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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Danton Eeprom, Mind the Gap, The Arches, Glasgow, Feb 16
The elegant Danton is a treat live, and deserves a far greater crowd for his deep, melodic brand of futurist electro Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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V/A - Eight Ball Mixtape Vol. 2
An underground hip-hop directory of UK headz to watch, here the Scottish scene stands proud with the best the rest of the island can offer Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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CSS (Cansei De Ser Sexy) - Off the Hook (Sub Pop/Warners)
From the get go you are immediately immersed into CSS' world, have a listen to the song for yourself and try to refrain from singing along with the chorus. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Damian Lazarus, WEA, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Mar 14
The mastermind behind label City Rockers and more recently Crosstown Rebels, is bringing his unique brand of deep and dirty electro-house to We Are... Electric Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Azymuth, Four Corners, Bongo Club, Edinburgh, March 2
For an explosive, exhilarating, booty-shaking, ""beat-breaking mash-up of all things global"", immerse yourself in the vibrant, all-encompassing experience of Four Corners. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Prometheus - Corridor of Mirrors
Full rhythmic fire or just cooling the embers? Read more »| 12 Mar 2007
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Infinite Livesz vs. Stade - Art Broot Fe De Yoot
Imagine ODB impersonating Rick James, reading William Burroughs cutups of Dr Seuss books and fetish porn, to a soundtrack by Pole and Can, and you're almost there. As rewarding as it is challenging. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Apathy & Celph Titled - No Place Like Chrome
Ap and Celph's relentless trading of beatdowns, particularly their undermining of so-called 'conscious rappers', is a much more intelligent deconstruction of hip-hop than Eminem's self-pitying white trash schtick. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Nafees - The Art of Keeping It
Nafees delivers blistering, socially-conscious rhymes with impeccable rhythm and timing Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Azuli World Tour with Kurd Maverick, Musika, The Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, Mar 24
As a young, talented multi-instrumentalist equipped with a fine musical ear, Gian soon found himself being drawn to all genres of electronic dance music and over the years finally found his niche in house music. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
Popup Set Compass for South by Southwest
You want to just make it like a fantastic gig at the 13th Note on a Tuesday night. That's what I always want from my gigs. - Damien Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Various - Songs For The Young At Heart
a curious pleasure for the grown-ups to indulge in. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Film
Universal Film Noir Collection
Out of the Past - 3 Skinnys
The Killers - 4
The Glass Key - 3
Crossfire - 3
The Blue Dahlia - 4
This Gun For Hire - 4
Murder My Sweet - 4
The Big Steal - 3
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Film
Special
a cult following is sure to welcome it on DVD Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Film
Norman McLaren: The Master's Edition
nothing less than a meeting point of the histories of art and film Read more »| 12 Mar 2007