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theskinny.co.uk - 20 hours ago
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A transatlantic combination, the hard-working Sparrow and the
Workshop consists of American born Jill O’Sullivan, Scottish drummer
Gregor Donaldson and Welsh bassist Nick Packer. O’Sullivan's drawling countryesque voice often rises above the trio's plucked guitars and clattering ...
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Sparrow and the Workshop - Into the Wild
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theskinny.co.uk - 21 hours ago
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Manchester-baed Kin has one of the strangest
and most compelling voices you’re ever likely to hear.
It swells and builds like a more disturbing Karen O or Beth Gibbons, breaking into a cat-like mewl whenever it reaches a climax, which is quite often, and sounds like it is forced ...
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Kin - Dot Dot Dot EP
theskinny.co.uk - 21 hours ago
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Maybe it’s the uplifting waltz-like jig, the jangling
sleigh-bell percussion or the slow-melting vocals, but Eddi Reader’s
new single is like a little slice of Christmas. She could be singing about anything and still we’d be conjuring images of mince pies and tinsel. As it ...
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Eddi Reader - Dragonflies
theskinny.co.uk - 22 hours ago
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While Byres Road seems to be welcoming more
and more of the big chains, those looking for
a quirkier, independent place to hole up would be wise to head beyond the Botanics. As well as being home to perennial lo-fi favourite North Star, the cafe scene on Queen Margaret Drive continues to ...
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The Mannequin
theskinny.co.uk - 23 hours ago
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It’s the time of year where self indulgence
and extravagance go out the window in favour of
gift-finding and thinking of others. And in the opposite spirit, the production team behind December’s High Tease event urge us to take some time out of gift giving to “see a star ...
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A Christmas Carol – with Extra Sauce
theskinny.co.uk - 23 hours ago
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Me and Orson Welles begins with actor
Richard (Zac Effron) seeking out the great Orson Welles
for work. Seeing in his Haribo-boy face the perfect foil to reflect his own greatness, Welles throws Richard a small part in his upcoming production of Julius Ceasar. When Richard gets sweet on ...
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Me and Orson Welles
theskinny.co.uk - 23 hours ago
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Made for French TV, this run-of-the-mill coming
out story centres on Laurent, an agriculture student whose
female flatmate poses as his girlfriend to appease the family who disowned his late gay cousin. Falling behind in his studies, he takes an internship with (and falls in love with) ...
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Just A Question of Love
theskinny.co.uk - 24 hours ago
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Continuing the budgeting tradition of Blair Witch, Paranormal
Activity is the similarly marketed, much-hyped story of young
couple Kate Featherstone and Micah Stoat (using their real names), who decide to videotape their nocturnal lives in order to investigate a haunting presence that has ...
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Paranormal Activity
theskinny.co.uk - 24 hours ago
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Do you see what they did there?
Despite the wordy title, the editors have managed to
steer clear of the terms ‘sex workers’ and ‘prostitutes’, both of which invariably piss somebody off. This tactic is noteworthy, because here we have an anthology bringing together ...
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Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, and Rent Boys
theskinny.co.uk - 25 hours ago
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Scott Hutchison is in Bath. Today should have
been his day off. But instead, Frightened Rabbit’s lead
singer and songwriter has found himself cooped up in a Somerset studio by day and answering his phone to journalists by night. The never-ending spiral of production and promotion has laid ...
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2010: Year of the Rabbit?
theskinny.co.uk - 2 days ago
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Shakira will never have a boob job. The
32-year-old singer – who sang about her “small and
humble” breasts in her song Whenever, Wherever – is reluctant to completely rule out going under the surgeon’s knife, but admits there are some parts of her she would never ...
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Shakira rules out boob job
theskinny.co.uk - 2 days ago
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Robert Pattinson has revealed he wants to play
Frank Sinatra. The 23-year-old actor shot to fame playing
vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise, but now has his sights set on portraying the legendary Rat Pack singer. “I would like to play Frank Sinatra in Martin Scorsese’s ...
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Robert Pattinson wants to play Frank Sinatra
theskinny.co.uk - 2 days ago
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Pixie Lott’s fashion inspiration is Brigitte Bardot. The
18-year-old singer loves the 75-year-old model-and-actress’ dress sense, and
aims to recreate her sexy yet sophisticated look when she goes out. Pixie enjoys mixing up different styles of clothes, and can often be found in ...
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Pixie Lott inspired by Brigitte Bardot
theskinny.co.uk - 2 days ago
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Nicole Richie has been released from hospital. The
TV star was taken to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center to receive treatment for pneumonia earlier this week. Her partner Joel Madden, with who she has two children, has now confirmed she has been allowed to leave the clinic. He ...
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Nichole Richie leaves hospital
theskinny.co.uk - 2 days ago
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N-Dubz want to create their own hat range.
The hip-hop trio are obsessed with every kind of
headwear, and are keen to design a personalised line. Tulisa, Dappy and Fazer own around 300 hats between them, and are convinced their collection could be a success. “I think we will bring out our ...
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N-Dubz to create hat range
