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
Frightened Rabbit - Be Less Rude
Packs just enough verve and attitude to elevate it from the daily guitar-based grind Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Clubs
Double Helix: Self-Promotion and Reinvention
The Skinny chats with Texture and Sola Perplexus about how it feels to internationally break out without playing a single live gig.. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Metal Up Your Ass , November 2007
Remember, remember, the riff in November Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Music
Elvis Perkins @ Nice 'N' Sleazy, 4 Nov
The next record might be full of numbers moving quickly through the fields of the familiar and on into the face of the unknown Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Music
sole and the Skyrider Band – sole and the Skyrider Band
Tim Holland's a sensitive sole: seemingly consumed by the imperialistic misdeeds of the western world after living in war-torn parts of Eastern Europe for a ... Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Music
The Dirty Dozen - November, 2007
It's a singles column, not a dating agency. And it ain't fussy, much... Read more »| 07 Nov 2007
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Music
Dave Gahan - Hourglass
Where Paper Monsters saw Dave Gahan peeping his head out from Depeche Mode's shadow to make an overdue claim as a songwriter, the bolder, comparatively bomba... Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Film
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Infuriating. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Film
Talk To Me
An entertaining biopic. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Film
All About Eve Film Review
Simply one of the most enjoyable films ever made. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Music
A Muso's Top 10: Future Of The Left
Communicating from ""some god-forsaken ferry on the channel"" as he makes his merry way to Belgium to kick off a European tour with Against Me, Andy Falkous from the downright kick-arse FOTL rattles off a list of the albums he's been using to distract him from certain seasickness. Suffice it to say, there's not the slightest whiff of a Decemberists or Modest Mouse tune on this playlist. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Music
Live Music Roundup - November
When it comes down to it, what more could you ask for than a cold beer, a bag of fuzzy riffs and three metal-loving Tokyo lads hell bent on proving that Sabbath were, in actual fact, pussies? Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Music
Battles @ The Liquid Room, 18 Oct
Tonight feels like we've finally arrived in the 21st century Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Music
XFM Charts
Jim Gellatly's X:posure Top 101. Glasvegas - Daddy's Gone2. The Steeples - Britney's Tears3. The Wombats - Let's Dance To Joy Division4. The Fire And I - Rev... Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Music
XFM Column
Rod Stewart? The Proclaimers? They'd all be tripping over their tartan scarves to get involved in the official Scotland song. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007