Indicate Magazine Issue 3 by Leonora Belcher

Editor - Leonora Belcher sparrow_@hotmail.co.uk Design - Grant McArthur grantmcarthur@hotmail.co.uk

Contributors Gillian Park, Christina Riley, Richard Murphy, Levi MacDonald, Thalia Kemp, Kirstin Kerr, Shaun Murawski, Peter Holliday, Greg Milne, Ross Nisbet Welcome to our brand new website, we have moved on from myspace! This issue is our largest one yet and I would like to thank all the contributors for their efforts! Once again we aimed to bring you the latest in Glasgow fashion, talent and opinion and we hope weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve delivered! Leo

as the bus trundles out of the station. “T IN THE PAAARRRKKK!”

T in the Paaarrrk kkkkkkkkkk! Words by Lilian Spark Photos by Christina Riley So we set off; hungover and grumpy, to the bus station on a dreich Saturday morning. The hangovers though, would not be with us very long. The plan was to shift them with the three half bottles of rum in our bags and as much piss poor, watered down,

over priced cider we could take (or afford, whatever came first). After a horribly tense encounter with a sniffer dog, it was onto the bus where most other passengers had a head start on us; bottles of WKD and cans of Stella already making an appearance. A tentative cheer

We’re off. Not normally my festival of choice; the one year I went for the whole weekend I did have a good time, yes. But I couldn’t shake that tense feeling that I have when walking down Sauchiehall Street on a Saturday night, except there were more neds asking me if I had any pills and a slight increase in people pissing in public. Many chemically enhanced late night conversations revealed it was all about the “atmosphere”, which is just as well since the bands are about as bland as the beer. Since a field full of Killers and Coldplay fans is not especially appealing, it’s not been an experience I have chosen to repeat. Until this year, until The Specials. Ah, The Specials. A few “You wanna?”’s and Frubesy, Captain Rocky and myself were off on a T in the Park adventure. A couple of hours later, we arrived to the sight of huge tents and about a million people. Exhilarated by the mass acceptance of drinking before breakfast, we snuck behind a cabin to deal with the

business of attaching the bottles of Black Heart to our sides with gaffer tape and then set off to find the entrance. Once we were in, rum undiscovered, it was just like I remembered. Hordes of Day-Glo clad nine to fivers in novelty wellies (it was sunny here, for fucks sake) shouting “WAYYYYYYYY!” at every opportunity. Queues to get tokens to queue for the bar. Groups of mates in ‘hilarious’ head gear with that slightly desperate look in their eyes... It is T in the Park, we WILL have a GOOD TIME, I’ve got my oversized cowboy hat on... let the fun begin! Stags and Hens in matching outfits dancing to... Abba? Is that Abba? Abba? Jesus, on to the nearest stall to get something to mix this rum with. A while spent in the sun enjoying our smuggled goods and things were looking swell. Hell, two friendly volunteers just came over with bin bags full of condoms insisting that we take a selection. How nice! Although, my bag was now looking decidedly seedy with that half empty bottle, fags, skins and regular, large and both Tropical and Banana flavoured jonnies littering the inside. We head to the bar for something cold

and discover an old friend working behind it. Jackpot! I shall refer to this person as A, as I think they could get into a slight bit of trouble for the ridiculous amount of free alcohol they supplied us with. It went from buy one get one free, to buy one get three free, to just take them, to fuck it, as much as you can carry, mate. Cheers, A, you made our day. The day begins to get hazy after this. I believe we then decided to

front and had a proper marvelous time, losing our voices shouting “Rude Giiiirrrllllll!” and “Roddy!! Rooddaayyyy!!” and having a dance with the middle aged women next to us, who decided we were themselves twenty years younger and kept taking our picture. The Specials were wonderful, as expected, and my only complaint was the guy in the chicken suit directly in front of us, refusing to move even a little since

‘my only complaint was the guy in the chicken suit directly in front of us, refusing to move even a little since he wanted to keep his spot for Razorshite.’ go see some bands, but without a programme and The Specials being the only band we knew the stage time for, it wasn’t our most successful mission. We saw You Me At Six, surrounded by kids that made me feel so very old. And yes, we were those girls: we were there for that one song. I think we managed to piss off every fan within 100 yards. Success! Never mind, it was time for The Specials. We fought our way down the INDICATE

he wanted to keep his spot for Razorshite. I fucking kid you not. I could just imagine his pictures on Bebo with captions like “Me@T! LOL!”. I bet everyone at his work calls him Mad Andy. Cause he’s MENTAL! I think we then decided to go get some food, after meeting Captain Rocky’s mate; Saint T. We then got lost and separated, unable to find each other in a relatively small area due to our relaxed

state and the fact there was no phone signal (nice one, T in the Park). I don’t remember how but we found each other again and after some more free cider it was decided we should go see Twin Atlantic. They were predictably good, although I was confused by the face paint. Glitter and beards? Who knew? Ah, well, they were over shadowed by the fact that immediately afterward Captain Rocky and her bag parted ways. Her bag with her money, bank card, bus ticket and all that useful shit you generally need. Although, it wasn’t until a bit later when we were sat in Healthy T enjoying some veggie stovies, talking to some poor, drunk English guy who was convinced it was 3.30pm in Guilford (probably since Frubesy told him it was) that she realised she was bag-less. Awww shit, son! We searched and drunkenly searched but to no avail. It was decided that she would stay with Saint T and co. for the rest of the weekend. Me and Frubesy, on the other hand, headed for the bus. The journey home was spent blowing up and testing the free condoms (Banana not recommended, the vote’s still out on Tropical), finishing our little

bottles of free wine and singing along to Oasis with the rest of the bus who were as wrecked as us. And it was fun! Yes, lots of fun. So sack my T in the Park snobbery. Who am I to judge people for using music as an excuse to get annihilated? A note of sympathy goes out to Captain Rocky, who slept in a car. (Although she did get to spend the Sunday at T too. Cheers, Roddy.) But apart from that, it was a fucking good Saturday. A wonderful mess.

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When did you first feel artistically inspired? I have always liked drawing since i was really young. I liked to think that i was the arty child in the class, although when i moved schools I found that i was not so special. what I used to really like doing was copying cards and photographs. I used to copy pokemon cards, spending literally hours getting everything in place. I was also creepily focussed early on. My mum is artistic and my dad quite business like, so I inherited bits of both. I was in the careers library at school in 2nd year planning my future. I know it’s a bit weird.

young artist : max henderson 22 year old Max Henderson is a Student of the Glasgow School of Art where he studies Visual Communications. Visual Communications involves photography, illustration and graphics. The following interview and showcase of his work gives us an insight into this complicated and highly technical area of art. Max has the unique ability to be able to take a brief and turn it into clever and beautiful art. INDICATE

What or who inspires your work these days? I would certainly say I try to stay as current as possible. I flick through a lot of magazines and journals and also get the opportunity to speak to some very well informed people, so manage to the chance to see what is going on now. What becomes really interesting is when you get to manipulate something that has perhaps been seen or tried before into something with your own spin and angle. I

was recently on placement and came across some really good photographers, henrik knudsen and kiran master take pretty slick photographs. I also can’t help be influenced by fashion designers. Patterns can be insane, as soon as you repeat something, it usually works anyway, so when you create something truly amazing using a pattern, then it’s special. And ‘universal everything’ are like the best agency around now. What is your favourite medium to work with? It depends. Photographs are so instant, however if it is lacking a buzz you can tell immediately, and the viewer will too. I would say it’s the intensity of working that really stimulates me, something you have managed to completely submerse yourself into. i think it’s also important to be a jack of all trades, using the same material or computer program all the time gets stagnant - you shouldn’t stay still for too long. I really love when i have poured over something for ages, that is so carefully considered, and has required so much of my attention INDICATE

that comes off, and you know it will come off. the parliamentary maps, particularly the one that looks like a capsule is that. I spent ages looking at wave patterns, and waves shapes, combined with tube maps. and then the colours took ages to consider. drawing it took ages as well, however it was still spontaneous, sort of feeling my way around it. if the medium is appropriate, and you have managed to get totally into it, then you will enjoy it hugely. Is there anywhere we can follow your work online? maxhenderson.blogspot.com What are your hopes for the future? Bluntly, i want to be really good. i think that i have the opportunity to work in an environment that not just reflects what people are thinking, like magazines, but has the ability to change what people are thinking, that is when really exciting design and ideas come together and you ‘do a good one’. i don’t care so much about being some celebrity designer or for the company I work for to be more famous than what I do, i think that a lot of people do, and make that mistake. I want whatever it is INDICATE

i have managed to create to stand alone and affect people, possibly make a difference - sounds a bit lame, but pretty cool if you can do it. Was the glasgow school of art a fulfilling environment in which to do a degree? I think if you speak to anyone that has done a design course, they would tell you very similar things. 1st and 2nd year are incredibly difficult, and can really break you down. Coming from school, or an intense foundation year, your are suddenly given free roam to improve your ability to generate ideas. This was difficult for me because i quite like going a million miles an hour and churning out things. however it is important, you never get the chance to be around your friends like that. and in 3rd year you suddenly take off, and realise what you have been doing. It is by far and away the people that make the school what it is. you learn everything from peers, and very little for tutors, it’s the way it should be, we are the future, we are the ones that are inquisitive, we just need a little guidance every now and then from someone with a bit more

experience. I love being in the studio, and creating something i like and have enjoyed. even the competitive element where you are jealous of that someone has managed to do is stimulating, it makes you do something better next time.

are interested in, that’s half the battle, everyone says how much more fun something is if they have a basic interest in it. That, and my god, know your computer skills. not the generic crap, but play on them, muck about finding out about what does what.

What would you say to anyone considering studying visual communication? I was speaking to someone about this recently. people don’t realise how hard it is. i often get taunted by friends outside art school, “it’s just paint by numbers”. But if you were to sit them down and ask them to come up with something for a pitch or a solution, they’d freeze. so be prepared, if you want to do it, you have to work hard, constantly. staying ahead of the competition and your viewers as well as staying interested, lots of people dry up from giving ideas constantly. I would say to someone that is serious, soak up as much as you can. be aroud creative people, see creative things that aren’t obviously going to influence your work, but that is when the best stuff happens, because it is unexpected and the influence is unexpected. also look at what you INDICATE

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What was it that initially made you pick up a camera? My parents have both been interested in photography themselves since they were my age and I suppose I’ve inherited the trait from them. I must have been about 9 years old when I got my hands on my first ‘real’ camera. It was a fully automatic 35mm Olympus that I was given as a birthday present, and since then my passion for photography has been growing and growing.

PETER HOLlIDAY www.flickr.com/peterhollidayphotography www.peterhollidayphoto.tumblr.com www.myspace.com/peterhollidayphotography 17 year old Peter Holliday is one of the youngest photographers we’ve seen so far at Indicate, but that has no reflection whatsoever on his talent. Concentrating on portrait photography, Peter has a deep understanding of precision and technicality whilst at the same time managing to be creative and fresh within his work. Read ahead to find out his views on his photography and to see a selection of his fantastic work INDICATE

What is it that makes you pick up one now? People and culture inspire me the most. Everyone has a story and it is our differences that drive me. Whether it’s a candid or composed shot, a lot of the time it’s the story behind the photograph that means more to me than the photograph itself. The majority of my creative inspiration comes from the work of Joey L, Adam Elmakias, and anything out of National Geographic Magazine. I’ve always been a huge music fan too which is why a lot of my portfolio is bands and artists. Why do you feel that photography is the best thing for you as an artistic outlet? As much as I love and appreciate

other forms of art such as drawing and painting, I don’t feel that’s where my strong point lies. I don’t really have the patience to sit in front of an easel for hours either. For me the ideal workplace is outside in an open environment working and interacting with people. Where can we see your work? I’m hoping to put together my own website in the near future, but for now a collection of my work is available to view online at www.flickr.com/peterholliday or alternatively there’s my photoblog, www.peterhollidayphoto.tumblr. com, if you’d like to keep up to date with what I’m shooting. Where are you hoping to go with your photography? In 10 years time I’d like to think I’ll be successful enough to work as a full-time photographer travelling around the world specialising in portraiture, music and lifestyle photography. Then I can say I’m living my dream. Whether I go to university or leave education behind after school is a decision I’ve still to make.

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ensures the buying of rounds that are impossible to carry, or drink without a stumble but probably a fall. Genuine orders of twenty vodka and cokes (“make it Absolut mate”) are the average, well they are when me and the boys are propping up the bar.

Guilty pleasures Words by Greg Milne Illustration by Grant McArthur So we have taken in the Subclub, Thunder Disco and now it is time for my guilty pleasure; Bamboo Wednesdays. Now a jaunt to Bamboo isn’t going to set the club scene on fire, it is however popular with the kind of person who thinks someone lining up a set list on a laptop or playing CDs is a DJ. I’m not really selling it here am I? INDICATE

Well let me start, absolutely every drink is a pound, and i mean every drink. For instance, if you ask for a Grey Goose and lemonade or a Havana and coke, its still a pound, so there is no need to drink the paint stripper and turps usually masquerading as your favourite spirit at a cut-price drinks night. The fact that drinks are so cheap

Bamboo knows what it is, it accepts that you are there to act as you did when you where trying to get into the Garage at Seventeen, you’ve just grown up a bit, but not a lot. So accepting are they, that they now have an ingenious drinks holder that allow the punter to carry five drinks with one finger, a circle shaped holder with a wee hook handle, potentially you could carry fifty drinks, which is probably more than your recommended alcohol units for the month…ideal. The fact is you probably will drink fifty drinks, but it really makes no sense to struggle carrying them all at once. Wonderfully the bouncers know their crowd and getting arsed and necked for anything less than falling asleep against the DJ box is unlikely (me and two mates fell through the fire exit and remained). I’m not saying that Bamboo would be terrible if you weren’t to fall about pissed, but it probably would be.

The other main reason for Bamboo’s success lies on the people who go, in her “up-for-it” crowd, “up-for-it” has absolutely no reference to the music or dancing energy, they are all just on top form. This is a club where the girls chat the boys up, and the boys will gladly pull a couple of girls. A place where making eye contact with a girl may mean you have left yourself open for an uninvited winch later in the evening. There is one girl in particular me and the boys affectionately call “facerape”. It actually takes me back to the days of the unders, but all the kids are smashed. In all fairness, I only experienced the one room, the Lounge. The DJ is called Toast, he plays a wide variety of songs; a couple to jump about to (remember you’re blind drunk), and a good few that leave a perfect time frame for a fag break. The other rooms have “Rockin’ indie” or “the best in hiphop and R’n’B” and are probably shite.

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INDIAN SUMMER Photos by Levi Clothes from We Love To Boogie.

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HOly wow Photos by Shaun Murawski T Shirts Screenprinted by Lachlan Rattray www.myspace.com/holywowstuff

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Hilary laing Photos by Kirstin Kerr Models Madeleine and Jennifer www.hilarylaing.com

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LVB Photos by Mark Dorrian lvbmodelagency@googlemail.com Glasgow’s brand new modelling agency, La Vraie Beaute, is the brainchild of Camille Lorigo of Glasgow boutique Che Camille and Christina Campbell-Delgado. Looking to change our preconceptions of beauty within fashion, Christina spoke to Indicate about the future for LVB and the story behind it’s birth. Look out for the LVB models taking Glasgow by storm in the next few months. How was the concept of LVB born? After the high demand for our unusual (or should I say more human) models following the many shows with Che Camille, we felt that we had to start an agency. INDICATE

Now that the fashion world craves “the individual look” and that the new trend is to be who you are and express yourself the way you see fit, much like Select in London and D1 in the States. Both are classic examples of modelling INDICATE

agencies who dare to be different. Just look at models such as Alice Dellal, 5ft 5 and Daisy Lowe, a more curvacious model but all equally as beautiful. I feel Glasgow is managing to make a name for itself and is keeping up with the fashion industry. We too can have our own alternative, individualistic agency of girls that are all shapes and sizes and who are all uniqely beautiful. Do you think it has generated a positive response? We believe that it was the positive response we received from previous shows is what gave us the motivation to start the agency in the first place. There seems to be a lot of interest, both from clients desiring to use our models and from people simply wanting to join the agency itself. What is your dream for LVB in the future? As it is still early days I would just love people to take interest really. For us to gain recognition in the fashion world, to make a point and to become perhaps a model for the younger generation would be fantastic. We want to spread the message that you do not have to be tall and skinny to be beautiful. INDICATE

La Vraie Beaute means The Real Beauty, do you think the models you have chosen reflect this name? I feel that the models I have chosen are not just superficialy beautiful, also have stunning personalities. I feel that this is something very important in an industry where many are beautiful physically, but fail to project a charisma and genuine charm in magazines and catwalks. The models of La Vraie Beaute, we believe, have both areas covered effortlessly. How did you find your models? I actually met most of the models while studying at college with them, others I have known since i was in kindergarten. Some were word of mouth through friends and a few were working in shops. One particular girl I actually spotted on the underground and just had to ask her to be part of the team. In short, everywhere because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just â&#x20AC;&#x153;normalâ&#x20AC;? people like you and me. They study, work and play.

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Streets of rage What Glaswegians are hating right now!

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Jamie I hate mothers with prams that just cross the road when the lights red. It drives me fucking mental! Do you know what really bothers me? When you pay £50 for a monthly train ticket and then you still need to pay 20 pence when you need a piss.

Marcus - Student - 20 I think that quite a lot of the newer student clubs are quite antisocial. It’s like if you even speak to somebody when you’re trying to buy a drink they’ll just blank you.

Hannah - Student - 19 I really hate it when you’re just walking down the street and people just walk straight in front of you and then look at you as if you’ve got a problem. I always just think I’m clearly not the rude one.

Gary - DJ I hate that when you were younger the toys inside kinder eggs used to take you pure ages to make and they came with stickers and stuff. I got one recently and it came out ready made basically. What a complete shambles.

Craig “The Voice” Laughland - 25 - Lead singer of Glasgow indie band De Jour When you boil an egg and then you go to eat it and it’s not actually boiled. I hate that, it does my tits in.

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Fangs, a four piece band from Glasgow consisting of Queenie on vocals, Jojo on Drums, Marko on guitar and Lloyd on synth, are self described as thrash, indie and disco house. Fangs have had great success playing around Britain and are currently working for TIGIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new range of Rockaholic hair product around Europe, where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been playing on the catwalk in amongst the models. As well as being on television for the Orange Unsigned Acts competition, Fangs have had a great kickstart to their career and are only due to get bigger. We headed to Fangs headquarters in Charing Cross for a chat with the band about their experiences and their future plans.

Photos by Kirstin Kerr Words by Leo www.myspace.com/fangsfangsfangs www.wearefangs.com

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How did starting a band come about? M: Myself and Queenie used to be in another band and it ran it’s course. After a few months not playing music we had the idea for Fangs. We always had temporary synth players and we knew of Lloyd from his work with his band and we extended an invitation to him. After two minutes of jamming with Lloyd we knew we had to have him! He put us in contact with Jojo after our other drummer went back to University and we fell in love. Where did the name ‘Fangs’ come from? L: We’ve all got sharp teeth. Q: A lot of different things but mainly because we’re all blood sucking monsters. J: In the best way possible of course! Is it good being a band in Glasgow? L: Definitely, it’s the epicentre of all good British music in all it’s varieties. M: it’s a creative farm. Do you think you get a positive INDICATE

response on muisic scene? Q: Absolutely.

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L: We don’t play many shows in Glasgow but when we do we always get a positive response. Q: We did our single launch at King Tuts and it was a great night, really packed and it was amazing to get such a response from Glasgow. We know that you were on Orange Unsigned Acts, how was being on television as an experience? Electric. It was amazing. Just after we’d plugged in our amps for our first song they told us they expected a million viewers. Knowing that we were not only playing to the thousand strong crowd but maybe that many viewers was crazy. We never expected to win but it was the experience we wanted and it was fantastic, especially when Alex James called us the best new band he’d seen in years.

What are your hopes for Fangs this year? Q: We really want to record an album and we’ve been offered a tour in Mexico and we’d like to go from there onto America.

M: Before it all happened and we were thinking about accepting the spot we thought it was so unlike us as a band that we just had to do it, be on TV and show everyone what we were about.

M: We have a lot of gigs this year too, that and plans for an album makes it a very busy time for Fangs. Listen out for Fangs on radio 6 where they will be doing a live

session at the end of October.

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BINGO WINGS by Kirstin Kerr I suppose you could say that my friends and I have been frequenting the same clubs and bars (normally whatever is cheap, or more realistically free) for so long that it has gotten to the point where we huddle like old cronies in the corner muttering about how “it’s not as good as it used to INDICATE

be”. Recently this has lead us on a search for new, more exciting (and cheap) things to do, which most of the time aren’t quite as outrageous as expected and will lead us back to the same old haunts with our tails between our legs. Now, one of the best nights I’ve had recently was on a Monday night. Don’t start tutting at me yet, it started with a very civilised dinner, which after dragging out for as long as possible we had every intention of going home. About to say our farewells, I got a text message. Tranny bingo at Bar Bloc? We were in the first taxi. Let me mention this now: if you are easily offended or light hearted, please do not go to Bingo Wings. We took a table as far away from the stage as we could and were handed out bingo cards and pens, the rules explained. The bingo game was to start at 10pm, but not without first being introduced to our two trannies “Diana Fire” and “Lady Munter” who came onto the stage shimmying and gyrating to Britney and Lady Gaga. They introduced themselves with some slapstick, drag queen humour and proceeded to announce the balls. If it is normally hard to keep track of the numbers in bingo, it’s definitely a lot harder when

you are having to control your laughter at the obscenities the ladies were spouting alongside the bingo numbers. The first prize was a not very well received lap dance from Diana, the second a bottle of vodka. Not too bad when you haven’t paid anything to play. Round two cost us £1 a card, but the winner got to take home the pot of money. Highly offensive and hilarious is the only way I can really describe Bingo Wings, but if you’re opened minded enough to put up with phrases such as “paedo in the park, number one” it’s definitely worth popping along. wanking over pampers adverts number 18 peado in the park number 1 foaming at the gash number 4 yer maw’s a midden number 37 www.myspace.com/ bingowingsglasgow

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Flood of red

leaving everything behind 4/5 Words by Rosco Photos by Peter Holiday Cards on the table straight away - I know Flood Of Red. Infact, Flood Of Red are some of my best friends, and I’ve followed the band since just about day one. However, I can say hand on heart that I always enjoyed their music. They made their name as an energetic post-hardcore act, well known for a high-octane live performance and a relentless touring schedule, but with the release of their debut full-length “Leaving Everything Behind” they have taken a massive - and potentially extremely risky - change of direction.

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Gone are the shouts, screams and hardcore-esque breakdowns that were done so expertly on tracks of old like “Don’t Sleep, Swim!” and “An Hour Away” (probably their most famous to date). In comes what some will describe as an attempt to become more commercially acceptable and accessible to an ever changing music market, but for my money the more educated minds of music will describe the change most frequently using one word - maturity. For lack of a better term, the record has a much more “chilled out” sound to it. It is not as full on as their previous exploits, nor can you INDICATE

picture the sextet flying off lighting rigs to this soundtrack, as believe me they have done in the past. “Leaving Everything Behind” is a fantastically well written album for a band making their first foray into this newly found genre. Influences come from a vast range of bands, including the alternative acts that inspired Flood Of Red to become a band in the first place such as Hell Is For Heroes and Thursday, hugely popular indie bands like Editors and Coldplay and more underground acts including Why? and Manchester Orchestra. It was recorded in Baltimore with well-respected producer Brian

McTernan, probably most famous for being the man responsible for efforts from the likes of Thrice, Darkest Hour, Circa Survive, The Movielife... (the list is endless). This in itself was a huge coup for an independent act from deepest darkest Airdrie, but having spoken to the band, Brian’s presence was worth much more than the prestige that comes along with being associated with his name. His influence on the band has been more than appreciated by them, so much so that they’re already looking forward to when they can record with him again. But on to the album itself. Vocalist Jordan Spiers has come more into

his own for the first time on this record, with much more emphasis on his vocal lines and lyrics, which fits in perfectly with the new style the band have adopted. With the opening lyric of the album being “I’m from the dullest town I know” (which 99% of people from Airdrie will testify to) it sets a pattern for a record full of moaning about how tough life is and how nothing is fair. And while having a tough life does come up in the album, Jordan puts it across in a far more eloquent fashion than the annoying, whiney emo bands that dominate the alternative scene of today. Tracks like “The Edge Of The World” and “Home, Run INDICATE

(1997)” (which is the next single off the album and has just had a video recorded) are a stark tale of woe and sorrow, but rather than coming across as a spoiled kid moaning about everything that’s gone wrong, it hits you as a defiant statement that whatever has happened, is happening or will happen will not ruin the dreams of this young band. The music itself is rather unique. Guitarist Calum Doris maintains his record for innovative riffs that can be likened to acts such as The Receiving End Of Sirens, with ample backing from his fellow guitarist Sean McGroarty. Dale Gallacher gives the band an edge that is lacked by many other competing acts from the keys, but he also provides some percussion at certain points throughout the album. Graham Griffith (drums) and Jamie McGowan (bass) complete a solid rhythm section, with the prior providing some breathtaking moments with the skill of his fills. Cynics will claim that Flood Of Red’s new direction was a poor move, and that it’s a cry to get bigger and keep the dream of making a genuine living out of being a musician alive, and to be honest I had my doubts. I mean, Flood Of Red were at one point the hottest screamo act in the UK, attracting interest from all over the place, why INDICATE

risk your fan base by drastically changing what you’re doing with the music? And the answer to this is simple - because the greatest artists the world has ever known have let their music evolve with their personalities and influences. Flood Of Red now seem at a point where they are writing the music that they genuinely love, pointed out even more aptly by the two new bonus tracks, “Oh Machine” and “Be Airdrie What She Will”, which is a truly outstanding instrumental B-side. For me, the most exciting thing about this album is that I don’t think this is the best we’ll see of Flood Of Red. I see it as a massive turning point in their career which they may look back on in the future as the best move they ever made. The potential these six kids of 1987 have is untold, and expect to hear a lot more about them over the coming months.

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always worth it because you only spend about a tenner the whole night anyway. They struck a happy medium between the greatest fun ever and cringingly crap, and were a good escape when you wanted a change from the usual spots of Art School and Sub Club. But these days are gone.

The new, and awful snapfax Words by Thalia Kemp Ok so, it can’t really be denied that the Snapfax is pretty good. You feel a bit silly when you’re at Subway or booking your hair appointment when you have to say “Snapfax!”, but the discounts are worth it. And, best of all, it gets you in free to certain clubs. Last year, some of Glasgow’s finest institutions got all pally with the Snapfax people, and provided us with free entry to the Cathouse, Tunnel and the Garage. And so INDICATE

many a Friday night ended with us tumbling up Union Street, or a Monday night munching noodles from the Noodle Bar on Sauchiehall Street and fretting about work in 5 hours. Tunnel… well, we never went to Tunnel. Wait no, I did go once, but I was really drunk and could have been in the Garage for all I knew. But anyway, they were awesome times! Stingy and scaffy as these places may be, for free entry and £1.50 drinks, it’s good banter and

The first I heard of it was the release of something called the “Eyedeal card”. Pish name, int it? The Eyedeal card gives you free entry to Classrooms, O Couture and Campus. So naturally, I and most of my acquaintances have little interest in it. We’re good y’know, we’ve already got our cheesy nights out for free with our trusty Snapfaxes, and they’re a hell of a lot more enjoyable than any of the three Cs. And so came along the time of year when the new Snapfaxes are released, so I had a wee flick through.

thing if you really are desperate to go to those crappy clubs? Much as I enjoy the Cathouse and Garage on certain nights, I’m not going to pay £4/£5 to go. Should we take a stand? I say we start street riots and petitions. We will not let these rivals conquer! We shall not abide this madness!!! Except that I have neither the time nor energy to do those things. So I must bid goodbye to cheap, fun, silly nights, dancing like mongos to Blink 182 and Beyonce in rooms full of people there just to have a good times and not slaves to fake tan and highlighting their hair. And my fondness for Snapfax is over, although Subway is still in it (yay). Thank you and goodnight.

“Free entry to Classrooms, O Couture and Campus with your Snapfax!” No, no. Next page. Next page. Next page. Last page. But that was it! Those three measly clubs are the only places you can get in free!! Why bother, when you can get that stupid Eyedeal card INDICATE