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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MusicYeasayer - Wait For The Summer
Will wedge your mind open to the possibility that even panpipes are acceptable in music Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
An extraordinarily accomplished and thoroughly engaging piece of Mancunian songsmithery Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Slam - Staccato Rave
Everything in this track blends together nicely, and images of a packed dancefloor throbbing to this song easily come to mind Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
FilmThe Game Plan
One suspects The Skinny isn't read by too many seven year old girls, so the intended audience for The Game Plan is unlikely to be put out by the news that, i... Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Autechre: Dancers in the Dark
With leotards on standby, The Skinny prepped itself for a deep and meaningful with Autechre's Sean Booth, and was pleasantly surprised by the plain speaking Mancunian's willingness to chat about his opinions on music, MySpace and getting smoked out with his mates. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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House of Techno Preview, March 2008
Far more intoxicating than getting back on all the things I gave up for lent, and instilling more joy than the possibility of some actual sunshine is the fac... Read more »| 06 Mar 2008
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Music
WHY? - The Lexical Contortionist
Why?'s Yoni Wolf is a master of the abstract image. Creating a world where sex acts occur in German sports facilities and Bar Mitzvahs, and sensory organs catch alight and are removed by house pets, Matt Gollock stumbles his way through the convoluted pathways of Mr Wolf's psyche Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
MusicTuning Into The Dials
I used to think there was a line in the sand, signed and unsigned, but it's just not like that now - Joe Hendry Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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A Muso's Top 10: Idlewild
Having recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the release of their first record with a Best Of, frontman Roddy gave us a rundown of what's been rocking his car, kitchen and living room at Chez Woomble Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Land of Talk - Speak to Me Bones
A lot of fuss over nothing. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Queens Of The Stone Age @ The Corn Exchange, 9 Feb
There's a pleasing mechanical veneer to the Queens tonight, though you have to wonder what's making them tick. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Okkervil River at Cabaret Voltaire
For a band whose best art recounts the business of individuals, Okkervil River's live performance is a celebration of the unit, showcasing their collective excellence as a band Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Enon @ Cabaret Voltaire
Brilliantly crafted punk rock. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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British Sea Power @ The Arches, 26 Jan
A thumbnail sketch of what attracted us to British Sea Power in the first place. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Black Francis @ The Garage, 10 Feb
A merely satisfactory performance given extra credence due to Black's impressive legacy. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008