Antony and the Johnsons MUSIC Thu 30 Jun Antony is a musical anomaly, odd and wonderful. Part
torch song diva. part no wave troubadour. In a musical wilderness all his own. See page 68. Liquid Room, Edinburgh.
Brotherhood FILM Mon 4 Jul Powerful South Korean epic ' about the real human loss of the Korean war. Closer in tone to Once Upon a Time in America than Platoon. See 5 page 45. Selected release.
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Sun 3 Jul George Monbiot. George Galloway and Tommy Sheridan are the big names. See page 17. Usher Hall, Edinburgh.
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MUSIC & POLITICS Wed 6 Jul Bob, Midge, Brad Pitt. George Clooney. Dido. Travis. Snow Patrol, Wet Wet Wet, the Proclaimers and a whole lot more get together. See page 22. Murrayfie/d, Edinburgh.
Joy Zipper MUSIC Tue 5 Jul They may have cut back on the syrup of late but their familiar My Bloody Valentine wrapped in kittens sound is still discernible on new album The Headlight Set and remains unashamedly addicitve. See page 70. Mercury
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Hu hes VISUEL ART Fri 1 Jul Plastic bottles of piss and Day-Glo socks get a second look in these arresting sculptural installations that make long-john-
POLITICS Sat 2 Jul The centrepiece of the G8 protests rallies thousands of protestors to fill Edinburgh’s city centre. It could be the event of a lifetime and it might just change the
shaped Vs at the world. See page 96. | world. Coverage begins on page 15.
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Mick Jackson
Thu 7 Jul For anyone seeking a contemporary Roald Dahl with hints of Tim Burton and Ed Gorey. your time has come. Ten Sorry Tales are pretty much just that. See page 31.
Faber.
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