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Ozzy Osbourne - Scream

Ozzy Osbourne - Scream

(2 stars)1 Jun 2010

Rock/ Metal Ozzy Osbourne Scream (Columbia) ‘I’m a rock star,’ growls Ozzy at the start of this, his tenth solo album. Well, not really, Ozzy, you’re primarily a global reality television celebrity, something you’re actually better at these days.

Chez Roux, Elià and Los Cardos amongst recent Glasgow and Edinburgh restaurant openings

Chez Roux, Elià and Los Cardos amongst recent Glasgow and Edinburgh restaurant openings

1 Jun 2010

OTHER RECENT OPENINGS Independent write-ups on all the restaurants worth knowing about in Edinburgh and Glasgow are available on our online Eating & Drinking Guide at list.co.uk/food-and-drink. Prices shown are for an average two-course meal for…

Edinburgh's Six of the Best

Edinburgh's Six of the Best

1 Jun 2010

Porto & Fi 47 Newhaven Mainstreet, 0131 551 1900 In the mornings and mid-afternoon, this Newhaven eatery is a bustling café, serving a range of breakfast options, coffees and cakes to tourists and regulars attracted by the light, airy space…

Stan Tracey

Stan Tracey

1 Jun 2010

Back in 1997, the Glasgow Jazz Festival staged a special concert celebrating Stan Tracey’s 70th birthday. We wondered then how much longer the pianist would continue to perform. The answer is that he is beginning to look indestructible. Regularly…

Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

1 Jun 2010

Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra have performed in Edinburgh a couple of times, but this closing night concert will be the Glasgow debut for the celebrated New York-based big band. They take their name from their base of…

Profile: Planetary Assault Systems

Profile: Planetary Assault Systems

1 Jun 2010

Name: Planetary Assault Systems Real name: Luke Slater Occupation: DJ and producer Luke Slater has been part of the electronic music scene since the late 80s, releasing records on labels including Peacefrog and Novamute. In 1995 Soma…

Dan Sartain

Dan Sartain

(3 stars)1 Jun 2010

Dan Sartain bounds onto the stage, guitar in hand, to whoops of delight from a mostly male crowd. He is not the kind of guy you bring home to mom – which is why all guys want to be him – he’s more like the one upon whom your mum secretly harbours a…

Nat Birchall - Guiding Spirit

Nat Birchall - Guiding Spirit

(3 stars)1 Jun 2010

(Gondwana) Nat Birchall is a saxophonist from the Manchester area, deeply in thrall to the example of John Coltrane, and especially Coltrane’s strongly modal 60s music. Even his tune titles carry a distinctly Trane echo, but it would be wrong to mark…

James Morton's Porkchop - Don’t You Worry ‘Bout That

James Morton's Porkchop - Don’t You Worry ‘Bout That

(3 stars)1 Jun 2010

(Fresh Ground Records) Bristol alto saxophonist James Morton has worked regularly with Pee Wee Ellis (of James Brown fame), and clearly soaked up the American saxophonist’s soul-jazz-funk ethos. The dance-floor friendly grooves and soulful licks draw…

We Are Scientists - Barbara

We Are Scientists - Barbara

(2 stars)1 Jun 2010

(Masterswan) Scientists are often not the most exciting of people, and on this showing, We Are Scientists live up to their name. When not playing music however, they’re hugely entertaining and endearing, but ‘Barbara’ fails to find their much…

Various - The Essential Guide To South Africa

Various - The Essential Guide To South Africa

(3 stars)1 Jun 2010

(Union Square) Time for a rich South African soundscape to celebrate World Cup time. Many will recognise the deep harmonies of Ladysmith Black Mambazo from baked beans ads if not from Paul Simon’s Graceland. This exuberant panorama also stretches…

Luísa Maita - Lero Lero

Luísa Maita - Lero Lero

(4 stars)1 Jun 2010

(Cumbancha) São Paolo singer Luísa Maita can do fresh and fragile as with ‘Aí Ven Ele’ (There He Comes), Brazilian north-eastern zippy with ‘Fulaninha’ (What’s Her Name), funky upbeat with ‘Lero Lero’ (Hey, What’s Up) and modern bossa with…

Lisa O Piu - Behind the Bend

Lisa O Piu - Behind the Bend

(3 stars)1 Jun 2010

(Subliminal Sounds) Swedish folk sorceress Lisa Isaksson first made our acquaintance via quality Scottish micro-imprint Autumn Ferment, who released her single, ‘Whisperers, Wavers...’ in 2008. Since then she’s released a lovely debut album…

Pernice Brothers - Goodbye, Killer

Pernice Brothers - Goodbye, Killer

(3 stars)1 Jun 2010

(One Little Indian) There’s a lot to like about this sixth album from the veteran Massachusetts indie outfit, but somehow it never quite coheres into a standout record. The mood is generally strummy, melancholic and mature, somewhere between the…

Blitzen Trapper - Destroyer of the Void

Blitzen Trapper - Destroyer of the Void

(4 stars)1 Jun 2010

Alt. country/ rock Blitzen Trapper Destroyer of the Void (Sub Pop) Portland rock-classicists Blitzen Trapper are all about the big stuff on their fifth long-player: ‘Love and Hate’, ‘Heaven and Earth’, hurricanes, dragons and stars all play their…

Robyn - Body Talk Pt 1

Robyn - Body Talk Pt 1

(4 stars)1 Jun 2010

Glorious pop android Robyn has two modes: LOVE ME and FUCK YOU, and they are both wonderful. Body Talk Pt 1, which features Diplo and Royksopp, is the follow-up to the Swedish icon’s 2007 self-titled album, and the first of three long-players due this…

Susie Hug - Tucson Moonshine

Susie Hug - Tucson Moonshine

(4 stars)1 Jun 2010

(Vacilando ‘68) Having collaborated on previous ‘solo’ projects with, variously, Fatima Mansions, The Blue Aeroplanes and Travis, the former Katydids frontwoman has now flown across the Atlantic to team up with south-western alt.country outfit…

Music festivals 2010: Festival profiles

Music festivals 2010: Festival profiles

28 May 2010

Big or small, loud or quiet, dry or muddy – we love festivals whatever their size, sound or likelihood to leave you soaking wet. Over the next 20 pages we'll give you the lowdown on every major fest hitting Scotland this summer, and information on a few…

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