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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Clubs
The Riverside Club - R.I.P.
The sad closure of The Riverside Club prompts Mylo to fondly reminisce about that familiar smell of ""sweaty kilt""... Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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The Drum and Bass Curriculum - April 2007
There is a debate that rages on within drum & bass about MCs and what they bring to the scene. Some people see them as an embedded part of a good night, othe... Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Ever been Utterly Guttered?
Utter Gutter is firmly looking forward to the future, so you'd better get down to Glasgow or Edinburgh to experience the club night in all it's deliciously debauched glory. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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DJ Format, Headspin, The Bongo Club, Feb 24
Much like his recent Fabric mix, the set gradually built up the tempo and branched out into other musical disciplines, always demonstrating an ear for funky breaks and catchy riffs Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Blitzkrieg Bop at The Arches, 9th March
Blitzkrieg Bop is back, boasting a suitably impressive line-up. First up on the decks was Art of Parties, combining bold, banging tunes with vibrant visuals ... Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Mixed Bizness/Kid Koala, The Arches, Glasgow, May 6
The Kid's psychedelic, bong-friendly sets are as much about the joyous comedy as they are about grooving along. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007
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Legends with Goldie @ Calton Studios, 3 Mar
the night lacked true guts, which in turn detracted from what, on the face of it, should have been an event to remember. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Art
Nick Evans - Rational Slab
Evans gives the viewer, however educated or ignorant, sufficient breathing space to apprehend the work as they see fit Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Art
Rob Churm
The hectic lines combined with the jutting together of imagery and his use of coloured acetate alludes to city night life Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Art
David Martin - The Cusp of Change
a vivid sense of wonder for the point at which tradition intersects with modernity Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Art
20 Years of Pixar
For anybody who has ever muttered at a piece of furniture or electrical appliance, it might not seem too peculiar to bestow inanimate objects with a smidgen of personality Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Clubs
Triptych - Glasgow (web version)
Leader line: Triptych's line-up this year has warped convention even further than previous years, throwing the ravers in with the radical artists and putting the face-munchers amongst the chin-strokers. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Morphy (Direct Recordings), Sequential, Studio 24, Edinburgh, 20 Apr
Sequential has vowed to champion home-grown talent Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Mortiis, Digital Harlot, Barfly, Glasgow, 8 Apr
Gnar Gnar, Hail Satan, I am Count Grishnakh. Urrrgh. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Solescience Vs. Diskomatik, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 13 Apr
The first Friday 13th of 2007 is going to be lucky for many folk who catch
the battle for supremacy of all things house Read more »| 11 Apr 2007