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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BooksPeanuts: from comic strip to bookshelf
Calvin and Hobbs gave its children-as-adults morality a modern edge, Bart Simpson became the post-modern Charlie Brown, while everything from Dilbert to South Park has co-opted Schulz's minimal, clean lines Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
BooksUndead on Arrival by Nick Smith
Tells an altogether more 'ordinary' zombie story Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
BooksTamara Drewe, by Posy Simmonds
A friendly, almost Archers-feeling story with - gasp! - literary origins Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
BooksEdinburgh: 40 Town and Country Walks by Kerry Nelson.
Celebrates the continual contrasts that Edinburgh can offer Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Books
Alias the Cat by Kim Deitch
Deitch's art swirls and enchants, creating a fairy universe bedevilled by sordid behaviour and uncomfortable eroticism Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
Live Music Roundup - December
Gogol Bordello: they give good crazy. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007
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Music
Gimme Shelter III, 14-16 Dec
No egos, just quality music. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
Foo Fighters @ SECC, 9 Oct
As the Foo's talisman, Dave Grohl swaggers down the runway that leads from the SECC stage directly into the crowd looking every bit the rock God. The problem... Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
Arcane Kore @ Bannermans
Death metal is an unlikely genre to win over hearts in a live setting. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
Viva Glasvegas
"Ian Brown phoned up out of the blue saying he'd got given a demo. The guys heart, spirit and soul was an eye opener" - James Allen Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
Silversun Pickups - Pikul EP
Could well be a warm up before a more satisfying long-player. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Books
Who's Your Dandy? - Word Power Books, Edinburgh, 12 Nov
Hold onto your over-priced flat, indie culture's happening here! Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
FOUND - This Mess We Keep Reshaping
The closest thing Scottish music has to the DIY genius of BA Baracas. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
The Poems - I Am A Believer
All sufferers of SAD should take note and have a listen.
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Music
Envy @ The Arches
The mixing desk would have to send out a search party to rescue the anaemic guitar sound. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007