[Nightnews-letter Summer 2007] Goth, post-goth and more dark, fun news of note
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Scotland

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.:: Contents
Specially Featured Stuff
Latest Dark Clubs, Gigs and Events
Other Events of Note
Edinburgh Fringe 2007 News
Local Club News
Goth Links, Vid Links, Deserving Cause Link!
Summer Calendars :: Indie Calendar :: Dark Calendar
Free Gigs & DJ's
Cheap Drinks & Latest Promos
Further Information and Credits ::.

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.:: Specially Featured Stuff

.:: Nightnews Salutes John Smeaton - Hero For Our Time
http://www.johnsmeaton.com/
...when a Weegie met al-Qaeda!

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.:: Latest Dark Clubs, Gigs, Events

.:: BEDLAM GOTH CLUB - QMU Glw
Sat 28 July, Sat 25 Aug, Sat 29 Sept
http://www.bedlamcorp.co.uk
http://www.altnation.com/forums/bedlam/

.:: Dead On The Live Wire, local Gothy Band - Edin
If you missed them tonight at the 'last night of Subway Cowgate!'
see them on Jul 15 Henry's Cellar Bar or Jul 19 8pm Forest Cafe
http://www.myspace.com/deadonthelivewire
If you are really a goth, you should be interested in DoTLW

.:: Emilie Autumn with Lahannya is a 14+ Gig
Jul 19 Edinburgh details at
http://www.last.fm/event/217748

.:: La troisième édition du DARK OMEN Festival
se tiendra au château de VAUX LE PENIL
du Vendredi 20 au Dimanche 22 Juillet 2007
http://www.myspace.com/darkomenfestival
Gratuit pour les jolies filles et les beaux garcons :)

.:: CRYOTEC - Glasgow
Glasgow Cathouse, 15 Union Street Glasgow G1 3RB
Every last Thursday of the month
July 26 Gig :: See's the UK debut of Cervello Elettronico
playing as part of the normal club night. Which means normal
door price will apply. Doors 11:00pm -3am Entry £4/£2
Industrial ~ EBM ~ Electro - Level 1
http://www.alternativenation.net/forums/cryotec-glasgow/
http://www.myspace.com/cervelloelettronico
"Synthetic Music for Aggressive People" .. they say!

.:: SIN ~ Industrial / Goth - Dundee
Monthly @ the Club Cage, The Fantasy Bar, St. Andrews Lane, Dundee
Fridays 27th July, 31st Aug, 28th Sept, 26th Oct.
http://www.myspace.com/sindundee

.:: Supernaut Aberdeen
'July Supernaut has been postponed to Friday 28th
Normal service will be resumed next month with
Supernaut falling on August 18th,' ..says Jimsin
http://www.myspace.com/themooringsbar
http://www.aberdeen-music.com/forums/moorings-bar/

.:: Darkmatterz' "Nekrofest", the North West's first
industrial and dark metal festival
July 28th, 12pm-3am, £15. Fab line-up!
http://www.myspace.com/nekrofest

.:: NiN - Edinburgh
T on the Fringe presents FOO FIGHTERS + Nine Inch Nails
Meadowbank Stadium, Tue 21st of August 2007 £37.50
http://www.tonthefringe.com
http://www.last.fm/event/180289

.:: SIN - Glasgow's ONLY Heavy Metal Club Night!
Soundhaus, 47 Hydepark St, Glasgow, Scotland
Sept 28th, Cost : £5/£6 Bands 8-11pm featuring Battleheart,
Concept of Time, Syth and 15 Times Dead. Club night 11pm-3am
Alternative models and performers! Heavy visuals
http://www.myspace.com/116317363

.:: The Aviemore Gothic Weekend returns in December 2007 with
'The Snowball' Provisionally 7-9th Dec dates tbc
http://www.agw.techmad.co.uk/
http://community.livejournal.com/aviemoregoth/

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.:: Other Events of Note

.:: COME CELEBRATE THE LAST NIGHT OF OCTOPUS DIAMOND!
IN NEW WAVE STYLE. 37 GUTHRIE STREET, (HASTIES CLOSE)
EDINBURGH EH1 1JG UK. THE GUSSETS + THE LOVE
GESTURES + SARAH AND THE SNAKES + THE GOULAG BEAT DJ's
http://www.myspace.com/theoctopusdiamond
July 14 Cost: £4/£3, from 7pm

.:: BEATS PRESENTS, THE SKINNY BOAT PARTY! - Edinburgh
@ Cruz, The Shore, Leith, July 21st, 3pm - 3am
OCTOGEN (Soma - LIVE) plus 10 other erm obscure DJ's
plus BBQ, exclusive floorshow from THE RED MEN, free CDs,
booze promos and a CAPOEIRA display
All for just £7! Tickets from Ripping, Underground
Solu'Shn,Tickets Scotland. Limited numbers..
http://www.myspace.com/skinnymag

.:: The Wickerman Festival 20 - 21 July
Dundrennan Farm for the multifarious folky-funky,
punky-funster’s who’re all intent on burning the midnight
oil and a 40 foot pagan harvest effigy
http://www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk/

.:: This year's Traquair Fair will take place on
Sat 4th and Sun 5th August at Traquair House.
http://www.traquair.co.uk/fair.html

.:: Witchfest International 3rd November 2007
Fairfield Halls, Croydon, South London
Bands have 'A CHANCE TO PLAY AT WITCHFEST INTERNATIONAL 2007'
see http://www.myspace.com/witchfest

.:: Edinburgh Fringe 2007 News

.:: The Fringe Website says 185 free shows in 2007...
http://www.edfringe.com/story.html?id=1553&area_id=62

.:: The Laughing Horse Free Festival 2007!
"over 130 free Fringe Shows in 10 Venues that are all free
for Performers and free for audiences to watch," ..they say!
http://www.laughinghorse.co.uk/fringe2007/
Free Admission to all shows!

.:: The Free Fringe by Peter Buckley Hill
http://www.freefringe.org.uk/ 2007 Site
http://www.myspace.com/freefringe
Free Admission to all shows!

.:: Nightnews at the Edinburgh Fringe 2007
Nightnews Fringe Recommendations & Bat Ratings 2007
http://www.nightnews.net/fringe2007.htm
more on this page coming soon...

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.:: The Other Best Goth Nights & Events

.:: More for Bedlam/Cryotec (Glw); Elizium (Aberdeen); Sin (Dundee); Flux (Glw);
S24
residencies (Edin); and all the other local Scots Goth nights, see our media
listings, newsletters and recently updated Nightnews website...
http://www.nightnews.net

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.:: Local Club News ::.

.:: NEW RELOCATION: THE HIVE [Former Honeycomb + Subway Relocation]
15-17 Niddry Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LG
Opens Jul 13, Stay tuned for the latest news on the re-launch of
this 650 capacity live music and clubbing venue, previously known
as The Honeycomb and The Vaults
http://www.myspace.com/thehivelive
http://www.myspace.com/clubhive
http://www.bebo.com/clubhive
Ye old Honeycomb Website
http://www.the-honeycomb.com/
Take a look for a preview while this site is still up

.:: NEW REVIEWS: Aviemore Gothic Weekend Report
http://community.livejournal.com/aviemoregoth/
Read what patrons said at the LJ!

.:: NEW VENUE: The Ark, 3-7 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3BG
New venue opening soon ~ Program starts July 12th
The Ark is a new 200+ capacity live venue opening up where
the Trafalgar Suite used to be, above the Waterloo Buffet.
http://www.myspace.com/thearkvenue

.:: NEW CLUB: Random
Monthly Wednesdays, Psychedelic Trance Night with Planet
Monkey, Random and other DJ's 22.30, £4.00
http://www.thebongoclub.co.uk/webpages/programme.php

.:: NEW CLUB: 'SCUM'
The Claremont Bar, 133-135 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4JA
http://www.claremontbar.co.uk/
Last Thursday of the Month if it continues, for this
new Retro-Alternative, Punk, Rock, Metal, Gay, Mixed,
Pansexual Night

.:: NEW BAND: Hot Ex-GOTH in Indie Band Makes Good!
SELLOTAPE REVIEW Edinburgh, Sat 14 Jun
http://www.list.co.uk/magazine/index.php?w=module:article,action:view,id:2354

:: NEW TOUR: Japanese Robot Cyber-Punk Band PSYDOLL on the
loose in the UK again soon and seeking gigs!
http://www.myspace.com/psyberdoll
UK tour from the middle to late of Oct!

.:: NEW STORY: The Official Nightnews Bat-Blogosphere is here ...
http://360.yahoo.com/edinburgh_nightnews
:: Latest Story; 'Over 100 reasons why Nightnews will not
market or actively support any existing, purported goth dj
or promoter from Edinburgh again.'
:: My last article received 300+ page views!

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.:: Goth Links

:: UK /Horrorpunk /Deathrock /Psychobilly Community
http://horrorpunkuk.myfastforum.org/index.php
Check it out and support the UK horror scene!

:: The Association of United Pagans
http://www.aupagans.org/
...that will be a first then!!

:: Welcome To The Socialist Republic Of Nerocipher
http://theconsulate.elizium.net/
Funny and haha from the Aberdeen Scene.

:: The Engine Room,
5 Preston Street, Brighton, BN1 2HX
http://www.engineroomclub.com/
http://myspace.com/erclub
Ex [early S24] Mission Promoters Venue, if you are ever in Brighton

.:: Vid Links

:: NastyByte’s subKulture channel
Subscribe to subKulture
http://www.YouTube.com/NastyByte

:: subKulture playlist for week of July 4, 2007
DANSEfloor MANIAk RAZED IN BLACK blush APOPTYGMA BERZERK
spindizzy HAUJOBB distance ICON OF COIL floorkiller HOCICO
instincts of perversion INFORMATIK saints and sinners FRONT
242 welcome to paradise FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY mindphaser
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=FA555D1DBF77D6DD

:: NastyByte VLog: “The Making of Halo (Gary Numan)”
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=29D66112CF22BF59

:: More Vlogs and Play Vids hald at our YG Links Area
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nightnews

.:: Deserving Cause Link!

:: British Brown Hare Preservation Society
http://www.brown-hare-preservation.co.uk/
...support the cute, gambolling, ickle hares!

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.:: Summer Calendars

:: Select Indie, Post-Punk, Electro, New Wave, Artschool clubs.
Most of these clubs always feature a band or two and are good value.

Jul 11 Dance Disaster Collective + my tiny robots & love gestures - Bongo
Jul 13 Fast + COWTOWN - Bongo
Jul 14 Octopus Diamond Closing Party + 3 New Wave Bands
Jul 19 Clash - CAB
Jul 21 SKINNY BOAT PARTY! @ Cruz, The Shore, Leith, 3pm/3am
Jul 26 Goulag - eGo
Aug 10 Fast n.b. Dracula + Fake Fang Live - Bongo
Aug 16 Clash - CAB
Aug 30 Goulag - eGo
Sep 27 Goulag - eGo

More Info
http://www.myspace.com/fastpunkclub
http://www.myspace.com/thegoulagbeat
http://www.myspace.com/dancedisastercollective
http://www.myspace.com/clashclub
http://www.myspace.com/thesouthern

Plus
Every Sat The Egg http://www.myspace.com/eggclubedinburgh Club Only
Every Sun HOBO http://www.myspace.com/thescottishhobosociety

ABOUT HOBO :: Voted Edinburghs Best Live Music Club. Live music followed by post
punk, new wave, electro, indie wild dancing! no more free entry, its now £3.00
in
all night, 10 till 3am with a couple of drink promos; and still a good value,
classy, music based escape from the revolting binge drinking elsewhere!
http://www.myspace.com/thescottishhobosociety

:: Select Calendar of Goth, Post-Goth, Metal & Alternative

Jul 13 HIVE opening night - Edin
Jul 19 Emilie Autumn - Edin
Jul 28 Bedlam - Glw
Jul 27 SiN - Dundee
Jul 28 Absynth - Edin
Jul 28 Supernaut, The Moorings Bar - Abdn

Aug 04 Ascension S24 resident night
Aug 05 The Rezillos Ego
Aug 15 Napalm Death, Barfly - Glw
Aug 18 Supernaut, The Moorings Bar - Abdn
Aug 21 NiN - Edin
Aug 23 Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hampden Park - Glw
Aug 24 Infest 10th Anniversary (24/26 Inclusive)
Aug 25 Bedlam
Aug 31 SiN - Dundee

Sep 08 Ascension S24 resident night
Sep 23 Incubus S.E.C.C. DF Concerts - Glw
Sep 28 SiN - Dundee
Sep 29 Bedlam

Oct 01 Dimmu Borgir Q.M.U. DF - Glw
Oct 06 Rezillos Liquid Room Edinburgh
Oct 26 WGW (26/27th inclusive)
Oct 26 SiN - Dundee
Oct 29 Alabama Thunderpussy Cathouse CPL - Glw

Nov 01 The Stranglers A.B.C. DF - Glw
Nov 14 New Model Army Garage CPL - Glw
Dec 09 The Human League Academy - Glw

:: Intercity travel links
Edin-Glw :: Citylink 900 £6.30 return
http://www.citylink.co.uk/
Other Cities :: Megabus
http://www.megabus.com/

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.:: Free Gigs and DJ's

:: the Southern: Many free indie gigs + pre-club dj new wave nights - Edinburgh
http://www.myspace.com/thesouthern

:: CAB VOL Free Gigs
13 JUL KFM RECORDS NIGHT WITH THE MAGNIFICENTS, 7vwwvw, GOLGOTHA
22 JUL FENCE RECORDS AFFILIATES: NORTHERN ALLIANCE, THE RED WELL, CANDYTHIEF
7pm doors for all shows. £1.50 drinks too!
http://www.myspace.com/thecabaretvoltaire

.:: Cheap Drinks :: Latest Promos ...

Bongo Club :: Hobo Sundays bottled lager and Vodka mixer £1.50 all night
CAB :: We Are Electric, Wed :: most drinks £1.50, promos most nights
Opium :: Everything £1.00 Sun to Thurs they say!
Subway Cowgate :: Nearly All Drinks £1 Mon-Wed too
The HIVE :: tbc

[nb. Drinks promos fluctuate faster than we can report them, note that we are
against abuse of alcohol and binge drinking, See our health and rehab links on
the
nightnews clubs page. Check our back issues for even more drinks promo info..]

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.:: Further Information and Credits...

:: Gothy Etiquette and Manners
http://www.gothic-charm-school.com/
Not proof against emotional illiterates or social
incompetents but its a good pointer ...

:: Full Weekly Scots Listings Public Media Archive
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NightNews-Media/
Pro-active media support to some great nights

:: Nightnews Reminders are also at Yahoo, LJ, Myspace Blog
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nightnews
http://www.livejournal.com/~nightnews/
http://blog.myspace.com/house_of_games

:: Like free music? Always more new band profiles here...
http://www.myspace.com/house_of_games

:: Other Lothian Goths Events
http://www.netgoth.org.uk/gothmap/locinfo.php?loc=Lothian

:: Fetish Info Updated Periodically
http://www.nightnews.net/fetish/news.txt

:: Advance Tickets and early warning of on-topic gigs
http://www.rippingrecords.com/ripping_frames_01.html
http://www.rippingrecords.com

:: Nightnews at the Edinburgh Fringe
Nightnews Fringe Recommendations & Bat Ratings 2007
http://www.nightnews.net/fringe2007.htm

:: Most FAQ'd at Nightnews.net, 'Can you help our band get a gig?'
Download file of the contacts at http://www.nightnews.net/
and at our Myspace pag, now with approx 106+ contacts

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