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
The Third Brother by Nick McDonell
McDonell's ambitions initially seem very promising. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Books
A Man Without A Country - Kurt Vonnegut
An awe-inspiringly original body of work. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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The Palace
Saying The Palace is a wee bit rough is like saying Mike Tyson is a wee bit tasty with his fists. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Some Hope: A Trilogy & Mother's Milk - Edward St. Aubyn
funny, shocking and sad, but always beautifully written Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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School's Out - Christophe Dufossé
There are moments of dark humour and some genuinely disturbing characters, but there are more opportunities lost. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Innocent When You Dream: Tom Waits - The Collected Interviews - Mac Montadon (ed)
[I] think it's either Baltimore Negro or turn-of-the-century railroadese. Read more »| 16 May 2006
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Clubs
In Flagranti - WhoMadeWho: 'Out The Door'
In Flagranti's remixes border on the mundane Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Hot Chip - Boy From School
the killer rhythm track gets you shaking your bells and banging your sticks with gusto Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Daniele Baldelli - Cosmic Asteroid 2006
A unique mix of trancey, spacey disco instrumentals mixed with cosmic, psychedelic sounds Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Ada (Live) @ Optimo, The Black Rabbit Whorehouse
Ada injects the scene with a much needed dose of eccentricity Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Music
Toffs Can't Dance
We'll be doing a bit of MC-ing. Probably not on stage mind you. We will just be disembodied voices coming from the balcony! Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Music
Candi Staton @ The Ferry
No new tricks but she's a treasure nonetheless. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Music
King Biscuit Time: The Last Interview?
"Peace to you all. I'm out of here. It's been amazing but I've had enough. The mountain beat me. and sadly you too/that don't mean you should give up. It just wasn't me. Over and out. Steve xxxx" Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
MusicMogwai @ Usher Hall
For all the distortion, there still remained many clear moments of well-calculated pathos Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
MusicThe Twilight Singers: From Despair to Where?
"I make most of my records rather selfishly, they're done for me by me. That someone else would like it is just a bonus." - Greg Dulli Read more »| 16 May 2006