Clubs

Scream! set to host Benga, Stanton Warriors and Cagedbaby

Return of improved Liquid Room reinvigotates Edinburgh clubbing

22 Sep 2010

The return of the Liquid Room has reinvigorated Edinburgh’s nightlife, not only the return of much loved clubs (now playing out on a new £1.2 million soundsystem) but fresh nights like Scream!, a new Thursday nighter with some serious pulling power.

Vegas! returns to Glasgow Ferry

22 Sep 2010

If you thought there’s been a touch of glamour missing from the banks of the Clyde then you’ll be stoked to hear Vegas! is back in the West. So dust down your zoot suits, glad rags and fedoras for the best dose of easy listening, big band swing and…

DJ Marky

17 Sep 2010

Sometimes Xplict books guests that are just too big for the Bongo Club to contain, such as the irrepressible drum & bass sounds of Brazil’s hottest export since Pele, DJ Marky. At the forefront of the South American D&B scene, Marky almost gave up on…

I Belong to Glasgow

Tina Warren tells us where her loyalties lie

16 Sep 2010

Tina Warren, co-owner of Club Noir reveals what she loves, from Glasgow’s vintage togs to its cafe culture

Student Club Guide 2010

A night-life run down for Edinburgh and Glasgow

16 Sep 2010

David Pollock and Henry Northmore get their dancing shoes on and head for the ultimate club crawl

Glasgow clubnight I AM reinvents Tuesdays at Sub Club

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

15 Sep 2010

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…

Robyn set for UK tour to promote Body Talk series

Swedish pop genius - Robyn interview

10 Sep 2010

Remember that song? The one that went, ‘Show me love. Show me life. Baby show me what it’s all about.’ Yep? Well that was Robyn, back in 1997. And the track, ‘Show Me Love’ was a worldwide supersmash that reached number eight in the UK. And now…

Top 10 Clubs: Glasgow

Best nights out in the West

10 Sep 2010

David Pollock heads to Scotland's spiritual clubbing home and brings you his top nights, from the finest DJs to the mightiest spin doctors

Top 10 Clubs: Edinburgh

Best nights out in the East

10 Sep 2010

It may be a smaller scene than it's Weegie counterpart but the capital still has plenty to offer the discerning club-goer from pop parties to hardcore techno nights

Pre-Club

Where to start your night before the main event

10 Sep 2010

Both Edinburgh and Glasgow offer much in the way of clubbing, but we all need somewhere to hang out until the clubs open. Thankfully, you needn’t fret – we’ve got it covered. In Edinburgh, you’ll probably want your pre-club drinking establishment to…

Confusion Is Sex

10 Sep 2010

Confusion is Sex strives for something different. Mixing burlesque, leftfield cabaret, electro, live bands, pole dancers and more to create a unique world within itself. ‘Its an underground freakshow,’ explains Gamma Ray Dali, the mastermind behind the…

Paul Van Dyk set for Edinburgh date at Colours

We take a trance lesson from from the master

7 Sep 2010

Trance has succinctly risen to the top in terms of popularity when it comes to clubbing, the pulling power of names like Paul van Dyk, Tiësto and Armin van Buuren mean they can headline festivals across the globe. But beyond the readership of DJ…

Scratcha DVA and The Blessings lined up for Cloak X Dagger set

Edinburgh Grime and bassline night gets busy

7 Sep 2010

‘People always say Edinburgh crowds are behind the times, but they’re really not,’ says Cloak X Dagger’s co-promoter, Ema Johnson. ‘They’re really up for it and they’re interested in good music. You know, everyone has the internet now anyway, it’s…

Introducing: Flat 0/1

Glasgow bar next to Lucky 7 opens as bar with club nights

7 Sep 2010

Residents Darrell and Dom on Wednesday, Rory Hamilton and the Feel My Bicep team on Thursday, Tom, Anton and Ewan at Friday’s Only Fools and House, Korben Dallas and Nushta Droganova (aka Thunder Disco Club) at Saturday’s Power Tools, and Duncan…

Italoboyz set to guest at Hotbox

Get Physical duo play at Glasgow date

7 Sep 2010

‘Hotbox started completely by accident,’ says the night’s main promoter and DJ Dan Wilson. ‘I’d heard there was a decent-sized club [Pivo Pivo] looking to get some nights going in Glasgow on good terms. I got quite excited about the idea of putting…

Claude VonStroke guests at Cotton Cake

Filmmaker-turned-producer plays Glasgow date

7 Sep 2010

Cotton Cake have secured yet another quality guest as Claude VonStroke mans the decks this month. A filmmaker who turned to techno/minimal/electronica with the release of his underground hit ‘Deep Throat’ in 2005 before launching his own DirtyBird…

Gary Beck to guest at Compakt

7 Sep 2010

In the oft fickle world of clubbing, even reaching your first is a bit of a milestone, so it’s great to see Compakt hitting their second, their mix of techno and tech-house proving a hit with Edinburgh’s club community. Helping them celebrate is rising…

Industrial Strength Records Tour

24 Aug 2010

Not many record labels are as relentlessly hardcore as Industrial Strength – as the name suggests they deal in Armageddon-level techno and gabba. It was started by fast-talking New Yorker Lenny Dee: ‘I just started playing techno and it progressively…

Yousef set for Edinburgh date at Karnival

24 Aug 2010

House night Karnival welcomes Yousef for their end of festival party. A former Bedroom Bedlam winner who has gone on to headline all the world’s major clubs (Pacha, Cocoon, Space, etc) as well as his own Circus night in Liverpool. Describing his music…

Hervé brings genre-bending set to Edinburgh

Henry Northmore catches up with the prolific Hervé as he guests at Fuse

19 Aug 2010

Fuse have slowly built up their reputation as a serious contender on Edinburgh’s club circuit. Tucked away in the West End of the city at the recently rebranded Lane (formerly Berlin), as the name suggests they have been fusing music with scant regard…

R-P-Z at Stereo

Stereo, Glasgow, Sat 28 Aug.

19 Aug 2010

No sooner has Glasgow’s long-running Art School Thursday nighter R-P-Z closed than it’s back in a brand new monthly incarnation for a new venue. ‘The main reason it’s moved is that my DJing partner Bonjour Boi [aka Tom Straughan] has moved to Stockholm…

Der Supermax Love Machine

Brunswick Hotel, Glasgow, Sat 28 Aug.

19 Aug 2010

Although Supermax is only celebrating its third birthday, DJ and co-promoter Billy Woods has had plenty of time to hone his tastes over the last 15 years. His first big gig was a residency at Melting Pot, then he co-ran his own monthly night called…

David Guetta set for Creamfields, LED, Edinburgh and Belfast shows - profile

So exactly how much of a ‘superstar DJ’ is this chap?

17 Aug 2010

Name David Guetta Occupation French superstar DJ So exactly how much of a ‘superstar DJ’ is this chap? If we ignore the albums, the mix CDs, the remixes, the production work and the singles (we’ll get back to them later) Guetta is one of…

5 Questions - Xplicit

13 Aug 2010

Xplict are Scotland’s prime purveyors of hard drum & bass and they don’t disappoint with their Festival date as they are joined by Shy FX, who helped to transform early hardcore into the drum & bass we know today with tracks such as ‘Jungle…

Villa Join Death Disco for their last summer club night

13 Aug 2010

For their last party of the summer open-minded, leftfield electro party, Death Disco are joined by Belgian DJ trio Villa (aka Fredo, Thang and Seba). Counting Quincy Jones, Giorgio Moroder, Vangelis and Blondie as influences, their own productions are a…