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
The Killers @ Carling Academy
A spectacular show from start to finish; one to draw in doubters and delight diehard fans Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
My Chemical Romance @ Barrowland
the Barrowland is the ideal venue for an event entangled with sinister, enticing peripheries Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
MV & EE Medicine Show @ The Captain's Rest
they brought together forward-looking psych, free folk, vintage blues, country and rock Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
Laki Mera @ ABC
they have the right mixture of seriousness and pop sensibility to achieve success Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
Ben Kweller @ QMU
At times throwing himself around the stage, Kweller's passion for his music is infectious with no real low points. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
MusicBoy Kill Boy - Shoot Me Down
Bell-like guitars and xylophone, simple but catchy keyboard, and Chris Peck's charming vocals Read more »| 12 Dec 2006
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MusicUnkle Bob - Sugar and Spite
The consistently late-night atmosphere of the album builds into a majestic folk climax Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
Mr Scruff, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Dec 15
The cartoons and the childlike innocence of songs like 'Fish' and 'The Whale Song' should not make you underestimate Scruff as a producer or DJ Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
Roots Manuva: A Poetic Pallette (PRINT ONLY - SHORT)
Leader : The Skinny talks with Roots Manuva about his role as ""the guy on the corner with the Super T"" as he prepares to put together a new band and take them on the road.
Pull Quote : ""I always tried to project this image of a goody-two-shoes but then I'd be upstairs on the sex line.""
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Theatre
Theatre Workshop Ticket Giveaway
it will unlock the inner child in the most Scrooge-like of theatre-goers Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Theatre
T'is the season afterall
Festive theatre gives those of us longer in tooth an opportunity to revisit the places from which our imagination was born. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Music Releases
4 DecHigh School Musical (Buenavista)Now Thats What I Call A Music Quiz 2 - Interactive Dvd Game (Virgin/EMI)11 DecAdam And The Ants - Stand And Deliver - Th... Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
ClubsXzibit - Full Circle
Xzibit's version of a politically and socially observant album Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Books
Sex, Drugs and Rocket Science
While Pynchon possesses a singular prose style and an enormous talent, he also publishes far too rarely. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
Beats Top 10 Albums of 2006
The Beats Team cast our ears back through 2006 to bring you a selection of the finest albums released, your own refresher course for Skinny Beats! Featuring an exclusive comment from our Album of The Year winner, the mighty Spank Rock. Word! Read more »| 12 Dec 2006