Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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Music
Sixpeopleaway - EP
A novel twist on the old singer/songwriter formula Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Callel - The First EP
A duplicitous twist on their heroes of old Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Birchville Cat Motel @ 13th Note
masterfully balances beauty and violence, shrieking through distortion over loops and electronics Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
MusicPopup - Chinese Burn
B-side 'Stagecoach' has a silly, leftfield charm, sweetly sympathetic about a girl who cannae catch a bus. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Muso's Top 10: The Frames
Frames axe-man Rob Bochnik gives The Skinny his 10 of the best... Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Rose Kemp - A Hand Full of Hurricanes
laboured vocals and strange lyrics equate to a strong reliance on American grassroots influences Read more »| 10 Feb 2007
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MusicDavid Karsten Daniels - Sharp Teeth
A richly orchestrated tapestry played out by 19 musicians carrying as many instruments Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Malcolm Middleton - A Brighter Beat Single
An anthem for angst-ridden agoraphobics Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
MusicMalcolm Middleton - A Brighter Beat Album
brighter, grander and lusher Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Aereogramme - no really, everything's fine
"The question every band should ask themselves is this: are we doing this to make a living or are we doing this because we love doing it?" Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Riders on the Storm @ Clyde Auditorium, 29 Dec
At times the show rides close to the feel of a shamanic seance Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Epic26 / Boris Yeltsin Love XI @ Bannermans
A game of two musical halves... Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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The Horrors - Let's Push Things Backward
"You see bands that sound just exactly like The Libertines. And their influences were The Libertines. That's their sole, stock influence. People literally don't get it" - Tom Furse Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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The Fast Camels — The Magic Optician
Lifts the eyes toward the lights Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Film
Apocalypto Film Review
The bloodiest 139 minutes you could spend outside of watching Scarface, Reservoir Dogs and Saw, while sticking your hand in a blender. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007