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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MusicComets On Fire - Avatar
Iggy Stooge is riding this comet, crashing through London streets in search of lost madcap Syd Barret, rest in peace Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Clubs
The Presets (Live), Optimo, Sub Club, Glasgow, Aug 13
(Like) football hooligans playing Brazilian house music. - Julian, The Presets Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Clubs
Unlock the House, Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh, August 19
Three rooms, over 25 DJs, and over seven hours of music to party to Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Honey for Christ - The Darkest Pinnacle of Light
After a few more shows playing this stuff, Honey for Christ should be unstoppable Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
MusicRazorlight - Razorlight
Razorlight return with another album packed with paeans to being a cool rockstar. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
The Dials / The Needles @ Cabaret Voltaire
Both of the bands deliver tight-as-heck sets of wired up guitar-y joy Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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Music
Scream Club - Don't Bite Your Sister
A glamour-punk Buffalo Girl, Cindy's lyrics emphasise self-respect and sexual confidence Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Live Music Roundup for August
The beautiful beast that is Quasi rolls into Mono on August 23 for an all too rare appearance on these shores Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Rumble Strips - Hate Me/Girls & Weather (Transgressive) **** (ALEX _ THIS IS AN OLD SINGLE BURY IT PLEASE) ****
a fun fest of sax Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
MusicThe Basement - I Just Caught A Face
yee-ha! Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
The Futureheads - Worry About it Later
The Heads' second single from News and Tributes is actually rather good Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
The Hedrons - Be My Friend
only teasing with this first single Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
The Longcut - Vitamin C
New Order meets Kevin Shields on Manchester band's newest single Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Good Shoes - All In My Head
will make you want to jive like a mod before going for a Benny Hill style run around the room Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Books
Sir Roger Penrose
One of the most influential physicists of our time gives us the skinny on the whole damn universe. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006