I La Ouiete, Avastl, Mesa Verde and Offside Nice‘n'Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 7pm. £tbc. A quartet of local indie-rockers.
I El Rancho Relaxo Easter Jubilee (irand ()le ()pry. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7.30pm 1am. £tbc. 151 Rancho Relaxo presents an all new (‘ountry music Jubilee featuring The (iilded Angels. Wilson Tan. Skeleton Bob and The Parsonage. See clubs for preview. page 27.
I Amusement Parks on Fire, People in Planes, Red Snowman and Ursula Minor Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870907 0999. 8pm. £5. The headliners here are .\'ottingham-bascd psych-rockers who have been catising ever-growing waves of late. having supported Snow Patrol. Secret Machines and The Dears.
I Bob Cuba (‘apitol. 468 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1040. 8pm. £5. Indie—pop from the Steve l.amacq-timied Bob (’uba.
I The Contradictions, Against One of The State Killers and Area Felix 13th .\'ote Cafe. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £4. Indie-rock. metal and experimental respectively. in what promises to be an eclectic line-up.
I Monica Queen Brel. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. £tbc. A selection of old and new songs from the much-loved Scottish folkster and Belle 8; Sebastian collaborator.
I Radar, afterchristmas and The Motion King Tut's Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8pm. £5. lleavy dub-pop from the London quartet. I Sugarhill Gang The Sub (‘lub. 22 Jamaica Street. 248 4600. 8.30pm. £12. See Wed 4. Part of the Sub ('lub‘s 20th anniversary. See feature. page 12 and 5 Reasons. right.
I Le Reno Amps and Baillie 8. The Faults Firewater. 341 Sauchiehall Street. 354 0350. 9pm 3am. £3 £4. 1.e Reno Amps launch their album as part of the
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I These Monsters, Action Beat and Ichabod Don Bar Bloc. 1 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm 3am. Free. A weird kind of prog-metal from tonight's headliners. l.eeds' These Monsters.
Edinburgh
I Figure 5, The Common Redstarts and Hi 5 Alive ligo. l4 Picardy Place. 478 7434. 7.30pm. £5. Retro psychedelic live action.
I This July, Parlabane and Covington Case Subway (‘owgate. 69 (‘owgate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. £4. Rock and punk .
I Greenman Bluegrass Boys ()ctopus Diamond. 37 (iuthrie Street. 225 9744. 8pm. liree before 9pm: £3 alter. l’ive-piece party bluegrass band. I The Hedrons Hard Rock (are.
18 20 (leorge Street. 260 3000. 8pm. Donation. The lledrons are sitiger/songwriter Tippi's attitudinous all girl band playing this fundraiser for Nordoff Robins .\lusic 'l‘hei‘apy.
I Michael Ball ['sher llall. l.othian Road. 228 1155. 8pm. £27.50 £29.50. See Wed 4.
I OBE, The Remnant Kings, Crazy Vincent and Alan Oavison Henry's (‘ellar Bar. 8 16a .\1orrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £4. l‘unky rock trio from Perth. described as "Talking Heads on speed'.
I Open Mic Night The (irassmarket Bar. 27 31 West Port. 221 1448. 10pm. l’rec. Sec Thu 29.
I I Fly Spitfires ('abarct Voltaire.
36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176.
1 1pm 3am. £3. More live indie action featuring (‘atweasels (livel and the Spitfires DJ squad.
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Bridge Street. 01324 506850. 7.30pm. £13.50 (£12). John llylton gives a true to life performance as the pop wonder Neil Diamond. accompanied by his eight- piece band.
Glasgow
I Westlife S1i('(‘. l’innieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 6.30pm. £29.50. More ballads and pop from the ever-popular boyband. This tour. entitled ‘l.ove Tour‘. coincides fortuitously with their greatest hits album. The Love Album.
I Christy Moore with Declan Sinnott Barrowland. 244 (iallowgate. 552 4601. 7pm. S()1.D ()l'T. Moore is one of lreland's leading solo artists. mixing traditional song with contemporary social and political commentary. and a few funny anecdotes to ensure his gigs feel more like a reunion of old friends.
I The Galliano, The Way, James Keegan and Madskull The ('athouse. l5 l'nion Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £5. Quartet of local rock and punk bands. Over 14s show.
I The Horrors AB(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £8.50. Ripped up horror punk with a gothic rockabilly sound. famed for their big hair. sharp suits and explosive live sets. Last seen trekking round the country on the NMli
‘indie-rock' tour.
I Pipeline Showcase The ('athouse. l5 lfnion Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £4. Rock and metal showcase night. Over 14s show.
I The Remedies, The Cos, The Last Trip and Soviet The Perry. Anderston Quay. The Broomielaw. 01698 360 085. 7pm. £5. l'nsigned local bands night.
I Tie for Jack, The Velvetines, Faigan, Tommy Touched Me and Bad Day? SoundhaUs. 47 llydepark Street. 221 4659. 7pm. £5. Quintet of local rock and punk acts.
Bis, Miss the Occupier and Juno King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8pm. £8. A long- awaited comeback gig from the Glasgow .\1anga-pop trio. who were until recently all back together under the name Data Panik. They were the first unsigned band on Top of the Pops ever. doncha know'.’ See preview. page 58.
I Dirty Kudos, The Ideals, Spartacus and The Amateurs Barfly (upstairs). 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. Quartet of local rock and punk bands.
I Kill Bizzies, The Ideals and Sparticus Barfly. 260 ('lyde Street. 0870907 0999. 8pm. £5. Bolshy dance/rock from (ilasgow.
I The Prelude Nice'tt'Slea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. tbc. .\'eil Young-influenced country—rockers from (ilasgow.
I The Fortunate Sons The Butterfly 8; the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 7711. 8pm. Free. See Fri 30.
I The Felt Tips and Mia Bean 8: The Asthmatic Scene Woodside Social ('lub. 329 North Woodside Road. 337 1643. 9pm 2am. £5. A pair of indie- poppers. as presented by club night Pinup Nights.
I The Last Project, The Black Arrows and The Scruffs l‘irewater. 341 Sauchiehall Street. 354 0350. 9pm~3am. £4-- £5. Local trio playing as part of l"irevvater"s liriday Night Project. I Neil’s Children Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 9pm. £4. The official llorrors aftershow with the Libertine-lite punks.
I The Easy Orchestra The Butterfly 8; the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 7711. 10pm. liree. See liri 30.
Edinburgh
I Gasgiant and Shutter (‘abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £5. Slea/y. menacing guitar-based instrumental soundtracks and experimentation.
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1 ‘I said a hip hop . . .’ Yep, g that's right. In 1979 the gang
recorded ‘Rapper’s Delight’, the first (okay. second; but the first to hit the mainstream charts in America) rap single. and still one of the very best ever.
2 ‘Now what you hear is not a
test’ Perceived as a cash-in on the I
hip hop phenomenon by New Jersey-based producer and label boss Sylvia Robinson, The Sugarhill Gang's legacy has long outlived the accusations of commercialism. Even if that legacy's one 15-minute songlong.
3 ‘Come on Hank, sing that song’ Will he? The Gang have endured until this day as a regular live concern, but latterly only with founder members Wonder Mike and Master Gee still remaining from the original trio. ls a comeback on the cards for Big Bank Hank? Unconfirmed reports had him working on a garbage truck in 1989. even though he has a degree in oceanography.
4 ‘Woo-hah, got you all in check’ Can you name another Sugarhill song? Neither can The List. but Busta Rhymes got the above sample from 1981 ’3 ‘Eighth Wonder‘. Can many more forgotten classics be far behind?
5 ‘You could rock ‘til you’re a hundred and one years old’ They probably will, and who's going to complain? (David Pollock)
:4 Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Wed 4 Apr; Sub C/ub, Glasgow, Thu 5 Apr.
I Pulling Teeth and Frightener Subway Cow-gate. 69 ('owgate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. £5. Baltimore's Pulling Teeth play fast and furious metal influenced hardcore.
I This is Music ()ctopus Diamond. 37 (iuthrie Street. 225 9744. 8pm. liree before 9pm: £3 after. lndie night with acts still tbc.
I The Fast Camels and Sugardaddy Bannerman’s. .\'iddry Street. 556 3254. 9pm. £4. Psychedelic indie.
Dundee
I McFly (‘aird llall. (‘ity Square. 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £22.50. Pop
with a punky edge frotn this sterling
UK quartet who are starting to outgrow their boyband roots. if not their audience.
Dunfermline I The Falcons PJ’s. 7 (‘anmore.
. 9pm. £3. Dunfermline‘s ‘llouse Band‘.