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
Kelly Rowland - Daylight feat. Travis McCoy
Kelly Roland, one third of the once great Destiny’s Child, presents another slice of predictable RnB blandness. Ever since the ‘super group&rsquo... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Hoover Manoeuvres - Meds
Meds is the debut EP from the currently unsigned and interestingly named dance outfit Hoover Manoeuvres. These five songs are best described as a blend of el... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Kraak and Smaak - Plastic People
Casually negotiating a slick path between pop greatness and uptempo club beats, Kraak and Smaak take Timberlake's superficial pop sounds and set them to the ... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Kiko - Slave of My Mind
Following his first album Midnight Magic in 2001 - a quirky voyage of italo, electro, house and techno - Kiko finally puts together his second album, remarka... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Daedelus - Love To Make Music To
Sometimes the greatest of music comes from the strangest of people, and that is certainly the case with Daedelus and his stonker of a new album. Eschewing mo... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Rock Ness @ Dores, 7-8 Jun
There’s a sweet sense of rebellion to the outdoor music festival. When it takes place in the looming shadows of Jimmy Page’s haunted mansion on the banks of Scotland’s favourite tourist trap, it gets even better Read more »| 23 May 2008
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2562 - Aerial
Tectonic is one of the true standout labels on the dubstep scene, with Pinch aka Rob Ellis running the show. His latest recruit is 2562, a cutting edge Dutch... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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We See Lights - We See Lights EP
They see lights, and we see a bright future Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Rotary Ten - These Are Our Hands
Decent, if lightweight, debut from Sheffield indie foursome Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Glasvegas - Geraldine
Business as usual, after just three singles Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip - Angles (Sunday Best)
The subject matter here is as varied as the audience it will appeal to. Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Body Snatchers Gonna Crash The Party
The Body Snatchers have come out of (almost) nowhere to make what may well be the party album of the year. Alex Burden tries to pin the lunatics down Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
Clubs
June DJ Chart: Hobbes (Trouble)
This month's chart is compiled by Hobbes (Trouble DJs, Black Spring DJs), resident at Synthetic Love (Lulu, Tuesdays), Limbo (Voodoo Rooms, Thursdays) and Trouble (Cabaret Voltaire, bi-monthly Fridays). Whet your appetite for their 6th Birthday on 6 June at Cabaret Voltaire (11pm - 3am, £6/5) with his audiolicious selections! Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Padded Cell @ Optimo, Sub Club, Glasgow, 22 Jun
Like Kelvingrove Park and the Barras, Optimo has become something of a Glasgow institution. Having run for over ten years, Padded Cell’s appearance is ... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Sunday Circus @ The Outhouse/The Courtyard, Edinburgh/Glasgow, 15 & 29 Jun
June sees Sunday Circus go coast-to-coast, with events taking place in both Glasgow and in Edinburgh for the first time. The monthly, afternoon-to-evening e... Read more »| 23 May 2008