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
Youthmovies: "Definitely not Enya"
Hold up, the silly genre name game is back! This month Finbarr Bermingham catches up with Foals alum Andrew Mears of rising 'hop prog emo jazz' stars in the making Youthmovies to find out whether the "band's band" are ready to step out of the shadows Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Film
The Accidental Husband
Fresh off the red carpet in London, Uma Thurman and Colin Firth explain why their new rom-com deserves our full attention. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Film
27 Dresses
Yes, there is the inevitable dresses montage. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Clubs
Simian Mobile Disco: Still Our Friends
PQ: One of the biggest success stories on the dance scene of 2007 was the rise of Simian Mobile Disco. The Skinny catches up with James Ford a year later to find out how their career and music is progressing.
SF: ""I think everybody who makes dance music nowadays has to have been influenced at some point by Daft Punk!"" Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Music
Vice Live Tour @ ABC2
Black Kids' nebulous 'ones to watch' status seems well justified. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Music
Super Adventure Club @ Henry's Cellar Bar
Super Adventure Club veer in unexpected but entirely understandable ways, like stream-of-consciousness prose. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008
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Music
Pistolas @ Cabaret Voltaire
The need to dance is inescapable and sometimes that's all that matters. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Music
Blood Red Shoes @ The Hive
With their last songs BRS have obviously held something in reserve and prove they have a handful of good tunes. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Music
Angus & Julia Stone @ The Beat Club
Together, they lead us wandering through a faultless set of timeless and unsullied folk-tales Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Clubs
I want M.A.N.D.Y.
SF: The new Fabric compilation (number 38 in the illustrious catalogue) is now out, put together by German techno maestros M.A.N.D.Y. The Skinny's RJ Thomson asked them what makes it, and them, work so well.
PQ: ""It's more than talking about music. It's more like soul talking."" àPatrick Bodmer, on talking about food
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Clubs
DJ Chart: Absolute Chancer's Top Ten Bangers 'n' Mash
Wonky Wallpaper and Clutter House promoter and resident, Absolute Chancer, gives us his top ten Bangers 'n' Mash. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Music
Steve Forbert @ ABC
Apparently there's a war on, and it's not very popular. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Music
Dougie MacLean @ Old Fruitmarket
Marvellous stuff Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Music
Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
Made In The Dark only ups the idiosyncratic ante, while adding a deeper thrust to their made-in-the-shed aesthetic Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Music
Kid Harpoon - The Second EP
Skips along, all the while with a sarcastic grin painted on its face. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008