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
9th Wonder And Buckshot - The Formula
9th Wonder, previously 1/3rd of the underground hip hop outfit Little Brother and part of the legendary Boot Camp Clik, hooks up with Duck Down Records head ... Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
Art
Lucy Skaer @ The Fruitmarket
Skaer's largest solo show to date, and also her most convincing, this exhibition suggests the Glasgow-based artist's creative muse is moving into full blosso... Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
Film
Head On
There’s an aching sadness about Head On that you can’t fully fathom until the very end. Over the space of 24 hours, director Ana Kokkinos paints... Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
Music
Raf And O - Has The Air Gone Walking? EP
Stuttering drums, fluid basslines and Raf’s angelic purr mark this as dreamy but never dull, showing Raf And O as a talent to watch out for Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
Theatre
The Drawer Boy
Andy Arnold begins his new career at the Tron Read more »| 08 Jun 2008 -
Theatre
Unsuitable for Adults
Imaginative programming brings theatre down the pub Read more »| 07 Jun 2008
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Music
The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me
The Notwist return from six years in the wilderness with a master class in consistency Read more »| 06 Jun 2008 -
Music
To the Undiscovered Ends...
These days conventional Rock 'n' Roll is a dead entity rife with clones, claims The Skinny's Ali Maloney. So here he guides Scottish gig goers through a virtually unchartered galaxy of alternative listening for the month of June Read more »| 06 Jun 2008 -
Film
Priceless
Priceless is an interesting proposition: a light romantic comedy with a dark character drama lurking under the surface. Jean (Elmaleh) is a down-on-his-luck ... Read more »| 06 Jun 2008 -
Music
Atmosphere: Feeling Minnesota
These reigning underground hip-hop heavyweights are set to return with their sixth album and a gig in Edinburgh to show it off with this month. Before they spend the rest of the year in foreign lands, their chief rhyme architect tells Dave Kerr why home is still very much where Atmosphere's heart is Read more »| 05 Jun 2008 -
Music
Johnny Foreigner @ Cabaret Voltaire, 2 Jun
You can only get so creative when you're rearranging fridge magnets into poetry Read more »| 05 Jun 2008 -
Music
Radiohead @ Glasgow Green, 27 Jun
"A lily livered excuse for a rock band"? Read more »| 05 Jun 2008 -
Clubs
Freqbeat: slowing down the frequency
Freqbeat will be sadly taking a break for the foreseeable future, so we talked with resident Mnky about the reasons behind the break and chatted with Modifier about their starring role Read more »| 05 Jun 2008 -
Film
Gone Baby Gone
With a release postponed from last year because of a need for sensitivity due to its similarities with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, this exceptiona... Read more »| 05 Jun 2008 -
Music
Funkerman - Speed Up
When it comes to cheesy dance artist names, mainland Europe is certainly a top exporter Read more »| 05 Jun 2008