THE PIPETTES King Tut's, Glasgow, Wed 12 Jul
Listening again to The Pipettes, it's hard to avoid the feeling that the Brighton trio will be due a measure of commercial and critical success when the debut album We Are The Pipettes emerges this month. Not least because the whole concept of the band is so blindingly bloody simple. Take three stylish and characterful (okay, and very pretty) young women, give them a clutch of urgent pop songs, polkadot dresses and a few practised-in-the-bedroom synchronised dance moves, and you have a Ronettes or Shangri-Las for the 21st
century.
Formed by their very own shadowy svengali figure Monster Bobby and original Pipette Julia — whose shared inspirations included mavericks like the KLF and Joe Meek - the idea was born in 2003, fellow
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I Big Blues Jam Studio ()nc. (ii'oanoi‘ 'I‘cii'acc. 34] o5lo. “Kllpin. l’i'cc. Scc Stilt 9.
I A New Life Story, Repeat to Fade and Posterchild Souiitlhatix. 4“ II_\tIt‘pai'k Sti'cct. 33I 4(359. 7.30pm. £5. ()xcr I4 \hou. Rock. intlic and cmo.
I Southside Stalkers, Miss Lee, The Needles and Caragh Nugent 'l'hc (ittttl. 3“ .'\l':_'_\ lt‘ SII'L‘L‘I. .55" ~55“. 5.30pm. l‘i‘cc. luo Suctlixh actx top thc hill. including thc |)a\c (ii'ohl- cntloi'xctl iangl} tluo Sotithxitlc Stalkch and thc .Ianix .Ioplin 'Iijoi‘lt-inllucnccd .\ll\\ II.
I Blondelle, Firesouls, Hitlist Youth and Nisted Melons liai‘i‘oulantl 3. 344 (iallougatc. 553 4N”. ".45pm. to. ()wr— I4x \liou. local hantl \hoxx caxc.
I Rother 8. Moebius Mono. I3 Kingx (‘oui'L King Sti'cct. 553 945.\'. 3pm. [I I. Scc Sat I5.
I Shiny Toy Guns, Roys Iron DNA and Our Lunar Activities King ’I'ui‘x \Vah \\'ah IIut. 3"3a St \'inccnt Sti‘cct. 33I 53". 8pm. £5. ()xcr-I4\ \htm. 'I'i'iplc hill ot~ act\ at thc tlanct‘} cntl of thing.
singers Becki and Rose Pipette following soon after. ‘They (Bobby and Julia) met in a cafe‘. says Becki, ‘where Julia told Bobby, “I want to be exploited". He
said, “Funny you should say that, I have an idea . . I think he had the svengali thing in mind at first, although we all eventually kind of took over - I wouldn‘t describe us as manufactured, but the concept is there and it has been thought out.‘
Having added Gwenno Pipette to the ranks following Julia's departure, the band (technically a septet. if you count their largely anonymous backing players the Cassettes) recorded their first album with Gareth Parton, brother of fellow Brightonians The Go! Team's
Ian. ‘We're really happy with it,‘ says Becki. ‘but we‘re
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Edinburgh
I The Rab Howat Band Banncrinan'x. Nitltli‘} Sti‘cct. 550 3354. 5pm. l‘i'cc. Scc Sun 9.
I Chairman of the Bored, A Theory to Reckon With, Lab and Arson to Ashes Sulma) ('ougatc. (i9 (‘ougatu 33.5 (37M). 7.30pm. £5 U). Rock.
I The Graeme Mearns Band and Vitamin Flintheart llcnr} '\ (‘cIIar Bar. 8 Im Morrixon Strcct. 333 9393. Spin. (4. limo pop.
I The Hype lianncrman'x. \itltli'} Strcct. 556 3354, S45pm. £4. Rock ‘n' roll limit the Il}pc. mm more actx thc.
I Acoustic Open Mic lllc Iron. 9 lIuntcr Square. Iliin Strcct. 330 (I93 I. 9pm. l‘i'cc. Scc Sun 9.
I Inge Mcllroy and Oatbeanie \Vhixtlchinkiu. 4 0 South Britlgc. 55"
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I HObO 'l‘hc Bongo (‘Iuh Mora} llouxc. 5" Ilohrootl Road. 558 7pm. Illpm 3am. I5i‘cc hct'orc {I Ipm; 3 after. Scc Sun 9.
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already thinking of how we might have to freshen the idea for the next album. With seven of us coming up with ideas, though, it hasn't even looked like getting boring.’ (David Pollock)
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Glasgow
I Paolo Nutini Virgin Mcgaxtorc. 339 Buchanan Strcct. 353 3993. (iflllpm. l'TL‘L‘. Scc Hi 7.
I Loris Maitlitcxx. 3U llotlmcll Strcct. 304 5999. 7pm. £4. I.ocal progg} rocker»
I Acoustic Jam Nicc‘ii‘Slt-iix). 42l Sauchichall Strcct. 333 (990“, Hpm. l-‘rcc. Scc .\lon III.
I Anata ch .\'otc ('alc. 50 (ill King Strcct. 555 “‘53. 9pm. £5. 'l‘hc .SuL'ths contlntic to take oxcr. 'l'hcsc ‘tcch- tIcathstcrx' arc punting new album 'I‘Iiv (inn/litmr'x I)t'/tul'!urt'.
I Yndi Haida and Future Site of Rome Bar Bloc. I I7 Bath Strcct. 574 (illhh. 9pm. Free. Atmoxphcric outlil from Kcnt \\ ith a touch of Arcade l“irt*/l'l\pltixiiiiix in thc Sk} to their \UUllLl.
Edinburgh
I Stepping Stones The Jam Ilouw. 5 Quccn Street. 336 438i), "pm midnight. l5rcc. Scc Mon III.
I The Dykeenies (Lil‘aicl \oltaiic.
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I The Dykeenies Nicc‘n'SIt-a/y 43! Saticlncliall Sticct. “i099” h illpm L5 Scc Moll l"
I She Wants Revenge King: ltitk \Vali \Vah lltit. 3"3a St Vinccnt Stit‘ct. 331 5379. 3. illpm. to. I..'\ intIit' iockt-ix \ignctl to l'i'ctl l)ui\t\ l‘l;l\\lL'\\ Rctoitlx I Glasgow Songwriters Illackti'iaix. V) llcll Silt't'l. 553 .5934 “(Hit l‘lt't' l-ortmghtl} gallici'ing ol thc iniixicianx' collcctiw \Hlll lcattii‘cd .lI'lISIS. opt-n mic and a \ll'lL‘l original matci'ial polic}
Edinburgh
I Katchafire 'l'lit' liquiil Room. ‘lc Victoria Sticct. 335 3504 7pm. L'I3 Nt'xt /.ca|antl\ llltixl populai i't-ggggac hantl. touring to pi'omotc lhc latiiopcan lt‘lL'dSk' ol Ilunit'umnn Hit/t
I The Needles and Azzuri ('ahai’cl Vollttli‘c. V) {H lllllll Sll‘ct'l. 33H (ll—70 7pm. l‘t‘cc. (iaiagc punk rock ll‘ttlll
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I Band Showcase \Vliixtlchmkicx. 4 (l .Stlulll Britlgc. 557 5| l4. ()pln l'l‘ct' Scc Inc I I,
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Glasgow
I Delmserge, Nemesis Theory and Maelstrom The (kiiliotiw. l5 linon Strcct. 34S ()()il(), 7pm. £5. f)\ci'- l4\ \how Mctal hill
I ignite, With Honour, By my Hands and I Stand Alone liarll}. 2m (‘l'ulc Strcct. 0370 907' 0999. 7pm. ill) ()\Cr-l4\ \how llardcorc bill.
I Revolutionize, the Benegans, The Only Jones and The Kick l‘larll) HIPSIQIITH. 36“ (Ink- Strcct. 0370 907 0999. 7pm. £5.
I Slane Gabriel, The Threat Remains, Thy Shall Reign and The Reckoning Soundhaus, 47 Hula-park Strcct. 33I 4659. 7pm. £5. ()\Cr-l4\ show l’UilL‘lllfllh rock. h} thc mum] of thing\.
The Gossip AB(‘2. 330 Saucliichall Strcct. 333 3333. 7.30pm. £7. Muxt-xcc garagc/punk/hltit-x trio lrontcd h) the lllllllL‘th’ wullul \Hc‘itlx of Beth Ditto. Scc prcxicu. page ()4.
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