Issue 660

T in the Park 2010: Running order

7 Jul 2010

If you're heading to Balado this weekend you'll want to see this - the full running order for Scotland's mightiest music festival. Please note that the running order is subject to change, so we'll try to keep it as up to date as possible.

Trash Humpers

2 Jul 2010

Returning Harmony Korine to the downbeat Nashville locations of his 1997 debut feature Gummo, in some ways his new effort, Trash Humpers, has its roots in films like The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity. Like those, Korine wants you to think…

Current trends in tattoo art

7 Jul 2010

And you thought tattoos were an expression of individuality? Celebrity copycat body art is more popular than ever, with images of Rihanna and Cheryl Cole currently the most frequently ripped from the gossip mags and taken to the tattoo…

Horn of Africa - Restaurant review

7 Jul 2010

The Horn of Africa – named, not after the vuvuzela, but Somalia’s coastline – has been set up to provide low-cost, healthy and familiar food to the growing Somali population in Glasgow. There is not yet a menu so you take pot luck and eat what’s…

Five pop songs influenced by world music

7 Jul 2010

Arabic Gorillaz – ‘White Flag’ Damon Albarn has long foraged global sounds – his Chinese opera, his Malian album – but ‘White Flag’ was revelatory. Betwixt cameos from Kano and Bashy blazed the real stars of Plastic Beach: the Lebanese National…

Magic Cinema: Croupier, Smokin’ Aces, House of Games and The Prestige

7 Jul 2010

It’s a kind of magic. The Edinburgh International Magic Festival and Filmhouse have joined forces to present a short season of classic magic movies. The strong, not too obvious quartet is Croupier, Smokin’ Aces, House of Games and The Prestige. Ticket…

The Concert - Melanie Laurent profile

7 Jul 2010

Name Melanie Laurent Born 21 February 1983 Background Born and raised in Paris, Melanie Laurent has Obelix to thank for her acting career. Gerard Depardieu was playing the comic strongman in the movie adaptation when he spotted a…

Planet Jedward - interview

7 Jul 2010

First record you ever bought John: Probably N’Sync. We have all their albums. First time you realised you were famous Edward: When we heard ourselves on the radio. Last time you cried Edward: When I fell on stage during a routine and…

Shit My Dad Says - Justin Halpern

5 Jul 2010

Dads can get a bit crotchety. Dads can occasionally be pretty funny. And sometimes dads can let a little sweary word slip out. You know, when they bang their thumb with the hammer or if someone pulls out in front of them on the road. But there’s…

Vuvuzelas banned from T in the Park

7 Jul 2010

Happy days! Following their rather dubious outing at this year’s World Cup, festival-goers have been told not to take vuvuzelas to T in the Park. Festival heads are concerned that the controversial South African horn will put off the artists. Organisers…

Leaving - Kristin Scott Thomas interview

7 Jul 2010

It’s mid morning in Paris, and amidst the luxurious surroundings of Le Grand Hotel Kristin Scott Thomas has just finished a photo shoot and is politely venting her frustrations. ‘I just get so fed up with seeing the same things written about me,…

Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse - Dark Night of the Soul

7 Jul 2010

(EMI) The recent suicide of Mark Linkous, aka. Sparklehorse imbues this posthumous release with oppressive waves of melancholy, but this often-inspired record – heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure – rises above such considerations to stand…

British Film Institute Akira Kurosawa Centenary

7 Jul 2010

This very impressive British Film Institute touring programme finally reaches the west. Among the many highlights are a new digital restoration of Rashomon plus rare outings for his 1948 gangster flick Drunken Angel and his 1952 dissection of class and…

Predators

7 Jul 2010

(15) 106min Half decent return to B-Movie form for Predator franchise in which a group of elite warriors are hunted by members of the merciless alien race. The above average cast (Adrien Brody, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo and Topher Grace) and knowing…

Billy Connolly statue set for Glasgow's former shipyards

5 Jul 2010

The Big Yin is to be immortalised as part of a new sculpture in one of Glasgow’s new housing developments, in Anderston. Billy Connolly will be recreated as a steel structure following a commission by housing charity, Sanctuary Scotland. Artist Andy…

Daniel Sloss plays Edinburgh date

5 Jul 2010

In this slot last issue, we featured a man (Mike Wozniak by name) who couldn’t make up his kind whether he wanted to show off his thick moustache or not. This time around we go for a chap who may not even have started shaving. Still, he’s got a BBC3…

Dutch Landscapes

Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sun 9 Jan

2 Jul 2010

The cool, spacious interior of the Queen’s Gallery is an apt accompaniment to the moody tones and airy landscapes of these Dutch masters of the art of landscape painting. The exhibition brings together 42 works from painters including Jacob van Ruisdael…

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

2 Jul 2010

A mere eight months after the previous installment hit cinemas, Eclipse, the third episode in the teenage Twilight franchise, continues the series’ tradition of breathless, toothless romance. After a spate of killings in Seattle, Bella (Kristen…

Must I Paint You a Picture?

Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, until Fri 16 Jul

2 Jul 2010

A members group show is typically a disparate affair. The annual Transmission exhibition, where members are given the opportunity to include a work of any size or medium, is a true Salon-style exposé, covering the walls from top to bottom and spilling…

King Lear

Botanic Gardens, Glasgow, until Sat 10 Jul

2 Jul 2010

As is so often the case with outdoor performances, an audience’s ultimate enjoyment of this first show in Bard in the Botanics’ 2010 season might be more a matter of projection than performance. While some of the parts require – and are afforded – a…

Newt - NeWt 2 feat. Silke Eberhard

2 Jul 2010

(F-IRE Presents) The unconventional Edinburgh-based trio of trombonist Chris Greive, guitarist Graeme Stephen and drummer Chris Wallace already embraces three nationalities (Australia, Scotland and America respectively), and are augmented here by…

Will.i.am set for UK DJ tour 2010

30 Jun 2010

Name Will.i.am Occupation He’s in some band, The Black Eyed Peas, you might’ve heard of them … So what’s he doing in the club section? BEP are headlining the Radio 1/NME Stage at T in the Park and Will’s heading straight to Glasgow…

The Silence overcomes cliche and shortcomings with pleasing conclusion

Channel Hopper

7 Jul 2010

It’s cliché number 64 in the film and TV thriller world to have someone already in an advanced state of vulnerability being placed into further terrible danger. This might be a child alone at home (Home Alone), a posh bint being weighed down by her…

Singles & downloads - 30th June 2010

7 Jul 2010

The great thing about Super Adventure Club is that they don’t take themselves too seriously – which is ideal as it’s impossible to take them seriously. ‘Hip Hop Hot Pot Pot Noodle’ (Armellodie Records) ●●● is a highly strung burst of weird psychedelic…

Trash Humpers - Harmony Korine interview

7 Jul 2010

As idiosyncratic as he is impish, director Harmony Korine may have long since shaken off the media tag of enfant terrible. But with a CV that includes such fiercely independent films as Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy and Mister Lonely – the latter about a…