The Skinny March 2008

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WELCOME EDITORIAL In this space back in November, I asked where a new creative ‘avant-garde’ might come from, if one would come at all. I had a pretty positive response from people who felt similarly in need of some inspiring new culture or counterculture, but since then you may suspect I’ve rather dropped the ball.

Subsequent editorials have covered, broadly: the future of the music industry, and The Skinny’s conference thereon (Dec); the benefits of seeking fun in work and work in fun (Jan); and the importance of freedom in monogamous relationships (Feb). It’s now my intention to try to tell you that I never really dropped it, and that instead these points of view were all explorations of a single more general theme.

The idea behind the theme is still in the slightly amorphous pub-chat phase, but hinges on an intensified version of the old mantra of ‘art as life, life as art’. It is about taking the mainstream to the Nth degree to realise a kind of extremity, and about the value of cross-collaborations – not just between artistic disciplines, but between whole areas of life - as a source of new energy. Everything is ‘in’.

Further exposition will follow in due course, but I should make it clear that this isn’t highly theoretical stuff based on what’s never going to happen – I already see examples of this kind of activity, often covered on the pages of The Skinny. Last month I was lucky to attend the excellent Instal festival of experimental music at the Arches. Their Saturday night highlight – a musicians’ jam – certainly fitted the ‘Nth degree’ bill: to play heavy-asfuck noise for three hours solid and see what the effect is, on yourself as much as on the audience. It took fully an hour and half to get used to the racket, but closing your eyes it sounded like the birth of a star – exhilarating stuff.

In his preview of Instal last issue, Ali Maloney asserted that ‘even one day at Instal will give you a new favourite band for life’. Well, I found Kenny G.

As it turns out, Ali wasn’t quite right, because the Kenny G I’m referring to is actually a conceptual poet (Kenneth Goldsmith), one of whose favourite noms de plume is the one he shares with the appalling son-of-schmaltz saxophonist Kenny G (he whose re-working of Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World was described by guitarist Pat Metheny as ‘a new low point in modern culture’). Still, Kenneth Goldsmith is brilliant – I really have found a new favourite writer. Well worth looking up if you’re unacquainted.

As for our coverage of this month’s action, the Sounds section is playing a blinder, featuring quality interviews with Stephen Malkmus, Efrim from A Sliver Mount Zion, Foals, Why?, and various other exceptional exponents of modern rock. Elsewhere we have preview coverage of the Glasgow Comedy Festival and French Film Festival, and squeeze in a word with one of the most iconic actresses around: Uma Thurman (and that Colin Firth). As ever there’s a steady commitment to covering the best in local creative activity across the sections too.

Beats are on form as well, speaking to Autechre about their challenging, rewarding new album, and keeping you up to speed with all the best upcoming clubs, including DJ Hell’s first Scottish appearance, at Cab Vol. You are all my gigolos now…

Often it is the culture that surrounds creativity that enables its most effective expression. Responsible media, we like to think, is a big part of that, but well-run venues have a particularly important role to play too. In these pages we have lamented the closure of quality venues too many times, so it’s nice to be able to celebrate on occasion too. This month sees the third anniversary of Edinburgh’s new-musical institution Cabaret Voltaire, and residents of the capital should be truly grateful for the Cab’s ongoing commitment to the best in unconventional live and club music. Their birthday night is already sold out, but why not make a point of heading down this month? - perhaps without even checking what’s on. Chances are it’ll be great, and you’ll be reminded how exciting it is to have somewhere so creatively committed on your doorstep. rupert@skinnymag.co.uk

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ISSUE 30 : : MARCH 2008

HEADS UP Skinny Jeans picks apart models on YouTube

SHOWCASE Rabiya Choudhry

FEATURES Glasgow Women’s Library finds a new home

LGBT

Quentin Hubbard: the gay Scientologist

FILM

Uma Thurman talks about firemen, and we talk about the French Film Festival

MALKMUS! - P34

DF

THEATRE Andy Arnold on his move to The Tron

COMEDY

Special extended section for the Glasgow Comedy Festival

BOOKS

Aye Write! says Doug Johnstone

GAMES

Violence, death and ratings

ART

CHOUDHRY! - P8

Poodle perm forms in Studio Project 10

SOUNDS

Focus on Foals, A Silver Mt. Zion and Stephen Malkmus

BEATS

Ninja Tune, Cadence Weapon, plus Simian Mobile Disco

LISTINGS Get off your arse! Find something to do

EATING & DRINKING International nosh

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FORD MODELS ON YOUTUBE. DESTINY, IN THE FORM OF PRETTY PEOPLE BEING DIM This month's Skinny Jeans must be prefaced with a health warning. Stay in your seats and try to remain calm, but it has become apparent that Ford Models and YouTube have combined forces to take over our lives.

Whilst the dangers of twin opiates, MySpace and Facebook, are best left explained by someone with an hourly-refresh habit and a considerably longer Friends-list, I will be the one brewing the coffee and setting out the chairs at TubeAnon.

YouTube does not want me to do any work.

It wants me to play videos of Heidi Montag from The Hills writhing mindlessly on a beach to her own joyless pop song; and when I'm done, it recommends I see the excruciating making-of featurette. It is an enabler: lighting up the next before the first one goes out, and the Ford Models channel is, if you'll extend the metaphor, my illicit substance of choice.

It all started with the Ford Artist videos - the step-by-step guides to false eyelash application, and the interviews with Michael Kors on handbag design - but the Models soon took me over. Clearly dissatisfied with employees whose talents are confined to walking and smiling, the agency has demanded its mannequins come to life. Accordingly, armed with nondescript sets, a full crew, and no particular remit, the models have jammed YouTube with a four-hundred strong set of clips that are not so much dumb, as utterly bewildering and pathologically compelling.

Take, for starters, the 20-minute hotel room workout for your chest and "tri", hosted by

model Jeff Kunard. Watching Jeff hoist a trolley case repeatedly behind his head, it becomes clear that 'tri' is to Jeff what "tricep" is to the rest of the English-speaking world.

This lax command of biology resurfaces in his confusing confession that workouts are crucial, as he has "just had a baby".

Tara Stiles is a similarly suspect model instructor, whose 'Yoga for Feet' segment suggests that she is unsure of the technique, and indeed the point, of her demonstration.

As we "press the toes, um, and do that, and, uh, then go back," we're conquering that silent killer, foot cramps: "This will help strengthen your feet so you won't get so many cramps, and it also helps alleviate foot cramps whilst you're having them." When not ridding the world of extremity spasms, Tara can be found conducting a 'Girl on Girl' Yoga session, with a brunette named Desiree Dymond, and no discernible awareness of innuendo.

AHOVALA

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CHRIS

VRINDA

MICHAEL

IZZY

Gutter Talk

CHARITY WORKERS, EDINBURGH AHOVALA (IT MEANS BEHOLD THE POWER), 46 FUNDRAISER

I wouldn’t say I wake up, but when my friends ask me what I’m doing with myself I end up launching into it on them.

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? Nobbling people, and trying to raise money to print books about spiritual consciousness.

GELDOF OR BONO? Geldof.

WHAT’S THE WORST REACTION? HOW DO PEOPLE ACT? I get a mix of reactions; I find a lot of men are ruled by their women, they listen to them too much.

WHICH IS THE BEST STREET TO WORK ON? Around the castle is good: there are more tourists up there and they don’t recognise you.

So when that big cosmic accountant calls me to answer, and demands to see my wasted youth, I'll have to show him Jeff and Tara. We'll also swing by Leann's organic face masks, and Shanna's exotic swimwear, where she'll do a twirl in her bra made out of seashells, that she designed but must hold tightly, having been unable to engineer a fastening. We'll look, and he'll make a joke about models being stupid, but he'll have missed the point.

HOW LONG WILL YOU / HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS? I’ve been doing this for 25 years, and hope to go for another 25 years, until I drop dead!

Stupid is irrelevant.

It’s all the same, and all down to karma.

Models are YouTube and YouTube is models.

Stupid? Sometimes. Frivolous? Probably.

But we are still compelled to look.

JETHRO COLLINS

DO YOU WAKE UP IN A COLD SWEAT REPEATING YOUR PITCH? I go off the cuff every time. I never give the same pitch to people.

GELDOF OR BONO? Neither – I give no credibility to celebrities.

FAMINE OR DROUGHT? ANYTHING ELSE? Britain is living with a permanent Tupperware bowl over it, it makes me cry - grey living dead, that’s what the people are like.

SCOTT SINCLAIR, 23 OXFAM WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? I’m helping Oxfam by doing street work to raise awareness for their new ‘I’m in’ campaign, which is a follow on from the Make Poverty History campaign.

WHAT’S THE WORST REACTION? HOW DO PEOPLE ACT? When they swear at you it’s pretty bad.

WHICH IS THE BEST STREET TO WORK ON? Definitely Dundee High Street – everyone is lovely up there.

HOW LONG WILL YOU / HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS? I want to do this for a while yet, but ultimately my goal is to go out to Africa and help Oxfam out there.

DO YOU WAKE UP IN A COLD SWEAT REPEATING YOUR PITCH?

Either. They both happen due to godlessness.

ANYTHING ELSE? Gouranga!

ANYTHING ELSE? One time a drunk old man attacked me with his umbrella on Princes Street, that wasn’t nice.

MICHAEL TURKINGTON, 19 OXFAM

CHRIS ALLEN, 29 CO-MANAGER SARASWATI AFGHAN CHARITY SHOP/PROJECT

WHAT’S THE WORST REACTION? HOW DO PEOPLE ACT? I don’t like it when people make a lame excuse, like “I’ve got a meeting to go to… in the pub.” They try to be funny.

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? Running the shop to raise money for local charities and Afghan schoolkids. We used to have a stall, but our license ran out on it.

WHAT’S THE WORST REACTION? HOW DO PEOPLE ACT? Most people are positive or just curious.

Sometimes Hindu people get confused about the name, because it means something different to them; it’s actually the name of an old Afghan river.

HOW LONG WILL YOU / HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS? The shop has been open since last year, but we’re closing at the start of March and going online.

GELDOF OR BONO? Shoot them both.

ANYTHING ELSE? Last year the shop got broken into, but we think the thieves had a guilt trip because a while later lots of the stuff got returned!

VRINDA, MID 40s HARI KRISHNA WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? I’m promoting simple natural spiritual ways of living.

WHAT’S THE WORST REACTION? HOW DO PEOPLE ACT? Most people walk past me. I find it annoying when I manage to stop a couple but one of them drags the other off.

HOW LONG WILL YOU / HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS? I started in 1985, and I’ll go on doing it for as long as I can.

DO YOU WAKE UP IN A COLD SWEAT REPEATING YOUR PITCH? Sometimes. The stuff we say is the way I want to live so it’s always in my mind.

GELDOF OR BONO? They’re just celebrities.

FAMINE OR DROUGHT?

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? Taking a year out and working for Oxfam.

HOW LONG WILL YOU / HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS? I only just started. I want to go to France in the summer, so until then I’m just doing this to raise money to travel.

DO YOU WAKE UP IN A COLD SWEAT REPEATING YOUR PITCH? I have had dreams! It’s drilled into you.

FAMINE OR DROUGHT? Famine, you die after three days without water!

ANYTHING ELSE? I’ve got a few girls’ numbers, but I haven’t called any of them yet.

IZZY BENSAAD, 23 OXFAM WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? I’m campaigning to the raise awareness of the developing world to people here in the UK. The more names we get the more pressure gets put on the politicians!

WHAT’S THE WORST REACTION? HOW DO PEOPLE ACT? When people knock straight into you like you’re not there.

HOW LONG WILL YOU / HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS? I’ve been saying I’m getting a new job for a while but I haven’t found anything more inspiring.

FAMINE OR DROUGHT? Emmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm drought.

ANYTHING ELSE? It’s not that exciting, but you do get the odd granny who randomly swears at you. That’s always strange.

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INSIDE: Glamour abounds in this stunning second floor cabaret-style venue, with restored black and gold cornicing and mirrored tables. The elegant ballroom serves as a luxury dining space or somewhere to boogie later on, and there are beautiful mahogany bars, leather clad booths and the occasional chaise longue elsewhere for intimate moments. This old ‘Café Royal’ hideaway offers 5 rooms and three bars in a 360° circuit, and in line with their varied capabilities, the Voodoo Rooms are quickly gaining a reputation for quality music and entertainment in the evenings.

CLIENTELE: Though a little pricey, the venue hosts an array of entertainments to excite all punters, from live jazz to caberet acts and DJs, a mêlée of talented individuals consistently pull in a mixed and vibrant crowd.

MAGIC MOMENT: Watching some of the best live acts in town, then getting to flirt with the outrageously hot bartenders, and then noticing in the mirrored table you have a bogie hiding just within sight up one nostril.

ATMOSPHERE: Punter to punter? Slightly chilly. In particular if you are wearing the ‘wrong dress’, as this venue is strictly for the well turned-out. But for those who have particular specifications about the right atmosphere, this is definitely the place for you: when you’re looking good and fancy a well-mixed cocktail, the Voodoo Rooms are the most magickal place.

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THE CELLARS, GLASGOW

CALLUM DE CAESTECKER If you walk down the far end of Sauchiehall Street, just before the area becomes pedestrianised, you’ll find a small bar which has, over the past few years, changed its name and sign more times than Dolly Parton’s cancelled tours for ‘boob’ reasons.

In fact, situated as it is at the corner of Sauchiehall and Rose Street, you’d be forgiven for missing the tiny entrance to this hidden gem of a bar entirely.

Formerly known as ‘The Brunswick Cellars’, and, for an even shorter period of time ‘Underground at the Cellars’, the bar you’re about to enter - now simply known as The Cellars - is a perfect little watering hole.

With drinks promotions (£1.50 drinks Sunday through Thursday), a Monday quiz night with cash prize, and an array of posters for club-nights and local bands taking up the majority of wall space, it’s clear that the clientele this bar is gearing towards is student based.

But that’s not to say older folks can’t get in on the fun too. With its assortment of comfortable sofas, lo-fi fish tank, and low level lighting, The Cellars is the perfect venue to relax with a drink after a hard day’s graft. Open ‘til twelve seven nights a week and located only a few seconds’ walk from some of Glasgow’s biggest clubs, The Cellars is also a great choice of bar for a few pre-going out drinks.

Next time you’re searching for a bar in central Glasgow, walk slowly. You don’t want to speed past your best bet without even seeing it.

THE CELLARS, 239 SAUCHIEHALL STREET, GLASGOW, 0141 331 1820

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RABIYA CHOUDHRY The Skinny Showcase’s Bongo Cafe exhibition series is inaugurated this month with the inimitable Rabiya Choudhry. Rab graduated from ECA`s painting deparment in 2004, and has since completed a masters while exhibiting locally and internationally in such projects as the Collective’s New Work Scotland Programme, Zoo Art Fair and the Prague Biennale. She works on canvas, paper and walls, and creates murals that have the fortunate consequence (for the artist) of having to be painted over when the exhibition comes to an end, their innately transitory nature meaning that they cannot be sold on to potentially bad homes, collectors more interested in the works’ monetary value than their meaning.

These images reflect the changing nature of Rab’s personal iconography.

Her vast array of influences has led to an evolving style, her experiments in form, line, colour and composition ranging from monochrome to polychrome, intricate drawings to vast wall-pieces, sparse pages to canvasses overflowing with allusion. Throughout she retains and expresses her unique personal vision and voice, exploring themes of race, sexuality, nationality, the nature and status of art and the artist.

For the Bongo exhibition she plans to create murals in black and green, accompanied by drawings. The show will preview on the night of Thursday 13 Feb, and will run for around a month. We hope to see you there!

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GLASGOW HAS A GREAT HISTORY OF LEARNING AND LIBRARIES, AND THE RELATIVELY RECENT ADDITION OF THE GLASGOW WOMEN'S LIBRARY HAS ONLY ENHANCED THIS. DEBORAH MARTIN SPOKE TO FOUNDER MEMBERS ABOUT ITS CURRENT STATE OF TRANSITION AND GROWTH

Sometime in the late '80s, people started sending Adele Patrick boxes. There were boxes of books and boxes of slides and photos and protest badges and well-thumbed copies of Spare Rib, and stickers featuring the cherubic features of Rosie the Riveter.

The boxes piled up. They glowered accusingly at her from corners. She stuck some labels on them, made a cup of tea and wondered what on earth to do. From such humble beginnings a library was born.

Adele had helped form an organization called Women in Profile, who didn’t want Glasgow’s status as City of Culture to be solely about the achievements of "beardy white poets". They spread the word, and before long people started to send them material about women. Hence the boxes.

None of this happened overnight. And Glasgow Women’s Library is still, according to Adele, very much in the process of growing up.

"Our birth was in Garnethill, when we didn’t even have windows or a phone," she recalls.

"Parnie Street was our childhood, and our temporary location in Trongate is our tricky adolescence. The Mitchell will, I suppose, be our adulthood’.

For the Women’s Library is relocating, and in April 2009 it will move into a shiny new home at The Mitchell - Glasgow, and Europe's, biggest public reference library. All GWL books are in storage, all lending services are suspended. For most libraries this would mean a chance to put your feet up and pass round the Ginger Snaps, but GWL isn’t like most libraries. According to Board Member Christine Reid: "Glasgow Women’s Library is about a great deal more than books. At times it’s about anything but books."

In this sense GWL are pioneers. Flick through their programme and you’ll find film screenings, historical walks and a successful adult literacy programme. With users aged eighteen to eighty, the focus is on learning, interaction, community and inclusiveness now buzz words for city councils wanting to overhaul their library services. Adele explains that GWL has taken the opposite journey from the typical library.

"Unlike the traditional nineteenth century model of libraries, we’re very much a grassroots project. Institutions like The Mitchell are being influenced by us, and we’ll soon be sharing its space. It’s as if we’re both travelling in opposite directions and have met in the middle at this wonderful moment."

It’s too early to tell whether it’s a trend or a paradigm shift, but libraries are becoming fluid entities – they flow into communities, communities flow into them. GWL can be a garden, a historical walk or an online course.

It can produce friendships, scrapbooks or a

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“GLASGOW WOMEN’S LIBRARY IS ABOUT A GREAT DEAL MORE THAN BOOKS. AT TIMES IT’S ABOUT ANYTHING BUT BOOKS.” new word learned in English. In a culture where social interactions are often mediated by food, booze or ‘the tint’, libraries can provide a valuable alternative space.

One example of this is the popularity of GWL’s ‘Stitch N’ Bitch’ knitting club. However, I’m rather suspicious of this recent folksy trend in feminism. Shouldn’t women be chaining themselves to railings rather than weaving corn dollies? Adele sees it differently: "What you have to realise is that a lot of very vulnerable women come to us. They may be recovering from abuse or addiction, or speak very little English. GWL can be a confidencebuilding space for them. When self-esteem is achieved, issues to do with rights start surfacing. This is an environment that plants seeds."

With violence against women on the increase, and ongoing inequalities of pay and opportunity, women’s libraries continue to be relevant and attractive to a new generation of feminists. Adele is keen to challenge the stereotypes attached to them:

A USER'S GUIDE The first time I went up the lift to the women’s library, I have to admit, I was a bit scared. What if it was full of shavenheaded feminists? I mean, I consider myself a feminist. But, y’know... not one of those feminists.

"It’s not a bunch of women whinging about blokes. It’s about empowering, celebrating, recording, preserving, inspiring. It’s an alternative space where women can feel safe and access the information they need to make choices."

I needn’t have worried. I soon realised 109 Trongate was an oasis, a friendly, anachronistic little gem.

As well as its community achievements, the library has accumulated an impressive collection of 20,000 books and a number of rare artifacts. What one item, I wonder, would Adele save in a fire? She thinks about this.

So it was at the Women’s Library I took my first ever Mandarin Chinese class – myself and six other completely disparate women, sitting around a table trying to even hear the difference between a high tone and a rising tone, and feeling dead pleased with ourselves when we did.

"Our umbrella stand, I think. It was painted by suffragettes incarcerated in Duke Street prison, at the request of a sympathetic female governor. GWL is a conduit for stories like this. There’s a whole shadow history of female achievement that people aren’t aware of."

I also joined the women’s book group, which meets up to discuss that month’s chosen book over copious cups of tea and biscuits. The only stipulation is that the book must have been written by a woman, but so far that’s covered a diverse array of work, from Edith Wharton’s American classic The House of Mirth to Jacqueline Susann’s gloriously trashy Valley of the Dolls.

The library itself has its own vivid history, and this is undoubtedly one of its most exciting periods. But what is Adele’s vision for GWL’s future?

"I want to see a joyous celebration of what libraries have become, and what they are becoming. I want our new premises to be an amazing space. It’s time for a new generation of women to make Glasgow Women’s Library their own, to invent it anew."

GLASGOW WOMEN’S LIBRARY NEEDS HISTORICAL TOUR GUIDES, VOLUNTEER TUTORS AND DONATIONS. WHY NOT EMAIL INFO@WOMENSLIBRARY.ORG.UK AND SIGN UP? ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN ACCESS THEIR SPRING BROCHURE AT WWW.WOMENSLIBRARY.ORG.UK, AND YOU CAN ALSO BECOME A FRIEND OF GWL FOR £5 PER MONTH.

The library also runs sporadic film nights, of which my favourite was the Bollywood classic MughalE-Azam - the sad story of Anarkali, whose beauty makes the king’s wife jealous, and a lot of singing, dancing and manipulating later, ends with Anarkali being bricked up behind a castle wall.

Through all these events I’ve met a network of fantastic girls, some of whom I’ve become really good friends with, and a lot more I say hi to on the street.

The temporary premises at Parnie Street are perfect, but I wonder what the new permanent home at the Mitchell will be like? It’s the ramshackleness and the ‘this is ours’ feel that makes the Women’s Library so gorgeous. All the same, I look forward to seeing it. Lots. [Cara McGuigan]

ADELE PATRICK

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Jock 'n' Roll Radio EASING ON TO AN INTERNET NEAR YOU EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT AT NINE, LEITH-BASED OLD JOCK RADIO IS AN ABSOLUTE GEM OF A DIGITAL RADIO STATION. TOMMY MACKAY MET UP WITH BROADCASTING CHIEF TROUBLEMAKER LES BELL

BLAIR MCNEIL

Old Jock Radio is a weekly two hour ramble through the minutiae of everyday living and the meaning of Fife. The main man behind the project is the amiable Les Bell, but he is usually accompanied by some or all of his many co-hosts and pals, including Rich Bray, (and the musicians) Steve Mason, and Pip Dylan.

Les explains the mission statement of his project in classic fashion: originating from a dissatisfaction with what is already out there.

“Radio is my favourite medium. I’m constantly scouring the airwaves, but very rarely find something that’s really for me. I find bits and pieces, but I wanted to create something that I would enjoy on a regular basis, which means chat, music and all the crap that goes along with that. There’s a whole world of people out there who feel the way I do, who want to genuinely interact and really feel part of it.

They don’t want some nob on Radio 1 telling you, ‘I’m your pal,’ which is what we’ve got at the moment.”

Les reckons being on the radio was always his destiny. “Me and my brother made tapes in my back bedroom when I was ten. We called it ‘Old Jock Radio’ even back then. I used to have fantasies about doing pirate radio. But you get sent to prison for that, so I never actually got round to it. When the internet came around, all you had to do was plug a microphone into a computer and you were pretty much there. I did that five years ago and have been doing it ever since.”

That kind of near lifelong commitment will always affect how you look at something, and Les is passionately disdainful about the current state of mainstream radio in Britain.

"Talk Sport, Talk 107 – they’re the great Satan. I hate them. What they do is dreadful, but they do a dreadful thing brilliantly. I would like it if there was a radio station like Talk Sport done by people who don’t have a right wing bias and who’re not in the pockets of the station owners or whoever. Ian Collins on Talk Sport, for instance, does a great show, but he’s a right wing tossbag. Whenever talk radio appears, it’s always owned by a bunch of cunts."

It's safe to say Les is not a man to mince his words. But such visceral talk is not just for dissing the competition; it's about how you put yourself out there through your own activities.

"When we get on the radio, we’re completely exposed as human beings. I don’t think there’s anything I haven’t said about myself, good or

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bad. That makes a huge difference. A lot of people who listen in are incredibly passionate about it and what they get from it."

Les’s background is in music, having played in bands since the seventies, such as Tribe, Poundstretcher, and Joe Public. More recently, he played bass for King Biscuit Time alongside ex-Beta Band member and OJR co-host, Steve Mason. "I’ve chucked all that away now, because I can’t be arsed moving boxes around the country. I think I’ve passed the point of reasonable dignity in rock and roll." Such is the kudos of OJR, however, that Les has had punters at music gigs quizzing him about it.

"On the last KBT tour there were at least ten or twenty people in every city who would turn up post gig just to talk about OJR, and that was wonderful."

Our interview concluded, Les and Rich invited me on to the show, which featured many skits recorded by Les under several comic guises and an eclectic playlist featuring Ivor Cutler, Richard Cheese and John Shuttleworth among the classic tunes, which included a healthy helping of reggae.

The studio itself is an intimate affair, adorned with Ramones and Clash posters (Les is a huge Joe Strummer fan), which has seen the likes of the Kazoo Funk Orchestra crammed within its tiny performing area. The show attracts some very interesting guests, including one particularly hilarious encounter with American evangelist preacher, Pastor Lionel White.

OJR are also proud sponsors of Carnegie Thistle, Scotland’s third best thistle-named football team, who have Old Jock Radio emblazoned across their shirts.

As for the future, Les would like to go mainstream. "I’d love to have a little hole somewhere on XFM where we could create our own little space without completely selling out.

I think people would really dig it. That’s my belief. Maybe I’m deluded."

Les and Rich's brand of chat, sketches, music and, yes, edutainment, have earned Old Jock Radio a loyal following, now numbering in the hundreds. Laid-back may be the approach, but with its reputation ever growing, the future looks to be upstanding for OJR.

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LGBT Quentin Hubbard, 1954-1976

EDITORIAL One of my friends recently decided to rebrand herself as straight. She hasn’t got off with a woman in a year or so, since which time she’s been interested solely in men. To be honest, I had my reservations about this for a while, and then the other night I started thinking about it a bit differently (I mean, besides the ‘none of my business anyway’ angle). Given that a significant part of my identity is tied in with being queer, I’d be pretty freaked out were I to wake up and realise I was no longer into women after all. And I don’t even know if I’d have the nerve to then identify as straight, and part of that is because I’ve internalised that old bullshit about straight = normal = boring. Granted, I don’t see that as being parallel to old-fashioned homophobia – there’s still too much power imbalance to view it through such a simplistic lens – but it’s still bullshit that we can do without.

Having processed that, I realised it’s pretty cool that she’s decided to come out again, rather than hide away in embarrassment at her transgression. In conclusion, if any decent straight or bi boys out there would like to meet a tall New Zealander with no swear filter and a passion for trapeze, give me a shout and I’ll do the introductions.

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WHO’S YOUR DANDY? 2 11 MAR, 7.30PM

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QUENTIN HUBBARD "I always thought he was homosexual. He was trying to get out of the Church."

- Kima Douglas, LRH's nurse, on the suicide of Quentin Hubbard "The sexual pervert ([...] includes any and all forms of deviation in dynamic two such as homosexuality, lesbianism, sexual sadism, etc [...]) is actually quite ill physically."

- Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (LRH), in Dianetics Part 2, Chapter 5 (1950)

WORD POWER, WEST NICOLSON ST, EDINBURGH

Another night of queer lit and music, this time with Graeme Hawley, Hamish MacDonald, Nine and Zorras.

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LEA DELARIA 14 MAR, 8PM

TRON THEATRE, 63 TRONGATE, GLASGOW

Jazz musician and comic Lea DeLaria brings her critically acclaimed show to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

You might have seen free personality tests.

They're offered by the organisation that calls itself a church in almost every country but this one (where this is not legally allowed) Scientology. These are recruitment points for the organisation. They provide contact with the general public, where trained staff can help people examine their problems though the lens of 'Dianetics'. The problems Dianetics claims to solve include the 'illness' of 'sexual perversion', and that includes homosexuality.

Quentin had just such a 'problem'.

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DC Jackson’s hilarious play is set in the studio of 'Glasgow's third most listened to football phone-in show', following a prominent footballer’s coming out. £10

OOT II – THE SECOND COMING THE STAND, YORK PLACE, EDINBURGH 25 MAR, DOORS 7:30PM

The gay (and gay-friendly) comedy night makes its comeback with Craig Hill and Jill Peacock.

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In the past Scientology has claimed to be able to cure you of your sexuality as part of making 'the able more able'. Why, then, did the founder's gay son kill himself?

If Scientology's process - dubbed Dianetics works, then surely it should have worked fairly well for the author and his own family? Apart from Quentin, another Hubbard son (LRH junior) left the organisation, changing his name as he went. He was labelled mentally ill, as was Quentin. Dianetics: the Modern Science of the Mind could not help. In Quentin's case, neither could the Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF), a work programme for members who are 'out-ethics' – supposedly rehabilitative facilities for 'deviant' members.

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According to Dr Stephen A Kant, the RPF "put coerced participants through regimes

of harsh physical punishment, forced selfconfessions, social isolation, hard labour, and intense doctrinal study, all as part of leadership-designed efforts to regain members' ideological commitment. The confinement that participants experience, combined with forms of physical maltreatment, intensive ideological study, and forced confessions, allows social scientists to speak of the RPF as a 'brainwashing' program."

Anne Rosenblum, a former Scientologist, described her experience of the RPF: ‘You are not allowed to speak to anyone outside the RPF without permission. You must run everywhere, not walk. Your mail is read, you are accompanied at all times, even to the toilet; you're not allowed any luxuries, and you are fed on rice and beans. In addition to this, you are subjected to hypnosis and forced to do hard labour for the organisation. Any member can be declared out-ethics, and "any law which applies to the behaviour of men and women applies to children".’

Quentin Hubbard was sent there while a highranking member of his father's organisation, for attempting suicide. A couple of years later and no healthier mentally, he succeeded.

Your religion is your choice, of course. Nobody should be allowed to restrict your practice, whatever you believe. That does not mean that we should accept the right of the religious to abuse, however. People should be free to choose for themselves, and to do as they wish with their lives so long as they do not impede another's freedom to do the same.

So, was Quentin free? If so, why did he choose to die? Was his burgeoning sexuality a dealbreaker for his father's organisation? Did it lead to his death?

We can only guess what was going through his mind when he died, but it seems likely his father's attitude towards his sexuality was a pressing concern. "It was a huge loss of face for 'the boss' having a gay son," says Dennis Erlich, a former Scientology minister. According to the LA Times, LRH's first reaction when he heard of the death of Quentin was to express concern over publicity that could be used to discredit

Scientology. According to the book Bare Faced Messiah, he said "that stupid f**king kid! That stupid f**king kid! Look what he's done to me!"

"He thought Quentin was an embarrassment," says Laurel Sullivan, LRH’s former personal public relations adviser. "[LRH] told me that several times."

With its current stated acceptance of homosexuality - member Keith Relkin ran a marathon carrying a pride flag, and says he has worked with the Church of Scientology for greater inclusion of gay people like himself – perhaps the horrific ordeal suffered by Quentin Hubbard could never be repeated.

Perhaps LRH's organisation is not homophobic these days. To be fair, it is hard to find much conclusive information; at the time of writing there are only two hits for ‘gay’ on the Scientology site, both about Keith and his rainbow flag.

Scientology has been in the news again, and transparency has been an issue. Last month was Lisa McPherson's Birthday. She died in 1995 after 17 days being 'handled' by Scientologists in their home base of Clearwater, Florida. She has become a symbol of all those who decry the practices of the organisation. For her birthday and in her memory, a collection of people protested outside the Hubbard Academy of Personal Independence in Edinburgh. They shared the identity 'Anonymous' to remain safe from repercussions from an organisation with a history of taking extreme lengths to silence critics.

These were concerned citizens, as was evident from interviewing them that day. One man asked "How do I know they won't come after my kids?" - referring to the organisation's 'Fair Game' policy that has seen many lives ruined.

He was not the only one to express concern for family members should his identity be revealed.

These anonymous protesters were out in force, in locations around the world besides Edinburgh, and they are planning to do it again for LRH's birthday on 15 March.

What this will mean to those worshippers who some say feel trapped in the 'church', only time will tell.

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rrrr PULLS NO PUNCHES WHEN IT COMES TO THE BLEAK REALITY OF LIFE INSIDE A WOMEN’S PRISON

Despite the dubious marketing which seems to suggest Four Minutes is some sort of sexy murder flick, it turns out the film is a subtle but powerful exploration of the growing relationship between Traude, an elderly and intolerant piano teacher in a women’s prison, and Jenny, erstwhile child prodigy pianist, incarcerated for a murder she may or may not have committed. The lesbian angle – the flashbacks to Traude’s greatest love, and the unconfirmed possibility that she is in love with Jenny – is in fact the weakest part of the film. But it pulls no punches when it comes to the bleak reality

of life inside a women’s prison. The intense and nuanced performances by Monica Bleibtreu and Hannah Herzsprung as the two leads save it from becoming so depressing as to be unwatchable, and the use of music to maintain or relieve the tension in the film is nothing less than masterful. [Jessica Gregson] DIR: CHRIS KRAUS STarS: Monica BleiBTreu, HannaH HerzSprunG, Sven pippiG RELEASE DATE: 7 MAR

CLUB PREVIEW CLUB WOTEVER Gay? Bi? Trans-something? not sure what you are this month? Well you’re in luck, my friend, as london’s fabulous club Wotever is heading north! in fact, Wotever is more than a club. it describes itself as ‘a club that is an idea that is a party that is a community.’ So what does that mean? Basically, that they’re a friendly bunch, who wanted a liberated place to dance and shout and meet more friendly people who love them just the way they are. in Glasgow this month, you can start by attending their film screening and talk on 27 March – zem Moffat’s Mirror, at which you can find out all about the movement, where it started and even meet its creators in the flesh (8-11pm, The lesser Hall @ The Woodside Halls, Glenfarg St; £4/3). if you’re lucky they may even let you touch their genius. Follow this up with their amazing Gender & performance workshop the next day and learn about gender expressions on stage and in your life (11am-4pm; e-mail woteverworld@gmail.com for details). once your brain cells have had a good working out with the cerebral stuff, get out your sexiest gumboots and head down to their ‘Watching The Detectives’ themed club night at The Winchester club on 29 March - promising queer cabaret, top london DJs, glamour bois, drag kings, trans queers, butches and femmes fatales together with the good old fashioned homosexual gay. all this for just a fiver - as long as you dress as your favourite crime fic fantasy. [lizzie Maran] For DaTeS, BookinGS, venueS anD a FrienDly SMile, cHeck ouT THeir WeBSiTe. See you all THere!

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by Katie Smyth

BREAKING RULES AND PUSHING BOUNDARIES IS WHAT FRENCH CINEMA IS ALL ABOUT “Wow, wow, wow, wow.” No, it’s not another BAFTA acceptance speech from La Vie en Rose star Marion Cotillard, but an appreciative musing on the recent offerings of French cinema. La Vie swept the board at last month’s BAFTAs and Cotillard again looks set to “wow” at the Oscars while her fellow citoyennes, Mesdemoiselles Tautou and Binoche, continue to fly the flag high in Hollywood. So with all the current hype for Gallic film, the French Film Festival UK could be forgiven for resting on its laurels this month. But non mon Dieu, remember these are the French we're dealing with - breaking rules and pushing boundaries is what it’s all about.

Now in its 16th year, La Fete du Cinema returns to the UK with 32 films screening in ten cities between 7 and 20 March. This year sees the Eden Court in Inverness make its debut as a host, extending the Scottish contribution beyond Glasgow and the capital. Blending films by established directors and features from emerging new talent, this year’s programme is set to tackle the Franco-Algerian war, the Paris v the rest of the country rift, and the sexual reminiscences of an HIV sufferer, while taking a fond retrospective look at the Mai ’68 demonstrations. Yet far from being, as a friend described it, “up its own arse”, French cinema also reveals its lighter, more playful side with Audrey Tautou appearing as a golddigger in Priceless, and Lola Doillon’s Just About Love? bearing testimony to teenage angst and hormones raging just as highly across the Channel.

Though stripped of the glamour, finesse and cinematic heavyweights of Cannes, La Fete will play host to a number of guest speakers including veteran director Jean Becker, actor Melvil Poupaud and Oscar-nominated Lionel Bailliu, who will give informal Q&A sessions at their screenings. The educational theme continues with presentations by the Ecole du Cinema and those wishing for a further encounter with the stars can take advantage of a unique exhibition of cinema portraiture at Edinburgh’s French Institute by awardwinning photographer Fabrizio Maltese.

Just as British and American cinema has sought to exercise its war demons in recent years, this French Film Festival would appear to be seeking some sort of emotional purging. Intimate Enemies, Bled Number

One and Mon Colonel all deal with the Franco-Algerian colonial conflict. Intimate Enemies, screening at The Filmhouse on 11 March and the GFT on 17 March, tells the story of young Lieutenant Terrien, posted to the remotest backwater of Algeria as a replacement. Quickly he finds his hitherto unwavering professionalism challenged as he comes up against the barbarity of the fellagha nationalist fighters, led by a Second World War veteran who only two decades before had fought under the French flag. The film charts Terrien’s increasing difficulties in resisting the inhumane and illegal methods employed by his enemy and his contemptuous sergeant.

Similarly Mon Colonel, by emerging director Laurent Herbert, explores the use of torture by French troops during the conflict, pitting the tactics of Lieutenant Guy Rossi against those of the shrewd Colonel Duplan. Like most of the titles in the festival these films are not set for general release in the UK so this may be your only chance to explore this hangover of French colonialism.

Shifting away from war, another preview to look out for is Avril with screenings in Inverness, Glasgow and Aberdeen. A bit like The Sound of Music set in Camargue and minus the guitars, Avril sees a young novice nun abandon the convent in which she has spent her childhood, in search of her twin brother and a new life without restriction.

Another 'quest' in the festival appears in Priceless, as jilted waiter Jean pursues confused golddigger Irene (Audrey Tautou) to the French Riviera after a night of passion and mistaken identity. Sexual confusion also reigns supreme in Just About Love?, or should that be 'American Pie a la Francais?' Told from the female perspective, two high school girls make a pact to lose their virginity by the summer holidays while their friends are left worrying that instead of looking for Mr Right they are happy to settle with Mr Right Now. Finally, ahead of the Mai ’68 40th Anniversary, this year’s festival offers a unique opportunity to see May Fools on the big screen again. Let’s hope that like this Louis Malle classic, the festival itself will provide enough of the political to attract and inspire while catering for those of us more content to follow the subtitles of a rom com with a glass of something red. Vive la difference!

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REVIEWS FILM OF THE MONTH: OUT OF THE BLUE

rrr DIR: ROBERT SARKIES STARS: KARL URBAN, MATTHEW SUNDERLAND, LOIS LAWN RELEASE DATE: 14 MAR CERT: 15

The true story of New Zealander David Gray who ‘out of the blue’ killed and maimed 13 neighbours, this is a haunting look at a crime that shocked the world.

One sunny afternoon in 1990, Gray (Sunderland) shoots his neighbour after his child runs over his lawn. Then, after burning his own house down, he turns his gun on the rest of the small-town community of Aramoana. Unusually, director Sarkies shows the victims’ reactions to the horror before them,

rather than opting for the easy road of using copious quantities of blood and swabs. By leaving the audience to imagine the slaughter rather than presenting yet another movie massacre, Out Of The Blue adds up to a refreshing antidote to your standard thriller.

And, not content to merely challenge conventions, the movie’s climax and the fate that befalls Gray manage to be the most sinister and graphic touch of all. [Kevin McHugh]

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THE BANK JOB rr

DIR: ANNE FLETCHER

DIR: JUAN ANTONIO BAYONA

DIR: ROGER DONALDSON

STARS: K ATHERINE HEIGL, JAMES MARSDEN, EDWARD BURNS

STARS: BELÉN RUEDA, FERNANDO CAYO, GERALDINE CHAPLIN

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RELEASE DATE: 21 MAR

STARS: JASON STATHAM, SAFFRON BURROWS, STEPHEN CAMPBELL MOORE, DAVID SUCHET

CERT: 12A

CERT: 15

RELEASE DATE: 29 FEB

Ah, the date movie. What better way to spend a Saturday night with your sweetie than by taking part in a bright and cheery group lobotomy?

Yay monogamous heterosexual marital bliss for the vacuous and the toothsome! Yay retrograde conservative dogma! Churlish? Moi? It’s not that I want my romantic comedies to be dazzlingly original or to even have the most fleeting acknowledgement of reality; I just don’t want them to be this hideously, unforgivably dull. To say that 27 Dresses is clichéd really doesn’t quite grasp the dizzyingly vast collection of rom-com mainstays that director Anne Fletcher trots out for our collective (lack of) amusement.

Wigglesome, apple-cheeked Heigl is thirty-something Jane, always a bridesmaid never a…yup. Marsden, packing his usual 27,000-kilowatt grin, is Kevin, a cynical wedding journalist (no, really) who spends most of the film being deceitful and stalkerish. Will these two crazy kids ever get it together? Unfortunately Jane is mooning after her boss George (Ed Burns, sitting back and letting his stubble do the acting for him), while George only has eyes for her sister Tess (Malin Akerman: like dental floss with botox). Wackiness ensues. And yes, there is the inevitable dresses montage, and if olive-satin mini-dresses and taffeta petticoats make you just giddy with the ironic cuteness of it all, then boy howdy, is this the film for you. [Laura Smith]

The Orphanage is an elegant, tightly-wound Spanish horror from firsttime director Bayona, well-schooled in the ghostly atmospherics of producer Guillermo del Toro. Building a real sense of simmering menace from its opening scene, it constructs an intricate puzzle of guilt, grief and maternal longing in its employment of the familiar genre tropes of big house, spooky kids and suggested madness. Rueda is terrific as the bereaved mother who slowly comes to believe that supernatural forces have been at work in her son’s disappearance, her quiet desperation adding a pervasive sense of melancholy to the eerie chills. But while one startlingly unexpected gory scene delivers a necessary jolt part-way through, the film struggles to keep its momentum, muddling its sense of unease with too many gliding shots down dim hallways and shuddering strings on the soundtrack. There are some memorably well-executed moments, particularly a genuinely tense sequence with the delicately gaunt Chaplin wandering through the labyrinthine house in a trance, shot in flickering, night-vision greens. But Bayona is so indebted to his influences (The Innocents, The Others, The Devil’s Backbone) that the end result is a suspenseful yet very familiar ghost story that ultimately attempts one too many turns of the screw. [Laura Smith]

CERT: 15

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There are some stories so utterly, stupendously preposterous that they have to be true. Step up The Bank Job, a patchy heist-caper full of cockerney crime shenanigans, nefarious Whitehall dealings, sleazy ganglords and even a royal sex scandal thrown in for good measure. Based on the 1971 Baker Street bank robbery, covered up by a government ‘D notice’, with no arrests made and no money recovered, it’s a kind of retro Ocean’s Eleven where everyone talks in Don Cheadle cor-blimeyguv’nor mockney and Las Vegas is replaced with the glossy grooviness of seventies Soho. Now, stop me if you’ve heard this before: geezer du jour Statham is the man with a dodgy past who, despite his best intentions to stay on the straight and narra’, is tempted back for one last job – I know, let’s just re-invent the wheel while we’re at it script guys. So, our favourite growly action man leads a pack of cheeky chappies on the aforementioned One Last Job, but things – gasp! – do not go quite as planned. Heist movies are all about pace, but The Bank Job just lumbers along, never quite sure if it wants to be a thriller or a campy throw-back.

Burrows stands around looking tall and pouty while even Suchet, oozing evil from every orifice as a Soho porn king, can’t halt the film’s messy and disappointing conclusion. If only they’d let Statham punch things a bit more. [Laura Smith]

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THE COTTAGE r DIR: PAUL ANDREW WILLIAMS S TA R S : A N D Y S E R K I S , R E E C E SHEARSMITH, JENNIFER ELLISON RELEASE DATE: 14 MAR CERT: 18

Horror-comedy: words to send creeping chills of dread down the spines of the most battle-hardened of film critics. At their gory, cranked-up, rambunctious best they can be a crowd-pleasing joy.

But when they fail, golly gee, do they ever. And so to The Cottage, a tonally skewed, quite spectacularly misjudged example of this genre hybrid, featuring stubbly small-time crook Serkis kidnapping velourtracksuit-wearing Ellison and roping in his moany younger brother (Shearsmith) for some ransom-demanding. They hang around in the titular cottage for a while, desperately trying to shoot for the lackadaisical everyday ineptitude of blokey Brit horror-coms like Shaun of the Dead, before deciding it would be a good idea to pay a neighbourly call on any disfigured psychotic hillbilly farmers in the vicinity. Or something like that. Grisly goings-on pad out the latter half, but we’ve given up hope somewhere between the introduction of the Crazy Asian Assassins and the revelation that Disfigured Psychotic Hillbilly Farmer has his own tragic back-story. Hard to believe this is from writer/director

Paul Andrew Williams, whose relentlessly grim but brilliant London to Brighton showed such promise.

[Laura Smith]

THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES rrr DIR: MARK WATERS STARS: FREDDIE HIGHMORE, MARY LOUISE PARKER, NICK NOLTE RELEASE DATE: 21 MAR CERT: PG

This month in fantasy adventure corner, we come to The Spiderwick Chronicles, wherein twin brothers Jared and Simon (both played

by Freddie Highmore) unleash the powers of a magical book they discover after moving to an old house. Contained within are the secrets of a parallel world inhabited by mystical beasties, and it’s up to the boys to keep the book out of the hands of some bad goblin sorts. Not bad of its type, The Spiderwick Choronicles is an agreeable enough adventure with decent special effects and solid action, with Highmore contributing a very watchable double performance, managing to make both twins individuals with distinct personalities. It just suffers from being a bit flat and pointless, lacking the emotional impact of Bridge to Terabithia or the allegorical depth of a Rings or a Narnia. Still, at least it’s better than Eragon. [Paul Greenwood] WWW.SPIDERWICKCHRONICLES.COM

RAMBO rr DIR: SYLVESTER STALLONE S TA R S : S Y LV E S T E R S TA L L O N E , GRAHAM MCTAVISH, JULIE BENZ OUT NOW CERT: 18

In this return to the classic 80s franchise, John Rambo is living in Thailand, catching snakes and riding on his old PT boat. When he escorts a group of missionaries to Burma, they’re soon nabbed by the Burmese army. Cue Rambo, a band of mercenaries, and a lot of firepower. Sadly, the opening hour is big on exposition, and packed with leaden dialogue. On top of that, all it shows is that the Burmese army aren’t the nicest guys in the world. The film also isn’t helped by the fact that the army’s motives just aren’t considered, and the mercenaries are all vague caricatures nicked from old war films. However, the sparse plot is just a placeholder for some spectacular action, most of which is saved for the entertaining finale. No punches are pulled, with exploding heads and flying body par ts ever ywhere, and enough blood to float Rambo’s PT back down the river. The grandstand finish saves the film, but it still can’t match the originals. Killing may be easy for the man, but plotting seems to be a touch trickier. [Peter Simpson]

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DVD REVIEWS ONCE rrrr DIR: JOHN CARNEY STARS: GLEN HANSARD, MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ, BILL HODNETT OUT NOW CERT: 15

Manufactured for the sole purpose of making you smile, barebones indie musical Once was the sleeper hit of last year. Director John Carney paints Dublin as an aurally rich city, where even the bank managers are tunefully adept. At times, the strong accents of Irish busker Guy (Hansard) and Czech pianist Girl (Irglová) can prove problematic for the audience, never mind each other. But music in Once truly is the universal language, and feels like a natural extension of the characters’ personality instead of a hammy imposition. There’s just enough silence to give the music time to breathe, and from the moment the pyjama-clad Irglová’s breathy, ethereal voice creeps out of your TV speakers, you know you

need the soundtrack. As far as romcoms go, Once does for the humble vacuum cleaner what Bridget Jones did for big pants: inspiring hopeless romantics in the most absurdly ordinary way. [Jenni Cruickshank]

BLACK SHEEP rr DIR: JONATHAN KING STARS: NATHAN MEISTER, DANIELLE MASON, PETER FEENEY RELEASE DATE: 31 MAR CERT: 15

Sheep aren’t the most terrif ying creatures, so the image of docile fluffballs flocking over a picturesque New Zealand landscape is hardly the stuff of nightmares. Yet it’s this incongruity which is the basis for the one trick joke in zombie thriller, Black Sheep. Two brothers (Meister and Feeney) feud over the family farm, which is being enhanced by the work of crazy genetic scientists, but even this purposely hokum storyline is undermined by simple characters and a flat script.

Director Jonathan King ensures enough blood and guts to entertain, however, and everything from an infected lamb foetus to business men fighting off rampant beasts with their own chewed off legs is rendered in the highest quality gore.

Black Sheep aspires to comedy horrors Shaun of the Dead and An American Werewolf in London, but just doesn’t raise enough laughs with its undead livestock. [Emma Lennox]

ONE TWO ANOTHER rrrr DIR: PASCAL ARNOLD, JEAN-MARC BARR STARS: LIZZIE BROCHERE, ARTHUR DUPONT, GUILLAUME BACHE RELEASE DATE: 24 MAR CERT: 15

Five friends grieve the murder of their friend Pierre in the very French way of having sex, a lot. Of the sex-pentagon, it is Lucie, Pierre’s best-friend, sister and occasional lover who struggles the hardest to

make sense of her loss, and the story is told mainly through flashbacks induced by her psychiatric sessions. The plot’s non-linearity is at times confusing and the film plays on this - a highlight is a scene in which a crying Lucie (crying, the audience assume, because of her grief) is then comforted by that brother, who isn’t yet dead. This slow-paced, thoughtful and endearing film deserves credit for its ambitious fragmenting of the story as, unlike Inarritu’s films (Babel etc), the unconventional plot formation has purpose and adds meaning; it mirrors Lucie’s fragmented mind and even more so, reflects how she, as are we the audience, is struggling to make sense of what is happening. [Kieran Westbrook]

THE MAGIC FLUTE rr DIR: KENNETH BRANAGH STARS: JOSEPH KAISER, AMY CARSON, BENJAMIN JAY DAVIS RELEASE: 31 MAR CERT: PG

Kenneth Branagh directs this adaptation of Mozart’s opera, a theatrical fairytale about love overcoming

adversity. In choosing to adapt The Magic Flute for film, Branagh’s aim was presumably to bring Mozart to the masses. If this is the case, it has ultimately failed. Despite being given a glitzy facelift, The Magic Flute remains essentially an opera, and lacks the innovation to win new fans outwith existing opera lovers. Where as Baz Luhrmann got it spot on in setting his adaptation of Romeo and Juliet in Los Angeles, the decision to set The Magic Flute during the First World War seems odd, as the lavish theatre demanded by the characters and plot of The Magic Flute simply jars with the grim setting of the trenches. When exhuming an old film or play, the new version can either stay faithful to the original, or completely reinvent it - The Magic Flute is stuck awkwardly in the middle, so won’t strike a chord with many, far less have them singing its praises. [John Fitzgerald]

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RELEASE DATE: 24 MAR CERT: 12

Set in Australia in the ‘60s, The December Boys follows four young lads from an outback orphanage who get to spend Christmas at a small seaside community where, come the end of the summer, one of them may be adopted by a childless couple. Notable only as Radclif fe’s first non-Potter role, it’s the sor t of pleasant, inoffensive, thoroughly dull and instantly forgettable little film that could easily pass for an ITV drama.

It’s a strange choice for Radcliffe who, while decent enough, mostly has to stand around looking surly, concentrating on his Aussie accent.

The other young actors are equally capable, but the boys don’t really have distinct enough personalities to make any of them memorable or to make you interested in which of them gets chosen, and a little more heft to the drama wouldn’t have hurt. There are only so many scenes of beach-side frolicking and adolescent whimsy a person can take before it all becomes a little sickly. [Paul Greenwood]

PALMER, CHRISTIAN BYERS

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To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is answer this simple question:

What rock band is Glen Hansard, star of Once, a member of?

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What cult TV series did Kyle MacLachlan star in during the early 1990s?

A) The Darling Buds of May B) Twin Peaks C) Home & Away

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EDITORIAL

Without encouraging any petulant west coast/east coast rivalry, a glance at the listings reveals a divide between Edinburgh and Glasgow. While shows are shared - and a few are central belt collaborations like ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’- the capital’s audiences are treated to more spectacular classics, while the banks of the Clyde are awash with experimental challenges to performance’s boundaries.

Partially, this is an accident of history: Edinburgh’s theatres developed to support the festival, and tend to be grander; in Glasgow, reclaimed post-industrial spaces have proliferated. The nature of Tramway or The Arches dictate certain approaches, as do the grandeur of The King’s or the EFT. But local character also expresses itself: the Brunton Theatre welcomes Lothian’s family audiences, while the success of New Territories represents the Glaswegian enthusiasm for difficult art.

When the NTS was set up without a home venue, it cleverly avoided falling onto either side, but it hasn’t bridged the gap. Scottish Ballet, rising from years in the doldrums, accommodates both tendencies in its Christmas ballets - but still alternates between the radical and the populist.

Ultimately, this healthy diversity creates regional identities, preventing any bland ‘Scottish’ theatre dominating. Glasgow’s alternative performers, from the Contemporary Performing Practice degree at the RSAMD to the Dark Lights Commissions at Tramway, ought to be protected and celebrated: Edinburgh cultivates a shared heritage and widens the audiences. And if rivalry emerges, it encourages each city to take the best from the other, and Dundee to challenge them.

Gareth K Vile (Hugo Fluendy was away)

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THE LASTMAKER GOAST ISLAND

TRAMWAY, GLASGOW, 7-8 MAR

Finale to the American experimentalist's career - and this year's New Territories. A journey into uncharted art.

STATIC

SUSPECT CULTURE AND GRAEAE TRAVERSE, EDINBURGH 1-3 MAR

Moving attempt to move beyond stereotypes and a study of music's soothing power.

CHATSVA MACROBERT TAVAZIVA

STERLING 21 MAR

Explosive African and Western dance.

SWAN LAKE

RUSSIAN CLASSICAL BALLET THEATRE CAIRD HALL

Dundee 13 mar Old school revival of Petipa's original choreography.

ORESTEIA LAZZI

AS ANDY ARNOLD MOVES TO TAKE THE REIGNS AT THE TRON THEATRE, GARETH K VILE FINDS OUT HOW HIS RADICAL ARCHES TRACK-RECORD WILL CARRY OVER TO HIS WELL-TO-DO NEW POST

After two decades in charge of Glasgow’s premier underground theatre-cum-nightclub, Andy Arnold is leaving the Arches to lead The Tron. This was unimaginable a year ago, as Arnold himself admits: “the Tron job has been advertised twice in the last five years, and neither time did I think of applying.” Through its lively mix of bands and actors, The Arches has become one of Glasgow’s great advocates of cutting edge creativity; The Tron, despite its brave remit for new writing, has a more conservative personality.

Having been handed the keys to The Arches in 1991, Arnold transformed the derelict tunnels into a complex of alternative venues inhabited by challenging performances, experimental club nights, superstar DJs and radical musicians. Such was his commitment to idiosyncratic programming, he even scheduled shows in the toilets. While The Tron is hardly moribund, it caters to more conventional tastes, concentrating on plays that, at least, follow a more recognisable structure.

When The Skinny caught up with Arnold, he was in reflective mood - unwilling to dwell on past glories, he seemed optimistic about his future. He did, however, identify why his tenure at The Arches had such a distinctive personality.

“I have always believed that theatre should be fairly sordid - and this is why I love The Arches. It should be dangerous and dank, like you don’t know what you are coming into.

This is why the Lottery money ruined so many places: it made them smart. It is like going into a hotel foyer - but it’s the decadence of theatre that people love. It’s the same with the clubs - the first club we did, Café Loco, had that speakeasy feel. Behind this little door, a piano playing, festooned with lights and the smell of decadence.”

The Arches itself helped to define this aesthetic: “This space becomes part of the thought process in what to put on. We are very lucky. I’ll probably miss that - where the space becomes part of the set. It works very well for theatre that has a slightly worn out, tawdry downtrodden quality - which Beckett and Pinter have.”

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Although The Tron might seem far away from this - it has a beautifully renovated bar and a very traditional auditorium - Arnold insists that his enthusiasm for the script dovetails with The Tron’s mission.

“I always had an eclectic range of stuff. The main characteristic has been small works by classic writers which have not been performed often, like Tennessee Williams or Eugene O’Neill: and the big visual devised things. I have done a lot of shows based on epic poems Inferno, Under Milk Wood. What I have started to do recently is new scripts, and that is part of The Tron’s remit. And that’s the new challenge for me: to find new writers, new work.”

Certainly, Arnold’s dynamism is needed at The Tron: he will face up to the venue’s challenges

with his usual irreverence and doubtless re-imagine the theatrical possibilities of the building, from box office to clock tower. He concludes “hopefully, that will be an aim at the Tron, to de-posh it a bit” - to fuse the edginess of The Arches with the respectability of The Tron. The future of The Arches has been established - for the first time, it has solid funding from the Arts Council and it has become so well established that its identity is secure. What at first seemed unlikely and looks set to invigorate the Glasgow theatre for the next decade. Let's hope the man who made it happen finds new life in his new tenure.

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REVIEW TESTING THE ECHO TRAVERSE

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Ah the good old life in the UK. Tea, rugby, beer, cold nights, woolly scarves and of course, honouring her majesty. That’s about right isn’t it? David Edgar’s new show Testing the Echo looks at the idea of life in the UK and what it means to be British.

Based on the stories of eight characters, it is an intelligent and searching examination into the gap between conventional notions about what life in Britain ought to be like and the reality of life itself.

TRAVERSE, EDINBURGH, 27-28 MAR

The first great play in the western tradition - and still one of the best. Patriarchal dominance starts here.

ANDY ARNOLD NIALL WALKER

Edgar makes potent swipes at naive bureaucracy, by contrasting the absurd ‘Life in the UK’ booklet, upon which questions for the naturalisation test are based, with

TESTING THE ECHO BOASTS STRONG OPINIONS ON THE WIDENING GAP BETWEEN GOVERNMENTAL LEGISLATION AND EVERYDAY LIFE. the stories of people fleeing war damaged countries and lives of struggle and destruction. Intertwined with scenes of ‘typical’ British life from the working class to middleupper class stereotypes, Testing the Echo boasts strong opinions on the widening gap between governmental legislation and everyday life.

Brilliant stage management and strong character performances direct this quick paced production through a speedy yet well devised narrative. Through cleverly written and satirical prose the play highlights the often complex situations surrounding the naturalisation process. The cast manoeuvres cleanly and cleverly between multiple characters, supported by simple yet effective

scene changes.

Teresa Banham, as Emma the ESL teacher, gives the stand out performance: her character epitomises the complex circumstances and experience which combineto create an individual, while highlighting the fact that we all play a role in making up ’society.’ Based on Banham’s protagonist a strong foundation is laid for the presentation of the key political themes and social issues.

Directed by Matthew Dunster, the production boasts a loud and explicitly left wing comment on the idea of Britishness. Testing the Echo is a humorous, satirical and extremely relevant production [Shelley Blake]

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Vanity Fair

by Shelly Blake

VANITY FAIR TWEAKS THE TRADITIONAL ‘BOY MEETS GIRL’ SCENARIO INTO GIRL MEETS BOY, GIRL MEETS ANOTHER BOY, AND ANOTHER BOY...

Nineteenth century literature boasts a long and vast list of classics. Endless stories of boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back, are told in fables a-plenty. Ever-popular, everpredictable, they create the perfect fodder for up market television adaptations, managing to be both sophisticated and conservative. The man, the hero, saves the day and gets the girl.

Right?

Perhaps we should all pay some extra attention to the classic text from William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair. In the star obsessed, pill popping, status saturated, ego tripping madness of the modern age, Vanity Fair is in lots of ways a more relevant text than the classic boy meets girl scenario. Enthralled with devious scams, dubious persuasions and regrets, all in aid of climbing the social ladder, Vanity Fair looks at many themes that are relevant to contemporary media and society. This month Edinburgh’s Lyceum theatre is home to the most recent adaptation of Thackeray’s classic masterpiece, directed

by Tony Cowie, who previously brought Mrs Warren’s Profession and Tartuffe to robust life.

Originally written and published in 1847, Vanity Fair looks at social structures, money, greed and status. One of the narrative’s star creatures is the infamous Becky Sharp.

Orphaned from a young age, Becky attends Miss Pinkerton’s Academy for Young Ladies before embarking into the world as a young woman. Often referred to as one of literature’s greatest female characters, Becky is a complex and enchanting individual who has been played both on stage and in film by some of entertainment’s most well known and highly regarded actors - including Susan Hampshire in 1967 and Reese Witherspoon in 2004.

Sophia Linden plays Becky Sharp in this production, adapted by Declan Donnellan.

When asked how one prepares to play such an iconic literary character, Linden says she tries “to ignore previous interpretations to try to allow Becky to emerge freshly through the text.” Linden says she sees Becky’s nonconformative attitude and individuality as her dominant features. “She (Becky) lies, cheats and manipulates with an amazingly clear conscience, pursuing her own goals (and) her charm, beauty and talents enable her to get away with it.” Conceivably a satirical take on society, or perhaps a primary work of feminist literature, Vanity Fair tweaks the traditional ‘boy meets girl’ scenario and takes a form closer to girl meets boy, girl meets another boy, and another boy...

Linden agrees that Vanity Fair addresses issues that are still relevant in society today. She believes that the production “...is incredibly relevant, possibly more than ever, in our ‘celebrity culture’ today; where for many, money (and) physical perfection are the pinnacle of success and high status. It seems that things haven’t changed so much since the 19th Century.”

Vanity Fair, subtitled ‘a novel without a hero’, is a caustic insight into societal standings, bold opinions and human aspirations that may very well be timeless. Bringing this insightfully clever narrative to the stage highlights the notion that perhaps our ‘modern day’ life may not be so modern after all.

VANITY FAIR OPENS 14 MAR AT EDINBURGH’S LYCEUM THEATRE 14 MAR - 12 APR WWW.LYCEUM.ORG.UK/VANITY

REVIEW VINCENT DANCE THEATRE: ACT ONE TRON, 31 JANUARY

rrrr In this double bill, Vincent Dance Theatre presents radically different approaches: Look At Me, Mummy barely references traditional choreography, while Test Run stretches contemporary dance to frantic extremes.

Both works are conceived as solos, but Janusz Orlik is joined in Test Run by a pair of fiends with violins who push his fluid, elegant performance into faster, and more extreme, responses.

Look At Me, Mummy could be an exploration of parenthood, or the desire for parenthood, or even a mourning for a lost child - or, ultimately, a study of motherhood as a homely metaphor for life’s struggles. Stumbling around a set littered with the detritus of a party, Aurora Lubos recreates fun activities and imagines herself as a classical diva, only to be defeated by circumstance and objects. Initially humorous, Lubos’ repeated frustrations and failures gradually descend into horror: her early mistakes become more brutal. Eventually, she mimes a hysterectomy and wobbles over a version of Back to Black, alone and desolate. Look At Me is devastating and witty, abandoning any maternal stereotypes for a direct expression of clear ideas.

Test Run is easier: Pactrycia Kujawska and Matt

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Howden, violinists of exceptional ability, gang up on poor dancer Orlik, compelling him to respond to their complex musical explorations. Orlik is put through his lyrical paces furiously, and is finally left exhausted and sweating on the floor. Throughout Test Run, the relationship between movement and music is explored: does the music move the dancer, or does the dancer inspire the music? Howden and Kujawska respond to Orlik’s own passionate dancing, inspiring them to greater efforts, which in turn push him further. Once again, the seriousness is balanced by a light touch and warm humour. VDT retain fun without ever losing sight of the seriousness of their ideas. [Gareth K Vile]

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COMEDY Lemoncustard's

Braw or Naw? DEE CUSTANCE AND SIAN BEVAN CAST THEIR CRITICAL EYE OVER WHA'S BRAW AND WHA'S NAW BRAW ABOUT MAGNERS' GLASGOW COMEDY FESTIVAL

WHA'S BRAW?

WHA'S NAW BRAW?

Lemon Custard favourite, Wil Hodgson, appearing at Brel, 9 March. Pink-haired, chubby chaser, ex wrestling Care Bear collector. What more would you want? How about a Chippenham accent explaining the delights of realistic porn?

Not being allowed to say the C word in a certain vaginas-only competition. Cuntingly ironic.

Glasgow Comedy Festival is not jam packed full with amateur theatre groups draped across the street pretending to be dead Renaissance prostitutes. The pavements are thankfully free from 'acts' committing flyering attacks, street dancing dinosaurs, and students aspiring to death by foot traffic.

Gag thievery seems to be on the rise and that makes us grumpy; if you see some upstart comedian nicking any of our jokes then hit them on the head with a cake. It's only justice.

Gag thievery seems to be on the rise and that makes us grumpy; if you see some upstart comedian nicking any of our jokes then....oh, bollocks.

John Hegley is a poet who can write, Pointless wee poems which are not trite, He has the brawest poster of them all, I want to steal one for my wall.

Tommy Sheridan's reinvention as the next Richard Madeley has had to be cancelled.

Nevermind though, maybe he'll be back next year as Noel Edmonds; what's more fun than a group of total strangers making deals with a complete banker and doing some swapping...?

Johnson and Boswell, Late but Live, Tron Theatre - a play created by and starring some of the finest comedians in this fair land, with the help of a dressing-up box.

Dead Jeremy Beadle jokes. God bless his soul, but they are fast becoming second hand. What's that condition called again? Where one hand looks smaller than other other? Oh yeah, perspective.

CATCH LEMONCUSTARD COMEDY CLUB AND A VARIETY OF SPECIAL GUESTS EVERY SUNDAY AT BREL: 9, 16, 23 MAR, 3PM, £3/£2 JOHNSON AND BOSWELL

Steve Martin:

The Real Jerk IN SPITE OF ALL THE PINK PANTHERS AND CHEAPER BY THE DOZENS, CARMODY WILSON WORSHIPS AT STEVE MARTIN'S CROOKED, WEIRD, AND SLIGHTLY STUPID ALTAR Eddie Izzard and Ron White’s comedy has a lot in common. Disagree? Well excuuuuuuse me!

If you recognize the saying, you’ll agree that Steve Martin, the man responsible for making it a catchphrase, is at least one of the most influential and important comics of the last fifty years. He counts the aforementioned two among his happy followers, and is being celebrated this year at the Glasgow Comedy Festival with a featured showing of his film The Jerk. “I was born a poor black child,” Nevin Johnson whines from his gutter in the opening scene of this ragsto-rags story featuring an obviously not black Martin as the clumsy, foolish and naïve antihero. Full of pratfalls, double-entendres, silliness and a strangely squeaky-clean surreality, The Jerk is key to understanding Martin, and the reason why, in spite of all the Pink Panthers and Cheaper by the Dozens, we should worship at his crooked, weird, and slightly stupid altar.

The Jerk, released in 1979, was the first full-length feature Martin wrote. Known primarily as a stand-up comedian and guest star of Saturday Night Live, Martin’s film was his first feature length writing break. It follows the rise and fall of Nevin Johnson, who through stupidity, goodwill, and total ignorance becomes rich and famous, and who through stupidity, goodwill, and total ignorance finds himself again in the grips of poverty. Rather than trying to be a social satire, a spoof film,

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or anything other than just a funny movie, The Jerk is still around because it uses something that never goes out of style: good, old fashioned jokes. The vintage Martin combination of physical comedy and verbal jokes creates multiple opportunities for new funnies, as when Nevin is randomly targeted by a crazed gunman, and squirms and shouts his way out of danger - all while misunderstanding the gunman’s aim - resulting in one of the funniest moments in the film.

Now a comedic elder with just as many mistakes behind him as triumphs, Martin is one of those instrumental beings whose influence has reached such poles-apart comedians as poles apart as David Walliams and Sarah Silverman.

Wannabe Wild-and-Crazy Guys can look to his new memoir, Born Standing Up, for a peek at the comedy wizard behind the surrealist curtain.

For a lone writer who gained fame as an arrowheaded banjo player with prematurely grey hair, Martin has proved what a little ingenuity and self-aware humour can do. But nothing, and I say nothing, is a better testament to his originality and influence than The Jerk, a film that thoroughly deserves the second look that the Glasgow Comedy Festival is giving it.

THE JERK, 15, IS PLAYING AT GROSVENOR CINEMA, SATURDAY 15 MARCH, 23:30, £3

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AS AMAZING AND AS BASTARDLY AS WE THE AMAZING BASTARDS ARE, IT IS THE AUDIENCE, AT THE AMAZING BASTARDS WHO ARE THE REALLY AMAZING BASTARDS Have you ever met Hulk Hogan? Taken salsa classes in Havana? Had a rap battle with an Amish man in downtown Toronto? Made a group of Swedish pensioners on a bus cry by playing them Scottish music? Had Christmas bells attached to your foreskin whilst your girlfriend wanked you off to the tune of jingle bells? Shat a happy face and showed a friend?

Dislodged your Adam's apple? Been in a tank of sharks with Jackie Chan? Pulled one of your used condoms out of your flatmates dog’s anus (after it had eaten it)? Or fisted a Goth?

If you can answer yes to one or more of the above questions then the chances are you are one of the amazing bastards that were in the audience at the last The Amazing Bastards show. For as amazing and as bastardly as we The Amazing Bastards are, it is the audience, at The Amazing Bastards who are the really amazing bastards. Why in comparison we, The Amazing Bastards, are merely Fantastic Shits.

And so it has come to pass that we, The Amazing Bastards (or Fantastic Shits) are

taking our sacred quest, to find and crown the bastard of bastards, to the Glasgow Comedy Festival. If you think you have what it takes to be an audience member (are you amazing, a bastard or even an amazing bastard?) then we beseech ye to attend and in return we may, or may not, entertain you with the very best in half-assed, unrehearsed, ill-conceived comedy, piss poor sketches, offensive characters and misanthropic stand up that you will ever have the good misfortune to witness...

And if you don’t like any of that then The Amazing Bastards known as Teddy and Steven will get their amazingly tiny cocks out! Right out!!

THE AMAZING BASTARDS ARE IN TRACTION DURING THE GLASGOW COMEDY FESTIVAL AT UNIVERSAL ON MONDAY, 17 MARCH, 8.30PM, £4/£3

Q's Who's Who

by Quentin Reynolds

ARE YOU WONDERING WHICH LOCAL BOYS (AND GIRLS) TO SEE AT THE GLASGOW COMEDY FESTIVAL? THEN READ Q’S TOP TIPS FOR 2008 First up is Mark Nelson. The Scottish Comedian of the Year 2006, whose show sold out last year. Nelson returns with “Aftershock”: hilariously dark humour, but not for the easily offended.

Billy Kirkwood returns with “Billy Kirkwood Is Stoopid” following his 2007 sell out show.

Meanwhile Austin Low presents “Urban Joker”, whilst the pair team up for “Smell Yer Maw”. Three guaranteed brilliant shows, one of which has the best name for any show this year!

Scott Agnew is back with his hilarious observations as a six foot five, gay Glasgow man in “Big Boy”. Scott is one of the most consistently funny guys on the circuit, and well worth seeing.

Then there’s Glasgow boys Des Clarke and Des McLean. Book your tickets NOW, or you’ll miss them. Need I say more?

For the older punters or people who simply like good patter merchants, may I recommend either “Phil Differ: 50 or Over”, or “Patrick Rolink: It’s A Funny Old Game”. Whilst both men are over 40, both deliver sharp and hilarious material through the eyes of older but young at heart comedians.

If you like female comics I have three (yes three) local females. The impressive Jay Lafferty debuts with “Offside Rules”, the brilliant Keara Murphy presents “Little Love Behind Bars”, and the legendary Janey

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Godley is back with “Tell It Like It Is”. All of them are very funny, so you can’t go wrong with any of these ladies.

Finally, there’s Chris Broomfield, David Heffron, Derek Johnstone and Kier McAllister, and The Atrocity Machine.

These guys deliver laughs every time I see them, no matter the audience.

However, if you can only pick one show- pick Derek and Kier’s. That way you can pop into my show “Who is Q from Airdrie” first, and conveniently see them afterwards in the same venue. But don’t think you can see theirs free just because you’ve seen mine. They’ll kill me!

WHO IS Q FROM AIRDRIE?, 14 FRI, THE STATE BAR, 8PM, £5

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BOOKS Doug Johnstone at Aye Write!

by Rebecca Isherwood

DRUG-FUELLED PUNCH-UPS AND SEAGULL MASSACRES ANYONE? “I quite enjoy having my finger in several different pies at once.” Doug Johnstone, who will be appearing at Glasgow’s ‘Aye Write!’ book festival, is not your average pensmith.

After gaining a PhD in experimental nuclear physics, he took up a position with Marconi Avionics in Edinburgh, though boredom soon took root and he set about earning himself a diploma in Journalism from Napier University.

He now regularly contributes to the arts pages of local and national publications and his band, Northern Alliance, has released four albums to critical acclaim. Not one to rest on his laurels, Johnstone’s first novel, Tombstoning, was published in 2006, and hot on its heels is The Ossians, which has already been tipped as ‘A major Scottish novel’ by Ian Rankin.

From the confident opening pages, you’re more than assured that this second offering from the Irvine-born Johnstone is going to be well worth the read. A riotous tale, steeped in gin, rock ‘n’ roll and more narcotics than you can shake a stick at, The Ossians follows a fictional band of the same name on the verge of signing a major record deal. It is midwinter and lead singer Connor Alexander, his twin sister, girlfriend and best friend embark on a tour of Scotland’s cities and hinterland as a build-up to a potentially defining performance in front of industry bigwigs in Glasgow. However, Connor is as self-destructive as he is charismatic and his incessant drug guzzling soon ensures cracks appear in their rock ‘n’ roll dream. Of his reckless protagonist, Johnstone says, “It’s not about liking a character, but having some sort of empathy with them. I probably like him a lot more than other people do, but then I had to spend several years in his company. Deep down, he is one of the good guys.”

Though Johnstone’s own band, Northern

Alliance, are not likely to be seen taking part in any drug-fuelled punch-ups or seagull massacres (read the book, it’s in there), years of being part of the local music scene have given him considerable experience of the sort of venues that appear in The Ossians, along with the interactions that take place within the music industry. Though making music with his band is more than just a hobby for Johnstone, he admits they aren’t career driven, “We gave up a long time ago on the idea of being signed to a label, but we’re keen to trundle along, put out records and play to a few fans.”

Also published by Penguin this month is Toby Litt’s I Play the Drums in a Band Called Okay, the focus of which, in stark contrast to The Ossians, is a band that has found fame.

Johnstone and Litt will be appearing alongside Idlewild frontman, Roddy Woomble, at Aye Write! to discuss how the music industry and musicians are handled in fiction. In addition to the Glasgow book festival, Johnstone will be appearing as himself / Northern Alliance / The Ossians at a string of events throughout March including 13th Note, Glasgow, 20 March and Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh 26 March. Add to that the release of The Ossians’ collection of radio sessions, studio out-takes and demos, The Macpherson Tapes, and it’s clear that this is a man who is not shy of a bit of hard graft.

So what’s next? Johnstone seems content with the balance he has currently struck between his musical and literary pursuits. “Ideally I’d like to become an established novelist, so I think that’s ambition enough.”

THE OSSIANS IS OUT IN LARGE FORMAT PAPERBACK 27 MAR, PUBLISHED BY PENGUIN VIKING, COVER PRICE £12.99.

DOUG JOHNSTONE WILL BE APPEARING AT AYE WRITE! 8 MAR.

REVIEWS WE ARE NOW BEGINNING OUR DESCENT

BY JAMES MEEK

rrrr J a m e s M e e k ’s p r e v i o u s n ove l , The People’s Act of Love, won such critical acclaim it would be hard not to approach his new novel with some trepidation. Drawing on his own experience as a foreign correspondent, We Are Now Beginning Our Descent tells the stor y of Adam Kellas, journalist and author who, while covering the war on the Taliban in Afghanistan, falls for an American features writer named Astrid. On his return to London, Kellas uses his war experiences as inspiration for his new novel, an airport bestseller, for which he is due to sign the contract in New York.

Embittered by divorce and the success of his friends, Kellas embarks on the trip to America with hope that he will secure his publishing deal and find Astrid just as she was.

The story flits between countries and cultures, but Meek’s prose is no less clear for being slightly fragmented. We Are Now Beginning

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Our Descent is as much about love as it is about war, plus one man’s hope that he will find contentment in himself and with others. Meek’s narrative is brisk yet precise and will leave many to wondering how many parallels they can draw with Kellas’s story. [Rebecca Isherwood] OUT NOW, PUBLISHED BY CANONGATE, COVER PRICE £16.99 HARDBACK.

MEDEA

BY ROBIN ROBERTSON

rr T h i s ve r s i o n of Euripide s’ power ful meditation on exile and gender is somewhat pointless, since it rarely strays from the text and reads with little more poetry than the Penguin Classic. Robin Robertson brings nothing new to Medea: the difficult issues, the unresolved tensions, the artificial philosophical debates are all Euripides’ gifts.

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little to expose any hidden depths.

This is a workmanlike edition, suitable for school study or no-frills productions, making few concessions to either modern language or theatre. As Robertson points out, Euripides’ characters do feel modern, simply because the author imbues heroic figures with recognisable human attributes. In production, the staged arguments are masterpieces of tension; Medea can be blistering, a full-bore assault on the sensibilities, switching perspectives and sympathies at a rapid clip. As a read it is stilted, demanding imagination and knowledge about the mythological context. Robertson dutifully supplies this, but never manages to make the verse fly. Confronted by one of the greatest texts of drama, which has inspired and frustrated actors and poets, and challenged the values of ancient and modern civilisation, Robertson has ground out another unremarkable translation. While it is as good as any, and probably easier to read than some of the more archaic versions, it is a dull creative reply to Euripides’ blast. [Gareth K Vile].

RELASE DATE: 6 MAR, PUBLISHED BY VINTAGE CL ASSICS, COVER PRICE £12.00 HARDBACK.

THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD

BY ALEC WILKINSON

rrr There can be something of fputting about e l e g a nt w r i ti n g.

Certainly, there is satisfaction and excitement to be had from reading ideas expressed clearly yet subtly - a craft that Wilkinson, 27 years a writer at the esteemed New Yorker, has honed to a high degree. But elegant writing rarely concedes much to content.

The content in question here is the life story of Poppa Neutrino, an eccentric Beat-generation survivor who, in a life utterly filled with far-out experiences and activities, managed both to devise a revolutionary American Football play, and to cross the North Atlantic on a raft made out of rubbish he found on the streets of Manhattan. Quite a guy. So it is a little underwhelming that Wilkinson’s style is so consistently considered, and not more... wild infuriating desperate unpredictable funny odd cosmic random unpredictable infuriating infuriated

– more challenging. And not in a trite way, but in a way that would correlate the reader’s experience of the text more directly with the experience of those who met the positively phenomenal Neutrino.

The Happiest Man in the World is well worth reading for a wise account of an exceptionally out-there life. But for all his evident commitment to his subject and to his writing, you can’t help regretting that Wilkinson didn’t try that little bit harder to get with it, daddio. [RJ Thomson] OUT NOW, PUBLISHED BY VINTAGE O R I G I N A L S, C OV ER PR I CE £8 .9 9 PAPERBACK.

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rrr Helen Walsh’s sophomore novel is ostensibly more conventional than the bisexual shag-fest many saw her debut Brass to be. We plunge into a Warrington sink estate and the life of club crooner Robbie Fitzgerald, on the cusp of success and wildly in love with his Tamil wife Susheela. This night their future is sealed, but by an act of sicken-

ing racial aggression rather than fame and fortune. A soured family saga that spans the following decade, the novel can seem a little cut-and-pasted from familiar northern chronicles - racial aggravation, aspirational class movement that’s geographical but not spiritual, effete sons at war with the straightforward masculinity of their largely absent fathers, the healing power of the countryside to the polluted soul of the factory line worker, etc etc. But the cleverly plotted Once Upon A Time… is a meditation on the seething contradictions hidden behind the stereotypes of thug/ immigrant/‘Gaylord’ and the cataclysmic rush of events triggered by two taboo-defying courtships.

Walsh demonstrates a particular smartness in the gradual shift of the drug of choice - from the bonhomie of Robbie’s roll-ups and Guinness to the wide-eyed ecstasy and introspective smack that seduce his offspring. However, her characters feel everything to such giddy extremes, drowning amongst paragraphs of swooning hyperbole and pitching freely into grating melodrama, that it’s often a test to really grieve for any of her lost souls. [Ruth Marsh] RELEASE DATE: 6 MAR, PUBLISHED

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GAMES The Times, They Are A-Changing...

by Dave Cook

WITH THE RECENT BAN OF MANHUNT 2 ON GAMERS’ MINDS, THE SKINNY SETS OUT WHAT’S AT STAKE Tanya Bryon. Remember that name because the future of British gaming could rest on this television psychologist's shoulders.

Why? Chances are you already heard that Rockstar North's violent but awesome looking Manhunt 2 has been denied release in Britain.

Unless you fancy importing a copy from Holland you can forget about playing it in the forseeable future. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) banned it due to the visceral nature and bleak overtones. This in turn sparked a powder keg with the industry press and net forums close to meltdown as the great games playing public expressed their two cents in online speak - OMFG!!

From key players in the business to indie shop owners, everyone added to the debate many put the game's bad image down to the complaints from concerned parents, despite the fact that many allow their children to play 18 certificate titles in the first place.

Hypocrisy doesn't even begin to cover it really.

Some argued that the BBFC's rating system is unsuitable for categorising games because they primarily deal with movies and that

it's impractical to tar game and film with the same rating standard because the two mediums are very different. Something had to be done to improve the system to better cater for the game industry or to draft an alternate board to dictate the age-certificate for games.

Enter Dr. Bryon.

Appointed by Gordon Brown, who apparently got his arse handed to him at Wii Sports recently by his 4-year old son, Bryon aims to produce a report on the debacle in an attempt to make some sense of it and find a solution. While this sounds a tad dry, if you're passionate about games this could have a large effect on you. Early findings suggested that parents are confused about age ratings and can't figure out if the certificate reflects either violence or difficulty. Meanwhile others view games as toys, not the immersing experiences they can be; who hasn't played Bioshock and felt stunned by the world of Rapture? It seems parents need more education on the seriousness of BBFC ratings.

However, the report also suggests that a

MANHUNT 2

new legally enforced cinema-style age rating system for games could be the answer. This system would replace the BBFC's format and PEGI age ratings that are not legally binding and merely a suggested selling age.

So in theory a 5-year old could walk into a game store and buy a PEGI 16+ game legally.

Something is clearly broken.

With all the scapegoating surrounding Manhunt 2 being blamed for society's ills, it's worrying to think that Bryon's proposed system could make it harder for would-be 18+ games to see a release here at all. Most recently, Capcom's stunning action game No More Heroes found itself in the firing line.

Created by Suda 51 (the genius behind Killer7) players control wannabe assassin Travis Touchdown, hacking and slashing his way through the world's most dangerous contract killers to become number one. It's violent and

it's bloody but it's abstract and no where near a replication of reality. Yet the BBFC have ordered that the game's blood be coloured black instead of red to avoid a similar fate as Manhunt 2.

Surely a person over the age of 18 has a right to be able to play an 18+ game as long as it bears a legal age restriction? Why censor the game to satisfy a few paranoid individuals who are quick to point the finger at the industry? If the Bryon report judges fairly and the outcome is a clearer more implemented rating system that benefits as well as protects then fair play.

If the new system makes 15+ the new 18+, rendering most violent games unsuitable for UK sale - much like in Australia and Germany - then the artistic license of game developers and the democracy of the industry will come under serious threat. Changes are a-coming for good or for bad. Watch this space.

REVIEWS GHOST SQUAD

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All you really need to know about Ghost Squad is that it is gaming’s e quivale nt to the great 80s Holly wood action blockbusters.

There is little to no characterisation, mindless death hungry terrorists, moronic suicidal hostages and raw Y chromosome all encapsulated in a plot too thin to be seen through the hail of bullets it produces. Yet for that matter, in terms of simplicity, it’s the greatest fun to be had from an on-the-rails shooter in recent times. Sure it takes about thirty minutes to blast through the game the first time, but the encyclopaedic number of guns and outfits to unlock, not to mention additional objectives, extends the game beyond its paltry three missions. It’s never going to win any awards for originality or bettering the human kind in any way, but as a quick pick up and play de-stress, it hits the nail on the head and will guarantee you’ll be spouting poor one liners in an abominable Austrian accent in no time. [Craig Wilson]

S i d e s c r o lli n g s h o ote r s h ave been done to death, but none add so much variety to the mix as Hudson’s impeccable Omega Five.

Ditching space ships in favour of zany characters riding jet packs, this is a breath of fresh air into an ageing genre. With virtually no story but reams of action, this is a treat.

Choosing either lingerie-clad Ruby or four-armed alien Tempest you travel the galaxy blowing up everything in sight. It looks fantastic too, with the best Live Arcade graphics to date as hulking 3D battleships do battle in the background.

Controls are simple so you don’t get confused contending with the thousands of onscreen bullets swarming towards you - it’s left stick for movement and the right for firing.

Each of the characters and the three unlockables have varied attack methods so all of them make for quite different experiences.

Ruby has three upgradable weapons and a satellite that can be thrown and latched onto enemies, while Tempest has more devastating weapons but less defense.

It’s Japanese-esque image and abstract nature will put off some gamers but there is a real challenge here and one that won’t get old fast.

Replay value is awesome thanks to

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the superb hidden characters such as samurai grandmaster Sensei and his sword swipes and throwing star attacks.

With more technical clout than any other online release this is the jewel in Live Arcade’s crown. Just overlook the weird appearance and you should see why it’s the best thing since Geometry Wars. (Dave Cook) OUT NOW

dialogue and wise-cracks attempting to paper over how slack the package is fall flat, and serve to highlight the faults in what could have been a passable if expensive experience. Sure he can be turned off but you’ll still notice the flaws in time. While the core dynamic of the game works, something just doesn’t sit right. Stick with Madden.

[Dave Cook]

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NFL TOUR rr Feel that? It’s the sting of dissatisfaction after laying down 50 notes on this dire cash-cow.

You play an average Joe, chosen to compete in the NFL to see how you fare. You build your character, trying for five minutes to make him look remotely like you until you realise that a circle has more faces than this system.

You then take said chump on a tour around the US, playing some fairly responsive games with big tackles and effective controls. Maybe things aren’t so bad? As soon as the commentator speaks however, your ears suddenly become expendable. Intentionally repeated

PIRATES OF THE BURNING SEA (FLYING LAB SOFTWARE)

rr As mummorpughus go ( t h a t ’s M a s s i ve Multiplayer Online Role Playing G a m e s , ve r b a l i s e d ), Po t B S i s pretty novel. No orcs or spaceships in sight; in fact the game is somewhat disappointingly set in the ‘real world’, the good old fashioned 17th century in fact. PotBS is probably too real; while having never had to fight in a real sea battle with cannon balls up yer’ starboard and whatnot, I am fairly certain battles took some time. What with boats being difficult to manoeuvre and such. Sadly the developers took this too much to heart and the game is infuriat-

ingly slow, to the point where you actually don’t want to actively pirate, as, while you may easily win the battle, you must go through the motions. Slow and steady may win the race, but you would definitely rather hang out with the hare, right?

Couple this with a variety of land based missions ranging from ‘hack continuously at random baddies to get a flag’ to ‘hack continuously at random baddies to get a map’ on the same island you just hacked up to get a flag. It’s hard not to feel gypped. This isn’t to say it’s all bad, with an excellent economy, a wealth of ships, and combat which feels realistic (at sea at least). There is definitely something here for anyone who owns any pirate gear that they like to wear regularly. For the rest of us, a game inspired by a movie, inspired by a Disneyland ride, this ain’t. [Zach Morris] WWW.BURNINGSEA.COM

THE CLUB (BIZARRE CREATIONS)

rrrr The Club isn’t the friendliest of establishments but it is where the thrill seekers go to get their kicks - a brutal blood sport where the wealthy watch gun-toting badasses kill each

other. Each playable character handles quite differently: veteran cop Renwick is tough but don’t expect him to beat you in a race, while extreme sport enthusiast Seager is a great sprinter and has a mean set of dreadlocks too. So your choice here is crucial to your play style. If you’ve played any number of shooters then you probably already know what yours is. So what’s the point in all this savagery? The Club’s season is divided into many stages and venues, such as an abandoned prison or oil tanker, and each venue contains separate events. The main mode is Sprint, a basic run along a set course. As you cap gun-wielding enemies your combo score meter builds up; this quickly depletes so you need to dash around killing everything that moves, pulling off rolling shots, head shots, long range shots and so on. Your style, accuracy and speed counts.

And that is basically it. It’s a score attack game, but its testosterone levels are so high that you feel you just walked onto the set of an action movie, and it has massive replay value. The graphics and audio are glossy and the ducking run is waaay better then the one in Gears of Wars. Shaky cameras...love it!

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ART EDITORIAL March sees Glasgow play host to its 13th Art Fair, apparently the UK’s biggest outside London.

I can’t say it’s a personal favourite, although there is certainly some enjoyment to be found in the London dealers’ misguided attempts to lay on the hard sell for those £30,000 prints you obviously look like you can’t afford.

More intriguingly, the Common Guild launches its exhibition series at 21 Woodlands Terrace, a property owned by Douglas Gordon. Apparently the artist will be leaving his own personal library open to visitors. Call me a stalker, but I like the idea of that.

In Edinburgh the highlight of the month must surely be [shameless selfpromotion....] The Skinny Showcase in the Bongo Cafe! Have we mentioned it enough? I fear not. Rabiya Choudhry.

Murals. There’s a bar. Oh yes. /Rosamund

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1. ALWAYS BEGIN BY DEGREES THE COMMON GUILD

An introduction to a new series of exhibitions at 21 Woodlands Terrace. Including work by Adel Abdessemed, Roni Horn, Philippe Parrenno, Marine Hugonnier, Cerith Wyn Evan, Anna Gaskell and Pavel Buchler.

2. STUDIO PROJECT 10 MARKET GALLERY

Newly created works featuring a tin-foil covered wall, and a series of post-apocalyptic pompadour monsters.

3. THE SKINNY SHOWCASE BONGO CLUB CAFE

Of course we put this in the Top 5. Newly commissioned murals by Rabiya Choudhry in the first of an ongoing series of collaborative shows.

4. NICK EVANS/ TONY SWAIN/ NEVILLE RAE INVERLEITH HOUSE

Three contrasting yet complementary shows by Glasgow-based artists encompassing aluminium sculpture, delicate paintings on newspaper and a recreation of the public art of Cumbernauld.

5. JOHN FARRUGIA GRV

Bronze skeletons interact in this solo show from the Canadian sculptor.

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Studio Project 10 The Market Gallery

by Rosamund West

REGULAR INVASIONS OF TRACKSUIT-CLAD TEENS KEEP THE MAKERS ON THEIR TOES WITH QUESTIONS OF 'WHA’S THA’?' 'WHY YE DONE THA’?'

Located in Glasgow’s Dennistoun, the Market Gallery has spent the last eight years and several different voluntary committees, striving to create a reputation both for itself and for the artists to whom it offers exposure, and remains post-graduation space in which to work. Exposure is a particularly apt word in a description of Market’s studio project.

The logistics of the project are that following an open submission and application process, selected artists are given the opportunity to spend four weeks working in the gallery space developing new work. This is subsequently displayed in the same space for a period of three weeks.

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The space itself is a unique one, the process of producing work within it surely a new experience for the recent graduates who frequently grace the programme. Two glassfronted former shops make up the work-cumexhibition space, and the artists create work in full view of the street outside. Their singularly exposed position lends the process of making a work feel performance-like, and in turn creates an intriguing interaction between east-end locals and the artists. Regular invasions of tracksuit-clad teens keep the makers on their toes with questions of 'Wha’s tha’?', 'Why ye done tha’?' and occasional attempts to swipe the tools.

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There is a genuine interest on their part however, an interest very far removed from the rarified confines of the art world. This interest and interaction are things that give Market’s studio project its unique edge, and it is a challenge to which involved artists must respond. Scott Laverie, a former Studio Project participant, chose to make a secret room at the back of the space with a pedal-operated door.

"The neds loved it. They’d go and get their pals to come see it," he says. "I liked that though. In a way I wanted to make works for them, rather than for an art audience." This is what the project can be about- a chance to make art for those without preconceptions, a chance to pitch work between interactivity, aesthetic, meaning, and see if it can still be effective when stripped of all that art chat.

This year’s project recipients are GSA graduate Pio Abad and a German collaborative partnership of Gregory Maass and Nayoungim.

Abad graduated in painting, and received some attention for his intricate drawings of hair and geometric shapes displayed on roundel-like boards in a hexagonal room. For this show he has chosen to make them real, branching into sculpture in a move which he attributes to the post-9/11 aesthetic zeitgeist: "Sculpture defined society at the beginning of the 21st century. If you look at the iconic images and events - the twin towers, the fall of the statue of Saddam they’re all sculptural."

He has chosen to make a series of four pieces, monster-like constructions which are, roughly, Madame de Pompadour wigs bedecked in pearls and dusty ribbons, manipulated into anthropomorphically allusive forms to create a ‘monster movie post-apocalyptic museum’.

He claims that he has taken the Pompadour

wig ‘to its almost logical conclusion’, creating these semihorrific fragments of form from the materials of the baroque, the luxe, the decadent, in an effort to examine the attraction/ repulsion inherent in our relationship with such signifiers of luxury. The show will be entitled Here Lies Love, reportedly the words Imelda Marcos wants inscribed upon her gravestone. Abad was born in the Philippines, so Marcos is a figure who could perhaps be seen as the apotheosis of his dualities of attraction/repulsion, the luxe and the base.

She is a symbol of decadence, consumerism, material aspiration, and unfortunately also the most internationally renowned figure from Abad’s homeland. By exploring this duality

with items of the European Baroque, Abad explores notions which trouble him both in the language of his land of birth, and in the vernacular of the Europe which he has made his current home.

It’s certainly raised some intrigue in the local community already. Passing dogs have apparently been taking offence at the poodlepermed forms, standing outside the gallery windows barking at the hairy relics of atombombed luxury. It’s a promising, reactive start for Abad, and a worthy continuation of a pioneering programme of artistic endeavour.

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ARTUR ZMIJEWSKI COLLECTIVE GALLERY

MARY MARY

rrr Lotte Gertz's work has a discreet intensity that would not be out of place in a 1960s gallery. Her playful collage and assemblages are full of referential elaboration and emblematic shifts. Scattered papery shards, nylon threads and the elastic band eyes of a mannered and symbolic face all vie for attention with flat sections of muddied woodcut print and paint. In each of the eight works, endearingly flimsy paper attaches modestly to the walls. Openly raw paper edges, often layered on top of one another, empathise with exposed fibre and filament. Jaunty objects add weight to the proceedings, anchoring the work, providing substance and longevity to the ephemeral. Gertz’s tensely bold block figures are the stuff of concussed hallucinations, not quite anthropomorphic, not fully abstract, offering the viewer a foothold into her complex visual language. Carefully sewn-on buttons meet tipsy dashes, toying with languid lines, in a unity of distinct elements. The architectural spaces hinted at as cursory lines tend to be unstable, similar to an interior mindscape. Houses and inverted triangular roofs are a topsy-turvy upstairs downstairs

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predicament. Additions and subtractions in the work fall away line by line, and surface planes assemble briefly.

Most of these structures formulate around pivotal moments. A grandfather clock is a dislocated crescendo within a non-existent narrative. The clock’s column of accumulated painted lines and cut-out jagged edges overreaches its confines slightly, tipping the balance completely. This flatland could be an awakening or a rehashing of a not so random order. [Danniella Watson]

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“How can they paint over our freedom?” demands a girl in dismay. She stands in the large space surrounded by the canvases, collages and emblems of her peers, and seemingly, of her opposition. Chaos ensues around her as members of various teams begin to destroy the work of others, wielding knives and blowtorches. This is the latest offering from The Collective Gallery: startling in its conflict, Them is the work of Polish video artist and filmmaker Artur Zmijewski. The piece documents an event staged

by Zmijewski. The protagonists are in four teams, all of Polish nationality but from very different ideological backgrounds. They are all given the tools to illustrate their views on canvas. Having been told that there are no rules they begin to alter each other’s expressions, quietly at first but eventually using violent and extreme techniques. In Them, art imitates art and it packs a poignant punch. In the final scene the camera pans across the littered, destroyed room and lingers on the charred frames of the paintings.

Walking out of the projection room in The Collective’s first space, I notice a roll of canvas. The potential danger of the inanimate scene lingers. [Gabriella Griffith]

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This is an epic undertaking installed in GSA and Sorcha Dallas Gallery, featuring sculpture, painting and video.

The expansiveness of Mulholland's production reflects the object of his enquiry, the growing realm of the digital zone; the ideological nexus of virtual space, the logic of which plays an increasingly real determining role within globalised society. Capitalism's opening up and dominating of new markets has its virtual example in Paypal and Facebook's 'social utility' sites. The physical

one might be the Neo Con advocation of unique opportunities for expansion following natural or political disasters, as explored in Naomi Klein's 'Shock Doctrine.'

Mulholland plays out this ideology of abstraction most staggeringly in his video Peer to Peer. It’s an operatic elegy enclosed in an engulfing digitised universe. The opening section pans around a digital outer space within which appears what seems like a space craft.

The camera scrolls around the craft, and it is revealed

as a record player. The stylus moves and the opera begins with a sense of grandeur straight out of 2001. What ensues is an unlocated and spaceless conflict between the voice of an omnipotent narrator, the Camera, and a suggestion of resistance partly embodied by the figure of an 'Operator' - the individual that mans the system. Mostly performed in operatic verse, the Camera describes its perpetual surveillance, the Operator his alienated and boring labour. The camera challenges this

with a mantra of self-discipline. The Operator repeats it with fascistic verve, internalising the control of the Camera. The feeling that this is an abstracted and artificial whole that you are trapped within never leaves you.

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SOUNDS EDITORIAL We granted The Skinny stereo a brief reprieve from Craig David's comeback LP when a few bundles of fresh music arrived this month. The new album by this months cover stars - Why? - was one of the best in a fairly exceptional pile. Cast your eyes to the right and you'll find Matt Gollock getting into an exchange with maestro Yoni Wolf.

Not to be outdone, the long-awaited debut from Foals also hit the mark, so we sent Billy Hamilton – fully clothed, like – to hop in the shower with one of the brightest hopes in the UK at the moment. Keeping it 'math rock', Jamie Borthwick gets Swedish riffaholics Meshuggah to spill the beans on their latest polyrhythmic opus. In other news, searching for something less heavy but no less exciting, Paul Mitchell catches a word with A Silver Mt. Zion's Efrim Menuck while Hamza K tracks former Pavement lynchpin Stephen Malkmus down in London.

We've also got features on some noisy buggers from Glasgow called Take a Worm for a Walk Week as well as Reekie upstarts The Dials. Add a few dozen reviews here, a rake of previews there, and we maybe have good time, yes? /Dave

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1. DEVANDRA BANHART - SEAHORSE From his new record. I'm a big Devandra fan. His record is eclectic and fabulous.

2. THE DUKE SPIRIT - LASOO I got a digital radio for a 30th birthday present. It's a new best friend. BBC 6 music is a revelation. I listen to it every evening when I'm cooking my dinner. This song gets a lot of spins. It's a great sounding rock song. Good words.

3. RILO KILEY - DREAMWORLD Like a modern day Fleetwood Mac. Perfect on the radio, if only it got more plays than half the rubbish filling the nation's airwaves.

4. LOUIS ARMSTRONG - OLD KENTUCKY HOME I love old jazz vocalists. This LP is usually on in the evening if people are round hanging out. It goes well with alcohol.

5. MARY MARGERET O’HARA - A NEW DAY A real cult favourite from the 80s. Don't know why this one wasn't a hit. I love her voice.

6. BB KING - HUMMINGBIRD I have a live version of this and it always reminds me of being in Texas...somewhere boiling hot, drinking beer and eating barbecue.

7. FUNKADELIC - UNCLE JAM My wife has turned me into a major Parliament/Funkadelic fan, so I usually listen to this with her in the living room.

8. GRATEFUL DEAD - VIOLA LEE BLUES The live version is 29 minutes long. Good soundtrack to a summer picnic.

9. WILCO - IMPOSSIBLE GERMANY My favourite record of the year. Suits any mood, very uplifting, subtle. I like listening to it quietly, driving in my car.

10. OSSIAN - THE ROAD TO DRUMLEMON Classic Scottish folk group, this one reminds me of the Scottish highlands. It's a vivid piece of singing.

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Why?

The Lexical Contortionist WHY?’S YONI WOLF IS A MASTER OF THE ABSTRACT IMAGE. CREATING A WORLD WHERE SEX ACTS OCCUR IN GERMAN SPORTS FACILITIES OR AT BAR MITZVAHS, AND SENSORY ORGANS CATCH ALIGHT AND ARE REMOVED BY HOUSE PETS, MATT GOLLOCK STUMBLES HIS WAY THROUGH THE CONVOLUTED PATHWAYS OF MR WOLF’S PSYCHE “I’m imagining us playing in front of dinosaurs.” An off the cuff remark from Why?'s founding maestro Yoni Wolf, contemplating a show they’re soon to play in support of their new album Alopecia at the LA Natural History Museum. Such a far-out image is entirely appropriate for Why? though, a band who specialise in crafting emotionally familiar effects from the most unusual sources, a band who thrive on the imagination.

The words that accompany Why?’s music are reminiscent of artists like Pavement, and maybe less obviously so, Underworld. Karl Hyde of Underworld records conversations obsessively, something Wolf admits to doing in the past. “I used to go round with a Dictaphone too; I just used to find it interesting to listen back to discussions. I think I have an obsessive nature like that.” When questioned about the process of lyric writing, he seems reticent to talk too deeply and suggests that “a small set of words just clicks, something that I see or imagine just sticks, and I’ll string them together afterwards.” Clearly, linear narrative isn’t a tool that Wolf feels is essential to creating thought-provoking lyrics; each sentence can create a tableau that stands alone in the mind, and that’s enough. “That’s how life is, little glimpses that give you a feeling,” he saliently points out.

As with any lyrics, interpretation is a very individual activity, and there’s a danger that they’ll be taken the wrong way. But this isn’t something that seems to worry Wolf: “Once it’s out there, it’s public property, you hope that people can relate to what you’re saying. I think if you are a good writer they do.” That said, there does seem to be some concern regarding whether or not people ‘get’ what Why? do. “By get it, I don’t mean some kind of linear story, but that they get the same feeling as when you wrote it. More do than I had imagined would; I think I’m such a stranger, but people do seem to understand.”

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During his career, up until the point that ‘he’ became ‘they’, Why? collaborated on a number of ventures, both as a fulltime member (cLOUDEAD / Hymie’s Basement) and as a guest on numerous Anticon releases. With such collaborative ubiquity, it’s funny to hear him say he sometimes struggles with that approach, but ultimately he’s pragmatic about the benefits. “You have to let a part of yourself go, and as someone who is a very particular person, I find it very difficult. But while it may not be what you would have done by yourself, it may be better because someone else had a hand in it.”

Although Wolf may be slightly ill-at-ease working with others, with the release of recent EP, The Hollows, he was willing to turn his music over to a number of artists including experimental indie outfit XiuXiu and Scottish ambient techno legends Boards of Canada.

While they’re all a safe bet in his eyes - “I know if I hand over files to Boards of Canada, I’m going to like what they do. Give something to XiuXiu and you know they will fuck it up beyond anything you thought it could be” - the remit varied; some covered, and some remixed the work. Picking the bands he wanted to work

with was a nice pre-emptive tactic for Wolf to bypass the terror of ‘will the cover version work’. “It was really exciting, waiting to see where the artists I respect so much took it.

A couple of them at first weirded me out, but there is something to be said for that feeling, as I kept listening, and all of them I really like.”

based trio's music is heading. But it always comes back to the words. Each track contains the tenderest, darkest and most candid scenes, seemingly picked from the shredded scripts of films that have yet to be made. And as long as Why? are going strong they’ll probably never need to be.

With such a varied musical palette, you’d struggle not to find something exciting in Why?’s body of work. Alopecia is a coherent statement of intent as to where the California-

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BY SEAN MICHAELS 1. SAY HI - NORTHWESTERN GIRLS Here's where mope turns into desperation, frustration into shout. Say Hi used to be called Say Hi To Your Mom - the name must have changed because Eric Elbogen ceased being interested in someone's mother and instead fell in love with the beautiful and vapid girls of the American northwest. He's trying to beat it, trying to shake the obsession, but in the meantime there's this, like if Snow Patrol never figured out how to score the chicks.

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2. PHOSPHORESCENT - A PICTURE OF OUR TORN UP PRAISE Phosphorescent turns moan and jangle into something life-affirming; sorrows as spirits you can drink and laugh to. This is American freak-folk without the freak, just haunted and Yankee and smelling of winter.

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3. HOLOGRAM - MOMMIES A beautiful and sickly rock song, like one of those nights out at the club when everything's both bad and good. Melodica, recorder and xylophone team up with a swirl of a woman's voice, the cling-clang of an electric guitar. Do you remember that band Helium? This is them on roller-skates.

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4. QUEEN VICTORIA - WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT A one-man-band of doom and gloom, like a fellow who's been left too long at the back of an attic and has turned a little grey. The name Queen Victoria might suggest something a little more old-fashioned, a little more jaunty - but instead you should imagine the queen's portrait on a cameo, the necklace 'round a sad and pale girl's neck.

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5. PROFESSOR MURDER - DUTCH HEX (TREY TOLD EM REMIX) Wobbly synth-stabs underline this New York original, The Smiths and Crass quoted amid breakbeating jump-skips. Girl Talk's Gregg Gillis is like the dude who won't let the party calm down: he's standing on the dining room table and playing the candlesticks against the ceiling.

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I was never even a massive Mull Historical Society fan. I liked the singles, the tracks everyone knew. I even had the albums, but had never seen them live until T in the Park a few years back. You know that festival lull, usually about three on the Sunday afternoon where it’s a toss up between buying a tray of noodles to throw away after two forkfuls, or an adventure to see someone you hadn’t planned to see.

So I ended up in a tent watching MHS. It was the day before How Bout I Love you More was released, and there was an air of triumph fi lling the canvas. I thoroughly enjoyed what I saw. And upon arriving back at XFM HQ (a portacabin) was delighted to be asked if I would interview Colin in about half an hour.

Fine.

Except he never showed, and I was a bit disappointed. So disappointed in fact, that I made sure I was available to interview him at an in-store in FOPP a couple of weeks later.

Except he - almost - didn’t show again. I’d phoned the contact numbers I had for him, but no-one knew where he was. I spoke to various folks, and it eventually transpired he was rescuing his mum, whose car had gone off the road. He eventually got there, did his acoustic set, signed a million autographs. And then FOPP had to close. So I grabbed about a three minute interview with him on the steps. But it wasn’t quite enough.

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Aussie duo The Presets will whip up an electric storm at Cabaret Voltaire on 8 March. Driving synths, impossible bass, headbanging beats – standing at the back with a pint will not be on the agenda when tracks like My People are gonna be decimating the dance floor.

Music to throw silly shapes to... good times.

Ubiquitous hype-monkeys Foals will set the record straight at King Tut's on 10 March. Rhythm is their not-so-secret weapon, but there is subtlety and invention here too, as their forthcoming long player demonstrates. Resistance is futile. All shall submit. Heed the powers that be and go see Foals.

Long Blondes represent for the indie massive, also at Cabaret Voltaire (19 March). With frontwoman Kate Jackson coming on like a female, Elvis-loving Morrisey, you know it’s worth laying down your hard-earned for a quality band like this. Sexy, smart and witty, and with the band sure to be showcasing much anticipated new material, this will be ace.

Accessible indie thrills are all well and good, but what if you find yourself urgently wanting to spunk £50 to watch a preposterous Frenchman nob around with a Wakeman-shaming bank of keyboards? You go and see Jean Michel Jarre, that’s fucking what. This is wank on a grand scale, and thus the Royal Concert Hall is really the only place that could host the man Jarre.

He only plays about once every 12 years, so this is a one-off chance to bask in his ridiculousness. 16 March.

Scottish quartet We Were Promised Jetpacks complete a triumvirate of sweet gigs at Cab Vol on 30 March. With an impeccable grab bag of influences and a miraculously accessible romantic sensibility that sidesteps the vomit bag, this is a band that are going places. Definitely worth a shake.

If you’ve not heard of Barry Adamson, then you need to do some Wiki-ing, pronto. Formerly of Magazine and the Bad Seeds, multi-instrumentalist Adamson has done great soundtrack work for David Lynch as well as forging a fascinating solo path. I can’t tell you exactly what to expect, but chances are this will be lush, atmospheric and wonderfully unusual. Another coup for the Voodoo Rooms, 1 April.

At the opposite end of the spectrum we find Be Your Own Pet, who will blow up in the altogether more intimate confines of Oran Mor on 20 March. They’ve not released a great record yet, but on stage they indubitably tear shit up. The sound of joyful youth making the music they love – sign me up.

Huzzah, Kristin Hersh is playing St Andrews in the Square on 25 March! The former Throwing Muses lady has been writing sparse, direct solo stuff for ages now and she really can do a lot with just her guitar, voice and the occasional embellishment. Should be an engaging performance.

My obsession with getting the interview was whetted. Until Winter Wonderland last year where he agreed to do an acoustic set for the XFM gig. And, as the presenter doing the live show, I got to interview him again. It went well. Again, it was short, but the interview had been done! He promised me a copy of the new album and all was well. Except I got drunk at the aftershow and sent him a MySpace message along the lines of ‘You’re ace!’ The strange stalkerish behaviour continued.

Now I have the opportunity to introduce him at a gig in the next couple of weeks. I’m really not sure if I should. He probably thinks I’m a bit mad, although he did say 'Hi' last time he was in our offices. So Colin, if you read this, don’t worry, I’m not dangerous. I just wanted what I thought I was due, and that’s done now.

Although we never really got to discuss Death of A Scientist – and I’ve a lot of questions.

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WIN 3 DAYS STUDIO RECORDING TIME The Green Door Studio on Argyle Street, Glasgow, only opened its doors a few months ago, and already they’ve hosted sessions by some of the most reputable names of the local scene in the form of ex-members from Skinny favourites Uncle John and Whitelock, as well as Optimo and SHITDISCO. The Skinny is delighted to team up with Green Door this month to offer unsigned acts three days in the studio to rehearse, record and mix a song or two... all for free!

The studio contains a fully equipped control room and treated live room, giving you the best tools to record your music. If you reckon your tunes would sit comfortably alongside the likes of those local luminaries mentioned above, all you have to do is e-mail your links to competitions@skinnymag.co.uk by Sunday 23 March.

Winners will be jointly selected by members of The Skinny’s Sounds Team and the good folks at Green Door Studio and notified by Friday 29 Mar. Usual Skinny T&Cs apply, available on request. You must be over 16 to enter.

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S T R A H S C T R S A T METAL UP YOUR ASS! H AR TS C ARTS AR TS CH ARTS AR TS CH ARTS H R S C A T H RTS HAR S HA RTS C HART S C A H S C ART CHARTTS CH ARTS CHAR TS CH ARTS CHAR TS CH ARTS CHAR TS CH ARTS CHAR TS CH ARTS CHAR TS CH ARTS CHAR TS CH ARTS CHAR TS CH ARTS CHAR CH ARTS H Destroy, Erase, Improve CMeshuggah:

by Jamie Borthwick

MUSIC: RESPONSE TOP 10

1. THE COURTEENERS - NOT 19 FOREVER 2. GUILLEMOTS - GET OVER IT 3. ELBOW - GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE 4. GNARLS BARKLEY - RUN 5. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE HEARTS BURST INTO FIRE 6. RADIOHEAD - NUDE 7. THE METROS - EDUCATION PART 2 8. PANIC AT THE DISCO - NINE IN THE AFTERNOON 9. THE BLACK KIDS - I'M GOING TO TEACH YOUR BOYFRIEND HOW TO DANCE WITH YOU 10. THE LONG BLONDES - CENTURY

JIM GELLATLY'S X-POSURE TOP 10

1. BLAH BLAH BLAH - DEATH TO THE INDIE DISCO' 2. THE TING TINGS - GREAT DJ 3. MUST BE SOMETHING - ALL OUT PRIZE FIGHT 4. MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA - WOLVES AT NIGHT 5. LOWLINE - MONITORS 6. MGMT - TIME TO PRETEND 7. THE LAW - HOT ROD 8. CAGE THE ELEPHANT - IN ONE EAR 9. THE CLOUD ROOM - BLACKOUT! 10. FRIGHTENED RABBIT - HEAD ROLLS OFF

TOP 5 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS 1. THE YOUNG KNIVES - SUPER ABUNDANCE 2. MUSE: HAARP LIVE AT WEMBLEY 3. SUPERGRASS - DIAMOND HOO HA 4. FOALS - ANTIDOTES 5. PANIC! AT THE DISCO - PRETTY ODD

DUST DOWN YOUR MUSKET, PULL ON THOSE COMBATS AND WAGE HOSTILITIES AT THE FINEST IN HEAVY GIGS IN SCOTLAND THIS MONTH. EASY ON THE SLAM DANCING THOUGH, EH?

We’ve made it through the sleet and bluster of winter. Well done, fellow pilgrims of all that is heavy. March and springtime seem traditionally associated with images of cuddly lambs being born, flowers shooting through the earth and life renewing afresh.

What ‘they’ don’t know is that March is named after ‘Martius’, the Roman God of war. March customarily marks the start of military campaign season - so dust down your musket, pull on those combats and wage hostilities at the fi nest in heavy gigs in Scotland this month. Easy on the slam dancing though, eh.

Marching the legions to their side on Sunday 2 March will be Panic Cell at The Cathouse.

Hair, beards, gurn, Pantera-influenced riffage: this will be an all-out mosh fest with support from local stalwarts of steel Man of the Hour. Along at Glasgow Barfly on Thursday 13 March, Beyond all Reason will be roaring their punishing grooves into battle from 8pm.

Saturday 22 March presents a choice for Edinburgh rockers: choose between epic alternative Sheffield act Flatlands at the Canon’s Gait or metalcore ahoy at Studio 24 with Rise With the Fallen and Dead at the Scene. New Jersey titans Ill Niño check into The Cathouse for some casual brutality on Sunday 23 March, and terrific post-hardcore southerners Devil Sold His Soul are back in Glasgow on Wednesday 26 Mar for a show at King Tut’s with The Miramar Disaster. Go forth, and heidbang.

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TECH METAL, MATH METAL, CALL IT WHAT YOU WILL. FACT IS, MESHUGGAH’S ILL RHYTHMS HAVE INFLUENCED TOO MANY OF THE GREAT BASTIONS OF MODERN METAL TO MENTION. TOMAS HAAKE TELLS JAMIE BORTHWICK WHY THE SWEDISH QUINTET ARE STILL THE UNDERDOGS

It seems there is nothing quite so satisfyingly placid as the weeks after wrapping up a seventh full-length album of experimental metal. “It’s been quite a relaxing couple of months,” says Tomas Haake, drummer with Sweden’s headbanger daddies Meshuggah.

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that’s what I like. The albums that really treat me are the long-runners, the ones that I keep coming back to, year after year. We see that as a good aspect in writing an album and obZen is challenging the listener.”

Due for release on 10 March, new album obZen will coincide with the band’s US tour in support of Ministry. Put to bed in late 2007, the nine track record rewards fans with all the time-bending grooves that have come to typify the long-running band; with tighter song structures and gratifying thrash-outs coming thicker and faster than on any of their recent EP output, Meshuggah seem intent on creating their agenda-setting metal around stronger, more traditional parameters of song length, with a curbing of their tendency to conceptualise recordings. The hope is that a slow-burning but accessible sound will arise.

There was widespread disappointment in November when Meshuggah pulled out of their planned tour with Dillinger Escape Plan due to recording duties. But Haake stresses the time his band took to put the album together is keenly evident in the sound: “It’s actually the first time that we’ve just scrapped all other things because we simply had to work on this album and not put ourselves in the sort of situation we’ve had before. One time we had to do the whole album in just three weeks.

This time around we took almost six months to do all the recording and the sampling so we definitely took our time and as far as production goes I think it shows.”

“I think in lots of ways our albums are slow-burners,” says Haake. “To some extent this one is easier to digest, but the music is still very complex and I think that it takes a certain amount of will from the listener to really get the hang of it. For me, personally,

The production’s on the money then, but Haake admits to foreseeing some rough riding ahead as they look to push the aggressively technical new tracks onto the live circuit. “A lot of the new songs are going to be great live, but a lot of it really, really tricky to play – it’s

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difficult stuff.”

Haake explains that as the recording process is so fractured, the band didn’t start to rehearse the new material live until January and they expect only a few songs to be ready for the tour. “We never play any of the stuff together while recording. I always just record the drums and the drums only, then maybe the guitarists will lay their stuff that they’ve written and when it’s finished we won’t actually have ever played the songs as a band together, but it’s all crystallising live now.”

the man whose style has rubbed off on the sonics of Metallica, Tool, Deftones and DEP over the years. “I think there’s more ‘play’ in the drumming. There’s more fills and more flavours added to the drumming than on a lot of the previous albums. It’s a different album for me as a drummer, but all in a good sense.”

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After some low-key shows in their homeland, Meshuggah pack off Stateside until the summer when they’ll return for some European festivals by which time they should be ready to let rip with the majority of their obZen material on the live stage. Yet with such renown for the unique nature of the music, is there any pressure on them to make the songs deliberately obtuse? “It’s never a conscious effort, it’s just how the songs pan out. All the musicians in this band have written for this record and it’s a very diverse mix.”

And of Haake’s own distinctive style, this is

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Foals Let Off Some Steam

"Definitely not Enya" HOLD UP, THE SILLY GENRE NAME GAME IS BACK! THIS MONTH FINBARR BERMINGHAM CATCHES UP WITH FOALS ALUM ANDREW MEARS OF RISING ‘HOP PROG EMO JAZZ’ STARS IN THE MAKING YOUTHMOVIES TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE “BAND’S BAND” ARE READY TO STEP OUT OF THE SHADOWS

HYPED TO THE HILT AND ON THE FAST TRACK TO BECOMING AS UBIQUITOUS AS CHIPS, FOALS ARE QUICKLY BECOMING ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S HOTTEST AND MOST DIVISIVE NEW BANDS. WITH THE IMMINENT RELEASE OF DEBUT LP ANTIDOTES, BILLY HAMILTON SAT SHOWER-SIDE WITH FRONTMAN YANNIS TO CHAT ABOUT ALL THINGS ‘INDUSTRY’ OVER A PALATE-WHETTING GLASS OF CAMPARI…

Sitting cross-legged in a freshly used showerroom whilst necking a glass of Campari hardly equates to the nihilistic excess expected of many of today’s gak-snorting reprobates of rock. Yet this is exactly how The Skinny fi nds Yannis Philippakis as we catch up with the diminutive lynchpin of Oxford quintet Foals before a gig at Edinburgh’s Cabaret Voltaire.

But as the dapperly-attired 22 year old guzzles down his intestine illuminating beverage without a fl inch of discomfort, we quickly discover that the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll is fi rmly in the eye of the beholder.

“I’d consumed half a bottle of vodka in about two hours and I was just pissed off about the number of journalists I’d spoken to that day,” explains Philippakis, referring to a now renowned interview where he described droning Clash-wannabes Hard-Fi in overtly disparaging fashion. “Don’t get me wrong, I stand by what I said: I don’t give a shit about Hard-Fi – I fi nd them the most disgraceful, disgusting people who’ve disappeared into this kind of bloated rock world. But that won’t change with us, well, only if I wanted to be a fucking hypocrite in a year’s time. That’s what I despise in the entertainment industry and I would never want to be like that. I like bands who are always the underdogs or frontmen who blow their heads off. I’m not into bands who lavish themselves like some pig in a trough.”

Having spent just a few minutes in his company, its clear that Philippakis is a loquacious live-wire - energetic, articulate and such hyperactive hustling is transferred into the gauzy spectrum of rhythmic technopunk that saw Foals billed as one of the hottest acts of last year. Now in 2008, the band is preparing to release their long awaited debut record Antidotes to a slavering horde of hacks and fanboys. However, such blanket coverage is far removed from the day in May 2006 when five university friends conglomerated under that common banner of just making music:

“When we started the band it was fun and we played house parties around Oxford, but now we’re signed to a label [Transgressive / Sub Pop] we’ve got a purpose,” says Philippakis.

“We’re trying to make pop music that subverts and moves forward like some quiet little victory that shows its okay not to simply ape your peers and be successful. We want to make music that communicates to a large number of people without remaining in the insular, backslapping, elitist Shellac fan scene we were very much a part of when we were younger. We’re pretty much like a fucking gang now - all this external stuff, like pressure or exposure, is kind of secondary to how we feel about each other.”

But in the face of such widespread acclaim, Philippakis believes it’s the band’s commitment to musical development and not the intense media coverage that’s caused such a commotion in the cauldron of indie-dom: “On the occasions I do read things that have been written about us, I’d like to think that people are into us because we’re constantly trying to progress. Our band wants to be out on tour, selling out shows and still be getting along without anyone having a major drug addiction or having lost a limb along the way,” he says assuredly. “If people like us because I’m small and I look funny or because Walter [Gerver] is tall and has big arms I really don’t care. I don’t think we’re going to change the mainstream appreciation of music but at the very least [people] will get into us and hear me banging on about a band I like and listen to them and then form a band - or quit school, or rape their dad or kill their mum.”

Similarly staunch proclamations of musical insubordination can be heard from almost every up-and-coming gaggle of scene-lurkers desperate for their big break. But Philippakis is at pains to stress that Foals aren’t here to merely fi ll a gap for the sake of industrycontrived categorisations:

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Youthmovies:

For every Liam Gallagher or Paul McCartney, there’s a Tony McCarroll or Pete Best. Bands move and change, sometimes they explode, but quite often there’s a teary eyed misfit left behind. A cast-out whom, through poor foresight or just a plain lack of talent misses out on their shot at the big-time, their only consolation being the twelve pieces of silver offered by scandal-hungry Fleet Street hacks aiming to stain the limelight that follows their old bandmates everywhere. As the media stampede following Foals gains momentum going into spring, it would be easy for Andrew Mears of Youthmovies to take a well-aimed swipe at the band he was instrumental in putting together. But as The Skinny caught up with him on the eve of the release of the band’s debut LP Good Nature, the mould of scorned companion doesn’t fit. Revenge? There couldn’t be anything further from his mind.

“We are really grouchy snotty nosed fuckers when it comes to our music,” he explains. “If I thought being part of a ‘scene’ was what we were doing it for then I wouldn’t be doing it at all – that’s just not what I’m in this for.

Make no mistake, Foals have sought out their own trail to success and in doing so have created an extraordinary debut long-player that straddles a multitude of genres without slooping into the banal formalities of many of their peers. Originally produced by TV On The Radio’s David Sitek, the band was unsatisfied with the results and bravely ditched those fi rst mixes to follow their self-planned blueprint for the future:

“I always said that if something big happened to Foals then I would have to leave because Youthmovies were my main thing. I could never have expected that things would have gone so well for them, but I’m glad it has.”

The friendship forged when Mears allowed Foals lead singer Yannis Phillipakkis use of his garage as practice space remains, but Mears’ loyalty to “where his heart lay” was unfl inching and it looks set to be rewarded.

“It was a very conscious decision to break out and make this autistic, kind of retarded but thoughtfully stupid pop music that’s very simple and at the same time uses different influences like afro-beat,” says Philippakis.

“Working with Sitek certainly helped a lot.

We’re defi nitely not where we want to be yet but then, if we were we might as well fuck off back home and put down the guitar. Our next record will sound totally different from this one and the stuff we play in six months after won’t sound like anything on that record.”

Billed from some quarters as a “band’s band” (partly due to guitarist Al English being behind Try Harder Records but also down to their influence on bands like ¡Forward Russia!), now could be the time for Youthmovies to steal some headlines of their own. Mears, though, possesses a

level-headedness that comes with five years of incessant touring and scraping together enough cash to spend a couple of days in the studio.

“None of us really hold out any delusions that we’ll be an NME front cover starlet at any point. I think we’re a bit too stuck in our ways to do anything like that now. The thing that’s most important to us is longevity and being able to stay at a certain level. We don’t have any aspirations to be big stars or anything.”

After forming at university in a “pisswater town" (High Wycombe) in 2003, Youthmovies are garnering a reputation as one of the most exciting bands in the UK. But as we speak Mears fi nds himself deliberating whether to turn on the TV or the electric heater. “We’re still scraping the pennies together, but our time’s a little more occupied now!” In a moment of cost-effective lucidity no doubt picked up from those days in High Wycombe, he opts to clamber up beside the box, hoping there’s a little warmth emitting from the screen.

The band’s time there may not have been academically fruitful, but a communal disdain for the place proved inspirational.

As such, Youthmovies weren’t quite born out of a mutual love for music or any particular ‘scene'. “Basically it was so fucking boring there. That’s why we started the band in the fi rst place. I’m not Enya or anything ,” he’s quick to point out, “I do listen to other people’s music [the Irish ambient froth 'artist' famously doesn't listen to other people's tunes - ed]. But I’m like a musical pariah. It just sounds stupid if I start naming bands because none of them

really come across in the music.”

From this initial boredom has grown a monster of a sound, one evidently difficult to classify, even for the band itself. “I’m a little bit reluctant to do that, because then we’ll be stuck with it. I think we’re the result of five people who are enthusiastic about our music and don’t really talk about our influences to each other and end up with a big mess.” The Skinny suggests ‘organised chaos’ may be less harsh terminology. Mears concurs and continues, “A lot of the time we do things because we think it’s funny. Some people would look at it as meaning we can’t write songs, but I guess we look at it as though we have a different take on comedy.”

Alas, their refusal to be pigeonholed has not stopped every man and his rag from trying.

Despite coming a year too late for the nurave movement, Youthmovies have been the victims of some brutal taxonomy. “God we’ve had the lot,” an exasperated puff of his cheeks audible down the phone. “’Hop prog,’ that was a strange one, but slightly more palatable than ‘post rock’. The worst one I think we’ve been called is ‘emo-jazz’. ‘Comedy-Emo-Jazz from Oxford, defi nitely not Enya.’ There’s your headline,” he laughs. “But you can’t write that, I’ll be killed!”

Now where’s that sense of humour?

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Yet for a group so devoted to creating such progressive, sneering pop music, it seemed somewhat contradictory to plug into the conscience of the mainstream with an appearance on Channel 4 ‘yoof’ drama Skins.

Philippakis unsurprisingly disagrees: “I want everyone to hear our band and Skins was just another avenue for that to happen,” he reasons.

“The moment you enter into the music industry there’s no advantage in being part of this ethical insular island. If someone gets into our band who only listens to the fucking Dykeenies or The Enemy then that’s the point - it’s about getting the music out there and not satisfying your musical ego.”

And that’s it - Campari drunk, cigarettes smoked, pleasantries over. Yannis stands up and begins to make his way to tonight’s stage, where he and his four band mates are met with an air strike of applause. They may not conform to the dictum of rock ‘n’ roll, but you get the impression that Foals are happy enough writing a rulebook of their own.

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"IF I THOUGHT BEING PART OF A ‘SCENE’ WAS WHAT WE WERE DOING IT FOR THEN I WOULDN’T BE DOING IT AT ALL."

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Stephen Malkmus

It's all ch-ch-change INFLUENTIAL INDIE ROCK TITANS PAVEMENT MIGHT HAVE DISSOLVED A FEW YEARS BACK, BUT THIS MONTH MARKS THE RETURN OF THEIR ILLUSTRIOUS FRONTMAN. HAMZA K TRACKED DOWN ROCK STAR IN HIDING STEPHEN MALKMUS TO TALK ABOUT THE JICKS, 'ZE GERMANS' AND THE TROUBLE WITH BAD BOOK TITLES

Formed by an art gallery security guard and his childhood friend, Pavement stripped classic rock and roll to its most base components, mixed it with Captain Beefheart’s eccentricity and held it all together with the barest coherence of melody. It was almost too erratic, too brilliant, and with the band’s breakup in 1999 they soon faded from the indie rock movement's fickle attention. But their influence remains, as do the mysteries. Why, for example, did drummer Gary Young give out cabbage and mashed potatoes at their gigs?

Sitting in the basement of a trendy London hotel, stretched out on a sofa and clad in a baseball cap, Stephen Malkmus looks like the last person to ask. The former Pavement frontman might have a new album out with his band the Jicks - Real Emotional Trash but today he’s more inclined to wax lyrical on fatherhood. Having just had a new addition to the Malkmus clan, his three-year-old daughter is attending a Montessori preschool, where they encourage arts and shun the rules found inside most classrooms. But Stephen laughs, complaining that she’s never taught to pick up her toys so he stumbles around them at home. “But it’s great,” he enthuses: “It’s different than always thinking about yourself or your band; you’re constantly responsible for somebody else - which is good for your spirit, I think. Even if you’re not having some sort of spiritual epiphany, just the fact that you’re caring for somebody other than yourself is always bound to change you, though it’s really difficult to truly change.”

Nevertheless, these days it’s hard to find the rock star inside Malkmus; he lives in Portland now, far from the limelight of New York where he spent much of his youth. Rubbing his eyes and smiling, he seems tired but happy and The Skinny wonders how the veteran muso sill copes with the pressures of the rock ‘n’ roll machine. “There’s a need for me to be doing this [settling down]. I am by nature a travelling person; I don’t stay in one place for so long. And now that’s changed, I’m more earth-bound.”

I ask Malkmus if he still needs to surround himself with creative people, like so many artists do, and if that explains his recent relocation to Portland. “No, it doesn’t matter, for a family Portland is a good place to live,” he reassures. Though Malkmus does seem close to the community, an active member of Portland’s ever burgeoning music scene. He met Todd Haynes, director of Bob Dylan biopic I’m Not There, through friends at parties, and ended up providing Cate Blanchett’s singing voice as well as a considerable chunk of the movie’s soundtrack. “He’s an auteur,” says Malkmus of Haynes, when asked if any future collaborations are planned, “so who knows what he’s working on next. He’s probably

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worked out his rock ‘n’ roll demons. But maybe if there’s a movie about ‘da blooz’... I can definitely do that!”

The flow and sound of Malkmus’ lyrics are typically more important than their cohesion, but the man clearly has a lot to say, but perhaps still says very little of it through his music. Would he consider expression through other mediums? “I don’t know, that’s a lot of effort. I just jump around; I can get in to this but I don’t really know if it’s... I’m just a guitarist.” Such elusiveness is surprising in an artist with so strong a track record, and he understands the peculiarity. “I’ve had some book offers and agents have come to see if I’d be interested in writing either an autobiography or fiction, but I don’t know. Writing down words to me is like...” He gestures in space with his hands. “It’s very difficult to imagine stringing together enough to make a book. And I’m sort of disassociated from that kind of communication - from wanting to place trust in writing things down. When I see a novel these days I’m often so sceptical of the title, they seem all forced to me: like ‘That’s a clever one’ or ‘That’s just a one word one’. And I feel too critical towards it, probably like a lot of people feel towards music.”

difference myself but I may be oblivious. Being in a band is more about the gigs; the venues are still the same and the crowds are still the same so that feels familiar. We were established before the MySpace thing started so we pick up new fans through that and however music gets around, but there’s always a backbone of people who heard us the old way and still like it that way. People still want to go out and see live people, they don’t want to stay at home and just watch a podcast, luckily. Because that’s boring!

I noticed a bit of a downturn in Germany and Holland though, there’s less interest [in the Jicks there]. There’s enough to support a tour but not as much as there was with Pavement.

But in America it doesn’t really feel different.

You play the same venues, people still like it there.” Stephen pauses and laughs, shaking his fist, “But ze Germans!”

Despite ze Germans and any toll a new album takes on his family life, Malkmus is happy to be back. Pavement and its attendant success may be behind him but there’s a thrill of the new: he’s looking forward to playing to fans who may not know his legacy but will dance to Real Emotional Trash regardless. “It’s fun to participate,” he says. “I don’t know where it’s going to go. But the touring will be really fun because we’re a good live band - we like each other and I feel confident.” And wherever Malkmus goes, the music is sure to infect its listeners.

“Well,” he smiles widely, “people will come.”

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Soundtracks, novels and ‘da blooz’ aside, Malkmus and his band the Jicks have been hard at work on the main reason we’re sitting down with him today - their third album together. The laborious process took the band across three states, two coasts and a switch from old tape to computers. Snow Ghost Studios in Montana, where the album was recorded, is a far stretch from the New York studio where it was mastered. “Montana is beautiful, it’s just pure nature: big sky country - like they say - big hills, beautiful lakes. The studio was a massive tech-out mansion. It was beautiful and fun to play in there, but it was ‘put the stuff up in a room and see what you get’. In the end that was nerve wrecking.”

Malkmus doesn’t seem the type to isolate himself and I ask if that was why he finished back in his familiar stomping ground of New York. “I feel at home in New York as much as anywhere else in the world. As big as it is it’s really small in other ways, once you know your circuits.”

If the Big Apple hasn’t changed in the neardecade since Pavement’s break-up, the music industry certainly has.

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It’s difficult for many young musicians to understand the influence of Pavement today, so long after their reign. And for those old enough to experience the release of Slanted and Enchanted first hand, the impact has probably been dulled by the march of time and new music. So we'll start from the beginning.

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“So, how do you fi nd the whole interview process then?”

As icebreakers go, it’s probably in the same realm as “Do you come here often?” But when Efrim Menuck, of Thee Silver Mt. Zion (and Tra La La Band) - that's A Silver Mt Zion to anyone shy of a mouthful - responds with “Actually, I like to talk, conversation is good” the feeling is that, however basic the ploy, it has served its purpose well.

The stony silence that persists straight after suggests that the relief was perhaps a little premature. What to talk about in the tricky opening exchanges? Politics proves the saviour on this particular occasion. Menuck has previously aired his views on the hotbed of acrimony that is the Middle East. “Whenever the question comes up I’ll speak about it. As a Jew I have big problems with the state of Israel, because whether I like it or not, with everything they do, there’s a presumption that it’s been done in my name. And what’s going on there is an unbearable, untenable situation.”

Can we presume that this has been one of the driving forces behind the creative ethos of this complicated band? “No! Our politics are no more profound than what people talk about in bars when they get a couple of drinks in front of them. Our politics are pretty much the points that everyone can agree on anyway, we just write songs about it.”

Menuck is, despite protestations to the contrary, an activist at heart. Conversation turns to the fact that the entire new album, 13 Blues For Thirteen Moons, was written and played live for a couple of years before being committed to record, a process Menuck says has “affected the sound of those tracks in clichéd ways. They’re louder, more aggressive and more focussed.” In addition to this, a live album has been slated for release in the summer.

However, this record, tentatively titled ‘Fuck Thee Drakula’, enticingly serves as a vehicle for the distribution of a 50-page pamphlet ranting against the nature of the music industry.

“The live record is like an audio visual component to accompany the essay,” he reasons.

“It’s the old variation on musicians getting fleeced or people who love music getting fleeced.

The music industry is an exploitative and dull industry from the top to the bottom. Its operating assumptions are destructive and

reducing.” Strong words, but does Menuck have any defi nitive conclusions to offer? “It would take me at least 50 pages to get into that.”

Is it not harsh to stick the boot into an industry on the cusp of fundamental change?

“The industry has already changed,” Menuck suggests. “It’s just different companies now. So instead of big nasty evil major labels, which were easy targets for everybody, now you have Apple Computers and every single internet provider in the fi rst world. There are just as many millions of dollars changing hands, they’re just going into the pockets of different wealthy CEOs.” Confessing a proneness to boredom if his life and music aren’t progressing at the desired rate, Menuck gives absorbing insight into the modus operandi of a band that are typically described as post-rock, but who in reality owe more to the classical composers as guiding influences. “I think the one ethos is that we are always trying to play things that are just a little bit beyond our ability to play.

That’s important to us, so there’s a way that everything sounds a bit wrong, a bit sour, a bit tense. More than any aesthetic decision, that approach is good for us. It’s literally just pushing ourselves a little bit beyond our technical abilities so it sounds like we’re not quite hitting it at any given point.”

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There was a considerable internet-based hoo-ha about the fate of his other band, so it seems prudent to ask in parting: any chance of a Godspeed [You! Black Emperor – currently on ‘indefi nite hiatus’] reunion? “Well, Montreal is a small town and we still see each other all the time. I’m not sure how that will pan out.”

All of a sudden, it seems we can’t shut him up as he adds without prompt... “The scene there is in a state of, not decline as such, but scenes have different ebbs and flows and right now it’s at the end of an ebb period. We’ll see where it goes from here. It’s still a good town with lots of good musicians. I just think the amount of attention this town got in the past few years because of one particular band [this would be the Arcade Fire] that became world wide famous has kinda fucked things up a little, but I think it will repair itself.“ 13 BLUES FOR THIRTEEN MOONS IS RELEASED ON 25 MAR VIA CONSTELLATION WWW.TRA-LA-LA-BAND.COM

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LIVE REVIEWS EDINBURGH SUPER ADVENTURE CLUB

HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, 6 FEB

rrrr By combining the aggression of hardcore punk with math-rock structures, Jacob Flynch (rrr) technically subject tonights Henry’s crowd to an evening of hardcore m a t h s . B u t i t ’s m u c h m o r e enjoyable than school lessons, even if someone has to teach them to stop copying from Slint’s answer sheet so much. The intro to 1957 is a xerox of Don, Aman, before Jacob Flynch blow away any cynicism with a tightly-controlled riot, breaking down into Black Sabbath-esque riffs, and knocking the amplifier to the floor through sheer roaring power. We’ll forgive Papier Tigre ( r r r ) t h e p r e te n t i o u s n a m e, because they’re actually French, and they’re good too. Fresh from a tour of China, they’re more melodic than Jacob Flynch and don’t rely on shifting meters to show off the talents of their drummer. It’s his ever inventive rhythm and the frantic guitar-work that provides most of the appeal, as the shouted American-English vocals are hit-ormiss on the hooks. If the Chinese weren’t post-hardcore fans before, they will be by now. It’s been a good night, but Super Adventure Club (rrr) are the cream at the top of the bill. Their set is overflowing with ideas that veer in unexpected but entirely understandable ways, like stream-of-consciousness prose.

These smooth transitions between structures, signatures and styles suddenly make Jacob Flynch’s earlier moves seem awfully clunky, but this is not wilfully difficult work.

With soft choral lines and backing

oohs-and-aahs, Super Adventure Club’s special brand of awkward pop is like the Fier y Furnaces without the constipation. [Ally Brown] WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ SUPERADVENTUREMUSIC

PISTOLAS

CABARET VOLTAIRE, 7 FEB

rrrr Tonight’s gig may say Pistolas, but with a top selection of local talent, lofted up a notch to supporting slots courtesy of a copetition run through The Skinny and the judging of your friendly Sounds crew, attentions are elsewhere. Relief is palpable then when all involved deliver the goods. Dead On The Live Wire are a ferocious Edinburgh male-female noise duo who deploy Sonic Youth-esque atonal vocals, Nine Inch Nails guitar crunch and industrial clatter to deafening effect. Rough around the edges for sure, but even the various technical hitches are gleefully absorbed into the set. Come On Gang have evidently been busy honing their melodies since we caught them at Rubix in January. Singer/drummer Sarah Tanat Jones has a voice “like an angel” according to one vocal punter, and when she puts down her sticks during Woods From The Trees, it’s hard to argue. However it’s when the drums and the angular guitar hooks of Coming Home ignite the audience that they hold their own. Recalling Belly or maybe Sleater-Kinney, the oft-used ‘ones to watch’ tagline seems entirely apt here. So, even if tonight’s headliners were to disappoint it’d be no great loss. However, The Pistolas do no such thing. It would be easy to label the Norwich five-piece as a bunch of misplaced hipsters trying to second guess the LCD

Soundsystem. Flippant song titles and lashings of cowbells would bear this out but, gosh darnit, these lads are having such a fantastic time that they are giddily infectious.

The need to dance is inescapable and sometimes that’s all that matters. Back slaps all round then.

[Darren Carle]

Songs like Happiness and Bloodline prove that there’s plenty of mileage in this sweet, stripy-jumpered, ever-so-twee strategy, but the rock fans are made to wait for a dose of reverb, which they eventually get in the lurching guitar of Elizabeth and Mary. [Nick Mitchell]

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At The Skinny we know a good thing when we hear it, and that’s why Glasgow singer/songwriter Gavin Gordon (rrrr) is here tonight. (This was a second night of competitionwon support slots - ed) The seated, unplugged Gordon makes amends for a late entrance with a revelation of a first song in Burn the Sun – bluesy, fleeting fretwork, gutsy singing and a little electronic delay pedal-pushing. He draws the audience in with a set of minimal fuss and maximum soul, his fluid guitar style never less than brilliant, his raw passion reciprocated with generous applause. Talk It flares like a tongue of fire, while Still You Let Your Empire Grow is a ready made debut single. Watch this space.

The Graeme Mearns Band (rrr) are putting all their attention into the music this evening. The porkpiewearing Mr Mearns and his cohorts exude a dusty kind of boho-blues cool, an attitude that extends to their fake-accented wisecracks between songs. Without a drummer tonight, their material seems to benefit from a lighter bongo rhythm.

Musical ability is never in question, and they’re adept whether indulging in Indian dirges, straight-up bluesrock or AC/DC side-swipes. But they might want to steer clear of the lounge-jazz if they want to avoid future scorn.

The masculine whiff of 12-bar blues is briskly blown away with the arrival of Monkey Swallows the Universe (rrr), Sheffield’s finest practitioners of melodic indie-folk, who have announced this as a farewell tour of sorts. Embracing the trend for expanding beyond the standard guitar-drums formula, MSTU employ cello, violin, glockenspiel and more – and consequently sound something like a female Sufjan Stevens.

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rrrr Tonight the Sexy Kids, a Glasgow f o u r- p i e c e c o m p r i s e d p a r t l y of Royal We alum, provide an intriguing collection of alternative, shoe gazer rock seasoned with flourishes of eerie synth and a dash of dark discotheque dynamics.

Taking a leaf from Television’s copybook of duelling guitars and coupling it with a tightly functioning rhythm section, they fit this bill with Enon perfectly.

Trapped within Ill Ease, a one woman show, there are at least three musicians struggling to get out. Using a wealth of gadgets and pedals, Elizabeth Sharp loops guitars and bass before settling behind the drums to crash and cruise the rest of the way through her eclectic set. Part visual artist, part multi-instrumental virtuoso, Ill Ease is warmly received by Cab Vol. Enon waste no time in enhancing their credentials as alternative rockers on a mission. A raucous and stripped down Mirror On You kicks off their set with a short, sharp stab of punk power. It sets the tone for a night of freewheeling and anarchic show stopper s.

Frontman John Schmersal is a taut and volatile ball of pent up energy: “Don’t bring your kids,” he warns before descending into Mr Ratatatat. Much of the set is taken from latest LP, Grass Geysers...

Carbon Clouds, of which the dark and threatening Labyrinth is a particular pleasure. Among requests and calls - simply, for more - the band keep to the formula that has served them so well and end by rattling out Pleasure and Privilege; brilliantly crafted punk rock. [Neal Parsons] WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ENONMUSIC

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GLASGOW ANGUS & JULIA STONE THE BEAT CLUB, 2 FEB

rrrr From behind the roar of hearts beating, minds turning, atoms colliding, Julia Stone coaxes the first of this evening’s softly treading lulla bie s f ro m he r fa nt a sti c a l world. In song, she walks a few years ahead of Joanna Newsom’s vocal child, singing throughout of heartbreak and disillusionment from the vantage of absolute innocence.

When Angus takes his turn, it’s with a far more buoyed and resilient collection of songs, as his sister gazes on with a cindering intimacy, willing each note from him: and thankfully so. Together, they lead us wandering through a faultless set of timeless and unsullied folk-tales, at times so fragile it seems they may simply shatter under the weight of

our attention, at others purifying for their youthful inspiration. As the night settles gently down to sleep, and the crowd filter outside, the traffic on Glasgow’s rain-soaked streets must sound like devils screaming in their ears. [Paul Neeson] ANGUS AND JULIA STONE PLAY: ORAN MOR, GLASGOW, 19 APRIL CAFE DRUMMONDS, ABERDEEN, 20 APR HOOTANANNYS, INVERNESS, 21ST APR CABARET VOLTAIRE, EDINBURGH, 23 APR WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ ANGUSANDJULIASTONE

BLACK FRANCIS THE GARAGE 10 FEB

rr Feigning confusion at the Scottishaccented requests for Where Is My Mind?, and sporting black shades throughout, Mr. Frank Black Francis is on a mission tonight. Although

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STEREO, 9 FEB

rrr Sir Richard Bishop and Earth alike are clear in their aim: their appearance at Stereo tonight is a celebration of the guitar. Bishop ambles on stage armed with nothing but his axe and a rack of effects pedals. His fingers scurry up and down the neck of the guitar conjuring bursts of melodies equally influenced by flamenco, raga, and the blues. His skill is undeniable, but over the course of his 30 minute set he becomes lost somewhere

between noodling and inspiration.

Earth kick off their set with Hung From the Moon and immediately prove that melt-your-face shredding isn’t necessary to create hugely epic soundscapes. The four-piece play as an incredibly cohesive unit, providing an excellent backdrop for Dylan Carlson’s carefully selected guitar melodies. The show’s highlight proves to be the title track of their latest album, The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull, with its unobtrusively psychedelic guitar line and twinkling electric piano.

Carlson’s zen-like dismissal of crescendos is mostly spellbinding, yet it’s difficult not to crave more of a departure from what is a fairly straight reading. [Tobias Kahn] WWW.MYSPACE.COM/EARTHOFFICIAL

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NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, 12 FEB This line-up was always going to be heaven for those who enjoy an element of repetition. Glaswegian trio RememberRemember’s (rrr) guitar and stationery drawer live sampling is mesmerising - loops interweave to create a sound somewhere between Insides and Philip Glass.

By comparison to RR’s cyclically evolving sound, Alexander Tucker’s (rrr) sampled live instrumentation makes its way in slabs and sheets.

Intricate acoustic guitar loops float above thick fugs of noise and occasional breaks into thundering Earth style riffs. Tucker’s pleading yowl is not dissimilar to Maynard James Keenan’s and the overall effect is truly haunting.

The delicate melodies that open Fuck Buttons’ (rrrr) set are soon swamped by wave after filthy wave

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tempered with some as-yet unreleased material and the odd, obscure, fan-pleasing favourite, the former Pixies helmsman is here to play last year’s Bluefinger album in its entirety. Unsurprisingly then, the highlights mirror the album itself, most notably Threshold Apprehension, revealing itself in the live arena to be one of Black’s finest songs in years. Its buoyant dynamics and Black’s visceral yelping help alleviate potential disappointment at the evening’s Pixies embargo.

Unfortunately, Bluefinger isn’t consistent enough to warrant such a rigid spotlight and Black’s steely determination not to veer off course means the lulls almost equal the genuinely great moments. A merely satisfactor y per formance then, given extra credence, perhaps, due to Black’s impressive legacy, even if it’s one he doesn’t seem entirely comfortable with himself. [Darren Carle]

of noise that grows to tsunami size before circuit-frazzled vocals puncture the trance. Their sound is like the progeny of some unholy twitching clusterfuck between Dan Deacon, Suicide and Wolf Eyes cracked electronics, frantic drones and pulses of warm melody all fight for your auditory nerve’s electropotential - more heavy silicon than heavy metal. The dead stop to the Buttons’ set is infinitely more disorientating than the combined two hours of glorious echo, phase and delay that preceded it. Over and over and over and out. [Matt Gollock] WWW.MYSPACE.COM/FUCKBUTTONS

VICE LIVE TOUR ABC2, 30 JAN

rrrr Loads of kids have snuck out for a little over-the-bra action and a few too many alcopops tonight. The excessive smoke, subliminal Top Shop images and aforementioned boozy mess have infiltrated ABC2 for the Vice Live Tour. Ipso Facto open with their Karen O haircuts and self-conscious style, delivering brooding vocals, droning synths, and understated bass lines. A fairly pedestrian stage presence is briefly energised by drummer Victoria Smith, who looks like the only member having any fun. The St Albans trio, Friendly Fires, follow Ipso Facto’s gothic renewal with confetti, duelling drums, and just the right amount of cow bell. Their front man croons like Tom Vek with a broader range. Paris is the crowd favourite with spiking synths and powerful vocals. Their psychedelic

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pop is organised chaos with a funkdriven, forceful momentum. And it’s catching. It’s around midnight when Black Kids finally take the stage.

The Floridian quintet has garnered attention in the States after an explosive performance at Popfest in Athens, Georgia. Their nebulous ‘ones to watch’ status seems well justified; the quintet play incredibly well-crafted, funky pop led by vocalist Reggie Youngblood. “I hear you guys like to get crazy,” he predictably flatters the Glasgow kids, “so let’s get crazy.” We do. Flailing dance ensues. Hurricane Jane is, without question, the finest song of the evening as Reggie sings about lonely Friday nights to the replies of his sister/back-up singer, Ali. Black Kids have a strategically placed, provocative quality in their song-

writing, layering melody with reverb, keys and electronic riffs. With a few more opportunities to catch them in Scotland before their tour ends, you should do yourself a favour and put that hype to the test. [Beth Malone]

ROSS CLARK

NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, 14 FEB

rrrr If anyone in attendance at Ross Clark’s Valentine’s gig tonight is hoping for some respite from the throng of Cupid’s love – struck, rose-clinching hordes, they chose the wrong musician. Clark’s songs are laced with romance and all the agony encompassing it. Hopeless Romantic, a stand-out tune, is a testimony to his inextricably loveridden music, capped with the line

“someone take this heart away I’m gonna break it.” While sentiment of that line may not be hard to come by, such delivery as Clark’s truly is. From under a mop of curls, the troubadour belts out his musings with passion and fury. His tightly worn six-string has no choice but to succumb, literally hanging on by a thread. Although various musicians join in for several numbers, it’s obvious that Clark makes just as much impact, if not more, on his own. His lilting yelps and his frenzied plucking are captivating without accompaniment. [Sara Nowak] PLAYING THE ADMIRAL BAR, GLASGOW ON 6 MAR DroutHy NeeBors, DuNDee oN 20 MAR THE BEAT CLUB, GLASGOW ON 4 APR WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ ELECTRICPOLYESTER

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FAT SAMS LIVE, 27 MAR The new Fat Sams Live venue in Dundee has been attracting some pretty exciting acts over the last year.

Next in line is Hayseed Dixie, bringing their banjos, fiddles and a bathtub of moonshine the size of their gene pool over from fictional hometown Deer Lick Holler. No longer content with churning out classic rock covers in their unique rock-grass styling, they have just released their first full length of original material, imaginatively titled No Covers. Nonetheless, expect methanol fuelled fingers plucking hillbilly renditions of everything from Motorhead to Scissor Sisters, not forgetting near namesakes AC/DC. Novelty value aside, there is some notoriously good musicianship to be witnessed here, brothers Don and Dale Reno possessing the ability to play banjo and mandolin respectively at incredible speeds. Their father Don Reno wrote the famous Dueling Banjos from the Deliverance soundtrack, a song you’ve not really heard till you’ve seen these brothers battle it out for a lightspeed encore. Yeehaw!

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has been to expand our musical horizons, bringing a diverse range of acts to all of Scotland. In the age of urbanisation, it’s a movement that should be applauded.

What should also be recognised is Tune Up’s pursuit of diversity without forsaking quality. This month they introduce us to Zimbabwean singer Eska Mtungwazi... not exactly a household name, but her credentials speak for themselves. She has collaborated with the likes of Nitin Sawhney and Damon Albarn, while being compared to legends like Stevie Wonder and Carole King. Her debut album comes out this year and is expected to be a melting pot of jazz, soul, hip-hop and African music. This outposts a mini-tour of Scotland which kicks off on 20 March giving you the chance to see her first, and in the comfort of your own town too.

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GLASGOW HOLY FUCK STEREO, 5 APR

Holy Fuck’s appearance at Optimo last year was the stuff of legend, and they’ve been cited since as one of the best live bands they’ve had at the club. Their use of live bass and drums to underpin frantic electronics sounds like an ever accelerating take on proto-postrockers Stereolab. The Torontonian ‘Fucks have mastered the art of creating pulsing crescendos of sound to take the audience to some frenzied dementia before it snaps in a blessed release. Even the grainy YouTube clips posted on their website are bristling with energy.

Their music is completely visceral; its throb is nigh on physiological; its tension is enough to tear muscles; and the drummer has quite clearly been off his nervous system disorder meds for weeks. If you want to burn off a few calories, Holy Fuck are a musical hormone

imbalance that will turn you into a sweaty convulsing mess whether you like it or not. [Matt Gollock] 8pM, £tBC WWW.MYSPACE.COM/HOLYFUCK

SERJ TANKIAN ABC, 1 APR

Some may very well be foolish enough to dismiss this concert as a poor man’s System of a Down show, but at first sight it’s easy enough to see why. the similarities between the band’s material and Serj Tankian’s Elect the Dead LP are obvious, and the toning down of the heavier and Tourette syndromic moments can probably be blamed on the lack of charismatic guitarist Daron Malakian’s influence. However, this has made more room for the epically grandiose melodies and powerful choruses that really bring out the strength of Tankian’s characteristic howl. His touring band, the Flying Cunts of Chaos (that’s FCC to your granny) will be helping him bring these bigger, less erratic songs to life. Don’t read us the wrong way here, this will still be heavy and there will of course be the odd spot of barking, just less to distract from the ambitiously huge yet ultimately playful climaxes that ol’ Serj has become the master of. [Shaun Love] 7pM, £18.50 WWW.SERJTANKIAN.COM

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THE VOODOO ROOMS, 15-16 MAR Very few people today have the occasion to wear spats, those satin or leather white sleeves worn over shoes by 1920s industrialists and smooth talking gangsters. Good news then, that Gang Starr legend Guru’s Jazzmatazz is bringing a full band to Auld Reekie for a night (or two) of gleaming jazz fused hip-hop. So successful is Guru’s brand of beats that he’s just released volume 4 in the Jazzmatazz series, titled Back to the Future. If you haven’t heard the first three, you can expect soul singers backed by synth beats, Brooklyn rhymes thrown over Coltrane riffs and production

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Tuning Into The Dials

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places and giving all the money to a label. I used to think there was a line in the sand, signed and unsigned, but it's just not like that now.

“I USED TO THINK THERE WAS A LINE IN THE SAND, SIGNED AND UNSIGNED, BUT IT'S JUST NOT LIKE THAT NOW” - JOE HENDRY Quick, head for the hills! The record industry is dying! Read the headlines and you'd conclude that all bands everywhere would starve to death tomorrow without the cocoon of a prosperous record industry. So what if they fleece everyone else involved, from the artists through to the punter? They mean well, and without them, we'd never get to hear music, right? What's a little corporate greed between fans eh?

One band not subscribing to this at the moment is The Dials. In fact, sitting with singer Joe, you get the impression that he's not really that big a fan of record labels at all.

"We probably won't end up talking to a label for a couple of years, which is the way I want it. A fanbase for us is leverage, and if we did sign now, all we'd be doing is the same dates in the same

"Our EP actually came from a chat we had with Idlewild, who were DJ-ing at a Cabaret Voltaire show we did - they said to call a guy named Marcus, said he'd be perfect for a band at the stage we were at, and it worked out brilliantly.

"I really wanted someone to be able to criticise and to say ‘that's not working, but this is’, or someone who wasn't afraid to say 'that's shite'.

As a result, the EP's been a great learning experience. So the EP's all made, the tour's set up and basically we're doing exactly what we'd be doing if we were signed to a label.”

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The aptly titled Keep Me Running EP sounds a lot bigger, more polished than their earlier, urgent tracks of the last few years, and a truckload more Rock than you might expect, taking its cues from mid-period Paul Westerberg, Bob Mould, and Dave Grohl. Joe's voice has come on in huge great leather-trousered strides, and couldn't be further from the stuttering, arched eybrow indiepop that Scotland often gets tagged with as its national artform.

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"Every few years, the NME - not my favourite magazine - will say how Scotland's the place to be. It's weird. Nothing ever changes up here, but it's like they only notice it every now and again.

"It's a bit tougher in Edinburgh, but Scotland as a whole is a great place to be if you're in a band, it's pretty easy to get access to people who've done it before.

"We were in the studio just finishing it all off, and Johnny ran into Gary Lightbody. On the way home that same night, we're in the chippy and it's Barry from The Fratellis. Johnny just piles up to him all ‘Alriight, Bazzah', we get chatting, and end up going round to their studio they've now got set up. I'm not convinced that would happen anywhere else but Scotland."

It looks like The Dials are getting it all pretty much their own way. DIY tours, an EP, exposure via Xfm and Radio 1, a growing reputation and all this with youth still firmly on their side.

But chasing the stars doesn't always yield good results.

"One night we were out with Hot Hot Heat, and I was trying to get them to say something nice about us, and they wouldn't - having not even heard the demo yet - and I'm saying 'C'mon, give me something', and the absolute very best I could get was 'I like your jacket'. Not really one for the press release is it?"

THE KEEP ME RUNNING EP IS OUT NOW. THE DIALS SUPPORT THE FUTUREHEADS AT LIQUID ROOM, EDINBURGH ON 2 MAR, BOY KILL BOY AT CABARET VOLTAIRE, EDINBURGH ON 3 MAR AND PLAY WHISTLEBINKIES, EDINBURGH ON 8 MAR

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Scott has mercy and puts the incident in context. “The fi re alarm went off and we all had to get outside. The rest of the band all had time to get some clothes on but I was left strutting around the street in my spandex with basically everyone standing and pointing.” The spandex project was accidentally rolled out at King Tut’s on 2 Feb and seems to have gone down a treat with fans.

“We’ll try and do that everywhere if there’s a place to change. Otherwise I guess we’ll just have to wear it constantly, at truck stops, in the van and stuff,” warns Scott.

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Exciting wardrobe adventures aside, these Glasgow purveyors of rapid distortion and silly nomenclature are looking forward to an exciting 2008. An EP split with fellow experimental rockers Orion Arm and With Scissors hit shelves on 25 February, followed by a week-long UK tour in March. Southern destinations like Brighton and Leeds hold the most allure for this quartet.

“They’ve got quite a good buzz down there,” says Docherty. “That’s got quite a bit to do with Midmarch [the band’s label] being based in Brighton, and With Scissors are from there so they always pull a good crowd. It was totally rammed the last time we played as well, and it seemed everybody left as soon as we finished awesome!”

One particular night sticks in Scott’s mind from a previous tour. “We played in this tiny room in Brighton, it was full of wee kids and they’d stuck us on the bill with an emo band from the States because they fucked up the booking. That night Ian our bassist stood at the merchandise table with his top pulled up, staring at people.

We didn’t sell much. In fact, there were a lot of kids crying. Especially when we started playing.”

not signed anything yet so we're being tight lipped in case they turn round and say ‘naw’!” adds Docherty.

Nice. Besides scaring kids, the fearsome foursome are looking to get into recording the follow-up to last year’s eponymous album, and it's expected to land this May. The details of which are being held close to the chest. “We’re talking to a label but we don’t want to say anything just now,” teases Scott. “Yeah we’ve

Adolescents reduced to tears? Man spandex?

Who wouldn’t want Take A Worm For A Walk Week on their label?

SPLIT EP OUT NOW VIA SMALLTOWN PLAYING THE HIVE, EDINBURGH ON 8 MAR AND 13TH NOTE, GLASGOW ON 9 MAR

JOHN LEWIS

The issue at hand is one sure to trouble the minds of Ron Burgundy as much as grinding blowtorch hardcore bands across the land.

Spandex. Man spandex.

get mine as mouldy as possible,” adds Docherty, with a little more verve than necessary.

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“I look amazing in my jockstrap. It just feels so good, I didn’t take it off until about three hours after the gig had finished,” enthuses Take a Worm for a Walk Week’s guitarist Johnny Docherty. Drummer Jonny Scott looks slightly more reticent. “I was a little uncomfortable.”

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ALBUM REVIEWS 3 DAFT MONKEYS

OPERATOR PLEASE

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(BRILLE)

SOCIAL VERTIGO

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First off, let’s just resign ourselve s to the fact that there i s no way to concisely and adequately depict the sound of Cornish funk-folk steeped in Bavarian fiddle with passages of ska-like levity and intermittent departures into Arabian scales or the occasional shanty. There are glimpses of accessibility, occasionally reminiscent of The Coral at their wackiest, but these are too infrequent to secure much in the way of mainstream appeal. Likewise, it’s easy to imagine many folk purists disapprovingly shaking their heads amidst the madness. The album highlight is probably closing number Dance of the Old Man of Storr which should appeal to fans of Dirty Three and Warren Ellis. 3 Daft Monkeys execute their music with considerable competence and the fiddle in particular is often quite superb. However, the rampant eclecticism carries with it a lack of identity which characterises this album as more of a novelty than a musical triumph. [Chris Cusack]

NME have gotten all fl ushed over them; they’re fl oor-filler extraordinaires; and they wear skinny denims. That makes Operator Please a high fashion brand. So it’s no surprise that they bound into the UK top ten with the frenetic It’s Just a Song About Ping Pong, and well done to them. But beyond strutting it with music’s catwalk-culture kings and queens, is there a band of real substance there? Refreshingly, Yes Yes Vindictive proves to be a case of substance over style, and beyond the requisite shotgun start, Operator Please show throughout that they’re more than capable of kicking back and reflecting. The attention-deficit pop of Zero Zero and Terminal Disease will certainly have the kids coming back for more, but of far greater interest is the promise of curtain closer Pantomime’s weeping, string-scored crescendo, which makes the prospect of a possible party comedown album a thrilling one. [Paul Neeson]

RELEASE DATE: 3 MAR WWW.MYSPACE.COM/3DAFTMONKEYS

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THE TEENAGERS REALITY CHECK (XL)

FOALS

ANTIDOTES

(TRANSGRESSIVE)

rrrr Forget Sk ins, Sitek and any of the hyperbolic claptrap, Foals’ debut longplayer Antidotes is what we’ve all been waiting for. Amidst the anticipatory rainforest of lip-licking column inches, it’s felt like an eternity since the Oxford quintet released rocket fuelled algo-ryhthm Hummer and its omission here is of little surprise. But y’see, Foals today are a far more dynamic proposition than 12 months ago. Their reliance on zesty Zimbabwean afro beats has diminished - replaced with the bulbous basslines of Olympic Airways and Electric Bloom – while the over-indulgent guitar spindling is less frequent, protruding only as an accomplice to shuffling numbers like the dashing Two Steps, Twice. Thankfully, their predilection for churning out glitch-riddled cranks of infidel pop remains intact, bubbling away through the veins of magnificent hot-footers Cassius and Balloons. Yes, it’s prudent to dismiss the hype but, with Antidotes, Foals prove there are always exceptions to the rule. [Billy Hamilton] RELEASE DATE: 24 MAR FOALS PLAY QMU ON 10 MAR WWW.MYSPACE.COM/FOALS

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rr It was only a matter of time b efo re S e rg e Gainsbourg’s l ove c h il d r e n started appearing from the cracks in the Parisian pavements.

OK, so the link may be tenuous: they’re um, French, and on opening track Homecoming, they sing about ‘fucking’ quite graphically.

Perhaps though they have more in common with some other fellow countrymen. Their dreamy, synthdriven pop brings to mind French electro-shoegazers M83, if they ever took to scoring an episode of Skins. However, Reality Check’s vacuous pop-culture references, masquerading as intelligent, witty, urbane dissections of teenage life, become increasingly cloying and aren’t as clever or funny as singer Quentin Delafon obviously thinks they are. Furthermore, all the best tunes, such as the admittedly glorious New Order-esque Feeling Better or the hands-aloft euphoria of Streets Of Paris, prop up the first half of Reality Check, making it seem as though, like many of their namesakes, The Teenagers have blown their load pretty quickly.

[Darren Carle] RELEASE DATE: 17 MAR PLAYING STEREO, GLASGOW ON 4 APR SUPPORTING THE WOMBATS AT THE CORN EXCHANGE, EDINBURGH ON 13 MAY WWW.THETEENAGERS.NET

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MALCOLM MIDDLETON

SLEIGHT OF HEART (FULL TIME HOBBY)

rrrr While former accomplice Aidan Moffat carries on slicing and dicing the Hallmark notion of romance, Malcolm Middleton presents his less brutal but equally brazen thoughts on love with the aptly titled Sleight of Heart. Middleton deems this as an intermediate release between ‘proper’ albums but, when he wasn’t promoting his unlikely assault on the Christmas chart, he found time to record six original songs and cover three, making this more than just a B-side stitch-up.

His unflinching self-doubt is as piercing as ever, encapsulated on Total Belief: “My total belief in the depth... of my unworthiness.” But his beercan-strewn world is always gilded with hope, usually in the female form, and this positivism is evident on the Madonna cover Stay and the charmingly personal Love Comes in Waves. Though his heavy voice sounds almost too exposed in this starker instrumental context, his writing is as savage and sincere as ever. [Nick Mitchell] RELEASE DATE: 3 MAR WWW.MALCOLMMIDDLETON.CO.UK

A SILVER MT. ZION 13 BLUES FOR THIRTEEN MOONS (CONSTELLATION)

rrrr “I just want some action / No heroes on my radio!” begs Efrim Menuck from deep inside the belly of this psychedelic din. Montreal’s ever-dabbling Silver Mt. Zion might have spent the last few years refining this four song odyssey of slow burning crescendo-friendly peaks and valleys, yet 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons still retains an air of spontaneity. Drums war with guitar and violin to create a pulpit for Menuck’s convictive mantras – see “1,000,000 died to make

this sound!” or “The hangman’s got a hard-on!” – a combination of pious sloganeering and primal, punch-drunk bawling that sometimes threatens to out-bombast the music. But then the pleading subsides and a wailing instrumental thunder with hints of early Sabbath is given the room it needs to sprawl out and roar. And in the quietening aftermath we’re left to consider how effectively ASMZ responded to Menuck’s earlier call to arms. I’d say very. [Dave Kerr] RELEASE DATE: 10 MAR WWW.TRA-LA-LA-BAND.COM

ADAM GREEN

SIXES AND SEVENS (ROUGH TRADE)

rrr Adam Green ex i s t s i n h i s own strange universe where schmaltzy orchestral flourishes, Burt Bacharach inspired vocals, and gospel singers exist together in harmony. But, after a couple of listens to Sixes and Sevens, it’s easy to forget why you ever thought his universe was odd in the first place. With its mixture of rock, jazz, folk and an unceasing supply of unexpected instruments, the only consistent thing about Sixes and Sevens is its quality. Tropical Island is a breezy ditty boasting a memorable melody while Twee Twee Dee combines a string section with a porn groove guitar line. Green’s lyrics range from bizarre streams of thought packed with evocative images (though it can be difficult at times to determine how or why they are connected) to humorous asides and surprisingly tender, introspective confessions. Sixes and Sevens is the product of an artist bursting with ideas and the skill to turn them into compelling songs.

[Tobias Kahn] RELEASE DATE: 10 MAR PLAYING STEREO, GLASGOW ON 10 APR WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ADAMGREEN1

FEATURED ALBUM WHY?

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rr Vancouver trio No Kids don’t like to over-complicate things. Their debut LP Come Into My House is characterised by syncopated rhythms and sparse instrumentation, with no more than three or four layers daring to infringe at any one time.

Opener Great Escape swaps violins out for short bursts from mechanical drummermen, who are themselves then swapped out for a horn section to take centre stage, and so on. For Halloween has a stronger beat, reminding of the spare, frillless Junior Boys, but by their careful economy No Kids create space and facilitate focus towards the touches of elegance on what might otherwise be considered a robotic record: the crying harmonica on Bluster In The Air; the climbing horn motif on You Look Good To Me; the piano that introduces the very first song. But these moments of teasing warmth out of minimal textures are a little too rare on a record that suffers from stretches of listlessness. [Ally Brown] RELEASE DATE: 15 MAR WWW.MYSPACE.COM/NOKIDSBAND

THE KILLS

MIDNIGHT BOOM (DOMINO)

rrrr On album three, American/English girl/boy duo The Kills add literal meaning to the garage rock genre: opener U.R.A. Fever sounds like it was made in a scrapyard, seemingly taking its rhythmic cue from metallic clunks and ratchet whizzing. This abrasive edge pervades an album that sticks with their elementary, dissonant blues engine, but accepts added combustibility via the input of Spank Rock producer Armani X X Xchange. His smooth loops bolt down tracks like Sour Cherry, Getting Song and the pop-friendly Cheap and Cheerful, where Jamie Hince’s basic programming would have previously lacked such pulse. But The Kills

haven’t lost their ear for a guttural riff, and What New York Used To Be is driven by a snarling, cut-up guitar and Alison Mosshart’s demure vocals. Midnight Boom is no great leap from Keep On Your Mean Side or No Wow, but it shows that this allegedly platonic couple have lost none of their carnal musical chemistry. [Nick Mitchell] RELEASE DATE: 10 MAR THE KILLS PLAY ORAN MOR, GLASGOW ON 16 APR WWW.THEKILLS.TV

THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE

MY BLOODY UNDERGROUND (A RECORDINGS)

rrrr Billed as BJM’s most ava ntgarde state ment to date, My Bloody Underground delivers psychedelic thrills in spades, together with some of Anton Newcombe’s most challenging compositions yet. Recorded in one take under a reassuringly heavy narcotic fug, the classic droning BJM sound is here augmented with subtle looping passages and programmed algorithms which give the songs an even more hallucinatory feel. Entirely free of modern production tics, this is an album that will baffle the indie flock and provide much sustenance to the listener who craves an authentically original listening experience. Ostensibly a ‘video album’, each track has an accompanying short film which adds further potency to the package, the highlight being the bombastic Golden Frost, which features artist Jón Sæmundur Audarson addressing Satan in Icelandic whilst superimposed against hypnotic images of pop cultural Armageddon. This is one of BJM’s most surprising curveballs to date and a reminder of how lucky we are to still have them around. [Jay Shukla]

TOP 5 ALBUMS 1. WHY? - ALOPECIA 2. FOALS - ANTIDOTES 3. A SILVER MT. ZION - 13 BLUES FOR THIRTEEN MOONS 4. THE BRIAN JONES TOWN MASSACRE MY BLOODY UNDERGROUND 5. MALCOM MIDDLETON - SLEIGHT OF HEART

ONLINE REVIEWS A much welcome respite – at least for my cynical self - from the Brit School’s backslapping and the paperboy’s class warrior ‘realness’, comes in the form of this third album proper from former cLOUDDEAD MC Jonathan ‘Yoni’ Wolf and his ever-nebulous outfit Why?. Once a solo affair, Wolf brought in his drumming brother Josiah and multi-instrumentalist Doug McDiarmid for 2005’s brilliant Elephant Eyelash. Now they’ve upped the ante further by joining forces with Fog mastermind Andrew Broder and cohort Mark Erickson to crank out an LP full of characteristically disjointed but ultimately digestible melodic nuggets.

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Playful, xylophonic chimes and piano loops frame Wolf’s unique vocal rhythm as he vents melancholic epiphanies and stream-of-consciousness neuroses. With simple truths and a hazy cipher, he finds the mean between Stephen Malkmus and MF Doom with a set of compelling songs that mope and hope with a masochistic glee. The breezy, mid-album salvo of Song of the Sad Assassin and Gnashville marks itself out as the centrepiece from the outset, but it’s a line from the understated penultimate number By Torpedo or Crohn’s that etches the secret of this infectious anti-triumph on the brain: “This is a new kind of blues." Leadbelly fanatics might disagree, but this is Grade A magic regardless. [Dave Kerr] RELEASE DATE: 10 MAR WWW.MYSPACE.COM/WHYANTICON

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YOUTHMOVIES

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FRAM

THIS IS HOW WE LIVE NOW (EAST GRAND RAPIDS) rr

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SATURNALIA (SUB POP) rrr

SON LUX

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B-Sides. A graveyard of album off-cuts, cover songs and live recordings. However there are actually bands that can spread their magic over two sides of shiny vinyl, and Yeasayer are a case in point.

Sure, Wait For The Summer is bloody ace in an Animal Collective gap year stylee, but it’s Final Path that’s the real gem. Tribal rhythms, guitars that sound like sitars (or is it the other way around), and an unshakeable chorus chant that’ll wedge your mind open to the possibility that even panpipes are acceptable in music. Somewhere David Byrne is smiling, comfortable in the knowledge that his legacy is in safe hands. [Darren Carle]

After months of hype surrounding their debut LP Oracular Spectacular, MGMT issue the perfect statement of intent: they’ve released the perfect rock song. Sex, drugs, anti-establishmentarianism - it’s all here, in a warts n all Cameron Crowe style account of the glamour and pitfalls of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle. Its heady stuff from the Brooklyn duo and it has the electro tinged melody to match.

“This is our ambition, to live fast and die young, we’ve got the vision, now lets have some fun,” they sing, unleashing one of the most exhilarating riffs we’ve heard in some time. [Finbarr Bermingham]

DIGITAL RELEASE DATE: 10 MAR

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LIMITED 7” RELEASE DATE: 17 MAR

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HEAD ROLLS OFF (FAT CAT)

rrr After their poignant festive single, It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop (check out the a cappella version for extra throat lumpiness), Head Rolls Off feels like a bold new year’s resolution made hymnal. In a colloquial, folk-rock fashion of course. “When my head rolls off, someone else’s will turn,” muses singer Scott Hutchison.

Seems he wants his life to make a difference, in the manner of Jesus himself, though perhaps without all the pesky religious trappings. It’s been barely six months since their debut album and already Frightened Rabbit are releasing quality new singles like this. Heads will be turning indeed. [Darren Carle] RELEASE DATE: 3 MAR NEW ALBUM THE MIDNIGHT ORGAN FIGHT IS RELEASED IN APRIL WWW.FRIGHTENEDRABBIT.COM

BRICOLAGE FOOTSTEPS

(MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES)

rr There are two things you should probably know before dropping the needle on Brilocage’s Footsteps.

Firstly, that’s not Edwyn Collins doing his thing on there. You’re going to think it is, such is the accuracy of Wallace Meek’s portrayal of his older, wiser, fellow countryman, but it’s not. Secondly, Meek isn’t instead backed by Collins’ old

cohorts, Orange Juice, minus their esteemed frontman. Again, you’re going to think it is, given the ohso-bold similarities to OJ’s jingling, jangling pop, but it’s not. So, with that cleared up, what of the track itself? Well, there’s not much else to say really, and therein lies the problem. [Paul Neeson] RELEASE DATE: 17 MAR BRICOLAGE PLAY THE BEAT CLUB, GLASGOW ON 4 APR WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ BRICOLAGETHEBAND

IDA MARIA STELLA

(WATERFALL/RCA)

rr Listening to Stella, you imagine that an Ida Maria gig would be full of sweaty people in leather jackets. She would have been back stage listening to the Stooges and the Replacements and when she comes out everyone holds their 2/3 empty bottles of whiskey in the air and recklessly pumps a fist. She’s been listening to all the right people and her distillation of rock and roll royalty is quite competent. Still, her hoarse cries of “Stella / I wanna give you the world / if you just hold me tonight” doesn’t quite sell. All the emphasis on Janis Joplin obscures her slightly. [Tobias Kahn] RELEASE DATE: 10 MAR PLAYING THE BARFLY, GLASGOW ON 20 MAR WWW.MYSPACE.COM/IDAMARIA

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THE DIRTY DOZEN FROM SOFT-ROCK STADIUM ROCKERS TO PAN-CONTINENTAL BEAT PLUNDERERS, NICK MITCHELL RAKES AROUND THE SKINNY'S MAIL BAG FOR THAT GOLDEN SINGLE I Thought I’d Seen Everything (rr, 10 Mar) heralds Bryan Adams as the new Bob Dylan. In a parallel universe where Dylan wrote infantile, wuvvy-duvvy swill, that is. On that note, James Blunt offers more saccharine pomposity with Carry You Home (r, 21 Mar). The thing that really irks me about Blunt apart from his disgustingly awful music - is the fact that, by giving him a bad review, he’s making this column as predictable as he is.

Having nominated themselves spokesband for the Jeremy Kyle demographic, The Enemy present a more serious snapshot of pill-pushing prampushers with This Song is About You (rr, 17 Mar). It’s determinedly real, innit, but too plodding to be a hit. Another poster-boy band, Panic At The Disco pre-empt their new album with Nine In the Afternoon (rr, 17 Mar).

The song takes some interesting turns, but the syrupy production and contrived singing leave a sicky aftertaste.

Elbow made next to no impression on this writer during their earlier days, but their bluesy comeback single Grounds For Divorce (rrr, 10 Mar) isn’t half bad. The rise of the equally earnest Editors has been extraordinary, in an Interpol-gone-soft kinda way. Push Your Head Towards the Air (rr, 3 Mar) finds them in anthem mode, and dull as dishwater. Another bunch of class-of-’05 alumni, The Futureheads were inexplicably dropped by their label in late 2006. Their self-released new single, The Beginning of the Twist (rrr, 10 Mar), sees them in defiant, fuck-you form, without reaching the career pinnacle that was their Kate Bush cover.

They may have grown up in the concrete wasteland of Cumbernauld, but that doesn’t seem to have dented The Dykeenies’ spirit. Waiting For Go (rrr, 10 Mar) is bright but conventional indie-pop. Glasgow-based Highlanders Cuddly Shark may sound a bit down and out, with their flat guitars and slacker ethos, but The Punisher of IV30 (rrr, 3 Mar) - a reference to their old Elgin postcode - is a likeable, quirky diversion from the serious world of mass-market music. Continuing the shark motif, Nottingham’s Swimming’s debut single, Tigershark (rrr, 8 Mar), is a synth/guitar-led eye openingly inventive tune.

The B-52s put colour back into puritanical post-punk when they burst out of Athens, Georgia in the late ‘70s. Now they return with Funplex (rrr, 10 Mar), the title track from their first album in 16 years. With its power chords, synthetic beats and snide lyrics, it sounds like The Offspring meets Peaches.

But Dirty Dozen single of the month goes to the untouchable M.I.A. The world-pop doyenne has enraptured critics with her cross-cultural pick’n’mix beats for a few years now; her latest, Paper Planes, (rrrr, 3 Mar) is huge fun, with its playground rhyming, Clash sampling and gangsta gunshots.

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FRIGHTENED RABBIT

BEATS EDITORIAL We have a distinct lack of anything rabbit, chocolate egg, or abstinence-themed this month, in favour of good ol’ fashioned artist interviews, previews of all the latest and greatest clubs (plus several new start-ups), reviews up to our eyeballs (with even more online), and even more besides.

Simian Mobile Disco:

Still Our Friends ONE OF THE BIGGEST SUCCESS STORIES ON THE DANCE SCENE OF 2007 WAS THE RISE OF SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO. NIALL CONNOLLY CATCHES UP WITH JAMES FORD TO FIND OUT HOW THEIR CAREER IS PROGRESSING

What, you want a list? Well, there’s Simian Mobile Disco, Autechre, Cadence Weapon, Smith ‘N’ Hack, Capitol 1212, Greg Wilson and the Melting Pot crew for starters. From the experimental to the urban, to the chic to the legendary, we’ve got a Mega-MarchMontage of the hottest acts and scenes.

The closest I’ll let you get to an Easter theme is an Editorial-based treasure hunt.

Like eggs in a nursery school garden, scattered around the section are the answers to the following tasters...

- which club turns ‘lucky’ seven years old this month?

- why did a certain European group describe Glasgow as “very refreshing”?

- what message did two Mancunians have to say for former Pixie bassist Kim Deal and her “exclusivist” sentiments?

Aye, you won’t find much belletrism in The Skinny; just tasty segments of sweet, sweet information.

Later, Alex.

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1. CARL CRAIG SESSIONS (!K7) Drawing as much influence from world and jazz music as the dancefloor, these two discs are a giddy mix of energetic rhythms and inventive beats, coupled with intricate yet familiar melodies.

RELEASE DATE: 3 MAR

2. AUTECHRE QUARISTICE (WARP) Probably their most varied and eclectic work since the seminal LP5, Quaristice finds Booth and Brown in a playful mood, indulging a huge range of atmospheres and approaches.

From their roots as the DJ spin-off of the under-rated early Noughties indie band Simian, to the release of their first long player last year (the highly praised Attack Decay Sustain Release on Wichita), theirs has been a genuine success story – they haven’t been hyped through adverts and the music press, they aren’t signed to a faux major, and they haven’t got popular on the strength of their myspace friends list or outrageous drug habits. What they do have though is quality tunes, in bucket loads, and a cracking live show to match.

RELEASE DATE: 3 MAR

3. KELLEY POLAR I NEED YOU TO HOLD ON WHILE THE SKY IS FALLING (ENVIRON)

There’s no excess to this music; everything’s precisely placed for the most intoxicating effect: it’s retro-futuristic, and in a very positive way; disco as a science, not an art.

RELEASE DATE: 31 MAR

4. V/A YOU DON’T KNOW: NINJA CUTS (NINJA TUNE/BIG DADA/COUNTER RECORDS)

Fifty songs, three CDs, one fantastic album: a perfect showcase of the immense range and diversity the label offers, it chronicles past releases mixed with rare tracks, remixes and exclusive never-beforeheard tunes.

RELEASE DATE: 11 MAR

5. BROWNOUT HOMENAJE (FREESTYLE RECORDS) Despite the dubious name, they're funksters who are loud, proud and instrumental, with a tendency towards the raw and retro style, and often in an AfroLatin fashion.

RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW

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"Me and Jas [his partner-in-crime, James “Jas” Shaw - ed] were basically the in-house DJs for Simian,” explains one half of the duo, producer James Ford. “We always had a penchant for electronic music and we’d get asked to play at aftershows and all that, so after the band ended we decided to keep on DJing.” Ford is open in admitting that the recorded Simian Mobile Disco material came about as an attempt to fill the gaps in their eclectic DJ sets. “Basically, we tried to make the tunes we would hear out when we DJ'd!”

The act quickly took on a life of its own, with a diverse sound based on the slightly harder edges of electro, disco and house, though they are keen to state that while they may be influenced

by French acts such as those on the Ed Banger label and Justice (who, let’s not forget, had a major hand in turning Simian into a dance act with their rinsed-out remix of We Are Your Friends), they have a unique take on music and are influenced just as much by “lots of 60’s psychedelia, Joe Meek, Delia Derbyshire, some

Krautrocky stuff...

“Of the modern dance stuff that is around it’s hard to say what we really like as we hear so much that’s different, but we like what Joakim does, and some of the more minimal stuff like Audion. When we started we were hugely influenced by Mr. Oizo, but now I would say that we are mostly influenced by old disco stuff we find, like Kano and some of the old Italo stuff, which can be hard to play to a club full of people expecting you to bang it out. But then I do like stuff like [new DFA wonky-disco act] Hercules & Love Affair. Though I think everybody who makes dance music nowadays has to have been influenced at some point by Daft Punk.”

And what of the live shows? This is where Simian Mobile Disco really come into their own; they have a blinding (almost literally) stage set up that allows them to go from mellow to hard at the touch of a button, as witnessed twice at the Arches in the last six months to rapturous applause. And while some of their French compadres might be more comfortable hiding behind masks and stunning light shows, SMD follow more in the paths of British dance pioneers like Orbital and the Chemical Brothers by having a flexible setup that allows them to bound around the stage, grabbing and tweaking various machines, and, well, injecting a bit of personality into the whole experience.

“On stage we use a modular synth that kind of looks like an old telephone exchange! That’s a bespoke synth that was made for us – basically it’s the same stuff we use in the studio, just the

"I THINK EVERYBODY WHO MAKES DANCE MUSIC NOWADAYS HAS TO HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED AT SOME POINT BY DAFT PUNK!” hardier bits that can take being chucked in the back of a van and carted around. It has to be flexible so we can change the structure, change whole songs or even just change a section, so we can tailor it to the crowd on the night. Basically we want it be like our DJing, which is more freeform than what we do with a band, but replicated in a live setting. Even still there are large sections of it that we improvise, and play freestyle with.”

Though they have been playing a lot of gigs in Britain and around the world, Ford is adamant that he does not want SMD to end up playing live as much as a regular band, “'cos we might drive ourselves crazy!” While no further tours are planned for the year, keep your eyes peeled for SMD playing this summer at many of the big festivals, and also for DJ sets by the group (going by their previous releases they are cracking DJs too), which Ford says they actually enjoy more than playing live. Take note also, a new EP entitled Clock will be hitting the streets on 10 Mar, and has been described in press as a bleep-fest. Stop your dribbling and start surfing the Wichita label!

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AFTER A JAM-PACKED FEBRUARY WITH A WHOLE HOST OF THE BEST BEATS, WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MARCH’S MOUTH WATERING LINE-UPS

ERRORSMITH AND SOUNDHACK MANAGE TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES OUT OF THEIR SOUND CHECK TO TELL SEAN MCNAMARA HOW THE PAST INFLUENCES THEIR MISSION TO PUSH DANCE MUSIC INTO THE FUTURE

HIP-HOP HIGHLIGHTS As the nation drags itself from the despair of winter and into the alleged joys of spring there’s only one major talking point of the hip-hop calendar this March.

Soundcrash, in association with Mixed Bizness & Ballers Social Club, have seen fit to bring us the dream double-team of Wu Tang founder member Method Man and childhood friend/Def Jam labelmate Redman (Carling Academy, 29 Mar, 7pm). We can look forward to a Redman solo spot, Meth main set and then a promised two-man tag-team extravaganza, no doubt breaking out some tracks from their joint 1999 album, Blackout! Support comes from locals LuckyMe featuring Hudson Mohawke, Rustie, Dom-Sum & Nadsroic. Since this gig was announced, reports have been coming in of a dramatic crash in Buckfast sales as Scottish hip-hop fans try to scrape together £25 plus booking fee. Ticket price includes entry to the after-party (venue TBC), which promises to be something of a home-grown hip-hop fest in itself, with a set from Edinburgh’s own Underling and DJs MK and Dema keeping it going on the dancefloor.

Also at the Carling Academy on Sunday 9 Mar (£25), Philadelphia r’n’b legends Boys II Men return to belt out some more of their reassuringly schmoove soul harmonies and make our romance-starved Scottish ladies go all funny. If you’re looking for some evening entertainment, stand-out hip-hop can be found in the form of breaks, ska and boom bap from DJs Bankrupt Europeans at Bar 10, Mitchell Lane, weekly Mondays from 8.30pm-midnight. On Thursdays, the ever-reliable Freakmenoovers team show how it’s done upstairs at the Glasgow School of Art, for a set of guaranteed hip-hop belters, eclectic soul and, apparently, interga-

lactic booty bass. Free entry for GSA students before midnight, £1/£3/£4 after. Saturday nights see Glasgow’s first regular Asian music night at Strathclyde Student Union, John Street, featuring a mix of bhangra, hip-hop, Bollywood and rnb from DJs Bobby B, Jay Jagpal and Shandy (10pm-3am).

Meanwhile, on the East Coast, Thursday nights at Massa (Market Street) see new night Chocolate Kiss, with DJ Tony TNT laying out some rnb, Motown and urban beats. To round this up, on 28 Mar UK soulster Eska Mtungwazi and her seven piece band drop their hip-hop, folk and jazz influences onto Departure Lounge’s baying crowds at the Caves (10pm-3am, £tbc). [Robin Black]

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DRUM AND BASS CURRICULUM At last spring is upon us, bringing us Easter eggs, bank holiday weekends and a healthy dose of forward thinking clubnights. We begin with Az-Tech’s 1st birthday party at The Caves on Fri 7 Mar. Since its launch Az-Tech has brought several of breakbeat's key players north of the border, and to celebrate being one year old they have recruited the talents of Glasgow based Bradley C and Aussie breaks supremo Defcon1 (10.30pm-3am, free b4 11, £4/£6 after). On the same night in Edinburgh over at Xplicit at The Bongo Club you can catch Breakbeat Kaos label boss DJ Fresh as part of his new live project, Soundweapon, with MC Ivory. The act consists of DJ Fresh drawing on elements of his own productions using Ableton live with MC Ivory providing his unique vocals over the top. The date makes up part of Soundweapon’s 1st Lesson tour (10.30pm-3am, £10).

The following Friday (14 Mar) it’s worth checking out Pangea at The Reading Rooms in Dundee. Up and coming Glasgow producer J Bostron will be headlining (10pm-3am, £5/£7). The next night in Edinburgh (Sat 15 Mar), Hospital Records will be taking over the Liquid Rooms for a one off Hospitality special. The night will see Logistics, High Contrast, Cyantfi c and MC Wrec all headlining. Previous Hospital events in Edinburgh have been nothing short of spectacular. Make sure you dust down your dancing shoes for this one (10.30pm-3am, £8/£10). We complete this month’s highlights with everyone’s favourite, Noizteez. This month they’ve booked the talents of local producer Nasty P and beat box extraordinaire, Psylent V. As usual there will be a healthy dose of drum and bass in the mainroom, brought to you by the Noizteez residents (10pm-3am, £2/£4). [Al Majik]

You can feel the excitement in the air of the Sub Club as it builds towards another of the immense Numbers events inside these famous walls. Tonight’s crowd is in for a real treat too as not only are they getting the excellent DJ Feadz but also a live set from Smith ‘n’ Hack.

The latter are a duo mainly based in Berlin, known for playing and producing ten years of excellent dance music, with influences that include techno, house and a healthy dose of disco.

A lot of the duo’s work has come from their individual projects as Errorsmith and Soundhack. Errorsmith has also collaborated with Fiedel as MMM and the connection that brings them all together is the Hardwax record store in Berlin; all still release their records with no help from a label other than for global distribution. Smith ‘n’ Hack have had success in recent years with remixes such as Easy Lee for Ricardo Villalobos and Moving Like a Train for Matthew Herbert, as well as their own Space Warrior. They have also recently been creating a Giorgio Moroder tribute that pays homage to the Italian king of disco as well as being distinctly Smith ‘n’ Hack. Their live set moves this to another level, as Errorsmith explains: “We have a live set that is much more than just pressing play; we have some patterns and we jam along but it’s very hard to describe.

We use mainly synthesizers and our music is very disco influenced. We have been working on our Moroder tribute album and that is the main theme of what we play just now.”

Errorsmith also does a great deal for Native Instruments, helping to produce new technology: this has a clear influence on the duo’s ability to remix, play live and DJ all to such a high standard. They don’t plan too many remixes in the immediate future, but instead plan to release more of their own stuff starting with an anniversary release, one half

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Soundhack and one half MMM. “We want to release something, especially after the success of the last record,” Soundhack explains, “a new and old track on each side.”

Having played at the likes of Club 69 and a previous Numbers gig, the duo are familiar with the Scottish and Glasgow club scene. “The party is the whole weekend. It’s very refreshing to play here,” says Soundhack. Errorsmith also loves the city of Glasgow for its musical taste: “For us, it is the favourite city to play, possibly because of the early closing time [NB promoters and councils: 3am is considered early in Europe! - ed] meaning a party crowd for sure. Back home there is a big party scene with lots of clubs, but you never have a climax.

They also know much more about different styles of music. We had one track we played in Glasgow before where we incorporated a Donna Summer track; people went mad for it because they knew how we had combined our track with the sample. You don’t often fi nd that knowledge about music in other parts of the world. We are looking forward to playing Numbers [Feb 08]; it is wonderful that these kinds of connections exist. I also like Feadz very much so it’s great to play with him tonight!”

Although the twosome have strong disco influences it’s clear they don’t want to be tied down to one genre. “The tribute we are doing is just a start and we’re not sure where it will end, but it may not always be disco based. Although we still love it (as a genre),” explains Errorsmith. “We can fi nd good stuff in everything... we want to get across the fun we are having rather than just paying tribute to music we like,” continues Soundhack.

Whatever the future brings for these two Berliners they are sure to keep packing out clubs and pushing dance music forward, albeit with a knowing nod to the past.

HOUSE OF TECHNO Far more intoxicating than getting back on all the things I gave up for lent, and instilling more joy than the possibility of some actual sunshine, is the fact that March sees a brand new single from Trentemøller.

Released on Audiomatique, this new 12” is a reworking of Miss You from The Last Resort, and features remixes from Pole and Lulu Rouge. Poker Flat weigh in with a big hitter this month as well, presenting Poker Flat 6; Dead Man’s Hand, which features banging new tracks from Martin Landsky, Steve Bug, Aril Brikha and Redshape, who reinterprets Simon Flower’s The Whisper Had It. And so to clubs: Redshape hits Glasgow on 7 Mar to play Numbers alongside Production Unit and the Village Orchestra at the Subby for £8 (see preview).

Yet another blinder from the Fortified Boys on 21 Mar at The Glasgow Art School with 2562 and local heroes, The Marcia Blaine School for Girls, facing off over a truly nasty bass system (11pm-3am, £8/10). Get down,

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or perhaps get over to Edinburgh to see I Am Blip, Ingen, Hostage, Absolute Chancer and Gary King at Wonky Wallpaper instead on 21 Mar (10pm-3am, £3).

Also in Edinburgh, Tekamine and Fuk-Nut up the tempo and let the bass drop at Damage (7 Mar, Studio 24, 10.30pm-3am, free/£4/£6), Solescience and Ultragroove residents team up for new party Shoot the Pump (29 Mar at The GRV, £5/£7) and Tokyoblu head over to Cumbria to entertain a thousands-strong festival (www.forgottenvalley.com, sheep get in free).And check out probably one of the finest events of the year on 15 Mar, with The Glimmers playing out at Death Disco, and giving away their new album for free. Dig the 4am licence too. Oh, and in rumours and hearsay, March should finally see the release proper of Benga’s Diary of an Afro Warrior. Promos and white labels are kicking around at the moment, but it’s bloody impossible to fi nd a copy. Snap it up, it’s hot stuff.

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Autechre:

Dancers in the Dark JAY SHUKLA PREPPED HIMSELF FOR A DEEP AND MEANINGFUL WITH AUTECHRE’S SEAN BOOTH, AND WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY THE PLAIN SPEAKING MANCUNIAN’S WILLINGNESS TO CHAT ABOUT HIS OPINIONS ON MUSIC, MYSPACE AND GETTING SMOKED OUT WITH HIS MATES

“Talking about music is like dancing about architecture,” or so said former comedian Steve Martin. How then, does one converse about the music of Autechre, whose output has been described in architectural terms as often as it has been discussed in terms of conventional dance music?

It is easy to make a lot of unfair assumptions about a band that claims to prefer playing in the dark and who christen their tracks with indecipherable abbreviations and in-jokes only they themselves understand. Autechre have never made it easy for us, but then again maintaining a reputation as Warp Records’ most innovative act for going on ten years – a label built, lest we forget, upon musical vicissitude – was always going to necessitate the adoption of an aggressively dissident aesthetic.

With latest long-player Quaristice revisiting all the classic Autechre moments of the last 15 years whilst still somehow sounding irresistibly and overpoweringly alien, The Skinny goes straight for the money shot: just how the hell does music like this get made?

“Quaristice was all made from massive long jams,” comes the disarmingly straightforward reply. For anyone conjuring up mental images of endless Grateful Dead-style noodling, then let Mr Booth clarify: “Confield was hyper fullon sequencer music. Now we’re doing that but with hardware. We’d have really complicated sets of hardware sequencers connected together running different machines – we’d just leave it on rather than stopping when we made a mistake, we were keeping going and seeing where that took us. It’s got a more instant feel.

“Six months before we had to deliver the album we realised we had too much and we were like, ‘shit we’d better start editing now!’

At the moment the traditional album format is necessary - I do like the overall narrative flow you get with anything between 60 and 90 minutes. But it won't be in another ten years once people have adapted sufficiently for exclusive digital distribution to be viable economically. Then we won’t be working traditionally. Already probably 30 to 40 percent of our income comes from online sales. We’re already a big way into the transition.”

Rubbing shoulders with ultra-competitive labelmates like Richard D James (Aphex Twin) and Tom Jenkinson (Squarepusher) would be enough to keep anyone on their toes, but when those same people (we’re looking at you, Jenkinson) start mouthing off about the death of composition and the conscious participation of machinery in the marginalisation of human creativity, then surely a band as reliant on technology as Autechre must take umbrage?

Surprisingly, it would seem not.

“It’s about the kit as much as the people, yeah.

My capabilities as a musician are defined by what I use. We’re all working within our means. But I know for a fact that if I put Tom in my room on my kit he would never in a million years do what I do with it - but it is going to be informing him. There’s lots of room in equipment, I tend to get lost in it really.

Even something like a DX-100 (a cheap Yamaha keyboard – ed), I find it endless.

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"IF YOU USE THE SAME JUNK AS EVERYONE ELSE THEN YOU REALLY HAVE TO PUSH YOURSELF” they’re trying to reduce reproducibility by using something that’s exotic. But that’s actually not the way you do it. The way you do it is you use the same junk as everyone else but then you have to really push yourself - that’s when all the good shit comes out. All the music I grew up with in the 80s was like that – people really pushing production.

“I have got a slightly punky attitude really.

It’s not about having a load of kit or a load of techniques or whatever. It’s just about going for it. Early hip-hop producers were all about that. They wanted to twat the next guy with their new beat, making sure that it was madder than what anyone else was doing. Even the kids on MySpace making guitar tracks, they’re just going for it – they might be all following the same daft sheepy lead or whatever – that’s super obvious – but the thing is it’s the energy, they’re just doing it.”

As the conversation turns to Kim Deal’s recent lamentations about the easy accessibility of recording equipment for the masses – and her perceptions of a concomitant decline in quality, Booth positively bridles at her sentiments: “People like that, they’re just exclusivists and reactionary. I don’t see any need to preserve things the way they are. I’m quite an adaptable person. If a new idea or challenge arrives then I’m fucking right in there, do you know what

I mean? I don’t see any problems with that. I see people that are adapting to things around them."

Indeed, for Booth the creative processes of long-term side project Gescom are intrinsically linked to his extended social network, and serve as a pressure release in relation to his work in Autechre: “Yeah, we are at the hub really; we’re still pretty much the centre of it. The Gescom stuff tends to happen on its own, people coming round or chipping in an idea. If Rob (Brown – Autechre’s other half) is away I might get a bit social but I try to stay productive; just get a few mates round, get smoked out and see what comes out.”

Further exploding the numerous myths that paint Autechre as reclusive, shadowy characters, it seems that live performance is most central to Autechre’s current stream of creativity: “We’ve been having record attendances recently. It’s been fantastic.

Making Quaristice, we were just getting totally informed by big crowds for the first time in a long time. We’ve just really been getting into playing with the live set-up. That’s why the current studio ended up the way it is. We were like fucking hell, this is really great, let’s just do this!”

And for anyone with tickets to their upcoming Glasgow gig, a word of warning: “Yeah, we’ve played the Art School before. I liked that room.

It was kind of odd, but it was fucking loud.

Hopefully we can get it at least as loud this time...”

AUTECHRE PLAY GLASGOW ART SCHOOL ON 1 MAR AT NUMBERS.

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rrrr Probably their most varied and eclectic work since the seminal LP5, Quaristice finds Booth and Brown in playful mood, indulging a huge range of atmospheres and approaches over 20 tracks and 73 minutes. “We’re really just trying to create atmospheres... the feeling of being in a certain environment or place,” says Booth, speaking to The Skinny this month, and this is born out by the lush, cinematic quality that permeates the album, and the fact that a number of tracks eschew beats altogether. There’s immediacy here too: chenc9 is an urgent, propulsive track that rides atop an old school acid bassline, whilst Simmm is a breezy, winsome number that shimmers with chiming melody and metallic textures. Such variation means that Quaristice feels less like a cohesive album than some of their other works, but such concerns are really beside the point. This music is fearlessly experimental, yet utterly engaging - a vindication of Autechre’s earnestness in pursuing their own unique trajectory. [Jay Shukla]

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Melting Pot:

Seventh Heaven

by Colin Chapman

MELTING POT HAVE BEEN TURNING THE NICHE INTO THE NECESSARY FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, AND THIS MONTH THEY SHRUG OFF ANY NOTIONS OF THE NOTORIOUS SEVEN YEAR ITCH March sees Melting Pot reach its seventh birthday; no mean feat when you consider how niche the Glasgow club’s disco manifesto was, starting out. “We wanted to diversify from what we were doing with Traxx at The Soundhaus,” explains resident DJ Andrew Pirie. “Though it was primarily a house and techno night, the disco and soulful elements had always been popular and we were keen to create something new with these.”

Calling the off-shoot Melting Pot, the name has come to perfectly encapsulate the ethos of a club that, as co-resident Simon Cordiner puts it, “plays disco and everything else beyond.” A ceilidh hall known as The Riverside was chosen to host the first night, the venue becoming its home for the next six years. “We felt it was a really good space... something quite unique which fitted the vibe we were trying to create,” muses Andrew. “We’d seen how you could get a really good atmosphere in it... its acoustics were perfect too.”

“Right from the start we imagined Melting Pot as a one-roomed, Loft-style party,” adds Simon. Their first Saturday saw Bill Brewster, author of Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, guest, and his vast musical knowledge and record collection set the standard for future bookings. “The strategy was to get good but not big name DJs, people that might not be so well-known in Glasgow but who would understand the Melting Pot vibe,” explains Andrew.

“It was a brilliant night,” recalls Simon.

“He played some tracks that were pretty challenging but people still danced to them.”

Andrew notes that this is something Melting Pot always sets out to achieve: “The fact that you can play anything, records that you might not normally get away with... you can take risks and they’ll come off.”

During their stay at The Riverside they welcomed DJs like Simon Haggis, Jeremy Newall, and Chicken Lips’ Steve Kotey to play, though they’ve never based their success solely on guests. “We only had them two or three times a year,” comments Simon. “No disrespect but the resident nights were just as busy, probably because a lot of these guys were not really known in Glasgow.”

One such DJ is Greg Wilson, whose first Melting Pot gig four years ago helped mark his return from a twenty-year retirement. At the time many were unaware of his pedigree as an ex-Hacienda resident, who, in the early eighties broke the then emerging electro-funk sound in the UK. Now a firm favourite at the club, Greg makes his seventh appearance at the second part of this month’s birthday double-header, with Optimo’s Twitch booked to play a disco-set at the first part.

“Before the venue opened there was a queue of people waiting outside and it filled up in no time,” recalls Greg of his first visit. “There was a dedicated audience who were there to dance and the atmosphere was fantastic. It's undoubtedly one of the best underground dance nights in the UK," he continues. “The

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night has lasted this long because its heart [is] in the right place - from the people who promote it and the DJs who play there, to the crowd it attracts."

Despite building up a seriously impressive soundsystem at The Riverside, courtesy of Andrew’s audiophile tendencies, the venue closed a year ago and Melting Pot now resides at the Admiral. Though its differing acoustics have presented some challenges for the pair, they both agree these have been resolved, pointing to a rosy future for the club. “We feel fantastic about where Melting Pot is right now,” offers Simon. “We’ve got the soundsystem nailed and we’re in a good venue that gives us scope for different possibilities.”

And on the night’s longevity, Andrew concludes that “the crowd are the key... they’re so knowledgeable. That inspires us to keep going, knowing there’s people who are really passionate about what we do and the music we play.”

MELTING POT 7TH BIRTHDAY, SAT 1 MAR WITH SPECIAL GUEST JD TWITCH AND RESIDENTS ANDREW PIRIE & SIMON CORDINER, WITH TRAXX VS SUNDAY CIRCUS (UPSTAIRS) WITH TOM CHURCHILL (TRAXX), RONNIE MUIRHEAD AND AFFI KOMMAN (SUNDAY CIRCUS) AT THE ADMIRAL, 11PM-4AM, £10. FREE MELTING POT CD FOR THE FIRST 100 THROUGH THE DOOR! EASTER SUNDAY SPECIAL, 23 MAR, WITH SPECIAL GUEST GREG WILSON (ELECTROFUNKROOTS) AND RESIDENTS ANDREW PIRIE & SIMON CORDINER, 11PM - 3AM, £10 (TBC).

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PREVIEWS GLASGOW DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! BASURA BLANCA, 15 MAR

Af ter a successful launch last month, Dance!

Dance! Dance! returns with residents Maelstrom, Andy Piacentini and Derek Smith again at the helm.

Maelstrom’s reputation has quickly snowballed since the release of his conga-driven, guitar-licked rework of Metro Area’s Muira, which gained support from Prins Thomas, Twitch and LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy. Cosmic nu-disco aficionado Andy Piacentini headlined Melting Pot’s 2007 Hogmanay bash, previously holding a two-year residency at his Disco Not Disco Liquid Lounge nights. With his mid-’90s Galactic Disco Sub Club events, Derek Smith was one of the first to bring the then renascent disco sound to Glasgow.

Firstly DJing in bars such as The Living Room and Rab Ha’s, he later became a founding member and resident DJ at Traxx at The Soundhaus. [Colin Chapman] 10PM - 2AM, £5

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INNER CITY ACID, SOUNDHAUS, 8 MAR His highness of the bedroom production realm may appear to you as Wagon Christ, Plug or Amen Andrews, but Luke Vibert’s (Warp/Rephlex) ICA gig sees him disguised as none other than his mysterious self. As indicated by his propensity for multitudinous monikers, he’s a human mirage fading in and out of acid, jungle, drill’n’bass, hip-hop, funk and all the rest of the good stuff depending on his fancy. His name falls into Inner City Acid’s rather impressive hall of fame, a showcase including the likes of Si Begg, Epsion and Cursor Minor amongst others. Support comes from Kom Om Pax, and ICA resident and co-founder Monsieur DeLarge, with an extra special treat at The Ivy beforehand: a civil pre-mashup drinks occasion featuring the gruesome twosome, Dirty Hospital’s Italo and German influenced electro and techno. See you there. [Rosie McLean] 11PM-4AM, £6 (LIMITED)/£9/£11

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A fine booking from the Numbers crew. It’s now over two years since Redshape’s last appearance in Scotland, and in these two years a great deal has happened for the enigmatic Berliner with the red mask.

With his unique live shows and consistently strong recordings, Redshape has been carving out a name for himself as a producer of some of the finest contemporary Detroit influenced techno. He makes faceless music that can be epic, deep, dark, even twisted - taking sounds from the past and creating something fresh in the process. Playing live he works a daunting array of machines to bring out every note and layer, giving his sets a raw and organic feel, and an analogue sound.

For those who like their techno pure, hearing Redshape

live behind the meaty Sub soundsystem is a must. [Joel Shaw]

enced skills, this will be another excellent night for the Pressure faithful. [Sean McNamara]

11PM-3AM, £8/£10

10.30PM-5AM, £15

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Although it’s barely 18 months since Screwloose’s origins in The Arches, they’ve already played host to the likes of Sinden and Nightmoves. Now firmly settled in its new home at the Art School, this month Screwloose welcome London producer and megastar-in-the-making Duke Dumont. The man behind the infectious rework of Debbie Deb’s When I Hear Music and the Erol favourite Lean ‘n’ Bounce brings Screwloose his own brand of grimey techno and decadent drum‘n’bass such as that demonstrated on the Regality EP. Extra points if you can resist the temptation to describe it as ‘royally good’. [Emma Kilday]

Want free stuff? More specifically, do you want a free debut album from the Glimmers? The group will be appearing as part of their international club tour, supported by underground disco-groovers Hercules & Love Affair and Freeform Five, and for every ticket holder there will be an exclusive free copy of Gee Gee Fazzi. In what seems like the fastest period of time, DD has risen and dominated the Glasgow electronic scene with trashy good taste and looks that beg more than one glance - and they invite back The Glimmers for this special tour and non-traditionalist CD distribution.

They are eschewing the record companies to deliver music to their fans direct, and fellow artists on the bill, Freeform Five, also feature on the debut. Get ready for electro, disco and rock, Belgian-style! [Struan Otter]

SCREWLOOSE, ART SCHOOL, 29 MAR

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FUNK D’VOID, TECHNASIA, JORIS VOORN, LET’S GO OUTSIDE PRESSURE, THE ARCHES, 28 MAR

This Easter special will blow away the winter cobwebs and bring in the spring with the ever present Slam and guests Funk D’Void, Technasia, Joris Voorn (live), Beroshima and Ivan Smagghe. The mammoth line-up is completed by Onur Ozer, Suburban Night and a live performance from Let’s Go Outside. Let’s Go Outside’s live set is likely to be a mixture of tunes from his new album A Picnic With the Hunters as well as some of his other remixes. Playing everything from hard, filthy techno to ambient, he is a welcome addition to Pressure and the Soma label. Meanwhile, Technasia are sure to be a crowd favourite with their unique style. Combining quality dance music with a distinctly South Asian feel, they have a strong global reputation. Parisian Ivan Smagghe is unlikely to disappoint and extends the continental flavour. With the night also supplemented by Suburban Night’s highly experi-

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DESERT STORM SOUNDSYSTEM SOUNDHAUS, 22 MAR

The Desert Storm Soundsystem is one of Glasgow’s oldest purveyors of bad-ass underground techno, supplying the high since the beginning of the nineties. As they grew from tunnel parties, they became involved with Reclaim the Streets, travelling around Britain with a rig and ending up at the criminal justice rally in London, 1994. They even exported their sounds to Sarajevo as part of an aid convoy, ending up staying on the continent and playing round the circuit. They are now back, and they are taking over the Soundhaus. A friend of the system sadly died last September, and the rest of the team are planning on celebrating her life in style. With acts from all over Europe and some serious local talent, this looks likely to be a blast from the past party. [James Blake] TIME AND PRICE TBC

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by Ema Johnson

A TRIPLE DISC COMPILATION OF THE GREATEST ARTISTS TO ROCK NINJA TUNE, BIG DADA AND COUNTER DESERVES A LOT OF ATTENTION, AND ALSO WARRANTS AN INTERVIEW ONE OF THE APPEARING ARTISTS, AMON TOBIN

A combo of technical genius and passion gets you a long way, and at eighteen years of age, independent record label Ninja Tune is still releasing music with unpredictable, lawless eloquence. It’s daunting learning that during this lifespan they’ve amassed and fathered a collective of over sixty fiercely innovative acts, each with its own claim in the future of music. They’ve spawned thriving sister labels Counter, Big Dada and NTone (the latter sadly no longer with us, but still boasting early releases from artists such as Fink and Hexstatic), and to this day pursue a democratic profit splicing ethic with their artists to cast major record labels into a miserly pit of shame.

In an interview at www.themilkfactory.co.uk, top act Luke Vibert's slightly exasperated insight into the Ninja Tune method describes them as “a bit too nice and too democratic... they really listen to everyone’s opinion.” But even if the pragmatics prove frustrating, Vibert importantly exposes the ethos of quality over quantity which makes the self-directed Ninja Tune such an inspiration. And after near two decades of producing only the crème de la crème, they’ve accumulated a catalogue that refuses to halt in its evolution.

The fifth in the Ninja Cuts series, You Don’t Know, is a vivid scrapbook featuring Ninja Tune, Big Dada and Counter, and blends the expressly nostalgic with the most forward thinking releases. Rowdy dubstep danceoff Poison Dart sits alongside leftfield hip-hoppers cLOUDDEAD’s eternally queer Physics of a Unicycle, forcing you to listen to each out of context, and with fresh perception. On further reflection, it appears that regeneration via re-contextualising could well be the template - if there is one - for the album. In our interview, surrealist beatmaster Amon Tobin muses that “there is a lot of creative force in misinterpretation. I don't know what this says about musical tastes, but as far as processing information, I think it's all just personal perception anyway. If you distance yourself from music's cultural references and signifiers you can sometimes be left with a clear appreciation for rhythm and melody.

Then you are free to mis-appropriate and recontextualise as you please.”

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Tobin’s Bloodstone (The Foley Room, 2007) is one of the ‘Big Tunes’ to feature on CD 1.

“I haven’t got anything to do with the track selection on the comp. Glad that’s on there though, I like that tune!”

Tell us about your trips to the zoo and experiments with animal noises: why does non-human communication interest you particularly? "I got really into layering sounds I'd imagine finding the components for in different places. For instance in theory I might be able to find the 'sub' component of a sound from an engine and then the mids from an animal or bird, and then the highs etc.

The idea with the safari trip was to get some lions and tigers, but to also make the most of the day and see what else we could find. We managed to get access to the more confined night habitats of some of the big cats for close up recordings - which is what you see in the DVD." There are gargantuan hits from the past and present, quirky remixes, and the fanatic’s dream on You Don't Know: unreleased gems from the back catalogue and previews of album releases set to blow later this year.

The Long Lost - electro champ Daedelus and his wife Laura as a folk act - unleash their misty eyed The Art of Kissing early from this year’s forthcoming album, and also just for the compilation are the naked beauty of strings and dulcet female vocals in Max & Harvey’s previously unreleased Thieves. One interesting and slightly uncomfortable hybrid, which does grow on you, is the Tiga remix of Coldcut’s Walk A Mile…, the deep groove of latin-laced house broken by vocal distortion and an edgy whirring. It is, in short, exactly what you’d expect from Tiga and Coldcut, though the two together are as likely a combination as flapjacks and bacon, which is presumably why it appears to work. Surprise is the element, as clarified by Amon Tobin regarding his future plans, which are to “work with Doubleclick, Sway and Ms.Jade on a killer new kind of hiphop record and freak everybody out.” Get your freak on YOU DON’T KNOW IS OUT 11 MAR.

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Capitol 1212 in the Capital CLOSER TO HOME, MICHAEL SLEVIN DIGS DEEP TO DETERMINE THE HEALTH OF LOCAL HIP HOP BEATS Capitol 1212 are one of the latest hip-hop crews to come out of Edinburgh, and they're determined to boost the Scottish scene. Using sampling and live instrumentation, the Edinburgh-based producers and DJs, Fly-T and Professa Fresh, are looking to make changes to the perception of Scottish hip-hop created in Scotland, and hopefully spark interest further afield.

Both have set up their own club nights, Pangea and Vapors, which continue today, and the two have since collaborated with many artists, from rising Scottish talent to their childhood idols. "Grandmaster Caz and Donald D are both guys I’ve listened to and watched in films since I was really young, so it’s great to work with them and have them on our EP," says Fly-T. "Most people I’ve met or performed alongside have been cool, although there’ve been a few exceptions where people have been egotistical twats". Despite having worked with personal scene icons, the boys stick close to their roots and keep things down-to-earth.

"Thing is, after meeting a lot of my heroes who are all platinum selling artists etc, the way I view people as musical heroes has changed. To me someone like Edinburgh-based MC Profisee is a real inspiration. He is as skilled as any well known American artist and is consistently working hard on his music, but he is also working a 9-5 day job and raising a family.

That takes a lot of passion and talent."

Capitol 1212 has some hints for the kind of Scottish hip-hop you should be checking out, starting with those appearing on their new Raw and Disorder EP (due May on Kool Kat Records), Profisee and Mikey Krummins. The EP also sees Grandmaster Caz and Bronx rapper Donald D stepping up to deliver their pioneering vibe. Other tips for the top include "dope beat makers such as Jay Large, Whys, Dema, Hudson, and Del AKA Soul Condor.

Watch out for them," says Fly-T. Although from different parts of Scotland, the boys banded together over a love of hip-hop, but both principally like different genres of music: Professa Fresh, a Glasgow "punk through and through", discovered the wonders of hip-hop and DJing through observing the skills of DJ Shadow, Z-Trip and Qbert. A founding member of Cot Death, a band mashing and merging the contrasting genres of old-school punk and drum ‘n’ bass, he admits to his love of punk influencing his DJ sets. At a polar opposite, Fly-T grew up listening to soul, bopping to James Brown and Marvin Gaye in primary school, before progressing onto dancehall and hip-hop. It's the latter which has obviously made a profound impact on their lives. "It’s a pretty big influence. It’s a lifestyle, ain’t it?" questions Fly-T. "From my hip-hop workshops

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at Royal Edinburgh Hospital to getting married in New York [at a hip-hop themed wedding no less! - ed]... It wasn’t as much of a hip-hop wedding as I would have liked it to be, but my wife Andi was pretty understanding in letting me put Run DMC toys on the cake and digging for records around New York in between arranging stuff for the day. Plus, DJ Paul Nice played at the reception which was cool, though he didn’t just play hip-hop, he also cut up and did doubles of Culture Club. That was fun."

Their roles as DJs allow the pair to hear a lot more talent than most. "I think the music

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scene in Scotland is pretty damn good," states Professa Fresh. "I’m never bored by the talent and creativity I see. My night Pangea books almost exclusively artists based in Scotland because there is more than enough talent to span years of great nights. People should always look closer to home for their music.

However, there’s a lot of it out there, you just gotta get digging."

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PREVIEWS EDINBURGH STEVE ANGELLO & SEBASTIAN INGROSSO MUSIKA, EGO, 15 MAR

This event is sure to provide the Musika crowd with some of the best funky, deep house around as Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso play a combined fourhour set. Steve Angello first came to prominence by releasing Woz not Woz alongside Eric Prydz in 2004. In 2005 he was picked up by Subliminal along with fellow Swede Sebastian Ingrosso and has since done remixes for Moby and Goldfrapp. Agnello, Ingrosso and Eric Prydz make up the so called ‘Swedish house mafia’.

Having grown up together running the best underground parties in Stockholm, their popularity has risen dramatically over recent years and appearances across the world are now commonplace. Support comes from residents Derek Martin, Neil Bartley, Marco Smith, Jamie Mckenzie, and Adam Werbel. [Sean McNamara] 9pm-3am, £tbc

and DJ forms, as a dry run for their headlining set at May’s Forgotten Valley Festival. New material, it has been hinted, will be premiered at the March gig, so this may be your first chance to catch some new classics. The festival promises ‘five days of top-quality live music and DJs,’ and anticipation and excitement levels are high. The trippy, house-tinged workouts of the Tokyoblu boys fits perfectly. The Cab Vol event takes in three rooms with live music, house music and chill-out music. Something for everyone, no matter what genre of dance music you favour. [Jonathan Robert Muirhead] 11pm-3am, £6/£10 THE FORGOTTEN VALLEY FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE 23-25 MAY IN THE LAKE DISTRICT, CUMBRIA WWW.FORGOTTENVALLEY.CO.UK

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THE BONGO CLUB, 20 MAR

With past guests like Duke Dumont, Riton and the Filthy Dukes gracing their decks, the ON/OFF crew is back on the first Thursday of the month for a resident DJ event: Adam le Chic, Jarvis C. Lee and Richard Kelly are giving the electro fidget guests the evening off to demonstrate their own talents. Think Ed Banger, Kitsune, and other cutting edge European electro labels and you’re close to the ON/OFF sound. In fact, the club has only recently come into existence (late 2007) but they’ve managed to secure top guests from the get-go. With prices straight outta the early ‘90s (£3 or 2-for-1 entry - see website), do you really need more incentive to dance until the lights go ON? [Struan Otter]

Another instalment of d&b, hardtek, jungle and breakcore from Mutiny, and yet again, Nass TSC and Tamobanter have gleaned some of the finest imports for this onslaught of low-end bass terrorism: headliner Ben 9mm (Hangover/Analog Replicant) has been a pivotal force within the illegal French rave scene since the mid ‘90s. For his debut appearance upon Scottish soil, expect a live PA ravage of hardtek and hardcore with an injection of hip-hop. Señor Scram is a Brightonbased member of the Life4land collective we haven’t met yet; his skankin’ jungle and breakcore resting somewhere between heavy mashup and a gypsy rave.

Wales’s Vandal (Kaotik Soundsystem) endorses spiral hardtek of a monstrous calibre, and boasts something of a reputation in his field. Support comes from the Mutiny boys. With drinks deals and characteristically cheap and cheerful door tax, this is set to be another council irritant. [Rosie McLean]

11PM-3AM, £3

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CABARET VOLTAIRE, 21 MAR One of Edinburgh’s most prominent clubnights, Tokyoblu have a real bonanza lined up for spring. The Blu boys themselves will be appearing in both band

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W.A.E & ACCESS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, 14 MAR Cabaret Voltaire is to be rocked to its foundations when the mighty DJ Hell rolls into town. Access is presenting this event in partnership with We Are... Electric and they both rightly view this event as a real coup

for their calendar. Specialising in definitive house and techno, DJ Hell (or Helmut Josef Geier to his mum) virtually invented Berlin’s mid-’90s electroclash scene single-handed, doing much in the process to bring the techno sounds of Munich (his home town) to the rest of the world’s attention. He is also responsible for shaping European sounds through his International Deejay Gigolos imprint. His sets are renowned for being simultaneously heartwarming and heart-pumping and tonight should be no different. [Jonathan Robert Muirhead]

slim pickings but with Faze, an old skool Edinburgh head now at Breaks FM joining the crew, a serious jungle session could be on the cards; some seriously good d’n’b splicing and mixing has been a focus thus far. The wellrounded choice of tunes make this an enjoyably spacedout night. Keep an eye open for flyering teams with half price entry on the night. [Lara Moloney] 11PM-3AM, £4 BEFORE 12AM/£6

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LIQUID ROOMS, 15 MAR Established London clubnight Hospitality will be arriving for one of the most anticipated drum and bass events of the year.

In celebration of the launch of Logistics’ forthcoming LP Realty Checkpoint, four of Hospital Records’ most profilic artists will be demonstrating why their tunes appear in every DJ’s record box. High Contrast, Cyantific, MC Wrec and, of course, Logistics will all be headlining with support from Manga resident, G-Mac. Logistics’ set at The Bongo in 2006 was regarded by many as one of the highlights of the year: expect rolling basslines and liquid hooks. With many drum and bass clubnights in Scotland focusing on playing a jump-up sound that’s plagued the scene in recent years, it’s refreshing to see a more liquid orientated event taking place in the capital. [Al Majik] 11PM-3AM, £9/£11

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THE BONGO CLUB, EDINBURGH, 15 MAR This once a month bonanza of jungle, dubstep, ragga and d’n’b is gaining a following at The Bongo, playing out with the mighty Messenger Sound System.

Residents David George, Deburgh, Decoy Roy and Beast combine a heady mix of grime-fuelled bassy beats. Last month’s event saw the dubstep massive huddle around the speakers, as if hearing the beats halfway up Holyrood Road isn’t satisfying enough!

Edinburgh’s offering in the jungle market is currently

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You Don't Know Pt 2

by Ema Johnson

Cadence Weapon

IN OUR CONTINUING FEATURE, WE TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK IN WITH CADENCE WEAPON, ANOTHER NEW AND UPCOMING ARTIST ON THE BIG DADA LABEL Cadence Weapon is a bona fide hip-hop star in the waiting. He is about to release his second album Afterparty Babies on Big Dada, an astonishingly original offering to make you come over all giggly and excited. He has also made it on to the three CD compilation You Don't Know with Getting Dumb: a track also appearing on his upcoming album. For the fifth large compilation from Ninja Tune, Big Dada and Counter, Cadence's music sits alongside the influences that helped inspire him into action (notably Roots Manuva, TTC, and Wiley), and it is clear to see how his sound has been shaped by listening to the main ingredients of this triple disc - the compilation itself becomes a good example of cause and effect when examined from this angle.

The YDK release is essentially a sound biography covering 18 years of the labels' existence, with features from legends such as Coldcut and Cinematic Orchestra to Spankrock, Diplo and Ghislain Poirior.

Godfather of grime Wiley pulls in future star 16 year old wonderkid Chipmunk on his track No Qualms, while The Bug represents the dubstep phenomenon with Poison Dart, a track that’s been tearing up London’s scene-setting night FWD>> over the last few months.

Canadian rapper and producer Rollie Pemberton aka Cadence Weapon has been rapping since the age of 13. His musical

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journey so far has seen him reviewing hiphop for Pitchfork, Stylus and Wired at 18, to producing the catalyst beat feast mixtape The Black Hand in 2005, which was to stir up the loins of labels such as Def Jam and Vice Records, getting him signed on the spot to Upperclass Records (Canada). So where did it all start? “I was always making music before I was writing reviews so it wasn’t just something I came up with random while I was writing reviews for Pitchfork. It was just something I always wanted to do. I felt compelled to make an album before I missed my shot. Music has been fascinating me my entire life so I felt like it was the right thing to do.”

His accomplished and insightful first album Breaking Kayfabe dropped to much critical acclaim, attracting a Best Rap Record of 2006 nomation at The Plug Music Awards.

After so much anticipation, did he feel under pressure to produce something extraordinary?

“I produced all of Breaking Kayfabe myself, it felt really good to get it out there because some of the beats and lyrics had been floating about my brain and computer for years. My whole thought process was to just complete an album, any album, and release it, it just felt like the right thing to do..."

“My first forays into making beats were the sound recorder program that comes with

Windows 95. I would manually edit samples on it by copy and pasting specific elements and then putting them in order. I’ve been almost exclusively producing with the same computer and programs for years, using Fruity Loops, Adobe Audition and Reason mostly. I usually start with a concept or a title and make a beat on how that title makes me feel.”

Cadence Weapon is very excited to be represented by the highly respected label Big Dada in the UK: “They are a label with a ton of history and many classic albums. I have always considered Witness The Fitness a classic record and I am a huge fan of TTC, Wiley and Mike Ladd.”

The title for his new album; Afterparty Babies, is borne out of a quip made by his father to

entertain guests, that his son was "definitely an after party baby!” and Cadence dedicates the album to "all the little mistakes out there."

The album is testament to Pemberton's party vibe: “I was inspired by going to clubs across the continent, getting exposed to different styles of music and seeing the powerful effect it has on people. It’s my attempt at taking social commentary and applying it in a way that lots of people can understand and enjoy.”

Afterparty Babies is a beautiful concoction that will not fail to move you on the dancefloors and in your heart. Let's hope to see some of his unreleased material and new edits on the next massive compilation.

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ALBUM REVIEWS BROWNOUT HOMENAJE

(FREESTYLE RECORDS)

rrrr Although Brownout may be a dubious name for a band of any kind, these funksters have no uncertainties about their sound. More specifically, they are funksters who are loud, proud and instrumental, with a tendency towards the raw and retro style, and often in an Afro-Latin fashion. Reminiscent of the Quantic Soul Orchestra, the title track is the hottest, with an intriguing percussion intro, a Cuban funk organ riff, and blasting horns, and African Battle is another burst of bright funky colours. More downbeat tracks such as Brown Wind and Fire and They Don’t Know don’t quite make up melodically for what they lack rhythmically, and the low point is You Already Are, which practically whimpers through the weak voices of cheesy electric guitars and a scrawny synthesizer.

But besides this anomaly, Homenaje does a great job of capturing the excitement, intensity and richness of a live gig. [Josh Coppersmith Heaven] RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW

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YOU DON’T KNOW: NINJA CUTS

(NINJA TUNE /BIG DADA /COUNTER RECORDS)

rrrrr Fifty songs, three CDs, one fantastic album. The latest compilation from Ninja Tune is the fifth in a series of collections of classic tracks following Ninja’s 18 years in the business.

Featuring artists from the three labels that together make the Ninja Tune family; Ninja Tune, Big Dada and Counter, this release proves what we already knew – that Ninja can literally do no wrong. Seriously, this is bloody brilliant. A perfect showcase of the immense range and diversity the label offers, the album chronicles past releases mixed with rare tracks, remixes and exclusive never-before-heard tunes from some of their biggest names. Including Amon Tobin, Spank Rock, Mr Scruff, Coldcut, Cinematic Orchestra and

Modeselektor, to name but a mere few. Aiming to bring a new perspective to those already familiar with the label, it ranges in style from Wiley’s grimy No Qualms and Roots Manuva’s dark yet powerful Seat Yourself to the drum and bass of Nightlite by Bonobo, plus the megachilled RJD2 and the funky, eclectic sound we’ve come to expect from the likes of Mr Scruff and DJ Shadow. Get to your local record shop and grab this beautiful piece of musical history. [Karen Taggart] RELEASE DATE: 11 MAR WWW.NINJATUNE.NET

SANDER VAN DOORN SUPERNATURALISTIC (NEBULA/EMI)

rr It’s tough releasing your debut album when there’s already been so much hype surrounding everything you’ve worked on. Supernaturalistic shows that, while undoubtedly talented, SVD may not quite have the Midas touch of some of his peers. Standout tracks like Grasshopper, Riff and the tantalising Pura Vida certainly have something to offer from a dancefloor perspective, but on proper listening some of the songs start to fall a little flat. Unfortunately the weaker tracks like Lobby can start to resemble the bland recorded music you expect when you’re put on hold by the operator. In fact the whole thing would be better if it were slightly rougher round the edges. You might dig this out from time to time but it won’t be on repeat. [Emma Kilday] RELEASE DATE: 8 MAR WWW.SANDERVANDOORN.COM

KELLEY POLAR

I NEED YOU TO HOLD ON WHILE THE SKY IS FALLING (ENVIRON)

rrrr There’s something not quite right about someone who doesn’t like disco. Really. Anyone with a soul listening to Kelley Polar’s lush orchestrations should be closing their eyes, putting their hands in the air and leading with the hips. The en-

SINGLE REVIEWS tirely complementary comparisons to Polar’s labelmates / owners Metro Area are obvious, as are those to Junior Boys. But their sound also smacks of a polished Sparks in their prime, or Final Fantasy force-fed a glitterball – all urgent strings lifted up high by planktonic basslines and crisp rhythms. The first single Entropy Reigns is a whipsmart tranche of clipped nu-disco, while Rosenband has a harsher almost acidic feel. The record loses its way slightly in the second half, but this is a blip at worst. There’s no excess to this music; everything’s precisely placed for the most intoxicating effect. It’s retro-futuristic, and in a very positive way, disco as a science, not an art. [Matt Gollock] RELEASE DATE: 31 MAR WWW.KELLEYPOLAR.COM

LUPE FIASCO THE COOL (ATLANTIC)

rrrr The pursuit of perfection is the only way to describe The Cool, the sophomore album from Kanye’s protégé Lupe Fiasco. From the outset Lupe sets the mood with modern day commentary via some spoken word that touches gentrification, hurricane Katrina and the ever elusive drug game. Whilst some might call it conscious rap or back-pack hip-hop, Lupe’s ability to pick apart everything materialistic in hip-hop, with interjections of social observations speaking on topics without sounding like a preacher for the Republican Party is a sign of his brilliance. Superstar, Gold Watch and Streets on Fire all attempt to look at our society through a microscope and question things some may call credible. Little Weapon’s haunting chanting monks and military snares deliver a message that cuts close to the bone as it places a spotlight on the trifling conditions for child soldiers throughout the world. Like the lyrics found on the hook of track 14, Lupe Fiasco will never Dumb it Down. [Omar Jenning] Release Date: 31 Mar

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PULSE/ON THE VINE (RICOCHET RECORDS)

rrr This is the first release for new label Ricochet Records, with label owner Lifecycle providing a unique take on the usual elect r o a n d b r e a kbeat offerings. Pulse features fast beats and heavy, deep basslines, making this track perfect for hitting the dancefloor. Electro pioneer Si Begg’s abstract remix takes on a darker persona, full of twisted, gritty bleeps and techno-esque grooves. On The Vine is certainly a more in-your-face, slightly psychedelic track, focusing on powerful tribal beats before quickly turning into a stomper of a tune. [Karen Taggart] RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW

RED

SEEN EP

(DEALMAKER RECORDS)

rrrr The wheels of steel have always been a hip-hop act’s best friend, but Red takes scratching to a whole new level.

In the Seen - All From Scratch version (geek out at him performing this live on his MySpace) he cuts and loops his own scratching through Ableton: the result, a vinyl collage reeking of skill. The simple core melody proves itself marvellously adaptable when reconfigured in the assortment of remixes. Kids in Tracksuits - too good to have their name sniggered at - warp it into a baggy bassline, petering into an occasional leftfi eld shoegaze.

The Playsatan Version, aptly titled, seems to be a conscious hip-hop parody of minimal techno, especially when it gives way to the final Full Fat track, which is opposingly maximal: a splintering, live guitars

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and drums rendition to get your rocks off with a total abandon of All From Scratch’s swing. [Rosie McLean] RELEASE DATE: 3 MAR

AKALA

COMEDY TRAGEDY HISTORY (ILLASTATE)

rrrr There’s more than a whiff of the deadpan and the Shakespearean about this. The bass rumbles into view as if it was Falstaff and there’s something of Shylock in the vocal delivery. It’s also very electronic, in ways which both counterbalance and complement the bass’s pomposity. This isn’t a pastoral, background soundtrack. The genesis of the track lies in a challenge thrown down to Akala during 1Xtra’s Twin B show last year. Producer Rae challenged him, during a freestyle jam, to expand his chosen theme of Shakespeare and out came this.

Like all the best Shakespeare productions, this is a very bold and brassy outing. [Jonathan Robert Muirhead]

Carl Craig is one of the most famous and respected names in the world of techno, consistently winning nominations and awards such as Groove magazine’s Remixer of the Year. On the basis of this compilation spanning his 20-year career it is easy to see why. With such a long career, it would have been a difficult task to pick just a handful of tracks, but those chosen are strong representations of his production skills and talents. Drawing as much influence from world and jazz music as the dancefloor, these two discs are a giddy mix of energetic rhythms and inventive beats, coupled with intricate yet familiar melodies. From the breathy tension of his Grammy-nominated remix of Junior Boy’s

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Another wonder fully grandiose piece from the Miserichord stable, Boutade builds up careful layers of cinematic strings and undulating timpani alongside more traditional Balearic sounds, leaving the track hanging on a single analogue ping, before dropping in the bass again to send the dancefloor nuts.

Ewan Pearson recreates this as the Miseridub remix, and his perfectly attuned sense of dynamic turns the original into an absolute monster.

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Staccato Rave is the ideal tune for filling the dancefloor. With its sharp, rumbling bass stabs, gritty scraping drumming and pulsing synth, this track is perfectly named. Everything in this track blends together nicely, and images of a packed dancefloor throbbing to this song easily come to mind. However, this might not be as good if you’re listening to it at home. It’s repetitive stuff and at over eight minutes long does not translate well to the home environment. Remixes from Adam Beyer and Silicone Soul pad out this release, and while each lends its own style, they’re essentially more of the same. [Michael Slevin]

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ANDREW PIRIE, RESIDENT OF GLASGOW’S MELTING POT CLUB WHICH IS CELEBRATING ITS 7TH BIRTHDAY THIS MONTH, GIVES US A RUNDOWN AND INSIGHT INTO HIS FAVOURITE PAST AND FUTURE BOOGIES

2. THE CHICAGO CONNECTION – DANCIN’ [MIKE GRANT MIX] (CAJUAL)

RELEASE DATE: 3 MAR

Schwarzkopf disappoints with a 12” of lazy electro house. Meant for the peak time big floors this is quite ashamedly a very predictable single thrown together with preset parts aiming for mass appeal. The vocals are pretty endearing and might cut the grade better on a jazzy little number, but they are wasted here.

The Amo & Navas remix starts things off a little more interesting with a dark, brooding bassline - but from there it goes nowhere. The BNG Remix is probably the best of a bad bunch, cutting the track right up and piecing it together in a fairly jacking electro remix, but it still fails to hit the mark. Schwarzkopf finishes off by putting you to sleep with another boring rendition that slots somewhere in between the first two tracks, just in case you had forgotten what they sounded like.

[Don McVinnie]

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BOUTADE

Simply pound for pound the best disco record ever made – and has featured as the last tune at Melting Pot more than any other record.

Like A Child to the raw, tribal energy of Tres Demented’s Demented (a track produced with Laurent Garnier), Craig shows that, under various pseudonyms, he can do anything from minimal house to drum and bass.

Classic tracks such as the groundbreaking Bug In The Bassbin, under the Innerzone Orchestra alias, sit comfortably alongside fresher material such as the bassheavy remix of X-Press 2’s Kill 100. There are moments when the mixing is weak, but when the track selection is of such high quality it doesn’t matter. Previously unreleased tracks and edits make this a necessary purchase for any techno fan. [Scott Ramage]

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The first time I heard Billy play this classic house record (which samples Stephanie Mills’ Put Your Body in It) on the Melting Pot system it absolutely blew my head off.

3. DOUBLE EXPOSURE – MY LOVE IS FREE (SALSOUL)

This tune is a big favourite with all three residents.

There’s nothing more enjoyable than watching the crowd groove on and on and on to this monster.

4. T-CONNECTION – DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO (T.K. DISCO)

Unfortunately this became THE most played out record in clubland ever. We were playing it before everyone else – it's the biggest party tune and will always make the kids go crazy.

FUTURE BOOGIE 6. SYCLOPS – WHERE’S JASON’S K? (DFA)

Maurice Fulton finally appears again as Syclops, with less of a live feel than previous releases, this wobbles and swirls in just the right places, with a fabulous electronic bass that drives the track along.

7. DISCODEINE – RING MUTILATION (D*I*R*T*Y RECORDS)

A hypnotic dancefloor bomb from Pilooski, with modulating synth lines and a freaky siren that builds and builds.

8. ONLY FOOLS & HORSES – SPECTACLE WINS (PERMANENT VACATION)

Features live bass and loose arrangement that grooves along harking back to the post punk early 80s, but marrying it with a contemporary 08 production.

9. GOLDFRAPP – A & E [HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR REMIX] (MUTE)

Hercules and Love Affair’s assault on 2008 kicks off with this haunting slowmo remix that takes the house sound back to its roots and is all the better for it.

5. SEXUAL HARRASSMENT – I NEED A FREAK (ELITE)

10. VARIOUS ARTISTS – BARNA VS PORTO EP (OCSID MUSIC)

Moodymann came to play with us and dropped this quirky track, opening the door to a more ‘Italo’ sound at the club.

An interesting 4 track of edits out of Portugal. Every one is a winner, from Gino Soccio’s boogie classic Try it Out, to the hip-disco of And You Don’t Stop.

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LISTINGS ARTS EDINBURGH

ARTS GLASGOW

COMEDY GLASGOW

DOGGERFISHER

CCA

MARY MARY

SAT 01 MAR

SING-ALONG-THE-JOY-OF-SEX,

LET ME SHOW YOU SOME THINGS, Fri 15 Feb–Thu 08 Mar,

MAXIMILIAN ZENTZ ZLOMOVITZ, WAITING FOR MALEISM, Sat 08

MARTIN BIGPIG, KEIR MCALLISTER AND ANDREW LEARMONTH, THE STAND, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan

STAND ‘N’ TAN - AN AUDIENCE WITH TOMMY SHERIDAN, DES MCLEAN AND FRIENDS CANCELLED, TRON THEATRE, 22:00, £10.00 STAND UP @ SLOANS, SLOANS, 20:30,

GROUP SHOW, with Claire Barclay, Sara

Barker, Neil Clements, Sally Osborn, Jonathan Owen and Albrecht Schﾊfer Fri 15 Feb–Wed 08 Apr, 10:00–18:00, Tue-Fri, Free

EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS NEGATIVNIGHTS, a provocative series

NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND RUBENS- RIBERA, REUNITED, The Gallery has negotiated the loan of an outstanding mythological painting of Drunken Silenus by Jusepe de Ribera (1591 - 1652) Thu 31 Jan–Tue 08 Jun, 10:00–17:00, Free

of underground and experimental films & documentaries by a variety of emerging and established artists & filmmakers from Thu 06 Mar, 19:00–21:00, Thurs, Free

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND

GRV

JERWOOD PRIZE 2007: JEWELLERY, Discover a diverse and exciting collection

GROUP SHOW, METAMORPHOSIS, new work from ECA students, in a follow up show to the WASPS Carnival of the Soul Mon 24 Mar–Sun 08 Apr, 12:00–19:00, Daily, Free

of contemporary pieces that push the boundaries of what jewellery is today. Mon 10 Dec–Sat 08 Feb, 10:00–17:00, Mon-Sun, £6(£5)

Fri 22 Feb–Wed 08 Mar, 12:00–19:00, Daily, Free

PORTRAIT GALLERY

HOME HOUSE

BP PORTRAIT AWARD 2007,

SOLO SHOW, JOHN FARRUGIA,

JOHN SAULT, ROCKSTAR, For the

first time, Exclusive Members Club Home House will open its doors to the public for the highly anticipated John Sault photography art exhibition.

Wed 02 Jan–Tue 08 Apr, various times, Free

INGLEBY GALLERY DAVID AUSTEN & MAN RAY, Part of the 10th birthday celebrations Sat 08 Mar–Sun 08 Mar, 10:00–17:00, Free

Presenting some of the very best examples of contemporary portrait painting. Tue 22 Jan–Thu 08 Apr, 10:00–17:00, Mon-Sun, £4(£3)

JOANNA KANE, THE SOMNAMBULISTS, he Somnambulists is a haunting series of photographic portraits taken from a famous collection of phrenological heads now on loan to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Fri 28 Sep–Tue 08 Jun, 10:00–17:00, Mon-Sun, Free

ORI GERSHT & JAN BRUEGHEL THE ELDER, Part of the 10th birthday cel-

QUEEN’S GALLERY

ebrations Sat 22 Mar–Thu 08 Mar, 10:00–17:00, Free

BRUEGEL TO RUBENS: MASTERS OF FLEMISH PAINTING, The

INVERLEITH HOUSE

first exhibition ever mounted of Flemish paintings in the Royal Collection Sat 19 Jan–Tue 08 Jun, 09:30–18:00, Mon-Sun, £5 (£4.50)

NICK EVANS, PRIMARY SCHOOL, Sat 16 Feb–Wed 08 Apr, 10:00–17:30 (15:30 in February), Tue-Sun, Free

TONY SWAIN, IMPURE PASSPORTS, Sat 16 Feb–Wed 08 Apr,

10:00–17:30 (15:30 in February), Tue-Sun, Free

NEVILLE RAE, A TOWN FOR TOMMORROW, Sat 16 Feb–Wed 08 Apr, 10:00–17:30 (15:30 in February), Tue-Sun, Free

MODERN ART GALLERIES THE SCIENTIFIC ASPECT OF SURREALISM, GROUP SHOW, The work of Grace Pailthorpe and Reuben Mednikoff Mon 01 Dec–Wed 08 Apr, 10:00–17:00, MonSun, Free

STILLS PETER HUJAR, One of the most important American photographers of the 70s and early 80s, Peter Hujar examined the life of New York at a time when the city was financially impoverished but artistically rich. Sat 16 Feb–Thu 08 Apr, 11:00–18:00, Mon-Sun, Free

TALBOT RICE ENRICO DAVID, ULTRA PASTE, Sat 22 Mar–Sat 08 May, 10:00–17:00, Tue-Sat, Free

11:00–18:00, Mon-Fri, Free

Mar–Fri 08 Apr, 12:00–17:00, Thurs-Sat, Free

COLLINS GALLERY

PROJECT ABILITY

GERRY LOOSE, TAKAYA FUJII, SEIGAN URAI, MIKAKO KAWAI, FROM KYOTO TO CARBETH, This

DOUBLE ACT, Four artists with disabilities

exhibition engages with the traditional arts of Japan and with poetry. Sat 23 Feb–Fri 08 Apr, 12:00–17:00, Mon-Sat, Free

GLASGOW ART FAIR GLASGOW ART FAIR, The biggest Uk art fair outside London returns to George Square for its 13th year Thu 27 Mar–Fri 08 Mar, 10:00–20:00, £6 (£4)

GLASGOW GALLERY OF MODERN ART A MOMENT IN TIME, Four mixed-media collages by pupils of St Gregory’s and Wyndford primary schools, made with artist Victoria Skogsberg. Sat 23 Feb–Thu 08 Apr, 10(monthu)/11:00(fri-sun)–17:00(fri-wed)/20(thur), Mon-Sun, Free

GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART TEXTILES AS FASHION, Through five individual collections this exhibition explores the relationship between textiles and fashion, dispelling the myth of two separate disciplines. Tue 19 Feb–Sat 08 Mar, various times, Free

OUT OF PRINT, The title of the exhibition ﾊOUT OF PRINTﾊ refers to the ways in which emerging technologies have challenged practice and how practice has, in turn, adapted through interrogation and reflection. Tue 25 Mar–Mon 08 Apr, various times, Free

CRAIG MULHOLLAND, An exhibition of new work in association with Sorcha Dallas Gallery. Sat 09 Feb–Tue 08 Mar, various times, Free

MARKET GALLERY PIO ABAD, GREGORY MAASS, NAYOUNGIMI, STUDIO PROJECT 10, Culmination of selected artists’ month-long residency in the gallery workshops Fri 29 Feb– Mon 08 Mar, 12:00–18:00, Tue- Sat, Free

CITIZEN’S COMPANY, WAITING FOR GODOT, Life lacks meaning slapstick Sat 01 Mar–Fri 08 Aug, 07:30, £9.50

COLLEGE OF NAUTICAL STUDIES, ANIMAL FARM, Orwell’s classic

A DINNER, A DRAMA AND A DRAM, DOUGH, New play by David Ian Neville Wed 05 Mar–Thu 08 May, 07:30, £25.00

A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT, FLOWERS OF THE RIVER, Homage to Lewis Carroll from Mon 10 Mar, 12:30, £10.00

satire Tue 04 Mar–Fri 08 Aug, 07:30, £8.00

A DINNER, A DRAMA AND A DRAM, FLOWERS OF THE RIVER,

Revival of David Greig’s versions Wed 05 Mar–Fri 08 Aug, 07:30, £8.00

Homage to Lewis Carroll Wed 12 Mar–Mon 08 Dec, 07:30, £25.00

QMUC, OEDIPUS AND ELECTRA, REID KERR COLLEGE, MACBETH, from Tue 11 Mar, 07:30, tbc QMUC, MEDEA AND THE TROJAN WOMEN, Revival of Liz Lochhead’s plays from Wed 12 Mar, 07:30, £8.00

EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE LICKETYSPIT, HEELIE GO LEERIE, Ages 3 and up from Sun 30 Mar, various times, tbc

THE ESSENTIAL CHIC MURRAY, Presented by his daughter from Sat 15 Mar, 08:00, tbc

MUGEN TAIKO DOJO, BIG BANG, Japanese Drumming from Sun 16 Mar, 07:30, £10.00

KING’S THEATRE THE ORPHEUS CLUB, JEKYLL AND HYDE, Musical Tue 04 Mar–Fri 08 Aug, various times, £10.00

THER LYRIC CLUB, CALAMITY JANE, Western comedy adventure from Tue 11 Mar, 07:30, tbc

SOUTH PACIFIC, Popular musical from Mon 17 Mar, 07:30, tbc

ORAN MOR A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT, DOUGH, New play by David Ian Neville Mon 03 Mar–Fri 08 Aug, 12:30, £10.00

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INSA, BUY MY LOVE, World famous

graffiti artist, object customiser and print-maker is coming to Glasgow to exhibit original paintings, limited prints on stretched latex and to paint a large spray-paint mural Fri 15 Feb–Fri 08 Mar, 12:00–20:00, Tue-Sun, Free

SORCHA DALLAS CRAIG MULHOLLAND, GRANDES ET PETITES MACHINES, Endeavours to dramatically highlight the ethical issues raised by various information theories and their related technologies Sat 09 Feb–Tue 08 Mar, 11:00–17:00, Tue-Sat, Free

STREET LEVEL PHOTOWORKS STEPHEN HEALY, ETHEREAL,

A photographic body of work depicting light interventions in remote locations. Sat 09 Feb–Tue 08 Mar, various times, Free

SWG3 PATRICIA FLEMING & CAROLINE STEVENSON, TALK, Curators of art bar

The Local, Patricia Fleming & Caroline Stevenson, talk about their exciting coming project. from Sat 29 Mar, 15:00, Fri, Free

JOCHEN WEBER & TAKA KAGITOMI, Exhibition & residency by these

Dusseldorf based artists Sat 08 Mar–Tue 08 Mar, 12:00–18:00, Wed-Sun, Free

THW COMMON GUILD-21 WOODLANDS TERRACE ALWAYS BEGIN BY DEGREES,

An exhibition of diverse works by international artists brought together in Douglas Gordon’s house. Visitors will have access to his library. Yes. Really. Sat 01 Mar–Thu 08 Mar, 12:00–19:00, Thurs-Sat, Free

SUN 02 MAR LAZYHAND; DEE CUSTANCE, MICHAEL REDMOND’S SUNDAY SERVICE, THE STAND, Weekly preaching of

THE WORLD STANDS UP OPENING GALA, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 20:30,

righteous comedy to dedicated followers, led by the hilarious Michael Redmond, 20:30, £5/£4/£1

TUE 04 MAR BILLY KIRKWOOD; RO CAMPBELL, RED RAW, THE STAND, a ramshackle night of up coming comedians and a couple of great headliners too, 20:30, £2/£1

WED 05 MAR NATALIE HAYNES, WICKED WENCHES SPECIAL, THE STAND, Hosted by susan Calman, 20:30, £7/£5/£3

THU 06 MAR THE 39 STEPS, THEATRE ROYAL, 14:30, £10 - £17

THE 39 STEPS, THEATRE ROYAL, 19:30, £15 - £22.50

A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT -DOUGH, ORAN MOR, 13:00, £10.00 APES LIKE ME, CURLERS, 18:00, £5.00 CLIMATE CHANGE: THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH, CURLERS, 19:00, £5.00 COMEDY AT THE STATE PRESENTS - COMEDYGEDDON, STATE BAR, 20:30, £3.00

IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT!, CURLERS, 20:00, £5.00 JANEY GODLEY - TELL IT LIKE IT IS, THE GARAGE, 20:00, £9.50 - £7.50 Mark Dolan - I�M Here To HELP (CANCELLED), BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 20:30, �7 - �5

MR MACKIE STANDS UP, CURLERS, 21:00, £5.00

THE PLOT THICKENS - PETER AITCHISON, DAVE HEFFRON AND OBIE, LAURIES, 20:30, £4 - £3

THE POVERTY ALLIANCE, HEAT OR EAT, Experimental exploration of poverty in modern Scotland Thu 06 Mar–Tue 08 Jul, various times, Free

1927, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, live music, animation and film from Tue 11 Mar, 08:50, £7.00

ANALOGUE, MILE END, Dreams come to life from Tue 11 Mar, 07:30, £7.00

BOTANIC GLASSHOUSE NVA, SPIRIT, celebrating Chinese new year Fri 22 Feb–Mon 08 Sep, various times, £6.00

BRUNTON THEATRE SHINING CITY, Ghostly comedy Fri 29 Feb–Wed 08 Jan, 07:30, £10.50

UNION DANCE, HEAVEN ON EARTH, two pieces Thu 06 Mar–Sun 08 Jun,

X FACTOR DANCE COMPANY, OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS,

teenagers Wed 12 Mar–Mon 08 Dec, 07:30, £10.50

BOHEMIAN’S LYRIC OPERA COMPANY, MACK AND MABEL,

from Thu 13 Mar, 07:00, £10.50

SOUTHERN LIGHT OPERA, THE KING AND I, Tue 04 Mar–Fri 08 Aug, 07:30,

KIDGLOVE PUPPETS, PIED PIPER OF HAMLIN, 3 and up Sat 01 Mar–Wed 08 Jan, various times, £4.75

SECC LMG SCHOOL OF DANCE, CAN’T STOP THE BEAT, Showcase from Fri 14 Mar, 07:30, £10.00

THE ARCHES ARCHES THEATRE COMPANY, BAILEGANGAIRE, Andy Arnold’s last play at The Arches Tue 26 Feb–Fri 08 Aug, 07:30, £10.00

THE SKINNY MARCH 08

THE 39 STEPS, THEATRE ROYAL, 19:30, £15.50 - £22.50

A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT -DOUGH, ORAN MOR, 13:00, £10.00 ANDY PARSONS, THE GARAGE, 20:00, £13 - £12

AUSTIN LOW - URBAN JOKER REVOLUTION, STATE BAR, 21:30, £5 - £4 BBC COMEDY PRESENTS... LIVE AT THE GLASGOW COMEDY FESTIVAL, BBC SCOTLAND, PACIFIC QUAY, 19:30, £5.00

BIG YIN REVISITED, CHURCH ON THE HILL, 20:00, £10 - £8

BUMPER VALUE COMEDY SOUTHSIDE, AGENDA, 22:00, £8 - £6 BUMPER VALUE COMEDY - WEST END, THE VIPER, 20:00, £8 - £6 BUMPER VALUE COMEDY WORLD SERIES CHALLENGES, ARTA, 20:15:00, £8 - £6

DAVID HEFFRON - HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, WRONGER, STATE BAR, 20:00, £5 - £4

DWIGHT SLADE - EVIL MONKEY, ORAN MOR, 20:00, £10.00

GLASGOW STANDS UP - ON YOUR DOORSTEP, GEOFF SHAW COMMUNITY CENTRE, TORYGLEN, 20:00, £3.00

IVAN BRACKENBURY’S HOSPITAL RADIO SHOW, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 20:00, £8 - £6

JASON BYRNE - SHY PIGS WITH WIGS, HIDDEN IN THE TWIGS, OLD FRUITMARKET, 22:00, £13 - £11

LYCEUM YOUTH THEATRE, FUGEE, Study of immigration from Thu 13

THE 39 STEPS, John Buchan’s classic spy

SCOTTISH MASK AND PUPPET CENTRE

FRI 07 MAR

FREEMASON’S HALL

Wed 26 Mar, various times, various prices

KING’S THEATRE

Mar, 07:30, £10.00

THEATRE, 13:00, FREE

TRAVERSE

08 Jun, 07:30, £10.50

HENRY IAN CUSIK FAN CLUB, PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, JM Synge’s classic from Mon 10

WaTson�s WInD Up, GLASGOW FILM

IN THE WINGS, SOLOISTS OF THE PHILHARMONIA, PETER AND THE WOLF, Four and above from

THEATRE ROYAL

times, tbc

£10.00

VANITY FAIR, see main feature Fri 14 Mar–

Mar, 07:30, various prices

CLIVE ANDREWS, THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER, Clown story for 5 and LICKETYSPIT, HEELIE GO LEERIE, Ages 3 and up from Thu 27 Mar, various

20:30, £6 - £5

SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE, TENDERHOOK, two pieces from Wed 19

PLATFORM

up Tue 11 Mar–Wed 08 Jan, various times, £6.50

£5.00

STEVE WILLIAMS, BREL, 21:00, £6 - £5 TRIPLE SCOTCH, CAPITOL, 20:00, £8 - £6 THE WEE MAN COMETH, UNIVERSAL,

JONGLEURS, 19:00, £15.00

NATASHA GILMORE, THE BLANK ALBUM, Witty dance from Tue 18 Mar,

RAMSHORN THEATRE

G12

RECOAT GALLERY

REX BOYD; JARRED CHRISTMAS; ANDREW BIRD; STEVE HARRIS, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB,

THEATRE EDINBURGH

THEATRE GLASGOW CITIZENS

have paired up with four professional artists to create work which explores each duo’s different interests and artistic styles. Thu 31 Jan–Sat 08 Mar, 10:00–17:00, Mon-Fri, Free

Morrison, 21:00, £12.00

CURLERS, 22:00, £5.00

07:30, £7.00

thriller Mon 03 Mar–Fri 08 Aug, 07:30, various

MATTHEW BOURNE, NUTCRACKER, camp Christmas fare from Tue 11 Mar, 07:30, various

TRAMWAY SOCIETAS RAFFAELLO SANZIO, HEY GIRL!, Experimental dance Fri 29 Feb– Wed 08 Jan, 07:30, £8.00

GOAT ISLAND, THE LAST MAKER, The finale to New Territories Fri 07 Mar–Fri 08 Aug, 07:30, £8.00

TRON BORDERLINE THEATRE COMPANY, THE WALL, Thu 28 Feb–Fri 08 Aug, 07:30, £14.00

MUNNERY AND DAVIS, JOHNSON AND BOSWELL: LATE AND LIVE, Comedy literary history from Tue 18 Mar, 08:00, various

VARIOUS VENUES FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND FAITH, LENTFEST, from Wed 06 Feb, various times, various

07:30, £10.50

SPLINTERS, HOME TO NEVERLAND, The life of JM Barrie Sat 08 Mar–Sun DC JACKSON, THE WALL, Ayrshire

site specific dance Tue 19 Feb–Wed 08 Jan, various times, various prices

DUNBAR GRAMMAR, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST,

Love between silent movie legends Tue 26 Feb– Wed 08 Jan, 07:30, various prices

CATHERINE WHEELS, MARTHA,

various prices

Four and above from Sat 15 Mar, 02:00, £10.50

SHAKESPEARE YOUTH FESTIVAL, Community Theatre for 16-21 year olds from Tue 18 Mar, various times, various

TABULA RASA, CABBAGES AND KINGS, A gardener grows ideas for families from Sat 22 Mar, 02:00, £6.00

MUSSELBURGH AMATEUR MUSICAL ASSOCIATION, OLIVER!, Mon 31 Mar–Sat 08 May, 07:30, £10.50

CHURCH HILL THEATRE EDINBURGH MUSIC THEATRE, A CHORUS LINE, Celebrating 25 years Tue 04 Mar–Fri 08 Aug, 07:45:00, tbc

FESTIVAL THEATRE HELLO DOLLY, Anita Dobson and Love

Rat Darren Day Tue 26 Feb–Wed 08 Jan, 07:30, various prices

NORTHERN BALLET THEATRE, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, Wed 05 Mar–Fri 08 Aug, 07:30, various prices

THE 39 STEPS, John Buchan’s classic spy thriller from Tue 18 Mar, 07:30, various prices

THEATRE ROYAL BATH, SINGLE SPIES, Alan Bennett double bill from Mon 24 Mar, 07:30, various prices

TWEEDY’S LOST PROPERTY, A

clown goes it alone from Sun 30 Mar, various times, various prices

Wed 08 Dec, 07:45:00, various prices

SUSPECT CULTURE, STATIC, Love, loss, mixtapes Sat 01 Mar–Wed 08 Jan, 07:30, £13.00

Mar, 07:30, £13.00

BIRMINGHAM REP, THE MOTHER SHIP, from Tue 25 Mar, 07:30, £13.00 LAZZI, ORESTEIA, Mother killing and the birth of patriarchy from Thu 27 Mar, 07:30, £13.00

THEATRE DUNDEE CAIRD HALL RUSSIAN CLASSICAL BALLET THEATRE, SWAN LAKE, Petipa’s

original choreography from Thu 13 Mar, 07:30, various

DUNDEE REP DUNDEE REP ENSEMBLE, ROMEO AND JULIET, James Brining directs from Sat 08 Mar, 07:30, various prices

PLAYHOUSE

WHITEHALL THEATRE

SHOUT!, 60s musical Tue 04 Mar–Fri 08

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, The lady

Aug, 07:30, various

cowboy Mon 03 Mar–Fri 08 Aug, 07:30, tbc DANCE SENSATION, from Thu 13 Mar,

stoppers in a row Wed 12 Mar–Mon 08 Dec, 07:30, various prices

07:30, tbc

various prices

MACROBERT

ROYAL LYCEUM

RETINA, THIS IS NOT A BODY,

BEYOND THE BARRICADE, show SING-A-LONG, SOUND OF MUSIC, sing to the movie from Sat 22 Mar, 07:00,

NTS/LYCEUM/ CITIZENS, SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR, Absurdist classic Fri 15 Feb– Sun 08 Jun, 07:45:00, various prices

THEATRE STIRLING Dance meets modern art Sat 01 Mar–Wed 08 Jan, 08:00, £10.00 TAVAZIVA, CHATSVA, African dance from Fri 21 Mar, 07:30, £10.00

LISTINGS

JAY LAFFERTY - OFFSIDE RULES, MAGGIE MAYS, 19:45:00, £6 - £4

JOHN ROSS - WEST END NED, BUFF CLUB, 20:00, £6.00

JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB,

JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 20:30, £12 - £6 KNOCKED UP (15), GROSVENOR CINEMA, 23:30, £3.00

LATE ‘N’ LOUD - MERCHANT CITY, LAURIES, 22:45:00, £5.00

LATE ‘N’ LOUD - SAUCHIEHALL STREET, CAPITOL, 22:35:00, £7 - £6 THE LATE SHOW, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 23:00, £10.00

MAGNERS FESTIVAL CLUB, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 22:30, £12 - £10

THE PLOT THICKENS - PETER AITCHISON, DAVE HEFFRON AND OBIE, LAURIES, 20:30, £4 - £3 REGINALD D HUNTER - F*CK YOU IN THE AGE OF CONSEQUENCE, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 20:00, £10 - £8

ROBERT WRINGHAM IN THE CRINKLE CUT MAN, BRITANNIA PANOPTICON MUSIC HALL, 19:00, Free - Ticketed

STAND ‘N’ TAN - AN AUDIENCE WITH TOMMY SHERIDAN, DES MCLEAN AND FRIENDS CANCELLED, TRON THEATRE, 22:00, £10.00 STEWART FRANCIS - 148 PEOPLE CAN’T BE WRONG, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 20:30, £8 - £6

SUSAN MURRAY - 21ST CENTURY FOX, MAGGIE MAYS, 21:30, £8 - £6 TRIPLE SCOTCH, CAPITOL, 20:00, £8 - £6 ZOE LYONS IN FIGHT OR FLIGHT, BREL, 21:00, £7 - £6

SAT 08 MAR THE 39 STEPS, THEATRE ROYAL, 14:30,

GLENN WOOL - PROMISES, PROMISES, MAGGIE MAYS, 20:30, £8 - £6 IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT!, CURLERS, 20:00, £5.00 LEMONCUSTARD COMEDY, BREL,

STAND UP @ SLOANS, SLOANS, 20:30,

THE JERK (15), GROSVENOR CINEMA,

TRIPLE SCOTCH, CAPITOL, 20:00, £8 - £6 Watson�s WInd Up, GLASGOW FILM

LATE ‘N’ LOUD - MERCHANT CITY,

MICHAEL MCINTYRE 2008, ABC,

FRI 14 MAR

MR MACKIE STANDS UP, CURLERS,

APES LIKE ME, CURLERS, 18:00, £5.00 BRENDON BURNS - SO I SUPPOSE THIS IS OFFENSIVE NOW?,

15:00, £3 - £4

20:00, £13 - £12 Conc 21:00, £5.00

NOEL JAMES - THE FURTHER DECAFFINATION OF KOFI ANNAN, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 19:30, £7 - £6 OMID DJALILI - LIVE, GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL, 20:00, £19 - £18 PARROT: BRING IT ON!, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 20:30, £7 - £5

RHOD GILBERT - WHO’S EATEN GILBERT GRAPE, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 21:30, £7 - £6

RICHARD HERRING - OH FUCK, I�m 40, TRON THEATRE, 20:00, £10.00 SING-ALONG-THE-JOY-OF-SEX, CURLERS, 22:00, £5.00

TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST BENEFIT, ORAN MOR, 20:00,   WIL HODGSON - STRAIGHT OUTTA CHIPPENHAM, BREL, 21:00, £6 - £5

MON 10 MAR THE BIG BIG IMPROV SHOW, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 21:30, £6.00 FAT TONGUE, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 19:30, £6.00

MCCHUILLS COMEDY MONDAY, MCCHUILLS, 20:00, £3 - £2

THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD BY JM SYNGE, RAMSHORN

£5.00

THEATRE, 13:00, FREE

OLD FRUITMARKET, 20:00, £13 - £11

BUMPER VALUE COMEDY SOUTHSIDE, AGENDA, 22:00, £8 - £6 BUMPER VALUE COMEDY - WEST END, THE VIPER, 20:00, £8 - £6 BUMPER VALUE COMEDY WORLD SERIES CHALLENGES, ARTA, 20:15:00, £8 - £6

CALAMITY JANE, KING’S THEATRE, 19:30, £15 - £18

CHARLIE ROSS - JUST ANOTHER WORD, BUFF CLUB, 20:00, £6.00 CLIMATE CHANGE: THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH, CURLERS, 19:00, £5.00 DEREK & KEIR’S TROUSER COUGH, STATE BAR, 21:30, £5 - £4 FRANKIE BOYLE LIVE, THE ACADEMY, 20:30, £17.50 - 16.50

GLASGOW STANDS UP - ON YOUR DOORSTEP, LANGSIDE HALL, 20:00, £3.00

IAN COGNITO - SKATE NAKED GO MAD IN GLASGOW, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 20:00, £10 - £8

IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT!, CURLERS, 20:00, £5.00 JANICE PHAYRE - WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, MAGGIE MAYS, 19:45:00, £6 - £4

THEATRE, 19:30, £6 - £3

JIM JEFFRIES - 30, MAGGIE MAYS, 21:30,

THE 39 STEPS, THEATRE ROYAL, 19:30,

TUE 11 MAR

JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB,

A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT -DOUGH, ORAN MOR, 13:00, £10.00 AENEAS FAVERSHAM FOREVER

BY THE PENNY DREADFULS,

MAGI GIBSON; ALAN BISSETT; IAIN HEGGIE; ROBERT WRINGHAM; AND MORE!, DISCOMBOBULATE ,

BRUCE MORTON - SOUTHSIDE INDEPENDENT, MAGGIE MAYS, 21:30,

BETHANY BLACK: BETH BECOMES HER, BREL, 21:00, £6 - £5 THE BEST OF ROUGH CUTS, STAND

£14 - £21

£15.50 - £22.50

GILMOREHILLG12, 20:30, £9 - £5

£8 - £6

CABBAGES & KINGS, BYRES RD, Where Literature And Comedy Collide , 20:00, Free

BUMPER VALUE COMEDY SOUTHSIDE, AGENDA, 22:00, £8 - £6 BUMPER VALUE COMEDY - WEST END, THE VIPER, 20:00, £8 - £6 BUMPER VALUE COMEDY WORLD SERIES CHALLENGES,

COMEDY CLUB, 20:30, £6.00 CALAMITY JANE, KING’S THEATRE, 19:30, £14.00 MITCH BENN, TRON THEATRE, 20:00, £10 - £8

CRAIG HILL - MAKIN’ A BIG SONG & DANCE, THE GARAGE, 20:00, £10.50 - £8 DAVID HEFFRON - HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, WRONGER, STATE BAR,

THEATRE, 19:30, £6 - £3

ARTA, 20:15:00, £8 - £6

20:00, £5 - £4

FRANK SIDEBOTTOM & CHARLIE CHUCK, CHURCH ON THE HILL, 20:00, £8 - £6.50

THE HERESY PROJECT, STATE BAR, 21:30, £5 - £4

JARRED CHRISTMAS - THE HERO SHOW, BREL, 21:00, £7 - £6 JOE HEENAN - SPLIT PERSONALITY, BUFF CLUB, 20:00, £6.00 JOHN MOLONEY - ONLY MOLONEY, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 20:00, £10 - £8 JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 20:30, £15.00

LATE ‘N’ LOUD - MERCHANT CITY, LAURIES, 22:45:00, £5.00

LATE ‘N’ LOUD - SAUCHIEHALL STREET, CAPITOL, 22:35:00, �7 - �8 THE LATE SHOW, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 23:00, £10.00

THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD BY JM SYNGE, RAMSHORN RED RAW 2008 IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC SCOTLAND, UNIVERSAL, 20:30, £5.00

WED 12 MAR CALAMITY JANE, KING’S THEATRE, 19:30, £14 - £17

DARA O’BRIAIN LIVE 2008, GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL, 20:00, £19.00

JASON COOK - MY CONFESSIONS, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 19:30, £7 - £6 JOHN GILLICK - SILVER TONGUED DRIVEL, UNIVERSAL, 20:30, £6 - £5 JOHN SCOTT - UNINTERRUPTED, BREL, 21:00, £6 - £5

PHIL NICHOL - HIRO WORSHIP, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 21:30, £10 - £8

THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD BY JM SYNGE, RAMSHORN THEATRE, 19:30, £9 - £5

TOPPING AND BUTCH, TRON THEATRE, 20:00, £10 - £8

MAGNERS FESTIVAL CLUB, STAND

THU 13 MAR

MARK NELSON - AFTERSHOCK,

CALAMITY JANE, KING’S THEATRE, 19:30,

MICHAEL MCINTYRE 2008, ORAN

NIVEA FUNNY WOMEN LIVE TOUR, ORAN MOR, 20:00, £12 - £10 IT’S NICE UP NORTH (U), GILMORE-

COMEDY CLUB, 22:30, £12 - £10 MAGGIE MAYS, 19:45:00, £7 - £5 MOR, 20:00, £11 - £9

PETE FIRMAN - HOKUM, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 20:30, £8 - £6

THE PLOT THICKENS - PETER AITCHISON, DAVE HEFFRON AND OBIE, LAURIES, 20:30, £4 - £3 SOME LIKE IT HOT (U), GROSVENOR CINEMA, 23:30, £3.00

STAND ‘N’ TAN - AN AUDIENCE WITH TOMMY SHERIDAN, DES MCLEAN AND FRIENDS CANCELLED, TRON THEATRE, 22:00, £10.00 THE SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPET THEATRE, BRITANNIA PANOPTICON MUSIC HALL, 19:30, Free - Ticketed TRIPLE SCOTCH, CAPITOL, 20:00, £8 - £6

SUN 09 MAR APES LIKE ME, CURLERS, 18:00, £5.00 BARRY AND STUART - THE BARRY & STUART MAGICK SHOW, UNIVERSAL, 20:30, £6 - £5

BUMPER VALUE COMEDY SOUTHSIDE, AGENDA, 21:00, £8 - £6 CLIMATE CHANGE: THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH, CURLERS, 19:00, £5.00 DES CLARKE - FINAL DESTINY, THE GARAGE, 20:00, £10.00

WWW.SKINNYMAG.CO.UK

£14 - £17

LAURIES, 22:45:00, £5.00

LATE ‘N’ LOUD - SAUCHIEHALL STREET, CAPITOL, 22:35:00, �7 - �6 LEA DELARIA, TRON THEATRE, 20:00, £12 - £10

THE LATE SHOW, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 23:00, £8.00

MAGNERS FESTIVAL CLUB, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 22:30, £12 - £10

MR MACKIE STANDS UP, CURLERS, 21:00, £5.00

PHIL DIFFER - 50 OR OVER, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 20:30, £8 - £6 PHIL KAY, ORAN MOR, 20:00, £12 - £10

THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD BY JM SYNGE, THE GARAGE, 19:30, £9 - £5

THE PLOT THICKENS - PETER AITCHISON, DAVE HEFFRON AND OBIE, LAURIES, 20:30, £4 - £6 QUentIn Reynolds- �Who Is Q fRom aIRdRIe�, STATE BAR, 20:00, £5.00 REBUS MCTAGGART, Tron TheaTre � CHANGING HOUSE, 20:30, �9 - �8

MENT, 22:45:00, £10.00

MAGNERS FESTIVAL CLUB, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 22:30, £12 - £10

PATRICK ROLINK - IT’S A FUNNY OLD GAME, STATE BAR, 20:00, £5 - £4 PAUL TONKINSON UNZIPS THE BAG, MAGGIE MAYS, 21:30, £8 - £6 THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD BY JM SYNGE, RAMSHORN THEATRE, 19:30, £9 - £5

THE PLOT THICKENS - PETER AITCHISON, DAVE HEFFRON AND OBIE, LAURIES, 20:30, £4 -£3 REBUS MCTAGGART, TRON THEATRE CHANGING HOUSE, 20:30, £9 - £8

RICH HALL AND OTIS LEE CRENSHAW, THE GARAGE, 19:30, £15 - £13 STAND ‘N’ TAN - AN AUDIENCE WITH TOMMY SHERIDAN, DES MCLEAN AND FRIENDS CANCELLED, TRON THEATRE, 22:00, £10.00 STU & GARRY, BUFF CLUB, 20:00, £6.00 TERRY SAUNDERS - MISSED CONNECTIONS, BREL, 21:00, £7 - £6 TOBY HADOKE - MOTHS ATE MY DOCTOR WHO SCARF, TRON THEATRE, 18:15:00, £8.00

TRIPLE SCOTCH, CAPITOL, 20:00, £8 - £6 VIV GEE - LESSONS IN LIFE, MAGGIE MAYS, 19:45:00, £6 - £4

20:30, £17.50 - £16.50

JO CAULFIELD - GOES TO HELL, TRON THEATRE, 20:00, £10 - £8

Jon RIchaRdson�s spatUla PAD, BREL, 21:00, �6 - �5 LEMONCUSTARD COMEDY, BREL, 15:00, £3 - £2

PATRICK MONAHAN - FEEL THE LOVE, MAGGIE MAYS, 20:30, £8 - £6 SILKY - CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 20:30, £7 - £5 STEVE HUGHES - HEAVY METAL COMEDY, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 21:30, £8 - £7

VLADIMIR MCTAVISH - A SCOTTISH HISTORY OF THE WORLD, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 19:30, £7 - £6

MON 17 MAR A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT - OUT ON THE WING, ORAN MOR, 13:00, £10.00 THE AMAZING B*STARDS, UNIVER-

RICH HALL AND OTIS LEE CRENSHAW, THE GARAGE, 19:30, £15 - £13 RUN FAT BOY RUN (12A), GROSVENOR

SAL, 20:30, £4 - £3

SING-ALONG-THE-JOY-OF-SEX,

MCCHUILLS COMEDY MONDAY,

ST PATRICKS NIGHT IRISH COMEDY SHOWCASE, STAND COMEDY

CINEMA, 23:30, £3.00

CLUB, 20:30, £10.00

CURLERS, 22:00, £5.00 SKEPTRICKS, BREL, 21:00, £7 - £6

MCCHUILLS, 20:00, £3 - £2

STAND ‘N’ TAN - AN AUDIENCE WITH TOMMY SHERIDAN, DES MCLEAN AND FRIENDS CANCELLED, TRON THEATRE, 22:00, £10.00 TRIPLE SCOTCH, CAPITOL, 20:00, £8 - £6 SAT 15 MAR THE 2ND BIGGEST ST PATRICKS PARTY IN GLASGOW EVER IN AID OF NIL BY MOUTH, CHURCH ON THE HILL, 20:00, £10 - £8

BoB doolally�s Balls, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 20:30, £8 - £6

CALAMITY JANE, KING’S THEATRE, 14:30,

PHIL NICHOL - HIRO WORSHIP,

CALAMITY JANE, KING’S THEATRE, 19:30,

THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD BY JM SYNGE, RAMSHORN

CHRIS BROOMFIELD AS ‘THE RAM’ IN KING OF THE EWES, STATE

THE PLOT THICKENS - PETER AITCHISON, DAVE HEFFRON AND OBIE, LAURIES, 20:30, £4 - £3 REBUS MCTAGGART: CRIME WARRIOR, TRON THEATRE CHANGING

COLIN MURPHY, STAND COMEDY CLUB,

SANDY NELSON SHOWS YOU HIS ARTS, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 20:30,

GLASGOW STANDS UP - ON YOUR DOORSTEP, PLATFORM, 19:30,

STAND ‘N’ TAN - AN AUDIENCE WITH TOMMY SHERIDAN, DES MCLEAN AND FRIENDS CANCELLED, TRON THEATRE, 22:00, £10.00

JOHN HEGLEY - LETTERS TO AN EARWIG, TRON THEATRE, 20:00, £14 - £11 JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB,

ARTA, 20:15:00, £8 - £6

COMEDY CLUB, 22:00, £10 - £8

£14 - £17

STAND COMEDY CLUB, 20:00, £10 - £8

£15 - £18

THEATRE, 19:30, £9 - £5

BAR, 21:30, £5 - £4

£7 - £5

THE LATE SHOW, BLACKFRIARS BASE-

BUMPER VALUE COMEDY SOUTHSIDE, AGENDA, 21:00, £8 - £6 FRANKIE BOYLE LIVE, THE ACADEMY,

LATE ‘N’ LOUD - MERCHANT CITY,

£6 - £5

HOUSE, 20:30, £9 - £8

MOR, 20:00, £12 - £10

SUN 16 MAR

MAGNERS FESTIVAL CLUB, STAND

20:00, £12 - £10

LATE ‘N’ LOUD - SAUCHIEHALL STREET, CAPITOL, 22:30, £7 - £6 LUCY PORTER’S LOVE IN, ORAN

JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 20:30, £12 - £6

KEARA MURPHY - LITTLE LOVE AFFAIRS BEHIND BARS, BREL, 21:00,

JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH - WITH MY CONDIMENTS, TRON THEATRE,

LAURIES, 22:45:00, £5.00

£8 - £6

BUMPER VALUE COMEDY SOUTHSIDE, AGENDA, 22:00, £8 - £6 BUMPER VALUE COMEDY - WEST END, THE VIPER, 20:00, £8 - £6 BUMPER VALUE COMEDY WORLD SERIES CHALLENGES,

HILLG12, 21:00, £7.50

23:30, £3.00

20:00, £10 - £8

ESSENTIAL CHIC MURRAY, GILMOREHILLG12, 20:00, £10.00

FRANKIE BOYLE LIVE, THE ACADEMY, 20:30, £17.50 - £16.50

£3.00

JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 20:30, £15.00

ST PATRICKS DAY ALL IRELAND SPECTACULAR, MAGGIE MAYS, 19:45:00, £5.00

TUE 18 MAR A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT - OUT ON THE WING, ORAN MOR, 13:00, £10.00 DES MCLEAN -TALKIN’ ABOOT, THEATRE ROYAL, 20:00, £15.50 - £12

FRENCH AND SAUNDERS, CLYDE AUDITORIUM, 20:00, £29.50 - £24.50

JOHNSON & BOSWELL - LATE BUT LIVE, TRON THEATRE, 20:00, £12 - £9 MILES JUPP - EVERYDAY RAGE AND DINNER PARTY CHIT CHAT, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 22:00, £7 - £6

PAUL SINHA - KING OF THE WORLD, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 19:45:00, £8 - £7

RED RAW 2008 IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC SCOTLAND, UNIVERSAL, 20:30, £5.00

WED 19 MAR A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT - OUT ON THE WING, ORAN MOR, 13:00, £10.00 BRATCHY - CASUAL MISANTHROPIST, BREL, 21:00, £6 - £5 FRENCH AND SAUNDERS, CLYDE AUDITORIUM, 20:00, £29.50 - £24.50

JOHNSON & BOSWELL - LATE BUT LIVE, TRON THEATRE, 20:00, £12 - £9 KEVIN BRIDGES CHEWS LIFE,

STAND COMEDY CLUB, 19:45:00, £7 - £6 OFF THE BAWL 2008, THEATRE ROYAL, 20:00, £17.50 - £13.50 ONE, TWO, THREE, UNIVERSAL, 20:30, £6 - £5 SIMON MUNNERY, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 22:00, £7 - £6

THU 20 MAR

ABOUT THE JACOBITES, TRON THEaTre � Changing house, 20:30, £8 - £7

A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT - OUT ON THE WING, ORAN MOR, 13:00, £10.00 AUSTIN LOW - URBAN JOKER REVOLUTION, STATE BAR, 21:30, £5 - £4 BRENDAN BURKE - SHOOT MY DOG, BREL, 21:00, £6 - £5 DEATH OF A CRITIC, RAMSHORN

ANDREW MAXWELL, THE GARAGE,

JASON JOHN WHITEHEAD, UNIVER-

BILLY KIRKWOOD IS STOOPID,

JOHNSON & BOSWELL - LATE BUT LIVE, TRON THEATRE, 20:00, £12 - £9 KAREN DUNBAR, THEATRE ROYAL, 20:00,

BUMPER VALUE COMEDY SOUTHSIDE, AGENDA, 22:00, £8 - £6 BUMPER VALUE COMEDY - WEST END, THE VIPER, 20:00, £8 - £6 BUMPER VALUE COMEDY WORLD SERIES CHALLENGES,

THEATRE, 20:00, £9 - £5 SAL, 20:30, £6 - £5

£18.50 - £16.50

MAGNERS FESTIVAL CLUB, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 22:00, £10 - £8

ALEX HORNE - BIRDWATCHING, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 20:30, £8 - £6

20:00, £12.00

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES PRESENT AMERICA STANDS UP, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 20:00, £10 - £8 STATE BAR, 20:00, £5 - £4

THE PLOT THICKENS - PETER AITCHISON, DAVE HEFFRON AND OBIE, LAURIES, 20:30, £4 - £3 RUSSELL KANE, BLACKFRIARS BASE-

ARTA, 20:15:00, £8 - £6

STAND ‘N’ TAN - AN AUDIENCE WITH TOMMY SHERIDAN, DES MCLEAN AND FRIENDS CANCELLED, TRON THEATRE, 22:00, £10.00 STAND UP @ SLOANS, SLOANS, 20:30,

GLASGOW STANDS UP - ON YOUR DOORSTEP, CASTLEMILK COM-

MENT, 20:30, £7 - £5

£5.00

STEWART LEE - 41ST BEST STAND-UP EVER, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 20:00, £10 - £8

TRIPLE SCOTCH, CAPITOL, 20:00, £8 - £6 Watson�s WInd Up, GLASGOW FILM THEATRE, 13:00, Free - Ticketed

DAVE SPIKEY - THE BEST MEDICINE, THEATRE ROYAL, 20:00, £17.50 - £16 DEATH OF A CRITIC, RAMSHORN THEATRE, 20:00, £9 - £5

MUNITY CENTRE, 20:00, £3.00

GROUNDHOG DAY (U), GROSVENOR CINEMA, 23:30, £3.00

JIMMY CARR - REPEAT OFFENDER, CLYDE AUDITORIUM, 20:00, £19.50 - £18.50 JOHNSON & BOSWELL - LATE BUT LIVE, TRON THEATRE, 20:00, £12 - £9 JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 20:30, £15.00

LATE ‘N’ LOUD - MERCHANT CITY, LAURIES, 22:45:00, £5.00

FRI 21 MAR A NIGHT WITH RICK SHAPIRO, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 20:30, £8 - £6

A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT - OUT ON THE WING, ORAN MOR, 13:00, £10.00 ALUN COCHRANE ‘THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IN LIFE, OR IN CAFES’, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 20:00, £10 - £8

AUSTIN LOW - URBAN JOKER REVOLUTION, STATE BAR, 21:30, £5 - £4 THE ATROCITY MACHINE, STATE BAR, 20:00, £5 - £4

BUMPER VALUE COMEDY SOUTHSIDE, AGENDA, 22:00, £8 - £6 BUMPER VALUE COMEDY - WEST END, THE VIPER, 20:00, £8 - £6 BUMPER VALUE COMEDY WORLD SERIES CHALLENGES, ARTA, 20:15:00, £8 - £6

DAME EDNA EVERAGE CANCELLED, CLYDE AUDITORIUM, 20:00, £27.50 - £24.50

DEATH OF A CRITIC, RAMSHORN

THEATRE, 20:00, £9 - £5 ED BYRNE, CHURCH ON THE HILL, 20:00, £12 - £10.50

GLASGOW STANDS UP - ON YOUR DOORSTEP, DRUMCHAPEL COMMUNITY CENTRE, 20:00, £3.00

JEFF KREISLER: COMEDY AGAINST EVEL, BREL, 21:00, £8 - £7 Conc JERRY SADOWITZ COMEDIAN, MAGICIAN, PSYCHOPATH, THEATRE ROYAL, 20:00, £17.50 - £16

JOHNSON & BOSWELL - LATE BUT LIVE, TRON THEATRE, 20:00, £12 - £9 JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, 20:30, £12 - £6

LATE ‘N’ LOUD - MERCHANT CITY, LAURIES, 22:45:00, £5.00

LATE ‘N’ LOUD - SAUCHIEHALL STREET, CAPITOL, 22:35:00, £7 - £6 LIMMY’S SHOW - FRESH FOR 08,

ORAN MOR, 20:00, £11 - £9 THE LATE SHOW, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 23:00, £10.00 MAGNERS FESTIVAL CLUB, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 22:30, £12 - £10

MARTHA MCBRIER - SO YOU THINK YOU’RE A GOOD HECKLER, MAGGIE MAYS, 21:30, £8 - £6 MAXWELL’S FULLMOONERS AWARD WINNING MOONTACULA, CHURCH ON THE HILL, 23:00, £12 - £9.50 PAUL PIRIE - HIP HIP PIRIE, MAGGIE MAYS, 19:45:00, £6 - £4

LATE ‘N’ LOUD - SAUCHIEHALL STREET, CAPITOL, 22:35:00, £7 - £6 LIMMY’S SHOW - FRESH FOR 08,

ORAN MOR, 20:00, £11 - £9 THE LATE SHOW, BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 23:00, £10.00 MAGNERS FESTIVAL CLUB, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 22:30, £12 - £10

THE PLOT THICKENS - PETER AITCHISON, DAVE HEFFRON AND OBIE, LAURIES, 20:30, £4 - £3 ROBIN CAIRNS IN “I’D RATHER BE A NUDIE THAT A HOODIE”, BRITANNIA PANOPTICON MUSIC HALL, 19:30, FREE

BILLY KIRKWOOD & AUSTIN LOW: SMELL YER MAW!, STATE BAR, 21:30, £5 - £4

SCOTT AGNEW - BIG BOY, BUFF CLUB, 20:00, £6.00

SEAN GRANT: A VERY WORTHY WINNER, MAGGIE MAYS, 19:45:00, £8 - £6 SEAN LOCK LIVE 2008, OLD FRUITMARKET, 20:00, £13 - £11

STAND ‘N’ TAN - AN AUDIENCE WITH TOMMY SHERIDAN, DES MCLEAN AND FRIENDS CANCELLED, TRON THEATRE, 22:00, £10.00 STU WHO - FISHY TALES, MAGGIE MAYS, 21:30, £8 - £6

TIM FITZHIGHAM - IN THE BATH, BREL, 21:00, £7 - £6

TRIPLE SCOTCH, CAPITOL, 20:00, £8 - £6 SUN 23 MAR BUMPER VALUE COMEDY SOUTHSIDE, AGENDA, 21:00, £8 - £6 JIMMY CARR - REPEAT OFFENDER, CLYDE AUDITORIUM, 20:00, £19.50 - £18.50 JOHNSON & BOSWELL - LATE BUT LIVE, TRON THEATRE, 20:00, £12 - £9 JUSTIN MOORHOUSE - WHO’S THE DADDY, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 19:30, £7 - £6

LEMONCUSTARD COMEDY, BREL, 15:00, £3 - £2

LIMMY’S SHOW - FRESH FOR 08, ORAN MOR, 20:00, £11 - £9

RAYMOND MEARNS, STAND COMEDY CLUB, 21:30, £7 - £6

TEDDY BARES, BREL, 21:00, £6 - £5 TUE 25 MAR ANDY SIR, RED RAW, THE STAND, a

ramshackle night of up coming comedians and brand new jokes, 20:30, £2/£1

THE PLOT THICKENS - PETER AITCHISON, DAVE HEFFRON AND OBIE, LAURIES, 20:30, £4 - £3 ROBIN CAIRNS IN “I’D RATHER BE A NUDIE THAN A HOODIE”,

WED 26 MAR

RUSSELL HOWARD - ADVENTURES, OLD FRUITMARKET, 20:00, £13 - £11 SANDY NELSON AND FRIENDS UNSCRIPTED!, BUFF CLUB, 20:00, £6.00 STAND ‘N’ TAN - AN AUDIENCE WITH TOMMY SHERIDAN, DES MCLEAN AND FRIENDS CANCELLED, TRON THEATRE, 22:00, £10.00 SUPER BAD (15), GROSVENOR CINEMA,

THU 27 MAR

TRIPLE SCOTCH, CAPITOL, 20:00, £8 - £6

FRI 28 MAR

SAT 22 MAR

BRENDAN DEMPSEY; GARY DELANEY; JOHN LYNN; WOODY, THE STAND, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan

BRITANNIA PANOPTICON MUSIC HALL, 19:30, Free - Ticketed

23:30, £3.00

A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT - OUT ON THE WING, ORAN MOR, 13:00, £10.00

BRENDAN DEMPSEY; JOHN LYNN; ROBBIE BONHAM, BEST OF IRISH, THE STAND, Mad Irish folk tell their mad tales of madness, 20:30, £7/£6/£4

STU WHO?; KEVIN DEWSBURY; MICKEY HUTTON, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, JONGLEURS, 19:00, £8.00

BRENDAN DEMPSEY; KEVIN BRIDGES; JOHN LYNN; WOODY, THE THURSDAY SHOW, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan Calman, 20:30, £7/£5/£3

Morrison, 20:30, £9/£8/£5

MARCH 08

THE SKINNY

53

LISTINGS

COMEDY GLASGOW

COMEDY EDINBURGH SAT 01 MAR SEAN PERCIVAL; GRAEME THOMAS, THE STAND, THE STAND, Hosted by Raymond Mearns, 21:00, £12.00

CURTIS WALKER; PATRICK ROLINK; EDDY BRIMSON; JOSH HOWIE, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, JONGLEURS, 19:00, £14.00 SUN 02 MAR STU AND GARY, WHOSE LUNCH IS IT ANYWAY?, THE STAND, Beat even the worst hangover with two hours of free improvised comedy from resident duo Garry Dobson and Stuart Murphy, 12:30, Free

GRAEME THOMAS; MARTIN MCALLISTER; JIM PARK; CHRIS FORBES, THE SUNDAY NIGHT LAUGH IN, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan Calman, 20:30, £5/£4/£1

MON 03 MAR STEVEN DICK; RO CAMPBELL, RED RAW, THE STAND, A ramshackle night of up coming comedians and a couple of great headliners too, 20:30, £2.00

TUE 04 MAR

NINIA BENJAMIN; ADAM CROW; DOUGIE DUNLOP; BENNETT ARRON, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, JONGLEURS, 19:00, £14.00 SUN 16 MAR COLIN MURPHY; COLUM MCDONNELL; MICHAEL REDMOND., ST PATRICKS EVE BEST OF IRISH SPECIAL!, THE STAND, Some of the best comedians the Emerald Isle has to offer under one roof, 20:30, £8/£4

STU AND GARY, WHOSE LUNCH IS IT ANYWAY?, THE STAND, See Sunday 2nd, 12:30, Free

MON 17 MAR GARY LITTLE; ANDREW O’NEILL, RED RAW, THE STAND, Raw but you know you like it that way, 20:30, £2.00

TUE 18 MAR DWIGHT SLADE, DWIGHT SLADE,

THE STAND, Cheerfully irrational, hopefully cynical, American comedian Dwight returns to do what he cannot in America:� make fun of his culture without fear of automatic gunfire, 20:30, �8/�6

NATALIE HAYNES, WICKED WENCHES SPECIAL, THE STAND,

WED 19 MAR

WED 05 MAR

the award winning Sinha’s acclaimed Fringe show, 20:30, £8/£7

Hosted by Susan Calman, 20:30, £7/£5/£3

SKETCH TROUPE, MELTING POT, THE STAND, New writers, new sketches. Vote for your favourite., 20:30, £5/£4/£2.50

THU 06 MAR NOEL JAMES; MITCHELL ANDERSON; NICK MORROW, THE THURSDAY SHOW, THE STAND, Hosted

by Raymond Mearns, 21:00, £7/£6/£3

FRI 07 MAR

PAUL SINHA, KING OF THE WORLD, THE STAND, Another chance to see

21:00, £7/£6/£3

FRI 21 MAR IAN MOORE; PHIL DIFFER; AILSA JOHNSTON, THE STAND, THE STAND, Hosted by Craig Hill, 21:00, £9/£8/£5

JONGLEURS, 19:00, £11.00

SAT 22 MAR

NOEL JAMES; MARK DOLAN; MITCHELL ANDERSON; NICK MORROW, THE STAND, THE STAND, Hosted by Susan Morrison, 21:00, £12.00

SUN 09 MAR GARY LITTLE; DAVE STRONG; BARRY MCDONALD, THE SUNDAY NIGHT LAUGH IN, THE STAND, Hosted by Scott Agnew, 20:30, £5/£4/£1

STU AND GARY, WHOSE LUNCH IS IT ANYWAY?, THE STAND, See Sunday 2nd, 12:30, Free

IAN MOORE; PHIL DIFFER; AILSA JOHNSTON, THE STAND, THE STAND, Hosted by Craig Hill, 21:00, £12.00

SEAN PERCIVAL; GARY DELANEY; MICK FERRY; SEAN COLLINS, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, JONGLEURS, 19:00, £14.00

SUN 23 MAR STU AND GARY, WHOSE LUNCH IS IT ANYWAY?, THE STAND, See Sunday

WED 12 MAR JASON COOK; MORE TBA, BENEFIT IN AID OF FIRST STEP COMMUNITY PROJECT, THE STAND, First Step is a community project for families with children under 8 years old., 20:30, £7/£5

THU 13 MAR JO CAULFIELD; ANDREW O’NEILL, THE THURSDAY SHOW, THE STAND, 21:00, £7/£6/£3

FRI 14 MAR NINIA BENJAMIN; ADAM CROW; DOUGIE DUNLOP; BENNETT ARRON, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, JONGLEURS, 19:00, £11.00 JO CAULFIELD; ANDREW O’NEILL, THE STAND, THE STAND, Hosted by Sandy Nelson, 21:00, £9/£8/£5

SAT 15 MAR JO CAULFIELD; ANDREW O’NEILL, THE STAND, THE STAND, Hosted by Sandy Nelson, 21:00, £12.00

ANDREW O’NEIL; NEIL MCFARLANE; JOHN WHALE, LEMONCUSTARD COMEDY CLUB, HARLEQUIN CAFE, Games and funnies in a cosy cafe, 19:30, Free

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RESIDENTS, AUDIO ICE CREAM, THE RESEARCH CLUB, Eclectic, 21:00–02:00, £3 (£2)

LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, BAD ROBOT, GLASGOW

SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am

JEROME HILL, CONFUSION,

SOUNDHAUS, Techno, 23:00–04:00, £7 GUESTS, DECODANCE, CLASSIC GRAND, Glamorous house, 23:00–03:00, £8

MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, DIVINE!, THE VIC BAR, Northern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5)

RESIDENTS, DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll,

Heenan, 20:30, £8/£6

MON 24 MAR ANDY SIR, RED RAW, THE STAND, Raw but you know you like it that way, 20:30, £2.00

STAND, Inspired by The Spice Girls and Take That, OOT is making a comeback of its own., 20:30, TBC

WED 26 MAR RAYMOND MEARNS; PAUL PIRIE; PHIL DIFFER; JOE HEENAN, BEST OF SCOTTISH, THE STAND, The best of Scottish comedy and Raymond Mearns, 20:30, £6/£5/£3

THU 27 MAR IAN COGNITO; STUART MURPHY & GARRY DOBSON; ROBBIE BONHAM; ANDREW LEARMONTH, THE THURSDAY SHOW, THE STAND, Hosted

by Raymond Mearns, 21:00, £7/£6/£3

FRI 28 MAR IAN COGNITO; STUART MURPHY & GARRY DOBSON; ROBBIE BONHAM; CAROLINE MABEY, THE STAND, THE STAND, Hosted by Raymond Mearns, 21:00, £9/£8/£5

SILKY; MANDY KNIGHT; KEITH FARNAN; ROB DEERING, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, JONGLEURS, 19:00, £11.00

SAT 29 MAR SILKY; MANDY KNIGHT; KEITH FARNAN; ROB DEERING, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB, JONGLEURS, 19:00, £14.00

IAN COGNITO; STUART MURPHY & GARRY DOBSON; ROBBIE BONHAM; CAROLINE MABEY, THE STAND, THE STAND, Hosted by Raymond Mearns, 21:00, £12.00

THE SKINNY MARCH 08

CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN ELLIOT, ROCK ON THE SABBATH,

HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, RECORD PLAYERZ, THE VIC BAR, Disco

PAUL CRAWFORD, SOUL SUNDAYS, FIREWATER, Indie, punk & rock,

RESIDENTS, RUBBERMENSCH,

CATWALK, Rock, 19:00–03:00, Free

16:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, SPANK, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP

JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, TRICKY DISCO, KARBON, House, 23:00–03:00, £5

JIM DA BEST, WE LOVE SUNDAYS, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30–03:00, £3

NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New &

old rock & electronica, 21:00–03:00, Free AARON PETRIE, METROPOLITAN, Chill & breakbeat house, 21:00–00:00, Free

MON 03 MAR NORMSKI & ZEUS, BURN, THE

BUFF CLUB, Glasgow institition playing underground classics, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3), free for pub/club workers RESIDENTS, FRESH, THE POLO LOUNGE, Popular gay venue with house & indie, 23:00–03:00, £5

LIL RICH, GLAMORAMA, BOHO, 90s

DJ ANDY & DJ DEC, POPTIMISM/ ROCKTIMISM, THE GARAGE, Pop &

RESIDENTS, GLITTER BITCH VS. PURE STINKIN’, BARFLY, Electro, techno,

TUE 04 MAR

RESIDENTS, GROOVEJET, MAS,

ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, ALL STAR, BAMBOO, Funk & hip pop,

psyche, 23:00–03:00, £5

house, 80s classics, RnB & chart, 21:30–03:00, £8

CRAIG WILSON, HANOI ROCKS, FIREWATER, Indie, rock & britpop, 12:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm

ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, HIP DROP, BREL, Funk, soul, electro & disco, 21:00–01:00, Free

RESIDENTS, HOME COOKIN’,

BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00–03:00, £7, free b4 11pm

STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, HOMEGROWN, BAMBOO, House and smooth RnB, jazz & funk, 22:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 10.30pm/12.30am students

KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE & WOODY, KARBON SATURDAYS, KARBON, House & hip hop classics, 22:30–03:00, £tbc

TWITCH, MELTING POT, THE ADMI-

RAL, Disco, house, 23:00–04:00, £10 AUTECHRE, NUMBERS, GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Techno, 23:00–03:00, £15 RESIDENTS, NU-SCHOOL, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern soul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30–03:00, £6

RESIDENTS, SOUND THE ALARM, BASURA BLANCA, Techno,

CRAIG HILL; JILL PEACOCK, OOT II � THE SECOND COMING, THE

STAND, The hyper manic Scots-Canadian comes back with another chance to see his hit Fringe show. A unique performer who is a must see live., 20:30, £10/£8

BLACKFRIARS, 1950s record hop, 22:00–03:00, £6

IAN MOORE, PHIL DIFFER AND AILSA JOHNSTON., BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL, THE STAND, Hosted by Joe

PAUL PIRIE; KEVIN BRIDGES, RED RAW, THE STAND, Worth the £2 risk, especially

PHIL NICHOL, HIRO WORSHIP , THE

THE MOJO KINGS, ALL TORE UP,

CIARAN O’TOOLE, ROUTE 666,

TUE 25 MAR

TUE 11 MAR

Electro, house & pop, 23:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

2nd, 12:30, Free

MON 10 MAR with these fine headliners, 20:30, £2.00

DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), ABC SATURDAYS, ABC2,

AILSA JOHNSTON, THE THURSDAY SHOW, THE STAND, Hosted by Craig Hill,

TONY HENDRIKS; JOHN WARBUTON; STEVE DAY; PHIL WALKER, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB,

JONGLEURS, 19:00, £14.00

23:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00–03:00, £7 (£5)

Hosted by Susan Morrison, 21:00, £9/£8/£5

TONY HENDRIKS; JOHN WARBUTON; STEVE DAY; PHIL WALKER, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB,

GERRY LYONS, ABC SATURDAYS, ABC1, Soul, punk, rock & indie dance,

THU 20 MAR

SEAN PERCIVAL; GARY DELANEY; MICK FERRY; SEAN COLLINS, JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB,

SAT 08 MAR

SAT 01 MAR

queer anthems, 23:00–03:00, £6

NOEL JAMES; MARK DOLAN; MITCHELL ANDERSON; NICK MORROW, THE STAND, THE STAND,

JONGLEURS, 19:00, £11.00

CLUBBING GLASGOW

CATWALK, Classic & cult rock, 19:00–03:00, Free

21:00–02:00, £1

HARRI & DOM, SUBCULTURE,

THE SUB CLUB, Weekly snapshot of the everevolving house blueprint, 23:00–03:00, £10, £8 b4 12am

CRIS BIGUZZI, MATTHEW CRAIG, VALDOR, VALDOR, House, elec-

tro, RnB, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 12am RESIDENTS, VOODOO, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00–21:30, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00–03:00, Free SUGAR SUGAR, MAGGIE MAYS, Eclectic, 22:00–03:00, Free BARRY, ERIC & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30–03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 11pm with PIYP PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, MACSORLEYS, Eclectic preclub music, 21:00–03:00, Free SCOTT STRACHAN, METROPOLITAN, House & funk, 21:00–03:00, Free

SUN 02 MAR DJ RICHARD LEVINSON, CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3)

RESIDENTS, COLD NIGHT SONG, THE GOAT, Guests & DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00–03:00, Free

DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, DISCO BADGER, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other boogie next door, 22:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 11pm/12pm with matric

DJ TANTRUM, DISCOTHEQUE,

VALDOR, House, RnB, electro, pop, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am

JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, THE FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00–03:00, Free b4 11pm MARKY MARK, JUNK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featuring live percussion by Duffy, 23:00–03:00, £3, free with matric

JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, OPTIMO, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5)

rock, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with PIYP

electro, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3)

ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

DJ BILLY, SKINT, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with PIYP

GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE THURSDAY CLUB, THE GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am with PIYP

DJ TOAST, UP THE RACKET,

FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britpop, rock, punk, 16:00–03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm NIC, WOOHOO!, VALDOR, Pop, rock, indie, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am

DJ NORMSKI, ZERO THURSDAYS, BOHO, Funk, electro & house, 21:30–03:00, £3

ADAM FICEK, THE BUNKER BAR, 4th

birthday special, 21:00–03:00, Free KEVIN STEVENS, METROPOLITAN, Funk & soul 45s, 21:00–00:00, Free

FRI 07 MAR EUAN NEILSON, ABC FRIDAYS, ABC1, Genre mash-up, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

RESIDENTS, AUTOKRAT, BARFLY, House & techno, 23:00–03:00, £5

GAVIN DUNBAR, BACK TAE MINE, THE FLYING DUCK, Eclectic, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 12am

BARRY & BILLY, BALLBREAKER,

22:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 11pm/12am with matric FOLKS, FOLK IT!, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk musician session, 20:00–01:00, Free

THE CATHOUSE, Rock & metal, 22:30–03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30am with PIYP

from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00–03:00, £3, free with matric. After 12am

mances, 80s tunes, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3)

RESIDENTS, KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, ABC2, Old school rock & roll, soul, funk, RESIDENTS, KILLER KITSCH,

STEWART REID, BOOGIE DOWN,

BLUU, Jazz, disco & house sounds, 22:00–03:00, £5, free b4 11pm

RESIDENTS, CHILDREN OF THE 80S, CLASSIC GRAND, DJs & live perforRESIDENTS, COMPUTELOVE,

MARTIN BATE (XFM), REVOLUTION, QMU, Rock & punk , 22:00–02:15:00,

THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, 20:00–03:00, Free ANDY WILSON, DOMINO, VALDOR, Indie, electro, pop, 23:00–03:00, £5, free b4 12am

LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, T.I.T., KARBON, Dance,

KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk, 22:30–03:00, £tbc

THE BUFF CLUB, New wave, indie, electro, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3)

£2, £1 members

22:30–03:00, £5 (£4)

WED 05 MAR GERRY LYONS, AFTER HOURS, THE BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00–03:00, £3

DJ DEC & COLIN, DELIVERANCE, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, emo & rock, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP

CHRIS TRAYNOR, MJAM SALSA,

LIPTONS, Salsa classes from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00–00:00, Free RESIDENTS, NEW FLESH, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00–03:00, £4, £2 from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm

DAVE MULHOLLAND, POP ROCK-IT, CATWALK, Mixed Bag, 19:00–03:00, Free

NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, SQUARE GO!, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00–03:00, £3

RESIDENTS, TONGUE IN CHEEK, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie, 22:00–03:00, £4 (£5), free b4 11pm/12am with matric MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00–03:00, Free

THU 06 MAR ALEX & JOHN, 45 KICKS, THE BUFF

CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats, 23:00–03:00, £3

BARRY & HARVEY KARTEL, ALTERNATIVE NATION, BAMBOO,

Rock, industrial, metal, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 11pm/12.30am with matric RESIDENTS, BABAZA, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00–03:00, £6, free b4 11pm

RESIDENTS, CHIX ON DEX,

CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00–03:00, £4, free b4 11pm

CRAIG MCGEE, CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, THE BUTTERFLY & THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00–01:00, Free

RESIDENTS, DUB & GRUB, THE 78, Dub, 19:00–00:00, Free

FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, FREAKMOVES, GLASGOW SCHOOL OF

ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Playerz in the bar, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3) JOHN, FREAKSCENE, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY & BOOM MONK BEN, THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & motown, 20:00–03:00, Free

DJ FRAMIE, MIX GENERATOR, CATWALK, Classic rock, maetal & alternative, 19:00–03:00, Free

RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, RADIOMAGNETIC, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, ELECTROBALL,

THE NEW BIRDMEN, EYES WIDE OPEN, THE TWISTED WHEEL, Garage, psych, mod, 22:00–03:00, £5 (£4)

JIM DA BEST, FLIRTINI FRIDAYS,

BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30–03:00, £6 LISA LITTLEWOOD, FLUID, MAS, Funky house, 23:00–03:00, £5

RESIDENTS, FREAKMENOOVERS, RUST BAR, Early doors serving of hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00–00:00, Free

FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, FREAKMENOOVERS, BLANKET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4)

CRAIG MCGEE, HORRORSHOW, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, punk, electro, soul, britpop, 21:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm RESIDENTS, NOJ, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

REDSHAPE, NUMBERS, THE SUB CLUB, Techno, 23:00–03:00, £10

GORDIE & JACK, OLD SCHOOL,

THE BUFF CLUB, Old school tunes, 22:30–03:00, £6

SYMBOLICS, IDIOTCUT, PINUP NIGHTS, THE BEAT CLUB, Eclectic, 21:00–03:00, £5 (£3)

NICOLA WALKER, ROUTE 666, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00–03:00, Free

DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), SOUND MUSEUM, BREL, Retro soul, 21:00–01:00, Free

DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), ABC SATURDAYS, ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, BAD ROBOT, GLASGOW

SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am GUESTS, DECODANCE, CLASSIC GRAND, Glamorous house, 23:00–03:00, £8

MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, DIVINE!, THE VIC BAR, Northern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5)

RESIDENTS, DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll, psyche, 23:00–03:00, £5

LIL RICH, GLAMORAMA, BOHO, 90s house, 80s classics, RnB & chart, 21:30–03:00, £8 RESIDENTS, GROOVEJET, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00–03:00, £7 (£5)

CRAIG WILSON, HANOI ROCKS, FIREWATER, Indie, rock & britpop, 12:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm

ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, HIP DROP, BREL, Funk, soul, electro & disco, 21:00–01:00, Free

RESIDENTS, HOME COOKIN’,

BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00–03:00, £7, free b4 11pm

STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, HOMEGROWN, BAMBOO, House and smooth RnB, jazz & funk, 22:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 10.30pm/12.30am students

LUKE VIBERT, INNER CITY ACID, SOUNDHAUS, Techno, electro, acid, 23:00–04:00, £11 (£9)

KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE & WOODY, KARBON SATURDAYS, KARBON, House & hip hop classics, 22:30–03:00, £tbc

RESIDENTS, MINIMAL, BARFLY,

Minimal techno, 23:00–03:00, £5 MIKE DRED, MISO, THE IVY, Acid techno, 20:00–00:00, £4 RESIDENTS, NU-SCHOOL, THE BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern soul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30–03:00, £6

CIARAN O’TOOLE, ROUTE 666,

CATWALK, Classic & cult rock, 19:00–03:00, Free

HARRI & DOM, SUBCULTURE,

THE SUB CLUB, Weekly snapshot of the everevolving house blueprint, 23:00–03:00, £10, £8 b4 12am

CRIS BIGUZZI, MATTHEW CRAIG, VALDOR, VALDOR, House, elec-

tro, RnB, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 12am RESIDENTS, VOODOO, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00–21:30, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00–03:00, Free BARRY, ERIC & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30–03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 11pm with PIYP PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, MACSORLEYS, Eclectic preclub music, 21:00–03:00, Free SCOTT STRACHAN, METROPOLITAN, House & funk, 21:00–03:00, Free

SUN 09 MAR DJ RICHARD LEVINSON, CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3)

RESIDENTS, COLD NIGHT SONG, THE GOAT, Guests & DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00–03:00, Free

DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, DISCO BADGER, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other boogie next door, 22:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 11pm/12pm with matric

MARK ROBB, SPARKIES 45S,

DJ TANTRUM, DISCOTHEQUE,

GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, TOXIC POP, BAMBOO, House

JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, THE FLYING DUCK,

Cafﾎ Rio, Jazz, funk & soul, 20:00–00:00, Free

music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00–03:00, £5, free b4 11pm/12am students

DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, VIBRATIONS, CLASSIC GRAND, Electro, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4)

MARTIN BATE (XFM), VICE,

THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie rock party, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30pm with PIYP TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00–03:00, Free

ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYSTEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00–03:00, Free

SISA, KING PEST, SUGAR SUGAR DJ, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & DJs, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3), free upstairs DARIO BERNADI, METROPOLITAN, Electronic disco & soul, 21:00–00:00, Free OOFT DJS, MISO, Re-edits, hip hop, house, balearic, 21:00–01:00, Free

SAT 08 MAR GERRY LYONS, ABC SATURDAYS, ABC1, Soul, punk, rock & indie dance, 23:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

VALDOR, House, RnB, electro, pop, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am

Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00–03:00, Free b4 11pm MARKY MARK, JUNK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featuring live percussion by Duffy, 23:00–03:00, £3, free with matric

JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, OPTIMO, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5)

CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN ELLIOT, ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00–03:00, Free

PAUL CRAWFORD, SOUL SUNDAYS, FIREWATER, Indie, punk & rock, 16:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, SPANK, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP

JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, TRICKY DISCO, KARBON, House, 23:00–03:00, £5

JIM DA BEST, WE LOVE SUNDAYS, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30–03:00, £3

NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New &

old rock & electronica, 21:00–03:00, Free AARON PETRIE, METROPOLITAN, Chill & breakbeat house, 21:00–00:00, Free

LISTINGS

FRI 14 MAR

NORMSKI & ZEUS, BURN, THE

EUAN NEILSON, ABC FRIDAYS,

BUFF CLUB, Glasgow institition playing underground classics, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3), free for pub/club workers RESIDENTS, FRESH, THE POLO LOUNGE, Popular gay venue with house & indie, 23:00–03:00, £5

DJ ANDY & DJ DEC, POPTIMISM/ ROCKTIMISM, THE GARAGE, Pop &

rock, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with PIYP

TUE 11 MAR ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, ALL STAR, BAMBOO, Funk & hip pop,

22:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 11pm/12am with matric FOLKS, FOLK IT!, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk musician session, 20:00–01:00, Free

ABC1, Genre mash-up, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

GAVIN DUNBAR, BACK TAE MINE, THE FLYING DUCK, Eclectic, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 12am

BARRY & BILLY, BALLBREAKER,

THE CATHOUSE, Rock & metal, 22:30–03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30am with PIYP

KELPE AND DEBRUIT, BALLERS SOCIAL CLUB, GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Electronic beats, 22:00–03:00, £5

STEWART REID, BOOGIE DOWN,

BLUU, Jazz, disco & house sounds, 22:00–03:00, £5, free b4 11pm

RESIDENTS, CHILDREN OF THE 80S, CLASSIC GRAND, DJs & live performances, 80s tunes, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3)

RESIDENTS, COMPUTELOVE,

from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00–03:00, £3, free with matric. After 12am

THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, 20:00–03:00, Free ANDY WILSON, DOMINO, VALDOR, Indie, electro, pop, 23:00–03:00, £5, free b4 12am

THE BUFF CLUB, New wave, indie, electro, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3)

KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk, 22:30–03:00, £tbc

£2, £1 members

BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30–03:00, £6 LISA LITTLEWOOD, FLUID, MAS, Funky house, 23:00–03:00, £5

RESIDENTS, KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, ABC2, Old school rock & roll, soul, funk, RESIDENTS, KILLER KITSCH,

MARTIN BATE (XFM), REVOLUTION, QMU, Rock & punk , 22:00–02:15:00, LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, T.I.T., KARBON, Dance, 22:30–03:00, £5 (£4)

WED 12 MAR GERRY LYONS, AFTER HOURS, THE BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00–03:00, £3

DJ DEC & COLIN, DELIVERANCE, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, emo & rock,

23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP

CHRIS TRAYNOR, MJAM SALSA,

LIPTONS, Salsa classes from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00–00:00, Free RESIDENTS, NEW FLESH, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00–03:00, £4, £2 from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm

DAVE MULHOLLAND, POP ROCK-IT, CATWALK, Mixed Bag, 19:00–03:00, Free

NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, SQUARE GO!, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands

& club, 20:00–03:00, £3

RESIDENTS, TONGUE IN CHEEK, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie, 22:00–03:00, £4 (£5), free b4 11pm/12am with matric MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00–03:00, Free

THU 13 MAR ALEX & JOHN, 45 KICKS, THE BUFF

CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats, 23:00–03:00, £3

BARRY & HARVEY KARTEL, ALTERNATIVE NATION, BAMBOO,

RESIDENTS, ELECTROBALL,

JIM DA BEST, FLIRTINI FRIDAYS,

RESIDENTS, FREAKMENOOVERS, RUST BAR, Early doors serving of hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00–00:00, Free

FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, FREAKMENOOVERS, BLANKET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4)

MARK ROBB, HOME OF THE GROOVES, MAGGIE MAYS, Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00–03:00, £5

CRAIG MCGEE, HORRORSHOW, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, punk, electro, soul, britpop, 21:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm RESIDENTS, NOJ, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

GORDIE & JACK, OLD SCHOOL,

THE BUFF CLUB, Old school tunes, 22:30–03:00, £6

NICOLA WALKER, ROUTE 666, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00–03:00, Free

DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), SOUND MUSEUM, BREL, Retro soul, 21:00–01:00, Free

MARK ROBB, SPARKIES 45S,

Cafﾎ Rio, Jazz, funk & soul, 20:00–00:00, Free

GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, TOXIC POP, BAMBOO, House

music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00–03:00, £5, free b4 11pm/12am students RESIDENTS, UPTIGHT, BARFLY, Funk, soul, garage, psyche, indie, 23:00–03:00, £5

DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, VIBRATIONS, CLASSIC GRAND, Electro, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4)

MARTIN BATE (XFM), VICE,

Rock, industrial, metal, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 11pm/12.30am with matric RESIDENTS, BABAZA, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00–03:00, £6, free b4 11pm

THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie rock party, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30pm with PIYP TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00–03:00, Free

CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00–03:00, £4, free b4 11pm

GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, CHIX ON DEX,

CRAIG MCGEE, CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, THE BUTTERFLY & THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00–01:00, Free

RESIDENTS, DUB & GRUB, THE 78, Dub, 19:00–00:00, Free

FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, FREAKMOVES, GLASGOW SCHOOL OF

ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Playerz in the bar, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3) JOHN, FREAKSCENE, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY & BOOM MONK BEN, THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & motown, 20:00–03:00, Free

DJ FRAMIE, MIX GENERATOR, CATWALK, Classic rock, maetal & alternative, 19:00–03:00, Free

RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, RADIOMAGNETIC, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin grooves, 20:00–03:00, Free

HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, RECORD PLAYERZ, THE VIC BAR, Disco electro, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3)

RESIDENTS, RUBBERMENSCH,

ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

DJ BILLY, SKINT, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with PIYP

GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE THURSDAY CLUB, THE GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am with PIYP

DJ TOAST, UP THE RACKET,

FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britpop, rock, punk, 16:00–03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm NIC, WOOHOO!, VALDOR, Pop, rock, indie, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am

DJ NORMSKI, ZERO THURSDAYS, BOHO, Funk, electro & house,

21:30–03:00, £3 CJ, THE BUNKER BAR, Grunge & new rock, 21:00–03:00, Free KEVIN STEVENS, METROPOLITAN, Funk & soul 45s, 21:00–00:00, Free

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STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, HOMEGROWN, BAMBOO, House and

WED 19 MAR

KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE & WOODY, KARBON SATURDAYS, KARBON, House & hip hop classics,

DJ DEC & COLIN, DELIVERANCE, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, emo & rock,

smooth RnB, jazz & funk, 22:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 10.30pm/12.30am students

22:30–03:00, £tbc

TYREE COOPER, MONOX, SOUNDHAUS, Acid house, 23:00–05:00, £10

RESIDENTS, NU-SCHOOL, THE

BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern soul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30–03:00, £6

CIARAN O’TOOLE, ROUTE 666,

CATWALK, Classic & cult rock, 19:00–03:00, Free

ANDREW WEATHERALL, SUBCULTURE, THE SUB CLUB, Weekly snapshot of the ever-evolving house blueprint, 23:00–03:00, £12, £10 b4 12am

CRIS BIGUZZI, MATTHEW CRAIG, VALDOR, VALDOR, House, elec-

tro, RnB, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 12am RESIDENTS, VOODOO, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00–21:30, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00–03:00, Free BARRY, ERIC & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30–03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 11pm with PIYP PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, MACSORLEYS, Eclectic preclub music, 21:00–03:00, Free SCOTT STRACHAN, METROPOLITAN, House & funk, 21:00–03:00, Free

SUN 16 MAR DJ RICHARD LEVINSON, CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3)

RESIDENTS, COLD NIGHT SONG, THE GOAT, Guests & DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00–03:00, Free

DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, DISCO BADGER, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other boogie next door, 22:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 11pm/12pm with matric

DJ TANTRUM, DISCOTHEQUE,

VALDOR, House, RnB, electro, pop, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am

JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, THE FLYING DUCK, Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00–03:00, Free b4 11pm MARKY MARK, JUNK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featuring live percussion by Duffy, 23:00–03:00, £3, free with matric

DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), ABC SATURDAYS, ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, BAD ROBOT, GLASGOW

SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am

FREEFORM FIVE, DJ MINGO-GO, GLIMMERS, DEATH DISCO, THE ARCHES, Techno, electrohouse, 23:00–04:00, £12 GUESTS, DECODANCE, CLASSIC GRAND, Glamorous house, 23:00–03:00, £8

MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, DIVINE!, THE VIC BAR, Northern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5)

RESIDENTS, DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll, psyche, 23:00–03:00, £5

LIL RICH, GLAMORAMA, BOHO, 90s house, 80s classics, RnB & chart, 21:30–03:00, £8 RESIDENTS, GROOVEJET, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00–03:00, £7 (£5)

LIPTONS, Salsa classes from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00–00:00, Free RESIDENTS, NEW FLESH, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00–03:00, £4, £2 from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm

DAVE MULHOLLAND, POP ROCK-IT, CATWALK, Mixed Bag, 19:00–03:00, Free

NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, SQUARE GO!, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00–03:00, £3

RESIDENTS, TONGUE IN CHEEK, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie, 22:00–03:00, £4 (£5), free b4 11pm/12am with matric MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00–03:00, Free

THU 20 MAR ALEX & JOHN, 45 KICKS, THE BUFF

CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats, 23:00–03:00, £3

BARRY & HARVEY KARTEL, ALTERNATIVE NATION, BAMBOO,

Rock, industrial, metal, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 11pm/12.30am with matric RESIDENTS, BABAZA, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00–03:00, £6, free b4 11pm

RESIDENTS, CHIX ON DEX,

CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00–03:00, £4, free b4 11pm

CRAIG MCGEE, CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, THE BUTTERFLY & THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00–01:00, Free

RESIDENTS, DUB & GRUB, THE 78, Dub, 19:00–00:00, Free

FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, FREAKMOVES, GLASGOW SCHOOL OF

ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Playerz in the bar, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3) JOHN, FREAKSCENE, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY & BOOM MONK BEN, THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop, funk, soul & motown, 20:00–03:00, Free

THE VILLAGE ORCHESTRA, 2562, PRODUCTION UNIT, ELECTRIC ELIMINSTORS, THE VIC BAR,

grooves, 20:00–03:00, Free

HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, RECORD PLAYERZ, THE VIC BAR, Disco electro, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3)

RESIDENTS, RUBBERMENSCH,

ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

DJ BILLY, SKINT, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with PIYP

CARAGH NUGENT, FREAKSCENE DJS, THURSDAYS LIVE,

MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00–03:00, £5 (£3)

GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE THURSDAY CLUB, THE GARAGE, Chart anthems, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am with PIYP

DJ TOAST, UP THE RACKET,

FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britpop, rock, punk, 16:00–03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm NIC, WOOHOO!, VALDOR, Pop, rock, indie, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am

DJ NORMSKI, ZERO THURSDAYS, BOHO, Funk, electro & house,

21:30–03:00, £3 CJ, THE BUNKER BAR, Grunge & new rock, 21:00–03:00, Free KEVIN STEVENS, METROPOLITAN, Funk & soul 45s, 21:00–00:00, Free

FRI 21 MAR EUAN NEILSON, ABC FRIDAYS, ABC1, Genre mash-up, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

GAVIN DUNBAR, BACK TAE MINE, THE FLYING DUCK, Eclectic,

Techno, dubstep, electronic, 23:00–03:00, £8 (£6)

RESIDENTS, ELECTROBALL, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk, 22:30–03:00, £tbc

JIM DA BEST, FLIRTINI FRIDAYS,

BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30–03:00, £6 LISA LITTLEWOOD, FLUID, MAS, Funky house, 23:00–03:00, £5

RESIDENTS, FREAKMENOOVERS, RUST BAR, Early doors serving of hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00–00:00, Free

FREAKMENOOVERS DJS,

FREAKMENOOVERS, BLANKET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4) MR. C, HELL, THE CLASSIC GRAND, House & techno, 23:00–05:00, £tbc

MARK ROBB, HOME OF THE GROOVES, MAGGIE MAYS, Jazz, funk, soul, 23:00–03:00, £5

CRAIG MCGEE, HORRORSHOW, FIREWATER, Indie, rock, punk, electro, soul, britpop, 21:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm RESIDENTS, NOJ, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

GORDIE & JACK, OLD SCHOOL,

THE BUFF CLUB, Old school tunes, 22:30–03:00, £6

NICOLA WALKER, ROUTE 666, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00–03:00, Free

DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), SOUND MUSEUM, BREL, Retro soul, 21:00–01:00, Free

MARK ROBB, SPARKIES 45S,

Cafﾎ Rio, Jazz, funk & soul, 20:00–00:00, Free

23:00–03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 12am

BARRY & BILLY, BALLBREAKER,

THE CATHOUSE, Rock & metal, 22:30–03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30am with PIYP

STEWART REID, BOOGIE DOWN,

BLUU, Jazz, disco & house sounds, 22:00–03:00, £5, free b4 11pm

RESIDENTS, CHILDREN OF THE 80S, CLASSIC GRAND, DJs & live performances, 80s tunes, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3)

RESIDENTS, COMPUTELOVE,

THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, 20:00–03:00, Free MR. OIZO, COTTON CAKE, THE SUB CLUB, Techno, 23:00–03:00, £12 (£10)

GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, TOXIC POP, BAMBOO, House

music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00–03:00, £5, free b4 11pm/12am students

DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, VIBRATIONS, CLASSIC GRAND, Electro, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4)

MARTIN BATE (XFM), VICE,

THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie rock party, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30pm with PIYP TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00–03:00, Free

ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYSTEM, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00–03:00, Free

CATWALK, Rock, 19:00–03:00, Free

PAUL CRAWFORD, SOUL SUNDAYS, FIREWATER, Indie, punk & rock, 16:00–03:00, Free

JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, TRICKY DISCO, KARBON, House,

23:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

CHRIS TRAYNOR, MJAM SALSA,

RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, RADIOMAGNETIC, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin

Indie, electro, pop, 23:00–03:00, £5, free b4 12am

CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN ELLIOT, ROCK ON THE SABBATH,

TYPE 23, THE GEN, SUGAR SUGAR DJS, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands &

GERRY LYONS, ABC SATURDAYS, ABC1, Soul, punk, rock & indie dance,

23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP

ANDY WILSON, DOMINO, VALDOR,

CATWALK, Classic rock, maetal & alternative, 19:00–03:00, Free

23:00–03:00, £6 (£5)

RESIDENTS, SPANK, THE CATHOUSE,

SAT 15 MAR

THE BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00–03:00, £3

DJ FRAMIE, MIX GENERATOR,

JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, OPTIMO, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic,

ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYSTEM, THE

club, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3), free upstairs DARIO BERNADI, METROPOLITAN, Electronic disco & soul, 21:00–00:00, Free OOFT DJS, MISO, Re-edits, hip hop, house, balearic, 21:00–01:00, Free

GERRY LYONS, AFTER HOURS,

Rock, punk & dance, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP

23:00–03:00, £5

JIM DA BEST, WE LOVE SUNDAYS, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30–03:00, £3

NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New &

old rock & electronica, 21:00–03:00, Free AARON PETRIE, METROPOLITAN, Chill & breakbeat house, 21:00–00:00, Free

MON 17 MAR NORMSKI & ZEUS, BURN, THE

BUFF CLUB, Glasgow institition playing underground classics, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3), free for pub/club workers RESIDENTS, FRESH, THE POLO LOUNGE, Popular gay venue with house & indie, 23:00–03:00, £5

DJ ANDY & DJ DEC, POPTIMISM/ ROCKTIMISM, THE GARAGE, Pop & rock, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with PIYP

TUE 18 MAR ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, ALL STAR, BAMBOO, Funk & hip pop,

22:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 11pm/12am with matric FOLKS, FOLK IT!, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk musician session, 20:00–01:00, Free

RESIDENTS, KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, ABC2, Old school rock & roll, soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00–03:00, £3, free with matric. After 12am

CRAIG WILSON, HANOI ROCKS,

RESIDENTS, KILLER KITSCH,

ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, HIP DROP, BREL, Funk, soul, electro & disco,

MARTIN BATE (XFM), REVOLUTION, QMU, Rock & punk , 22:00–02:15:00,

RESIDENTS, HOME COOKIN’,

LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, T.I.T., KARBON, Dance,

FIREWATER, Indie, rock & britpop, 12:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm

THE BUFF CLUB, New wave, indie, electro, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3)

21:00–01:00, Free

£2, £1 members

BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00–03:00, £7, free b4 11pm

22:30–03:00, £5 (£4)

MARCH 08

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LISTINGS

MON 10 MAR

CLUBBING GLASGOW 275 RAPID, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 23:00–03:00, £6

DARIO BERNADI, METROPOLITAN,

Electronic disco & soul, 21:00–00:00, Free OOFT DJS, MISO, Re-edits, hip hop, house, balearic, 21:00–01:00, Free

PAUL CRAWFORD, SOUL SUNDAYS, FIREWATER, Indie, punk & rock, 16:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, SPANK, THE CATHOUSE, Rock, punk & dance, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP

SAT 22 MAR

JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, TRICKY DISCO, KARBON, House,

GERRY LYONS, ABC SATURDAYS, ABC1, Soul, punk, rock & indie dance,

JIM DA BEST, WE LOVE SUNDAYS, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers,

23:00–03:00, £5

CLUBBING EDINBURGH RESIDENTS, RUBBERMENSCH,

ABC2, A night for indie lovers, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

DJ BILLY, SKINT, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, hip hop & rock, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12.30am with PIYP

LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, BAD ROBOT, GLASGOW

SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am GUESTS, DECODANCE, CLASSIC GRAND, Glamorous house, 23:00–03:00, £8

FREAKSCENE DJS, THURSDAYS LIVE, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club,

MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, DIVINE!, THE VIC BAR, Northern soul, funk,

GERRY LYONS & BRIAN, THE THURSDAY CLUB, THE GARAGE, Chart

RESIDENTS, DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll,

20:00–03:00, £5 (£3)

ska & mod tunes, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5)

NEIL WYPER, THE BUNKER BAR, New &

anthems, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3), free b4 12am with PIYP

psyche, 23:00–03:00, £5

THE MIGHTY BASS WARRIOR, ARGONAUT SOUNDS, THE IVY, Reg-

MON 24 MAR

FIREWATER, Indie, soul, britpop, rock, punk, 16:00–03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 10.30pm NIC, WOOHOO!, VALDOR, Pop, rock, indie, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am

LOOSE JOINTS & STEVIE ELEMENTS, BAD ROBOT, GLASGOW

BUFF CLUB, Glasgow institition playing underground classics, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3), free for pub/club workers RESIDENTS, FRESH, THE POLO LOUNGE, Popular gay venue with house & indie, 23:00–03:00, £5

23:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), ABC SATURDAYS, ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

gae & dub, 20:00–00:00, £2

SCHOOL OF ART, Rock to techno & breakbeats, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5), £2 GSA, free after 12am GUESTS, DECODANCE, CLASSIC GRAND, Glamorous house, 23:00–03:00, £8

MR. DIVINE & HUSHPUPPY, DIVINE!, THE VIC BAR, Northern soul, funk, ska & mod tunes, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5)

RESIDENTS, DON’T FIGHT IT FEEL IT, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie, rock & roll, psyche, 23:00–03:00, £5

LIL RICH, GLAMORAMA, BOHO, 90s

house, 80s classics, RnB & chart, 21:30–03:00, £8 RESIDENTS, GROOVEJET, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00–03:00, £7 (£5)

CRAIG WILSON, HANOI ROCKS, FIREWATER, Indie, rock & britpop, 12:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm

ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, HIP DROP, BREL, Funk, soul, electro & disco, 21:00–01:00, Free

RESIDENTS, HOME COOKIN’,

BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00–03:00, £7, free b4 11pm

STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, HOMEGROWN, BAMBOO, House and smooth RnB, jazz & funk, 22:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 10.30pm/12.30am students

KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE & WOODY, KARBON SATURDAYS, KARBON, House & hip hop classics, 22:30–03:00, £tbc

RESIDENTS, NU-SCHOOL, THE

BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern soul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30–03:00, £6

CIARAN O’TOOLE, ROUTE 666,

CATWALK, Classic & cult rock, 19:00–03:00, Free OMAR S, SUBCULTURE, THE SUB CLUB, Weekly snapshot of the ever-evolving house blueprint, 23:00–03:00, £12, £10 b4 12am

CRIS BIGUZZI, MATTHEW CRAIG, VALDOR, VALDOR, House, elec-

tro, RnB, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 12am RESIDENTS, VOODOO, THE CATHOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00–21:30, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00–03:00, Free BARRY, ERIC & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30–03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 11pm with PIYP PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, MACSORLEYS, Eclectic preclub music, 21:00–03:00, Free SCOTT STRACHAN, METROPOLITAN, House & funk, 21:00–03:00, Free

SUN 23 MAR DJ RICHARD LEVINSON, CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3)

RESIDENTS, COLD NIGHT SONG, THE GOAT, Guests & DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00–03:00, Free

DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, DISCO BADGER, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other boogie next door, 22:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 11pm/12pm with matric

DJ TANTRUM, DISCOTHEQUE,

VALDOR, House, RnB, electro, pop, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am

SCOTT MARTIN, SEAN HUGHES, DIRTY BASEMENT, 2MANKYDJS, FILTHY GORGEOUS VS. DIVERSION, THE CLASSIC GRAND, 8 DJs, 8 decks, 2 mixers, eclectic dance, 23:00–05:00, £7

JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, THE FLYING DUCK,

Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00–03:00, Free b4 11pm MARKY MARK, JUNK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featuring live percussion by Duffy, 23:00–03:00, £3, free with matric

GREG WILSON, MELTING POT,

THE ADMIRAL, Disco, edits, house, techno, 23:00–04:00, £10

JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, OPTIMO, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5)

CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN ELLIOT, ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00–03:00, Free

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21:30–03:00, £3

old rock & electronica, 21:00–03:00, Free AARON PETRIE, METROPOLITAN, Chill & breakbeat house, 21:00–00:00, Free

NORMSKI & ZEUS, BURN, THE

DJ ANDY & DJ DEC, POPTIMISM/ ROCKTIMISM, THE GARAGE, Pop & rock, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3), free +1 b4 12am with PIYP

DJ TOAST, UP THE RACKET,

DJ NORMSKI, ZERO THURSDAYS, BOHO, Funk, electro & house,

21:30–03:00, £3 CJ, THE BUNKER BAR, Grunge & new rock, 21:00–03:00, Free KEVIN STEVENS, METROPOLITAN, Funk & soul 45s, 21:00–00:00, Free

FRI 28 MAR EUAN NEILSON, ABC FRIDAYS,

LIL RICH, GLAMORAMA, BOHO, 90s house, 80s classics, RnB & chart, 21:30–03:00, £8 RESIDENTS, GROOVEJET, MAS, Weekly house & RnB mix, 23:00–03:00, £7 (£5)

CRAIG WILSON, HANOI ROCKS, FIREWATER, Indie, rock & britpop, 12:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm

ROBBIE ROLEX & NEL, HIP DROP, BREL, Funk, soul, electro & disco, 21:00–01:00, Free

RESIDENTS, HOME COOKIN’,

BELO, Urban music showcase, 22:00–03:00, £7, free b4 11pm

STEVIE SOLE MIDDLETON, DOMENIC MARTIN & SCOTTIE B, HOMEGROWN, BAMBOO, House and smooth RnB, jazz & funk, 22:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 10.30pm/12.30am students

TUE 25 MAR

ABC1, Genre mash-up, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

ANDY WILSON & DJ KASH, ALL STAR, BAMBOO, Funk & hip pop,

23:00–03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 12am

KEV MCFARLANE, STEPHEN LEE & WOODY, KARBON SATURDAYS, KARBON, House & hip hop classics,

THE CATHOUSE, Rock & metal, 22:30–03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30am with PIYP

SLEEPARCHIVE, NOISE POLLUTION, BLACKFRIARS, Techno, 23:00–03:00,

22:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 11pm/12am with matric FOLKS, FOLK IT!, THE MIXING ROOMS, Up & coming folk musician session, 20:00–01:00, Free

RESIDENTS, KALEIDOSCOPE LIVE, ABC2, Old school rock & roll, soul, funk, from the 1960’s-1980’s , 22:00–03:00, £3, free with matric. After 12am

RESIDENTS, KILLER KITSCH, THE BUFF CLUB, New wave, indie, electro, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3)

MARTIN BATE (XFM), REVOLUTION, QMU, Rock & punk , 22:00–02:15:00, £2, £1 members

LISA LITTLEWOOD & GRAEME FERGUSON, T.I.T., KARBON, Dance, 22:30–03:00, £5 (£4)

WED 26 MAR GERRY LYONS, AFTER HOURS, THE BUFF CLUB, Pick & mix of everything, 23:00–03:00, £3

DJ DEC & COLIN, DELIVERANCE, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, emo & rock, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP

CHRIS TRAYNOR, MJAM SALSA,

LIPTONS, Salsa classes from 8pm, free club from 10.15pm, 20:00–00:00, Free RESIDENTS, NEW FLESH, FURY MURRY’S, Rock, metal, punk, rap, industrial & alternative music, 22:00–03:00, £4, £2 from 10pm-11pm, £1 with flyer/after 11pm

DAVE MULHOLLAND, POP ROCK-IT, CATWALK, Mixed Bag, 19:00–03:00, Free

NICKQ, FREAK SCENE DJS, SQUARE GO!, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 20:00–03:00, £3

RESIDENTS, TONGUE IN CHEEK, BAMBOO, Lounge, RnB & indie, 22:00–03:00, £4 (£5), free b4 11pm/12am with matric MARTIN BATE (BEAT 106), THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00–03:00, Free

THU 27 MAR ALEX & JOHN, 45 KICKS, THE BUFF

CLUB, New York & underground school inspired beats, 23:00–03:00, £3

BARRY & HARVEY KARTEL, ALTERNATIVE NATION, BAMBOO,

Rock, industrial, metal, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 11pm/12.30am with matric RESIDENTS, BABAZA, BELO, Hip hop with the funk, 22:00–03:00, £6, free b4 11pm

RESIDENTS, CHIX ON DEX,

CHINAWHITE, Rock, funkpunk & house all mixed by lovely ladies, 22:00–03:00, £4, free b4 11pm

CRAIG MCGEE, CIGARETTES & F**K ALL, THE BUTTERFLY & THE PIG, Indie & rock ‘n’ roll, 21:00–01:00, Free

RESIDENTS, DUB & GRUB, THE 78, Dub, 19:00–00:00, Free

FREAKMENOOVERS DJS, FREAKMOVES, GLASGOW SCHOOL OF

ART, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, Record Playerz in the bar, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3) JOHN, FREAKSCENE, POLAR BAR (ABC), Indie classics, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

GAVIN DUNBAR, BACK TAE MINE, THE FLYING DUCK, Eclectic,

SAT 01 MAR MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, DUB2CLUB, PIVO CAFFE, Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00–03:00, Free

CHRIS & PAUL, THE EGG, WEE RED

BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00–03:00, £5, £4 students/members FISHER & PRICE, FEVER, EGO, Gay friendly house, 22:30–03:00, £10 (£8)

THE NEW BIRDMEN, THE GO-GO, STUDIO 24, garage, mod, beat, ska, 21:00–03:00, Free

MARK B & GUESTS, LIQUID SOUL, PO NA NA, Chirpy music, 22:30–03:00, £6, £3 b4 11pm

GUY ROBIN, DJ LEO, MOOVN, BERLIN, House, 22:30–03:00, £10 (£8)

NASTY P & CUNNIE, MUCH MORE, MEDINA, Hip-hop & funk cuts, 22:00–03:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm

CALVERTO, SCOTT GRAINER, MUSICOLOGY, SHANGHAI, Funk, chart, dance, 21:00–03:00, £8, £4 b4 10pm

DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO, PARTY NIGHT, EL BARRIO, Salsa night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, RETRIBUTION, STUDIO

24, Rock, alternative, 23:00–03:00, £5, £3 students RESIDENTS, SANCTUARY, STUDIO 24, Underage goth club, 18:00–21:00, £7 (£5)

ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live latin, jazz & funk music, 23:00–03:00, £5, £3 b4 11.30pm

MR. JINX, THE DIAMOND DICE,

MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00–03:00, £5

DJ STUART JOHNSTON, FRUNT, THE LIQUID ROOM, House music all night long, 22:30–03:00, Free

NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, INDIE MIX, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00–03:00, Free

DJ AKI, LATE, LIVE N’ FUNKY, THE JAZZ BAR, 2 drummer funk band, 23:30–03:00, Free

FRYER & GINO, MOTHERFUNK,

OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RED, Indie social club, 21:00–03:00, Free EDINBURGH LOCALS, SPLIT, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend of electro, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy mid-week rave, 23:00–03:00, Free

DAVA & HOBBES, SYNTHETIC LOVE, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00–03:00, £4, free

JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SOPHISTIFUNK, CITY, House remixes, funky

WED 05 MAR

CATWALK, Classic & cult rock, 19:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, TEASE AGE, CITRUS

SECRET ARCADE, Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00–01:00, Free

THE SUB CLUB, Weekly snapshot of the everevolving house blueprint, 23:00–03:00, £10, £8 b4 12am

DIRTY SUMMER, PLAAYDOH, NICK AKA, THIS IS MUSIC, HENRYS

RESIDENTS, CHILDREN OF THE 80S, CLASSIC GRAND, DJs & live performances, 80s tunes, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3)

RESIDENTS, COMPUTELOVE,

THE MIXING ROOMS, Electronic sounds, 20:00–03:00, Free ANDY WILSON, DOMINO, VALDOR, Indie, electro, pop, 23:00–03:00, £5, free b4 12am

RESIDENTS, ELECTROBALL, KARBON, 80’s, nu-wave, rock & punk, 22:30–03:00, £tbc

JIM DA BEST, FLIRTINI FRIDAYS,

BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers, 21:30–03:00, £6 LISA LITTLEWOOD, FLUID, MAS, Funky house, 23:00–03:00, £5

RESIDENTS, FREAKMENOOVERS, RUST BAR, Early doors serving

of hip hop, funk, RnB & soul, 21:00–00:00, Free FREAKMENOOVERS, BLANKET, Fresh hip hop & funk cuts, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4)

MARK ROBB, HOME OF THE GROOVES, MAGGIE MAYS, Jazz, funk, soul,

RESIDENTS, NU-SCHOOL, THE

CIARAN O’TOOLE, ROUTE 666,

RnB & bootlegs, 23:00–03:00, £8 (£4)

HARRI & DOM, SUBCULTURE,

CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 22:30–03:00, £6, free b4 11pm

JIM HUTCHINSON, TRAXX, PIVOPIVO, Techno, dubstep, electronic, 23:00–03:00, £5

CRIS BIGUZZI, MATTHEW CRAIG, VALDOR, VALDOR, House, electro, RnB, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 12am

DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house &

21:00–02:00, £6

SUN 02 MAR

20:00–23:30, £5 (£3)

PERRY LOUIS, WEAK AT THE KNEES, BASURA BLANCA, Soul & funk,

RESIDENTS, VOODOO, THE CAT-

CATWALK, Rock, 19:00–03:00, Free

SUN 30 MAR

FIREWATER, Indie, rock, punk, electro, soul, britpop, 21:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 10.30pm RESIDENTS, NOJ, POLAR BAR (ABC), No Music Policy, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

GORDIE & JACK, OLD SCHOOL,

THE BUFF CLUB, Old school tunes, 22:30–03:00, £6

SLAM, SUBURBAN KNIGHT, TECHNASIA, PRESSURE, PRES-

NICOLA WALKER, ROUTE 666, DJ HUSHPUPPY (ART SCHOOL) & CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), SOUND MUSEUM, BREL, Retro soul, 21:00–01:00, Free

MARK ROBB, SPARKIES 45S,

Cafﾎ Rio, Jazz, funk & soul, 20:00–00:00, Free

GEOFF M, JUNIOR CAMPOS & MAX, TOXIC POP, BAMBOO, House

music, hip hop & lounge, 22:00–03:00, £5, free b4 11pm/12am students

DJ MINGO-GO & DJ CASIO, VIBRATIONS, CLASSIC GRAND, Electro, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£4)

DJ RICHARD LEVINSON, CLUB PRIORY: RETOX ROOMS, BLANKET, RnB, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3)

RESIDENTS, COLD NIGHT SONG, THE GOAT, Guests & DJs play acoustic gems, 20:00–03:00, Free

DOMINIC MARTIN, KASH & MAX, DISCO BADGER, BAMBOO, Classic house music all night long with other boogie next door, 22:00–03:00, £5 (£4), free b4 11pm/12pm with matric

DJ TANTRUM, DISCOTHEQUE,

MARTIN BATE (XFM), VICE,

VALDOR, House, RnB, electro, pop, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am

ROBBIE ROLEX & THE RADIO MAGNETIC SOUNDSYSTEM, THE

Bass, percussion & scratching, 21:00–03:00, Free b4 11pm MARKY MARK, JUNK, THE BUFF CLUB, Jazz & funk featuring live percussion by Duffy, 23:00–03:00, £3, free with matric

THE CATHOUSE - LEVEL 2, Indie rock party, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£4), £3 b4 11.30pm, free b4 11.30pm with PIYP TAM COYLE, THE BUNKER BAR, Vintage rock & indie, 21:00–03:00, Free

GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00–03:00, Free

THE BEATLES TRIBUTE NIGHT,

RET VOLTAIRE, House, 23:00–03:00, £8 (£6)

GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip

SURE, Techno, 22:30–03:00, £15

CRAIG MCGEE, HORRORSHOW,

RESIDENTS, ULTRAGROOVE, CABA-

RAXYOR, SIMON KOR FUNKLE, BABYSHAKER, PHETAMEAN, TRONIC, THE 13TH NOTE, Live electronic,

HOUSE, Under-18 club with metal, emo & punk, 17:00–21:30, £6 (£3) DJ TOAST & MASH, THE BUNKER BAR, Eclectic, 21:00–03:00, Free BARRY, ERIC & BILLY, THE CATHOUSE, All things rock, 22:30–03:00, £6 (£5), free b4 11pm with PIYP PAUL NEEDLES, THE GOAT, Eclectic, 20:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, MACSORLEYS, Eclectic preclub music, 21:00–03:00, Free THE MOTIVES, MAGGIE MAYS, Live bands & club, 21:00–03:00, £8 SCOTT STRACHAN, METROPOLITAN, House & funk, 21:00–03:00, Free

23:00–03:00, £5

CELLAR, Live bands, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£4)

JUMBLESALE SOUNDS, IT SURE BEATS WAITIN’, THE FLYING DUCK,

JD TWITCH & JG WILKES, OPTIMO, THE SUB CLUB, Maximum eclectic,

hop, 21:00–01:00, Free

latin, 20:00–03:00, £7, free b4 12am

RESIDENTS, ALL BACK TO MINE,

OPAL LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00–03:00, £3, free b4 11pm

IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, BACK TO BASICS, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00–03:00, Free

DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, BOOTY,

MEDINA, Soul, funk, disco & chart, 22:00–03:00, £5

RESIDENTS, CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games, 16:00–03:00, £3, free b4 11pm

SAM JOSE, TALL PAUL, EASY SUNDAY DJ SET, THE JAZZ BAR, Lounge, 23:30–03:00, Free

DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON, FRICTION, LIQUID ROOM, Weekly

dance club, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), £1 Centro card RESIDENTS, KAYOS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep, industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00–03:00, Free

TRENDY WENDY, PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, LULU, Chart pop & glam, 23:00–03:00, £4

RESIDENTS, SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), THE BONGO CLUB, Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30–03:00, £3

JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHAKE, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00–03:00, £3 RESIDENTS, SIENTELO!, EL BARRIO, Latin America music mixed with chart tunes, 23:00–03:00, Free

FISHER & PRICE, MISS CHRIS & MARTIN VALENTINE, TASTE,

CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-friendly club, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5 guests/b4 11.30pm)

MON 03 MAR

CATWALK, Classic rock, maetal & alternative, 19:00–03:00, Free

GERRY LYONS, ABC SATURDAYS, ABC1, Soul, punk, rock & indie dance,

Rock, punk & dance, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), free b4 12am with PIYP

the house trio, 22:00–03:00, Free after 23.15pm

THE SKINNY MARCH 08

emo, punk & metal, 23:00–03:00, Free

BUFF CLUB, Fresh northern soul, jazz & funk featuring live percussion, classics downstairs, 22:30–03:00, £6

BLUU, Jazz, disco & house sounds, 22:00–03:00, £5, free b4 11pm

breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00–03:00, £5, free b4 12am

16:00–03:00, Free

electro, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£3)

RESIDENTS, ANTICS, THE HIVE, Rock,

£10

SAT 29 MAR

HI-FI SEAN & HUSHPUPPY, RECORD PLAYERZ, THE VIC BAR, Disco

TUE 04 MAR

STEWART REID, BOOGIE DOWN,

funk, soul & motown, 20:00–03:00, Free

grooves, 20:00–03:00, Free

ing bar & club staff, 22:00–03:00, £2, £1 Trade Union members/ECCF members JEZ HILL, LULU, Classic pop & funk anthems, 20:00–03:00, £5, free b4 10pm

ROTATING RESIDENTS, SLASHDOT, THE HIVE, Techno & electro, drum & bass,

RnB, hip hop, urban electro, chart, 22:00–03:00, £4, free b4 11pm RESIDENTS, HAPPY MONDAYS, PO NA NA, Night for students & Industry folk, indie, rock & funk, 23:00–03:00, £3, free for students/industry

RADIOMAGNETIC DJS, RADIOMAGNETIC, GAZELLE, Funk, soul & latin

DJ BEEFY & WOLFJAZZ, TRADE UNION, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Night for deserv-

22:30–03:00, £tbc

23:00–03:00, £6 (£5)

DJ FRAMIE, MIX GENERATOR,

funk, 19:00–03:00, Free

BARRY & BILLY, BALLBREAKER,

MAGGIE MAYS, Beatles tunes, 20:00–03:00, £6 DARIO BERNADI, METROPOLITAN, Electronic disco & soul, 21:00–00:00, Free OOFT DJS, MISO, Re-edits, hip hop, house, balearic, 21:00–01:00, Free

D_FADE, DUNCAN HARVEY & BOOM MONK BEN, THE FUNKY PRECEDENT, SAINT JUDE’S, Hip hop,

ASTROBOY & BREADMARK, SOUNDS GOOD, PIVO CAFFE, Soul, jazz &

23:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

DAVID SINCLAIR (KILLER KITSCH), ABC SATURDAYS, ABC2, Electro, house & pop, 23:00–03:00, £7 (£5), free b4 11.30pm with matric.

CIARAN O’TOOLE & KIERAN ELLIOT, ROCK ON THE SABBATH, CATWALK, Rock, 19:00–03:00, Free

PAUL CRAWFORD, SOUL SUNDAYS, FIREWATER, Indie, punk & rock, RESIDENTS, SPANK, THE CATHOUSE,

RESIDENTS, FORBIDDEN, SHANGHAI,

Weekly gay club playing chart, 23:00–03:00, £4

PACMAN, JOY, BASS INVASION, BLACK SPRING DJS, BLACK SPRING ROCKS, THE JAZZ BAR, Music to make girls dance, 23:30–03:00, Free

BABES, CALVERTO, HARRY AINSWORTH, CHAIRMAN MEOW, SHANGHAI, Eclectic, chart, dance, indie, 22:00–03:00, £3 (£2) DJ JEZ HILL, CHAMBLES, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart, 21:00–03:00, £5 (£4)

BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, THE GOOD GROOVE, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks & house, 19:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, FREAK, CITRUS CLUB, Northern soul, 70s funk, disco, 22:30–03:00, £4, free b4 12am RESIDENTS, INDI-GO, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30–03:00, £2, £1 students

MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, JERK ALERT, RED, Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00–05:00, £2, free b4 11pm

MASH & JON PLEASED, ROLLER DISCO, LULU, Past & future electronic classics,

20:00–03:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm RESIDENTS, THE PIT, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00–03:00, Free DJ NU-CLEAR, TOXIK, OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00–03:00, Free

THE SHOES, PRIMARY ONE, WE Are � electric, CABARET VOLTAIRE,

House, electro, tech-house & breaks with rotating guests in the back, 23:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00–01:00, Free

THU 06 MAR THE FREAKY FAMILY, 100% ORGANIC HIP HOP LIVE SESSION, THE JAZZ BAR, Hip hop & funky beats, 23:30–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, ALTER EGO, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3) RESIDENTS, BUMP, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30–03:00, £2 (£1)

KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, GRAFITTI, MEDINA, Party tunes all night, 22:00–03:00, £3 (£2)

JASON CORTEZ, ANDY OPEL, HONEYPOT, ODDFELLOWS, Diskokitten tunes, 21:00–01:00, Free

RESIDENTS, KINKY INDIE, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£2)

ISA AND THE FILTHY TONGUES, PARANOID MONKEYS, LIMBO, THE VOODOO ROOMS, Live band dance party, 20:00–03:00, £4

JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB,

22:00–03:00, Free

Modern music & timeless classics, 22:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am

techno, 23:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, THE LATE, GREAT JAM SESSION, THE JAZZ BAR, Players join

JAMES COMBE, THE LATIN QUARTER, MEDINA, Salsa, funk & latin house,

JIM DA BEST, WE LOVE SUNDAYS, BOHO, Party tunes & floor fillers,

RESIDENTS, MOJO, OPAL LOUNGE,

21:30–03:00, £3

JAMES LONGWARTH, VIBE, EGO,

PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves, 19:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, SALSA DISCO, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00–01:00, Free RESIDENTS, SICK NOTE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Fidget house, booty bass, indie, new wave, 23:00–03:00, Free

JON MANCINI & KRIS KEEGAN, TRICKY DISCO, KARBON, House, 23:00–03:00, £5

b4 11pm

AL MAJIK, CHUBBY COX & GUEST, SIREN, THE HIVE, Electro, house, breaks &

LISTINGS

dance, 22:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, STILETTO, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00–03:00, £5, free b4 10pm

ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live latin, jazz & funk music, 23:00–03:00, £5, £3 b4 11.30pm

ROTATING RESIDENTS, SLASHDOT, THE HIVE, Techno & electro, drum & bass,

JAMES LONGWARTH, VIBE, EGO, Weekly gay club playing chart, 23:00–03:00, £4

WED 12 MAR PACMAN, JOY, BASS INVASION,

breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00–03:00, £5, free b4 12am

SECRET ARCADE, Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00–01:00, Free

ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to breakbeats, 21:00–01:00, Free

RnB & bootlegs, 23:00–03:00, £8 (£4)

make girls dance, 23:30–03:00, Free

FRI 07 MAR

23:00–03:00, £5

SHANGHAI, Eclectic, chart, dance, indie, 22:00–03:00, £3 (£2) DJ JEZ HILL, CHAMBLES, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart, 21:00–03:00, £5 (£4)

HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, YIN-YANG, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00–03:00, £4 (£2)

THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS,

RESIDENTS, AMPBOX, WEE RED BAR, Electronic dance music, 23:00–03:00, £5

WILD GEESE & CALLER KEN GOURLAY, ASSEMBLY ROOMS CEILIDH, ASSEMBLY ROOMS, Ceilidh, 20:00–01:00, £10

DEFCON1, BRADLEY C, AZ-TECH, THE HIVE, Breaks, 22:30–03:00, £6 (£4)

RESIDENTS, BLACK TAPE, HENRYS CELLAR, Eclectic DJs & music, 23:00–03:00, £5, £4 b4 12am

SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, CLUB CLASSICS, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music

from the past 15 years, 17:00–03:00, Free DJ NICKI & GUESTS, CULT, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk & RnB, 22:00–03:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm RESIDENTS, DE LUXE, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am RESIDENTS, EVOL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alternative beats & rock, 22:30–03:00, £5

LUKE FAIR, BROKEN CHANNEL, FREEFLOW, EGO, Techno, house, 22:30–03:00, £10, £8 b4 12am

DOUBLE D & ISLA, GET FUNK’D, MEDINA, Hip hop to house, 22:00–03:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm

SIMON CORDINER, ANDREW PIRIE, MARCO SMITH, HOTTY NOTTY, BERLIN, House & disco, 22:00–03:00, £5

DJ FIONA, MAESTOSO, SHANGHAI,

Classic, chart anthems, 21:00–03:00, £6, £3 b4 11pm RESIDENTS, MISFITS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am RESIDENTS, NOT SO DIRTY, EGO, House, electrohouse, 23:00–03:00, £tbc RESIDENTS, PLANET EARTH, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with residents, 22:30–03:00, £5, free b4 11pm RESIDENTS, SALSA CARIBE!, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wooden dancefloor, 21:00–01:30, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm RESIDENTS, SKUNKFUNK, THE JAZZ BAR, 5-piece funk band, 23:30–03:00, £5 (£3)

NASTY P, GINO, BABES, SOUL BISCUITS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Superboogie Breaks, 23:00–03:00, £5

RESIDENTS, UNKNOWN PLEASURES, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, 21:00–03:00, £3 (£2)

DJ FRESH, IVORY, PAUL RESET, XPLICIT, THE BONGO CLUB, Drum & bass,

breakbeat, 22:30–03:00, £10 TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Disco, hip hop, house, techno & broken beats, 17:00–01:00, Free

DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00–03:00, £7, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00–03:00, £6, free b4 12am

SAT 08 MAR RESIDENTS, CABARET 808, THE MELTING POT, Music, poetry, comedy, film, 20:00–02:00, £10 (£7)

VIBRONA, ROSS AINSLIE, ALI HUTTON, CLUB GALORE, HENRYS CELLAR, Eclectic instruments, 22:30–03:00, £10

MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, DUB2CLUB, PIVO CAFFE, Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00–03:00, Free

ECLECTIC MUD, ECLECTIC MUD,

THE SOUTHERN, Eclectic, 21:00–01:00, Free CHRIS & PAUL, THE EGG, WEE RED BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00–03:00, £5, £4 students/members MAELSTROM, FAKE, RED, Electrohouse, 23:00–03:00, Free PAOLO MOJO, KARNIVAL, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Tech house, 23:00–03:00, £10 (£8)

JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SOPHISTIFUNK, CITY, House remixes, funky

BLACK SPRING DJS, BLACK SPRING ROCKS, THE JAZZ BAR, Music to

MARTIN PATTON, STICK 430, SUBSTANCE, HENRYS CELLAR, Techno,

BABES, CALVERTO, HARRY AINSWORTH, CHAIRMAN MEOW,

RESIDENTS, TEASE AGE, CITRUS

CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 22:30–03:00, £6, free b4 11pm

GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00–01:00, Free

DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00–03:00, £7, free b4 12am

SUN 09 MAR RESIDENTS, ALL BACK TO MINE,

OPAL LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00–03:00, £3, free b4 11pm

IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, BACK TO BASICS, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00–03:00, Free

DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, BOOTY,

MEDINA, Soul, funk, disco & chart, 22:00–03:00, £5

RESIDENTS, CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games, 16:00–03:00, £3, free b4 11pm

SAM JOSE, TALL PAUL, EASY SUNDAY DJ SET, THE JAZZ BAR, Lounge, 23:30–03:00, Free

DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON, FRICTION, LIQUID ROOM, Weekly

dance club, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), £1 Centro card RESIDENTS, KAYOS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep, industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00–03:00, Free

TRENDY WENDY, PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, LULU, Chart pop & glam, 23:00–03:00, £4

RESIDENTS, SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), THE BONGO CLUB, Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30–03:00, £3

JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHAKE, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00–03:00, £3 RESIDENTS, SIENTELO!, EL BARRIO, Latin America music mixed with chart tunes, 23:00–03:00, Free

FISHER & PRICE, MISS CHRIS & MARTIN VALENTINE, TASTE,

CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-friendly club, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5 guests/b4 11.30pm)

MON 10 MAR RESIDENTS, FORBIDDEN, SHANGHAI,

RnB, hip hop, urban electro, chart, 22:00–03:00, £4, free b4 11pm RESIDENTS, HAPPY MONDAYS, PO NA NA, Night for students & Industry folk, indie, rock & funk, 23:00–03:00, £3, free for students/industry

RESIDENTS, THE LATE, GREAT JAM SESSION, THE JAZZ BAR, Players join the house trio, 22:00–03:00, Free after 23.15pm

JAMES COMBE, THE LATIN QUARTER, MEDINA, Salsa, funk & latin house, 22:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, MOJO, OPAL LOUNGE,

Modern music & timeless classics, 22:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am

ASTROBOY & BREADMARK, SOUNDS GOOD, PIVO CAFFE, Soul, jazz & funk, 19:00–03:00, Free

DJ BEEFY & WOLFJAZZ, TRADE UNION, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Night for deserving bar & club staff, 22:00–03:00, £2, £1 Trade Union members/ECCF members JEZ HILL, LULU, Classic pop & funk anthems, 20:00–03:00, £5, free b4 10pm

TUE 11 MAR RESIDENTS, ANTICS, THE HIVE, Rock, emo, punk & metal, 23:00–03:00, Free

MR. JINX, THE DIAMOND DICE,

MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00–03:00, £5

LUKE CASSIDY, GUS ARMSTRONG, LAURIE NEIL, FLUX, THE

21:00–03:00, Free

dance, 21:00–03:00, £8, £4 b4 10pm

DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO, PARTY NIGHT, EL BARRIO, Salsa night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, RETRIBUTION, STUDIO

24, Rock, alternative, 23:00–03:00, £5, £3 students RESIDENTS, SANCTUARY, STUDIO 24, Underage goth club, 18:00–21:00, £7 (£5)

BRETT KING, BRIAN DEMPSTER, SATISFIED, EGO, Progressive uplifting beats, 22:30–03:00, £tbc

WWW.SKINNYMAG.CO.UK

youth club disco, 21:00–05:00, £2, free b4 11pm

MASH & JON PLEASED, ROLLER DISCO, LULU, Past & future electronic classics,

20:00–03:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm RESIDENTS, THE PIT, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00–03:00, Free DJ NU-CLEAR, TOXIK, OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00–03:00, Free

GARY MAC & GUESTS, WE ARE � ElEctric, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House,

electro, tech-house & breaks with rotating guests in the back, 23:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00–01:00, Free

THU 13 MAR THE FREAKY FAMILY, 100% ORGANIC HIP HOP LIVE SESSION, THE JAZZ BAR, Hip hop & funky beats, 23:30–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, ALTER EGO, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3) RESIDENTS, BUMP, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30–03:00, £2 (£1)

KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, GRAFITTI, MEDINA, Party tunes all night, 22:00–03:00, £3 (£2)

JASON CORTEZ, ANDY OPEL, HONEYPOT, ODDFELLOWS, Diskokitten tunes, 21:00–01:00, Free

RESIDENTS, KINKY INDIE, CITRUS CLUB, Student night, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£2)

MEURSAULT, SHELLSUIT MASSACRE, THE FACE, LIMBO, THE VOODOO ROOMS, A live band dance party, 20:00–03:00, £4

JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB,

PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves, 19:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, SALSA DISCO, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00–01:00, Free RESIDENTS, SICK NOTE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Fidget house, booty bass, indie, new wave, 23:00–03:00, Free

AL MAJIK, CHUBBY COX & GUEST, SIREN, THE HIVE, Electro, house, breaks & techno, 23:00–03:00, Free

GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, SOULED OUT, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, STILETTO, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00–03:00, £5, free b4 10pm

HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, YIN-YANG, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00–03:00, £4 (£2)

THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS,

ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to breakbeats, 21:00–01:00, Free

FRI 14 MAR THE HEATWAVE, BIG TOE’S HI-FI, WEE RED BAR, Dub, dancehall, dubstep, 22:30–03:00, £5

SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, CLUB CLASSICS, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music

MEDINA, Hip hop to house, 22:00–03:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm

NASTY P & CUNNIE, MUCH MORE, CALVERTO, SCOTT GRAINER, MUSICOLOGY, SHANGHAI, Funk, chart,

MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, JERK ALERT, RED, Indie meets early nineties

OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00–03:00, Free

THE LIQUID ROOM, House music all night long, 22:30–03:00, Free

MEDINA, Hip-hop & funk cuts, 22:00–03:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm

CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks & house, 19:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, FREAK, CITRUS CLUB, Northern soul, 70s funk, disco, 22:30–03:00, £4, free b4 12am RESIDENTS, INDI-GO, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30–03:00, £2, £1 students

JAZZ BAR, 2 drummer funk band, 23:30–03:00, Free

DJ STUART JOHNSTON, FRUNT,

MARK B & GUESTS, LIQUID SOUL, PO NA NA, Chirpy music, 22:30–03:00, £6, £3 b4 11pm

BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, THE GOOD GROOVE, PIVO

from the past 15 years, 17:00–03:00, Free DJ NICKI & GUESTS, CULT, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk & RnB, 22:00–03:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm RESIDENTS, DE LUXE, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am KAP BAMBINO, DOGTOOTH, HENRYS CELLAR, Indie, alternative, 22:00–03:00, £5 RESIDENTS, EVOL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alternative beats & rock, 22:30–03:00, £5

BONGO CLUB, Tech-house, bassline, progressive, 22:00–03:00, £3, £2 b4 11pm

NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, INDIE MIX, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, DJ AKI, LATE, LIVE N’ FUNKY, THE FRYER & GINO, MOTHERFUNK,

DOUBLE D & ISLA, GET FUNK’D,

RESIDENTS, SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RED, Indie social club, 21:00–03:00, Free EDINBURGH LOCALS, SPLIT,

PATRICK WALKER, SMEAR, NOMAD, KONTROL, STUDIO 24, Techno, 23:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am

CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend of electro, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy mid-week rave, 23:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, MISFITS, THE HIVE, Indie,

b4 11pm

SHANGHAI, House, dance, 21:00–03:00, £8 (£6)

DAVA & HOBBES, SYNTHETIC LOVE, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00–03:00, £4, free

LISTINGS

GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, SOULED OUT, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco &

electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am

JEFF JEFFERSON, TOMMY GALLO, MISS MONEYPENNYS,

MARCH 08

THE SKINNY

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RESIDENTS, NUKLEAR PUPPY, EGO, Hard dance, 22:00–03:00, £tbc

RESIDENTS, PLANET EARTH, CIT-

RUS CLUB, 80s tunes with residents, 22:30–03:00, £5, free b4 11pm RESIDENTS, SALSA CARIBE!, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wooden dancefloor, 21:00–01:30, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm RESIDENTS, SKUNKFUNK, THE JAZZ BAR, 5-piece funk band, 23:30–03:00, £5 (£3)

RESIDENTS, UNKNOWN PLEASURES, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, 21:00–03:00, £3 (£2)

TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Disco, hip

hop, house, techno & broken beats, 17:00–01:00, Free DJ HELL, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Techno, electro, 23:00–03:00, £15

DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00–03:00, £7, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00–03:00, £6, free b4 12am

SAT 15 MAR RESIDENTS, BASICS, HENRYS CELLAR, Original RnB & soul, 23:00–03:00, £5

MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, DUB2CLUB, PIVO CAFFE, Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00–03:00, Free

CHRIS & PAUL, THE EGG, WEE RED

BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00–03:00, £5, £4 students/members RESIDENTS, FOXGANG, MERIDIAN, Northern soul, reggae, 80s, 20:00–01:00, Free

TRENDY WENDY, PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, LULU, Chart pop & glam,

RESIDENTS, THE PIT, THE HIVE, Rock &

RESIDENTS, SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), THE BONGO CLUB, Alternative

old metal & hard rock, 20:00–03:00, Free DJ T, We Are � elecTric, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, electro, tech-house & breaks with rotating guests in the back, 23:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco, dancehall & reggae, 20:00–01:00, Free

23:00–03:00, £4

music for justified sinners, 22:30–03:00, £3

JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SHAKE, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, soulful & funky, 23:00–03:00, £3 RESIDENTS, SIENTELO!, EL BARRIO, Latin America music mixed with chart tunes, 23:00–03:00, Free

FISHER & PRICE, MISS CHRIS & MARTIN VALENTINE, TASTE,

CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-friendly club, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5 guests/b4 11.30pm)

MON 17 MAR RESIDENTS, FORBIDDEN, SHANGHAI,

RnB, hip hop, urban electro, chart, 22:00–03:00, £4, free b4 11pm RESIDENTS, HAPPY MONDAYS, PO NA NA, Night for students & Industry folk, indie, rock & funk, 23:00–03:00, £3, free for students/industry

RESIDENTS, THE LATE, GREAT JAM SESSION, THE JAZZ BAR, Players join the house trio, 22:00–03:00, Free after 23.15pm

JAMES COMBE, THE LATIN QUARTER, MEDINA, Salsa, funk & latin house, 22:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, MOJO, OPAL LOUNGE,

Modern music & timeless classics, 22:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am RESIDENTS, SOUL DOUBT, HENRYS CELLAR, Soul in the broadest definition of the term, 23:00–03:00, £2.50

MARK B & GUESTS, LIQUID SOUL,

ASTROBOY & BREADMARK, SOUNDS GOOD, PIVO CAFFE, Soul, jazz &

NASTY P & CUNNIE, MUCH MORE,

DJ BEEFY & WOLFJAZZ, TRADE UNION, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Night for deserv-

PO NA NA, Chirpy music, 22:30–03:00, £6, £3 b4 11pm

MEDINA, Hip-hop & funk cuts, 22:00–03:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm

CALVERTO, SCOTT GRAINER, MUSICOLOGY, SHANGHAI, Funk, chart, dance, 21:00–03:00, £8, £4 b4 10pm

funk, 19:00–03:00, Free

ing bar & club staff, 22:00–03:00, £2, £1 Trade Union members/ECCF members JEZ HILL, LULU, Classic pop & funk anthems, 20:00–03:00, £5, free b4 10pm

STEVE ANGELLO, SEBASTIAN INGROSSO, MUSIKA, EGO, Dance,

TUE 18 MAR

DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO, PARTY NIGHT, EL BARRIO, Salsa night with free classes

emo, punk & metal, 23:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, RETRIBUTION, STUDIO

DJ STUART JOHNSTON, FRUNT,

21:00–03:00, £tbc

RESIDENTS, ANTICS, THE HIVE, Rock,

MR. JINX, THE DIAMOND DICE,

from 10pm, 23:00–03:00, Free

MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00–03:00, £5

24, Rock, alternative, 23:00–03:00, £5, £3 students RESIDENTS, SANCTUARY, STUDIO 24, Underage goth club, 18:00–21:00, £7 (£5)

THE LIQUID ROOM, House music all night long, 22:30–03:00, Free

ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live latin, jazz & funk music, 23:00–03:00, £5, £3 b4 11.30pm

ROTATING RESIDENTS, SLASHDOT, THE HIVE, Techno & electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00–03:00, £5, free b4 12am

JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SOPHISTIFUNK, CITY, House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00–03:00, £8 (£4)

RESIDENTS, TEASE AGE, CITRUS

CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 22:30–03:00, £6, free b4 11pm DEADSET, ULTRAGROOVE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House, 23:00–03:00, £8 (£6)

GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00–01:00, Free

DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00–03:00, £7, free b4 12am

SUN 16 MAR RESIDENTS, ALL BACK TO MINE,

OPAL LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00–03:00, £3, free b4 11pm

IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, BACK TO BASICS, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00–03:00, Free

DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, BOOTY,

MEDINA, Soul, funk, disco & chart, 22:00–03:00, £5

RESIDENTS, CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse selection of music, free internet & games, 16:00–03:00, £3, free b4 11pm

SAM JOSE, TALL PAUL, EASY SUNDAY DJ SET, THE JAZZ BAR, Lounge, 23:30–03:00, Free

DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON, FRICTION, LIQUID ROOM, Weekly

dance club, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), £1 Centro card RESIDENTS, KAYOS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep, industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00–03:00, Free

NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, INDIE MIX, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00–03:00, Free

DJ AKI, LATE, LIVE N’ FUNKY, THE

JAZZ BAR, 2 drummer funk band, 23:30–03:00, Free

FRYER & GINO, MOTHERFUNK,

OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RED, Indie social club, 21:00–03:00, Free EDINBURGH LOCALS, SPLIT, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend of electro, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy mid-week rave, 23:00–03:00, Free

DAVA & HOBBES, SYNTHETIC LOVE, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00–03:00, £4, free b4 11pm

JAMES LONGWARTH, VIBE, EGO, Weekly gay club playing chart, 23:00–03:00, £4

WED 19 MAR PACMAN, JOY, BASS INVASION, SECRET ARCADE, Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00–01:00, Free

BLACK SPRING DJS, BLACK SPRING ROCKS, THE JAZZ BAR, Music to make girls dance, 23:30–03:00, Free

BABES, CALVERTO, HARRY AINSWORTH, CHAIRMAN MEOW, SHANGHAI, Eclectic, chart, dance, indie, 22:00–03:00, £3 (£2) DJ JEZ HILL, CHAMBLES, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart, 21:00–03:00, £5 (£4)

BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, THE GOOD GROOVE, PIVO CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks & house, 19:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, FREAK, CITRUS CLUB, Northern soul, 70s funk, disco, 22:30–03:00, £4, free b4 12am RESIDENTS, INDI-GO, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30–03:00, £2, £1 students

MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, JERK ALERT, RED, Indie meets early nineties youth club disco, 21:00–05:00, £2, free b4 11pm

MASH & JON PLEASED, ROLLER DISCO, LULU, Past & future electronic classics, 20:00–03:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm

metal, 23:00–03:00, Free

DJ NU-CLEAR, TOXIK, OPIUM, New &

THU 20 MAR THE FREAKY FAMILY, 100% ORGANIC HIP HOP LIVE SESSION, THE JAZZ BAR, Hip hop & funky beats, 23:30–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, ALTER EGO, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3) RESIDENTS, BUMP, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30–03:00, £2 (£1)

KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, GRAFITTI, MEDINA, Party tunes all night, 22:00–03:00, £3 (£2)

JASON CORTEZ, ANDY OPEL, HONEYPOT, ODDFELLOWS, Diskokitten

LIVE MUSIC GLASGOW RESIDENTS, TOUCH, EGO, Breaks, electrohouse, 23:00–03:00, £5

RESIDENTS, UNKNOWN PLEASURES, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, 21:00–03:00, £3 (£2)

TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Disco, hip hop, house, techno & broken beats, 17:00–01:00, Free

DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00–03:00, £7, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00–03:00, £6, free b4 12am

SAT 22 MAR MANGOMAD & DJ DEFAULT, DUB2CLUB, PIVO CAFFE, Dance, indie, hip hop & breaks, 17:00–03:00, Free

CHRIS & PAUL, THE EGG, WEE RED

BAR, Indie, garage, punk, ska & more at the Art College’s long running institution, 23:00–03:00, £5, £4 students/members

RESIDENTS, ELEKTRIK BALLROOM, EGO, Electro & breaks, 22:30–03:00,

tunes, 21:00–01:00, Free

£tbc

Eclectic indie, 20:00–01:00, £tbc

PO NA NA, Chirpy music, 22:30–03:00, £6, £3 b4 11pm

RESIDENTS, INDIESOC. PRESENTS HARK!, TEVIOT UNDERGROUND,

MARK B & GUESTS, LIQUID SOUL,

RESIDENTS, KINKY INDIE, CITRUS

NASTY P & CUNNIE, MUCH MORE,

CLUB, Student night, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£2)

MISS LE BOMB, WOUNDED KNEE, LIMBO, THE VOODOO ROOMS, A live band dance party, 20:00–03:00, £4

JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB,

PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves, 19:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, SALSA DISCO, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00–01:00, Free RESIDENTS, SICK NOTE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Fidget house, booty bass, indie, new wave, 23:00–03:00, Free

AL MAJIK, CHUBBY COX & GUEST, SIREN, THE HIVE, Electro, house, breaks & techno, 23:00–03:00, Free

GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, SOULED OUT, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, STILETTO, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00–03:00, £5, free b4 10pm

HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, YIN-YANG, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00–03:00, £4 (£2)

THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS,

ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to breakbeats, 21:00–01:00, Free

FRI 21 MAR THE NEW BIRDMEN, BUBBLEGUM BOOGALOO, THE VOODOO ROOMS, Soul, funk, 21:00–03:00, £tbc

SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, CLUB CLASSICS, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music

from the past 15 years, 17:00–03:00, Free DJ NICKI & GUESTS, CULT, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk & RnB, 22:00–03:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm RESIDENTS, DE LUXE, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am

RESIDENTS, DISGRACELAND,

HENRYS CELLAR, Punk, rock, blues, lounge, 23:00–03:00, £tbc RESIDENTS, EVOL, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie, hip hop, alternative beats & rock, 22:30–03:00, £5 DIRTY SUMMER, FAST, THE BONGO CLUB, Punk, garage, disco, electro, 23:00–03:00, £5

DOUBLE D & ISLA, GET FUNK’D,

MEDINA, Hip-hop & funk cuts, 22:00–03:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm

CALVERTO, SCOTT GRAINER, MUSICOLOGY, SHANGHAI, Funk, chart, dance, 21:00–03:00, £8, £4 b4 10pm

DJ PAPI & ALEX GATO, PARTY NIGHT, EL BARRIO, Salsa night with free classes from 10pm, 23:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, RETRIBUTION, STUDIO

24, Rock, alternative, 23:00–03:00, £5, £3 students RESIDENTS, SANCTUARY, STUDIO 24, Underage goth club, 18:00–21:00, £7 (£5)

ERIK D’VIKING & ASTROBOY, SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, THE JAZZ BAR, Live latin, jazz & funk music, 23:00–03:00, £5, £3 b4 11.30pm

ROTATING RESIDENTS, SLASHDOT, THE HIVE, Techno & electro, drum & bass, breaks, indie, punk, new wave, 23:00–03:00, £5, free b4 12am

JOHN HUTCHISON (TOKYOBLU), SOPHISTIFUNK, CITY, House remixes, funky RnB & bootlegs, 23:00–03:00, £8 (£4)

RESIDENTS, TEASE AGE, CITRUS

CLUB, All things rock, motown, alternative & soul, 22:30–03:00, £6, free b4 11pm

THE DAMN SHAMES, DJ HOSTAGE, THIS IS MUSIC, HENRYS CELLAR, Eclectic, 23:00–03:00, £5, £4 b4 12am RESIDENTS, VEGAS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Glam, retro, lounge, ratpack, 23:00–03:00, £10

NEIL LANDSTRUMM, VOLUME, EGO, Dubstep, techno, hip hop, grime, 23:00–03:00, £7 (£5)

GARETH SOMERVILLE (ULTRAGROOVE) & JONNIE LYLEY (SCRATCH), ASSEMBLY BAR, House to hip hop, 21:00–01:00, Free

DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house & latin, 20:00–03:00, £7, free b4 12am

SUN 23 MAR RESIDENTS, ALL BACK TO MINE,

OPAL LOUNGE, Eclectic mix of personal favourites, 22:00–03:00, £3, free b4 11pm

IAN ANDERSON & BISCUIT D, BACK TO BASICS, PIVO CAFFE, Retro dance, 90s & disco, 19:00–03:00, Free

FERGIE, BOOMBOX & MUSIKA, EGO, Pumped up house, 22:00–03:00, £9

RESIDENTS, SCOTTISH HOBO SOCIETY (LIVE), THE BONGO CLUB, Alternative music for justified sinners, 22:30–03:00, £3 RESIDENTS, SIENTELO!, EL BARRIO, Latin America music mixed with chart tunes, 23:00–03:00, Free

FISHER & PRICE, MISS CHRIS & MARTIN VALENTINE, TASTE,

CABARET VOLTAIRE, Legendary gay-friendly club, 23:00–03:00, £6 (£5 guests/b4 11.30pm)

MON 24 MAR RESIDENTS, FORBIDDEN, SHANGHAI,

RnB, hip hop, urban electro, chart, 22:00–03:00, £4, free b4 11pm RESIDENTS, HAPPY MONDAYS, PO NA NA, Night for students & Industry folk, indie, rock & funk, 23:00–03:00, £3, free for students/industry

RESIDENTS, THE LATE, GREAT JAM SESSION, THE JAZZ BAR, Players join

23:30–03:00, Free

BERLIN, Hip hop, 23:00–03:00, £tbc

dance club, 23:00–03:00, £4 (£2), £1 Centro card RESIDENTS, KAYOS, OPIUM, Rock, metal & indie, 20:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, PLANET EARTH, CIT-

RUS CLUB, 80s tunes with residents, 22:30–03:00, £5, free b4 11pm RESIDENTS, SALSA CARIBE!, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wooden dancefloor, 21:00–01:30, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm RESIDENTS, SKUNKFUNK, THE JAZZ BAR, 5-piece funk band, 23:30–03:00, £5 (£3) RESIDENTS, TOKYOBLU, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Live house band, 23:00–03:00, £10 (£6)

MARK ROBINSON, KINKY MALINKI, SHANGHAI, House, 22:00–03:00, £8 (£6) RESIDENTS, NEON/HELLRAISERS BALL, THE HIVE, Goth, indie, bleep, industrial, punk & eighties, 23:00–03:00, Free

TRENDY WENDY, PLAYGIRL MANSIONS, LULU, Chart pop & glam, 23:00–03:00, £4

KING TUT’S, Modern spin on blues, 20:30, £7.00

ERYKA, MEAVE O’BOYLE, TAMIKA’S TREEHOUSE, ACOUSTIC BUTTERFLY, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie-rock, 19:00, £5 (£3)

MR. JINX, THE DIAMOND DICE,

MASSA, Hip hop, RnB & grime, 22:00–03:00, £5

DJ STUART JOHNSTON, FRUNT, THE LIQUID ROOM, House music all night long, 22:30–03:00, Free

NICK A.K.A. & THE DALEK, INDIE MIX, PIVO CAFFE, Indie, alt, Mashup & bootlegs, 21:00–03:00, Free

DJ AKI, LATE, LIVE N’ FUNKY, THE JAZZ BAR, 2 drummer funk band, 23:30–03:00, Free

FRYER & GINO, MOTHERFUNK,

OPAL LOUNGE, Original soul, funk, disco, latin & hip hop, 22:00–03:00, Free

RESIDENTS, SPITFIRES SOCIAL CLUB, RED, Indie social club, 21:00–03:00, Free EDINBURGH LOCALS, SPLIT, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Blend of electro, techno, drum & bass, breakbeat, healthy mid-week rave, 23:00–03:00, Free

DAVA & HOBBES, SYNTHETIC LOVE, LULU, Eclectic set, 20:00–03:00, £4, free

HERCULES MANDARIN, BARFLY

AL MAJIK, CHUBBY COX & GUEST, SIREN, THE HIVE, Electro, house, breaks & techno, 23:00–03:00, Free

GARETH SOMERVILLE, FRAZER MCGLINCHEY & GUESTS, SOULED OUT, OPAL LOUNGE, Soul, disco & dance, 22:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, STILETTO, LULU, Electro-pop, classics & disco, 20:00–03:00, £5, free b4 10pm

HUGGY, CRAIG SMITH, YIN-YANG, SHANGHAI (UNDERNEATH LE MONDE), House, 22:00–03:00, £4 (£2)

THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE DJS,

ASSEMBLY BAR, Jazz to breakbeats, 21:00–01:00, Free

FRI 28 MAR SCOTT ELLIOT, CRAIG GEE & GAV GRANT ON ROTATION, CLUB CLASSICS, PIVO CAFFE, Classic club music

from the past 15 years, 17:00–03:00, Free DJ NICKI & GUESTS, CULT, PO NA NA, Hip hop, disco, funk & RnB, 22:00–03:00, £5, £2.50 b4 11pm RESIDENTS, DE LUXE, HUDSON CLUB, Funky house with resident DJs, 23:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am

JAMES LONGWARTH, VIBE, EGO, WED 26 MAR

GLAMOUR SOUNDSYSTEM, DOGTOOTH, HENRYS CELLAR, Indie & alternative,

PACMAN, JOY, BASS INVASION,

RESIDENTS, EVOL, THE LIQUID ROOM,

Weekly gay club playing chart, 23:00–03:00, £4

SECRET ARCADE, Drum & bass, breakbeat, 21:00–01:00, Free

BLACK SPRING DJS, BLACK SPRING ROCKS, THE JAZZ BAR, Music to make girls dance, 23:30–03:00, Free

BABES, CALVERTO, HARRY AINSWORTH, CHAIRMAN MEOW, SHANGHAI, Eclectic, chart, dance, indie, 22:00–03:00, £3 (£2) DJ JEZ HILL, CHAMBLES, OPAL LOUNGE, Funk & chart, 21:00–03:00, £5 (£4)

BREADMARK & JOHNNY CASHBACK, THE GOOD GROOVE, PIVO

MC BLONDEX, AWESOME WELLS, JERK ALERT, RED, Indie meets early nineties MASH & JON PLEASED, ROLLER DISCO, LULU, Past & future electronic classics,

20:00–03:00, £4.99, free b4 11pm RESIDENTS, THE PIT, THE HIVE, Rock & metal, 23:00–03:00, Free DJ NU-CLEAR, TOXIK, OPIUM, New & old metal & hard rock, 20:00–03:00, Free

GARY MAC & GUESTS, WE ARE � elecTric, CABARET VOLTAIRE, House,

electro, tech-house & breaks with rotating guests in the back, 23:00–03:00, Free

22:00–03:00, £9 (£7)

23:00–03:00, £5

19:00, £tbc

SLEAZY’S, Elusive, 19:30, £9.50

AB/CD, MR FOG, DE SOTO FIREFLY, BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), AC/DC tribute, 20:00, £7.00

SUN 02 MAR TOM FRAMPTON, AL BAKER, DAVE HUGHES, JIMMY RICHARDS, LAURA KIRKWOOD, THE

13TH NOTE, Lots of singer-songwriters, 20:00, £4 (£3) GARY NUMAN, ABC1, Electro king, 19:00, The Replicas Tour, £19.00

THE IZO FITZROY EDUCATION,

NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Funky, 19:30, £tbc THE PRIVATES, BLACKFRIARS, Rock/pop, 21:00, Free

THE RED WELL, NORTHERN ALLIANCE (SOLO), DOWN THE TINY STEPS, KID CANAVERAL, STEREO, Indie-rock, 19:00, £tbc

MY DEVICE, NACIONAL, ST DELUXE, KING TUT’S, Get yer audio wedgies

20:00, £6.00

MON 03 MAR THE CULT, CARLING ACADEMY, Heavy rock veterans, 19:00, £25.00

DEAD MEADOW, YOUTHMOVIES, DORIAN, KING TUT’S, Much-tipped new indie

bands, 20:30, £7.00 SIOUXSIE, ABC1, Goth and punk icon, without her Banshees, 19:00, £22.50

Brilliantly eclectic New Yorkers, 20:30, £7.00 ENVY AND OTHER SINS, BARFLY (UPSTAIRS), Fancy dress for all (or just for the band?), 20:00, £5.00

THE BLEEDING HEARTS BRIGADE, THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, JOHN CARSON, STEREO, Indie-pop, 19:30, £6.00

Led Zep tribute, 19:00, £6.00

20:30, £7.00

BOYZ II MEN, CARLING ACADEMY, Check

out those tartan cardigans, nice look boyzzz, 19:00, £25.00 THE EASY ORCHESTRA, BLACKFRIARS, Rock/pop, 21:00, Free

BAD BAD MEN, THE DIRT, SPLENDID DEAD, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Live Music, 19:30, £tbc

MON 10 MAR ONE NIGHT ONLY, ORAN MOR, Indie-pop,

19:30, £7.50

THE TOSSERS, THE BIBLE CODE SUNDAYS, KING TUT’S, Rock, 20:30, £5.00

TUE 11 MAR

WED 05 MAR COME IN TOKYO, MARKOVIC, YOU ALREADY KNOW, THE 13TH NOTE, Rock’n’roll duo, 20:00, £tbc

SANDI THOM, RANDALL BRENAMAN, THE ROUTES, KING TUT’S, Now

CAZALS, BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), Indie-rock, 20:00, £6.00

THE MARS VOLTA, CARLING ACADEMY, Prog-excess-rock-math-blah, 19:00, £17.50

CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Ronseal, 19:30, £8.00

able to afford a real tour, unfortunately, 20:30, £10.00 THE SONSIE COLLECTIVE, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Funk-rock, 19:30, £tbc TOM BAXTER, ORAN MOR, Singersongwriter, 19:30, £10.50

THE BOTTLENECKERS, BLACKFRI-

BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), John Peel-approved, 19:30, £9.00

BARFLY (UPSTAIRS), Acoustic/punk, 20:00, £5.00

ARS, 50s-style R&B, 21:30, Free

MEXICOLAS, SERVANT, GAPYEAR-RIOT, KING TUT’S, Not QOTSA, despite what they pretend, 20:30, £5.00

CUD, LITTLE JOHN ROCKET,

ADAM BOMB, DIRTY ANGELS,

THU 06 MAR

ALANA, CUTOUTS, THE VALENTINES, WHO SHOT MARVIN, PLUS THE DEBUT, THE ROCK PROJECT,

THE METROS, THE WALLBIRDS, THE APPLE SCRUFFS, KING TUT’S,

CARAGH NUGENT, MORE TBA,

STAIRS), RIYL Paramore, the Welsh, 20:00, £7.00

FRI 14 MAR SYSTEM 7, I AM BLIP, KING TUT’S, trance/techno/prog house, 20:30, £10.00

I SEE SHAPES, AMPERSAND, THE FLYKICKS, PALACE BALLET, LICKMAG.COM NIGHT, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Indie-rock, 20:00, £5.00 BUCKAROO, THE WHEEL, Country, 22:30, £5.00 TYPE 23, THE GEN, MAGGIE MAYS, “”when I look into your eyes I see the fire that’s in your heart””, 23:00, £5 (£3) UNDERWOOD, STEREO, Cliched aspirational pap, 19:00, £tbc THE FEELING, BARROWLANDS, Metrosexual indie-pop, 19:00, Over 14s, £15.00

SAT 15 MAR INTERVALS, MORE TBA, THE 13TH

NOTE, Instrumental post-rock, 20:00, £tbc DEAD MEN WALKING, KING TUT’S, Rock’n’roll, 20:30, £15.00 THE BOTTLENECKERS, MCCHUILLS, 50s-style R&B, 21:30–23:45:00, Free STONESTHROW, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Indie-rock, 19:30, £tbc THE INFIDELS, STEREO, Fast’n’Loose indierock, 19:00, £7.50

THE VANZANTS, THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, MAGGIE MAYS, Blues-rock, like the Doors, 23:00, £5 (£3)

BARROWLANDS, Battle of the Bands Grand Final, 19:00, £2.00

STAIRS), Anything but this pretentious grungey metal, 20:00, £6.00

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THE TOKYO DRAGONS, BIG LINDA, GENTLEMAN’S PISTOLS, INVAIN, KING TUT’S, Indie-rock, 20:30, £7.50

BARROWLAND 2, Ghosts of Stone Roses, apparently, 19:00, Over 14s, £6.00

FRI 21 MAR EJECTORSEAT, BARFLY (UPSTAIRS), Soft rock, 20:00, £5.00

THE BALLADEERS, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Country, 19:30, £tbc

THE TWILIGHT SAD, HER NAME IS CALLA, SHUTTER, KING TUT’S, Have you been listening to a word we’ve been saying?, 20:30, £8.00

ALL ABOUT THE DOTS, YOUR SCARECROW, DORIAN, CLASSIC

GRAND, Power-pop and Grungey rock, 19:00, £5.00

DAMN SHAMES, THE JUST JOANS, PLUS DJS, MUSIC IS MY GirlfrienD�, THE WHEEL, Indie, 10:30, � 5.00

275 RAPID, MAGGIE MAYS, Rock, 23:00, £6.00

CHARLIE AND THE BHOYS, BAR-

ROWLANDS, Celtic band, and that’s with a soft ‘C’, 19:00, £15.00 HEMP GURU, THE ARCHES, Polish hip-hop, 19:00, £13.00

SAT 22 MAR HIGHWATTERS, BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), Indie-rock, 20:00, £6.00

SUN 23 MAR UNDEAD, MORE TBA, THE WHEEL, Old school Hardcore from Italy, 20:00, £4.00

SOUTHER TENANT FOLK UNION, BLUEFLINT, THE GOAT, Folk, 19:00, £tbc TIGERS ON VASELINE, BLACKFRIARS, Bowie tribute, 21:00, Free

DODGY, ABC2, Still touring on “”Staying out for the summer””? Wow., 19:00, £16.00

19:30, £15.00

THU 27 MAR 3 BAD JACKS, THE TERMITES,

BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), Old fashioned rock’n’roll, 20:00, £9.00 YOSHI, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Imaginative indiepop, 19:30, £tbc

DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH?, CUT OFF YOUR HANDS, GEORGE PRINGLE, KING TUT’S, Yeah, naw, and definitely would, 20:00, Over 14s, £8.00

FRI 28 MAR BULLITT FOR PABLO, ABC2, Indie-rock, 19:00, £6.00

AIRSPIEL, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Indie-rock,

MON 24 MAR

19:30, £tbc

SKYPARADE, THE DILETTANTES,

metal, 19:00, £tbc

BARFLY (UPSTAIRS), Indie-rock, 20:00, £7.50

BUCK 65, CR AVERY, ISOSCELES, KING TUT’S, Canadian rapper, 20:30, £8.50

THE ENEMY, CARLING ACADEMY, Aptly named, 19:00, Sold Out

5 LOCAL BANDS, MAGGIE MAYS, Beatles songs all night, 20:00, £6.00

SCOUTING FOR GIRLS, BARROW-

LANDS, Thankfully it’s sold out, which means you won’t accidentally buy a ticket, 19:00, Over 14s, Sold Out

THE WHIP, KOBAI, DANSE OR DIE,

TUE 25 MAR TEAM WATERPOLO, BIRDS OF WALES, EWAN BUTLER, KING TUT’S, Lightweight indie-pop, 20:30, £5.00

THE BOTTLENECKERS, BLACKFRIARS, 50s-style R&B, 21:30, Free

THE ENEMY, CARLING ACADEMY, Aptly named, 19:00, Sold Out

ACHREN, KALEB, STEREO, Black/Death

KING TUT’S, Synth-heavy electro-pop, 20:00, £6.50 LUCKY ME AND WIREBLOCK, THE WHEEL, Electro/hip-hop/house, 22:00, Album launch party, £5.00

THE ELVIS SUICIDE, DEVILISH PRESLEY, THE HOLD UP, BARFLY

(UPSTAIRS), Punkabilly, 20:00, £5.00 THE INBREDS, BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), Metal/hardcore, 19:00, £5.00

TUE 18 MAR GALLHAMMER, THE SONTARAN EXPERIMENT, BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), Metal, 20:00, £10.00

THE BOTTLENECKERS, BLACKFRI-

ARS, 50s-style R&B, 21:30, Free KELLY CLARKSON, CARLING ACADEMY, The first American Idol, touring her controversial My December album, 19:00, £25.00

DANANANANYKROYD, COPY HAHO, LLOYD WILLIAMS, NICE ‘N

SLEAZY’S, Don’t ask questions - just go, 19:30, £tbc

TRASH FASHION, DANCE LAZARUS DANCE, POOCH, KING TUT’S,

SLEAZY’S, Powerpop, 19:30, £tbc

(DOWNSTAIRS), Melodic metal, 20:00, Over 14s, £6.00 PANIC AT THE DISCO, CARLING ACADEMY, Panic at the - gates of helll!, 19:00, Sold Out SER & ESTAR, U.F.O., NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Experimental, 19:30, £tbc

THE HYPE, LABELS, LAMENS TERMS, THE JAKS, SWEARBOX,

19:30, £tbc

KATHRYN WILLIAMS, NEIL MCCOLL, CLASSIC GRAND, Singer-songwriters,

Over 14s, £10.00

ROSALITA, PUNCH AND THE APOSTLES, LAKI MERA, KING TUT’S,

BEYOND ALL REASON, BARFLY

19:00, £6.00

RICHARD BACCHUS, THE DANGERFIELDS, STEREO, Indie-rock,

50p each, 20:30, � 3.00

HIMSA, THE AGONY SCENE, TOO PURE TO DIE, TED MAUL, RISE WITH THE FALLEN, BLEED FROM WITHIN, BLESSED APOSTLE, ERADICATION, BARFLY, Eight bands!, 20:00,

WAYSTED, PIG IRON, KING TUT’S, Old

THU 13 MAR

MAGGIE MAYS, Chanteuse, very good, 20:00, £5 (£3)

REVERBAPHON, EARLY SONGS, GENARO, CHEER, STEREO, Experimental,

LANDS, Legendary punks, take that Sum 41!, 19:00, Over 14s, £15.00 THE JOSHUA 3, THE ADMIRAL, Live music, 19:00, St. Paddy’s Day party, £5.00 KELLY CLARKSON, CARLING ACADEMY, The first American Idol, touring her controversial My December album, 19:00, £25.00 LITTLE MAN TATE, THE LINES, KING TUT’S, Indie-pop, 20:00, Over 14s, Sold Out

ATTIC LIGHTS, THE RUSHES, QMU,

Indie-rock, 20:30, £5.00

MAYS, Country, 23:00, £5 (£3)

THE KING HATS, EYE CONTACT leADs To�, BABy Bones, Kyle CUTHBERT, THE RETROSEXUALS, IAMCHEMIST, STEREO, 6 bands,

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, BARROW-

REO, Experimental pop/rock, 20:00, £4.00

INSPECTOR TAPEHEAD, INDAFUSION, WARPED MEMORIES, PROTECT & SURVIVE, THE 13TH NOTE,

THE PEOPLE, MORE TBA, MAGGIE

19:00, £26.00

MON 17 MAR

gash, 20:30, £6.00

Epic locals, 19:00, £4.00

songwriter, 19:30, £tbc

SUGABABES, SECC, Pop princesses,

DOWNFALL OF PARIS, THE STATLER PROJECT, SOL DIABLOS, KING TUT’S, Cabarock, 20:30, £5.00

SEVERANT, BABYLON FADING, SENTIENT, BLACK STAR, NICE ‘N

ROCKETFOX, LEVOLERA, KURAI KOTORO, LOST N’ MOTION, NICE ‘N

SIMON BREED, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Singer-

19:30, £tbc

BLACKFRIARS, Rock/pop, 21:00, Free EIGHT PAGE PULLOUT, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Live music, 19:30, £tbc

Massive Cockneys, 20:00, £6.00

SLEAZY’S, Death metal, 19:30, £tbc

13TH NOTE, Fighting brothers Found for the love of parents Beta and Band, 21:00, £tbc

THE ZIPS, SHOOT THE MESSENGERS, FLOWERS IN THE DUSTBIN, THE WHEEL, Post-punk/indie-rock,

THE WYNTOWN MARSHALLS,

WED 12 MAR

ACRYLIC IQON, MORE TBA, STE-

EMY, Hard rock, 19:00, Sold Out RUBIES, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Cool-cat pop.

Only cool cats allowed in. B CL., 19:30, £7.50

20:00, £5.00

ADMIRAL, Math-punk, 20:00, £4.00

[SUB]NOVA, TIANANMEN, THE HOLD UP, CROMA, BARFLY (DOWN-

LISTINGS

YEASAYER, WILSON TAN, KING TUT’S,

FOALS, YOUTHMOVIES, QMU, Oxford indie-rock, 19:00, £9.00 1990S, KING TUT’S, Local heroes, 20:30, £7.00

FRI 07 MAR

THE SKINNY MARCH 08

MIKE DRED, MISO, THE IVY, Something

electro, 20:00, £4.00

THE BOTTLENECKERS, BLACKFRI-

hop, house, techno & broken beats, 17:00–01:00, Free

latin, 20:00–03:00, £7, free b4 12am JEZ HILL, OPAL LOUNGE, Upfront & classic tunes, 22:00–03:00, £6, free b4 12am

singer, 19:00, £6.00

MISS CONDUCT, 2 THIRDS OF YOUTH, MY ACTIONS YOUR EXIT,MELLIFLUOUS, BARFLY (UP-

Polish., 19:00, £15.00

THE MATCHES, LITTLE JOHN ROCKET, KING TUT’S, Sunny indie-pop,

4FT FINGERS, MORAL DILEMMA, THE LONG ROAD HOME, DIRTBOX, BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), Skate-punk,

NO KILTER, ARCA FELIX, ROSS CLARKE, FIGHTS & FIRES, THE

DANNY TENNENT, GARETH SOMERVILLE, ISLA BLIGE & THE BLOND FLASH, LULU, Soul, funk, house &

CHRIS HELME, RYAN BISLAND, HILLHEAD SAINTS, DAVE BATEMAN, THE BEAT CLUB, Former Seahorses

DOWN THE TINY STEPS, LE RENO AMPS, DOUG JOHNSTONE (ACOUSTIC), IS THIS MUSIC?, THE

19:00, £7.00

£3 (£2)

TROUBLE DJS, ASSEMBLY BAR, Disco, hip

MAGGIE MAYS, Indie-rock, 23:00, £5 (£3)

PEJA DJ DECKS, SLUMSATTACK, GANDZIER, AJSMEN, MEDI TOP GLON, CLASSIC GRAND, It’s Polish. I can’t read

20:00, £5.00

no-wave, 19:00, £5.00

SUN 16 MAR

ARS, 50s-style R&B, 21:30, Free

RESIDENTS, UNKNOWN PLEASURES, TEVIOT UNION, Indie club, 21:00–03:00,

THE ANTICS, THE SWEET LEAVES,

OVERCRY, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Indie-rock,

ZU, THE ACTION BEAT, IF YOU LIVED HERE YOU’D BE HOME BY NOW, VARS OF LITCHI, STEREO, noise/

SUN 09 MAR

PANIC CELL, THE CATHOUSE, Metal,

MEDINA, Hip hop to house, 22:00–03:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm DJ FIONA, MAESTOSO, SHANGHAI, Classic, chart anthems, 21:00–03:00, £6, £3 b4 11pm RESIDENTS, MISFITS, THE HIVE, Indie, electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am RESIDENTS, PLANET EARTH, CITRUS CLUB, 80s tunes with residents, 22:30–03:00, £5, free b4 11pm RESIDENTS, SALSA CARIBE!, THE LOT, Salsa DJs on the special wooden dancefloor, 21:00–01:30, £5, £4 b4 9.30pm RESIDENTS, SKUNKFUNK, THE JAZZ BAR, 5-piece funk band, 23:30–03:00, £5 (£3) SUGARBEAT, Beats, breaks, techno, bootlegs, 23:00–03:00, £tbc

LANDS 2, Dark experimental indie, 19:00, Over 14s, £6.00

WED 26 MAR

shout, 20:30, £5.00

20:00, £3.00

BROTHER LOUIS COLLECTIVE, SAINT JUDES INFIRMARY, KINGDOM OF NIGHT, THE WHEEL, Indie-folk,

TUE 04 MAR

UTAH SAINTS, SUGARBEAT,

VERONA, THE REWARD, KUNG FU, 96 TEARS, LIMBER, BARROW-

THE RGBS, KING TUT’S, London electro-

VELVET REVOLVER, CARLING ACAD-

TUT’S, Improv., 20:30, £10.00

THE LEVEE BREAKERS, THE TWISTED MELONS, CLASSIC GRAND,

here, 20:30, £5.00

Indie, hip hop, alternative beats & rock, 22:30–03:00, £5

DOUBLE D & ISLA, GET FUNK’D,

(DOWNSTAIRS), Pop-Rock. Like Sting., 20:00, £6.00 THE MUSIC, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, remember?

Pyschedelic Zepsters with high-falutin’ ideas, 19:30, Sold Out

THU 20 MAR

DISCO BISCUITS, THE BAYS, KING

THE SYMPTOMS, THE IDEALS, THE HIGHWAYS, THE GOODNIGHTS, BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), Punk,

Acoustic niceness, 20:30, £4.00

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Lean’s pals, but much better, 19:30, £7.50 OSWALD, MORE TBA, CLASSIC GRAND, Coldplay/U2 soundalikes, 19:00, Hands of Mercy fundraiser, £5.00 KATE NASH, BARROWLANDS, I like cups of tea too, she connects with me deeply, 19:00, Over 14s, Sold Out MAX ROMEO, THE ARCHES, Reggae legend, 19:00, £18.00

THE KOFFIN KATS, STEREO, Live Music,

RESIDENTS, DEPARTURE LOUNGE, THE CAVES, Jazz, house, eclectic,

b4 11pm

CHEEKY CHEEKY AND THE NOSEBLEEDS, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Joe

SAT 08 MAR

PIVO CAFFE, Electric mash up dance grooves, 19:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, SALSA DISCO, CUBA NORTE, Salsa dance & tasty tapas, 22:00–01:00, Free RESIDENTS, SICK NOTE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Fidget house, booty bass, indie, new wave, 23:00–03:00, Free

emo, punk & metal, 23:00–03:00, Free

electronica, 23:00, £5 (£3)

HOOLIGAN, THE WHEEL, Punk/Ska/Reggae,

ASTROBOY & BREADMARK, SOUNDS GOOD, PIVO CAFFE, Soul, jazz &

RESIDENTS, ANTICS, THE HIVE, Rock,

MUST BE SOMETHING, MORE TBA, STEREO, Indie-rock, 19:30, £6.00 SISA, KING PEST, MAGGIE MAYS, Sexy

CLUB, Student night, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£2)

Modern music & timeless classics, 22:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am

TUE 25 MAR

£8.00

tunes, 21:00–01:00, Free

night, 20:30, Free

MONADE, IT HUGS BACK, NICE ‘N

ing bar & club staff, 22:00–03:00, £2, £1 Trade Union members/ECCF members JEZ HILL, LULU, Classic pop & funk anthems, 20:00–03:00, £5, free b4 10pm

THE PRESETS, FANGS, DAMN SHAMES, KING TUT’S, Indie-rock, 20:30,

BRICOLAGE, ISOSCELES, NEW BREED, SCHOOL OF ART, Splendid indie-pop,

JASON CORTEZ, ANDY OPEL, HONEYPOT, ODDFELLOWS, Diskokitten

JACEK ZAMOJSKI & GUESTS, POLYPHONIC SOCIAL CLUB,

DJ BEEFY & WOLFJAZZ, TRADE UNION, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Night for deserv-

original, 19:00, £18.50

KANDELLA, THE LATECOMERS, TONY AND JUNE, LAURIES, Acoustic

dance party, 20:00–03:00, £4

funk, 19:00–03:00, Free

INSPIRAL CARPETS, ABC1, Madchester

22:00–03:00, £3 (£2)

RESIDENTS, MOJO, OPAL LOUNGE,

youth club disco, 21:00–05:00, £2, free b4 11pm

electro, punk, rock, retro & a tequila girl, 23:00–03:00, £3, free b4 12am

KIPP$ & MASTER CAIRD, GRAFITTI, MEDINA, Party tunes all night,

SON OF DAVE, TOM MANSI & THE ICEBREAKERS, WOODENBOX,

22:00–03:00, Free

NASTY P, PSYLENT V, NOIZTEEZ,

of music, free internet & games, 16:00–03:00, £3, free b4 11pm

JAZZ BAR, Hip hop & funky beats, 23:30–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, ALTER EGO, PO NA NA, DJ Diverse with indie, rock n roll & electro, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£3) RESIDENTS, BUMP, THE LIQUID ROOM, Chart, 22:30–03:00, £2 (£1)

19:00, £11.00 SUM 41, BARROWLANDS, Pop-punks for kids, 19:00, Over 14s, obviously, £18.00 THE ELVIS SUICIDE, BARFLY (UPSTAIRS), Punkabilly, 20:00, £3.00

22:00, £5.00

DEREK MARTIN & STUART JOHNSTON, FRICTION, LIQUID ROOM, Weekly

RESIDENTS, CURIOUS? SUNDAY JOINT, THE BONGO CLUB, Diverse selection

THE FREAKY FAMILY, 100% ORGANIC HIP HOP LIVE SESSION, THE

JACK PENATE, ABC1, Cheeky Nashite,

ISOSCELES, COME ON GANG!, LIMBO, THE VOODOO ROOMS, A live band

JAMES COMBE, THE LATIN QUARTER, MEDINA, Salsa, funk & latin house,

RESIDENTS, MISFITS, THE HIVE, Indie,

21:00–03:00, £8 (£6)

MEDINA, Soul, funk, disco & chart, 22:00–03:00, £5

THU 27 MAR

SAT 01 MAR

20:00, £5.00

SAM JOSE, TALL PAUL, EASY SUNDAY DJ SET, THE JAZZ BAR, Lounge,

MARK DOYLE, TOMMY GALLO, MAESTOSO, SHANGHAI, Dance,

DALE LUSH & FRIENDS, BOOTY,

dancehall & reggae, 20:00–01:00, Free

RESIDENTS, KINKY INDIE, CITRUS

the house trio, 22:00–03:00, Free after 23.15pm

CAFFE, Funk, afrobeat, latin breaks & house, 19:00–03:00, Free RESIDENTS, FREAK, CITRUS CLUB, Northern soul, 70s funk, disco, 22:30–03:00, £4, free b4 12am RESIDENTS, INDI-GO, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie & alternative, 22:30–03:00, £2, £1 students

MEDINA, Hip hop to house, 22:00–03:00, £4, £3 b4 11pm RESIDENTS, INHAUS, EGO, House, 22:30–03:00, £tbc

RESIDENTS, BARAKA, Funk, soul, disco,

WED 19 MAR hairy rock, 20:30, £12.50 ENABLERS, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Apocalyptic monologues and rock, 19:30, £7.50

THE ROUTES, THE GHOSTS, RAYMOND MEADE (THE RONELLES), ViVA MeloDiA presenTs�, THE WHEEL, Bouncy like scousers, but Glaswegian, 20:00, � 3.00 FELIX KUBIN, MORE TBA, STEREO, German electro-weirdo, 19:00, £tbc ASIA, CARLING ACADEMY, HUGE gig, loads of people, great food and so on with the Asia jokes, 19:00, £22.50

MARCH 08

THE SKINNY

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LISTINGS

CLUBBING GLASGOW

SAT 01 MAR JACK PENATE, ABC1, Cheeky Nashite,

19:00, £11.00 SUM 41, BARROWLANDS, Pop-punks for kids, 19:00, Over 14s, obviously, £18.00 THE ELVIS SUICIDE, BARFLY (UPSTAIRS), Punkabilly, 20:00, £3.00

SON OF DAVE, TOM MANSI & THE ICEBREAKERS, WOODENBOX, KING TUT’S, Modern spin on blues, 20:30, £7.00

ERYKA, MEAVE O’BOYLE, TAMIKA’S TREEHOUSE, ACOUSTIC BUTTERFLY, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie-rock, 19:00, £5 (£3)

KANDELLA, THE LATECOMERS, TONY AND JUNE, LAURIES, Acoustic night, 20:30, Free

BRICOLAGE, ISOSCELES, NEW BREED, SCHOOL OF ART, Splendid indie-pop, 20:00, £5.00

INSPIRAL CARPETS, ABC1, Madchester original, 19:00, £18.50

THE PRESETS, FANGS, DAMN SHAMES, KING TUT’S, Indie-rock, 20:30, £8.00

MUST BE SOMETHING, MORE TBA, STEREO, Indie-rock, 19:30, £6.00 SISA, KING PEST, MAGGIE MAYS, Sexy electronica, 23:00, £5 (£3)

CHEEKY CHEEKY AND THE NOSEBLEEDS, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Joe

Lean’s pals, but much better, 19:30, £7.50 OSWALD, MORE TBA, CLASSIC GRAND, Coldplay/U2 soundalikes, 19:00, Hands of Mercy fundraiser, £5.00 KATE NASH, BARROWLANDS, I like cups of tea too, she connects with me deeply, 19:00, Over 14s, Sold Out MAX ROMEO, THE ARCHES, Reggae legend, 19:00, £18.00

HOOLIGAN, THE WHEEL, Punk/Ska/Reggae,

SAT 08 MAR

THE KOFFIN KATS, STEREO, Live Music,

HERCULES MANDARIN, BARFLY

22:00, £5.00 19:00, £tbc

MONADE, IT HUGS BACK, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Elusive, 19:30, £9.50

AB/CD, MR FOG, DE SOTO FIREFLY, BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), AC/DC tribute, 20:00, £7.00

SUN 02 MAR TOM FRAMPTON, AL BAKER, DAVE HUGHES, JIMMY RICHARDS, LAURA KIRKWOOD, THE

13TH NOTE, Lots of singer-songwriters, 20:00, £4 (£3) GARY NUMAN, ABC1, Electro king, 19:00, The Replicas Tour, £19.00

THE IZO FITZROY EDUCATION,

NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Funky, 19:30, £tbc THE PRIVATES, BLACKFRIARS, Rock/pop, 21:00, Free

THE RED WELL, NORTHERN ALLIANCE (SOLO), DOWN THE TINY STEPS, KID CANAVERAL, STEREO, Indie-rock, 19:00, £tbc

MY DEVICE, NACIONAL, ST DELUXE, KING TUT’S, Get yer audio wedgies

(DOWNSTAIRS), Pop-Rock. Like Sting., 20:00, £6.00 THE MUSIC, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, remember?

Pyschedelic Zepsters with high-falutin’ ideas, 19:30, Sold Out

VERONA, THE REWARD, KUNG FU, 96 TEARS, LIMBER, BARROWLANDS 2, Dark experimental indie, 19:00, Over 14s, £6.00

THE ANTICS, THE SWEET LEAVES, MAGGIE MAYS, Indie-rock, 23:00, £5 (£3)

CHRIS HELME, RYAN BISLAND, HILLHEAD SAINTS, DAVE BATEMAN, THE BEAT CLUB, Former Seahorses singer, 19:00, £6.00

MIKE DRED, MISO, THE IVY, Something electro, 20:00, £4.00

YEASAYER, WILSON TAN, KING TUT’S, Brilliantly eclectic New Yorkers, 20:30, £7.00 ENVY AND OTHER SINS, BARFLY (UPSTAIRS), Fancy dress for all (or just for the band?), 20:00, £5.00

THE BLEEDING HEARTS BRIGADE, THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, JOHN CARSON, STEREO, Indie-pop,

THU 20 MAR

THE RGBS, KING TUT’S, London electro-

WED 26 MAR

VELVET REVOLVER, CARLING ACAD-

shout, 20:30, £5.00

OVERCRY, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Indie-rock,

PEJA DJ DECKS, SLUMSATTACK, GANDZIER, AJSMEN, MEDI TOP GLON, CLASSIC GRAND, It’s Polish. I can’t read

DOWN THE TINY STEPS, LE RENO AMPS, DOUG JOHNSTONE (ACOUSTIC), IS THIS MUSIC?, THE

20:00, £5.00

MISS CONDUCT, 2 THIRDS OF YOUTH, MY ACTIONS YOUR EXIT,MELLIFLUOUS, BARFLY (UP-

CARAGH NUGENT, MORE TBA,

DISCO BISCUITS, THE BAYS, KING TUT’S, Improv., 20:30, £10.00

ZU, THE ACTION BEAT, IF YOU LIVED HERE YOU’D BE HOME BY NOW, VARS OF LITCHI, STEREO, noise/ no-wave, 19:00, £5.00

Polish., 19:00, £15.00

STAIRS), RIYL Paramore, the Welsh, 20:00, £7.00

FRI 14 MAR SYSTEM 7, I AM BLIP, KING TUT’S, trance/techno/prog house, 20:30, £10.00

I SEE SHAPES, AMPERSAND, THE FLYKICKS, PALACE BALLET, LICKMAG.COM NIGHT, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Indie-rock, 20:00, £5.00 BUCKAROO, THE WHEEL, Country, 22:30, £5.00 TYPE 23, THE GEN, MAGGIE MAYS, “”when I look into your eyes I see the fire that’s in your heart””, 23:00, £5 (£3) UNDERWOOD, STEREO, Cliched aspirational pap, 19:00, £tbc THE FEELING, BARROWLANDS, Metrosexual indie-pop, 19:00, Over 14s, £15.00

SAT 15 MAR INTERVALS, MORE TBA, THE 13TH

NOTE, Instrumental post-rock, 20:00, £tbc DEAD MEN WALKING, KING TUT’S, Rock’n’roll, 20:30, £15.00 THE BOTTLENECKERS, MCCHUILLS, 50s-style R&B, 21:30–23:45:00, Free STONESTHROW, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Indie-rock, 19:30, £tbc THE INFIDELS, STEREO, Fast’n’Loose indierock, 19:00, £7.50

THE VANZANTS, THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, MAGGIE MAYS, Blues-rock, like the Doors, 23:00, £5 (£3)

THE LEVEE BREAKERS, THE TWISTED MELONS, CLASSIC GRAND,

THE SYMPTOMS, THE IDEALS, THE HIGHWAYS, THE GOODNIGHTS, BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), Punk,

20:00, £3.00

SUN 09 MAR

SUN 16 MAR

19:00, £7.00

THE MATCHES, LITTLE JOHN ROCKET, KING TUT’S, Sunny indie-pop,

here, 20:30, £5.00

BROTHER LOUIS COLLECTIVE, SAINT JUDES INFIRMARY, KINGDOM OF NIGHT, THE WHEEL, Indie-folk, PANIC CELL, THE CATHOUSE, Metal, 4FT FINGERS, MORAL DILEMMA, THE LONG ROAD HOME, DIRTBOX, BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), Skate-punk, 20:00, £6.00

MON 03 MAR THE CULT, CARLING ACADEMY, Heavy rock veterans, 19:00, £25.00

DEAD MEADOW, YOUTHMOVIES, DORIAN, KING TUT’S, Much-tipped new indie

bands, 20:30, £7.00 SIOUXSIE, ABC1, Goth and punk icon, without her Banshees, 19:00, £22.50

TUE 04 MAR

19:30, £6.00

Led Zep tribute, 19:00, £6.00

20:30, £7.00

BOYZ II MEN, CARLING ACADEMY, Check

out those tartan cardigans, nice look boyzzz, 19:00, £25.00 THE EASY ORCHESTRA, BLACKFRIARS, Rock/pop, 21:00, Free

BAD BAD MEN, THE DIRT, SPLENDID DEAD, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Live Music, 19:30, £tbc

MON 10 MAR ONE NIGHT ONLY, ORAN MOR, Indie-pop, 19:30, £7.50

FOALS, YOUTHMOVIES, QMU, Oxford

THE BOTTLENECKERS, BLACKFRI-

indie-rock, 19:00, £9.00 1990S, KING TUT’S, Local heroes, 20:30, £7.00

THE TOSSERS, THE BIBLE CODE SUNDAYS, KING TUT’S, Rock, 20:30, £5.00

TUE 11 MAR

ARS, 50s-style R&B, 21:30, Free

WED 05 MAR COME IN TOKYO, MARKOVIC, YOU ALREADY KNOW, THE 13TH NOTE, Rock’n’roll duo, 20:00, £tbc

SANDI THOM, RANDALL BRENAMAN, THE ROUTES, KING TUT’S, Now

CAZALS, BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), Indie-rock, 20:00, £6.00

THE MARS VOLTA, CARLING ACADEMY, Prog-excess-rock-math-blah, 19:00, £17.50

CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Ronseal, 19:30, £8.00

able to afford a real tour, unfortunately, 20:30, £10.00 THE SONSIE COLLECTIVE, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Funk-rock, 19:30, £tbc TOM BAXTER, ORAN MOR, Singersongwriter, 19:30, £10.50

THE BOTTLENECKERS, BLACKFRI-

BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), John Peel-approved, 19:30, £9.00

BARFLY (UPSTAIRS), Acoustic/punk, 20:00, £5.00

ARS, 50s-style R&B, 21:30, Free

MEXICOLAS, SERVANT, GAPYEAR-RIOT, KING TUT’S, Not QOTSA, despite what they pretend, 20:30, £5.00

CUD, LITTLE JOHN ROCKET,

ADAM BOMB, DIRTY ANGELS,

THU 06 MAR

ALANA, CUTOUTS, THE VALENTINES, WHO SHOT MARVIN, PLUS THE DEBUT, THE ROCK PROJECT,

NO KILTER, ARCA FELIX, ROSS CLARKE, FIGHTS & FIRES, THE

BARROWLANDS, Battle of the Bands Grand Final, 19:00, £2.00

[SUB]NOVA, TIANANMEN, THE HOLD UP, CROMA, BARFLY (DOWN-

STAIRS), Anything but this pretentious grungey metal, 20:00, £6.00

WWW.SKINNYMAG.CO.UK

BEYOND ALL REASON, BARFLY

(DOWNSTAIRS), Melodic metal, 20:00, Over 14s, £6.00 PANIC AT THE DISCO, CARLING ACADEMY, Panic at the - gates of helll!, 19:00, Sold Out SER & ESTAR, U.F.O., NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Experimental, 19:30, £tbc

BARROWLAND 2, Ghosts of Stone Roses, apparently, 19:00, Over 14s, £6.00

FRI 21 MAR EJECTORSEAT, BARFLY (UPSTAIRS), Soft rock, 20:00, £5.00

THE BALLADEERS, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Country, 19:30, £tbc

THE TWILIGHT SAD, HER NAME IS CALLA, SHUTTER, KING TUT’S, Have you been listening to a word we’ve been saying?, 20:30, £8.00

ALL ABOUT THE DOTS, YOUR SCARECROW, DORIAN, CLASSIC

GRAND, Power-pop and Grungey rock, 19:00, £5.00

DAMN SHAMES, THE JUST JOANS, PLUS DJS, MUSIC IS MY Girlfriend�, THE WHEEL, Indie, 10:30, � 5.00

275 RAPID, MAGGIE MAYS, Rock, 23:00, £6.00

CHARLIE AND THE BHOYS, BAR-

ROWLANDS, Celtic band, and that’s with a soft ‘C’, 19:00, £15.00 HEMP GURU, THE ARCHES, Polish hip-hop, 19:00, £13.00

SAT 22 MAR HIGHWATTERS, BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), Indie-rock, 20:00, £6.00

SUN 23 MAR UNDEAD, MORE TBA, THE WHEEL, Old school Hardcore from Italy, 20:00, £4.00

SOUTHER TENANT FOLK UNION, BLUEFLINT, THE GOAT, Folk, 19:00, £tbc TIGERS ON VASELINE, BLACKFRIARS, Bowie tribute, 21:00, Free

DODGY, ABC2, Still touring on “”Staying out for the summer””? Wow., 19:00, £16.00

THU 27 MAR 3 BAD JACKS, THE TERMITES,

BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), Old fashioned rock’n’roll, 20:00, £9.00 YOSHI, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Imaginative indiepop, 19:30, £tbc

DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH?, CUT OFF YOUR HANDS, GEORGE PRINGLE, KING TUT’S, Yeah, naw, and definitely would, 20:00, Over 14s, £8.00

FRI 28 MAR BULLITT FOR PABLO, ABC2, Indie-rock, 19:00, £6.00

AIRSPIEL, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Indie-rock,

MON 24 MAR

19:30, £tbc

SKYPARADE, THE DILETTANTES,

metal, 19:00, £tbc

BARFLY (UPSTAIRS), Indie-rock, 20:00, £7.50

BUCK 65, CR AVERY, ISOSCELES, KING TUT’S, Canadian rapper, 20:30, £8.50

THE ENEMY, CARLING ACADEMY, Aptly named, 19:00, Sold Out

5 LOCAL BANDS, MAGGIE MAYS, Beatles songs all night, 20:00, £6.00

SCOUTING FOR GIRLS, BARROW-

LANDS, Thankfully it’s sold out, which means you won’t accidentally buy a ticket, 19:00, Over 14s, Sold Out

THE WHIP, KOBAI, DANSE OR DIE,

TUE 25 MAR TEAM WATERPOLO, BIRDS OF WALES, EWAN BUTLER, KING TUT’S, Lightweight indie-pop, 20:30, £5.00

THE BOTTLENECKERS, BLACKFRIARS, 50s-style R&B, 21:30, Free

THE ENEMY, CARLING ACADEMY, Aptly named, 19:00, Sold Out

ACHREN, KALEB, STEREO, Black/Death

KING TUT’S, Synth-heavy electro-pop, 20:00, £6.50 LUCKY ME AND WIREBLOCK, THE WHEEL, Electro/hip-hop/house, 22:00, Album launch party, £5.00

THE ELVIS SUICIDE, DEVILISH PRESLEY, THE HOLD UP, BARFLY

(UPSTAIRS), Punkabilly, 20:00, £5.00 THE INBREDS, BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), Metal/hardcore, 19:00, £5.00

TUE 18 MAR GALLHAMMER, THE SONTARAN EXPERIMENT, BARFLY (DOWNSTAIRS), Metal, 20:00, £10.00

THE BOTTLENECKERS, BLACKFRI-

ARS, 50s-style R&B, 21:30, Free KELLY CLARKSON, CARLING ACADEMY, The first American Idol, touring her controversial My December album, 19:00, £25.00

DANANANANYKROYD, COPY HAHO, LLOYD WILLIAMS, NICE ‘N

SLEAZY’S, Don’t ask questions - just go, 19:30, £tbc

TRASH FASHION, DANCE LAZARUS DANCE, POOCH, KING TUT’S,

SLEAZY’S, Powerpop, 19:30, £tbc

FRI 07 MAR

THE TOKYO DRAGONS, BIG LINDA, GENTLEMAN’S PISTOLS, INVAIN, KING TUT’S, Indie-rock, 20:30, £7.50

19:30, £15.00

Over 14s, £10.00

ROSALITA, PUNCH AND THE APOSTLES, LAKI MERA, KING TUT’S,

Acoustic niceness, 20:30, £4.00

THE HYPE, LABELS, LAMENS TERMS, THE JAKS, SWEARBOX,

19:30, £tbc

KATHRYN WILLIAMS, NEIL MCCOLL, CLASSIC GRAND, Singer-songwriters,

HIMSA, THE AGONY SCENE, TOO PURE TO DIE, TED MAUL, RISE WITH THE FALLEN, BLEED FROM WITHIN, BLESSED APOSTLE, ERADICATION, BARFLY, Eight bands!, 20:00,

WAYSTED, PIG IRON, KING TUT’S, Old

THU 13 MAR

19:00, £6.00

RICHARD BACCHUS, THE DANGERFIELDS, STEREO, Indie-rock,

50p each, 20:30, � 3.00

LANDS, Legendary punks, take that Sum 41!, 19:00, Over 14s, £15.00 THE JOSHUA 3, THE ADMIRAL, Live music, 19:00, St. Paddy’s Day party, £5.00 KELLY CLARKSON, CARLING ACADEMY, The first American Idol, touring her controversial My December album, 19:00, £25.00 LITTLE MAN TATE, THE LINES, KING TUT’S, Indie-pop, 20:00, Over 14s, Sold Out

ATTIC LIGHTS, THE RUSHES, QMU,

Indie-rock, 20:30, £5.00

MAGGIE MAYS, Chanteuse, very good, 20:00, £5 (£3)

REVERBAPHON, EARLY SONGS, GENARO, CHEER, STEREO, Experimental,

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, BARROW-

REO, Experimental pop/rock, 20:00, £4.00

INSPECTOR TAPEHEAD, INDAFUSION, WARPED MEMORIES, PROTECT & SURVIVE, THE 13TH NOTE,

MAYS, Country, 23:00, £5 (£3)

THE KING HATS, EYE CONTACT leads to�, BaBy Bones, Kyle CUTHBERT, THE RETROSEXUALS, IAMCHEMIST, STEREO, 6 bands,

MON 17 MAR

gash, 20:30, £6.00

Epic locals, 19:00, £4.00

THE PEOPLE, MORE TBA, MAGGIE

19:00, £26.00

DOWNFALL OF PARIS, THE STATLER PROJECT, SOL DIABLOS, KING TUT’S, Cabarock, 20:30, £5.00

SEVERANT, BABYLON FADING, SENTIENT, BLACK STAR, NICE ‘N

ROCKETFOX, LEVOLERA, KURAI KOTORO, LOST N’ MOTION, NICE ‘N

songwriter, 19:30, £tbc

SUGABABES, SECC, Pop princesses,

BLACKFRIARS, Rock/pop, 21:00, Free EIGHT PAGE PULLOUT, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Live music, 19:30, £tbc

Massive Cockneys, 20:00, £6.00

SLEAZY’S, Death metal, 19:30, £tbc

SIMON BREED, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Singer-

19:30, £tbc

THE WYNTOWN MARSHALLS,

WED 12 MAR

ACRYLIC IQON, MORE TBA, STE-

13TH NOTE, Fighting brothers Found for the love of parents Beta and Band, 21:00, £tbc

THE ZIPS, SHOOT THE MESSENGERS, FLOWERS IN THE DUSTBIN, THE WHEEL, Post-punk/indie-rock,

20:00, £5.00

ADMIRAL, Math-punk, 20:00, £4.00

THE METROS, THE WALLBIRDS, THE APPLE SCRUFFS, KING TUT’S,

EMY, Hard rock, 19:00, Sold Out RUBIES, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Cool-cat pop.

Only cool cats allowed in. B CL., 19:30, £7.50

WED 19 MAR hairy rock, 20:30, £12.50 ENABLERS, NICE ‘N SLEAZY’S, Apocalyptic monologues and rock, 19:30, £7.50

THE ROUTES, THE GHOSTS, RAYMOND MEADE (THE RONELLES), ViVa Melodia presents�, THE WHEEL, Bouncy like scousers, but Glaswegian, 20:00, � 3.00 FELIX KUBIN, MORE TBA, STEREO, German electro-weirdo, 19:00, £tbc ASIA, CARLING ACADEMY, HUGE gig, loads of people, great food and so on with the Asia jokes, 19:00, £22.50

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LIVE MUSIC GLASGOW

LIVE MUSIC EDINBURGH SAT 01 MAR SOUL EXPLOSION PERFORMED

BY SOUL FOUNDATION, THE ARK, Em, soul I think, 19:30, £5.00

DELTA MAINLINE, GUILE, THE UNAMERICANS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Spacey Rock’n’roll, 19:00, £5.00

BILLY LIAR, ALEX MORAN & THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS, THE BEAT MARAS, FUTURE RIVALS, WEE RED BAR, Indie-rock, 19:00–22:00, £4.00

4FT FINGERS, AMBUSH UK, CRITIKILL, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Punk rock, 21:00, £5.00

PANIC CELL, MAN OF THE HOUR, STUDIO 24, Metal, 19:00, £7.00 THE HOT 8 BRASS BAND, THE VOODOO ROOMS, New Orleans brass, 20:00, £10.00

AMPLIFICO, RILEY BRIGGS, CHRIS BRADLEY, EGO, Album launch for local indie-poppers, 19:00, Free

THE PENNY BLACKS, KOBAI, EWAN BUTLER, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie-rock, 19:30, £4.00

BA-LAN SOUND SYSTEM, PABLOPAVO, DUBBIST + ROOTS DRIVAH, LION STAGE, THE BONGO

CLUB, Cultural Melting Pot of Music, 19:00–22:00, £12 (£10)

SUN 02 MAR THE GEN, TIE FOR JACK, LUCK 13, WHALE ENGINEERING, THE

ARK, Indie-rock, 19:30, £4 (£3) ANDY CHUNG, LEITH DOCKER’S CLUB, Edinburgh troubador, 19:30, Album launch, Free IONA ALLAN, THE JAZZ BAR, Jazz vocalist, 20:15:00, £3 (£2)

THE BLESSED ORDER, MORE TBA, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Indierock, 21:00, £4.00

KARTTA, NO PASARAN, MORE TBA, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Cinematic pop music from Aberdeen, 20:00, £4.00

THE FUTUREHEADS, MORE TBA, THE LIQUID ROOM, Post-punkers, fans of Kate Bush, 19:00, £10.00

MON 03 MAR BOY KILL BOY, SHARKS, THE DIALS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie-rock from Essex, 19:00, £8.00

NEIL YOUNG, THE PLAYHOUSE, 62-year old who once sang “”It’s better to burn out, than it is to rust””. Legend anyway., 19:30, £65 (£55)

DAVID GRAY, THE CORN EXCHANGE, Singer-songwriter, 19:00, Over 14s, £29.50

TUE 04 MAR

TUE 11 MAR

FUTURISTIC RETRO CHAMPIONS, COME ON GANG, ALISON AND THE MINGS, POOR EDWARD, BEN STEWART, THE ARK,

SUPERGRASS, THE LIQUID ROOM,

Promising local talent, 19:30, Shelter fundraiser, £tbc TURISAS, STUDIO 24, Celtic metal, wtf?, 19:00, Over 14s, £9.00

JESUS H. FOXX, COPY HAHO, SOUVENIR ISSUE, HENRY’S CELLAR

BAR, CD launch for shambling Pavement fans, 20:30, £4.00 NORTH SEA GAS, THE VILLAGE, Folk, 19:30, £6.00

THE METROS, THE WALLBIRDS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Lager-swilling louts from London, oh my!, 19:00, £6.00

WED 05 MAR WHITE HEATH, MORE TBA, THE ARK, Gloomy alt.rock, 19:30, £5.00

KYTE, SHUTTER, GASGIANT,

FRI 21 MAR

WORLD, Soft rock, 21:00, £4.00

HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Post-rock, 20:00, £tbc THE LONG NOTES, PLEASANCE, Folk, 19:30, £7 (£5)

FOUND, CANCEL THE ASTRONAUTS, BILLY BATES, TRAMPOLINE, WEE RED BAR, Edinburgh’s most interesting band, by a mile, 19:00, £5.00

THU 13 MAR ROBERT LOGAN, SOMEYOUNGPERDO, SAVIER, INGEN, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Ambient electronica, 19:00, £5.00

MEURSAULT, SHELLSUIT MASSACRE, LIMBO, THE VOODOO ROOMS,

COME IN TOKYO, MARKOVIC, FUTURE BROKEN LIGHTS, WEE RED BAR, Indie-rock, 19:00–22:00, £4 (£2)

ISA & THE FILTHY TONGUES, SARA & THE SNAKES, DJS, LIMBO, THE VOODOO ROOMS, post-punk/ surf/psychobilly, 20:00, £4.00 IAIN PETRIE, THE VOODOO ROOMS (SPEAKEASY), Celtic singer-songwriter, 20:00, £6.00

JOOLS HOLLAND, RUBY TURNER, THE JAM HOUSE, Boogie-woogieing TV presenter, 19:00, £40.00

TWIN ATLANTIC, CHUTES, THE DRAYMIN, UNKNOWN HAGANA, RUBIX, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Local indierock, 20:00, £5 (£4)

SANDI THOM, RANDALL BRENAMAN, ALEX CORNISH, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Now rich enough to tour properly, unfortunately, 19:00, £10.00

FRI 07 MAR MAIDEN SCOTLAND, THE JACK, ROGUESTAR, THE ARK, Iron Maiden tribute + support, 19:30, £7 (£5)

SCRIM, USURPER, VESSEL, WEE

RED BAR, Experimentalists, 18:00, Free FISH, THE LIQUID ROOM, Marillion singer, 19:00, £17.50 MEURSAULT, MORE TBA, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Foltronica, but better, 19:30, CD launch, £4.00 CAEZIUM, MORE TBA, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Bouncy rock, 21:00, £4.00

10 EASY WISHES, PARKA, THE DEBUTS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Aberdonian indie-rockers, plus much-tipped support, 19:00, £5.00

SAT 08 MAR THE PRESETS, DAMN SHAMES, FANGS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Dirty electro, 19:00, £7.00

ABRADAB (K44), GUTEK (INDIOS BRAVOS), THE BONGO CLUB, Live Music, 19:00–22:00, £15 (£12)

ONE NIGHT ONLY, THE LIQUID ROOM, Indie-pop, 19:00, £8.00

BLACK BOMB A, CERTAIN DEATH, MADMAN IS ABSOLUTE, DEPARTURES, THE HIVE, French hardcore/metal, 19:00, £5.00

STILL POINT, THE TRANQUIL, MORE TBA, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:00, £4.00

JACK ROSE, HUSH ARBORS, ROB ST JOHN, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, 12-string and slide guitarist, 19:00, £6 (£5)

CIVILISED, KUDOS, NO DRIVE HOME, FATAL SUCCESSIO, WHEN ALL PREVAILS, THE ARK, Emopop, 18:00, Over 14s, £tbc

SUN 09 MAR NO KILTER, FIGHTS AND FIRES, BAILLIE AND THE FAULT, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Math-punk, 20:00, £5 (£4)

YASHIN, THE ESCAPE, THE 4 MUSKETARS, THE SCARLET DRIVE, BURY YOUR SENSES, THE ARK, Screamo, 19:00, Over 14s, £tbc

THE MANIKEES, KIDDO, CAEZIUM, RED STRIPE MUSIC AWARDS SHOWCASE, CABARET

VOLTAIRE, Indie-pop, distorted Strokes on speed, and “”neo-retro beats””, 19:00, £tbc EXCITER, MORE TBA, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Metal, 21:00, £4.00 THE BEAT, THE LIQUID ROOM, Ska, 19:00, £15.00

BADLY DUBBED, MORE TBA,

BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Pop-punk, 21:00, £4.00 MAGIC MOJO, THE ARK, Jam Session - all musicians welcome, 19:30, Free

THU 06 MAR Blues night, 19:30, £tbc

Parading dandies, 19:00, Over-14s, £6.00

I HEAR ECHOES, SKELLUM, ALKANDALC, BANNERMAN’S UNDER-

NORTHERN ALLIANCE (ACOUSTIC), LITTLE PEBBLE, JO FOSTER, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Fence records

MISSING CAT, MORE TBA, THE ARK,

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PERTH EXPRESS, FLU.ID, EUNOIA, BLACK CHANNELS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, German hardcore, 19:30, £5.00

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Bouncy brit-poppers, 19:00, £16.50

TRASH FASHION, DANCE LAZARUS DANCE, CABARET VOLTAIRE,

double-bill, 20:00, £4.00

Folktronica, but better, 20:30, £5 (£4)

THE ENERGY PLAN, ROSALITA, JAKIL, UNIVERSAL YOU, THE ARK, Indie-rock, 19:30, £5.00

FRI 14 MAR RANDAN DISCOTHEQUE AND FRIENDS, ART SCHOOL DANCE, WEE RED BAR, Singing odes to Heather The Weather, 18:00, Free SUB-OPT, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Funk-rock, 19:00, £5.00

FELIX KUBIN, DANCING MICE, DIRTY SUMMER, THE ARK, Indie-pop, 20:00, £6 (£5)

THE TYRANT LIZARD KINGS, FLAT IRON, MORE TBA, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Hillbilly metal, 21:00, £4.00

ANTI SOCIAL DEGENERATES, UNDEAD, THE BEGRUDGERS, CRITIKILL, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Hardcore punk from the US and Italy, 19:30, £5.00

THE ORCHESTRA FEATURING FORMER MEMBERS OF ELO AND ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA PART II, THE PLAYHOUSE, With a name as legally careful as that, how adventurous is the music gonna be?, 19:30, £30.00

SAT 22 MAR A THOUSAND BATTLES LOST, RISE WITH THE FALLEN, TFOFC, DATS TRIDENTS, THE HIVE, Growling metal, 19:00, £tbc

YUILL SCOTT & THE HAIGHT, THE REMNANT KINGS, THE BREECH, JUMPER’S KNEE, BAN-

NERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Life-sapping rock, 21:00, £4.00

DAMN SHAMES, PLUS DJS, THIS IS MUSIC, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Angular

THE AXIDENTS, NANCY & THE FAWCETS, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Punk

n ‘at, 23:00–03:00, £5 (£4) HEMP GURU, THE BONGO CLUB, Polish hip-hop duo, 19:00–22:00, £15 (£13)

SIDELOCK, FORTUNA, CALLING ALL SUPERHEROS, STUDIO 24, Growl-

SUN 23 MAR

rock, 19:30, £4.00

ing, 18:00, £5.00

FELIX, MORE TBA, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock music, 21:00, £4.00 ZU, ACTION BEAT, THE ARK, noise/ no-wave, 19:30, £5.00

SAT 15 MAR SMOKED GLASS, SIXPEOPLEAWAY, THE FUSILIERS, NEW FOUND SOUND, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Indie-rock, 19:00, £7 (£5)

HYPERJACKS, WASTED NATION, THE BEGRUDGERS, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Punk/Hardcore, 21:00, £5.00

HIGH CONTRAST, LOGISTICS CYANTIFIC, THE LIQUID ROOM, Welsh D’n’B, 19:00, £10.00

THE RGBS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Aussie indie, 19:00, £5.00

THE ENEMY, THE CORN EXCHANGE,

Aptly named , 19:00, Over-14s, £16.00 AIR RAIDER, MORE TBA, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Rock, 21:00, £4.00

THE ADS, NEW ADVENTURES, GLORIA CYCLES, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Indie-rock, 20:00, £tbc

TUE 25 MAR KATHRYN WILLIAMS, NEIL MCCOLL, MARIT BERGMAN, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Singer-songwriter, 19:00, £15.00

INDAFUSION, RODENT EMPORIUM, KAGUTUSHI, HENRY’S CELLAR

FOXGANG, MORE TBA, MERIDIAN, It’s

BAR, Eclecticly influenced indie, 20:00, £3.00

a Rock’n’Roll Dance Party!, 20:00, £tbc

WED 26 MAR

SUN 16 MAR

SINALOA, DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS, KADDISH, CARRAWAY, Cold dead Hands�, HENRY’S

PAGE 6, FOURTEEN CORNERS, MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Funky indie-rock, 19:00, £6.00

MON 17 MAR YOUNG KNIVES, THE LIQUID ROOM,

CELLAR BAR, Mathcore from Massachussets, 19:30, � 5.00

JACKIE LEVEN, NORTHERN ALLIANCE, CEILIDH CULTURE,

Geek-rock, 19:00, £11.00

CABARET VOLTAIRE, Singer-songwriter, 19:00, £7.00

WILDTYPE, MORE TBA, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Heavy rock, 19:30, £4.00

THU 27 MAR

CUT OFF YOUR HANDS, CITY CITY BEATS, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Ener-

THE ALL ANGELS, THE CORN EX-

TUE 18 MAR

ISOSCELES, COME ON GANG!, LIMBO, THE VOODOO ROOMS, R&B, soul,

getic New Zealanders, 19:00, £6.00

CHANGE, All-female classical supergroup, 19:00, £60 (£35) (£20)

MIKE AND ALI VASS, THE VILLAGE,

rockabilly, Madness., 20:30, £5 (£4)

WED 19 MAR

doom/punk from Leeds, 20:00, £5.00

Folk, 19:30, £6.00

HUNGOVER STUNTMEN, HIDDEN LEAVES, MORE TBA, BANNERMAN’S UNDERWORLD, Indie-rock, 21:00, £4.00

SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION, BLUEFLINT, JAMES CUMMING, HOLLOW HEART PARLOUR, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Folk, 19:30, £5.00

BIG LINDA, MORE TBA, THE ARK, alt. rock, 19:30, £tbc

THE LONG BLONDES, CABARET

THREADS, MONGOLIA, END THE AGONY, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, 70s rock/ THE INBREDS, FIRING BLANKS, STERN CHASE, FROZEN FEARS, FALL TO ORDER, BLACK HISTORY, THE ARK, Indie-rock smorgasboard, 19:30, £tbc

FRI 28 MAR THE ESCAPE, MORE TBA, CABARET VOLTAIRE, Funky indie-rock, 19:00, £5.00 HAYSEED DIXIE, THE LIQUID ROOM, Bluegrass boozers, 19:00, £15.00

VOLTAIRE, Sardonic Sheffield story-telling, 19:00, Sold Out

WEEKEND PICKUPS, GOODBYE LENIN, MORE TBA, BANNERMAN’S

THU 20 MAR

BUMPER CROP, PREHISTORIC PYROMANIACS, THE SKABABS, THE AXIDENTS, THE ARK, Corncore

CHRIS REA, THE PLAYHOUSE, Even your dad thinks he’s old hat, 20:00, £27 (£22)

THE TWILIGHT SAD, MAKE MODEL, EAGLEOWL, THE LIQUID

ROOMS, Never heard of these guys. Anyone?, 19:00, £10.00

THE PLASTIC ADULTS, MORE TBA, HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, Progressive

UNDERWORLD, Indie-rock, 21:00, £4.00

punk., 19:30, £5.00

SAT 29 MAR KRIS DELMHORST, CABARET VOL-

punk-rock, 20:00, £4.00

TAIRE, Singer-songwriter, 19:00, £10.00 JAMES TAYLOR, THE PLAYHOUSE, Singer-songwriter, 20:00, £40 (£30)

Electropop, 20:30, £5 (£4)

£5.00

MISS LE BOMB, WOUNDED KNEE, LIMBO, THE VOODOO ROOMS,

DROPKICK, ANDY TUCKER, ALLY KERR, THE ARK, Power-pop, 20:00,

LISTINGS

AT DANCE BASE

Enrolment into the class of your choice (worth up to £80) for Summer Term 2008 (14 April – 28 June) All you have to do is answer the following question:

In the film Flashdance what was the daytime occupation of Alex Owens?

A) BUILDER B) ZOOKEEPER C) WELDER Email your answers to competitions@skinnymag.co.uk by 31 April 2008 to be in with a chance!

Usual Skinny T&Cs apply, available on request. You must be over 16 to enter.

WIN 2 TICKETS TO FORGOTTEN VALLEY Forgotten Valley (www.forgottenvalley.com) is three days of top quality live music and DJs, outrageous performers, fine food, fun and frolics at the Westmorland County Showground near Kendal in Cumbria, England. Forgotten Valley features live music stages and a dance arena, comedy and cinema tents, children’s facilities, local produce on many stalls offering delicious food and drink, along with many other areas to explore. Boasting top names including The Wombats and local favourites Tokyoblu, this is the perfect chance to ease yourself into the festival season.

The Skinny is delighted this month to give away 2 tickets to the event, which takes place from 23 – 25 May. To be in with a chance of winning, just answer this easy question:

Where does Tokyoblu hold its monthly Edinburgh residency?

Tickets to Forgotten Valley are available on 01900 820 601 Email your answers to competitions@skinnymag.co.uk by 31 April 2008 to be in with a chance!

WIN VIP ACCESS TO THE GI LAUNCH AND TWO NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION

The Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Visual Art is offering you the chance to rub shoulders with art-world luminaries at Gi Festival launch events on 10 & 11 April.

On offer are 2 VIP invitations to the preview of the new Jim Lambie exhibition at GOMA, the festival's official Festival launch event, followed by guest passes for a special Gi edition of Glasgow School of Art's hot club Record Playerz on Thursday 10 April.

We'll provide a room for two at the Jury's Inn Glasgow on both 10 and 11 April so the lucky winners can stay around a bit longer to enjoy preview parties for artist Calum Stirling's new solo show Rostra Plaza at the Mitchell Library and Catherine Yass' HIGH-WIRE video installation at CCA, which features film footage of high wire artist Didier Pasquette's incredible attempt to walk between the roof tops of Glasgow's famous tower blocks.

A complete programme of the Gi Festival can be downloaded from www.glasgowinternational.org All you have to do is answer the following question:

All of these Scottish artists are showing at the Gi Festival, but which is famous for his stripy floors?

A) ALASDAIR GRAY B) CALUM STIRLING C) JIM LAMBIE Email your answers to competitions@skinnymag.co.uk by 31 April 2008 to be in with a chance!

Usual Skinny T&Cs apply, available on request. You must be over 21 to enter.

Usual Skinny T&Cs apply, available on request. You must be over 21 to enter.

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO A MAGNERS COMEDY FESTIVAL SHOW

AND A CASE OF MAGNERS

‘Time Dedicated to Comedy’ with Magners Irish Cider The iconic image of the Magners Pint Bottle will once again loom large across Glasgow in March during the 2008 Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

The Skinny is proud to team up with Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival to offer readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to one of the below shows, as well as a case of the Magners Pint Bottle.

FRANKIE BOYLE

SATURDAY 15 MARCH, THE ACADEMY, 8:30PM

KAREN DUNBAR

THURSDAY 20 MARCH, THEATRE ROYAL, 8PM

JERRY SADOWITZ

FRIDAY 21 MARCH, THEATRE ROYAL, 8PM All you have to do is answer the following question:

Which iconic image represents Magners?

Email your answers to competitions@skinnymag.co.uk by 10 March 2008 to be in with a chance!

Usual Skinny T&Cs apply, available on request. You must be over 21 to enter.

WIN BRAND SPANKING NEW GAMES The war for oil has begun.

Frontlines™: Fuel of War™ is an open-world First Person Shooter in a world ravaged by environmental decay and economic depression.

The Skinny is teaming up with THQ to give away 5 copies of this First Person Shooter, recently released on Xbox 360. To walk away with 1 copy, all you have to do is answer this straightforward question:

In Frontlines™: Fuel of War™, the fight has begun for what global resource?

Destroy All Humans! is back with Big Willy Unleashed.

Destroy buildings and singe targets with his laser eye beams with your giant robot, BIG WILLY! Once more, The Skinny and THQ are this month giving away 5 copies of this brand new Action release for Wii, PSP and PS2. To win 1 of these copies, just answer this simple question:

What is the name of Crypto’s giant Furon Mech robot?

Email your answers to competitions@skinnymag.co.uk by 31 March to enter.

Usual Skinny T&Cs apply, available on request. You must be over 16 to enter. © THQ 2007

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WIN A TERM OF CLASSES

EATING AND DRINKING Saltfish, Khubz Bread and Shark...

HAMZA K (EDINBURGH) AND RUTH MARSH (GLASGOW) GRAB THEIR TRAVEL FORKS AND SEE HOW FAR THEY CAN TAKE THEIR TASTEBUDS ON TOUR WITHOUT EVEN HITTING THE M8

EDINBURGH SWEDEN

RUSSIA

BODA, 229 LEITH WALK, 0131 553 5900

CAFÉ COSSACHOK, 38 ALBION STREET, 0141 553 0733

Boda is the chic bar and eatery frequented by cool kids in the know. Friendly staff serve Nordic favourites like moose sausages and a selection of exclusive Swedish wines.

POLAND BIGO’S, 277 LEITH WALK, 0131 554 6539

Named after the national dish, Bigo’s serves hearty Polish fare with few frills. For an authentic experience bring some vodka or try their home made cherry compote.

SUDAN NILE VALLEY, 6 CHAPEL ST, 0131 554 6539

African food will be the next culinary sensation so learn the art of Khubz bread, served here with curries or as tasty, cheap wraps to go. You heard it here first.

MALAYSIA OLD PENANG, 21 DALZIEL PLACE 0131 661 3200

Malaysia’s fusion of cultures reflects well in the menu of this neighborhood favourite. Indian roti could be served with Japanese Teriyaki, but be prepared for hot spices all round.

Despite having recently re-located to bigger premises, the borscht-red surrounds, warm candlelight and folk artwork mean Café Cossachok hasn’t lost any of its boho authenticity. The menu is invitingly rib-sticking: think savoury blinis, beef stroganoff topped with crispy straw potatoes, many variations on mushrooms and cream, and vodka and honey-laced coffees.

IRAN KOOLBA, CANDLERIGGS, 0141 552 2777

Dubbed Scotland’s first Persian restaurant, Koolba softens the blow of the unknown with a list of well-executed Indian staples along the jaipuri and masala line. Those with wandering tastebuds, however, will want to tuck into the Persian barbeque menu, a lamb-based extravaganza complemented by lemon, gherkin and roast tomato salads.

KOREA KOKURYO, 1138 ARGYLE STREET, 0141 334 5566

Kokuryo is a tiny corner joint turning out spankingly fresh sushi and steaming hot pots stirred through with the ubiquitous national dish kimchi (moreishly sweet-sour pickled and fermented veggies). First timers are best to get stuck into the sample-everything buffet nights.

NORTH EASTERN CHINA

TURKEY

CHOP CHOP, 248 MORRISON ST, 0131 221 1155

ALLA TURCA, 192 PITT STREET, 0141 332 5300

Award winning noodles and Guo Tie dumplings reign at Chop Chop. A step apart from the crowded Chinese scene, expect to be surprised by their authentic North Eastern dishes.

JAPAN TANG’S, 44 CANDLEMAKER ROW, 0131 220 5000

Tang’s serves up delicious sushi made to order by an ex-Yo! Sushi chef. The Ramen noodles, Calpico soda and rows of Manga comics complete the Japanese experience.

CALIFORNIA CALISTOGA, 93 ST. LEONARD’S ST, 0131 668 4207

Californian food is not all about raw celery and tofurkey: Calistoga serves an eclectic menu full of twists. Try the pancake cheesecake and their extensive Californian wine collection.

JAMAICA COYABA, 133 BUCCLEUCH ST, 0131 662 9111

Jamaicans are passionate about their food and Coyaba demonstrates why. National favourites saltfish and jerk chicken are served with the best ackee this side of Kingston.

BRAZIL BRAZILIAN SENSATION, 117-119 BUCCLEUCH ST, 0131 667 0400

Brazillian Sensation is a student favourite for lunch, serving huge sandwiches, fresh smoothies and homemade ice cream using fruits and ingredients you won’t find anywhere else.

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Amidst the conventional hummus and falafel are some quirky rustic gems including Ege Ezme (yoghurt and walnuts with rosemary bread) and a house casserole of chicken with apricots, plums and rice, to be washed down with the traditional aniseed-spiked aperitif raki.

BELGIUM BREL, ASHTON LANE, 0141 342 4966

Louche Jacques-wannabees kick back with pots of garlicky moules frites, spicy merguez sausage, Belgian chocolate mousse and that lesser know export, Belgian mash. An expansive fridge is stacked with an impressive range of Belgian bottled beer, including a pungent Blue Chimay, whose 9% abv will knock you for six.

REVIEWS THE CLOCKWORK BEER COMPANY 1153-1155 CATHCART ROAD, GLASGOW, 0141 649 0184

THERE’S NO PUN INTENDED WHEN DEBBIE MARTIN SAYS THAT THE CLOCKWORK IS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR WINDING DOWN Sunday hangouts in Cathcart are as scarce as stockings on nuns, which is why the Clockwork is a gem. It may be frayed around the edges, but then people don’t come for the décor. You see, the exposed pipes on the ceilings aren’t a cute postmodern touch, but working beer pumps – this is one of the few pubs in Scotland with its own brewery. Now mini-brewery beer always made me think of substances that taste like the Green Man’s bath water pumped into bottles with hyperactive hobbits on the label. How wrong I was. Their organic lager is a match for the best Bavarian brews, and was the perfect accompaniment to the Mexican mains ordered by myself and my friend Jo. Mexican food should bite like a chihuahua, but sadly some pubs have a habit of neutering spicy fare. Thankfully Jo’s Vegetarian Chilli had the right strength to its kick, while my fajitas were packed with fresh and fruity fl avours - the only low point being the rather stingy pile of tortillas. The desserts were classic comfort food – Jo’s apple pie was the ideal combination of sweet and tart beneath a firm buttery crust, while my sticky toffee pudding thumbed its nose at the dental industry. We wobbled slightly as we left. There’s no pun intended when I say that the Clockwork is the perfect place for winding down – and no doubt many a lost afternoon can be found down the backs of the armchairs.

BREWERY TOURS CAN BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE.

DEREK MARK CHAPMAN

THE RESTAURANT HILTON EDINBURGH GROSVENOR, 0131 226 6001

BARNABY SEABORN THINKS THE RESTAURANT IS HINDERED BY THAT STRANGE TRANSITORY ATMOSPHERE THAT ALL HOTELS SHARE Hotel restaurants live strange lives. In some ways they are privileged – being assured a steady stream of customers is a boon in such a cut-throat industry.

Conversely, having to tempt non-residents through the lobby must be a major problem.

The Restaurant aims high with impressive menus (both a la carte and set). To start, the “assiette of melon served with chocolate ginger sorbet and citrus glaze” sounded, if not seasonal, rather haute. The reality of two large chunks of melon with synthetic chocolate sauce topped by a teaspoon of weak ginger ice irked. The gravadlax was better: Shetland salmon with a good texture was given centre stage, but rested on a rocket and beetroot leaf salad devoid of vim or pep.

Mains showed an admirable reliance on Scottish

ingredients. The staple of any restaurant touting Scottish cuisine, venison, was a fine dish – tender, burgundy-centred loin served with a rich cherry sauce and an accomplished potato champ. Sea bass on mushy pea risotto with a light curry cream was disappointing. The soothing sauce failed to unite with a dry chalky risotto and a good if slightly overcooked piece of fish. The meal was rounded off with an impressive cheese board and the rich “brioche and butter pudding with treacle anglaise” (bread and butter pudding with toffee custard).

The Restaurant is hindered by that strange transitory atmosphere that all hotels share. Combined with high prices, patrons other than the hotel’s own guests will be hard to find.

DINNER WITH WINE £80

MOROCCO MZOUDA, ELDERSLIE STREET 0141 221 3910

Casablanca-born, Catalan-trained chef-owner Hamid Behach is doing some fabulous things with Scotland’s raw ingredients. Try Bisara, a smooth chilli-flecked soup made from dried broad beans or Mzouda lamb, cooked with honey, raisins and almonds then finished with sliced, spiced Moroccan oranges.

MONGOLIA KUBLAI KHAN’S MONGOLIAN BARBEQUE, CANDLERIGGS, 0141 552 5646

In all probability as authentically Mongolian as my gran, Kublai Khan’s excels at creating a party atmosphere, with a pick n mix menu that reads like Edinburgh Zoo’s adoption list. Feast, as the great despot himself no doubt did, on spicy minced zebra with a shark steak on the side. Can you hear that? It’s Linda McCartney. Spinning.

EILIDH BAXTER

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