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
Metal Up Your Ass - December, 2006
What else could Santa possibly have in his sack that beats this line-up? Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Hollywood Juicer: December
Extracting the Pulp From Tinseltown's Fruit Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
MusicRiders on the Storm
"You can't figure Jim out...he was a genius, but he was a troubled genius. He was so smart, but he was too smart and he didn't know what to do with it..." - Robby Krieger Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Flags of Our Fathers
The lone gunman is probably Hollywood's most revered living director. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
BooksChristmas is Cancelled
His nickname among his peers, 'Darwin's Rottweiler', may only be partially complimentary Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
MusicThe Skinny's Soundtrack to 2006
There's nothing quite like a raging brawl over what constitutes a good record to get the old adrenaline pumping at Skinny HQ: Stones or Strokes? Fantomas or Fornby? Beasties or Belafonte? Why, just the other day, the Sounds team were at it again for the simple sake of figuring out who had recorded the album of the year. You know we all emerged from the experience a physically and psychologically battered and bruised mess, but we got the results and even had a wee blether with some of the creators of the records we dug in 2006. Behold, the Skinny's second self-indulgent end of year album poll... Read more »| 12 Dec 2006
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MusicA Muso's Top Ten: Ben Kweller
Just before getting back to his fatherhood duties, the nicest guy in rock advised us to check out the following Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Review of the Year: 2006
As film years go, it's been a pretty good one. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
The Drum and Bass Curriculum - December 2006
Friday 15th is the long awaited Scottish debut of Dutch trio Noisia Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Edinburgh Film News December 2006
congratulations are due to the Edinburgh Cine and Video Society Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
Hogmanay Shenanigans 2006
There's something for everyone across both cities this Hogmanay, from burlesque to swing to house and techno. Read on to find out which club tickles your fancy... Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
The Glasgow School
everything from free jazz through to perfect pop is echoing through the halls bedecked with holly Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
Always Read The Label: SL Records
"We've had the head of A & R at a major record company calling us asking how we got such good publicity for Dawn of the Replicants' last album!" - Ed Pybus Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
The Aliens @ King Tut's
The Beta Band may be dead but the Aliens have taken their music to another level, and another planet Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
Muse @ SECC, 6 Nov
Underneath the lights and effects the band are still a three piece rock act, albeit a great one. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006