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
The All New Adventures of Us - Best Loved Goodnight Tales
Singing about holding hands and making shadow puppets - would it be rude to stab a guess that these guys are all still virgins? Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
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Catfish Haven - Devastator
At their core, Catfish Haven are essentially a rock act, however with third album Devastator they diversify further; tracing a pendulum swing of musical styl... Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
Music
Land of Talk - Some are Lakes
Some are Lakes is basically a hipster's favourite album from the mid to late 90s - reanimated, cleaned-up and put to work for a new generation. The album's m... Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
Music
The Mill Presents: Ross Clark and dBass
From opposite ends of the musical spectrum, Ross Clark & the Scarfs Go Missing and dBass are up and coming Scottish acts with shared interests at heart. Finbarr Bermingham profiles both acts ahead of their respective performances at The Mill this month Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
Clubs
Sunday Circus @ The Courtyard, 26 Oct
Holding a passion for deep, profound electronic sounds, Stuart Geddes took inspiration from such respected DJs as Derrick Carter, Kerri Chandler and Murk whe... Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
Comedy
October Comedy Highlights
Brendan Burns? I don't know why a drunken ozzy is such a speciality in the UK when there are thousands of them in Australia. He's not even attractive, but ma... Read more »| 26 Sep 2008
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Music
Foals: Communication Breakdown
Six months after the release of their debut LP, Foals find themselves dodging a tangled web of media-fuelled disinformation while they keep their heads down to nail it on stage, as Edwin Congreave explains to Tobias Kahn Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
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O'Death @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 28 Sep
With a uniquely melancholic but jubilant southern-gothic sound, honed through years of intensive touring, Brooklyn-based quintet O’Death grace the stag... Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
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Jenny Lewis @ QMU, 18 Oct
Sans Watson Twins, sans Rilo Kiley, ginger indie-pop dream Jenny Lewis breezes into Glesgie in October, hot on the heels of her new LP Acid Tongue, welcoming... Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
Music
Lambchop - OH (Ohio)
Kurt Wagner and his ever-changing Nashville outfit continue to impress Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
Clubs
Moovn 1st Birthday @ Berlin, 4 Oct
A year ago, the Moovn family had a dream, a dream to start a night where they would play the freshest styles from the music they loved. A year on they have seen big names such as Kenny Dope Gonzalez and Groove Assassin command the turntables, as well as supporting the discerning hoppers in the field. Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
Music
The Aliens - Luna
Fans will be left delirious by the treasures contained within Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
Music
Lucertulas - Tragol de Rova
“Yes, more please,” are the thoughts that come to mind in hearing Roulette, the punchy and crunchy opener to Tragol de Rova. Like much of the rec... Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
Music
Winds - Prominence and Demise
Neo-classical progressive metal from Norway. If it's on a menu there's a good chance you might not order it, but there's a guy across the restaurant who did.... Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
Music
Drill - The Last Taboo of America
It’s titled The Last Taboo of America and the band describe its opening track as “a door left open into the sound of a war machine warming up for... Read more »| 25 Sep 2008