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Glasgow Thursdays
Clubs ■ 90s Hip Hop at the Art School. 13 Jan, 10pm–3am. £4 (£3); free for GSA students. Just what it says, with DJ Bunty (Mixkings). Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. ■ Best in Show at Nice’n’Sleazy. 20 Jan, 9pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm: £3 after. Like Crufts, but with men (and Findo Gask DJs) instead of dogs. ■ Cheap & Nasty at Nice’n’Sleazy. 6 Jan, 11.30pm–3am. £2. Everything from disco to indie and electro to funk, with Matthew Craig of One More Tune and Define Define. ■ Classic Grand Thursdays at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. DJs Barry, Dec and Young Blood provide a mix of rock, electro, emo and industrial. ■ Co-Op at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). Four great Glasgow clubs (Orderly Disorder, Dirty Noise, Mount Heart Attack and Scrabble) team up for a new monthly night, with one picking the genre for the evening and the rest putting their own spin on it. Mediaheroic will be providing visuals. FREE Feel My Bicep at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. 80s sleaze, analogue funk, old school house, disco flexx and sweat on the walls. ■ I Heart . . . at O2 ABC. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). A new Thursday night student special with resident Gentleman Johnny. ■ Misbehavin’ at the Cathouse. 6 Jan, 11pm–3am. £2–£3. Dolly Daydream and Drucifer serve up a steamy mix of electro, disco, alternative and sleazy sounds. ■ Mixed Bizness at the Art School. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free for GSA students before midnight; £4 (£3) after. Cutting edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Benny Boom. Includes entry to on- rotation Thursday night clubs in the Vic Bar at the Art School. ■ The Rev Up at the Art School. 20 Jan, 10pm–3am. £4 (£3); free for GSA students. New rockabilly night, with Aaron (All Tore Up). Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. ■ Rubbermensch and Jellybaby at O2 ABC2. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. A night for indie lovers with Andy Wilson in charge. FREE Salsa Tumbao at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Salsa and dancing with Farah Portela Alonso and Tumbao Salsa School. ■ Skint and Vengeance at the Cathouse. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (£2 students). DJs Billy and Colin play rock, emo and pop-punk in the main room, while DJ Q Ball has the sickest black metal, death metal and thrash in the back. ■ Sol’s Club at Sol’s Club. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £5. Bollywood, Latin, Afro-Caribbean and reggae club nights. ■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. DJ Snafu scratches funk, soul and old rhythm and blues. ■ Teenage Lust at Nice’n’Sleazy. 13 Jan, 11.30pm–3am. £2. A mutant disco of wedding standards, 80s and 90s indie and American punk from the Aberdonian night, now relocated to Glasgow. Chart & Party FREE Access All Areas Presents Zzap64 at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. Disco Dave plays indie, pop, rock and electro.
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Nothing kicks off the new year better than a hard and heavy hit of industrial rock and Deathkill4000 come out firing on all cylinders with a guest set from Inverness-based Zombie Militia. Specialising in old school thrash metal, complete with guttural vocals, full frontal guitar attack and that all important blast beat. Not for the faint-hearted, but ferocious, fierce and the perfect start to 2011 for all those who can hack the pace. ■ Bloc, Glasgow, Sat 8 Jan.
■ Beat Boutique at Milan. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Super-stylish R&B and urban sounds from the Beat Boutique crew. ■ Bump at Hummingbird. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. R&B and hip hop from DJs Naeem and Sketch. ■ Common Room at Common. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. DJs Craig Kelman and Craig McHugh play party tunes in a house party style. ■ Dirty Sexy Money at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc (free for students before midnight). That Tall Guy Scott plays cheese, pop and R&B. ■ Erotic Pop at Kushion. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Greg McWhinnie chops up instrumentals and vocals to create live mash-ups for the crowd. ■ Eureka at Bamboo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (free with a matric card). DJ Toast plays rock, indie, dance and hip hop. FREE Laid Back at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. DJ Suave Gav presents a party that’s anything but laid- back. ■ Onederful at Play. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. Party sounds from DJ Chris Stewart and Tobin. FREE Pour Homme, Pour Femme, Pour Queens at FHQ. Weekly 9pm–3am. New weekly night from TLC Glasgow with DJ Shawn Roberts, free entry and a whole lotta tunes. ■ Skint at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Stephen Foy plays indie dancefloor anthems, pop hits and classic house. ■ Thursday at Milan at Milan. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. DJ Naeem and DJ Sketch present a night of sleek and sexy urban tracks to get you moving. ■ Vibe at Boho. Weekly 10.30pm–2am. £5 (£4, students free before midnight). DJ Bobby B, DJ Gully and Mr Vin mash up hip hop, R&B, house and club hits. ■ iDJ at the Shed. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2. DJ Li’l Rich plays party sounds to start the weekend early. Monthly special events include bouncy castles, karaoke nights and the famous Shed roller disco.
Friday Clubs ■ Ballbreaker and Vice at the Cathouse. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). DJs Billy and Martin Bate play a selection of rock, metal, emo and even hip hop over two floors.
■ Damaged Goods at Nice’n’Sleazy. 7 Jan, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Two floors of punk rock, reggae, classic soul and New York disco. ■ Eyes Wide Open at Blackfriars. 7 Jan, 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4). Garage, psych and freakbeat brought to you by EWO DJs Holly and Sarah, plus live and DJ guests. January will be EWO’s (slightly late) New Year party, with guests Jennifer Dishington (Grow Your Own) and Aitor Ciarsolo (Get The Records On). See preview, page 38. ■ Friday at Maggie May’s Basement at Maggie May’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5. Indie rock’n’roll from the 60s to the 00s. ✽✽ Hispanic Panic Presents Jungle Fever at Stereo. 14 Jan, 11pm–3am. £4 in jungle themed fancy dress; £5 otherwise. Hispanic Panic takes you a journey deep into the rainforest for a night of jungle fever, with live music, tropical DJ sets, stuffed animals, foliage, ice cream and lots of surprises. ■ Kino Fist at Nice’n’Sleazy. 14 Jan, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Night of cross-genre delights, new wave, Krautrock, spiky pop and freak beat from Charlotte and Rafla. ✽✽ LuckyMe vs Numbers aat the Sub Club. 7 Jan, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £tbc after. Two of Scotland's finest musical collectives come together for a joint party, with Jackmaster, Rustie, The Blessings and EclairFifi. ✽✽ No Divide at Soundhaus. 14 Jan, 10pm–3am. £tbc. A new techno night from resident Soundex Phonetic. FREE Only Fools and House at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. Tom, Anton and Ewan play a fine selection of New York and Chicago house, cosmic italo disco and classic 80s electro. ■ Propaganda at O2 ABC. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £4. Indie Friday nighter. ✽✽ Return to Mono at the Sub Club. 14 Jan, 11pm–3am. £5. A first-class house and techno party from residents Slam as they take over the whole night for a four-hour set. FREE Revolver Bears at Revolver. 7 Jan, 8pm–1am. A new club night for Glasgow gents in search of a little furry company, courtesy of the Bearscots team. As well as the company, there’s drinks promotions, chocolate, and tunes from DJ Corky. ■ Riot Radio at Maggie May’s. Weekly 8pm–1am. £5. DJ Dan South presents indie rock’n’roll from the 60s to the present day. ■ Vintage at the Saint. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free. A weekly night run by
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Elliot Castro (Diversion), with local DJ guests spinning an eclectic mix in boutique surroundings. Chart & Party ■ Audiofilth at Common. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. Friday nights are getting dirty with Ross McMillan and Big Al orchestrating some of the filthiest house, electro, hip hop and indie. ■ Bespoke Fridays at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (£3 students). Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this club from residents Rob Etherson, Jenny and Mash. ■ Boho Fridays at Boho. Weekly 9.30pm–3am. £6. Fridays at Boho are funky, with DJ Robin B. ■ Canvas at Arta. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Live bands plus DJs Martin Black (Fri) and Norman Robinson (Sat) playing funk and party classics. ■ Cheesy Pop at Queen Margaret Union. Weekly 9pm–2am. £3–£4 (£2 members). After many years, rampant hordes of mucky-minded, vodka fuelled urchins still flock to hear DJ Toast’s edam selection. ■ Crash at the Shed. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Euan and Andy play all the party tracks you know and love. ■ Famous at Kushion. Weekly 4pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. James Lithgow and DJ Status take it through to 3am with indie, electro, house and hip hop. ■ Friday at Milan at Milan. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. House and electro at this mainstream party night. ■ Garage Mobile Disco at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke in Snapshotz. ■ Hummingbird Friday at Hummingbird. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Carlo Carozzi and Andrew Melrose take charge of two rooms of house and party tracks. ■ Lip Service at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–3am. £tbc. Long-running lesbian club night with a focus on all things sensual. Includes facepainting, dress-up box, spin the bottle booths and a ‘sexual postbox’. Ooh er. ■ Music For Pleasure at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight with a matric card; £5 after. Gavin Sommerville, Gerry Lyons and Andy Wilson play R&B, hip hop, house and pop. ■ My Mum Told Me I Could DJ at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4 students) after. The West End comes alive with Friday night chart and party sounds from DJs Nelson and Richie McColm. ■ NOW Fridays at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (students £4). Chart, R&B, house, urban and electro from Dave M. ■ Old Skool at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6; £3 entry through the Butterfly & Pig. Funk, soul and disco from DJs Craig Thompson, Jack and Gordie. ■ POP Junkie at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJs Steven and Suave Gav inject your ears with pop sounds. ■ REplay Fridays at Play. Weekly 4pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. Will Ruane plays R&B and chart in room one, while Craig McHugh and Dave Wilson have the house anthems covered in the back room. ■ Tempted at Tusk. Weekly 10pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Party sounds from DJ Norman Robinson. ■ United Nations of Dance at the Tunnel. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8. Clubland anthems, hip hop and R&B from Scotty Boy, Marc Anderson, Steve Clarke, John Thomson and more.
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