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
Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
it's half socio-political commentary, and half ""constant partying in London makes me feel so empty"" angst Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
An album filled with tension, verve, and ingenuity that heralds their return in brilliant style. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Edinburgh Under Surveillance: March
It's not all doom and gloom. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Clubs
House of Techno March 2007
You like? Our columns are expanding faster than our pages so we can get indepth and informative for all you house and tech-heads. Watch this space for exclus... Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Clubs
The Black Dog - Book of Dogma
Soma are bringing back the 'Dog's twisted and British style of electronica and Detroit techno Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Film
Glasgow Film News: March
This mercifully brings an end to the days when the only way to get a free notebook PC off your course was to pretend to have learning difficulties Read more »| 12 Mar 2007
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Clubs
Az-Tech Launch Night with Chew the Fat! guests, The Caves, Edinburgh, Mar 9
The breaks will be filtered through bouncy house and edgy techno for a style-blended smoothie Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Film
Middletown
Reverend Gabriel Hunter rides into town like Ian Paisley in a ten gallon hat, the very definition of a sanctimonious prick. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Clubs
The Tunnel
Everyone leaves with a smile on their faces and most are planning a return trip Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
The Long Blondes @ The Liquid Room, 14 Feb
If Skinnys were doled out for style alone, Ms Jackson and co would surely have the top rating all sewn up Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
The Sphygs @ Bannermans
Angry and caustically funny with expected jabs at closed-minded societies Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
The Easy Gramophone ft The Shaky Hands
5 free songs you can legally download, listen to and love Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
Muso's Top 10: These Arms Are Snakes
TAAS bassist/guitarist and pump organist Brian Cook recently took a second to tell The Skinny his news, before laying down the top ten ditties currently floating their collective post-hardcore boat... Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Art
Amber Roome - Group Show 2007 Review
Jessica Harrison's work deserves a long look, particularly for her skill, but also for its reference to themes in Renaissance Art, which she links with an interest in fear, vanity and desire Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Film
Ten Canoes
The oral tradition is captured well by this ""story within a story within a story."" Read more »| 12 Mar 2007