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HE helped flog the world’shottest gadget — nowChilly Gonzales is gettingback to the day job.The Canadian funkster’s

track Never Stop was usedby Apple in their iPadadverts.Catch his only Scots gig

of his UK tour at the ABC inGlasgow on February 8. Goto ticketweb.co.uk

WHO: David Richards (rhythm guitar/vocals), Paul Mclean (lead guitar/vocals), John Paul Dunne (bass/backing vocals), Graeme Ellis (drums/backing vocals)WHERE: GlasgowFOR FANS OF: The Killers/The Cure/Simple MindsJIM SAYS: Wonderful, uplifting,

orchestral indie pop from theGlasgow band fronted

by Swindon singer David Richards.Fans of legendary Scots label Postcardare sure to lap it up, with a hint ofEdwyn Collins about the vocals,coupled with jangly guitars and the sortof post-punk noises reminiscent of earlySimple Minds.It certainly made me feel old when I

pointed out the similarity in name toFiction Factory, the Perth band thatscored a Top 10 hit in 1984 with (FeelsLike) Heaven . . . and they’d neverheard of them.Along with the usual suspects like Vic

Galloway and myself on Scottish radio,they’ve had strong support across theUK from BBC 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq

and Tom Robinson.The guys are set to unleash their

debut single Apparitions throughEdinburgh label 17 Seconds, witha launch gig next Friday at TheAdmiral in Glasgow.MORE: facebook.com/fiction-factionQ Hear Jim on AmazingRadio, Sunday 3-4pm (DABdigital radio & online) —jimgellatly.com

!SENSU @ Sub Club, Glasgow,tonight: After a storming 2010

which saw them make dance bible Mix-mag’s Top 10 club nights of the year, theSensu crew are going monthly at thecountry’s best underground venue. Tokick things off they’re bringing over Ber-lin techno hero Tobi Neumann,right, for a three-hour set.

$MUNGO’S HI-FI @Stereo, Glasgow,

tomorrow: Scotland’soriginal and best dubreggae collective kick offa new residency in thecavernous bowels ofStereo, which should suittheir bass-heavy groovesto a tee. Disrupt and SoomT take to the stage to launchtheir new album Ode To ACarrot – it’ll be smokin’...

%DEVIL DISCO CLUB @Bongo Club, Edinburgh,

tomorrow:Rising starsBen Butler& Mouse-pad playlive at thisdisco/elec-

tro/house night, and new resident DJGiles Walker joins Trouble’s Hobbesand Erik D’Viking behind the turntables.

&STEPBACK @ Wee Red,Edinburgh, tonight: Man of the

moment Taz Buckfaster – whose GoldTooth Grin EP on the Numbers label

caused a massive stir last year –hits the decks in the capital withhis enormous dubstep beats.He’ll be joined by G-Mac,Chris Duck, Wolfjazz andKeyte.

(ACID THUNDER @Origin, Aberdeen,

tomorrow: Grime geniusDexplicit makes a rareappearance north of theborder as the Acid Thunder

crew celebrate two years in thegame. Support comes fromAdam H and Smiddy.

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DYNAMITE duo Chromeoare burning up dancefloorson both sides of the Atlan-tic — and they’re back withyet another banger.It’s a remix of their track

Hot Mess — featuring EllyJackson from La Roux onvocal.The guys have donea hilarious video in whichthey pretend to be sheriffs.Watch it at chromeo.net

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ELECTRO rockers MorningParade are bang on themoney.The lads from Harlow,Essex, are one of the fewbands to be handed a deal bygiants EMI recently.Even Damon Albarn clearedout of his own studio to letthem lay down their debutalbum — due out this summer.But frontman Steve Sparrowis on a mission to producegood music, spurred on by thehorrors his ears were sub-jected to while growing up.He revealed: “My parentswere into Michael Bolton andCeline Dion.“My car journeys as a childwere horrific. Honestly, I usedto dread going on a caravanholiday to Cornwall.“The Celine Dion record, MyHeart Will Go On, is burnedinto the back of my mind —that f****** flute solo does myhead in. It still haunts me ona daily basis.”

ContextSteve, 24, has also been trou-bled by a comment he madethat the band write every songwith a 100,000 crowd in mind.He explained: “That com-ment was taken massively outof context and it’s haunted usa little bit. It’s not a manda-tory thing, I just said it’s some-thing we try to imagine.“If we can see 100,000 singingit back to us, then there’s apretty good chance it’s apretty strong melody.“But people read our biosand thought we were quite upourselves.“We realised quickly howthings don’t quite work thesame when they’re written downand not coming out your lips.”Morning Parade have honedtheir skills over two and ahalf years and have a massiveunderground following.Steve added: “We did spendquite a lot of time f******about in the studio.“The first six months wereloads of experimentation —we’d go out and play shows

then head back to the studio.It was a reflective process ofwhat we liked and didn’t like.“I don’t think it’s differentmusic now, but more concise.When we first started we’d donothing but jam for two hoursor a song would end up being11 minutes long, which is com-plete and utter nonsense.”But some of their old stuffwas gold — new single A&E istwo years old but comes out

on February 28. And the guysare desperate to showcase it —and the rest of their album.They shoot out on their firstheadline UK tour next month,which stops at King Tut’s inGlasgow on February 26.Before that they’ll open upfor Jon Fratelli at Edinburgh’sPicture House on February 12— and playing the support roleis something they know well.Steve said: “I don’t think we

fit in everywhere, but we tookwhatever gigs we could get. Ifsomeone gave us the chance toplay, we went for it. Playingwith Tinchy Stryder — trustme, his fans aren’t that keenon guitars — I don’t think any-one could understand whatwas going on, including us.“We also went with Glasvegason their first headline tour.“At first I didn’t get what theywere doing. Then it clicked —

and now they’re the bandwe’d most like to work with.“But we’re all just chompingat the bit to get out and playour own headline shows.“The hardest thing aboutbeing in a band is gettingmomentum — and keeping it.“So we’ve got our headsdown and we’re going to workour a***s off.”Q Download the single and gettour tickets at morningparade.com

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