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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MusicSpokes – Everyone I Ever Met
While their EP of last year wallowed rather tepidly in soft/loud guitar alchemy, Spokes' debut album proper is a far brighter affair, on which the Mancunian ... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
MusicAnna Calvi – Anna Calvi
It’s January, which means it’s time for the annual “BBC Sound of...” pasting to begin. There’s admittedly schadenfreude to enjo... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
MusicIron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean
The first studio album in almost four years sees Samuel Beam continue to push his own boundaries, defying any notions that he should be categorised merely by... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Music
The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
There’s something about The Decemberists’ whimsical pseudo-folk balladry that you really want to hate, but try hard as you may it seems the human... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
MusicAfrodesia – The Afro Soul-Tet
The Afro Soul-Tet, the rerelease of an obscure and globe-spanning artefact of the late 60s, is a bizarre work which incorporates elements of jazz, Latin jazz... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Clubs
Axis presents Dem Slackers @ Cabaret Voltaire, 21 Jan
Dutch Wonderkid Dem Slackers has quickly worked his way up the electro scene in the past year. Having only started making his own music five years ago, it is... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011
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Music
Gangrene – Gutter Water
Hip-hop duo Gangrene consist of emcee/beatsmith Oh No and renowned producer The Alchemist; a combination which should be a match made in heaven for any beat ... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Music
Ultraphallus – Sowberry Hagan
Deviants of the world, rejoice! After four years of having no-one twisted enough to fill the blackened boots of Khanate, we now have Ultraphallus around to b... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Clubs
Clubbing Highlights – January 2011
With (somewhat) well rested ears and techno fingers recumbent from the festive season we dive into January, arms and legs akimbo. The first month of 2011 is ... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Film
Black Swan
Natalie Portman gives a career-best performance in Black Swan, and at times she's the only thing holding Darren Aronofsky's hysterical melodrama together. Sh... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Music
Ensemble – Excerpts
Olivier Alary is evidently talented: you don’t end up with Cat Power, Lou Barlow and Björk in your Filofax without bringing something special to t... Read more »| 03 Jan 2011 -
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Tu Fawning – Hearts on Hold
Hearts on Hold is the first flowering of a collaboration between fellow Portlanders Joe Haege (of 31Knots) and singer Corrina Repp. Although the pair are kno... Read more »| 03 Jan 2011 -
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The Go! Team – Rolling Blackouts
If you’re one of those people who like to meet their hangovers head on, blasting out the festive badness before it can settle on your soul, then The Go... Read more »| 03 Jan 2011 -
Clubs
Xplicit's 6th birthday celebration: Sub Focus
Being responsible for bringing some of the biggest names to Scotland, legendary D'n'B night Xplicit shall be celebrating its 6th birthday. In their long hist... Read more »| 03 Jan 2011 -
Music
Ticket of the Month: Mogwai
So, not only have Mogwai blessed their new record with one of the greatest album titles in recent memory (Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will), they've als... Read more »| 03 Jan 2011