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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Uncloaked - Talking Balls With Cloaks (possible back-up Glasgow feature - doublecheck)
SF: Anyone with even a passing interest in electronic music will have found it hard to miss the ever growing popularity of Jamaican dub vibes as an influence to the Scottish scene, working its way into everything from techno to hip-hop. In the second part of our dubstep exploration, The Skinny talks to Cloaks.
PQ: ""We love dubstep, but it's too clean. Everything is just so digitised and rounded and nice."" Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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The Heavy - Dirtying The Funk
SF: The Skinny catches up with Swaby from The Heavy as they prepare for their first major UK tour, to find out how they feel about their first LP and how dress rehearsals are going.
PQ: ""It kind of feels like we've laid our hearts on the line a little bit."" Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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The Drum and Bass Curriculum - November
The worst thing has got to be deciding how you're going to be in two places at once Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Two Gallants @ Classic Grand
Pack your tasers! Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Onur Özer: It's All Just House To Me
SF: Onur Özer's debut album, Kaşmir, has just dropped on Vakant and could well spell the end of minimal bashing. The Skinny investigates.
PQ: ""I don't believe genres such as Berlin minimal... For me it is only house in the end."" Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Klaxons @ Corn Exchange
A much-needed kick in the groin for the increasingly-staid indie scene. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007
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Joseph Arthur @ Cabaret Voltaire
He's at his most beguiling when facing the audience, guitar in hand. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Labels Special: Alex Tronic Records - A Voice For Everyone
SF: The labels series continues with Edinburgh label Alex Tronic Records.
PQ: ""We will put out music as long as it's good and is basically kind of electronic in nature"" Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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The Mooney Suzuki @ The Hive
Once you've heard one Suzukis tune you've basically heard them all. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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The Checks @ Oran Mor
These lads make Jet sound good. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Shady Bard @ Wee Red Bar
Britain's own answer to the Arcade Fire? Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Oceansize @ King Tut's
It's comforting to see reverence directed at a truly worthy band. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Kevin Drew @ The Arches
Staves off soppiness with voluptuous guitars and the catchiest hooks never to make it to radio. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Hip-Hop Highlights
Red light.....green light Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Ian Brown @ Corn Exchange
Tonight is, you could say, a gig of two halves. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007