CLUBS
next week sees the start of a new one-off. details ofwhich are still being confirmed. I Raw The Mission. 10.30pm—3am. From 5 April. A new rock night.
I Beats 9c Victoria Street. llpm—3am. £2.50/£1.50with ticket. Cutmaster B. Scottish runner-up in the Technics World Mixing Championships no less. spins some high bpm dance sounds. But not for much longer. From 19 Apr the Floral Riot lads bring their unique indie sound to the venue. under the name ofGlider.
I Marley's Beggae Klub Network 2. 10.30pm—4am. £2. Still running after an incredible thirteen years. and just as popular as it ever was. If you've never been. then you‘re missing out.
I Pure The Venue. llpm—4am. Members and guests only. No undesirables. no hassles. no admission until you complete a membership form and have a polaroid pic taken. No relation to anything runningin Glasgow with the same name by the way. but a force to be reckoned with nevertheless. Well. their 1500members think so.
I Tangerine The Mission. 11pm-3am. £2. .A flourishing indie club. playing a solid selection of well. indie stuff. strangely enough.
I Network 1 10.30pm—4am. £3. A retrospective night. incorporating a wide range of 70s sounds.
I The Amphitheatre 10pm—4am. £2 before 11pm1£4 after.
I Buster Browns 10.30pm—3.30am. £1.50 before 11.30pm £3 after.
I Blue Oyster Club 10.30pm—4am.
I Chaplins at Finsbury Park. 11pm—4am. £2.
I The Red Hot Pepper Club 10pm—4am. £2.50 before 11.30pm/£3.50after.
I Madisons Bock Night 9pm—3am. £1 before 10pmx£2 after. DJ Dave Doubledecks partying on down with glam. thrash and The Silly Session. Oh. and a bit of rock as well.
I Millies 10pm—6am. £2 before 2.30am/£3 after. Increasingly busy of late. and finally succeeding in recapturing that heady atmosphere of old.
Saturdays
I Messenger Hi-Fi Sound System Moray House. 9pm—3am. 13 Apr. Ragga. roots. lovers and heavyweight dub - that‘s quality reggae to you and me. plus a BIG sound system and cultural MC. Not the only club of its kind in Edinburgh. but undoubtedly the most upfront. Check it out.
I Galaxy 9c Victoria Street. I 1pm—3am. £2.50 with ticket. The inimitable Bootsy. plus one or two others. play you what seems like every soul record ever pressed Something to keep everyone happy. and as a result always busy.
I Wildlife 6 Apr and every fortnight. A club run by Fred. Amanda and Neil of Thunderball fame. playing retrospective soul and funk in a central location; it‘s small. intimate and more like a party than any usual event; and if you don‘t know where it‘s at then you shouldn‘t be there anyway. Okay?
I Bedrock Club The Venue. 9pm—4am. Live bands plus a disco make this a popular night. See rock listings for details. I Boom Boom Club Calton Studios. 11pm—4am. Increasingly popular upfront dance club. which has the added attraction of regular guest DJs and PAs. Full ofhip kids clad head to toe in Chipie. Chevignon etal. but don‘t let that put you off. Even the desperately uncool will find this enjoyable.
I Katch Shady Lady‘s. 1 1pm—3am. £2. Indie. indie and yet more indie music. attracting a motley assortment of moptop student types.
I Mambo Club Network 2 & 3. 10.30pm—3am. £2 members/£2.50 non members. Scotland's only regular world music club. which just gets busierand busier. Sir ()ssie on the wheels ofsteel mixes the best in African dance with
j calypso and soca around the world stylee.
Go and pretend you're in a warm. sun-drenched paradise.
I Wheels The Mission. llpm—3am. £1.50 before midnight £2.50 after. A nightmare on Victoria Street‘.’ Quite possibly. Also a rock night.
I Apocalypse Chambers Street Union. 9pm—2am. Students and guests only. A bustling union dance club. which needs no mention from me to get the punters rolling
I Network 1 10.30pm—4am. £4.
I The Amphitheatre 1(1pm—4am. £4.
I Buster Browns 10.30pm—4am. £2 before 11.30pm. £4 after.
I Blue Oyster Club 10.30pm—4am.
I Chaplins at Finsbury Park. 11pm—4am. See Fri fo'rdetails.
I Red Hot Pepper Club 1(1pm—4am. £3 before 1 1.30pm £4 after.
I Millies 10pm=-6am. £2 before 2.30am; £3 after.
I Madisons Bock Night l0pm—4am. £1 before 11pm £2 after. DJ lan plays slightly more traditional tracks than on a Friday. but still packs the floor.
Sundays
I Calton Studios A gig by the influential and completely wonderful Cabaret Voltaire. See Rock listings for further details.
I Bliss Network 2. 10pm—3am. From 7 Apr. After a series ofhiccups. this worthwhile indie club finally gets underway. Hopefully this will be the start ofa long run. Fingers crossed. boys.
I Satisfaction Shady Lady's. 9pm— 1 am. £1.50. From 7 Apr. A golden oldies night. featuring 60s and 70s sounds. Also a happy hour between 9.30pm and 10.30pm.
I Buster Browns 10.30pm—3am. £ 1 .51) before 11.30pm/£3 after.
I Red Hot Pepper Club 10am—3am. £2. A karaoke night.
I Madisons llpm—4am. A joint venture by Millies and the Laughing Duck. featuring the turntable talents ofluurrvely DJs Phillip and Bootsy. Guaranteed tacky disco and chart house all night long. Great stuff.
I Network 1 10pm—2am. £2.
IThe Amphitheatre 10pm—late. £3.
I Blue Oyster Club 10.30pm-4am.
I Mondays
I The Monday Club Madisons. 9.30pm—3am. Nu-beat. punk. goth and glam metal. (iosh.
I Millies l lpm—4am. Free.
Tuesdays
I Millies I lpm—Jam. Free.
VVednesdays
I Rubble Shady. 11pm—3am. £2.50. £2. Restarts on 17 April. Classic rock and roll from three decades.
I Breathless Potterrow. 8pm—lam. Students 50p with matric card. guests £1.50. The best L'nion club in Edinburgh. without a doubt. Lucozade on draught and solid dance tunes. What more could anyone want‘.’
I Chlorine Dream Network 2. 10.30pm—4am. £2. Indie. noise. pop and dance. Nice posters. too.
I Yard The Mission. 11pm—3am. Electronic and euro sounds. I‘m told. but as yet something of an unknown quantity. I Rhythm Club The Amphitheatre.
9pm—3am. £3 non-members/£2 members. World music of all sorts. plus regular live bands.
I Millies 11pm—4am. Free.
Thursdays
I Ice 9c Victoria Street. 10.30pm~3am. £3/£2. The Cooke twins move from Wilkie House to a new home — but don't worry. nothing else is changing. On the opening night featuring live sets by 17-year-old ‘keyboard wizard‘ Lunarci. and alsoJamie Page. See News for more details.
I Echo Muse Calton Studios. 10pm—4am. £3i£2. A new weekly club with an enormously varied playlist stretching from Public Enemy to David Lee Roth. with Louis Jordan and the Bunnymen somewhere in between. Plus. live acts in the future. Eclectic or what'.’
I Matrix 9c Victoria Street. llpm—3am. £1 with matric card. Last week 1 1 April. A specifically student night. playing an across the board selection from the past three decades. Chart. disco. house. alternative — you want it. they'll play it.
I Shag The Mission. 10.30pm—3am. £2. It's Thursday. so it‘s time to go Shagging. Not that anybody needs to be told by now. Into their third year. and still populated by halfthe students in Edinburgh. Fun. frolics and free chocolate.
I Network 1 10pm—2am. £2.
I Blue Oyster Club. 10.30pm—43m.
I Red Hot Pepper Club 10pm—3am. £2.
I Millies llpm—Jam. £1.
VENUES
I The Amphitheatre 31 Lothian Road. 229 7670.
I Blue Oyster Club 96a Rose Street Lane North.‘226 6458.
I Buster Browns 25—27 Market Street. 226 4224.
I Calton Studios Calton Road. 556 7066. I Chambers Street Student Union
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I 90 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564.
I Finsbury Park 3—5 South St Andrew Street. 5561020.
I Liberty's Greenside Place. 557 3807.
I Madison's (ireenside Place. 557 3807. I Mission Victoria Street. 225 3326.
I Millies Niddrie Street. 5566050.
I Moray House Student Union 1 Iolyrood Road. 556 8455.
I The Network West Tollcross. 228 3252. I Potterrow Student Union Bristo Square. 667 (121-1.
I Red Hot Pepper Club 3 Setnple Street. Totlcross. 22‘) 7733.
I Shady Lady's Cowgate. 225 3326.
I Teviot Bow Student Union Bristo Square. 667 2091.
I The Venue Calton Road. 557 3073.
I Wilkie House Cowgate. 225 207‘).
WAVELENGTH
A clubbers guided to local radio
I BPM Radio Scotland. Fri 11.30pm—l2.30am. The big boys‘ one concession to dance culture. unfortunately on air when all clubbers arc otit. well . . .clubbing. Does somebody get paid to work ottt their programme schedttle'.’ Anyway. if you do fancy a night in. this features soul. house. hip hopand rap.
I Paul Welsh Clyde ()ne FM. Sat
7.45—1 lpm. Featuring the dttlcet tonesof this cx-Champion DJ. plus regttlarbig name interview s. depending on who is visiting the city. and big dance sounds. Check it out.
I The Duke Radio Forth. Sttn 7—10pm. In between keeping a restraining hand on Bryan Burnett and Janice Forsyth (and let's face it. somebody has to). Allan NB Campbell plays a few club tracks and speaks to a few pop stars - atnongthetn this fortnight. The KLF. Plus. ofeourse. a monthly country round-up and the [IS Rap Charts.
The List 5— 18 April 199167