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
The Answering Machine - Oklahoma
a generic indie-pop romp, painfully dated and relying on a shop-worn average-guy personality and a four-square beat. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Music
Tina Dico - Give In
a facsimile of the emotional ballad, where the record sleeve is more interesting than the CD Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Mississippi Witch - Just for Roosevelt
Mississippi Witch create a loud, surreal yet surprisingly addictive sound.
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Anne McCue - Koala Motel
the push to a more accessible sound often swamps her uniqueness and replaces intimacy with radio-friendly blandness. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Film
Choice DVDs Out Now
a great piece of innovative horror that should appeal to fans of 'Tattoo' and 'Se7en' Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Music
Oceansize - Music for a Nurse
forgettable vocals, unfocused swirls and lonely guitars. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006
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Music
The Restless Natives - Stranded
unable to break away from oversimplified, three-chord, unremarkable tunes Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Sparklehorse - Don't Take My Sunshine Away
a grizzly Super Furry Animals raking up the autumn leaves of Tom Waits Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Books
Shame by Karin Alvtegen
The prose is crisp and the narrative fast paced Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Books
Celebrating a decade of radicalism: the 10th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair (WEB EDITION)
The Independent Radical Book Fair is an opportunity for small publishers to display their work and for authors to meet new readers, but, above all, it's for people to discuss ideas. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Books
Celebrating a Decade of Radicalism: The 10th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair (PRINT EDITION)
The Independent Radical Book Fair is an opportunity for small publishers to display their work and for authors to meet new readers, but, above all, it's for people to discuss ideas.
Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Books
The Night Watch - Sarah Waters
The subsections, pace and intrigue of the story ensure the reader's attention never wanders Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Clubs
Deaf Stereo - EP1
House On Fire is a powerful, almost marching electro-esque song sung with a hint of arrogance Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Clubs
Peter Hook, The Messy Sessions, Guru, Glasgow, Oct 19
Some may recall his last appearance in 2004 at Tom Tom, where he tanned a bottle of Absolut, blagged cigarettes from the bar staff, blew five speakers and (metaphorically) tore the roof off the place! Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Clubs
Hospitality, The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Sept 29
many clubbers frequently travel hundreds of miles to catch the vibe at the unique parties Read more »| 13 Oct 2006