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Janelle Brown

Janelle Brown

24 Apr 2008

It might be set in a curtain-twitching west coast suburban American town rife with neighbourly intrigue and extra marital affairs, but Janelle Brown’s debut novel is no Desperate Housewives. In All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, far darker things go on…

Jimmy Carr

Jimmy Carr

24 Apr 2008

STAND-UP Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Thu 24 Apr Some people out there have looked upon his stand-up and TV work and judged Jimmy Carr to be a smug, self-satisfied posh guy who would undoubtedly be prepared to eat himself were he comprised of the…

Nick Doody

5 Things you might not know about - Nick Doody

24 Apr 2008

Nick Doody’s debut Fringe show in 2006, Before He Kills Again, kicked off with a disturbing song about clowns. So disturbing that the imagery cannot be repeated in a family publication. He shares a house with fellow stand-up Matt Kirshen. Noam Chomsky…

Bebado

Bebado

24 Apr 2008

Zero db (aka Chris Vogado) makes a guest appearance at Bebado for this bank holiday special. The Ninja Tune signing is known for his no-holds-barred mash up of Latin beats, global rhythms, electronica and jazz eclecticism as showcased on his album…

David Kay

David Kay

24 Apr 2008

Some have compared this special Kay to American deadpan surrealist Steven Wright and if that isn’t enough to have you trotting along to The Stand, we’re not sure what will, as the self-proclaimed ‘fireball of Scottish comedy’ entertains you. The…

Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales

Moovn

24 Apr 2008

Still a relatively new player on the Edinburgh house scene Moovn returns for its eighth party with the one of house music’s most respected names, Kenny ‘Dope’ Gonzales. One half of the world famous Masters at Work (alongside Lil’ Louie Vega) Gonzales…

MSTRKRFT

MSTRKRFT

24 Apr 2008

ELECTRO Art of Parties at the Arches, Glasgow, Sun 27 Apr What they do is very 2001 in its electro simplicity, but there’s also something about the music of MSTRKRFT (pronounced ‘Masterkraft’) which isn’t likely to go out of style any time soon.

The Soundhaus

Soundhaus 10th birthday

10 Apr 2008

Located in an industrial unit near Anderston, on the other side of the M8 from the city centre, Glasgow’s Soundhaus has blended all the comforts of a mainstream club with the off-the-beaten-track allure of a warehouse party for ten years. The club has…

Tobias Schmidt

Substance

10 Apr 2008

TECHNO Henry’s Cellar Bar, Edinburgh, Sat 12 Apr Perhaps the greatest thing about electronica is that it’s a forward thinking genre that reaches for the future, combining man and machine into new forms of sound. Techno in particular has always looked…

Don Letts

Don Letts

10 Apr 2008

DUB/REGGAE Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Sat 12 Apr What would you do if a voice of a generation ran off with your girlfriend? In the case of Don Letts, who introduced reggae to snotty nosed punks during his year zero residency at The Roxy, he…

Pam Ann

Pam Ann

10 Apr 2008

CHARACTER COMEDY King’s Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 13 Apr Catching up with the jet-setting alter ego of bitchy flight attendant Pam Ann, it soon becomes apparent that she has other things on her mind to do with Glasgow rather than the opening of her brand…

Micky Slim

Fantasylands

10 Apr 2008

Fantasylands is undeniably the biggest dance event in Scotland this month. With five live acts and 40 DJs, if you love trance, hard house, old skool and house you’ll be in hog heaven with Fantazia, Tidy, Musika, Luvely and Kissdafunk hosting arenas…

Alice Thompson

Alice Thompson - Author Interview

10 Apr 2008

A very relaxed-sounding Alice Thompson has just returned to her Edinburgh home after a short stay in Glen Artney, the rural retreat that provided the main inspiration for her eerie latest book. She is eager to explain what it is about the atmospheric…

Eurobeat

Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision

10 Apr 2008

MUSICAL King’s Theatre, Glasgow, Tue 22–Sat 26 Apr The Eurovision Song Contest has always been a beast of wild contradictions. The annual competition is regular derided for its middle-of-the-road compositions, political voting and the never-ending…

Wighnomy Brothers

Wighnomy Brothers

10 Apr 2008

Robag Wruhme and Monkey Maffia (aka the Wighnmoy Brothers) guest at Sensu with their own brand of minimal techno aimed at the dancefloor, or as they call it ‘raving with a reason’. Hooking up in 1989 in their native Germany they went on to launch their…

The Hottie and the Nottie

Model-Turned-Actor - The Hottie and the Nottie

27 Mar 2008

Paris Hilton’s latest celluloid foray, The Hottie and the Nottie earned a grand total of £20,000 at the US box office; considerably less than Hilton pockets to swan around for a couple of hours at a Hollywood shindig. Hilton’s rotisserie chicken…

Comedy Central Collection

Comedy Central Collection

27 Mar 2008

DVD/CD (Comedy Central) For anyone who thinks that American stand-up comedy means Bill Hicks, Chris Rock and Joan Rivers, those wonderful people at Comedy Central are setting out to put you straight. A new set of DVDs and CDs should thrust you out of…

Edinburgh International Science Festival

Edinburgh International Science Festival

27 Mar 2008

Since 1988, the Edinburgh International Science Festival has proved that the words ‘science’ and ‘fun’ are not mutually exclusive. Indeed, the Festival’s extensive programme of hands-on events has become a highlight in the interactive kiddie…

Worker's Playtime

Social Club scene

27 Mar 2008

Social clubs were first established in Victorian times as places for working class men to relax, drink and listen to music. Today, they are fast shaping up as the best venues for an unpretentious, unusual night out, the perfect shabby-chic alternative…

The Terror

Playlist - free online horror movies

27 Mar 2008

Do you like scary movies? Fancy watching one on the internet? Beware! The shaky camcorder techniques of video pirates can make the latest Hollywood blockbuster look as scrambled as Cloverfield. So, rather than pick a fight with the copyright-lawman, why…

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…

Hudson Mohawke

Hudson Mohawke

27 Mar 2008

GLITCH-HOP Twisted Wheel, Glasgow, Fri 28 Mar As the world of music as we know it continues to fragment and more DIY genres bloom online, the idea that any musician can be defined as truly zeitgeist-grabbing slips further away. If we were to try and…

BumFunk

Introducing . . . BumFunk

27 Mar 2008

The best new nights in town. This month: BumFunk Residents Miss Chris, Marco Smith (both ex-Taste) and Kaupuss (Fever). Guests Although big-name guests aren’t planned for the night, the aim is to corral a selection of established and rising…

Gerry Love and Norman Blake

Modern Lovers

27 Mar 2008

PSYCHEDELIC SOUL The GRV, Edinburgh, Fri 28 Mar It’s always nice to hear that promoters – some of them at least – don’t just book guests because they hear tills ringing in their ears. ‘I’ve always been a fan of Teenage Fanclub,’ says Modern Lovers…

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…

Stewart Lee

Glasgow Comedy Festival - Stewart Lee

13 Mar 2008

When a stand-up is dubbed ‘a comics’ comic’, that can usually be translated into: ‘loved by his peers and critics; not quite so loved by audiences.’ Yet, when you look at the career of Stewart Lee, the adulation of comedians and journalists may have…

French & Saunders

5 Things you might not know about - French & Saunders

13 Mar 2008

When Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders first met in 1977 at London’s Central School of Speech and Drama, they didn’t exactly hit it off. Saunders believed French was a ‘cocky upstart’ while Dawn thought Jen was ‘snooty and aloof’. French is credited…

DJ Hell

DJ Hell

13 Mar 2008

TECHNO/ELECTRO/HOUSE Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Fri 14 Mar DJ Hell will perhaps always be associated with the electroclash scene, after his International DeeJay Gigolos label spearheaded the sound that changed UK clubbing in the late 90s. However…

Marcia Blaine

Fortified Sessions

13 Mar 2008

DUBSTEP Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Fri 21 Mar Gradually emerging from the soundsystems of London and Bristol and combining elements of dub, UK garage, jungle and rave, dubstep is sinuous and slow, juxtaposing intricate, syncopated hi-hat and…

Harmony Korine

Harmony Korine

13 Mar 2008

Harmony Korine was thrust into the limelight aged 22, when his sensational script for Kids garnered him the status of overnight sensation. Then came Gummo, a film made in the best traditions of German maverick Werner Herzog, which established the young…

Heelie-go-Leerie

Heelie-go-Leerie

13 Mar 2008

Licketyspit, the people who brought us Molly Whuppie and Wee Witches, are back with another helping of inspired kiddie theatre. This time, it’s set in a world where only play and imagination can save the day. Featuring a plethora of languages and…

Jon Richardson

Jon Richardson

13 Mar 2008

STAND-UP Brel, Glasgow, Sun 16 Mar Watching Jon Richardson disparage Rab C Nesbitt and spectacularly misjudge a Scottish audience remains one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen: ‘they got quite angry’ he recalls. But he was careful not to repeat it…

Nigel Havers

Single Spies

13 Mar 2008

The murky exchanges between the Russian and UK intelligence services that have captured so many column inches over the last year or so were bound to have an impact on the theatre. It might seem an apt time to reappraise two plays about cold war…

The Blank Album

The Blank Album

13 Mar 2008

As all musicians know, putting together an album isn’t just about writing songs. Running order, track length and variety of sound all come into play. So when choreographer, Natasha Gilmore decided to use the album model to create her latest dance piece…

The Fratellis

The Fratellis

13 Mar 2008

Glasgow’s favourite delinquent sons are on hand for the latest of the Bunker Session, which bring indie stars to the DJ box. The Fratellis unleashed an unholy racket of upbeat and instantly infectious indie goodness with their debut long player…

The Unconquered

The Unconquered

13 Mar 2008

Following its UK tour, Torben Betts’ The Unconquered, an adventurous piece of new work which netted the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland’s new writing award, will be travelling on to New York for a shot at American audiences. Stellar Quines…

Trevor Nelson

Trevor Nelson

13 Mar 2008

One of a rare breed of DJs to have secured an MBE, Trevor Nelson is still the public face of R&B in the UK. Nelson started out playing warehouse parties and on Kiss FM (when it was still a pirate radio station), and, over the years, has proved his…

Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor - We Are Together

28 Feb 2008

Director Paul Taylor had just finished his first year studying film at Bournemouth in 2003 when he went off and worked for a few months at the Agape Orphanage in South Africa. A year later he returned with a camera and documented the kids. In some ways…

Richard H Kirk

Richard H Kirk

28 Feb 2008

Richard H Kirk is talking about how his old band inspired the names of not one, but two clubs. The fact that Cabaret Voltaire, the electronic pioneers formed by Kirk in 1970s Sheffield with Stephen Mallinder and Chris Watson themselves took their name…

Barry & Stuart

Barry & Stuart

28 Feb 2008

Some magicians spend their lives trying to convince us that they can walk on water. Metaphorically speaking. With London-based, Aberdeenshire-raised double act Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod, there’s one thing you should know: they actually can walk on…

Taylor Clark

Taylor Clark

28 Feb 2008

Full fat? Half fat? Skinny? A shot of eggnog syrup maybe? Since the coffee house revolution of the 1990s, your morning cup comes in an endless myriad of permutations. It wasn’t always like this of course, there was a time PS (Pre Starbucks) that coffee…

Autechre

Autechre

28 Feb 2008

EXPERIMENTAL Numbers, Glasgow School of Art, Sat 1 Feb ‘The same thing only now’ runs the tagline for Autechre’s ninth and latest album Quaristice. Whoever came up with that one was having a good day at the office, for the album continues the…

Cabbages and Kings

Cabbages and Kings

28 Feb 2008

CHILDREN’S DANCE THEATRE Platform, Glasgow, Sat 8 Mar; Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, Sat 22 Mar As a choreographer, Claire Pençak is fuelled by a wonderfully rich imagination. So rich, in fact, that sometimes there’s only one group of people to take…

Steve Angelo

SoCo Social Mardis Gras

28 Feb 2008

New Orleans-flavoured night of DJ skills and live music. Steve Angello (pictured) mixes up electro, techno and house influences while Henry Ralph mashes hip hop, rock and disco. Plus, there’s a live set from the Hot 8 Brass Band (also playing the Voodoo…

Soul Biscuits

Soul Biscuits

28 Feb 2008

The SB crew step back to the 80s for one more ‘Superboogie Breaks’ special. So expect plenty of b-boy action from the tracks that helped shape the face of hip hop, from Run DMC to Public Enemy. As if that wasn’t enough excitement, there’s also a live…

DJ Format

DJ Format

14 Feb 2008

Three years since the last album and having apparently denounced hip hop while throwing himself headlong into DJing and re-editing duties you might be surprised to find that DJ Format, aka Southampton-born Brightonian Matt Ford, has been quietly…

Missy Malone

Burlescapades! Valentine Venetian Masked Ball

14 Feb 2008

BURLESQUE The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Fri 15 Feb ‘Some of the acts will have a Valentine’s theme, some a Venetian, and others a bit of both. We even have a pillow fight,’ laughs burlesque performer and Burlescapades! organiser Lily White. ‘It’s not…

Jo Caulfield

Jo Caulfield

14 Feb 2008

STAND-UP The Stand, Glasgow, Thu 14–Sat 16 Feb Jo Caulfield knows that it’s good to let off some steam now and again. On her website, she allows her fans to rant on her Angry and Annoyed page. Among the more recent complaints was the woman who gets…

Pac-man

Retro technology

14 Feb 2008

In some ways Jack Black and Mos Def’s new film Be Kind Rewind (see our review on page 46) highlights the end of an era for old technology such as the VHS. Today it’s hard to imagine DVD disappearing completely and being replaced by Blu-Ray and HD DVDs…

XXY

Glasgow Film Festival - LGBT

14 Feb 2008

LGBT CINEMA Various venues and times, Thu 14–Sun 24 Feb From early, openly queer flicks such as Victim, through the work of landmark filmmakers Derek Jarman, Todd Haynes and Gus Van Sant, to the recent mainstream success of Ang Lee’s Brokeback…

Heelie-Go-Leerie

Heelie-Go-Leerie

14 Feb 2008

CHILDREN’S THEATRE Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, Wed 20–Sat 23 Feb, then touring When Virginia Radcliffe decided to write a show about play, she knew her imagination would only take her so far. That if she wanted to capture the fantastical worlds…

Afghan film festival

Afghan film festival

14 Feb 2008

FESTIVAL For exasperated introductions to the complexities of Afghanistan’s political situation it is difficult to beat Atiq Rahini’s (A)fghanistan: An Impossible State. Rahini simply allows the attending members of a loya jirga (political gathering…

Gamerz

Gamerz

14 Feb 2008

‘The elevator pitch for Gamerz is that’s it’s a bittersweet love-triangle set in Glasgow University’s Dungeons and Dragons society,’ says one-time role-playing geek and now film actor, writer and director Robbie Fraser (pictured, right). His low-budget…

Kaput!

Kaput!

14 Feb 2008

ECLECTIC The Hold, Glasgow, Sat 23 Feb ‘The thing about indie kids is that sometimes they just don’t have the stamina to dance to the end,’ muses Colin Bailey aka Kaput!’s Kid Twist. ‘I play rock’n’roll at Kaput!, but it’s all about dancing and…

Dancing at Manga

Manga

17 Jan 2008

It’s not always easy being a pioneer, something Neil Armstrong, Christopher Columbus or Marie Curie would have no doubt attested to. The same can be said for George Macdonald, lesser known perhaps, but equally forward thinking in his field: the world of…

Celtic Connections

Celtic Connections

17 Jan 2008

KIDS’ WORKSHOPS Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Sat 19 Jan (percussion) & Sat 26 Jan (singing) Given that most children derive pleasure from a) making lots of noise and b) hitting things, a drumming workshop for kids seems like a match made in…

Headspin's 10th Birthday

Headspin's 10th Birthday

17 Jan 2008

It was the winter of 98, and, inspired by fellow leftfield institution Messenger Sound System, Allan Dunbar and Steve Austen landed themselves a brand new club night at the old Bongo, determined they were going to put on something a little different…

Derrick May

Derrick May

17 Jan 2008

TECHNO Pressure at the Arches, Glasgow, Fri 25 Jan ‘Trying to save the world from bad music.’ That’s the motto Derrick May lives by these days. Arguably he’s already done that though, given that, alongside his old Belleville, Detroit high school…

Alex Metric

Alex Metric

17 Jan 2008

ELECTRO-HOUSE Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Fri 25 Jan. His star has been rising through a selection of remixes and self-productions for the last couple of years now, and it seems entirely possible that Alex Metric’s first date of 2008…

Introducing . . . Weak at the Knees

Introducing . . . Weak at the Knees

17 Jan 2008

The best new nights in town. This month: Weak at the Knees Residents Perry Louis (Jazz Café, Point 101, the JazzCotech Dancers) Guests Ronnie Coldsweat, London funk aficionado and devotee of all things Prince, Cameo and Leroy Burgess.

Alan Grant

Alan Grant

17 Jan 2008

We’ve passed several science fiction milestones in the last 25 years with George Orwell’s 1984, Arthur C Clarke’s 2001 and the speculative 1997 proposed in Predator 2. And, while the exact facts within these fictions may not have come to pass, there are…

Noisia

Noisia

17 Jan 2008

Expect techno-inflected drum & bass as Dutch production trio Noisia (Vision) descend on Xplicit for their third birthday. Not forgetting Shy-FX and Sub Focus (Ram), an impressive roster of the best drum & bass from past and present. Xplicit…

Rob Acid

Rob Acid

17 Jan 2008

Starting his career under the moniker Acid Warrior, making his live debut at Sven Vath’s legendary Omen club in Frankfurt, you kind of know what you’re letting yourself in for at Cotton Cake as Rob Acid (aka Robert Babicz) puts in a two-hour live set.

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

4 Jan 2008

Exactly what it is about the films of Wim Wenders that tends to appeal to film lovers of all ages is difficult to pinpoint. Like his countryman Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Wenders was born into the bankrupted GI Joe-colonised Germany at the end of WWII.

Damian Lazarus

Damian Lazarus

4 Jan 2008

Slam’s Return to Mono night weighs in with a guest slot from Damian Lazarus in the intimate surrounds of the Subbie. Lazarus helped set up both City Rockers and Crosstown Rebels and describes his sound as ‘twisted, raw, deep underground techno, house…

Introducing . . . Ballers Social Club

4 Jan 2008

The best new nights in town. This month: Ballers Social Club Residents Hudson Mohawke (Warp) and Rustie (Stuff Records, Wireblock, Dress 2 Sweat). Guests Pavan (pictured) and Rigas D (Flogsta Danshall) guest for this Art School debut. Music…

Joseph Malik

Joseph Malik

4 Jan 2008

He’s been off the radar for a wee while so it’s great to see Joseph Malik rocking the Voodoo Rooms with a DJ set this January. He’s famed for his take on nu soul, investing the sound with a contemporary jazzy urban edge as showcased on his albums…

Matt Kirshen

Matt Kirshen

4 Jan 2008

STAND-UP Jongleurs, Glasgow, Fri 4 & Sat 5 Jan Reality TV has created many a pointless monster but it’s also attracted the already talented to show us what they’re made of. If you say ‘British comedian’ to the average American (whatever that may…

Derek Martin

Musika

4 Jan 2008

Derek Martin (pictured) has been making sure Musika has been firing on all cylinders these last few months with some big name guests such as Sebastian Leger, Micky Slim and Mark Knight. Now they weigh in with a cut price January special so you can…

Neil Landstrumm

Neil Landstrumm

4 Jan 2008

TECHNO Miso at The Ivy, Glasgow, Sat 12 Jan ‘I tend to focus in on something for a while, then I go through a period of extreme laziness before I start another project,’ says Edinburgh techno polymath Neil Landstrumm. ‘I wouldn’t call myself a…

Preview 2008 - Books

4 Jan 2008

So, surely this year will mark a big new beginning when proper literature, you know, actual novels, replaces the ridiculously self-serving and endless charade that is the celebrity autobiography? Nah, not really. 2008 will witness little in the way of a…

Preview 2008 - Fashion

4 Jan 2008

Is it just me, or has it got dark in here? Spring/summer fashions usually burst out in bright colours, but this year most designers haven’t managed to shake the winter blues (and purples and greens). Klaxons, who led 2007’s tooth-jangling Technicolor…

Preview 2008 - Film

4 Jan 2008

I lost count of the number of times the death knell rang for the traditional Hollywood filmmaking model last year. The ongoing writers’ strike, the collapse of the star system (due to exorbitant actor salaries) and increasingly low box office returns…

Preview 2008 - Kelly Macdonald

4 Jan 2008

Kelly Macdonald caught the Coen brothers on the hop. Having convinced the casting director of the Coens’ new film, No Country For Old Men, that she could pull of an authentic West Texas accent, the 31-year-old Glaswegian actress was presented to the…

Preview 2008 - Oscar predictions

4 Jan 2008

Paul Dale gazes into his crystal ball and picks out those most likely to grab a gong this awards season Best Actor James McAvoy for his role in the adaptation of Ian McEwan’s Atonement or Josh Brolin for his appearance in the Coen brothers’ version…

Preview 2008 - TV times

4 Jan 2008

The ones to watch in 2008 Damages The critically acclaimed US legal series, starring Glenn Close and Ted Danson, arrives on these shores. BBC1 . Teenage Kicks Adrian Edmondson returns to the small screen for this eight-part series based on the…

The Black Dog

The Black Dog

4 Jan 2008

TECHNO Clutter House, Studio 24, Edinburgh, Fri 4 Jan Studio 24 will forever be associated with techno in Edinburgh. Hosting nights such as Sativa and Dogma through the years (and still home to JakN) there are now two new nights gracing the decks.

Tokyoblu

Tokyoblu

4 Jan 2008

Although they’ve been pounding the Edinburgh scene for the best part of half a decade, gaining a large and faithful following in the process, it’s only now that Tokyoblu are starting to gain some of the respect and attention they deserve. Their…

Annuals

Annuals

29 Nov 2007

Annuals were once the sole preserve of the young. Boys had their Beano and girls got their Mandy. Scots hooted at the charmingly formulaic plotlines of The Broons, while the English, one imagines, marvelled at the asinine ‘adventures’ of Rupert the Bear…

Children’s Classic Concerts

Children’s Classic Concerts

29 Nov 2007

CLASSICAL CONCERT Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sat 1 Dec; Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Sun 16 Dec He’s more at home behind the shop counter in Still Game, but this Christmas Sanjeev Kohli is branching out. Instead of hanging out with old boys Jack and…

Baggage

Baggage

29 Nov 2007

RADIO Radio 4, Wed 5 Dec, 11.30am With the Grumpy Old Women back doing their grumpy old thing on the nation’s stages, it’s good to hear of another female comic trio who aren’t just wielding rolling pins and frying pans while moaning about the…

Diesler

Ivy First Birthday Weekender

29 Nov 2007

ELECTRONICA The Ivy, Glasgow, Fri 30 Nov–Sun 2 Dec Over the last 12 months the Ivy has been busy building itself a reputation as one of the best pubs in Glasgow to catch great music. To celebrate its first birthday, the venue is hosting a special…

Q-Burns

Q-Burns

29 Nov 2007

HOUSE Vacuum, Studio Warehouse, Glasgow, Fri 30 Nov The man they call Q-Burns Abstract Message (aka Q-BAM aka Michael Donaldson) is no stranger to Glasgow’s Studio Warehouse. This is the fourth time he’s bringing his unique brand of infectiously…

A Massacre Foretold

A Massacre Foretold

29 Nov 2007

Scottish documentary maker Nick Higgins’ commendable and deeply disturbing film investigates the murder of 45 people at a prayer meeting in a Mexican village in 1997. The film gets a brief outing in both cities this fortnight. Also showing is Higgins…

Across the Universe

Across the Universe

29 Nov 2007

When Julie Taymor’s musical homage to the hippy era came out at the end of September it received terrible reviews and slipped off cinema screens quicker than you could say ‘all you need is love’. Taymor has previous form for daring to film the…

Blade Runner: Final Cut

Blade Runner: Final Cut

29 Nov 2007

Some filmmakers just love to fiddle, and Ridley Scott is one of the worst fiddlers in the business. This is (allegedly) the final, definitive cut of his already near iconic 1982 sci fi classic. In any version this great movie is well worth catching on…

Cocaine Cowboys

Cocaine Cowboys

29 Nov 2007

Billy Corben’s lively and scintillating documentary about how Columbian drug lords revolutionised the recreation scene in Miami in the 1980s is a must for anyone whose ideal dinner party guests include Robert Sabbag, Howard Marks and Tony Montana.

Black Narcissus

Deborah Kerr

29 Nov 2007

Farewell to Helensburgh’s celebrated movie goddess. Kerr died in October this year after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Both cities honour this ironically-labelled ‘quintessential English rose’ this month. In Glasgow a short season of three…

J-Zone and DJ Sheep

J-Zone and DJ Sheep

29 Nov 2007

A double bill of hip hop talent with a twist. They’ve christened this the ‘Extra Chee$e’ tour and are planning on playing anything and everything but current hip hop. J-Zone has seven full-length albums under his belt and has worked with everyone from…

The Band’s Visit

The Band’s Visit

29 Nov 2007

Last chance to see Eran Kolirin’s warmly enjoyable comedy about an Egyptian ceremonial police band lost in Israel. Think Brassed Off in the Middle East. GFT, Glasgow & Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 7–Thu 13 Dec.

World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day

29 Nov 2007

AWARENESS-RAISING Various events, Sat 1 Dec Now in its 20th year, World AIDS Day is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic and related issues. The event, which takes place annually on 1 December, is the culmination of a year-round…

John Spacey

John Spacey

15 Nov 2007

HOUSE Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Sat 24 Nov Having enjoyed increasing success as a DJ under his BeGoodMusic banner, house DJ John Spacey is making something of a comeback gig here. Spacey (real name John Brownlie) is originally from…

Lo fidelity allstars

Introducing . . . The GRV

15 Nov 2007

The best new venues in Glasgow and Edinburgh. This month: The GRV, Edinburgh Residents A comprehensive array of local talent providing a variety of styles. Regulars include GT, Joe Jerome and Scottieboy. Guests Lo Fidelity Allstars (pictured…

Pendulum

Pendulum

18 Oct 2007

DRUM & BASS Xplicit at the Arches, Glasgow, Thu 1 Nov; Potterrow, Edinburgh, Fri 2 Nov They’ve become firm friends with the crew at Xplicit and Pendulum are once again winging their way up to Scotland. Their visit coincides with Xplicit making…

Joel Stickley and Luke Wright

Joel Stickley and Luke Wright

18 Oct 2007

‘It’s nice to get an opportunity to stick the knife in,’ says Luke Wright whose latest project aims to show that metaphorical blades are more powerful than the sword, especially when accompanied by a satirist’s pen. Targeting the questionable writing…

Document 5

Document 5

4 Oct 2007

The International Human Rights Film Festival is now, amazingly, in its fifth year. This year’s programme looks set to keep up the very high standards of previous outings. Opening film The Mother’s House details, in sometimes raw and over powering detail…

Sugar and Spice Sunday

Sugar and Spice Sunday

4 Oct 2007

The 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the UK will be celebrated with this free (ticketed) all day event which includes African drumming classes, cookery classes, musical interludes, talks and martial arts workshops. Film highlights…

Kylie – The Exhibition

Kylie – The Exhibition

20 Sep 2007

EXHIBITION Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Fri 21 Sep–Sun 23 Jan 2008 ‘The interesting thing about Kylie is that she represents that world of glitter and glamour and sparkle that so many gay people wrap around themselves as a form of…

Andrew Weatherall

Andrew Weatherall

20 Sep 2007

If you know dance music you already know Andrew Weatherall. He’s been at the forefront of the scene since the early days of acid house. He’s one of the most respected DJs in the world, his techno mixes often veering off into new undiscovered…

Mark Thomas

Mark Thomas

20 Sep 2007

STAND-UP There’s still something horribly unfashionable about political comedy in Britain. It can’t simply be that most comics have such sensitive leftist tendencies that they find it unbearable to go hell for leather at attacking the government that…

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