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
!!! @ Oran Mor
A scramble of influences, cranked up to the intensity of a hardcore club night. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Hauschka - Room to Expand
Some might shy away from piano music, but this is a genuinely wonderful and refreshing listening experience. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Comedy
Stars - May 2007
The one thing that's better about living with your girlfriend compared to living with your brother: uncontested sock ownership Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
This Is Music @ Henry's Cellar Bar, 29 Mar
Odeon Beat Club round off a quality evening in fine, tuneful fashion. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters
Put simply: one of the finest Scottish albums in years. Read more »| 10 May 2007 -
Clubs
Luke Slater, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 16 March
A half-hour finale of syncopated hard eurotech, and everyone in the crowd is congratulating themselves on having made the right choice for the evening. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007
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Clubs
The Glimmers, Stereotype Motel, Liquid Room, 14 April
A Glimmering Easter ahead! Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Clubs
Convextion/$tinkworx/Voltaic (all live), Down Low Music Showcase, Club 69, Paisley, 10 March
A quality alternative to city centre Glasgow clubbing Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Film
Beats of the Heart
Simple words communicate a strong message, one not lost on the audience. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Music
13 Senses - All the Love In Your Hands
They don't really have anything to say beyond vapid sentiments. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Music
Bonde Do Role - Solta O Frango
Best enjoyed in the summer, with added alcohol Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Music
Dogs - This Stone is a Bullet
Ideal for moronic leaping around or macho posturing: a depressing canter through punk clichés. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Music
Viking Moses - Swollen and Small
If anything, a haunting quality when compared to the quirky originals. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Film
TMNT
Seems like an atrociously written attempt at How the Ninja Turtles Got Their Groove Back. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Clubs
Goldie, Legends, Studio 24, Edinburgh, 3 Mar
The night lacked true guts, which in turn detracted from what, on the face of it, should have been an event to remember. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007