CONTENTS O ne thing Scotland has over the rest of the UK is its long summer evenings. Those few weeks when there’s still light in the sky at 10pm feel like a special treat. This issue is bulging with suggestions of how
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to spend those longer days (and warmer nights).
First up, we’ve scoured the huge number of summer festivals taking place across the country to find the very best, whether you’re looking for something to take the kids along to, or want to experience live music in sublime surroundings, or are looking to dance until the sun comes up. Turn to page 13 for more suggestions than you can shake a (glow)stick at. We’ve also plucked up the courage to try some of Scotland’s extreme sports. Find out about ice climbing and mountain biking and those lesser known pursuits of canyoning, aqualining and rap-running on page 28. If you’re looking to really feel alive, this could be a good place to start.
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WE TRY SCOTLAND'S EXTREME SPORTS
THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY
WE CHAT TO BRITAIN'S EXCITING NEW FILMMAKER HOSSEIN AMINI
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SUMMER FESTIVALS While we like going to the cinema, having a meal or attending a gig as much as the next magazine (ok, maybe a bit more), we absolutely love doing these things on a larger scale: watching loads of films and meeting their makers; milling around gazebos in the sun, trying delicious morsels; seeing a dozen of our favourite bands in one day. If that sounds like your bag as well, check out our feature on this year’s best summer fests from page 13. 33
EXTREME SPORTS We’re always looking for new ways to appreciate Scotland’s enviable natural landscape – that’s why we sent some of our writers out to jump, splash and ride around in it. ART SCHOOL DEGREE SHOWS The Turner Prize 2014 shortlist features three Glasgow School of Art alumni – attend this year’s graduate exhibitions to discover the art stars of tomorrow.
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FEATURES
Summer Festivals
Hossein Amini Extreme Sports
Art School Degree Shows
STAYING IN
Generation War Stuart Gordon
Made in America
FOOD & DRINK
Aizle The Pacific
AROUND TOWN
Festival of Cycling Glasgow Science Festival
BOOKS
Anneliese Mackintosh
Simon Sylvester Doug Johnstone
CLUBS
Barras Revue with Todd Terje
Substance with Head High Platform 18 Street Party
COMEDY
Abandoman Dawn French
FILM
Middle Eastern Film Festival The Two Faces of January
Godzilla KIDS
Bookbug Week LGBT
Who’s Your Dandy?
MUSIC Prince
The Phantom Band Nine Inch Nails
THEATRE
Avenue Q Pressure
Lord of the Flies
VISUAL ART
Rachel Maclean Nathan Coley
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