Contents 10 24 SEPTEMBER

Around Town

Glasgow on top Bowery re-opening Breast Cancer Care Fashion Show

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Richard Dawkins Nick Hornby Jah Wobble Val McDermid Peter Leonard

Freshers’ Clubnights 39

The Psychedelic Ballroom Phil Kieran Parklife

Dave Gorman Merchant City Festival

John Hughes tribute Fish Tank The September Issue Dorian Gray Julie & Julia Adventureland DVDs

The Sun, The Moon and a Boy Called River Events

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21 Years of the Blue Moon Café 63

Events Dot Allison

T-Model Ford InMe Northern Xposure Glasvegas Amazing Baby Gang of Four Records Jazz & Folk Classical

The House of Bernarda Alba Arches Live! Bright Black The Cherry Orchard The Beggar’s Opera The Silver Darlings

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Thomas Hirschhorn 88

Agnes Martin Cerith Wyn Evans and Throbbing Gristle John McCracken

Recruitment Courses & Tuition I Saw You How Did You Get That Job? Property

Reader Offers

Win tickets to Nick Cave’s book signing 2 for 1 at Broughton Delicatessen Win a mini-break at Dornoch Castle Win tickets to Grand Prix Snooker at Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall

A bottle of Famous Grouse for the Letter of the Issue Subscriptions

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Books Clubs

Comedy Film

Kids

LGBT Music

Cover story: Autumn music preview It can be difficult deciding which cultural conkers to pick from underneath the fertile horse chestnut of the Scottish music scene. But The List, as ever, is ready to step in and give you a helping hand as you make those all important gig booking choices. First on the list should be our cover stars, the almighty Kasabian, who play Glasgow’s SECC in November.

Features 18 Change Your Life! Consult Auntie List for guidance on the biggest question of all: what should I do with my life? Trust us, we’ve got the answer . . . it’s probably plumbing. 30 Three Miles North of Molkom To coincide with the release of documentary, Three Miles North of Molkom, which is based around the experiences of one ‘sharing group’ at the new age, No Mind Festival in Sweden, we sent our film editor Paul Dale, to try the No Mind experience for himself and purge his emotional baggage

Theatre

Visual Art Classified

Offers

Regulars 2 First Word Steel Panther drummer Stix Zadinia indulges his love of metal and women

7 Noticeboard What next for the Lighthouse as it goes into administration 10 Live it Eat: Edible flowers Area Guide: Kirstin Innes circumnavigates the Glasgow South Side melting pot