Times Out

I enjoy a Raymond Chandler novella as much as the next gumshoe.

HURTS singer Theo Hutchcraft believes music today is too unadventurous – and he wants more bands to stop playing it safe.

JO Freer doesn't come across as the character actor sort, a term which generally applies to those who convince as oddballs, eccentrics, or even the incredibly ordinary.

Nicola Benedetti is regarded as one of the world's most talented musicians – now she wants to help inspire the next generation.

LITTLE did I know, as I descended the minimalist staircase into the bowels of Club Fabriq, what I was letting myself in for.

UP and coming Irish band Kodaline reckon their songs will stick in people's heads – because the tunes come straight from the heart.

WHERE has Catriona Evans been in recent years?

WHETHER it was Scottish Opera being founded, Barrowland opening its doors or modern bands such as Glasvegas and Franz Ferdinand hitting the charts, Glasgow has a rich musical heritage.

THE current clubbing landscape in Queen Street means that, with the exception of basement techno Mecca La Cheetah, it's a magnet for pretty much exactly the kind of people that I can't keep a straight face when surrounded by.