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
New Found Sound @ Cabaret Voltaire
An evening equally as thick with distortion as it is with some isolated despair Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Isa and the Filthy Tongues @ Cabaret Voltaire
These veterans possess the fervent hunger of whippersnappers Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Chicks on Speed / The Wraiths @ The Caves
paint and strobe were splashed everywhere, and nudity erupted on a wide scale
""they are the channelled spirits of two fourteenth century monks"" Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Calexico & Beirut @ ABC
Calexico may be tonight's headliners, but in the months to come it'll be the sound of Beirut that fiddles its way into your heart. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Cansei de Ser Sexy @ ABC1
It's easy to be a bit suspicious of the one with the moustache Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
MusicSomeone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Broom
Breezy summer music released just in time for the late-autumn lull. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006
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MusicDead or American - Ends
an intimidating debut to rock our tartan socks Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
MusicDamien Rice - 9
If it's not broke... Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
A Right Royal Rumpus, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 23 Nov
Get down there and show some support, and dig deep into those pockets to raise money for a deserving cause Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Breaking and Entering
The film benefits from its formidable cast and strong script. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Books
The Very Best of Monty Python, by 'Monty Python'
The famous cheese shop skit, with John Cleese removed, becomes just a list of types of cheese. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
The Divine Comedy @ ABC
note-perfect songs from the back catalogue right up to the new single Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Switches @ Barfly
Energetic if nothing else. Crisp-wise they are Doritos; bland yet strangely popular. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Mary Gauthier @ Cabaret Voltaire
A stunning slice of country noir. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Lucinda Williams @ Barrowlands
tasteful arrangements prevent the gig from exploding. This is more a celebration of her success than evangelism. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006