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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Music
Clyde 1 Unsigned Showcase @ Oran Mor
It's easy to imagine a real community spirit developing here Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
MusicThe Rumble Strips - Girls and Weather
Ultimately more amusing than engaging Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
MusicKate 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 -
MusicBand 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
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MusicAlter 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 -
Music
XFM Column - October
I know it's over Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
Jack of all trades
His songs may be all over the radio right now, but it's taken Jack Peñate years of gigging - and painting and decorating - to get where he is today, as he explains to Nick Mitchell.
""People want tunes now, but they also don't want it to be bullshit. They're not interested in fakeness and people looking like perfect pop stars.""
Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Film
Razzle Dazzle
potential viewers of Razzle Dazzle should be advised that they're likely to experience a seriously strong sense of déjàvu throughout Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Clubs
The Ironweed Project - Boom Boom Clap
Imagine Robert Johnson as a boy racer with a 1000W bass amp in his boot! Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Clubs
Rubens - Breaking Into Smile
Acoustic drums are deftly combined with layered synth melodies and electronic percussion to create a somewhat captivating track Read more »| 08 Oct 2007