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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Art
Alex Hartley
These tiny bits of building, forbidden, but still captured, possessed, could be seen as the trophies of the architectural pervert Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Clubs
Killa Kela, Reading Rooms, Dundee, 22 Sept
Having been praised as one of the best beatboxers in the world, Killa Kela's show promises to be a superb, one-off experience
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Hadouken!, The Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, 21 October
Snap up a ticket or two while you can Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Clubs
Jacknife Lee - Making Me Money
A song that should have accompanied Christian Bale in American Psycho, epitomising 80's yuppie money making chic in a stylish and funky manner Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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Filthy Gorgeous, Maggie Mays, Glasgow, 23 Sept
With a 5am license and a commitment to making an effort on the interior this is a stress-free party with an emphasis on fun Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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Bacardi B-Live presents The Big Groove, Byblos, Glasgow, 23 Sept
Bacardi B-Live's The Big Groove will give Glaswegians the rare opportunity to embrace the sounds of house, disco and hip-hop all under one roof on the September holiday weekend Read more »| 08 Sep 2007
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ClubsBreakthrough - Breakthrough
There is a definite old-school hip hop feel to the album, although at times the mixing of different genres can sound somewhat confusing Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Books
Us Kooks Pick Overlooked Books
Our choice of books we feel should be better known… Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Books
Richard Dawkins Event
Insightful and intellectual, without being at all superior. Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Books
Anna Politkovskaya Memorial Event - Timothy Phillips
Phillips's talk was as poignant as it was insightful Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Books
Wait Until Spring, Bandini, by John Fante
Fante deserves a much wider audience, however belated Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Books
Sharp Teeth, by Toby Barlow
A very unique book: an epic poem about werewolves in modern-day Los Angeles Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Books
Reporting, by David Remnick
Double-filtered excellence Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Books
Diamond Dove, by Adrian Hyland
Hyland's story, while hugely entertaining, also deals with serious issues that face rural Australia today Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Clubs
Funk La Planet Allstars feat. Toni Smith - Summertime
It's inoffensive, mainstream armchair dance music Read more »| 08 Sep 2007