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
Atmosphere - Shoulda Known
Atmosphere have delivered a welcome shot in the arm to a genre (hip-hop) that was in dire need of a fresh approach, waxing lyrical about paranoia, egos and w... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Art
Nature Study @ Inverleith House
Inverleith's parents are renewing their vows. Miss Art and Master Science's house-on-the-hill love affair will be celebrated with an exhibition of John Hutto... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Art
Asking For It
There has become something of a standard in the exhibiting of art made outwith the European tradition whereby the work of a variety of artists of common orig... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
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To Be Alert Is To Be Decorative
Ten til Ten’s inaugural show on the first floor of a Tradeston commercial building is a positive start for an undeniably exciting new space and curator... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
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Freee @ Collective Gallery
The tone of this exhibition is both meaty and rousing, drawing in visitors with a catchy simplicity reinforced by the use of primary red and blue emulsion pa... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
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An Exhibition In Waiting
An Exhibition in Waiting at Glasgow’s Tramway is what will comprise Rachel Mimiec’s newest exhibition, Looking Out, Looking In. This temporary co... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008
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Art
A. Vermin
The artist-run initiative A.Vermin has set up camp in The State, a dingy, wood-panelled drinking establishment. The show, entitled A Stranger Home and curate... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Clubs
V/A - Soma Coma Vol 2
For a label usually associated with full-on techno, it’s a surprise to discover that this compilation of acts on the Soma roster is actually a relaxing... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
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Ming & Ping - Causeway Army
This is the third album from the Hong Kong identical twins who specialise in modern-sounding electronic pop, which they say is influenced by New Order, Erasu... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
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Neon Neon - Stainless Style
Innovative and vibrant Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
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Larry Tee & Princess Superstar - Licky
Princess Superstar has been cropping up on many recent tracks, including some from Mason and The Glimmers. While last year’s crossover hit Perfect Exce... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
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The Shortwave Set - No Social
It was a complete surprise when the London sample-based psychedelic-influenced group announced that Danger Mouse was to produce their second album. But based... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
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SP - Trust Nobody
The latest instalment from the Tempa label sees new contributor SP deliver his first slab, and he doesn’t short change. If you’ve heard enough fr... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
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Guilty Simpson - Ode to the Ghetto
Byron Simpson’s not got the biggest profile in hip-hop, but he’s making moves to rectify that. He’s been involved with a number of solid pr... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
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S-Max / FYM - Astro Hard-Bop
In case you haven’t heard of Boogizm, they are one of the most refreshing, challenging and truly unique minimal labels to come out of Germany in years.... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008