I The rumour that has rumbled on for years looks like it might be coming true, unfortunately. A recent licence hearing has given Studio 24 - perhaps most famous as the home of goth/rock night the Mission and its baby brother the under 183 Jr Mission plus a selection of techno nights such as Dogma - six months to sell up. Through the years there have been hardly any complaints from residents in the area, but in recent months things have changed.
As Studio 24 management explain: ‘The more recent objections on the basis of anti- social behaviour relating to Studio 24 were only brought to the attention of the Licencing Board and the owners from June 2005. Studio 24 did not have sufficient time to react to the alleged complaints prior to the hearing on 27th June 2005.’
On arriving at the hearing, the club discovered that what it thought would be a matter regarding eight complaints turned into one about approximately 20 complaints of ‘alleged anti-social behaviour of Studio 24’s patrons’. Legal representatives advised licensee David McArthur that closure was imminent so they have agreed to close the shut up shop in January 2006. Regarding to the anti-social behaviour of the younger patrons, Edinburgh youth leaders and the police have praised the club in the past. 6VT Project worker Fiona Horne said: ‘When they are in one place like Studio 24, they are much easier to manage and they are safer too.’ For more information and to sign an online petition, go to www.3avestudio24.com before other clubs in the city come under threat from local residents.
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Glasgow
Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least fourteen days before publication to clubsglasgowehotmail.com. Glasgow listings are compiled by Sandra Manon.
Glasgow Thursdays
Club
I ‘3 at the Buff Club. l().3()pm—3am. £3 (free). Weekly. Stevie and David rummage through their records to bring you all the good stuff. There’s the odd live band. so expect a fest of eclectronica. discotechnocarcy and other words that they've just made up.
I A862 Thursdays at ABC2.
l [pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Expect a colourful blend of styles and tempos. both classic and cutting edge. incorporating everything from Northern Soul and deep disco to soulful house. nu jazz and even some quality indie rock. Thursday is Andy Wilson‘s turn to keep you dancing.
I Atomic at Club Apollo. l lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. They invite you to throw shapes on the dancefloor as their resident musical jigsaw builder pieces together an eclectic mix of past masters
and enduring classics. spanning four
; decades. I Chix on Dex at Chinawhite.
l()pm—3am. £4 (£5). Weekly. lt's down to
the girls for this all new Thursday soiree.
Carole Dixon of ultra-cool club night Chakra and DJ Tranny play a mix of
t classic house. disco, pop and 80s revival
with an electro twist.
I Club Living at Club Living. 9pm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. DJ Andy (manager of 23rd Precinct records) plays a Red Kandi-style mix of the finest funky house around at this new club.
I The Cockpit at Basura Blanca. l()pm—3am. £4. Weekly. A new gay/mixed night from Warhol and
: Queen. Funked-up discoid dancers are invited to shake their asses to acid and
tech-hoUse courtesy of DJ Atlas.
I .Douero at Barfly. ‘).3()pm~2am. £5. Weekly. New night to add to Barfly's line-up. Live music and [)Js co-existing
: in harmony. Just as it should be.
I Freakmoves at Glasgow School of Art. llpm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Ultra- fme hip hop night for the students. with
l)Js Dema and Nice.
I Firewire at Bamboo. l lpm—3am. Free—£4. Weekly. Graham Ferguson spins R&B and Chart in Room 1 while DJ Toast plays indie. pop and good old fashioned rock in the red room.
I Fire:Works at Bar Bloc. 9pm—3am. Free. 28 Jul only. 2MF Records bring you electronic-disco-wonk-pop with l)Js Graham Peel. GRNR and Neil 2MP.
I Instant Access at the Sub Club.
I lpm—3am. £2. Weekly. Residents Tiff Peaches and Glenn C are in your face with the music at this always interesting Thursday down Sub way.
I Mama Funk at ClubVl)ub. l()pm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Normski and Zeus spin the best in nu jazz. funk. soul. house and disco.
I Panic Room at MAS. l lpm—3am. £4. Weekly. DJs Dave Young and Jim Gellatly (Beat l()6) hosts a night of indie. rock and anything good indie pioneer Mr Gellatly sees fit to put on. The last Thursday of each month (30 Jul) sees local bands strut their stuff.
I Phunky Monkey at Belo. 8pm-3am. Free before I lpm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Scott Grainger. Vance and Richie McColm are on spinning duties at this
new club that looks like getting even bigger than Babaza. Plenty of drinks promos. funky anthems and floor fillers make it a winning formula.
I Pink Devotion at Club Devotion.
l lpm—3am. £3 (free passes available from the nearby LGBT centre). Weekly. Another chance this week to enjoy the delights of this new gay night.
I Record Player: at Glasgow School ofArt. l().3()pm—2.3()am. £3 (£2). Weekly. In the Vic Bar Hi-l'i Sean & Hushpuppy play to an increasingly frenzied gathering of electro freaks. fiber-party upstarts and disco delinquents of all varieties. It‘s no lie to say there ain't another party in town quite like this one and you‘d be plain insane to miss it. I Rocket at Bamboo. l().3()pm--3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. House music by the bucket load from Geoff M. R&B and hip hop from Junior Campos and lizardy sounds in the lounge courtesy of Max.
I Sklnt at the Cathouse. l lpm~3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Very much a night to reflect what's going on in Glasgow at the moment. Tough chemical breaks and beats. rock and indie for a crowd much like the one outside the Gallery of Modern Art.
I Speakeasy at the Universal. l()pm--2am. Free. Weekly. For those who feel like a few drinks after the pub. but don‘t want to go clubbing. Speakeasy is for you. The music isn‘t compromised. and the vibe is chilled.
I Vintage at ()ran Mor. l()pm - 3am. £5. Weekly. Hurrah for Alec () and John Ross who have moved their Buff party to the West End. The boys will be pulling from a mix of the past and the present. picking the choice cuts from the 80s electro scene. underground disco, punk classics. indie. ska and house. All this plus regular live bands to boot.
I Who Dropped the Funk? at the Liquid Lounge. l()pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. 1)] Aaron Petrie spins. accompanied by a live percussionist. Regular live bands also punctuate the line-up.
Glasgow Fridays
Club
I ABCZ Fridays at ABC2. I lpm 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. liuan .\'eilson does the honours at this night of cutting edge and classic sounds.
I Chinawhite at ('hinawhilc.
9pm 3am. £l(). Weekly. The Glasgow version of the legendary London celehs' club. Waitresses. proper doormen and discerning l)Js make up the ‘whites experience.
I Club, Club, Club at Bar Bloc. l()pm- 3am. free £2. 22 Jul only. lilectro. techno. pop and 80s synth-pop with the flamboyant Graham Peel of Flying Matchstick Men fame.
I Coded at Vault. I lpm 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. They're front a record store. so the tttnes are going to be fresh and funky. Steven McCreery is the main man and [he likes of Billy \Vootls. Billy Kilkic and Amanda Price join in from time to time.
I Fresh at the Polo Lounge.
llpm 3am. £5. Weekly Michelle and Andy are in charge of the musical duties at this delicious. gay/mixed Merchant City club. Most who enter come out smiling.
I Friday Street at ()(‘lub l()pm 3am. £5 (£4). 2‘) Jul. Monlltly. ('lassic mod sounds, 60s psych and northern soul at Scotland‘s premier mod club. Regular l)Js Mikey Collins and Paul Molloy are
joined on the decks by special guest Kev
Conn.
I Funhouse at Barfly. l lpm 2am. £6. Weekly. A night of clued-up punk and cathartic indie pop nonsense. It's pogo-a- go-go with Radio 1's Vic Galloway and Mr Paul Needles.
l The Funk Room at the Arches. llpm 3am. £8 (£6). 22 Jul. Monthly. The Arches have teamed up with London's Jall (’afe to bring you something a little bit different at the Funk Room this month. as London's legendary Jail/(‘otech Dancers treat Us to a spot of live hoofmg and l)Js Adrian
Isolée
Frankfurt-born wunderkind Rajiko Miiller brings his synth-pop- meets-disco squelches to Optimo. As Twitch himself has said
of the new album, We Are Monster: ‘It is a bit disco. Not disco in the conventional sense but some mutant 21 st century hybrid of beautiful, melodious but disjointed melodies, space noises from another galaxy, strange bass tones and percolating drum patterns.’
I Sun 24 Jul, Opt/mo at the Sub Club, Glasgow.
34 THE LIST 21 Jul—d Aug 2005