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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Just Jack - Writer's Block
Tells a story without giving away what happens, leaving you intrigued and amused, your craving for funk satisfied. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
ClubsSouls of Mischief, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Oct 28
Their sound is characterised by their lyrical depth and dexterity combined with consistently solid production and turntable skills Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Sven Vath, Pressure & Cotton Cake, The Arches, Glasgow, Sept 1
German legend makes up for previous no show with a storming set on a night that welcomes new club Cotton Cake. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
ClubsSilicone Soul - Save Our Souls
Though not as instantly accessible as its predecessor Staring into Space, it's a groovy, hypnotic and pleasantly organic record Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Music
The Easy Gramophone - October
5 songs you can legally download and listen to - free Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
FilmStarter For Ten
Delightful, yet predictable. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006
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MusicThe Rapture - Pieces of the People We Love
A more focused yet hedonistic assault on the dancefloor Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Music
The Stone Ghost Collective - A Theory of Everything
Gorgeous music paired with a bit of space-knowledge, a bit of metaphysics, a bit of mysticism. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Film
The Wicker Man
A dull, repetitive and illogical thriller. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Film
Snow Cake
Weaver's studied, sensitive portrayal of autism steals every scene she's in. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
FilmLittle Man
Utterly rancid on every conceivable level. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Music
T on the Fringe: The Twilight Singers feat. Mark Lanegan @ Cabaret Voltaire, 27 Aug
Too tough to die, too strange to change, therein lies the secret of their conviction Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Music
The Skinny Black Birthday Party
Come Party With Us! Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Film
Marebito
As Masuoka is drawn deeper down into madness, darkness and violence, Shimizu creates a subtly nuanced atmosphere of supernatural terror amongst the blandness of suburban Tokyo Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Music
Chicks on Speed - Girl Monster
The electroclash revolution has given Riot Grrrl a new lease of life Read more »| 13 Oct 2006