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DANNY ROBINS' EVENTS GUIDE - 14TH OCTOBER 2010
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|12:07 UK time, Thursday, 14 October 2010
The List 25th Anniversary - Fri 22nd
The List is Scotland's listings bible. It began life in 1985 and since then it's been coming out every fortnight to tell people what to see, do, hear, eat, drink, read and play in Edinburgh, Glasgow and across Scotland.
To celebrate their 25th birthday, instead of writing about other people's events, for the first time, they are organising their own. They're taking over The Arches in Glasgow next Friday night for a celebration of Scottish culture. The line up features some of the magazine's favourite Scottish bands, DJs and writers.
Bands include Errors, King Creosote, Come on Gang and an acoustic set from Human Don't Be Angry the new project from Arab Strap's Malcolm Middleton, DJs include Kris Wasabi from Edinburgh's monthly electro-disco night Wasabi Disco and there's spoken word from various writers including Christopher Brookmyre, part of the 'Tartan Noir' group of Scottish crime writers.
Sounds like a fun night and a chance to catch some of the best Scottish talent in a variety of artistic fields. I wonder if The List will review themselves? There must be rules against that, yeah?
Indesit Party Launderette
Do you sometimes feel dirty when you're out clubbing? Would you like to be able to combine freshly-laundered cleanliness with getting jiggy? Since I can't possibly contemplate anyone answering 'no' to that, let me tell you about the Indesit Party Launderette.
This apparently taps into something that's a bit of a craze in the US right now - launderettes where you can dance. Let's face it, waiting for the spin cycle to finish is dull, so why not spice it up by throwing some shapes. Do that in your average launderette and people might think you are dangerous but in a party launderette - no problem.
The Party Launderette is happening this weekend (Fri 15th - Sun17th) in East London. It's yet another example of the 'pop up' craze that seems to be taking the nation by storm. It's on at the Dray Walk Gallery, just off Brick Lane. You need to get yourself on the guest list for the Friday night by going on their Facebook page.
You can wander in any time between 12 and 6 though on Sat and Sun either with or without your washing. There's tea and cakes, served by roller girls and the chance to have a bit of a bop whilst laundering your smalls.
Funny People
First off, a quick heads up for the distant future. If you're a fan of Monty Python, Fawlty Towers or A Fish Called Wanda (I won't mention the Sainsbury's Ads) you might like to know John Cleese is going on tour. It's called The Alimony Tour but hopefully it's not just a money-raising excuse. It's not until May next year, but the reason I'm telling you now is that loads of the tickets are already sold out. There are definitely still seats available in Oxford and Bristol. If you want to go, get on the case soon.
But back to the here and now... Next Tuesday, 19th October, sees the launch of the 2011 Musical Comedy Awards. This is the third year of these awards which have been set up to highlight and promote the most talented up and coming musical comedians.
I talked about this a bit in the summer when I was up at the Edinburgh Fringe, but it does seem to be a real buzz about musical comedy right now. I even made a piece about it for BBC News.
Whereas in the past musical comedy often just involved a bloke strumming a guitar along to some funny words with the same chorus repeated again and again and again until it wasn't funny anymore, the current crop of comics features some people who are as talented and original musically as they are funny. Tim Minchin, Bill Bailey and Flight of the Conchords are of course the giants of the scene but this Awards is aiming to bring through the next big things.
To kick off the launch the organisers are holding a launch party at The Wilmington Arms, a rather nice pub in Clerkenwell in North London and sister venue to Camden's uber-trendy The Hawley Arms.
There's a good line up of musical talent on offer - including Sarah Louise-Young who won a couple of awards up in Edinburgh, Jay Foreman - winner of Best Newcomer in the 2009 Awards (he's Beardyman's brother, trivia fans) and, though this should in no way sway your judgement, yours truly, performing my DJ Danny character.
And if you think you're funny and musical yourself, why don't you sign up to enter the awards?
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