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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MusicGruff Rhys - Candylion
A man walks onto a plane to find his window seat has been taken by a rude actress whose work he despises... Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Yuksek - 'Composer'
Fans of Kitsune and Black Strobe are advised to purchase on sight. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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M9 - 'Silent Weapons'
M9's granite-hard flows recall the best of UK underground hip-hop Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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David Gilmour Girls - 'Crimson as Murder'
Headman's Relish imprint does the business - proper Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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FEATURED ALBUM: V/A - 'Breakin' Bread - dirtybreakinfunk&hiphop' (Breakin' Bread)
Latin and afrobeat-leaning breaks rub shoulders comfortably with jazz-heavy bangers Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Zero dB, Freq, Sub Club, Glasgow, Feb 16
It's a Skinny favourite; Ninja Tune's Zero dB are heading back to Scotland for an appearance at the first Freq of 2007. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007
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ClubsTTC - '3615'
Unfortunately the middle section of the album limps where it should swagger Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Tom Stephan - Let's Go Chumbo
Solid rumbling percussion and subtle digital bulges run like fine blue veins through the mix Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
strong characterisation and dialogues lend a modern tone and relevance Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Blood Brothers: Young Machetes
The Skinny chats to the raging Seattle quintet backstage in Glasgow... Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Snow Patrol - Open Your Eyes
not quite as satisfying as lethal self-combustion Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Robert Strauss - Mr Feelings EP
A taster from new online venture www.earthcorporationenterprises.com offers us some summery house with a Motown feeling that sounds strangely refreshing in today's minimal sounding dance market Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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X-1 - Hypnosis
Electro house group X-1 provide a follow up to 'Electrified' with a straightforward piece of electro fair: good melody, yet the production is lacking. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Cajuan - Raven
Nu-rave? A hideous idea. Guitar-toting twerps who think they're Jarvis Cocker circa Different Class. Cajuan's latest 12"", Raven, from the German verb 'to rave', pleasantly bucks this trend though Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Xplicit 2nd Birthday Pt 1, Bongo Club, Edinburgh, 9 Feb
Submerge yourself in the bouncing breaks, beats and down'n'dirty tunes that Xplicit is famous for Read more »| 10 Feb 2007