which is to say that he is over-influenced by himself. He writes, as he did in Poor Things, a novel which he claims to have edited from materials written by others, mainly the clearly invented John Tunnock. Tunnock is a Gravian mouthpiece and aspiring writer of a massive epic which depicts attempts to create great societies in Ancient Athens, Renaissance Florence and in a religious enclave of Victorian England. Gray intersperses Tunnock’s stories with extracts from his present day diaries, explaining his fate. This structure may seem innovative, but the use of varied historical fictions tied in to a great theme as seen from the present day clearly steals from Thomas Pynchon. Gray departs from Pynchon’s example by making his book readable. He also rather nicely puts notes in the margins, but here spoils his effect by making these a disagreeable shade of blue. Similarly, the historical sections are well observed, and yet always fatally f lawed. The
Florentine sections are great but short. Or maybe great because they’re short. The Athenian sections are full of the fruits of Gray’s knowledge of the classics, but then this is just showing off. And the Victorian section is a well researched, factual account of the setting up of a Christian sect. This fails because, as reality tends to prove, facts just don’t mix well with organised religion. Gray’s theme seems to be that it is hard to create a just and fair society, noting through Tunnock’s diary that “Britain has now only seven highly profitable industries and they all sell armaments! Every prosperous bastard has investments in them!” The problem with such statements is that they are too cleverly smuggled in, and can’t be easily skipped over. They are also problematic because they’re true, and as the author well knows most of us prefer ignorance.
Highlights THE DRUM AND BASS CURRICULUM I hope to hell you decided to stay in during September and caught up on any of that sleep you’ve been missing because the month of October is jam-packed. Kicking it all off on 3 Oct is Siren presenting Defcon1 plus residents (11pm-3am, £5). 12 Oct is going to be a seriously hard choice all round with an absolute feast of entertainment. First of all is Volume which this month comes from The Bongo Club (11pm-3am, £9) with Skream. He’s one of those dubstep chappies you’ve been reading about (and will be reading about in our Edinburgh feature!) - Tempa Records’ Skream is pushing his unique flavour of dubstep alongside residents Profisee, Termite and guest G*Mac. Not far away and with a massive line up is Xplicit. DJ Friction, DJ Hype and Ed Rush join Xplicit residents for The Shogan Audio Tour at Potterrow (see our preview for details). Meanwhile, another d&b and electro night takes place at
Berlin, Edinburgh with the French collection of Redrum, Phonograph, Morue 23 and EA MC (details tbc). For the d&b crew Clyde side, Pangea expand their empire and residents Special Ed and Professa Fresh are joined by MCs and graff artists at the Barfly Glasgow (12 Oct, 11pm-3am, £4/£5). Dubpressure also visits Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh from Brighton on 25 October (see Edinburgh page). Rusko, Slaughtermob, Unlikely and Monsta are amongst the visiting dubstep DJs and the backroom is hosted by the Life4Land crew who promise complete mayhem. Ending this packed out month and moving north to Dundee, 26 Oct sees Pangea v’s Az-Tech for a breakbeat head to head (details tbc). Residents from both clubs battle it out in what is bound to be a proper mash up of bass heavy styles. And don’t forget DJ Shortee - see our preview. Now that’s surely enough for you. [Johnny Ogg]
So what is this book? It’s a well observed and well structured novel of ideas with contemporary relevance, which, as I have demonstrated, is a bad thing. Sidney Workman says ‘this book should not be read’ and this is true. Because if you want to read something without being entertained or – God forbid - learning anything, then don’t read this book whatever you do. [Keir Hind]
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REVIEWS THE POOR BASTARD
EXIT GHOST BY PHILIP ROTH
HISTORY WITHOUT THE BORING BITS BY IAN CROFTON
It’s not often that you come across an autobiographical comic book, especially not one where the author paints himself as an utter degenerate, the person none of us want to be; the skinflint, the lech; The Poor Bastard. The book follows Matt’s relationships as they crumble around him, due to his selfish nature and ridiculously high standards when it comes to women, not to mention an addiction to pornography. The title tries to evoke some pity for our protagonist but since his problems are of his own doing, it’s hard to care. Of course there’s hope that he will eventually repent, but he’s the sort of character to whom that’s never going to happen, because his severe personality flaws will continue to dominate his life and prevent him from maintaining any kind of meaningful relationship. The art is fairly simple, at its best conveying Matt as a pathetic waster, sweaty and insecure. Although it’s not particularly compelling reading, merely a relatively unfunny story being told and re-told, it’s hard to criticise the real Joe Matt. He’s exploited his reader’s voyeurism in conjunction with his considerable flaws, and that’ll keep him in Kleenex. So fair play, you Poor Bastard. [Campbell Miller]
This, according to Philip Roth, will be the last b o o k f e a t u ri ng h is a l te rego Nathan Zuckerman. But how close an alter-ego is he? In this book, Roth has Zuckerman meeting – and objecting to – a biographer of a writer he knew, one E.I. Lonoff. Zuckerman’s objection is that the biographer is confusing fact with fictional details in Lonoff’s books. The book is generally about the difference between fact and fiction, which is somewhat confusing since most critics have assumed that Roth’s Zuckerman books were largely autobiographical. Roth even has Zuckerman writing imagined dialogues between ‘He’ and ‘She’, dialogues clearly modelled on those between himself and Jamie Logan, the female half of a couple with whom he arranges to swap houses. So Roth is exploring the creative process by showing how it takes after real life, but this is very coy, in that he shows it mirroring life rather closely, with Zuckerman doubting that even Lonoff’s fictions are too far from the truth. All of this can be fascinating, but this is the ninth Zuckerman book and as such benefits from some knowledge of the prequels. This is an extremely good read, but even so, the appeal here is largely for fans of Roth’s earlier work. [Roy Hobbs]
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First up in hip-hop news this month: the usual source of choice for all boom bap knowledge has unfortunately folded up shop recently - it looks like Bringdaruckus dot com is no more. Previous Skinny columnist Chris Torres is keeping it online until the hosting runs out or a successor is found. It will be missed - BDR, we salute your hard work and hope very much to see you again soon. Straight No Chaser has also folded, giving all you hip hop, jazz and funk fans one more reason to wonder about the much vaunted state of British hip-hop. For instance, why is Londoner Lethal Bizzle postponing his Scottish tour? Add that kind of news to all the local losses and it’s looking pretty bleak.
RELEASE DATE: 4 OCT.
When the Titanic went down, Ian C r o f to n w r y l y informs us, the ship’s owners, the White Star Line, lost no time in stopping the wages of the c r e w. H i s t o r y Without the Boring Bits delights in offering its readers a glimpse behind the scenes of conventional narratives of the past. Dating from 75 million years ago to the present day, each page is crammed full of fascinating snippets of fact that are little use to the reader but entertaining nevertheless. Thus we are told of the death of Sir Isaac Newton in 1727, commemorated in this instance as the inventor of the cat flap. Then there is the nonsensical story of Mary Toft, who achieved brief fame after apparently giving birth to several rabbits... all the way up to recent events like AN Wilson being tricked into calling himself ‘s shit’ in his recent Betjeman biography. The scholarly historian will be left squirming in his seat as traditional history is overlooked in favour of a light-hearted analysis of our ancestors through the ages. That said, it will give him something to read in the toilet. Brimming with curiosities, History Without the Boring Bits is occasionally sickening, frequently humorous and endlessly intriguing. [Katie Gordon]
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But there is hope, if all goes to plan this October we should be seeing a new album from Glasgow’s Soom T. She’s a legend already, and this looks set to hang that accolade more permanently on her wall, as if further nails were necessary. Further afield, hip-hop appears to be flourishing, and this month we see new releases from some of the most prolific artists on the scene. In a race to top the charts we have the self proclaimed God of music, Kanye West and Mr. Fiddy ‘Shot Nine Times’ Cent, providing some old school rivalry by releasing their album on the same date. Here’s this month’s highlights to break up your study patterns: be sure to check out
Edinburgh’s Departure Lounge, back at The Caves on 5 Oct (10pm-3am, £6/£8) with guests Biggabush (Rockers HiFi/Lightinghead) and Gecko 3. New event We Will Break You hits Club Ego on 19 Oct (10.30pm3am, £4/£5) with selected drinks at £1.50 all night and a smorgasboard of breaks, beats, hip hop and grime from DJs Wreckage (Pump/Brap FM), Smokey & The Bandit (Sugarbeat), Silver Storic (Bass Syndicate), B-Sides (Sugarbeat), Termite (Volume/Obscene) and Ibrahim (Fat Mess/Split). Also one not to miss, A-Trak & DJ Mehdi tour at Sub Club Glasgow on 10 Oct (10pm-3am, £tbc). On 11 Oct at the Glasgow School of Art Freakmenoovers will return with Mr Nice and Dema (11pm-3am, £3/£4) for hip-hop, crunk, reggae and booty delights. All grime heads need to attend Wiley’s one off gig on 19 Oct (7pm, £8) at the Bongo Club in Edinburgh, as the godfather of his genre promises to tear down the stage. And as ever, Split will be taking up the reins on Tuesdays (9, 16, 23 Oct, 11pm-3am, free) with Pyz, DJ Believe, Ian Brandon and more for hip-hop and electro flavours at Cabaret Voltaire. Before we forget, remember the tea-lovin’ Mr Scruff? Of course you do; he’s back in Edinburgh on 18 Oct and Liquid Room (10pm, £12) for more deck manipulation and funnnked up madness. [Mark Shelley & Omar Jenning]
THE HOUSE OF TECHNO Ebay’s a fucking letdown. Apparently I can’t flog one of my kidneys, even when I offer it as a gourmet food item (lightly pan fried, a little seasoning. Ya want one?). What’s their problem? I have another. My quest for easy money seems to be floundering somewhat, and it looks like I’m just going to have to go back to forging holy relics and beef jerky in the shape of the Pope, which is surprisingly easy. You’d be selling vital organs, yours or others, if you’d seen what’s happening at the beginning of November. It’s worth getting the shouts in now: Landstrumm takes on the Cabaret Voltaire (2 Nov, details tbc) and the Numbers boys bring Modeselektor to the Art School (11pm-3am, £10+bf advance/£12+bf, 2 Nov). We’ve been banging on about Edinburgh’s favourite son Landstrumm for months now, and if you don’t know who Modeselektor are, then find someone who does and nick their copy of Hello Mum. Ooft. Also, best get in for Ivan Smagghe on 18 Nov, also at the Cabaret Voltaire: You know you love those dirty french beats.
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Until then, cheap nights all the way. Get down early to OTR/Animal Farm’s Infant Rec Night w/ Burnski, Simon Baker and you get in for six quid. With four am license and the boss of Infant Rec, this is a blast of top quality electro (6 Oct, Soundhaus). If you simply must go out on a Sunday night, forget Optimo and get down to see Murcof on 7 Oct for a change (7pm, £8.50, The Arches). His blend of minimal techno, deep electronica and orchestral instrumentations received massive critical acclaim a few years back, and he’s got another new album due out on Leaf this autumn. Mind-bogglingly weird stuff. Lastly, If you can spare £3, get down to the Subbie’s new Thursday night, How’s your Party?, Kid 606 plays on 4 Oct, Rustie on 11 Oct and Subcity throw a free one on 18 Oct (11pm-3am). [Liam Arnold]
From Star Wars scratcher to garage pioneer
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IN OUR CONTINUING BACARDI EVENT ARTISTS SPECIAL, WE TALK WITH GRANT NELSON ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WISHDOKTA, NICE ‘N’ RIPE RECORDS, AND WHEN WE CAN EXPECT HIS FIRST ARTIST ALBUM!
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rant Nelson began his experiments with music production at the age of nine. Queen’s Another One Bites the Dust was run alongside scratched Star Wars instrumentals, recorded from his parents’ hi-fi onto a reel-to-reel cassette. Little did anyone know, but these fumbling forays into music advancement would eventually lead Grant to being cred ited w ith pioneering the UK garage scene. Using the most basic techniques of looping and pausing cassettes, he remixed Chaka Kahn’s I Feel For You at 13. From playing birthday parties to mini-raves and finally earning himself regular performances on the club circuit, in 1990 he set about making up his first demo tape with a Casio sampler, four-track tape recorder, drum machine and synthesizer, set up in his girlfriend’s hall of residence. He was encouraged to send the demo to Kickin’ Records - a fortuitous decision as a couple of days later he got ‘the call’. Ma ny a lt er- egos fol lowe d, i nclud i ng t he Wishdokta: a painted madman with a penchant for 3D geometrical shapes. He took European gigs by storm, introducing crowds to a mix of breakbeat and ragga on a rock and hardcore tip. What ever happened to the Wishdokta? “He ate loads of doner kebabs and cut his dreadlocks out. That was the last time I saw him!”
concentrate on the brea kbeat and ga rageinfluenced sound that was now being touted as 2 step / UK garage, and his next prolific project Bump & Flex brought longstanding success with hits like Promises, and a remix of Indo’s R U Sleeping, still cherished to this day. “If I do nothing else with my life I know I’ve contributed to something that so many people hold dear, and that’s quite an achievement! I’ve always been partial to sticking my head in the bass bin and UK garage delivered the goods on that tip everytime!” His own particular style and productions have constantly swayed, from hardcore to house, to garage and soul, but it is jazz and dirty funk which have consistently captured his imagination, and this is perhaps a clue to what we can expect from his upcoming debut LP. So when will you finally put us out of our misery and release it? “It’s something that I’ve been planning for years and have still only managed to get a couple of rough demos together for. I just haven’t had the time to devote to it as my DJing schedule has kept me constantly on tour for the past two years. I am planning to take some time off in 2008 to work on it and have started contacting the people that I plan to work with already.” We’ll get back to you on that one! WWW.GRANTNELSON.CO.UK
As the Wishdokta he was introduced to George Power, the former Kiss FM DJ and founder, and in 1993 together they founded Nice ‘n’ Ripe Records. It was during this period that Grant began bringing US garage influences into his tracks, and gaining much kudos from fans and producers alike. Nice ‘n’ Ripe Records came to an end in 1996, leaving Grant free to pursue the new avenues now open to him, but the reasons why it came to an end have been a secret for a number of years: “Without going into the details, my partner did a bunk with my money and I didn’t get paid. I never saw a penny in publishing for any of the records I released with him, and the royalties I did actually see were not even a fraction of what I actually earned. I walked away with nothing and the other guy bought himself a big house. But the real kick in the teeth was after I left him; he commissioned a bunch of young up-and-coming “I’VE ALWAYS BEEN PARTIAL TO producers to come in and rehash some of my old records STICKING MY HEAD IN THE BASS BIN a nd use my a r tist na mes in the hope that he could AND UK GARAGE DELIVERED THE fraudulently sell them off the back of my name. As if GOODS ON THAT TIP EVERYTIME!” fleecing my wallet wasn’t enough! There’s always karma though!” Ouch, that’s rough. But out of the ashes of one label rises a n o t h e r, a n d Swing City soon came into existence. He continued to
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by Bram Gieben
WELL DEEP – TEN YEARS OF BIG DADA RECORDINGS MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF ONE OF THE UK’S FINEST HIP-HOP LABELS. WILL ASHON, THE LABEL’S FOUNDER, TALKS TO THE SKINNY ABOUT HOW HE BUILT A HOME FOR THE LIKES OF ROOTS MANUVA AND DIPLO, WHILE HIS LATEST SIGNING, CADENCE WEAPON, TELLS US ABOUTBRINGING HIP-HOP TO THE ELECTROCLASHERS Looking back on Big Dada’s first ten years, label founder Will Ashon can be justifiably proud. Having showcased the finest artists of not just the British urban underground - from Roots Manuva and Ty to New Flesh - but also championing some of the most innovative leftfield US hip-hop, such as Bigg Jus, Busdriver and cLOUDDEAD. With producers like Part 2 (of New Flesh) and Ebu and Mr Mitchell (of Gamma) being able to justifiably claim a part in the creation and evolution of grime, Big Dada have embraced London’s most vibrant, self-created musical style, recently signing Roll Deep’s Wiley, and re-releasing Flowdan and The Bug’s Jah War EP. But how did it all begin for Will and his loyal crew of beat-miners?
World-class Geordie rambler Ross Noble is currently on tour around the UK with Nobleism, his storming new show. On 21 October, he will be broadcasting his live show from the Liverpool Empire Theatre throughout Vue cinemas, including those in Edinburgh and Hamilton. The Skinny caught up with him to find out what it’s all about. “Nobleism is a brand spanking new set. But it’s a constantly rolling thing; I always view the show as a work in progress. I don’t write a show, and think that it’s finished. I tour over the year, take a couple of months off, tour Australia, take a couple of months off. In the meantime I wait for ideas to bubble up.
“I was working as a music journalist,” says Will. “I used to get loads of tapes and white labels that were way better than most of the stuff getting proper releases – particularly through the majors. It seemed clear that if someone put out all this amazing music they would instantly do really well, and everyone would love them for it. How naïve...” Anyone working in the independent music industry will tell you that having a commitment to innovation and invention is not always easy. Taken under the wing of one of the UK’s most successful independent labels, Ninja Tune, Big Dada became well known for its egalitarian business ethics, splitting all profits with artists straight down the middle: “The model comes from Ninja Tune, who in turn took it from the new wave labels of the early 80s,” explains Ashon. “I think the idea of it is to offer a deal that seems transparently fair. It makes the royalties a nightmare to calculate, though, which creates a lot of work for the company.” Big Dada’s success story is not one of grubbing around the edges of the industry – far from it. Roots Manuva is perhaps the best-known British rapper in the world, while the label’s American signings have often proved uncannily prescient. Some major underground US players are signed to Big Dada: “Mike Ladd of the Infesticons was signed to us before Def Jux had released a record, Diplo was signed to us before he had even started the Hollertroni x club night and, although cLOUDDEAD was part of the Anticon movement, Anticon never released a cLOUDDEAD record,” Will is quick to point out. “Also, in the cases of Infesticons, Diplo and Spank Rock, we either had or have worldwide deals with those artists, and were or are their label in the USA as well as everywhere else on the planet. cLOUDDEAD we did everywhere in the world except the US. So if any of them are ‘major underground US players’, as you say, that’s partly down to us!”
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opposite. So my Dad would have the Nas record, necessarily on the same wavelength as me. They and I’d be like, ‘Yeah yeah... Dad’s stuff,’ and be might think I’m making fun of rap, or not being like watching my music, jamming Nirvana, you respectful. But I definitely am!” know, harsher stuff. So my “THEY HAVE TO BE music’s like an amicable His move to Big Dada is combination of those two p r ud e nt , a s he j o i n s a MAVERICKS, AND aspects.” legion of other producers PREFERABLY MAVERICK a nd a r t i s t s who t a ke a Breaking Kayfabe is a potent GENIUSES!” – WILL ASHON deconstructive approach brew of literate, trickedto gen re bou nda r ie s : “I ON WHAT MAKES A BIG ac t ua l ly t h i n k t hat t he out rhyming and abrasive, minimal techno sounds, best response I’ll get will be DADA ARTIST basslines often sounding over there, in the UK,” says like they were stripped from old Nintendo games. Cadence Weapon. I ask about the opening track of The classic video for Sharks (link below) has the Breaking Kayfabe, Oliver Square, which he: “Visits ‘Weapon dressed as Mario, throwing barrels at a New City / with the electroclashers...” monkey-suited opponent, and running through a collection of old-school video game montages. “That’s kinda funny,” laughs Cadence Weapon. The Canadian hip-hop fraternity hasn’t perhaps “In that song I’m actually referring to a club in been as willing to embrace the young producer’s Edmonton called New City. They have a Thursday experimental approach to beats: “I’ve had a lot of electroclash night. So I’m taking a tour of the people, maybe just because of the sound I have, city, checking out all the scenes, and having a thinking that I’m betraying rap completely. dance and stuff. I definitely do feel that I have a I like to do covers of rock songs at my shows, following among that crowd. I think people in because I wanna do ‘em, and a lot of people aren’t Edmonton, they know what they’re in for, you
know? They know I’m definitely coming with that electronic edge.” Back to Will Ashon, for a final word on Big Dada’s future. How does the future look, ten years from now? “Who knows? Silver suits, meals in pill form, virtual teleconferencing?” And what about Big Dada itself? “Just continuing to be a really traditional, old school record label that puts out music because the staff love it, and think that other people should have a chance to hear it, too.” That’s the mark of a true maverick genius – he makes something as awesome as Big Dada sound so simple. See you in ten years, Will!
“For the Vue broadcasts I’ll be doing a live gig in Liverpool, with a load of cameras. Then it’ll be beamed up to the satellites so people can watch in forty cinemas: they’ll still be in an aud ience. We’ve been looking i nto i nteractive elements, but it turns out to get a two way link into forty cin-
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emas costs about forty million pounds, so we’ll probably just have a phone number so people can just call up!” YOUR COMEDY IS FAMOUSLY WHIMSICAL. IS THAT A QUESTION OF TASTE, OR SIMPLY WHAT YOU’RE BEST AT? “At first I thought ‘shall I be like this?’ as a comedian. I’d see Jack Dee and think ‘he’s the grumpy one’, Lee Evans and ‘he’s the manic one’. But I gave up trying to be a certain way, and decided to be a comic without a distinct style. Then when people started impersonating me, when mates did parodies of me, and people recommended new acts who have been strongly ‘influenced by you’, you realise that being yourself is a style. I thought I was a regular observational comic. “I also like social commentary and political stuff, and people like Jerry Sadowitz who are full-on and aggressive, which is the complete flipside of me.” DO YOU STILL LIVE IN NEWCASTLE? HAVE YOU EVER FELT YOUR ACCENT DRIFTING? “I don’t live there anymore. I have felt my accent drifting occasionally, but compared to some it’s positively clean English. I’ve been spending so much time in Australia I’ve started saying ‘no worries’ and ‘g’day’, which in my accent just sounds weird. To keep it in shape I have stotty cakes FedExed to me around the world, to keep my mouth in a Newcastle shape.” WHAT’S EXCITING YOU AT THE MOMENT? “I got some pet cows – they’re my main area of enthusiasm at the moment. They’re called Jarvis, Jasper, Jack and Meg, and they’re Highland cows but they’re in Australia. It’s great feeding them: they’re really small. People think Highland cows are giant but they’re about half the size of normal cows. You put hay out and it’s like a miniature stampede.”
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AND WHAT’S NOT SO HOT? “When you’ve been in Australia for a few months, you come back and you don’t know any of the celebrities – you just see them all over the tabloids. I don’t find them bugging – everyone’s got to earn a pound note – but there is just a deluge of stuff. And the shows on TV… I don’t mind if there are characters, and I suppose if you want to go on TV and make a twat of yourself then I’m fine with that. But if one of these people had a lung torn out by an angry panther, I’d want to read about that more. If someone has a giant tumour on their face, feature them. We should celebrate worthy achievement, y’know?”
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I ask Will what made these artists fit in with Big Dada’s homegrown signings: “It’s the same things that would make a British or French or Tobagan or Latvian artist fit – that they are fearlessly, single-mindedly trying to do completely their own thing, that the music we hear gets us excited and hungry for more, and that we think other people will be as energised by it as we are. To put it another way, they have to be mavericks, and preferably maverick geniuses!”
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Maverick genius is definitely a term you could apply to the label’s most recent non-UK signing, 21-year old Canadian rapper and producer Cadence Weapon, who has just released his debut album, Braking Kayfabe, in the UK. Hailing from Edmonton, he was previously a respected hip-hop journalist for indie-media website Pitchfork. He grew up alternately listening to his DJ father’s record collection, while blasting whatever would piss his Dad off in his bedroom: “I think it’s a mix of being influenced by all the stuff my Dad brought to the table, but also being influenced by stuff that he completely wouldn’t touch at all,” explains the ‘Weapon. “You know how it is when your Dad likes something, you like the complete
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FIVE BIG DADA CLASSICS
An early Big Dada sampler, still available on vinyl, this showcases the best of the dub-tinged hip-hop that was being pioneered by the label subsequent to the popularity of Roots Manuva’s first LP. Highlights: Gamma’s electro-bouncing Killer Apps, an early version of Witness (One Hope), Lotek HiFi’s Fire. INFINITE LIVEZ – BUSHMEAT
Former Gameboy graphics designer, freestyle battle champ, and complete bloody lunatic, Infinite Livez dropped Bushmeat in 2004. It’s a classic, f rom the play f ul of fe nsive ne s s
of White Wee Wee to the utterly daft Worcestershire Sauce, a rap song about crisps. Essential weirdness.
NEW FLESH – UNIVERSALLY DIRTY The souped-up, smooth but utterly filthy proto-grime of Part 2 is the perfect place for the marriage of two of the UK’s most innovative lyricists, Juice Aleem and legendary ragga spitter Toastie Taylor. Their most recent outing is as fresh and challenging as their classic Understanding. Highlights: the euphoric strings grime of Wherever We Go.
TY – UPWARDS It was the follow up to this album, Awk ward, that garnered Ty so much acclaim in the UK press, and his most recent outing, Closer, was also a splendid work, with collaborators like Speech and De La Soul joining Ty on the mic. However it is Upwards
that remains his most consistently engaging work. Observational, insightful lyrics that balance the political and the personal, coupled with addictive pop hooks and some fine hip-hop beats keep you coming back, just like the chorus of Oh U Want More? As big a star as Manuva, Ty is the UK’s answer to Guru.
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LOTEK HIFI – MIXED BLESSINGS
A groundbreaking soundclash between the tough rhymes and rhy thms of UK hip-hop and the bass-heav y, ital sounds of decades of Jamaican soundsytstem culture, Lotek Hifi take Roots Manuva’s reggae inflections and use them as a starting point, delving into dub, soca and ragga, while neatly presaging dubstep and grime.
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AS TRAMWAY CLOSES IT’S DOORS FOR A MAJOR REVAMP, GARETH K VILE APPRECIATES AN ARTS VENUE WHOSE TIME HAS COME
One of the few surviving enterprises from Glasgow’s year as City of Culture, Tramway has emerged from auspicious yet austere beginnings as a post-industrial space to become an internationally acclaimed venue, supporting local artists and presenting the radical edges of both theatre and dance. Originally adapted for Peter Brook’s Mahabharata in 1988, it stuttered into life through the early nineties, gradually establishing a distinctive identity. Tramway is unique, catering to the local community through the popular café and Hidden Garden, while attracting artists from around the world. It has be-
come the home for the New Territories festival, the National Review of Live Art, and an important venue during the Triptych music festival. The National Theatre of Scotland has frequently collaborated with Tramway, and the Scottish Ballet will be moving into an adjacent custom built home in 2009, having made dramatic use of the main space for their contemporary pieces. Under artistic director Steve Slater, it has grown from a derelict space - at early shows, members of the city council arrived in hard-hats to ostentatiously express their reservations - into a regular venue for companies as diverse as Forced Entertainment, Les
MABOU MINES’ THE DOLL’S HOUSE BEWARE! Insisted the programme stridently. TAKE CARE, it cautioned. THIS PRODUCTION CONTAINS FLASHING LIGHTS. And indeed it did. Strobes, dry ice, midgets, androgyny, a nightmare chorus of stilt-walking grotesques, comedy Norwegian accents, fiendish masques and a cloying atmosphere of oppressive claustrophobia, both literal and sexual, are all writ large across Mabou Mines’ surreal production of Ibsen’s The Doll’s House. The full house may have been warned, and certainly there were no petits mals stretchered out of The King’s Theatre, but few could have been prepared for this school reading list staple stir fried and served up as naked lunch. Ibsen wrote the play at the end of the Nineteenth Century and to contemporary audiences his scathing critique of the institution of marriage was nothing less than scandalous. But a separation, heavily clothed in the mealy mouthed theatrical metaphor of its day, must have lost its satirical bite for today’s jaded punters more used to witnessing multiple familial breakdowns live on daytime television. Mabou Mines’ founding artistic director, Lee Breuer, has taken this dated plot line and created an entirely new piece of art. The cast – male roles are played by midgets and female by towering women – affect nasal Scandinavian accents whose cumulative effect - if initially off-putting - only adds to the cartoonish bad dream quality of the whole. The set is a literal rendering of the eponymous children’s toy and its minifurnishings are moved about the stage continuously in a kind of neurotic square dance as its hopelessly mismatched partners circle each other but never quite make contact or indeed understand each other. The powerfully staged dream sequences, where our famous flashing lights are used to great effect, amp up this sense of dislocation and tap straight into the shadowy recesses of our subconscious, where imagery may be shared but experience is by necessity solitary.
As the play reaches its dénouement and Maude Mitchell’s seductive Norah – by this time picked out by a single spot in the stagemost box – declaims her final lines, she rips off her long blonde wig and corseted dress to reveal a flat chested, bald man/woman. The audible gasps of the audience were proof, if it were
Ballets C de la B and Theatre Cryptic. Because of the versatility of the open spaces, and the multiple spaces available, Tramway is as comfortable for small productions and exhibitions as it is for the international shows. Through the Dark Light commissions, and supporting companies like the excellent Fish and Game, Tramway has also cultivated strong links with Glasgow’s own performers.
Slater is rightly proud of its achievement. “We are reaching an interesting point in the history of the building: twenty years ago it was a derelict site that was being demolished. Now it is a major national and international dance facility and the home to the national ballet company, a beautiful garden, and a resource for the local community. We cater for everybody in different ways.”
As the venue gears up for its twentieth anniversary celebrations, Tramway is taking a short break from the performing and visual arts. By the time it reopens in January, Tramway will have enlarged its café, created a new art exhibition space near the foyer and the new art and dance facilities on the upper floors will be well on their way to completion. It will also be preparing for the arrival of the Scottish Ballet in 2009.
The Tramway may be dark for now, but with the new revamp and the arrival of Scottish Ballet it promises to be enlightening audiences for many years to come. WWW.TRAMWAY.ORG
As Slater acknowledges, there are challenges and opportunities. “We are having lots of talks with the ‘Ballet about a collaboration.” This extends beyond the artistic but the two organisations will remain independent. “The basic need for the café is to provide for the additional numbers that are going to be brought in by the ballet,” explains Slater. “We are different organisations - the challenge is to bring us together. It’s a very complex project - to try and merge a new build with an existing organisation. But hopefully in the end, what we will gain is a far stronger facility.” Tramway has battled to achieve its current status, and its commitment to challenging theatre has made it an unlikely success story. The clarity of its programming, combined with fair pricing and development of the building, has led Tramway from the underground into the mainstream, without losing integrity. Steve Slater
A SCHOOL READING LIST STAPLE STIR FRIED AND SERVED UP AS NAKED LUNCH
needed, that Mabou Mines had succeeded. Kept guessing to the end, this was avant garde theatre at its most unsettling best. [Hugo Fluendy]
GAME THEORY THROUGH THE VERSATILITY OF THE ACTORS - AND SOME SHARP WRITING - A FIERCE INTENSITY IS MAINTAINED FOR NINETY MINUTES
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G ame T he or y thre ate ns to dis a pp e a r into a n ungrounded series of big ideas; politicians dodge commitment, a sister bickers with her brothers until they recover a lost memory and a war criminal justifies his behaviour though patriotism and duty. The war that overshadows each of the three scenes is never named, the outcome never defined, yet through the versatility of the three actors - and some sharp writing by Pamela Carter and Selma Dimitrijevic - a fierce intensity is maintained for most of the show’s ninety minutes. Through very different scenarios, the slow processes of remembrance, acceptance and forgiveness are achingly teased out, from the cunning flim-flam of the politicians, through a torn apart family gradually coming together and - most strikingly - a reconciliation between victim and tormentor. If the finale is a little forced, and the compassion more miraculous than credible outcome, it is in the cold analysis of language that Game Theory excels. The authors take obvious delight in exposing hidden meanings, through either broad humour or subtle repetition. Alex Rodney, Meg Fraser and John Paul Connolly are all outstanding in their multiple roles: Fraser, in particular, gives a murderous edge to her journalistcum-war criminal. With the play so light on action and full of sharp dialogue, they keep the pace tight and the innuendos flying. Given the weight of the ideas in each segment - and their nominal connection to each other - the overall performance feels over-long and heavy, and the light humour of the first act is dissolved by later monstrosities. However, EK Performance deserves plaudits for a modern script that isn’t undermined by formalism or stilted prose. [Gareth K Vile] TRAMWAY, GLASGOW, RUN ENDED
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THE SKINNY’S SEAN MCNAMARA TALKS EXPANSION AND CHANGE WITH ART OF PARTIES In the congested club calendar in Glasgow many nights continue to jostle for position in smaller venues, while some have the knack for a quick ascension to the major arenas that are the Arches and the Sub Club. This is down to daring ideas combined with hardworking, committed promoters and this is definitely the case with Jason Edwards and Neil McKee, the guys behind Art of Parties. So much so they are already booking guests for events at both of the aforementioned clubs, presenting nights at the Subbie along with their new monthly Friday at the Arches. Its rise can be summed up by the fact that last year the night was only just kicking off in a very different form. The Skinny caught up with the amiable and passionate promoters, and Jason explains further: “We started last year with a weekly thing at the Art School which was more band based; it was just something to do and a way of seeing the bands that we wanted to, and then electro would get played by a DJ afterwards.” The night began to quickly develop though, and the post band DJ became more of the focus. “I started liking a lot more French music as we got more into the dance side of things,” Jason (who also DJs at the night as Jay Sin) continues. This brought problems, albeit pleasant ones for the promoters as they quickly outgrew the venue. “It was becoming harder to bring some of the bigger acts to the Art School,” says Jason. Originally promoted by Jason, as the night grew bigger Neil McKee was taken on board:
taking control of the visual side of the night and promotional material allowed Jason to concentrate on booking whilst also turning the night into much more, as Jason explains: “I liked the idea of someone going in to a club and being blown away by everything around them and not just the music.” The music itself, however, is also varied with all bases covered from electro to house to grime and hip hop. “We don’t have any policy as such; it’s a pretty wide spectrum, really good and unique.” After only a year at the Art School and a short break since June, a move to the infamous clubbing mecca that is The Arches may have seemed tricky. “With The Arches we just kinda talked ourselves into it,” says Neil and this sentiment is confirmed by Jason: “We keep just trying to aim about eighty feet higher than we should be, we’re stupidly ambitious and take risks but I think that’s why we have progressed so quickly, and at The Arches we can totally do all the stuff that we want to do!” Their new monthly Friday is also accompanied by a few up and coming dates at The Sub Club with the likes of Duke Dumont and Kid 606. “The thing at the Sub Club is part of a combination of all the smaller clubs coming together, the likes of ourselves and Numbers.” Filling the larger spaces could prove difficult, but Art of Parties already have the advantage of a regular crowd. “We tend to have a lot of the same faces coming back again and again now too which is great that people are really believing in the club!” continues Jason. As their residency starts at The Arches in October the attention turns to booking top quality guests, and the debut
A COMFORTABLE WATERCOLOUR EXPERIENCE Ellen Kent cer tainly has a lot on her plate. This frighteningly ambitious woman has concocted a multifaceted and undeniably complicated travelling circus which now routinely toys with and teases the patience of informed opera patrons across the UK.
night sees French legend Etienne De Crecy headlining with much more to follow including label nights. “I think with the line-ups we have coming up we’ll shock some people and have an element of surprise if you like,” says Jason.
This is a big budget company with a massive team of players both on and off the stage. As the first producer to introduce Eastern European opera to Britain in 1992, Kent has now set the roots of her operatic outreach initiative in her adopted home: the country of Moldova and its capital, Chisinau. Established c o m p a ny p r o c e d u r e w i l l now roll this super-sized production across the
Wit h a l l t he s e pla n s i n place, Art of Parties looks likely to go from strength to strength with even more ideas in the pipeline as Neil t el l s u s : “We’ve got t he website up and running and are also looking to register officially as AOP events, as well as do more podcasts and radio shows.” A busy time is in store yet the ethos of the night is sure to stay the same, as Jason sums up: “A lot of seriousness is around clubs in Glasgow while what we want to say is loosen up and have fun at our nights!”
CAMOUFLAGE, THE SOUNDHAUS, 12 OCT Camouflage’s monthly residency has continued to pop up as a calendar highlight by ignoring strict genre allegiance and thinking outside the box to secure the finest artists from across the spectrum of electronic music. Next up is Milanese, a man amalgamating drill & bass, grime, dubstep and more to form something bigger than the sum of those parts; a caustic and abrasive experimentation of low frequency and high decibels friendly tonnage that sits equally comfortably in the ‘extreme’ and ‘progressive’ categories of music. His Extend LP was a highlight with anyone worth their salt in electronic music (the Beats section of The Skinny included), and he has since become one of the most bankable newcomers around. His formidable reputation is further solidified by
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Carmen at Edinburgh’s Playhouse Theatre however presented an unexpected offering of Victorian-style pantomime. Stylistic pastiche was realized through a string of token cameo performances from onstage donkey to fully-functional fountain, choreographed horse gesture to flashy flamenco flair. Our ordinarily soaring, impassioned tragedy of flirtation is here relaxed to a muted melodrama: a stylistic rendition somewhat dwarfed by the cavernous depth and grandeur of the theatre despite the masses of lightweight special effects. Awe-inspiring stunts, for all their extravagance, are still no substitute for turbulent inner fire and heart-pumping intent and verve in a lust-driven tragedy like that of Carmen and her velvetclad, diamond-studded toreador.
TIGERBASS PARTY WITH KID 606 AND DOLBY-ANOL, ART OF PARTIES, SUB CLUB, 4 OCT, 11PM-3AM, £3/£5 WWW.ARTOFPARTIES.CO.UK ETIENNE DE CRECY, PASSIONS,
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his ferocious live sets, especially his show stopper at this year’s Glade Festival, reportedly even outdoing veterans such as Squarepusher and Venetian Snares. Accolades don’t come much higher than that, nights out don’t come much more promising. [Jack McFarlane] 10PM-4AM, £8/£10 WWW.MYSPACE.COM/CAMOUFLAGEUK WWW.MYSPACE.COM/MILANESE1
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MOTION, BLACKFRIARS, 5 OCT The launch of Motion sees Bios’ Scott Fraser join forces with Under The Hood resident/promoter Danny Sharkey, showcasing the deeper side of house and techno. Motion’s first guest is Diesel (X-Press 2, Yellow Sox), who as one third of X-Press 2, alongside Rocky and Ashley Beedle, was responsible for the classics Muzik Express, London Express, AC/DC and Lazy. Starting out in the mid-eighties playing jazz, latin and soul across London, he caught the house bug in ’88, forming a DJ partnership with friend Rocky, the pair going on to make appearances at the legendary Boys Own parties and The Gardening Club. Having earned his spurs, he became a regular at Ministry Of Sound, Back 2 Basics and Cream (where he held a two year residency), going on to gain global guest slots. Diesel’s other projects include DJ edit label, Moton, run alongside Dave Jarvis and solo work as Yellow Sox - his track Zig Zag is forthcoming on Freerange. Capacity at Blackfriars is only 160, so get down early! [Colin Chapman] 11PM-3AM , £6 STUDENTS/£8
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STREETRAVE 18TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY, THE ARCHES, 6 OCT One of the longest running clubbing institutions in British clubbing returns for its annual shindig at the Arches this month and welcomes a typically classy yet classic roster of acts. Streetrave was the first incarnation of Colours when in the late eighties it started running parties at the Ayr Pavillion and then Prestwick Airport. As rave grew and negative implications about the genre grew with it, the night developed and changed name. Its existence is still celebrated, however, at these
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UK for a series of fifty one-night-only performances with almost military precision. That’s notwithstanding a second opera of equal proportions and an inexhaustible cast of colourful characters including Louis, “the majestic black stallion”, or Carmen herself, “the voluptuous gypsy temptress”, played by Zarui Vardanean and host of this glamorous evening at the opera.
In our unshockable post-Fringe theatrical context, this production is paradoxically quite extraordinary in its air of blissful conservatism. Following the intense onslaught of existential theatre, surrealist theatre, super-realist theatre, physical theatre, dance theatre, meta-theatre, total theatre and Theatre of the Absurd that was August in Edinburgh, Ellen Kent’s Carmen offers instead a comfortable watercolour experience for those on the edge with the idea of edgy. [Kelly Lovelady]
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once-a-year events and are always packed with clubbers old and new. This year’s event has John Digweed at the helm. Throughout the nineties much of his work was done in his legendary partnership with Sasha, yet now he mostly DJs solo with a blend of progressive house. Also on the line-up are Shades of Rhythm, one of the true survivors of the original group of core rave acts from the early nineties and still going strong over 16 years later. The line up is completed by further rave pioneers Altern 8 and K-Klass and the vastly underrated resident Jon Mancini. [Sean McNamara] 10PM-3AM, £20
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INFANT RECORD NIGHT, OFF THE RECORD AND ANIMAL FARM, THE SOUNDHAUS, 6 OCT For those forward thinking enough to have a Soundhaus membership here’s yet another reason to feel smug: the arrival of Infant Records boss and man of the moment Simon Baker. Hosted by Off the Record and Animal Farm, Baker is supported by fellow Infant and 2020 Vision man Burnski, plus Bump and EJ Wagner in room two, and Doorshutpanik on the visuals. Infant Records is Simon Baker’s own offshoot from Ralph Lawson’s mighty 20:20 Vision label, and his collaborations with the likes of Paul Woolford, Burnski, and Ilija Rudman have built his reputation. 2007 has been his breakthrough year with two of his productions, the menacing Plastik and the monstrous Spinner, both becoming essential vinyl amongst many top DJs. Holding down residencies at both The Warehouse in Leeds, and The Key in London you can be sure his set will reflect his production successes, and Glasgow will be treated to another dark and dirty house night. [Peter Walker] 11PM-4AM, £10 MEMBERS/£12 WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SIMONBAKERINFANTRECORDS
THE DEAD SILENCE SYNDICATE CONFUSION, THE SOUNDHAUS, OCT 13
The Dead Silence Syndicate are a 6-piece live band who re-construct drum and bass, techno, punk and extreme noise, featuring on keyboards the we-known techno mentalist The Dexorcist, whose name will be familiar to any Monox fans out there. Eschewing all sequencers, backing tracks and pre-recorded nonsense, this is intelligent but properly in-your-face music, and honestly sounds like nothing else you’re going to be able to dance to off your mash this weekend. There will also be DJ sets from the Dead Silence team. Blaze a path down to The Soundhaus, where the Confusion boys and girls will be laying down some serious sonic fusion. Confusion Collective count
West Coast rapper Soom T among their number, and put on an awesome show. They will be ably abetted this evening by Jonny Sideways (Kaotek Records), Smartie (Monox), Tim B (Radar) and Cosanostra (Iridium), playing a mix of techno, breaks and hip-hop. [Bram Gieben] 11PM – 4AM, £10 LIVE VISUALS, FIRE SHOWS, AND A GRAFFITI DISPLAY!
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NUMBERS, THE ART SCHOOL, 2 NOV Berlin duo Modeselektor have been enticed back to The Art School again by Glasgow event organisers and purveyors of digital diversity, Numbers. Despite having previously described themselves as Eurocrunk, a definitive genre definition will remain elusive for as long as they insist on producing albums that make it seem so effortless in being multifaceted and high in quality. Their back catalogue now includes everything from four-to-the-floor techno to rump shaking house tinged hip-hop. Their previous round of live shows turned a lot of heads and earned praise from everyone from Glasgow’s high priests of muso-dom Optimo (Espacio), to po-faced über-auteurs, Radiohead. With the possibility of mainstream crossover looming on the back of new release Happy Birthday, these live shows are set to be retold in pubs for many years to come, “Oh, I saw them before they got big.” At £10 for advance tickets it’s practically an investment. [Jack McFarlane]
AN ENGROSSING JOURNEY WRITTEN AND PERFORMED WITH PASSION, WIT AND PATHOS This is a raw, energetic, visceral and dynamic work from the pen of the prolific David Greig. Billed as a reworking of movie classic Bonnie & Clyde, Yellow Moon: The Ballad of Leila and Lee feels like a classic cinematic tale combining elements of romantic thriller, mythic quest and road movie. The play also has a convincing grasp of the Scottish language and way of life in its vivid depiction of two teenage tearaways, as the titular Leila and Lee grapple with bubbling hormones, youthful naiveté and the ability to react to everything with naked passion. Leila is a ‘good girl’ whose reticence to speak lends her the nickname ‘Silent Leila’. One night she becomes entangled in Lee’s world. He’s a macho show off who fantasises about being ‘the only pimp in Inverkeithing’ and running a posse of local ‘hos’ in a bid to emulate his absent father’s gangster past. He’s more bravado than balls, more instinct than intelligence however and it’s his semi-accidental murder of an acquaintance right under Leila’s nose that thrusts their wayward spirits together after Lee’s trademark line ‘are you comin’ or are you comin’?’. This is all it takes to hook the impressionable lass. They flee to the Highlands together, partly to escape
the law, partly to find Lee’s father and together endure an Odyssean, ritualistic rite of passage. Although the narrative’s trajectory is epic in its ambition, this is theatre stripped to the bone both in production values and in its unfussy, matter of fact performance style. Structurally, it’s a four hander described through twenty separate interlinking vignettes. Beth Marshall and Keith Macpherson are excellent as dotty celebrity Holly Malone and Lee’s doomed alcoholic father Frank. Andrew Scott Ramsay is effortlessly charismatic and engaging as tortured soul Lee and Nalini Chetty shines as Leila, perfectly conveying an open-hearted yet shy teenager suddenly shaken by the primal forces within and around Lee. It does flag a tad in the final scenes where recognisable thematic devices border on cliché, but this is a minor quibble for the whole is an engrossing journey written and performed with passion, wit and pathos. [Dylan Matthews] THE CITIIZENS THEATRE RUN ENDED WWW.TAG-THEATRE.CO.UK
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UNDERWORLD THE ACADEMY, 13 OCT
Af ter an extended hiatus from the touring circuit, Underworld are set to remind you just why they’re one of the chosen few to have survived the post-dance music fall with their status and following untarnished. They rightfully retain the full regalia reserved for the scene’s older, wiser statesmen. Rick and Karl are back on the road to promote their newest release, Oblivion With Bells (due for release 3 Oct), their first album in five years. We can expect new material to be debuted alongside deep grooves and some classics from the Underworld jukebox. Don’t let the size of the venue fool you, this is a low-key affair but in terms of anticipation this is a festival scale event. Underworld are a finely honed live act and know how to play to a crowd. This is the biggest ticket in town this weekend bar none. Beg, borrow, or steal. [Jack McFarlane] 7PM, £21 WWW.UNDERWORLDLIVE.COM
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THEATRE This month The Skinny talks to Booker Prizew i n n i n g aut ho r a nd playw right James Kelman whose new play Herb a l Re me d ie s p r e mieres at The Arches. It’s his first full length piece to be staged in over a decade, a lamentable sit uat ion a r i si ng, he claims, through others’ apathy. For a writer of his standing it’s criminally overdue but sure to be worth the wait. And like the proverbial buses, Herbal Remedies is followed by another Kelman play, They Make These Noises, in November, also at The Arches. It’s fitting that his home town of Glasgow should be the scene for this turnaround in fortunes and what will hopefully signal a wider re-engagement with his dramatic work. Kelman cut his literary teeth in the creative writing group run by the late Philip Hobsbaum at Glasgow University back in the Seventies, alongside such other luminaries as Alasdair Gray and Liz Lochhead. However, his pioneering use of the Scottish vernacular is often overlooked in favour of more media friendly writers such as Irvine Welsh. On a less positive note for Glasgow, The Tramway is dark until next year in preparation for the arrival of the Scottish Ballet. With a little breathing space in a normally jammed programme, The Skinny grabbed the opportunity to look back at some of the venue’s achievements over the last fifteen plus years. However, the hiatus only serves to highlight the vitality of theatre right across Scotland not just Edinburgh and Glasgow. As The Skinny’s all-seeing editorial eye penetrates ever deeper into our nation’s cultural heartlands, we’ll be bringing you our usual authoritative coverage of the very best in theatre in Dundee as well. Enjoy! [Hugo Fluendy]
How late it was...
BUT BETTER LATE THAN NEVER AS THE ARCHES UNVEILS THE FIRST PRODUCTION OF A MAJOR PLAY BY JAMES KELMAN FOR OVER A DECADE. PHILIPPA COCHRANE SPEAKS TO THE BOOKER-PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR AND THE ARCHES ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ANDY ARNOLD AHEAD OF THIS MONTH’S PREMIERE OF HERBAL REMEDIES.
The last time a full play by James Kelman was produced in Scotland was 12 years ago. The last time one of his plays was staged by one of the country’s major theatres was in 1991. Stop and think about that for a minute. This is one of the country’s leading writers, winner of the Booker prize and peer of other well known and well regarded writers such as Alasdair Gray and Tom Leonard. He is famous for writing about everyman figures, down on their luck, in the broad vernacular of his home town, Glasgow. If there is anywhere in the world that Kelman’s work should be seen on stage, it is Scotland. And yet he had given up on trying to find an audience, or more accurately, a theatre, for his plays. As Kelman told The Skinny, “That’s the problem with theatre, you need to have the input of another individual or individuals. It’s not the same as writing prose fiction or poetry, which you can do and you can carry all through yourself. When you’re involved in theatre or any form of drama, you have to rely on other people and if you don’t get that input you don’t have the motivation to pull a thing through.” But in the last couple of years he had made a decision to complete his plays, knowing that while he might not find a place to have them produced at home, there would be interest elsewhere such as Ireland, America, and Germany for his radio dramas. But last year, Arches Artistic Director Andy
featured a Kelman piece in his Spend a DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI Arnold Penny series of monologues staged in toilet cubi-
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cles. Enthused, he approached Kelman to see if there were any suitable full length plays available. The result is an entire Kelman season at The Arches which opens with a brand new work,
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sees his work as the anithesis to this. “I like to develop something as I would in my prose and that becomes a sustained piece that originates by itself and through itself,” he explains.
No surprise then that Arnold is definitive about Kelman’s importance as a playwright. “To me he is Scotland’s only writer who you could genuinely say is in the same vein as the likes of Pinter and Whatever the play’s antecedents, Arnold is conBeckett and as a result of that, I think it’s work fident of its place in the canon. “The vernacuthat should be presented.” The action of Herbal lar, the rhythm, the lyricism of it is very much Remed ies c er ta i n ly bea r s Glaswegian,” he says. “But “THE MEANING OF comparison with Beckett. it has this universality of Two men, one of whom only theme, the meaning of life LIFE, IF YOU LIKE” has one leg, are chewing the if you like.” He is equally fat in a park oblivious to the upbeat about its companion woman who is asleep on the bench beside them. piece in the season, They Make These Noises. The When she wakes up, all three characters find play portrays a young couple, one from Glasgow, themselves in the depths of a power struggle. one from England. “It’s a romantic piece in a Arnold contends that what makes Herbal Remedies way,” explains Arnold, “but with a darkness to good theatre is “the relationship between the it. You’re not quite sure what is going on, but three of them, you go on this journey with them in many ways it is quite a delightful piece, very even though there is no actual narrative as such, different from Herbal Remedies. They share a because the dialogue is so sharp and very funny, similarity of style, but they contrast with one you’re totally drawn into it.” another to fit well together.” While Kelman himself acknowledges that there are points of similarity between his piece and Waiting for Godot, he feels that it comes from a particular way of working, rather than any specific influence of one playwright’s work on another. “When we talk about three actors on stage, or two actors and one comes in, I suppose that it’s a kind of association which could be made with a great many plays. It’s maybe simply because the way I like to operate on stage is in real time, in the way Beckett usually works.” Specifically, Kelman says that his approach is more traditional than much of the new drama found in theatre at the moment, which he sees as being shaped by the demands of a televisual format with short seven minute scenes cut for ad breaks. Kelman
The last word must remain with James Kelman. The opportunity to see two of his previously unstaged plays in a Scottish theatre renowned for its commitment to edgy and iconoclastic work, should provide one of the theatre events of the year. But as this grand old man of Glaswegian letters stresses: “They are both comedies. It’s not a case of there goes Kelman again, you need a university degree to listen to him.” No, this is a return everyone should be excited about. HERBAL REMEDIES IS AT THE ARCHES FROM TUES 16TH TO SAT 27TH OCT, AT 7.30PM. TICKETS ARE £10/6. THEY MAKE THESE NOISES WILL BE PART OF THE NOVEMBER PROGRAMME AT THE ARCHES WWW.THEARCHES.CO.UK
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Premiere of full length play by James Kelman as part of a season by the Glaswegian author.
SEVERAL OF KELMAN’S GREAT EARLY NOVELS HAVE NOW BEEN REPUBLISHED BY POLYGON. THEY INCLUDE NOT
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CONTINUE TO GET TO KNOW YOUR LOCAL LABELS WITH OUR ONGOING SERIES OF SPECIALS: THIS MONTH IT IS THE GLASGOW/ SCOTTISH-BASED LABEL MNX (PRONOUNCED MONOX), WHO ARE FAST MAKING A NAME FOR THEMSELVES IN TECHNO CIRCLES MNX is the partner label to a night fast becoming a Glaswegian institution, Monox at the Soundhaus. Label owner and main Monox resident, Dan Monox, started MNX in 2001 to release the kind of music he was playing to those crowds - a mixture of heavy as hell industrial edged-techno and the darker side of underground electro.
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If you like your grooves h e av y a n d l o u d , t h e y are there for you. It’s been a label noticed by the world at large, with two early releases from Scots producer Cymbol receiving radio play and support from the likes of big-name players such as Dave Clarke. Other releases include platters and remixes from Mark Hawkins, Ibrahim Alfa, DJ ESP, Adam X and Belgian industrial outfit Sonar. More recently however they released their first full album. The Skinny was given a white label of that particular monster - Tales Of Ignorance by MANASYt - and we loved it. It was a twisted creature, dark and dangerous, and it received critical acclaim from the industry bods lucky enough to hear it.
So what’s nex t ? Wel l, there are singles due out from new boy Cestrian, aka Ali Renault. Better known for his Italo vibes (the techno that was techno before techno was), Cestrian will be keeping it hard, fast and scary for MNX. Add to that singles from Lory D of Rome, a mysterious Slovenian posse called Faustian Pact and a new techno release from Belgian mad hatter DJ Valium, and it looks like MNX will continue to blow the head clean off your neck both in and out of the clubs.
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Partly as a result of these releases and partly as a result of the night that spawns (and funds)
The Lyceum kicks off its Autumn season with the bard.
them, the fame of seven year old Monox is now reaching the wider world too. With DJ support for their music from Andrea Parker, DJ Stingray and others, that’s hardly surprising. With residents like Adam X and guests like the UR crew, this is a label and night with many friends.
Monox are also right up for giving their pals a good kicking though. The last such scrap was a “The ethos is to avoid the bullshit trends and battle royale of tunes between themselves and stick to releasing fresh sounding electronic music Seismic, another Glasgow stalwart, in the Sub without sticking too much Club. It’s not just local to styles or genres,” Dan as well: MNX have “KEEPING IT ON THE DARK pals tells The Skinny. His basic sent DJs to Tresor to face AND SCARY TIP AS MUCH remit? “Keeping it on the off the German talents, dark and scary tip as much and label owner Dan has AS POSSIBLE!” - DAN, as possible!” DJd as far afield as Tokyo.
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3. OUTRE ARRAY, 8 & 9 OCT, THE ARCHES, GLASGOW
Aurora Nova touring show billed as music hall meets end of the pier freak show meets ghost train.
4. PEER GYNT DUNDEE REP/NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND, UNTIL 13 OCT
Top notch production of Ibsen’s sprawling tale of trolls and existential truths.
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Keith Fleming as Peer Gynt
1-6 OCT, KINGS THEATRE, EDINBURGH
Penelope Keith’s star turn as Mrs Bracknell must be worth the price of admission to Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy alone.
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TEMPA RECORDS INGÉNUE SKREAM IS A YOUNG PRODUCER WHO IS GOING PLACES. AS HE PREPARES TO DROP SOME SERIOUS SUB-BASS ON EDINBURGH’S VOLUME!, WE ASK HIM HOW HIS SOUND HAS EVOLVED SINCE HE WITNESSED THE BIRTH OF DUBSTEP.
Ollie Jones, AKA Skream, can lay claim to being there at the very start of the dubstep phenomenon. At the age of 14, he was producing deep, brooding, tech-y beats, before moving to his current home on respected dubstep originators Tempa. “I originally started on Big Apple,” reminisces Skream. “For me, it all started when I was working in a record shop – that was when it really started to evolve.”
I’m just trying to construct my own sound.” Soon after he began with the scene. I don’t think there’s ever going to be a set template his musical journey, he hooked up with Tempa players Benga and for dubstep, that’s the nice thing about it. You can go to a dubstep Hatcha at the Forward> nights, and his releases on Big Apple night and hear five DJs, and they all play completely different sets. I were characterised by a dark, moody, atmospheric sound. Over think the term dubstep came about just because it was the best way the course of his 3-volume (thus to describe it, but some of it has “THE TERM DUBSTEP CAME ABOUT BECAUSE no relevance to dub. I think far) Skreamizm series, he has displayed a remarkable diversity it’s just the instrumental part IT WAS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT, BUT of tex tu res a nd i nf luences, that carries that association. constantly pushing boundaries. SOME OF IT HAS NO RELEVANCE TO DUB... IT’S I just play what I play – it’s all Talk of evolution crops up more than once in our discussion. “Volume 4 is finished, there’s JUST THE INSTRUMENTAL PART THAT CARRIES around the same tempo, and You get the sense that Skream is a man who enjoys watching one last drop on one of the the majority of it is stuff by THAT ASSOCIATION. I JUST PLAY WHAT I PLAY.” dubstep producers, and a lot of things in flux and motion: “I’m always trying to do something tracks I need to fix, and then it’s different or new. My tracks have evolved to be more musical, ready. It’s another six-tracker, my own stuff. So it’s definitely and I’ve gotten a lot better at engineering – like any producer, because that’s what I set out to do – show versatility. I just have so always a dubstep set, but I try and vary the influences as much as I much music here, releasing can.” extended EPs is a better way to get it all out. When I was Skream comes to Edinburgh’s finest dubstep / mashup night, releasing 12”s, I found that Volume! for an exclusive night at The Bongo Club on Friday by the time I had something 12th October, and he’s very much looking forward to seeing the released I had so much more Edinburgh crew show some appreciation: “I love playing outside new stuff that the releases felt of London – I’ve been in the scene since the very beginning, so I’ve old. So the Skreamizm EPs seen the clubs changing. Now you go out to play and it’s totally are a chance to get a burst of different vibes. In London, you’re very spoilt for choice for music music out.” – so when you play in London, it’s just a regular gig. When you go abroad, or play elsewehere in the UK, it’s more special, you’re a bit Tempa releases a re often more wanted. Not a lot of places have the same choice of music as charcterised by their attack London – you could go out there and listen to any sort of music you and energy, marking them as like on any given night. A lot of places don’t have that, so everyone a solidly dancefloor-oriented will go to hear you because it’s different.” dubstep label. Skream argues once more that their I ask if he’s looking forward to hearing the dubstep coming out of sound has simply evolved: Scotland, from the likes of Rustie, Gravious and others. He’s excited “Originally, the Tempa sound at the spread of dubstep across the UK, and offers this advice: “I was a lot deeper, but we’ve think the important thing with it is that it has to be original. You moved with the sound. The can’t just copy someone, and then get that status. You have to be early Horsepower Productions original. As long as producers keep those ethics, it will be cool.” records were a lot deeper. It was headstrong music. It still SKREAM, VOLUME!, THE BONGO CLUB, EDINBURGH, OCT 12, £TBC. photo: Shaun Bloodworth is headstrong, but it’s changed WWW.TEMPA.CO.UK
PREVIEWS EASTCOAST HILLBILLYBEATS HALLOWEEN PARTY BIRNAM INSTITUTE, DUNKELD, 31 OCT
The Birnam Institute in Dunkeld is a community arts centre with a difference; being transformed once a month into club night Hillbillybeats. The cafe space becomes The Acoustic Bar, decorated with candles and fairy lights, while the Main Hall is where the major action and change takes place, with thumping music, light shows and smoke machines. The Institute has been making a name for itself with locals and those further afield, with many now travelling from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee to experience the club. Known for having a distinct Scottish sound, with a music policy of sexy, funky house with some electro-trance thrown in for good measure, combined with such a beautiful and unusual location, this is a trip worth making. For their first birthday / Halloween celebrations a very special evening is planned with Pipeheid providing a low-down and dirty live set, and residents Maxx, Jimmy, Ali Elyas and Vinyl Richie. The Acoustic Bar will feature the enviable talents of Arkanna, Analogue 1, Aly (acoustic set) and DJ Jimmy. Be adventurous and get your ass down to Dunkeld. [Karen Taggart]
a strong suggestion that you make the most of it when it visits your doorstep. Now for number two, and over to the west coast on 1 Nov for Pendulum live (11pm3am, £15 adv). The full live band experience has been taken worldwide by Pendulum and has in turn become world-renowned. For this night at The Arches Pendulum are joined by Chase & Status, Ctrl-Z and DJ Shortee, the USA’s number one female DJ. Edinburgh headz are not to worry as the full experience comes to Potterrow on 2 Nov (11pm-3am, £18 adv). Xplicit, you have surely surpassed yourself, no? [Jonny Ogg] WWW.MYSPACE.COM/CLUB_XPLICIT
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Wiley, the man who gave birth to the style that has become known as grime, is coming to Edinburgh to support his latest album Play Time Is Over, released on Big Dada. The launch night for the album was held in Cargo, London an Arches-inspired venue with similar acoustics. Getting support from his crew Roll Deep and the Boy Better Know Camp it was a night of musical carnage. Wiley is embarking on his first UK tour since the release of his first album, Treading on Thin Ice on XL, and little is known of what to expect but a taste of his forthcoming performance can be viewed on Youtube. In support of Wiley will be Glasgow’s Jae P who has been busy over the month of August ripping up stages for the likes of Akon and Kanye West to promote his Unsigned and Hungry EP. [Omar Jenning]
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If there was ever a time to decide you might want to try out that drum and bass thing, then this is it. Xplicit have rolled out three huge nights in the space of three weeks and the line-up on each occasion stands shoulder to shoulder with some of the greatest the scene in Scotland has ever witnessed. The first event at Edinburgh University’s fantastic Potterrow venue on 12 Oct presents DJ Friction, DJ Hype and Ed Rush for The Shogun Audio Tour (11pm-3am, £14 adv). All are at the pinnacle of their trade and brought together under one roof for this not to be missed Scottish showcase. Usually, to get to this type of d&b event you require a budget flight or long train journey so it’s
DJ Shortee is not your average DJ. For a start she’s one of the still too few female DJs on the scene, and though she may hail from the glamour of North Hollywood, looking kind of cute and unassuming, her music is down and dirty and she’s serious about it – after all, she’s a head professor at The Scratch DJ Academy, a school in L.A. founded by Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay. Essentially, DJ Shortee’s music is hip-hop in the oldskool style, but she can easily swing to d&b or r&b, with riffs, horn hits and soul vocals popping up. The pace of change is fast, whilst the beat remains reassuringly solid; this is simply because DJ Shortee has a great sense of rhythm, evident in her adventurous and playful
8.30PM - 1.30AM, £5 (WITH FLYER)/£7 BIRNAM INSTITUTE, STATION ROAD, DUNKELD (20 MINS NORTH OF PERTH). BUSES ARE COMING FROM EDINBURGH,
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SPLIT, CABARET VOLTAIRE, EDINBURGH, 23 OCT
scratching that brings new rhythmic dimensions to each track. Expect some solid storming stomping sounds from the Split resident DJs, lashings of creative d&b from DJ Shortee, and who knows what else she may pull from her record bag of tricks... expect the unexpected. [Josh Coppersmith-Heaven] 11PM – 3AM, FREE!
A-TRAK VS DJ MEHDI
SUGARBEAT/CLASH!, CABARET VOLTAIRE, EDINBURGH, 26 OCT Cab Vol’s monthly funk-fest Sugarbeat has got an amazing back-to-back session planned for October, featuring special guests A-Track and DJ Mehdi (along with residents Utah Saints, Smokey and the Bandit and the Clash! DJs). Suagarbeat blends old-skool hip hop with funk, breaks, beats, electro and soul, and this night looks set to be another stormer. A-Trak is the youngest ever DMC world champion, and his live sets have been described as “bridging the gap between boundarypushing turntablism and debauched party-rocking,” alongside his signature comedic comments on the mic. Parisian DJ Mehdi promises to fill the floor with legendary old-skool hip-hop beats mixed with the sharpest electrohouse. This is an unmissable night, and a must for all hip-hop aficionados. [Karen Taggart]
Bandit of Slaughtermob will be lashing out with Londons grimiest subterranean dubs, whereas Leeds’ Rusko is a prolific advocate of the digi-melodic, skankin’ end of the scene. DubPressure resident Unlikely (Clandestine / Rinse FM), and Life4land’s Monsta form the support with their own brand of dubbed out tunes. In the second room, more from Cambridge soundsystem Life4land: Ed Cox’s “ska, techno, jungle, drum’n’bass fusion” is completed by his accordion playing and general mash-up nonsense, Stivs w i th j u n g l e a n d d u b s te p, Ghost with breakcore, and a d&b set from Edinburgh’s homegrown cider master Tekamine. Continue your O c to b e r e d u c ati o n i n dubstep with this event. [Rosie McLean]
WERNER HERZOG
The shock of the true
WITH GRIZZLY MAN’S SUCCESS IN THE CINEMAS AND RESCUE DAWN WAITING TO BE RELEASED, THE SKINNY TAKES A LOOK AT WERNER HERZOG’S UPCOMING DVD RELEASES By all accounts, Werner Herzog likes going to extremes. From his infamous, explosive collaborations with Klaus Kinski to his latest film, Rescue Dawn, which sees Christian Bale back in Machinist mode as a starved POW, Herzog has tried to put on screen stories that show people pushing themselves to the limit, actor and character alike. In Little Dieter Needs To Fly , out on DVD this month, Dieter Dengler (who Bale portrays in Rescue Dawn) is both actor and character, as he retraces the steps he took into and out of capture in Laos as a shot-down US pilot during the Vietnam war. It’s a harrowing story, which Dieter ‘leads’ us through - made more uncomfortable by the knowledge of Herzog’s reputation as a forceful director. Post-traumatic stress counselling it ain’t, and a later visit to Dengler’s home, complete with a basement full of canned goods and emergency rations, shows some residual insecurities. Having grown up in Germany getting bombed by US planes in the Second World War, Dengler strove to be the one in the plane. What emerges from the film is a poetic juxtaposition between the threat on the ground and the safety of rising above it, one that fits in with Dengler’s life represented in this film, as well as American tactics in Vietnam. To be shown this in a documentary is amazing, but also immediately suspicious. Such character arcs are the stuff of fiction, aren’t documentaries supposed to be real? Both BBC and ITV’s recent troubles with the representation of ‘facts’ are clear examples of the problem of engagement with what is essentially always going to be an illusion, and Herzog seems to be the only filmmaker out there who not only plays gladly with the contradiction, but seems to be blind to there being any such contradiction. The Wild Blue Yonder, also out this month, is revealed at the start as a ‘science fiction fantasy’, but you get the feeling this tagline is purely there because Herzog didn’t think he could get away with saying it was all
REVIEWS TIMUR BEKMAMBETOV FILM GLASTONBURY: THE MOVIE ON DAY WATCH RUSSIA’S ONE-MAN WACHOWSKI BROTHERS TELLS US ABOUT THE FOLLOW UP TO HIS WORLDWIDE HIT, NIGHT WATCH, AND THE FUTURE OF THE FRANCHISE. I think Day Watch is a very realistic film – it’s just that something unreal is happening. I don’t like the term fantasy. It’s not that interesting to me. What’s interesting about these films is what’s happening to the main character, Anton (Konstantin Khabensky), because he is a real human being. Everybody has two parts, light and dark, and when you have a problem like Anton does in the first movie, with his son, then it becomes a big problem because your whole world breaks apart and all your fears are unleashed. This happens in real life, to real people, and these are Anton’s demons. It’s not a metaphor for human suffering – it is human suffering!
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I think that the main message from the movie is that there is no good and bad in this world, there is only dark and light. There’s a big difference - light represents responsibility and dark represents freedom. This conflict is more real nowadays. We are very smart now. We understand that ‘good’ means what’s good for you, but for another person it can mean the opposite. It’s a really very childish way to see things – it’s very black and white and it doesn’t work. But look at it another way: freedom or responsibility? That’s a very important decision, and we have to make it every day. If you have enough energy and you have a childish spirit, you will choose Dark. If you’re more grown up, like a hero, responsibility becomes a culture. It’s something that comes with experience.
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DUBPRESSURE
THE CABARET VOLTAIRE, EDINBURGH, 25 OCT DubPressure is Brighton’s original dubstep night, the brainchild of the Clandestine Cultivations crew and established under the premise of presenting the most innovative artists on a brutalizing soundsystem your neighbouring town wouldn’t like. Some serious poaching has taken place and as a one-off, DubPressure will hit Edinburgh. Over the past few years they’ve had Benga, Skream, The Bug, Kode9, Plastician and Youngsta to name but a few, and with the recent rise in levels of dubstep satisifaction, has been applauded by DJ Magazine as one the top five dubstep nights in the country. A special and varied selection of musicians are lined-up for DubPressure’s Scottish debut: ex-jungle DJ
I had almost finished Day Watch when we decided to produce a third film with Fox. Maybe that will happen in a few years time, who knows? We don’t know what will happen in the third yet, because we decided to squeeze two stories – the second and the third – into Day Watch and finish the Russian story. After that, we’ll tell the new story with Fox. It will be different, a different instalment. There’s no script yet, just ideas. I think we will keep Anton, but I don’t know what will happen to him in the United States. (laughs) We’ll see! DAY WATCH IS RELEASED 5 OCTOBER
BEATS
by Alec McLeod
www.skinnymag.co.uk
J u s t like the Woodstock film, Glastonbury: The Movie is a cut’n’paste ambience documentary that conveys the groovy vibe of a hippy-fest through vox-pops, selected performances, and footage of assorted crazies, crusties and ravers. Unfortunately, what this 1993-shot film makes clear is that Glastonbury isn’t quite like that anymore – it’s been coopted by The Man, and he’s brought money, regulations, and fashion into the only weekend of the year when we’re supposed to be able to escape from such vulgarities of modern life. Nostalgic sorrow aside, this three-DVD box-set contains over 37 hours of video and audio – from the beautifully-shot film with the wonderfully diverse soundtrack, to extended interviews, documentaries and six full gigs. If you’ve ever been, it’s an essential purchase. [Ally Brown] OUT NOW WWW.GLASTONBURYTHEMOVIE.COM
HALF NELSON E ve r y now and then a film comes along that is so dominated by a performance that it becomesdifficult to react to it in any other terms. Ryan Gosling received an Oscar nomination for his work in Half Nelson as Dan, an idealistic young teacher who also happens to have a life-controlling crack dependency. It’s
a stunning, completely un-mannered turn, full of subtle body language and despairing eyes, although it’s far from the only reason to see this outstanding drama. It’s driven by Dan’s friendship with one of his students (played by the equally excellent Shareeka Epps), the only element of his life that gives him any purpose or direction, as he tries to protect her from the dangerous forces in her world, while she, in turn, shows him that he’s capable of extracting himself from his seemingly inescapable stranglehold - see what they did with the title? [Paul Greenwood] OUT NOW
MAN TO MAN WITH DEAN LEARNER O r i g i n a l l y l i ttle more than a bad actor in Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, the character of Dean Learner is allowed to reveal himself, through the power of his own laid-back chat show, as a bad person in general. With far more exposure and money than is healthy for both himself and society, he introduces us to several incarnations of collaborator Matthew Holness, including Marenghi, all hilarious in their mediocrity. As with Darkplace, the devil is in the detail, and every element, from the sets to the suits, seems targeted to set off some distant memory of the terrible television and entertainment establishment of the pre-Channel 4 70s and 80s. Alan Partridge may have got there before them, but Learner’s despicable club owner/porn baron offers a more sinister and singular take on the format that’s nauseatingly funny. [Benji Rhys] OUT NOW
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Skream If You Want To Go Faster
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true. It’s the story of an alien (Brad Dourif at his angry, funny best) whose descendants, all amazing scientists, travelled for generations from Alpha Centauri to settle on Earth. Unfortunately by the time they made it the generation that arrived “sucked.” As did their attempts at a shopping mall and Pentagon. Recruited by the CIA, he can only observe as humans attempt the return mission to Centauri. While it’s clearly a fabrication (isn’t it?) there are still elements of this film, which include interviews and documentary footage, which you will believe to be real, and at the same time doubt. There are elements of chaos theory, illustrated by scientists at whiteboards and projectors, that will leave you perplexed as to where the made-up stuff starts and the truth ends. The funny thing is, you probably won’t want to know which way it goes. The film is such a convincing and affecting piece of work, with a moral far beyond the basic environmentalist one that is often linked to it, that you will will it to be true, or at least not want to have it spoiled by knowing it’s not. What is at the heart of these, and many other of Herzog’s films, is a manifesto that states that every idea you impose on the world is a delusion, which either keeps you alive or kills you. By telling it to us straight in that sense at least, he is allowing us the choice to believe whatever we want of what he shows us. So why are people unsettled by this choice? Why do the press feel the need to tell us that Nigella’s kitchen is actually a - wait for it television studio? Perhaps it’s the scary conclusion of this train of thought; in a world where people follow what they choose to believe, the only difference between freedom and madness is luck. But wasn’t it Confucius who said, “You’re never going to survive unless you get a little crazy?” LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY AND THE WILD BLUE YONDER ARE RELEASED 22 OCTOBER LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY THE WILD BLUE YONDER
FILM RELEASES HOSTEL 2 Following on directly from the first film, the action switches to three female backpackers who check into the deadly Slovakian hostel. Focusing this time on the torturers rather than their victims, Eli Roth has crafted another bleak, subversive, sometimes witty film, losing none of the original’s grisly horror, and considered by many to be an improvement. A mature film for mature viewers, fans of the horror genre will be delighted with nods to the classics and some apt cameos.
LOST SEASON 3 After a slump in the ratings towards the end of season two, the producers have definitely upped their game and re-invigorated the show in its third season, but be warned as there are plenty of new mysteries to ponder over. Following on directly from last season Jack, Kate and Sawyer are held captive by the Others. An audacious finale caps off the return-to-form of this tense, immersive drama.
AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE A highly amusing big screen debut for Bravo’s dysfunctional “superheroes” Frylock, Shake and Meatwad, as they assemble some murderous gym equipment called the Insane O Flex. A cult smash as part of the Adult Swim network, fans will be delighted to see returning characters like the Mooninites (our favourite), MC Pee Pants and the Cybernetic Ghost of Xmas Past from the Future. You might recognise some of the voices from Dangerdoom’s Mouse & The Mask album.
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OCTOBER 07
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REVIEWS
ROUNDED SOUNDS Ratatouille
BLAME IT ON FIDEL DIR: JULIE GAVRAS S TA R S : N I N A K E R V E L- B E Y, J U L I E DEPARDIEU, STEFANO ACCORSI RELEASE DATE: 19 OCT CERT: 12A
In France during the 70s, nine year old Anna (Kervel-Bey) finds her privileged world turned upside down when her lawyer father (Accorsi) and journalist mother (Depardieu) become radicalised. Receiving conflicting messages from all sides – the nuns at Catholic school, her conservative grandmother and Cuban refugee nanny, her parents and their revolutionary friends – she tries to make sense of her new circumstances. She’s now living in a small apartment, missing her big comfortable house, unclear why Mickey Mouse is suddenly a fascist and less than thrilled by the whole experience: at the beginning of the film it’s obvious that she favours her own comfort above helping those in need. In the spirit of Lukas Moodysson’s Together, Blame It on Fidel looks at ‘70s counterculture from a child’s perspective. Through a wonderfully crafted narrative we learn gradually, as Anna does, of her Spanish father’s guilt about his former complacency in Franco’s dictatorship. We also see his friends, the
‘barbudos’ – the bearded communists she’s been taught to fear – attempting to teach Anna about the redistribution of wealth, but she’s not buying it. But when she comes up against her school friends’ snobbery, she begins to find her own path. Blame It on Fidel is a stunning and beautiful debut feature by director Gavras, one which is hard to shake after viewing. [Nine]
RATATOUILLE DIR: BRAD BIRD, JAN PINKAVA STARS: PATTON OSWALT, LOU ROMANO, IAN HOLM, PETER O’TOOLE RELEASE DATE: 12 OCT CERT: U
Tr ying to get over the blip that was the turgid Cars, Pixar serves up Ratatouille (that’s rat-a-too-ee if you’re as dumb as the film’s posters think you are), a fun but slightly empty ‘toon that could have done with another five minutes in the oven. Remy (voiced by Oswalt) is a gastronome rat who makes his way to the best restaurant in Paris where he teams up with idiot chef Linguini (Romano) against a nasty chef (Holm) and a vicious food critic (O’Toole). As ever with Pixar, it’s a work of art but, most unusually for them, there’s not a lot to love. The plot is muddy and neither Remy nor Linguini is as remotely memorable as some of the
Day Watch great characters from the studio’s past (Woody, Buzz, Dory). And it’s probably a strange criticism to level at an animated film, but the central conceit is just too outlandish. A talking rat is fine; a talking rat that can cook, no problem. But a talking, cooking rat who is guided by the ghost of a dead chef and can control a man’s movements by pulling his hair? That’s just silly. [Paul Greenwood]
chases and explosions. It’s a decent but unremarkable film if you are looking for action, but as one which proposes to be about such a difficult and serious subject, it fails. The Kingdom is simply too ‘entertainment’ to believe its makers really considered what they were taking on. Still, you’d expect good things from the top drawer cast, and they perform admirably, even if Foxx’s hard-assed, win-at-all-costs agent seems a little too familiar. Director Berg meanwhile delivers a sound turn behind the camera, DIR: PETER BERG STARS: JAMIE FOXX, JENNIFER GARNER, never allowing the gravity of the situation to get in the way of the CHRIS COOPER, JASON BATEMAN frenzied action. [Justin Hall] RELEASE DATE: 5 OCT
characters can swap bodies with each other for example. However, despite the clunky story, events build to a spectacular climax - an all-out battle in which the screen is filled with dazzling effects and action - leaving Day Watch enjoyable to a point but ultimately forgettable. [Parker Langley]
THE COUNTERFEITERS
AND WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER?
CERT: 15
Adapted from Blake Morrison’s memoir of his troubled relationship with his father, Anand Tucker’s film ambles along amiably enough through nostalgia-tinged episodes, building up a picture of a man struggling to come to terms with his dying father’s failings. Broadbent is terrific as the blithely unaware paterfamilias, cheerfully embarrassing his sensitive son at every opportunity. A limp Firth aside, the performances are uniformly excellent: newcomer Matthew Beard is touchingly convincing as the adolescent Blake; the always-reliable Juliet Stevenson underplays the put-upon mum to great effect; and one-towatch Carey Mulligan is memorable in a glowing cameo as an elusive tour guide. It’s gently humorous and gorgeously shot, but the effortlessly fluid direction is meandering at times, even indulgent. Lush period detail, a wistful score and quality cast aren’t enough to elevate the film from its commonor-garden BBC drama credentials. Big Fish without the fun, it’s a sometimes tender but mostly tepid weepie that’s never as moving as it wants to be. [Laura Smith]
There are shades of Life is Beautiful in this outstanding German drama that might find itself pushing for foreign language success at the next Oscars. Jewish forger Sally (Markovics), Europe’s greatest counterfeiter, is arrested before the war and sent to a concentration camp once it starts. There his skills are enlisted to help with the Nazi plan to flood Britain and the US with millions of forged bank notes to destabilise the economy, and he must reconcile himself to the fact that survival entails collaboration, something that not everyone around him is comfortable with. Though many of the usual elements of holocaust dramas are there, The Counterfeiters presents enough new ideas and characters to make it well worth your time, not to mention tense action, riveting conflict and, at its heart, a complex moral conundrum that shapes the entire film. [Paul Greenwood]
THE KINGDOM
The Kingdom is anti-terrorism for the masses, tackling a brave and controversial topic but ultimately failing to truly and honestly address the subject, albeit with the best of Hollywood glitz and glamour. It starts strongly enough with a terrorist attack on a foreign oil workers’ compound in Saudi Arabia, calmly observed by its perpetrators from a distant rooftop. FBI agent Foxx, denied permission to investigate, quietly brings the Saudi ambassador round to the American way of thinking, just in time for the film to ram headlong into a brand new movie: a high-octane, adrenaline fuelled shoot ‘em up packed with car
FILM OF THE MONTH
STARDUST DIR: MATTHEW VAUGHN STARS: CHARLIE COX, CLAIRE DANES, MICHELLE PFEIFFER, ROBERT DE NIRO RELEASE DATE: 19 OCT CERT: PG
A young man (Cox) ends up in the magical kingdom of Stormhold where he must help a fallen star (Danes) who is being pursued by Pfeiffer’s witch who wants her heart for eternal youth, and a prince who needs it or he’ll never be king. With a structure not unlike the gangster romps of Vaughn’s past (everyone running around daft trying to get their hands on a McGuffin), Stardust is a delightful fantasy adventure filled with wit and excitement. As is the rule with films like this, the lead must be handsome but bland, and Cox obliges. But De Niro will surprise you (for good or bad is up to you) as a pirate with a secret, Pfeiffer has a blast and Ricky Gervais is Ricky Gervais. Fantasies with such a lightness of touch are thin on the ground these days, most preferring the route of po-faced dragon worship. Stardust clearly aspires to be a Princess Bride for its generation and, in such illustrious company, it can hold its head up high. [Paul Greenwood]
DAY WATCH DIR: TIMOR BEKMAMBETOV
CONTROL
CAST: KONSTANTIN KHABENSY, MARIA
DIR: ANTON CORBIJN
RELEASE DATE: 5 OCT
STARS: SAM RILEY, SAMANTHA MORTON, CRAIG PARKINSON,
CERT: 15
RELEASE DATE: 5 OCT
The sequel to breakout Russian fantasy hit Night Watch, Day Watch is essentially more of the same – a stylised adventure with a nonsensical plot and several stand-out action scenes full of creative invention. We follow Anton (Khabensky), an agent in the Night Watch (who maintain the long-held truce between the opposing Dark and Light armies) now training a new agent, Svetlana (Poroshina), who may just be the Great Light Other, one with incredible natural power over the Dark. While there’s fun to be had watching Day Watch it’s often hampered by the impenetrable storyline and the tendency of the writers to throw in previously unexplained ‘rules’ of their fantasy universe whenever they choose; we discover half-way through that
POROSHINA, VIKTOR VERZHBITSKY
CERT: 15
The classic rock and roll story of escape, stripped of the sentimental gloss of Hollywood biopics like Ray or Walk the Line, and relocated to the kitchen-sink bleakness of working-class Macclesfield, Control follows the tormented life of Joy Division legend Ian Curtis: dead at twenty-three, torn apart by love. The buzziest film at Cannes and winner of the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature at Edinburgh, it’s a hugely accomplished feature debut from Dutch photographer Anton Corbijn. Shot in a glittering spectrum of grainy monochrome tones, Corbijn finds a brutal beauty in all that gloom: each frame vividly composed and charged with a fierce, blistering intensity. Post-punk eighties Blighty never looked so good. Complete with melancholy hooded eyelids and frenetic stage presence, newcomer Sam Riley is uncannily authentic in the central role. Balancing Curtis’ uncontrollable energy with an introspective vulnerability, it’s a truly electrifying performance. The gig scenes are masterful – extras were hand-
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picked fans of the band, and the cast all learned their instruments from scratch, playing live on-set with unnervingly accurate results as Riley propels himself across the stage, elbows akimbo. Knife-sharp Mancunian humour alleviates the grimness – thanks largely to a terrific turn from Toby Kebbell as the deadpan manager – and there are enjoyable flashes of wry farce in the taut, polished screenplay; “Tell me about Macclesfield,” Curtis’ Belgian lover huskily intones at one point. It’s not a perfect film: at times the pace flags and the female characters are frustratingly elusive, fluttering moth-like around Curtis’ destructiveness in their assigned roles of domestic drudge and exotic mistress. But as a tribute to a young man who both longed for and dreaded a loss of control, Corbijn’s film is a stunning achievement: anguished, compelling, with an atmosphere that lingers long after the final bass note fades. [Laura Smith] WWW.CONTROLTHEMOVIE.COM
DIR: ANAND TUCKER STARS: JIM BROADBENT, COLIN FIRTH, JULIET STEVENSON RELEASE DATE: 5 OCT CERT: 12A
RAZZLE DAZZLE DIR: DARREN ASHTON STARS: BEN MILLER, KERRY ARMSTRONG, NADINE GARNER RELEASE DATE: 19 OCT CERT: TBC
Mr Jonathon’s Jazzketeers isn’t your average Aussie tween dance troupe. Foregoing Britney and J-Lo in favour of routines highlighting the plight of Afghani women, the perils of capitalism and the threat of skin cancer (500 appliquéd velvet melanomas should do it), Mr Jonathon (played by Brit comic Ben Miller) is changing the world, one grapevine at a time. Though all this is impish enough, and bound to prove even the most brittle of funny bones ticklish, potential viewers of Razzle Dazzle should be advised that they’re likely to experience a seriously strong sense of déjà vu throughout. The mock-doc method and momentum towards the big competition performance stirs up countless previous efforts, the slickest, blackest, and best of which being 1999’s Drop Dead Gorgeous. Razzle Dazzle, though not of the same vintage, is at least from the same gene pool, so if you can live with a few familiar moves, you might just forgive it. [Lindsay West]
BEATS
Cobblestone Jazz: by Colin Chapman
AS THE BACKLASH AGAINST THE MINIMAL TECHNO SOUND GATHERS PACE, THE PRODUCTIONS OF COBBLESTONE JAZZ HAVE OFFERED A WARMER, ANALOGUE ALTERNATIVE TO THEIR MORE DIGITAL-DRIVEN COUNTERPARTS. THE SKINNY INVESTIGATES.
DIR: STEFAN RUZOWITZKY STARS: KARL MARKOVICS, AUGUST DIEHL, DEVID STRIESOW RELEASE DATE: 12 OCT CERT: 15
SICKO DIR: MICHAEL MOORE STARS: MICHAEL MOORE
The tech-jazz-funk of single Dumptruck and its freeform, acid-tinged follow-up India Me were embraced by DJs as varied as Gilles Peterson, Laurent Garnier, Theo Parrish and Richie Hawtin; now the unfettered, almost organic production approach of Canadian trio Tyger Dhula, Mathew Jonson and Daniel Tate is set go on full display with the release of their debut album, 23 Seconds. Starting out in their hometown of Victoria, Canada, the three were first known as Modern Deep Left Quartet alongside fourth member, The Mole. When he left, Cobblestone Jazz was born; Mat responsible for basslines and drums, Tyger on percussion, programming and mixing, Daniel on vocoder and Fender Rhodes.
RELEASE DATE: 26 OCT CERT: 12A
Michael Moore doesn’t do subtle, and he doesn’t do balanced. What he does is elicit reaction, and he knows intuitively how to achieve this. Laughter, tears, frustration and anger are all to be found when watching Sicko, his latest attack on the ills of American society. His question is a simple one: why does the richest country in the world allow its citizens to die because they can’t afford healthcare? Any American whose healthcare cover isn’t provided by their employer must take out an insurance policy if they don’t want to incur the potentially huge costs of their medical bills themselves. One in six can’t afford this insurance. Moore’s focus though, is on the other quarter of a billion people in the country who do have it, but who may still be forced to pay anyway, illustrated through case studies of people who’ve been refused or can’t afford treatment. To further make his point, he heads first for Canada, then to the UK and France and finally to Cuba where good quality care is available free to all. Yes, there’s no right to reply. Yes, there are undoubtedly many millions of people each year who receive good and fair service from their insurers. Yes, our own healthcare system (and no doubt France and Canada’s) is far from perfect. Never theless, watch and feel something, even if it is just sick. [Paul Greenwood] WWW.MICHAELMOORE.COM
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“We began purely as a live outfit, just jamming without practicing,” explains Mat, the band’s creative nucleus. “When we started playing higher profile gigs in other cities, we had a responsibility to the crowd... we wanted to get people dancing so introduced more structure, but still kept room for improvisation, even when we moved into the studio to create tracks for DJs.” Indeed, they maintain a similar approach to recording as they do to playing in front of an audience, as Mat confirms: “Our mixer is set up to record everything we each do separately to the computer. We keep playing together till we reach a good point, we jam on it for a while, stop the recording and take out the parts that work, put them back into the mixer and re-work it all. Basically, we play together like a jazz band would; the way we started out, trying to make it work, right on the fly.” Coming from a musical family, Mat was encouraged to play an instrument as a child and began drumming lessons aged seven, going onto learn classical piano at ten. It wasn’t until his teens that he branched out into jazz drumming. Though fellow member Daniel Tate has been the main driver in Cobblestone’s embracing of the jazz ethic, thanks to his jazz piano training as a child and tours of the North American jazz circuit
in his teens: Mat feels that their productions have benefitted from his early introduction to the basic fundamentals of drumming. “I played quarter notes half an hour a day, in an adult band, which was really disciplined. We focussed on the rudiments of drumming when we were practising, gradually developing into more complex rhythms – having that ingrained in me, I don’t know what I would have done without it.” On hearing 23 Seconds, it’s clear how Mat and Daniel’s past training have influenced both the Cobblestone sound and their emphasis on playing live, or as live as possible, while in the studio. Coupling this with Tyger Dhula’s experience as a DJ and electronic producer has helped create a sound that combines the necessary rhythms required to move a dancefloor and the improvised aesthetic of jazz. Mat points out that it’s their use of analogue over digital that’s probably had the largest impact on their production style: “The three of us, we’re playing analogue instruments, mixing it all live; in some ways this can make it sound raw, more human. With no loops prepared, it’s not so clean or thought out as something that’s come from a computer... none of us like super digital sounds anyway... even when I do my own stuff I prefer big warm pads and warm analogue basslines.” Unlike many techno artists, Mat balances production skills with his own musicianship, making not only Cobblestone productions but also own solo efforts much more distinctive. “I embrace both... I’m a musician because I play a lot of live instruments. If you go into a lot of producer’s studios they won’t even have a keyboard, they’ll be doing everything with a mouse. If I don’t have a keyboard to play all my basslines, I can’t do what I do.” 23 SECONDS IS RELEASED BY K7!/WAGON REPAIR ON 15 OCT. COBBLESTONE JAZZ WILL BE TOURING EUROPE, INCLUDING THE UK BETWEEN OCTOBER - DECEMBER. KEEP AN EYE OUT. WWW.MYSPACE.COM COBBLESTONEJAZZMATHEWJONSON AND WWW.WAGONREPAIR.CA
“THE THREE OF US, WE’RE PLAYING ANALOGUE INSTRUMENTS, MIXING IT ALL LIVE; IN SOME WAYS THIS CAN MAKE IT SOUND RAW, MORE HUMAN”. www.skinnymag.co.uk
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V/A MIXED BY CLAUDE VON STROKE AT THE CONTROLS (RESIST)
Responsible f o r 2 0 0 6 ’s futureclassic Who’s Afraid Of Detroit?, Claude Von Stroke mixes the third outing in the At The Controls series. Following fine efforts by James Holden and Get Physical production duo, M.A.N.D.Y., Von Stroke proves to be similarly adept at keeping the listeners’ attention by digging a little deeper into the techno-house genre. His first mix is a party-driven affair, throwing together electro-tinged house, Detroit techno riffs and a dose of (surprise, sur pr ise) minima listic r hy thms, with tracks from Lee Mortimer, DJ Koze, Ja xson and Samim’s love it/hate it summer anthem Heater, as well as the Deep Dish remixed classic Activator from Whatever Girl. The second CD is a deeper, more groovesome treat, reflecting the sound of Von Stroke’s Dirtybird label offshoot, Mothership. Perfect afterparty fodder, it features productions from Matthias Tanzmann, Italo Boyz, Gui Boratto and Dan Berkson and proves as equally engaging as the first mix. [Colin Chapman] OUT NOW CLAUDE VON STROKE WILL PLAY COTTON AT THE SUB CLUB ON 16 NOV, 11PM 3AM, £8/£10
DEELA
MANO MANO (SWITCHSTANCE) Germany’s underground Afrobeat jazz merchants Deela are about to release Mano M a n o, a n underground gem. Opening track Mountains & Stars contains traces of delta blues and UK electro, and as such the album starts as it means to go on, straddling genres and making something a little bit different. Along with Radio Deela, 7 Nights A Week is one of the album’s more dancefloor-friendly numbers with echoing Spanish lyrics and a
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driving funky bass beat. The tribal rhy thms of Absourdo and the politicised Reggae vibes of Power Gone continue the album’s multigenre exploration. Quierez Corazon, featuring the beautiful vocal talents of Miria Garcia Lora, is evidence of Deela’s exploration of down tempo, chilled-out tracks. For What You Are is an infectious, drum-driven Latin (late!) summertime nugget, and as with many tracks on the album, it remains engaging to the end. [Franck Martin] RELEASE DATE: 1 OCT
DT8 PROJECT PERFECT WORLD
(MONDO RECORDS)
Electro, tribal house, chilled out ambient grooves and several other genres all fight for your attention on this work by envelopepusher Darren Tate. Tate’s strong rhy thmic backbone makes you sit up and listen closely. Bush’s Gavin Rossdale fronts the spacedout tribal house groove Falling and veteran dance diva Shena McSween’s gorgeous voice makes The Power Of One a standout track. Other highlights include Winter, with Andrea Britten’s little-girl-lost vocals pulling you through the speakers, and the spiky Hold Me Till The End. The bonus disc (the ‘Club Mixed’ selection) provides the listener with alternate viewpoints on each of the album’s tracks, drawing them closer to the dancefloor. The songs feed off each other, one track never being allowed to dominate over its disc mates and all coming together to create a rounded and satisfying listen. [Jonathan Robert Muirhead] RELEASE DATE: 1 OCT
RUBENS
CARNIVALESQUE (HERB RECORDINGS)
acoustic instrumentals and live p e r c u s s i o n w i t h t h e i r d e b u t, Carnivalesque. Their conception is translated into an emotionally evocative album with richly textured songs, varying from guitar laden moments to soft, subtle and slow paced harmonies, coursing from electronically synthesized melodies. This is the kind of album that you play while travelling to a remote and beautiful destination, allowing you to soak in the environment and yet be separated from it at the same time. The album flows fluidly and effortlessly, retaining an understated quality, with Puggies standing out as the most pop-oriented tune. It would be worth catching a live performance to see how they blend their skills with a live drummer and electric guitarist. [Lara Moloney] RELEASE DATE: 22 OCT
HEZEKIAH
I PREDICT A RIOT
(RAWKUS)
Hezekiah’s new album is a glorious offering from the new and improved Rawkus label. The Philadelphia MC, who has been on the local Philly hiphop circuit since 1993, produced his entire album with the craftsmanship found in early Pete Rock catalogue. What is refreshing is that he doesn’t appear to fit into a particular style of production as the high pitched vocal sample found on That Feeling, which features Freeway, may as well have been produced by Kanye West. The very next track, Looking Up, which features local vocalist Bilal, is a fresh soul-inspired live gem. The majority of the album has features from a regiment of artists, most of whom reside in Philly, and this army of characters work harmoniously in achieving a musical uprising. With witty rhymes and a sense that he doesn’t take himself too seriously I Predict a Riot could even make the dourest smile. [Omar Jenning] OUT NOW
Glaswegian duo Mark Flanagan and Gordon MacDermid aim to create a fusion of classic electronics,
And remember our online content! Inter views with Prefuse 73 and Abdominal, previews of the latest and greatest clubs, and reviews of all the latest releases including Luke Vibert, The Elektrons, and more from our top 5!
RODION TU MI TURBI
(GOMMA)
Tu Mi Turbi is the k ind of music that plagues your dreams af ter fif ty solid hours on the Atari with a head full of acid and a belly full of Pepsi; the kind of raving, 8-bit computer music that sounds like Pacman on Madman, or Luciano playing Space Invaders. Based around intensely danceable Italo-disco formulas, and embellished with casio-tone a r p e g g i o s, th i s s tu n n i n g 12 ” effortlessly unites cheesy sounds with driving beats. Via Lactea even sees Rodion throwing in Balearic keys to counterpoint a hefty organic bass, before building into another c o m p u t e r- g a m e b r e a k d o w n . Awesome. [Liam Arnold] RELEASE DATE: OCT 07
AZZIDO DA BASS FEAT. ADRIAN HOLTZ SO WRONG
(LUSCIOUS SOUNDS)
Listening to this track in its various forms, it becomes clear there are a variety of influences at play. Jazz, dub and reggae jostle for attention. The original mix kicks the listener in the gut, Adrian Holtz’s heavily treated vocals luring you into a seedy underworld. Speaker Junk’s Just Grinding mix could never have had a more appropriate title. The first of NFF’s two mixes, the Straight mix, strips out the vocal, leaving us in a desert of dubscapes. Their Dub mix brings the vocals back into play, stoner beats stumbling through the speakers. This is something of a new direction for da Bass. [Jonathan Robert Muirhead] RELEASE DATE: 1 OCT
GOLDEN BUG
WE LOVE TOKIO/HORSES (GOMMA)
Golden Bug’s latest 12” sees the experimental Parisian producer again serving up some non-traditional electro disco. We Love Tokio is a disjointed, eerie dance floor number with the vocals
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coming from Japanese rap, spliced and chopped until it resembles something from the dreams of a Twin Peaks character. The beats are fresh and fast and the track does make an impression, though in a way you might not expect from traditional electro. Horses is a sexy, more bass-heavy tune than We Love...; the song rolls, building and falling as the Prince-like vocal style, continued references to working girls and Bug’s trademark vocal tampering combine to make the track jar in your mind. [Franck Martin] OUT NOW
MATHIAS KADEN MYAL EP
(VAKANT)
Germany’s minimal techno purveyor returns this month for his forth installment on Vakant with the Myal EP - three tracks laden with simplistic tribal beats. Deep rhythms and basslines feature throughout, with Africanesque percussion and melodies. Opener Rhythma sounds similar to a rain dance, guaranteed to “prompt wild behavior from the most reserved of techno heads.” Kaden’s style will appeal to fans of like-minded artists such as Richie Hawtin, Thomas Brinkmann and Alex Smoke. Keep an eye on this one, as this is just a taster of even greater things to come. [Karen Taggart] OUT NOW WWW.MATHIASKADEN.DE
DAEDELUS
FAIR WEATHER FRIENDS EP
(NINJA TUNE)
Daedelus, usually prone to layered bouts of ambient ja z z, strange pulsing techno rhy thms and whacked out psychedelic samba, takes on a new direction on this EP, apparently inspired by the beatloving European crowds he’s been playing to recently. A simply stunning EP of pop-flavoured experimental dancefloor madness, the lead track is a rolling break with a sexy little sample, while My Beau is 80s R&B meeting heavy B-More bass over smooth electro beats. Elsewhere the album drops dubstep into pulsing techno, and slinky jazz into broken
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signature open echo pedal with a variety of effects that would be dire in the hands of all but true craftsmen, the dimensions and size of their sound are swollen but not overblown or in your face; restrained through an inherent elegance. It’s all a seemingly effortlessly organic and fluid affair, feeling purposeful but unlaboured. The kind of music that you wish you could dance to in slow motion. This is a career high for Swayzak and a clear contender for a 2007 highlight for anyone with binary on the brain. [Jack McFarlane] RELEASE DATE: 22 OCT
RELEASE DATE: OCT 15 WWW.NINJATUNE.NET
THE IRONWEED PROJECT BOOM BOOM CLAP (FAT NORTHERNER)
Underground maestro Aniff Akinola has returned with a bass-heavy delta electro mash-up for the noughties. Imagine Robert Johnson as a boy racer with a 1000W bass amp in his boot! Well if that idea is a trifle ridiculous for your taste check out Boom Boom Clap by The Ironweed Project; “I got the deepest bass in my ride, that deep deep bass that grinds you up inside.” Starting with a 12 bar blues riff and a rumbling bass beat more akin to a Roni Size track than a sound from the South, the Ironweed Project have created a catchy, fun tune which grinds along a dusty electronic dirt-track. [Franck Martin] OUT NOW
SLAM
WE’RE NOT HERE REMIXES (SOMA)
Throughout their many years Slam have worked with some of the biggest names in techno, but in keeping with their love for the grassroots the duo recently announced that their latest single, We’re Not Here, would be released as a remix. The chosen remixers, a selection of bedroom producers from across the globe, were decided by an online competition. The winner, classically trained musician Joe Stawarz, hails from Australia and his remix is a heavy techno session of infectious bass hooks and banging kicks. With its heavier intro and more pronounced bass drop, Stawarz has taken the song back to a more ‘traditional’ clubfriendly techno while still injecting s o m eth i n g n ew to th e f re a k y ambiance of the original. [Franck Martin]
your father?
by Laura Smith
ANAND TUCKER, THE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW COLIN FIRTH/JIM BROADBENT DRAMA, TALKS TO THE SKINNY ABOUT TRUTH IN THE FILM To bowdlerize Larkin: they precipitate an awful lot of nostalgic introspection, your mum and dad. As you might have guessed from its less-than-snappy title, the film adaptation of Blake Morrison’s best-selling memoir, And When Did You Last See Your Father?, focuses on the paternal side of the Oedipal chestnut. Colin Firth plays the adult Morrison, forced to redress his relationship with his dying father (Jim Broadbent) as their shared past bubbles over with unresolved resentments, humiliations and many, many flashbacks.
one else wrote the screenplay and was able to create this person called Blake who occasionally I recognised.” Tucker takes the raw honesty and wry humour of the original text and slathers it with all the period gloss he can muster: saturated colours of summer days in short trousers and slow motion; graceful movements between past and present, shot through with the rosy tints of nostalgia. Even the contemporary sections have a muted glamour to them, Colin Firth managing to fit in a bathtub scene between melancholy ruminations to keep the distaff demographic happy.
“HOPEFULLY IT WILL ALLOW AN AUDIENCE TO EXPERIENCE THEIR OWN EMOTIONS THROUGH THE FILTER OF THE CHARACTER”
In his 1993 book Morrison shrewdly avoided sentimentality: his steely, dispassionate prose fashioned an unf linchingly candid account of the author’s struggle to resolve his feelings about a man by whom he felt perpetually overshadowed. David Nicholls’ pared-down screenplay was “a gift” for Hilary and Jackie helmer Anand Tucker, who came on board shortly after leaving the production of The Golden Compass in a storm of ‘creative differences’. “It really moved me, and I wanted to do it, it was a simple as that,” recalls Tucker, “It was one of those rare lightning strikes moments.” “I was intrigued by what the director would make of it, because I suppose it is a very internal kind of book,” admits Morrison. “It’s a memoir about my relationship with my father and I’m the narrator, I’m not a character in the book, and that would have been a difficulty for me if I was adapting it – turning myself into a character. Luckily some-
“There’s something very compelling about real life, and the way Blake was so honest about what happens to you when someone’s dying,” Tucker says. “It was essential to preserve that truthfulness, and hopefully it will allow an audience to experience their own emotions through the filter of the character, and move them without them feeling exploited.” Yet despite an immaculately crafted exterior, And When… is a curiously unmoving affair. There’s little emotional depth and no real attempt to make more universal connections. The audience is always kept at a distance. But it’s still very watchable, in a Sunday-afternoonwith-teacakes-and-cocoa kind of way. There are some moments of genuine tenderness – Matthew Beard as the teenage Blake is particularly good, his long-limbed awkwardness and clumsy attempts at f lirtation exquisitely heightened by
Broadbent’s rambunctiousness. Playing the late Arthur Morrison as a bluff charmer, Broadbent is a joy – all blustering bonhomie and ebullient humour. And that’s really the problem: in comparison Firth’s Blake seems self-obsessed and whiny, a faintly patricidal middle-class bore, raking over old grudges as he looks back in ambivalence. What the film hints at, but never quite articulates, is that the adult Blake has
to reconcile himself with his past selves, as much as with his fallible, ultimately unknowable paterfamilias. Getting even with dad is all very well, but – as Wordsworth memorably observed – it is the child who is the father of the man. DIR: ANAND TUCKER STARS: JIM BROADBENT, COLIN FIRTH, JULIET STEVENSON RELEASE DATE: 5 OCT, CERT: 12A WWW.SONYCLASSICS.COM/WHENDIDYOULASTSEEYOURFATHER
RELEASE DATE: 10 OCT
NICK AKA PLAYS AND RUNS THE CLASH! SOUNDSYSTEM EVERY SATURDAY AT RED NIGHTCLUB IN EDINBURGH, PLUS APPEARING AT MONTHLY PARTIES AT GLASGOW’S NICE’N’SLEAZY AND EDINBURGH’S CABARET VOLTAIRE. HIS MIXES FEATURE CRUNKY ACID, B’MORE, INDIE-ELECTRO, AND “ANYTHING ELSE ANTI-MINIMAL, STUPID AND FUN.”
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1. DOLBY ANOL - SEXYJACK (TIGERBASS)
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The most exciting electro duo in the UK got ignored in Glasgow, so now they’re making their mark in London, Moscow, and the US.
Some cheeky blog kidz re-edit the original to feature Spank Rock and what sounds like Fat Man Scoop.
7. THE GHOST FREQUENCY - NIGHTMARE (ADVENTURES CLOSE TO HOME REMIX) (CITY ROCKERS)
If SpeakerJunk and Co. make ‘thug house’, then this is ‘thug techno’. Stack-shifting hip-hop tech-house.
The rocking original gets put through a Knife machine by this team who host some of London’s best parties.
3. SPEKTRUM - DON’T BE SHY
8. KANYE VS. KRADDY - GOLDDIGGER (CDR)
(NONSTOP)
Kraddy puts Kanye in his place by twisting his vocals up to a helium computer squeek, then knocks some crunk and crunch into the funk below.
Their sexiest, dirtiest, funniest number. They’re pretty wild live too!
4. HOT CHIP - SHAKE A FIST (WHITE)
9. JUSTICE FEAT. UFFIE - THE PARTY (LA RIOTS EDIT) (ED
Could be their best tune yet!
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CLASH WILL RETURN ON 18 OCT WITH SPEKTRUM LIVE AT CABARET VOLTAIRE (11PM-3AM, £TBC).
2. DUKE DUMONT - WHEN I HEAR MU’SIC (TURBO)
For a decade now, Swayzak have produced albums that are adaptive but rarely pandering to the times, pushing their impeccably produced dance music into new areas. This time round they’ve produced an even more soulful dose of deep, lush house and techno. It’s a woozy and almost psychedelic affair in places, but without ever slipping into the banality of ambient, or (the newest of ‘dirty’ words) minimalist non-eventism. In saying that, the tight drum sounds and reverbed pops and clicks would not be out of place in a minimal production, but the apparent subtlety of their arrangements belie the true scale of the tracks. Wielding their
beat. Golden, full of warmth, like an Indian Summer. [Bram Gieben]
“Let’s get this party started right” ... sure does! - THE HEINRICH MANEUVER (PHONES REMIX)
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10. DIRTY SUMMER - WAR IS BAD, BONO IS GREAT (CDR)
Paul Epworth out-switches Switch using ten tonnes of glitchy sub-bass, and introduces hypnotic pianos and vocals.
These Dunfermline kids make menacingly brilliant post-punk. Watch out!
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DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI For the first time in what seems like ages, there are no five star films this month. It’s probably just as well, as the stars were due a wee rest, and they’re likely to be needed aga i n pret t y soon. We’re getting to that time of year when the studios start releasing their prestige pictures in the run up to the awards season - I won’t bore you by recapping what Stephen has said in the main feature, but the autumn season is looking good. And keep an eye out for the Africa in Motion film festival which returns to the Edinburgh Filmhouse and the Edinburgh College of Art at the end of the month. Running from 25 October until 4 November, the programme features over thirty films, documentaries and shorts from all over the continent, including several UK premieres. See www.africa-in-motion.org.uk for details.
by Stephen Carty
WHAT MORE COULD YOU POSSIBLY ASK FOR? AN ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER COMEBACK?
Have fun and see you in November. Paul.
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI RELEASE SCHEDULE 5 OCT And When Did You Last See Your Father (12A) Control (15) Day Watch (15) Hatchet (18) The Heartbreak Kid (TBC) Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore (12A) The Kingdom (15)
12 OCT Black Sheep (15) The Counterfeiters (15) Extras (TBC) The Invasion (15) Mr Brooks (18) The Nanny Diaries (12A) Ratatouille (U) Resident Evil 3: Extinction (15)
19 OCT Balls Of Fury (12A) Blame It On Fidel (12A) Daddy Day Camp (PG) The Dark Is Rising (TBC) Nancy Drew (PG) Once (15) Princess (TBC) Razzle Dazzle (TBC) Rendition (TBC) Stardust (PG) The Witnesses (15)
26 OCT Lagerfield Confidential (TBC) The Lookout (TBC) No Smoking (TBC) Saw IV (18) Sicko (12A)
Beowulf
It’s been an interesting film year so far as the big-hitters have left us simultaneously surprised and disappointed. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, despite Jack, failed to set the sea alight; SpiderMan 3 was over-crowded and unsatisfying; Transformers hit the CGI mark but was as empty as the Autobots’ driver’s seats and Shrek 3 was simply an ogre too far. On the plus side, the recently released Bourne Ultimatum was a fitting finale, the animated TMNT (yes that stands for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) was shell-shockingly good, Die Hard 4.0 was decent even without the vest and Rocky Balboa surprised us all by delivering a 12th round knockout. So is the movie year over? Well in the words of the Italian Stallion himself, “Ain’t nothing over ‘til it’s over.” The month of October sees Ben Stiller reunited with directors the Farrelly brothers for the first time since There’s Something About Mary with The Heartbreak Kid, and expectations are high that there will be plenty of crotch-zipping and gooey hair-gelling. Moving up the serious charts, the Michael Mann produced (but sadly not directed) The Kingdom gives us Collateral’s Jamie Foxx, Alias’ Jennifer Garner and a hip cast as US government agents investigate a bombing in the Middle East. Fans of The Incredibles and The Iron Giant will then be pleased as animation king Brad Bird releases his latest flick, Ratatouille, which tells the tale of rats attempting a spot of gastronomic flair in the kitchen. Sacrebleu indeed. Continuing October and Layer Cake director Matthew Vaughn takes a stab at fantasy fairytale Stardust in which young lad Charlie Cox attempts
to retrieve a fallen star so he can win the heart of Sienna Miller despite the fact neither Jude Law nor Daniel Craig had to do anything of the sort. Next up is a treat for console enthusiasts everywhere as video game Hitman is translated to the big screen with Die Hard 4.0’s Timothy Olyphant grabbing a pistol and playing the titular role. The end of October then delivers the next instalment in one of the most speedily filmed franchises known to man. At the same time Saw 4 which, no doubt, provide the usual dosage of flesh-cutting and appendage removal. Moving to November, and vampire movie 30 Days of Night pits Josh Hartnett and former Summer Bay resident Melissa George against some evil creatures of the night who, unlike Peter Kay, have no affinity for garlic bread. Also released at the beginning of the month is Paranoid Park where acclaimed director (words which usually cause the masses to switch off) Gus Van Sant makes a move away from his Good Will Hunting and Finding Forrester days and back to his Elephant-style roots as relatively unknown actors tell the story of accidental skateboard death. If that’s a little too indie for you then Lions for Lambs should be right up your street as Tom Cruise plays a US Senator who has to deal with a journalist in the shape of Meryl Streep and a moralistically crusading academic in the form of old charmer Robert Redford (who also directs). And if that doesn’t have you, ahem, flocking to your cinemas then maybe the teaming of director Ridley Scott with Russell Crowe (not to mention Denzel Washington) will - crime-thriller American Gangster will hopefully be more Gladiator than A Good Year. November produces more joy for gamers with Resident Evil: Extinction as Milla ‘only-reason-for-
American Gangster
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watching’ Jovovich tries to make us forget about the previous debacles. We then go medieval for the superbly cast (Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone to name but some), realistically animated (think Polar Express rather than 300) Beowulf from Back to the Future director Robert Zemeckis. Filling up the month’s awaited line-up is Awake, which stars junior Darth Vader, Hayden Christensen, as a heart surgery patient who is, rather unfortunately, awake during the gruelling procedure and has to, rather fortunately, watch his partner Jessica Alba wrestling. With her decisions and inner-demons that is, not in jelly. In the final month of the year we are treated to former Tomb Raider model Rhona Mitra looking to cure a virus in apocalyptic thriller (nope, nothing to do with Mel Gibson) Doomsday. Coming from the director of Dog Soldiers and The Descent, hopes are high. Fantasy fan-boys everywhere will then have an early Christmas as The Golden Compass finally hits screens and introduces the rest of us to a parallel universe with world-uniting dust and souls that take the shape of animals. Pre-Christmas time then brings us back to romantic territory with Gerard Butler, minus rippling abs, and Hilary Swank, minus boyish appearance, who get together in adaptation P.S. I Love You. In it Swank’s character receives messages penned by the former before his death, which plan out a year’s worth of activities for her. What a thoughtful chap. Well, there you have it. Zombies, gangsters, government agents, lovey-couples, vampires and, er, cooking rats. What more could you possibly ask for? An Arnold Schwarzenegger comeback? Well, watch this space. He has said (repeatedly I may add) he’ll be back.
Paranoid Park
FILM
LISTINGS ARTS GLASGOW
THE ARCHES, IF DESTROYED STILL TRUE,
GREGOR LOUDEN, Graffiti-influenced work, 5/10/07, 7/11/07, 10:00(mon-sat)/12:00(Sun), 22:00, MonSun, Free
BOTANIC GARDENS, KIBBLE PALACE, 730 GREAT WESTERN ROAD, THE BIG DRAW, EVENT, A family-friendly event in which eve-
ryone contributes to a large-scale artwork, 7/10/07, 7/10/07, 10:00, 16:30, Sun, Free
THE BURRELL COLLECTION, CRAWHALL 2007: REYNARD THE FOX, JOSEPH CRAWHALL,
FINE ARTS EXHIBITON, GROUP SHOW, 12/10/07,
GLASGOW GALLERY OF MODERN ART,
HISTRIONICS, RODERICK BUCHANAN, A response to GoMA’s social justice programme addressing sectarianism and related issues, 5/4/07, 28/10/07, 10:00(monthu)/11:00(fri-sun), 17:00(fri-wed)/20:00(thur), Mon-Sun, Free
THE CUTTING EDGE: SCOTLAND’ S CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS, GROUP SHOW, A rare opportunity to
see the very best of innovative contemporary Scottish crafts, 20/9/07, 25/11/07, 10:00(mon-thu)/11:00(frisun), 17:00(fri-wed)/20:00(thur), Mon-Sun, Free
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, FINE ART STAFF SHOW, GROUP SHOW, Work by The Glasgow
CARIBBEAN COLOURS, An exciting range of paint-
PROJECT ABILITY (GALLERIES 1 & 2),
ings from the Dominican Republic, 5/10/07, 11/10/07, 10:00(Mon-Sat, 12:00(Sun), 18:00(Mon-Sat), 17:00(Sun), Free
MENTAL IMAGE, GROUP SHOW, Artworks on the
theme of mental wellbeing and mental illness, 8/10/07, 23/11/07, 10:00, 17:00, Mon-Fri, Free
HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER, GROUP SHOW, GROUP SHOW, A new show different each month featuring a selection of contemporary Scottish artwork, , 10:00, Varies, Wed-Mon, £3.50(£2.50
HUNTERIAN, MY HIGHEST PLEASURES, GROUP SHOW, Dr William Hunter’s art collection, including work by Rembrandt and Chardin, 15/6/07, 1/12/08, 9:30, 17:30, Mon-Sat, Free
THE LIGHTHOUSE, SHIFTS, GROUP SHOW, Focusing on the zone which stretches between and connects Scotland’s two major cities, 18/8/07, 14/10/07, 10:30(mon, wed-sat)/11:00(tue)/12:00(sun), 17:00, Mon-Sun, £3(£1.50) SIX STUDENT AWARDS, DESIGN AND BUILD, the future stars of Scottish architecture, 18/8/07, 4/11/07, 10:30(mon, wed-sat)/11:00(tue)/12:00(sun), 17:00, Mon-Sun, £3(£1.50)
MITCHELL LIBRARY AND THEATRE COMPLEX, ROYAL GLASGOW INSTITUTE OF
ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY, ANDY WAR-
HOL, SOLO SHOW, 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, 10:00, 18:00, Mon-Sun, £8(£6)
SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, RICHARD LONG, WALKING AND
Q! GALLERY, BEYOND THE SURFACE, ANDREW
GROUP SHOW, 40 YEARS OF PRINTMAKING FROM EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS, PART 2, Covering 1987
SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE, SOLO
and assimilation, 12/9/07, 10/10/07, 11:00, 17:00, ThurSun, Free
to 2007 and featuring works by well established artists such as Barbara Rae, Calum Colvin and Moyna Flannigan, 22/9/07, 3/10/07, 10:00, 18:00, Tue-Sat, Free
TI, large-scale woven works, and videos that borrow from leading contemporary artists, 22/9/07, 3/10/07, 10:00, the language of documentary, 12/9/07, 10/10/07, 11:00, 18:00, Tue-Sat, Free 17:00, Thur-Sun, Free PRINTER, Installations and other works tackling intimacy
RECOAT GALLERY, GROUP SHOW, VARIOUS ARTISTS, Group show in which no work will be priced at
TRANSMISSION, STARFORM, AILEEN CAMPBELL, Two new video works, 25/9/07, 20/10/07, 10:00(tue-fri), 12:00(sat, sun
EDINBURGH
AMBER ROOME, RICHARD STRACHAN, SOLO
SHOW, Examining the constructed environment through
a unique geometric language, 6/9/07, 4/10/07, 11:00, 18:00, Tue-Sat, Free
ANALOGUE, DAVID GALLETLY, TENTERHOOKS,
An exhibition of new drawings, 12/10/07, 10/11/07, 10:00, 17:30, Mon-Sat, Free
THE BONGO CLUB, TBC, TBC, Interesting,
CITY ART CENTRE, VARIOUS, VIEW FROM
THE INSIDE, Exploring the world of the interior, 4/4/07,
21/10/07, 10:00/12:00(sun), 17:00, Mon-Sun, Free VARIOUS, TEN DECADES, Edinburgh College of Art Centenary Exhibition - a retrospective journey through works of esteemed eca alumni and academics, 27/10/07, 20/1/08, 10:00/12:00(sun), 17:00, Mon-Sun, Free VARIOUS, SCISSORS, PAPER, STONE, An exhibition of innovative contemporary works by makers who live, work or trained in Edinburgh, 13/10/07, 9/1/07, 10:00/12:00(sun), 17:00, Mon-Sun, Free
KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY AND COLLECTIVE GALLERY, SOLO SHOW, HOLLY MUSEUM, KYLIE THE EXHIBITION, GROUP SHOW, MCCULLOCH, Part of the New Work Scotland proFeaturing accessories, photographs and awards, sound and video, 21/9/07, 13/1/08, 10:00(Mon-Thu, Sat), 11:00 (Fri, Sun), 17:00, Mon-Sun, Free
EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS, GROUP
10:00, 17:00/19:00(thur), Mon-Sun, Free
SHOW, NEW COMMISSIONS FROM EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS, the latest work of some of Scotland’s
Q! GALLERY, GLITTERING SHADOWS, DANI MAR-
unusual work in a stimulating environment, TBC, TBC, School of Art staff, 5/10/07, 3/11/07, 10:00, 21:00(Mon11:00/12:30(sat), late, Mon-Sat, Free Thur), 19:00(Fri), 17:00(Sat, Sun), Mon-Sun, Free ANALOGUE, DAVID GALLETLY, TENTERHOOKS, SUSANNE NIELSON, SOLO SHOW, Work by The An exhibition of new drawings, 12/10/07, 10/11/07, 10:00, Glasgow School of Art staff, 26/10/07, 17/11/07, 10:00, 21:00(Mon-Thur), 19:00(Fri), 17:00(Sat, Sun), Mon- 17:30, Mon-Sat, Free Sun, Free THE BONGO CLUB, TBC, TBC, Interesting, GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS, CAB- unusual work in a stimulating environment, TBC, TBC, BAGE HEAD, ALEX GROSS, Works created during his 11:00/12:30(sat), late, Mon-Sat, Free ten-month studio residency at GSS, 22/9/07, 27/10/07, 19:00, 21:00, Sat-Sat, Free
DUNDAS STREET GALLERY, GROUP SHOW,
4/11/07, 9:00, 20:00(Mon-Thu), 17:00(Fri, Sat), £2(£1)
more than £40, 28/9/07, TBC, 12:00, 20:00, Tue-Sun, features ten watercolours illustrating the medieval fable Free of Reynard the Fox, 20/10/07, 3/2/08, 10:00(mon, thur, SORCHA DALLAS, SOLO SHOW, RAPHAEL sat)/11:00(Fri/Sun), 17:00, Mon-Sun, Free DANKE, Solo show, 6/10/07, 10/11/07, 11:00, 17:00, TueCCA, SCOTTISH MENTAL HEALTH ARTS FESTIVAL, Sat, Free VARIOUS, three days of forums, seminars and events (see www.mhfestival.com for details), 8/10/07, 10/10/07, STREET LEVEL PHOTOWORKS, TRY TO DO THINGS WE ALL CAN UNDERSTAND, ANDREW PRINT11:00, 18:00, Mon-Fri, See website ER, in collaboration with Q Gallery as part of Glasgay, COMPASS GALLERY, PARKLANDS, JAMES 13/10/07, 27/11/07, 12:00, 17:00, Thur-Sat, Free TWEEDIE, An exhibition of recent paintings on display at House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, STUDIO WAREHOUSE, 100 EASTVALE in conjunction with Compass Gallery, 18/9/07, 28/10/07, PLACE, WASTED DESIGN, SOLO SHOW, A look into 10:00, 17:30, Mon-Sat, Free how household waste can be reutilised as new products and materials, challenging our opinion of waste, 28/9/07, GALLERY COSSACHOCK, SOLO SHOW, 5/10/07, tbc, tbc, Mon-Sun, Free ALASDAIR GRAY, Solo show, part of Merchant City Festival, 20/9/07, 20/10/07, 12:00(tue-sat)/17:00(sun), late, Tue-Sun, Free
THE SKINNY RECOMMENDS YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS
gramme, 29/9/07, 27/10/07, 12:00 pm, 17:00, Tue-Sat, Free
GROUP SHOW, OLIVER HERBERT, TESSA LYNCH, ANDY WAKE, Part of the New Work Scotland pro-
gramme, 29/10/07, 17/11/07, 12:00 pm, 17:00, Tue-Sat, Free
CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY, FRANCES RICHARDSON, INTERNUS, sculptural wors that delve
FREAK TAA WAREHOUSE, GROUP EVENT, FREAK TAA, See preview in art section for details, 10/10/07, 14/10/07, 13:00, 0:00, Wed-Sun, Free
FRUITMARKET GALLERY, ALEX HARTLEY,
SOLO SHOW, an original analysis of architecture
and its relationship to landscape, 27/7/07, 21/10/07, 11:00(mon-sat)/12:00(sun), 18:00(monsat)17:00(sun), Mon-Sun, Free
I2, GROUP SHOW, ABSTRACT, Including work by
Victor Pasmore, Frank Stella, Josef Albers, 29/9/07, 5/11/07, 10:00, 18:00(mon-fri)/16:00(sat), Mon-Sat, Free
INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D’ECOSSE, GROUP
SHOW, ECOURBANISME, Three artists from France, Poland and Britain address the relationaship between man and nature using photography, 20/9/07, 27/10/07, 9:30, 18:30(Mon-Fri), 13:00(Sat), Mon-Sat, Free
gerfisher artists, 25/10/07, 22/12/07, 11:00(wed-fri)/ 12:00(sat), 18:00(wed-fri)17:00(sat), Wed-Sat, Free
SHOW, THE LEGACY OF TIM STEAD , The legacy of artist, designer and poet Tim Stead, including sculpture, poetry and furniture designs, 1/10/07, 5/1/08, 10:00, 18:00, Mon-Sat, Free
STILLS, JOHN STEZAKER, SOLO SHOW, Stezaker’s subtle yet unsettling interventions breathe new life into salvaged photographs and films, 27/7/07, 28/10/07, 11:00, 18:00, Mon-Sun, Free
TALBOT RICE, MONIKA SOSNOWSKA, SOLO
SHOW, an exciting new installation for the gallery from the Polish artist fresh from representing her country at the 2007 Venice Biennale, 27/10/07, 8/12/07, 10:00, 17:00, Tue-Sat, Free
TRAVERSE THEATRE, REV. STUART JOHN MC-
CAFFER, CORINTHIANS 13-11, New solo show, 7/10/07, 1/12/07, 09:30(Mon-Fri, 10:30(Sat), 00:00(Mon-Wed), 01:00(Thu-Sat), Mon-Sat, Free
THEATRE
INVERLEITH HOUSE, WILLIAM EGGLESTON, PORTRAITS, the leading and most influential colour
photographer of the 20th century, 28/7/07, 14/10/07, 10:00, 17:30, Tue-Sun, Free
ROSIRA MCKENZIE AND LARA LATCHAM, TWO VOICES - BOTANY BEHIND THE SCENES, Photo-
graphs by a blind artist plus work that investigates botanical research, 28/7/07, 14/10/07, 10:00, 17:30, Mon-Sun, Free
NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND,
WILLIAM BLAKE, SOLO SHOW, all of the NG’s works associated with Blake, 4/8/07, 4/11/07, 10:00, 18:00, Mon-Sun, Free
GROUP SHOW, ART COMPETITION FOR SCHOOLS, 53 winning works from the nursery, primary, secondary and special education schools all over Scotland, 11/6/07, 17/10/07, 10:00, 18:00, Mon-Sun, Free
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND, SOLO SHOW, PICASSO: FIRED WITH PASSION, an
insight into Picasso: the man, the artist and the icon, 6/7/07, 28/10/07, 10:00, 17:00, Mon-Sun, £6(£5)
SOLO SHOW, WEAVING WORDS: THE ART OF ANNA S KING, Diminutive jewels of natural perfection
GLASGOW
ARCHES, ARRAY, OUTRE, Aurora Nova touring show billed as music hall meets end of the pier freak show meets ghost train, MON 8 OCT, TUES 9 OCT, 19.30, £10/6 AURORA NOVA TOURING, THE CONVENT, Second part of Aurora Nova double header, 11/10/07, 13/10/07, 19.30, 1 2/3
ARCHES THEATRE COMPANY, HERBAL REMEDIES,
Premiere of full length play by James Kelman as part of a season by the Glaswegian author, 16/10/07, 27/10/07, 19.30, £10/6
RANDOM ACCOMPLICE , LITTLE JOHNNY’ S BIG GAY MUSICAL, Does what it says on the tin, 31/10/07, 3/11/07, 20.45, £9/6
CITIZENS THEATRE, MIKE MARAN PRODUCTIONS, DID YOU USED TO BE R. D. LAING, Biographical piece on controversial Glasgow-born psychologist, 6/10/07, 6/10/07, £8
YOUNG COMPANY, THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS,
Dylan Thomas play about infamous bodysnatchers combined with enchanting storytelling, 6/7/07, 28/10/07, Burke & Hare, 17/10/07, 20/10/07, 19.30, £6 10:00, 17:00, Mon-Sun, £6(£5) DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS, Eugene O’Neill’s tale of sexual NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM OF SCOTjealousy in rural New England, 26/10/07, 17/11/07, LAND, GROUP SHOW, COMMANDO COUNTRY, 19.30, £16-3 SPARKLEDARK, VIVIENNE GROUT’ S ADVENTURE IN Examining Scotland?s key role in forming Britain?s famous Commando forces, 1/2/08, 9:45, 16:45, Mon- ANOTHER METROPOLIS, One woman show based on a Sun, Free Tim Burton poem, 26/10/07, 27/10/07, 19.30, £12 (plus concessions) OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL, GROUP SHOW, THIS IS A TIME FOR DREAMING, Major exhibi- VENUS AS A BOY, Another chance to see Tam Dean Burn’s hit adaptation of Luke Sutherland’s novel, MON tion of work by Polish artists living in Edinburgh aim30 OCT, 10-Nov, 19.30, £12 (plus concessions) ing to see the city from a different viewpoint, 5/10/07, KING’ S THEATRE, BLOOD BROTHERS, Musical 20/10/07, 10:00, 20:00, Mon-Sat (not 13 Oct), Free about Liverpudlian twins separated at birth, 1-Oct, SAT OPEN EYE GALLERY, GROUP SHOW, GROUP 13 OCT, 19.30, £29-10.50 SHOW, Including unsettling paintings by Heather Nevay LAZYTOWN LIVE, Children’s musical based on TV show, from 20 Oct 17/10/07, 20/10/07, various, £18-13 OPEN ALL YEAR, OPEN ALL YEAR, 10:00, 18:00(monGLASGOW LIGHT OPERA CLUB, FIDDLER ON THE fri)/16:00(sat), Mon-Sat, Free ROOF, Sings ‘If I were a rich man da da da dah dah’,
QUEEN’S GALLERY, VARIOUS ARTISTS, BRUEGEL TO RUBENS: MASTERS OF FLEMISH PAINTING,
beneath the facade of consumer culture, 17/8/07, 4/10/07, The first exhibition ever mounted of Flemish paintings in the Royal Collection, 28/9/07, 6/4/08, 9:30, 18:00, 11:00 am, 16:30, Tue-Sat, Free Mon-Sun, £5 (£4.50)
DOGGERFISHER, LLANA HALPERIN, SOLO SHOW, New work by one of the Skinny’s favourite Dog-
MARKING, beautiful, thought-provoking and influential work, investigating our relationship with the landscape, 30/6/06, 21/10/07, 10:00, 17:00, Mon-Sun, £6(£4)
ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY, VICTORIA CROW OBE RSA, PLANT MEMORY, Examining the
23/10/07, 27/10/07, 19.30, £18-10 ASPECTS OF LOVE, Lloyd Webber-penned romance, 30/10/07, 3/11/07, 19.30, £30-13
RAMSHORN THEATRE, MOSIAH! THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MARCUS GARVEY, Biographical piece on the Jamaican political figure as part of Black History Month, weekly from SUN 7 OCT, 28/10/07, 20.00, £5
symbolic history and imagery of plants, 5/10/07, 4/11/07, STRATCHCLYDE THEATRE GROUP, THE FASTEST CLOCK IN THE UNIVERSE, Philip Ridley’s surreal com-
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LISTINGS
edy of manners, 8/10/07, 13/10/07, 19.30, £5 TRON THEATRE, I MISS COMMUNISM, Croatian comedy waxes nostalgic for a centrally planned economy and other Marxist-Leninist goodies, 6/10/07, 20.00, £10/6 RHYMES WITH PURPLE, WAITING FOR GROUCHO, An imagined conversation in which the Marx Brothers reminisce about their journey from Vaudeville to Hollywood legends., 17/10/07, 20/10/07, 20.00, £8/6 TRON THEATRE COMPANY, ANTIGONE, Israeli director David Levin takes on Sophocles’ tragedy, 10/10/07, 27/10/07, 20.00, £14/10/6
EDINBURGH
TRAVERSE THEATRE, TRAVERSE THEATRE COM-
PANY/NTS WORKSHOP, RUPTURE, a 21st century
thriller that takes a scalpel to the shiny surface of city life., until SAT 6 OCT, various, £13/8/5
BIRDS OF PARADISE/TRON THEATRE COMPANY, BENEATH YOU - SPIDER GIRLS ARE EVERYWHERE!, Eponymous girls burglarise luxury apartments, 5/10/07, 6/10/07, 19.30, £13/8/5
TRAVERSE THEATRE COMPANY, LIFELINE / 1, 2, 3, HERE WE GO…, Stunning aerliast piece from Jen Paterson and Matilda Leyser, 13/10/07, 20.00, £13/8/5
COMPANY FIERCE/QUARANTINE, SUSAN & DARREN, Audience participation encouraged in quirky dance-based piece about mother and son, 17/10/07, 20/10/07, 20.00, £13/8/5
TRAVERSE THEATRE COMPANY, THE PEARLFISHER,
Post-war drama set in Gypsy-populated Highlands marks outgoing AD Philip Howard’s swansong at The Trav, 26/10/07, 10/11/07, various, £13/8/5
ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE, ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE COMPANY, THE WINTER’ S TALE, One of Shakespeare’s less often performed works, until, 20/10/07, 19.45, £25-8
ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE COMPANY, LIVING QUARTERS, UK premiere for Brian Friel-penned drama set in a rundown army camp in Ireland, 26/10/07, 17/11/07, 19.45, £25-8
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE, CARL ROSA COMPANY, IOLANTHE, YEOMAN OF THE GUARD, PATIENCE, Gilbert & Sullivan triple bill, 2/10/07, 6/10/07, 19.30, £23-9.50
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY PTS 1 & 2, Acclaimed adaptation of Dicken’s novel in two parts, TUES 9 OCT, SAT 13 OCT, various, £27.50-9.50 BILL KENWRIGHT, BLOOD BROTHERS, see Glasgow listings, MON 15 OCT, SAT 27 OCT, 19.30, £26-5
NEW ADVENTURES IN ASSOCIATION WITH SADLER’ S WELLS, MATTHEW BOURNE’ S THE CAR MAN, Popular musical reworking of Bizet’s opera, MON 30 OCT, 3Nov, 19.30, £27.50-5
KING’ S THEATRE, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Penelope Keith does star turn in Oscar
Wilde’s classic comedy, 1/10/07, 6/10/07, 19.30, £259.50 THERE’ S NO PLACE LIKE HOME, Comedy set in home for retired theatrrical-types who are threatened with eviction, MON 8 OCT, SAT 13 OCT, 19.30, £22-7.50
BRITISH COUNCIL, A MIDSUMMER’ S NIGHT DREAM, Acrobatic Indian production of Shakespeare classic, TUES 23 OCT, SAT 27 OCT, various, £25-9.50 RIKKI & ME, Rab C Nesbitt reprises the best gags from the Scottish panto staple, MON 30 OCT, 3-Nov, 19.30, £22-7.50 PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, SOUTH PACIFIC, Classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, 2-Oct, SAT 6 OCT, 19.30, £29.50-9.50 CATS, Lloyd Webber’s long running musical, TUES 9 OCT, SAT 27 OCT, 19.30, £33.50-13.50
BRUNTON THEATRE, MIKE MARAN PRODUC-
TIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NUFFIELD, SOUTHAMPTON, PICASSO & ME, One man show about Fa-
therhood, THU 4 OCT, FRI 5 OCT, 19.30, £10.50-6
MIDDLEGROUND THEATRE COMPANY, MEETING JOE STRUMMER, Middle aged punks reminisce in
KATE MACKAY
This month we are pleased to showcase the work of Edinburgh based artist Kate MacKay. Kate’s etchings are informed by an interest in the transformation of materials; the process of change as opposed to the final result. She is fascinated with materials that lie between use and disuse, stories that shift and change meaning with each telling, and the child’s imagination ‘which animates all objects’. Her images draw reference from real footage, in a combination of ancient and modern techniques that leave space for individual projection and recollection.
this Fringe First-winning drama, SAT 13 OCT, 19.30, £10.50-6
CLYDEBUILT PUPPETS, JACK & THE BEANSTALK & BILLY GOATS GRUFF, Puppetry, TUES 16 OCT, various, £6 CLYDEBUILT PUPPETS, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, Puppetry, WED 17 OCT, various, £6 FRESHMESS, Two new works by breaks crew, SAT 20 OCT, 19.30, £10.50-6 REELING AND WRITHING, ONLY THE MEN, Contemporary Scottish theatre, TUES 31 OCT, 19.30, £10.50-6
EDINBURGH WED 3 OCT
THE STAND IMPROV, THE STAND PLAYERS, THE STAND, 20:30, £5/£2.50 THU 4 OCT HERESY, TBA , JEKYLL AND HYDE, A heady mix of weird and wonderful with a touch of darkness thrown in for good measure., 21:00, £3.00
THE THURSDAY SHOW, MARTIN BIGPIG MOR; RO CAMPBELL, THE STAND, Hosted by Bruce Devlin, 21:00, £7/£6/£3
FRI 5 OCT
JONGLEURS, ADAM CROW; RAYMOND MEARNS; MARK WALKER; NOEL BRITTEN,
JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £11.00
THE STAND, MARTIN BIGPIG MOR; RO CAMPBELL; LOU CHAWNER, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan Morrison, 21:00, £9/£8/£5
SAT 6 OCT THE STAND, MARTIN BIGPIG MOR; RO CAMPBELL; LOU CHAWNER, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan Morrison, 21:00, £12.00
JONGLEURS, ADAM CROW; RAYMOND MEARNS; MARK WALKER; NOEL BRITTEN, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £14.00
SUN 7 OCT
THE SUNDAY NIGHT LAUGH- IN, RO
CAMPBELL, THE STAND, Hosted by Kevin Bridges, 20:30, £5/£4/£1
WHOSE LUNCH IS IT ANYWAY?, GARRY DOBSON; STUART MURPHY, THE STAND, Imperative viewing for a Sunday afternoon; comedy and food for free!, 12:30, Free
terial on the cheap!, 20:30, £2.00
COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £15.00
TUES 23 OCT
JIM TAVARE, JIM TAVARE, THE STAND,
Top stand up with a musical twist from the double bass playing comedian, 20:30, £10/£8
WED 24 OCT
TOM STADE, TOM STADE, THE STAND,
Critically acclaimed Canadian with a laid back but scintillating set. , 20:30, £8/£6 THUR 25 OCT HERESY, TBA , JEKYLL AND HYDE, A heady mix of weird and wonderful with a touch of darkness thrown in for good measure., 21:00, £7/£6/£3
THE STAND, JOHN BISHOP; NICK DOODY; MARK NELSON, THE STAND, Hosted by Raymond Mearns, 21:00, £12.00
SUN 14 OCT
MICHAEL REDMOND’ S SUNDAY SERVICE, NICK DOODY; DEL STRAIN, THE STAND, Laid
back and laconic with favourite Irish deadpan Michael Redmond, 20:30, £5/£4/£1
MON 15 OCT DANCE MONKEY BOY DANCE, RAYMOND MEARNS; PAUL PIRIE; ALLEN CHALMERS,
THE THURSDAY SHOW, ANDRE VINCENT; STEVE ROY- THE STAND, All round crowd pleaser from the improv boys, AL; NEIL MACFARLANE, THE STAND, Hosted by Raymond 20:30, £4.00 TUES 16 OCT RED RAW, DEL STAIN, THE STAND, Best Mearns, 21:00, £7/£6/£3
FRI 26 OCT THE STAND, ANDRE VINCENT; STEVE of beginners and raw material on the cheap!, 20:30, £2/£1 ROYAL; NEIL MACFARLANE, THE STAND, Hosted by RayWED 17 OCT BENEFIT IN AID OF THE SCOTTISH mond Mearns, 21:00, £9/£8/£5 GREEN PARTY, SANDY NELSON; MORE TBA, THE STAND, JONGLEURS, SIMON FOX; KEVIN GILDEA; RHYS All jokes powered by hot air at this benefit gig for the DARBY; RON VAUDRY, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £11.00
green cause., 20:30, £7/£5
mond Mearns, 21:00, £12.00
JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £8.00
£14.00
20:30, £7/£6/£3
SAT 27 OCT THE STAND, ANDRE VINCENT; STEVE THUR 18 OCT JONGLEURS, JO JO SMITH; JAMES ROYAL; NEIL MACFARLANE, THE STAND, Hosted by Ray- DOWDESWELL; MARK WALKER; JOHNNY CANDON, THE THURSDAY SHOW, DAVE JOHNS; BEN HURLEY; JONGLEURS, SIMON FOX; KEVIN GILDEA; RHYS DARBY; RON VAUDRY, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, BRUCE FUMMEY, THE STAND, Hosted by Bruce Devlin,
FRI 19 OCT
ROWS, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw material on the cheap!, 20:30, £2.00
by Joe Heenan, 20:30, £5/£4/£1
this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, this is an excellent chance to see what the fuss is about., 20:00, £10.00
TUES 9 OCT
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 90TH ANNIVERSARY!, TREVOR GRIFFITHS; VLADIMIR MCTAVISH; RAYMOND MEARNS; THE MALKIES, THE STAND, An
WHOSE LUNCH IS IT ANYWAY?, GARRY DOBSON; STUART MURPHY, THE STAND, Comedy and food that won’t hurt your wallet, 12:30, Free
evening of red tinted entertainment with comedy and music, 20:30, £7/£4
SUN 29 OCT RED RAW, DONNCHADH O’ CONAILL, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw new
STAND, Performances of various sketches by new writers,
material on the cheap! Headlined by dead pan, award winner O’Conaill., 20:30, £2.00
WED 10 OCT
MELTING POT, SKETCH TROUPE, THE
20:30, £5/£4/£2.50
THU 11 OCT
THE THURSDAY SHOW, MARKUS BIRDMAN; DEL STRAIN; NICK MORROW, THE STAND, Hosted
by Bruce Devlin, 21:00, £7/£6/£3 HERESY, TBA , JEKYLL AND HYDE, A heady mix of weird and wonderful with a touch of darkness thrown in for good measure., 21:00, £3.00
TUES 31 OCT BEST OF SCOTTISH, DAVID KAY; ANDY SIR; GUS TAWSE, THE STAND, Hosted by Raymond Mearns, 20:30, £6.00
GLASGOW
FRI 12 OCT
WED 3 OCT, MARK THOMAS SPECIAL, MARK THOMAS, THE STAND, Anarchic stand up or comedic
Hosted by Bruce Devlin, 21:00, £9/£8/£5
investigative journalist? Whatever you think of Mark Thomas, be prepared to have your eyes opened., 20:30, £12/£10
THE STAND, CAREY MARX; MARKUS BIRDMAN; DEL STRAIN; NICK MORROW, THE STAND, JONGLEURS, REX BOYD; AL PITCHER; NICK REVELL; EDDY BRIMSON, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £11.00
SAT 13 OCT THE STAND, CAREY MARX; MARKUS BIRDMAN; DEL STRAIN; NICK MORROW, THE STAND, Hosted by Bruce Devlin, 21:00, £12.00
JONGLEURS, REX BOYD; AL PITCHER; NICK REVELL; EDDY BRIMSON, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £14.00
SUN 14 OCT THE SUNDAY NIGHT LAUGH- IN, GUS TAWSE; PLUS MORE, THE STAND, Hosted by Gary Little, 20:30, £5/£4/£1
WHOSE LUNCH IS IT ANYWAY?, GARRY DOBSON; STUART MURPHY, THE STAND, Imperative viewing for a Sunday afternoon; comedy and food for free!, 12:30, Free
MON 15 OCT
RED RAW, BRUCE FUMMEY; DEL
STRAIN, THE STAND, Raw comedy from the new plus headliner, 20:30, £2.00
TUES 16 OCT
YOU OWE ME GLUE, MOIRA BYRNE; ALISON MAY; TOM BROGAN; FRASER CAMPBELL, THE STAND, Glasgow group with gag packed and polished
sketches, 20:30, £6/£4
WED 17 OCT
BENEFIT IN AID OF VETAID, RO CAMPBELL; PLUS MORE TBA, THE STAND, Benefit for African farmers and the wellbeing of their livestock, 20:30, £7/£5
THUR 18 OCT
THE THURSDAY SHOW, PAUL SINHA; TEDDY; MATT HOLLINS, THE STAND, Hosted by Joe Heenan, 21:00, £7/£6/£3
HERESY, TBA , JEKYLL AND HYDE, A heady mix of weird and wonderful with a touch of darkness thrown in for good measure., 21:00, £3.00
FRI 19 OCT
THE STAND, PAUL SINHA; TEDDY; MATT
HOLLINS, THE STAND, Headlined by award winning comic Paul Sinha, 21:00, £9/£8/£5
JONGLEURS, RONNIE EDWARDS; HARVEY OLIVER; JIM JEFFRIES; JOSH HOWIE, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £11.00
SAT 20 OCT, THE STAND, PAUL SINHA; TEDDY;
MATT HOLLINS, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan Morrison, 21:00, £12.00
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SUN 21 OCT THE SUNDAY NIGHT LAUGH- IN, BEN HURLEY; MATT HOLLINS;, THE STAND, Hosted by Bruce
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WHOSE LUNCH IS IT ANYWAY?, GARRY DOBSON; STUART MURPHY, THE STAND, Comedy and food that won’t hurt your wallet, 12:30, Free
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SAT 13 OCT JONGLEURS, TIM CLARK; DAVE JOHNS; GARY LITTLE; MILES CRAWFORD, JONGLEURS
THE SUNDAY NIGHT LAUGH- IN, STEVE ROYAL; DONNCHADH O’ CONAILL, THE STAND, Hosted
RED RAW, SUSAN CALMAN; DARRIN
19:00, £14.00
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RED RAW, BILLY KIRKWOOD; KEIR MCALLISTER, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw ma-
SAT 27 OCT
MON 8 OCT
JONGLEURS, RONNIE EDWARDS; HARVEY OLIVER; JIM JEFFRIES; JOSH HOWIE, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB,
She said to The Skinny: “I truly feel that creativity can profoundly enhance the way we view ourselves and the world around us. It is empowering to sense that everything is in a cycle of flux; that through the transformation of perceptions and materials, we have the potential to transform our sense of self, of others and our environment”.
MON 22 OCT
HA HA COMEDY, BRENDON BURNS,
MAGGIE MAYS, Winner of prestigious IF.Comedy award at
THE STAND, DAVE JOHNS; BEN HURLEY; BRUCE FUMMEY, THE STAND, Hosted by Bruce Devlin, 20:30, £9/£8/£5
JONGLEURS, JO JO SMITH; JAMES DOWDESWELL; MARK WALKER; JOHNNY CANDON, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £12.00
IMPROBABBLE, BILLY BONKERS; PETER AITCHINSON; LEE KIRK; BERNARD MCLAUGHLIN; AUSTIN LOW; BILLY KIRKWOOD; DAVE HEFFRON, BRUINSWICK HOTEL, Improvisation and sketches on the far side of probability, 20:00, £4/£3
SAT 20 OCT
JONGLEURS, JO JO SMITH; JAMES DOWDESWELL; MARK WALKER; JOHNNY CANDON,
JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £15.00
THE STAND, DAVE JOHNS; BEN HURLEY; BRUCE FUMMEY, THE STAND, Hosted by Bruce Devlin, 21:00, £12.00 SUN 21 OCT GLASGAY, TINA C, THE STAND, Celebrate Glasgay with the queen of camp country chic.,
THU 4 OCT BUMPER VALUE COMEDY, SCOTT 20:30, £10.00 AGNEW; ALAN ANDERSON; PLUS MORE TBA, CAPITOL, MON 22 OCT DANCE MONKEY BOY DANCE, Exciting new acts mixed up with established pros, 20:00, RAYMOND MEARNS; PAUL PIRIE; ALLEN CHALMERS, £4/£2
THE STAND, Shout out comedy improv from the monkey
THE THURSDAY SHOW, ANDRE VINCENT; TONY CARTboys, 20:30, £4.00 ER; MIKE BELGRAVE, THE STAND, Hosted by Joe Heenan, TUES 23 OCT RED RAW, BILLY KIRKWOOD; MARK 20:30, £7/£6/£3 BRATCHPIECE, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw FRI 5 OCT THE STAND, ANDRE VINCENT; JANEY material on the cheap!, 20:30, £2/£1 GODLEY; MIKE BELGRAVE, THE STAND, Hosted by Joe WED 24 OCT JIM TAVARE, JIM TAVARE, THE STAND, Heenan, 20:30, £9/£8/£5
JONGLEURS, PAUL CHOWDRY; MICKEY D; TONY HENDRIKS; DAVE LEMKIN, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £12.00
SAT 6 OCT
BUMPER VALUE COMEDY MEAL, STU WHO?; ALAN ANDERSON; PLUS MORE TBA, MAGGIE MAYS, 5 acts and fine food, 19:00, £20/£18
THE STAND, ANDRE VINCENT; JANEY GODLEY; MIKE BELGRAVE, THE STAND, Hosted by Joe Heenan, 21:00,
Top stand up with a musical twist from the double bass playing comedian, 20:30, £10/£8
THUR 25 OCT
THE THURSDAY SHOW, NOEL JAMES; DANNY BUCKLER; CHARLIE ROSS, THE STAND,
Hosted by Bruce Devlin, 20:30, £7/£6/£3
FRI 26 OCT JONGLEURS, GORDON SOUTHERN; MARK OLVER; RUDI LICKWOOD; MARKUS BIRDMAN, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £12.00
IMPROBABBLE, BILLY BONKERS; PETER AITCHINSON; MICHAEL REDMOND’ S SUNDAY SER- LEE KIRK; BERNARD MCLAUGHLIN; AUSTIN LOW; VICE, DAVID KAY; MIKE BELGRAVE;, THE STAND, Hosted BILLY KIRKWOOD; DAVE HEFFRON, BRUINSWICK HOTEL,
£12.00
SUN 7 OCT
by the eponymous Irish comic, 20:30, £5/£4/£1
MON 8 OCT
DANCE MONKEY BOY DANCE, RAYMOND MEARNS; PAUL PIRIE; ALLEN CHALMERS, THE STAND, All round crowd pleaser from the improv boys,
20:30, £4.00
Improvisation and sketches on the far side of probability, 20:00, £4/£3
THE STAND, NOEL JAMES; DANNY BUCKLER; CHARLIE ROSS, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan Morrison, 20:30, £9/£8/£5
SAT 27 OCT THE STAND, NOEL JAMES; DANNY ROWS, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw material on BUCKLER; CHARLIE ROSS, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan TUES 9 OCT
RED RAW, SUSAN CALMAN; DARRIN
the cheap!, 20:30, £2/£1
Morrison, 21:00, £12.00
edy Unit, 20:30, £5/£4/£2.50
COMEDY CLUB, 19:00, £15.00
Raymond Mearns, 20:30, £7/£6/£3
Hosted by the eponymous Irish comic, 20:30, £5/£4/£1
JONGLEURS, GORDON SOUTHERN; MARK OLVER; RUDI LICKWOOD; MARKUS BIRDMAN, JONGLEURS STAND, Showcase of best comedy material from the Com-
WED 10 OCT
ROUGH CUTS, SKETCH TROUPE, THE
S SUNDAY SERTHE THURSDAY SHOW, JOHN BISHOP; SAT 27 OCT MICHAEL REDMOND’ VICE, DANNY BUCKLER; KEIR MCALLISTER, THE STAND, NICK DOODY; MARK NELSON, THE STAND, Hosted by
THU 11 OCT
JONGLEURS, GARY LITTLE; TIM CLARK; MILES CRAWFORD; DAVE JOHNS, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00,
SUN 29 OCT
ADVENTURES, RUSSELL HOWARD,
THE STAND, A favourite on Mock The Week, don’t miss
£8.00
the chance to see this brilliant, and abstract comedian
LEE KIRK; BERNARD MCLAUGHLIN; AUSTIN LOW; BILLY KIRKWOOD; DAVE HEFFRON, BRUINSWICK HOTEL,
material on the cheap! Headlined by dead pan, award winner O’Conaill., 20:30, £2/£1
FRI 12 OCT
THE STAND, JOHN BISHOP; NICK DOO- weave his clever and whimsical tales in person., 19:30 and 22:00, £12/£9 DY; MARK NELSON, THE STAND, Hosted by Raymond MON 30 OCT RED RAW, DONNCHADH Mearns, 20:30, £9/£8/£5 CONAILL, THE STAND, Best of beginners and raw new IMPROBABBLE, BILLY BONKERS; PETER AITCHINSON; O’
Improvisation and sketches on the far side of probability, 20:00, £4/£3
JONGLEURS, TIM CLARK; DAVE JOHNS; GARY LITTLE; MILES CRAWFORD, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 19:00,
TUES 31 OCT BEST OF IRISH, JOE ROONEY; DONNCHADH O’ CONIALL; NIALL BROWNE, THE STAND, Hosted by Michael Redmond, 20:30, £7/£6
£12.00
OCTOBER 07
THE SKINNY 53
LISTINGS
COMEDY
WED 3 OCT AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE BUFF
THE SKINNY RECOMMENDS YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS GLOW, CHRISTIAN SMITH, CLUB 69, Techno techno, 22:30, £10, £8 b4 11pm
CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, £3
HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS,
emo & rock, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP JOINTS & JAMS, RESIDENTS, CUBE, The Longest running RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, £3 (£2) MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, Free NEW FLESH, RESIDENTS, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, £4, £2 from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm OCTOPUSSY, RESIDENTS, THE ARCHES, Student night with bouncy castle, swimming pool, jacuzzi & wedding chapel, 23:00, £4 POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed Bag, 19:00, Free
HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, OFFICER KICKS, DYLAN JAMES, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, punk, electro,
DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC & COLIN, THE CATHOUSE, Metal,
SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, £3
TONGUE IN CHEEK, RESIDENTS, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB
Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, £5
soul, britpop, 21:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm
MOTION, SCOTT FRASER, DANNY SHARKEY, DIESEL, BLACKFRIARS, Disco, house, techno, electro, 23:00, £8
(£6)
NOJ, RESIDENTS, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy,
THU 4 OCT 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF CLUB,
with metal, emo & punk, 17:00, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, Free BARRY, ERIC & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30, £6 (£5), free b4 11pm with PIYP DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & classics, funky house in the Mao room, 22:00, £10 PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free RECORD PLAYERZ, IVY BAR, Party, 21:00, Free
PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSOR-
23:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. LEYS, Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, Free NUMBERS, DEXPLICIT, THE VIC BAR, Grime, house, 22:30, SUN 7 OCT CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ £10, £8 b4 12am RICHARD LEVINSON, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00, £5 (£3) OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old COLD NIGHT SONG, RESIDENTS, THE GOAT, Guests & school tunes, 22:30, £6 DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00, Free OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP PARTY, RESIDENTS, MACSORLEYS, Old hip hop, 19:00, Free
OOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMI-
NAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, Free
PINUP NIGHTS, THE FUTUREHEADS DJ SET, MARLOW, & indie, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & CORIOLIS, THE PARKERS, THE BEAT CLUB, Indie, punk, indie, 21:00, Free
VOODOO, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club
soul, electropop, 21:00, £5 (£4)
RED & GOLD ROOM, RESIDENTS, ARTA, Soul musak, 22:00, £7, free b4 11pm
DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other
boogie next door, 22:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/ 12.30pm with matric
IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, Free
b4 11pm
JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk fea-
THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & motown, 20:00, Free
HOW’S YOUR PARTY?, DJ KENTARO, BOOM MONK BEN, THE SUB CLUB, Turntablism, 23:00, £tbc MIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock,
54 THE SKINNY OCTOBER 07
ROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00,
A TESTAMENT TO THE DIVERSITY OF LGBT ART IN BOTH THE MARGINAL AND MAINSTREAM ARENAS
maetal & alternative, 19:00, Free
ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text message at this interactive club night, 22:30, £3
PLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAMBOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, £4 (£3), free b4 11pm/ 12.30am with matric
RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, Free
RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, Digital disco, 23:00, £4 (£3)
RUBBERMENSCH, RESIDENTS, ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with PIYP
THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am with
PIYP
UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britpop,
rock, punk, 16:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm ZERO THURSDAYS, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & Free house, 21:30, £3 SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & CJ, THE BUNKER BAR, Grunge & new rock, 21:00, Free CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul, FRI 12 OCT ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1, Genre ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KI21:00, Free mash-up, 23:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. ERAN ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, Free SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & soul, ART OF PARTIES, ETIENNE DE CRECY, THE ARCHES, ElecSOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie, 20:00, Free tronic, 22:30, £8 punk & rock, 16:00, Free STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINABALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & SPANK, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, WHITE, House, 22:00, £8 (£5) CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY & metal, 22:30, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30am 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, with PIYP THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, Free TRICKY DISCO, JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, KARBAMBOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, £5, BEATBOX, DEFCON1 & BRADLEY C, BLOC, Electro, crunk, FREAKMOVES & BALLERS SOCIAL CLUB, PHATKAT, BON, House, 23:00, £5 free b4 11pm/12.30am students RUSTIE, HUDSON MOHAWKE, DEMA, NICE, GLASGOW WE LOVE SUNDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & house, 22:00, Free TWISTED VS. BRAINFIRE, SHARKEY, JOEY RIOT, JFX, BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & SCHOOL OF ART, Underground hip hop, party, 23:00, £5 floor fillers, 21:30, £3 MIKEY MOTION ETC, CLUB CLINIC, Hardcore techno, (£4/1) house sounds, 22:00, £5, free b4 11pm NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New & old rock & elecgabba, 21:00, £10 FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics, CAMOUFLAGE, MILANESE, SOUNDHAUS, Digital tronica, 21:00, Free VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC 23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. grimecore, 22:00, £10 (£8) MON 8 OCT BURN, NORMSKI & ZEUS, THE BUFF GRAND, Electro, 23:00, £6 (£4) THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY COMPUTELOVE, RESIDENTS, THE MIXING ROOMS, ElecCLUB, Glasgow institition playing underground classics, VICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE LEVEL 2, Indie & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & tronic sounds, 20:00, Free 23:00, £5 (£3), free for pub/club workers rock party, 23:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 motown, 20:00, Free ELECTROBALL, RESIDENTS, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & FRESH, RESIDENTS, THE POLO LOUNGE, Popular gay venue 11.30pm with PIYP HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, FORTUNE DRIVE, punk, 22:30, £tbc with house & indie, 23:00, £5 TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, DARK LITTLE POET, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, punk, electro, FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor POPTIMISM/ROCKTIMISM, DJ ANDY & DJ DEC, THE 21:00, Free soul, britpop, 21:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm fillers, 21:30, £6 ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYS- GARAGE, Pop & rock, 23:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am HOW’S YOUR PARTY?, KID 606, DOLBY ANOL, THE SUB FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, Funky house, 23:00, £5 with PIYP TEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free CLUB, Electronic sounds, 23:00, £5 (£3) TUES 9 OCT ALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, FREAKMENOOVERS, RESIDENTS, RUST BAR, Early doors FREQ DJS, IVY BAR, Techno, electro, 21:00, Free MISBEHAVIN, DOLLY DAYDREAM, DRUCIFER, CATserving of hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, Free SAT 6 OCT ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1, BAMBOO, Funk & hip pop, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 HOUSE, Electro, disco, alternative, 23:00, £4 (£2) FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLANKET, Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11pm/12.30am with matric MIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, FOLK IT!, FOLKS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, £6 (£4) 11.30pm with matric. maetal & alternative, 19:00, Free HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS, ABC SATURDAYS, DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), musician session, 20:00, Free ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text mes- ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, RESIDENTS, ABC2, Old school Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, £5 sage at this interactive club night, 22:30, £3 rock & roll, soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, FOALS, CUT OFF 11.30pm with matric. £3, free with matric. After 12am RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, YOUR HANDS, GREAT ESKIMO HOAX, FIREWATER, Indie, AERIALS DJS, DJ CAH SEE OH, BLOC, Techno, dance, KILLER KITSCH, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Electroclash & rock, punk, electro, soul, britpop, 12:00, £5 (£4), free b4 Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, Free rock, eclectic, 22:00, Free that, 23:00, £4 (£3) RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC 10.30pm ALL TORE UP, RESIDENTS, BLACKFRIARS, Record hop & REVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk NOJ, RESIDENTS, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00, BAR, Digital disco, 23:00, £4 (£3) live rock-a-billy, 22:00, £5 £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. , 22:00, £2, £1 members SHACK SCHOOL DISCO REUNITED, LIL RICH & MATES, BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old BAMBOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, £4 (£3), free b4 GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats, T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KAR11pm/12.30am with matric school tunes, 22:30, £6 BON, Dance, 22:30, £5 (£4) 23:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am RUBBERMENSCH, RESIDENTS, ABC2, A night for indie lov- DECODANCE, GUESTS, CLASSIC GRAND, Glamorous OOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMINAL WED 10 OCT AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE ers, 23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, Free BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, £3 house, 23:00, £8 SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, hip hop & rock, DIVINE!, MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, North- DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC & COLIN, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, PINUP NIGHTS, THE CUREHEADS, THE BEAT CLUB, Indie, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with PIYP punk, soul, electropop, 21:00, £5 (£4) emo & rock, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP ern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00, £6 (£5) THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, RESIDENTS, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, JOINTS & JAMS, RESIDENTS, CUBE, The Longest running RED & GOLD ROOM, RESIDENTS, ARTA, Soul musak, GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am 22:00, £7, free b4 11pm RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, £3 (£2) rock & roll, psyche, 23:00, £5 with PIYP ROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, 90s house, 80s clasUP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britpop, Free from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, Free sics, RnB & chart, 21:30, £8 rock, punk, 16:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm SEISMIC, BITCH ASS DARIUS, BLACKFRIARS, Electro & NEW FLESH, RESIDENTS, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, GROOVEJET, RESIDENTS, MAS, Weekly house & RnB WAX ON / WAX OFF, DAWN ZHU & THOMAS MCbooty, 23:00, £10, £8 b4 12am punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, £4, £2 mix, 23:00, £7 (£5) NEICE, THE FLYING DUCK, Electro, 22:00, £3, free b4 SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm 11pm CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul, OCTOPUSSY, RESIDENTS, THE ARCHES, Student night & britpop, 12:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm ZERO THURSDAYS, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & 21:00, Free HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, elec- with bouncy castle, swimming pool, jacuzzi & wedding house, 21:30, £3 SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & soul, chapel, 23:00, £4 tro & disco, 21:00, Free 20:00, Free CJ, THE BUNKER BAR, Grunge & new rock, 21:00, Free POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINAFRI 5 OCT ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1, Genre HOME COOKIN’, RESIDENTS, BELO, Urban music show- Bag, 19:00, Free case, 22:00, £7, free b4 11pm WHITE, House, 22:00, £8 (£5) mash-up, 23:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, BAMANIMAL FARM, TURTLE & QUAILL, BLOC, House, techno MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, £3 MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House and smooth BOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, £5, free b4 & electro, 22:00, Free RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/12.30am TONGUE IN CHEEK, RESIDENTS, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB 11pm/12.30am students BALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & & indie, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric students VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC metal, 22:30, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30am MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock GRAND, Electro, 23:00, £6 (£4) KARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN with PIYP & indie, 21:00, Free LEE & WOODY, KARBON, House & hip hop classics, VICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, InBOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & 22:30, £tbc THU 11 OCT 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF CLUB, die rock party, 23:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 house sounds, 22:00, £5, free b4 11pm NU-SCHOOL, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northNew York & underground school inspired beats, 23:00, 11.30pm with PIYP BURLY, DJ MISHKA, THE ARCHES, Club for gay & bi men £3 ern soul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, aged over 25, 23:00, £10 BABAZA, RESIDENTS, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, downstairs, 22:30, £6 Free COMPUTELOVE, RESIDENTS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Elec22:00, £6, free b4 11pm OFF THE RECORD & ANIMAL FARM, SIMON BAKER, ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYStronic sounds, 20:00, Free BURNSKI, SOUNDHAUS, Minimal, tech-house, 23:00, £12 CHILDREN OF THE 80S, RESIDENTS, CLASSIC GRAND, TEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free ELECTROBALL, RESIDENTS, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock (£10), £5 b4 12am DJs & live performances, 80s tunes, 23:00, £5 (£3) ANDREW DIVINE, IVY BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, Free & punk, 22:30, £tbc ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic & cult CHIX ON DEX, RESIDENTS, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk SAT 13 OCT ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1, FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor rock, 19:00, Free & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, £4, free b4 Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 fillers, 21:30, £6 STREETRAVE, JOHN DIGWEED, SHADES OF RHYTHM, 11pm 11.30pm with matric. FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, Funky house, 23:00, £5 CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY ABC SATURDAYS, DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), ALTERN 8, K-KLASS, THE ARCHES, Prog, house, dance FREAKMENOOVERS, RESIDENTS, RUST BAR, Early doors & THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, Free classics, 22:00, £15 ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 serving of hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, Free FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW SUBCULTURE, DERRICK MAY, THE SUB CLUB, Weekly 11.30pm with matric. FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLANKET, snapshot of the ever-evolving house blueprint, 23:00, SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record PlayARGONAUT SOUNDS, RESIDENTS, CAPTAIN’S REST, RegFresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, £6 (£4) erz in the bar, 23:00, £4 (£3) £12, £10 b4 12am gae, dancehall & dub, 20:00, £1 FREQ, AKUFEN VS. GUILLAUME & THE COUTU DUFREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics, VEGAS, RESIDENTS, THE FERRY, Retro, ratpack, lounge, BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, GLAS23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. MONTS, THE SUB CLUB, Techno, 23:00, £10 soul, swing, 21:30, £10 (£8) New York & underground school inspired beats, 23:00, £3 BABAZA, RESIDENTS, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, £6, free b4 11pm CHILDREN OF THE 80S, RESIDENTS, CLASSIC GRAND, DJs & live performances, 80s tunes, 23:00, £5 (£3) CHIX ON DEX, RESIDENTS, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, £4, free b4 11pm
LGBT
GLASGOW CLUBS
turing live percussion by Duffy, 23:00, £3, free with matric OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic, 23:00, £6 (£5)
LISTINGS
The Picture of Dorian Gray
ments, and the civilised environment of the Q! Gallery - and the small crowd - give the originality and charm. The sense of seeing unique work in a different setting is exciting enough - but the impact of the small space on the performance is electrifying.
COMMENT
Looking over the Glasgay! programme, it is impossible to ignore how mainstream LGBT art has become. Kelvingrove offers The Kylie Exhibition, the National Theatre of Scotland is represented and the renewed support of the Scottish Arts Council has enabled events to take place in most of the established venues. Even Glasgow City Marketing Bureau commented that “We look forward to another month-long festival of flamboyant and thought-provoking events. Glasgay! is popular with Glaswegians and tourists alike and helps to reinforce the city’s position as a truly progressive and dynamic place to live, work and visit.”
Johnny’s Big Gay Musical are pretty obvious - but what about Grumpy Old Women? Is the eighties’ kitsch of Dirty Dancing really camp? Amy Lamé discusses her childhood and Martin O’Connor plays with masculinities - are these experiences that exclude heterosexuals? The festival’s sole dance piece, Fit, co-opts breakdance - part of a culture that is traditionally homophobic - and uses it to tell stories of coming out. There is a different sort of visibility in these events - neither antagonistic nor provocative, but comfortable and diverse. There is still space for political performance and predictable comedy, for dressing up and showing off, for heartfelt confession and witnessing. There are plenty of routes through Glasgay!: in the jargon of equality, this is an example of inclusive best practice. WWW.MISSGAYUK.CO.UK
From humble beginnings in 1993, Glasgay! has become Glasgow’s largest festival, staging events across the city and attracting audiences that probably don’t realise that the show is part of the programme. Neither Kylie nor the music of Dirty Dancing are exclusively LGBT and until the tabloids can discover this year’s obscenity, there seems to be little that could cause offence or upset. Last year, the excellent Hey Hetero! poster campaign combined explicit politics with sardonic humour: nothing in this year’s programme compares. Perhaps the festival’s origins in self-determination and visibility are fading. Since devolution, Scotland’s establishment has addressed LGBT issues with energy. In an age of civil partnerships, aggressive or explicitly ‘gay’ works are no longer necessary and artists can concentrate on other issues. But Glasgay! hasn’t really diluted its intentions. Rather, the range of works suggests that producer Steven Thomson is asking questions about the nature of queer a rt. Sure, Craig Hill and Little
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OCTOBER 07
THE SKINNY 11
11pm/12.30am with matric
Live 6 piece drum & bass/teknopunk, 23:00, £12 (£10) DECODANCE, GUESTS, CLASSIC GRAND, Glamorous house, 23:00, £8 DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, RESIDENTS, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll, psyche, 23:00, £5
musician session, 20:00, Free
CONFUSION, DEADSILENCE SYNDICATE, SOUNDHAUS,
Glasgay!
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI “So I take it you’re a poof and you’re a lezzer?” The question is tiresomely predictable. My friend the poof is more annoyed by the overall interrogation: we’ve been coming to this (gay) bar for a few years now, and we’ve never seen this woman before. Me, though, I’m running through the usual quandary in my head: if I say no then she – and the friends she reports back to – will think I’m straight. If I say yes then we’ll just be going over it later if I come in again with my boyfriend. And if I say I’m bi, I may not be considered authentic enough, which means more questions. I can’t find a suitable binary answer to her needlessly binary question. I offer, pathetically, “I have my moments”, and she heads out for a smoke with the advice “You should have your moments all the time”, and I think ‘oh fuck off, what do you know?’. (Why didn’t I just say I prefer ‘queer’? Oh, because I was having a nice quiet drink, not preparing for an exam.) Walking home I’m feeling grumpy about the whole short-lived incident and recalling the queer event last year where I talked at length with somebody about queer issues, before they introduced me to someone else as straight. I’m bored with the spaces I consider mine never really being for me. I hail a taxi. The driver is a young Czech, and he’s playing the Buena Vista Social Club soundtrack, which I talk to him about, and when I get out he gives me the CD. I resist – it’s a proper CD, not even burned! – but he insists. Which has got fuck all to do with the identity angst from earlier, but it lifts my mood right up. “It’s a lovely album,” my friend the poof advises (text message, all caps, no punctuation), “all my driver gave me was a weird look.” /Nine
AS ANOTHER SEASON OF GLASGAY! APPROACHES, GARETH K VILE LOOKS AT THE EVOLUTION OF QUEER ARTS IN ITS PROGRAMME
Venus as a Boy
The joy of Glasgay! is its sheer inclusiveness: from an adaptation of Louise Welsh’s hardhitting Elizabethan thriller Tamburlaine Must Die, through Craig Hill celebrating his love of music to a performance by Brazilian o p e r at ic b a r it o n e M au r ic io V i r ge n s , Glasgay! presents a comprehensive programme that places the predictable alongside the surprising. Since the last festival, the organisers of Glasgay! have been busy, presenting a successful run of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads at the Edinburgh Fringe and seeking out new supporters. The Scottish Arts Council has increased its funding, allowing the festival to develop new works: not only can Glasgay! pick the cream of existing theatre, comedy and cinema, it is now in a position to generate even more original pieces and nurture local artists.
DITORIAL * EDITORIAL * EDI TOP EVENTS Glasgay! exists in the space between commuLGBT MIND MATTERS
THROUGHOUT OCTOBER AND BEYOND LGBT CENTRE FOR HEALTH & WELL- BEING, HOWE ST, EDINBURGH
Series of workshops around LGBT and mental health issues, including self-harm, ageing, identity, and the start of an eight-week course for trans women. FREE, WWW.LGBTMINDMATTERS.ORG.UK
BEYOND THE SURFACE
nity participation and artistic excellence, and each year becomes an opportunity for local organisations to engage with LGBT interests. The National Theatre of Scotland reprises Venus as a Boy, and Kelvingrove Art Galleries host both The Kylie Exhibition and the festival’s opening party. Glasgow City Council’s Chair of Culture and Sport claims that she is “delighted that, once again, we’ve been able to demonstrate our support for Britain’s largest multi-form queer arts festival”.
FROM 12 OCTOBER, TUES-SAT 11AM-5PM Q! GALLERY, 87-89 SALTMARKET, GLASGOW
Photo exhibition examining queer identity in an age of AIDS, conservatism and assimilation. FREE, WWW.GLASGAY.COM
THE BUBBLE 14 OCTOBER, 8:15PM; 15 OCTOBER, 6PM GFT, 12 ROSE STREET, GLASGOW
An intense love affair between a Palestinian and an Israeli, this film promises to be moving. £5.50/£4, WWW.GLASGAY.COM
FORUM DISCUSSION MEETING ON QUEER HISTORY 21 OCTOBER, 7PM QUAKER MEETING HOUSE, VICTORIA TERRACE, EDINBURGH
With guest speakers Kellan Farshea (founding member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence; active defendant in the Spanner trial) and Caz (founding member of Queeruption London). FREE
SWINGING 60S CEILIDH/BALL 27 OCTOBER, 8PM – 1AM ASSEMBLY ROOMS, GEORGE ST, EDINBURGH
Fundraiser for Lothian Gay & Lesbian Switchboard. £16.50/£14.50
by Gareth K Vile
Undoubtedly, the programme contains something for everyone - but it is equally unlikely that everything will be to any one person’s taste. There are the party nights - Death Disco (Arches, 20 Oct) and Utter Gutter (Art School 13 Oct, 10 Nov), a short run of intimate performances at the Q! Gallery, the larger shows at the Citizens and the Tron - Tamburlaine Must Die and Venus as a Boy respectively - and the more frivolous The Music of Dirty Dancing at the King’s on 15/16 October. So ubiquitous has Glasgay! become, it has infiltrated most of Glasgow’s autumn season: not only a testament to the diversity of LGBT art, but also to the place that it occupies in both the marginal and mainstream arenas.
THEATRE
Venus as a Boy has already wowed audiences in Orkney, Edinburgh, and London. A solo performance by Tam Dean Burn, it stakes out the territory between mysticism and sexual desire and makes a persuasive case against bigotry. Buoyed along by a live score from Luke Sutherland, author of the original novella, Venus is the story of the boy who could show his lovers heaven: Tam Dean Burn takes on a plethora of roles, from hustlers to innocent children as he reveals Cupid’s journey from Orkney to Soho. Daring as both a piece of theatre and a social commentary, Venus is another example of how the National Theatre of Scotland is willing to risk challenging material: expect an emotional evening.
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
Amy Lamé’s Mama Cass Family Singers offers a very different atmosphere. Using the mythology surrounding the sixties singer, Amy takes a long hard look at her own childhood. A mixture of pre-recorded video interviews with her family, songs from Mama Cass, and Lamé’s idiosyncratic patter, Mama Cass is part detective story and part childhood memoir - a performance where fact and fiction are confused and poignancy and laughter are close together.
world of sex and drugs. Across the small collection of films, Glasgay! has demonstrated how broad modern queer cinema has become - from gross humour through to serious political meditations, different moods are represented and a variety of lifestyles are celebrated. If Eating Out is unlikely to offer profound insights, the subtle interplay of characters in Puccini will provide more depth, while both Dorian and The Bubble are thoughtful and dramatically stunning.
Little Johnny’s Big Gay Musical is the sequel to last year’s sell-out performance Little Johnny’s Big Gay Adventure. A one-man song and dance show written and performed by Johnny McKnight, this year sees Johnny fulfil his childhood ambitions of stardom.
BOUTIQUE
Since Tamburlaine Must Die is a production that Glasgay! has commissioned, it must take pride of place in the theatre programme. Like Venus, Tamburlaine has been adapted from a novel. It relates the last days of Christopher Marlowe, perhaps England’s second greatest playwright, gentleman spy and probable atheist. Rich in historical detail, gothic skulduggery and enigmas, author Louise Welsh recreated a brutal Elizabethan underworld in vivid detail: the play promises no less than a “fate worse than damnation.”
CINEMA
Only four films this year, and all at the mighty GFT: last year, the cinematic selection caused a ripple of controversy in the tabloid press, leading to predictable headlines about public money and ‘filth’. Whether Israeli romance The Bubble can repeat the shock is debatable - but its updating of Romeo and Juliet to modern Tel Aviv is brave and moving. The classic tale of boy meets boy is given a harsh political context by director Eytan Fox - made more powerful by his refusal to give easy answers or shy away from tragedy. Puccini for Beginners is even less controversial: described as a ‘screwball sitcom for the more cerebral’, it follows the Woody Allen tradition of starcrossed intellectuals in complex relationships. Following the misadventures of an opera-loving bisexual through a series of hilarious set-pieces, Puccini promises sophisticated humour and a Greek chorus of sushi chefs. Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds deserves an award just for the title. Despite the procession of buff bodies and brief sex scenes, this is an old-fashioned lesson-learning comedy masquerading as a queer version of Porkies. The slim plot exists more to lambaste the American ex-gay movement, the script is filled with quick one-liners and bitchy rejoinders, and John Waters star Mink Stole makes a show-stealing appearance. Duncan Roy updates The Picture of Dorian Gray for a more intellectual treat. Dorian finds himself in modern Manhattan, and plunges into a decadent
The season of intimate performances in the Q! Gallery should be the pride of Glasgay! In a small space, the boundaries between performer and audience are lowered and the artists are able to play with the conventions of stand-up comedy, serious monologues and physical theatre. Like the other strands in the programme, the boutique events cannot be pinned down, ranging from humour to literary deconstruction. Martin O’Connor was a hit of last year’s season, and he’s back this year to probe masculinity in Reality. O’Connor’s skill is to mix Carry On humour with a searing pathos, chucking out knob gags in the middle of tragic scenarios. Somehow he keeps the poignancy and humour intact, never allowing the jokes to choke the message or the message to swamp the jokes. This time, he promises a series of characters, from ASBO pest to innocent army recruit. Bursting with infectious energy, O’Connor is a lively talent who has a sharp eye for absurdity: this is sure to be a feelgood and challenging show. Colette was a successful novelist, but her public personality has overshadowed even her finest literary works. Her struggle to become an artist, battling against her manipulative husband and the social mores of early twentieth century France, provides the plot for The Secret Scenes. Devised and performed by Yvonne Caddell, it delves into Colette’s intense sensuality, seeking the secrets behind her art and life. Stick it in my Party Hole is another work that announces its kitsch kookiness in the title. A futurist hostess holds her fantasy party, imagining a celebrity-ridden, decadent extravaganza. Sadly, the reality of her humble home fails to live up to her desires, leading to car-crash levels of camp mayhem. The Glitterbox Paradox offers something a little different - speed-dating with a difference. A monologue from a new Glasgow company, it threatens to go beyond the usual audition piece conventions - their online manifesto promises events that engage the audience as more than spectators. Each of these shows i nclude ref resh-
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LGBT
FOLK IT!, FOLKS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk
HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE MAYS, Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, £5
HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, ROBOTS IN DISGUISE, DAGGERS, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, punk, electro,
IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, Free
b4 11pm
JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featur-
ing live percussion by Duffy, 23:00, £3, free with matric OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maxirock & roll, soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, KOOCHI KOO, JOHNNY WHOOP, BLACKFRIARS, Electro, mum eclectic, 23:00, £6 (£5) £3, free with matric. After 12am house & techno, 23:00, £6 ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN KILLER KITSCH, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Electroclash & NOJ, RESIDENTS, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, Free 23:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. FREEFALL, JUDGE JULES, TIDY BOYS, ROB RIVERA, THE that, 23:00, £4 (£3) SOFA LOVE, WEEG & BREADMARK, OSCARS, Soothing, REVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old ARCHES, Hard house, 22:00, £19 soulful ear-prickers, 16:00, Free , 22:00, £2, £1 members school tunes, 22:30, £6 GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, 90s house, 80s clasSOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie, T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KAROOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERMIsics, RnB & chart, 21:30, £8 punk & rock, 16:00, Free BON, Dance, 22:30, £5 (£4) NAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, Free GROOVEJET, RESIDENTS, MAS, Weekly house & RnB SPANK, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, WED 17 OCT AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE RED & GOLD ROOM, RESIDENTS, ARTA, Soul musak, mix, 23:00, £7 (£5) 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP 22:00, £7, free b4 11pm BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, £3 HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock TRICKY DISCO, JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, KARROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC & COLIN, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, & britpop, 12:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm BON, House, 23:00, £5 Free HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, elec- emo & rock, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP WE LOVE SUNDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & JOINTS & JAMS, RESIDENTS, CUBE, The Longest running tro & disco, 21:00, Free floor fillers, 21:30, £3 CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro soul, HOME COOKIN’, RESIDENTS, BELO, Urban music show- RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, £3 (£2) NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New & old rock & elec21:00, Free MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes case, 22:00, £7, free b4 11pm tronica, 21:00, Free SPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & soul, HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, Free MON 22 OCT BURN, NORMSKI & ZEUS, THE BUFF 20:00, Free NEW FLESH, RESIDENTS, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House and smooth CLUB, Glasgow institition playing underground classics, STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINApunk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, £4, £2 RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/12.30am 23:00, £5 (£3), free for pub/club workers WHITE, House, 22:00, £8 (£5) from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm students TOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, BAM- FRESH, RESIDENTS, THE POLO LOUNGE, Popular gay venue KARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed BOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, £5, free b4 with house & indie, 23:00, £5 Bag, 19:00, Free & WOODY, KARBON, House & hip hop classics, 22:30, POPTIMISM/ROCKTIMISM, DJ ANDY & DJ DEC, THE 11pm/12.30am students SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE £tbc GARAGE, Pop & rock, 23:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am TRONIC, CINEPHILE, IVES, RUBENS, SLOANS, Cinematic NU-SCHOOL, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, £3 with PIYP soundscapes, 21:00, £6 (£4) TONGUE IN CHEEK, RESIDENTS, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB soul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics downALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, BAMBOO, Funk & VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC & indie, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric stairs, 22:30, £6 hip pop, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 11pm/12.30am with GRAND, Electro, 23:00, £6 (£4) MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock OSCILLATE, ITAL TEK, MARTIN PATTON, IVY BAR, DubVICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie matric & indie, 21:00, Free step, electronic, grime, 21:00, £5 FOLK IT!, FOLKS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk rock party, 23:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic & cult THUR 18 OCT 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF musician session, 20:00, Free 11.30pm with PIYP CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats, rock, 19:00, Free TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, RESIDENTS, ABC2, Old school rock 23:00, £3 SIREN, KT RED & JT HOOKER, BLOC, House & electro, & roll, soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, £3, free Free BABAZA, RESIDENTS, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, Free ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYS- with matric. After 12am 22:00, £6, free b4 11pm SUBCULTURE, HARRI & DOM, THE SUB CLUB, Weekly KILLER KITSCH, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Electroclash & TEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free snapshot of the ever-evolving house blueprint, 23:00, £8, CHILDREN OF THE 80S, RESIDENTS, CLASSIC GRAND, DJs that, 23:00, £4 (£3) DEMA, IVY BAR, Freakmenoovers, 21:00, Free & live performances, 80s tunes, 23:00, £5 (£3) £5 b4 12am SAT 20 OCT ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1, REVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk , CHIX ON DEX, RESIDENTS, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk TODDES FREQUENTZ, RESIDENTS, BLACKFRIARS, DJs, 22:00, £2, £1 members Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 23:00, £5 & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, £4, free b4 T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KAR11.30pm with matric. 11pm UTTER GUTTER, RESIDENTS, THE VIC BAR, Pop, electro, BON, Dance, 22:30, £5 (£4) ABC SATURDAYS, DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY ghettotech, disco, 23:00, £10 WED 24 OCT AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE BUFF ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 & THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, Free VOODOO, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, £3 11.30pm with matric. FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW with metal, emo & punk, 17:00, £6 (£3) DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC & COLIN, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, WRONG ISLAND, TRUFFLE CLUB, NICE & SLEAZY, Eclectic SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Play- GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats, emo & rock, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP erz in the bar, 23:00, £4 (£3) electronic, 23:00, £4 23:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am JOINTS & JAMS, RESIDENTS, CUBE, The Longest running FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics, DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, CLUB NOIR’S SCHLOCK HORROR, RESIDENTS, CARLING RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, £3 (£2) 23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. Free ACADEMY, Burlesque, vintage, retro club, 21:00, £12 (£9) MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY BARRY, ERIC & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, DEATH DISCO, ANNIE MAC, THE WHIP, FRANZ N from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, Free 22:30, £6 (£5), free b4 11pm with PIYP & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul SHAPE, THE ARCHES, Alternative, 23:00, £12 NEW FLESH, RESIDENTS, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & motown, 20:00, Free DECODANCE, GUESTS, CLASSIC GRAND, Glamorous punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, £4, £2 & classics, funky house in the Mao room, 22:00, £10 HOW’S YOUR PARTY?, JACKMASTER, RUSTIE, KILLER from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm house, 23:00, £8 PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free KITSCH DJS, THE SUB CLUB, Party tunes & floor fillers, DIVINE!, MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, North- POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed 23:00, £tbc PAUL RESET, IVY BAR, Drum & bass , 21:00, Free Bag, 19:00, Free ern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00, £6 (£5) MIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSORDON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, RESIDENTS, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE maetal & alternative, 19:00, Free LEYS, Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, Free MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, £3 rock & roll, psyche, 23:00, £5 ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text SUN 14 OCT BEATSVILLE, THE PRIMEVALS, THE TONGUE IN CHEEK, RESIDENTS, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, 90s house, 80s clasmessage at this interactive club night, 22:30, £3 FNORDS, BLACKFRIARS, Live bands & club, 21:00, £5 & indie, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric sics, RnB & chart, 21:30, £8 PLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAMCLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ RICHARD LEVINGROOVEJET, RESIDENTS, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & BOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, £4 (£3), free b4 SON, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00, £5 (£3) 23:00, £7 (£5) indie, 21:00, Free 11pm/12.30am with matric COLD NIGHT SONG, RESIDENTS, THE GOAT, Guests & HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock THUR 25 OCT 45 KICKS, ALEX & JOHN, THE BUFF RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00, Free & britpop, 12:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, Free DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, elec- 23:00, £3 RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other BABAZA, RESIDENTS, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00, tro & disco, 21:00, Free BAR, Digital disco, 23:00, £4 (£3) boogie next door, 22:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/ HOME COOKIN’, RESIDENTS, BELO, Urban music show- £6, free b4 11pm RUBBERMENSCH, RESIDENTS, ABC2, A night for indie 12.30pm with matric CHILDREN OF THE 80S, RESIDENTS, CLASSIC GRAND, DJs case, 22:00, £7, free b4 11pm lovers, 23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC & live performances, 80s tunes, 23:00, £5 (£3) FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, Free SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, hip hop & rock, CHIX ON DEX, RESIDENTS, CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House and smooth 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with PIYP b4 11pm & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00, £4, free b4 RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/12.30am JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featur- THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE 11pm students ing live percussion by Duffy, 23:00, £3, free with matric GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, CRAIG MCGEE, THE BUTTERFLY & KARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE with PIYP LOW FREQ BOUTIQUE, CHARLIE PROUSE, DAVIE THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00, Free KARBON, House & hip hop classics, 22:30, & WOODY, UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britGAYNOR, THE COURTYARD BAR, House, electronica, FREAKMOVES, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, GLASGOW £tbc pop, rock, punk, 16:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm 14:00, £4 (£3) NU-SCHOOL, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern SCHOOL OF ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Playerz ZERO THURSDAYS, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maxisoul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics down- in the bar, 23:00, £4 (£3) house, 21:30, £3 mum eclectic, 23:00, £6 (£5) FREAKSCENE, JOHN, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics, stairs, 22:30, £6 PINK NOISE, DJ J-C, 2MANKYDJS, THE ARCHES, House, CJ, THE BUNKER BAR, Grunge & new rock, 21:00, Free RED ALERT, DOM-D-SILVAL, MOSSCO, JL BOCO & AL 23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. FRI 19 OCT ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1, electro, funky techno, 23:00, £5, £4 b4 12am THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY KANE, BLACKFRIARS, Electro, 23:00, £5 ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN Genre mash-up, 23:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with & BOOM MONK BEN, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic & cult matric. ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, Free motown, 20:00, Free rock, 19:00, Free SOFA LOVE, WEEG & BREADMARK, OSCARS, Soothing, ANIMAL FARM, TURTLE & QUAILL, BLOC, House, techno HOW’S YOUR PARTY?, A-TRAK, DJ MEHDI, RUSTIE, THE SUBCULTURE, AME (KRISTIAN BEYER), THE SUB CLUB, & electro, 22:00, Free soulful ear-prickers, 16:00, Free SUB CLUB, Hat wearing music, 23:00, £tbc Weekly snapshot of the ever-evolving house blueprint, BALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock SOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie, MIX GENERATOR, DJ FRAMIE, CATWALK, Classic rock, 23:00, £12, £10 b4 12am & metal, 22:30, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 punk & rock, 16:00, Free maetal & alternative, 19:00, Free VOODOO, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club 11.30am with PIYP SPANK, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, ON DEMAND, DJ EUAN, THE SHED, Requests by text meswith metal, emo & punk, 17:00, £6 (£3) BALLERS SOCIAL CLUB, FULGEANCE, IVY BAR, Hip hop, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, Free sage at this interactive club night, 22:30, £3 21:00, £3
TRICKY DISCO, JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, KARBON, House, 23:00, £5
KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, RESIDENTS, ABC2, Old school
BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco &
soul, britpop, 12:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm
BARRY, ERIC & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock,
POPTIMISM/ROCKTIMISM, DJ ANDY & DJ DEC, THE
22:30, £6 (£5), free b4 11pm with PIYP house sounds, 22:00, £5, free b4 11pm COMPUTELOVE, RESIDENTS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Elec- DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & classics, funky house in the Mao room, 22:00, £10 tronic sounds, 20:00, Free ELECTROBALL, RESIDENTS, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSOR& punk, 22:30, £tbc LEYS, Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, Free FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & NUMBERS DJS, IVY BAR, Electro, 21:00, Free floor fillers, 21:30, £6 FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, Funky house, 23:00, £5 SUN 21 OCT CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ RICHARD LEVINSON, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00, £5 (£3) FORTIFIED, HIJACK, ELECTRIC ELIMINATORS, THE VIC COLD NIGHT SONG, RESIDENTS, THE GOAT, Guests & BAR, Dubstep, jungle, 23:00, £8 (£5) FREAKMENOOVERS, RESIDENTS, RUST BAR, Early doors DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00, Free
GARAGE, Pop & rock, 23:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with PIYP
FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLAN-
WE LOVE SUNDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30, £3
RESIDENTS, HIBS SUPPORTERS CLUB, Soul, 14:00, Free NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New & old rock & electronica, 21:00, Free
MON 15 OCT BURN, NORMSKI & ZEUS, THE BUFF CLUB, Glasgow institition playing underground classics,
23:00, £5 (£3), free for pub/club workers FRESH, RESIDENTS, THE POLO LOUNGE, Popular gay venue with house & indie, 23:00, £5
TUES 16 OCT ALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH,
The Bubble
BAMBOO, Funk & hip pop, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4
23:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am
LISTINGS
LGBT
GOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats,
www.skinnymag.co.uk
serving of hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, Free KET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, £6 (£4)
DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other
boogie next door, 22:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/ 12.30pm with matric
PLASTIC FUNK, MARK ROBB, TANIA & FRIENDS, BAMBOO, Funk, soul & rock n roll, 22:30, £4 (£3), free b4
11pm/12.30am with matric
RADIOMAGNETIC, RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00, Free
RECORD PLAYERZ, HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR, Digital disco, 23:00, £4 (£3)
RUBBERMENSCH, RESIDENTS, ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric. SKINT, DJ BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with PIYP
THE THURSDAY CLUB, GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE
GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am
with PIYP
UP THE RACKET, DJ TOAST, FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britpop, rock, punk, 16:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm
OCTOBER 07
THE SKINNY 55
ZERO THURSDAYS, DJ NORMSKI, BOHO, Funk, electro & house, 21:30, £3
CJ, THE BUNKER BAR, Grunge & new rock, 21:00, Free FRI 26 OCT ABC FRIDAYS, EUAN NEILSON, ABC1, Genre mash-up, 23:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. BALLBREAKER, BARRY & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, Rock & metal, 22:30, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30am with PIYP BOOGIE DOWN, STEWART REID, BLUU, Jazz, disco & house sounds, 22:00, £5, free b4 11pm COMPUTELOVE, RESIDENTS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, 20:00, Free ELECTROBALL, RESIDENTS, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk, 22:30, £tbc FLIRTINI FRIDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30, £6 FLUID, LISA LITTLEWOOD, MAS, Funky house, 23:00, £5 FREAKMENOOVERS, RESIDENTS, RUST BAR, Early doors serving of hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00, Free
WED 3 OCT BASS INVASION, PACMAN, JOY, SEKARBON SATURDAYS, KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE CRET ARCADE, Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00, Free & WOODY, KARBON, House & hip hop classics, 22:30, CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart,
23:00, £12 (£10)
cally everything I wanted to know.”
techno, 23:00, £10
MELTING POT, PETE HERBERT, MARTIN MOSCROP, THE
music, 22:30, £6, £3 b4 11pm
My Skinny colleague Rupert has had a combination of positive and influential experiences. “When I got a lift off a government adviser on speed-cameras up North on the A9, it was pretty ironic that he used his knowledge to speed and slow down like the rest of us.” But more unusually, he tells me: “I went to Mongolia because a guy who gave me a lift told me I should. His son had been on an expedition, and had been horse-riding in the mountains. I liked the sound of it so much I did the same thing six months later.” Another classic was being picked up - after waiting ages in the rain, and covered in mud from a hike - by a Glaswegian businessman in a cigar-smoke filled Mercedes. We stank, and dripped all over his leather seats, but he was fine with it.” Rupert’s only bad experiences, he tells me, have come from long waits - never the lifts themselves.
trance, 23:00, £tbc
£tbc
ADMIRAL, House, underground disco, nuggets, 23:00,
£10
HOME OF THE GROOVES, MARK ROBB, MAGGIE
HORRORSHOW, CRAIG MCGEE, LUVA ANNA, FIRE-
WATER, Indie, rock, punk, electro, soul, britpop, 12:00,
£5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm
PAUL CAWLEY & KARIM THE PRO-VINYLIST, MACSORLEYS, Eclectic pre-club music, 21:00, Free
SUN 28 OCT
CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, DJ RICHARD LEVINSON, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00, £5 (£3) COLD NIGHT SONG, RESIDENTS, THE GOAT, Guests &
NOJ, RESIDENTS, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric. OLD SCHOOL, GORDIE & JACK, THE BUFF CLUB, Old school tunes, 22:30, £6
DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00, Free
MINAL BAR, Electronic/dub, 21:00, Free
IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, THE
OOFT PRECLUB, ALI & GRAEME (SKYROCKET), TERPRESSURE, GREEN VELVET, INTERSTELLAR FUGITIVES/UR, SLAM, JORIS VOORN, JESSE ROSE & DBLSPK ROOM, THE ARCHES, Detroit techno & electro,
DISCO BADGER, DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other
boogie next door, 22:00, £5 (£3), free b4 10.30pm/ 12.30pm with matric
b4 11pm
JUNK, MARKY MARK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk fea-
turing live percussion by Duffy, 23:00, £3, free with matric RED & GOLD ROOM, RESIDENTS, ARTA, Soul musak, OPTIMO, JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, THE SUB CLUB, Maxi22:00, £7, free b4 11pm ROUTE 666, NICOLA WALKER, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, mum eclectic, 23:00, £6 (£5) ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN Free SHIMMY SHAKE, DJ AIDEN, BLOC, Techno fun, 22:00, ELLIOT, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00, Free Free SOUL SUNDAYS, PAUL CRAWFORD, FIREWATER, Indie, SOUND MUSEUM, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) punk & rock, 16:00, Free & CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BREL, Retro SPANK, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP soul, 21:00, Free TRICKY DISCO, JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, KARSPARKIES 45S, MARK ROBB, CAFÉ RIO, Jazz, funk & BON, House, 23:00, £5 soul, 20:00, Free STEREODOG, MR. LIVEWIRE & GARY CURLEY, CHINA- WE LOVE SUNDAYS, JIM DA BEST, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30, £3 WHITE, House, 22:00, £8 (£5) NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New & old rock & elecTOXIC POP, GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, tronica, 21:00, Free BAMBOO, House music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00, £5, free b4 11pm/12.30am students MON 29 OCT BURN, NORMSKI & ZEUS, THE BUFF VIBRATIONS, DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, CLASSIC CLUB, Glasgow institition playing underground classics, 23:00, £5 (£3), free for pub/club workers GRAND, Electro, 23:00, £6 (£4) FRESH, RESIDENTS, THE POLO LOUNGE, Popular gay venue VICE, MARTIN BATE (XFM), THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie rock party, 23:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free with house & indie, 23:00, £5 b4 11.30pm with PIYP POPTIMISM/ROCKTIMISM, DJ ANDY & DJ DEC, THE TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, GARAGE, Pop & rock, 23:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am 21:00, Free with PIYP
Free
SAT 27 OCT ABC SATURDAYS, GERRY LYONS, ABC1, Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.
THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks & house, 19:00, Free
hall, 22:30, £5, £3 b4 12am
INDI-GO, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30, £2, £1 students
TUES 30 OCT ALL STAR, ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH,
BAMBOO, Funk & hip pop, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 11pm/
JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED,
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & break-
beats, 23:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am DECODANCE, GUESTS, CLASSIC GRAND, Glamorous house, 23:00, £8
DIVINE!, MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, THE VIC BAR,
Northern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00, £6 (£5)
DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, RESIDENTS, MAGGIE MAYS,
Indie, rock & roll, psyche, 23:00, £5 GLAMORAMA, LIL RICH, BOHO, 90s house, 80s classics, RnB & chart, 21:30, £8 GROOVEJET, RESIDENTS, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00, £7 (£5) HANOI ROCKS, CRAIG WILSON, FIREWATER, Indie, rock & britpop, 12:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm HIP DROP, ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, BREL, Funk, soul, electro & disco, 21:00, Free HOME COOKIN’, RESIDENTS, BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00, £7, free b4 11pm
rotating guests in the back, 23:00, £2, free b4 12am/ members RESIDENTS, BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, Free THU 4 OCT ALTER EGO, RESIDENTS, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, £5 (£3) BUMP, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, £2 (£1) GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes all night, 22:00, £3 (£2)
I FLY SPITFIRES, BLOOD RED SHOES, YOUTHMOVIES, JONQUIL, ADAM GNADE, CHUTES, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
Their final night - 8 hour marathon, 19:00, £8 LIC IT, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm
19:00, Free
SALSA DISCO, RESIDENTS, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00, Free
SIREN, AL MAJIK, CHUBBY COX & GUEST, THE HIVE, Electro, house, breaks & techno, 23:00, Free
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, £5, free b4 10pm
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, £6 (£3)
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to breakbeats, 21:00, Free
FRI 5 OCT ASSEMBLY ROOMS CEILIDH, HLI & KEN GOURLAY, ASSEMBLY ROOMS, Ceilidh, 20:00, £10 CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music from the past 15 years, 17:00, Free
CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk & RnB, 22:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm DE LUXE, RESIDENTS, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am
DEPARTURE LOUNGE, BIGGABUSH, GECKO 3, ASTROBOY, JIMENEZ, THE CAVES, Global, jazz, funk, house, percussion, 22:00, £8 (£6)
EVOL, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alterelectro, 23:00, £5
FAST, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Punk, disco, garage, GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to
house, 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm MISFITS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am NOT SO DIRTY, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, House, techno, prog, 23:00, £5 (£4) PLANET EARTH, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with residents, 22:30, £5, free b4 11pm SALSA CARIBE!, RESIDENTS, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the BON, Dance, 22:30, £5 (£4) WED 31 OCT AFTER HOURS, GERRY LYONS, THE BUFF special wooden dancefloor, 21:00, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm TOKYOBLU, RESIDENTS, EGO, House with live band, CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00, £3 DELIVERANCE, DJ DEC & COLIN, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, 23:00, £10, £6 b4 12am TROUBLE LADIES’ NIGHT, KATHY DIAMOND, ECLAIRemo & rock, 23:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP JOINTS & JAMS, RESIDENTS, CUBE, The Longest running FIFI, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Electronic, disco, soul, italo, good, 23:00, £6 (£5), £3 for ladies RnB night in Glasgow, 23:00, £3 (£2) MJAM SALSA, CHRIS TRAYNOR, LIPTONS, Salsa classes UNKNOWN PLEASURES, RESIDENTS, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, 21:00, £3 (£2) from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00, Free TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop & NEW FLESH, RESIDENTS, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, broken beats, 17:00, Free punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00, £4, £2
HOMEGROWN, STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, BAMBOO, House
and smooth RnB, jazz & funk, 21:00, £5, free b4 10.30pm/12.30am students INSIDE OUT, RESIDENTS, THE ARCHES, Hard dance,
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POP ROCK-IT, DAVE MULHOLLAND, CATWALK, Mixed Bag, 19:00, Free
SQUARE GO!, NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00, £3
TONGUE IN CHEEK, RESIDENTS, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie, 22:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with matric MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00, Free
PARTY NIGHT, DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO , EL BARRIO, Salsa
night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00, Free RETRIBUTION, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Goth music for the old, 23:00, £5, £3 students
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live music from Das Contras,
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY,
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & TOMBOY, CABA-
musician session, 20:00, Free
from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm
funk cuts , 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm
RET VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with
rock & roll, soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00, ABC SATURDAYS, DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), £3, free with matric. After 12am ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00, £7 (£5), free b4 KILLER KITSCH, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Electroclash & 11.30pm with matric. that, 23:00, £4 (£3) BACK TO THE FUTURE, HUMAN RESOURCE, OUTREVOLUTION, MARTIN BATE (XFM), QMU, Rock & punk BLAST & MORE, CARLING ACADEMY, Old school, 20:00, , 22:00, £2, £1 members £tbc T.I.T., LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, KAR-
BAD ROBOT, LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS,
MUCH MORE, NASTY P & CUNNIE, MEDINA, Hip-hop &
THE SONIC 883 WONDERLAND EXPRESS, THE MANNEQUINS, DIRTY SUMMER, HENRY’S CELLAR, Indie, rock,
native beats & rock, 22:30, £5
KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, RESIDENTS, ABC2, Old school
LIQUID SOUL, MARK B & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Chirpy
Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, £2, free b4 11pm ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & future electronic classics, 20:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm THE PIT, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, Free TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00, Free
12.30am with matric
FOLK IT!, FOLKS, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk
JACKHAMMER, SAMUEL L SESSION, EGO, Tribal
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POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00, Free GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves,
22:00, £20
ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYSTEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free BOOM MONK BEN, IVY BAR, Eclectic beats, 21:00,
21:00, £5 (£4)
NU-SCHOOL, RESIDENTS, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern HARD TO FIND, ROMEO, CITRUS CLUB, Reggae & dance-
soul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30, £6 ROUTE 666, CIARAN O’TOOLE, CATWALK, Classic & cult rock, 19:00, Free SUBCULTURE, HARRI & DOM, THE SUB CLUB, Weekly snapshot of the ever-evolving house blueprint, 23:00, £8, £5 b4 12am UN-SCENE, DJ PAUL, BLOC, Electro, techno, 22:00, Free VOODOO, RESIDENTS, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00, Free BARRY, ERIC & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30, £6 (£5), free b4 11pm with PIYP FREAKMENOOVERS, FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, BLAN- DJ NAEEM & MIRRIRBAW, CHINAWHITE, Main room RnB & classics, funky house in the Mao room, 22:00, £10 KET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00, £6 (£4) PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00, Free FRIDAY STREET, RESIDENTS, BLACKFRIARS, 60s soul & OOFT! DJS, IVY BAR, Disco, edits, 21:00, Free R&B, 22:00, £5
MAYS, Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00, £5
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DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, £7, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, £6, free b4 12am
SAT 6 OCT DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE, Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00, Free
THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00, £5, £4 students/members THE GO-GO, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Psyche, soul, mod, 23:00, £5 (£4) HEADSPIN, DJ YODA, THE BONGO CLUB, The usual,
23:00, £5, £3 b4 11.30pm
SLASHDOT, ROTATING RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Techno & electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00, £5, free b4 12am
punk, 23:00, £5
“I’ve only had the one dodgy experience,” says Nosh. “This older dude picked up me and a female friend straight away, outside Glasgow, and said he would drive us to Birmingham. I was trying to pass as male and had grown my beard and was binding. I fell asleep after a while and when I started to come round he was having a dodgy conversation with my friend about prostitutes and asking personal questions about where she lived. When we stopped for a break he followed me to the toilets. I quibbled over male/female and eventually went into the female toilets, why the hell I did I dunno... maybe it was the thought of him watching me and possibly trying it on. I got stuck in a queue and by the time I got out he was back in the car and looked like he was going to drive off without me. My mate jumped out and waited for me with the door open. We stupidly decided that we would just stick with the same ride as we didn’t have far to go - it would have been almost impossible to get a lift on the roads he took. He got pissed off and then dropped us at a shitty service station in the middle of nowhere.”
House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, £8 (£4) TEASE AGE, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 22:30, £6, free b4 11pm ULTRAGROOVE, BEN WATT, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, 23:00, £10 (£8)
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00, Free
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, £7, free b4 12am
SUN 7 OCT ALL BACK TO MINE, RESIDENTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, £3, free b4 11pm
BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, Free
BOOTY, DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, MEDINA, Soul, funk, disco & chart, 22:00, £5
CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games,
16:00, £3, free b4 11pm
DKY, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Metal, goth, punk, 23:00, £1.50
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON,
“MY FIRST TIME HITCH-HIKING, AN ELDERLY JEHOVAH’S WITNESS PICKED ME UP, ON A MISSION TO SAVE ME... GLAD IT WAS ONLY 10KM”
LIQUID ROOM, Weekly dance club, 23:00, £4 (£2), £1
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KAYOS, RESIDENTS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00, Free
NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep, industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, Free ORANGE STREET, JERRY DAMMERS, CITRUS CLUB, Rehhae, ska, dancehall, 21:00, £11, £7 b4 11pm PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart pop & glam, 23:00, £4
Again, though, she’s had enough positive experiences to not be put off. One of the nicest people who picked her up was a Liverpudlian trucker in his late twenties: “He was incredibly chilled, had good music and the craic was good too. He took all of us round to his sister’s by the train station for some food and then to the station saying to call him any time we needed a lift.” Another nice driver was an older man from Glasgow driving a meat truck – “as vegans we quibbled over this” - who “just seemed really lonely and genuinely interested in our safety. He gave us about £40 too.”
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), KOBAI, THE FATALISTS, EXITPILOT, THE BONGO CLUB, Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30, £3
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
£3
SIENTELO!, RESIDENTS, EL BARRIO, Latin America music mixed with chart tunes, 23:00, Free
SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, Free
TASTE, MARCO SMITH, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-friendly club, 23:00, £8 (£6), £5 b4 11.30pm TASTE FOREPLAY, MISS CHRIS, BARAKA, Pre-taste, 20:00, Free
MON 8 OCT HAPPY MONDAYS, RESIDENTS, PO NA NA, Night for students & Industry folk, indie, rock & funk,
23:00, £3, free for students/industry
THE LATIN QUARTER, JAMES COMBE, MEDINA, Salsa, funk & latin house, 22:00, Free
MOJO, RESIDENTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Modern music & timeless classics, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am
SALSA DANCE CLASSES, SALSA ENTHUSIASTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Beginners to advanced, 19:00, £5
SOUNDS GOOD, ASTROBOY & BREADMARK, PIVO CAFFE, Soul, jazz & funk, 19:00, Free
TRADE UNION, DJ BEEFY & WOLFJAZZ, CABARET VOL-
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GOT SOMEWHERE TO GO? OR JUST MOURNFUL FOR THE PASSING OF THE BEAT GENERATION? AS THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF JACK KEROUAC’S CLASSIC ON THE ROAD PASSES, NINE CONSIDERS THE PROS AND CONS OF HITCHING NOW
TAIRE, Night for deserving bar & club staff, 22:00, £2, £1
Trade Union members/ECCF members P-HAZE, BARAKA, Mashup, 20:30, Free JEZ HILL, LULU, Classic pop & funk anthems, 20:00, £5, free b4 10pm TUES 9 OCT ANTICS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock, emo, punk & metal, 23:00, Free DARK PLANET OPEN MUSIC, PUBLIC, BARAKA, Come play your vinyl, CDs, iPod, mp3 player or laptop, 20:30, Free THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00, £5
FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House music all night long, 22:30, Free
INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, Free
MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, Free SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RESIDENTS, RED, Indie social club, 21:00, Free SPLIT, EDINBURGH LOCALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend
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“It’s a very enriching, useful, cheap, interesting way to get around and meet people from social, professional, and cultural backgrounds you might never meet in your daily life. And many people have told me that they profited from picking someone up as well. Some made friends, found the band they were looking for, or just had a less boring trip.” So says Kati, from Germany, about her extensive hitch-hiking experience. Hitching isn’t all that popular in the UK - make reference to it, and most people will probably look at you in horror, especially if you’re female. They tend to expect you’ll either be stranded by the side of the road forever, or abducted by a psycho and never heard from again. But you needn’t rule out adventure if you’re able to take a few safety precautions
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and carry out a risk assessment. Kati reckons she’s hitched the 10km to school about 250 times, as well as long-distance jaunts to various German cities, Switzerland, Austria, and around Scotland and Ireland. And she’s done most of this by herself. “I only hitch-hike alone when I roughly know the route, so I wouldn’t be lost if I suddenly felt like getting out,” she explains. “I kindly reject people that I have a bad feeling about. I always ask where exactly people are going before I get in. Sometimes I had one of those pepper sprays.” (Note: these are illegal in the UK. If, however, you happened to be carrying something like hairspray, and used it in self-defence, you’d be within your rights.) Nosh, of Glasgow, who hitches in pairs or trios, says, “I always carry a mobile on which I appear to be tex-
ting. Sometimes I say that I’m in touch with my mates throughout the journey for safety reasons.” Other than turning down one dodgy-looking bloke, Kati hasn’t had to make any tough calls on the road: “Some people were boring, annoying or not very likable, but nothing really scary. My first time hitch-hiking, an elderly Jehovah’s witness picked me up, on a mission to save me. I’m glad it was only 10km.” But she’s had many positive experiences: “Maybe the most interesting and likable person was a youngish Portuguese woman who was a dancer. We spent about two hours talking on the highway somewhere in the middle of Germany. And there was the guy who picked me up from Skye and took me all the way to Glasgow. He spoke Gaelic and was the head of the visitors’ centre in Portree, so he knew practi-
“People always say something about how dangerous it would be to hitch-hike nowadays,” says Kati, “and that, normally, they wouldn’t pick up anyone - in a defensive, apologetic tone that suggests they want to convince me they’re normal, decent people. And then I usually tell them that I doubt that it is any less dangerous than in the seventies when loads of people were hitch-hiking and car-sharing wasn’t around yet, that it is just the media that make huge stories out of isolated events.” For my part, I’ve been picked up by people ranging from a priest to an ex-con (he’d done time for growing cannabis; it still hadn’t put him off). I made it from Edinburgh to London in two lifts, first with a former hitch-hiker and then with a trade-plater – as people who deliver vehicles from A to B for a living, these folks are no strangers to hitching themselves. Although I’ve had a bit of luck with freewheelers.co.uk as well, the liftshare phenomenon hasn’t caught on here the way it has in countries like Germany, so I’ve found I can’t always count on such websites to help me out. But if I’ve got the time, and a back-up plan in case I can’t reach my destination by nightfall, I enjoy just sticking out my thumb and seeing what happens. Above all, I trust my instinct and don’t compromise it. WWW. FREEWHEELERS.CO.UK WWW.DIGIHITCH.COM *A SHORTER VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE APPEARD IN THE SKINNY STUDENT GUIDE.
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DEAR NINE...
I am in a long-standing relationship with a wonderful guy - we have been living together happily for a year and have been together for three - but I am starting to feel I could handle a second partner. I know ‘second partner’ makes no sense, but it does pretty much cover what I mean: that (if I could find someone interested!) another guy could move in and we could live as a happy three. I know this must sound arrogant, but I have a strong personality and feel I could handle the challenges this would throw up. It started as a daydream but now it’s becoming something I’m taking seriously - I find the idea exciting and invigorating. I haven’t mentioned it to my boyfriend, and don’t know where I would start. I should also probably come clean and say there is someone I have in mind, someone who I am confident would be interested... one of my boyfriend’s close friends. Nothing has happened yet, so I don’t have any owning up to do. I feel that their friendship could help make it work, if only their egos could get round the initial idea. I worry, though, because I don’t see any other relationships like this. Am I being delusional? Any comments much appreciated, Clare, Glasgow. Dear Clare, Well … yes, I reckon you are. This isn’t to say that nonmonogamous set-ups don’t work – I know many people in successful long-term poly relationships, and my own past experiences with them have been entirely positive. But your plan doesn’t seem to have room for any potential relationship to develop at its own pace – you’ve skipped right to the moving-in part! Since we apparently have no idea how your boyfriend would feel about it, it sounds like a nice fantasy with very slim chances of turning out quite so cosy in real life. Would you be hoping for the two men to become sexually involved with one another, as well? If so, you’re hoping for even more variables to come together. If not, what if your boyfriend – or the other guy – wanted a ‘second partner’ too, instead of being solely invested in a ménage à trois that revolved around you? What if your boyfriend is hurt by the whole idea, his friend is completely weirded out, and, rather than their ‘egos’ being in the way, they’re perfectly self-aware individuals who already know what works for them? You could try broaching the subject of non-monogamy with your boyfriend - but leave off suggesting huge changes like this one, and take things step by step. I’d advise against setting your sights on his mate, because things are liable to get very messy. Nine
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Alternative Bangkok when you’re jet-lagged you’ll want your kip). It’s best to stay a stone’s throw away in the leafier suburbs further down in Banglamphu, though be sure to return to Khao San to party – brave a ‘Bangkok Bucket’ (the local noxious brew), drink cocktails at the Ladyboy bar, or for a mellower evening squeeze into the hookah café to puff on apple tobacco accompanied by soothing rose tea.
TAKE A TAXI BOAT DOWN THE CHAO PHRAYA RIVER WHERE YOU CAN MARVEL
Most people a r rive i n Bangkok, take one look at the dinosaur-jaw skyline of half-finished skyscrapers and (like Kurt Russell in Escape from New York) start searching for the nearest way out. But if you can sit-out the initial culture shock you’ll find there’s a lot worth experiencing before bailing to the beach. After all, where else can you enjoy activities ranging from prostrating before a giant golden Buddha to being assaulted by suspiciously paced ping-pong balls? (This latter is a reference to one of the more notorious sex-show routines - ed.)
After leaving the airport and successfully negotiating the obstacles of whisky-soaked cab drivers, bar girls with ice-pick stilettos and marauding packs of mangy street dogs (and that’s just the first hour), most people head to the ‘border town’ of Khao San Road – a mistake that seasoned travellers tend to avoid. This isn’t “my passport has more stamps than Lemmy has tattoos” typesnobbery. Everyone will tell you that Khao San Road is great – for stocking up on sarongs and suntan lotion. On the flip side is mediocre food, jaded locals and ceaseless noise (and believe me
It’s best to sta r t you r first full day by taking a taxi boat down the Chao Phraya River where you can marvel at the ornate temples lining the banks (who said Bangkok wasn’t pretty?) before heading to The Grand Palace - the two hundred year-old residence of the King of Thailand which also houses the magnificent Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Remember to wear covered shoes, though, or you’ll be made to model entirely unflattering socks. Then it’s time to place your life in the hands of Lady Luck by taking a motorcycle taxi across town - there is no more breathtaking way to see Bangkok, provided you don’t mind careering up narrow alleyways at breakneck speed whilst chickens squawk in alarm. Your destination is the Siam Square shopping district, where you can splurge on cut-price designer gear while watching Thai students parade their boutique style. Next, jump on the Sky Train for a rooftop tour of the city before disembarking at Lumphini Park to buy souvenirs at the Night Bazaar, or feast at the food court offering every variation of Thai street fare. Finish the evening by watching red curtains unroll to reveal a dozen pinging suspenders at a
WED 10 OCT BASS INVASION, PACMAN, JOY, SECRET ARCADE, Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00, Free
CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart, 21:00, £5 (£4)
DANCE DISASTER COLLECTIVE FANZINE #4..., VARIOUS BANDS, THE BONGO CLUB, Alt, electro, punk, 23:00, £5 (£4)
FEW PEOPLE HEAD TO THAILAND FOR THE SAKE OF THE CAPITAL, BUT THE SKINNY SPECIALISES IN UNEARTHING UNEXPECTED TREATS. HERE DEBORAH MARTIN GIVES HER INSIDER’S GUIDE TO BUSTLING BANGKOK In many ways Thailand is the paradise you imaged when you doodled a palm tree on your off ice memo pad. But there’s more to the ‘land of smiles’ than mango shakes and sun scorched beaches. This complex country has as many layers as a ladyboy’s lipstick, and its capital city acts simultaneously as a shopper’s Mecca, sex-tourist’s wet dream and halfway-house for the backpacking hoards of Europe.
ZOOT SWING DANCE CLASS, SWINGERS, THE BONGO CLUB, Beginners swing dancing, 19:00, £tbc
gay cabaret on Sukhumvit Road, or if that’s not your bag then head to the popular Brown Sugar jazz bar – but be warned, most clubs in Bangkok close early and after 1am the race is on to find the latest after-hours place. Finally, it’s time to return to your guesthouse to catch up on a few hours of sleep before the neighborhood cockerel rouses you from your Beer Chang induced slumber, hopefully in time for fresh coffee and banana pancakes. It’s true, most people don’t come to Thailand for the capital city, but if you can see past the dirt, the crowds, the smog, the too-muchness of it all... then you’re sure to have a good time. All in all, don’t expect to especially like Bangkok – but do expect to enjoy it! GET AWAY – FLY EMIRATES BANGKOK TO GLASGOW FOR FARES FROM AROUND £550
STAY AWAY – BUDGET – WHITE LODGE GUEST HOUSE – GREAT CENTRAL HIDEAWAY NEAR SIAM SQUARE. SOI KASEMSAN 1, OFF SIAM SQUARE MID-PRICE – BU PLACE – LOVELY APARTMENTS IN NON-TOURISTY AREA WITH POOL, SAUNA, ROOM-SERVICE AND A HUGE CHOICE OF STREET FOOD NEARBY. 567 SOI SUTHIPORN 2, ASOKE-DINDANG ROAD
PLAY AWAY – LADYBOY CABARET – CALYPSO CABARET, SUKHUMVIT SOI 11-13 THAI BOXING MATCH – LUMPHINI STADIUM, RAMA IV ROAD
THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks & house, 19:00, Free
INDI-GO, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30, £2, £1 students
HARD TO FIND, ROMEO, CITRUS CLUB, Reggae & dancehall, 22:30, £5, £3 b4 12am
JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED, Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, £2, free b4 11pm ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & future electronic classics, 20:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm THE PIT, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, Free TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00, Free
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & GUESTS, CABARET
VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with rotat-
ing guests in the back, 23:00, £2, free b4 12am/members RESIDENTS, BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, Free THU 11 OCT ALTER EGO, RESIDENTS, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, £5 (£3) BUMP, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, £2 (£1) GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes all night, 22:00, £3 (£2) LIC IT, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm ON/OFF, RITON, THE BONGO CLUB, House, techno, electro, 23:00, £5
23:00, £5, £3 b4 11.30pm
SLASHDOT, ROTATING RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Techno & electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00, £5, free b4 12am
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY, House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, £8 (£4) TEASE AGE, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 22:30, £6, free b4 11pm TELEFUNKEN, PHIL WEEKS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Chicago house, 23:00, £8 (£6)
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00, Free
SALSA DISCO, RESIDENTS, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance &
SUN 14 OCT ALL BACK TO MINE, RESIDENTS, OPAL
tasty tapas, 22:00, Free
LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, £3,
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am
free b4 11pm
BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, Free
BOOTY, DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, MEDINA, Soul, funk, disco & chart, 22:00, £5
SPIES IN THE WIRES, TRASH FASHION, CABARET VOLTAIRE, CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO New rave, disco-indie, electro, 23:00, £4 (£3) STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, £5, free b4 10pm
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to
DANCE WILL BE TREATED WITH THE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY.
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live music from Mosa Funk Club,
20:00, £7, free b4 12am
Electro, house, breaks & techno, 23:00, Free
breakbeats, 21:00, Free
FINGATHING, TROUBLE DJS, THE BONGO CLUB, Scratching and funky stuff, 19:00, £8
FRI 12 OCT ACME WORKERS CLUB, AUNTIE JOAN &
UNCLE DAVID, RAF CLUB, Allsorts, 17:30, £8 BASS TRAP & VOLUME!, SKREAM, THE BONGO CLUB, Dubstep, 23:00, £9
CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music
CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games,
16:00, £3, free b4 11pm
DKY, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Metal, goth, punk, 23:00, £1.50
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON, LIQUID ROOM, Weekly dance club, 23:00, £4 (£2), £1
Centro card
KAYOS, RESIDENTS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00,
resident DJs, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am
DOGTOOTH, RESIDENTS, HENRY’S CELLAR, Girls play nurave, rock, electro, 23:00, £5 (£4)
illustration: Paul Ryding, www.paulryding.com
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THE SKINNY OCTOBER 07
NOIZTEEZ, REDRUM, DANCE JUNKIE, PHONOGRAF, DIRTY BASEMENT, DR. PIYAYO, HARRIS, BERLIN, Jazz, soul, drum & bass, electro, breaks, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am NUKLEAR PUPPY, SCOT PROJECT, KUTSKI, EGO, Hard house, hard dance, 23:00, £12 PLANET EARTH, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with residents, 22:30, £5, free b4 11pm SALSA CARIBE!, RESIDENTS, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wooden dancefloor, 21:00, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm
tive, 22:30, £2, £1 students
HARD TO FIND, ROMEO, CITRUS CLUB, Reggae & dancehall, 22:30, £5, £3 b4 12am
JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED, Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, £2, free b4 11pm
OXJAM, FLATLINER, TAKING CHASE, PHOENIX Q, STEVE CAREY , THE BONGO CLUB, Live bands, 20:00, £4 ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & future electronic classics, 20:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm THE PIT, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, Free TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00, Free
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & EINZELKIND,
CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks
with rotating guests in the back, 23:00, £2, free b4 12am/members RESIDENTS, BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, Free THUR 18 OCT ALTER EGO, RESIDENTS, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, £5 (£3) BUMP, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, £2 (£1) CLASH!, SPEKTRUM, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Live dance band, 23:00, £5 GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes all night, 22:00, £3 (£2) GUERILLA RADIO, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Electro, minimal, techno, 23:00, £4 (£3) LIC IT, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, £5 (£3), free b4 11.30pm
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves,
ORANGE STREET, HECTORRR, MC RAS ISTA, CITRUS CLUB, Reggae, ska, dancehall, 22:30, £5 (£3), free b4
11pm
PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart pop & glam, 23:00, £4
fied sinners, 22:30, £3
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
£3
SIENTELO!, RESIDENTS, EL BARRIO, Latin America music
STAIRS AT EGO), Request your tunes, 22:00, £tbc
19:00, Free
RIP IT UP!, DJ DIANA, LEE TAYLOR, WEE RED BAR, Indie, britpop, post-punk, madchester, twee, 23:00, £4 SALSA DISCO, RESIDENTS, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00, Free
SIREN, AL MAJIK, CHUBBY COX & GUEST, THE HIVE, Electro, house, breaks & techno, 23:00, Free
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, £5, free b4 10pm
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, £6 (£3)
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to breakbeats, 21:00, Free
23:00, £8 (£6), £5 b4 11.30pm
FRI 19 OCT 33/45, LEON EASTER, STEPHEN RODG-
20:00, Free
23:00, £6, £5 b4 12am
NA, Night for students & Industry folk, indie, rock & funk,
(DOWNSTAIRS AT EGO), Jackin house & breaks, 22:00, £6
TASTE FOREPLAY, MISS CHRIS, BARAKA, Pre-taste,
MON 15 OCT HAPPY MONDAYS, RESIDENTS, PO NA 23:00, £3, free for students/industry
ERS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House with live instruments,
BEATROOT, REBECCA VASMANT, COCTEAU LOUNGE (£5)
funk & latin house, 22:00, Free
BIG TOE’S HI-FI, BARBA POPPA CHOPPA, C-BISCUIT, SPLIFKA & B-DAWG, WEE RED BAR, Reggae, dub, dance-
CAFFE, Soul, jazz & funk, 19:00, Free
from the past 15 years, 17:00, Free
TAIRE, Night for deserving bar & club staff, 22:00, £2, £1
funk & RnB, 22:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm DE LUXE, RESIDENTS, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am
THE LATIN QUARTER, JAMES COMBE, MEDINA, Salsa,
House, 23:00, £7 (£5) club, 21:00, £3 (£2)
TRADE UNION, DJ BEEFY & WOLFJAZZ, CABARET VOL-
UNKNOWN PLEASURES, RESIDENTS, TEVIOT UNION, Indie XPLICIT, FRICTION, HYPE, ED RUSH, POTTEROW, Drum & bass, 22:00, £14
FEATURES
INDI-GO, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alterna-
MOJO, RESIDENTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Modern music & time- hall & dubstep, 22:00, £5 (£4) BLACK TAPE, GUESTS, HENRY’S CELLAR, 30 minute slots less classics, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am from guests, 23:00, £5 (£4) SALSA DANCE CLASSES, SALSA ENTHUSIASTS, THE CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV BONGO CLUB, Beginners to advanced, 19:00, £5 GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music SOUNDS GOOD, ASTROBOY & BREADMARK, PIVO
SOLESCIENCE, PAUL WOOLFORD, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
Khao San Road
house, 19:00, Free
indie, bleep, industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, Free
EVOL, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alter- mixed with chart tunes, 23:00, Free SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, native beats & rock, 22:30, £5 BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, Free GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to TASTE, FISHER & PRICE, MISS CHRIS & MARTIN VALhouse, 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm MISFITS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, ENTINE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-friendly club, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am
DARK PLANET OPEN MUSIC, PUBLIC, BARAKA, Come
ON REQUEST, RESIDENTS, COCTEAU LOUNGE (DOWN-
NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Goth,
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), THE ACUTE, DELTA CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk MAINLINE, THE BONGO CLUB, Alternative music for justiDE LUXE, RESIDENTS, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with
emo, punk & metal, 23:00, Free
Free
from the past 15 years, 17:00, Free & RnB, 22:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm
TUES 16 OCT ANTICS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock,
play your vinyl, CDs, iPod, mp3 player or laptop, 20:30, Free THANES, HENRY’S CELLAR, Ska, funk, psyche, mod, 23:00, THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & £5 (£4) grime, 22:00, £5 CLUB NOIR, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Burlesque, 21:00, FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House £tbc music all night long, 22:30, Free DISKO KITTEN, BIMBO JONES & ARROGANT MIKE, INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, BERLIN, Bootlegs & anthems, 22:00, £8 (£6) alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, Free DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE, MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00, Free soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, Free THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RESIDENTS, RED, Indie social punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running insticlub, 21:00, Free tution, 23:00, £5, £4 students/members SPLIT, EDINBURGH LOCALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend FEVER, RESIDENTS, EGO, Gay friendly dance club, 23:00, of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy mid£tbc week rave, 23:00, Free LIQUID SOUL, MARK B & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Chirpy SYNTHETIC LOVE, DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, music, 22:30, £6, £3 b4 11pm 20:00, £4, free b4 11pm MESSENGER SOUND SYSTEM, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club playCLUB, Reggae, dub, roots, 23:00, £7.50 ing chart, 23:00, £4 MOTEL, THE TROPHY TWINS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Big room ZOOT SWING DANCE CLASS, SWINGERS, THE BONGO dance , 23:00, £8 CLUB, Beginners swing dancing, 19:00, £tbc MUCH MORE, NASTY P & CUNNIE, MEDINA, Hip-hop & WED 17 OCT BASS INVASION, PACMAN, JOY, funk cuts , 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm SECRET ARCADE, Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00, Free PARTY NIGHT, DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO , EL BARRIO, Salsa CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart, night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00, Free 21:00, £5 (£4) RETRIBUTION, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Goth music for the THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY old, 23:00, £5, £3 students CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks &
19:00, Free
SIREN, AL MAJIK, CHUBBY COX & GUEST, THE HIVE,
free b4 10pm
SAT 13 OCT BEATSVILLE, THE PRIMEVALS, THE
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin,
NEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, £6 (£3)
LEMMAS, CONFESSIONS AND COMMENTS. ALL CORRESPON-
20:00, £7, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, £6, free b4 12am
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves,
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDER-
EMAIL NINE@SKINNYMAG.CO.UK WITH YOUR PROBLEMS, DI-
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin,
TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop & broken beats, 17:00, Free
www.skinnymag.co.uk
LISTINGS
FEATURES
of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy midweek rave, 23:00, Free SYNTHETIC LOVE, DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00, £4, free b4 11pm VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club playing chart, 23:00, £4
Trade Union members/ECCF members P-HAZE, BARAKA, Mashup, 20:30, Free JEZ HILL, LULU, Classic pop & funk anthems, 20:00, £5,
CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco,
OCTOBER 07
THE SKINNY 57
EDINBURGH CLUBS native beats & rock, 22:30, £5
GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to house, 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm MISFITS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am PLANET EARTH, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with residents, 22:30, £5, free b4 11pm SALSA CARIBE!, RESIDENTS, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wooden dancefloor, 21:00, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm UNKNOWN PLEASURES, RESIDENTS, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, 21:00, £3 (£2) XPLICIT, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Drum & bass, 23:00, £6
WE WILL BREAK YOU, SILVER STORIC, WRECKAGE & MORE, EGO, Electro, breaks, jungle, dancehall, 22:30, £5, £3 b4 12am
TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop & broken beats, 17:00, Free
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, £7, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00, £6, free b4 12am
SAT 20 OCT DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ
DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE, Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks,
17:00, Free
GIVE IT SOME, DJ RED6, THE BONGO CLUB, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 23:00, 6, £4 b4 12am THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00, £5, £4 students/members LIQUID SOUL, MARK B & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Chirpy music, 22:30, £6, £3 b4 11pm MUCH MORE, NASTY P & CUNNIE, MEDINA, Hip-hop & funk cuts , 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm PARTY NIGHT, DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO , EL BARRIO, Salsa night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00, Free RETRIBUTION, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Goth music for the old, 23:00, £5, £3 students
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live music from Kate Rogers
CLUB, Electro, minimal, tech-trance, 20:30, £5, £1 ladies
HAPPY MONDAYS, RESIDENTS, PO NA NA, Night for stu-
dents & Industry folk, indie, rock & funk, 23:00, £3, free for students/industry THE LATIN QUARTER, JAMES COMBE, MEDINA, Salsa, funk & latin house, 22:00, Free MOJO, RESIDENTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Modern music & timeless classics, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am
House & disco, 23:00, £10 (£8) VEGAS, RESIDENTS, EGO, Retro, lounge, ratpack, swing, latin, 22:00, £10 (£8)
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00, Free
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, £7, free b4 12am
SUN 21 OCT ALL BACK TO MINE, RESIDENTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, £3,
free b4 11pm
BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, Free
BOOTY, DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, MEDINA, Soul, funk, disco & chart, 22:00, £5
CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games, 16:00, £3, free b4 11pm DKY, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Metal, goth, punk, 23:00, £1.50
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON,
LIQUID ROOM, Weekly dance club, 23:00, £4 (£2), £1
Centro card
KAYOS, RESIDENTS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00, Free
NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep, industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, Free ORANGE STREET, BLACK STEEL, CITRUS CLUB, Reggae, ska, dancehall, 20:00, £5 (£3) PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart pop & glam, 23:00, £4
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), ST. JUDES INFIRMARY, SANS TRAUMA, THE BONGO CLUB, Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30, £3
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
£3
SIENTELO!, RESIDENTS, EL BARRIO, Latin America music mixed with chart tunes, 23:00, Free
SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, Free
TASTE, FISHER & PRICE, MISS CHRIS & MARTIN VALENTINE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-friendly club, 23:00, £8 (£6), £5 b4 11.30pm
TASTE FOREPLAY, MISS CHRIS, BARAKA, Pre-taste, 20:00, Free
MON 22 OCT EDUCATION, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO
58 THE SKINNY OCTOBER 07
LIQUID ROOM, Weekly dance club, 23:00, £4 (£2), £1
tech-trance, 22:00, £tbc
KAYOS, RESIDENTS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00,
FRI 26 OCT BOOMBOX, RESIDENTS, EGO, Trance,
Centro card
CLUB CLASSICS, SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music
Free
NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep, industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00, Free
TAIRE, Night for deserving bar & club staff, 22:00, £2, £1
funk & RnB, 22:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm DE LUXE, RESIDENTS, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am
gae, ska, dancehall, 22:30, £5 (£3), free b4 11pm PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, TRENDY WENDY, LULU, Chart pop & glam, 23:00, £4
23:00, £tbc
Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30, £3
23:00, £5
12am
BARAKA, Open decks night, 20:00, Free
GET FUNK’D, DOUBLE D & ISLA, MEDINA, Hip hop to
TASTE, JOSH THE FUNKY 1, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary
house, 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm MISFITS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00, £3, free b4 12am
gay-friendly club, 23:00, £8 (£6), £5 b4 11.30pm TASTE FOREPLAY, MISS CHRIS, BARAKA, Pre-taste, 20:00, Free
TRADE UNION, DJ BEEFY & WOLFJAZZ, CABARET VOLTrade Union members/ECCF members P-HAZE, BARAKA, Mashup, 20:30, Free JEZ HILL, LULU, Classic pop & funk anthems, 20:00, £5, free b4 10pm TUES 23 OCT ANTICS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock, emo, punk & metal, 23:00, Free DARK PLANET OPEN MUSIC, PUBLIC, BARAKA, Come play your vinyl, CDs, iPod, mp3 player or laptop, 20:30, Free THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00, £5 FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House music all night long, 22:30, Free INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, Free MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, Free SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RESIDENTS, RED, Indie social club, 21:00, Free SPLIT, DJ SHORTEE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy mid-week rave, 23:00, Free SYNTHETIC LOVE, DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00, £4, free b4 11pm VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club playing chart, 23:00, £4
ZOOT SWING DANCE CLASS, SWINGERS, THE BONGO
CLUB, Beginners swing dancing, 19:00, £tbc
WED 24 OCT BASS INVASION, PACMAN, JOY, SECRET ARCADE, Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00, Free
electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00, £5, free b4 12am
ULREAGROOVE, JOEY NEGRO, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
£7 (£5)
ANDY BELL (OASIS) DJ SET, FAITH, Oasis DJ set, 22:00,
FRICTION, DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON,
CULT, DJ NICKI & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco,
THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks &
House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, £8 (£4) TEASE AGE, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 22:30, £6, free b4 11pm THE LIQUIDATOR, RESIDENTS, HENRY’S CELLAR, Ska, 23:00, £5 (£4)
£1.50
from the past 15 years, 17:00, Free
CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart,
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY,
DKY, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24, Metal, goth, punk, 23:00,
breakbeats, 21:00, Free
CAFFE, Soul, jazz & funk, 19:00, Free
SOUNDS GOOD, ASTROBOY & BREADMARK, PIVO
Band, 23:00, £5, £3 b4 11.30pm
SLASHDOT, ROTATING RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Techno &
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to
21:00, £5 (£4)
house, 19:00, Free
INDI-GO, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30, £2, £1 students
HARD TO FIND, ROMEO, CITRUS CLUB, Reggae & dancehall, 22:30, £5, £3 b4 12am
JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED, Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, £2, free b4 11pm
THE MASH UP PRESENT HELP!, VOLCANOS, P-HAZE, THE BONGO CLUB, Fundraiser for UK Halfpipe champion/
Olympic hopeful Angus Leith, 22:30, £10
ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & future electronic classics, 20:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm THE PIT, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, Free TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00, Free
WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & GUESTS, CABARET
VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with rotat-
ing guests in the back, 23:00, £2, free b4 12am/members RESIDENTS, BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, Free THUR 25 OCT ALTER EGO, RESIDENTS, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00, £5 (£3) BUMP, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30, £2 (£1) DUBSTEP, GUESTS TBA, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Dubstep, 23:00, £tbc
GOULAG BEAT, RESIDENTS, COCTEAU LOUNGE (DOWN-
ORANGE STREET, BIG TOE’S HI-FI DJS, CITRUS CLUB, Reg-
SLOAN’S, GLASGOW
SHAKE, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHANGHAI
INSIDE: A graffiti wall and a skyline painting with hidden faces
INSIDE: Quality inns come in two kinds: those are that are staging
(UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00,
to make you think while you drink. With postered walls, pool tables and big comfy chairs it has plenty of space on offer, plus another room that opens up for gig nights. Large outdoor beer garden for smokers is also an added advantage.
posts on major routes, oak-panelled, ale-serving; and those that are secluded hideaways in busy locations, homely harbours from the world. Sloan’s is the latter, a surprisingly spacious home from home, hidden in a pretty unseen courtyard, right in the heart of Glasgow.
MODERN LOVERS, RESIDENTS, COCTEAU LOUNGE
(DOWNSTAIRS AT EGO), 60s, soul, psyche funk, 22:00, £4
NA, Night for students & Industry folk, indie, rock & funk,
residents, 22:30, £5, free b4 11pm
THE LATIN QUARTER, JAMES COMBE, MEDINA, Salsa,
special wooden dancefloor, 21:00, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm
MOJO, RESIDENTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Modern music & time-
Dancefloor hits, breaks, remixes, 23:00, £10
SALSA DANCE CLASSES, SALSA ENTHUSIASTS, THE
club, 21:00, £3 (£2)
SOUNDS GOOD, ASTROBOY & BREADMARK, PIVO
PLANET EARTH, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with SALSA CARIBE!, RESIDENTS, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the SUGARBEAT, DJ MEHDI, A-TRAK, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
UNKNOWN PLEASURES, RESIDENTS, TEVIOT UNION, Indie TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Big gay disco to hip hop &
23:00, £3, free for students/industry funk & latin house, 22:00, Free
less classics, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am
£6, free b4 12am
free b4 10pm
LIQUID ROOM, Tech-trance, 22:00, £12 (£10)
emo, punk & metal, 23:00, Free
play your vinyl, CDs, iPod, mp3 player or laptop, 20:30, Free THE DIAMOND DICE, MR. JINX, MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00, £5 FRUNT, DJ STUART JOHNSTON, THE LIQUID ROOM, House GET OPEN, RED6 & SOUL JAZZ DJS, THE BONGO CLUB, music all night long, 22:30, Free Reggae, funk, ska, soul, dancehall, hip hop, roots, jungle, INDIE MIX, NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, 23:00, £5 alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00, Free KARNIVAL, PAOLO MOJO, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, MOTHERFUNK, FRYER & GINO, OPAL LOUNGE, Original techno, prog, 23:00, £10 (£8) soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00, Free LIQUID SOUL, MARK B & GUESTS, PO NA NA, Chirpy SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RESIDENTS, RED, Indie social music, 22:30, £6, £3 b4 11pm MUCH MORE, NASTY P & CUNNIE, MEDINA, Hip-hop & club, 21:00, Free SPLIT, EDINBURGH LOCALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend funk cuts , 22:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm of house, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy midOBSCENE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, JAMMIN JAY, BRAINSTORMER, J.BOSTRON, COCTEAU LOUNGE (DOWN- week rave, 23:00, Free STAIRS AT EGO), Drum & bass, old school, 23:00, £5, £3 in SYNTHETIC LOVE, DAVA & HOBBES, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00, £4, free b4 11pm fancy dress PARTY NIGHT, DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO , EL BARRIO, Salsa VIBE, JAMES LONGWARTH, EGO, Weekly gay club playing chart, 23:00, £4 night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00, Free
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live music from Digital Jones,
WED 31 OCT BASS INVASION, PACMAN, JOY,
electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00, £5, free b4 12am
SECRET ARCADE, Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00, Free
CHAMBLES, DJ JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart,
re-edits, 22:30, £10 (£6)
house, 19:00, Free
(£3), free b4 11.30pm
LAR, Techno & electro, 23:00, £7 (£6)
tive, 22:30, £2, £1 students
motown, alternative & soul, 22:30, £6, free b4 11pm
hall, 22:30, £5, £3 b4 12am
POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB, JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves, 19:00, Free
REGGAE TAKE AWAY, GEORGE PROPHET WITH MCS ISTA LION, DANGERMAN, DEMUS & DJ ROMEO, THE
GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop,
free b4 11pm
ROLLER DISCO, MASH & JON PLEASED, LULU, Past & future electronic classics, 20:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm
Electro, house, breaks & techno, 23:00, Free
free b4 11pm
britpop, post-punk, madchester, twee, 23:00, £4 SALSA DISCO, RESIDENTS, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00, Free
SOULED OUT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00, £3, free b4 12am STILETTO, JEZ HILL, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00, £5, free b4 10pm
YIN-YANG, HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00, £6 (£3)
photo: Stephanie Stewart
THE SKINNY BRINGS YOU THE PICK OF THIS MONTH’S EVENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH MILLER GENUINE DRAFT POP BOUTIQUE to is also a clothes swap party. Sound a bit like an excuse to get everyone else’s kit off? It isn’t. Washed, ironed and unwanted clothes are used to get trading tickets, which are then used to buy clothes that other people bring down. Pistolwhip Vintage are the fashion hosts for the evening, and have thrown in a bit of live music to boot. THE BUFF CLUB, BATH LANE, GLASGOW TUE 30 OCT, 8PM ONWARDS (PRE KILLER KITSCH) TICKET PRICE IS £6, PAYABLE AT THE DOOR OR THROUGH WWW.PISTOLWHIPVINTAGE.COM AND ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE GOING TO OXFAM. THE HETHERINGTON RESEARCH CLUB, SECOND DOOR ON THE LEFT OF UNIVERSITY GARDENS, GLASGOW SAT 13 OCT, 12PM – 7PM, FREE ENTRY
CLOTHES SWAP OXJAM
HARD TO FIND, ROMEO, CITRUS CLUB, Reggae & dance-
SIREN, AL MAJIK, CHUBBY COX & GUEST, THE HIVE,
RIP IT UP!, DJ DIANA, LEE TAYLOR, WEE RED BAR, Indie,
photo: www.faction.co.uk
www.researchclub.gla.ac.uk The Hetherington Research Club on University Avenue is like your friend’s house with two bars in it. Not only do they host a feast of live music and quiz nights throughout the week, but this month The Heatherington is also host to the Pop Boutique. Take a couple hours to peruse some vintage clothes and handmade jewellery, scoff some homemade cakes, get some bath time luxuries for your mum, rummage amongst the many stalls and rest assured you’ve been spending your money at the coolest market event in town. Families welcome.
INDI-GO, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alterna-
SAMHAINN, BELTANE FIRE SOCIETY, THE BONGO CLUB, DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & Pagan party, 23:00, £7 (£5) THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, THE PIT, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00, Free TOXIK, DJ NU-CLEAR , OPIUM, New & old metal & hard £7, free b4 12am SUN 28 OCT ALL BACK TO MINE, RESIDENTS, OPAL rock, 20:00, Free WE ARE … ELECTRIC, GARY MAC & GUESTS, CABARET LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00, £3,
BONGO CLUB, Reggae, 23:00, £5
WHAT’S ON
VEGAS, HB RADKE & THE JET CITY SWINGERS, CRAIG JERK ALERT, MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, RED, MCMURDO & HIS ORCHESTRA, OCEAN TERMINAL, Retro, Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00, £2, lounge, ratpack, swing, latin, 22:00, £15
mind – let’s just huv a drink eh?”
Sloan’s The Doghouse
21:00, £5 (£4)
all night, 22:00, £3 (£2)
Music students showcase, 19:00, £3
OPENER: “Ye’ll nivver guess the bargain I found the day... aw, nivver
THE DOGHOUSE, 13 BROWN STREET,
ZOOT SWING DANCE CLASS, SWINGERS, THE BONGO CLUB, Beginners swing dancing, 19:00, £tbc
TEASE AGE, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, All things rock,
from knowing no-one has that far to get home.
DUNDEE, DD1 5EG, 01382 206 812
£5
SLASHDOT, ROTATING RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Techno &
SUBSTANCE, TIM WRIGHT AKA TUBEJERK, HENRY’S CEL-
ATMOSPHERE: With that nice relaxed quality that comes
“If you don’t like The View you best leave this place…” “What is your new favourite band?“
THE ZOMBIE’S BALL, TOM PUGH & RICHARD DRYSDALE , THE BONGO CLUB, Electro, techno, breaks, 22:00,
23:00, £5, £3 b4 11.30pm
SOPHISTIFUNK, JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), CITY,
how to serve you best. ‘But,’ you want to say, ‘it’s only me!’
DARK PLANET OPEN MUSIC, PUBLIC, BARAKA, Come
Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00, Free THE EGG, CHRIS & PAUL, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00, £5, £4 students/members
Goth music for monsters, 23:00, £5, £3 students
MAGIC MOMENT: Having the bar staff actually bicker about
means the general pub goers are young with an “I don’t care about my hair, but I have actually spent 20 minutes making it look like this” attitude. Funky, punky, stylish folk who are up for a casual laugh and a pint. Local music scene officiandos, unsigned band members and fans mill about happily.
SLOAN’S, 62 ARGYLE ARCADE, GLASGOW, 0141 221 8886
SAT 27 OCT BOOMBOX, RICHARD DURAND & BK, TUES 30 OCT ANTICS, RESIDENTS, THE HIVE, Rock,
RETRIBUTION 10TH BIRTHDAY, RESIDENTS, STUDIO 24,
CLIENTELE: An indie/ rock vibe, with an anything goes attitude
night-starters.
OPENER: “You don’t have to be a dog to come here….
DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & TAIRE, Night for deserving bar & club staff, 22:00, £2, £1 THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00, Trade Union members/ECCF members P-HAZE, BARAKA, Mashup, 20:30, Free £7, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, LULU, Classic pop & funk anthems, 20:00, £5, JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00,
DUB2CLUB, MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, PIVO CAFFE,
CLIENTELE: A healthy mix of serious post-workers and light-hearted
coming bands who can often be found practising in the backstage area and drinking a pint out front.
CAFFE, Soul, jazz & funk, 19:00, Free
TRADE UNION, DJ BEEFY & WOLFJAZZ, CABARET VOL-
and pool for just 50p a game. Great band nights for just £5; The best place to see ska and reggae in town.
MAGIC MOMENT: Bumping into Dundee’s up and
BONGO CLUB, Beginners to advanced, 19:00, £5
broken beats, 17:00, Free
by The Internet
PROVISIONS: Usual pub fare, cheap drink for students
MON 29 OCT HAPPY MONDAYS, RESIDENTS, PO NA
THE GOOD GROOVE, BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks &
JEWEL & ESK SHOWCASE, STUDENTS, THE BONGO CLUB,
by Lara Moloney
EVOL, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alter- £3 SIENTELO!, RESIDENTS, EL BARRIO, Latin America music native beats & rock, 22:30, £5 mixed with chart tunes, 23:00, Free FOUR CORNERS, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO CLUB, Deep SOUNDPROOF OPEN DECKS, SOUNDPROOF DJS, funk, soul jazz, latin vibes, afro beats, 23:00, £5, £3 b4
GRAFITTI, KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, MEDINA, Party tunes STEREOTYPE, SERGE SANTIAGO, BERLIN, Italo, house, LIC IT, RESIDENTS, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00, £5
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House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00, £8 (£4)
STAIRS AT EGO), Punk, rock, live bands, 22:00, £tbc
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SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), DAMN SHAMES, DFRNT TROUBLE, MOTHER & THE ADDICTS, DAMN SHAMES, CHRIS FAST, TROUBLE DJS, THE CAVES, Eclectic, FUTURISTIC RETRO CHAMPIONS, THE BONGO CLUB, DOGTOOTH, BEST FWENDS, HENRY’S CELLAR, Nu stuff,
HEADS UP
EVOL, RESIDENTS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alter-
THE SKINNY RECOMMENDS YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS
Pop Boutique, Heatherington Research Club, Glasgow
www.oxfam.org.uk www.pistolwhipvintage.com Across the UK in October, professional promoters and punters everywhere will be putting on special music events to raise money for Oxfam. They all fall under the Oxjam title and will showcase some of the best local live music the country has to offer. Full details of Oxjam events near you can be found on the website, but one we’re going
WASPS ARTISTS’ OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND 2007 www.waspsstudios.org.uk WASPS studios are council backed artist studios so cleverley tucked into the cultural fabric of Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dundee you would often forget they are producing and supporting some of the country’s most innovative artists. For two days they all open their doors, and the public will get a rare opportunity to view studio spaces and talk to the artists themselves. Check the website for where to find your local WASPS. 6 & 7 OCTOBER, 11AM TO 5PM SATURDAY AND 12PM TO 5PM SUNDAY
21:00, Free
BACK TO BASICS, IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00, Free
BOOTY, DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, MEDINA, Soul, funk, disco & chart, 22:00, £5
GOT A GIG? THEN TEXT
VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with rotat-
ing guests in the back, 23:00, £2, free b4 12am/members RESIDENTS, BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00, Free
CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, RESIDENTS, THE BONGO
TEXT
CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games,
LET US KNOW WHAT’S ON! YOUR BEST SUGGESTIONS WILL BE READ OUT LIVE ON AIR!
GUIDETHEN YOUR MESSAGE TO 80XFMOR VISIT WWW.XFMSCOTLAND.CO.UK/THEGUIDE
16:00, £3, free b4 11pm
LISTINGS
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WED 3 OCT FOXGANG, THE VALKARYS , WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free
HANS THEESINK, PLEASANCE CABARET BAR, Folk Club Event, 19:30, £5
by Lindsay West
KYLIE AT KELVINGROVE
LA MINOGUE’S WARDROBE DOORS ARE NOW OPEN TO SCOTTISH AUDIENCES FOR A FOUR-MONTH-LONG RUMMAGE AROUND HER GREATEST FASHION HITS
The never dull Glasgay! festival has, in Skinny D&G robo-babe tour costume that combines two Jeans’ opinion, outdone itself in the fabulosity items not used nearly often enough together in stakes this year; the big, juicy, Swarovski-en- everyday life: an eye-watering concentration crusted cherry at its summit being the arrival of Swarovski crystals, and French plaits. How of the Kylie Collection at Kelvingrove. An about the halterneck black Julien Macdonald exhibition so glorious as to tempt a philistine mini-dress from the Brits, which began life as like myself museuma f loor length couture gown, but met with the ward (well, they’re full WITH BUZZ BEING THE NEW of dusty things, aren’t Minogue scissor-editing BLACK, CELEBRITY-LED HIGH they?), La Minogue’s process, presumably to wardrobe doors are STREET RANGES RULE allow for a better derrierenow open to Scottish cupping angle for Justin audiences for a four-month-long rummage Timberlake’s sweaty palm during their Blondie around her greatest fashion hits. tribute. See Julien squealing curse words at the TV! Now see him take them all back as his dress Of course, we have to talk about the hotpants. The makes the front page of every paper in Europe... most famous 50p ever spent on a pop video and, symbolically speaking, a little lamé landmark sig- If I ever do pull off that heist, however, walk past nalling Kylie’s return from those 90s wilderness all of the above – the glass case with the hole in years: the point at which, having taken a wrong it will be that of the breathtaking floor length turn somewhere near James Dean Bradfield, just peach crystal and feather Chanel Couture masleft of Nick Cave, Kylie spotted her slip, and high- terpiece worn during the Showgirl Tour. Worth tailed it back to Camp. But don’t just hang around risking jail if only to use as a sock puppet. the goldwork making Security nervous, there’s plenty more to see. Even if you weren’t raised on a diet of Charlene Robinson and Je Ne Sais Pas Pour Quoi, run, Like the surprisingly shoddily-made canary yellow don’t walk, to catch a glimpse of some genuine shift dress from the Hand on Your Heart video: pop cultural iconography. And, failing this, think the epitome of cool according to everyone at my of it as a sort of sartorial Legoland: everything’s primary school, and a memento from a now trippy- teeny-weeny, but it’s all perfectly assembled. looking video involving Kylie making herself dizzy skipping around an atrocious set resembling noth- KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM, GLASGOW UNTIL ing so much as Pat Sharp’s Funhouse. And the JANUARY 2008
GUTTER TALK, THE HAIRTH FESTIVAL,
photos: www.jethrocollins.co.uk
KNOCKENGORROCH, THE SUNDAY MORNING JESS, 27, PT IN AN AFGHAN SHOP WHAT IS YOUR FESTIVAL DRINK OF CHOICE?
Chai tea. IF YOU COULD BE AN INSECT WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
living memory. [The Skinny detects a Godu Godu - an Indonesian dish hint of sarcasm – ed.] with nuts and special spices that my LAST THING YOU ATE? friend cooked for me this morning on A Cadbury’s chocolate bar. I have the campfire: it was delicious. been eating loads of interesting stuff here, but fancied a wee nibble. ET, 38, WORK IN I.T.
MAN’S, Surf Punk Rock’n’Roll, 21:00, £4
DOC RODENT & SUPPORT, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Live Rock, 23:00, £
ELKIN & SUPPORT, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, 20:00, £3 KATHY DIAMOND, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Electro Disco Soul, 23:00, £6
ADRENALINE, LITTLE GREEN MACHINE, THE FATALISTS, JMC, THE HIVE, Rock/Metal, 19:00, £4 LOUISIANA RAGTIME BAND, FRED’S CLUBHOUSE SEVEN, HERIOT’S RUGBY CLUB, Regular Jazz Club, 20:00, MAIDEN SCOTLAND, JUNIOR PRIEST, THE ARK, Metal
I had a lot of fun at the Wierdstring Band yesterday, and The Asa zi Space Funk Explosion were excellent: they got everyone dancing.
INSECT?
BEST OR WORST BAND?
Tributes, 19:30, £6
£5 (£4)
Hate them. DO YOU LIKE BIG EYES OR BIG LIPS?
LAST THING YOU ATE?
STEVEN, 35, WRITER
Big eyes.
Some MDMA.
DRINK OF CHOICE?
I haven’t had one. MOBILE PHONES - LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM?
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
A Mutley’s crepe... mmm.
RUSSELL, 35, BUILDER
OSMAN, 36, PT CHARITY WORK, INSECT? PT WORK FOR MONEY A spider. It’s not really an insect but it’s what I want to be.
DRINK OF CHOICE?
A mix.
BEST OR WORST BAND?
Coffee.
INSECT?
INSECT?
A bee or something.
None of them. Oh well, a spider - but it’s not really an insect. BEST OR WORST BAND?
The best was LCD Soundsystem at Connect - absolutely wicked.
American Apparel Shorts, 23:00, £5
THE STONE ROSES EXPERIENCE, LIQUID ROOM, Popular Rockers, 19:00, £11
TRASH FASHION, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Rock/Happy Hardcore, 23:00, £4 (£3)
19:00, £8
Drum’n’Bass, 19:00, £15 (£12.50)
WED 10 OCT ALBA FLAMENCA, THE JAZZ BAR, Flamenco Rhythms with Jazz Twists, 20:30, £3 (£2)
B RAYMOND AND THE VOICETTES, KURTZ , WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free
CLOUDSTREET, PLEASANCE CABARET BAR, 19:30, £6 (£5) DANCE DISASTER COLLECTIVE PARTY, THE BONGO
CLUB, Alternative Electro Punk, 23:00, £5 (£4)
IAN BROWN, EDINBURGH CORN EXCHANGE, Baggy Godfather, 20:00, £22.50
STUDENTS’ UNION, HWU, Indie Guitar Rock, 21:00, £3
DOCHAS, BRUNTON THEATRE, 19:30, £14 FINGATHING, UNDERLING, BONGO CLUB, Hip Hop Innovators, 19:00, £10 (£8)
KWENZINI, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free PEPPINO D’AGOSTINO, ANDREW WHITE, ANTOINE DUFOUR, BRIAN GORE , THE JAZZ BAR, World’s foremost
JOJOCOKE, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free SHE BANGS THE DRUMS, LITTLE GREEN MACHINE, ONE DAY SPEAKERS, GO-GO FIASCO, CABARET VOL-
Acoustic Guitarists, 20:30, £12 (£10)
TAIRE, Female Drummers Rule!, 19:00, £5
MAIN STREET BLUES, WHISTLE BINKIES, 18:00, Free MARY GAUTHIER, EMILY BARKER, PLEASANCE CABARET NORTH FOUNDATION, BANNERMAN’S, Alternative Rock, 21:30, £4
ROBERT IRVINE, GRAEME MCNAUGHT, BRUNTON THEATRE, Cello and Piano Recital, 19:30, £13 (£11)
21:00, Free
THE GALLERY, ATLANTIC, JADED PLAYBOY, THE ARK, Rock, 19:30, £
THE SONIC 883 WONDERLAND EXPRESS, THE MANNEQUINS, DIRTY SUMMER, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Electro
THE VALOR, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie Rock, 19:00, £ V BATTLE OF THE BANDS, THE ARK, Indie/Rock Throw-
MIDNIGHT BLUES BAND, WHISTLE BINKIES, 18:00, Free RBRBR, DANCING MICE, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Dance Rock, 19:30, £4
CABARET VOLTAIRE, Scremo, 19:00, £7
THE FISCHERS, MY ELECTRIC LOVE AFFAIR, COLLAR UP, THE ARK, Art School Indie, 19:30, £4 THE JAMM, THE BONGO CLUB, The Jam Tribute, £10 BEATSVILLE, THE PRIMEVALS, THE THANES, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Dance Rock, 23:30, £5(£4)
THIS ‘R’ 2-TONE AND RODDY RADIATION , THE CAVES, Ska Dance Party10
SUN 14 OCT BALDEGO, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free
SMILER, THE LOCAL VILLAINS , WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free
V BATTLE OF THE BANDS, THE ARK, Indie/Rock Throw-
HWU, Indie Pop, 21:00, £3
down, 19:30,
DAMAGE ROOM, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free FRI 19 OCT DIGNAN DOWELL AND WHITE, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free
GLASVEGAS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Rock, 19:00, £5 HOUSEROCKERS, WHISTLE BINKIES, 18:00, Free KEITH EDWARDS QUINTET, THE JAZZ BAR, Hard Bop Arrangements, 20:30, £3 (£2)
SAD SOCIETY, THE THREATS, INSTANT AGONY, AUSLANDER, THE THREE TUNS, Rock, 20:30, £5 THE NUKES, THE GREASE MONKEYS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Surf Instrumentals, 19:30, £
THESE NEW PURITANS +TBA, THE ARK, Upcoming Rockers, 19:30, £7
WYLIE, THE BONGO CLUB, Godfather of Grime’s Scottish Debut, 19:00, £8
SAT 20 OCT CHRIS LUNG, BANNERMAN’S, Chic French Rock, 21:30, £5
DANSE OR DIE!, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Guitar Dance Music, 19:00, £6
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY, THE ACUTE, DELTA MAINLINE, THE BONGO CLUB, Indie Swamp Blues, 23:00, £3 SUNDAY SINGERS SESSION, WILLIAM YOUNG, THE JAZZ
SIZE QUEEN, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free SOUL FOUNDATION, THE ARK, Soul Covers, 19:30, £7 THE BLUES DEVILS, WHISTLE BINKIES, 18:00, Free THE PLIGHT, THE HIVE, Heavy Rockers, 19:00, £7 U KNOW HOO, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free WHOLE LOTTA LED, THE LIQUID ROOM, Popular Led Cov-
BAR, Funky Soul & Jazz Singer, 20:30, £3 (£2)
erband, 19:00, £11
17:00, Free 19:00, £7
MON 15 OCT JUSTIN CURRIE, THE LIQUID ROOM, Singer Songwriter, 19:00, £15
TIM KLIPHUIS, BRUNTON THEATRE, Swing Fiddle Concert, 19:30, £13 (£11)
GUITAR NIGHT, BILL KYLE, KEVIN GLASGOW, THE JAZZ BAR, Visiting Guitarist Joins Variable Trio, 20:30, £3 (£2)
SHADY BARD, THE KAYS LAVELLE, BROKEN RETUES 16 OCT LOS CAMPESINOS, YOU SAY PARTY CORDS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie Orchestra, 19:00, £6 WE SAY DIE!, SKY LARKIN, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie / THU 11 OCT ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER PLUS DA- Synth-Rock Hotshots, 19:00, £6 VID ROVICS, BANNERMAN’S, Popular Alt Rock, 21:30, £6 WED 17 OCT ALCHEMISTS OF SOUND & SUPPORT, HW LIVE, BALLIE AND THE FAULT, ODEON BEATCLUB, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free
VAL VERDE, BANNERMAN’S, Live Rock, 21:30, £4 SAT 6 OCT COWBOY JUNKIES, THE QUEEN’S HALL, 19:00, £25
chestra, 19:00, £5
THE FREAKY FAMILY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live Hip Hop, 23:30 HW LIVE, THE PRIMARY 5, DROPKICK, STUDENTS’ UNION,
CHRIS LYONS TRIO, THE JAZZ BAR, Fast Paced Piano
AL K & AL C, THE ARK, Singer Songwriters, 19:30, £7 BLACK STEEL, CITRUS CLUB5 DVORAK AND BRAHMS , THE QUEEN’S HALL, SCO Ensemble Programme, 14:30, £9 (£5)
EDROCK ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE, THE FOREST CAFÉ, Acoustic, 18:00, Free
EMMA FORMAN, RICHARD MAILEY, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free
HADOUKEN!, THE LIQUID ROOM, Nu-Rave and that10 JEFFREY LEWIS & THE JITTERS, PROFESSOR LOUIE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Medium Sprwaling Lo-Fi , 19:00, £7
SUNDAY SINGERS SESSION, JESS ABRAMS, THE JAZZ
Player, 20:30, £3 (£2)
BAR, Jazz Singer, 20:30, £3 (£2)
VOLTAIRE, Indie Folk, 19:00, £4
23:00, £3
Banjo Duo, 20:00, £4
Rock, 19:00, £
OXJAM LIVE, FLATLINER, TAKING CHASE, STEVEN MARK OLSON TRIO, DOLLY VARDEN, PLEASANCE CABACAREY, PHOENIX Q, THE BONGO CLUB, Fundraising Rock, RET BAR, Indie Country, 19:30, £12 20:00, £ PESKI KINGS & SUPPORT, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free HOLLOW HEART PARLOUR, KAT FLINT, ANDI NEATE, KERBSIDE PROPHETS, SPANGLESHIFTER, BLUEBELLY, KRISTIAN LABA, CHRIS BRADLEY, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, HAMILTONS BAR & KITCHEN, 17:00, Free Acoustic Night, 19:30, £5 SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY, ST. JUDE’S INFIRMARY, LUVA ANNA, THE PENNY BLACKS, THE DIALS, CABARET SANS TRAUMA, THE BONGO CLUB, Indie Pop / Shoegaze,
MISS CONDUCT, LEFTWIDEOPEN, IDIOTCUT, SIDEMON 22 OCT BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB, CABARET down, 19:30, £ LOCK, THE HIVE, Returning Welsh Rockers, 19:00, £7 VOLTAIRE, Rock6 FRI 12 OCT 5501 WORLDWIDE, AKALA, MALAKAI, REVEREND & THE MAKERS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie Rock, BORN DEAD + TBA, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, 20:00, £ THE BONGO CLUB, Underground Hip Hop, 19:00, £8.50 19:00, £11 CATFISH KEITH, PLEASANCE CABARET BAR, Bluesman, ALLAIDH MODHAN, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free WIZZ JONES, PLEASANCE CABARET BAR, Live Folk, 19:30, 20:00, £10 CHUCK RAGAN, TAKING CHASE, THE HIVE, Indie Rock, £6 (£5) TUES 23 OCT GUITAR NIGHT, BILL KYLE, MIKE NIS19:00, £8 THUR 18 OCT BATTLES, THE LIQUID ROOM, Popular Indie BET, THE JAZZ BAR, Visiting Guitarist Joins Variable Trio, ELLIOT MINOR, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Pop Punk, 19:00, £8 Rock, 19:00, £12.50 20:30, £3 (£2) ERIC TAYLOR, THE VILLAGE, Singer Songwriter10 BABY TIGER, BLUE FLINT, SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK I FLY SPITFIRES, MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, AN EMERGENFRED THELONIOUS BAKER TRIO, THE JAZZ BAR, Top UK UNION, LEITH EX-SERVICEMANS’ CLUB, Ol’Time American CY, CRY OVER BILLIONAIRES, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie Guitarist, 20:30, £3 (£2) KULT, THE LIQUID ROOM, Underground15 LEE PATTERSON, WHISTLE BINKIES, Singer Songwriter, 18:00, Free
DARKLIGHT + COME IN TOKYO, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free
DIRTY SUMMER, JESUS H. FOXX, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR,
SUB-OPT, CHANTER BAR, Progressive Fun, 21:00, Free THE HAZE, LITTLE DOSES, THE HIVE, Glaswegian Rockers, 19:00, £7
PERSON’S NAME?
Aiken is my favourite.
I am going to see my family. I will be Steven. heading back to Turkey to see my mom LOOKING FORWARD TO…? and I am really looking forward to that. Scotland beating the Ukraine.
LOOKING FORWARD TO…?
HANGOVER...
HANGOVER...
I’ve been looking forward to this (Knockengorroch) as the end of the season, but I am also looking forward to the birth of my nephew or niece: it will be my brother’s first.
Today - just this morning. The problem is that everyone exchanges drinks here, which is great and friendly but it is not good mixing your drinks.
Never had one. [See above – ed.]
EYES OR LIPS?
Both.
HANGOVER...
Eyes.
LAST THING YOU ATE?
I can’t say I have been hungover in
LAST THING YOU ATE?
Soup and bread.
PERSON’S NAME?
//FAST//, THE DULOKS, THE BONGO CLUB, Dance Vixens in
SPARTICUS, TWENTY FOUR SEVEN , WHISTLE BINKIES,
Was James Brown dead more than a year ago? He was rubbish though, BEST OR WORST BAND? and the Black Eyed Peas were rubI don’t know. There is no worst bish too. Desmond Decker was disthough; I like anything really. appointing as well. LOOKING FORWARD TO…?
TAIRE, Indie Rock, 19:00, ?
BAR, Country, 19:30, £14
Cider.
DRINK OF CHOICE?
PICTOIDS, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free RECLINER, THE MAINKEES, THE DEBUTS, CABARET VOL-
Band, 23:00, £5
WASHINGTON STREET, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free SAT 13 OCT JOHN PEEL TRIBUTE, BROKEN RECORDS, LE RENO AMPS +TBA, THE HIVE, Mini Indie Or-
SHAPESHIFTER, LIQUID ROOM, New Zealand
19:30, £8
Rock19.50
CLUB13.50
SIMPLE KID, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Up’n’coming Indie Rock,
£3 (£2)
KT TUNSTALL, EDINBURGH CORN EXCHANGE, Radio
MENDELSSOHN’S SCOTTISH , THE QUEEN’S HALL, ChamTHE DEAL, BLUE SOUL, THE ARK, Confident Blues, 19:30, £ ber Orchestra, 19:30, £25-£8 CLASH!, SPEKTRUM, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Live Dance THIRD WORLD PLUS GEORGE PROPHET, CITRUS
MOONEY SUZUKI, CIRCUITIS, THE HIVE, Garage Rock,
THE JAZZ BAR, Visiting Guitarist Joins Variable Trio, 20:30,
Electro Pop, 20:00, £4
tronica/Ambient Guitar, 19:30,
THE SUNDAY SOCIAL, HAFTOR MEDBØE & CIARAN MCGUIGAN, BAROQUE, Chill out covers, 20:00, Free KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES, THE HIVE, Powerpop, 19:00, £6 OATBEANIE, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free KERBSIDE PROPHETS, SIMON KEMPSTON AND THE STATEMENT, JOHN DEERY, HAMILTONS BAR & KITCHEN,
HUNGER MOUNTAIN BOYS, THE VILLAGE, Local Folk,
A butterfly.
WAS AFTER A NIGHT OF....
BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETERS , BRUNTON THEA-
CRAWDADDY, WHISTLE BINKIES, 18:00, Free DICK DANGEROUS & THE LOVE BASTARDS, BANNER-
Spicy mead.
THE WORST HANGOVER I HAD THIS YEAR
MON 8 OCT ACOUSTIC LADYLAND, CABARET VOL-
TUES 9 OCT GUITAR NIGHT, BILL KYLE, ANT LAW,
HAVE SEEN IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS?
I am looking forward to moving out of my caravan and into my cottage. It’s definitely a good time - before the winter.
21:00, Free
ART SCHOOL DANCE, BUKKAKE BIRTHDAY PARTY + THE LOVE GESTURES, WEE RED BAR, ECA, New Wave Punk,
INSECT?
IN THE NEXT MONTH?
ROB MCCULLOCH BAND & SUPPORT, WHISTLE BINKIES,
TRE, Pop Rock, 19:30, £14 (£12)
DRINK OF CHOICE?
The best was Kasabian at BEST OR WORST BAND? Glastonbury. They were really good The girl last night – Ixindamix. She but The Who were rubbish. was the best, man. PERSON’S NAME? PERSON’S NAME? Jack. Daithi. LOOKING FORWARD TO…? LOOKING FORWARD TO…? Jules’ Party - its her birthday and its Getting a big nice comfy couch, and a mythical creatures theme... the Internet, and vegging out. HANGOVER... HANGOVER... After my Christmas do at work. Oh Tomorrow will be bad. dear god you should never go out MOBILES? with people from work. I fucking hate them - we should all throw MOBILES? them away and live in the dark ages. I Hate them actually. have gone through three this summer! LAST THING YOU ATE? EYES OR LIPS? Soup and bread. Big lips.
Popular Orchestra, 19:45, £10 (£8)
cians, 20:30, £3 (£2)
19:00, Free
MARS PATROL, STUDIO 24, Indie Rock, 19:00, £6 SKREAM, THE BONGO CLUB, Live Rock9 STAFRAENN HAKON, KESER, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Elec-
SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY, KOBAI, THE FATALISTS, ROADHOUSE, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free EXITPILOT, THE BONGO CLUB, Dance Rock, 23:00, £3 ROGUESTAR, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free MEADOW CHAMPERS ORCHESTRA, THE QUEEN’S HALL, THE BLACKOUT, FLOOD OF RED, PIERCE THE VEIL,
TAIRE, Intelligent, Transcendental Indie, 19:00, £7
DAVE, 24, UNEMPLOYABLE
A locust.
14:00, Free
Free
WHAT IS THE BEST OR WORST BAND YOU
Jack Daniel’s.
KERBSIDE PROPHETS, DOUGLAS KAY BAND, CRAIG JEFFERIES, HAMILTONS BAR & KITCHEN, 17:00, Free DRUMMERS DO, THE JAZZ BAR, Drummer Session,
TAIRE, Fashion Forward Rockers, 19:00, £6
A ladybird. No wait, I want to be a butterfly.
DRINK OF CHOICE?
Celtic Band, 19:30, £16 (£14)
down, 19:30, £
BILLY THOM QUARTET, THE JAZZ BAR, Veteran Jazz Musi-
STEVEN
CAPERCAILLIE, EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATER, Leading
SABAI +TBA, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free THE DEPARTURE, CLOCKS, DESCARTES, CABARET VOL-
FRI 5 OCT BAD BOOGALOO, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00,
ET
SUN 7 OCT ARKANE KORE, MAX CARCAS, FIREBRAND, SUPERROCK, THE HIVE, Heavy Rock and Metal,
HWU, Indie Pop, 21:00, £3
V BATTLE OF THE BANDS, THE ARK, Indie/Rock Throw-
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO
MATT DICKSON RISKS LIFE AND LIMB TO LOOK COOL WITH HIS SKINNY ON MT. RETHEL, WHISTLER, CANADA.
Band, 20:00, £10
THE ASSASSINACHS, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free HW LIVE, THE HUSSY’S, SKINFLINTS, STUDENTS’ UNION,
Cedric.
SKINNY-À-PORTER...
JAMIRRORQUAI, THE JAM HOUSE, Jamiroquai Cover Rockers, 19:00, £14
NAME?
THE SKINNY ON TOUR
IES, 21:00, Free
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, THE LIQUID ROOM, Veteran Punk
DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE PERSON’S
illustration: Lewis Killin, www.gwaaargh.com
19:00, £5
ELEVATION, TRACKSUIT AMBASSADOR , WHISTLE BINK-
OSMAN
THE VACANT TOURISTS, PLASTIC ANIMALS, HENRY’S
Folk Rock, 19:00, £4
Eclectic Rock, 19:00, £8 COLIN HAY, THE CAVES, Singer Songwriter, 20:00, £12
DAVE
19:00, £15
CELLAR BAR, Pop Rock, 19:30, £4
JONQUIL, ADAM GNADE, CHUTES, CABARET VOLTAIRE,
RUSSELL
THE REZILLO’S, THE LIQUID ROOM, Alternative Rock,
INME, STUDIO 24, British Nu-Rockers, 19:30, £10 TRAMPOLINE GIG NIGHT, RITCHIE GALLACHER, THE STATE BROADCASTERS +1 TBA, WEE RED BAR, ECA, Lo-Fi
THU 4 OCT BLOOD RED SHOES, YOUTHMOVIES,
JESS
Pop, 23:30, £5
MOBILES?
Closer to hating. EYES OR LIPS?
COMPETITION!
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LISTINGS
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EDINBURGH LIVE
KENT DUCHAINE, THE JAZZ BAR, Alabama Blues Legend Plays Solo, 20:30, £8
KIDDO + UNKNOWN HAGANA, WHISTLE BINKIES, Indie Rock, 0:00, Free
THE TELLTALES, CASPIAN SEA MONSTER, CAB VOL THE WEDDING PRESENT, THE LIQUID ROOM, Alternative Rock, 19:00, £13.50
HELP!, VOLCANOS, THE BONGO CLUB, Rock’n’Roll Fundrasier for UK Skater, 22:30, £10
THUR 25 OCT BROKEN RECORDS, THE MANNE-
QUINS, THE ELECTRIC GHOSTS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Mini
Indie Orchestra, 20:00, £4
CAPTAIN FACE + HOT MANGU , WHISTLEBINKIES , Free INTERSTATE 6 & SUPPORT, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free JEWEL & ESK SHOWCASE, THE BONGO CLUB, Up’n’Coming talent from J&EV College, 19:00, £3
HW LIVE, JILL JACKSON, THE DEAD BEAT CLUB, STUDENTS’ UNION, HWU, Acoustic Country, 21:00, £4
JOHN HIATT, THE QUEEN’S HALL, Rock Guitaris, £20 MALCOLM MACFARLANE ORGAN TRIO, THE JAZZ BAR, Funky Guitarist, 20:30, £3 (£2)
V BATTLE OF THE BANDS, THE ARK, Indie/Rock Throwdown, 19:30, £
FRI 26 OCT TAKING CHASE, CATCH IT KEBABS, THE
HIJACKS, BANNERMAN’S, Punk Rock, 20:45, £4 ALISTAIR HULETT, JIMMY ROSS, THE BONGO CLUB, Ewan McColl Covers, Discussion, 19:00, £10 (£5) BANNOCKBURN, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free
DOGTOOTH, BEST FWENDS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Dance Rock, 23:00, £5
FIGURE 5, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Garage Rock6 GUY DAVIS, PLEASANCE CABARET BAR, Acoustic Blues, 19:30, £12
KLING KLANG, THE HIVE, Experimental Rock, 19:00, £5 LEE PATTERSON, WHISTLE BINKIES, 18:00, Free LINSEY MACDONALD QUARTET, THE JAZZ BAR, Boston Trumpeteer Returns, 20:30, £3 (£2) RBRBR, ID PARADE, THE ARK, Dance Rock, 19:30, £
SCREAMING BLUE MURDER +TBA, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Punk, Metal, 19:30, £
SAT 27 OCT CHRIS LUNG, PO NA NA, Chic French Rock, 21:00, £5
MARTYN BENNETT NIGHT, THE QUEEN’S HALL, 19:30, £18.50
NO MACHINE, NORTH FOUNDATION, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Dark New Wave, 19:00, £6
ROSY BLUE, WHISTLE BINKIES, 18:00, Free THE GIN GOBLINS + TBA, THE ARK, Old Fashioned Punk, 19:30, £
THE PENNY BLACKS, THE MODE, COME ON GANG, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie Rock, 19:30, £4
WIRED DESIRE, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free ZOMBINA & THE SKELETONES, 13 TOMBS, PSYCHE OUT, THE HIVE, Dress-Up Horror Punk, 19:00, £5 SUN 28 OCT BALDEGO, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY, DAMN SHAMES, FUTURISTIC RETRO CHAMPIONS, THE BONGO CLUB, Dance Rock, 23:00, £3
FOURTH ONE TO WATCH FINAL, LIQUID ROOM, Rock5 THE SUNDAY SOCIAL, HAFTOR MEDBØE & CIARAN MCGUIGAN, BAROQUE, Chill out covers, 20:00, Free KERBSIDE PROPHETS, JONNY & JAY +TBA, HAMILTONS BAR & KITCHEN, 17:00, Free
SUNDAY SINGERS SESSION, LORNA REID, THE JAZZ BAR, Jazz Singer, 20:30, £3 (£2)
OATBEANIE, WHISTLE BINKIES, 0:00, Free OXJAM LIVE, ROSSCO GALLOWAY, AL AND AL, AMY DUNCAN, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Eclectic Rock, 20:00, £ CHILDREN’S CLASSIC CONCERT, SPOOKTACULAR SOUNDS, THE QUEEN’S HALL, Dressup for Musical Tricks & Treats, 15:00, £10 (£6)
THE MULES, EUGENE MCGUINNESS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Country Pop, 19:00, £6
MON 29 OCT IRON & WINE, ALEXI MURDOCH, THE QUEEN’S HALL, Sub Pop Folk Superstar, 19:00, £14
THE RUMBLE STRIPS, THE ANSWERING MACHINE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Eclectic Pop, 19:00, £8
TUES 30 OCT CECILIA COLEMAN TRIO, THE JAZZ BAR, Established New York Pianist, 20:30, £3 (£2)
MAKE MODEL, COPY HAHO, JESUS H FOXX, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie Rock, 19:00, £6
UNUSUAL SUSPECTS, THE QUEEN’S HALL, 20:00, £16 (£14) WED 31 OCT AMBERSHIFT + TBA, WHISTLE BINKIES, 21:00, Free
OXJAM LIVE, BOB MURRAY & FRIENDS, THE TASS BAR, Traditional Folk Jams,
BOLSHIE, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
DROWNED IN SOUND, GEORGE PRINGLE, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm,
VIVA MELODICA, STARLETS, ROY MOLLER, COTTIERS, Acoustic night featuring Ally Kerrl and guest artists., 8pm, Free SIX PEOPLE AWAY, BLOC, Your Sound Winners, 9pm, Free
DANIEL HEALY+AERONAUT+THE LAST CORINTHIANS+BLACK ALLEY SCREENS+THE PLAYING FIELD , BOX, 9pm, Free THIS IS MENACE+GHOST OF A THOUSAND AND LOSING SUN, CATHOUSE, 8pm, cancelled WHOMADEWHO, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £6.00 ED HARCOURT, ORAN MOR, 7.30pm, £12.50 THE MACABEES, QMU, Poppy funsters, 8pm, £10 DANCES ON THE SAND, RIO CAFÉ, Acoustic night featuring local and guest artists., 8pm, Free RUSH, SECC, High concept solos, 7pm, £39.00 MICHAEL SIMONS, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, folk, blues and beyond from this fingerstyle guitarist, 8pm, £26 KYLE CUTHBERT, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, intricate melodies and beautiful maladies from this singer songwriter, 8pm, £4 COAL PORTERS, THE VALE , 7pm, £8.00 GORILLA BISCUITS, BARFLY, 8pm, Cancelled ILL EASE, BARFLY, 8pm, £6.00
THU 4 OCT HORRORSHOW, FORTUNE DRIVE AND
DARK LITTLE POET, FIREWATER, 9pm, Free OUT TO PLAY, DOUG HOESKTRA, BREL, Acoustic and folk, 7pm,
CITY RADIO , BARFLY, 8pm, ALL TORE UP, , BLACKFRIARS, Record hop and live rock-abilly band, 10pm, £5
AUTOKRAT, PIPEHEID, ADLIB, Live techno, 11pm, Free EYES WIDE OPEN/ NO LIMIT + FA CAMELS, THE , BARFLY, 8pm,
ANTICS, BARFLY, 8pm, CPL, BOB FRANK AND JOHN MURRAY, BREL, dark
starts here., 8pm, £15
REAL LIVE JAZZ, RIO CAFÉ, Jim Whyte, Tom Gibbs, Andy Sharkey and more, 8pm, Free
LORIS, THE ADJOURNMENTS, ROCKERS, 8pm, £5 DAMIEN RICE, SECC, 7pm, £23.50 YAMAN, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, sitar, flute and mixes, 8pm, £27
DREW GARDENER, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, folk and rock influenced singer songwriter, 8pm, £5 LE RENO AMPS, THE ADMIRAL, Country rock, 8.30pm, £4 LIMEHOUSE LIZZY, THE FERRY, 7pm, £12.00 JOHN FOXX, BARFLY, Old school new wave, 8pm, £8.50
THE STRANDS+FULTONS POINT+LE TEEF+NINE CIRCLES+UNDERDOGS , BOX, 9pm, Free CHILDREN OF THE 80S FEATURING BAD MANNNERS, CLASSIC GRAND, Ska originals, 8pm, £5.00
THE ORCHIDS AND SCOTT MACDONALD, GLASGOW ACCIES CLUB, 8pm, £9.00
EL-P, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £10.00 CHECKS, ORAN MOR, 7pm, £10 THE CHECKS AND JACK BUTLER, ORAN MOR, 8.30pm, £6.00
PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free
READING THE LEAVES, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, poetry and short story readings, 8pm, £6
FRANKIE MILLERS FULL HOUSE , THE FERRY, 7pm, Cancelled
YOUTH MOVIES, BARFLY, 8pm, £5.00 SAT 6 OCT AIRSPIEL PRESENTS, AIRSPIEL + DEAD
MAGNUS MAGOO, SPITFIRE RUN, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm,
ANDY MILLER, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, acoustic guitar virtuoso presents some of his favourite bands, 8pm, £8
WED 10 OCT VIVA MELODICA, THE FELT TIPS,
GREEN PEPPERS, COTTIERS, Acoustic night featuring Ally
Subtle folk pop, 8pm, £6.00
Kerrl and guest artists., 8pm, Free ROOM TO LET, BLOC, Dance punk, 9pm, Free
OXJAM FUNDRAISER, BUTCHER BOY, LANGSIDE HALL, OXJAM INDIE ROCKS, BLACK ARROWS, BEATNIC PRESTIGE, CAPITOL, Great rock’n’roll, 8pm, PIPELINE EVENTS PRESENTS, 999, BARFLY, 8pm, £8.00 THE STONE ROSES EXPERIENCE, ABC, 7pm, £11.00 KANO, ARCHES, 8pm, £12.50 ATHLETE, BARROWLAND, Soft rock, 7pm, £16.00 MICHAEL DEANS JAZZ QUINTET, BLOC, Popular jazz, 5pm, Free
BOLLOCKSW/THE MOVEMENT, THE COMMON EMPIRE, THE ALCHEMISTS OF SOUND, FREUDIAN SLOP , BOX, 9pm, Free
THE BOLLOCKS CONT.. THE SLEEPWALKERS , BOX, 9pm, Free
EASTPAK ANTIDOTE TOUR FEATURING SOILWORK, SONIC SYNDICATE, CALIBAN AND DARK TRANQUILLITY, GARAGE, 8pm, £14.00 LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £7.00 PARTS AND LABOR, NICE N SLEAZY, 8.30pm, £7.50 PAUL STEEL, ORAN MOR, 7.30pm, £5 THE RIFLES, QMU, 8pm, £10.50 PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free
8pm,
POSTCARD RECORDS TRIBUTE NIGHT, BMX BANDITS, THE POEMS, WAKE THE PRESIDENT, MONO, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
ANI DIFRANCO AND HAMELL ON TRIAL, ABC, 7pm, £17.50
CARGO, BLACKFRIARS, 10pm, £4 BLOC AND JAM, BLOC, Open Mic, 9pm, Free BRIAN CUNNINGHAM + THREE DAYS BORN + THE SEVENTH STAIR , BOX, 9pm, Free JUST JACK, CARLING ACADEMY, White r’n’b, 7pm, £12.50
THE GREATEST BLUEGRASS SHOW ON EARTH FEATURING THE EARL BROTHERS AND HUNGER MOUNTAIN BOYS , CLASSIC GRAND, old time favourites, 8pm, £12.00
NEIL WILSON, COSSACHOK, Latino jazz guitar, 9pm, £6 FRI 5 OCT DELTA AUDIO CLUB + BROKEN RECORDS HIT THE LIGHTS *, GARAGE, rescheduled from 8th + DIRTY HEARTS + OPPORTUNITY CLUB , BARFLY, 8pm, October*now cancelled, 8pm, cancelled HORRORSHOW, OFFICER KICKS, FIREWATER, 9pm, Free OCEANSIZE, KING TUTS, grandiose alt-rock, 8.30pm, OXJAM BENEFIT, , NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, £8.50 SOUNDS OF THE SUBURBS, THE ORCHARDS, GLASGOW THIS IS OUR BATTLEFIELD, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 2pm, ACCIES, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, THE NEVER, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, THE REZILLOS, ABC2, Old school punks spread the MIDLESS SELF INDULGENCE, QMU, 8pm, £7 laughs, 7pm, £15.00 FAIRPORT ACOUSTIC CONVENTION, THE FERRY, Folk JERRY DAMMERS DJ SET, ARCHES, 8pm, £12/10.00 rock legends, 7pm, £14.00 LEANA ZACCARINI AND JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE TAKING CHASE, AMPHETAMEANIES, BARFLY, 8pm, CAFÉ, A great mix of belting blues (young and old), laid MON 8 OCT THE CHANGES + EDGAR PRAIS , back Latin and rhythmic funk, 8pm, Free THE ENEMY, BARROWLAND, New punks spread the anguish, 7pm, sold out
8.30pm, £8.00
Americana, 7pm, £6.00
OXJAM FUNDRAISER, SPIDERS ON MARS, INFORMASUN 7 OCT VISCERAL DEITY + FOR YOUR SINS + TION CONTROL, SOUNDHAUS, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, ABRAXAS , BARFLY, 8pm, DEAD OR AMERICAN, BLOC, 9pm, Free EL RANCHO, Y’ALL IS FANTASY ISLAND, BREL, acoustic EAO:RICHARD MAILEY + MIA BEANE&THE ATHSset, 7pm, MATIC SCENE + KILLER COMANCHE + MEAT PIE , BOX, FOLK AND ROLL, TWO MAN SHAMBLES, ADRIANA, 9pm, Free THE HERMIT CRABS, 13TH NOTE, part of Oxjam Live, DIAMONDHEAD, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £12.00 STARS, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £8.00 BASTARDS OF SCIENCE, BLOB, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, DAMIEN DEMPSEY, ORAN MOR, 7.30pm, £10 KULA SHAKER, QMU, The cod-Indian psychedelic revival
ADELE, GILMOREHILL THEATRE, 8pm, £5.00 ACOUSTIC LADYLAND, KING TUTS, acoustic and folk,
BARFLY, 8pm,
ALEXANDERS ANNEXE, ARCHES, 8pm, £6.50 LUIS FRANCESCO ARENA, BLOC, 9pm, Free TEAPOT JACUZZI + STRAYS + JET PASS + SOZE , BOX, 9pm, Free
AMY MACDONALD, GARAGE, Local songwriter on the cusp of massive success, 8pm, £11.00 THE DEPARTURE, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £6.00 BOBBY CONN AND SEXY KIDS , MONO, 8.30pm, £10.00 ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, acoustic and folk, 8pm, Free ADAM BOMB, ROCKERS, 7pm, £6.00 YAMAN, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, sitar, flute and mixes, 8pm, £7 METRO RIOTS, BARFLY, 8pm, £5.00
TUES 9 OCT UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, MAT-
THEW SCHELLHORN, RAMSHORN THEATRE, Messaien’s
Petite Esquisses, 1.15pm, £3 THE TWANG, BARROWLAND, The New Happy Mondays?, 7pm, sold out DESPERADO, THE POISONING, BLOC, 9pm, Free
LIVE @ LOCH LOMOND CD LAUNCH NIGHT FT THE CASUALS , BOX, 9pm, Free MARK GEARY, MICHAEL HARGAN AND ANN SCOTT, BREL, 8pm, £10.00
MANU CHAO, CARLING ACADEMY, International superstar with new songs in English, 7pm, £15.00 GORILLA BISCUITS, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £10.00 SCOTT H BIRAM, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, DANCES ON THE SAND, RIO CAFÉ, Acoustic night featuring local and guest artists., 8pm, Free MICHAEL SIMONS, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, folk, blues and beyond from this fingerstyle guitarist, 8pm, £28 CANDIRU JAZZ, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, modern jazz standards played by our resident trio, 8pm, £9 ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW, THE FERRY, Old school rocker, 7pm, £16.00
MICHAEL MARRA -QUINTET NEW SONGS FROM THE OLD MASTER, THE TALL SHIP, 7pm, £12.50 DELTA MAINLINE / GUILE, BARFLY, 8pm, £6.00 THU 11 OCT HAYWIRE, THE VALOR, THE ARCHES, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
OUT TO PLAY, FINNISTON , BREL, Album Launch, 7pm, SONS OF GUNS TOUR , BLACKFRIARS, Featuring Justin Earle and Jubal Young, 8pm, £11.00 RETROSEXUALS, BLOC, 9pm, Free
EAO:LOUISE AGAINST THE ELEMENTS+ANTON+NOE L+SHAKING OFF SLOTH+INFORMATION CONTROL , BOX, 9pm, Free
DREAM THEATER AND SYMPHONY X , CARLING ACADEMY, 7pm, £24.00
THE BLACKOUT, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £7.00 REAL LIVE JAZZ, RIO CAFÉ, Jim Whyte, Tom Gibbs, Andy Sharkey and more, 8pm, Free
SONGS FOR SAIL, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, original songs on voices and guitars, 8pm, £29
SHAMBOLIC WARDROBE, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, a night of musical entertainments presented by Tom Snowball, 8pm, £10 THE BEAT , THE FERRY, Ska originals. Again., 7pm, £13.50 MCQUEEN/NINETYSIX 4, BARFLY, 8pm, £7.00 FRI 12 OCT PANGEA, BARFLY, 8pm,
PHARMACY + FAIGAN + CHOLO + MU BE SOMETHING , BARFLY, 8pm, SCOTTISH MENTAL HEALTH ARTS & FILM FESTIVAL, GIG AT THE LOFT, THE LOFT, ASHTON LANE, Intimate live music set from the BMX Bandits, Norman Blake, Beecake and lots more! With the Cosmic DJs and Dr Gibb, 9pm, £1
WHITENOISEFEEDBACK:DISTORTION, FOALS, CUT OFF YOUR HANDS, FIREWATER, 9pm, Free MARTHA TILSTON AND THE WOODS, ABC2, 7pm, cancelled
ART OF PARTIES, ARCHES, 8pm, £8.00 FINGATHING, ARCHES, 8pm, £10.00 PENDULUM , ARCHES, 8pm, rescheduled LEANA ZACCARINI AND JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAFÉ, A great mix of belting blues (young and old), laid
back Latin and rhythmic funk, 8pm, Free THE CUREHEADS , BEAT CLUB, Cure tribute, 8pm, 4
JAMIE BARNES PRESENTS - LIAM FERNS + THE FRONT + THE DHARMA + JACK BUTLER , BOX, 9pm, Free THE DECEMBERISTS, CARLING ACADEMY, Artful and crafty, 7pm, £12.50
PANIC CELL, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £8.00 PALLADIUM, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £5.00 THE KISSAWAY TRAIL , KING TUTS, 8.30pm, cancelled PRINZHORN DANCE SCHOOL, NICE N SLEAZY, 8.30pm, £6.00
CONTENTS ISSUE 25, OCTOBER 2007
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HEADS UP Skinny jeans
6
FEATURES Dear Nine Go Away Special
8 8-9
LGBT Glasgay!
10
SHOWCASE Kate MacKay
12
FILM
Autumn previews DVD
Kylie stars at Glasgay! pg 10
14 17
THEATRE James Kelman Comedy
18 21 Beowulf in autumn previews, pg 18
BOOKS Alasdair Gray
22
GAMES
24
Call of Duty
ART
William Blake
26
SOUNDS The Coral Animal Collective
28 32
BEATS Chloe Bid Dada
The Coral, pg 28
42 44
LISTINGS
Edinburgh & Glasgow Art, Comedy, Theatre, Club and Live
EATING & DRINKING Restaurant reviews
Chloe, pg 42
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THE SKINNY TEAM * THE SKIN CONTRIBUTORS * CONTRI PUBLISHER
SOPHIE KYLE
EDITOR
RUPERT THOMSON
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
CHARLOTTE RODENSTEDT
PRODUCTION EDITOR
LEIGH PEARSON
ONLINE & SOUNDS EDITOR
DAVE KERR
THE JAMM, ORAN MOR, 8.30pm, £10.00 PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a
SUBEDITOR & ARTS EDITOR
JAY SHUKLA
variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free
READING ALLOWED, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, short story
BEATS EDITOR
ALEX BURDEN
FILM EDITOR
PAUL GREENWOOD
and poetry readings, in association with Reid Kerr College’s professional writing course, 8pm, £30 WHISPERS IN THE ATTIC, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, mellow experimental music, 8pm, £11 MAGGIE BELL AND DAVE KELLY, THE FERRY, 7pm, £12.00
THEATRE EDITOR
HUGO FLUENDY
SAT 13 OCT ASM PROMOTIONS PRESENTS, THE
CONTENTS
GLASGOW LIVE
WED 24 OCT DOLLAR-SENT, BANNERMAN’S, 21:30, £4 WED 3 OCT BLOSHIE BANTER, ACOUSTIC SETS,
BOOKS EDITOR
KEIR HIND
LGBT EDITOR
NINE
GAMES EDITOR
JOSH WILSON
DVD EDITOR
ALEC MCLEOD
COMEDY EDITOR
EMMA LENNOX
GLASGOW MUSIC
GARETH K VILE
CLUBS LISTINGS
ANDREW COOKE
SUBEDITING ASSISTANT
ROSAMUND WEST
LISTINGS ASSISTANT
HAMZA KHAN
LAYOUT ASSISTANTS
ROBBIE F THOMSON IAN SINKAMBA
EDINBURGH SALES EXECUTIVE
LARA MOLONEY
GLASGOW SALES EXECUTIVE
PETE BURNS
WRITERS
Nick AKA, Yasmin Ali, The Staff at Alphabet Video, Liam Arnold, Matt Berninger, Finbarr Bermingham, James Blake, Jamie Borthwick, Ally Brown, Darren Carle, Stephen Carty, Colin Chapman, Philippa Cochrane, Dave Cook, Heather Crumley, Chris Cusack, Richard Dennis, Gwennie von Einsiedel, Lucy Faringold, Jennifer Felton, Neil Ferguson, Duncan Forgan, Bram Gieben, Katie Gordon, Gabriella Griffith, Justin Hall, Billy Hamilton, Josh Coppersmith Heaven, Roy Hobbs, Barry Jackson, Omar Jenning, Miles Johnson, Hamza Khan, Johnny Langlands, Parker Langley, Kelly Lovelady, Ali Maloney, CC Mapletoft, Ruth Marsh, Deborah Martin, Franck Martin, Dylan Matthew, Ted Maul, Jack McFarlane, Rosie McLean, Sean McNamara, Sean Michaels, Campbell Miller, Nick Mitchell, Lara Moloney, Zach Morris, Jonathan Robert Muirhead, Jonny Ogg, Les Ogilvie, Julie Paterson, Dylan Reed, Benji Rhys, Philip Roberts, Jon Seller, Mark Shelley, Laura Smith, Graeme Strachan, Karen Taggart, Gary Tennant, Fraser Thomson, Gareth K Vile, Peter Walker, Lucy Weir, Lindsay West, Rosamund West
PHOTOGRAPHERS/ILLUSTRATORS
Mike Byrne, Jethro Collins, Pete Dunlop, Lewis Killin, Wes Kingston, Colin Macdonald, Andrew Moore, Paul Ryding, Stephanie Stewart
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EDITORIAL * EDITORIAL * E I’m currently enjoying reading My First Summer in the Sierra, a near revelatory memoir by the Scots explorer John Muir about his experiences in what is now Yosemite National Park in California. It’s amazng stuff, and not just because of what he gets up to: summiting previously unscaled peaks with just a bread crust to eat all day, or sliding down whole mountainsides riding an avalanche (not something any mountain leaders would these days recommend). What the book also makes clear is the extent to which Muir, who had been brought up in strict Calvinist conditions on the Wisconsin prairie, comes to truly find himself at the mountains, writing unhesitatingly that he is one with the landscape. Not everyone has access to the kind of untainted wilderness Muir found in Yosemite, but just as his thoughts on preservation in many ways fathered the modern environmental movement, so Muir’s exploratory experience remains archetypal of what many of us look for when we ‘go away’: self discovery. For this issue’s Travel Special, though, we’ve chosen to focus less on sublime encounters, and looked more at human experiences as a source for insight. Deborah Martin finds lots to get excited about in the intensity of city life Bangkok (who needs The Beach when you’ve got people?), and Nine considers the many benefits of hitchhiking, one of which is the chance to spend time with new folks.
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REGULAR MUSIC PRESENTS, GLASVEGAS, MADSKULLS, LAST PROJECT AND DIAMOND SEA, BARFLY, 8pm, £5.00
THE BLACK DOG
MICHAEL DEANS JAZZ QUINTET, BLOC, Popular jazz, 5pm, Free
The Black Dog shouldn’t need an introduction. Highly regarded as one of the most influential figures in the British electronica scene, they are synonymous with the rise of electronic music in the UK. Their pioneering Parallel and Temple of Transparent Balls albums were only pressed in small numbers and are now long out of print and scratched through overuse. Many of their classic 12”s are now so rare they are changing hands for big money. Soma have brought these releases back from the archives, completely digitally remastered to show today’s technoheads where their music really came from. The Skinny have teamed up with Soma Records to give one lucky individual the chance to win all of these incredible rereleases. To be in with a shout, all you have to do is answer the following question: WHO IS THE REMAINING, FOUNDING MEMBER
THE BOLLOCKS FEAT - THE UNDERKILLS, THE ROUTES, THE BLUFFERS + MARSHALL CHIPPED , BOX, 9pm, Free STEPHANIE DOSEN, BREL, 7pm, £7 UNDERWORLD, CARLING ACADEMY, 7pm, sold out RAY QUINN, CLYDE AUDITORIUM, 7pm, £23.00 LES RITA MITSOUKO, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £9.00 ZOEY VAN GOEY, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, WHITE MICE, ORAN MOR, 7pm, £5 PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a Africa in Motion (AiM), the UK’s largest African film festival will be taking place from 25 October - 4 November 2007 at the Edinburgh Filmhouse. Now in its second year, the festival programme will include at least 30 outstanding, thought-provoking and innovative African films from all over the continent, from pioneering African filmmakers to young and emerging contemporary directors. For full programme details you can visit www.africa-in-motion.org.uk AiM would like to offer Skinny readers the chance to win one of 2 pairs of tickets to the AiM 2007 Opening Film, Xala (The Curse), on Thursday 25 October. Lucky winners will also receive passes to the Opening Night Concert at Lava Ignite nightclub, where award-winning Scottish/Ghanaian musician Benny Tetteh-Lartey and his band will dazzle the audience with their unique brand of Afro-Scot music.
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Elsewhere, we have all kinds of fascinating interviews, from Booker-prize winning novelist James Kelman to Parisian electro-songstress Chloe, and we have a look at the most exciting pop music around, talking to practitioners Animal Collective, Kate Nash and Jack Peñate. There’s more, as Gareth K Vile looks forward to the outstanding Glasgay! programme, on throughout the month, plus we have all the normal exciting previews and things to get out and do. Don’t knock ‘tober! /RJ Thomson
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The Flying Scotsman is the story of Scottish world recordbreaking cyclist Graeme Obree’s sporting career, and the book led to a major film last year starring Johnny Lee Miller. The account is most vividly told, however, by the pen of the man himself – intensely honest and powered by the conflict between Obree’s achievement and his desperate depression, it’s an exceptional book. Thanks to top notch independent publishers Birlinn, we have five copies to give away.
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BOX, 9pm, Free
KEITH CAPUTO AND RICKY WARWICK, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £8.00
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, CLYDE AUDITORIUM, 7pm, £25.00 LEV ATLAS AND FRIENDS, COSSACHOK, Russian, gypsy and jazz favourites, 9pm, £6
AVENGED SEVENFOLD, G2, 7pm, sold out ELLIOT MINOR, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £8.00 IZO FITZROY, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, SKINNY MOLLY, THE FERRY, 7pm, £10.00 MON 15 OCT LUPEN CROOK, BARFLY, 8pm, PUNY HUMANS PROMOTIONS PRESENTS, RED KRYPTONITE + THE UERCLASS + FIREORM + NON OPERATIONAL , BARFLY, 8pm, REGULAR MUSIC, BEN GRIFFITH, BREL, 7pm, £5.00 BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, ARCHES, Highly rated art-rock from the US, 8pm, £12.00
£11.50
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, CLYDE AUDITORIUM, Continuing the dynasty, 7pm, £25.00
LOS CAMPESINOS, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £6.00 ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, acoustic
TUES 16 OCT THE PARLOTONES + THE AMATURES + HURRICANE BUTTERFLY , BARFLY, 8pm, CPL PRESENTS, 1349, BARFLY, rescheduled from 13/10/7, 8pm, £10.00
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, ANDREA GAJIC, RAMSHORN THEATRE, Szymanowski and Khachaturian,
1.15pm, £3
MARK RONSON, ABC, Popular beat-meister, 7pm, £15.00
GLASGOW SONGWRITERS, BLACKFRIARS, Open mic for original material, 8pm, Free OHIO, BLOC, 9pm, Free
KT TUNSTALL, CARLING ACADEMY, Fife folkster trying to continue her success, 7pm, £19.50 JUSTIN CURRIE, FRUITMARKET, 7pm, 15
HOW I BECAME THE BOMB, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £5.00 VOICE OF THE SEVEN WOODS AND JOHN B. MCKENNA, MONO, 8.30pm, £8.00 BLACK LODGE, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, THE THRILLS, ORAN MOR, Bohemians on the comeback trail, 7pm, £14
DON MCLEAN, ROYAL CONCERT HALL, American Pie, 7pm, £23.50
ELIZABETH FOTHERINGHAM, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, singer and pianist playing a wealth of original material, 8pm, £13 WED 17 OCT NEW ADVENTURES, BARFLY, 8pm, PCL, THE BLOW, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm,
THUR 18 OCT BARFLY SUPPORTS SAMH’S ONE IN FOUR CAMPAIGN - FO PRESENTS, THE VIVIANS, BARFLY, 8pm, £6.00
EQUAL AND OPPOSITE, BROKEN RECORDS, THE PASSENGERS, BOX, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, LIVE AND UNSIGNED, LOU HICKEY, THE INJUNS, BLACKFRIARS, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
OUT TO PLAY, THE HERMIT CRABS, BREL, album launch, 7pm,
OXJAM, LOU HICKEY, JUST SUNDAY, BLACKFRIARS, Rated songwriter, 8pm, £5 7pm, £17.50
Free
EAO: OXJAM : CHRIS ’BEANS’ GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN) DJ ING , BOX, 9pm, Free KOSHKA, COSSACHOK, Unique gypsy flair, 9pm, £6 THE UNDERTONES, GARAGE, 8pm, £15.00 THESE NEW PURITANS, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £6.00 CINEMACHANICA, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, REVEREND AND THE MAKERS, QUEEN MARGARET UN-
evening of Malawian tea, food and musical entertainment, 8pm, £15 CUT THE BLUE WIRE, BARFLY, 8pm, £5.00
FRI 19 OCT ASM PROMOTIONS PRESENTS, THE
MOVEMENT + DELTA AUDIO CLUB + THE DESCRATES + DAVE ?? , BARFLY, 8pm, NO LIMIT, BARFLY, 8pm, HAYWIRE, KESSLER, LATONIC, RETROSEXUALS, BAR-
CAFÉ, A great mix of belting blues (young and old), laid
back Latin and rhythmic funk, 8pm, Free WOLFETONES, BARROWLAND, Folk rock, 7pm, £15.00 XFM LIVE BROADCAST , BOX, 9pm, Free SHINE + THE ZICOS + THE MODE , BOX, 9pm, Free WARRIOR SOUL, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £8.50 UMOJA EVENT , CLASSIC GRAND, featuring Jose Chameleon and Mr Nice, 8pm, £15.00 MAPS, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £7.00 UNSANE, NICE N SLEAZY, 8.30pm, £8.50 PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free
MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE PRESENTS, CORIOLIS + THE BUCKY RAGE + ACRYLIC IQON , BARFLY, 8pm, THE CORAL, ABC, 7pm, £16.00 DALE WATSON AND CLAUDE DIAMOND, ABC2, 7pm, £12.50
LINTON KWESI JOHNSON, ARTA, Dinner and Poetry with rastafarian poet, 8pm, £18.50 CARTER USM, BARROWLAND, 7pm, £22.50 MICHAEL DEANS JAZZ QUINTET, BLOC, Popular jazz, 5pm, Free
THEBOLLOCKS W THE TENANTS, COTTONTOWN MUSIC CLUB, JACKIE HAMILTON, DIRTY WEEKEND , BOX, 9pm, Free
CLUB NOIR SCHLOCK HORROR, CARLING ACADEMY, 7pm, £12/9.00
variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free
VIVA MELODICA, DANIEL WYLIE AND AL MITCHELL, CLEAR BLUE SKIES, BLOC, 9pm, Free SONOROUS + THOUSANDSOUNDS + THE BREAKERS + WOODENBOX , BOX, 9pm, Free GET HAPPY TOUR FEATURING BOWLING FOR SOUP,
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ADMIRAL BAR, 8pm, £4.00
PIGEON DETECTIVES, ARCHES, 8pm, sold out IDLEWILD, BARROWLAND, Local legends, 7pm, £16.00 BLOC AND JAM, BLOC, Open Mic, 9pm, Free CUDDLY SHARK + TUNGUSKA , BOX, 9pm, Free EDITORS, CARLING ACADEMY, 7pm, sold out PLIGHT, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £7.00 KEITH URBAN , CLYDE AUDITORIUM, 7pm, *Cancelled* GEORGIE GAJIIC, COSSACHOK, The power of the accordian, 9pm, £6
FRANCIS DUNNERY, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £15.00 BORN, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 2pm, ELIOT SMITH TRIBUTE, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, JOHN PRINE, ROYAL CONCERT HALL, 7pm, £22.50 FRANCOIS, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, charming songwriter armed with casio keyboards, guitar and video projections, 8pm, £17
MON 22 OCT PUNY HUMANS PROMOTIONS PRESENTS, AMEN, THE INBREDS AND GENETIK BLUEPRINT, BARFLY, 8pm, £12.00 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, BARROWLAND, 7pm, £16.00 VOID AVOIDANCE, BLOC, 9pm, Free PABLO ESKIMO + CITIZEN DOWN + RICHARD COOK , BOX, 9pm, Free ABORTED + KATAKLYSM, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £10.50 STEPHEN FRETWELL, CLASSIC GRAND, 8pm, £12.50 CAPDOWN, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £10.00 ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, acoustic and folk, 8pm, Free
YAMAN, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, sitar, flute and mixes, 8pm, £18
1.15pm, £3
MR HUDSON AND THE LIBRARY, ABC, 7pm, £7.50 BOREDOMS, ARCHES, Japanese experimental rock, 8pm, £15.50
KOBAYASHI, BLOC, Hard rockers, 9pm, Free VOLCANOES, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, COMFORTISM, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, a performance of several monologues, 8pm, £19 CATFISH KEITH, THE STATE BAR, 7pm, £10.00 PALEHORSE, BARFLY, 8pm, £7.50
WED 24 OCT MY FINAL WISH + THIS FAMILIAR SMILE + THE MOTION THEORY , BARFLY, 8pm, VIVA MELODICA, EARLY SONGS AND THE SCARLET, COTTIERS, Acoustic night featuring Ally Kerrl and guest
artists., 8pm, Free
SURROUNDED, BLOC, Sweden’s answer to the Flaming Lips, 9pm, Free
KING FURNACE + THE LONG WALK HOME + SOMEONES SONS + SILVER DIVISION , BOX, 9pm, Free FLOWERED UP, KING TUTS, Baggy mayhem, 8.30pm, £14.00
DANCES ON THE SAND, RIO CAFÉ, Acoustic night fea-
turing local and guest artists., 8pm, Free THE WHITE STRIPES, SECC, Blues bared, 7pm, Cancelled MICHAEL SIMONS, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, folk, blues TCHAI-OVNA WRITERS GROUP, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHand beyond from this fingerstyle guitarist, 8pm, £34 SIDE, monthly writers group, 8pm, £33 WING AND A PRAYER, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, singer CANDIRU JAZZ, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, modern jazz standards played by our resident trio, 8pm, £20 songwriter duo strongly influenced by the blues, 8pm, £16 THUR 25 OCT K + M PROMOTIONS PRESENTS, 7 WALTER TROUT, THE FERRY, 7pm, £15.00 CAR PILE-UP + DEADLY MIXTURE + SYNERGY + NASAT 20 OCT ANTICS, BARFLY, 8pm, KED AMBITION , BARFLY, 8pm, BUSKATHON, , BUCHANAN STREET, part of Oxjam Live, OUT TO PLAY, JIM MCATEER + JOHN B MACKENNA 8pm, + CONAR MASON, BREL, Acoustic and folk, 7pm, DF CONCERTS PRESENTS, MY ALAMO, BARFLY, 8pm, OXJAM LIVE, BLACK ALLEY SCREENS, THE FIRE AND I, £6.00 ADMIRAL BAR, Enegetic new wavers headline, 8pm,
artists., 8pm, Free
1.15pm, Free
MTV TWO GONZO ON TOUR PRESENTS, WE ARE SCIENTIS + FOALS + OPERATOR PLEASE , BARFLY, 8pm, THE PIGEON DETECTIVES OFFICIAL AFTERSHOW,
POWERMAN 5000 , BARFLY, 8pm, cancelled TUES 23 OCT BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB + KHARA + REAL LIVE JAZZ, RIO CAFÉ, Jim Whyte, Tom Gibbs, Andy CHASER , BARFLY, 8pm, Sharkey and more, 8pm, Free BCS BOOKINGS PRESENTS, OUT + BY MY HAS + BROVULTURE SPEAK, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, warm, minimalKEN OATH , BARFLY, 8pm, ist psychedelic folk music, 8pm, £32 UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, DURRANT AND TRADE CONNECTION, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, COMBERTI, RAMSHORN THEATRE, Cello and piano pieces,
COTTIERS, Acoustic night featuring Ally Kerrl and guest
CRAWFURDBAR, Szymanowski and Khachaturian,
folk, 9pm, £4
ION, 8.30pm, £11.00
IAN HUNTER, FRUITMARKET, Rock legend, 7pm, £18.50 BROKEN FAMILY BAND, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £9.50 ISA AND THE FILTHY TONGUES, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, MR SCRUFF , QUEEN MARGARET UNION, 8.30pm, £12.00 PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, ANDREA GAJIC,
www.skinnymag.co.uk
and beyond from this fingerstyle guitarist, 8pm, £31 DAVE DOMINEY, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, funked up bass loops with laptop, electric bass and a guest soloist, 8pm, £14 MOUTHWASH, BARFLY, 8pm, £6.50
FLY, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, LIONS CHASE TIGERS, BLOC, 9pm, Free HORRORSHOW, ROBOTS IN DISGUISES, DAGGERS, FALLEN FROM VIEW + FIRST REPUBLIC + WULLAE FIREWATER, 9pm, Free WRIGHT , BOX, 9pm, Free HADOUKEN, ABC, 7pm, £10.00 BULLETS AND OCTANE, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £8.00 SEASICK STEVE, CLASSIC GRAND, Rambling songs, 8pm, LEANA ZACCARINI AND JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE
SCHOOL OF ART, 8pm, £8.50
THE SKINNY OCTOBER 07
MICHAEL SIMONS, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, folk, blues
ALAMOS, BLOC, 9pm, Free EAO OXJAM BENEFIT: BROKEN RECORDS / THE PASSENGERS / TUFR / NO1.SON + MORE , BOX, 9pm,
SCHNEIDER TIM WITH GALCHEN, PVH, GLASGOW
4
turing local and guest artists., 8pm, Free
FNORDS, BLACKFRIARS, Rock’n’roll, 9pm, REGULAR MUSIC PRESENTS, GLASVEGAS, SOME BOY AND THE FEVER, BARFLY, 8pm, £5.00 TWIED APE PRESENTS, THE HOILES + FREEDOM FALLING + THE WAY , BARFLY, 8pm, SKINNYMAN, ARCHES, Harsh hip-hop, 8pm, £8.50 BLOC AND JAM, BLOC, Open Mic, 9pm, Free THE TRACKS + ANTIQUE SCREAM + THE LEMMINGS ,
8pm, £12
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE MAN WHO GOT A HORSE TO SMASH A CD. BY LEWIS HOSIE
WE START FIRES, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £6.00 BLOW, NICE N SLEAZY, 8.30pm, £6.50 DANCES ON THE SAND, RIO CAFÉ, Acoustic night fea-
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS, BARROWLAND, Wild Rock,
SUN 14 OCT BEATSVILLE, THE PRIMEVAL AND THE
YAMAN, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, sitar, flute and mixes,
ABC: 22,502. 1/4/07 - 30/06/07
EMY, 7pm, £17.00
variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free
and folk, 8pm, Free
(B) 1993
BLOODHOUND GANG, ZEBRAHEAD, CARLING ACAD-
LISTINGS
THE SKINNY
DELUSIONAL + INSULTING MALCOM , BARFLY, 8pm, GLASVEGAS / SUSAN HAY (XFM) DJ SETS + ANTICS , BARFLY, 8pm, DICELINES, COLLETTE MCKENDRICK, BOY WHO TRAPPED THE SUN, SLOAN’S, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, OXJAM FUNDRAISER, BEDAZZLED, THE PHOENIX, 8pm, PM MUSIC, THE DAINTEES, ABC2, guest appearances
SUN 21 OCT CENTRAL JAM, VARIOUS ARTISTS, CENTRAL STATION, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
DRIVE CAREFULLY, DIRTY SUMMER, PUSHBARTOOPEN, 13TH NOTE, Driving rock, lap top fun and new
KATE WALSH, ABC2, 7pm, £8.00 COLD WAR KIDS , BARROWLAND, 7pm, £12.50 MOLECK, BLOC, 9pm, Free EQUAL AN OPPOSITE PRESENTS DESCARTES + DUMB INSTRUMENT + GUESTS , BOX, 9pm, Free Y & T, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £16.00 DAVID FORD, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £8.00 CUT OFF YOUR HANDS, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, THE WEDDING PRESENT, QUEEN MARGARET UNION, C86 lives on, 8.30pm, £13.50
REAL LIVE JAZZ, RIO CAFÉ, Jim Whyte, Tom Gibbs, Andy Sharkey and more, 8pm, Free
SWEET AND LOWDOWN, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, French-style swing/jazz performed on vocals and guitar, 8pm, £35 KARINA AND FRIENDS, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, a night of bands and singer songwriters, 8pm, £21 SANCTITY, BARFLY, 8pm, £7.00 FRI 26 OCT INANT PLEASURE, BARFLY, 8pm, HAYWIRE, APPLE SCRUFFS, BARFLY, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, HORRORSHOW, LUVA ANNA, FIREWATER, 9pm, Free
K + M PROMOTIONS PRESENTS, NO MACHINE + ALAN PANTHER & THE ENERGY TREADMILL + THE
OCTOBER 07
THE SKINNY 61
DUNDEE CLUBS
2-OCT, DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), DISCOTECA, FAT SAM’S, Pop RnB & indie in the mix, 23:00, £4/£3.50
WED 3 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1,
URCHINS + NEIL MCCLAFFERTY , BARFLY, 8pm, OXBAAM, DIRTY DEMOGRAPHIC, CRAWFURD CAFÉ, UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
OXJAM BENEFIT, PRELUDE, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, OXJAM PRESENTS, HI 5 ALIVE + THE VALOR + THE APPLE SCRUFFS , BARFLY, 8pm, PRESSURE FEATURING GREEN VELVET, INTERSTELLAR FUGITIVES, SLAM, JORIS VOORN AND MUCH MORE, ARCHES, Live techno, 8pm, £20.00 LEANA ZACCARINI AND JENNY CLARK TRIO, ART DE CAFÉ, A great mix of belting blues (young and old), laid
back Latin and rhythmic funk, 8pm, Free ENTER SHIKARI, BARROWLAND, 7pm, sold out THE HOLD UP + THE ZIPS + CATCHER , BOX, 9pm, Free THE FRAY, CARLING ACADEMY, 7pm, sold out AGAINST ME!, GARAGE, 8pm, £9.00 GRAVENHURST, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £7.00 CHRIS LUNG, MAGGIE MAYS, 9pm, THE PRODUCERS , ORAN MOR, 8.30pm, cancelled PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free ARCADE FIRE , SECC, The most popular band in the world?, 7pm, £23.00
TUES 30 OCT KID HARPOON + WHAT’S UP WITH FRANK + GOODBYE SUSPECT + JAY JAY & THE PIOLETS , BARFLY, 8pm, OXBAAM, DIRTY DEMOGRAPHIC, CRAWFURD CAFÉ, UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
OXBAAM, LAUREN PELON, RAMSHORN THEATRE, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
PISTOL WHIP VINTAGE, LATONIC, THE CLICKS, AND DELTA AUDIO, BUFF CLUB, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, PM MUSIC PRESENTS, POPUP + 5TH A PONTIAC + THE PASSENGERS + UART BRAITHWAITE (MOGWAI) DJ SET BARFLY, 8pm, O’DEATH, FINDO GASK AND CASIO CASINO, ADMIRAL BAR, 8pm, £5.00
NANCY ELIZABETH, ARCHES, 8pm, £7.00 GLASGOW SONGWRITERS, BLACKFRIARS, Open mic for original material, 8pm, Free
THE BROTHERS ZAMISKOVI, COSSACHOK, Music from the Tatra Mountain area of Northern Slovakia near the Polish border, 9pm, £6 ASOBI SEKSU, KING TUTS, Experimental melodic noise, 8.30pm, £7.00 MISTY’S BIG ADVENTURE, ORAN MOR, 7.30pm, £5
MAGIC CARPET CABARET, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE,
SIN HALLOWEEN PARTY FEATURING IMMANIS AND CHAO:SPHERE, SOUNDHAUS, 7pm, £5.00 BETTER CRACK CLUB, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, Glas-
Jim McAteer presents a night of singer songwriters and bands, 8pm, £24
gow’s only regular storytelling group, 8pm, £22 MARY COUGHLAN, THE FERRY, 7pm, £14.00
VERSAL, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
SAT 27 OCT THE AMPHETAMEANIES, BARFLY, 8pm, £7.00
CHAPEL JAM, GLASGOW UNIVERSITY CHAPEL CHOIR, UNIVERSITY CHAPEL, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, OXSLAM BATTLE OF THE BANDS, , BUFF CLUB, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
ENTER SHIKARI, BARROWLAND, 7pm, £14.00 MICHAEL DEANS JAZZ QUINTET, BLOC, Popular jazz, 5pm, Free
ROCKETFOX AFTERSHOW PARTY , BOX, 9pm, Free THE BOLLOCKS FEAT. THE ENCIERRO, POSTCARDS FROM HOME, THE CHILD ECHO, THE CARRERAS , BOX, 9pm, Free
BACK TO THE FUTURE HALLOWEEN FANCY DRESS PARTY FEATURING Q.F.X., HUMAN RESOURCE, CHILL FM, IAN VAN DAHL, DJ OUTBLAST , CARLING ACADEMY, 7pm, £15 til 5th Oct
RATT, GARAGE, 8pm, £16.50 TV21 AND WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS, GLASGOW ACCIES CLUB, 8pm, £10.00
HELL IS FOR HEROES, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £10.00 STONEY NEIL MC SWEENEY, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, PIANO LOUNGE, RIO CAFÉ, Live piano music from a variety of Glasgow musicians, 5pm, Free THE ROLLIN CLONES, THE FERRY, 7pm, £12.00 KLING KLANG, BARFLY, 8pm, £6.00
SUN 28 OCT MAKE MODEL + THE XCERTS + COPY HAHO , BARFLY, 8pm, SMN, THE ONE DAY SPEAKERS, ROCKERS, Ska, 8pm, JOSE GONZALEZ, ABC, 7pm, £16.00 ASH, BARROWLAND, 7pm, £16.50 HALF COUSIN, BLACKFRIARS, 9pm, £5 BLOC AND JAM, BLOC, Open Mic, 9pm, Free BOOGI LOUSHOU + BLACK TIE AFFAIR , BOX, 9pm, Free
BLACK STONE CHERRY, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £8.50 ALBA FLAMENCO, COSSACHOK, A hot-blooded fiesta of music, song and dance!, 9pm, £6 FIONN REGAN, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £8.00 KINGS DIE KINGS, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, LOU RHODES, ORAN MOR, 7.30pm, £12.50 MEATLOAF, SECC, Belting pomp rock, 7pm, £37.50 WISHBONE ASH, THE FERRY, 7pm, £12.50 MON 29 OCT WINTERMUTE, BLOC, 9pm, Free
LEFTWIDEOPEN + MARVEL HEIGHTS + JOHN DEERY , BOX, 9pm, Free ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY, CATHOUSE, 8pm, £8.00 SHACK, CLASSIC GRAND, 8pm, £12.50 W.A.S.P., GARAGE, We Are Sexist Plastic metallers,
WED 31 OCT GLASGOW’S GOT TALENT, , THE UNI-
OXBAAM, LAUREN PELON, CRAWFURD CAFÉ, UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm,
OXJAM FINALE, ASPHERONS, THE BLACK ARROWS, THE MODE, BOX, part of Oxjam Live, 8pm, PUNY HUMANS PROMOTIONS PRESENTS, BLOB + MALEROM + NOVELLA + CONCEPT OF TIME , BARFLY, 8pm,
VIVA MELODICA, SAINT JUDE’S INFIRMARY AND THE PORCH SONG COLLECTIVE, COTTIERS, Acoustic night featuring Ally Kerrl and guest artists., 8pm, Free DIZZEE RASCAL, ABC, London grime, 7pm, £13.50
THE ASPHERONS + BLACK ARROWS + THE MODE + THE LAST PROJECT, BOX, 9pm, Free RADIO SOULWAX HALLOWEEN FANCY DRESS PARTY, CARLING ACADEMY, 7pm, £15.00
THE RUMBLESTRIPS, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £8.00 HALLOWEEN PARTY, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, 8pm, MARK KOZELEK, ORAN MOR, 8.30pm, £12.50 DANCES ON THE SAND, RIO CAFÉ, Acoustic night featuring local and guest artists., 8pm, Free
MICHAEL SIMONS, TCHAI OVNA SOUTHSIDE, folk, blues and beyond from this fingerstyle guitarist, 8pm, £36
CHEYENNE AND SEYLAN, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, Scottish music on clarsach & cello, 8pm, £25 LUKE PICKETT, BARFLY, 8pm, £5.00v
CLASSIFIEDS MUSICIANS WANTED Established six piece band seek replacement bassist and drummer for regular gigging and rehearsing. Wide repertoire of original material already written. Visit www.myspace.com/foxgang. Contact foxgangs@ gmail.com or Luke on 07729597435.
HOG’S HEAD Dvd’s and Cd’s bought and sold at Hog’s Head Music, 62 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, call us on 0131 667 5274
ARC STUDIOS 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
8pm, £16.00
SHY CHILD, KING TUTS, 8.30pm, £7.50 ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION, NICE’N’SLEAZIES, acoustic and folk, 8pm, Free
KATE NASH, ORAN MOR, 8.30pm, sold out YAMAN, TCHAI OVNA, OTAGO LANE, sitar, flute and mixes, 8pm, £23
62 THE SKINNY OCTOBER 07
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SAT 27 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Anthems, RnB, hip hop & the rest, 23:00, £5/£7/£3.50 SUN 28 OCT TOUNGUE IN CHEEK, FAT SAM’S, You pick the pop, 23:00, £3.50/£5/£2.50
MON 29 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), “I DO LIKE MONDAY’S!”, FAT SAM’S, Latest in the charts & old favourites, 23:00, £4/£3.50
Student anthems with Howie on live drum percussion, 23:00, £4/£3.50 DJ BUDDYLUV, DUVET, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, Urban delights, 23:00, £4/£3.50 SUNWEED SOUND SYSTEM, THE READING ROOMS, Roots reggae and dub, 22:30, £2.50
TUES 30 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), DISCOTECA, FAT SAM’S, Pop RnB & indie in the mix, 23:00,
CLASSICS, FAT SAM’S, The ‘official’ start to the week-
DJ BUDDYLUV, DUVET, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, Urban delights ,
THURS 4 OCT RICKY HARRISON, ANTHEMS &
Arcade Fire
from the 70s, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50
end…, 23:00, £4/£3.50
FRI 5 OCT BOOGIEBUG, HONEY, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, New and old skool house, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50
PAUL WOOLFORD, HEADWAY, THE READING ROOMS, 22:30, £tbc
SAT 6 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Anthems, RnB, hip hop & the rest, 23:00, £5/£7/£3.50
DJ ROBERT WALKER, BACK TO REALITY, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, Funky house, 23:00, £5/£7/£3.50
£4/£3.50
WED 31 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Student anthems with Howie on live drum percussion,
23:00, £4/£3.50 23:00, £4/£3.50
LIVE
WED 3 OCT MAXIMO PARK, CAIRD HALL, Energetic guitar pop from the Newcastle five-piece. Plus support., 19:30, £16.50
THURS 4 OCT OFFICER KICKS + THE DRAYMIN + OUR NAME IS LEGION + THE TOUCHES, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £3
THE BROGUES, MODERN CULTURE, THE NATURALS, BILL BREWSTER AND DICKY TRISCO, DISCO DEVITHE TRADE, DEXTERS, 20:00, £tbc ANCE, THE READING ROOMS, 22:30, £8 SUN 7 OCT TOUNGUE IN CHEEK, FAT SAM’S, You pick FRI 5 OCT THE OUTLAW + GUILE + DELTA MAINLINE + IDRIVEHOME!, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £4 the pop, 23:00, £3.50/£5/£2.50 MON 8 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), “I DO LIKE THE DAZE, THE FRONT, THE RAIL, THE WHITE LIGHT, DEXTERS, 20:00, £tbc MONDAY’S!”, FAT SAM’S, Latest in the charts & old faSAT 6 OCT THE ENEMY, FAT SAM’S, Plus support., vourites, 23:00, £4/£3.50
19:30, £12.50 / SOLD OUT
TUES 9 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), DISCOTECA, MON 8 OCT IAN BROWN, CAIRD HALL, Forget everyFAT SAM’S, Pop RnB & indie in the mix, 23:00, £4/£3.50
WED 10 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Student anthems with Howie on live drum percussion,
23:00, £4/£3.50
DJ BUDDYLUV, DUVET, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, Urban delights, 23:00, £4/£3.50
THURS 11 OCT RICKY HARRISON, ANTHEMS & CLASSICS, FAT SAM’S, The ‘official’ start to the week-
end…, 23:00, £4/£3.50
FRI 12 OCT BOOGIEBUG, HONEY, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, New and old skool house, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Chart and floor fillers, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 THE KARMA LOUNGE, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 3, All your faves from the 70s, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50
AUDIOJACK (LIVE), GEEDUBS, TOADSTATIC AND ADO PLAYDOH, UNDERSOUND, THE READING ROOMS, 22:30, £tbc
SAT 13 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Anthems, RnB, hip hop & the rest, 23:00, £5/£7/£3.50
DJ ROBERT WALKER, BACK TO REALITY, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, Funky house, 23:00, £5/£7/£3.50
SUN 14 OCT TOUNGUE IN CHEEK, FAT SAM’S, You pick the pop, 23:00, £3.50/£5/£2.50
MON 15 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), FAT SAM’S, Latest in the charts & old favourites, 23:00, £4/£3.50
TUES 16 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), DISCOTE-
CA, FAT SAM’S, Pop RnB & indie, 23:00, £4/£3.50 WED 17 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Student anthems live drums, 23:00, £4/£3.50
DJ BUDDYLUV, DUVET, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, Urban delights, 23:00, £4/£3.50
thing and remember to get down to this: the aging Manc has still got it. Plus support., 19:30, £22.50 TUES 9 OCT THE CRIBS, FAT SAM’S, 19:30, £11 from Grouchos
WED 10 OCT THE DEPARTURE + DESCARTES + ASSOCIATE, WESTPORT BAR, 20:00, £6
FRI 12 OCT RECLINER + THE DAZE + THE MANIKEES +
THE MODERN FACES, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £4 SAT 13 OCT THE FEVER + RUSH HOUR SOUL + THE LITTLE KICKS + THE SCALIES, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £4 FINGATHING + PROFESSA FRESH, THE READING ROOMS, Breaks & hip hop - get your dancin’ shoes on, 19:30, £8
SUN 14 OCT OXJAM: EVENING SET: THE GRACE
EMILY’S, GAVIN MCGINTY, NON ZERO, 3 TIMES ROUND, COLE APPLEYARD, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £5 WED 17 OCT THE BOY ORCHESTRA, KING OF CONSPIRACY (PARIS), THE LIKELY LADS, PAPER AIR FORCE, DEXTERS, 20:00, £tbc THURS 18 OCT THE RESEARCH + THE BROGUES + KALEL + THE GOODNIGHTS, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £5 PIGEON DETECTIVES, FAT SAM’S, £10 / SOLD OUT FRI 19 OCT YASHIN + THE VALENTINE PROJECT + KHODA + YAKON TRUCK, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £4 KEEP IT UNREAL, MR SCRUFF, FAT SAM’S, 21:30, £tbc SAT 20 OCT LUVA ANNA EP LAUNCH, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £5
SUN 21 OCT NEW FOUND SOUND PRESENTS…, THE DOGHOUSE, Successful Edinburgh new bands night rolls into town., 20:00, £tbc
THURS 25 OCT ACOUSTIC NIGHT- RACHEL AN-
DERSON, DAVID HENNESSY, JORDAN LINTON, DEX-
THURS 18 OCT RICKY HARRISON, ANTHEMS &
TERS, More acts tbc., 20:00, £tbc
FRI 19 OCT BOOGIEBUG, HONEY, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2,
ROVAS + LIKELY LADS, THE DOGHOUSE, 20:00, £5 WED 31 OCT BEAT GENERATOR, FORWARD RUSSIA + I WAS A CUB SCOUT, THE READING ROOMS, 20:30
CLASSICS, FAT SAM’S, The ‘official’ start to the weekend…, 23:00, £4/£3.50
New and old skool house, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Chart and floor fillers, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 THE KARMA LOUNGE, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 3, All your faves from the 70s, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 OPTIMO, THE READING ROOMS, Reliably stormin’ mash up from Glasgow’s purveyors of techno, electro, indie and 60s classics, 22:30, £tbc
SAT 20 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Anthems, RnB, hip hop & the rest, 23:00, £5/£7/£3.50
DJ ROBERT WALKER, BACK TO REALITY, FAT SAM’S LEVEL
FRI 26 OCT GLASVEGAS + ROSS ADAM + THE KO-
ARTS
DCA SHOP, JOHN MOORE, Last chance to see this sophisticated jewellery show based on beetle wings., UNTIL 14 OCT, 10:30, 17:30, Free
DCA, JOHANNA BILLING/KEEP ON DOING, Looped video works exploring the individual’s place in the world, and questions of freewill., UNTIL 4 NOV, 10:30, 17:30, Free
2, Funky house, 23:00, £5/£7/£3.50
GENERATOR, ROBERT ORCHARDSON AND SARAH TRIPP, Works in various media on various scales,
pick the pop, 23:00, £3.50/£5/£2.50
looking at the way narrative drives our understanding. Thu-Sun only., UNTIL 28 OCT, 12:00, 17:00, Free
LIKE MONDAY’S!”, FAT SAM’S, Latest in the charts & old
QUEENS GALLERY, DUNDEE COLLEGE COLLECTIVE, New works by the staff of Dundee College.,
SUN 21 OCT
TOUNGUE IN CHEEK, FAT SAM’S, You
MON 22 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), “I DO favourites, 23:00, £4/£3.50
TUES 23 OCT DJ JOE BRODIE(TAY FM), DISCOTECA, FAT SAM’S, Pop RnB & indie in the mix, 23:00, £4/£3.50
WED 24 OCT DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Student anthems with Howie on live drum percussion,
23:00, £4/£3.50
UNTIL 20 OCT, 10:00, 17:00, Free
THEATRE
DUNDEE REP DUNDEE REP/NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND, PEER GYNT, Ibsen’s sprawling tale of ne’er-
DJ BUDDYLUV, DUVET, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, Urban delights, do-well Peer, until, SAT 13 OCT, 19.30, £16-4 JO STROMGREN KOMPANI, THE CONVENT, All’s not 23:00, £4/£3.50 well at the nunnery in this physical and musical drama, THURS 25 OCT, RICKY HARRISON, ANTHEMS & WED 17 OCT, 20.00, £12-4 CLASSICS, FAT SAM’S, The ‘official’ start to the weekCATHERINE WHEELS THEATRE COMPANY, CYRANO, end…, 23:00, £4/£3.50
FRI 26 OCT, BOOGIEBUG, HONEY, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 2, New and old skool house, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 DJ RICKY HARRISON, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 1, Chart and floor fillers, 23:00, £4/£6/£3.50 THE KARMA LOUNGE, FAT SAM’S LEVEL 3, All your faves
Children’s comic version of the heavily-beaked lover, FRI 19 OCT, SAT 20 OCT, 19.15, £10-4
DUNDEE REP ENSEMBLE, PLAYHOUSE CREATURES,
fast-paced play about the first women in Britain to be allowed to perform on stage over 350 years ago, SAT 27 OCT, 10-Nov, 19.45, £16-4
EAT & DRINK
AZIZA CAFÉ-BAZAAR Step into Aziza Café-Bazaar to sample tastes of the Arab World in Glasgow’s West End. Mezze, for example, are Middle Eastern tapas-style starters similar in range and tastes to Meditteranean and Greek starter plates. Home favourites include hummus, olives and falafel; be sure to try lesser-known variants such as Baba Gahanoush, made from aubergine puree with a full, smokey flavour. A mixed mezze (Medium £6.99) is great for sharing to give a comprehensive taster. Soups (£2.99) are hearty winter warmers: traditional Moroccan Harira, an exotic mix of pulses and spices, is a meal in itself.
FORGET THE COLD AND THE ASPHALT BEYOND THE HOMELY CAFÉ’S WIDE WOODEN DOOR ine dishes, accompanied with bread and spicy harissa sauce. Lamb Tagine (£10.99) is tender and can be served with vegetables or as a sweeter dish with prunes and apricots. Other Arab specialities include cous cous dishes served with Tunisian stuffed peppers (£8.99(V)/£9.99) or Turkish spicy sausages (£9.99); the latter is a spicy meat feast tempered by mint yogurt and salad. Main courses are reasonably priced and generously portioned, and owner and founder Azmina assures a warm welcome and hearty fare: this is a café with a lot of heart. [Yasmin Ali] 407 GREAT WESTERN RD, KELVINBRIDGE, GLASGOW
Moroccan house specialities are flavour-infused tag-
OPEN DAILY 12NOON-10PM.
MOTHER INDIA’S CAFÉ Re-opening after a swift face-lift, it’s a relief to see this West End stalwart hasn’t altered its winning tapas-thali hybrid menu. Mix and match from meat, fish and veggie options, bulked out by huge puffball naans and garlic potatoes if you’re a real glutton, and dig in as and when they arrive in curious dishes of the type you last saw in your Granny’s display cabinet. Lamb with spinach is rich and tender with a deeply savoury, tar-dark sauce; chicken on the bone Karahi demands you down cutlery and dig in with finger-licking enthusiasm; and Machi Massala offers chunks of moist fish, startlingly pearly against the vivid scarlet of the tomato sauce. Non-meat eaters are particularly well served, with the pick of a flesh-free bunch being the crispy, moreish dosas, bursting with Aloo Saag
‘CHATTY, INFORMAL DINING AND... TOP-NOTCH SHARING FOOD’ and served with a school dinner jelly bowl of warm dhal to slather on top. The wine list is short, to the point and affordable but you’d be best off soothing your throat with an icy draft Kingfisher or salty-sweet lussee. Mother India’s Café offers chatty, informal dining and is perfect for a sociable group feast. This is top-notch sharing food, although the compulsion to scoop up every last morsel would wake anyone’s selfish gene. [Ruth Marsh] MEAL FOR TWO WITH BEER, £40 MOTHER INDIA’S CAFÉ, 1355 ARGYLE STREET, GLASGOW 0141 339 9145
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