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
Mumm-Ra - These Things Move in Threes
There's some clever guitar work, but it's never allowed to breathe long enough before it's battered into submission by another poptastic chorus. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
MusicBrightblack Morning Light - Brightblack Morning Light
Slack blues and funk riffs are traded over the top at a rate that feels as though it should be measured in ice ages... Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Astrid Williamson - Day of the Lone Wolf
A haunting quality hanging over the album, possibly derived from her early professional rejections. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Books
Hard Man by Allan Guthrie
A brisk and suitably boisterous read, punctuated by some bone crunching fights Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Music
The Deadbeats @ Capitol
Their appearance and musical style would not look out of place at Woodstock. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Maps @ Oran Mor
The gap between swirling maelstrom and pop accessibility. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007
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Music
Eoghan Colgan @ Oran Mor
Preaching to the converted and the reception undisputed and supported Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Die!Die!Die! @ ABC2
They just play and boy do they do it fast. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Biffy Clyro / Aereogramme @ Potterrow
At their finest when they crank it up, yet easing up on the throttle when they're about to truly take off, tonight Biffy Clyro are every inch the Puzzle. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Music
Various - Play
The ideal soundtrack to getting hyperactive on marzipan and fizzy-pop. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
MusicThe Concretes - Hey Trouble
A gentile slither of starry-eyed liberation, Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Music
No Age - Weirdo Rippers
Sparky, taut and original. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
MusicGreen Peppers - Domino Mornings
Domino Mornings, whilst being a worthy competitor to The Man Who in style, is unlikely to excite much passion, positively or negatively. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Elvis Perkins - Ash Wednesday
A melancholy in his voice that resonates with the heartfelt soul of someone who has truly felt the pain that such a story would render. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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The Magnificents - Year Of Explorers
The Magnificents have no murky lines àthey're just really fucking good. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007