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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The Beats tour featuring The Streets, ABC, Glasgow, 28 Jul / Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 27 Jul
Mike Skinner and Mayhem's record label, Beats, is packing up its rhymes and aspiring artists and heading for a summer holiday to their neighbour in the north Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Omar S (FXHE Records. Detroit), Subculture, Sub Club, Glasgow, 7 Jul
Alex 'Omar S' Smith learned the keyboard at an early age, playing along to house classics Can You Feel It? and Jack Your Body, before going on to teach himself drum and synth lines Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Jimpster (Freerange Records), Ultragroove, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 14 Jul
Jimpster comes to town to rock the 'Groove's crowd and bring the roof down with his own tasty 4/4 beats. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Compilation Force presents Bass Invasion, Secret Arcade (48 Cockburn Street), Edinburgh, Wednesdays
Bass Invasion' to najnowsza propozycja na impreze w polowie tygodnia - super rozgrzewka w srodowy wieczor przed wypadem do klubu We Are...Electric tuz obok. ... Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Annie Mac, Mixed Bizness, Sub Club, 12 July
Radio one presenter, Club rocking DJ, and queen of the Breezeblock; Annie Mac brings her eclectic mix of floor fillers and underground gems to the hallowed walls of 22 Jamaica Street Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Tokyoblu - Funkin' Along Nicely
The Skinny chats with John Hutchison from Tokyo Blu about their upcoming milestone 5th birthday and where the club is heading.
""There's definitely loads of life left in the club, if anything the whole Tokyoblu concept is still in its infancy"" - John Hutchison Read more »| 10 Jul 2007
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ClubsVarious - Best Seven Selections 2
The album succeeds in creating an effortlessly relaxed vibe Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
ClubsThe Ace of Clubs - Benefist
In the same way that nu-metal was pretty much identical to old metal but with a bit more jackass behaviour, nu-rave is fooling no-one Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Tales of Ignorance - MANASYt
He is the Man With No Shadow, and his mission here on Earth - in the Land of the Fee and across the Urals, Eurasian Sector #60659 - is one of galactic importance Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Manta Electrica - Manta Electrica
What frustrates the most is that a quick visit to their MySpace reveals that they are capable of producing work more worthy of their ambitions, but there is little to no sign of it here Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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M. J. Medeiros - of gods and girls
There's an old adage that money talks, and nowhere is this more true than in the world of hip-hop; a place where P. Diddy's classic P-boppin ventures the theory that throwing the GNP of a medium-sized African republic at a stripper's rear end is akin to sexual gratification Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
ClubsKokolo - Love International
A super-funky, hyper-groovy release Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Jahcoustix & Dubious Neighbourhood - Grounded
Spiritual unity's great, but musical unity's not always so assured Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Deepchord presents: Echospace - The Coldest Season Vols. 1-3
With the over-cooked Pirates of The Caribbean franchise being shamelessly flogged about the place, it seems everyone's trying their hand at a little high seas robbery Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Darien Prophecy - Natural Vibes
These tracks exemplify how Darien has got the right mix of humble reverence and upbeat old school vibes, making the album a great debut release Read more »| 10 Jul 2007