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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Film
Sicko
Laughter, tears, frustration and anger are all to be found when watching Sicko Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Books
Gray Matters, Or 'Praise by Faint Damnation'.
The author writes in his old familiar style, which is to say that he is over-influenced by himself. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
The Hives - Tick Tick Boom
Requires nothing more from you than a pair of ears Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
Ian Brown - Illegal Attacks
Great tune, shame about the lyrics Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
Back in a Kate Nash
PQ: Miles Johnson enjoys a cold one with the cockney songstress before she jets off for a few gigs in New York and slingshots back to Scotland for another visit later this month.
PQ: ""Lily is great but I sometimes get tired of talking about the similarities between me and her."" Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
Clyde 1 Unsigned Showcase @ Oran Mor
It's easy to imagine a real community spirit developing here Read more »| 08 Oct 2007
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Music
The Rumble Strips - Girls and Weather
Ultimately more amusing than engaging Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
Kate Walsh - Tim's House
Fans of Gemma Hayes will rejoice that there is now another wispy singer-songwriter for them to curl up in bed and cry along to Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
Band of Horses - Cease To Begin
The oft overused and trite ""difficult second album syndrome,"" fits like a glove. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Clubs
Grant Nelson: From Star Wars Scratcher to Garage Pioneer
SF: In our continuing Bacardi event artists special, we talk with Grant Nelson about what happened to the Wishdokta, Nice 'n' Ripe Records, and when we can expect his first artist album!
PQ: ""I've always been partial to sticking my head in the bass bin and UK garage delivered the goods on that tip everytime!"" Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Clubs
V/A mixed by Claude Von Stroke - At The Controls
Digging a little deeper into the techno-house genre Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
Alter Bridge - Rise Today
This song is shit. Vapid, commercial shit. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
Air Traffic - No More Running Away
Bound together throughout by wistful piano and an infectious refrain Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
A Whisper in the Noise - Dry Land
The ratio of unremarkable misery to remarkable tenderness is too high Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Clubs
Hip Hop? Dinnae Stop! USE THIS VERSION
Before we forget, remember the tea-lovin' Mr Scruff? Of course you do; he's back in Edinburgh on 18 Oct Read more »| 08 Oct 2007