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Hogmanay 2010/2011 clubbing highlights in Edinburgh and Glasgow

The best New Year's Eve club nights in Scotland

15 Dec 2010

Hogmanay is the biggest night of the year in many clubbers’ calendars, and, as usual, crowds in Edinburgh are spoilt for choice. The Official Edinburgh Hogmanay Afterparty (HMV Picture House) will rock to the frenetic live show of electro-house heroes…

Headspin festival date to be its last

DJ Yoda date marks end of 12 years of clubbing

3 Aug 2010

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.

Krash Slaughta guests at one of the last nights of Headspin

14 May 2010

‘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…

Headspin

29 Jul 2009

Always keeping it fresh and funky, the Headspin residents supply a four deck mix of hip hop, funk, electro, house and any other flights of fancy that take their mood keeping the dancefloor rocking at all times. For their festival special they invite…

Tom Middleton

2 Oct 2008

It’s funny how guests at Headspin quickly become regulars, (names like The Psychonauts and DJ Yoda instantly spring to mind). Must be the attention to good music, a top crowd and an open mind. No wonder Tom Middleton feels so at home and is back for…

Headspin

7 Aug 2008

Over the years the guys behind Headspin have built up an enviable reputation on the Edinburgh club scene. Seamlessly mixing the retro with the futuristic on their no-holds-barred four-deck set-up, which splices hip hop, funk, disco, house and other…

DJ Format

14 Feb 2008

Three years since the last album and having apparently denounced hip hop while throwing himself headlong into DJing and re-editing duties you might be surprised to find that DJ Format, aka Southampton-born Brightonian Matt Ford, has been quietly…

Headspin's 10th Birthday

17 Jan 2008

It was the winter of 98, and, inspired by fellow leftfield institution Messenger Sound System, Allan Dunbar and Steve Austen landed themselves a brand new club night at the old Bongo, determined they were going to put on something a little different…

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The latest club news

1 Sep 2006

First up, Solescience wanted to say ‘a huge thanks to all who came down in August despite DJ Heather’s very late cancellation due to the terrorism scare.’ It really was a case of circumstances beyond anyone’s control. However Subculture’s ambassadors…