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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MusicMalcolm Middleton @ Cabaret Voltaire, 27 Aug
Labelling Malcolm Middleton with the ‘miserable’ tag has long since been charged as lazy journalism. But tonight, with titles such as Loneliness ... Read more »| 02 Sep 2009 -
ClubsDen Haan @ Optimo, 6 Sep
"We're sorry!" cry Optimo. Forgiveness is granted as Twitch and Wilkes host a free night in the Sub Club with disco house heroes Den Haan. Read more »| 02 Sep 2009 -
MusicA Muso's Top 10: Strike the Colours
The next Strike The Colours album is called Seven Roads. I called it that because some of the songs seemed to take on a travelling theme, or be about belongi... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
MusicThe Twilight Sad: It Was All Whirlwind...
Since blindsiding us with their show-stopping debut in 2007, The Twilight Sad have enjoyed a steady ascent that few bands can hope to achieve on both sides of the Atlantic. The Skinny swigs warm Grolsch with frontman James Graham and guitarist Andy MacFarlane to ask: Can they make the double? Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
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Part Chimp: Monkey Business
It really will be a Thriller night for Part Chimp when they release their third album this month. Three quarters of the London foursome tell all about its jokey origins, orgasmic delights and that all-important Jacko connection. Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
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Iconoclastic Space Rap for 3009 – The Return of Anti-Pop Consortium
Anti-Pop Consortium have always broken boundaries – in 2002 they signed with legendary electronic label Warp, releasing the seminal LP Arrhythmia to cr... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009
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The Dodos: Fly or Die
With a record that’s dividing fans before it's even released, The Dodos’ future is precariously balanced. Eager to discover whether the pressure’s getting too much, The Skinny spoke to core member Logan Kroeber Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
MusicThe Shock of the Mew
Back this month with their first album in four years, Bo Madsen ‘mewses’ on great artists, Madonna (not in that category it seems) and, eh, blowjobs Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
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HEALTH - Get Color
Upon its release in January last year, the eponymous debut from L.A. noise botherers HEALTH polarised opinion. Those Crystal Castles fans who bought it in th... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
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Times New Viking - Born Again Revisited
Times New Viking may joke that their fourth effort boasts “25% higher fidelity”, but they’re fooling no one: the set is slathered in fuzz a... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
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Retreat! @ Bristo Hall, 16 Aug
For their second annual mini-fest celebrating local talent, the promoters of Retreat! crammed as many of their favourite bands into a single day as possible. The Skinny turned to shift work to cover this year's event. Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
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Benbecula Records: 1999-2009
Benbecula Records are closing their doors after ten years of experimental electronica, and for a sad reason: The scene just doesn't turn them on anymore. Label founder Steven McConnell vents his dismay... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
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Polite Sleeper - Lake Effect
Before we proceed any further, there's a great big elephant in the room that needs to be dealt with: Jason Orlovich has a set of vocal chords that make him a... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
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(500) Days of Summer
Let’s get one thing straight, (500) Days of Summer is, without doubt, a rom-com. Despite declaring at the start that “This is not a love story&h... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
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Come In Tokyo: The Dynamic Duo
If the rock gods say keep it simple, who are we to question? Come In Tokyo prove you need little else than drums and guitar to move a crowd Read more »| 01 Sep 2009