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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Books
Christopher Brookmyre's Blood and Hard Black Pencil
You know, the psychos in your school? At the time you were just used to them being violent and unpredictable. Later you go back and ask what was going on in the background that nobody knew about? Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Clubs
Alex Smoke - Make My Day EP
Sporting an unusual ice cream van jingle Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
FilmPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
CGI rather than performance takes centre stage. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
MusicT in the Park 2006 (Day Two)
Who's better? Who's best? Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Crosbi - All In Album Review
Crosbi paint their sound in more expansive strokes than most of their starry-eyed contemporaries Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Film
Volver
A beautiful story, beautifully told. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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FilmThe Notorious Bettie Page
Frustratingly skin deep. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
FilmNacho Libre
All the sophistication of an under-the-bedcovers fart. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Film
Monster House
Brings more than the house down. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Clubs
Festival Nightlife: The Highlights
With posters covering every available inch of space, and homicidal flyer-wielding lunatics assaulting you at every turn, choosing where to go on a night out is potentially more baffling at this time of year than at any other. Fear not! The Skinny is here with a quick guide to some of the best gigs, performances and club nights on offer. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Clubs
DJ CHART - Patrick Walker (Avionix, Hard_Scape, Mindnet) 08/06
Really hits the spot Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Clubs
A Separate Agenda: Percy X pesents The Separatists
Leader Line/ 'Akilak' brings detroit funk back to a minimal-obsessed scene
Pull Q/ ""Marco, John and I all believed that techno-soul should be our main inspiration."" - Percy X, The Separatists Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
The Victorian English Gentlemen's Club - The Victorian English Gentlemen's Club
This English, Cardiff-based girl-girl-boy trio's eponymous debut album is a 35 minute study in eccentric, abrasive pop music. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Popup - Lucy What Are You Trying to Say?
A brief glimpse of sunshine in this slightly shoddy Scottish summer Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Helmet - Monochrome
an unrelenting punch in the guts Read more »| 14 Aug 2006