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
Sunn0))) @ ABC
the baleful Sunn0))) float through the menacing geysers of mist Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Comedy
John Hegley
It's about location, location, location. Even if you are from London, you are still localised. It's a load of local places, with its churches, its little schools and foibles. I can't say that Luton is less than crucial for me: I was brought up there. But I write about other places: Dunstable, Tring - don't cast your net too wide! Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Film
The Bond Identity
The recent buzz (or lack thereof) surrounding the latest edition suggests something of a lacklustre level of enthusiasm.
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Clubs
X Vectors - Now is the Winter of our Discotheque
Caustic barbs that carry a deliciously twisted weight Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
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T.I. - Live in the Sky (feat. Jamie Foxx) (Atlantic)
His vocal style is reminiscent of 50 Cent, and although he refers to himself as: ""The king of the South,"" he's got a long way to go before he's recognised as true hip-hop royalty. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
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P.Diddy - Come To Me (feat. Nicole Scherzinger)(Bad Boy)
This song is an embarrassment to true hip-hop fans worldwide. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006
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Moby featuring Debbie Harry - New York, New York
Not bad - this is but instant radio fodder Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
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Bugs In The Attic - Don't Stop The Music
Is she singing about a different song? Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
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The D&B Curriculum
a heavy, heavy line up including both Dillinja and Craggs & Parallel Forces, along with the Manga Residents Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
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(ONLINE ONLY) Penpushers - The Lyric Age
ONLINE ONLY FROM ISSUE 13 - HENCE IT IS MASSIF! PLEASE DONT CUT HEAVILY. STRAIGHT TO WEB PLS
Leader L/ Penpushers are one of Scotland's finest but hardest to define bands. Here, they talk to The Skinny about their magnum opus, 'Poltergeeks.' Just don't call it hip-hop…
Pull Q/ ""I've changed over the years, been in various musical ventures. At first I was a really militant b-boy."" àLifeboy, Penpushers Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Clubs
Zero dB, Departure Lounge, The Caves, Edinburgh, Sep 29
What made the night was the Joe Acheson Quartet's assured, super-tight and undeniably funky set. Playing some new tunes, and attacking their sometimes overly-moody soundscapes with real gusto, they looked and sounded like they were worth every word of the hype. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
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Yppah - You Are Beautiful At All Times
The net effect is something like listening to an old Orb album - an intriguing and distinctive sonic world appears, with familiar echoes that surface and disappear in subtle washes of electronic fuzz. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
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Venetian Snares - Hospitality
Venetian Snares' music can stretch the music-noise ratio all too frequently Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
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Sniper Presents OGB
If simply producing a CD makes you a hip-hop artist, then OGB is a hip-hop artist. Surely he tells all the girls that. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
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Repeat Repeat - Squints
Keep an eye out for Repeat Repeat's live show this month at Pressure and witness the addictive boom splats yourself. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006