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
Ballboy @ Cabaret Voltaire
preaching to the choir Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
MusicClap Your Hands Say Yeah - Some Loud Thunder (Wichita) (*Web)
A slow burning classic? I think so… Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Someyoungpedro - Someyoungpedro
The vocals are never less than wildly indiscernible but the whole thing verges on the right side of noise, with particularly excellent drumming on some of the tracks. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Corrine Bailey Rae - I'd Like To
almost enough to persuade James Brown to come out of mortal retirement for one last dance Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Idlewild - No Emotion
Whilst this feel-good, dance rock/pop number may be slightly devoid of the stuff that makes us human, it is nonetheless a mature, well-worked piece of music Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
They seem to have never been away and, while this is hardly a comeback, there is a change of pace Read more »| 10 Feb 2007
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The Magic Numbers - This Is A Song
some unseasonal Californian charm Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
MusicEmma Bunton - All I Need to Know
tiresome warbling about personal growth Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Badly Drawn Boy - Journey From A to B
Bouncing along with a kind of hippy happy-clappy vibe Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Lahoya @ Barfly
dense tones and a propensity to soar - assertive while remaining playful Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
MusicGruff Rhys - Candylion
A man walks onto a plane to find his window seat has been taken by a rude actress whose work he despises... Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Clubs
Yuksek - 'Composer'
Fans of Kitsune and Black Strobe are advised to purchase on sight. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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M9 - 'Silent Weapons'
M9's granite-hard flows recall the best of UK underground hip-hop Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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David Gilmour Girls - 'Crimson as Murder'
Headman's Relish imprint does the business - proper Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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FEATURED ALBUM: V/A - 'Breakin' Bread - dirtybreakinfunk&hiphop' (Breakin' Bread)
Latin and afrobeat-leaning breaks rub shoulders comfortably with jazz-heavy bangers Read more »| 10 Feb 2007