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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Books
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
it's damned original, human and satisfyingly identifiable, and as a debut it's top class. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Books
The Tartar Steppe, Dino Buzzati, trans. Stuart C. Hood
often compared to works by Kafka, Camus, and Calvino Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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The Successor by Ismail Kadare, translated by David Bellos.
Fragmentary, confusing, dissident and frightening Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Books
Meet Me Under the Westway by Stephen Thompson
A dreary name-drop of a novel Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Art
Inkubator
you can handle most of the books directly whilst exploring the Study, Log Cabin or Landscape interiors Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Clubs
Sugarhill Gang, Subclub Birthday Week, Sub Club, Glasgow, 5 Apr
A look back at the past, a slice of fun Read more »| 11 May 2007
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Clubs
Green Velvet & more, Pressure, The Arches, Glasgow, 30 Mar
Chicago legend Green Velvet ends the night on a high, electrifying a heaving main arch with his unique theatrical style, and ending with the (as-ever) highly anticipated rendition of the classic La La Land. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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DJ Quantic & Trouble DJs, Basement Boogie Launch, Berlin, Edinburgh, 5 Apr
To pull off a successful launch party, you need a lot more oomph! Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Clubs
Trick Daddy - Back by Thug Demand
Ten years since the release of his first album, Trick is still swimming in familiar waters. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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The Gasman - Love Collection
White kicks off the album sounding like Yoko Oh No! being played backwards, or a duo of insomniac, narcoleptic church organists making hymns to debauchery and psychosis. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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The Buoys - Grillo Parlante
Their mastery of dubby, watery soundscapes is wonderful and the album suggests this is one to watch. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Clubs
Pretty Ricky - Late Night Special
Thankfully, despite them reaching number 12 in the American Billboard charts, there should be little chance of them having any real success this side of the pond. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Clubs
Lasal Vol 2 - Avantgarde Soul Stuff
Full of contemporary sounds, laid-back grooves and a chilled-out vibe Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Film
Pier Paulo Pasolini Vols. 1 & 2
While it is interesting to see Pasolini at work, and his questions are often quite provocative for their day, this would be chiefly of interest to students of European social politics of the time. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Machine Head - The Blackening
An all too familiar riff and vocal package. Read more »| 11 May 2007