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Glasgow Thursdays
Club
I Blunt at ('ottiers Theatre. 9pm lam. Hip hop. Rth and dancehall with
Day id Mac. and beats. glitch and electronics with Nel.
I Evil at Bar'lly'. l().3()pm 3am. £2. Weekly. (ioth. industrial. punk and riietal meet at this black-clad happening. I Fantastique at MAS. l lpm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. The very vernacular DJ Mirrorbaw play s a friendly brand of pop-infused house for a Thu night crowd lookitig for kicks. Purse-friendly drink prices make this night a good draw.
a First-Rate at the Liquid Lounge. lllpm 3am. £tbc. 2(i Aug only. lis- Scratch Pervert liirst Rate does his many thing on the decks while Kt'ash Slauglita. Neil Macriiillaii and Pro \"inle Karim and a host of battling beatbosers also play out the best hip hop. Which is nice.
I Freakmoves at (ilasgow School of Art. llpiii 3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. l'ltra- fine hip hop night for the students. with l).ls Dema and Nice.
I Instant Access at Sub (‘lub.
l lpm 3am. liree before midnight; £2 after. Weekly. This is the night the Sub dances in its slippers to the sounds of Motown. breaks. funk. and a smattering of liouse. Tiff Peaches and Stevie lilements captain the summer sweatbos Sub Access over tltc coming weeks.
I Loaded at Liquid Lounge.
l()pm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Three live bands kick the night off. making way for Joe Kane on decks with some indie. mod and soul at lam.
I Pinup Nights at the Q (‘luh Next date the.
I Polo for Me at the Polo Lounge. l()pm lam. Free. Weekly. You. the lucky punter. take the helm tonight. as request cards are available over the bar and in the booth. Notice for the unimaginative: ‘l atn What I am' is prohibited by law and punishable by spanking.
I Record Player: at (ilasgow School of Art. l().3()pm --2.3()am. £3 (£2. free). Weekly. In the Vic Bar the Record Player/ DJs lli-l‘i Sean and Hushpuppy play to a packed crowd of trashed fashion junkies and fucked up foreign disco freaks. The club that Franz Ferdinand and Scissor Sisters appeared at. long before the hype took hold.
I Sklnt at the Cathouse. l lpm-.3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. A night that reflects the resurgent alternative scene at the moment. Rock. indie and some tough chemical breaks and beats. with a crowd much like the one you see outside the Gallery of Modern Art.
I Speakeasy at the [’nivers‘al (Sauchiehall Lane). l()pm—2am. Free. Weekly. If you feel like a few drinks after the pub. but don‘t want to go clubbing. Speakeasy is for you. The music ain't compromised. but the vibe is chilled.
I Topform at the Buff. l()pm—3ani. l-‘ree before 10.30pm: £3 after. Weekly. I think we have to turn over to Topfortn themselves to sum up this new night: ‘An extravaganza of music and twisted entertainment. think the Royal Variety Performance hosted by your drunkest drunken uncle. Think end of the pier. think end of the world. think out of your bosl‘ With Radio ()ne‘s Gill Mills and the ‘very' tall’ Kevin McKay.
44 THE LIST 26 Aug—9 Sep 2004
Chart & Party
I Dirty Thursdays at Blanket.
llprii 73am. £5 (£3). Weekly. (iet deep down and dirty as Raymond Woods and Naeerii lttl\ up some of the most bootyhcious Rch in the city. w hilc Billy Milligan sery es up the student classics and dirty pop tunes.
I Firewire at Bamboo. l lpm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. (iraham l‘t‘l’g‘llsolt spins R& B arid chart classics in room I. while DJ toast is in the red room playing indie pop and rock. In the lounge. Robin B plays an eclectic mix of disco. funk and soul.
I Madhouse at the Shack.
lt).3()pm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. (’1 and Andy take you to the brink of insanity with some of the most outrageous and courageous student anthems.
I Phunky Monkey at BClU. apiiivhiii. l-‘ree before I lpm: £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Scott (irainger. Vance and Richie Mc('olm are on spinning duties at this new club that looks like getting even bigger than Baba/a. Plenty of drinks promos. funky anthems and floor tillers make it a w inning formula. I Retro at Trash. 1 lpm 3am. £4 (£2 ). Weekly. Dave Young. Stey‘en Brown and the Kra/y' Karaoke team ply their wares at this fabulotIs night under Pitt Street. A student night with stunning tunes. stunning looking people and a smattering of drinks promotions.
I Rumble Thursdays at the (image. llpni-3am. £5 (free £3). Weekly. A massive Thursday night for the booze- soaked student population. Main hall music is provided by Gerry ‘Knight Rider" Lyons and Baby Brian playing chart. classics. anthems and requests. The attic is home to Patil and Steve and the engine rooms are made funky by the irrepressible Nicola.
I Shagtag at the Tunnel. l lpm 3am. The now infamotis dating club/game night continues to make prolligate nutters out of the ‘student’ population. Beach balls. llip llops and sun tan lotion make this the summer version.
Glasgow Fridays
Club
I Abnormals Anonymous at (ilasgow School of Art. Next date tbc. I Archaos at Archaos. l lpm~3ani. £5 (£2.50). Weekly. Mainstream chart dance. soul and cheese at one of the busiest l’ri riighters in town.
I Bass Invaders at Fury Murry"s.
l lpm—3am. £7. A collective doing their thing well. not bothering about fashion. (iood stuff all round.
I British Airwaves at .\t.-\.s‘.
l lpm 3am. £tbc. Weekly. ()n the second and last Friday of ey cry month. DJ Kris Forrest c‘L‘lL‘l‘rdlL‘s 4” years of British music. Starting at No4 (duh) and moving through cy er'ytlnng to the present day. he's going to take you on a wonderful musical escapade. Remember your packed lunch. that's all. because the in-lltght meal is not so good.
I Budda at Budda. l lptn 3am. £tbc. Weekly. Drinks promos and some may sesy RckB from DJ Vance make this not it h'dLl place to start the weekend.
I The Buff at the Buff. Spin 3am. liree before lll.3(lprn; £5 after Weekly. Old school jaH at (ilasgow ‘s new est
_ia// club. DJs Mark Robb and Kevan
Stevens do the needlework. while the Fusion lixperience mis _ia//. rock and ‘a whole lot of groove' in a liye fashion.
I Burly at the Arches. Nest date lll Sep.
I Canvas at Arta. l lpm 3am. £tbc. Weekly. DJ Walter plays a plethora of funk. soul and R& B at this beautiful Merchant (‘ity bar.
I Casa Futura at the Sub ('ltib. Nest date the.
I The Cathouse at the ('athouse. 10.30pm 3am. £l before I lpm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Riding high on the nu metal wave. this is one of the busiest nights in town. Rock. grunge. indie and a dash of bt‘eakbeat across three floors at (ilasgow's top venue for rockers and alternateens.
I Coded at Vault. I lpm 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. 'l‘hey're from a record store. so the tunes are goittg to be fresh and highly funky. aren't they"? A rotating roster of [Us affiliated to 2.3M Precinct supply the house-led grooves you can rely on. Steven Mc(‘reery is the main man. btit the pool of talent includes Billy Kilkie. Billy Woods and Amanda Price.
I Crash at the Shed. l().3()pm 2am. £3 (£2). Weekly. liuati and Andy play the finest of everything at this blinding Southside cltrb that always seems to be busy.
I Creation at Corinthian. l lpm 73am. £tbc. Weekly. After a warm-up in the Lite Bar it's downstairs with the gear for Paul Rea and Kevin Austin. your hosts at this classiest of venues.
I Cribs at Blanket. I lpm— 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Darren 1). Raymond Woods and Billy Milligan are in for this night of funky house. R&B and studenty madness. A very popular club right now.
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I Fresh at tlte l’olo Lounge
llprii 3am. £5 \\eekly Michelle and Andy are in charge ot the musical duties at this delicious. gay mised Merchant (‘ity cltrb Most who enter come out smiling.
I Friday Street at (‘uba Nor‘tc
lllpni 3am £5 (£4) 2~ \ug Monthly ('lasstc mod sounds. (ills psych and northern soul at Scotland's premier mod club. Regulars Mikey and Paul are ioiiied on the decks by Ross Smith ilnyerness) I Full On at Privilege. ll) 3(lpm 3am £011.“), Weekly. (iekkoboy. Stewart (ireen. William Darirel. (iay llotiston. Stu llir'st attd (iio l-cr'r'r are your hosts at this \\ cckly dance ntgltt dowtt on llopc Street I Funhouse at Barfly. llptii 3am £4 (£3). Weekly. A iirglit of clued-up punk and cathartic indie pop nonsense. lt's pogo-a-gogo w itli Radio l's Vic (ialloway. Mr Pattl Needles and DJ Alpha Mitchell.
I Funk Room at the Arches. Nest date I" Sep.
I Goodfoot at the Rivetside (‘ltib Midnight 3am. £5. 3 Sep. Monthly. The (ioodfoot l).l teattt spin a superb selection of Northern Sotrl. litmk and Rth tracks from the original. Shellac-coyei‘ed Vinyl liai'ly arrival is recommended as always I Kinky Afro at the Stib ('lttb.
llprn 3am. £tbc. 27 Aug. Monthly Residents Malr'o and Ayawat'a spin at the ltttcsl Alto pat‘ty. ()ne ol the Stlltis class rolling roster of funky l‘r'iday -nighters. so well worth checking otit.
I LiveVEvil at (ilasgow School of Art. llpm 3am. £5. 3 Sep. Monthly. The first Friday of the month definitely belongs to this tto-tncssitf drum is bass club night, Special guest is the (ieneral. who will be playing an old-skool scl. Residents are (ieco. Velocet. Morphy. Paul Reset. Simon l) and M(' (illlt|\. not to mention \'Js Brand X TV. Subscience do their thing downstairs. too.
I Lite at the ('orinthian. l()pm 3am, £tbc. Weekly. The (‘orinthian facelilt gets into ftill swing. with the Lite bar and clttb taking over the action on lir‘idays. All the top Dls frotn (il's other venues make regular appearances.
I Little League at The RAI'A ('lub. Next date tbc.
I Moda at Moda. 9pm 3am. l‘t'ec. Weekly. Darren Dunn eases his way through the night with the finest in house. garage and Rth.
I National Pop League at Wmdside Social. 8.45pm 2am. £3. 27 Aug. Monthly. We hear good reports about this
Derrick Carter guests at Subculture, Sat 28 Aug