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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ClubsMISC. (live) @ Sleaze, Club 69, Paisley, 13 Jun
To celebrate their 2nd Birthday, Sleaze welcome MISC. to perform live. Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Marco Carola and Gaiser @ Pressure, The Arches. 27 Jun
Summer gets into full swing as Slam use their unmatchable reputation as the largest Scottish techno promoters to bring some more hard hitters along for the June edition Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Microphyst @ The Audacious Collective, The Bongo Club. 12 Jun
These kinds of nights should probably come with a warning label – Danger: Explicit Acoustics – Contents of brain may be re-arranged Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
ClubsMixkings and Capitol 1212 @ Volume!, Club Ego, Edinburgh, 21 Jun
This month the volume is turned down on bass wobbles, and turned up on lyrical flows and cut and paste sounds – in short, hip-hop! Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Subculture Boat Party @ Greenock/Glasgow, 21 June
A beat odyssey to Loch Fyne and back Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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The Drum and Breaks Curriculum
Nothing beats topping up the old lobster tan while drinking warm cider, hours away from civilisation. What better way to start than with Rockness. Read more »| 23 May 2008
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MusicBand on the Run
As Band of Horses stand on the edge of a relentless European schedule, Paul Neeson talks to frontman Ben Bridwell about evolution, irksome industry semantics, and whether he really could be the next great midwestern story teller Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
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Tetine - Let Your Xs Be Ys
Following the success of Bonde de Role and CSS, Tetine may seem mere bandwagon-jumpers in regards to the baile funk scene, but this is in fact their eighth a... Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
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Dancing Mice - Eroded
A more entertaining listen than first impressions suggest Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
FilmUniversal Cinema Classics: Marx Brothers
Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horse Feathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933) Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
MusicYIFI's Weird Weekends
Ally Brown talks to Adam Stafford of Y'All Is Fantasy Island, the Falkirk group whose second album Rescue Weekend was our Album Of The Month last issue Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
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Jens Lekman @ Oran Mor, 15 May
Possibly the most palatable contemporary male performer plying his trade today Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
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HEALTH @ The Captain's Rest, 10 May
After 20 minutes of zig-zagging riffs, things get a little dull Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
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The Star Fighter Pilot - Kingdom Hearts EP
What this disc does have going for it is its brevity – no track overstays its welcome Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
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The Body Snatchers - Feeling Good, Looking Nice, Smelling Right
Not taking yourself too seriously can lead to wacky and wondrous things, and such is the case with The Body Snatchers' Feeling Good, Looking Nice, Smelling R... Read more »| 22 May 2008