Issue 560

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The latest club news

28 Sep 2006

It seems like there are loads of new venues opening in Glasgow at the moment with the likes of Karbon, Boho and Firewater. Now the Classic Grand on Jamaica Street is joining the ranks, opening on 13 October with sets from My Latest Novel and The Grim…

Group7 - Group Show

The Pentagon, Glasgow until Fri Nov 3

28 Sep 2006

The Pentagon acts as an alternative to the tradition gallery space, the supposed credibility of the old water flat student set up, and the established artist-run spaces located around King Street. Group7 brings together the work of seven painters, who…

Classical hitlist

The best opera and classical music

28 Sep 2006

Paragon Ensemble: Loony Tunes (pictured) Another first for Paragon as they give the UK premiere of Lyell Cresswell’s Of Whirlwind Underground which depicts Prometheus’ efforts to steal fire from the gods and his resulting punishment at the hands of the…

Hitlist

The best talks, events and sports

28 Sep 2006

James Cracknell & Ben Fogle First across the line in the last Atlantic Rowing Race, the Olympic gold medallist and the outdoorsy TV presenter survive to tell the tale, as part of the GRCH’s Conversation Pieces series. Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Tue…

Artbeat

Gossip, chat and rumour from the gallery floor

28 Sep 2006

The List reported last year that art mogul Anthony d’Offay had been in discussion with art galleries throughout the world, hoping to find a home for his important collection of post-war modern and contemporary art. d’Offay, who was educated in…

John Ostrander & Various

Star Wars: Honour & Duty (Dark Horse)

28 Sep 2006

SCI-FI Given the epic scale of the Star Wars universe, George Lucas has afforded comic book writers an almost endless stream of possibilities for potential spin off publications. The downside to this is, to remain faithful and true to the films, and…

Jamie Delano & David Lloyd

The Territory (Dark Horse)

28 Sep 2006

DARK SCI-FI Repackaged as a hardback on the back of V for Vendetta and the forthcoming Kickback, this flight of fantasy (originally published as a four-part series in 1999) was artist David Lloyd’s first collaboration with writer Jamie Delano since…

John Le Carré

The Mission Song (Hodder & Stoughton)

28 Sep 2006

POLITICAL THRILLER Twenty books into his celebrated career, you don’t pick up a John Le Carré novel without knowing what to expect. Doubtless boosted by the recent cinematic success of The Constant Gardener, his new one has it all: ruminations on the…

Alexander McCall Smith

Dream Angus (Canongate)

28 Sep 2006

MYTHICAL DRAMA The latest in the Canongate myths series, Dream Angus is about the Celtic god of dreams, youth, beauty, and love. Despite being stolen from his gentle water spirit mother by his overbearing, philandering father and palmed off on his…

Paul Jenkins & Paolo Rivera

Mythos: Hulk (Marvel)

28 Sep 2006

SUPERHERO The second in Paul Jenkins’ irregular Mythos series, which retells key events in the history of Marvel’s greatest creations. Here The Hulk gets the revamp treatment, going back to that initial gamma explosion that turned Bruce Banner into…

Kids Go Free

28 Sep 2006

Parents with put-upon purses will welcome Historic Scotland’s October initiative: under-16s are welcome - gratis - to their sites across Scotland, if accompanied by a paying adult. Edinburgh Castle also hosts Ghostfest, noon-4pm all month, where wizards…

Killing Time

28 Sep 2006

A theatrical collaboration between artist Graham Fagan and theatre director Graham Eatough, drawing on a rich seam of seminal modern plays. Time, narrative and agency are split between different media, with figures leaping from screen to stage and back…

Shifting Focus

28 Sep 2006

Ukranian artist Mark Raidpere’s work draws on an earlier career as a fashion photographer, evidenced in the strong colour and shadow contrast, and single-camera shots of his video installation pieces.