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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MusicHow To Swim Take a Run at The Mill
Ink Miller of How To Swim tells Finbarr Bermingham of his affinity with a certain Cuban dictator as he rounds up the first month of The Mill Read more »| 05 Sep 2008 -
Film
The Wave
Professor Wegner (Vogel) has been roped into teaching autocracy as part of project week at his school. His students are a mix of goths, bullies and cool kids... Read more »| 05 Sep 2008 -
MusicCapitol K - Notes from Life on the Wire with a Wrecking Ball
Notes is an addictive album that grabs the listener with catchy riffs, yet reveals layers and layers of detail over every repeat play Read more »| 05 Sep 2008 -
MusicBon Iver's Cabin Fever
Paul Neeson sits down with Justin Veron of Bon Iver, and asks him how he feels about the near obsessive focus bestowed upon his startling debut album - recorded in a remote Wisconsin log cabin - and his status as folk music’s new messiah Read more »| 04 Sep 2008 -
Music
Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling
It’s business as usual for the post-rock overlords Read more »| 04 Sep 2008 -
MusicJump Ship - whatisthisandwhy
So cleanly captured and communicated that it lacks character or any real humanity Read more »| 04 Sep 2008
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Music
Pirate Robot Midget – It's My Beat Now!
Annoying 'Italian French electro-rock'... from Amsterdam Read more »| 04 Sep 2008 -
Music
Twee As Fuck @ Stereo, 24 Aug
Such a lack of daring may be the noose with which these acts hang themselves Read more »| 03 Sep 2008 -
Music
The Raconteurs @ The Corn Exchange, 26 Aug
Well informed by arena rock standards Read more »| 03 Sep 2008 -
Music
The Gutter Twins - Adorata E.P
Picks up exactly where Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan's debut collaborative LP left off Read more »| 03 Sep 2008 -
Music
I Hear a New World - Fence Records Special (Part One)
Innovative and unusual music from Scotland and beyond. Read more »| 03 Sep 2008 -
Music
In Defence of Edgar Prais
They're not going to take the easy way, but Edgar Prais are determined to make it to ATP. Kristoffer Morgan tells Finbarr Bermingham that he's allergic to the channels that will bring him success. Read more »| 03 Sep 2008 -
Clubs
Capitol K Full Stop
Capitol K's fifth album takes in electronica, jazz, world music and electro. Liam Arnold talked to him about squats, politics and Tropicalia. Read more »| 03 Sep 2008 -
Music
Adem @ Stereo, 21 Sep
Adem Ilhan’s intimate solo debut Homesongs was a record of uncommon majesty: you realise that when, in between its actual songs, you hear your own sati... Read more »| 03 Sep 2008 -
Music
The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed
Skinner’s most relaxed, unselfconscious and thematically diverse record yet Read more »| 03 Sep 2008