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Whatever your summer party playlist, we’ve got the perfect collection. Choose from Defected Presents Classics in the House, which is a triple CD collection of house, disco and R&B dancefloor anthems, Massive R&B Classics, a compilation from the biggest urban brand in Britain where every track is chosen by the public, and finally, Pop It, Rock It, the essential album for any fan of Disney’s young stars, bringing together all the favourites from Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez and Camp Rock, and accompanied by an exclusive CD with extra featurettes and music videos. We’ve got copies of each to give away. Just name your poison and follow the instructions below. WIN US INDIE ROCK MAGIC
Creaming the good stuff from some of America’s underground into one handsome package just for you. In the pile are things like You Can Stay There the newie
from shape-shifting Philadelphian popsters The Capitol Years, Please Kid, Remember, Andrew Morgan’s long-awaited second album, and Flax Happy, the latest effort from ‘Kiwi supergroup’ Steve Abel & The Chrysalids. To win some discs follow the instructions below. WIN MOTOWN BOOKS
Alex MacKenzie, the author of The Life and Times of the Motown Stars, has spent the past few years painstakingly compiling a comprehensive and compelling guide to the groundbreaking record label and culture to celebrate the 50th year of Motown magic. We’ve got three copies to give away.
HOW TO ENTER Log onto www.list.co.uk/offers. Closing date for competitions is 16 August. There is no cash alternative. Usual List rules apply.
36 THE LIST 6–13 Aug 2009
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication for Glasgow to glasgow@list.co.uk and for Edinburgh to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Fiona Shepherd and Henry Northmore. For ticket outlet information, see Book Now. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 6
Glasgow ■ Jack Bruce, Robin Trower and Gary Husband O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 08444 772000. 7pm. £22.50–£24. The legendary bass guitarist of Cream is joined by former Procol Harum guitarist Trower and jazz rock drummer Gary Husband for an evening of virtuosity. ■ Ben TD, The Martial Arts and Stevie & the Moon The Twisted Wheel, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 7.30pm. £5. Gathering Whispers night featuring Australian singer-songwriter, indie popsters and acoustic troubadour. ■ Dave Dominey Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Funkiness on laptop and bass. ■ Mike Nisbet, The Foghorns and Benni Hemm Hemm Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Glam folk from Nisbet and more of an anti-folk vibe from The Foghorns. ■ The Casino Brawl, Seven Year Kismet, Eleventh Apparition, Promised Only Lies and Only in Abstract Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £6. Over-16s show. The headliners bring hardcore sounds from the north east of England. FREE Glasgow Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Weekly session. ■ My Tiger my Timing, The Cinnamons and Galleries King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. London indie quintet. FREE The Drawing Room Sessions The Drawing Room, 1055 Sauchiehall Street, 339 2999. 9pm. Hosted by Fraser Ross, and this week featuring performances by Jay Connelly, Alexander Murray and Out of the Swim. FREE Franklin’s Kite, Colours, The Deadline Shakes, Southern Remedy and 14 Miles From Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. Alt.folk band from Northern Ireland headline. ■ Sleuge 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Alt.rock. FREE Bazodee The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Live reggae and dancehall sounds. ■ The Rabble Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. £tbc. Soulful punk trio from New Zealand play this Wreckin’ Pit night.
and The Brogues The Doghouse, Dundee ✽✽ The Holloways, The Scalies 13 Brown Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. £10. Over 14s show. Cheeky indie-punk scoundrels headline the bill, and are sure to get the crowd pogoing to their hit ‘Generator’.
Friday 7
Glasgow ✽✽ The Holloways Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339
9784. 3pm. £10. Over-14s show. See Thu 6. ■ My Name is Hero and Acrylic Iqon Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Manchester five-piece combining 70s synths and metal guitars. ■ 4 Day Weekend, Shimmer, Year Zero and Random Guy ABC2, 330
Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Indie pop and rock ballads from the headliners. ■ The Kitsch Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Live music. ✽✽ Dean Friedman The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 8pm. £18. The pop troubadour who thanked his lucky stars in the 70s is experiencing a revival. FREE Carnaby Street Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock and pop covers. ■ Jill Jackson, Holly Ogilvie and Chris Gorman King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Speedway frontwoman strikes out on her own. FREE Annie Stevenson, Johnathan Carr, Jaded Playboy, Paris to Prison and Cosmonauts Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. Alt.rock quartet from Glasgow headline. ■ Rodan, The Hidden Masters and Daddy & the Good Girls 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Sludge rock.
Festival Italian Gardens, Beauly ✽✽ Belladrum Tartan Heart Music Belladrum Estate, Inverness. Weekend tickets £80 (accompanied under 12s free). Now in its sixth year, this family friendly event aims to reunite homecoming Highlanders with beautiful surroundings, live music and performing arts. This year’s line-up includes Editors, Ocean Colour Scene, The Saw Doctors, Shed Seven, Seth Lakeman, Alabama 3, Toploader and more. See 5 Reasons, right.
Dundee ■ Small Feet, Little Toes Hustlers Snooker & Pool Hall, 66–70 North Lindsay Street, 01382 229 226. 8pm. £4. Whimsical acoustic pop from Small Feet, Little Toes, aka Rachel Peach, plus two support acts still to be announced.
Irvine ■ Friday Night Live Harbour Arts Centre, 114–116 Harbour Street, 01294 274059. 8pm. £4. Enjoy an edgy evening of entertainment with local bands. Isle of Bute ■ Nick Harper The Victoria Hotel, 55 Victoria Street, Rothesay, 07866 533416. 4.30pm. £tbc. Singer, songwriter and virtuoso guitarist Nick ‘son of Roy’ Harper takes his show on the road – attention all ‘Harponauts’ (as only the man himself calls them).
Lochgelly ■ Journey South Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, 01592 418141. 8pm. £12 (£10). Unscarred by their time with Simon Cowell, expect more acoustic ballads and the like from X Factor brothers Carl and Andy Pemberton. Stirling ■ From The Jam FUBAR, 6 Maxwell Place, 01786 472619 . 7pm. £20. Original Jam members Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler, on the road without Mr Weller, performing classics and new material. Over 14s show.
Saturday 8 Glasgow ■ Beautiful By Design, Junction 10, Red Light Exit and The Hardlines Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over- 14s show. Local band showcase. ■ Brandi Carlile and Kill it Kid The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £7.50. Seattle singer- songwriter who has toured with the likes of Ray LaMontagne, Tori Amos and Chris Isaak. ■ The Gazettas, The Zonules of Zinn and The Skinny Villains ABC2,
5 REASONS TO GO SEE
Editors
TARTAN HEART FESTIVAL: BELLADRUM 2009 1 The best new music in Scotland Now in its sixth year, this perfectly formed Highland shindig outside Inverness has always been a champion of new Scottish music. This year is no exception, with The Phantom Band, Dananananakroyd, Unicorn Kid, St Deluxe and Our Lunar Activities among the many and varied highlights of the eclectic line up. 2 A trip down memory lane Among the headliners are a recently reformed Toploader (yes, really!), who will no doubt be dancing in the moonlight alongside the likes of a rainbow-chasing Shed Seven (yes, really!)
3 It’s ceilidh central There are specific stages and times for ceilidh action, but if past years are anything to go by, the whole weekend will pretty much be one long spontaneous Highland hootenanny. 4 Lloyd Grossman in a punk band We’re not joking either. The pasta sauce impresario with the weird accent will be playing guitar in his band The New Forbidden.
5 A huge amount of fun, weird shit Whisky tastings, saucy cabaret, mud sculpture, films, literature, comedy, bike races, The King of Farts, five-a-side football, nursery rhymes, ukulele karaoke, a Buddhist temple and something called the Homecoming Scotland Sideburns Stage. This truly is the daftest festival around and all the better for that. (Doug Johnstone) ■ Belladrum, Inverness-shire, Fri 7 & Sat 8 Aug.
330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Over-14s show. Blokey indie rockers headline with support from off-kilter indie pop band ZOZ promoting their new album Zinn Love. ■ Just Tourist, Kochka, The Patriots and Expanding Demands Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Biffy/Wombats- influenced headliners supported by Glasgow four-piece Kochka. ■ Li’l Ze and Able Soul Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Rock/dance crossover outfit launch their new single on Framingo Records. ■ Superpowerless, Models for the Radio and The Stagevettes O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. One man electro act from Leeds headlines. ■ One Night with Elvis – The Legend Continues Pavilion Theatre,