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
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Hump De Bump
It's not going to win any new fans but may just reinvigorate the interest of a few older ones.
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Regina Spektor - Samson
Both sparse and eccentric, this is another piece of delicate songwriting sung with Spektor's haunting, breathy vocals Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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The Academy Is... - We've Got A Big Mess On Our Hands
Even for Fueled By Ramen, We've Got A Big Mess On Our Hands is low Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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The Twang - Either Way
Sounds a bit, well, weedy. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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1990s - See You At The Lights
Backing vocal Ba-Ba-Bas, handclaps and the odd American Hey! thrown in make for some upbeat pop plus guitars. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Clubs
Lory D, Wireblock Records Launch Party, Blackfriars, Glasgow, 11 May
This month sees the launch party of Wireblock records, a small-scale local label co-run by promoter Jackmaster, resident of Numbers/Seismic. Read more »| 11 May 2007
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Clubs
Hot Chip, Sugarbeat, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 25 May (NEW VERSION)
Chips have never been so sweet... Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Built For the City, The Arches, Glasgow, 10 May
Something for everyone at a very different Arches event Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Nick Bridges, City, Edinburgh, 27 May
Nick Bridges will be flying solo on the 27th as part of MTV's Pukka Up tour, dabbling in up-front electro house Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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James and The Twang @ Glasgow Carling Academy
When they slow things down to play Lullaby, it's a reminder that at one time James used to write thoughtful songs that weren't designed to be anthems. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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The Bird and the Bee - The Bird and the Bee
Sixties, Brazilian tropicalia-influenced pop-meets-bossanova Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Pomegranate - The Thrill of Fresh Paint
Experience of working on theatre productions has imbued their music with a definite soundtrack-like quality Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Clubs
M9 - Knowledge and Overstanding (ONLINE VERSION)
Standfirst: Melanin 9 is about to release his debut album, High Fidelity. We asked him to drop some science about Supreme Mathematics, his 'rhyme aura', and what it is that 'they' have been keeping from us...
Pull quote: ""We have something inside us that wants to spark, but we don't know how to spark it... There are a lot of hidden keys to self that they've kept from us."" Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Arctic Monkeys @ Barrowlands
The 'Monkeys scorch through a watertight set... Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Clubs
3345 DJ Chart by Resident Leon Easter
This month Leon Easter from 3345 gives us his top ten tracks for the club and bar. 3345's next big date is their 3rd Birthday on 15 June at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh. On the main floor will be a six-strong team of DJs including Roy Mclaren and Richy Vallenz. Joining the team will be Duo Armeet and Gary J for some live percussion and Billy Woods (tbc) will be headlining the 'Disco Exponent Funk and Soul' back room. Live and funky house awaits you! Read more »| 11 May 2007