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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Music
Ben Marwood Vs. Heartwear Process - Hold Your Breath / Swallow My Tooth
Marwood plays laid-back and wonderfully melodic modern folk. Heartwear Process carries the blatant noises of Sparklehorse and The Pixies. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
MusicDamien Rice - Rootless Tree
Let me out! Let me out! cries our hero Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
I don't know what a new rave sound might be, because there aren't any new rave albums. - Simon Taylor Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Miyagi & Friends @ The Mercat Bar
A successful folk/pop 'love in' Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Little John Rocket @ Barfly
their rhythmic power and harsh melodies are bleakly entrancing Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Jyrojets @ Cabaret Voltaire
The word on the street is that Inverness upstarts Jyrojets are going places Read more »| 10 Feb 2007
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Film
Kevin Macdonald Interview
I thought maybe I should take the chance while someone was giving it to me, because it's not every day you get offered a feature film. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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James McAvoy Interview
We had to work hard to make him more of a dick. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Clubs
Misty Roses - Monster Zero
A gonzo contraption of separate moments and sounds. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Ghosts - Musical Chairs
Ghosts' first impression is like Coldplay in clown suits Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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The Noisettes - What's The Time Mr.Wolf? (Vertigo) (WEB VERSION)
Not so long ago there was a distinctive dearth of fiery female-fronted indie rock bands... Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
MusicThe Noisettes - What's The Time Mr.Wolf? (Vertigo) (RRINT VERSION)
full of thrashy new-wave guitars and decisive intent Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Northern Alliance - For The Grains Of Sand
For The Grains Of Sand is reminiscent of Yo La Tengo in design but with an overwhelmingly Scottish flavour. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Ellis Island Sound - The Good Seed
assisted by violin, viola and bizarrely, a saw Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
MusicBenjy Ferree - Leaving The Nest
foot-stomping boogie Read more »| 10 Feb 2007