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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MusicNo Age: Straight Outta Skid Row
From Black Flag to NWA, innovative – and sometimes revolutionary - bands have been seeping out from the pores of the Los Angeles underground for decades. Dave Kerr comes to face to face with a new breed, in the library no less Read more »| 07 May 2008 -
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Clinic, Errors, RememberRemember @ Cabaret Voltaire, 27 Apr
RememberRemember's (***) Graeme Ronald chose his new musical moniker wisely, because by the end of every 'song' (in the loosest possible sense) the minimalis... Read more »| 07 May 2008 -
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Andrew Bird @ The Classic Grand, 28 Apr
Given the challenge of warming up for the irrepressible Andrew Bird are Baltimore post-rockers Human Bell (***). Appearances are deceiving as these Hell's An... Read more »| 07 May 2008 -
MusicHydro Connect: more bands confirmed...
Joining already confirmed acts including Spiritualized, The Roots and Manic Street Preachers, Hydro Connect have now added on a few more contenders. New add... Read more »| 06 May 2008 -
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Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - Moving With The Shakers
Joey Negro serves up a more organic, boogie-driven, disco-funk concoction here Read more »| 05 May 2008 -
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Portishead @ Corn Exchange
The core style of the old Portishead now informs the 'filler' of the new Read more »| 03 May 2008
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Rodney Graham Band - ABC - April 25
Canadian ‘photoconceptualist’ Rodney Graham can’t, in his own words, “paint his way out of a paper bag”. He has, however, forge... Read more »| 02 May 2008 -
ClubsA.B: Entertaining the Underdoggs
At only 20 years old, Libyan-born Glasgow MC A.B is already making a name for himself with his debut mixtape Hip Hop Versus Me. Scott Ramage caught up with him to find out more about his beats and his background... Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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Your Sound: Is it any good?
King Tuts Wah Wah Hut will play host to Glasgow rockers 1990's who will be spinning on the decks a selection of tunes from unsigned acts on Sunday afternoon.... Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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J-Live & Cadence Weapon @ The Voodoo Rooms, 19 May
Two of hip-hop's most intelligent wordsmiths and rhyme-merchants are brought together for a unique double bill by those generous people at the Voodoo Rooms Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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2 Days in Stereo @ Stereo, 23-24 May
This is no breach of any trade descriptions act, to be sure Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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Jamie Lidell @ The Liquid Room, 26 Apr
Jim might have received mixed reviews from critics thus far, but the general consensus is that Lidell truly shines as a live performer Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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Dirty Projectors @ Cabaret Voltaire, 25 Apr
Not a band you’d want to listen to on an empty stomach, but tonight they offer just enough sustenance Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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RZA (as Bobby Digital) @ The Arches, 26 Apr
The normally cavernous walls of the Arches were fit to burst tonight, as the RZA took to the stage and set off the crowd like a mortar in a bus shelter. Desp... Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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Matmos - Supreme Balloon
a seriously mad but fantastic creation made out of ONLY synthesizers with no sampling or microphones in sight Read more »| 01 May 2008