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
Northern Alliance - The Hand of God
Blissful listening Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
MusicMiracle Fortress - Five Roses
Graham van Pelt could easily be a member of the Animal Collective: buzzier than Panda Bear, he'd be called Bumble Bee Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
MusicJenny Hoyston - Isle Of
A mish-mash of half-formed ideas Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Theatre
Mabou Mines Doll's House
a school reading list staple stir fried and served up as naked lunch Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Theatre
Carmen
a comfortable watercolour experience Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
ClubsChloe - The Waiting Room
Everyone's favourite Parisian electro queen drops her long-awaited full-length, and bloody hell is it a quality piece of work Read more »| 08 Oct 2007
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Film
Control
Hugely accomplished Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Film
The Best Is Yet To Come
What more could you possibly ask for? An Arnold Schwarzenegger comeback? Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Film
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
The director of the new Colin Firth/Jim Broadbent drama talks to The Skinny. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Clubs
Chloe: Paris in the Autumn
SF: The electro scene eagerly anticipates Chloe's Parisian masterpiece, the aptly named The Waiting Room, and The Skinny finds out how she finds her balance between sleazy beats and intimate songwriting.
PQ: ""The Waiting Room is the continuity of my work and an important part of my artistic expression."" - Chloe Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Hezekiah - I Predict a Riot
A glorious offering Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Xplicit, Three multi-city events in three weeks
The line-up on each occasion stands shoulder to shoulder with some of the greatest the scene in Scotland has ever witnessed Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Tomboy - Flamingo Remixes part. 2 (Trentemöller / Rodion rmxs) (Gomma)
For straight-up, crunching electro-house, his remix is nigh-on unbeatable Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Hip Hop? Dinnae Stop!
Before we forget, remember the tea-lovin' Mr Scruff? Of course you do; he's back in Edinburgh on 18 Oct Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Edinburgh Feature: Skream If You Want To Go Faster
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Tempa Records ingénue Skream is a young producer who is going places. As he prepares to drop some serious sub-bass on Edinburgh's Volume!, we ask him how his sound has evolved since he witnessed the birth of dubstep.
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""The term dubstep came about because it was the best way to describe it, but some of it has no relevance to dub... it's just the instrumental part that carries that association. I just play what I play."" Read more »| 08 Oct 2007