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Cavelera Conspiracy - Inflikted

Cavelera Conspiracy - Inflikted

27 Mar 2008

VERY HEAVY METAL (Roadrunner) Brazillian metallers Sepultura are pretty much untouchable in the world of thrash. Their Chaos AD and Roots are classics of the genre. However, frontman Max Cavalera split from the band in 1996, going on to form Soulfly…

Guilty Simpson - Ode to The Ghetto

Guilty Simpson - Ode to The Ghetto

(4 stars)27 Mar 2008

HIP HOP (Stones Throw Records) Byron Simpson aka Guilty Simpson is the real deal. He’s done his time within Detroit’s hip hop scene, mastering his art and waiting for his moment. Ode to the Ghetto is his first full-length project and what you have…

Kick Ass

Mark Millar & John Romita Jr - Kick-Ass No 1

(5 stars)27 Mar 2008

MODERN DAY SUPERHERO (Marvel) It’s certainly not all about the past with Romita Jr as this new collaboration with Mark Millar proves. The two artists’ styles complemented each other so well on Wolverine: Enemy of the State that it’s not surprising…

The Breeders

The Breeders - Mountain Battles

(2 stars)27 Mar 2008

ROCK (4AD) It’s been six years since The Breeders released the raw, loose and intimate Title TK, which makes you wonder what the hell Kim Deal and co have been doing in that time? Maybe she’s been distracted by the Pixies reformation, but Mountain…

Channel U: Vol 2

Various - Channel U: Vol 2

(1 star)27 Mar 2008

GRIME (Gut) The newest, street-level incarnation of London’s underground R&B fixation is widely acknowledged as bassline. Thus the plucky pups at Gut are either lagging behind the pack or mopping up the last smears of grime on this compilation of…

Tigerstyle DJs

Tigerstyle DJs

27 Mar 2008

Local Bhangra-bhoys the Tigerstyle DJs (that’s them, pictured, up there) will be opening their hearts and the doors of the Arches to a whole new generation of musicians as of Tuesday 1 April. Brothers Raj & Pops are well known around Glasgow for their…

The Man Without Fear

Frank Miller & John Romita Jr - Daredevil: The Man Without Fear

(5 stars)27 Mar 2008

SUPERHERO CLASSIC (Marvel) There are plenty of classic titles in John Romita Jr’s back catalogue but nothing beats this 1993 collaboration with Frank Miller. In fact, The Man Without Fear is up there with the best comics of all time. Retelling…

The Breeders

The Breeders

27 Mar 2008

Not many artists can escape the shadow of their former bands, especially a band as influential as The Pixies. But bassist Kim Deal’s Breeders were a fantastic band in their own right and have finally followed up 2002’s understated beauty Title TK with a…

Radioclit

Radioclit

27 Mar 2008

Sugarbeat shake things up once again as they welcome the ghetto sounds of Radioclit who have helped spearhead the Baltimore sound in the UK. Building a loyal and rabid following through their podcasts now tearing down walls across the country, plus…

Scouting for Girls

Scouting for Girls

27 Mar 2008

Part of the new wave of British acts eating up the charts with their infectious take on indie pop, tracks like ‘She’s So Lovely’ and ‘Elvis Ain’t Dead’ are a distinctly jaunty take on the formula, imbued with shrewd lyrics and a knowing smile. And as…

Dave Angel

Dave Angel

27 Mar 2008

A perennial favourite on the UK techno scene, Dave Angel guests at Glasgow’s techno bastion the Soundhaus. ‘Hard, funky techno, that’s the way I’d put it,’ explains Angel of his formidable mixing style. ‘Techno is all about experimenting with music…

Laura McGhee

Laura McGhee

27 Mar 2008

New Scottish singer-songwriter sensation who has already cut her chops providing vocals for Runrig and counts Tom Waits, Jim Lauderdale and Shane McGowan among her fans. Here she performs the Scottish premiere of her own ‘Arbroath Suite’, which traces…

Horrid Henry Day

Horrid Henry Day

27 Mar 2008

The naughtiest boy in children’s fiction has his very own day – 1 April, but Borders is getting in early to capture the weekend crowd. Help celebrate the tomfoolery of Francesca Simon’s most famous character at this fun session of Horrid Henry stories…

Print the Legend: the Myth of the West

Print the Legend: the Myth of the West

27 Mar 2008

An exhibition of work by contemporary artists from the UK and Northern Europe examining our ongoing love affair with the western. The exhibition includes work by Adam Chodzko, Peter Granser, Douglas Gordon, Isaac Julien, Mike Nelson, Cornelia Parker…

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams gallery expands opening hours

27 Mar 2008

Following the success of the Ansel Adams retrospective at Edinburgh’s City Art Centre, the gallery has extended its opening times to meet demand for the show. The Centre was due to re-establish Sunday opening from Sunday 6 April and has now brought…

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter

Daniel Radcliffe smokes 20-a-day

27 Mar 2008

JK Rowling may have just been added to the Forbes Celebrity Billionaires list, but the star of the Harry Potter adaptations is having less luck. Daniel Radcliffe’s co-stars are currently trying to wean him off his 20-a-day cigarette habit…

Have you found love on I Saw You?

27 Mar 2008

Napier journalism postgrad students are looking for List readers who have found – or attempted to find – love through the magazine’s I Saw You section, as part of a blog project on modern love. Those with a story to share should email squareone…

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Cash boost for craftspeople

27 Mar 2008

Craftspeople throughout the UK are being given the chance to compete for a cash boost of £9000 by entering the Balvenie Artisan Awards 2008. Entry is free of charge. See www.thebalvenie.com for full details of categories and how to apply.

Terra Diablo

Terra Diablo launch video competition

27 Mar 2008

Terra Diablo have launched a video competition with a cash prize open to anyone who downloads the Glasgow band’s Deluge Songs album.

Fourtrak records on the hunt for new artists

27 Mar 2008

Fourtrak records has announced that it is on the hunt for brand new artists to add to its roster. The news follows the Scottish label’s first release, from singer-songwriter Iain Petrie.

The Ark offers rehearsal space

27 Mar 2008

The Ark, the new Edinburgh venue at Waterloo Place, is now available for use as a rehearsal space. Rooms for hire start at £7 per hour. Please see www.thearkvenue.com.

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