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
Vitamin Flintheart @ yourboyBlair
Vitamin Flintheart struggle to shake off the shadow of Evanescence. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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NME Indie Rave Tour @ Barrowlands
The crowd may have looked up the word online and dressed accordingly - the overwhelming innocence and acceptance captures the ethos perfectly. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Lady Mercedes @ Whistlebinkies
one of the best, most musically astute blues rock bands witnessed by these ears in some time Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Duke Special @ Cabaret Voltaire
Epic singalong choruses and old dancehall verses have half of a sold out Cabaret Voltaire crowd moving from the first chord Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Barrowlands
The underlying quality is unmistakable. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Various - Leave Them All Behind 2
...attempts to distill the current trend for punk-electro crossover - with varying degrees of success Read more »| 12 Mar 2007
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MusicPlate Six - Battle Hymns for a new Republic
Psychedelic sludge-punk rock without the money shot. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
MusicJesu - Conqueror
won't be inspiring anyone to go out and kill. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
MusicHarmful - 7
It's almost as if they've got an ex-member of Faith No More playing guitar. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
MusicDartz! - This Is My Ship
a tale of late night navigation Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Film
Music and Lyrics
A laugh-track might have been a wise investment. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Film
For Your Consideration
A characteristically cheeky dig in the ribs of the Hollywood awards system. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
Biffy Clyro - Saturday Superhouse
Saturday Superhouse is the sound of a band blessed with both youth and experience - one ready to hijack the glories of Grohl and Billie Joe Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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John Cale - Circus (Live) (EMI)
Should serve as proof that live albums can be as essential as studio releases Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Goose - Bring It On
At The Drive-In for some sort of cyber punk generation Read more »| 12 Mar 2007