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Also Published - 5 Crime Thrillers

19 Jun 2008

Terence Strong - President Down Former intelligence officer Phil Mason is called on to hunt down al-Qaeda cells in the UK. Simon & Schuster. Daniel Silva - Moscow Rules Gabriel Allon returns to Russia to find the country awash with oil wealth, while…

Leah Hayes - Funeral of the Heart

Leah Hayes - Funeral of the Heart

(4 stars)19 Jun 2008

SHORT STORIES (Fantagraphics) Welcome to the weird world of Leah Hayes. Where an elderly couple digs mysterious tunnels at night. Where a young male kitchen hand becomes a duck-slaughtering expert when his girlfriend develops an unusual illness. Or…

Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Coldplay - Viva La Vida

(3 stars)19 Jun 2008

COMFORT ROCK (Parlophone) Or Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, to give the ‘Play’s new album its full and entirely unpretentious title. Make no mistake, this is the soundtrack of sitting about the house with Gwyneth and the kids, fretting…

Feels Like Stephen King

Steven Deighan & Terry Cooper - Feels Like Stephen King

(2 stars)19 Jun 2008

HORROR (Steven Deighan Publications) Small press printing of young Edinburgh horror author Steven Deighan's short story adapted to comic format. Telling a morbid tale of the publishing industry as a young writer is approached by a jaded publisher with…

The Presets - Apocalypso

The Presets - Apocalypso

(4 stars)19 Jun 2008

ELECTRO (Modular) ‘When I was young,’ declares the first verse of the very first song on this album, ‘I was a star amongst zeroes’. That’s a good start. With their sophomore record, Sydney’s Presets once again declare themselves as something like the…

Leon Jean Marie - Bent Out of Shape

Leon Jean Marie - Bent Out of Shape

(4 stars)19 Jun 2008

POP (Island Records) This talented Londoner must listen to many an artist in his dreadlocked head to conjure up such interesting pop brilliance. Leon’s inspired opener forecasts the outrageously catchy hooks which lie ahead on his daring, eclectic…

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

19 Jun 2008

Established in 2005, the Agatha Christie Theatre Company has exclusive rights to the Queen of Crime’s back catalogue and has staged a number of touring productions, providing work for familiar actors off the telly and established directors. And Then…

Freshly squeezed - support for Edwyn Collins

19 Jun 2008

The great and good of the music glitterati have come out in force to support former Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins' new single, Home Again, which hits the shelves on Monday 23 June. Franz Ferdinand, Jarvis Cocker, Bernard Butler, Graham Coxon and…

Iglomat

Iglomat - Iglomat

(4 stars)19 Jun 2008

ELECTRONICA/POST-ROCK (KFM) Edinburgh-based laptop whiz David Jack has made three albums of atmospheric electronica on his own already, but spearheading this debut from a transatlantic four-way collaboration, he adds a more organic post-rocking vibe…

Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow

19 Jun 2008

Perhaps not the chart force she was back in 1994 with ‘All I Wanna Do’, but Sheryl Crow has grown, and now provides a more mature and considered take on American pop with a heavy country slant. Not surprising that her music has grown in scope and pathos…

Milton Jackson

Milton Jackson

19 Jun 2008

It’s always nice to big up some serious homegrown talent, and Stereotype will be doing just that for Glaswegian Milton Jackson, who is currently making all the right noises in the world of house. Counting Nic Fanciulli, James Zabiela and the inimitable…

Moazzam Begg

Edinburgh World Justice Festival

19 Jun 2008

An excellent programme of events about global justice this year, with a firm focus on how the ‘ordinary’ Scottish resident can do their bit to help create a fairer world. Highlights include an Alternative Olympics, part family sports day, part…

Glasgow Mela

Glasgow Mela

19 Jun 2008

Huge outdoor festival based on the traditions of the south-east Asian sub-continent. The Mela showcases a mix of international musical cultures — everything from Bhangra to Russian folk, with a cheeky wee stop off in reggae; acts include Sukshinder…

Terry Hall

Terry Hall

19 Jun 2008

The Glasgow International Jazz Festival secures the talents of none other than Specials main man Terry Hall for a guest slot at Sunday Service. Surprisingly, this is Hall’s first ever DJing set in Scotland (his ex-band mate Jerry Dammers has appeared on…

Chris Bradley

Chris Bradley

19 Jun 2008

Expect a subtle mix of alternative rock and classical elements as Chris Bradley launches his new album Voices in his native Edinburgh. He started as a child singing with the prestigious St Mary’s Cathedral Choir, then joined a jazz band before finally…

The Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland awards announced

19 Jun 2008

The Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland concluded last week with Best Production, Director and Performance (male) going to the NTS/Dundee Rep production of Peer Gynt; Best Performance (female) went to Amy Manson for the Lyceum's Six Characters in…

Tomasz Stanko’s Nordic Quartet

Tomasz Stanko’s Nordic Quartet

19 Jun 2008

Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko has been a leading light in the European jazz scene for over three decades and continues to develop his own distinctive take on a European jazz aesthetic, accompanied by a young band that includes sensational Swedish…

Polar Bear

Polar Bear

19 Jun 2008

Aberdonian drummer Sebastian Rochford and saxophonist Pete Wareham have stormed Glasgow with Acoustic Ladyland, and now bring this rather different take on jazz-meets-punk-meets-electronics fusion to the city for the first time, with Mark Lockheart…

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