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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Clubs
Fedde le Grand: From Holland to Detroit and back.
SF: After numerous weeks waiting with bated breath for Fedde to take some time out from his busy schedule, The Skinny finally catch a few moments with the Dutch producer for our continuing Bacardi profile series.
PQ: ""I believe that there is coming a lot of good house music from Holland at this moment and I hope this will continue in the near future."" Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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East Coast: Slide, shuffle, and mix it up!
SF: Beats goes on the piste in search of big air and big tunes.
PQ: ""We're all about subverting expectations, creating juxtapositions, and making a party go off in a really original and fun way."" - Geoff of Eclectic Method Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Clubs
Double Helix: Self-Promotion and Reinvention
SF: The Skinny chats with one-half of Double Helix, Texture, about how it feels to internationally break out without playing a single live gig...
PQ: ""I think it's time Edinburgh bands broke out."" Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Music
Super Furry Animals @ Barrowlands
It's impossible to feel aggrieved when faced with Britain's closest equivalent to Wayne Coyne. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Roger Sanchez & Laidback Luke - Afterdark Vol. 3
Luke's own track Plastic Dreams and the funky Rumba leave you with an aftertaste suggesting his future will not be aping his name Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Music
Holy Fuck - LP
Nine bite-sized chunks of slapdash upbeat electro. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007
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Film
Wristcutters: A Love Story
You may well die laughing. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Film
Weirdsville
It's a film aptly titled. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Film
The Darjeeling Limited
For fans it's a delight. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Film
Rescue Dawn
Herzog and Bale: a decent combination. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Film
Planet Terror
Every bit as much fun as Death Proof. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Film
Death at a Funeral
Effortlessly hilarious and genuinely touching. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Film
Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson – great or grate?Bottle RocketLaura: Anderson's predilection for off-centre, inventive whimsy is clear from his first feature, a goofy, def... Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Film
Rich Tea
Does Wes Anderson deserve the accusations of self-indulgent style over substance?
Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Music
Reverbaphon - Here Comes Everyone
Getting postmodern Read more »| 07 Nov 2007