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
Digitonal – Save Your Light for Darker Days
Digitonal’s blend of orchestral musicians and down-played beats is a surprising success; with subtle symphonic passages and an ear for dynamics, it nea... Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
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Cassette Electrik - 28 Days EP
Cassette Electrik are an 80s-influenced electro-pop act who look set to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Goldfrapp into the lucrative pop market. This... Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
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Live Music Highlights - August, 2008
All hands on deck for an old school freak out at Barfly on 18 Aug Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
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The Dodos - Visiter
To describe Visiter by The Dodos as folk rock is a bit of a misnomer, but it’s about the quickest, closest-to-centre punch to pull. They’ve also ... Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
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The Cool Kids - The Bake Sale
The bastard love child of the Beastie’s Paul’s Boutique if sodomized by The Neptunes’ fleet-footed swagger. Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
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Juno About The Mill?
As Edinburgh and Glasgow prepare to pay host to Miller Genuine Draft's flagship Scottish events, Finbarr Bermingham caught up with James Barker of Juno to talk opening nights, friends in high places and, eh, catsuits Read more »| 29 Jul 2008
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Music
Bloc Party - Mercury
Not even three albums in and the Party appears to be pooped Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
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The Blakes - The Blakes
The Seattle trio sound like they've been kept in storage since 2001 Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
Clubs
Gene Farris @ Deep End, Snafu, 23 Aug
Aberdeen’s leading house night has managed to attract another top quality guest in the form of Chicago House legend Gene Farris. Since the age of twelv... Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
Clubs
Hip-Hop Highlights - August, 2008
New Clubs scribe Lady K selects her hip-hop highlights for August Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
Clubs
House of Techno - August, 2008
The past few months have seen disturbances in the supercontext or collective subconscious, a sociological form of seasonal adjustment disorder, or quite simp... Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
Music
Drive-By Truckers @ The Liquid Room, 6 Aug
When the Truckers roll into Edinburgh, don't forget the chicken wire Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
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Living On The Edge
Take a break from Comedy and Theatre, and let Chris McCall steer you towards some of the top notch bands at this year's Festival Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
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Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
Oberst evokes wondrous mental imagery Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Music
Future Pilot AKA / Concerto Caledonia - Split 7" EP
Based in Hamburg but enamoured with all music Scottish, indie label Aufgeladen re-teams serial collaborator Future Pilot AKA with traditionalists Concerto Ca... Read more »| 28 Jul 2008