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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FilmSeducing Doctor Lewis
A charming and enjoyable piece of cinema. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
MusicLiars @ Nice n' Sleazys, 24 Feb
A terrifying hybrid of the debauched anarchy of The Birthday Party and the industrial stealth of Kraut-rock. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
ClubsPaul Oakenfold - A Lively Mind
This album is instantly infectious and guarenteed to send you rockin'.
STR8 TO WEB! Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
FilmThe White Countess
It's down to the cast to make this film great rather than good, and they succeed where lesser actors would fail. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Music
You Said/Whispering Mice @ Semifinalists
Their musical stylings can't quite match their swanky band name Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
MusicFeeder - Lost and Found
Less a rock song than the background noise for a slightly edgy car advert. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006
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Music
Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Liquid Rooms
Signature riffs from Metallica, the White Stripes and Jazz classic Take 5 are imbued with such a sense of fun Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Music
The Storys - 'The Storys'
The sort thing you'd expect to hear on American commercial radio as you head down the Interstate towards a blood red sunset Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Music
BMX Bandits @ Teviot Union
Time flies when your spilling your heart out to people you don't know very well. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Music
Adriana / Speaker's Corner / Angel Conversations @ Bannermans
A well-rounded evening with an unfortunate lull in the Angel's set Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Film
Transamerica
A real sense of empathy for its characters. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Clubs
DJ Yoda presents 'Yoda Goes To The Movies', GUU
In the words of the man himself, we're all of ""the MTV generation of kids with short attention spans"" Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Music
Wolf Eyes
The more energy we put out the more comes back from the audience, it's intoxicating. At the moment we are working as hard as we can and the live shows are more insane than ever. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Music
Sun Ra Arkestra (Interview)
This is Sun Ra; of course he's from Saturn Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Music
Uncle John and Whitelock @ The Bongo Club
A discordant mass of punk-fuelled aggression Read more »| 16 Apr 2006