TSA DECEMBER 2016

DEC 2016 ISSUE 28

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An interview with The Sisterhood on page 33

CONTENTS BRING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH

FRIGHTENED RABBIT 4 WHAT’S ON IN EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW FOR HOGMANAY WHY YOU SHOULD HEAD TO EDINBURGH FOR HOGMANAY

CELTIC CONNECTIONS

HOW WILL LGBT+ RIGHTS BE AFFECTED OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS? 26 LGBT SPOTLIGHT – SHAMIR

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WHO’S TOURING IN 2017 – THE MUSICAL YEAR AHEAD

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NEW HELLFIRE CLUBS POTM – LISA KOWALSKI 30

IS BACK TO LAUNCH 2017

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AN INTERVIEW WITH

LOOKING AFTER YOUR MENTAL HEALTH OVER THE FESTIVE PERIOD

THE SISTERHOOD

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THE GREATS WE LOST

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DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO SAVE LIVES?

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TSA’S 2016 PLAYLIST

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GIGS OF THE MONTH

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WHO SHOULD YOU BE LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?

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GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH ULTIMATE GIG GUIDE

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TECHNO GIGS OF THE MONTH

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WHAT’S ON IN EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW

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DO IT YOURSELF THIS CHRISTMAS

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MILLER HOMES SETS EDINBURGH STUDENTS DESIGN CHALLENGE

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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING DONE PROPERLY 18 SOCIAL TRENDS FROM 2016

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WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO GIVE FOUR HOURS OF YOUR LIFE PLAYING FOOTBALL FOR A PIZZA?

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A CHAT WITH JAMIE PATTERSON – CREATOR OF THE SESSION PLAN

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HOW TO KEEP THOSE PESKY NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS 21 SOME VEGAN ALTERNATIVES FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER

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A CHAT WITH TRIXIE MATTEL

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2016 – A YEAR OF SPORT

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MUSIC

There’s few Scottish bands that inspire the kind of devotion Selkirk’s Frightened Rabbit can and how many would even think about a 3 night stint at the Barras just a couple of weeks before playing a prime time slot at Edinburgh’s Night Afore Hogmanay party? For a band that’s made a career out of stories of disaster and heartbreak it’s disaster and heartbreak blind in the face of success.

These homecoming gigs are the finale to a lengthy European tour including 15 UK dates which started in Antwerp back in mid November and speaking to Grant Hutchison they’re happy to be back playing lots of UK gigs “It’s good to be touring the UK again, there’s been a few parts of the country we’ve neglected and it’s good to get back to these places.” With three Glasgow shows in a row they’re set on keeping it exciting each night by introducing different songs that haven’t been played live for a while. “We’re not so naïve to think that it will all be different people who come to the shows so we’re planning on mixing it up.” All sounding pretty positive then.

Of course this year’s Painting of a Panic Attack was the album that might never have been made. Off the back of the lyrically and sonically tentative hopefulness of Winter of Mixed Drinks came Pedestrian Verse. ‘Verse’ in the right moment is a dark and bleak listen and with the benefit of hindsight hearing Scott sing ‘We’ve still got hope so I think we’ll be fine ‘, on its closing track ‘The Oil Slick’ you can easily be left with the feeling that he was nowhere remotely convinced on the matter, despite the jokey bird song ending.

With a tension releasing detour via the Owl John side project, shedding a bandmate and with Scott moving to Los Angeles no-one was quite sure what the future held for the band. Scott had got to questioning whether at album five if there was “really a necessity for another Frightened Rabbit album at all?”. The rest of the band kept working away in Glasgow and while they’d the benefit of being a more collaborative group since Pedestrian Verse Grant admits it was “not that easy” working together over such a distance.

Having gigged with The National on a US tour in 2013 they got Aaron Dessner of The National in ‘just to help shape the demos for ‘Painting’, not so much sitting writing from scratch. If we were hitting a wall with a song and didn’t know where to take it he helped with that, spending a lot of time on one part of a song’. The result is a gorgeous, if more measured and even record than

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anything before, somber electronics and warped textures reigning in much of their normal anthemic bombast.

The first two albums had positioned Frightened Rabbit as the reflective and introspective band with a heart against a post Franz Ferdinand Glasgow music scene which Scott has described as “more concerned with style than substance”. It’s a pattern Grant sees repeating itself, lamenting the cycle of copy cats trading in the success of the big breakthrough act “Without wanting to be a dick about it there’s been a bit of a dip, a bit of a Chvrches hangover, it happened when Franz got big, Primal Scream, Mogwai, even us to an extent. But then there’s a shift, new bands and new sounds emerge and that will happen again”.

From the current crop Grant singles out Bossy Love, Tuff Love and Be Charlotte as bands to keep an eye out for, those who are stepping out and making interesting music.

From Winter of Mixed Drinks onwards each album appears to be more of a struggle against themselves rather than setting themselves apart from their contemporaries. Playing with their own template while challenging themselves trying something new and not just ‘shovelling out the old shit.’. That said they were aware that having Dessner help out with Painting of a Panic Attack they’d have people “listening out for the record sounding like The National”. There’s a good deal of what you might consider Dessner’s character in the sonic makeup of the record, an austere intensity and attention to detail where before there might have been lovingly fingered ragged edges. Still despite meeting Dessner “in the middle with some of the less developed songs” it still sounds like a classic Frightened Rabbit album at it’s core.

Despite being essentially miserablist Frightened Rabbit gigs are never somber affairs and these upcoming nights are sure to be no different.

There’s always that glint of dark humour in amongst the dirt to brighten things up and besides they’ve always been decent at coating the angst in a massive life affirming chorus. As Scott says “I don’t think people come to a Frightened Rabbit show to feel sad”. It’s the Scottish mentality, there’ll be blood and guts and tears but it’s cathartic and you can bet everyone will walk away with a smile.

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WHAT’S ON

WHAT’S ON AT HOGMANAY

HIVE

It’s a pretty safe bet that you’ll have a New Year’s Eve to remember, that won’t cost you a fortune, at the Hive Nightclub in Edinburgh – it was voted the Best Nightclub in Scotland after all.

With drinks starting at £1 and standard entry for just £10, you can keep things

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BTTF present a proper warehouse party to bring in 2017! This year they’ll be taking over the TV Studio at SWG3 for a HUGE party, the first one of this kind at the amazing Glasgow venue.

Catch Darren Styles DJ playing his debut set at the venue, you know this

well in budget. However, it is New Year’s Eve after all so we would recommend splashing out on one of the VIP ticket options: the Bubbly VIP includes a glass of Prosecco (£12), Silver VIP comes with a bottle of Prosecco (£30) and Gold VIP will get you a bottle of Moet & Chandon (£55).

is going to be something pretty special indeed. DJ MC Mallorca Lee, Scott Brown Fanpage, Joe Deacon, DJ Obsession & Marc Loage will also be playing the main room.

Early bird tickets are still available at £19.50 – but they are going quick!

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The word is out... Why Not are throwing the biggest NYE party in town at the five time award winning venue Every year is a huge challenge to beat the previous year and there’s no exception this NYE. With incredible decor planned from Event Decor Scotland,

ASHTON LANE

The Ashton Lane Street Party is back – bigger and better than ever!

Get together under the twinkling fairy-lit canopy in the heart of the West End for the festivities, accompanied by the fabulous food and drink you’ve come to expect of the event –

live performers, some of the capitals best DJs and a few surprises, this will be the event of the year at Scotland’s Nightclub of the year! Advance Tickets are on sale now – get yours whilst they last!

Early bird tickets are sold out, but general entry are still available at £15.

as well as a few surprises!

You can pick up tickets at Grosvenor Cafe, Grosvenor Cinema, Jinty M’Ginty’s, Vodka Wodka, Ketchup, Ubiquitous Chip and Brel. Or head to Ticket Scotland and buy online.

Tickets cost £25.

THE VOODOO ROOMS The Hippest Hogmanay Party in this or any other town at the Voodoo Rooms.

A fabulous evening of MoonLight and Martinis, Showgirls and Swing, Cocktails and Cabaret, Blackjack and Burlesque, Roulette and Romance, starring Becc Sanderson,

HILLHEAD BOOKCLUB Wherever there’s £3 Strawberry Mojitos, we shall be. You can expect these signature cocktails to be flowing from the bar come the big night, with a lovely range of craft beers, ciders, wines and other cocktails served up in gramophones if

Missy Malone, The Vegas Burlesque and Cabaret Revue in the Speakeasy, Frankie Sumatra, Bugsy Seagull, Sam Jose, Nuno Endo, The Vegas Showgirls, The Fabulous Scott Brothers and You! General entry tickets cost £25.

you’d prefer to toast the New Year with something else. With ping-pong, retro computer games and a banging party playlist, you can’t go wrong with a Hogmanay knees-up at the Bookclub.

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WHY YOU SHOULD HEAD TO EDINBURGH FOR HOGMANAY After being listed as one of the Discovery Channel’s ‘Top 25 World Travel Experiences’, it’s no wonder spending the New Year in Edinburgh now features on many people’s bucket lists.

The three-day Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations, which bring an estimated economic benefit of over £40 million to the city and will celebrate the start of 2017 along with launching the 70th anniversary of Edinburgh’s birth as the world’s leading festival city, begin on 30 December with the family friendly Torchlight Procession.

Over 30,000 participants, including 10,000 torchbearers, will wind their way through Edinburgh’s streets from the Old Town towards the fireworks finale on Calton Hill which can be viewed from across the city.

The celebrations continue on 30 December at the ‘Night Afore Concert’ with Paolo Nutini. The Scottish singer announced

earlier this year that he would be headlining the Concert in the Gardens on 31 December but an overwhelming demand for tickets led to the show selling out in a record three hours.

Organisers then asked if Paolo would consider a second show and to his fans’ delight he agreed and will be joined on the night by Frightened Rabbit and fellow Paisley artists, The Vegan Leather.

“I was in the desert when I heard about the response to the first show. I was overwhelmed and am incredibly grateful for the support of all you great people. I was then asked if we would do a preceding show on the 30th as there could be others who never got tickets. I said I was up for it and I hope that we get to play to as many as we can that weekend.

“It will be a time to make some music, have a dance and celebrate a lot of the good

that’s been done this year and hopefully celebrate a lot of the shite being resigned to the past,” said Paolo of the second Edinburgh Hogmanay show, which tickets are still available for.

The four open air stages in the centre of the city are expected to be attended by 75,000 revellers for one hell of a party and will see performances from music legends The Charlatans, who will headline the Waverley Stage; James Brown is Annie, playing the Mound Stage; leading Scottish Celtic crossover band Salsa Celtica, performing on the Celtic inspired Castle Stage; and the Guilty Pleasures, who will be providing disco and sing-along classics on the Frederick Stage, plus many other exciting artists.

Countdown fireworks displays will begin on the hour from 9.00pm but the most spectacular fireworks, lasers and light show will be saved for the famous Midnight

Moment, followed by the world’s largest rendition of Auld Lang Syne.

The Old Town Ceilidh and Candlelit Concert will also welcome thousands of spirited revelers on 31 December and the celebrations continue on the 1 January with Scot:Lands – an adventurous journey across Edinburgh’s Old Town – and the Stoats Loony Dook, which will see over 1,100 Dookers take a chilly dip in the River Forth.

The Final Fling then brings it all to an end with the closing ceilidh taking place at 5.30pm at the National Museum of Scotland on 1 January.

Tickets for the events are available at www.edinburghshogmanay.com, by calling Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Box Office on 0844 573 8455 or by calling into the Hogmanay Box Office at The Fringe Office, 180 High Street, Edinburgh. Tickets for the Concert in the Gardens and the Stoats Loony Dook are already sold-out.

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2,100 musicians from across the globe will take part in 300 events at venues throughout Glasgow for one of the leading annual festivals of world, folk and roots music, Celtic Connections.

IS BACK TO LAUNCH 2017 At St Lukes on 2 February experience Federation of the Disco Pimp (ft. Scope) with Fat Suit

18 days of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, art exhibitions, workshops, free events, late night sessions and a host of special oneoff musical collaborations will once again light up the Scottish winter when Celtic Connections returns from 19 January – 5 February.

In 2017, the festival will be celebrating inspiring women artists, there will be a focus on artists who have lived through times of intense personal hardships and found success through their music. It will also mark the 150th anniversary of Canada, and the 70th anniversary of Independence for India and the founding of Pakistan. The best of Americana and Traditional music are as always at the heart of Celtic Connections, and in 2017 Celtic Connections celebrates Brazil as the festival’s partner country.

Among the many fantastic shows is World Beat Bothy featuring Niteworks, Inyal and Hamilton de Holanda & Baile do Almeidinha on 28 January at the Old Fruitmarket.

Two parts cutting-edge Scottish trad/ fusion, plus one part thrilling Brazilian virtuosity, equals Celtic Connections’ biggest ever live club night – dancing shoes emphatically recommended. Skye-rooted quartet Niteworks are well kent for inciting festival and dancefloor euphoria, splicing traditional tunes and instrumentation with symphonic synths, colossal beats and vibrant guest vocals. While 2015’s debut album NW won aptly rave reviews, the full Niteworks phenomenon must be experienced live. Inyal are a brand-new Glasgow-based outfit, inspired by both that city’s genre-blurring folk community and the fabled LA beat scene to put a radically fresh spin on Gaelic traditions, layering subtle electronics and twisted grooves with live bagpipes and fiddle. An unrivalled exponent of Brazil’s mandolinlike bandolim, Hamilton de Holanda mixes traditional choro dance tunes, samba, jazz, rock and pop with electrifying technical dexterity, performing here with his band from a weekly residency at Rio’s legendary Circo Voador venue.

At St Lukes on 2 February experience Federation of the Disco Pimp (ft. Scope) with Fat Suit. This special collaboration slams together the best of Scottish funk and the leading innovators of Scottish hip hop, uniting the award winning funk outfit Federation of the Disco Pimp, fresh from the release of their 2016 album Tough Enough, Gaelic Singer of the Year G-Croft, and rising hip hop star Scope for a thrilling and electric one-off show. Fat-Suit is on a collective journey through music, using jazz as the point of departure to explore a myriad of soundworlds and textures, Giving voice to her fellow misfits and rejects from mainstream US culture, Hurray For

The Riff Raff is the eponymous manifesto of Alynda Segarra, a young Bronx-born singer/songwriter of Puerto Rican descent, now based in New Orleans who will be performing Drygate Brewery on 20 January. Originally drawn to music by the riot grrrl movement, she deploys diverse Americana styles to frame forthright contemporary lyrics A one-time teenage prodigy, Texanborn singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Sarah Jarosz – still only 25 – now ranks among today’s most lauded and creative Americana artists.

Armed with a degree in Contemporary Improvisation from the New England Conservatory of Music, Jarosz mines deep traditional roots on her new fourth album Undercurrent, transmuting these influences into artfully progressive, emotionally complex original songs. You can see her at City Halls on 22 January.

With her spectacular performance at the Olympics’ closing ceremony, paying tribute to her late great compatriot Carmen Miranda, Roberta Sá became the breakout star of Rio 2016. Already adored at home, for her delectably sensuous voice and sophisticated treatments of traditional Brazilian sounds, she’s now taking Europe by storm with her 2015 album Delírio, self-styled as “a declaration of love to Brazilian music” and live shows including at her Celtic Connections show on 27 January at Drygate Brewery.

The ultimate embodiment of Mexicans’ longtime love-affair with Morrissey’s music – ascribed by frontman Camilo Lara to mutual proclivities for tragic melodrama, dark humour and sexual ambiguity – Mexrrissey gloriously transcends tributeband flattery with alchemical Spanish translations of the classic Moz canon, newly arrayed in mariachi, danzón, mambo and ranchera sounds, reinforced with red-blooded rock muscle. Catch this global phenomena at the O2 ABC Glasgow on 22 January.

Delving into more expansive and experimental territories, Glasgow’s C Duncan released his second album The Midnight Sun in late 2016. Blending electronic elements and sweeping synth sounds with his signature layered vocals and dreamy instrumentation, the follow up to his Mercury Prize nominated debut Architect has won huge praise from the likes of The Guardian, The Sunday Times and Mojo. Immerse yourself into his live Celtic Connections performance on 26 January at Saint Lukes.

There is also a packed line up throughout the festival of shows at The Hug and Pint, including Mark W Georgesson, ex Strawberry Switchblade Rose McDowall, Southern Tennant Folk Union, Blair Dunlop and RM Hubert.

For more information and to buy tickets visit www.celticconnections.com

La Banda Europa Laura Marling & BBC SSO Shooglenifty Calexico Sharon Shannon Billy Bragg & Joe Henry Margo Price Trilok Gurtu & Evelyn Glennie The Felice Brothers Mark O’Connor Band Roberta Sá Aziza Brahim Le Vent du Nord Session A9 King Creosote Martha Wainwright Treacherous Orchestra Roaming Roots Revue Orchestra Baobab Karine Polwart C Duncan Dervish Shovels & Rope Niteworks Shirley Collins Mànran Seth Lakeman Sarah Jarosz and many more…

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LIFESTYLE

LOOKING AFTER YOUR MENTAL HEALTH OVER THE FESTIVE PERIOD “TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY”.

So dictates the famous Christmas carol but for some people, the festive period is anything but jolly – it can be overwhelming, stressful, tiresome and can have a big impact on mental health.

Whether you’ve experienced mental illness before or not, Christmas can be a hard time of year which may trigger feelings of depression or bouts of anxiety, especially as a student when you may feel a large strain on your finances, often spending it away from friends and family whilst also have the pressure of the exam period to also deal with.

So with the pressures of Christmas, how can you still look after your mental wellbeing?

Here’s a few tips that might help minimise the stress that accompanies the holidays.

However, if you are seriously worried about your mental health, speak to someone as soon as possible – all of the universities across Glasgow and Edinburgh have student support services who will be able to offer help and advice or alternatively make an appointment with your GP or contact a dedicated mental health charity, such as Mind.

EXERCISE Stephen Buckley, Head of Information at Mind, says: “Coping with a mental health problem can be difficult at any time of year but at Christmas there are special demands that can leave you feeling worse than usual. Our research shows that people are struggling due to the stress, financial impact and pressure to join in when everyone around you seems to be having fun.”

However, if you are one of the people who can relate to the points above, or face other issues around the Christmas period, it’s important to remember you are not alone.

One in four people will suffer from mental ill health at some point in their lives (this applies to the student community too) and last year, Mind – the mental health charity – reported that their research showed more than a third (36 per cent) of people with mental health problems have self-harmed to cope with the pressure of Christmas.

On cold, dark mornings it’s always more difficult to get out of bed and hit the gym but regular physical activity, particularly if performed outdoors, releases endorphins (the ‘feel-good’ chemicals) and is associated with boosting self-confidence and lowering rates of depression and anxiety across all age groups.

Mind launched the Get Set To Go website (www.getsettogo.mind.org.uk) to help people find the right physical activity for them and to encourage more people to be active. Alternatively, check out the gym at your local university / college and enquire about the different sports clubs in your university / college too which could help you get active and meet new friends.

VOLUNTEER Evidence suggests that volunteering not only benefits the organisation being supported but it can also have a positive effect on the volunteer’s health.

A 2014 report by the Citizens Advice Bureau found that four in five people believe volunteering has had a positive effect on their health and that volunteering can boost self-esteem, employability and health – especially mental health.

The report also noted that three-quarters of individuals identified with mental health issues said that “volunteering helped them feel more able to manage their condition”.

The Mind website also recommends volunteering and notes that “doing something for someone else, such as helping a friend or relative with their chores or volunteering for a charity, has been shown to have a positive impact on mental wellbeing. It can help you improve your self-confidence and meet new people, and makes you feel that you are making a positive contribution to your community.”

There are hundreds of volunteering opportunities listed on the Volunteer Scotland website and you can filter all the different roles to find something suitable for you. Aside from benefiting your health and wellbeing, volunteering will also allow you to learn new skills, meet other people and make a difference.

STICK TO YOUR BUDGET Plan, plan, plan and plan some more. If you have a strict budget in place (and even an extra £50 or so to deal with emergencies) you’ll be able to ease some of the financial stress at Christmas, which should help you enter the New Year in a better position, instead of spending the first month of the year in debt.

If you have a large family, suggest a Secret Santa and set a budget of £40-50, this way you’ll all get a decent gift and appreciate not having to fork out for every family member.

Also, set some limits on your nights out. At this time of year, everyone always wants to arrange “a wee catch up” and it can become very expensive.

Decide which nights are most important to you, people will understand if you want to wait until the New Year to meet and have a few nights sober, you’ll save a fortune and remember alcohol is a depressive and drinking too much can make you feel irritable, aggressive and low.

RELAX, SLEEP AND BE YOUR OWN PRIORITY If you’re feeling overwhelmed with all the festivities, be honest with those around you and acknowledge that you’re not feeling up to getting involved with everything.

It’s also important to remember that when you do spend more time going out than usual over the festive period, your sleep pattern can become disrupted and studies suggest not having enough sleep can have an impact on your mental health, so try and stick to going to bed at roughly the same time each night.

Don’t be afraid to cancel plans if you’re not feeling in the right kind of mindset, your friends and family will understand and sometimes it’s just really important to put yourself first.

by Courtney Hendry Online Editor

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DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO SAVE LIVES? Current blood stocks across Scotland Updated daily at scotblood.co.uk

Afterwards you’ll be treated to a biscuit and some tea or juice to help raise your blood sugar levels and you will be asked to stick around for a few minutes to make sure you’re feeling okay and that’s it, off you go knowing you’ve potentially saved or improved the lives of up to three people.

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Every day in Scotland lives are saved by someone giving blood. However, people often are reluctant to give blood due to nerves or because they’re not really sure what the process involves.

So we’re here to try and put those nerves to rest as giving blood is a simple process and so important to do, if you’re well enough to do so. One in four of us will need to receive blood at some stage in our lives. Don’t wait until it’s you or your friends or families relying on the kindness of strangers. Donate now and it’ll be the best Christmas present you can give.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I’M DONATING Before you actually give blood, you’ll fill out a health check form which goes through

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your medical, travel and lifestyle history. It’s confidential and is in place to protect you and whoever receives your blood donation.

A staff member will go over the health check form with you, to make sure you are eligible to donate. There are a few rules which can affect whether you can donate blood and if you are unable to do so on this occasion then the staff will explain why. You’ll then be asked to read and sign the donor consent form to show you understand what’s involved in the process of giving blood.

Staff will then test a small drop of blood from your finger to check your blood iron levels and make sure they are high enough to donate blood.

Meet 3 year old Ridley. He has a condition called Hereditary Spherocytosis, meaning his blood cells are sphere shaped instead of the normal disc shape. His spleen destroys the cells, thinking they are faulty and this causes his blood count to drop to a level that requires blood transfusions.

He had his first blood transfusion at 10 days old and has been receiving them on a regular basis since.

He’s been a little star throughout all his treatments and in July he was fitted with a Portacath. This will make things easier for him when receiving transfusions and blood tests.

Three year old Ridley in hospital

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After this, you’ll be taken to a bed where you can lie back and relax during the donation.

A staff member will put a pressure cuff around your upper arm, clean your arm with antiseptic and insert the needle which leads to a blood bag that sits on an agitator scale beside you; it beeps now and again to inform the staff of your progress and will automatically stop when you’ve given enough.

Donating a full unit of blood usually only takes 5-15 minutes. During the donation the staff will be available to chat if you’re feeling nervous but you’re free to also bring something to read, use your phone or just daydream.

transfusions. His blood count is generally good.

Ridley is still transfusion dependent and has now had 17 blood transfusions to date but is still a happy wee boy! I really can’t thank blood donors enough. We owe everything to them and wish we could thank them all personally.“

Your blood donation will be split into three components: red blood cells, platelets and plasma. It’ll then be tested for viruses such as hepatitis and HIV and whilst it’s rare for a donation to test positive, you’ll be contacted and offered advice if anything shows up on the tests.

After these tests, if everything is in order, your blood will be sent out for use across Scotland. Blood has a shelf life of 35 days and fresh, frozen plasma can be kept for up to two years however platelets can only be used for up to five days. As your donation is such an important but perishable resource, you’re asked only to donate as and when stocks of your blood group are required. Check current blood stocks across Scotland on scotblood.co.uk

I’D LIKE TO DONATE, WHERE SHOULD I GO? If you would like to know more about what you could do to save a life then go to scotblood.co.uk to find your nearest centre.

You’ll also see why people donate blood and amazing stories about patients who have had transfusions and how thankful they are that someone gave a little bit of themselves to help someone in need.

by Heather Taylor

Please visit www.scotblood.co.uk and take our “Can I donate?” quiz to find out if you can donate or pop into our donor centre in Nelson Mandela Place. We offer both appointment and drop in facilities and more importantly, a warm welcome.

HoHoHoping to see you soon!

Healthy and happy Ridley after his blood transfusion

This picture was taken last Christmas when Ridley got on with the routine of receiving his transfusion, whilst waiting for The Real Santa to arrive in a bigger suit and boots!

The condition has a 50/50 chance of being inherited and Ridley’s little brother Thorin, has the same condition although Ridley’s twin Yannick doesn’t.

If you’re reading this article and it has given you food for thought, you can do something about it. If you are fit and well, you can help patients like Ridley and Thorin.

Mum Emily said “We’re all doing well.

Yannik is still in perfect health, and Thorin hasn’t required any more blood

Although there are some restrictions for donating blood, you are far more likely to be able to donate than not.

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EDINBURGH

MAGICFEST CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

SCOTTISH CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL Yes, you read that right. An entire festival dedicated to chocolate is coming to Edinburgh this month, providing another opportunity for you to completely stuff your face with the good-stuff in the most chocolate-filled month of the year.

Chocolatiers from across the country will be attending, bringing samples and tasters of some of the best chocolate with them and you can purchase some last minute Christmas shopping here because who doesn’t love chocolate, it’s the

perfect gift.

There will also be live music, workshops, a chocolate cocktail bar, a chocolate school, food trucks and a Santa’s Grotto made entirely out of chocolate, where kids can visit and get a free gift from Santa.

The event is running from 17-18 December at the Biscuit Factory in Edinburgh and tickets range from £7.50 – £10.50, plus booking fee

From the team behind the UK’s largest Magic Festival comes the inaugural festive production MagicFest Christmas Special: Collection of Wonders.

After rave reviews for their 2016 MagicFest, which I can personally vouch for being unbelievably magical, the new winter edition is set to be every bit as exciting with a heart-warming mix of thrilling magic, mind-reading and cutting-edge illusions.

Aside from host Kevin Quantum, who will

LAST PITT STREET MARKET OF 2016

Morgan & West: A (sort of) Christmas Carol Magic Show

It’s the last Pitt Street Market of the year on 17 December and we’re already anxiously awaiting its return in 2017.

After launching in 2015, the now weekly market has quickly earned its reputation for high quality, affordable street food (from the likes of The Buffalo Food Truck, Barnacles & Bones, Rost Eats and The Marshmallow Lady) and the cosy, friendly vibes.

If you’ve not headed over yet, make sure you pop by – we guarantee you’ll be counting down the days, like us, until you can visit again.

Since December is the most magical month of the year, we can’t help but recommend the new show from the “World’s most distinguished duo of Time Travelling Magicians, Morgan & West”.

They’ll be bringing their take on Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol to the Festival Square Theatre which runs throughout December and ends on 7 January. The silly, fun Christmas show is perfect for all of the family and offers some light, magical relief from the pressures of the festive season.

Tickets prices start at £13.

be adding a touch of comedy to the festival, five top magicians from across the UK will also be performing at the event, plus a special guest performer from France.

After all the usual Christmas related activities are out of the way, embrace this alternative festive experience for a day (or all four days) not to be missed. It’s running at the George Square theatre from 27-30 December and tickets are £16 (concession), £18 (adult) and £14 (child).

GREAT EDINBURGH WINTER RUN Kickstart your New Year Resolution with the Great Edinburgh Run on 7 January – a 5K that starts in Holyrood Park.

It’ll be the perfect event to try and beat your PB before it even feels like 2017 has begun and might even be the encouragement you need to stay motivated through the winter months, after all if you can get through a 5K in January, what’s to stop you going for a full marathon in the summer – dream big!

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IRN-BRU FESTIVAL The festive period just doesn’t feel complete without the annual trip to the Irn-Bru Festival and adrenaline lovers are in for a treat this year with the arrival of two new thrill rides – ‘King Loops’ and ‘Superbowl’, along with the ‘Ice Mirror Maze’ for kids.

Celebrating over 95 years of providing fun over the festive period, this year’s carnival will see the ‘Sticky Wall’ making its big return

thanks to popular demand and the ‘Drop Zone’, ‘Top Star’ and ‘Speed Buzz’ will all also feature at the event and don’t forget it’s pretty much a requirement to consume your bodyweight in candyfloss.

The carnival is running at the SECC from 21 Dec – 15 January (excluding Christmas Day) and standard entry is £13, which includes 10 vouchers.

The greatest Marvel Superheroes are uniting for the first time this January for a spectacular show that will make the perfect Christmas present for the superhero obsessed person in your life.

The show will feature more than 25 Marvel Superheroes and villains in the new production as they battle over the Cosmic Cube – the source of ultimate power and one of the most feared and coveted treasures in

the Marvel Universe.

With incredible stunts, developed by the team behind Thor and The Amazing SpiderMan films, and some of the latest innovations in aerial pyrotechnics being utilised for the show, it should make for an incredible day out for any and all Superhero fans.

Tickets range from £22.70 – £56.75 and the show is running at the SECC from 4-8 January.

SNOW QUEEN A fun, thrilling and magical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s wintery tale comes from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland this December.

The Snow Queen has cast a spell on Kay – freezing his heart and stealing him away to her Ice Palace – all part of her wicked plan to turn the world into winter. But young Gerda has different ideas and undertakes a daring quest to rescue both Kay and the world from the Snow Queen’s icy grip.

The exciting adventure is suitable for ages 6+ and runs from 8-16 December. Tickets range from £5 – £20. rcs. ac.uk/boxoffice

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Some people find January a bit miserable and let it pass by without much happening. Don’t be that person, embrace the month by attending the high-octane ArenaCross tour when it returns to Glasgow on 14 January.

Some of the biggest stars in the MX world will be displaying their seemingly impossible skills with 40ft high tricks and flips. Tickets range from £10 – £39.

The first ever Glasgow Tattoo is happening this January with some of the best musicians and dancers from Scotland, Ireland and Europe heading to the SECC from 19-21 January.

Unlike other tattoos, the inaugural Glasgow event will feature no military pipe bands. However, there will be plenty of other pipe band performances, along with dancing from the Glasgow Tattoo Highland Dance Troupe and the Innova Irish Dance Troupe. Tickets start at £35.

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PERSONALISED SCRABBLE TILE FRAME Fool them into thinking it cost you a fortune on NotOnTheHighStreet.com or embrace the DIY aspect, either way this gift will definitely be admired and appreciated.

The supplies are easy to find, you’ll need a set of scrabble tiles (currently listed for less than £3 on eBay); a photo frame, this really comes down to personal preference but you can’t go wrong with the IKEA Ribba Frame at £3.50; white card, decorate it with glitter if that’s your thing and don’t forget double sided tape and glue.

Once you’ve got all the supplies in, it’s time to think creativley about what you want to spell out. If you’re going for family names, remember you might need to chuck some words like “love” or “family” into the mix. Then assemble the names by gluing the tiles together and sticking them on the white card, using the tape, and pop it into the frame. It’s a really simple but lovely idea, get creative with it.

DO IT YOURSELF THIS CHRISTMAS Save yourself the hassle and crazy expense of Christmas shopping this year and make thoughtful ‘DIY’ gifts for all the family.

Granted they’ll probably be expecting something a bit more substantial but play the usual “poor student” or “it’s the thought that counts” card and you’ll be sorted. Happy crafting!

SPARKLE CANDLES These indoor Christmas candles are gorgeous and very festive. All you need is a jar, glue, glitter and tea light candles.

Use a flat brush to paint the inside of the jar with clear glue brushing on

the glue heavier at the bottom and lighter towards the top. Leave about a quarter of the glass free from glue.

Immediately sprinkle the glitter onto the wet glue using a spoon and roll the jar around to allow glitter to coat all of the areas where the glue was applied.

When you’re ready to use the jars, insert candles and light or use tea light candles. Why not put a nice Christmas bow around the top of the jar to give it a more Christmassy feeling.

MASON JAR COCKTAILS Alcohol is pretty much always appreciated and for under £10, you can’t go wrong with this gift – it’ll show you pay attention and know what they like to drink and it’ll go down well after Christmas dinner.

You’ll need a 16oz mason jar (aka the king of DIY gift supplies), a mini can of a mixer (you won’t be able to fit a full can in the jar), a mini bottle of whatever their favourite tipple is, a cute paper straw and some ribbon.

It really is as simple as inserting the can into the jar and tying the straw and alcohol mini bottle to the lid of the jar and then add a ‘Cheers’ gift tag. However, you could go one step further and employ the same tactics listed in the point above to make it extra glittery and festive.

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MILLER HOMES SETS EDINBURGH COLLEGE STUDENTS AN INTERIOR DESIGN CHALLENGE One budding interior designer could soon see their creations come to life in a fully operating showhome at Miller Homes’ new Kings Gate development in Gilmerton, Edinburgh.

The homebuilder has challenged second year HND interior design students at Edinburgh College to design a room in its brand new Douglas show home at the development, which is due to open in February 2017. The partnership is a chance for students to gain real life experience and put their design skills to the test to create a unique, inspiring space to showcase what life could be like at Kings Gate.

The students can choose to design any room in the property and will work closely with award winning interior designer Eileen Kesson of Envision to bring their designs to life.

The designs will be judged by Eileen Kesson, along with Miller Homes’ Sales & Marketing Director, Scotland Neil Gaffney, Marketing Manager Claire Mann and Sales

Manager Lynsey Brown.

After launching numerous show homes for Miller Homes, Neil is an expert on knowing what potential buyers want to see. He said: “Our showhomes are one of the most important parts of the customer journey. The minute a buyer walks in they have to be able to picture themselves living there and a lot of that is down to the look and feel of the décor. The students have a challenge on their hands to create something which is not only aesthetically beautiful, but also appeals to a number of different Miller customers.”

To get inspired, the students visited Eileen Kesson at Envision in Stirling who gave them a guided tour of her showroom. The students inspected different colour palettes, textures and key pieces that will appeal to a variety of buyers.

The students will present their entries to a Miller Homes judging panel in December and the lucky winner will be revealed early in the new year.

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The decorations are up, there is a general aura of excitement in the air and Chris Rea is on his way home – Christmas is here!

For students, it means a well-deserved break from studying and, for many of you, a trip home to spend time with your family. Or as many of you will put it, two weeks of free laundry and proper meals. Who doesn’t love a home-cooked meal?

Another big thing to look forward to for everyone is, of course, the presents! People do complain about Christmas becoming too commercial, but it’s always nice to get a great gift. But, on the other hand, if you’re a kind person (which I’m sure you are) you’re going to be buying gifts for others as well.

And this is the part of Christmas that many of you won’t be looking forward to – the spending!

It’s easy to part with a lot of money over the winter period, but if you do it properly, you won’t have to shell out as much as you think. If you follow the points below, then you will find yourself better off than you think come January.

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GO IN WITH A PLAN Having a plan is something I champion in all scenarios, so, your Christmas shopping should be no different. You might think that there is not much to plan, and you might be right, but it’s easy to overlook things, or in this specific case, people. Most of us will probably at some point have forgot to buy someone a gift, and had to make a mad dash to get a last minute present, which usually ends up being pricier! Having a plan of everyone you are buying gifts for will help avoid that situation.

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Another part of your plan should be a price plan or a budget. How much do you have to spend? How much are you spending on certain people? Do they really deserve a £20 gift, or will a £10 one suffice? Again, having this all planned out beforehand will help you both do your shopping, but also help you stick to your budget.

LOOK BEFORE YOU BUY This is something I always do when Christmas shopping, and I implore you all to follow suit. We’re a generation blessed with the internet, and you’d be a fool not to take advantage of it.

There are a few ways in which you can use the internet in your Christmas shopping endeavours. The first being using it to earmark the gifts before you actually buy them. It’s essentially the adult equivalent of circling your desired presents in the Argos catalogue, only for other people. Now, if you know what you’re buying beforehand, then you’re not going to stray from your budget, and in turn, exceed your budget.

Through a simple search, you’re also likely to find a good sale, both in-store and on their webpages. You’ll probably end up saving some more money if you shop around online properly.

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USE TECHNOLOGY TO YOUR ADVANTAGE We’ve already spoken about budgets and how vital they can be, but not everyone will be overly familiar with working with a budget. Thankfully, as mentioned before,

we live in the age of the internet, and the internet has blessed us with apps!

Apps are useful for many things – making notes, calendars, lobbing birds at pigs – you name it, there’s an app. And of course, there are apps for keeping track of your spending.

Using one of these apps, you’ll be able to assign monetary amounts to people, groups or even days. Research has shown that if you’re keeping track of your money regularly, and noting what you are spending, you are more careful with it. Basically, if you’re doing this you’re less likely to overspend. And there are plenty of budgeting apps out there that you can use, and a lot of them are free! So, have a look around and you’ll be sure to find one that suits you.

DON’T BE AFRAID TO GET CREATIVE Now, even if you are meticulously careful with your spending over Christmas, not everyone is going to have as much money as they like. This is just part of being a student that we all go through. If you find that you’ve exhausted your budget, but you’ve still got a few people needing gifts, getting creative might just be the way to go.

Making your own gifts is not only budget friendly, it can also be a very memorable experience for the recipient. Assuming, you’ve taken the person into account when making the gift and made something that they like. This is very personal and more often than not, the receiver will be very moved by their personalised, handmade gift.

There’s a plethora of examples of great handmade gifts out there, so do your research first. You’re bound to find something that you can implement that will be a fantastic gift for someone on your list.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU DO OVERSPEND Now, one of the most important things to remember is that even when we are sticking to our plans and budget, sometimes, you can still end up going over-the-top.

It happens to the best of us. Sometimes there might just be that perfect present for someone that you just have to buy.

You can’t beat yourself up about this. Even if you do end up putting a few things on your credit card, or running into your overdraft, you can easily fix it.

If you do find yourself in a little Christmas debt, the first thing to do is, you guessed it, make a plan. There are plenty of debt management plans online that you can follow. Sticking to such a plan will certainly help you get back in the green.

Furthermore, there are also many ways for you to earn some extra money on the side when you’re a student. From selling your unwanted belongings, or even picking up some work as an extra on a TV show, there are opportunities out there if you look hard enough.

Don’t be disheartened if this does happen, just get back on track. Besides, if you stick to all of the above, then the chances of you actually overspending will be much slimmer than if you don’t.

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SOCIAL TRENDS FROM 2016 “Is Quentin Tarantino directing 2016?”, asked twitter user Matt Oswalt earlier this year and over 30,000 people did a big collective nod and Retweeted.

The tweet seems like a pretty fair way to sum up this year, it’s been a big pot of crap with endless violence and terror, sad celebrity deaths and let’s not forget those horrendous election results. Brexit and Trump, who could have imagined those words transforming from a joke to our reality?

So with the year now coming to an end and everyone crossing their fingers and praying to whomever that 2017 fairs way better in every sense, let’s take a look back at the year and what trends dominated.

CELEBRITY COMEBACKS One of the better aspects of 2016 was the resurfacing of some of our favourite old stars.

UK music legend and general king of garage, Craig David, returned with a hit album and we all immediately started singing “And on Thursday & Friday & Saturday we chilled on Sunday” non-stop again.

10-year-old me was also ecstatic and shocked when Busted released new music for the first time in twelve years because frankly McBusted shouldn’t have been a thing and who can forget big, mean Charlie constantly being “unequivocally clear” that he had no interest whatsoever in rejoining Busted Plus let’s not forget that Steps are getting back together this New Year to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Five, six, seven, eight, my boot scootin’ baby is drivin’ me

THE MANNEQUIN CHALLENGE We’re all going to have “That girl is a real crowd pleaser”, line stuck in our heads for months thanks to this massive trend.

After a group of students from a high school in Florida randomly decided to pose like mannequins and post it online back in late October, we bet they never in a million years thought that everyone from Hillary Clinton to Cristiano Ronaldo would follow their lead with the viral challenge, now famously set to Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles” featuring Gucci Mane.

Although despite the famous faces taking part, I think we can all agree that the dogs of the world are stealing the show with their insane posing abilities.

Fast forward a few months and the 2016 American Election chat then became insane with everyone and their granny putting forward their opinions on the presidential race and the now President Elect.

However, as Limmy put it so elegantly on Twitter: “If you’re upset about what’s happening over in America, remember that it’s happening over in America. You live in Cumbernauld.”

HARAMBE “D**ks out for Harambe, you were gone too soon,” so goes one of the weirdest but catchiest songs of 2016.

Although the horrible death of a gorilla, caused by a young boy venturing into his enclosure, is obviously not a social trend, the bizarre outpouring of #Harambe memes that took the piss certainly became one.

After the initial shock and outrage over Harambe’s death wore off, the internet just ran with it and although it’s fading, we’d bet good money on seeing “When you’re happy it’s Christmas but then you remember Harambe’s dead”, memes hitting our feeds soon.

POKÉMON GO When Pokemon Go first launched back in July, it rapidly became a global phenomenon, which is no surprise considering there were reportedly over 27 million downloads per day following the hugely popular release.

KILLER CLOWNS

Although Pokemon Go is one of the most used and profitable games of 2016, users did seem to quickly bore of it after the initial excitement died down and by mid September it was reported that the game had lost over 79% of players.

Creepy folk dressing like terrifying clowns is nothing new to 2016 but in early September, the “killer clown” trend massively kicked off in the US and by early October it had hit Europe with sightings being reported across the UK.

However, with the expected January release of Pokemon GO Gen 2, it’s likely the hype will kick in again in 2017 but how long it’ll last this time around no-one knows.

Sadly, the trend ruined the good name of “happy clowns” for some and the World Clown Association was forced to issue safety guidelines to performers due to fears they could be mistaken for pranksters and attacked.

Since Halloween, we’ve not heard much from these “pranksters”. Here’s hoping 2017 won’t see a resurgence of killer clowns and all the coulrophobics can rest easy.

WHEN EVERYONE BECAME AN EXPERT ON POLITICS It seemed like overnight Facebook homepages around the world transformed from a never ending stream of photos of babies, smug holiday pics and ‘amazing’ home-cooked food, to a constant flow of (often incorrect) “facts” about Brexit.

MATTE LIPS The youngest of the Kardashian/Jenner siblings also racked in an absolute fortune this year and kickstarted one of the biggest makeup trends of the year in 2016 with near-constant releases of new Kylie Lip Kit shades. After the constant sell-outs on her website, other makeup brands followed in her footsteps and you can now pick up matte lipsticks pretty much everywhere.

Over the past few months Kylie, who is now reportedly worth nearly $12 million, has introduced other items to her makeup line, including ‘Kyshadows’ and ‘Kyliner’, so we have no doubt she’ll continue to grow her makeup empire and rack in the kind of money we could only dream of making in 2017.

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WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO GIVE FOUR HOURS OF YOUR LIFE PLAYING FOOTBALL FOR A PIZZA? So PureGym has come out with some fairly life ruining research. Apparently that Chinese takeaway I love too much and eat way too often would take me a solid two hours of working out on an exercise bike to burn off.

Yep, the experts over at PureGym, the 24 hour gym that has so many locations that they may as well include your mum’s front garden, have calculated exactly how much exercise you’ll need to do to work off your favourite foods. That includes pizza, Chinese and Indian takeaways, burgers and chips, and, yes, they’ve ruined booze for us as well.

The Daily Mail reported the research conducted by PureGym, and found that a large pizza gains you about 2,000 calories, and would take four hours of playing football to burn off; the 1,200 calories in a Chinese takeaway would cost you two hours on the exercise bike; you’d have to spend three hours doing aerobics to burn off the 900 calories in a burger and chips; the 1,500 calories in an Indian takeaway will result in you having to hop on the rowing machine

for a whopping two and a half hours. Good times.

When it comes to alcohol, well, the calories per serving aren’t so bad? That’s what I originally thought when I saw that a small glass of wine only contained 70 calories. Then I realised, when the hell have I ever had a small glass of wine? When the hell have I only ever had one?! Let’s say you’re out on the town and have four pints of beer. There’s 1,000 calories for you right there, as one pint contains about 250. As one pint would take twenty minutes of climbing to burn off, well then you better stretch and suit up for your hour and twenty minutes of it.

By the way, did you know that one jaeger bomb gains you 150 calories?! How scary is that…

Speaking of research done by PureGym, have you heard the term “fresher’s five?”

This term refers to the five kilograms (about 11 pounds) first year students may put on during fresher’s week. It makes sense. All these promotions going on, the

A burger and chips has an average of 900 calories

encouragement to go out every night, the first tastes of adulthood and freedom…and all that free food going about. With all that going on, it’s pretty hard not to gain a bit of weight, seriously. A thousand students were surveyed and PureGym found that 45% of them had gained weight during their first week at university due to the consumption of too much booze and junk food. A PureGym representative stressed that fatty items may seem small and insignificant but they can all add up very quickly; “from those late night cheesy chips to a cool pint after lectures, the calories can quickly add up, and in some cases nearly exceed your daily calorie recommendation. Many students are oblivious to just how easy it is to gain extra kilos during their time at university.”

In efforts to avoid gaining the fresher’s five, PureGym advises setting yourself some “cast iron” rules, cooking your own meals (I’m sorry but…unlikely) and walking as much as possible (now that’s more likely).

Fresher’s or not, PureGym has also released a few wee tricks for those who want to lose a little bit of weight as well.

These little tricks involve taking smaller bites, chewing thoroughly, putting the fork down between bites and mouthfuls, loading up with water and, yeah, simply eating right.

Eating right can seem fairly daunting.

You might be asking yourself, “doesn’t that require a lot of effort?” and you might be telling yourself, “healthy food is nowhere near as tasty as fast food.” Well,

WE CAUGHT UP WITH JAMIE (CREATOR OF THE SESSION PLAN) – AND THIS IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY: From law, to English and language, to drop out, Jamie Patterson was down on his luck when he decided to become a personal trainer. It made sense – he was giving so many tips and tricks to his pals, it all seemed to be working! Why not spread the good word, help other people get fit?

That’s when it dawned on Jamie. There’s so many people out there (mostly students) who love getting blootered like, three times a week, who don’t want to give the sesh up, but also want to stay in shape! And thus, Jamie Patterson created The Session Plan, coming this December.

So we had a chat with the man behind it all, about the plan, about his aspirations and a few other bits and bobs.

Law student to PT, Jamie can get you a six pack with his Session Plan

CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HOW YOU WENT ABOUT CONSTRUCTING THE SESSION PLAN? It all started when I was at university. I really struggled to find the balance between partying, keeping fit and studying, and ended up in me not being very happy about my situation and dropping out. After spending a bit of time figuring out what I wanted to do, I qualified as a personal trainer. Still being mates with all the people I knew from university, I started a Facebook group for those of them who wanted to get in better shape whilst at uni. The deal was, I’d write them a training programme and basic nutrition guide for them to follow, if they sent me ‘before’ and ‘after’ pictures of their progress so I could prove I was good at what I was doing. Word started getting around uni

that my programmes were good, and more importantly, they worked – and before long I was getting people I didn’t know messaging me asking if they could get involved. That was when I realised there was a market that wasn’t being satisfied – young people who love to party but would like to be in better shape while they’re doing it! As a result, I took my combined knowledge of what it’s like to be partying all week – the positives and negatives – with my knowledge as a personal trainer of fitness and nutrition to create The Session Plan.

WHAT MAKES THE SESSION PLAN SO DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER PLAN OUT THERE? I suppose what makes The Session Plan different is that it isn’t a generic programme that tells you ‘3 sets of this’ ‘4 sets of this’.

It’s more of an education, teaching you how to programme for yourself. As people’s lifestyles change – even week to week – so should their gym plan, and a fixed workout programme just doesn’t allow you to do that.

And that’s as well as it teaching you how to eat Dominos and drink pints of lager and still stay in shape – that’s pretty different too!

SO PUREGYM IS GOING ON ABOUT HOW IT’LL TAKE ABOUT FOUR HOURS OF PLAYING FOOTBALL TO BURN OFF THE CALORIES GAINED

BY EATING A LARGE PIZZA (ACCORDING TO PUREGYM, THAT’S ABOUT 2,000). WOULD YOU SAY THE SESSION PLAN WOULD TURN THAT KIND OF RESEARCH ON ITS HEAD? HOW? Yeah, that’s fine what PureGym is saying, and they’re probably right – but it just seems

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DECEMBER 2016, ISSUE 28 what’s that? A hero on the horizon?

Jamie Patterson, student turned personal trainer, has devised the SessionPlan, a diet plan that caters to the party heavy lifestyle of students. Ahead of the release of his plan, he’s been filling his Snapchat and Facebook with videos and pictures of healthy meals that, to be quite frank, have been making me literally drool. He wants you to bring a different kind of six pack to the party, and the SessionPlan will help you do just that.

Find out more upon its release this month.

People everywhere are probably starting to think about their new year’s resolutions.

As usual, gyms everywhere will surely be

filled with all types of people, eager to get a good start to 2017 by getting in shape. The research conducted by PureGym, about how fatty our favourite foods really are and how much work we really have to do to burn the fat off, might scare you into feeling the need to get down to your local gym at the crack of dawn. But, with the SessionPlan’s release just around the corner, please take solace in knowing that being a big fan of booze might not be a great deterrent in getting fit anymore.

H0W TO KEEP THOSE PESKY NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS – UNTIL FEBRUARY AT LEAST

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like a bit too much hard work to me.

What PureGym are forgetting to take into account of when they’re talking about playing four hours of football (think even the professionals would struggle with that!) is that low-level, continuous exercise is one of the least effective (and least interesting) ways to burn calories – provided you even want to get rid of the calories through exercise! Say you do have pizza that sets you back 2,000 calories – not all that has to be burnt off that day, or even through exercise at all. You can break it down to be far more manageable if you think about it over your week, rather than that one day alone. Say you have a pizza on a hangover on Sunday – over the week that only works out as 400 calories a day Mon-Fri you need to get rid of – and that’s nothing. Even just gradually reducing your portion sizes over a day can save you a few hundred calories – and that’s before we’ve even thought about short, effective exercise sessions. In a 30 minute HIIT session (High Intensity Interval Training), you can expect to burn anything between 400-650 calories. On top of that – these types of workout cause the ‘afterburn effect’ – causing your body to burn calories 18-24 hours after the workout has finished! Pretty awesome, right? So without labouring the point – it’s really not too difficult to stay in shape – it’s just having the knowledge to do it as effectively and easily as possible!

HOW WELL DO YOU THINK THE SESSION PLAN WILL WORK FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE NEVER DIETED BEFORE, AND DON’T HAVE A LOT OF TIME FOR EXERCISE AND HEALTHY MEAL PREPARATION? First of all – my plan definitely isn’t about dieting, and I would NEVER recommend anyone ‘dieting’ as any of my clients will tell you. If you mean ‘students who don’t have any knowledge of nutrition’, then that’s exactly who my plan is designed for – teaching people everything they need to know about nutrition to be able to do what I do, without having to sift through all the rubbish fitness info out there. On the subject of students who ‘don’t have time’ for cooking or exercising – having been a student myself I can say for the most part, that just isn’t the case. I think a lot of people use time as a good excuse for not cooking or exercising, but as people have seen from my snapchats, cooking can take as little as 10-15 mins, and if you cook a big batch that’s you sorted for most of the next day! With regards to exercise, you

don’t need to be in a gym to train. You can knock out a 20 min HIIT workout in your bedroom before a lecture – it really just comes down to whether you actually care about being fit, because if you do, it isn’t too difficult to do with a bit of knowledge, guidance and some minor, sustainable life changes.

WHAT ABOUT THE STUDENTS WHO JUST STRAIGHT UP HATE EXERCISING AND MOVING WHEN THEY DON’T HAVE TO? ANY TIPS FOR THEM? For students that hate moving when they don’t have to – I’m presuming this is down to lack of energy and motivation as it was for me – I’d first of all encourage them to look at what they’re eating. A lot of problems energy/motivations are rooted in people not getting the nutrition they need from their food to fuel them for the day. If you cant be bothered leaving your flat, the first thing I’d say is get an online grocery shop delivered – you can even set these up for the same delivery to be sent to your door every week without you doing anything! From there, start cooking some healthy, easy meals for a few weeks. Once you’ve got into the habit of having a better diet, then it’s time to start thinking about exercise. Most importantly – find something you enjoy doing! I can’t stand treadmills either and couldn’t think of a worse way to spend my time! But first of all – energise yourself from the food you’re eating before even having to stress yourself considering stepping foot in a gym!

WHAT IS THE KEY FOR BALANCING A HECTIC LIFE OF PARTYING AND STUDYING? I’d say the key to balancing fitness and partying – as I’ve said to people asking me on Snapchat – is knowledge. If you know HOW to do it, actually doing it isn’t too difficult! But without a decent knowledge base on what the alcohol and unhealthy food does to your body – it’s going to be pretty difficult for you to do anything about reversing it! I also use a very specific concoction of supplements that make my mornings a lot more bearable by replacing the vitamins, minerals and hormones depleted after a night of drinking. This will also be available through The Session Plan website!

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Let’s face it. 2016 has been pretty shit. From losing Bowie and Rickman, to Brexit and Trump, and not to mention Harambe, it’s no wonder most of us are feeling deflated and ready to welcome the New Year and a fresh start. What better way to establish the new start than with a whole bunch of New Year’s Resolutions that we’ll never keep.

If, like I do after every Hogmanay feast, you decide your New Year’s Resolution is to become the epitome of health, just straight up accept that it’s never going to happen.

We’re all friends here. We all know that you’ll be stuffing your face come the 15th of February when the Valentine’s Day chocolate is reduced.

Or let’s say you decide to give up smoking. Yes, you’ll save endless amounts of money, yes, you’ll stop smelling like an out of date teabag, and yes, you’ll lower your chances of an early death. What’s to lose?

Expectations: Perhaps you’ll opt for a vaporiser, and you’ll begin to exhale wonderfully exotic fragrances, the ones you imagine only existing in a Herbal Essences shampoo advert. As you glide along the pavement large puffs of white, heavenly smoke will illuminate your face and smother the pedestrians behind you. You, are a superstar.

Reality: You’re addicted to the vape life and have swapped smoking cigarettes to smoking perfume from what can only be described as a rubbish version of The Doctor’s sonic screwdriver. The clouds aren’t actually that heavenly, they’re rather annoying, and you’ll feel instantly less cool when you see fourteen year olds puffing out the same butterscotch vanilla clouds as you.

What about the ‘I’m going to do something I’ve never done before every day, and watch my life change’ resolutions? Now unless you’re the heir to the Trump fortune, it’s going to be quite hard to do something new every day. Between pretending to study, actually studying, working, and socialising half the day is already gone and frankly, I’d rather spend the remaining 12 hours eating, napping and watching telly – not skydiving or swimming with sharks.

With resolutions like these no wonder 2016 was a total let down.

So here’s our tips on how to choose the right New Year’s resolutions and how to keep them to ensure your 2017 is the best and all you want it to be.

1) If you want to get healthy, join the gym in January. It sounds obvious, but by paying a monthly fee, you’re more inclined to get your money’s worth and therefore more inclined to go to the gym. Also, gyms target non-gym-goers like ourselves in January, knowing full well of our health pledge; it’s as if they’re in cahoots with the resolution gods themselves. This means freetrials, free water-bottles, possibly even a free taster session with a fit PT. It is the January Sales after all!

2) When giving up something such as smoking, drinking, or my own personal bad habit, the hope that Tom Hardy will take me out for a drink one day; you need to figure out why you’re giving it up. If it’s for someone else it’s never going to work, you’ll end up resenting that person and frankly why would you listen to someone telling you to give up on Tom Hardy? They just want him for themselves. You need to make these commitments because you want these changes to benefit your life, whether it be for health, social or financial reasons.

3) Whilst it’s all fun and games to mock the ‘do something new every day’ resolution, it has a valid underlying point.

We go through life doing the same thing day after day, always working towards something, whether it be a degree, a job, a mortgage, or saving for a holiday. We dedicate all of our time and money to preparing for what the future holds and when we finally get there we have to prepare for something else. Instead of trying to do something new every single day, lets just try to enjoy life as we live it and take every opportunity to make memories with family and friends.

Basically, what I’m trying to say is that it’s all about balance. Indulge in Easter Eggs, but don’t forget you need to go to the gym three times a week to get your money’s worth out of it. Go a few weekends away throughout the year instead of pinning all your happiness and relaxation on a two week holiday in the Caribbean; where you’ll most likely contract melanoma and be mildly resentful that the weather back home is also lovely. Get a Hollywood wax instead of your usual landing strip. Drink the Shloer whilst your friends drink wine and laugh at them when they’re hungover. Most importantly, make the best of your 2017.

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A VEGAN ALTERNATIVE FOR CHIRSTMAS DINNER

THAI VEGETABLE CURRY FOR THE CURRY PASTE

TO SERVE

Fresh coriander leaves Jasmine rice Lime wedges In just a few decades, Thai food has grown from relative obscurity into one of the most popular cuisines on Earth. This vegetable curry has many of its classic tastes and textures.

2 shallots, roughly chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger 1 stick lemongrass, finely chopped 2 green chillies, deseeded and chopped zest of 1 lime Small bunch fresh coriander 1 tablespoon sunflower oil 1 small aubergine, cut into chunks 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into dice 8 chestnut mushrooms, halved (or quartered if large) 400ml can coconut milk 6 okra, cut on the diagonal into 3 pieces 8 baby corn, cut on the diagonal into 3 pieces 150g canned bamboo shoots, drained handful of sugar snaps, cut in half on the diagonal 2 handfuls of beansprouts Soy sauce Palm or soft light brown sugar to taste

METHOD Prepare the curry paste first. Place the shallots, garlic and ginger in a food-processor. Add the lemongrass, chillies, lime zest and coriander stalks (reserving the leaves) and whizz the mixture until finely chopped. You can also make this paste using a pestle and mortar if you prefer.

Heat the sunflower oil in a large sauté pan. Add the curry paste and cook over a medium heat for 1 minute until the mixture smells fragrant. Add the aubergine, red pepper and mushrooms and cook for 1 minute stirring frequently until starting to become tender. Add the coconut milk to the pan with 150ml of water and bring to the boil. Add the okra, baby corn and bamboo shoots and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes or so until the veggies are tender. Finally add the sugar snaps and beansprouts to the pan and cook for another 30 seconds.

Taste and add a dash of soy sauce or teaspoon of sugar if needed. Serve the curry in bowls, garnished with coriander leaves and with jasmine rice and lime wedges to squeeze over.

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Tip the cumin and coriander seeds into a small dry frying pan and toast over a medium heat for 30 seconds until fragrant. Lightly grind using a pestle and mortar. Soak the saffron strands in tablespoon of boiling water.

Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 3–4 minutes until tender but not coloured. Add the ground spices, garlic, grated ginger and cinnamon stick and continue to cook for a further minute. Add the chopped tomatoes and tip the vegetables and the drained chickpeas into the pan. Stir to coat the veggies in the spiced mixture and pour over the stock.

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by Jonny Stone @jonny_stone_ j.stone@tsaglasgow.com

A CHAT WITH TRIXIE MATTEL Trixie Mattel, the Barbie brought to life with a twisted sense of humour, was one of the breakout stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race’s seventh season. Since finishing the show – during which her elimination resulted in the #JusticeForTrixie campaign and saw her majestic return to the competition – she has forged a hugely successful career in stand up comedy and music, toured the world extensively and brought the world a sick, twisted and beautiful comedy duo with fellow biological woman Katya Zamolodchikova. We had the privilege of speaking to Ms. Mattel ahead of her incredible performance at AXM. FOR THE UNWASHED MASSES, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE AESTHETIC AND CHARACTER OF TRIXIE MATTEL? Well first of all, a woman who was born and blossomed through her awkward teen years, a career woman. But in real life, I’m a man who dresses like a cross between My Little Pony, Polly Pocket and Barbie.

WHAT WAS THE GENESIS OF TRIXIE’S CHARACTER? I wanted to do comedy and use a really dark sense of humour and I wanted to combine all this with my favourite things when I was a kid; which were “girl” toys. I think it’s interesting to have a Barbie who when you pull the string in her back, instead of saying “Let’s go shopping!” she says “Maybe she’s born with it: maybe it’s clinical depression.”

It’s fun to watch a childhood icon address adult things. And as a business person, everyone has a nostalgic relationship with Barbie, so it gets people’s attention.

WERE YOU THERE FOR THE PINK RANGER? BECAUSE I CERTAINLY WAS AND FOREVER WILL BE. Are you kidding, Kimberley? For sure: that’s the thing, when you’re the queer kid in the playground and you’re conveniently like “All

the characters are taken? I guess I’ll have to be Kimberley! I don’t even know if I can” It’s not like you’re gonna be the yellow one, she doesn’t wear pink.

WOULD YOU SAY YOUR CHARACTER HAS HELPED YOU THROUGH TRAUMA AND HARD TIMES IN YOUR LIFE? It’s like wearing a bullet proof vest, or even a mascot suit: you get to do and say whatever you want. Especially in the gay world; if you’re a guy, it’s hard for gay people to accept the opinion of another man. If you’re talented, or attractive or funny, people will be like “Ugh, he’s not that great…” and hate to celebrate others. Unless you’re in drag, then they are like “Yaaaasss mama werk!” And looking like a Barbie is like a gimmick that gets people’s attention, but I think at this point, people like me for what I have to say in my comedy and my aesthetic has become an afterthought.

I HEAR YOU’RE CONNECTED WITH RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE SOMEHOW…DOES THE WINNER REALLY WIN? I don’t know. I mean, historically, the person who wins the most challenges usually wins.

But the real race begins after Drag Race.

Winning can mean nothing: I literally lost twice, nobody cares.

THEN WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU, KATYA, LATRICE AND DETOX THAT MEANT YOU PARTICULARLY EMERGED AFTER THE SHOW? You have to be special, have a unique look and a unique point of view. I do comedy, but it all comes down to whether or not you have a unique voice. Think of Sarah Silverman and Ellen DeGeneres: it’s not enough to be funny; you have to have your own perspective and your own sound. And nobody looks like me.

DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE TAKING DRAG RACE TOO SERIOUSLY NOW? ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAME TO ALL STARS 2, PEOPLE ARE MAYBE OVERLOOKING WHAT THE SHOW IS: A COMPETITION THAT MOCKS EVERYTHING FROM GENDER AND SOCIETY TO THE VERY IDEA OF REALITY TV. I don’t think people are taking it so seriously but feel they become an authority on drag.

It’s like watching American Idol and claiming to know everything about singing. Jinkx Monsoon said it best: “Watching Drag Race doesn’t make you a drag expert. It makes you a fan of Drag Race.” These particular fans don’t see drag queens in real life, they only see the ones on TV and that is f****d up. Because Drag Race is a small sliver of what drag is in the real world. So it sucks that it creates a fandom that makes people think they’re watching National Geographic: go see the queens in real life who aren’t on TV. I think in some ways, it’s helped drag, but in some ways it’s made it seem as if you’re not worth anything if you aren’t on Drag Race. Everybody’s local somewhere.

WHAT’S THE SCENE LIKE IN YOUR HOMETOWN OF MILWAUKEE? In Milwaukee I was too weird to get work.

Nobody cared, no-one paid attention to me.

Then this week Milwaukee bars are hosting viewing parties for American Horror Story, so…

YES! LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE ON THE NEW AMERICAN HORROR STORY, WHAT’S THE STORY THERE? Ryan Murphy got in touch and sent me a script for me to play myself in a little scene. I got contacted by casting and I was like “Stop. This is a hoax.” It was great, it was scary: I mean, Kathy Bates and Cuba Gooding Jr. are right in front of you. And I do hooker Barbie drag, just trying to act normal. It’s one of my favourite TV shows so to be even on is crazy. I watched the episode and it was weird to watch.

WOULD YOU DO ALL STARS 3?

Oh yeah, totally. I would have had a different cast for All Stars 2: Ongina, Milk, Ben de la Crème, even more people I would have loved to have seen. But there are only 10 slots and so many good queens.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH KATYA, WHICH BRINGS JOY AND WARMTH TO MY SOUL. I WATCH UNNNHHH RELIGIOUSLY. We love making that show. Someone gave a copy of Contact on DVD, but inside it was actually Mean Girls because Katya obviously hasn’t seen it. She’s extremely funny, but we look totally different and our humour couldn’t be further away from each other. My sense of humour is more sarcastic

and quick whereas hers is more out there and abstract. She’s the funniest person I’ve ever met and I think we make each other funnier. It’s great to be so in sync with somebody like that.

DAY DRAG: DISCUSS. Never. Well, only if I have to. There’s always like bachelorette parties who ask to take pictures. You take the picture and say “You didn’t smile” “Because I’m unhappy, Debra.

I’m in day drag, Linda.”

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR 2017? ARE YOU BRINGING YOUR ONE-WOMAN SHOW TO THE UK? Yes! It’s got a whole big run before the summer starts and I’m recording my new album in January out of drag so that’ll be cool. Touring all the time, then in the summer I’m going back to Provincetown to do a new show. I did 55 shows in two and a half months there last time and it’s like boot camp for comedy. In day drag, everyday…

ANY CLOSING COMMENTS? Love your hair, hope you win.

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HOW WILL LGBT+ RIGHTS BE AFFECTED OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS? We have had a few weeks to digest the news that a character one would have previously reserved to be a Batman villain became the leader of the Free World. This election has resulted in much division and acrimony across the world, but what remains in its rubble are uncertainty and fear for the protection of minorities in the US. In a political climate in which Republicans will wield so much power, race remains the country’s biggest crisis and women bore the brunt of this shameful election, what does the appointment of America’s new leader mean for LGBT+ people?

After a volatile and uncertain election, the protection of LGBT+ rights hangs in the balance, especially since Vice President-elect Mike Pence confirmed he and Donald Trump will repeal President Obama’s LGBT rights orders and sign a law permitting discrimination. But first some context: Pence is in fact worse than Trump, and his influence in the White House is the most frightening prospect. This man, in 2006, contended that “societal collapse was always brought about following an advent of the deterioration of marriage and family,” and not only that being gay a choice, but also that keeping gays from marrying was not discrimination, but an enforcement of “God’s idea.”

Meanwhile, Ken Blackwell – the man tipped to head domestic policy for Trump’s administration – supports harmful and illegal gay conversion therapy.

“I think it’s a transgression against God’s law,” he said in 2014. “And I think you make

good choices and bad choices in terms of lifestyle. Our expectation is that one’s genetic makeup might make one more inclined to be an arsonist or might make one more inclined to be a kleptomaniac. Do I think they can be changed? Yes.” Pence also endorsed conversion therapy in 2000, which doesn’t bode well for a country in which 3.8% of its citizens identify as LGBT+. But what can Trump himself do? Or at least, what has he said he intends to do, and will any of it come to fruition?

He seems adamant in erasing any evidence the Obama presidency existed, and his attack on LGBT rights could begin with scotching executive orders that protect federal employees and contractors. Hypothetically, this could go even further, with Trump starting a rule-making process to reverse regulations that protect LGBT patients, renters, and homeless people. Trump could well have the ability to replace those policies with new directives that say transgender workers and students are explicitly not protected or reverse the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” repeal, which led to LGBT+ military service people serving openly in 2011. In short, Trump has the power – and recklessness – to undo years of political progress in the protection of sexual minorities.

Pence claims “Washington DC has no business imposing its bill and its values on communities around the nation.” Trump has vowed to sign the First Amendment Defence Act in an effort to ban the government from taking “action against a person, wholly or partially on the basis that such person believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognised as the union of one man and one woman, or that sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage.” This law would make it legal to discriminate against LGBT+ citizens in the name of religious freedom, negating President Obama’s

executive order that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Moreover, Trump has affirmed his support for local state anti-transgender laws, despite not having a declared national policy on the issue and the fact that hate crime, violence and discrimination against trans people remains a chronic issue. So is there any hope?

At times like this, we have to try and think of positives.

One could be that with so many Conservative Republicans in power, the fight for equality has never been more pertinent. And in an ideal situation, minorities would unite to strengthen this pressure to protect the legal rights they already have as well as continue the fight for more. Thankfully there are superb allies to fight our corner and make our voices heard, like Massachusetts senator and liberal hero Elizabeth Warren, who is aggressively asserting herself as a Democrat to rely upon, and of course, Mr Sanders. In an election in which women, those who immigrated to or sought refugee status in America and Muslims found themselves the target of vitriol, while The Guardian has reported that at least 194 black people have been murdered by the police in 2016. If ever there was a time to unite against racism, misogyny and homophobia, surely this is it.

Our community has endured adversity consistently throughout history, and with political protection and media visibility the more naïve may believe that the fight for equality is over. I trust organisations like Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD Media, and more to push the LGBT+ fight to the forefront. It feels like the first time in a long while – arguably the early Bush administration – where equality and human rights hang in the balance.

Let’s hope Trump is as bad a leader as he was a candidate. At least we won’t have to worry about any of these things actually happening.

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LGBTI NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD Taiwan may be the next country to legalise same-sex marriage following the country’s ground-breaking legislation in October could make Taiwan the first country in Asia to introduce a marriage equality bill. Despite its status as a particularly progressive country regarding LGBT+ equality, the bill is facing opposition from citizens fearing the stability of the nuclear family. David Tseng, a a leader in defence against same-sex marriage, argued that marriage should be between a man and a woman: “Now they want to amend the law to do away with the ‘father’ and ‘mother’ altogether. We are different from the West. In Eastern culture, we place

great importance on filial piety to one’s father and mother. This is a virtue we must keep.” If the bill is passed, Taiwan will join Canada, Colombia, Ireland, the U.S. and 16 other countries that have made same-sex marriage legal. But there are still places in Asia and the Middle East where gay sex is still prohibited. In October, tens of thousands attended the annual Gay Pride march in Taipei to demonstrate in support of equal marriage. Meanwhile, the Australian government’s same-sex marriage plebiscite bill has been voted down in the Senate, with no last-minute deal emerging to save the non-binding poll.

The cast of hugely successful Broadway play Hamilton have made waves with their powerful (yet polite) plea to Vice PresidentElect Mike Pence, begging him to advocate for progress and equality during the curtain call. Pence had been periodically booed throughout the evening once people had discovered he was there. The show’s Bandon Dixon, an HIV+ gay Latino man, read an open letter to Pence directly: Mike Pence we welcome you here. We are the diverse Americans who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will

not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights…Sir, we truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and work on behalf of all of us. We thank you for sharing this wonderful American story, told by a diverse group of men and women of different colours, creeds and orientations.” It was a powerful moment of solidarity against a man who supports gay conversion therapy.

The President-elect believed the Hamilton cast owed Pence an apology for being rude.

Gaming company Blizzard Entertainment has revealed that their new update for video game Overwatch will feature new LGBT characters and storylines. The game’s writer Michael Chu stated “We want the stories about character’s relationships – and not just romantic, but familial relationships and stuff like that – to come out in the course of stories that we feel really do them justice… it’s something that absolutely is important to us.” According to infogr.am, while North America is

infamous for its censorship of foreign games, with removing certain areas of games and dialling down the violence, LGBT+ characters are often censored heavily or removed entirely. Furthermore, LGBT+ characters are portrayed as gender neutral or removed “due to the fact that the characters might turn away customers.

Thanks to games like Overwatch, The Last of Us and Fallout 4 and more, diversity and exposure in an influential medium continues to improve.

According to LGBT Youth Scotland, LGBT+ pupils are still experiencing high rates of bullying in schools and are still reluctant to report homophobia to staff. Fergus McMillan, the charity’s chief executive, said: “We want to see an education where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people report feeling included in their school, have their lives reflected in the curriculum and are free from homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying. We, therefore, support the principles of the Time for Inclusive Education campaign and call on school leadership and policymakers at all levels to focus on fully implementing the Equality Act (2010) to eliminate discrimination and promote equality of

opportunity for all.” In our interview with the TIE campaign earlier in September, it was revealed 47% of those asked say they sometimes experience homophobia, bi-phobia and trans-phobia in school, 24% of whom say it occurs regularly and for 20% it is a daily occurrence. As shocking and frustrating as these statistics are, the most saddening revelation is that 72% of those asked deny homophobia, bi-phobia and trans-phobia was ever challenged by their teachers. 86% of those asked say LGBT+ issues were not discussed or taught in a positive way, which highlights how significant the TIE campaign is in really changing the way teachers and pupils think about LGBT+ life.

In a period of uncertainty and worry in North America, Canada has given us some good and promising news in offering gender-neutral status to visitors to the country. The new Electronic Travel Authorizations (eTAs) with three gender options have been introduced for travellers flying into or through Canada, which also has taken steps toward allowing people who have changed genders to switch

the designation on passports and other documents, said a spokeswoman for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the federal agency that issues travel documents. This step of inclusive progress will be welcome news to people frustrated at how insensitive and unaccommodating identity forms and administration can be in not recognising their gender identity.

by Jonny Stone @jonny_stone_ j.stone@tsaglasgow.com

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SHAMIR

Looking for new music to get your Granny off your back about what to get you from Santa?

We’ve done the leg work for you and will tell her to buy you anything by Shamir, a Las Vegasnative artist who blends together house, electronic and hip hop perfectly. Rapid fire, high-energy and insatiably fun, Shamir is the perfect antidote to your miserable winter commute to work.

For the record, Shamir identifies as genderqueer, an umbrella term for gender identities that are not exclusively masculine or feminine‍-‌identities which are thus outside of the gender binary and cisnormativity. Of course his gender fluidity has shaped his work and performance, but it isn’t always the focal point of his music. His onstage performances are full of ballistic energy, flamboyant and bold.

His best tracks include “On The Regular,” a bonkers ode to bravado (“Guess I’m neverending, you could call me pi) full of confidence reminiscent of Hot Chip or Robyn’s work with La Bagatelle Magique. And “Call It Off,” the most fun a break up

has ever sounded since, again, Robyn’s “Get Myself Together,” while “Vegas” is a seedy slow burner full of foreboding lyrics (“Fantasy meets reality, dancing lies won’t let you barely breathe.”)

The record these tracks appear on, Ratchet, made the Best of the Year lists of Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NME and more.

Pitchfork described him perfectly as having “a piercing countertenor somewhere between Prince masquerading as Camille and the cracking adolescent soul of the teenage Michael Jackson,” while claiming he smashes the expectations maintained for vocalists based on their gender, demanding instead that the focus be placed on their agile, fluttering performance. There is a huge amount to be said for artists reluctant to be defined by their gender identity, or indeed therelack-of.

Shamir is bright, inventive and a refreshing voice on the everexpanding pop landscape.

Another bright and talented queer artist to bring a new perspective and style to the table.

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WHO’S TOURING IN 2017

THE MUSICAL YEAR AHEAD DRAKE, GLASGOW, SSE HYDRO, 25TH & 26TH JANUARY ‘Hotline Bling’ rapper Drake will be heading to the UK early next year on his ‘Boy Meets World Tour’ Tour, kicking off in Glasgow at the Hydro, for two nights after ticket sales were so demanding. The Grammy-Award winning entertainer will be performing tracks from his fourth studio album Views that was released earlier this year.

THE CHAINSMOKERS, EDINBURGH, CORN EXCHANGE, 22ND FEBRUARY The Chainsmokers have become one of the hottest young American EDM DJ duos.

They always put on an incredible show and are becoming one of the most sought after in dance music, selling out venues across the globe. Their crazy antics, hilarious personalities, and addictive productions have fans rushing to see them live every chance they get. They will be back in Scotland in February performing at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh.

OLLY MURS, SSE HYDRO, 3RD & 4TH MARCH Everyone’s favourite cheeky chap Olly Murs is back. The X Factor’s most unexpected success story is gearing up for his UK tour.

You can expect ‘You Don’t Know Love’ one of Olly’s biggest hits to date and other songs from his new album 24 Hrs over two nights at the Hydro.

JAMES ARTHUR, GLASGOW, O2 ACADEMY, 10TH MARCH The 2012 X Factor champion will start his UK tour in March supporting his new album, Back From The Edge. After two years away from the spotlight, James Arthur returns with his single ‘Say You Wont Let Go’ climbing the charts and album currently sitting at Number 1 in the Official Album

Charts. He is heading to Glasgow’s O2 Academy in March.

ELBOW, EDINBURGH, USHER HALL, 12TH & 13TH MARCH You can catch Elbow over the course of two days at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh next year on their most exclusive UK tour since 2008.

Recording their seventh studio album, that is to be released in February ahead of their tour, following a year out for various members to undertake work outside the band.

MALLORY KNOX, EDINBURGH, LIQUID ROOMS, 29TH MARCH After the release of their new album Wired Pillars of the British rock movement, Mallory Knox announced dates for their UK Tour next year.

Sell out shows and mega performances at the likes of Download festival, Reading and Leads have taken the band to next level with their tour. They will be performing in Edinburgh and you are guaranteed their brand new single ‘Giving It Up’, which was introduced as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record and has given the band a more refined sound.

BRUNO MARS, GLASGOW, SSE HYDRO, 12TH & 13TH APRIL Grammy award winner and multi-platinum selling entertainer Bruno Mars enters 2017 with a mega tour. The ‘24K Magic World’ Tour takes over continents from North America to Europe, reaching Glasgow in April. Supporting his new album 24K Magic, Mars hasn’t toured since 2013 and returns with hit tracks 24K Magic and ‘Chunky’. Being famous for his memorable performances and moves, this is a date you don’t want to miss.

YOU ME AT SIX, GLASGOW, SECC, 13TH APRIL This is definitely going to be a good show, with You Me At Six having a reputation as being one of the best live bands in the UK. The tour will be at an exciting time for the band following the release of their fifth studio album, Night People, at the start of next year they will kick off their UK tour in April and head to Glasgow’s SECC for a gig to remember.

DEFTONES, GLASGOW, SECC, 7TH MAY Grammy Award-winning American alternative metal band from California, Deftones, formed in 1988, are coming to Scotland in May for their Europe and UK tour. Showing off their their tunes from the critically acclaimed new album Gore. The Deftones have released eight albums and are firing out songs that have an aggressive sound and also incorporate elements of psychedelia and shoegaze.

SIMPLE MINDS, GLASGOW, ROYAL CONCERT HALL, 18TH MAY Following the release of their latest album Acoustic released November. Scottish rock band Simple Minds are touring the UK in May. They are one of the most successful bands, of the 1980s, across the UK and well known in other countries. With six number one albums in the UK and selling over 30 million records to date, they continue to give it their all and perform, hitting Scotland at its heart in Glasgow, next year.

KT TUNSTALL, EDINBURGH, THE QUEEN’S HALL, 19TH MAY Edinburgh’s very own KT Tunstall will be live in her hometown, May next year. The BRIT award winner of Best Female Solo Artist of 2006 is well know throughout the country, with popular hits ‘Suddenly I See’ and ‘Black

Horse and the Cherry Tree’. The tour follows the release of her fifth studio album KIN. It is Tunstall’s fourth top 10 album in the UK. ROBBIE WILLIAMS, EDINBURGH, BT MURRAYFIELD STADIUM, 9TH JUNE After celebrating winning the prestigious BRITs Icon Award, Robbie Williams will begin his European stadium tour over the course of June. Erasure will be joining Robbie Williams on the tour as special guests. He will be performing in Edinburgh at the BT Murrayfield Stadium. This is show for the whole family to enjoy, with his classic tracks such as ‘Angels’ and most recent track ‘Party Like a Russian’ guaranteed to be played on the night.

BLINK-182, GLASGOW, SSE HYDRO, 11TH JULY After the release of their seventh studio album California, pop-punk band Blink-182 have announced they will be setting off on a UK headline tour in 2017. Visiting Glasgow’s Hydro in July. Their energetic performance is one not to miss with alternative radio favorites like ‘All the Small Things’ and ‘What’s My Age Again?’.

DEACON BLUE, EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH CASTLE, 22ND JULY Scottish pop rock band Deacon Blue return for an unforgettable performance at Edinburgh Castle, in July. Originating in Glasgow back in 1985 the band continue to have a great run, with album sales over six million, twelve singles in the UK and two UK number one albums. The show will be one big party as they celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release their debut album Raintown.

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December PICK OF THE MONTH It’s no great secret that Scotland’s music scene is a thing to be proud of. So we here at TSA have teamed up with Scotland’s very own New Hellfire Club to bring you a monthly pick of who we think are doing epically well right now. Keep your eyes out for these up and coming bands. This is TSA and New Hellfire Club’s ‘Pick of the Month’.

LISA KOWALSKI New POTM, from new up and coming starlet Lisa Kowalski, we have been working with her for about 6 months now since we heard her play, then heard about the insane amount of charity work she does too. We really think, given a year, she is gonna go far!

Hi there Lisa! You’ve long been a favourite of NHC MUSIC so we just had to get you in for our pick of the month with TSA, and we are happy you had the time to chat to us to be honest, as you seem to be hugely busy these days! Tell us a bit about yourself to start us off then, how long have you been a singer songwriter for, and what made you start off on this path?

I wrote my first song when I was 13 and continued to write from there. It was a really cheesy song called “One Day” about my dream of being on stage.

I wouldn’t ever perform it again because it was just very immature and cliched but I still love the song since it’s the thing that got me started!

I love writing songs because it’s such a great way to express myself and get my feelings out there, I’ve not always been the best at speaking to people as I’m just a really awkward person so writing music lets me say what I want to say without embarrassing myself.

You do an amazing amount of charity work alongside your music, do you feel that more acts should contribute more to charitable causes?

Can you tell us a bit about the ones you are currently helping out?

Do I feel that more acts should contribute more to charitable causes?

Absolutely! I’m so lucky to be able to make a pretty good amount of money from doing what I love at such a young age and I’ve realised there are people who aren’t as lucky who need the money a lot more

than me. I love to be able to help out and I believe everyone who can should do so. I love donating to charity because happiness is so infectious. Making other people happy is what makes me happy, whether its by singing a song they like or helping their cause. The charity that I’m currently most invested in is Educate The Kids. Their Scottish activities are run by a small group of local volunteers and they are such a lovely, giving, selfless group of people.

They always put others before themselves and it’s a beautiful thing to see. By singing at a fundraiser for them, I got a chance to meet a choir of schoolchildren from Mombasa, Kenya known as “The Singing Children of Africa”. These kids are such beautiful, talented, smart little stars and meeting them was one of the best experiences of my entire life.

They really made me happy and changed my outlook on life. I love them so much and I want to do everything I can to help them. I hope to go to Kenya to visit next year.

We’ve known you for a wee while now and can, with confidence, state that you are a bit of a Taylor Swift super fan! So much so that you shamed a lot of long established promoters by nailing your first promotion of a large scale DIY event out of the park, tell us a bit about that, and why you decided to try your hand at the organisation of an event, rather than just playing one?

Playing events is what I’ve done for the past two and half years so I wanted to challenge myself and try out something new! Its good to switch things up and push yourself to new limits and see what you’re capable of, and it’s just a good opportunity to learn and grow. It was a really great experience for me to learn new skills, make new friends and gain more confidence.

Tell us a wee bit about some of the other, younger generation, of up and coming acts that you have played alongside. Who should our readers be looking out for, along with yourself, over the coming months.

All of the acts I have asked to take part in my Taylor Swift night are hugely talented.

I have singled out the three I have worked with the most and who are all working every bit as hard as I am to try and make their mark in music.

Beth Swan – She’s only 15-years-old yet she has such a strong, powerful voice that can draw the attention of everyone in the room.

She’s also such a great performer. You can tell she has so much fun on stage and she’s great at keeping the audience’s attention.

Aidan Smith – He’s so creative and can figure things out within seconds. He could hear the first couple seconds of a song and already know harmonies, chords and riffs for it. He’s just a natural at what he does in so many ways.

Matthew Gibb – He’s got a very unique voice and is great at playing an impressive variety of instruments. You wouldn’t expect such a bold voice from someone so young but it’s great.

All these singers are amazing songwriters – their lyrics are very eloquent and moving.

I’m willing to bet that a fair amount of TSA readers are either in a band, considering being in a band, or playing some form of instrument!

What advice would you give them about starting off in the music world, have you been given any great advice yourself that you would pass on?

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I would just say that it’s very important to keep going. Even if you’ve been playing small open mics for ages and feel like it’s not getting you anywhere, just continue. Every little gig counts for something and as you keep singing, the opportunities get bigger and you also improve a lot and make a lot of new friends. All the small gigs are worth it, trust me. Sometimes the smaller ones are the better ones. Don’t’ be scared to ask people for help and favours and if you aren’t being offered an opportunity, try and make it happen for yourself. There are lots of people ready to offer help and advice – for example the NHC folks!

So what does 2017 hold for you then? Any new releases in the works, or big plans coming up you can share with us?

I’ve applied for lots of festivals for next year which I hope to get into, so watch this space!

I’m also working on my debut EP, funded

by Paisley 2021, with a producer down in London which is due to be released in early 2017 and then I’ll be promoting it as much as I possibly can! I’m so excited as the producer is super talented and I know it’s going to turn out to be amazing in his hands!

We also have “Ten Years of Taylor Swift” 2.0 happening on January 14th, except there’s a change in venue – it’s gonna be in The Mash House, Edinburgh! We’ve also changed the setlist, introduced a couple of new performers and I’m so excited for another brilliant night that I’ll be able to call one of the best nights of my life.

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It’s not often that a talented, iconic music act produces an equally talented child, but within two years in the late 80’s, just that happened. Rod Stewart and Kelly Emberg had a daughter called Ruby, and Kathy Baillie and Michael Bonagura of Baillie and the Boys had a daughter called Alyssa.

So, here we have two talented offspring of famous musicians.

How likely was it for these two girls to find each other, band together and form their own act, together? Extremely. But, it happened anyway!

By chance, Ruby Stewart and Alyssa Bonagura met and hit it off, becoming great friends not long after they met. In a snow storm, they found themselves locked inside together with a friend, and that’s when they started writing music together, and the ball started rolling.

Although the path leading to The Sisterhood was paved with chance and luck, it is their capacity as musicians in their own rights and their flair that will bring them to prominence in their careers. They told TSA the story of how they met and gave a little insight to their future.

By Holly Flemming CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HOW YOU TWO MET? We were both working on our solo career’s on opposite sides of the country when we first heard about each other. Only with a little bit of magic and faith would our paths meet.

And so the story goes...

Ruby met Tyler Bryant a friend of Alyssa’s at the Sunset Marquis in Los Angeles. Ruby and Tyler started writing together in LA and a few weeks later Ruby decided to visit Alyssa’s hometown of Nashville to continue writing. In the process, Tyler introduced the two and instantly they became friends. Ruby just so happened to visit Nashville during a horrible snow storm, and while over at Alyssa’s that night, the two of them started writing songs! The rest is history!

YOU’RE BOTH THE DAUGHTERS OF ICONIC MUSICIANS – HOW DO YOU FEEL THIS AFFECTS YOUR OWN CAREERS AS MUSICIANS? Both our parents have had a huge effect on our careers in the best way.

They have supported us throughout and have given us great advice. We both have gotten to watch and learn and grow up in it and that is truly a blessing! We both talk about how we’re simply trying to carry the torch for them now!

DO YOUR PARENTS INFLUENCE YOU A LOT IN YOUR MUSIC? WHO ELSE INFLUENCES YOU? Our parents are our greatest inspiration. They have taught us so much about music, song writing and performance. We are also really influenced by different genres, country, rock, soul, folk, music of the 60s and 70s – it really all starts with a great song.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT PERFORMING IN GLASGOW’S AMAZING MUSIC SCENE THIS DECEMBER? IS IT YOUR FIRST TIME PLAYING IN THE CITY? We both absolutely love Scotland and have lineage there. Apparently the Stewart’s and Baillie’s fought side by side at Stirring Castle, so we feel like we are each returning home when we

come back to Scotland. This will be our second time playing in Glasgow.

The Scottish crowds are incredible and have welcomed us with open arms. So excited to come back!

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR DEBUT ALBUM, COMING OUT NEXT YEAR? We’re extremely excited to get into the studio with these songs and also churn out some new ones. After this tour we are heading into Alyssa’s studio to record them all! It’s gonna be a little bit country, a little bit rock n roll.

TELL US ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR 2017, AND THE FUTURE AFTER THAT. Recording. Music video shoots and more touring!!

IF YOU HADN’T ENCOUNTERED EACH OTHER

BY CHANCE, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’D RESPECTIVELY BE? If we hadn’t met each other we would each be making music independently for sure! We both eat sleep and breathe music! It’s all we know how to do.

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THE SISTERHOOD WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE FOUR ARMS OR FOUR LEGS? Alyssa: 4 arms so I could play guitar and piano at the same time.

Ruby: Four arms.... I think it might be easier to learn how to walk with your hands then having to learn how to sip a cup of tea with your feet.

MARVEL OR DC? Both: Marvel FAVOURITE FOOD? Alyssa: Italian!

Ruby: Pasta! pasta! pasta!

BEST MOVIE EVER? Alyssa: Young Frankenstein Ruby: It’s A Wonderful Life WHAT’S THE MOST EMBARRASSING THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO YOU? Alyssa: I’m always embarrassing myself! My mom calls me “Grace” cause I’m clumsy and always falling. Haha!

Ruby: I embarrass myself on a daily basis but.... the most embarrassing was when I forgot the lyrics to Dancing in the Streets in front of 20,000 people....

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When the legendary face of Motörhead having passed in the closing days of 2015, nothing could have prepared us for the sheer number of influential stars that would leave us in the coming 12 months.

Lemmy Kilimister’s death was one that hit a lot of people very, very hard. He was one of the music industry’s most respected names; ask any rock or metal musician, and not one would dare to say a bad word about him.

It served as a grim forewarning for what would come. Indeed, 2016 saw far too many beloved household names, across all mediums, leave us, to the point that naming every one in a single feature wouldn’t be possible. Here, we remember the most influential of the superstars to pass this past year.

The first that resonates for most is that of David Bowie. Coming just a fortnight after Lemmy, at first glance it’s hard to draw a comparison, given the musical and stylistic differences between the two. If there is one common denominator, it’s that both are immortalised by their respective contributions to the music industry. January 10th 2016 marked the end of one of the most prolific musical careers ever. David Bowie, at 70 years old, had fallen victim to a private long-term battle with liver cancer; so private, in fact, many close friends weren’t even aware of his 18 month struggle.

Bowie, known best for his work in the 70s, was a man who normalised alternative culture like no other. His constant reinvention in both music and image no doubt served as a beacon of inspiration for millions of young people. His ability to keep things fresh was as apparent as ever in his twenty-fifth and last album, Blackstar, released worldwide just two days before his death, which is widely acclaimed as one of the best records of the year.

Bowie marked the first of a trifecta of body blows to the music industry that would come this year. The second, of course, was the death of Prince. Tragically, at 57 years old, in April, the worldwide phenomenon who brought us Purple Rain had fatally overdosed on painkillers.

In the same way that Bowie made it seem OK to be different, Prince did the same and some. A black, openly gay man, with a gloriously extravagant, flamboyant stage presence, at his peak in a time when homophobia and racism were rife, he’s commended as a man who paved the way for countless artists. What’s also remarkable about Prince is his musical versatility, allegedly being able to play around 27 musical instruments. This stems from his debut album, For You, released when he was 20, on which he is said to have played every single instrument himself. He was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on his first year of eligibility in 2004, but his 40 year career undoubtedly expands beyond the reaches of rock and roll, into funk, pop,

RnB, and almost every popular genre.

Most recently, though, Leonard Cohen marked the third of three immensely renowned musicians to pass this year. Cohen died in his sleep on 7th November, at 85, sparking emotional tributes to the legendary singer across the globe. Like Bowie and Prince, Cohen wasn’t afraid to experiment and change his musical style. But what’s most striking about his music is the way he seemingly effortlessly touched hearts through theme. Known best for Hallelujah, which was later covered by everyone from Bon Jovi to Leona Lewis, he most famously dealt with religion, politics, and sexuality, and the 400% spike in sales of his work since his death tells the story of how his music still resonates.

Of course, it wasn’t only the music industry which suffered. Shortly after Bowie, the film industry took its own shot to the throat.

January 14th saw the passing of Alan Rickman, famed for his roles as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series and Hans Gruber in Die Hard, the English actor’s death was one no-one saw coming. With Bowie and Rickman dying at the same age, so shortly after one another, it got many people talking about whether 69 was the new 27: the age at which Jimmy Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Amy Whinehouse, among a list of other significant stars, died.

The hits kept on coming; January 31st saw British radio icon and later beloved TV face Terry Wogan pass; another victim of cancer;

at 77 years old. We then saw the deaths of acclaimed magician Paul Daniels, Ronnie Corbett of ‘The Two Ronnies’ fame, and in August Gene Wilder, or Willy Wonka from the 1971 classic to many, died at 83 due to complications with Alzheimer’s disease.

Arguably the most significant death of the year, though, came in June. Muhammad Ali, arguably the greatest sportsman ever, was taken to hospital at 74 years old with respiratory issues, thought to be related to his 35 year struggle with Parkinson’s, and tragically never returned home. The iconic boxer, famed for his civil rights work equally as much as his immortal sporting career, started boxing at 12 as a means to revenge against a bully who stole his bike, and never looked back. By the age of 18, he’d claimed an Olympic medal in the Rome Olympics. His unreal talent was amplified by his over-thetop self promotion and in-ring showboating – something almost entirely new to the world of sport in the 1960s – and he would go on to become one of the most famous men who ever lived. He will be remembered as fondly as anyone who died, not only in 2016, but ever.

Indeed, 2016 was a tough one as far as celebrity deaths go, no matter what you’re into. Of course, though, this piece barely touches on the wealth of talent that left us this calendar year; how could it? Let this serve as a nod to all the greats, named and unnamed, who have passed over the last 12 months. Here’s hoping

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DECEMBER 2016, ISSUE 28

TSA’S 2016 PLAYLIST As the year draws to a close, we are once again welcomed by list season: a time where music journalists’ self-importance peaks and the internet is swarmed by Top 25’s and Top 50’s. We at Student Advertiser don’t want to miss out on this annual fun and have crafted a short playlist that showcases some of the biggest and best tunes that 2016 had to offer. So sit back, get your Spotify at the ready and enjoy the quality music.

KENDRICK LAMAR – ‘UNTITLED 03’ Arguably one of, if not the biggest and most important artist in hip-hop right now, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar didn’t wait for momentum to die down from his critical acclaimed To Pimp A Butterfly before releasing another album. Demonstrating that a

compilation of his leftovers are better than most musician’s full length releases, ‘Untitled 03’, off the aptly named Untitled Unmastered, is short but sweet, showing off the alluring vocals and instrumentals that Lamar has become synonymous with.

TWIN ATLANTIC – ‘GOLD ELEPHANT, CHERRY ALLIGATOR’ While the most recent LP from Scottish rock juggernauts Twin Atlantic was hit and miss, Gold Elephant, Cherry Alligator was without a doubt the best way to build up hype for the band’s fourth record GLA. Featuring frontman Sam McTrusty pushing his vocals to a limit not seen since Twin Atlantic’s debut record, the song is a true return to form after the band’s dabble in more pop heavy tunes prior to this.

SWEET WHITE – ‘GENINE’ 2016 was just as strong as ever at proving that some of the smallest acts are capable of delivering the goods. Case in point Peterhead act Sweet White with their latest single ‘Genine’, which starts off fairly quiet and well-tempered.

The track quickly erupts into a belter of a chorus that does a lot to cement frontman Jake Cordiner’s singing abilities, his vocals ranging from fragile and well-spoken to behemoth sized proclamations with ease. The instrumentals are just as polished and do a lot to cement Sweet White as one of the best up and coming bands Scotland has to offer.

THE 1975 – ‘SOMEBODY ELSE’ The 1975 have been big ever since their debut album dropped all the way back in 2014 and their recent record I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It, while being a bit of a mouthful, did more to convert those who previously called off the band as nothing more than dire indie rock. Having taken on a more 80’s influenced sound that no doubt suits the band better than anything else could, ‘Somebody Else’ showcases a romantic tinged side to the band which is equal parts catchy as it is heart-breaking.

KANYE WEST – ‘REAL FRIENDS’ It’s not uncommon to see the ever controversial rapper make an appearance on one of these lists.

Kanye West, love him or hate him, has shown his musical talents and his knack for crafting anthems though real friends takes on a far more introspective approach, replacing blaring synths and vocoder effects for sombre pianos. The change is one that further shows the artist’s musical range and is arguably one of the best tracks to have come out this year.

by Liam Menzies Twitter:

@blinkclyro www.blinkclyro.com

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MUSIC

GIGS OF THE MONTH Previews A PREVIEW OF THE TOP GIGS GLASGOW & EDINBURGH HAVE TO OFFER IN DECEMBER/JANUARY

EVERY TIME I DIE – KING TUTS (18/12/16) “The whole winter, the temperature was in the low teens. Utterly freezing,” says Every Time I Die’s frontman Keith Buckley regarding the months that yielded their eighth fulllength album. Such is the price you pay for living in Buffalo, NY. Granted, the weather seems like a rather mundane topic for the normally acerbic and irreverent vocalist, but even the most acid-tongued hardcore band must have their sociable side, right?

But Buckley and his cohorts Jordan

THE FRATELLIS –

BARROWLANDS (10/12/16) & 02 ABC (15/12/16) Glasgow heroes, The Fratellis, return to the city for their epic 10th Anniversary Tour.

Ten years on from the release of their debut album, Costello Music, The Fratellis celebrate by playing the record in its entirety for the first time on a new tour. Best known for hit singles ‘Chelsea Dagger’ and ‘Henrietta’, the Glaswegian rockers’ debut album originally spent a staggering 83 weeks in the charts upon release.

The band, consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli (born John Lawler), bass guitarist Barry Fratelli (born Barry Wallace), and drummer and backing vocalist Mince Fratelli (born Gordon McRory), will be rocking out at The Barrowlands and ABC in December.

EMBRACE –

EDINBURGH QUEENS HALL (18/12/16) EMBRACE, who are currently working on their seventh studio album for release in 2017, take a break from recording to play a short run of special Christmas shows in December.

The band have had three number one albums in their career to date, selling over 2.5 million albums in the UK alone. Their last album, the eponymous sixth from the Yorkshire band, was a Top 5 chart hit in 2014. Since then, the band have released the Love Is A Basic Need EP, exclusively available to fans who attended The Secret Festival in September this year.

DISTURBED –

SSE HYDRO (10/01/17) Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum hard rock titans Disturbed latest studio album Immortalized – their fifth consecutive #1 debut on the Billboard Top 200 – is Certified Gold and has spawned three #1 singles since its release in August 2015. Their haunting rendition of the Simon and Garfunkel classic ‘The Sound of Silence’ is Certified Platinum and spent seven straight weeks at #1 on Rock Radio and became a viral sensation after the release of their powerful music video and their breathtaking performance of the song on Conan, which has more than 30 million views.

Disturbed will be at The Hydro this January.

Buckley (guitar), Andy Williams (guitar), Daniel Davison (drums), and Steve Micciche (bass) aren’t so hard up for pathos at this point that they’re grumbling about the temperature outside. If anything, Low Teens is their most poignant and impassioned album in a career full of sardonic illuminations and pit-inciting fervor.

You can catch Every Time I Die performing their glorious new album at King Tuts on December 18.

TWIN ATLANTIC –

BARROWLANDS (13,14,15/12/16) After an amazing year which saw the band release their fourth album GLA release to massive acclaim across the board including an amazing three song appearance on Later With Jools Holland, Glasgow’s finest, Twin Atlantic, return to the city with three shows at the Barrowlands in December.

The album is a “A devastatingly potent reflection on the city that shaped the band, veering from soaring, joyously anthemic moments to gritty, late night cruises through the dark underbelly of GLA. Quite simply the perfect rock album from a band at the peak of their powers” Sunday Mail.

STATUS QUO –

SSE HYDRO (20/012/16) In February 2016, Status Quo announced that this year would see their last full-on electric shows.

The Last Night Of The Electrics tour began in October with a high profile stint across Europe, visiting the UK for a spectacular send-off in December 2016. After this tour the Telecasters shall finally be unplugged and amps turned off.

This tour will truly be the end of an era as Status Quo turn their back on constantly touring their fabled electric live set. Since first charting in 1967 the band have become a truly iconic and massively influential rock act.

CAGE THE ELEPHANT – 02 ABC (17/01/17)

Cage The Elephant are proof that true rock and roll is in as rude health as it’s ever been. They have everything, the riffs, the songs, the attitude and the out of control live shows that make your average rock band into legends.

Hailing from Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA, and formed in 2006, the band are known for raucous live shows and eclectic alt. rock that takes influence from classic rock, the blues, funk and indie rock.

You can catch Cage The Elephant at 02 ABC on 17 January.

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DECEMBER 2016, ISSUE 28

WHO SHOULD YOU BE LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?

Indie and Grunge Brighton band – Black Honey

Do you ever find yourself listening to a song on the radio by some artist whose name you have never heard of before and then suddenly, their name and music is everywhere? Well these new artists have generally been working hard and releasing music for years surrounded by a small loyal fan base. One day they release a new song and it just so happens to attract more attention than usual, it gets noticed by some radio stations and then, Boom! They aren’t so small anymore. This sort of thing happens every year with artists such as Jess Glynne and Twenty One Pilots being some of the most recent cases and why would 2017 be any different? So here are some of the top picks of those that could very likely make it big next year so keep your eyes and ears open.

CREEPER are a perfect mix of modernised punk rock and horror punk, the six-piece raised in South Hampton have been doing the rounds since 2014 and have developed an extremely loyal fan base but chances are you won’t have heard of them yet unless you are extremely active in specific niche genres. There is something very special about this band that can leave you feeling captivated and in awe after only one song. The hauntingly harsh vocals of lead singer Will Gould paired with deep and occasionally dark lyrics creates an atmosphere that can send chills down your spine. The band also has a permanent keyboardist and use keyboard in almost all their songs, something refreshing that had been missing from many music genres for a while now. It has been a significantly big year for Creeper who have completed two full runs of the UK and Europe as support for both Andy Black and Pierce the Veil.

They have also played live during prime drive time radio as part of BBC Radio One’s Rock all dayer, quickly racking up fans.

With their debut album Eternity In your Arms coming out March 24th, this next year is undoubtedly going to be a big one for them.

BRONNIE HUGHES has had a decent online presence for quite some time but it might finally be time for her to show the world what she can do. The spunky pop rock Scouser has a sound that’s not dissimilar to Avril Lavigne Her newest single ‘High school sucks’ is rembrandt of Bowling for Soup’s hit ‘High School Never ends’ with its catchy chorus and very relatable lyrics, this pop rock anthem will never fail to get you off your feet and singing along. Despite only being eighteen years of age Bronnie has done many gigs across the UK in the past and with her very bold online personality we predict it won’t be long before she is joining a larger artist on tour and really getting her name out there. This girl is going to be big so I suggest you join the club sooner rather than later.

BRY formally known as BryBry has been growing a steady fan base for the past six

years via his YouTube channel where he posts a mix of covers and original songs, The Irishman has now over 300,000 active subscribers and several UK, European and American tours under his belt but is still unheard of by the majorities. The singer songwriter has a smooth voice that when accompanied with his lyrics, which tend to touch on sensitive subjects without feeling to heavy, make for the perfect easy listening music. Bry has had an amazing past few months touring across Europe with Twenty-One Pilots, having the amazing opportunity to get his name and music out there to thousands of new people and of course spending time with one of his favourite bands as well. His debut self-titled album finally arrived at the beginning of November and he will set out on a UK tour in February.

RED is a Scottish pop singer and this year’s Capital FM’s one to watch. Over the last three years the red headed pop singer has racked up a total of twelve million views on her YouTube channel and has supported big name acts such as Foxes and Clean Bandit but now it’s her turn to be the big star. The star in the making has mastered those classic pop vocals, her latest release ‘Louder’ boasts a motivational ‘go get it’ attitude and has all the ingredients to be a big pop anthem up there with the likes of Katy Perry’s ‘Roar’ and Pink’s ‘So What’. Her voice is about to get a whole lot of recognition as she prepares to open the 2016 Scottish Music awards, we sense her time to shine is near. She has the capacity and presence to fill and wow arenas and before we know it RED will be as much a household name as Rihanna or Beyoncé.

BLACK HONEY could be one of the most accurate representations of old school indie and grunge in a modern setting, they are a mass of loud guitar driven pure music that the music scene has been missing recently. The female fronted Brighton band have a carefully crafted sound and image that makes it very difficult to decipher whether the music was released yesterday or twenty years ago. This band do seem to fit into the underground club and small stage scene very well, in fact it probably adds to their image and time travelling ability but with an ever-growing fan base it really is only time before this bands explodes.

HONOURABLE MENTIONS RYAN LAWRIE and EMILY MIDDLEMAS this year’s Scottish contestants in the X Factor live shows have definitely had the whole country talking the past few weeks. The Glasgow and Bellshill locals took the show by storm, making it further than any Scottish contestant has in a while, let alone two. Of course, no-one knows what will happen once their time on the show comes to an end but it’s unlikely such young talent will go to waste, so keep a look out for them in the future.

By Charlene Smyth

The events listed below were correct and up to date at time of going to print but please check the venue’s own website prior to booking

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Gig Guide: Music & Clubbing

Edinburgh FRI, 08 JAN

Ritual Showcasing fresh, up-and-coming Edinburgh talent, mixing funky disco with deep, soulful house The Bongo Club: 23:00 £5.00

MON, 18 JAN Embrace Famous for songs such as Gravity and Come Back To What You Know Queens Hall: 19:00 £23.75

TUE, 06 DEC Four Corners A soulful blend, new and old, from across the globe: deep funk, boogie, disco reggae, latin, blues and afrobeat with DJs Simon Hodge, Astrojazz and Johnny Cashback.

The Bongo Club: 23:00 £3 b4 12 / £5

THU, 08 DEC This Secret Is Out The Social Order, Mike Macfarlane Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00 £5.00 We Were Giants Sky-scraping indie rock sound with an anthemic touch The Mash House: 19:00 £6.50

FRI, 09 DEC 404 Ink & Interrobang – The War On Christmas?! Launch party for the first issue of 404 INK’s house magazine.

The Bongo Club: 19:00 £5.00 Trashmouth Xmas Party: Meatraffle, Bat-Bike, Madonnatron And More Offbeat, off-kilter postpunk Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00 £7.00 Hit The Road National youth music touring project The Mash House: 19:00 £5.00 Four Corners A soulful blend, new and old, from across the globe: deep funk, boogie, disco reggae, latin, blues and afrobeat The Bongo Club: 23:00 £3 b4 12 / £5 Bigfoot’s Tea Party – 8th Birthday Bigfoot Strikes 8 – the Glasgow party crew will be celebrating their 8th birthday, Sneaky Pete’s: 23:00 £5.00

SAT, 10 DEC Burning Bridges + Flying Batteries, Lyndsey Craig, Cheyne Halliday Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00 £5.00 Lba Presents The Carvelles Support from Soufon Fang La Belle Angele: 19:00 £5.00

Overground Featuring Happa Rough, industrial-textured electronic music The Mash House: 23:00 £8.50

THU, 15 DEC Noah Noah with Start Static, Posable Action Figures and WYLDE The Mash House: 18:30 £4.00

FRI, 16 DEC Mike Heron (Incredible String Band) & Trembling Bells Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00 £10.00 Unity Presents Ed Solo + CAPITOL 1212 + MORE La Belle Angele: 22:30 tbc Headset (2ND Birthday) X Pulse: Dvs1 Pulse Edinburgh & Headset are bringing DVS1 back to the Bongo Club. The collaboration will be a part of Headset’s 2nd Birthday The Bongo Club: 23:00 £10 /£12.50/MOTD Lezure Featuring Pangaea Lezure featuring Pangaea The Mash House: 23:00 £8.00

SAT, 17 DEC Spinning Coin, Andrew R Burns & The Tropicanas, Passion Pusher Scottish indie fuzz, thrills, and earworm tunes.

Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00 £6.00 Soulsville Finest cuts of Deep Funk, Latin Rhythms and Rare Groove The Bongo Club: 23:00 £5.00 Yip Yap Reunion HUGGY + CRAIG SMITH + GARETH SOMMERVILLE + DAVY BROWN La Belle Angele: 23:00 £8.00

SUN, 18 DEC Living Body, Invisible Dears Contortion of the pop song Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00 £6.00 Keke: Trzecie Rzeczy (LIVE) Polish hip hop star K?K? Radom plays live, promoting new album Third Stuff The Bongo Club: 20:00 £20.00

£25.00

TUE, 13 DEC Maximo Park Maximo Park Liquid Room: 19:00

£20.00

WED, 14 DEC Daniel Avery All Night Long DJ Kicks Tour Sneaky Pete’s: 23:00 £10.00

Bad Manners 40th Anniversary Tour Liquid Room: 19:00

£20.00

SAT, 31 DEC Sneaky Nye: Gerd Janson *early!*, Telfort, Juice Djs Using odd music to turn parties inside out Sneaky Pete’s: 22:00 £15.00 Karnival X Kapital Nye Ft. Marc Houle + Nick Dow Windsor, Ontario’s second most famous techno artist; Marc Houle.

La Belle Angele: 22:00 £12.50 Hogmanay: Mumbo Jumbo Expect disco, house, electro, mashups, remixes and more – all accompanied by Bongo Dave on live congas and percussion.

The Bongo Club: 23:00 £12 (adv) / £15 (otd)

FRI, 06 JAN L’anatomie W/ Leon & Sandeman (Live) Debuting the live show of a new project / collaboration between two very talented artists, Leon Power & Sandeman Sneaky Pete’s: 23:00 £5.00

WED, 11 JAN

SAT, 03 DEC Dj Bonzai A hefty stoater 4 hour soundtrack to your Saturday night with Bonzai Bonner!

Bloc: 23:00 FREE Ultras + Storm The Palace + Curdle 13th Note: 20:00

tbc

SUN, 04 DEC Bloc+Jam Open Mic Weekly Open Mic with hosts Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow) and guests Bloc: 21:00 FREE

MON, 05 DEC Blochestra Live Christmas Show Bloc’s own mini orchestra host a special festive show Bloc: 21:00 FREE

WED, 07 DEC Youth Club + Face + Made As Mannequins + Face + Made As Mannequins crisp, dance orientated pop Broadcast: 19:00 £7.00 Martin Rev (Suicide) JD Twitch (DJ Set), Leatherette, Twin Mirrors O2 ABC 2: 19:00 £10.00 The Shires Country duo The Shires support their sophomore album O2 ABC: 19:00 £23.00 Uncovered Artistry: Fundraiser Uncovered Artistry’s first Glaswegian fundraiser night featuring live music from local artists at Stereo Glasgow!

Stereo: 19:00 £5 OTD, £4 student

SAT, 14 JAN Ten Years Of Taylor Swift A collection of Scotland’s most creative musicians come together to celebrate Taylor’s magic in a variety of forms.

The Mash House: 19:00 £10.00

THU, 22 DEC Starsailor New acoustic britpoppers Liquid Room: 19:00

£21.00

FRI, 23 DEC

Pulse: 25 Years Of Soma Ft. Slam, Silicone Soul + Petrichor (LIVE) Triple header event with a late 5am license with SLAM and SILICONE SOUL returning to play for Pulse as well as PETRICHOR making his Edinburgh debut La Belle Angele: 23:00 £10.00

Magnum Sacred Blood Divine Lies Liquid Room: 19:00

Jackhammer Featuring Dj Rolando Jackhammer turns fifteen, celebrating at The Mash House with two artists that represent the Jackhammer sound more than any others, DJ Rolando and Stephen Brown!

The Mash House: 23:00 £8.00

The Hollows + Scott Pedan + The Ragman 13th Note: 20:00 tbc

Serendipity Serendipity, where music meets art ?

La Belle Angele: 19:15 £7.00

Big N Bashy: 8th Birthday (ALL Vinyl Special) All vinyl special to run the biggest Reggae, Grime, Garage & Dubstep tunes The Bongo Club: 23:00 £3 before 12 / £5

Big Fish Little Fish - Ravin’ Around The Xmas Tree Ft. Bunf (SUPER Furry Animals) Family fun for the post-rave generation of parents. Helping parents be responsibly irresponsible since 2013.

La Belle Angele: 14:00 £8.00

Electrikal: Winter Warmer DRUM AND BASS / GRIME / BASSLINE / UK BASS. Powered by the Electrikal Sound System.

The Bongo Club: 23:00 £6.00

WED, 21 DEC

Substance Classic and cutting edge dance music The Bongo Club: 23:00 tbc

SUN, 11 DEC

Sugo - Italian Trash Disco Shake what you got to the sound of the best of the worst Italo/ Euro trash from the last four decades Bloc: 23:00 FREE

Vasa & Guests One of the best post-rock bands Scotland has ever saw serve people their dinner Bloc: 21:00 FREE

£12.50

Slvr X Altitude Featuring Modini Collaboration between Scottish producer Hostage and Techno veteran Neil Landstrumm The Mash House: 23:00 tbc

Pcl Presents Complete Stone Roses The Complete Stone Roses are now one of the UK’s most well-known, most seen and most successful tribute bands.

La Belle Angele: 19:00 £20.00

Michael Mcdermott A rare visit to the UK from Chicago singer songwriter The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £10.00

The Phantoms Huge sound and infectious on-stage energy.

The Mash House: 19:00 £7.00

The Maghreban At Teesh 3d World Club The Maghreban! + 3D artworks, Projections, Light Refraction Glasses & more.

Sneaky Pete’s: 23:00 £5.00

FRI, 02 DEC

Loco Kamanchi Best in Bass over Rooms 1 and House & Techno in Room 2.

The Bongo Club: 23:00 £5 / £4 concs

Impale The Llama, Hotel, Moto Sono Impale The Llama are the undisputed pioneers of the $wag Punk genre Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00 £3.00

Uk Foo Fighters Liquid Room: 19:00

FRI, 30 DEC

SAT, 24 DEC Messenger Edinburgh’s original roots and dub reggae lion (established ’87), the Messenger Sound System keeps the fires burning for all lovers of proper roots reggae music and rasta culture.

The Bongo Club: 23:00 £6 b4 12 / £7 after

MON, 26 DEC Harri & Domenic’s Bank Holiday Belter 5am License Sneaky Pete’s: 23:00 £5.00

TUE, 27 DEC Notion: Bleaker (GANG Fatale) Heavyweight house/techno 12s.

The Bongo Club: 23:00 £5.00

THU, 29 DEC Party Fears Three + Guests Covering The Human League, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Yazoo and more.

Liquid Room: 19:00 £10.00

Blackwaters + Bite. + Polarnecks Guilford indie punk heads The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £7.00 The Revellers & Dj Lyall Seven-piece that combine fiddle, mandolin and tenor banjo with heavy metal, punk and alternative rock rhythm sections.

Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 20:00 £10.00 Miracle Glass Company, Redolent, Bloodlines (DJ King Tuts: 20:30

£9.00

Spitehouse Djs DIY rock show promoters are back playing their special blend of 100 % banger ratio, exxxclusive EMI released mass produced vinyl only – charity shop gems all night! Post-punk - disco -garage - newwave The Flying Duck: 22:00 FREE Deathkill4000 Ultra-cutting edge dark electro, hip hop and post punk Bloc: 23:00

FREE

Unity Centre Fundraiser Help raise money and celebrate the Unity Centre which does important solidarity and support work with Aslyum Seekers and Migrants.

Stereo: 23:00 £5.00 Pijn + Clearer the Sky + Adult Fun 13th Note: 20:00

tbc

SAT, 10 DEC Trashmouth Records Xmas Party Meatraffle + BAT-BIKE + Madonnatron + Passion Pusher Broadcast: 19:00 £7.00 Galactic Empire Postponed O2 ABC 2: 19:00

Postponed

Alabama 3 - Celebrating Their 20 Years Anniversary Chain gang clarion calls, bittersweet dope laments, sleazy whiskey rhythms and wailing harmonicas.

O2 ABC: 19:00 Sold Out Beardyman + Shogun Stereo: 19:00

£19.00

Sky Valley Mistress + Guests Fuzz rock four-piece Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 19:30 £5 / £7 The Vegan Leather INDIGO VELVET, SCOPE, THE NINTH WAVE (DJ SET) King Tuts: 20:30 £9.00

£5.00

Oh141 OH141 founder Sarra Wild brings her selection to the Flying Duck for an all-night DJ set – OH141 started as a party series that championed equality in dance music culture through a 50/50 booking policy when it came to the gender of the guests playing the The Flying Duck: 22:00 FREE

The Amity Affliction: ‘This Could Be Heartbreak’ Tour Australian rabble-rousers O2 ABC: 19:00 £15.00

Push It: Christmas Rappin’ FIERCE FESTIVE FEMALE R&B, POP, HIPHOP Stereo: 22:00 £4.00

Glasgow

Richie Ramone Richie is renowned as the fastest, most powerful drummer who ever played with the legendary punk rock band the Ramones Stereo: 19:00 £12 STBF

Monster Hospital Botch meets Beyonce DJ smash Bloc: 23:00 FREE

Junebug + The Rain Experiment + Just Hope The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £6.00

Slowcoaches + Savage Mansion + Bridal Shower Misery, they dress it up with huge riffs and full-throttle power pop panache.

The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £6.00

TUE, 17 JAN The Hunna Band Influenced by the likes of Kings Of Leon, Foals and Queen Liquid Room: 19:00 tbc

WED, 13 JAN FRI, 15 JAN

The Blue Aeroplanes Influential amalgam of rock, folk, poetry, punk, dance and art Stereo: 19:00 £12.50

TUE, 19 JAN Celtic Connections: Mark W Georgsson Mark W Georgsson launches his his debut album Faces and Places. Recorded between Edinburgh, Mull and Reykjavik with a revolving door of friends and musicians, with Rod Jones from Idlewild on production duties and guests including Arnar Gu_jónsson from the The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £7.00

WED, 28 SEP Broadcast Christmas Breakdown – Rock N Roll All Dayer Broadcast: 19:00 tbc

THU, 01 DEC Fuchsia ‘Loss” Ep Launch + Nuclear Club + John Wheels 13th Note: 20:00 tbc Book Yer Ane Pre-Fest With Wonk Unit & Murderburgers A special fringe show serving as a worthy precursor to the now established Book Yer Ane Fest Bloc: 21:00 FREE

THU, 08 DEC Autumn Ruin Pure melodic-rock Broadcast: 19:00

Edwin Organ, Forever, Scholesy, Foreignfox (DJ Set) King Tuts: 20:30

£9.00

Gold Mold & Sorbie Records Present Stock Manager & Long Limbs Two DIY labels, two bands and an evening of meandering but engaging band jams Bloc: 21:00 FREE

FRI, 09 DEC Call For Sound Proposals - Inter- #8: Sonic Spaces In Between (surround, Stereo, Other) Quarterly event series presenting sound art and experimental studio production Stereo: 17:00 tbc Nieves + Wecamefromwolves (ACOUSTIC) + Jack James Broadcast: 19:00 £7.00 Antarctic Monkeys Cancelled O2 ABC 2: 19:00

Cancelled

Dr John Cooper Clarke Support from Hugh Cornwell O2 ABC: 19:00 £24.00 Nhc Presents A Very Alternative Christmas Show NHC Presents A Very Alternative Christmas Show starring Joe Bone and The Dark Vibes, Velveteen Riot and Special Guests still to be announced!

Stereo: 19:00 £6.00

Kinger And The Battle Kats + Performance Enhancing Suppositories 13th Note: 20:00 tbc

SUN, 11 DEC A Nice N Sleazy Hygge A special sort of craft fare with edible and drinkable treats available at the bar, Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 13:00 Free Strangeways STRANGEWAYS / BLACK KING COBRA / RUDI N’ SPIDER Broadcast: 19:00 £5.00 Piatto D’oro Tour Meyhem Lauren, DJ Ice Rocks, Mixkings DJs O2 ABC 2: 19:00 £15.00 A Matt Goss Christmas Performing Christmas classics and covers as well as some of his own song O2 ABC: 19:00 £56.00 James Breadner + Robbie Hutton + Erin Ponsonby + Mickey Garry The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £6.00 We Were Giants ATLAS RUN, THISFAMILIARSMILE, IN STATIONS King Tuts: 20:30

£10.00

Bloc+Jam Open Mic Weekly Open Mic with hosts Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow) and guests Bloc: 21:00 FREE

MON, 12 DEC Yellowcard Their last ever world tour O2 ABC: 18:30 £18.00 Howling Home + Ben Mhor + Daisy Doherty The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £5.00

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Graeme Quinn & The Graeme Quintet + QUICK King Tuts: 20:30 £10.00

A Hug And Pint For Christmas 2 w/ Tommy Reilly + Friends The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £10.00

Slowclub Presents: The Blas Collective Celtic Connections glitterati perform a night of inspiring covers, originals and classics Bloc: 21:00 FREE

Jacob Yates & The Pearly Gate Lock Pickers ST JOHN’S AMBIENCE, FAT BLACK CATS King Tuts: 20:30 £12.00

TUE, 13 DEC Ernest Saves Christmas Ernest Music’s debut event showcases some of glasgow top performers and songwriters in an intimiate christmas melancholy. Why? becasue fuck christmas.

Broadcast: 18:30 £5.00 Schoolboy Q Recently dropped his fourth record, Blank Face.

O2 ABC: 19:00 Sold Out Scottish Fiction Presents: Beerjacket + Bella and the Bear + Laurence Made Me Cry The Hug and Pint: 19:00 £6 adv Devilment Devilment Stereo: 19:00

£10.00

Area 11 Their sound is that of modern rock King Tuts: 20:30 £10.00 Dammit & Ghost Girl Society An evening with 2 of Glasgow’s most promising up and coming promoters Bloc: 21:00 FREE New College Lanarkshire Christmas Show New College Lanarkshire Christmas Show 13th Note: 20:00 tbc

WED, 14 DEC Weird Dreams introspective synth and fantasy Broadcast: 19:00 £6.00 Lydia Lunch’s Retrovirus No Wave New York poet, singer, actress and writer stomps new life into her classic hits O2 ABC 2: 19:00 £7.00 The Wildhearts Wish You A Messy Christmas Oh yes they do. Support from The Main Grains and Dirt Box Disco O2 ABC: 19:00 £20.00 A Very Jutland Codemas: Jutland Songs + Codist + Caitlin Buchanan + *mystery band* The Hug and Pint: 19:00 £4.00 King No-One ABLE FACES King Tuts: 20:00

£9.50

Melted: Sound System Session W/ Strawberry Jam & 527 Playing the best in dubstep, reggae, disco and an erratic selection of everything else Stereo: 23:00 £5.00 Rmc Christmas Party Velvetbomb + Dead Coyotes 13th Note: 20:00 tbc

THU, 15 DEC Alt. Waves VIDA / STATIC UNION / THE PLASTIC YOUTH / BASTARDS LTD Broadcast: 19:00 £6.00 The Fratellis - Costello Music 10th Anniversary Tour Indie pop classics O2 ABC: 19:00 Sold Out 25 Years Of Sleaze : Night School Edition - Molly Nilson + Happy Meals + Apostille Night School Records night Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 19:30 £9.25 ADV / £11 OTD Start To End Presents... Neutral Milk Hotel | In the Aeroplane Over the Sea The Hug and Pint: 20:00 £6.00 The Treatment + MASSIVE + ETHEREAL King Tuts: 20:30 £1.00 Struggle Struggletown Records return to the monthly grind of STRUGGLE shows with a veritable ice cream sundae of fuzzy guitar drenched punk Bloc: 21:00 FREE Belters A club night like no other. An OAP soundsystem playing the coolest tunes of the 80s and early 90s Bloc: 23:00 FREE

FRI, 16 DEC Baby Strange And White Dark, raw post-punk three-piece supported by the ever awesome The Ninth Wave O2 ABC: 19:00 £13.00 Bahookie ROCK Ceilidh band O2 ABC 2: 19:00

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Echo Moon + St. Providence + Black Cat Revue + Grim Morrison Stereo: 19:00 £8.00

Master Blaster A club night dedicated to the best of Motown, funk and soul Bloc: 23:00 FREE Craig Swan, Missing Focus, Rose City Blues + Gavels Craig Swan, Missing Focus, Rose City Blues + Gavels 13th Note: 20:00 tbc

SAT, 17 DEC The Xmas Extravaglamza Feat. The Sensational David Bowie Tribute Band Plus Hot Love (T.Rex), The Slade Experience O2 ABC 2: 19:00 £15.00 The Silencers Last year included songs that hadn’t been aired for many years, frontman Jimme O’Neill promises a repeat this year.

O2 ABC: 19:00 £16.00 Roddy Woomble’s Christmas Hootenanny Evening of solo material, Idlewild classics and festive favourites.

The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £16.00 Dead Man Fall CALLUM BEATTIE, DANCING ON TABLES King Tuts: 20:30 £12.00 Matthieu Disco The man they call Matthieu Disco is back playing his sweet mix of disco, house and synth pop all night The Flying Duck: 22:00 FREE Donuts Celebrating the very best in contemporary and classic Hip-Hop with a keen emphasis on the left-of-field Bloc: 23:00 FREE Babadisco Presents Felix Dickinson (DFA/ Futureboogie/Cynic) First time playing Scotland Stereo: 23:00 £5.00 Rhinoplast Ep Launch With MEDS, The Rhubarbs, Rooftop Albatross 13th Note: 20:00

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SUN, 18 DEC Jonah Tolchin Americana Broadcast: 19:00

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Kula Shaker - K Tour, 20th Anniversary Just misunderstood O2 ABC: 19:00 Sold Out Boris Performing ‘Pink’ BORIS performing ‘Pink’ Stereo: 19:00 £13.50 25 Years Of Sleaze : Idlewild + Laurence Made Me Cry Acoustic show from Idlewild featuring Roddy and Rod Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 19:30 £10 ADV / £12 OTD Louise Mcvey & Cracks In The Concrete: Under the Heart Album Launch + Ropewalker + Graham Mack The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £4.00 Every Time I Die + ‘68 + DRUG CHURCH King Tuts: 20:30 £19.00 Bloc+Jam Open Mic Weekly Open Mic with hosts Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow) and guests Bloc: 21:00 FREE Yuri + Boak + Droves + Old Guard 13th Note: 20:00

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MON, 19 DEC Living Body + Current Affairs + Joyce Delaney The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £7.00 Batteries OH, JAY, LUCIENSGHOST King Tuts: 20:30

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TUE, 20 DEC Innes&Mike&Innes&Mike Scottish folk guitar music. Pin-drop slow airs to fiery flat-picked reels Broadcast: 19:00 £10.00 Wcs Paisley Music Xmas Showcase WCS Paisley Music Xmas Showcase O2 ABC 2: 19:00 £7.00

King Tut’s Christmas Rapping Showcase SLOPES, DEADSOUNDZ, BUSKER RHYMES, JACKAL TRADES King Tuts: 20:30 £10.00 Rocket Reducer Glasgow rock quartet. With bombastic tracks that will shock, surprises and fail to satiate.

Bloc: 21:00 FREE

THU, 22 DEC The Label Presents Caulder / Shredd Baws oot Motherwell 3-Piece Broadcast: 19:00 £5.00 Definitely Mightbe - Christmas Party Night Will be an Oasis tribute night..

O2 ABC 2: 19:00 £11.00 Nick Mercer Jr (Sergeant) + The Moon Kids + Olympus + The Dunts Stereo: 19:00 £6.00 First Temple Of The Atom + Okishima Island Tourist Association + Fvnerals The mangled corpse of Xmas sails, burning and fuming towards the waterfalls of our youth.

Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 19:30 £5 OTD Paws Just off from touring with Frightened Rabbit The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £9.00 Joe Strummer Tribute Night All profits from the show go to The Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music. Line-up features a headline performance from The Clash tribute band Combat Rock with support from The Monitors, The Zips, Catcher, Wages of Sin and Skaledonia.

King Tuts: 20:30 £12.00

The Cosmic Dead Hard-touring psyche rock champions and bona fide national treasures The Cosmic Dead jam out one last huge 2016 riff.

Bloc: 21:00 FREE

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THU, 29 DEC The Telermen / The Dunts / Dead Coyotes Alternative Rock Glasgow quartet with new guitar hero goodness Broadcast: 19:00 £5.00 The Modests + Moon Stranger + Royal Bloom + Hangszeres THE MODESTS + MOON STRANGER + ROYAL BLOOM + HANGSZERES Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 19:30 £5/£6 The Trend NEONWAVES, TINY LITTLE ROBOTS King Tuts: 20:30 £10.00 Stretched The secret meeting place of contemporary jazz-enthused savants Bloc: 21:00

Magic Nostalgic Nye Extravaganza Prides (Live set), Club Fontaine O2 ABC: 23:00 £8.00

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FRI, 30 DEC The Sensational Alex Harvey Experience Covering their most recognisable songs and hits.

O2 ABC 2: 19:00 £9.00 Patersani + LOST IN VANCOUVER + THE 21ST STATE King Tuts: 20:30 £10.50 Shake Appeal 5 decades of rock and roll on under one roof hosted by the ultimate DJ trivium Bloc: 23:00 FREE

FRI, 23 DEC

SAT, 31 DEC

80s Xmas Party Feat. Dirty Harry (Blondie Tribute) + Talk Of The Town (Pretenders tribute) O2 ABC 2: 18:00 £15.00

On The House X Broken Disco Nye W/ Adesse Versions & More.. ON THE HOUSE X BROKEN DISCO NYE W/ ADESSE VERSIONS & MORE..

Broadcast: 20:00 £10/£20

Colonel Mustard And The Dijon 5 Everybody’s favourite party hat.

O2 ABC: 19:00 Sold Out Mick Hargan + Panic Anchor + Katee Kross The Hug and Pint: 19:30 £8 adv // £10 otd 25 Years Of Sleaze : Alasdair Roberts + Red Orchestra Glasgow based folk aficionado Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 20:00 £9 ADV / £11 OTD Mildred’s Dairy + DECEMBER + BLACKLEAF 40 + LUCY AND THE LYRICS King Tuts: 20:30 £10.00 Enjoyable Moment Cosmic Dead curated avante-electro psyche-out DJs Bloc: 23:00 FREE The Stumblers Album Launch Fantastic Folk Punkers launch their new album 13th Note: 20:00 tbc

SAT, 24 DEC Gonzo The quest to bring epic nostalgia back in the form of all things MTV2 (pre-trash) and 120 Minutes continues. The return of Indie Disco.

Bloc: 23:00 FREE

MON, 26 DEC Colours Winter Party 2016 Eddie Halliwell, Mauro Picotto, Will Atkinson, Kryder, Tom Staar, Junior J, Calvin Logue, Jase Thirlwall, Div Eadie and Stephen Kirkwood.

O2 ABC: 19:00 £16.00 Bloxing Day Beckoning you off the couch, playing the best of music that is good and just.

Bloc: 21:00 FREE

TUE, 27 DEC Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club Taxi!

O2 ABC: 19:00 £14.00 The Honeybadgers FLY JACKSON + LAND OF RUBBER MEN + RAIL FAN King Tuts: 20:30 £10.00

Saint Phnx REBEL WESTERNS, TEAM PLAYER King Tuts: 20:30 £10.00

Atlas Run + Hollow Room + Sway Fresh, tightly honest, uplifting alt rock Bloc: 21:00 FREE

WED, 21 DEC

WED, 28 DEC

The Smyths The Smiths tribute band on their The Songs That Saved Your Life Tour O2 ABC 2: 19:00 £12.00

Reverieme MICHAEL TIMMONS, RHONA MACFARLANE King Tuts: 20:30 £10.00

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Dammit ‘s New Year Extravaganza A night of some with the best in DIY to round off one of the worst years in existence.

Bloc: 23:00 FREE

Repeater Presents: Womps Noisy and productive rockers deliver a large dose of fuzzy yet melodic garage rock Bloc: 21:00 FREE

The Good Old Gin / Hangszeres / Katie Doyle Good Time Rock & Roll Broadcast: 19:00 £6.00

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King Tut’s Best Of 2016 Hogmanay Party THE NICKAJACK MEN, THE PHANTOMS, FOGGY CITY ORPHAN, THE BEGBIES (DJ SET) King Tuts: 20:30 £12.00 A Nice N Sleazy Hogmanay Singles Night DJ’s BEANS and DIVINE play the best Disco, Funk, Electro, Pop, Dance, Punk, Indie and many enjoyable records, all celebrating the 7” format.

Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 22:00 £3 ADV £5 OTD

Push It, Too Nice & Handpicked Hogmanay Soirée R&B | Hip-Hop | Neo-Soul | Rap | Dancehall | Pop | Champagne Stereo: 23:00 £10.00 Trongate Rum Riots Chaotic turbo charged sea shanties 13th Note: 20:00 FREE

SUN, 01 JAN We Should Hang Out More – Nyd All Dayer WE SHOULD HANG OUT MORE – NYD ALL DAYER Broadcast: 17:00 tbc

THU, 05 JAN Randolph’s Leap Part of Celtic Connections Broadcast: 19:00 £8.00

FRI, 13 JAN Marie Davidson / The Modern Institute / Sue Zuki / Djs Mr Tc & Daniel M Live, she blasts through an incredible one woman + machines show of infectious cold wave, synth dance and techno. Just watch her recent boiler room set The Flying Duck: 20:00 £7.00

SAT, 14 JAN Mona Romantic ambient grunge alt.

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NHC LIST OF TRUSTED PROMOTERS NHC MUSIC’s main remit in this musical world is to make life that much easier for the musicians and artists striving to make great music within it. That’s why we feel this list could help you. It’s a regularly updated list of ethically minded venues, promoters and bookers working throughout Scotland. These are people we would work with ourselves, and we guarantee you there will be no scammers, pay to play, or unethical business practices with the people and businesses on the list. So now you know who to safely work with, with your new college band in Glasgow and beyond! More names will be added monthly.

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SUB CLUB (20/12/16)

Blending a mix of electro and house, Simian Mobile Disco are an English electronic music duo, comprised of James Ford and Jas Shaw, who formed in 2005 and have amassed a very impressive CV over the past 11 years.

From releasing their biggest hit “Hustler”, to touring with the Klaxons and Chemical Brothers, and Ford’s work as producer for artists like Florence and The Machine and The Artic Monkeys, the talented duo are skilled beyond belief and will be showing off their talents at Sub Club on 20 December.

AMORPHUS

NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY (27/12/16) As part of Nice N Sleazy’s 25th Year, they’re presenting a one-off club night Amorphus which launched in the basement of Nice’n’Sleazy in the early 90s.

The night was based around the sounds of acid, techno and early trance music however the DJs, who included Stevie Amorphus and Turquoise Acid Bizarre, Desert Storm, Adrian Rennie (Clockwork), Harri and Dominic, had free reign to play what they wanted.

The night also supported many local ‘bedroom’ DJs, who were given the same opportunity to play as the more established DJs by the fact that all the DJs played behind the stage curtains so no-one knew who was DJing at any time.

DISORDER CLUB WITH BRAD CHARTERS (KAPITAL) MASH HOUSE (08/01/17) Brad Charters is no stranger to the Edinburgh techno scene and his dark, bass laden sets are always unmissable as they so clearly demonstrate his lust for the genre and show his ability to absolutely tear up a dance floor.

More recently producing his own material under his Redshift guise, and with his first live performance out of the way, Brad has began to take steps towards releasing his own music and making a bigger noise on the Scottish techno scene, no doubt he’ll be selling out pretty soon, so get in now and see him at the Mash House on 8 January.

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PULSE: 25 YEARS OF SOMA LA BELLE ANGELE (23/12/16)

Edinburgh based techno club night, Pulse, is celebrating 25 years of Soma recordings in Edinburgh with this massive, not-to-be-missed event at La Belle Angele on 23 December.

The Glasgow-based techno and house label was cofounded in 1991 by the electronic music duo Slam and for 25 years it has been releasing consistently excellent quality electronic music. To date it has released over 300 singles and 100 albums from international acts such as Slam, Silicone Soul, Petrichor, Funk D’ Void, Alex Under, Gary Beck, Pig & Dan, Vector Lover, The Black Dog and many more.

This special event, which has a late 5am license, will see Slam and Silicone Soul returning to play for Pulse and Petrichor will be making his Edinburgh debut, along with support from Darrell Harding and Sean Laird.

DUBFIRE

O2 ABC (28/12/16) Since debuting back in 1991 as part of house duo, Deep Dish, who went on to become one of the most acclaimed Grammy-award winning acts in American electronica, Ali Shirazinia – also known as Dubfire – has become one of the most respected names in techno and is a true legend in his league.

After bravely parting ways with his Deep Dish partner, Sharam Tayebi, who he won a Grammy with thanks to their remix of Dido’s ‘Thank You’ back in 2002, he overhauled his sound and embarked on an equally, if not more, successful solo career. He is coming to the O2 ABC on the 28 December for a festive night-out like no other.

J. TIJN

MASH HOUSE (15/01/17) After he originally started out producing music back in the mid 2000’s, J. Tijn’s sound has evolved to encompass grime, dupstead and ‘techno with an edge’, which makes for an intriguing listen.

He’s focused on releasing techno tracks over the last few years and his solo music on labels such Overlee Assembly and the highly acclaimed Bedouin Records, plus his production collaborations with other talented UK producers such as Randomer on the ‘Brothers’ label has gained him much respect and DJ gigs all around Europe and now he’s heading to the Mash House on 15 January.

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FESTIVE FEAR:

5 GREAT HORROR FILMS TO WATCH THIS HOLIDAY SEASON The Christmas season is special because it gives us a chance to immerse ourselves in the feel-good classics which encapsulate the spirit of the Yuletide season. No matter how old we get, films like Scrooge, Muppet’s Christmas Carol and Home Alone never fail to hit our sweet spot and get us in the mood for the holiday. That said, not every Christmas film aims to instil its viewers with festive cheer; some have more sinister intentions in mind. Yet, they’re just as good at getting you in the mood for Christmas than the traditional fare that’s fun for the whole family. There are countless brilliant Christmas horror movies out there, but for this list we’ve chosen five to get you started.

BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) Although the 2006 remake is by far a more entertaining film, if we’re going to be discussing the root of anti-Christmas films then Bob Clarke’s Black Christmas is the progenitor when it comes to festive cheer becoming festive FEAR. A pre-cursor John Carpenter’s Halloween, Black Christmas marked as the birth of the American slasher film and is widely regarded as one of the best of its sub-genre.

That said, the remake is a camp, cannibalistic masterpiece that makes for perfect viewing with a few eggnogs.

GREMLINS (1984) Gremlins isn’t just one of the best Christmas films ever; it’s one of the best films ever. Joe Dante’s seminal creature feature – which tells the story of mischievous pint-sized critters unleashing havoc on a small town – is a hoot from start to finish.

It also introduced to Gizmo the Mogwai, who’s so adorable he would even melt the coldest of hearts during winter. Over 30 years later and Joe Dante’s horror comedy is an annual fixture on Xmas television, but really, it’s worth a watch any time of year.

SANTA’S SLAY (2005)

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If you’ve been watching WWE recently, then you’ll be aware of just how hot Bill Goldberg is again.

After being absent from the wrestling business for over 12, he made his mighty return to defeat Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series last month. But what was he doing all those years away from WWE, you ask?

Well in addition to hosting TV shows and doing commentary for MMA events, he starred in a couple

of B movies. One of these movies was Santa’s Slay, in which he plays a demonic Santa Claus who likes to feed his victims to his reindeer from Hell. It’s as daft as it sounds and all the better for it.

RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE (2010) Rare Exports is, as it name alludes to, the rarest film on the list. A Finnish production, this terrifying fantasy tale explores the folklore pertaining to Santa in the country’s native mythology – and it’s just wonderful. Not only is it an effective and wholly entertaining cinematic experience, but it’s also a glimpse into a Christmas legend outwith our own culture. The story explores the pagan legend of the Joulupukki, which translates to “Christmas Goat,’’ and imbues it with the spirit an old-school kid’s adventure movie with all the macabre thrills and chills an adult audience will appreciate. Truly, a masterpiece.

KRAMPUS (2015) Jolly old Saint Nicholas has always rewarded children who behave with toys and punish those who don’t with coal. However, in Austro-Bavarian folklore, the Krampus would handle punishment duties – with death. However, perhaps the most surprising element of Krampus lore is that it took them so long to make a film about it. This isn’t the first film to lift inspiration from the legend, but it is the best. Ever since its release, the Krampus has gone on to become a celebrated villain within the horror community, which is typified through the countless films based on the legend to follow in the wave of the success of this one.

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STILL SHOWING IN CINEMAS FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

It was everything we could have hoped for and more. This spinoff from the Harry Potter series is magical in its own right and allowed us to escape back into a fantasy land and feel truly enchanted.

AMERICAN PASTORAL

Some books transfer wonderfully to the big screen, other’s are a stark reminder that the some stories should remain on paper. Sadly, Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut falls in the latter category – it was a well intentioned effort but fell flat.

THE ACCOUNTANT

PICK OF THE MONTH

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

A whole new world will be unveiled this month, as director Gareth Edwards brings us the first part of the Star Wars Anthology series, Rogue One. Starring the likes of Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen and Forest Whitaker, this film is going to launch a whole new chapter for the Star Wars universe. For the first time we will see what happened between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, while the galaxy was ruled over the Tyranny of the Empire, and terrorised by Darth Vader.

Before the release of episode seven, The Force Awakens, it had been ten years since we had had a new Star Wars film, and 32 years since we had a new Star Wars film that was actually good. The announcement of episodes seven, eight, nine and three Anthology movies reawakened and excited fans. With J.J. Abrams directing The Force Awakens, everything was looking good, and fans were, for the most part, not disappointed. Standing at 92% on Rotten Tomatoes (RT), The Force Awakens is undeniably a great movie. Filled with interesting new characters, and the brilliant original characters, there were few complaints. However, some fans criticised its use of slap-stick humour and how closely it actually mirrors A New Hope.

Next up in the Anthology series is an untitled standalone movie about legendary smuggler and captain Han Solo, starring Alden Ehrereich as the main man himself. Not much is known about this movie yet, but it’ll be coming to screens in 2018.

But now we look to Rogue One, a completely new story.

Telling the tale of the young rebel Jyn Erso (Jones) who has been recruited by the Rebel Alliance in the wake of the formation of the Galactic Empire. The Alliance’s goal is to steal the plans and schematics of the Empires’ new super weapon, the Death Star. This premise is actually very bleak, considering we know that the Death Star does go onto be built anyway. We can therefore assume that Rogue One may not have a happy ending. Conflict is promised between good and evil, and in Jyn, as she learns that her father, Galen Erso (Mikkelsen) is crucial to the Empire in building the Death Star.

Coming from director Gareth Edwards, we can expect

good things. He debuted as a movie director when Monsters came into our lives in 2010, which was received well by critics and currently stands at 72% on RT. His next movie, Godzilla was a 2014 remake of the 1998 classic of the same name.

Edwards’ Godzilla also starred Breaking Bad’s amazing Bryan Cranston, which is always a credit to any movie. Before 2010, Edwards had a few television directing gigs, in Perfect Disaster and Heroes and Villains. Before all of that, he directed docudrama End Days for the BBC in 2005. With a pretty good track record in directing, and some amazing trailers, we can expect not to be let down by Rogue One this month.

Speaking of trailers, what do we actually see? Well, in the first Rogue One trailer, released by the Star Wars YouTube channel back in August, we heard a haunting piano cover of the Imperial March and we are told that “Imperial flags reign across the Galaxy.” Jyn meets and teams up with Captain Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) as she is presented with a mission: finding out how to destroy the Death Star.

In the trailers we see so many new characters (including bad ass Baze Malbus, portrayed by Jiang Wen), Stormtroopers showing the people of the Galaxy what’s up, K-2SO the sassy robot, and members of the Empire brooding and scheming.

At the very end of the trailer, we get a shot of Darth Vader from behind, and hear his signature heavy “Darth Breathing.”

How could you not get chills?

The second trailer, released on the 13th of October, shows Galen Erso’s devotion to his daughter – “Jyn, whatever I do, I do it to protect you.” We see Jyn rescued from a prison cell, which had been patrolled by Stormtroopers. She finds out about her father’s role in the building of the Empire’s super weapon, as members of the Rebel Alliance despair in knowing how much power the Empire actually has. Jyn reminds us all that, “Rebellions are built on hope,” and they have that. We even get another glance at old Vader in this trailer.

Visually, Rogue One will not let down. From the trailers, the movie looks absolutely stunning. Shots of forests and cities on different planets, and shots of space are all aweinspiring. Of course, music will not let us down either.

Composer Michael Giacchino was responsible for the music in Rogue One, and has worked on several other great movies such as Zootopia, Doctor Stranger, Jurassic World and Star Trek.

At this point in time, producers must know what we want when it comes to Star Wars. We had three great original movies then three not so great prequels that fans are still bitching about to this day. Things so far are looking great, and with The Force Awakens making over two billion dollars in the box office, a brand new Star Wars tale will likely rake in a similar number. Catch Rogue One in cinemas from the 15th of December.

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Book Corner Although Ben Affleck’s performance was strong enough to keep us interested throughout the film, overall the film felt sluggish and became just another typical implausible action film, it could have been a lot smarter and engaging but fell way short of expectations.

THE PRINCESS DIARIST

THE CHEMIST

After discovering the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, Carrie Fisher, has revealed an intimate and hilarious insight into what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time – worth reading just for the shock details of her affair with Harrison Ford.

Fans of Twilight will be happy to know a new offering from author Stephanie Meyer came out in November, in the form of a gripping page-turner about an ex US Government employee on the run from her former employers, who want her dead. Our new favourite highly-skilled heroine, predictably falls for a man she shouldn’t but overall, it’s a stellar read.

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY If you didn’t know FBAWTFT was released in November, where on earth have you been? Relive the magic of the wondrous new movie at home with the screenplay whenever you like. It’s a must to pop on your bookshelf beside all your beloved Harry Potter novels.

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ASSASSIN’S CREED Dynamic Macbeth stars Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard reunite with each other and director Justin Kurzel for this epic video game adaptation.

Callum Lynch (Fassbender) is a dangerous criminal scheduled for execution – but his life is saved when he’s rescued by the mysterious Abstergo Industries, the modern day equivalent of the Knights Templar. Under the instruction of scientist Sophia Rikkin (Cotillard) and her CEO father Alan (Jeremy Irons), Callum is forced to take part in the Animus Project, whereby the company taps into his genetic memories.

Soon Callum is reliving the deadly, action-packed life of his 15th century ancestor Aguilar, an Assassin during the time of the Spanish Inquisition. Soon he gains the skills and knowledge to confront the present-day Templars who have him trapped.

Based on the sensational franchise, blending eye-popping visuals with star power and the vision of director Justin Kurzel, Assassin’s Creed promises to be the video game movie to end them all.

Assassin’s Creed is in UK cinemas on 1 January.

MOVIES OF THE

MONTH

OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY

An all-star cast gets into the festive spirit in this raucous comedy about the Christmas party to end them all.

When uptight corporate CEO Carol Vanstone (Jennifer Aniston) attempts to shut down the business of her party-loving brother Clay (T.J. Miller), he realises there’s only one way to save the day. Yes, he must throw an epically boozy Christmas kneesup in order to impress an important client and thereby secure his company’s future.

The season of goodwill gets a cheeky and anarchic twist in this ensemble comedy from Blades of Glory film-makers Josh Gordon and Will Speck. Among the A-list comedy line-up are Horrible Bosses star Jason Bateman, Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon and 22 Jump Street’s Jillian Bell. The debut feature script is from Harry Enfield and Have I Got News For You writer Laura Solon.

Office Christmas Party is in UK cinemas 7 December.

SNOWDEN

Oliver Stone’s gripping espionage thriller telling the true story of a controversial US whistleblower.

The unlikeliest of political crusaders, Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a straitlaced, conservative young man who’s eager to serve his country. Unfortunately, poor health puts paid to his army career. So he joins the CIA, which soon finds a use for his computing skills.

But he’s shocked to uncover sinister secrets about the extraordinary extent of US global surveillance and decides to go public by leaking classified documents. Oscar-winning firebrand film-maker Oliver Stone, of ‘JFK’ fame, proves a perfect fit for this incredible political thriller, skilfully marshalling its complex threads into a compelling narrative. Joseph Gordon-Levitt gives a career-best performance, shedding fascinating new light on the journey of the man behind the global news story. The top-notch supporting cast includes Shailene Woodley as Snowden’s girlfriend and voice of his conscience, and Rhys Ifans as his CIA handler.

Snowden is in UK cinemas 9 December.

PASSENGERS

When two people on a deep-space mission are unexpectedly awoken from their slumber, they are forced to depend on one another for survival.

Jim (Chris Pratt) and Aurora (Jennifer Lawrence) are destined for life on another planet, but their stasis is suddenly interrupted 90 years before they were due to wake up.

Unable to return to their slumber, they’re stuck together on a ship hurtling through the unknown. As they begin to investigate the mystery the two begin to fall for one another – but will they be able to survive the deadly truth about why they woke up in the first place?

Two of the world’s hottest and brightest megastars Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence finally pair up for this epic sci-fi adventure from The Imitation Game director Morten Tyldum. Mixing their chemistry with some truly impressive effects, it’s entertainment on a grand scale.

Passengers is in UK cinemas 21 December.

WHY HIM

Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston and SpiderMan’s James Franco go to war in this raucous comedy.

Straight-laced father Ned Fleming (Cranston) is devoted to his daughter Stephanie (Zoey Deutch). But his love is about to hit a major obstacle when he comes face to face with her foul-mouthed, tattooed boyfriend Laird (James Franco), a wildly unpredictable individual who’s made millions through his internet business. Needless to say, Ned is appalled. With Laird looking to claim Stephanie’s hand in marriage, the fight is on between the uptight father and his prospective son in law – let battle commence!

Having delivered an unforgettable performance in TV sensation Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston now returns to his Malcolm in the Middle comedy roots opposite an outrageous James Franco in this gag-filled comedy. Another award-winning TV comedy star, Will and Grace’s Megan Mullally, plays Ned’s wife Barb.

Why Him is in UK cinemas 26 December.

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FILMS TO WATCH

OUT FOR IN 2017 (JANUARY-JUNE) LIVE BY NIGHT (RELEASE DATE: JAN, 13TH) Set during the Prohibition era, Ben Affleck plays Joe Coughlin, the son of a respected Boston police officer who becomes a bootlegger, a booze-runner and, eventually, a gangster. The film is based on the book of the same name by Dennis Lehane, with Affleck also handling directorial duties. So far, his track record as a director has been rather outstanding, and the idea of him helming a 30’s mob flick is mouth-watering to say the least.

T2 TRAINSPOTTING (RELEASE DATE: JAN, 27TH) Everyone’s favourite heroin addicts return for the long-awaited sequel to Danny Boyle’s 1996 hit, which is considered one of the finest pieces of cinema to ever emerge from the UK. Set 20 years after the events of the first movie, the gang’s paths cross once again, this time with the pornography business as the backdrop.

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 (RELEASE DATE: FEB, 10TH) Keanu Reeves returns in the sequel to the outstanding 2014 action hit as legendary hitman John Wick – the man you call to take out the Bogeyman – who is forced to back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world’s deadliest killers, and hopefully manages to protect his dog this time round.

LOGAN (RELEASE DATE: MARCH, 3RD) This story’s details are being kept under wraps for now, but what we do know is that it’s based on the acclaimed Old Man Logan comics, that it’ll be Hugh Jackman’s final outing as Wolverine, and that it looks freaking awesome. It’s also R rated, which means we’ll get to see those claws slicing

and impaling some baddies. The trailer also suggests a serious neo-western, postapocalyptic vibe quite reminiscent of Mad Max. It’s going to be class.

KONG: SKULL ISLAND (RELEASE DATE: MARCH, 10TH) Following the worldwide success of blockbuster Godzilla, Legendary Pictures have re-interpreted G’s long-time nemesis and most prolific counterpart, Kong. This film promises to provide a bold new take on the mythos of another iconic beast, and if the trailers are anything to go by it looks like a crossover between Apocalypse Now and Jurassic Park. That’s a perfect mix. Plus, it stars Tom Hiddleston, who’s very sexy, charming and talented.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (RELEASE DATE: MARCH, 17TH) Disney are turning some of their most popular animated films into live-action blockbusters, and their iconic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast is the next one to receive the treatment. Based on a classic French tale, it follows a young princess who falls in love with a hairy beast. You all know the story, but you’ve never seen it like this before. If you love Disney, you’ll probably think it’s fab. Plus, it gives us hairy guys hope of finding romance someday yet.

GHOST IN THE SHELL (RELEASE DATE: MARCH, 31ST) This adaptation of the legendary Japanese manga of the same has already incurred controversy by casting Scarlett Johansson, but many doubts were immediately quelled by the strength of the trailer. The story follows the exploits of a member of a covert ops unit of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission that specialises in fighting technology-related crime. Some will be upset by the Americanisation of a beloved Japanese anime property, but if you go in with an open mind it might surprise you.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2 (RELEASE DATE: APRIL, 25TH) Set two months after the first film, the Guardians travel throughout the cosmos as they struggle to keep their newfound family together, while helping Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) learn more about who his real parents are. The first Guardians film is arguably the greatest thing Marvel have ever produced, so to say this is highly-anticipated would an understatement.

FAST AND THE FURIOUS 8 (RELEASE DATE: APRIL, 14TH) It’s hard to believe that a film could still be highly-anticipated in its eighth instalment, but this series continues to be an exciting, gravity-defying, box office attraction.

It’s dumb, fun popcorn entertainment at its most bombastic, and even though we know what to expect at this point, there’s no denying its ability to pull of incomprehensible with style, yet somehow grounds it with a group of characters we’ve grown to love throughout the years.

Although, they did miss an opportunity by not calling it Acceler-8.

ALIEN: COVENANT (RELEASE DATE: MAY, 19TH) Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in Alien with Covenant, which is the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with Prometheus. However, this looks like a throwback to the series’ horror roots, and connects directly to the 1979 original. The story follows a crew bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, who, mistaking it for a paradise, enter a nightmare.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (RELEASE DATE: MAY 26TH) Captain Jack Sparrow is back and his luck is no better than it was as he encounters his terrifying Captain Salazar (Bardem), who has escaped from the Devil’s Triangle

determined to kill every pirate at sea... including him. Captain Jack’s only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artefact that gives whoever possesses it control of the Seven Seas.

WONDER WOMAN (RELEASE DATE: JUNE 2ND) DC have yet to find their groove with their cinematic universe, but seeing some of their finest characters given a big screen adaptation is an exciting prospect all the same. Wonder Woman, despite the failings of Suicide Squad and Batman vs. Superman, in the eyes of the critics seems to have attracted some much needed good will following its trailer. Let’s hope it gets them on the road to top form and gives Marvel a run for their money.

THE MUMMY (RELEASE DATE: JUNE 9TH) Universal are resurrecting some of the old monsters with the aim of incorporating them into a shared universe like Marvel and DC are doing; only instead of superheroes we’re getting Dracula, Frankenstein, Van Helsing and, of course, The Mummy. It’s about damn time these iconic creatures were given new life.

KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (RELEASE DATE: JUNE 16TH) The first Kingsman was great as it brought some much-welcome crude humour and fun violence to the tame espionage genre.

Mark Miller’s satire of Bond and the like might poke fun at those types of films with a loving wink, but at the same time it ultimately created a new spy for us to get behind. Kingsman is hilarious, but it doesn’t neglect story at the expense of jokes either; therefore this is going to be another treat much like its predecessor.

by Kieran Fisher Twitter:

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LIFESTYLE

A (VERY ABBREVIATED) HISTORY OF

TABLE TOP GAMES

by Shaz Aris

The rattle of dice, the time spent with friends and family, the tense gambit which could get you that last minute win, these are the things which those ‘in the know’ are well familiar with. I am of course talking about the wonderful and convoluted world of tabletop games. Many of us can (sometimes, although sadly rarely) fondly remember those Christmas games of Monopoly, Cluedo and Trivial Pursuit; recently though there has been a huge growth in the Tabletop Gaming Industry.

Now thousands of games are out there for your enjoyment!

1974 saw a whole new phenomenon hit the market; Dungeons & Dragons. For the first time a game allowed the masses to relive the adventures of Aragorn et al or write your own high fantasy adventures.

The game was so popular it even appeared on Only Fools and Horses! Eventually this phenomenon faded away to the living rooms of ‘nerds’ as life sped up and other more readily accessible entertainments were sought.

In 1991, Games Workshop; originally

a company that made miniatures for Dungeons & Dragons refocussed their business to marketing their Fantasy wargame and later their Science Fiction wargame (Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 respectively). Miniature wargaming has existed as long as war itself; traditionally as a way to teach commanders how to fight; now a high street vendor was selling rules and miniatures and suddenly anyone could get into a hobby that once was fairly exclusive.

Fast forwards again to the mid 90s and the Germans were about to change the world of tabletop gaming forever. Klaus Teuber released a game called ‘Die Siedler von Catan’ or ‘The Settlers of Catan’ or just ‘Catan’. While boardgaming for many, had long been a thing that families could get together and argue about, suddenly they could be more to more people. Strategy boardgames finally had an accessible entry point wherein planning and guile could be as important as the fall of the dice.

The success of Catan worldwide (22 million copies sold and counting!) brought about

rise of the Boardgames Cafe. A place to chill out with a coffee and play games with friends. The original ‘Snakes & Lattes’ opened in Toronto Canada and more were to follow. Games Hub Edinburgh opened in Edinburgh in 2012 and many more have followed in their footsteps in the UK since.

So with so much choice of what to play and places to play, there is no excuse not to find that game that does it for you! As the author is fond of saying ‘If you don’t like boardgames, you just haven’t found the right one for you!’

a revolution in the tabletop gaming world as more and more designers popped up and publishing companies appeared solely trading in these marvellous new creations.

Companies such as Fantasy Flight Games and Rio Grande and designers such as Eric Lang and Reiner Knizia became rockstars to the now rapidly expanding gaming community; with gamers everywhere looking out for the new hotness from their favourite designer or company.

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GIVE A LITTLE BACK THIS CHRISTMAS

There are lots of other ways you can help out those less fortunate than you this Christmas. Soup Kitchens are always looking for food donations, cleaners, cooks and food dispensers and it’s a great way to help the homeless. Shelters for the homeless also appreciate clothing donations such as thick woolly jumpers, blankets, socks and shoes.

by Cassay Baillie

Christmas is the season of giving, and whilst we will all be spending odious amounts of money on presents to give to our friends and family to awkwardly open and pose with for the camera on Christmas morning, many others will be sitting alone, with nothing to show for the celebrations. Here’s a list of some of the things you can get involved in this Christmas and give a little something for those of us that are less fortunate, who may not have a home to wake up in, no gift to pose with for the camera, and no family to take the photo.

Christmas can be a hard and expensive time for any parent wishing to make their children happy, however, some parents won’t even be able to make Christmas dinner never mind put a gift under their tree. Last year, the Scottish Government estimated that 1 in 3 children in Glasgow are living below the poverty line, with 1 in 5 children living below it in Edinburgh. To combat this foodbanks around Glasgow and Edinburgh supply families with essential supplies on a daily basis, without their good work a lot of people would go without food. They rely heavily on donations from the general public so if you happen to find a few tins of soup in your cupboard that you could go without, or if you buy a few extra packs of biscuits whilst you’re doing the Christmas dinner shop, pop them into

your local foodbank! Foodbanks also collect toys for those with young families who can’t afford to splurge on presents. So if you find yourself with a wee bit extra cash this December, pop into your local toy shop and make a child’s Christmas that bit brighter!

Remember to spare a thought to the elderly in our communities this season, many are without friends and family, unable to get out of their homes easily. With no visitors and no way to visit others many of our elderly end up suffering from loneliness, especially at Christmas. Take a visit to your elderly neighbours or even better, have them round for dinner. Community Christmas are calling for volunteers to spare some time and compassion to hold a Christmas activity, a dinner, or even a walk with the elderly in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

bags at Marks and Spencer’s this Christmas and raise money for Beatson Cancer Charity.

The organisation is in desperate need for volunteers to help man the busy checkouts and have two dates for you to get involved with!

Saturday 10th 10-1PM and 1-4PM Saturday 17th 10-1PM and 1-4 PM

However, please remember that there are people suffering all year round, not just at Christmas, and helping those in need is not glamorous nor is it Instagram worthy but it is more than rewarding. If you are interested in volunteering you can visit www.volunteerglasgow.org/ or www.volunteeredinburgh.org.

So put on a Santa hat, pack those sprouts, put those Christmas puddings at the top of the bag, and raise some well needed funds for Beatson!

This Christmas Edinburgh are hosting an estimated 50 homeless guests on Christmas and Boxing Day. They are looking for volunteers to sing, dance, and cook to throw the guests a Christmas party they’ll never forget. They also welcome the volunteered services from hairdressers/barbers, beauticians, paediatricians etc. to make sure the guests feel cared for.

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www.s1jobs.com/recruiterprofiles/tsa s1jobs.com have been at the heart of the jobs marketplace in Scotland for over 14 years and are very proud to partner with The Student Advertiser here to bring exclusive and relevant job vacancies to the readership. If you’re keen to apply for any particular vacancy, you must follow the established application route through the s1jobs.com website. As there’s usually over 4,000 live job vacancies on the site each week, we’ve collated all the vacancies noted here under a single online address, especially created for the readers of The Student Advertiser. Simply enter the address noted below into your web browser, it doesn’t matter if you’re using a mobile device or a static PC, the s1jobs.com website is fully mobile optimised ensuring you get the best experience possible. If you require any assistance, the customer service team at s1jobs will be keen to help on 0141 302 7510.

environment. SHIFTS 3PM - MIDNIGHT, Wednesday to Sunday, £17,000 PLUS 10% shift allowance. INITIALLY 12-15 weeks TEMPORARY BUT WILL LEAD TO A PERMANENT CONTRACT FOR THE RIGHT PERSON. APPLY WITHOUT DELAY - RECRUITING RIGHT NOW!!!!

MOBLE RESPONSE OFFICERS Salary: £7.40 per hour Agent: Allander Security Ltd Skills: Logistics/Distribution Location: Glasgow We are currently looking to recruit three full time Mobile Response Drivers. Experience is preferred but not essential as training will be given to the successful candidate. Duties will be but not exhaustive: To attend alarm activations, conduct security patrols, conduct open up and lock ups to customers premises. Carryout welfare visits to our static guard sites. Applicants must be in possession of a current a valid SIA frontline Licence, a full driving licence held for 2 yrs plus (maximum 3 penalty points). due to insurance requirements must be aged 23+ in return we offer a competitive rate of pay above NMW, good T&C’s including 28 days holiday with bank holidays inclusive. Hours will be nights, weekends and bank holidays.

JUNIOR LAND SURVEYOR Salary: £13-16/h Agent: Hudson Construction & Property Skills: Construction/Trades/Property Location: Glasgow My Client is an English contractor that is expanding to the Central Belt of Scotland and building its team. There is lots of work lined up and already underway with the leadership of a good core team that we have built up in recent months. We are now seeking a Junior Land Surveyor to join the team and assist in levelling, target shooting etc. on multiple contracts including rail road, and water projects. Any experience is helpful, but there is significant opportunity for training and development.

This will be on a contract basis to start Please note you will receive an automated response advising you that we have received your CV. Hudson is a leading provider of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent management solutions worldwide.

CREDIT CONTROL CLERK (TEMP TO PERM) Salary: £17,500 - £19,000 Agent: Anderson Knight Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow Anderson Knight are currently seeking a temporary Credit Control Clerk to work for a well known client based in Glasgow on a ongoing temporary contract with the chance to go permanent. Main Duties: Cash Collection by telephone, letter and email. Opening new accounts . Maintaining accounts and putting accounts on stop. Cash Allocation. Review ledger . Produce monthly KPI’s. Adhoc finance reports when required . Deal with all customer enquires . Adhoc duties as required . In return my client is offering a competitive salary with fantastic working hours, with great development opportunities. Interested please apply now to patricia@ andersonknight.co.uk or call me on 0141 348 7754 for more information.

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TRANSACTIONAL FINANCE STAFF

BOOKKEEPER ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

Agent: Eden Scott Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow

Salary: £DEO Agent: Stafffinders Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow Stafffinders are currently recruiting for a permanent full time experienced Bookkeeperfor our Glasgow client.

Must have experience in the following: Maintaining Sales and Purchase Ledger. Bank Reconciliation.

Preparation of VAT and PAYE Returns. Processing of timesheets, credit control,supplier payments.

Preparation and submission of invoices. Sage line 50.

Sage Payroll. Sage Job Coasting. All Microsoft packages.

To apply please email CV to Karen.auchincloss@ stafffindes.co.uk

Immediately Available Transactional Finance Staff We are currently looking for immediately available transactional finance staff. I have a number of live vacancies including: Payroll Credit Control Purchase Ledger Accounts Assistant Jobs varying between 1 week temp to full time permanent.

TELEPHONE ACCOUNT MANAGER Salary: £21,500 Agent: Anderson Knight Skills: Financial Services/Investment Location: Glasgow Anderson Knight is looking for a Telephone Account Manager to work permanently in Glasgow. This will be working with a well established financial services company. Main responsibilities: - Account management - Hitting realistic sales targets - Conducting outgoing sales calls - Maintaining and strengthen relationships Developing a team of advisors The ideal candidate must be a polished individual with a professional approach and a background in financial services. Please apply for further details.

CUSTOMER SERVICES - GERMAN SPEAKING Salary: £17000 per annum + plus shift bonus Agent: Total Recruitment Skills: Customer Services Location: Glasgow Based within their modern, state of the art, well equipped Glasgow offices (with parking, coffee shop, internet cafe and lunch venues on site), you would join a fun, friendly and very outgoing team environment.

Handling all manner of customer inquiries, over the phone and via email, you will have first class communication skills, both verbal and written (GERMAN AND ENGLISH). This is NOT a call centre environment, but much more of an open plan, friendly, large office

Salary: £DOE Agent: Independent Accountants in Scotland Limited Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow IAIS have an excellent opportunity for an Accounts Assistant to join them on a permanent basis. Our team provide high quality advice and assistance in every aspect of our clients’ financial and accounting requirements. You will be required to assist in the preparation of Accounts, Tax Computations, Management Accounts and VAT returns with the addition of other ad-hoc duties within the office as and when required. Ideally having worked in a practice setting you will be comfortable in preparing accounts with minimal supervision although working in a team and be comfortable using Sage to Trial Balance and a working knowledge of Iris would also be beneficial. As you will be the first point of contact for many clients an excellent telephone manner along with strong communication skills are required.

RECEPTIONIST / ADMINISTRATOR Salary: Agent:

£ Commensurate with experience The Centre of Therapy and Counselling Studies Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow An opportunity has arisen within our expanding organisation for someone to take charge of the reception area while sharing some of the duties carried out by our administration team. This is a full-time post working from Monday to Friday within a busy academic and clinical environment. Duties will include: Managing a busy reception desk as first point of contact with visitors, students, clients, therapists and trainers.

Answering incoming telephone calls. Carrying out specific administration tasks and operating systems.

Essential Qualities: Warm and friendly manner Mature and professional attitude Good communication skills Good organisational skills Ability to work on own initiative as well as within a team Reliability and punctuality

PRODUCTION OPERATIVES Salary: £7.65ph Agent: Topstaff Skills: Production/Manufacturing Location: Glasgow Position: Experienced production operatives urgently required for part time assignments in the Glasgow/ Hillington area. This position will be ongoing temporary assignments with the possibility of going permanent for the right candidates. Requirements: Applicants must have a good work ethic, should be dexterous and have good attention to detail. This position involved small parts on a production line so nimble fingers and experience are essential. Working hours: Hours of work will be 22 hours per week Monday to Wednesday 16.30 until 21.25 and Thursday 16.30 - 22.25 For immediate interview please call Topstaff Employment on 0141 427 7070 or email your CV to warehouse@ topstaffemployment.com.

ACCOUNTS MANAGER Salary: Negotiable/Competitive Agent: JGB Steelcraft (UK) Ltd Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow We are a busy steel manufacturing business based in Hillington Glasgow seeking an experienced Accounts Manager/book-keeper for an immediate start on a permanent basis. Responsibilities: Full responsibility for the finance including:- Sales Ledger & Purchase Ledger Preparing Supplier payment runs Bank reconciliations Credit Card reconciliations Payroll - Weekly and Monthly Staff expenses/petty cash VAT Returns Experience:Sage Job Costing Sage Project costing Sage Line 50 You must have excellent customer service, accounts and administration skills. You should have working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and SAGE experience essential. Must possess the ability to prioritise and accomplish multiple tasks. To apply please forward your CV giving your salary expectations and availability Call 0141 892 2000

ALARM ENGINEER Salary: £25000 + overtime and call allowance Agent: APS Protection Systems Skills: Engineering/Technical Location: Glasgow APS Protection Systems Ltd require time served Installation/Service Engineers. This is a permanent position and the role consists of carrying out service, installation, testing and commissioning of electronic fire and security systems. Applicants should have a high level of experience and knowledge of electronic fire and security systems. The successful candidate should be highly motivated with the ability to work responsibly on their own or as part of a team, have excellent skills in communication and problem solving and have an enthusiastic and helpful manner. 40 hours per week,.

28 days holiday including 8 statutory days. Basic salary 25k per annum depending on experience, overtime and call allowance will be paid in addition. Company vehicle. Mobile Phone. APS Protection Systems Ltd is an independent company based in Larkhall, Scotland, hold NSI accreditation and provides security services to both domestic and commercial clients.

TEMPORARY ACCOUNTANT Salary: £34,000 - £38,000 Agent: Anderson Knight Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow Anderson Knight is currently working with a prestigious client of ours who seek a Qualified Accountant to work on a temporary to permanent contract based in Glasgow City Centre. Main Duties: Producing Monthly Management Accounts including the P&L and Balance sheets Carrying out all Balance Sheet reconciliations Responsible for all PAYE Preparation of monthly VAT Returns Adhoc duties as required To be considered for this role we are looking to speak to candidates with immediate availability. Interested please apply now to patricia@andersonknight.co.uk stating your notice period and salary expectations. Or call me on 0141 348 7754 for further information.

PRODUCTION OPERATIVE Salary: £7.20 to £7.90ph Agent: Uin Foods limited Skills: Production/Manufacturing Location: Glasgow Food Production Operatives Location: Cambuslang, Glasgow We are recruiting for Food Production Operatives for different departments. These roles initially are on fixed term contracts potentially leading to permanent employment; depending on performance and Company requirements. We are looking for candidates with recent experience of working within manufacturing workplace. Successful candidates will be expected to follow food hygiene procedures and be able to work accurately under pressure in a fast paced environment. Available shifts: Bakery 8am to 4:30pm Monday-Friday Bakery 8am to 4:30pm Saturday-Sunday Production 7:15am to 7:00pm (Monday Tuesday Saturday Sunday one week; Wednesday Thursday Friday second week) Hygiene 7:00pm to 6:45am (Monday Tuesday Saturday Sunday one week; Wednesday Thursday Friday second week) Rates of pay Dayshift £7.20ph Nightshift £7.90ph

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TRAINEE ADMINISTRATOR Salary:

£16,380 to £17,000 depending on qualifications and experience Agent: The Presbytery of Glasgow Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow The Presbytery of Glasgow has a vacancy for a fulltime Trainee Administrator to work within a small team providing administrative/secretarial support to our two Presbytery Clerks and other staff members/ committee conveners. Based in Glasgow city centre, the successful applicant will have some administrative experience and/or appropriate qualifications, including a working knowledge of MS Office, and will be able to demonstrate a willingness to learn. Hours of work Monday - Thursday 8.30am to 4.30pm Friday 8.30am to 4pm Further details A full job description is available by email from the Office Manager, Ms Karen Lafferty (klafferty@presbyteryofglasgow.org.uk). Applications, by cv and covering letter, may be sent to this email address or made via S1 jobs. (If applying directly, please use the job title as the subject of your email.) n.b. Some flexibility in start date may be possible for applicants completing training courses within the next few months.

PHP SQL DEVELOPER Salary: Up to £40,000 DOE Agent: RHA Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow RHA is a specialist audio company based in Glasgow.

We develop, manufacture and market innovative audio products with sales channels in over twenty countries. We are seeking a full time Developer to develop and support our internal ERP system.

Development includes all aspects of the lifecycle, including design, development, deployment, training and maintenance. The ideal candidate is creative, and passionate about developing quality software, using good programming practices. Candidates should also have a strong willingness and aptitude to learn the latest web development technologies. Required Skills & Experience Strong knowledge of system architecture, data structures, design and integration. Object-oriented PHP, JavaScript, CSS3, and HTML. SQL, database design & normalization. Problem solving attention to detail Selfsufficient, can take user requirements, debug code and solve problems with minimal guidance This is a great career opportunity within a truly innovative company

HVAC SERVICE ENGINEER Salary: £15 per hour + Company Benifits Agent: Search Consultancy Skills: Construction/Trades/Property Location: Glasgow

Search Facilities Management are actively searching for Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to carrying out service and maintenance duties within a mobile contract in the Glasgow. This is a permanent role, working 40 hours per week and will offer the opportunity to up skill within a great team. Duties include Carrying out all planned and reactive mechanical tasks tasks on a daily basis. All plumbing duties, as well as basic heating and boiler maintenance. Fault finding. Working alongside the maintenance team, you will assist in any ad hoc maintenance duties as required. You will also be expected to pick up and basic mechanical or fabric tasks when necessary. Candidates will ideally possess HVAC or Commercial Gas qualification. Fgas. Facilities Management/ Commercial Maintenance experience.

If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, and have the skills and experience, please contact Kerry McFarlane on 01412727725 or send your CV to kerry.mcfarlane@search.co.uk

REFRIGERATION ENGINEER Salary: £27,000- £30,000 Agent: Anderson Knight Skills: Engineering/Technical Location: Glasgow My client is a leader in the Facilities Management sector and due to continued success and growth they are looking to offer a permanent contract to a Refrigeration Engineer. Your main duties will include: Planned and reactive maintenance within your designated region.

Completing necessary paperwork and reporting.

Promote and maintain safe working practice in line with Health and Safety guidelines. Participate in on call rota for out of hours breakdowns. Assist fellow team members as and when required. The successful candidate will have: F-Gas 2079. Previous experience working in a similar maintenance role. Full Driving licence. This successful candidate will receive the following benefits: Excellent basic salary. Overtime.

Company van. Other additional benefits. If you have the qualifications and experience required for this role then apply now or call Paul on 0141 348 7767 to discuss the position in much more detail and in confidence

COACHBUILDER Salary: £10.00 - £14.00 per hour Agent: Aspirare Skills: Engineering/Technical Location: Glasgow Coachbuilder, Glasgow, £10-£14 per hour Our market leading client currently has an exciting opportunity for a time served coachbuilder to join their renowned team with over 30 years’ experience for their blue chip commercial client base. Working in a fast paced environment, our coachbuilder will require experience in panel beating, vehicle bodybuilding and bodywork with the process continuing on to spray painting and completion. This opportunity provides a 6 month

contract with a view of permanent position in a specialized company with rapid growth and progression possibilities. To be considered for the Coachbuilder position, you require: Time-served as coachbuilder Good knowledge of engineering standards operations Ability to follow plans and designs The forthcoming contract position are suited to hands-on, pro-active experienced coachbuilders who will undertake PSV and HGV vehicle rebuilding damage repairs. Apply NOW! Send your CV or call John on 01698 324664 to not miss out on this promising opportunity.

ACCOUNTANT Salary: £Dependent on Experience Agent: McAllisters Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow A full time experienced Accountant managing a portfolio of clients. Minimum at least 3 - 5 years continuous experience in an accountancy firm required.

The Accountant role involves the following: Preparation of small limited company statutory accounts. Preparation of sole trader and partnership accounts and personal tax returns. Use of Iris software and Sage Line 50.

Involvement in personal tax, corporate tax, VAT and PAYE work. A good working knowledge of Sage payroll, RTI and Auto Enrolement. Familiarity With Xero, Kashflow & Sage ACT and other online accounting software would be helpful. The Accountant in Practice role would be best suited to the following type of individual: An enthusiastic and positive individual who enjoys a variety of work and is confident in dealing directly with a wide range of clients. Someone with good organisational skills and the ability to work to strict deadlines. Strong communication skills and the capacity to work well as part of a team.

PART TIME UNDERWRITER Salary: £25000 per annum Agent: Hudson Contact Centre Skills: Financial Services/Investment Location: Glasgow Hudson have partnered with growing financial services business to appoint a part time Underwriting assistant.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative business who are invested in developing and training team members. Hours 10am-2pm Monday to Friday (overtime available) Underwriting experience would beneficial however not essential: Strong experience working within a financial services environment.

Working in a detail orientated environment. Experience looking at credit files. Ability to manage a busy workload. A team player with a flexible attitude.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Strong Excell skills. Proactive approach. To find out more about this role then please get in touch on 0141 227 9134 or Kirsty.burke@hudson.com Please note you will receive an automated response advising you that

we have received your CV. Hudson is a leading provider of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent management solutions worldwide.

CREDIT CONTROLLER Salary: Competitive Agent: PRG Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow I am currently assisting my City Centre based client in recruiting a Credit Controller for their highly successful organisation. This is a permanent role and would be a fantastic opportunity for an individual with strong communication skills, and who has previous experience of working in a high volume credit control role. Duties include: Effectively manage portfolio of clients. Ensure individual and team KPIs are met. Maintenance of records. Timely collection of outstanding amounts.

Resolving disputed queries. Reporting to internal and external reports. Customer reconciliations. Ensure strict time deadlines are met. This position offers: Attractive market rate remuneration provided. Bonus incentive rewarding strong performance. Modern work environment. Attractive company benefits. If you are interested in hearing more about this role please send your CV to Paul Lyons stating your current salary and notice period. Please note that only CVs with a strong credit control background will be considered.

MANAGER Salary: £17000-22000 per annum Agent: Brown Opticians Skills: Retail Location: Glasgow Our business is expanding so a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a full time Practice manager and Assistant Manager Management experience is essential for this role, as it requires someone with a proven track record to really drive the practice to the next level. If you have previous optics experience, with the ability to dispense as a minimum requirement and a proven managerial background then this will be the ideal role for you. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will be responsible for monitoring performance, driving sales and maintaining excellence in customer service.

Other duties will include staff performance, dispensing, managing the appointment diary, preparing and keeping all Practice paperwork up to date, handling cash and general housekeeping duties. A competitive salary will depend on your experience, will be provided. As well as further training and career development within the Optical industry. Please send a CV summarising your experience to date with a cover letter detailing your strengths, your aspirations and why you believe that you should be considered for this opportunity.

PART TIME PART-TIME ADMINISTRATOR Salary: Agent:

£Commensurate with experience The Centre of Therapy and Counselling Studies Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow An opportunity has arisen within our expanding organisation for two people on a part-time basis to join our administration team carrying out duties in varied aspects of our operations. These are part-time posts working from Monday to Friday with actual hours to be agreed. Duties will include: Carrying out various administration tasks, procedures and operating systems within a busy academic and clinical environment.

Essential Qualities: Warm and friendly manner Mature and professional attitude Good communication skills Good organisational skill Ability to work on own initiative as well as within a team Reliability and punctuality

PRODUCTION OPERATIVES Salary: £7.65ph Agent: Topstaff Skills: Production/Manufacturing Location: Glasgow Position: Experienced production operatives urgently required for part time assignments in the Glasgow/ Hillington area. This position will be ongoing temporary assignments with the possibility of going permanent for the right candidates. Requirements: Applicants must have a good work ethic, should be dexterous and have good attention to detail. This position involved small parts on a production line so nimble fingers and experience are essential. Working hours: Hours of work will be 22 hours per week Monday to Wednesday 16.30 until 21.25 and Thursday 16.30 - 22.25 For immediate interview please call Topstaff Employment on 0141 427 7070 or email your CV to warehouse@ topstaffemployment.com.

PART-TIME RECEPTIONIST Salary: £18,000 pro rata Agent: PRG Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow

PRG Business Support are recruiting for our client exclusively for a front of house professional to join them on a part time basis working Thursdays and Fridays in the centre of Glasgow. Based front of house for our established client we are looking to speak with individuals who have a proven track record within reception coupled with good administrative skills. Duties: Meeting and greeting clients and external partners. Answering telephone and relaying messages. Basic admin duties and housekeeping.

Dealing with incoming and outgoing mail. Please send your CV to Emma Cameron to be considered for this vacancy coupled with your current salary, availability and holidays pre-booked in the next 6 months. To be considered for this role please send your CV to supportroles@prgrecruitment.com confirming your notice period.

OUTBOUND SALES ADVISOR Salary: £8ph plus bonus Agent: AMH Marketing Ltd Skills: Sales Location: Glasgow We are currently recruiting for Outbound Sales Advisors to join our growing business within the financial services industry. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who enjoy working in a fast paced, target driven atmosphere.

If you have a proven track record in outbound sales, are a confident and persuasive individual with a positive can do attitude then apply today. Immediate start available Responsibilities •Making outbound calls providing a range of financial solutions to individuals across the UK. •Working within a fast paced and friendly telephone environment •Working to meet and exceed sales targets Experience Required • Previous experience within insolvency would be highly desirable •Min 1 year outbound telesales experience essential •Hunger to earn money •Hard working and reliable Excellent basic monthly salary Bonus is paid weekly Full time: Mon-Thu: 12pm-8pm Fri 10am-2pm and 2 Sat per month 10am – 2pm Part time: Mon-Thu 4.45pm-8pm and 2 Sat per month 10am – 2pm Please state which shift pattern you would like to apply for OTE £21K+

BDC SALES ADVISOR Salary: £Highly Competitive + Bonus!!

Agent: Peter Vardy Ltd Skills: Call/Contact Centres Location: Glasgow BDC SALES ADVISOR - PART TIME - WEEKEND & WEEK NIGHT HOURS Peter Vardy is the fastest growing motor retailer in its sector and has ambitious plans for the future. Our vision is to create the world’s best motor retail operation as measured by our colleagues, customers and investors. The company has won Sunday Times Awards for being a Top 100 Company to work for and has a real commitment to gaining success through colleague satisfaction. Due to the continued growth and success of the contact centre, we have an amazing opportunity for a sales driven person with a desire to succeed. This role will see you utilising your passion for customer service, while offering your expert knowledge to provide solutions. As a BDC Sales Advisor, you will be required to deal with customers on a one on one basis delivering a first class service every time. Person Specification: Skills/Attributes Required Confident and positive ‘can do’ attitude. Excellent communication and influencing skills. Good learner with willingness to develop further. Strong team player. Well organised and good time management. Flexible. Ability to thrive under pressure. Competent with PC and internet. Apply today to get your career started at PV!

SALES ASSISTANT / RETAIL ADVISOR Salary: £250 - £400 Weekly Agent: The Interactive Team Skills: Sales Location: Glasgow Sales Assistant / Retail Advisor Are you looking for a career within sales and working with customers face to face? Are you looking for something different from the usual 9-5? Are you interested in a sales assistant role that offers real career progression and does what it says on the tin? At A4 interactive, we know inspiring leaders comes from every sort of back round. What matters most is your ability to connect, provide innovative solutions, and create an environment where all can succeed! Looking for a sales position that combines you brilliant people skills with your enthusiasm with customer service? We are uniquely focused on delivering

amazing customer service experiences and were looking for incredible individuals to work within our interactive team and strive for greatness!!! Customer service and sales requirements are: Ability to strike up conversation?. Fun, bubbly, positive personality. hunger to learn and develop. What we can offer is: Full training professional development programme. fun and inspiring work environment. weekly pay. Travel opportunities.

Experience in leadership. Full time/ part time positions.

Immediate start. If this sounds like you please apply now and start tomorrow!!!

SUPPORT OFFICER Salary: £12.15 per hour Agent: Pertemps Scotland Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow Our client, who is based in the Public Sector, has a requirement for a Support Officer. This is a temporary part-time role (either 5 half days or 3 full days per week), and is in Glasgow City Centre. This role attracts a pay rate of £12.15. This role requires a current Disclosure Scotland issued within the last 12 months. MAIN DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES o Analysing complex letters and emails, identifying key issues o Using In-house systems to draft responses, including Ministerial responses and diary cases. o Responding to correspondence, addressing key concerns and ensuring that letters are drafted using appropriate language and tone o Engaging with internal colleagues across several policy areas to obtain contributions for responses o Managing correspondence workload effectively, and meeting corporate deadlines. o Providing briefing and correspondence contributions on migration related issues o Supporting the team with some event and meeting management, and ad hoc duties Key Skills o Calm and logical - able to handle reading and dealing with difficult messages from members of the public o Excellent communication skills verbal and written o Experience of using Microsoft Outlook and Excel o Ability to make decisions based on known documented processes If you have the necessary experience and skill set for this role, please submit your CV to contract.glasgow@pertemps.co.uk

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EMPLOYMENT

INCOME OFFICER (PART TIME) Salary: £30,714 - £33,726 pro rata per annum Agent: West of Scotland Housing Association Skills: Social Services/Housing/Childcare Location: Glasgow Income Officer (part time) Working Wednesdays Base - Glasgow East Office £30,714 - £33,726 pro rata per annum Defined Benefits Pension Scheme West of Scotland Housing Association is a dynamic social housing provider with a unique history and vision for the future. We are passionate about delivering exceptional services to our tenants. We also want to help make a positive contribution to the lives of those people living in the communities. Are you an experienced housing professional who is willing to take responsibility and make decisions? Can you convince us that you are a creative problem solver who is committed to improving service delivery and meeting demanding deadlines? Do you have a proven track record of forming effective working relationships with others because of your excellent communication and interpersonal skills?

Most importantly, we are looking for someone who is confident and assertive; a team player who will adopt a flexible and methodical approach to organising and prioritising a busy workload. You should have good knowledge of current housing policy and practice related to social housing income maximisation. If you are interested in an exciting opportunity to work in a progressive environment which strives for continuous improvement, please visit the recruitment page of our website www.westscot.co.uk to download an application pack, email vacancies@westscot.co.uk or telephone 0141 550 5650 to request a pack. Completed applications must be returned by 12noon on Wednesday 4th May 2016.

DEBT ADVISOR Salary: FTE circa £19,000 - £20,000 Agent: Campbell Dallas Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow Don’t Fret About Debt is part of Campbell Dallas LLP, and offers Debt Solutions to our clients. We are now recruiting for a part time Debt Advisor to join our team. Hours of work will be Tuesday to Friday, either morning or afternoon to include early evening – 20 hours per week over 4 days. Campbell Dallas LLP is one of the most dynamic and progressive firms of chartered accountants in Scotland with offices across 4 locations and international links. The firm scooped Accountancy Firm of the Year and Training Team of the Year at the Scottish Accountancy and Finance Awards 2015. By joining us you will help to contribute to our success, whilst being supported and encouraged to maximise your own potential. Working in a fast paced environment your role will primarily be to firstly identify and thereafter to provide advice on consumer debt solutions available to individuals who have been referred to the Personal Insolvency Department for assistance. You will communicate to management and external sources on case progression whilst ensuring all deadlines are met. It therefore goes to say that we are looking for strong communicators who have a confident and polite telephone manner and who can engage at all levels. You should have previous debt advice experience, or have worked within personal insolvency. We are

looking for IT literate candidates. You will work as part of a team, however should be able to work well with minimal supervision. We are looking for a focussed individual who has a high level of attention to detail and can effectively plan and organise their workload. If this role is of interest then we would love to hear from you, please send your CV and covering letter.

CATERING ASSISTANT Salary: £5.56 - £7.33 Agent: Sense Scotland Skills: Hospitality/Catering/Tourism Location: Glasgow Catering Assistant Location: TouchBase, Glasgow Salary Scale: £6.56 - £7.33 (10-13) Part Time: 25 hours per week We have a job opportunity in our Touchbase Café for a Catering Assistant who will be responsible for food preparation and presentation to the highest standards whilst adhering to all Health & Safety, Food Hygiene and Environmental Health requirements. The post holder will also work together with others in the catering team to provide a welcoming customer service environment which takes account of each customer’s needs. This will include the provision of information in accessible formats. DUTIES To comply with all Health & Safety, Food Hygiene and Environmental Health regulations – training will be provided on this if required. Adhering to all café processes and procedures in line with the highest standards of food hygiene and health and safety. Café physical environment Cleaning of the physical environment and all catering equipment including crockery and cutlery as directed by the Café Manager or Café Supervisor. General Preparation of food and drinks for the Touchbase Café and catering service. Serving customers in the café, this includes money handling. Reporting any Health & Safety or equipment malfunction issues. Attending supervision sessions with line manager Attending training sessions as required Undertaking any other associated tasks as reasonably requested

PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR (PART-TIME) Salary: Circa £20k pro rata Agent: HR Consultancy Skills: Accountancy Location: Glasgow HR Consultancy is currently recruiting for an experienced Payroll Administrator on behalf of our successful and expanding client. This role is an exciting opportunity to be part of a period of growth within this UK wide business. Please note this role is offered on a part-time basis at 15 hours over 2 days. Your main responsibilities would include: Process and maintain payroll records accurately and efficiently Responsible for managing monthly and annual payroll cycles from start to finish Respond to all requests in a professional and customer focused manner Maintain employee records, process Payruns, SSP, Pensions, Other Deductions, end of year processing RTI submissions Prepare payroll reports for customer review and approval Keeping up to date with payroll legislation Maintain customer confidentiality at all times You must: Have considerable previous

experience working in a busy payroll position Be confident and accurate in your own workload Have excellent organisational skills Enjoy contributing to team success If you wish to apply for this position please forward your CV to Eilidh Black via email at eblack@ hrconsultancy.co.uk or apply online. HR Consultancy acts as both an employment business and an employment agency.

PART TIME ADMINISTRATOR Salary: £7.00 - £10.00 per hour Agent: HAYS Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow Part Time Administrator required to cover maternity leave. Based in Wishaw. £8.00 - £10.00 per hour.

Your new company Based in Wishaw, this pioneering technology & production company manufacture energy efficient, resource-saving technologies and are a leader in the global market. Your new role You will be required to cover maternity leave on a part time basis (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between the hours of 8:00 - 16:30). This role will be primarily focused on SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) Administration and will also require supporting other admin tasks within the companies Service Support. You may be required travel to another site in the North of England.

SCADA activities will include coordination and liaison with customers using internal communication process to seek approval so SCADA activities can be performed on customer sites. What you’ll need to succeed Experience working within an similar Administration role previously is essential as you will be working within a fast paced environment and on multiple CRM systems. A high attention to detail, customer service skills and strong organisation skills are essential. What you’ll get in return You will be joining an innovative team and dealing with a broad range of duties. You will be working part time and will be offered £8.00 - £10.00 per hour based on experience. This a great opportunity for an individual looking to expand and develop their own administrative skill set. What you need to do now If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn’t quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

APPLICATION PROCESSOR - PART TIME Salary: £8.75 per hour Agent: Pertemps Scotland Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow We have a fantastic opportunity to work in a highly regarded public sector organisation on the outskirts of Glasgow City Centre (Pacific Quay) as an Administrator.

These are temporary roles with immediate start dates. Candidates applying for this role must have a

Disclosure Scotland certificate issued within the last 12 months. Post Overview You will be responsible for ensuring applications received have all mandatory fields completed and all information has been transferred correctly to the online system. You will complete and issue any necessary notification or communication to the Applicant/Organisation, requesting the provision of any missing information. You will also be the first point of contact for general enquires from the public via the Helpline and by email. Main Duties Application Processing Check the accuracy of application information supplied to ensure all mandatory fields are completed;.

Ensure all necessary documents/information associated with registration applications have been supplied;.

Ensure all relevant information is transferred accurately to the system, correcting where appropriate;. Complete and issue a notification to the Applicant or Organisation requesting that any missing information is supplied;.

Undertake quality assurance checks for your peer group;.

Undertake any other associated application processing tasks assigned by team leader;. Customer Relations Deal with incoming queries from the Helpline and by email, following agreed procedures and understanding how and where to escalate as appropriate;. Answer all incoming calls within the specified time;. Hours of Work Part-time - 20 hours per week. Option 1: Wednesday Friday 6pm -10pm and one day from Saturday or Sunday 9.30am - 6pm Option 2: One evening from Wednesday - Friday 6pm -10pm and both Saturday and Sunday 9.30am - 6pm Option 3: Tuesday - Friday 5pm - 10pm If you wish to apply for this role please submit your CV to contract.glasgow@pertemps.co.uk

FOSTER CARERS – GLASGOW AND SURROUNDING AREAS! Salary:

£Generous Allowance (May be exempt from tax) Agent: National Fostering Agency Skills: Social Services/Housing/Childcare Location: Glasgow National Fostering Agency Scotland (NFA) is one of the most experienced and long established independent fostering agencies in the UK. We’ve been finding loving foster parents to improve children’s lives for decades. Join our award-winning community today!

Foster Carers come from all walks of life and we’d like to hear from anyone considering Fostering, whether you are making an initial enquiry, or you’ve researched Fostering at length. You can be married, co-habiting, single, or divorced. You may or may not have children already. We welcome applications from all ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds. What does it take to become a successful Foster Carer? The time and energy to invest in a child or young person. A spare bedroom for the exclusive use of the Foster Child. Patience and understanding. Have a genuine interest in children’s welfare and want to make a difference to a child’s life. If you are a couple you will need to arrange your working hours so that one Carer can be available fulltime. Single carers will need to have flexible part-time employment or be available full-time. Reasons to join NFA A generous, minimum Foster Carer’s Allowance (you may be exempt from paying tax). Support on a 24 hour basis – 7 days a week, 365 days a year. A nominated Supervising Social Worker. Training in your local area to widen your professional foster care skills.

GRADUATE SETTING-OUT ENGINEERS Salary:

£26000 - £36000 per annum + Pension, Car, Bonus Agent: First People Solutions Skills: Construction/Trades/Property Location: Glasgow First People Solutions are working with a market leading earth’s contractor within the construction industry.

Due to continued success the client has a number of vacancies for Setting-out Engineers based around Scotland. The Candidate You will ideally be from a main contractor background with at least 2-3 years post graduate experience. Experience with Trimble software. One man robotic. LSS advantageous. Autocad advantageous . Remuneration £26-£36k depending on experience. Car. Final salary pension. Bonus. Living away allowance £40 a night plus digs.

APPLICATION DEVELOPER GRADUATE ROLE Salary: Competitive Agent: Contact Advantage Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow As a Application Developer you will work as part of our development team to design, develop, and test products to ensure they meet set standards. You will be responsible for delivering projects on time and to set specifications. In addition you will provide assistance to our dedicated support team and interact with 3rd parties as needed. If you are looking for an opportunity develop your skills and grow within a technology company, apply today. EXPERIENCE: Degree in the area of Computer Science; or, equivalent work experience.

High attention to detail on projects completed. Selfmotivated with initiative to accomplish tasks. Familiarity with .NET Development (C#, VB.NET, ASP) and MS SQL Server. Mobile application development experience a plus .

MANAGER Salary: £24,416 - £26,190 Agent: Indigo Childcare Group Skills: Education Location: Glasgow The Indigo Childcare Group are recruiting a Manager for our Garrowhill Early Learning Centre to cover maternity leave. Reporting to and directly supporting the Director of Services, you will be an exceptionally well-

organised person, with a pro-active approach, skilled in collaborative working, recognising the importance and commitment required in this mid-management role. You must be an excellent communicator at all levels, demonstrate diplomacy and tact, with the ability to establish clarity. Candidates must hold or be working towards a BA in Childhood Practice / Postgraduate Diploma in Childhood Practice / SQA Professional Development Award Childhood Practice (360 credits at SCQF Level 9). If not working towards this minimum qualification, applicants must have an SVQ 4 or equivalent and be willing to undertake the BA. Candidates should also have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a senior role. CV’s are not accepted please click on the ’Apply’ button to show your interest.

Minimum qualifications apply.

IT BUSINESS SUPPORT Salary: £18,000 - £20,000 Agent: Nine Twenty Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow Nine Twenty Technology are working with their client recruiting for an IT Compliance Executive and project support opportunity. Working for a growing business in their state of art offices on the outskirts of Glasgow towards Paisley. This role would suit a bright, switched on graduate or someone with similar experience who are looking to take on an exciting new opportunity within the IT sector. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a new role and take ownership of duties which include: Ownership of compliance certification associated with technical designs to clients. Management of quality system. Company vehicle management, overseeing fleet administration. Project Coordination.

Other general support duties. Candidates would need the following attributes: Strong attention to detail.

Take ownership for projects. Strong communication skills. Team Player. In return you will be rewarded with fantastic professional office environment, friendly team atmosphere, competitive salary and benefits. For more information and to apply please submit your CV or call Joanne Steggell on 07881 300 527.

ASSISTANT BUYER Salary: Competitive plus benefits Agent: Arnold Clark Skills: Procurement Location: Glasgow

This role would be ideally suited to a new graduate looking to make a career move into Procurement.

Your main duties will include the management of multifunctional teams concentrating on cost, negotiation, sourcing and product change within a complex supplier package. You will also be responsible for the development of partnership relationships with supplier along with being able to identify and project manage individual cost reduction projects. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills, good commercial awareness and IT literate. You will be educated to degree level and have CIPS qualification/membership (or working towards this). Candidates must have held a full UK Drivers Licence for a minimum of 1 year. We are currently recruiting at our Autoparts, Glasgow . With a turnover in excess of £3 billion, over 160 branches nationwide and an ever expanding portfolio, Arnold Clark is proud to be Europe’s largest independent motor dealer. The successful candidate will benefit from excellent working conditions, extensive training, life assurance and private health care, making our package one of the best in the industry. EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE ARNOLD CLARK GROUP IS OFFERED SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY REFERENCE AND DISCLOSURE CHECK. Only successful candidates will be contacted for interview. Please email your CV via the apply link.

ASSISTANT MANAGER Salary: £12.00 - £13.00 per hour Agent: HAYS Skills: Admin/Secretarial/PA Location: Glasgow Assistant Manager RHI Scheme 22k pro rata Glasgow city Centre My client, based in Glasgow city centre, is currently looking to expand their existing team by adding an additional 4 Assistant Managers on a temporary basis. You will be a recent graduate who has preferably gained their degree in Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography or Physics. You must be able to demonstrate experience of working in a team, have excellent both written and verbal communication skills and strong numerical and analytical skills. IT literacy and experience with using Microsoft Office is essential. As Assistant Manager your key duties and responsibilities will be: Check and verify the accuracy of supplied information. Register calculation on IT system. Ensure applications re dealt with in an efficient manner. Assess eligibility of applications. Dealing with queries from current and new applicants. Raise IT issues.

Providing support in and ad-hoc basis to other teams.

Due to the nature of this vacancy you must be available for interview at short notice. Successful candidate will

start after a disclosure has been returned. An excellent opportunity, not to be missed, applications are being considered immediately. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

C# SOFTWARE DEVELOPER MULTIPLE ROLES Salary:

£25000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent banking benefits Agent: Eden Scott Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow Eden Scott’s client is a fast growing and highly innovate Agritech start-up using the latest cloud and IoT technology to drive innovation on the farm. As a result of sustained business growth they are creating an Research & Development centre in Glasgow and are looking to hire a team of developers that are up to the challenge of creating the next generation of farming software. They are seeking Software Developers from graduate level through to experienced ( 4 years + experience) to work in a fast packed, agile development environment. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills and a great problem solver that can work issues on their own initiative. The candidate will be working on the their platform developed using the latest Microsoft technology and should be willing to take a lead in architectural decisions Skills required: C# MVC Framework 4.0.4,5. Fluent NHibernate. Jquery/ Javascript, Bootstrap, Knockout. Knowledge of Knockout and CQRS design patterns. SQL Server 2008 +. Experience with API’s, WCF and/or RESTful web services. UX/UI experience desirable. Microsoft Azure. Agile/Scrum. The company: A Microsoft’s Accelerator Company Winner of the most innovate start-up in agriculture Benefits: 25 day’s holiday. Training on the latest Microsoft technology. Access to labs, and experiment with the latest farm gadgets. Social events. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the growth of a tech start up. For more information get in touch: niall.bree@ edenscott.com or 0141 410 1008

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DECEMBER 2016, ISSUE 28 PARA-PLANNER & GRADUATES Salary: £35,000 + bonuses to £45,000 Agent: IFA Consultancy Centre Ltd Skills: Financial Services/Investment Location: Glasgow An excellent opportunity has now arisen with the I.F.A Consultancy Centre Ltd for a Dip PFS level 4 qualified Para-planner to join a prestigious organisation based in the Southside of Glasgow. We offer excellent long term career prospects in a very busy I.F.A. office working with experienced and technical Consultants.

In addition, we are also looking for Graduates who are studying for the same level of qualifications and want on the job experience to develop their careers in the financial services industry as Para-planners. Salary negotiable subject to criteria. Role offered : Working alongside highly qualified successful Consultants, you will be required to provide client research & analysis supporting the Consultants in their role with both new and existing clients and proactively managing their tasks to support the provision of regulated advice through annual reviews. We would ideally prefer an experienced individual who has knowledge working with “Inteleflow” the Intelligent back office systems but not exclusively. Salary £35,000 + bonuses to £45,000 + exam support + career progression There is a genuine career opportunity to become a Chartered Financial Planner with this organisation if this is your long term goal, there are excellent career choices available as a technical Para-planner in relation to Investments, final salary and pension drawdown research. The salary and benefits package is negotiable for the right graduate candidate so please contact me by email, in confidence, to discuss the details. Please apply by e mail, enclosing CV via the apply now button.

GRADUATE/JUNIOR DEVELOPER (.NET) Salary: £22000 - £30000 per annum Agent: Cathcart Associates Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow .NET Developer - great career progression on offer - gain valuable certifications and work in a friendly environment Technology consultancy in Glasgow City Centre seeking a .NET Developer to join them in their base in Glasgow City Centre. The company were established in the early 2000s and have since gained an excellent reputation for providing bespoke solutions to their customers - their software helps their customers to automate workflows and improve efficiency and save time and money. They are a value-led organisation who are committed to providing a high level of service to their customers - and this has played a key role in their success with a huge amount of their business driven by repeat custom from happy clients! My client offer a relaxed and friendly working environment and are committed to helping you grow your technical and non-technical skills - this is truly a role you will enjoy and there are real development opportunities for driven Developers. They have a strong history of hiring Developers in the early stages of their careers and can offer strong training and mentorship. The company are based in Glasgow City Centre but have a global client base and you will have opportunities to travel Internationally for work. Your skills: *Experience with C# .NET. *Good SQL Server skills and ideally, T-SQL. *Web technology skills; HTML, CSS, JavaScript. * Agile/Scrum knowledge and experience. * Good problem solving and communication skills. If you’re interested in this role and keen to find out more, please apply online and/or call Rhona Kennedy on 0131 510 1500.

JUNIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS Salary:

£18000 - £25000 per annum + Excellent Benefits Agent: Harvey Nash Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow Harvey Nash’s client, an exciting technology consultancy start up, based in a premium office location in Central Glasgow has an opportunity for Junior Developers to join their expanding team. This is an excellent opportunity for passionate and ambitious developers to work with hot, new technologies and liaise directly with a diverse range of clients. Whether you are a fresh graduate or perhaps want a fresh challenge this could be the role for you! About the Role: You will be working in an exciting, fast paced and varied environment where your input and ideas will be welcomed from day one. It is a tight knit team and you will be expected to deliver high quality software both individually and as part of a team. You will be creating smart process applications using the latest Microsoft development tools (.Net, C#, SQL) and working in a client facing environment so excellent communication/interpersonal skills are essential. You will have the opportunity for international travel and the chance to dramatically enhance your professional development. About You: Ideally you will come from a Computer Science or Software Engineering background or possess the relevant professional experience. Strong problem solving skills and a positive attitude are required. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate knowledge of: Visual Studio, C#/.Net T-SQL abs QL Server Familiarity of Agile methodologies Web development skills, including JavaScript/JQuery, HTML and CSS would be desirable.

Knowledge of the Kofax TotalAgility suite would be a plus but by no means essential as excellent training will be provided. In Return: In return for your hard work you will be rewarded with a competitive salary and a generous benefits package. To apply for this role please submit an up to date CV as soon as possible.

GRADUATE RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT. Salary: £18,000 plus uncapped bonus Agent: Titan Global Resourcing Skills: HR/Training/Recruitment

Location: Glasgow As part of our continued growth plan, we are currently looking to hire a Graduate Recruitment Consultant to join our team at our offices in Glasgow city centre This opportunity is perfect for recent graduates who are looking to pursue a career in recruitment and who feel passionately about working in a progressive company with development opportunities. If successful in your application, you will benefit from our comprehensive initial training programme, which is split between training room work and real time on the job training and support. This is followed by full ongoing training and support on all aspects of being a successful Recruitment Consultant. With our full support, and following our specific operating procedures and systems, you will be given a fantastic platform to develop successful business relationships with clients in one of our various industry sectors. Graduate applicants do not require any experience of working in any form of recruitment, what we do look for is the following personal attributes that we believe are required to become a successful Recruitment Consultant.

Excellent listening skills and effective communications skills. Determined and hungry to succeed. Able to work to targets. Organised and able to work at pace simultaneously on a variety of different tasks . Proficient in IT skills, using Microsoft packages . Able to follow specific direction and working procedures . Positive, professional attitude and a personal pride in delivering good quality work. If you have these attributes, and you are keen to pursue a career in recruitment, you can apply for this graduate position by sending your CV to Jim Gallagher or calling 0141 378 0180 for further details

JUNIOR-MID LEVEL SOFTWARE ENGINEER (SCIENTIFIC R&D) Salary: £22000 - £35000 per annum + bonus Agent: Cathcart Associates Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow Junior to Mid-level Software Engineer required for a Scientific Research and Development company in Central Glasgow. My client are a global organisation who manufacture equipment for scientific research and development. They have over 5,000 staff across several continents. Their Glasgow base is a small, close-knit team with varied technical skills, who work collaboratively on technically challenging projects. You will benefit from joining a large, stable organisation, but will work in a small team. High calibre Graduates and junior-mid level Software Engineers are required to join this small, friendly team. You will hold a degree in a relevant discipline (Mathematics, Physics, Software Engineering, Computer Science etc), and ideally, will have had some experience developing software in a commercial environment (whether this is a permanent job, or internship/placement through University). You’ll work with varied technologies - mainly C# and related .NET technologies, but also embedded software systems and C/C++. You will have: *A Degree in a relevant discipline (Mathematics, Physics, Software Engineering, Computer Science etc). *Ideally, some exposure to C# or an interest in learning .NET. *Exposure to any other programming languages a bonus; C, C++, Java. Bonus skills: *A background in a scientific discipline; Maths, Physics, Engineering etc. You will benefit from: *Contributory pension, BUPA healthcare and Life Assurance. *Annual bonus scheme. *On-site gym. *Convenient location good public transport links and parking available. This is a really great opportunity to really progress their career.

If you are interested, please apply and/or call Rhona on 0131 510 1500 to discuss the opportunity in more detail.

SENIOR CIVIL DESIGN ENGINEER Salary: £28.00 - £32.00 per hour Agent: HAYS Skills: Engineering/Technical Location: Glasgow Civil Design Engineer Waste Water Infrastructure Glasgow Your new company Currently the fastest growing consultancy in the UK operating across a number of sectors including construction, infrastructure, power and utilities. Your new role An urgent vacancy exists for a Senior Civil Design Engineer to support the Waste Water Infrastructure Design team for an initial period of 3-6 months. Drawing on your previous experience, you will deliver detailed design services on time and within budget undertaking any work of a technical nature which falls under ability and competence, You will carry out site visits and surveys, prepare and check feasibility studies, inspection assessments and technical reports. You will also prepare design calculations, drawing and associated documentation. What you’ll need to succeed The ideal candidate will be Degree qualified and preferable be a Chartered or Incorporated Engineer. A minimum of 5 years post-graduate experience is essential as is the ability to work in a team environment to meet project deadlines. A high degree of computer literacy in MS Office is required. Previous experience in Waste Water Infrastructure design is preferable. What you’ll get in return What you need to do now If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn’t quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

BRAND EXECUTIVE Salary: Competitive Agent: Whyte & MacKay Skills: Marketing/PR Location: Glasgow

BRAND EXECUTIVE LOCATION: GLASGOW (CITY CENTRE) SALARY: COMPETITIVE Whyte and Mackay Ltd, is a global spirits company with an outstanding portfolio of brands, including The Dalmore and Jura single malt whiskies, Whyte and Mackay blended Scotch whisky, Vladivar Vodka and Glayva liqueur. We are also proud to be the UK distributor for Flor de Caña rum, Ungava gin, Camus Cognac, Cockspur Rum and Rumchata and are a principal supplier within the UK Private Label whisky sector. Based in Glasgow we have this exciting opportunity for a Brand Executive to work on the The Dalmore brand. Reporting to the Brand Manager and part of a small and effective team, you will work closely with our UK & International sales team and distributors to ensure a coordinated approach, the role will involve working on projects to drive brand growth and build distribution and visibility in flagship markets. This will include contributing to and shaping channel and regional marketing plans/strategies as well as day to day implementation of current brand and market plans/strategies and project managing campaigns and sales initiatives across the full range of channels and territories.

Of graduate calibre, with preferably a marketing/business qualification, you will have at least 6 months demonstrable experience in a marketing/brand/PR role within an fmcg or luxury brand environment. You will have the ability to focus and drive multiple projects through to completion and demonstrate a flair for developing creative marketing ideas across digital and mainstream media. As a member of the sales and marketing team you will be able to communicate effectively and not only sell your ideas to internal senior members of the team but deliver them at pace into the marketplace. Please apply by sending a full CV and details of your current salary.

.NET DEVELOPERS | ALL LEVELS | FLEXIBLE WORKING Salary:

£30000 - £50000 per annum + great benefits Agent: Net Talent Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow Role: Software Developer/ Senior Software Developer Location: Glasgow Salary: 30,000 - 50,000 + great benefits, flexible working and super office environment Who we are looking for: We are looking for solid .net developers of all levels - from graduate to senior. You’ll come from a good educational background and have a solid understanding of the latest Microsoft tech stack.

Key Skills/ Experience: Experience working for a software company with web-based applications using Microsoft technologies (or a solid degree in Computer Science - or similar). An extensive technical knowledge and strong background. Knowledge of C# or VB.net, ASP.NET and web technologies such as Web API, WCF, JavaScript, CSS, HTML and Ajax. OO knowledge and practical experience of design patterns etc. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team and independently.

Knowledge of Oracle, SQL Server or MySQL. Nice to have: Agile software methodology experience. A passion for technology. Xamarin. .net 4.0/4.5 techniques a plus. The Company: One of North America’s most successful software houses, whos product is making an ethical contribution to technology. Why people work there: They are a fully agile, software centric company. The developers go to work in a relaxed atmosphere that is free from politics and overriding hierarchy. They have the chance to work in very interesting and cutting edge .NET projects. They also have access to full training and the chance to work with mobile development. If this sounds like it could be of interest and you’d like to know more, please apply ASAP or contact Darren on 0131 270 6631 for more details

SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER Salary: £42k - £50k per annum Agent: Contract Scotland Skills: Engineering/Technical Location: Glasgow Do you want to be a part of a growing multi-national organisation who currently have a very strong foothold in the Scottish Building Services Design industry which has a strong track record in promoting its staff and talent for strong personal and business performance? A market leading, national M&E Building Services Design Consultancy who specialise in M&E Building Services is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to further develop and lead their mechanical design function with an already well established team based from their Glasgow office. This role will involve undertaking the design of various Mechanical aspects of Building Services, including Heating, Ventilation/Ducting and Air Conditioning systems.

This will involve using HEVACOMP and IES software where you shall have the opportunity to work on the largest Building Services design projects in Scotland The role could suite either an intermediate level mechanical design engineer who is looking to make the next step in their career, or for an already established senior mechanical design engineer who is looking to further their career with a market leading organisation. Perhaps you are already working for a M&E Building Services Consultancy and have aspiration of becoming a Chartered member of CIBSE. Within this role you will have the opportunity to develop and train junior and graduate members of an established team and be responsible for the development of their skills and careers. This specialist M&E consultancy are happy to offer training where required although experience in Building Services design is essential. An annual salary of up to £50k per annum is available for the successful candidate, with a car allowance, pension contribution package and private healthcare available for this position. Contract Scotland is committed to equal opportunities and diversity for its employees, temporary workers and work seekers.

Individuals are only assessed on their individual merits and suitability to a position irrespective of race, gender, disability, age, faith or sexual orientation.

SENIOR MARKETING EXECUTIVE Salary: up to £26,000 with benefits Agent: Nine Twenty Sales & Marketing Skills: Marketing/PR

Location: Glasgow Nine Twenty are delighted to be working with our client, a market leading provider of Marketing Technology via Smartphones, to recruit a Senior Marketing Executive. With an enviable client list which includes many of the biggest Betting Companies, Car Retailer, Restaurant Chains and more this a terrific opportunity for a Marketing professional to be working directly with some of the World’s real Superbrands.

What can you expect as a Senior Marketing Executive?

Based in Glasgow with some travel to both the London Office and to see Clients, this is a fast paced and exciting role, in reality, a big feel of Marketing Agency type work. Working closely with clients to ensure that where their Brand is represented in our Marketing Technology that the integrity of that Brand’s ’Tone of Voice’ and Corporate Images are maintained. Attention to detail is therefore a key personality trait. Our client possesses and continues to develop Technology that not only leads this Market but in many respects has entirely changed the marketplace. You will reflect the values of the business and the existing tight-knit, polished & hard working team. You will be joining a hard playing team where morale is extremely high. Current employees are very well looked after by the business, reflective of the exceptional performance of the company and its employees. Ideally you will be degree educated with at least a couple of years postgraduate experience in a Marketing role. A passion for technology and for pushing boundaries to constantly improve are important attributes too. What can you expect? Basic Salary generally in the region of £24,000 to £26,000. Excellent benefits package. Development Opportunities. If you have the skill set we are looking for then don’t hesitate to get in touch now for a confidential conversation.

Contact Stuart McRobbie by either submitting your CV for immediate consideration or email smcrobbie@ weareninetwenty.com.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Salary: £25-50,000 Agent: Farmflo Skills: IT/Telecommunications Location: Glasgow Software Developer: Graduate - Senior Level Eden Scott is delighted to be recruiting on an exclusive basis for Farmflo who are a fast growing and highly innovate Agritech start-up that is using the latest cloud and IoT technology to drive innovation on the farm. As a result of sustained business growth they are creating a Research & Development centre in Glasgow and are looking to hire a team of developers that are up to the challenge of creating the next generation of farming software. Farmflo are seeking Software Developers from graduate level through to experienced ( 4 years + experience) to work in a fast packed, agile development environment. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills and a great problem solver that can work issues on their own initiative. The candidate will be working on the Farmflo platform developed using the latest Microsoft technology and should be willing to take a lead in architectural decisions Skills required: C# MVC Framework 4.0.4,5. Fluent NHibernate.

Jquery/Javascript, Bootstrap, Knockout. Knowledge of Knockout and CQRS design patterns. SQL Server 2008 +.

Experience with API’s, WCF and/or RESTful web services.

UX/UI experience desirable. Microsoft Azure. Agile/ Scrum. Other info about Farmflo: Awards A Microsoft’s Accelerator Company Winner of the most innovate startup in agriculture Benefits: 25 day’s holiday . Training on the latest Microsoft technology . Access to Farmflo labs, and experiment with the latest farm gadgets . A chance to spend time on Farmflo home farm . Social events .

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the growth of a tech start up. For more information get in touch: niall.bree@edenscott.com or 0141 410 1008 Please note all third party enquires and direct applicants will forwarded to Eden Scott for response.

CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISOR FOR SUNGLASS WEBSITE 20K PA Salary: £20000 Agent: Pretavoir Skills: Retail Location: Glasgow Customer Service Advisor required by Sunglasses Website Pretavoir. £20000 pa Full Time Pretavoir is one of the UK’s leading online eyewear retailers. New Team Member required. As part of Glasgow based i2i Optometrists, Pretavoir is now in its sixth year still enjoys significant growth. Therefore, we are now looking for a new team member. The role will be in our customer service department working alongside five existing customer service advisors. You will be a friendly, enthusiastic and diligent individual. You will relish the challenge of adapting to a new environment and integrating into a friendly and close team. You will have excellent telephone manner, fast typing speed and the ability to acquire new skills. The fast paced and high energy style of an online business will ensure your days are varied and rewarding. The continued growth will give you the opportunity to develop and become involved in areas such as Social Media, Google Analytics, Fashion buying, Stock management and more. Pretavoir holds accounts with the world’s finest eyewear manufacturers including Chanel, DITA, Cartier, Tag Heuer, Ray Ban, Dior and many more. If you enjoy the latest trends in fashion then you will love the opportunity to be the first to market with new collections. Sales outside of the UK account for a large proportion of sales, including USA, Australia, China and far flung locations such as Ecuador, Brazil, South Korea and more. Our customers include affluent connoisseurs who purchase a number of sunglasses each year, expecting and deserving the very best customer service.

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CHRISTMAS TEMP JOBS AND WHY YOU NEED ONE Ah, ye olde temporary job for the Christmas period: extra pennies in your pocket, more gifts in granny’s stocking and a whole host of – very fleeting – social occasions, guaranteed not to co-ordinate with your semester one exam timetable.

While taking up a Christmas position can often feel a bit like going to a buffet as a child and being told that the adults have first dibs, temporary employment most definitely has its place in student life.

Not only does some retail experience look good on your C.V., a 12-week position can potentially lead to permanent full or part time employment in January (at the end of your contract), if you make the right impression.

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Just last year, I quit my permanent part-time job to travel Europe for 30 days. I returned home in July with inadequate funds to support the fast-approaching first semester of third year and frantically fled to the university library to print some C.V.’s. By the time third year commenced, the majority of stores were only recruiting for part-time retail roles, which, as a journalism and English student, I didn’t think was going to help me get into what I hoped to do after university.

I landed a temporary contract in my favourite shop, Paperchase. My (what I once thought was sad) enthusiasm for writing instruments and crafts worked in my favour as four weeks into my position I was selected to train as a pen specialist in the intimidating Under Glass area of the store. I loved the challenges of selling expensive pens, convertors and cartridges and took on extra shifts to study the mechanisms of pens further. A year on and I am now training this year’s batch of temporary employees to do the same.

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Stores take on tens upon tens of employees every Christmas to get through the busy December shopping period. And, sometimes, you may be employed purely on the basis of your availability during this time so that certain existing employees can get some time off at Christmas. You should be made aware of this at the point of employment, so don’t lie in interviews about being available all Christmas if you plan on travelling home to Orkney for your dinner.

In order to maximise your chances of permanent employment or, simply, to gain the best reference possible when you leave, there are some very basic things you must do:

TAKE ALL THE OVERTIME YOU CAN POSSIBLY MANAGE It goes without saying that if you spend more time under your managers’ noses then they are going to get to know you better. Taking on extra hours not only means you’ll make more money; you’ll appear more reliable, and availability carries immense weight in the employment game.

BE EARLY FOR SHIFTS, NOT JUST ON TIME Arriving in work with 30 seconds to spare, regardless of how on-point your eyeliner is, is going to make you look disorganised, and that’s never a good look.

ATTEND THE STAFF CHRISTMAS NIGHT OUT (IF THERE IS ONE) Truly assimilate onto the team and make efforts that go beyond staying in contact with only those people who are on the same shifts as you. Make your employers feel as though you will be missed if you were not there.

PROMOTE IN-STORE EVENTS ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA An employer wants to invest their future in you. By taking on someone like you, they are taking the first steps towards building a lasting relationship with you which will find you both benefitting from all the hard work put in at either end. Become an ambassador for your company and tell your friends and family about in-store promotions to ‘up’ sales.

DON’T SETTLE FOR PRICING IF YOUR SPECIALTY LIES ELSEWHERE – LET SOMEONE KNOW While team member has to do their bit when it comes to completing mundane tasks, make sure that your manager knows that you have strengths in other areas if you feel like you could bring something new to the table. A pro-active approach to work will make you stand out and continuously offering to utilise your expertise to enhance the work place will, once again, show the company exactly why they ought to keep you and not someone else.

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2016 – A YEAR OF SPORT To say 2016 was an eventful year in sport would be the overstatement of, well, 2016. We’ve seen the underdog story to end all underdog stories in the Premier League, we’ve seen a home nation actually succeeding at a major football tournament, and we’ve seen an Olympic Games with more British – and indeed Scottish – success stories than ever before; none more so than that of Andy Murray, who himself had quite the calendar year. Truly, there are countless enthralling sport stories worth looking back at as the year draws to a close, but we’ll do our best to outline the biggest of the hits.

It seems only fitting to start with the story that has been most recently dominating the headlines. At the time of writing, Dunblane’s Andy Murray has just followed up his triumphant claiming of the world number one spot by defeating the

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former incumbent, Novak Djokovic, in the finals of the ATP World Tour. The victory in itself is a success, but it is only amplified when you consider that, for the first time ever, Murray will close the tennis season as the world’s best player – the first time this century that feat has been accomplished by a British player.

It was almost as if becoming the first man ever to win the Queen’s Club Championships five times, winning a historic Wimbledon final in straight sets, and then going on to become the first competitor ever to successfully defend an Olympic Gold Medal in tennis wasn’t enough for Murray this year – he had to then go on and mark an incredible six month turnaround by usurping his long term rival to mark an unlikely display of sporting dominance, before he could sleep easy. But he wasn’t the only one who will fondly recall an extremely impressive showing in 2016. What was at the very least just as impressive, was the story of Leicester City.

Leicester started the 2015/16 Premier League season tipped for relegation. Some bookies were offering as much as 500/1 on the Foxes finishing the season as Premier League Champions before a ball was kicked, after they’d only just avoided the drop the season prior. Yet, somehow, with the help of an out of nowhere managerial

masterclass from Claudio Raneiri, and Hollywood-calibre showing from Jamie Vardy, they finished a stunning ten points ahead of Arsenal to clinch the title.

Elsewhere in British football teams succeeding against the odds, while England underwhelmed at Euro 2016 and Scotland, yet again, failed to qualify for anything, it was Wales and Northern Ireland who turned it on for the grand stage. Wales, in fact, even beat England to the top spot of Group B – with Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale making his presence known by scoring in all three of their group games. In Group C, Northern Ireland were making national history by even being at the tournament. They weren’t stopping there though.

In a group with Germany, Ukraine and Poland, no one would have given them a chance, especially after narrowly losing out in their first fixture against Poland. They followed this up, though, with an impressive 2-0 victory over Ukraine, and despite a 1-0 defeat against World Champions Germany to bring their group stage to a close, they made momentous waves by sneaking into the last 16 on goal difference as one of the best placed third placed teams.

And it was in the last 16 when the two stories crossed, and one of them would inevitably come to an end. Wales drew Northern Ireland, and a Gareth McAuley own goal was the only thing that would

ultimately separate the two and ensure that the favoured Wales would progress. British eyes then looked to Wales as the sole flagflyer, and they wouldn’t disappoint, turning over highly-rated Belgium with a stunning 3-1 victory in the quarter finals. The fairytale came to an end in the semi-finals, when Portugal proved to be too strong, but the defeat served to do little to retract from the historic significance of the tournament for Wales – or indeed Northern Ireland.

Shortly after the Euros, followed the small matter of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which proved to be an event unto itself. 16 Scots were among the 130 Brits leaving the Games with a medal, a record-breaking amount of medal wins for Scots at an away games. Andy Murray, as previously mentioned, was among the most notable British successes at the games, but elsewhere Mo Farah confirmed his status as the only real challenger to Murray’s supposedly imminent Sports Personality of the Year award by defending his Gold in both the 5,000 and 10,000m. Among the other successes, Adam Peaty made claiming Britain’s first medal of the event in style, setting a new world record in the 100m breaststroke, and arguably Team GB’s most consistently successful competitors, rowing duo Heather Stanning and Helen Glover were dominant in their defense of their women’s pair title.

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PRO WRESTLING IN SCOTLAND:

THE EVOLUTION OF THE REVOLUTION Every year, it seems, professional wrestling in Scotland raises the bar for itself. 2016, though, took its role in this pro wrestling renaissance a bit too seriously.

You probably, at some point, heard

about Insane Championship Wrestling’s show at the Hydro. Publicity wise, the company really stepped further into the mainstream than owner Mark Dallas could ever have imagined it would. The incredible

significance, though, of any British wrestling promotion in the 21st century; much less one barely ten years old with humble roots in Maryhill; selling over 6,000 tickets for an event and broadcasting live across the globe on pay per view, will be lost on all but the passionate wrestling fans.

To put it in its clearest terms, ICW Fear and Loathing X at the SSE Hydro wasn’t dubbed the ‘European Wrestlemania’ for no reason. Nothing in European wrestling nowadays even comes close. And that’s not to knock some of the pro wrestling scenes across the continent; it’s getting more popular everywhere, and beginning to thrive again in places like Germany and Austria; but Scotland really is leading the charge. Even some of the larger American companies, like Ring of Honour and TNA, haven’t managed a show as big as ICW’s debut appearance at the Hydro.

The significance was reflected in the talent that were attracted to appear. Kurt Angle, Team 3D, Ricochet, and of course the first WWE Universal Champion and former ICW favourite Finn Balor – not to mention RAW general manager Mick Foley, albeit via satellite – all showed up, side by side with guys like Joe Coffey, Polo Promotions, Grado and Drew Galloway. It was, undoubtedly, a cultural phenomenon.

Just as significant for wrestling in Scotland, perhaps, was another promotion broadcasting worldwide from the Hydro.

Just weeks before ICW occupied the arena, WWE taped both RAW and Smackdown from the venue for the first time ever; a

statement as clear as any about how the world is beginning to view our emerging underground scene. Both tapings heavily featured a raucous Glasgow crowd, and the wrestlers responded by knocking it out of the park.

And if this wasn’t enough to convince you that ICW, and Scotland’s somewhat new found passion for wrestling, has a profile on the world stage, that’s not all the evidence that 2016 hit us with. WWE’s Glasgow shows featured the RAW debut of one Noam Dar, the 23 year old Israeli-born Scot, who made his last ICW appearance in only September before heading stateside to make history as only the third Scot and first ever Israeli to appear on WWE main roster TV. Glasgow’s Nicola Glencross; known as Nikki Storm to Scottish fans, and Nikki Cross, now, to the rest; is also making waves in WWE, appearing alongside Eric Young in NXT faction Sanity. Considering we’d only seen two Scots, ever, appear in WWE prior to 2016 – one being current ICW talent, Drew Galloway – to have two debut in the one year is a sure-fire sign of progress.

ICW have already announced a return to the Hydro next year for Fear and Loathing X, and whichever way you look at it, the world is noticing wrestling in Scotland. If we continue to progress at the benchmark rate set by 2016, then who knows what’s next. As ICW broadcaster Billy Kirkwood put it, it’s the evolution of

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