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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MusicSub Pop: Going Out of Business Since 1988
The record label that unleashed everybody from Nirvana, Soundgarden and Mudhoney to The Shins, CSS and Fleet Foxes on an unsuspecting world just turned 20, Sub Pop's leading lady tells The Skinny why it's in tougher shape than ever. Read more »| 31 Jul 2008 -
MusicMärtini Brös – The MB Factor
It’s like Kraftwerk if they took pills instead of lounging around reading about robotics Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
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Tricky: Real Gone Kid
Having built up a head of steam during his absence from the music scene in the last five years, Tricky returns with a daring new record and talks to Dave Kerr about reclaiming his youth, the real problem behind gang culture, and why he can't work with Bernard Butler Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
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Top of the Sub Pops
"Sub what?" you say? Why not come away from the dark side, young pilgrim, you are entreated to delete your Razorlight MP3s and cast an ear over the indelible treasures contained in the bountiful vaults of Sub Pop. Ignore these albums at your peril! Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
MusicXavier Rudd @ The Corn Exchange, 19 Aug
If you've felt a distinct lack of didgeridoo in your life in recent times, Xavier Rudd can help you fill that void. The tranquil Australian has a new album ... Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
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Metal Up Your Ass - August, 2008
A weekend with Shed Seven and Scouting For Girls isn't quite the kind of riff massacre MUYA had in mind this month Read more »| 30 Jul 2008
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Clubs
August DJ Chart: Norman Jay
We are honoured to welcome a chart from Norman Jay, the man behind Notting Hill Carnival's Good Times soundsystem, and the successful compilation series of the same name Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
MusicJoe Lean & the Jing Jang Jong
Bands with funny sounding names usually only ever descend into a narcissistic shambles, or they work that wee bit harder to prove their mettle. One need only... Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
MusicSub Pop from the Inside: 20 Years, 5 Essential Gigs
Having gone from punter to Vice President since the label's inception, Sub Pop’s Megan Jasper charts the most memorable gigs across the span of the label’s history so far. Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
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Digitonal – Save Your Light for Darker Days
Digitonal’s blend of orchestral musicians and down-played beats is a surprising success; with subtle symphonic passages and an ear for dynamics, it nea... Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
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Cassette Electrik - 28 Days EP
Cassette Electrik are an 80s-influenced electro-pop act who look set to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Goldfrapp into the lucrative pop market. This... Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
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Live Music Highlights - August, 2008
All hands on deck for an old school freak out at Barfly on 18 Aug Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
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The Dodos - Visiter
To describe Visiter by The Dodos as folk rock is a bit of a misnomer, but it’s about the quickest, closest-to-centre punch to pull. They’ve also ... Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
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The Cool Kids - The Bake Sale
The bastard love child of the Beastie’s Paul’s Boutique if sodomized by The Neptunes’ fleet-footed swagger. Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
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Juno About The Mill?
As Edinburgh and Glasgow prepare to pay host to Miller Genuine Draft's flagship Scottish events, Finbarr Bermingham caught up with James Barker of Juno to talk opening nights, friends in high places and, eh, catsuits Read more »| 29 Jul 2008