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
Spacehorse @ Subway Cowgate
freshening a genre which has a propensity towards staleness, when in the wrong hands Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Music
Deftones – Saturday Night Wrist
Deftones are a band at the very height of their powers Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
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The Glasgow School
A wee reminder... Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Clubs
House of Techno November 2006
Great tunes and great haircuts are in store for those eager to lap up Optimo's return to the capital this month Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Music
Dan Sartain - Join Dan Sartain
Though he will undoubtedly sound better live, Join Dan Sartain is a peek into the realm of an intriguing character. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Clubs
Moby - Still Going
A more appropriate title than 'The Very Best Of' would have been The Greatest Hits, as this better explains the compilation - a showcase of his best-known songs which have also been exceedingly chart-friendly. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006
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Music
Spacehorse @ Subway Cowgate
freshening a genre which is all too apt to staleness, when in the wrong hands Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Film
Edinburgh Film News November 2006
Expect debauchery and decadence like no other. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Film
Accepted
A good natured treat. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Clubs
Brainstormer - Creating a Storm in the Nu-Skool Breaks Scene
In the original scene you had all the elements all in one music, and when it split I was thinking: 'What do I do, do I make happy tunes because I like the happy elements or do I make drum & bass because I like the beats?' I was pretty torn. - Brainstormer Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
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Swingingman: Their Feet Don't Touch The Ground
Piers Norton (FBC / Swingingman Records) talks to The Skinny about punk, Copenhagen jazz winos, and how online music saved indie labels Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
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Construct at Studio 24, Edinburgh Event Review
The music and atmosphere was explosive and a storming night was had by all Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Clubs
Alex Smoke - Sci.Fi.Hi.Fi Vol. 3
It's another Smoke success. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Clubs
Carl Craig, Slam, Luciano, Damian Lazarus, Craig Richards, Repeat Repeat (live), Transparent Sound (live), Slam's 8th Birthday, Pressure, The Arches, Glasgow, Nov 24
When they aren't gracing Radio 1's Essential Mix you can usually find them pounding the decks at Pressure, possibly even more so this month to iterate all eight birthday dumps. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
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People Under The Stairs @ Cabaret Voltaire, October 11
With such an accessible aesthetic, it's too frustrating to think that this crew may never transcend cult Read more »| 12 Nov 2006