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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MusicThe Broken Family Band - 'Balls'
We're all fucked up on the booze and the drugs is their motto Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
MusicSofa Surfers - 'Sofa Surfers'
Sofa Surfers will never drag you on to the edge of your seat but as you serenely submerge into a sea of cushions that thought will gently drift away. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Private Jackson - 'EP'
fleeting moments of energy and abandon Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Fink - 'Biscuits For Breakfast'
laid-back beat-maker Fink has adopted a new direction Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Deadboy and the Elephantmen - We Are Night Sky
The debut album 'We are Night Sky' exudes a macabre character as this girl/guy two-piece flit between gothic, garage tear-ups and melancholic hymns. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Attic Lights - 'Shiver The Trees'
I can't say their sound is original but if, like me, you're a sucker for some pedal steel and a four-part harmony you should check these guys out. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006
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Clubs
Freddie Cruger Presents 3 Foot High Peoples - '3 Foot High and Rising'
Wicked mix of old skool hip-hop infused with soul, reggae, jazz and dirty funk Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Death Cab for Cutie @ Barrowlands
For the uninitiated, this is a fantastic introduction to their arresting songs and effortless musicianship. For fans, it is a real treat. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Hope of the States - 'Blood Meridian' EP
As a standalone call to arms for HOTS' guard of loyal followers, it'll do; as a rallying cry to non-believers, it's probably not good enough. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Theatre
The Memorandum
Human moments stand out - but not enough to make this production come fully alive Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Clubs
The Knife - Silent Shout
It's microhouse gone sing-along, electrohouse gone icy, pop music gone lunar. Forget that àit's haunted house. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Danielson - I'm Slow But I'm Sloppy
The leftfield needs its hip-pop too. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Various Artists - 'Surface Textures'
The kind of starry-eyed, drug-fucked auto-funk Prince might write if he were from Paisley and not Paisley Park Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Uniform - 'Protocol'
The music seems to take a back seat for most of the album Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Livesciences, Glenfiddich Independent Mix, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Mar 2
It's rare to witness the birth of a legend
STRAIGHT TO WEB PLEASE ALEX Read more »| 16 Apr 2006