CONTENTS 22 September - 6 October
Cover story: Autumn Music Special
Two years after they set the Scottish music landscape on fire, Franz Ferdinand are still burning with the same fearsome intensity. With a second album that is shaping up to be just as catchy as the first, it was inevitable that the band’s tight-trousered homecoming gigs would be the story of the season. But beyond the effortless swagger of a band that is conquering the world, there are a host of other brilliant performances to look forward to in Scotland over the coming months — many of them from bands that you might not yet have heard of. Read our music critics’ tips for the must-see musicians of the autumn, from the painfully famous to the deliciously obscure. See feature on page 10.
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14 Alessandro Nivola He's had some great roles, but now Nivola is in line for superstardom. Could his new film, Goa/l, catapult him into orbit?
14 George A Romero The man who invented the zombie movie is back, with new film Land of the Dead. But how exactly are zombies supposed to get along in a post—9/ 1 1 world?
99 Cider So you haven’t touched the stuff since that hangover when you were 17? Time to taste what’s on the market today.
1 12 Ian Rankin An exclusive opportunity to find out the truth: just what is our finest crime novelist's favourite biscuit?
2 Win two bottles of Graham’s the Tawny for the Letter of the Week
9 Free membership can! for The Stand when you subscribe to The List 13 Win tickets to see Pink Martini at the Usher Hall
13 Win tickets to a Carling Academy gig on in October
13 Win a weekend to Newcastle for the Festival of WSual Arts
13 25% off a Fake Bake treatment at Ocean Rooms in Edinburgh
73 Bid your way to the US, with Miller
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Agenda
2 LETTERS 4 NEWS
: What'sOn
25 AROUND TOWN
28 BOOKS
31 CLUBS
38 COMEDY
4O FILM 56 GAY 57 KIDS
58 MUSIC 61 RECORDS
81 THEATRE 88 TV & DVD
89 VISUAL ART
, Lile&Style
95 SHOP
97 TRAVEL 99 EAT&DRINK 101 PLAY
102 WORK
’ Rear View
112 ANSWER MACHINE: IAN RANKIN
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