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
Soul Circus @ ABC2
good time, blue-collar rock, with lyrics celebrating the joy of life and lust. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
The Pipettes Gig at The Garage
each song is pop perfection in miniature and is impossible to resist Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Camera Obscura @ ABC, 21 Apr
the overwhelming feeling is that hundreds of people have paid to be thoroughly sedated on a Saturday night Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Wired and Wonderful: The gospel according to a Manic Street Preacher
"Maybe we've been guilty of trying to ram our ideas down people's throats - but I just think it's the way we are!" - Nicky Wire Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Film
The Fountain
Occasionally its visual sophistication makes you think you're watching the best film you've ever seen Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Clubs
The Black Dog, Return To Mono, Sub Club, Glasgow, 13 Apr
They still come up with the musical goods that reaffirm The Black Dog's rightful position in dance music history Read more »| 11 May 2007
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Clubs
The Unknown Wanderer - Don't Start Just Finish It
The organic feel to the beats, more tongue drum than drum machine, keeps the rhythm curious and interesting, transgressing between tribal, techno and electro. Dear god, have we arrived at 'telectribal'? Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Clubs
Junior Boys - The Dead Horse Ep
The title is ominous, but the remixes are not. This six track EP takes the breathy rnb house of the Junior Boys and lets Hot Chip, Carl Craig, Kode 9 and Ten... Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Jack Penate - Spit At Stars EP
Bank on his first album being deep-throated by Radio 2 Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Willy Mason - We Can Be Strong
Wood-smoked folk Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
XFM Column
DANCEFLOOR PHILLER! Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Chris Cornell - Arms Around Your Love
Spoonman this is not. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
The Easy Gramophone ft The Twilight Sad
5 free songs you can legally download, listen to and love Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Clubs
House of Techno Highlights May 2007
Guaranteed to get messier than a grenade in a blender Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Clubs
The Unknown Wanderer - Don't Start Just Finish It
The organic feel to the beats, more tongue drum than drum machine, keeps the rhythm curious and interesting, transgressing between tribal, techno and electro. Dear god, have we arrived at 'telectribal'? Read more »| 11 May 2007