Clubs

The Big Groove

20 Sep 2007

The team that brought us The Wee Chill joins forces with Bacardi for this massive party that should rock Byblos to its foundations, taking in hip hop, scratching, live acts, deep house and monster breaks. It’s an equally impressive line up featuring…

King Kong Crew

20 Sep 2007

It’s always a hotbed of jazz sounds, funk and rare groove down at Fish Fry and this week is just one of many highlights as they welcome the King Kong Crew for a live show. Mixing up urban soul, seriously deep grooves with a funky psychedelic edge, this…

The Sub Club's 20th birthday

10 Sep 2007

Interviewees: Co-directors Mike Grieve and Paul Crawford, Keith McIvor AKA Twitch (resident at Optimo), Jonnie Wilkes (Optimo), Harri (Subculture) and Dave Clarke (Slam Events) What sets the Sub Club apart from other venues? Dave Clarke: It has…

Justice Interview

The French revolution

6 Sep 2007

More than just the latest duo to traverse the English channel to blow our minds, David Pollock reckons Justice are at the vanguard of a new musical movement

Jimmy Van M

Techno/House clubbing

6 Sep 2007

The DJ known only as Jimmy Van M is a man with a nomadic history. Born in Belgium and currently based in Barcelona, he first made his name as a DJ in Florida, after his family moved to the Sunshine State when he was ten years old. ‘A friend of mine…

Profile: Scream Club

6 Sep 2007

Occupation Hip hop, glam rock, queer girl band. What’s the skinny? Scream Club are two very sexy lady rappers by the names of Cindy Wonderful and Sarah Adorable from Olympia, Washington who are making their Scottish debut at Utter Gutter this…

Bumpin' & Stompin'

6 Sep 2007

Northern soul events may no longer go on all night but the scene is still alive and well in Scotland, and September welcomes the return of long-standing soul-a-thon Bumpin’ & Stompin’. Run by soul-boy duo Jolly and Shaz the club set out as a humble…

Hitlist - The Best Dancefloor Action

6 Sep 2007

Damaged Goods Sleazys are putting on some stellar club nights in the coming months. This offering from David Sinclair (Killer Kitsch), David Barbarossa (Optimo) and Some Young Pedro's Mark Donaldson looks like a right old knees up. Punk to reggae to NY…

Bonus points

23 Aug 2007

The Unknown Pleasures Tent Kicking off the fun in the Manicured Noise Field on Friday will be Glaswegian dubsters and reggae-ska lovers, Mungo’s Hi-Fi. Their party mix of mellow, feelgood beats has already gone down a storm at the Knockengorroch…

Screwloose

23 Aug 2007

New kid on the electro block Screwloose makes its debut at the Arches this fortnight with a solid roster of interesting musical guests to get your teeth into. Even if it seems that every club in both Scottish cities has the ‘electro’ genre in its revue…

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23 Aug 2007

Happy Mondays’ Aftershow Keep the Madchester vibes flowing as Shaun and Bez descend on Studio 24 for a DJ set. Studio 24, Edinburgh, Fri 24 Aug. Relentless The darling of the great Tresor imprint, UK techno purveyor James Ruskin is in town to…

Stereotype Live

23 Aug 2007

Just when you thought it was safe to kick back for a traditionally sleepy September in Edinburgh along comes Stereotype Live with its one-long-night bash that promises to fuse live electronic performance and rare DJ sets in one last Festival blow out.

The Beat Club

23 Aug 2007

Residents So far Pinup Nights are confirmed to launch this new venue. Guests We are promised top quality bands and DJs from the get go. Music policy Varied and eclectic. What they say ‘In these days of large, homogeneous, soulless operations…

Xplicit

Drum & bass

23 Aug 2007

By the end of August the residents of Edinburgh will have endured almost a month of living and working in the midst of the International Festival. Those embracing the mayhem have been out and about soaking up the atmosphere and ensuring the 5am licenses…

Tim Deluxe

O lucky man

16 Aug 2007

‘Diversion is all about good music at good prices, and getting down to some seriously good tuneage in a proper party atmosphere. We state our music policy as “dirty house and twisted electro”, but we’re not afraid to try something new or a bit…

Hitlist - The Best Festival Clubs

16 Aug 2007

Climax Cracking double bill of live local techno with Stephen Brown and the Wee DJs. Jackhammer Quality techno to keeping things moving as Ben Sims takes on the Surgeon for a three hour set of punishing acid grooves and harsh electronic beats. Bass…

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16 Aug 2007

• Club Olum Glasgow’s finest techno band Dirty Hospital cause mayhem this week. Bar Bloc, Glasgow, Thu 16 Aug. • Death Disco This month the deathly disco welcomes the trash-tastic Kissy Sell Out. Dance smash ‘Her’ caused grown DJs to fight like cat…

5 Questions - Club Noir

16 Aug 2007

If you want decadent glamour, Club Noir is the ultimate burlesque experience. Promoter/performer Tina Warren spills a few secrets

Ivan Smagghe

9 Aug 2007

Ivan Smagghe has a pretty impressive CV. Along with Mark Colin he formed Volga Select who released records on über fashionable French imprint Kitsune, 20:20 Vision and Output as well as being responsible for the Tigersushi compilation So Young But So…

Hitlist - The Best Festival Clubs

9 Aug 2007

The esteemed Headspin crew are joined by a true pioneer of drum & bass, Marc Mac (4hero, pictured), for a night of D&B, neo soul, nu jazz and breakbeat. The Bongo Club, 558 7604, Sat 11 Aug, 11pm–5am, £10.

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9 Aug 2007

• Baby Go Boom Taking laughter and dancing just one step further. Basically, it’s a comedy show with Scott Agnew and Hugh Reed & the Velvet Underpants telling the jokes followed by a disco to keep you moving. Genius. The Woodside Social Club, Glasgow…

5 Questions - Fast

9 Aug 2007

Raucous punk club Fast has secured the talents of Michael Dracula and Fake Fang (pictured) for a live double bill of fearsome live acts.

Urban Cowboys

The Optimo Barn Dance

1 Aug 2007

If you have been lucky enough to enjoy one of your favourite club nights’ boat parties over the summer, you will already know how good it feels to dance to your favourite tunes in the open air. Optimo may have exhausted their supply of boats but, worry…

Hitlist - Festival Clubs

1 Aug 2007

I Fly Spitfires More indie malarkey as I Fly... team up with T on the Fringe to bring you the punk folk/rock of Make Model (live). Dogtooth The electro punk funk party has been on hiatus since May but hits the ground running here with a live set of…

5 Questions - Vaudeville Cabaret Club & One O’Clock Gun

1 Aug 2007

We chat to Judith Riddle, press officer at the Vaudeville Cabaret Club, a night of eclectic exotica and risqué entertainment hosted by the ever so suave Dusty Limits (pictured). Every night at 1am it morphs into the One O’Clock Gun club, a showcase of…

Tokyoblu

1 Aug 2007

Tokyoblu is more than just a club night. It’s not just about DJ skills (which it has in abundance), it’s an all encompassing, jazzed up, funked out, discotastic house experience featuring a full-on eight-piece band every month.

Flying Duck

16 Jul 2007

Kitchen clubbing Sandra Marron checks out yet another quality independent club venue, as the Flying Duck opens for business in Glasgow The Flying Duck is the type of club you will be hard pushed to find anywhere else in our fair city.

Erick Morillo

Profile

16 Jul 2007

PROFILE Name: Erick Morillo Occupation: New York-based polymath of popular house styles; DJ; producer; label owner; allegedly one of the world’s top five (highest-paid) DJs. Background: Born in New York and raised in New Jersey…

Deathkill4000

16 Jul 2007

ELECTRO POP DEATHKILL4000 The Loft, Glasgow, Sat 28 Jul After settling in nicely to their new home at The Loft, Deathkill4000 are gearing up for the third visit of their beloved kindred spirit Smatka - a lady who could easily be the…

Departure Lounge

16 Jul 2007

JAZZ/HOUSE/DRUM & BASS/LATIN/GLOBAL DEPARTURE LOUNGE The Caves, Edinburgh, Fri 20 Jul (Image: DJ Junior) Too many clubs assume one style of music will keep you entertained. Fair enough if you crave a night of heads-down techno or…

Sugarbeat in the Gardens

2 Jul 2007

HOUSE/BREAKS (Image: Utah Saints) When SugarBeat started in Leeds in 2000, it wasn’t intended as any sort of major new career move for the sometime Utah Saints partnership of Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt. The duo, who were described as ‘the first…

The Basement

2 Jul 2007

TECHNO/HOUSE Organic clubbing is alive and well in the form of the Basement, a night dedicated to house, electro and techno at the Soundhaus. The event literally started in a basement in the Southside of Glasgow and has grown into a club night to be…

Profile - Switch

18 Jun 2007

Name Switch Occupation DJ/Producer/Remixer What’s his sound like? Well he’s a hip hop lover with a taste for all things house and electro. His DJ sets take in every genre under the sun with a nod to soul, funk and hip hop with some good old…

Slam Album Launch

18 Jun 2007

Electronica Slam launch their fourth studio album, Human Response at the Arches this month. A melodic twist on their favoured techno style, it takes the listener on a hypnotic journey starting with the haunting electronica stirrings of Subject…

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18 Jun 2007

Kinky Afro The godfather of micro house and man behind From Disco to Disco, Justus Köhncke is this month’s guest of choice. Sublime. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 29 Jun. Pressure: Slam Album Launch Party The new album showcases Slam’s talents perfectly.

The Regal Social Club

4 Jun 2007

If you are tired of all the identikit nightclubs operating in our fair cities, the overly flashy lights, the burly surly doormen, the cattle mart ethos and standard music policy that operates throughout, then you probably think you are too old to be out…

Shhh

21 May 2007

Ladies and gentlefolk, there are mysterious musical goings on afoot. In a place known only as Marvello HQ, Sonny Marvello and his band are creating an outlet for Glasgow talent at a semi-secret clubnight called Shhh. We say semi-secret as we now know it…

Wee Chill

21 May 2007

FESTIVAL (Picture: Masters At Work) Celebrating its fifth year on the festival circuit, the central belt’s own Wee Chill has this year moved to the fabulous Glasgow Science Centre, boasting a greater capacity and bigger guests. The change of venue…

Ultragroove

21 May 2007

HOUSE (Picture: Dennis Ferrer) It says a lot for Ultragroove that it was one of the only club nights to survive the cull when Cabaret Voltaire was bought over two years ago, the petite basement venue now ranking as possibly the best in Edinburgh.

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21 May 2007

FC Kahuna The remix royalty take their spinning talents to Glasgow for a night of dance fuelled mayhem. Karbon, Glasgow, Fri 25 May. Kinky Afro A DC Recordings label showcase is always going to be a winner, especially when label boss J Saul Kane aka…

Vegas

7 May 2007

Voodoo lounge

Liquid Room

7 May 2007

Liquid gold

MNX Recordings

7 May 2007

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Greenskeepers

7 May 2007

FUNK HOUSE

The Edinburgh Boat Party

7 May 2007

HOUSE

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7 May 2007

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James Chance

The contortionist

23 Apr 2007

James Chance is coming to Scotland for the first time in his career this fortnight. Like one of his alter ego namesakes, it might as well be the second coming of Jesus. Post-punk’s messiah, James Chance, of Contortions infamy, aka James White (& The…

Profile - Kenny Dixon Jr

Profile

23 Apr 2007

Name Kenny Dixon Jr Occupation Modern-day torch-bearer for the Detroit techno sound, and indefatigable producer, label boss, alias collector and live DJ. Where might I have heard of him? If his given name doesn’t ring any bells, his arguably…

Spektrum

Dfrnt Trouble at The Caves, Edinburgh, Fri 27 Apr;

23 Apr 2007

PUNK FUNK Where London quartet Spektrum initially capitalised to good effect on the nascent punk-funk movement that American contemporaries like The Rapture, Radio 4 and the nascent LCD Soundsystem were developing, their new album Fun At The Gymkhana…

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23 Apr 2007

Pete Rock and Marley Marl Late change to the bill as DJ Premier drops out of Triptych with Pete Rock stepping in to fill the void. Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow, Thu 26 Apr; Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Fri 27 Apr.

Sister Carol and Sister Nancy

Mungo’s Hi-Fi at Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, F

23 Apr 2007

REGGAE/DANCEHALL (Sister Carol, top; Sister Nancy, bottom) Sister Carol and Sister Nancy, two of reggae’s most revered and prolific artists make their Scottish debut at Triptych courtesy of Mungo’s Hi Fi and Messenger Soundsystem. Jamaican-born…

Silicon Scally

Scallywag

9 Apr 2007

Carl Finlow aka Random Factor aka Silicon Scally has worked with all the greats in electronic music. In fact, he is one of the greats himself. Along with Ralph Lawson he was responsible for the highly revered 2020Vision remixes; he’s worked with some of…

Tom Middleton

Headspin at The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Sat 21 Apr

9 Apr 2007

HOUSE/ECLECTIC To read Tom Middleton’s wilfully genre-dropping biography is to understand how much he makes a feature of his eclectic nature. Growing up as a surfing and street sports enthusiast who loved The Police and Prince in Cornwall, the…

Big Toe’s Hi-fi Meets...

Big Toe’s Hi-fi Meets Messenger Soundsystem

9 Apr 2007

REGGAE Following the soundsystem summit this time last year between Wee Red Bar residents Big Toe’s Hi-Fi and leading Glasgow practitioners Mungo’s, this spring sees the Big Toe folks invite Messenger Soundsystem, Edinburgh’s other big reggae club…

Profile - Edbanger Records

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9 Apr 2007

Name Edbanger Records Occupation Probably the coolest electronic record label in the world. Can you back this up? If it’s credentials you’re looking for then, it’s run by Pedro Winter aka Busy P and he counts acts like Justice, Uffie & Feadz…

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9 Apr 2007

Amnezia The king of hardcore, Lenny Dee (Industrial Strength, pictured), is on the decks to make your ears bleed and your brain spasm. The hardest, nastiest beats known to man or beast. Grrrr. Studio 24, Edinburgh, Fri 13 Apr.

Sub Club

Club Class

27 Mar 2007

Optimo and Subculture sprang up in the Sub Club’s hallowed basement space and Slam first made their mark there with their legendary Atlantis night. It can’t be coincidence that three of the most important clubs in the country all evolved in one space.

El Rancho Relaxo

Yeeee ha!

26 Mar 2007

Country music lyrics are probably the saddest, most heartfelt, beautiful and humorous ever written. If you don’t believe me, then go listen to ‘Jolene’ by Dolly Parton (or The White Stripes’ version if you prefer). Where else in music would you find a…

Green Velvet

Pressure, The Arches, Glasgow, Fri 30 Mar; UFreak,

26 Mar 2007

TECHNO/ELECTRO He is the experimental post-Chicago house producer and relentless dance floor mugger behind such inventive, infectious and downright dirty sermonic bombs as ‘Flash’, ‘Answer Machine’ and ‘La La Land.’ The original electro-punk Curtis…

All Tore Up

Blackfriars, Glasgow, Sat 7 Apr

26 Mar 2007

ROCK’N’ROLL/ROCKABILLY Rock’n’roll is alive and well, and, thanks to All Tore Up, the Glasgow side of things is finally holding its own. All Tore Up is the only night dedicated solely to all things rock’n’roll and rockabilly on the West coast and…

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26 Mar 2007

Ivy Weekender Weekend special, care of clubs Mini Biz and Ooft, bringing you a taste of the underground with rising wobbler Hint and floor-filler Buckley. The Ivy, Glasgow, Fri 30 & Sat 31 Mar.

Profile - Jahtari

Profile

26 Mar 2007

Name Jahtari Occupation Online German netlabel, and growing concern on the touring circuit. Sounds like All the dancehall dub sounds we know and love. Which isn’t bad going, considering it’s all - for want of a better word - ‘artificial’.

CJ Bolland

Wild horses

12 Mar 2007

CJ Bolland is a very busy man. DJing, collaborating, remixing and even recently turning his hand to screenwriting. The Yorkshire-born, Belgium-based lad is a one man creative machine who shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Bolland started his…

Obscene Fifth Birthday

Ego, Edinburgh, Fri 23 Mar

12 Mar 2007

DRUM & BASS Although Obscene hasn’t had much luck with venues since opening five years ago in Edinburgh, it is still going strong as a showcase for the best new and local D&B talent and is an essential flipside to the big-name guests who are a staple…

Timo Maas

Motel at Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, Sat 17 Mar

12 Mar 2007

TRANCE/HOUSE ‘I’m having the best time ever as a DJ from a personal point of view. I can play what I love and the people go crazy, what more can you want?’ Timo Maas is one happy bunny and remains fully aware that he’s still living the dream after…

Introducing . . .

The best new nights in town, this month: Club Anti

12 Mar 2007

Residents John Goucher, Craig Harper and Sean Clinton.

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12 Mar 2007

Access Luke Slater showcases his considerable grasp on the electronic form, running through the best in techno and electro with a few leftfield asides. Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Fri 16 Mar.

Zeus

Mariners, Edinburgh, Sat 10 Mar

28 Feb 2007

CLUB NIGHT While some clubs wind down due to changing tastes, and others change venue in an attempt to rejuvenate, one Edinburgh club is expanding its remit, with a new night aimed at the boys. Velvet, based at Mariners (a classy banqueting…

Venue Closure: The Riverside Club

THE RIVERSIDE CLUB

27 Feb 2007

VENUE CLOSURE The Riverside Club may be a big old ceilidh hall on the south of the Clyde that has doubled as a club venue for the past decade. But it has become one of the best leftfield venues in Glasgow, home for many years to nights like Goodfoot…

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27 Feb 2007

The best new nights in town, this month Purple Sneaker Residents Mehdi & Anima and Jamie Young Guests Saturday 3 March marks their official launch party with Brendan Long (Bugged Out!, pictured) and live sets from Baby Bones and Electric…

Luvely

27 Feb 2007

We all love Luvely and now the bangin’ house night reaches the grand age of 11 years young, which is the best excuse for a party we’ve heard in years. As famed for their theme nights as their dirty, funky house, it’s time to dig deep in the dressing up…

Salon Boris

27 Feb 2007

Hailing from Russia by way of Glasgow, icy electro types Salon Boris are resident at this night of electronica Expect cutting edge sounds, new wave electro with a raw punk heart and throbbing dancefloor beats (check out their album I am the Drug for…

ACME Workers Club

THE SOCIAL ALTERNATIVE

26 Feb 2007

When ‘social directors’ Auntie Joan and Uncle David decided to create a regular event that put fun to the fore and would be easy on the pocket they eventually settled on an after work happening that reflected the humble appeal of the long forgotten…

Goldie

Classic Grand, Glasgow, Fri 2 Mar; Studio 24, Edin

26 Feb 2007

DRUM & BASS Just maybe, if Goldie keeps his head down for long enough, we’ll come to forget that he was binned early on from a series of Celebrity Big Brother and no doubt coined it in as ‘gangster of the moment’ in EastEnders for a while. Perhaps…

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26 Feb 2007

Acid Prolapse Monox and Numbers team up for a full-on acid assault.

Cabaret Voltaire's second birthday

Come to the cabaret

12 Feb 2007

Regardless of musical tastes, most people will be able to find a great night out in Edinburgh if they pick the right club on the right evening. Unlike anywhere else in the city, however, turning up on just about any night at Cabaret Voltaire is likely…

Word Up - club news

Word Up

12 Feb 2007

Red Vodka Bar in Edinburgh’s Cowgate is to be taken over by Sarah David (Cabaret Voltaire) and Michael McGuigan. Not only are the pair promising a new DJ line-up seven days a week, they are to become an official partner with (RED), the organisation set…

Musika

12 Feb 2007

THE BEST NEW NIGHTS IN TOWN This month: Residents Derek Martin and a rotating roster of local house heads including Gav Grant, Warner Powers and Dean Newton. Guests Toolroom Knights World Tour with Mark Knight and Martijn Ten Velden for the…

Ivy Weekender, The

The Ivy Weekender

12 Feb 2007

HOUSE/DANCEHALL/BREAKS A new intimate clubbing space is set to open its doors at the end of February in Glasgow. The Ivy has been born out of the ashes of the Old Repertoire bar on North Street next to the famous Michell Library and with the help of…

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12 Feb 2007

Souled Out The Opal Lounge host two quality guests in the guise of hip hop master Qool DJ Marv (Thu 15 Feb) and Good Times architect, Norman Jay MBE (Thu 1 Mar). Opal Lounge, Edinburgh, Thu 1 Feb & 1 Mar.

Annie Mac

Mixed Bizness at The Sub Club, Thu 22 Feb

12 Feb 2007

ELECTRONICA According to promoter/DJ Ben Coghill (Mixed Bizness), ‘Annie Mac is the first person in a long time that I have heard on national radio that has made me ‘shoosh’ those in the room. She strikes a perfect balance between pushing exciting…

Sophistifunk

12 Feb 2007

John Hutchinson (Tokyoblu) has been in charge at Sophistifunk over the last three years. A party week in week out with its mix of funky house, disco, electro, accessible remixes and mash-ups. However on Saturday 17 February they up the glamour and glitz…

Spirit Catcher

12 Feb 2007

Belgian duo Jean Vanesse and Thomas Sohet (AKA Spirit Catcher) are putting in a live set at Subculture this fortnight. Vanesse grew up in a world of music, as his father was a sound engineer, moving to electronic production in his early teens, while…

David Diamante at Club Noir

Diamond geezer

29 Jan 2007

David Diamante is to modern British burlesque what Charlie Chaplin was to comedy - its Godfather, its energy and its salesman, but definitely not in a pushy double-glazing type way. The ‘product’ speaks for itself: ‘glamour’ is priceless and affordable…

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Word Up

29 Jan 2007

There are some interesting developments afoot in Glasgow clubland as CPL are putting Cube and the Tunnel up for sale. ‘What we do best is cater to the rock and student market,’ explained CPL Managing Director, Donald MacLeod, ‘so we will be…

Xplicit

29 Jan 2007

DRUM & BASS By the age of two most of us were doing well. We could walk, run, talk and generally fend for ourselves. Xplicit, however, have surpassed us all. In their short existence they have become the country’s biggest drum & bass night with…

Kaput!

This month: Kaput!

29 Jan 2007

INTRODUCING... Residents Colin (AKA Kid Twist) Duncan from Dananananaykroyd and Tom of 50pbadges.com. Guests Regular live guests from the Scottish music scene and beyond will be a feature. Music policy 50s rockabilly, rock’n’roll, 60s French…

Indigitous

Studio 24, Edinburgh, Fri 2 Feb

29 Jan 2007

TRANCE Although trance is more of a niche market these days, in contrast to its Goan heyday in the mid-90s, there’s still a dedicated audience for it out there. Those who live in Edinburgh will have been disappointed of late, however, because the…

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29 Jan 2007

Club NME The indie club finds a new home featuring a variety of live acts including Pop Levi (1 Feb), Ratatat (8 Feb) and Jakobinarina and The Whip (15 Feb). The Arches, Glasgow, weekly Thu.

Aquasky

29 Jan 2007

Three-headed breaks machine Dave Wallace, Kieron Bailey and Brent Newitt (better know as Aquasky) join Bass Syndicate this month. Originally releasing on Moving Shadow they now run their own label, Passenger, and sister label, 777, specialising in heavy…

The Ministry of Burlesque

Preview

29 Jan 2007

More and more burlesque nights are setting their sights on Scotland. This fortnight, Ministry of Burlesque return with their ‘High Tease’, a mix of saucy cabaret and tongue in cheek striptease featuring the rather wonderful Kittie Klaw (pictured), Dusty…

Robert Hood at Pressure

Southern discomfort

12 Jan 2007

Starting off their own personal clubbing years with one of those metaphorical bangs we do all so enjoy, Pressure have coaxed a customarily splendid line-up together for their January event. It’s a classy roster, with Dave Clarke headlining, regulars…

Marcia Blaine School for Girls

Kinky Afro at the Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 26 Jan

12 Jan 2007

ELECTRONICA Glasgow’s electronic trio Marcia Blaine School for Girls (yes, the name is based on the fictional educational establishment of the 1960s novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) are gearing up to launch their new album Halfway into the Woods…

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12 Jan 2007

Chew the Fat Do yourself two favours: firstly, go buy Fabric Live 30 courtesy of Stanton Warriors, and secondly, go to this night and see them. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 19 Jan.

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Word Up

12 Jan 2007

Some sad news from Mixed Bizness: unfortunately Kid Koala has had to postpone his tour until further notice, so for now the 4 February date at The Arches has been cancelled. More news as we get it.

Departure Lounge

The Caves, Edinburgh, Fri 26 Jan

9 Jan 2007

Despite being more than capable of aligning a cosmic jam with their resident DJs Astroboy, Mr Zimbabwe and percussionist Cammy, Departure Lounge have in three and a half years brought a boggling array of backward looking and forward thinking guests from…

DJ Craze

PROFILE

9 Jan 2007

Name DJ Craze Occupation master turntablist, DMC award magnet Why should we have heard of him? Originally from Nicaragua, but now settled in Miami in a continental shift which Tony Montana would be proud of, Arith Delgado (for Craze is he) has…

Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris

9 Jan 2007

Freaked out space disco from Calvin Harris, officially branded ‘one to watch in 2007’. And he kicks the year off in style with a live show at Death Disco alongside the Gucci Soundsystem (Riton and Ben Fat Trucker). Check www.calvinharris.tv and the…

SkinnyMan

SkinnyMan

9 Jan 2007

One of the best MCs the UK has to offer, SkinnyMan is crashing the first Soul Biscuits of the year. And the hip hop night hasn’t just got SM on stage but he’s bringing the Whole Mud Fam with him, featuring among its many attractions his son Little Jiggs…

Preview of the year 2007

2007 is about the future. And about the past. It’

3 Jan 2007

THE FUTURE Cyberspace invaders We may not be flying around in hover cars or wearing spangly all-silver outfits, but thanks to the internet the future has truly arrived. And the revolution will continue apace in 2007, argues Suzanne Black. A…