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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Clubs
The Unknown Wanderer - Don't Start Just Finish It
The organic feel to the beats, more tongue drum than drum machine, keeps the rhythm curious and interesting, transgressing between tribal, techno and electro. Dear god, have we arrived at 'telectribal'? Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
The Hold Steady - They Might Get Rich, They Might Get Busted
"It's sometimes difficult for people in the States to differentiate between Scottish and English music, you know?" Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
The Aliens - Songs In The Key Of Fife
Formation dancing was a side we never really got to explore with the Beta Band... Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Muso's Top 10: CocoRosie
The Skinny recently enjoyed a conversation with CocoRosie's Sierra Casady who was keen to support her sister Bianca's Voodoo-EROS label by shuffling a few of... Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Asobi Sexsu - Asobi Sexsu
As perfect a slice of dreamy shoegazer pop as you're likely to hear this side of a Lush reunion. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Strange Reflections
This month The Skinny talks shop with John Stanier, Tyondai Braxton and Ian Williams as they give us the lowdown on life on the frontlines of the war against musical conformity. Read more »| 11 May 2007
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Clubs
Sunosis - Warmed
Autumnal hued introspection is Sunosis' aim Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
The Glasgow School
Might this be enough to pry those eyes away from Eurovision? Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Manic Street Preachers - Send Away the Tigers
Reclaims some of that old liberated spirit for the Generation Terrorists... Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Books
AL Kennedy on Day
AL Kennedy has a secret: "I am trying, desperately trying to get to write Doctor Who" she says. "To hell with the novels! It's so hard to get that gig…" I... Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
The Vivians
Dirty, horny, sex punk... Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Metal Up Your Ass - May, 2007
A quintuple-whammy of ball-busting metal and hardcore to get your ass along to in May. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Comedy
Teddy on the Tube
Revel in the campness and kitchness of it all. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
New Blood: Butcher Boy
Ultimately, the greatest feeling comes from knowing that I've created this piece of work from my heart and soul. - John Blain Hunt Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
The Horrors @ Cabaret Voltaire
Strobes throb the air as mannequin-like performers shriek, pose, and play the fool... Read more »| 11 May 2007