Clubs, hip-hop

New announcements for RockNess 2013 include Lianne la Havas, Rolando and Kerri Chandler

Reverend & The Makers, Dog is Dead, Henrik Schwarz and more join the line up

The latest additions to 2013’s RockNess festival include soul singer Lianne la Havas; upbeat indie poppers Dog is Dead; Sheffield’s Reverend & The Makers fronted by the outspoken Jon McClure; Detroit techno master Rolando (Underground Resistance/Soma…

Clubbers' Decktionary: Trap

Trouble's DJ Hobbes gives us a guide to the myriad genres of clubbing

Trap proper noun 67–95/135–190bpm; fusion of hip hop and dubstep styles. The latter’s heavier bass, more complex drum programming and structure playing a key role and also introducing much higher tempos to the mix; the Roland 808 drum machine features…

A guide to Glasgow club nights

Pressure, Octopussy, i Am, Killer Kitsch, Melting Pot, Love Music, Totally Visual Tuesdays and more

Pressure.Big room, big name house and techno events at Glasgow’s most impressive club space, courtesy of Slam Events, the team behind the Slam Tent at T in the Park. Typical guests include the likes of Laurent Garnier and Jeff Mills. Arches, Glasgow…

A guide to Scotland's club scene

DJ, co-owner and promoter of Third Door Sarah David on the beauty of student nightlife

So here you are. You are about to embark on this incredible journey of discovery. You want to hunt out fresh and exciting experiences, to meet and embrace new people and to embark on the next chapter of your life... oh... er, yes and, of course, study.

Lone & Lando Kal to play on double bill at Sub Club

Futuristic chill-out and hip hop from the Boards of Canada influence and Lazersword man respectively

Either one of the artists appearing on this double bill, the latest to celebrate the Sub Club’s 25th anniversary, would be working us up into a hot sweat, so to have both appearing together surely guarantees Glasgow’s least missable club show of the…

Hudson Mohawke on Lunice collaboration TNGHT - interview

The new project will air at LuckyMe's Festival party

‘The whole thing was never meant to be a big project,’ says Ross Birchard, aka Hudson Mohawke, on the line from his place in London. The ‘thing’ he’s referring to is TNGHT, one of many projects he’s got on the go at the moment, this one being a…

Ever been to a silent disco with a Chinese dragon?

Ever explored a museum at night? Ever had a cocktail surrounded by thousands of years of history? Ever been to a silent disco with a Chinese dragon? Thanks to the support of RBS and The List, the National Museum of Scotland is bringing you an exclusive…

Interview - Mike Slott, Eclair Fifi and Machinedrum of LuckyMe

Glasgow DIY label set for Edinburgh Festival clubnight

Mike Slott (producer) I met Dom [Flannigan] who runs LuckyMe in Borders Books. He was sneaking flyers into hip hop magazines. We got chatting, we liked similar music and in Glasgow if you’re into a certain kind of music, you bump into the same people…

Clubbers' Decktionary: B-more

DJ Hobbes guides us through clubbing's myriad genres

B-more or Bmore, aka B-more Club, adj: Uptempo (120-140 BPM) hip hop/breaks originally from Baltimore, with an 8/4 time signature, using short, repetitive vocal samples – often call-and-response-style raps or chants – over old school drum breaks…

Richard Charter of Numbers - Full interview transcript

Innovative Glasgow club Numbers reaches eighth birthday

How has this year been for you? A lot of things have been amazing this year. Being able to release new records from Redinho, Deadboy, Jamie xx and Lory D was a major thing for us because everyone involved put so much into it and the records really show…

Ms Dynamite, Yasmin, Niki & The Dove announced for RockNess 2011

Yet more names join this year’s bill

Garage MC Ms Dynamite who recently collaborated with both Katy B and Magnetic Man (who also appear at this year’s RockNess) leads the latest additions to the line-up. Joining her is female British rapper Yasmin, Highland singer-songwriter James…

Laidback Luke, Derrick Carter, Andrew Weatherall, Beardyman, Nero and many more join 2011’s RockNess line-up

Tons and tons of new names have been announced for this year’s RockNess. Laidback Luke, The Japanese Popstars, The Boxer Rebellion, Morning Parade, Twilight Sad, Nero, Skrillex, Beardyman, Sub Focus (live), Sons & Daughters, Broken Records, Chapel Club…

Wonky features guests Dam Mantle and Asazi Space Funk Explosion

Hip hop, broken beat, dubstep, Afrobeat and drum & bass from Trouble

Wonky is the latest club night to come from the Trouble stable, which also brings you Limbo and Devil Disco Club, and grows from its much respected, now defunct, Trouble night. ‘Devil Disco Club is a streamlined version of what we were doing at Trouble…

New Edinburgh club Soul Kitchen plays hip hop and soul

Hip hop, souls and soulful house on menu at Medina

Edinburgh’s club scene isn’t as bad as its detractors might make out, but it isn’t thriving. Fewer good venues have been taking up the slack over the last decade, which is why anywhere that’s trying to do its own thing should be celebrated. Take compact…

Glasgow clubnight I AM reinvents Tuesdays at Sub Club

Mystery duo launch night playing electro, disco, Italo, hip ho and dubstep

Residents: They go by the names Beta and Kappa. ‘We do a few things in Glasgow but we’d rather go with these faceless names, we might even perform in masks,’ explains Kappa. ‘It just gives you that chance to start from scratch and you know people aren’t…

Headspin festival date to be its last

DJ Yoda date marks end of 12 years of clubbing

As Headspin comes to an end, DJ/promoter Allan Dunbar talks to Henry Northmore about their final date and why they’ve booked DJ Yoda to play their last night.

Deadly Hunta appearing at One Drop, Edinburgh

Covering a broad church of complimentary styles, One Drop promise that you’ll hear reggae, dancehall, hip hop and more at their latest event. It’s a good thing, then, that their headliner is Brit MC Deadly Hunta, whose own CV is similarly…

Young Fathers play Sick Note Saturday

Once again SN take advantage of their monthly weekend slot with alt.hip hoppers Young Fathers going live.

Krash Slaughta guests at one of the last nights of Headspin

‘It was the video for [Malcolm McLaren’s] “Buffalo Gals” that first got me into hip hop,’ says Paul Smith, aka Krash Slaughta. ‘I remember it had The Rock Steady Crew breakdancing in it, and I loved that, so I became a breakdancer myself.’ It wasn’t…

Big Picture: Uffie

Expect looping electro-heavy hip hop from Hong Kong via Paris rapper Uffie (aka Anna-Catherine Hartley). Signed to taste-making label Ed Banger and frequent collaborator with Feadz, Justice and Mr Oizo, she heads another Annie Mac special at Death…

Skinnyman guests at Edinburgh's One Drop night

Initially signing to Talkin’ Loud, his calling card was his debut album Council Estate of Mind, that summed up the reality of city life with sharp rap, grime beats and heavy bass. Describing his own productions as ‘rhythmatic urban poetry’ he…

Bonobo set for Edinburgh show at Departure Lounge

Name Bonobo Occupation Soul, jazz, hip hop and electronica producer of note What kind of monkey business is this? OK, very clever. Bonobos are indeed a species of small Chimpanzees (which are apes not monkeys for the record) but the Bonobo…

Hogmanay clubbing 2009

Midnight culture

We kick off our round up with two institutions. Firstly in Glasgow the Optimo Hogmanay Party ‘celebrating the end of the decade’ takes over the Fruitmarket promising ‘our most ambitious event yet’ with special guests Hudson Mohawke, Drums of Death…

Labels of love: Numbers

Based in: Glasgow Roster: The first three releases will be by Lazer Sword, Redinho and Taz Buckfaster, with more artists to follow. Bosses: Jack ‘Jackmaster’ Revill, Calum and Neil Morton, Richard Chater and Adam Rodgers. Sounds…

Profile: Steve Lawler

The Ibiza superstar DJ does the duties in Edinburgh

Name Steve Lawler Occupation King of Space King of Space? OK, I’ve heard of DJs with big egos but this is ridiculous We don’t mean he’s overlord of the cosmos. He’s been resident at Space, the award-winning house superclub in Ibiza, for the last…