Contents 24 SEPTEMBER – 8 OCTOBER
Cover story: Dizzee Rascal Cross-over grime sensation Dizzee Rascal has recently added huge commercial success to his long list of accolades, including the 2003 Mercury Prize. With a fistful of MOBO Award nominations and a new album hitting the shops, things keep getting better for the young man Jeremy Paxman refers to as Mr Rascal. Features 22 MOBO Awards Europe’s biggest and brightest celebration of black music lands, for the first time, in Glasgow. We offer our guide to the contenders.
24 Glasgay! Glasgow’s festival of queer culture is an increasingly strong cultural force. We look at how its prominence has led to new controversies.
Regulars 2 First Word Former New Order man Peter Hook mouths off about illegal downloading and more
7 Noticeboard Edinburgh College of Art students take to the streets 13 Live it Eat: L’Artichaut Area Guide: We trot around the delights of Edinburgh’s Old Town
Around Town
Books Clubs
Comedy Film
Kids LGBT
Music
Theatre
Visual Art Classified
Offers
Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival 29
Ladyfest
Eddie Campbell Lorrie Moore Ian Rankin Audrey Niffenegger David Denby
Kinky Afro Kraak & Smaak The Wee Chill Marshall Jefferson
Daliso Chaponda Scott Agnew
White Lightnin’ Beaches of Agnes Creation The Soloist Army of Crime The Crimson Wing DVDs
Hare and Tortoise
Events
Hello Sailor! Events
Glasgow DIY Festival The Temper Trap British Jazz Showcase Massive Attack Blue Flint Nite Jewel Pixies Records Jazz & Folk Classical
That Face An Argument About Sex The Stripper Dorian Gray The House of Bernarda Alba Confined Human Condition
Trongate 103 John 'Hoppy' Hopkins Harry Coombes Klaus Weber
Recruitment Courses & Tuition I Saw You How Did You Get That Job? Property
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