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
Charlatans @ Corn Exchange
Not really much for the future then, lucky they've written such good tunes in the past Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
Cannonball Jane & My Tiny Robots @ The Swamp @ Caley Backpackers
visiting Edinburgh's smaller venues to catch an obscure act is not exactly as revolutionary as catching The Ramones play the Roundhouse in London '76 but it sure can donate some adrenaline to your bloodstream Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
Bettye Lavette @ The Bongo Club
She sings like her larynx has been kept in a rosewood cabinet Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
Battles plus Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid @ The Venue
Battles structured approach melded disparate strands into a vital cultish sound Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
MusicWhatever Happened to Gomez?
Quite a lot actually.Their fifth studio album 'How We Operate' comes out in June and the quintet are touring extensively in the US, after which they'll be re... Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Comedy
Tony Law Interview
Never watched the A-Team because he knew the real version - Magyar tribesmen near the end of the first millennium. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006
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Music
XFM Column for June - Scottish Music is Damn Cool
At the station, I've just seen a week where three-quarters of the new additions to the Xfm Scotland playlist were home-grown acts Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
FilmThe Thief Lord
Kids book adaptation is not much cop Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Theatre
top 10
Top 5 Glasgow1. Wars of the Roses trilogy (June 20-24, Theatre Royal) -Shakespeare's greatest histories, 'Henry VI', 'Edward IV' and 'Richard III', chart roy... Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
Serena Maneesh - Drain Cosmetics
Paints a sound-picture of shades-wearing lovers driving on an endless, empty highway as sunlight breaks through clouds. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
KFM Records Presents @ The Venue, 11 May
Regarding the crowd: where the fuck was everyone? Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
FilmLobo - The Wolf
70s set Spanish thriller - good but not great. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
FilmX-Men: The Last Stand
As entertaining an X-film as has yet been seen Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Film
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
provides a deeper understanding of the similarities between human and animal life Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
The Wedding Present
Returning this month with a new gift for fans Read more »| 15 Jun 2006