MUSIC | Rock & Pop
5 OF THE BEST FOOD-THEMED ALBUMS
Kelis promoted her new album, Food in a unique way at Texas’s SXSW festival – by preparing gourmet meals for fans out of a food truck. She’s not the only one with food on her mind either. In celebration of Kelis’s new album dropping (see review, page 72), we’ve compiled a list of five more classic
albums with food-related titles. J Dilla – Donuts
In an interview with The New York Times, J Dilla’s record label Stones Throw explained the album title by saying that Dilla just loved donuts. Yancey died three days after the album was released, but Donuts is still considered one of the most important hip hop albums ever recorded: rappers still re-use his tasty beats to this day.
Common – Like Water for Chocolate
J Dilla contributed beats to this album, which Common based on the Spanish novel with the same title. He likened the enormous passion that the book’s main character put into her cooking to the emotion he put into producing this appetising album. MF Doom – Mm. . . Food
This album – whose title is an anagram of the artist’s name – features a buffet of delicious food samples throughout, an early example being the use of Frank Zappa’s ‘Would You Like A Snack’. The track names – ‘Vom- itspit’ or ‘Poo-Putt Platter’, for example – are not so yummy: let’s scrape those leftovers into the bin.
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik
The title’s just another way of saying that they’re a band who are a lot of fun. This is the fifth album released by the California four-piece, and it produced their breakthrough into the mainstream.
The Smiths – Meat is Murder The second studio album from the iconic Manchester band is considered one of their more politically conscious offerings. The pro-vegetarian title track is one of the band’s first to showcase Mor- rissey’s passionate stance against the consumption of meat. (Daniel Morrow)
78 THE LIST 17 Apr–15 May 2014
Massive Attack’s favourite vocalist is one of Jamaica’s most distinctive and emotive dub/reggae voices and still a sprightly soul. Wirh Dub Asante and Matic Horns ■ King Khan & The Shrines Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 8pm. £12.50. Lively garage rock and psychedelic soul performed by the reformed Berlin-based band to promote the album Idle No More. Edinburgh ■ Reachback and Hold Up There’s Hop Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Self-penned punk-pop and rock by the four-piece group from Essex. FREE Antihoot Open Stage Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison St, 629 4101. 7.30pm. Anti-folk hero Lach hosts this open mic free-for-all featuring music, comedy, poetry, stories, magic and more.
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Glasgow FREE Sonic Bothy Open Sessions City Halls, Candleriggs, 07756 944787. 10am–2.30pm. Open performance by the ensemble which incorporates musicians of all levels of ability, including those with learning difficulties. ■ The Body Audio, 14 Midland St. 7pm. £8. Heavy hitting sludge duo. ■ Kvelertak The Cathouse, 15 Union St, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Owl obsessed hardcore, metal and punk juggernaut from Norway. ■ Seahaven, Nai Harvest and Battle Lines 13th Note, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 7.30pm. £6. Emo, punk and pleading indie from the Californian quartet. ■ Patten Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Experimental electronica artist from London. ■ Steve Tilston The Admiral, 72a Waterloo St, 221 7705. 8pm. £10. Liverpudlian singer-songwriter and highly skilled guitarist. FREE Jeeps Bloc+, 117 Bath St, 574 6066. 9pm. Londonian indie pop in the style of Pavement.
Edinburgh ■ Riel Wee Red Bar, ECA, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (students £3). Guitar and drums power duo based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Wednesday 23
Glasgow FREE Sonic Bothy Open Sessions City Halls, Candleriggs, 07756 944787. 10am–2.30pm. See Tue 22. ■ Neil Finn Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 6.30pm. £32.50. Rock and new wave singer-songwriter. ■ The Power Cut Choir The Roxy 171, 171 Gt Western Rd, 331 1901. 6.30–8.30pm. £3. Alternative community choir, with a repertoire ranging from Ivor Cutler to Judas Priest via Sleater-Kinney and Talking Heads, gives open rehearsals. All welcome, no audition necessary. ■ Minor Alps O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Anglo-American pop rock duo. ■ Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats and Oath The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall St, 332 1120. 7pm. £11.50. Sabbath-heavy doomy metal with psychedelic overtones by the Cambridge-based combo. See Exposure, page 75. FREE Where You’re Meant To Be Faslane Peace Camp, Shandon Nr Helensburgh, 01436 820901. 7pm. Free but ticketed. A collaboration between lo-fi pop raconteur Aidan Moffat (Arab Strap) and filmmaker Paul Fegan as they tour Scotland documenting their journey. These live shows will be part ceilidh, part poetry recital, part gig featuring local guests along the way. ■ The Nightingales, Ted Chippington and Sharptooth Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £7. The art punk band tour their new album For Fuck’s Sake, a vinyl- only limited edition of 600 only available at live shows.
WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT: THE FILM Whatever Gets You Through The Night was a collaborative multimedia affair featuring contributions from Scottish musicians such as Conquering Animal Sound, Errors, Withered Hand, Talkingmakesnosense and Wounded Knee. Conceived and written by Cora Bissett, with a helping hand from Edinburgh band Swimmer One, the project spawned a sold-out theatre performance at Glasgow’s Arches, an album, book and a film, directed by Daniel Warren, which is now available to watch online at the link below for the paltry sum £2.50, all of which goes to the artists who contributed to the project. ■ Stream at swimmerone.co.uk.
■ Dapitz, Glassface, Dub Punks and Seafield Foxes Wee Red Bar, ECA, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 6pm. £5. Old school punk rock from Edinburgh. ■ The New Piccadillys Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay St, 622 7086. 7–10pm. students £6–£7. Rock’n’roll and 60s beat pop in the new old fashioned way, courtesy of George Miller, a man who always keeps the faith. ■ Record Store Day Party Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £3 (free with RSD purchase receipt). As part of the nationwide celebration of independent record shops, Electric Circus hosts a party with live sets form Stanley Odd and The Cairne String Quartet plus the Kitchen Sink DJs and the VoxBox pop up record shop. See preview, page 68. ■ Sienna, Caravan Club, Black cat Bone and Ross Heatherill Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Fleetwood Mac/Kassidy-inspired group. ■ Eagles Born Vultures Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Proggy hardcore and metal quintet. ■ Jesus H Foxx, Hailey Beavis and Trapped Mice Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 8pm. £3–£5 in advance; £7 on door. Pavement-esque indie from the Edinburgh seven-piece. Limbo Easter special with the Black Spring DJs. FREE Shorty Rodgers & The Giants Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson St, 667 4268. 10pm. Classic rock’n’roll from the 50s, 60s and 70s. ■ Lou Hickey Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Bittersweet songs with a subtle jazz influence from burlesque singer Lou Hickey, better known as the co-vocalist in Codeine Velvet Club.
Sunday 20 Glasgow ■ The Ex Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. Times tbc. £tbc. Veteran Dutch punk band. FREE Livin On Tootsie Time Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. Local band playing CBGBs – country, bluegrass and blues.
FREE Shake Your Tail Feather Slouch, 203–205 Bath St, 221 5518. 6pm. Shake Your Tail Feather Promotions presents a weekly line-up of live bands playing rock’n’roll, indie, metal and everything in between. ■ Of Mice & Men O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. California post-hardcore troupe formed by ex-Attack! Attack! vocalist Austin Carlile. ■ Lucius Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £7.50. Indie pop sounds from the band as they tour their debut album Wildewoman. ■ The Post Orgasmic Sunshine Band, The Buddhist Punks and Mickey 9s Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo St, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £7. Energetic Glasgow/ Edinburgh ten piece who formed after late night jamming sessions at festivals such as Wickerman and Knockengorroch. The band perform a mix of reggae, dub and Scottish ska. Edinburgh ■ Big Day In Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 1pm. Early bird £8; standard £12. Avoid the mud and head along to this one day mini-festival all under the roof of the Electric Circus. Confirmed so far Roman Nose, Birdhead, Miracle Strip, Indian Red Lopez, Carbs, Man of Moon and Gymnast play live with DJ sets from TYCI, Glasgow Podcart and Kitchen Disco. ■ Drum Club Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. 10pm–2am. £5 in advance; £7 on door. Live drumming crews pounding out everything from Samba to Arabic rhythms.
Monday 21 Glasgow ■ Alkaline Trio O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £20. Gothic American punk-rock trio. ■ Brody Dalle The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall St, 332 1120. 7pm. £12. Australian punk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist known as a member of The Distillers and Spinnerette gone solo. ■ Horace Andy O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £7.50.