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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MusicThere is No Ending: Arab Strap & Chemikal Underground
As Arab Strap prepare to embark on their farewell tour, we offer a meditation on why they'll never really leave us Read more »| 01 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
The Merry Pranksters, Basement Boogie, Hudson's, Edinburgh, Oct 26
After wandering around the side streets of the West End looking for the little known Hudson Nightclub and their recently launched Basement Boogie night, it w... Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Clubs
Roni Size, Essential, Po Na Na, Edinburgh, Oct 25
Grooved up, body rocked and twisted out Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Clubs
Green Velvet et al, Pressure, The Arches, Glasgow, Oct 27
A great atmosphere is let down by a lacklustre night under the railway as Green Velvet comes to town
Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Clubs
Dave Tarrida vs Youngsta, Kinky Afro 7th Birthday, Sub Club, Glasgow, Oct 27
The passing years have seen it undergo various changes, but one constant has remained: the residents' and promoters' (Matthew Bennett and Dougal Perlman) willingness to embrace new developments in dance music. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Music
Ross Copperman - As I Choke
an admirable skill for mimicry Read more »| 12 Nov 2006
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Music
Zero 7 @ Usher Hall
a suitable match to the grandeur of the band's sophistication. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Music
The Divine Comedy @ The Liquid Room
...he's pissed Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Music
Final Fantasy @ ABC2
when you leave people gasping, that's little to complain about Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
MusicSenses Fail - Still Searching
You need this album like you need a six-inch rectal prolapse.
Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Clubs
AmenCHOP, Potency, The Q Club, Glasgow, Nov 24
Potency is one of Glasgow's newest additions to the clubbing calendar Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Clubs
Savas Pascadilis vs Rolando, Access vs Inner Rhythm, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Nov 17
Look to Pascadilis to 'Savas'! Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Film
E11 (Hot Aches)
MacLeod fell several times, often as far as seventy feet before being caught by the rope, often at the cost of severe personal injury Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Music
The Hazey Janes @ Cabaret Voltaire
A thoroughly enjoyable live act, even if drying paint becomes an attractive alternative Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Books
Prologue
I may have overpriced my integrity by suggesting that an island in the Bahamas would buy my gushing praise Read more »| 12 Nov 2006