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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MusicAndrew Bird @ The Classic Grand, 28 Apr
Given the challenge of warming up for the irrepressible Andrew Bird are Baltimore post-rockers Human Bell (***). Appearances are deceiving as these Hell's An... Read more »| 07 May 2008 -
MusicHydro Connect: more bands confirmed...
Joining already confirmed acts including Spiritualized, The Roots and Manic Street Preachers, Hydro Connect have now added on a few more contenders. New add... Read more »| 06 May 2008 -
MusicJoey Negro & The Sunburst Band - Moving With The Shakers
Joey Negro serves up a more organic, boogie-driven, disco-funk concoction here Read more »| 05 May 2008 -
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Portishead @ Corn Exchange
The core style of the old Portishead now informs the 'filler' of the new Read more »| 03 May 2008 -
ArtRodney Graham Band - ABC - April 25
Canadian ‘photoconceptualist’ Rodney Graham can’t, in his own words, “paint his way out of a paper bag”. He has, however, forge... Read more »| 02 May 2008 -
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A.B: Entertaining the Underdoggs
At only 20 years old, Libyan-born Glasgow MC A.B is already making a name for himself with his debut mixtape Hip Hop Versus Me. Scott Ramage caught up with him to find out more about his beats and his background... Read more »| 01 May 2008
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Your Sound: Is it any good?
King Tuts Wah Wah Hut will play host to Glasgow rockers 1990's who will be spinning on the decks a selection of tunes from unsigned acts on Sunday afternoon.... Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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J-Live & Cadence Weapon @ The Voodoo Rooms, 19 May
Two of hip-hop's most intelligent wordsmiths and rhyme-merchants are brought together for a unique double bill by those generous people at the Voodoo Rooms Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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2 Days in Stereo @ Stereo, 23-24 May
This is no breach of any trade descriptions act, to be sure Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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Jamie Lidell @ The Liquid Room, 26 Apr
Jim might have received mixed reviews from critics thus far, but the general consensus is that Lidell truly shines as a live performer Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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Dirty Projectors @ Cabaret Voltaire, 25 Apr
Not a band you’d want to listen to on an empty stomach, but tonight they offer just enough sustenance Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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RZA (as Bobby Digital) @ The Arches, 26 Apr
The normally cavernous walls of the Arches were fit to burst tonight, as the RZA took to the stage and set off the crowd like a mortar in a bus shelter. Desp... Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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Matmos - Supreme Balloon
a seriously mad but fantastic creation made out of ONLY synthesizers with no sampling or microphones in sight Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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The Skinny Space Odyssey
www.theskinny.co.uk has lift off. On 26 April The Skinny began another chapter in it's adventure of world domination with the release of it's new website. To... Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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Joe Acheson Quartet @ The Jazz Bar, 25 Apr
Despite being one of the strangest Triptych line-ups yet, there was still some magnificently forward thinking music in the program this year, though not strictly limited to it Read more »| 26 Apr 2008