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's No Future Quite Like The Left
Two thirds Mclusky and one third Jarcrew is a potent mix in any rock alchemist's book. And so the formation of Future of the Left and their debut album Curses proved to be. Darren Carle caught up with the band's constituent parts to talk about anime, psychos and magical nights Read more »| 19 Jun 2008 -
Music
Earth @ Stereo, 16 Jul
Something of a second coming for Dylan Carlson Read more »| 19 Jun 2008 -
Music
Harmonia @ ABC2, 11 Jul
Harmonia was effectively a side-project, but one which brought together three of Krautrock's biggest names Read more »| 19 Jun 2008 -
MusicDrinks on Dr Pepper? Chinese Democracy Leaks
After many years of personnel changes, questions over whether the album even existed and much in the way of general mincing about, might the wait for Axl's opus finally be over? Read more »| 19 Jun 2008 -
Music
Weezer – Weezer
On the strength of Weezer’s third self-titled album, it could be perceived as though Rivers Cuomo set out just to mess with us when he embarked on a ca... Read more »| 19 Jun 2008 -
MusicThe Kills - Last Day of Magic
Could prove something of a Venus Fly Trap for those who haven’t quite subscribed Read more »| 19 Jun 2008
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Music
Roland Appel: Solo Soldier
Colin Chapman turns his attentions to the ever-successful Sonar Kollectiv label, and the shiny new debut LP from house artist Roland Appel Read more »| 19 Jun 2008 -
Music
The Music @ ABC, 5 Jul
The second coming of The Music finds them working their way towards fulfilling those early stadium ambitions Read more »| 18 Jun 2008 -
Music
Wounded Knee - Mystic Mixtape
This psychedelic and schizophrenic outburst jumps from peak to trough unheeded and is quite unlike anything these ears have heard in, well, ever Read more »| 18 Jun 2008 -
MusicBlack Affair - It's Real
Lacks a punch, but provides a caress Read more »| 18 Jun 2008 -
Clubs
Druzzi (The Rapture) @ We are Electric, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 2 July
We are Electric continues in its quest to source new and exciting DJs for the Edinburgh populous Read more »| 18 Jun 2008 -
Clubs
Swayzak @ Bleep, Stereo, Glasgow, 5 Jul
With not one but two parties on the same Saturday, Bleep offers a veritable smorgasbord of live and DJ talent this month. The newest addition to Glasgow unde... Read more »| 18 Jun 2008 -
Music
White Williams - Violator
White Williams' remixable second single Violator is a fine example of his debut album Smoke's goofy charm Read more »| 18 Jun 2008 -
Film
The Ruins
One of those films that just creeps up on you Read more »| 18 Jun 2008 -
MusicIsa and the Filthy Tongues @ The Granary, 7 Jun
A show of assured psychobilly delivered in a suitably debauched manner Read more »| 17 Jun 2008