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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ClubsMr. Hudson and the Library - Too late, too late
Mr. Hudson's posh autobiographical whine is tough to begin with, but a pleasing eclectic hip hop/reggae groove complemented by soft steel drums soon appears. Reminiscent of such 90's bedroom one-hit wonders as White Town's Your Woman. Hudson and co. are annoyingly catchy enough to win amazing chart success Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Sprit Catcher (Live), Subculture, The Sub Club, Glasgow, Feb 17
Think Metro Area with bigger balls and you're nearly there Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Manga 11th Birthday with DJ Craze, MC Armani, TC & MC Jakes, Edinburgh, Feb 9
DJ Craze was sure to put on a show - and what a show it was Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Loki - Friendly World
He's open as hell about the way he feels about everything, and more importantly, he's a lot better at this rap shizzle than he thinks Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Nafees: Bohemian Rap-Soldier
Leader: Glasgow's Nafees has been pushing the boundaries with his mixtape, The Art of Keeping It (Sur)real, and our own Dalai Dahmer just neeeded to find out more about his new direction.
Pull quote: ""They were kinda surprised when I said Queen, Freddie Mercury, was my biggest influence. They said hip hop and grime MCs are all about this hard macho street image""
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The Aphrodisiacs, The Sounds, and Shiny Toy Guns, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 16 Feb
Drummer Mikey Martin really rips into his skins Read more »| 12 Mar 2007
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Books
Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity edited by Mattilda a.k.a. Matt Bernstein Sycamore
An inspiring, innovative anthology compiled by one of the most exciting activists on the scene today Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Leon Jean-Marie - Scratch/Make It Right
Scratch / Make It Right showcases the young Londoner's talents mixing everything from Bill Withers to Nirvana and many more inbetween. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Dr Rubberfunk - Taking Over
If it's not broken do not fix it and that is very much the case for Dr Rubberfunk, keeping to what he knows best by creating music out of mixing samples and live instrumentation. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Zero dB, Freq, The Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 16
There was some great dancing to be had, albeit with what felt like one of the most uncertain crowds seen in the Subby since that night the door staff gave us all a fiver. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Danton Eeprom, Mind the Gap, The Arches, Glasgow, Feb 16
The elegant Danton is a treat live, and deserves a far greater crowd for his deep, melodic brand of futurist electro Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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V/A - Eight Ball Mixtape Vol. 2
An underground hip-hop directory of UK headz to watch, here the Scottish scene stands proud with the best the rest of the island can offer Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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CSS (Cansei De Ser Sexy) - Off the Hook (Sub Pop/Warners)
From the get go you are immediately immersed into CSS' world, have a listen to the song for yourself and try to refrain from singing along with the chorus. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Damian Lazarus, WEA, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Mar 14
The mastermind behind label City Rockers and more recently Crosstown Rebels, is bringing his unique brand of deep and dirty electro-house to We Are... Electric Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Azymuth, Four Corners, Bongo Club, Edinburgh, March 2
For an explosive, exhilarating, booty-shaking, ""beat-breaking mash-up of all things global"", immerse yourself in the vibrant, all-encompassing experience of Four Corners. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007