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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Clubs
Erol Alkan, Sugarbeat, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, April 27
Whilst the Utah Saints should be applauded for fostering one of Edinburgh's best club nights, they can't seem to escape the general malaise stifling the breaks scene at the moment Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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DMZ - Digital Mystikz Vs Loefah featuring Sgt. Pokes, The Classic Grand, Glasgow, 28th April 2007
Multiple reloads on 50,000 Watz sent the crowd charging forward to the point that the flimsy plywood barrier was almost crushed. On-mass skanking caused the needle to be knocked off the vinyl more than once Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Azuli presents Miami 2007 mixed by Dave Piccioni
An undeniable energy at play that will see many tracks rock dance-floors worldwide Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Funkmasters @ Liquid Room
prove that the tenets of funk are still a mighty creed to stick by Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Joakim - Lonely Hearts
The original is minor-key Gallic pop-meets-electro; The Tim Goldsworthy remix is more understated, with a slow, popping beat that might well cause dancefloor narcolepsy. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Morphy, Sequential, Studio 24, Edinburgh, 20 Apr
Things are definitely on the up Read more »| 11 May 2007
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The Notorious B.I.G. - Greatest Hits
Perhaps the best track on offer here is the KRS One-sampling Ten Crack Commandments àperhaps the best and most upfront drug song ever written Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Film
Bridge to Terabithia
A masterpiece of substantial proportions. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Travis @ The Liquid Room
guitarist Andy Dunlop struts and scissor-kicks like he's auditioning for an AC/DC tribute band Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Patrick Pulsinger - Dogmatic Sequences The Series: 1994-2006
It's certainly a more entertaining and accessible way to get into his material than some of his other projects Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Nasty P - It Sounds Nicer When It's Nasty
A collection of 13 cheeky bootlegs that display Nasty P's skill with an MPC, and his playful wit. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Marco Polo - Port Authority
Marco Polo has crafted his beats with love and meticulous attention to detail, creating several tracks that sound as if they were plucked straight from hip hop's Silver Age Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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James Zabiela & Nic Fanciuli - One + One
Zabiela's blueprint of minimal electro, emotive breaks and tough progressive house is padded out by Fanciuli's more bouncy, get-the-girls-dancing cuts. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Amy McDonald @ King Tut's
she treats the packed venue to a set that belies her tender years and hints at a very bright future. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Film
Alphabet Video April
El Topo proves to be a most enjoyable trip Read more »| 11 May 2007