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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Clubs
Alex Smoke - Make My Day EP
Sporting an unusual ice cream van jingle Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
CGI rather than performance takes centre stage. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
T in the Park 2006 (Day Two)
Who's better? Who's best? Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Crosbi - All In Album Review
Crosbi paint their sound in more expansive strokes than most of their starry-eyed contemporaries Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Film
Volver
A beautiful story, beautifully told. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Film
The Notorious Bettie Page
Frustratingly skin deep. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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Film
Nacho Libre
All the sophistication of an under-the-bedcovers fart. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Film
Monster House
Brings more than the house down. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Clubs
Festival Nightlife: The Highlights
With posters covering every available inch of space, and homicidal flyer-wielding lunatics assaulting you at every turn, choosing where to go on a night out is potentially more baffling at this time of year than at any other. Fear not! The Skinny is here with a quick guide to some of the best gigs, performances and club nights on offer. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Clubs
DJ CHART - Patrick Walker (Avionix, Hard_Scape, Mindnet) 08/06
Really hits the spot Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Clubs
A Separate Agenda: Percy X pesents The Separatists
Leader Line/ 'Akilak' brings detroit funk back to a minimal-obsessed scene
Pull Q/ ""Marco, John and I all believed that techno-soul should be our main inspiration."" - Percy X, The Separatists Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
The Victorian English Gentlemen's Club - The Victorian English Gentlemen's Club
This English, Cardiff-based girl-girl-boy trio's eponymous debut album is a 35 minute study in eccentric, abrasive pop music. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Popup - Lucy What Are You Trying to Say?
A brief glimpse of sunshine in this slightly shoddy Scottish summer Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Helmet - Monochrome
an unrelenting punch in the guts Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
The Easy Gramophone - August
5 songs you can legally download and listen to - free Read more »| 14 Aug 2006