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 Wedding Present: Gedge Hits Hollywood
Ally Brown talks to Wedding Present supremo David Gedge about new album El Rey, eyeing up Mike Tyson's girlfriend, and covering a whiny band. Read more »| 03 Jul 2008 -
Music
Hey You Get Off My Pavement! @ Mono, Glasgow, 29 June
"I don't know why I'm playing this festival. I'm not from Glasgow, I'm not skinny, and I don't have any tight jeans. Still, there's a shop up the road.." - The Pictish Trail Read more »| 03 Jul 2008 -
MusicRise of The Cavalera Conspiracy
It’s a little over 11 years since Max Cavalera, founder member and leading musical inspiration of seminal Brazilian metallers Sepultura quit the band amid the sacking of their manager (and his wife) Gloria. Leaving behind his brother (drummer Iggor), Max formed Soulfly soon after his departure. With acrimony staining the brothers’ relationship, they didn’t talk for a decade. Max tells Jamie Borthwick how a simple phonecall changed everything Read more »| 03 Jul 2008 -
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Avenged Sevenfold - Dear God
Feels like a cheap joke Read more »| 03 Jul 2008 -
MusicElevator Suite - The Remixes (Pure Mint Records)
Elevator Suite are a three-piece, down-tempo act whose ambient lounge grooves echo Groove Armada and former tourmates Morcheeba, though the comparisons are n... Read more »| 03 Jul 2008 -
Music
Chris Bradley @ Voodoo Rooms, 26 Jun
The Edinburgh native's sound seems more acclimated to his full-band set-up Read more »| 03 Jul 2008
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Music
Tricky - Knowle West Boy
The cohesion of a truly great album might be lacking, but one guesses that this was more about an identity check for Tricky Read more »| 03 Jul 2008 -
Music
Secretsundaze Presents - Tobi Neumann
After the success of their Secretsundaze Volume 1 compilation, residents Giles Smith and James Priestley have recruited German producer Tobi Neumann for thei... Read more »| 03 Jul 2008 -
MusicRatatat: Who's there?
Musical oddballs they may be, but Ratatat are worth getting to know. Nick Mitchell chats to Evan Mast, one half of the Brooklyn duo Read more »| 02 Jul 2008 -
Music
Melvins - Nude With Boots
A suitably brilliant continuation of their recent form Read more »| 02 Jul 2008 -
MusicBeck - Modern Guilt
With Danger Mouse on production duties, Modern Guilt is at its best when the rhythm is allowed to dominate Read more »| 02 Jul 2008 -
Music
Leila - Blood, Looms and Blooms
If you dig up the dead, expect it to smell a little Read more »| 02 Jul 2008 -
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Gustav - Verlass Die Stadt
Verlass Die Stadt is a curious patchwork of an album. Some songs are sung in English, others in German. Total Quality features plucked violas, orchestral vio... Read more »| 02 Jul 2008 -
Clubs
Mark Mendes @ Musika, Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 12 Jul
Musika clearly have an ear for quality when you look at the list of guests from previous nights - Booka Shade, Deadmau5, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso... Read more »| 02 Jul 2008 -
Clubs
Andrew Divine @ Club For Heroes, Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh, 25 Jul
At 15 years old, Glasgow School of Art’s popular soul and funk night Divine is Glasgow’s longest running regular club night. Maybe that’s w... Read more »| 02 Jul 2008