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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Maurice Fulton & A-Skillz, Southern Comfort Mardi Gras, Ivy, Glasgow, 24 Feb
The fact that entry, food and drinks are completely free with advance tickets should also help in making this a Fat Tuesday celebration to remember! Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Andy Blake, Wrong Island, Nice & Sleazy's, Glasgow, 9 Feb
Wrong Island have their first ever guest this month, and they've managed to land Andy Blake, top man at Dissident Records Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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The Player
Altman's popularity and clout in the industry he is critiquing is very apparent. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Short Cuts
The scale of the film prevents any emotional attachment to the characters. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Resident Evil: Extinction
Near Shakespearean. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Chromeo: Funkin' Fancy
SF: Following on from our tips for 2008, we deliver our promised interview with the funkin' good Chromeo
PQ: ""Spins, dips and electric slides!"" - P-Thugg Read more »| 05 Feb 2008
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Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Hilarious throughout. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Evening
Yuck. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Eastern Promises
Fulfills all its promise. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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V/A compiled by John Kong - Required Listening 2
With this collection, Kong shows that like Gilles Peterson, he's got an impressive ear for a tune and similarly eclectic taste Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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V/A - Fabric 38: M.A.N.D.Y
A true technical achievement - but what else would you expect from M.A.N.D.Y? Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Realistic Crew - Overcome
The melancholic vision of darkened cities and distorted lights is an intense trip to be savoured on big headphones in the early hours Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
ClubsGoldfrapp - Seventh Tree
While it lacks Supernature's immediacy, the songs here gel far better as a whole Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Gav Livz - Twenty's Plenty
It's an empty sort of poetry, but has scope to impress Scottish hip-hop fans nonetheless Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
ClubsDaft Punk - Alive 2007
Perfection is an unattainable goal, but, goddamn, this comes close Read more »| 05 Feb 2008