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
White Lies @ King Tut's, 3 Oct
They may say that the clothes maketh the man. but ‘they’ aren’t clear on whether women, or indeed bands, are similarly made by their clobbe... Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
Film
Things That Make You Go Boom!
When selecting your slice of Tennessee Williams cinematic majesty this Glasgay!, do Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, indulge in The Glass Menagerie, and drink in Stree... Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
Music
The Long Blondes - Singles
After second album Couples failed to set the world alight, a reminder of the glory days when they were feted as the greatest unsigned band in the country is ... Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
Art
Lila de Magalhaes @ Collective Gallery
Lila de Magalhaes' offering to Collective's New Work Scotland Programme makes for a strong, moving and deeply humorous start to the now greatly anticipated ... Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
Music
Behind the Light II @ The Ark, 31 Oct
From the bowels of Hell they came Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
Clubs
Moon Unit @ Optimo, Sub Club, 5 Oct
The always interesting Optimo tonight present Moon Unit, the musical offspring of Paul Mogg and former Terranova member Xaver Naudascher. Mogg and Naudascher... Read more »| 10 Oct 2008
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Clubs
Halloween Clubbing 2008
You reach an age where knocking on old ladies’ doors and shouting “TRICK OR TREAT!?” stops being cute and starts to run the risk of landing... Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
Music
How To Swim - Genesis P and Me/From Here to Dundee Slash Eternity
For anyone whose knowledge of avant-garde industrial pioneers is rusty, Genesis P-Orridge was the artist/singer from Throbbing Gristle who, with his late wif... Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
Theatre
Back to the Underground
Gareth K Vile looks at another slice of damnation. Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
Comedy
Elizabeth and Raleigh: Late But Live
Acclaimed Fringe show by Stewart Lee tours to the Eden Court Theatre, Inverness Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
Clubs
Substance 2nd Birthday @ The Caves, 25 Oct
Substance are celebrating their second anniversary of bringing mixed breakbeats and strange frequencies to their loyal crowd by hosting a rave in The Caves. ... Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
Music
De Rosa @ Rubix, The GRV, 2 Oct
On this evidence De Rosa could teach Bloc Party a thing or two about getting indie-kids to dance rather than pout Read more »| 09 Oct 2008 -
Music
Foals @ Barrowland, 5 Oct
Whilst watching Dananananaykroyd's (****) contagious brand of jitter-punk unfold onstage, a fellow concertgoer asks me what their name is. “I really li... Read more »| 09 Oct 2008 -
Music
Bodies of Water @ Captain's Rest, 3 Oct
“We’re really interested in meeting some neds,” jest married front-couple David and Meredith Metcalf. “Yeah, we’ve watched them... Read more »| 09 Oct 2008 -
Clubs
Jacopo Carreras: Somnambulism and Sofas.
Jacopo Carreras’ From Bed To Couch is one of the most complex and challenging electronic albums of recent years. Liam Arnold asked him what gets him out of bed in the morning. Read more »| 09 Oct 2008