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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Gladio - Hadrian's Wall EP
There are no languid instrumentals; bullying basslines slam-dunk their way into your gut Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Domu & Pete Simpson - Look A Little Further
A wonderfully upbeat record, and one that will have the listener dancing in joy on the dancefloor or in the living room Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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A simple, charming treat of a song Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Volume! & LuckyMe, Synthesis, Club Ego, Edinburgh, 24 Nov
A fusion of the finest in grime, dubstep, funk, hip-hop and drum and bass Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Ivan Smagghe, Access, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 16 Nov
Chances are we'll be treated to the freshest European underground house and techno mixed by one of the masters of the trade Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Shake, Shanghai, Le Monde, Edinburgh, Sundays
Sunday night doesn't necessarily mean the end of the weekend Read more »| 07 Nov 2007
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DJ Pierre, Inner City Acid, The Soundhaus, Glasgow, 10 Nov
Inner City Acid have made a good call in celebrating their 3rd birthday paying homage to the creator of the sub-genre. Got to be a good one... Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Boxcutter, Sola Perplexus, & Gravious, Tronic, Blackfriars, Glasgow, 17 Nov
Experience a slice of the most cutting edge electronic music around Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Bonde Do Role After Party, The Arches, Glasgow, 16 Nov
The masterly electro-house purveyors Speaker Junk and the Bebado DJs will be hosting the afterparty on the wheels of steel Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Benga, The Art School (The Vic bar), Glasgow, 9 Nov
Rightly recognised as one of the founding fathers, this is an opportunity to have your fillings rattled by a true innovator. Come all ye faithful Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Baobinga & I.D., Az-Tech, The Caves, Edinburgh, 9 Nov
This only Scottish date promises to be a night full of fun, frolics and fantastic dance music Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Balkanarama, The Caves, Edinburgh, 23 Nov
Get there early to watch a documentary about Serbians making incredible things out of old cars Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Andy C, Xplicit, The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, 16 Nov
One of the biggest names on the circuit visits Edinburgh Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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West Coast Article: No Such Thing As Luck
SF: In underground clubs, bedrooms and studios across Scotland, a bunch of artists, producers and vocalists have been steadily honing their skills. The collective are known as LuckyMe, and The Skinny gets the lowdown. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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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