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Regular weekly clubs plus one-oft events are listed by city. then by day. then alphabetically by title. Clubs will be listed. provided that up-to-date details reach our otiices at least seven days belore publication. Clubs Listings compiled by James Haliburton and Andrea Baxter. g
GLASGOW _ Fridays
IThe Ark at the Tunnel. 1 [pm—3.30am. £4. New DJs with attitude. Duncan Reid (ex ofJoy). ()scar (of Rain). Mel (ofthe Tunnel) and the infamous Steven Sleepman on PR. eventually take over after several delays ~ watch for explosions. Rap. Itan house. techno and upfront dance music in well-trendy atmosphere. Meanwhile in the smaller room a more laid-back (but not soul) atmosphere prevails.
I Crash at the Cotton Club. llpm-3.30am. £3 (£2 with matric card). Now officially completely unpretentious. long-running and well-respected indie crossover/dance/groove night with a loyal crowd. Don't forget there‘s a pound off the entry price if you bring back one of their old flyers to be recycled.
I Devotion at the Art School. 9.30pm—2am. £1 .50(£l students). ‘Student music‘. soul and house. apparently. so there you go. And drinks promos.
I Earth at Rain. 375 Sauchiehall Street.
1 1prn—3am. £3.50 (£2 with matric card). Rare groove. soul and bass dance night building up quite a following. with DJs Nick Peacock and Harri. Watch out for drinks promos.
IJuJu at the Sub Club. llpm—3.30am. £4. New in-house night which will have to struggle out of the shadow of Icon. with DJs Harri and Oscar (of Rain fame) playing funky rather than upfront dance. with live saxophone accompaniment and guest DJs. I The Network 10.30pm—2.30am. £3 (£2 before 1 l.3()pm).RadioClyde's grooviest DJ ~- well. let's face it. their onlygroovy DJ. apart from Cap'n George — Paul Welsh. playing a mix ofdance tunes.
I Radio City at the Mayfair (Cameo Suite). 10pm--2.30am. £2. Nineties rave and indie dance. with the odd 60s rock toe-tapper too.
I The Love Club at Joe Paparazzi. llpm—3.30am. £4 (£3 student). Yes. it‘s sad but true: one of this column's favourite clubs. Runtble. is no more and detailson its replacement are somewhat sketchy. So far it looks like the Love Club. which isno relation to the indie-pop night of the same name running two years ago at Peggy Sue’s. will be more along the lines ofJoe Papp‘s Saturday night. which unfortunately suggests turgid house. Oh dear. The DJ is called Scoobie. llmmm. I Shag at Fury Murry's. llpm—Iate. £3. Enjoyable mish-mash of indie-dance. pop. classic chart hits and silly singalongs.
I Temptation at Strathclyde University. 9pm—2am. Now free till further notice. Students and guests only. Tam Coyle's indie-dance bonanza.
I Time Warp Rock Club at The Venue. l0pm—3am. £2.50 (£6 for weekend ticket). They're amenable to requests. but basically it‘s a mixture of rock. metal. thrash. punk. goth and ‘good indie sounds' rather than heavier stuff (ie you can probably dance to it as well as nod your heada lot). All drinks£1.
I The Volcano l0pm—2am. £3 (£2 with matric card). Student night at the all new West End venue under the Tunnel's umbrella. with DJs Rab Clarke
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It may only have been running for a couple of weeks but already the eclectic mix of sounds on otter at Yoghurt at Calton Studios on Thursdays
means it has become a welcome addition to Edinburgh’s clubscene. Aiming to stamp out musical elitism with a music policy that covers House to hip hop to tunk to ragga and everything in between, its unpretentious atmosphere could prove to be a winner. Here David T, who along with Felix, is responsible lorthe musical output selects live tracks guaranteed to be heard grooving on the Yoghurtturntable.
1. Naughty By Nature: Opp. The new, new ‘skool’ give it some lip.
2. Sindecut: Simple Jealousy. Loads of funky r’n’b work-out.
3. Bizarre Inc: Raise Me (Eon Remix). B-side wins again.
4. Joey Beltram: My Sound. Man of the moment breezing away.
5. David Byrne and Brian Eno: Jezebel Spirit. Ten years old and ten years
spooky.
(ex-Fury"s) and the mysterious Alan. sounds like fun. with crossover. techno and rap for those lazy studes who justcan‘t face going all the way into town.
I The Alhambra Rpm—midnight. Free. Pub with live DJ.
I Bennet’s llpm—3.3()am. £2.50. 1 1 ()ct only: Kelly Marie — wow!
I Cathouse at Hollywood Studios.
1 1pm—3.30am. £2.50 (£1 .50with ticket). Rock club.
I Cleopatra‘s 10.30pm~2.30am. £3.
I Follies 10.30pm—3.3()am. £4. (£1.50 before 1 I .30pm).
I Panic at Glasgow College Student Union. 9pm—2am. Free. Studentsand guests only.
I Rooftops Rock 10.30pm—3am. £2.
I Stomp at Mardi Gras. 10.30pm—3.30am. £3.50.
I Xposed at Club Xchange. l lpm—late. £2.50.
Saturdays
I Atlantis at the Sub Club. llpm- 3.30am. £6. House and techno sounds in an underwater atmosphere — actually. that‘s a complete lie. there isn‘t a strand of seaweed to be seen. but nevertheless still crowded. still trendy. and still pullingin the numbers.
I Club Classics at Glasgow University Union. 9.30pm—1 .30am. £2. Students and guests only. Mainstream music to chat up by. mostly chart dance and techno.
I Detect at Fury Murry's. llpm—late. £3.50. Dance music and 80s pop forthe medium-hip student types.
I Dream Sequence at Rooftops (Secrets lounge). i0.30pm-2.30am. £2. A good selection of indie dance faves in congenial atmosphere with your host. Uncle Grumpy.
I Filth Dimension at Glasgow Poly. l0pm—3am. Students and guestsonly. Traditional indie and goth night.
I Helter Skelter at the Mayfair. ltlpm—2.30am. £2. Sixties rock. mod sounds. psychedelic trips: that‘s that llelter Skeltcr feeling.
I The Network 9pm—2.30am. £3. Upfront dance in Paisley. fronted by techno megastars The Orb with help from The Shamen's DJ. Very popular.
I Oia at The Arches. lllpm—3am. £5
along the lines of Friday night.
I The Tunnel 1 lpm—late. £0. Big upfront dance night for the well dressed — moreo0s grooves in Room 2.
I Unity Reggae Club at Talk ()fThe Town. 11pm—3am. £2.50. New regular venue for the long-running reggae. ska. african and calypso Club which usually brings with it a friendly atmosphere. ifnot such a huge selection of reCords.
I The Volcano 10pm—2am. £4 (£3 with matric card). Student night with Raband Alan.
I Wild at the Cotton Club. llpm—-3.30am. £4 (£3 with flyer). Dance music in a ‘wacky' atmosphere. with John Richardson by all accounts a big improvement on George Bowie who used to do the decks here. Come on everybody. put your hands in the air.etc.
IYoYo at Rain. llpm—3.30am. £5. DJs Larz and Matt play underground house and garage. Doing well in the trendy stakes. plus drinks promotions.
I The Alhambra Spin-midnight. Free. Pub with live DJ.
I Bennet's l lpm--3.30am. £3.
I Cathouse at Hollywood Studios. llpm--3.30am. £3.50 (£3 with ticket). Rock club.
I Cleopatra’s 10.30pm—2.30am. £3.50.
I Follies l0.30pm-3.30am. £5.
I Joe Paparazzi’s t Him—3.30am. £5.
I Libra at Hollywood Studios. 10pm—3am. £3.50. Over-25s disco.
I MardiGras10.30pm—3.30am.£5.
IThe Networkojty 10pm. £2 (£1 .5llwith leaflet). Paisley under-18s disco.
I Strathclyde University Union 9pm—2am.
£2.50. Students and guestsonly. I The Tunnel Under-18s club. 7.30—l lpm. l
Sundays
I Bob's Full House at The Volcano. l0pm-2am. £2. Sounds like a cult in the making as Bobby Bluebell. alias Robert llodgens. finds himselfa proper job at last — as karaoke comperel Altogether now: ‘Kaff/wo wo’it takes a lot tomake
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(£3.50). New African club. with a touch of ;
Latin grooves. in the cavernous space under the Central Station which was rediscovered for Culture City year - let‘s hope ()ja has more success than Glasgow's Glasgow.
I Time Warp Rock Club at The Venue. l0pm—3am. £2.50. More 0th and 70s rock
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DJ Rab Clarke and some ceilidh. the mind l boggles really. I think we absolutely have to try this one out. don‘t we'.’
IThe Cage at Rain. llpm—late. £2. ()scar. Matt and guest DJs play upfront dance. funk and soul with a cult following among f
the serious clubbers. Promo drinks.
I The Good Vibe Club at the Cotton Club. llpm—3.30am. £2 (£1 students).
Replacing Romp and aimed at the Art l School crowd. this new night plays rare : groove. acid jazz and jazzy dance — everything from A Tribe Called Quest to l
I Lager Winner Another List and another winner. This issue‘s lucky recipient of a crate of Bohemia Mexican beer is Alison Browne of Napiershall Street. Glasgow who reviewed Glasgow's Chopper Club at Club Xchange.
‘Fight your way to the bar. elbow your way to a table. incur some serious bad feeling on the way to the dancefloor and by that time the records over . .. Chopper's music policy is like that of virtually every other student union in the country. playing indie. quite obvious dance tracks and kitsch stuff from the charts. but the atmosphere is more like a proper club and anyway you haven't been in the building all day! Much more fun than staying home and watching Coronation Street.‘ While the Coronation Street comment is a bit suspect (especially when it‘son at 7.30pm and Chopper doesn't open until 1 lprn) this is exactly the thing that can earn you a crate oflager. All you need to do is tell us in about 50 words about a recent club you have visited. making sure all entries reach The List, 14 High Street. Edinburgh. Elli lTF. by 180a. Remember. mark all envelopes ‘Bohemia Beer Competition”.
I Dance FM Following the recent changes to the Broadcasting Act. Edinburgh based Mayday Communications have applied to operate a 24—hour FM dance music station front the city. The aim ofthe station isto highlight the burgeoning underground music scene spotlighting Hardcore House. Reggae. Soul and Jazz. Combining this with the usual phone-ins. chat shows and news and reviews they hope to reach a potential audience of 750.000. It may sound ambitious and so it is but surely a city of Edinburgh‘s size deserves an alternative to network radio. Everyone has a chance to help out with the bid by looking out for the petitions which have been placed around the city and putting your name on the dotted line. Although no launch date has been set. Mayday Communications will be organising a series ofspecial events beginning around Christmas. details are sketchy at the moment but watch this space for details. For further information contact Mayday (‘tinitnunicatioiv at Mayday House. PO Box 7000. l‘tlinbutglt. lilIIZSYR.
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