Top Ten Events 9-16 Feb: Glasgow Short Film Festival, Discopolis + Paul Vickers and The Leg

Ahead of GFF 2012, the shorts get their chance to shine at Glasgow Short Film Festival – with a showcase programme of over 150 films over just four days (full schedule here). We're particularly looking forward to melancholic Glasgow eight-piece Butcher Boy (last seen playing a Grade A-listed old bank out in the sticks of Shawlands, no less) playing an intimate set backed by a series of evocative home videos of Scottish life in the 60s and 70s, shot by bassist Robert Spark's father, Alexander Ogilvie Spark. This means we'll get to see even more of the gorgeous, flickery memories-set-to-film seen on the video for Helping Hands: here.

So, yes, our first Valentine's-y pick of the week is decidedly, well, anti-love, as the musical clubber's delight that is Milk throw an Anti-Valentine special. For the occasion they'll be shunning all lovey-dovey music in favour of the hardcore rock racket that is Paisley trio, Carnivores (pictured). They'll be accompanied by Glasgow's So Many Animal Calls, and a late night DJ set from Midnight Lion. There'll also be a special boozy concoction christened 'Punch Drunk Love', and made-to-order Pink Russians. Plus, o'course, all the romance that 75p cider straight outta the jumbo supermarket bottle can bring.

The Devil Disco Crew (y'know, they of the rather immense, semi-regular live music-styled rave-ups in the capital) relocate to The Third Door for their first party of 2012, for which they'll be inviting experimental Edinburgh trio Discopolis back to the stage, playing alongside somewhat mysterious newcomers Battle Of The Zoo – booked on the back of a 7-track demo they sent Devil Disco Club's way. It'll then be down to the resident DJs to keep y'all dancing into the bedtime hours. Read our recent chat with Discopolis here.

In honour of the Glasgow Short Film Festival, the spoken word specialists over at Words Per Minute join hands with Flatrate under the new guise of Frames Per Second, for which they'll be staging performances from a selection of local writers, artists, musicians, and theatrical types, all of whom are exploring moving image beyond the boundaries of the cinema. The delights held within include a new mini film from novelist Ewan Morrison, created especially for the event, plus a screening of Adam Stafford (pictured) and Alan Bissett's award-winning short, The Shutdown. Watch the preview here.

We end with a last bit of Valentine's lovin' (a fitting following to the flaming middle-finger salute of above, non?), as the lovely Red Door Gallery play host to an Alice In Wonderland-inspired exhibition for which Edinburgh-based artist and sometime Skinny illustrator Robbie Porter has created an actual house of cards, which focus on the imaginary adventures of an anonymous businessman. The prints will be intertwined with a selection of the most irreverent and interesting Valentine's cards that Red Door Gallery could get their hands on (all of which will also be available to buy).

£150 iTunes vouchers: This is when we wish we could enter our own competitions! Alas, we wish you all well in winning £150 of lovely, music-filled iTunes vouchers. Enter here.
Valentine's date: We’ve got date night sorted with a pair of tickets to Jean-Pierre Améris’ funny and super slushy Romantics Anonymous and a luxurious chocolate tasting courtesy of Hotel Chocolat. Enter here. Closes 12 Feb.
Skinny On Tour: Guess where one of our readers is casually browsing the January issue of The Skinny and you will win a lovely prize of the booze-y type, courtesy of our lovely chums at Vino Wines.
Blues Brothers UK tickets: Win yourself a pair of tickets to see the finest Blues Brothers tribute in the UK, maybe even the world. You be the judge. Closes 15 Feb.
GMFF tickets: Win yourself tickets for all six of the Glasgow Music Film Festival gigs, including otherworldly electronic muso Umberto (aka Matt Hill) providing a live soundtrack to a secret film of his choosing. Closes 13 Feb.
Michael Mayer tickets: Get your hands on a pair of tickets to see one of Germany's finest proponents of all things electronic do his thing over a three-hour set.
Free Delivery at Real Foods: Ethical shopper's delight Real Foods are offering free delivery on all orders over £15 on their online shopping site here.
OKO Express: All you avid Skinny readers can get yourselves 20% off your bill at Asian Glasgow delight, OKO Express, simply by showing the cut-out voucher on page 27 of our February issue.