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Craig (One More Tune) and Ali T (Acidraft/Resen). ■ Zipper at Stairway Club. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. Classic rock‘n’roll including Rolling Stones, Hendrix, The Who and Muddy Waters. With live bands.
Glasgow Friday Monthly & One-Offs FREE 25BC: 25 Years of Blackfriars Part One at Blackfriars. 22 Jun, 9pm–3am. A free weekender celebrating the best in live music and clubs at Blackfriars past and present. With live music from The Ray Bandos and DJ sets from Hotwire, Disco Teeth, Argonaut Sounds and Eyes Wide Open. ✽ Waverley Riverboat Shuffle at Glasgow Science Centre. 22 Jun, 7–11pm. £25. The city’s finest boat party will this year be presented by Optimo and the Electric Frog, with resident DJs from Optimo, Melting Pot and Vitamins. An extra £5 gets ticket-holders entry to the Sub Club afterparty with all of the above. See preview, page 56. ■ White Noise at La Cheetah. 22 Jun, 10pm–3am. £8 (£5 early booking). A brand new techno night from residents The Sublime, Lindsay Green and Kendal Baird. With Belfast’s Phil Kieran (Coccoon, Skint, Soma and many more). ■ Disco Baby at Berkeley Suite. 22 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. A 70s and 80s disco and funk party. ■ The Berkeley Suite Presents: Cosmo Vitelli at Berkeley Suite. 29 Jun, 11pm–3am. £7. Parisian producer, DJ and boss of the I’m a Cliche label hits the Berkeley. ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 22 Jun, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Rafla (Nice’n’Sleazy) and Nobodaddy (The Phantom Band) play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions. With live guests The Total Jerks. FREE Monox at Flat 0/1. 22 Jun, 11pm–3am. House and techno from the Monoxians. ■ Mungo’s Hi Fi at Chambre 69. 22 Jun, 11pm–3am. £6 in advance; £8 on the door. Dancehall, grime, ragga and dubstep for your pleasure at this legendary soundsystem party, alongside the Chungo-Bungo team. With MC Soom T. FREE Phuturelabs at the Art School. 22 Jun, 8pm–midnight. Pre-club party from the Glasgow based blog with a music policy encompassing hip hop, funk, soul and the finest new and old electronic music. FREE Popcorn at the Flying Duck. 22 Jun, 9pm–3am. Local musicians and bands play covers of film themes, scores and songs from the big screen, plus late night dancing to movie music. Featuring Camino SurReal, The Downs, Graeme Ronald, The Paraffins, John Petrie, Skullgrinder, Sophie Sexon, Spread Eagle, Roy Moller and members of The Awkward Sons of Patrick Stewart, Bad Bad Men, The Ballad of Mable Wong, de Selby, Pioneers of Anaesthetic and UG. ■ Friday Street at Blackfriars. 29 Jun, 10pm–3am. £5. Classic mod sounds, 60s psych and northern soul at Scotland’s premier mod club, with regular DJs Mikey Collins and Paul Molloy. ■ Glasgow Mod Weekender at Various venues. 29 Jun. Weekend ticket £12; one-day ticket (Fri & Sat) £7 advance; £10 on the door. See Thu. ■ MOJ Crew at Nice’n’Sleazy. 29 Jun, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Club night. ✽ FREE Mixed Bizness at Chambre 69. 29 Jun, 11pm–3am. Cutting-edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Boom Monk Ben and rotating residents. This will be the Last Dance, the final Mixed Bizness after nine years of parties, with guests Hint, Profisee and S-Type. See preview, page 57. ✽ Pressure at the Sub Club. 29 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £12. More techno
action from Slam at their monthly residency, featuring some big-name guests. With very special guest Josh Wink, helping to celebrate 25 years of the Sub Club. FREE Samba Loca at Arta. 29 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. DJ Steve Le Mash plays remixes of club and chart anthems mixed with Latin carnival rhythms, Chris Whitehouse is on the drums and the Eletricat Samba Dancers shake all night long in full carnival costumes. ■ Spangled Cabaret at the Flying Duck. 29 Jun, 8.30pm–3am. £5. Eclectic and alternative variety night with live music and acts until 11.30 followed by dancin’ until 3. ■ Vibes at Stereo. 29 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. A new night presenting up and coming house music names from around the world, with residents RDRK and Kris Allan. With guests Junior and Telford (Subculture). ■ Blitz! at the Flying Duck. 6 Jul, 11pm–3am. £3. Homo and hetero fun, playing new romantic, new wave, alt pop and indie dance hits. A Madonna special, as a warm-up for both her Edinburgh show and Gay Pride. FREE Display Copy at Ivy. 6 Jul, 9pm–1am. Label event featuring label boss Konx-om-Pax and guests. This month is a release party for K-O-P’s own debut album Regional Surrealism on Planet Mu. ■ The Freak-Beats Club at the Flying Duck. 6 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4; free passes from CCA pre-party beforehand). A happening sixties dance party, playing mod, soul, psych, ska and much more. Free guest passes available from pre-club party Get the Records On! at the CCA Bar. FREE Music Please! at Berkeley Suite. 6 Jul, 11pm–3am. A new night, with Alan Miller (Hushpuppy) and Paul Thompson (Franz Ferdinand). FREE Queercore at FHQ. 6 Jul, 11pm–3am. The only rock night on Glasgow’s gay scene, with Emma Queercore Daye. ■ Rhythm Sound & Vision at Bar Bloc+. 6 Jul, 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. Shaka Events is a new collective of DJs, artists, musicians, riders and creatives running club nights and snowsports events around Scotland presenting Glasgow’s only extreme sports club night with live visuals and percussion. FREE Bears in the West at Underground Glasgow. 13 Jul, 9pm–1am. The BearScots night for Glasgow gents in search of a little furry company. A Pride special to get you warmed up for the march and celebrations tomorrow, where the Bear Scots will be out in force. ■ Kino Fist at Nice’n’Sleazy. 13 Jul, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Night of cross-genre delights, new wave, Krautrock, spiky pop and freak beat from Charlotte and Rafla. ■ Lucid at FHQ. 13 Jul, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Old skool tunes for lovers of Sash, Tiësto, Paul Van Dyk and DJ Sammy. ✽ Numbers at Chambre 69. 13 Jul, 11pm–3am. £tbc. One of Glasgow’s most eclectic clubbing successes goes from strength to strength each month, with rotating residents and a diverse array of dubstep and techno-playing special guests from around the globe. The ninth birthday party, featuring back-to-back sets from Jackmaster, Ben UFO and Oneman. ■ Raw Culture at La Cheetah. 13 Jul, 11pm–3am. £10. Underground house from resident Brazz. With special guest Brawther (Balance, My Love is Underground, Secretsundaze). ■ ReFrame at the Brunswick Hotel. 13 Jul, 8pm–2am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. The brainchild of resident DJs Martin Lindinger and 27B, bringing you some fine quality house and techno. With guest DJ, Barcelona’s Slick Dixx. Weekly ■ Audiofilth at Common. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. Friday nights are getting dirty with Ross McMillan and Big Al orchestrating some of the filthiest house, electro, hip hop and indie. FREE Badseed at Slouch. Weekly 11pm–3am. Heather McCartney plays indie, rock ‘n’ roll and electro. ■ Bespoke Fridays at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (£3 students). Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this club from residents Rob Etherson, Jenny and Mash. ■ Boho Fridays at Boho. Weekly 9.30pm–3am. £6. Fridays at Boho are funky, with DJ Robin B. ■ Booty Call at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Craig Guild plays chart, Lil L plays R&B and hip hop and Nicola hosts karaoke, plus shooter girls, cocktails and a ‘booty call’ text service. FREE Budda’s Big Friday at Budda. Weekly 9pm–3am. A big night of music, DJs and drinks promotions. ■ Buff Fridays at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Gordie and Jack play old school jazz, funk and soul upstairs, while downstairs it’s John Ross and Alex O with everything from funk to punk. ■ Cathouse Fridays at the Cathouse. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). DJs Billy, 32 and Chopsie play rock, metal, punk rock and emo. ■ Cheesy Pop at Queen Margaret Union. Weekly 9pm–2am. £3–£4 (£2 members). After many years, rampant hordes of mucky-minded, vodka-fuelled urchins still flock to hear DJ Toast’s edam selection. ■ Crash at the Shed. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Euan and Andy play all the party tracks you know and love. ■ Damnation at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Rock, metal, punk and emo. ■ Famous at Kushion. Weekly 4pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. James Lithgow and DJ Status take it through to 3am with indie, electro, house and hip hop. ■ Fashion Fridays at oVo. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after (£3 students). Chart and club sounds from DJs Paul Rea, Kash and Asim. ■ Friday at Milan at Milan. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. House and electro at this mainstream party night. ■ Hummingbird Friday at Hummingbird. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Carlo Carozzi and Andrew Melrose take charge of two rooms of house and party tracks. ■ Jamming Fridays at Maggie May’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after (students £3). Resident DJ Jopez plays indie and rock‘n’roll from the 60s to the present day. ■ Lip Service at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–3am. £tbc. Long-running lesbian club night with a focus on all things sensual. Includes facepainting, dressing-up box, spin the bottle booths and a ‘sexual postbox’. Ooh-er. ■ Music For Pleasure at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight with a matric card; £5 after. Gavin Sommerville, Gerry Lyons and Andy Wilson play R&B, hip hop, house and pop. ■ NOW Fridays at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (students £4). Chart, R&B, house and electro from Dave M. ■ POP Junkie at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJs Steven and Suave Gav inject your ears with pop sounds. ■ Propaganda at O2 ABC. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). UK-wide indie Friday nighter, with Afrocentric playing hip hop and R&B in the ABC2 on the last Friday of every month.
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Cold Wave proper noun: various tempos.
Created using analogue synths, sequencers and drum machines and released via unpromoted recordings on cassette and, occasionally, vinyl. Musically located somewhere between Kraftwerk and their krautrock peers in Germany, British industrial and the electro/ synth-pop that followed, lyrically often dealing with themes of detachment and alienation, with a distinctly gothic or melancholic edge – a key stepping stone between continental European new wave and the dance music of the late 80s and early 90s. ORIGINS It emerged mainly via the post-punk and new wave scenes of France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Holland, circa 1978-85, but it never really became a proper scene in its own right at the time, as the bands didn’t really know one another. Rather, they simply co-existed underground, all trammelling a similar, minimal electronic furrow and taking most of their cues from the output of British labels like Mute and Factory.
KEY FIGURES The acts remained largely unrecognised in their time, but today’s revivalist scene is redressing the balance. Among others, New York’s Wierd Records founder Pieter Schoolwerth and Joe Daniel of London’s Angular Recording released a retrospective compilation, Cold Waves & Minimal Electronics Volume 1, while Stones Throw’s Peanut Butter Wolf invited New Yorker Veronica Vasicka to compile The Minimal Wave Tapes Volume 1. Brooklyn’s Light Asylum are now mining a similar seam to international plaudits. (hobbesmusic.co.uk) ■ You’re likely to hear some Cold Wave at Betamax, Studio 24, Edinburgh, Fri 13 Jul and Optimo, Sub Club, Glasgow, Sun 24 Jun.
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