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
Gum - Seven Feeble Alibis
Seven Feeble Alibis' is occasionally as bland as the band name suggests, but thanks to vocalist Leigh Myles' impressive efforts, it reaches higher levels of excitement Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
MusicCosmic Rough Riders - The Stars Look Different From Down Here
Cosmic Rough Riders: happily making honey-drenched ditties since 1998. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
MusicBoy Kill Boy - Civilian
dealing in soaring choruses reminiscent of Ultravox and Duran Duran with melodies to satisfy any ringtone junkie Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Film
36 - Indie Film Of The Month
An intriguing if not entirely successful good cop, bad cop drama. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
The Wire Daisies - Mary Jane
ticks all the middle-of-the-road boxes Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
Uncle John & Whitelock @ The Swamp Bar
Doesn't the devil have any decent contacts in the music industry anymore? Cos Uncle John needs a bigger pulpit. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006
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MusicLaura McGhee - 'Green Eyes'
Pitched somewhere between The Proclaimers and Sinead Lohan. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
Edinburgh - Regenesis of a Scene
As the nation's music scene continues to burn it won't be long before the flames on the east coast spiral out of control Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
Kelman - The Heart Is a Useless Ally
tries to put a life of boozing and commuting on a momentary pause Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
Billy Bragg @ The Usher Hall
more than a dash of righteous anger Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Film
Fushitsusha - 1991.9.26 19:15-20:08 (PSF)
Provided you don't have any neighbours for 100 miles, you can play it at volumes approximate to those of the concert Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
MusicEvery Move A Picture - Heart = Weapon
Simon Le Bon has a lot to answer for Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
MusicDanielson - Ships
A bewildering album that piously alternates between enchantment and confusion Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Theatre
Ida Tamson
Delivered with touching authenticity, conviction and spirit to truly wow the appreciative audience Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Theatre
Gorgeous Avatar
Gorgeous Avatar' treats a paradoxical state of affairs with wry bemusement rather than conscientious indignation, and it gets more than the tone right. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006