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
$olal - The Moonshine Sessions
A standard country album of the usual country songs about the usual country subjects. No more, no less Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Comedy
Amazing Bastards' Amazing Column
I'm depressed, cold, horny, poor and cynical. Who wouldn't be when our national heroes are Kenny Richey and John Smeaton? Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Theatre
Ghost in the Machine
When a young widow begins to hear messages emerging from the crackle and hiss of a compilation tape she becomes convinced her husband is communicating from beyond the grave. Grief can do strange things to the human psyche but music is a powerful communicator as Suspect Culture Artistic Director Graham Eatough explains to Hugo Fluendy Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Theatre
The Glass Menagerie
The play is set in 1930s America but it's very accessible àdysfunctional families are always recognisable Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Humane, funny and extremely moving. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Art
New Territories 2008 at The Tramway
Europe's longest running live arts festival waves two hefty fingers in the face of genre specific practice Read more »| 05 Feb 2008
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Art
Richard Box @ The GRV
A full-on, no distractions encounter with Box's collection Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Film
My Blueberry Nights
Predictable and unengaging. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Art
Paul Chiappe @ The Modern Art Gallery
A small chamber within The Modern Art Gallery's lengthy interior hosts a collection of drawings by the emerging artist Paul Chiappe, winner of this year's Jo... Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Art
BP Portrait Award
The conservative nature of the selection has become predictable Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Art
Anthea Hamilton and Thomas Kratz @ Mary Mary
An occult altar to inherited Modernist formulations Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Clubs
Zurich - Diamonds
Raising the bar for sleazy minimalism everywhere, this is one hell of a tune Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Clubs
Underworld - Beautiful Burnout
At eight minutes some may be put off, but this is a true masterpiece, building slowly into a majestic epic Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Clubs
TC - Watch the Ride
This boasts gritty bass melodies which will nag you for days Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Clubs
Splitter - All Alone
Their first release sees the duo attempt to separate themselves from their previous musical projects and outlooks Read more »| 05 Feb 2008