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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Books
Justina Robson - Living Next Door to the God of Love
In a multi-dimensional future, the fate of human kind and the universe is up for grabs in a showdown between the schismatic, shape-changing Jalaeka and the o... Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Books
Cormac McCarthy - No Country For Old Men
The plot twists in unexpected ways, pushing back against conventions of justice or happy endings Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Books
Ismail Kadare - The Successor
An atmospheric, gripping mystery, infused with awareness of the place and its people. Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Clubs
The Beautiful Newborn Children, Dffrnt Trouble, Cabaret Voltaire, Jan 20
Packed to the gunnels with Kerosene and angst
WEB ONLY - asap please alex! Thanks Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Clubs
Olav Basoski, Progression at Liquid Rooms Edinburgh, Jan 28
Tonight proved to have a frighteningly effective result on the shape-throwing punters
WEB ONLY pls alex, up as soon as you can
Thanks
Bram Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Music
Infrasound - 'Out Of Order'
An odious stench of plagiarism percolates through every track. Read more »| 15 Feb 2006
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Music
Be your own Pet - Let's Get Sandy
leaves you quite bored àquite a fete for a tune that only lasts for a minute Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Music
Straight Outta Pomp-town (Edinburgh Live Music column)
Straight Outta Pomp-townWe tireless tubes at The Skinny unflinchingly embrace the challenge to cover a huge slice of the broad spectrum of music that both Ed... Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Music
Mother and The Addicts @ Cabaret Voltaire 20th January
the fans will have been nursing their collective broken feet to match their pounding cranium Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Music
Fall Out Boy - Barrowlands @ Glasgow
FoB's onstage presence is quite enough to make it all look so easy Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Music
The Glasgow School (Live Music Column)
This is a new column designed to cover the best in music, upcoming events, gossips and releases from the hottest bands in Glasgow. It needs your help, so get... Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Music
Tyrant Lizard Kings - Attack of The Tyrant Lizard Kings
blare this LP until your eardrums burst Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Music
Sine Star Project - Blue Born Earth Boy
An unquestionably talented band has created 'Blue Born Earth Boy' - it's a shame musical narcissism has ruined it Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Music
Fallout Trust - 'In Case of the Flood'
No chance of the levees being breached just yet... Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Music
Minus 5 - Minus 5
Minus 5 a side project? You do the maths... Read more »| 15 Feb 2006