Clubs
The Skinny guide to clubs in Edinburgh, Glasgow and across Scotland. Discover the best club nights in Scotland with our monthly highlights; find great new music with our DJ charts and playlists; and hear from some of electronic music's best new producers in our regular interviews.
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Roots Manuva, Soul Biscuits, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Sept 22
Hot, highly entertaining and very literally underground Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Kitsune v Ed Banger, Mind the Gap, The Arches, Glasgow, Sept 23
The night with the growing Glasgow reputation has an Arches debut to remember
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Hazard, Xplicit, Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Sept 22
Four hours in a car from Birmingham to arrive for the headline set is pretty good going Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Interviews
Sweet Urban Beats: East Coast Aesthetics (Web version)
Alex Burden and Ian Brandon talk spirituality, television presenting and growing up in Westerhailes with brother and sister hip hop group Sweet E and ODC. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Fast!, The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Sept 8
The resident DJs kept things lively with a mix that ranged from the obscure to classic to contemporary Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Lupe Fiasco - Daydreamin'
Lupe Fiasco, rising star of anti-thug hip-hop, chops out a single that looks set to follow his debut Kick Push onto radio playlists everywhere Read more »| 13 Oct 2006
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Part-time Heroes - Realise EP
These two producers have chucked out an enjoyable four-track EP which flashes with moments of inspiration, but never actually catches flame. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Hot Chip: Over and Over
Club anthem? More apt as soundtrack to that last spliff of the night before falling asleep àon a weeknight at that! Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Deaf Stereo - EP1
House On Fire is a powerful, almost marching electro-esque song sung with a hint of arrogance Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Highlights
Peter Hook, The Messy Sessions, Guru, Glasgow, Oct 19
Some may recall his last appearance in 2004 at Tom Tom, where he tanned a bottle of Absolut, blagged cigarettes from the bar staff, blew five speakers and (metaphorically) tore the roof off the place! Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Hospitality, The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Sept 29
many clubbers frequently travel hundreds of miles to catch the vibe at the unique parties Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Interviews
Soom T-ing Unique
A truly inspiring artist, whose range of music will have something for everyone and retains all of the grit, honesty and energy that makes her Glaswegian to the bone Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
ReviewsPete Rock - Underground Classics
A chilled, soulful vibe predominates - Pete Rock is a hip-hop purist. Samples are dusty and worn, the scratches understated and funky, rhymes tending towards the slick rather than the harsh. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
ReviewsLeToya - LeToya
This is bimbo hell and should be consigned to the flames. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
ReviewsJamelia - Walk with Me
She deserves to take herself more seriously as a female artist and aim higher than pop starlet material and image. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006