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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MusicCaitlin Rose – Own Side Now
Having released her debut EP Dead Flowers at the beginning of the year to a string of encouraging but formulaic reviews (most likened her voice to whiskey, b... Read more »| 29 Jul 2010 -
MusicLive Music Highlights – August 2010
Formed off the back of a rural songwriting retreat some three and a half years ago, The Burns Unit are a Scottish-Canadian all-star collective that boasts Em... Read more »| 29 Jul 2010 -
MusicLeif Vollebekk – Inland
On Inland, Leif Vollebekk aimed for 'Hank Williams meets Sigur Rós'. Surprisingly, the results reflect the aim, with the influence of both (just about... Read more »| 29 Jul 2010 -
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Calamateur – Each Dirty Letter
A breezy collection of no thrills pop from prolific singer-songwriter Andrew Howie aka Calamateur. Blending folk and rock is not unfamiliar territory –... Read more »| 29 Jul 2010 -
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El-P: Satan's Little Helper
El-P is back with a heavy instrumental album that sounds like The Bomb Squad with John Carpenter on keyboards. Lock up your boybands, it’s the classic underground styles of the urban masters... Read more »| 28 Jul 2010 -
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NEU! Beginnings
As a key progenitor of modern music he's owed a debt by an army of pilgrims, yet NEU! founder Michael Rother remains very much on the Fringe Read more »| 28 Jul 2010
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New Blood: Milk
Ah Milk. Great source of calcium, won Sean Penn an Oscar… er, hang on, something’s off. Google has failed me – guys, you’ll have to introduce yourselves… Read more »| 28 Jul 2010 -
Music!!!: Chk The Forecast
!!!'s Nic Offer talks about the spirit of punk and why it's quite alright for a band to be at each other's throats Read more »| 28 Jul 2010 -
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Kronos Quartet: In Formation
David Harrington walks us through some key Kronos recordings Read more »| 28 Jul 2010 -
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Interview: David Harrington, Kronos Quartet
As one of the most forward-thinking neo-classical groups make their way to the Edinburgh International Festival, Kronos Quartet founder David Harrington tells why they've got more than the X Factor Read more »| 28 Jul 2010 -
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The Qemists – Spirit in the System
In seeking to describe the second Qemists record to their potential audience, it is unlikely that many would be put off by any claim that it "lacks subtlety"... Read more »| 28 Jul 2010 -
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James Blackshaw – All Is Falling
Drawing influences from classical, Indian and minimalist music amongst others, All Is Falling sees virtuosic guitar player-composer James Blackshaw delve fur... Read more »| 28 Jul 2010 -
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Five Steps to Big Boi
Sir Lucious introduces us to his vast catalogue with a five point guide to the essential selections Read more »| 27 Jul 2010 -
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PVT – Church With No Magic
Losing a couple of vowels since their last album has been a purely legal move for the Australian electro rock trio formerly known as Pivot, yet it’s ex... Read more »| 27 Jul 2010 -
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Sky Larkin – Kaleide
Sky Larkin’s debut album, The Golden Spike, was such an appetising slice of alt-rock that the prospect of a second helping is nothing short of mouthwat... Read more »| 27 Jul 2010