Contents 7 – 21 JANUARY
Cover story: 2010 preview Frightened Rabbit kick off our guide to the new year. We’ve got Peter Brook’s return to the Tramway, Toby Paterson at Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Gallery and a round up of the best of the festival programmes all the way to December starting on page 22. Also, we’ve put our ears to the ground to pick the ten bands destined to make an impact in 2010. Listen up on page 20.
Features 14 New Year’s Resolutions Start 2010 in style with our guide to improving your life, one floatation tank visit at a time. 28 Celtic Connections The improbably large folk, trad and world music festival boasts a stellar programme this winter.
Regulars 2 First Word Former Spacemen 3 member Natty Brooker sounds off. 7 Noticeboard Blipfoto and the NTS launch a photography competition.
10 Eat Pickledgreen comes in to smarten up Edinburgh’s Rose Street. Shop: Fashion trends of 2010.
Around Town
Books Clubs
Comedy Film
Kids LGBT
Music
Theatre
Visual Art Classified
Offers
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Henry Rollins Great Winter Run
Jonathan Lethem Barbara Ehrenreich Alex Horne Tiffany Murray William Styron
Ryan Crosson We Are . . . Electric Teenage Lust Wire
Stewart Francis Mark Thomas
John Hillcoat The Road It’s Complicated Up in the Air Ninja Assassin All About Steve DVDs
The return of Tracy Beaker
Events
Ajamu X Events
Comanenchi
The Link Rod Jones and the Birthday Suits Bobby McFerrin Divorce Depeche Mode eagleowl Records Jazz & Folk Classical
The Price Anguish with Posie The Sound of Music Stomp Events
Love What You See is Where You’re At BP Portrait Award Are We Human
Recruitment Courses and Tuition I Saw You How did you get that job? Property
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