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
This Is Music @ Henry's Cellar Bar, 22 Feb
The persistent and welcome theme of variety is continued. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Comedy
Stars - April 2007
ARIESThe one thing that's better about living with your girlfriend compared to living with your brother: uncontested sock ownership. You have to take the smo... Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Clubs
Triptych - Edinburgh
That music-intense time of year is upon us again, and what you need is a filter of all the best bits - so here it is! Read, and splan your schedules well. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Music
Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob
there are no signs of this band growing old gracefully Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
The Grim Northern Social - Connected
conjures up thoughts of those sweaty tents and warm beers of the forthcoming festival season Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
The Bees - Octopus
mercifully, our fretting proved unfounded Read more »| 12 Mar 2007
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Music
Tiny Dancers - I Will Wait For You
it's too easy to roll over and become enveloped in a duvet of jangly guitar Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
Capdown - Surviving The Death of a Genre/Trick Me
Refreshing, yet not completely unfriendly to Scream bar jukebox rotation. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
Tokyo Police Club @ Nice 'N Sleazy's
frantic soundtrack of a post-apocalyptic society in distress Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
Jesse Malin - Glitter In The Gutter
A good solid record that does exactly what you'd expect from Jesse and his buddies Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Books
Creative Writing: Poems by Stephen Dent
[title] clyde rarely shimmeringdiscarded browna purple bridgeonce crossedunloved townfound, then lost clydeits pridewaningits swirling stomach churnsbarely ... Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Books
Books at the Buddha
Shopping for a cool new personality need not be a massive chore Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Books
The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany
Alaa Al Aswany's novel has become a bestseller in the Middle East and earned enthusiastic comparisons to Tales of the City. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Books
The Song Before It Is Sung by Justin Cartwright
Enough moments of sheer suspense and bravado to be accessible to pretty much anyone. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Books
Straight Ahead by Clare Shaw
Shaw's work hits - and bruises - with a deliberate candour Read more »| 12 Mar 2007