6 SFTW Friday, May 6, 2011 Friday, May 6, 2011 SFTW 7 FILMS MUSIC DVDs TWIN ATLANTIC —tonight, Barrowland, Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow 0141 221 5279; HOT Glasgow 0141 552 4601; FIXERS —King Tut’s ERIC CLAPTON —Thursday, SECC, Glasgow Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow 0141 221 5279; The 0844 395 4000; SIMON McBRIDE —Thursday, GAMES BOOKS COMEDY GIGS MOUSE THAT ATE THE CAT —tomorrow, King Stereo, Glasgow, 0141 222 2254. JENNIFER LOPEZ 3 DAY OF DAYS changes still sound like the same Love? WHO: Paul Petrie (vocals/guitars/ band. Ican see these guys being keyboards), Gordon Speedie massive in the States given the JENNY from the Block faced (guitar/effects/vocals), Garry Gra- right breaks. obscurity when her last ham (bass), Graeme MacDonald But for now, recognition in their album failed to ignite the (drums) own country seems like amore charts. But now the love for JIM WHERE: Crieff than achievable goal. J-Lo has returned, thanks to BY FOR FANS OF: Placebo, Muse, Put them on stage at the SECC plenty of tears as ajudge GELLATLY Radiohead with amajor rock act and they’ll on American Idol and an JIM SAYS: I’m really enjoying have the audience baying for album that includes such whatthese Perthshire electro- more. A-list collaborators as Lady C C DayOfDays launch the album GaGa, Lil Wayne, Tricky IC rockers are doing at the moment. I I It’s amassive sound that’s ered more of arock band, with a tonight with agig at the O2 ABC Stewart and RedOne. S S come along way from their early in Glasgow. Musically it’s very safe – sound geared for arenas rather Formore info, check out dayof- shiny, slick pop and catchy US bedroom recordings. U U than the pubs and clubs they are Thetrack Dreams was the one days.co.uk melodies which don’t come that really sold the band for me, currently playing. Q Jim will be playing Day Of closetoher career highs of M M sounding like Chemical Brothers Much like Primal Scream have Days on In:Demand Uncut, Sun- Waiting For Tonight or If You mashed up with vocals from done over the years, Day Of day 7-10pm on Clyde 1, Forth Had My Love. Days seem to switch from rock to But on the Latin-flavoured WM Placebo’s Brian Molko. One, Northsound 1, Radio Bor- W W On hearing their debut album, electronica with ease. ders, Tay FM, West FM &West Papi and the E E Indecency Of The Few, Idiscov- Importantly, such gear- Sound FM. See jimgellatly.com GaGa-penned electropop daz- NE N N zler Invading My Mind, her talent shines through. JS MEAT PUPPETS 4 Lollipop THEY are remembered as the band that played with Kurt Cobain as he made his last breathtaking stand, namely Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged set in New York. But the trio can celebrate 30 years in the business satis- fied that this album is ahigh point. Possibly their prettiest, poppiest yet, it runs through arange of styles with consis- tently fine melodies and nicely understated vocals. Orange is an insistent rocker, Baby Don’t is pure rockabilly and Amazing is all acoustic loveli- ness. These Pup- pets will have their listeners on astring. SC DELTA MAID 3.5 Outside Looking In HEARING her debut, you would be forgiven for thinking 25-year-old Delta Maid is straight out of Nashville rather than Liverpool. Her bluegrass style and fingerpicking guitar are pure country and with her husky, soft voice the effect is comfort- ing and familiar. Broken Branches and Dance With My Broken Heart are pure heartbreak country By JACQUI SWIFT of waving arms. Geordie singer Having flown in from his home in on that tour I’d stand on stage and distance. Angus and Mal (rhythm gui- wherever else we have been lucky with themes that will be Brian Johnson admitted: “I felt sea- Florida, Brian is his bright and say to myself, ‘Wow, I’m in agreat tarist Malcolm Young) had aword enough to play. Whatever size of gig, familiar to fans of queen of sick looking out to that crowd. The breezy self even if he lets out afew band. These are good lads. And with them and told them to keep FOR legendary rockers whatever level of success we’ve the genre Dolly Parton. AC/DC, the show starts an fans were all moving up and down jetlag yawns here and there. we’ve got cracking songs.’” out of our area.” reached we give each show our all.” like being at sea. Argen- The quieter Angus, who lives in Filming such ahuge show AC/DC were formed in Sydney in Angus and Brian say they never Sexy, young and with a hour before they tina was something else. Holland, laughed along to Brian’s involved 32 high-definition cameras 1973 by Young and his older brother get sick of playing anthems such as talent for writing songs that take to the stage. I’ve never seen 100,000 jokes about the premiere. following the band around on stage. Malcolm. With Bon Scott replacing as Whole Lotta Rosie, Hell’s Bells, cut right to the people jump up and “We’re just inviting abunch of But filming it didn’t interfere as original singer Dave Evans in 1974, emotional core, The stadium is Highway To Hell and For Those down in time. You pals, really. That’s it. Tara Palmer they performed. they were popular in Australia About To Rock (We Salute You). she won’t packed, the atmosphere couldn’t choreograph it.” Parker Plonkington (sic) is not going Brian says: “That’s one reason I before international success from electric —and it’s time Brian adds that friendships within remain an out- SFTW are with Angus, to be there, thank God. All those f****** love this film. It was like I’d 1976, starting off with their album the band, which also includes sider for long. for guitarist and song- 56, and Brian, 63, in a celebrities are all w*****s.” never seen our show before. I’ve Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. writer Angus Young to Malcolm, Cliff Williams on bass and JS central London hotel Black Ice, AC/DC’s 16th studio seen other films but not one as good But tragedy struck in 1980 when Phil Rudd on drums, remain strong. put on his trademark just ahead of the release album, wasNo1 in 31 coun- as this. The Bullring (1996’s No Bull Bon was found dead in the back of uniform. acar in London after anight of He said: “We’re one of the few MARTIN CARTHY 4 of their Live At River tries including the USA DVD filmed at Madrid’s bands who still do travel all The schoolboy shorts, Plate DVD. —where it sold 784,000 Plaza de drinking. The coroner recorded aver- Essential blazer, tie and cap have Filmed at Buenos copies in its first week — Toros de Las dict of death by misadventure together. We still talk before we go been the symbol of the Aires’ River Plate and the UK. Ventas) is bril- caused by acute alcohol poisoning. on stage and hang out afterwards.” BRITISH folk icon Carthy Australian band since Stadium, it was ahigh- Here it was their first liant. Live at Brian says getting older means famously guided ayoung they formed in 1973 light of the Black Ice chart-topping album Donington in Anthems taking pre-tour fitness seriously. Bob Dylan in the ways of and, along with their World Tour when they since 1980’s 49million ’91? Brilliant. He added: “I have to keep up with traditional song. lightning strike logo, are played to more than copy-selling Back In But you had Brian, ex-singer of Newcastle band these young ‘uns. Idon’t want to let recognised across the Geordie, stepped into Bon’s shoes the team down. Acouple of nights On May 21, he beats Bob five million fans in Black. all these guys to his 70th birthday by three world. 108 cities in 28 Brian said: “It was on stage tell- and the band carried on, releasing when it was hot Iwas on the floor. “I have my quirks and countries over 20 months. nice it was such asuc- ing you what the classic Back In Black. Angus had to step over me.” days and this fine double CD when my uniform’s on It featured their most impressive cessful album. So many to do and fol- Young admits he counts his Angus is still constantly writing collection draws from his there’s just one more thing Ihave to stage design yet with ahuge steam people wanted tickets. lowing you blessings the band lived on and and was so inspired by the success many albums for Topic get right or there’s no point me train crashing on the stage for Those who saw the around. added: “Because we had youth on of Black Ice and the accompanying Records over 50 years. going on stage,” said Angus, who opener Rock ’n’ Roll Train. show had the night of “And the our side and found Brian we could tour that he’s sure that AC/DC will Listen to his fabulous has 12 spare uniforms with him on Tonight is the premiere of the film their lives —asyou audience would give it our best shot. We had the hit the road again some time. rendition of Lord Franklin and the road. at London’s Hammersmith Apollo can see from the film.” be going, ‘Get reputation of being agood band.