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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Books
The Song Before It Is Sung by Justin Cartwright
Enough moments of sheer suspense and bravado to be accessible to pretty much anyone. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Books
Straight Ahead by Clare Shaw
Shaw's work hits - and bruises - with a deliberate candour Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Books
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday
It's East-meets-West time, kids. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Books
Imposture by Benjamin Markovits
Markovits and his Polidori would have done well emulating Byron's more direct nature Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Books
Globe by Michael O'Siadhail
A good place to find powerful and positive poetry Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
Saxon - The Inner Sanctum
Is there any other genre so ridiculous that gets taken so seriously? Read more »| 12 Mar 2007
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Music
Deftones - Mein
Serj Tankian phones in one of his trademark guest vocal appearances for maximum crossover appeal Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Clubs
Downlow Music Showcase, Club 69, Paisley, Mar 10
Club 69 is playing host next weekend, yet again, to some kick-ass technotronica, and this time we're being given accomplished Detroit soundsmith Convextion. ... Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Clubs
Kelis - Lil' Star
If this is what happens when artists reveal their 'vulnerable' side they should hold onto a caustic attitude like it's going out of fashion. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Priya Thomas - Motherfucking West
do you remember the songs you sang as a disillusioned 16 year-old in front of the mirror? Those demure, repeated lyrics and voice effects set to 'sultry' remain a common theme in all four tracks. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Clubs
Calvin Harris - Singles Collection (Colours/The Girls/Acceptable In The 80s) (Fly Eye Records)
Harris aims to create future sounds with retro equipment, shunning a wall of technology to work from, and bringing the live band back to disco Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Clubs
Merka, Chew The Fat!, The Sub Club, Glasgow, 16 Mar
Taking a hacksaw to rave and electro, then sticking a mighty big Fat! style breakbeat under it, Merka is a producer of the irreverent, wideboy kind Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Clubs
Deep East, The Cruz (The Shore), Edinburgh, Mar 3
The Shore's latest renovation is The Cruz, complete with a top-level bar and underground nightclub where a former engine room used to reside. The deep rumbles from the machinery have been replaced with decks and speakers, but the tunes are definitely going to keep the deep theme. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Calvin Harris, Club NME, The Arches, Glasgow, 8 Mar
Calvin Harris is an analog-obsessed artist who claims that his music is not for stupid people. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Clubs
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid - Speaking another language. (print version)
Leader line:
It's time for The Skinny to knock six bells out the phone bill with international interviews with Steve Reid and Kieran Hebden, the masterminds/loons behind The Exchange Sessions, and their newest release, Tongues.
Pull quote: ""I think the planet would have been destroyed if it wasn't for the music over these years. There's no blood on the music, that's all I got to say about that."" Read more »| 12 Mar 2007