For a band who sold so many million records over their 21 -year career, this New York City quintet
were rarely taken as seriously as their curmudgeonly contemporaries - Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer - mostly because they resisted the skulls, leather’n’studs approach to metal and actually smiled in their press shots instead of scowling through shaggy perms. They may be older and wiser now, but their sound is still the template for much of what passes for rock today, as it was their fusing of rap and metal in their collaboration with Public Enemy on a version ‘Bring Tha Noize’ in the early 905 that pretty much invented nu metal - something they were rarely given proper credit for.
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I I Can’t Stop Loving You King’s
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2. 30pm tk 7.30pm. £34 £20. See Mon 3. I Carnaby Street Rockers. l-l .\lid|and Street. 22l (I720. (i .S'pm. Free. See Sal I,
I Micah P Hinson, Rolly Throsby and Dawn Landes .-\l3(‘2. 3M) Saiichiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £7. '|e\an singer/songwrilci' in the hangtlog \Vill ()ldhain/I .anihcliop tradition.
I The Surrogate Pink Floyd Show Queen Margaret I'iiion. 22 l'nixci'sit} (ittl'tlells. .I W 9784. 7pm. [I I it“). Scots l’ink l‘liwd ti'ihiite who are particularl} lond ol' the Dark Side ol the .\Iooii era. I Emergency Pound, Southpaw, The Riot and Strange Brew The \"ale. 5 I)iintlas Street. 332 4028. 8pm. £3. liltlt‘s t‘nt'lx.
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Kelx iiihaiigli Street. 576 5018. 8pm. £thc. Shout) eino post—punk lrom this Stinderland l'oiii'~piece who predate the likes ot’ |'iitiiit'hc‘;ids and .\la\iino Park. I Viva Stereo and Luxury Car Nice'ii'Sleal). 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 (MIN). Spin. £4. Indie drone rockers lt‘lt‘l'L‘llt‘ltig the likes till [he \'el\el l'ndei'groiintl. See Hi 7 for I.ll\lll'_\ (‘at‘. I The Frank 8. Walters King Tut‘s \Vah \Vah lliit. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 527‘), Sfitlpiii. £0. l.o\ahle earl} ‘llls VII/i lamiii‘ites return with their ollheat approach to indie pop.
I No Bob Rocket Samuel I)ow 's, (\7 7| Nillistlttle Road. 42} till”. 8.30pm. l‘i'ec. Rock co\ers.
I The Demon’s Eye Rockers. l4 \lltlltintl Sll‘t‘el. 22I (I720. 0pm. I‘TCC. See I‘l'l 7.
I Retro Revert) Soiindliaiis. 47 Il)tlL‘Plll'l\ SII'CL‘I. 22l 405‘).
‘l..‘~()pin .VMlam. the. Si\ hours (it Me music to he conl'ii'ined. leatiiring hack-to- hack \t‘ls I») a multitude ol' hands.
I Pickle Public Barll). 2N) (‘l_\de Street. ll.\‘7(l 007 (NW). lllpin. the. I-ickle l’iihlic. who are influenced h} Rough 'l‘i‘ade pop and Dischord punk. pla) this Idioteqtie night.
I Anders Ilar The Liquid Lounge. 04 West Regent Street. 353 0333. l lpiii. £8 (£5). l.i\e set lrom Swedish electro/techno producer at the Schematic club night.
Edinburgh
I Regular John, Mr Nice and Roguestar w'liisilehinkics. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5| l4. (1pm. liree before midnight; £4 alter. Stadium \I/C rock l‘rom Rogueslar.
I Battletorn, Kidd Blunt, Kamikazee and Thnguska Suhwa}
('owgate, ()9 (‘owgale. 225 (i7()(\. 7.30pm. £5. 'I‘rash .\'\'(‘ duo Baltletorn head this night with back up from Ireland's melodic. angular hardcore merchants Kidd Blunt and more.
I Epideme and You’re Smiling Now But We’ll All Turn Into Demons (‘aledonian Backpackers. 3 Queenslerr} Street. 470 7224. 8.30pm. £5. 'I‘oiiring noise pop from Brighton and lidinhiirgli. I Hamfatter, The Jackals and The Mark Rait Band Bannerman‘s. Niddi') Street. 55() 3254. 9.30pm. £4. Night ol rock and indie.
Oban
I Embrace and Morning Runner ('ori'an lIalIs. lisplanade. (lltfil 567333. 7.30pm. £llk‘. ()\L‘l'- l4s show. Workmanlike Britpop act whose commercial ltil'illllL‘S were re\ ix ed with a hit ol' help l'rom (‘ht'is Martin. New alhum This New [My hiiilds on the ('oldpla} l'oriniila. See preview, page (it).
Glasgow
I lnvain, Hatch, Paraffin, Passion Beyond Reason and Tunguska 'l'lie (‘tilliotlsu I5 I'nion Street. 248 (ihllh. 7pm. £4 tadx ). £(i tdooi‘i. ()\‘er- l4s show. Metal line-up.
I The Wrecks Rockers. I4 Midland Street. 22l ()72(». 7pm. l‘ree. l’lus other bands to he conlirnwd.
I Hateful Stereo. l4 Kehinhaugh Street. 576 5lllh’. 8pm. £3. Punk rock.
I Heather MacLeod and Starsky 'I‘ron 'I'heatre. (i3 'l’rongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £8. Acoustic Al‘lair evening l‘eaturing singer/songwriter from the Isle ol' Lewis who hails from a folk tradition but has drawn comparisons to Annie l.enno.\ and Alison (ioldl‘rapp.
I Injuns Barll)‘ (upstairs). 2N) (‘lyde Street, 0870 907 099‘). 8pm. £5 (£4). Single launch for Skye lads Leighton Jones and llector Machines (brother of M) Ies. AKA .\I_\ lo) w Ilt)\L‘ diverse sound encompasses jail. folk. reggae and Latin styles but has also drawn comparison to Tom Waits and Steel) Dan.
I Navajo The Butterfly and the Pig. I53 Bath Street. 22l 77l 1. 8pm. Free. Folk/blues hlend at this Acoustic .-\llair session.
I Shrinking Violet, Pothead and Die Juhnkes Barll}. 260 (‘l_\de Street. 0870 907 099‘). 8pm. £4. See Thu (i.
I Blue Aeroplanes King Tut‘s Wan Wah lllll. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 527‘). 8.30pm. £ll). Bristolian art rockers return alter a lengthy absence. Wonder if the) We still got their Poliin dancer. who Used to put BC! to shame with his cral) shape-throwing.
Edinburgh
I Naomi (‘ahaiet Voltaire. in RS Illaii' Street. 22() MW». 7pm. £thc. lilccti‘onics with l'eiiiale \ocals.
I Gene Pitney l'shei‘ IIalI. l.olhi;in Road. 223 I I55. See Sat S.
I Andy McCabe and Jase \Vlilsllt‘llllllcles. 4 (\ Stitllll Bridge. .55” 5| l4. Ul‘lll. lirec. (‘ontenipoi‘ar} coxei's l'rom ()asis to Stei'eophonics li'om .\Ic('ahe.
I No Flyposting Hannernnuh. Niddi') Street. 550 3254. 0.30pm. £4. \Vith iiioi'e ilL’lS II‘L‘.
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I Rise Up t‘alxiiei \oliaiie. in 1s Illaii Sticet. 22H tilWi ltlpni 5.tlll £5 i£4i Ills and Me music all nighi long Ihis month's line tip includes the Ilisliops. \ l\.l \teico. llcnictl Sons ot Inglesias. ('icHs. Seienatle .llltl the Ssstem
Stirling
I Embrace .llltl Morning Runner .\ll\ei't llalls. llunihaitoii Road. Hl “Sh 473544 7 itlpiii £thc See Sat .\
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Glasgow
I Betzeter, Koroded, President Evil, The Punchline is Murder and Attica Rage Soiiiiilhaus. 1" lI_\tlt‘PdlI\ Street. 22I 4M5" ~’pni to 5H (Mei lls \Ili\\\ St't' Sllll " Iill llt'l/t'lt'l I’lll\ lllt'l.tl stippoit .icts lioni (it'llll.tll_\ .lll\l St otlaiid I Acoustic Jam \ice'n‘Slca/s. «i.‘l Saiichiehall Sheet. 1‘3 “Will -\[‘|ll I'iec See \liili i
I Rocketfox, Acute Riot .llltl Signals 'I‘he \ale. 5 l)llll\l.l\ Sticct. “I 4‘l2«\- Nl‘ln. £‘\ local hand showcase
I The Answer, Brady Cole .llltI Malice Hai-i'ls. Inn (‘let- \iicci. UN ‘H 0071M)”. Spin £h \oithciii Ill\ll oiitlii who ate not ali'aitl to iock like it‘s l‘V-l I The Archie Bronson Outfit, Comanchi and Duke Garwood .llltl Castro King 'liit‘s \Vah \\.ih lliil. 252a St Vincent Street. 22I 525‘) S illpin £5 'I‘lic headliners ate a hca\_\ \ inlagc hliies rock ti’io lioni the \\cst (‘oiintiy now signed to l)oniino.
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