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 Black Kids are Alright
With the music industry in a state of disarray and new artists using innovative techniques to channel their music directly to the fans, Billy Hamilton met up with Florida pop-cooers Black Kids to find out exactly how a fledgling transatlantic act survives in 2008. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Clubs
Juan Atkins: A Model Artist
Making his live Scottish debut as Model 500 at this month's Triptych Festival, Detroit techno pioneer Juan Atkins is also playing to mark Rub-A-Dub Records' 16th Birthday celebrations. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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True Confessions of a Dashboard
Chris Carrabba may be famous for his over-earnest lyrics about broken hearts, but when Hamza K recently caught up with the Dashboard Confessional leader the chat was all about the spirit of punk rock and that trip he took to jail Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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These New Puritans @ Oran Mor, 16 Apr
They should start a cult. Or is that what this is? Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Isosceles - All the Right Angles
The word Angular might be a badge of honour worn by today's sprightly young hipsters but as Billy Hamilton finds out, Glasgow's Isosceles are sharper than your average Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Ill Communication of Adam Green
At 26, Adam Green is the youngest old hand around. However, as a long-serving flag flyer for the anti-folk movement, he only recently received mainstream recognition for his efforts as a Moldy Peach accidentally, via the soundtrack to hit indie flick Juno. Tobias Kahn talks to Green ahead of his solo date in Glasgow this month Read more »| 01 Apr 2008
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Future Loop Foundation - Sunshine Philosophy EP
Nice, but a bit wishy-washy; and five years late into the bargain Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Chicks on Speed - Art Rules
The all girl outfit have made some damn fine ear candy Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Music
The Paradox - The Poet versus The Town Crier EP
Commendably tries something different, but the meticulous west coast annunciation could be a paradox too far Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Spring Tides - Hostile Takeover
Something about Spring Tides doesn't sit right, but that's what exactly what will keep you coming back Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Music
Raymond & Maria - It Could've Been You
Who says that simplicity is taboo when it comes to producing a nice wee tune Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Raspberry Badger - Spectrum
A jaunty, poppy three-track Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Hadouken! - Declaration Of War
There's nothing wrong with retrogression, but the good ship Hadouken! sailed a long time ago Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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New Adventures - How I Got the Devil Back (Part One) (Faded Grandeur)
As an exercise in OTT melodrama, this really hits the spot Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Music
Holy Fuck - Lovely Allen
Like Sigur Ros soundtracking the video game Geometry Wars with The Who hogging the joypads Read more »| 01 Apr 2008