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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Crash My Model Car @ Cabaret Voltaire
Worth checking out if you like your View-esque jangle with a less irritating accent Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Devendra Banhart @ The Arches
Strange of melody and mighty of beard Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Linkin Park - Bleed It Out
Shinoda all but confesses to the charge that they're compelled to phone in this dross these days Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Toots & The Maytals @ The Arches
He may not be the most elevated of idols but, in the pantheon of reggae greats, Toots proves tonight he's as big as they come. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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The Passengers @ Blackfriars
Their eastern european sensibility fills the gap between Pink Floyd and the Klezmatics Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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The Free Candy Session @ Liquid Ship
Should be congratulated for its persistent support of rising acoustic talent
Read more »| 09 Aug 2007
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The Checks @ King Tuts
Sprightly blues rock that calls up the luminaries of the British invasion Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Reverend and the Makers @ King Tut's
His vicious vignettes deserve a more inspired accompaniment. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Randan Discotheque @ Collective Gallery
A varied collection; from love and war to political and religious insights Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Indian Summer @ Victoria Park
Not one droplet of cloud juice has ruffled The Skinny's tragically un-hip, stuck-in-the-seventies barnet àwell, that is until now. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Indian Summer @ Victoria Park
At least the sun was out, right? Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight
A heady concoction of cheery chimes and downtrodden tales of vice and betrayal Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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My Tiny Robots - Some of My Best Ideas EP
A simple yet likeable guitar-pop sound that deserves to be heard Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Shiny Toy Guns - Rainy Monday
When music history is written we don't want to be a footnote, we want to be an entire chapter. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Tunng - Bricks
Think Super Furries without the amps Read more »| 09 Aug 2007