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Midgie #2

Introduction to Midgie #2

1 Dec 2008

It's often been remarked that as a small country, Scotland punches well above its weight. Look in any record shop and it's heaving with records from bands that started here. Scan through the history books and you will find that Scots invented Dolly the…

Alex Salmond

Homecoming Scotland: Salmond Swims Home

1 Dec 2008

Compared with the Scottish rebel leaders of old, Alex Salmond is a pussycat. William Wallace carried a sword the size of a man; Robert the Bruce was so tough that he wanted his heart cut out after his death, to be taken on a crusade, but Big 'Eck, as…

The Christmas crunch

The Christmas crunch: Shopping on a budget

13 Nov 2008

The stock market’s in turmoil, the housing market’s throwing a strop and the price of bread is skyrocketing. Not ideal conditions for celebrating our annual festival of excess and gluttony. Don’t worry, though, The List is here to help. Ahead of our…

O holy night

O holy night: Christmas clubbing 2008

13 Nov 2008

It’s dark in the mornings, so why not live nocturnally? As DJs get into training for Hogmanay – the biggest night in the clubbing calendar – Jasper Hamill and Kirstin Innes round up the best-lookin’ Christmas parties Glasgow A merry little…

Ready for the festive floor

Ready for the festive floor: Hot Chip interview

13 Nov 2008

What are your favourite Christmas hits? My favourite is the Phil Spector Christmas album, which I think is wonderful and romantic. Of course, there are also the classics, like ‘Little Drummer Boy’ and ‘I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus’, which is about…

Halloween Special - Halloween Origins

Halloween Special - Halloween Origins

16 Oct 2008

The war waged by Halloween on its Celtic relative, Samhuinn, has virtually erased the ancient festival from the public consciousness. In the United States, where All Hallows Eve has become a $2.5 billion industry, the most prominent pop cultural…

Loch Ness

The Monster Hunter

1 Oct 2008

You might expect a monster hunter to live in a castle, surrounded by the pelts of the mythical beasts he’s slain, but Steve Feltham’s home is unprepossessing to say the least. His obsessive search for Nessie is conducted from a small caravan parked on…

Gizmos

1 Oct 2008

Solar Powered Backpack: How do you think the Ghost-busters powered their cheesy special FX, sorry, ghoul-killing weapons? The answer’s pretty obvious: with a battery powered backpack. Should you wish to have a few electronic goodies going as you…

Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams at Glasgay!

1 Oct 2008

It’s been Scotland’s biggest and best queer event for fifteen years. Now Glasgay! is reaching out to the mainstream crowd, Jasper Hamill discovers, with the help of one of America’s greatest playwrights.

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