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
Death Disco: Disco-ing All The Way
Standfirst:
Four to the floor is left at the door as Glasgow's favourite Death Disco becomes a clubbing heavyweight.
Pull Q: ""Our unofficial motto is 'Hot Beats, Good Times,' pronounced in a dodgy european accent."" - Tiernan Kelly, DD Promoter Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Death Disco, The Arches, Glasgow, Nov 18
Death Disco turns four at the Arches in fantastically flamboyant style.
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Ollie Teeba, Loose Change, The Arches, Glasgow, Dec 15
We're all aching for some more Ninja action; a pinch of reggae, a little twist of funk and some damn fine homegrown tunes. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Animal Farm, Bloc, Glasgow, Every Friday
It's not all 220bpm noise, with Lamb searching out the best in minimal house, and Turtle exploring the spectrum of intelligent electro. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Ugly Duckling, Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, Nov 11
Whatever the reason they haven't hit it big time yet, it's certainly not because of the music. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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The Ruffness, RangZen Charity Night, The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Nov 2
Roughing it with Lady Mac Read more »| 12 Dec 2006
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Film
Best of Later... With Jools Holland 2000-2006
Yet another compilation of performances from Jools Holland's eclectic music show, this time dealing with the last seven years of Later... Looking at the play... Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Art
Les Stone - Voodoo
The images work on both an educational and aesthetic level Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Art
Douglas Gordon - Insipidreadful?
At its worst, Gordon's art is painfully one-dimensional Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Theatre
Heroes
The hearts of a packed theatre go out to the three old codgers Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Theatre
Traverse Cubed3 (DESIGNER NOTE: '3' in superscript please)
Eerie, comic, challenging Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Theatre
Mary Stuart @ Royal Lyceum
Catherine Cusack fully convinces, here, in the title role àfull of anger, liveliness and passion. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Books
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
the cumulative impact is moving and profound - mature and graceful Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
White Heat @ Cabaret Voltaire
a heady mix of frenetic chord progressions, punchy bass lines and foot stomping drums Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
MusicIsis - In The Absence of Truth
their distinct formula is here in abundance Read more »| 12 Dec 2006