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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Clubs
Seismic - Records and Numbers on the Glasgow Rick-tor Scale
Leader: For years the Glasgow club scene has been dominated by big nights like Pressure and Optimo. However, like it or not it's time to make way for something fresh and special in 2007
pull quote: ""Crucially we're all about creating a mental party atmosphere."" Read more »| 11 Jan 2007 -
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House and Techno column
Si Begg had a few problems with the snow last time, though it looks like fuck all could stop the electronic throbs of Cursor Miner; a tweed-suited trekkie with a nazi armband. Read more »| 11 Jan 2007 -
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Cappablack's Counterattack
Leader: Cappablack talk to Liam Arnold and The Skinny on why there can never be more than two of them, the troubles with classical piano, and their second LP Facades and Skeletons.
quote: ""I never breakdanced, but hiphop culture is ingrained in me.""
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Utter Gutter, Riverside Club, Glasgow, 2 Dec
Utter Gutter's move from Friday to Saturday has been worth it, allowing the night to spread its legs and let Glasgow in for a taste. Read more »| 11 Jan 2007 -
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SpeakerJunk (Live) and The Nextmen, Ultragroove with Bacardi presents B-Live, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 2 Dec
Another B-Live Weekender saw Ultragroove join forces with Bacardi for a musical doubleheader Read more »| 11 Jan 2007 -
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V/A - Fifteen Years
This rather obvious selection of songs is perhaps a fitting tribute to the club Read more »| 11 Jan 2007
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Poker Flat Vol. 5 - Bets and Bluffs
This is an excellent compilation from the Poker Flat label, collecting the best of their recent singles, a couple of exclusive remixes and a bonus mix by Martin Landsky. Read more »| 11 Jan 2007 -
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Mum - The Peel Session
This is the soundtrack to 6am stargazing Read more »| 11 Jan 2007 -
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Gregory Isaacs - Come Take My Hand
If you're into your reggae then this is an album for you, full of mellow, laid back beats, and smooth vocals sung by a true legend. Read more »| 11 Jan 2007 -
Music
Ghost - In Stormy Nights
What The Mars Volta would sound like if they were a bunch of folkies Read more »| 11 Jan 2007 -
Music
Cancer Bats - Birthing the Giant
a pick-squealing romp of metal riffery interspersed with some slamming punk chord progressions Read more »| 11 Jan 2007 -
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Return To Atlantis - ONLINE ONLY
Leader line: One of Glasgow's most influential nights makes a welcome return to the club scene during the upcoming festive period.
Pull Quote: ""Atlantis was part of an era which acted as a catalyst for the scene we have now."" Read more »| 11 Jan 2007 -
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Dirtcrew - Presents Collection 01
This showcase for Dirt Crew and their sister label Players Paradise includes names like Tigerskin, Mash and Thugfucker, but despite the hard-as-nails gangsta image, it sounds like techno for accountant yuppies. Read more »| 11 Jan 2007 -
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Deadbeat - Version Immersion EP
These three numerically labelled edits reflect his predilection for obscure and original performances Read more »| 11 Jan 2007 -
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Cappablack - Facades and Skeletons
The B-boy upstarts of ~scape, Cappablack, fuse Kit Clatyon's sound-art styling with electronically-forged scratching and esoteric samples: the end result is a unique piece of artistically adventurous but achingly cool hip-hop Read more »| 11 Jan 2007