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
A Feast of a Fest
These days they don't even have to bribe me to go Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Clubs
Glasgow feature - Kaput!: They Do Things A Bit Different
Leader: Rejecting the familiar Saturday night club formula for something a little more esoteric is Kaput! The Skinny gets the lowdown
Quote: ""We play the wilder, less commercial side of rock 'n' roll - from the proto-disco of no-wave and the urgency of post-punk, to krautrock and the droning waves of post-rock... all the while professing love for Ivor Cutler, soundtracks and any strange outsider music recording we can get our hands on."" - Colin/Kid Twist Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Clubs
Dizzee Rascal, Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 1 June
Bell Them Slags entices the audience to put their hands up if they have a slag's number in their current phone Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Clubs
Death Disco, The Arches, Glasgow, 16 Jun
The Death Disco bandwagon still shows no sign of slowing! Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
ClubsThe Society - Heavymightymoodygroovy
A fine selection of tracks that live up the the album's title, and will no doubt appeal to all levels of society Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Clubs
The Mitchell and Dewberry Band - Beyond the Rains
The album's momentum is diminished somewhat by the extra length of a few tracks, breaking up the album instead of bringing it together as a cohesive whole Read more »| 10 Jul 2007
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Clubs
Rustie - Jagz The Smack
His boom-bap electro is just dying to be played through a stack hard enough to handle cranking it way beyond sensible. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
ClubsPrince Fatty - Survival of the Fattest
He calls himself Prince Fatty, clearly a nod to King Tubby, from whom he seems to have borrowed a couple of beats. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Clubs
Ewan Pearson - Fabric35
This mix is a unique snapshot of today's brightest techno, without sticking to the usual formulas - worth checking out Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Film
Lucky You
We've got some serious dullness to wade through. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Music
30 Seconds to Mars - From Yesterday
Nothing here to excite or intrigue; but some people like that. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Music
CocoRosie @ The Arches
CocoRosie come close to pulling it off. And tonight, that's enough Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
MusicYoung Marble Giants - Colossal Youth
The nascent electronic pioneers of the late 70s are a clear influence here. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Music
Ash - Twilight of the Innocents
Sticking to what originally broke them may be the way forward... Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Books
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Road is a slim volume to be savoured Read more »| 10 Jul 2007