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The guide to events in central Scotland

Thursday 22 Jan Thursday 5 Feb 2004

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announced . . . what's going to replace

Edinburgh‘s legendary live music haunt. the Venue? . . . plus why you should sell your granny to get a ticket for the White

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12 Elephant We talk to Gus Van Sant.

DBC Pierre and Blake Morrison about dramatising mass murder.

16 Franz Ferdinand The List meets the hot Glasgow band ahead of their NME

Awards Tour gig.

20 Ellsworth Kelly The story of legendary US artist who finally gets show in Scotland.

22 Electric Shadows Some of today's best cinema is coming out of China. Now it's

coming over here.

41 Celtic Connections The Globe- straddliing music festival is in full swing. We

pick the best of what ’s coming up.

103 Find a new job, a new flat, a new lover. See our ten—page Classified

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89 Buy it this fortnight 90 Books

92 Comics

92 Records

94 Games

95 Video/DVD

96 TV

97 Shopping

99 Food & Drink

101 Food & Drink

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103 Recruitment 106 Flatshare 109 I Saw You

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