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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Kid Acne - Romance Ain't Dead
Kid Acne is very much placing himself as the voice of the people, and many of his chorus chants would work well bellowed on a street corner Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
ClubsKennedy - Kennedy for President
The album consists of interesting, funky house beats combined with sexual innuendos, childish yet to-the-point lyrics and a variety of vocal styles, losing momentum about half-way through Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
ClubsKano - London Town
This album shows he is willing to experiment with an ear to the street and eye on the charts Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
ClubsDay One - Probably Art
There's the upfront lyricism of hip-hop, spiky jazz guitar work and British folk's thoughtfulness Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Cookin' On 3 Burners - Baked, Broiled & Fried
Cookin' On 3 Burners' musical skill, enjoyment, enthusiasm and sheer damned determination positively explode out of the stereo Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Clara Hill's Folkways - Sideways
Hill's delicate, soulful voice holds up well throughout, always feeling, never emoting Read more »| 08 Oct 2007
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Blue Scholars - Bayani
Rawkus are a label renowned for scouring beneath the surface to obtain
talent and Blue Scholars are no exception to their recruiting rules Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Theatre
Tramway
an internationally acclaimed venue, supporting local artists and the radical edge of theatre Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Theatre
Game Theory, Tramway, 4 Sept
Through the versatility of the actors - and some sharp writing - a fierce intensity is maintained for ninety minutes Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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C0mplex & CLG - Time In Moments EP
Rather than coming across with too many good ideas and not enough production skill, this is a measured, balanced release that repays on repeated listening Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Lethal Bizzle - Police On My Back / Selfridges Girl Not On Myspace
An unfortunate explosion from the musical laboratory Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Shy Child - Summer
This is a joyous blast, whatever the weather Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Talib Kweli - Listen
Far from being a musical masterpiece, Listen is a true tune for hip-hop aficionados Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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How's Your Party? Subclub, Glasgow, Thursdays
How's your Party? unites a broad spectrum of guests with some of Glasgow's best DJs Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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V/A (compiled by Sir Michael Caine) - Cained (Universal)
The inclusion of Sunshine's Better by John Martyn garners it an extra star, but two are immediately deducted for the use of Felix Da Housecat's embarrassingly awful Sinnerman remix Read more »| 08 Oct 2007