8 SFTW Friday, August 31, 2012 THE HOLLOWS UP FOR TOUR JUST LIKE HERO WIGGO CHRIS SWEENEY Up for Carrie on The disco king With JIM JIM

She’s toured with Alexandra Burke, and TOM MELTING POT @Admiral, peerless collectionofclassic tracks CARRIE MAC TOM more recently performed for 10,000 ! Glasgow, tomorrow: Bringing a spanning four decades.

With punters supporting Sir Tom Jones at taste of classic New York disco to the Andrew Pirie warms up, and With WHERE: Edinburgh GELLATLY GELLATLY With FOR FANS OF: Emeli Sandé, Fleet- Hamilton Park Racecourse. With grey streets of Glasgow, the mighty Simonotron from Edinburgh’s Hot CHURCHILL wood Mac, Charlene Soraia Ienjoyed her past singles Hello and CHURCHILL NickySiano, pictured,makes arare Mess plays upstairs. JIM SAYS: After around eight years on Till ISee You Again. They were great UK appearance. PRESSURE @The Arches, the scene, Edinburgh singer-songwriter pop records, and the Cahill remix of the The man behind the ground- $ Glasgow, tonight: Slam’s Carrie Mac is on the verge of amajor latter even made the top 5ofthe UK breaking Gallery club in the Big Apple monthly celebration of all things breakthrough. Being asked to sing the dance chart. Her new material though, —which ran from 1972-77 and helped techno returns to its spiritual home national anthem at the Scotland v is in adifferent league. launch the careers of both Chicago after the summer break, and they’re Australia football friendly at Easter Current single Things IWish I’d Said house godfather Frankie Knuckles and joined by Berlin’s most formidable Road was her latest career high. sounds like aclassic. Abeautiful piano Paradise Garage legend Larry Levan operator, Marcel Dettmann. She followed in the footsteps of Amy and voice number, she’s stripped it —iscredited as the first DJ to mix His raw, uncompromising sets at the Macdonald, who’s been aregular sing- right back to create something special. records together in sync, and has a German capital’s notorious Berghain ing Flower Of Scotland at Hampden. It builds wonderfully with amassive are the stuff of legend, and this is a Unlike Amy, though, Carrie’s not a underlying hook and I’m really excited rare chance to hear him do his thing huge football fan. That was actually her about the direction her music’s going. away from his home turf. Carrie told me: “It’s back to where I first ever match, but she’s no stranger MOTOR CITY ELECTRONICS @ to playing in front of large crowds. started and I’m really happy with it. The reception to the single’s been amazing. % La Cheetah, Glasgow, tonight: A “I started off as an acoustic artist four-party series dedicated to the recording my own stuff in Edinburgh music of Detroit kicks off with aset and worked my way up. from techno’s unsung hero Eddie “I’ve done alot of amazing things but ‘Flashin’ Fowlkes. it’s good to get back to my roots.” One of the pioneers of the sound As well as the single, Carrie’s alongside Derrick May, Juan Atkins recorded astunning cover of Erasure’s and Kevin Saunderson, Eddie never ALittle Respect, which is also available achieved their level of crossover on iTunes. success despite creating abrilliant Slowing the song right down, she’s catalogue of ‘technosoul’ grooves turned it into aspectacular ballad. It which are still hammered by discern- went down astorm when she performed ing DJs today. it at Edinburgh Playhouse recently. He’ll be spinning aspecial ‘History It’s oneofthose covers that’s so differ- of Detroit’ set which is sure to be ent from the original, that it takes awhile jam-packed with classics. to sink in what the song actually is. PHANTASY SOUND @Sub Carrie’s first big break was back in & Club, Glasgow, tonight: Electro- CYCLING hero Bradley Wiggins we were in New York at night time. He 2008 when she won the One To Watch house hero Erol Alkan is showcasing was promising us the world. Award at the Radio Forth Awards. his Phantasy Sound label for his Sub put the Mod scene right back in “Now we’re in aplace where’s it’s That led to an introduction to Scots Club debut. Oneofthe most popular the limelight after his historic Tour solid, we’ve got awee promoter who is hitmaker John McLaughlin, whose jocks on the circuit, the Londoner de France victory. helping us alot. credits range from Busted to Echo & never disappoints. “We want to record an album and The Bunnymen. John continues to He’s joined by label- And now Glasgow outfit The build up enough steam so we can get steer Carrie’s career, having signed her mate and Fabric resi- Hollows are looking to do the same. someone to fund it’s release. to his Protobeat label. dent Daniel Avery. The band are self-confessed Mods who “The thing is, we haven’t got enough I’ll be hosting this year’s One To live and breathe the culture. money to release it ourselves —weneed Watch at the Liquid Room in Edinburgh ( MUSIKA @ Frontman William Brand backers.” on November 3. Entries for emerging Liquid Room, revealed: “The thing that Trying to tempt some acts from Edinburgh, The Lothians and Edinburgh, tomor- got me hooked was the record bosses to open their Fife close on September 21, with row: As the look, plus the music. ONE2SEE wallets, the band have given details at forthone.com. If we unearth Festival draws to an “The Mod scene has got it their all with new single talent anywhere as good as Carrie Mac, end, 20 of the capi- everything —the clothes, the Sincere Empire. Ireckon we’ll be on to awinner. tal’s finest are taking sound and performances. THE DARKNESS are It’s an proper old school MORE: carriemacmusic.com to the decks for aspe- “You look at some of the touring Europe right anthem. cial closing party. music out right now and William said: “We’re just Q Jim will be chatting to Carrie Mac it’s dross. now with Lady GaGa. trying to recreate some of on his Amazing Radio showcase The line-up includes Musika’s Laurie But they are ditch- Neil, Kapital’s Brad Charters and Barry “The Mod stuff is com- that real Mod sound —as (amazingradio.co.uk) on Sunday from plete, it’s aproper package ing her for aone-off there’s not much about it 2pm. He’ll also be playing the single O’Connell, Pulse’s Darrel Harding and headline show at MUSIC Andy Problems, Cheap Picasso from that people can be part of. today. It’s modern Mod with on In:Demand Uncut on Sunday from “So many people jumped Glasgow’s ABC on asort of dark blues twist 7pm on Clyde 1, Forth One, North- Gasoline Dance Machine and many, September 12. many more. on the bandwagon after to it.” sound 1, Radio Borders, Tay FM, Wiggins won. And frontman Jus- One camp backing them is West FM &West Sound FM. See Q Email your news and listings to “We liked him before he tin Hawkins is revved and his band indemandscotland.co.uk [email protected] won that. up for it —with new Beady Eye. They had the “ also really album Hot Cakes in lads play aparty for them kicked it on and he’s given their arsenal now too. down in . NEW

CLUBBING the Mod thing abig push in Get tickets at the music world. gigsinscotland.com Change “We’re trying to do the same and break outside the William said: “We did Alan box.” McGee’s night in Glasgow But up here in Scotland, and then we got asked to Mods are in short supply — come down to play the it’s down south where the ONE2HEAR Beady Eye gig in London. scene thrives. “But there was no real William, 28, explained: advice down there, it was “There are alot of cliques DOG IS DEAD were more or less abig booze-up. in the music business and if one of the standouts “Anything they did tell me, you are not in them, you’re acts at last week’s I’d forgotten half of it struggling. rock bash Reading instantly.” “There are alot of Mods and Leeds. The guys are on the bill in England who dig the But they’re not sit- for The Noizy Festival 2012 sound. ting back, basking in —onSeptember 22 in “We do alot stuff with the glory. Cumbernauld. the Mod websites —they do They’ve got new But right now, they’re just features on us and that single Talk Through grinding away hoping to helps alot. The Night —from break out of the Mod scene “But the thing is, they are debut album All Our and into the mainstream. all down south —noone up Favourite Stories — William added: “You can here really bothers too out on October 1. sense there is achange much with the Mod scene.” coming in music. Watch the video at “I think Mod is coming That said, the boys have dogisdead.co.uk had some backing. back bigger and better. Primal Scream founding “We need to keep the WATCH member Jim Beattie signed momentum going. them —although that ended in disaster. “If you stop, you are forgotten about straight away. William said: “We were signed to Pop “So you need to keep on going, doing Pills, that was Jim’s label and he was gigs and releasing songs. managing us at the time —but we fell “Wejust want people to spread the out with them. They were lazy b******s. word andsee where it takes us.” “The way he was talking, we were Q For more info, check out facebook.com/ flying to Tokyo in the morning and then thehollowsofficial ONES 2